Chapter 665: That Person Is Too Crazy! (IV)

Chapter 665: That Person Is Too Crazy! (IV)

At the same time.

Li Hao once more returned to Night Watcher headquarters. One of the moderately sized buildings in the back, equipped with a large yard, was stuffed full of people. It was over capacity and guarded by only a few Night Watchers. They looked at Li Hao respectfully when they saw the young man.

There were a lot of people in the yard—they were very fearful of Li Hao when he came into view.

“May we go, Commander Li?” someone asked urgently. It was daybreak and they’d been kept here for a day. It was one thing to go without food or water, but many of them stunk. There was no place to take a shower or change clothing. They couldn’t even relieve themselves because there were too many people present.

It was a hodgepodge of disgusting smells and a lifestyle that some noble misses had never experienced before. They were on the verge of a mental collapse—they covered their faces or wrapped their heads with clothing. If anyone smelled them and then recognized them, they wouldn’t want to live.

It was an exceedingly difficult task to examine the particulars of several thousand people. Not to mention, Li Hao lacked a complete intelligence system. Some of them had volunteered information, but who would paint themselves in a wicked light?

They couldn’t continue holding several thousand people here, however.

“I need to make an example out of some of you,” Li Hao cut straight to the chase. “I’ve just arrived and it’s difficult to find one’s footing in Skystar City. Whether it’s Four Seas Company or the Skystar Colosseum, those concepts are too far removed from ordinary people. They’re not enough to make my name known throughout the world and establish my authority!

“I’m someone who speaks whatever’s on my mind. If I kill all of you, I’m certain to execute some innocents. But if I kill nine out of every ten, some evil will still walk free!”

Eyes widened at his words.

“I can’t be bothered to examine all of your backgrounds, so you do it yourselves!” he declared coldly. “There are four thousand of you here, choose one hundred for me to publicly behead as an example! All of you are from great families and have the requisite channels, labor, and resources to choose.

“Select one hundred—and not just people from the Colosseum or regular people from the Four Seas Company. I want one hundred nobles! I want certain evidence why they should be killed! The kind where evidence and witnesses are present, in which the information is so complete that a single glance brings understanding why this person should die!

“I will then drag them to the marketplace to chop off their heads. The rest of you can go home after that!”

“......” There was a split second of silence before the screams started.

“You’re going to kill us?!”

“Remember, I’m killing just one hundred! The evidence needs to be clear and real, don’t think of forging it. I can’t be bothered to verify all of what you guys say, but I have my ways of looking into one hundred people. You guys choose the candidates yourself. I will not be involved. If you can’t select one hundred, then you’ll all stay here. Let’s see if your backgrounds are good enough to get you out alive!”

Some people’s mouths dropped with dismay and some gasped with horror. Li Hao was so vicious as to make them choose themselves!

Mu Xiaorong couldn’t help herself anymore and gabbled, “You... this makes us offend one hundred families...”

“That’s right!” Li Hao nodded with a smile. “Have you only just discovered that?”

“Do you know that this will...”

“Mean that I offend one hundred families as well?” Li Hao grinned. “I’m not afraid! They can come for my head if they have the guts to! You’re the ones who chose the victims, I wasn’t set on killing them. Also, killing them is a consequence of them breaking the law. There is reason for their deaths. If you don’t choose and wait for my investigations to complete, then there may be more than one hundred dead in the end. Some of you still won’t make it out at the end of the day!”

Terror, fury, and killing intent rose from the prisoners!

These Night Watchers who’d feared them before seemed to be different today. Some visibly exulted in schadenfreude, others ground their teeth in anger, and some more... fearfully looked at Li Hao in the distance. They didn’t dare let anyone go. Li Hao had said that one of them would be buried for each person they let go, so who would dare do anything for their prisoners?

......

Skystar City exploded with reaction when news traveled through the noble families.

“Crazy!”

“He’s seriously crazy!”

“Does this animal want to be enemies with the entire dynasty??”

“No, my daughter can’t die. She hasn’t done anything wrong and this has nothing to do with our family. It’s other people at fault, so why do they hold my daughter??”

“We need to plead our cases at the nine ministries and royal family. Li Hao can’t be allowed to do this!”

“......”

It took only a moment, but the entire city truly shook in the wake of the news. Further information circulated as too many knew the particulars, they couldn’t be concealed. It was almost on the same day that the tens of million residents of Skystar City learned of the news as well. They were all stunned beyond belief!

The Skystar Commander Office would publicly execute one hundred guilty nobles after three days—one hundred!

Heavens above!

Could nobles be... executed?

News that Demon Sword Li Hao, Skystar Commander Li Hao, would be executing one hundred nobles was more shocking than the demise of the Four Seas Company and Skystar Colosseum. Li Hao was the only topic in the marketplace on this day.

“This Skystar Duke is too brash. There won’t be a good ending in store for him if he kills nobles!”

“There haven’t been many nobles arrested in the past decades, to say nothing of being beheaded!”

“This isn’t real, is it? Maybe they’re just saying this. The nobles have so much power, would he really dare do that?”

“It’s best if he dares! Killing them is for the good! Those bastards have committed so many crimes, they all deserve death!”

“It’s easy to speak of, are you going to kill them yourself? If you do, I say this Skystar Duke will probably die himself!”

“Ai, it’s hard being a good person. The nobles grasp the reins of power in the dynasty. This northern savage is really... really... too brash! Killing two or three would do, but killing so many... What a pity!”

“Northern savage" wasn’t used in a derogatory way in this moment. It was simply punctuated with some regret and pity. The people did not think well of one person going against the entire ruling class. They felt that Li Hao would not be long for this world.

The news spread in all directions. It might be Li Hao’s moment of death in three days, not these nobles.