The specific location of Justice Square is at the southeast corner of White Queen District and the intersection with Lloyd District. The two areas are connected by "Prince Lloyd Avenue".
Because a long time ago, this was the location of the Avalon Kingdom’s Department of Justice.
Even though the Department of Justice was later abolished and its functions were merged into the Law Courts, and the Minister of Justice became the administrator of the Law Courts, this place is still called Legal Plaza by residents.
Aiwass did not walk to Lawyer's Square. Instead, he took "Anne Alexander" and his son in a carriage.
"Let me test you, Annie."
Aiwass sat in the carriage, clasping his fingers together and holding Lulu's hand as he stood up.
In order to keep her from being bored and to relieve her stress, Aiwass asked casually, "Do you know which area Lawyers Square belongs to?"
"Lloyd District."
Lulu was stunned for a moment before she realized that "Annie" was calling her name.
So she replied without hesitation, "It is on the east side of Prince Lloyd Avenue after all."
"But in fact, from the perspective of Lloyd District residents, Legal Plaza It has never been part of Lloyd's District."
"Eh"
Lulu was stunned for a moment "Why"
"Because it is completely paved with marble. The ground is flat, and there are many pure white buildings as official symbols. It is not in harmony with the port style of Lloyd District, but it is similar to the streets and architectural styles of White Queen District. ”
Red and White Queen District. The biggest difference is the color of the pavement and buildings. Most of the buildings in the White Queen District are based on white, and the pavements are also white or off-white; the Red Queen District tends to be brown, dark brown, and brown-red.
"So it seems to make sense." Lulu nodded thoughtfully.
"However, from another perspective, the residents of White Queen District also do not agree that Legal Plaza belongs to White Queen District."
Aiwass raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing A somewhat evil smile "Because it is too dirty, the environment is dirty and smelly, and the security is chaotic."
"Since the previous generation of King Tudor III, people prefer to call it Hanging Square"
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Why
Lulu just had such doubts in her heart
But the next moment, her pupils began to vibrate violently
In the fox. Not long after her husband finished speaking, she saw two full rows of gallows on the marble square.
Two rows of corpses were hanging quietly on them.
No more, no less. Forty.
About six or seven of them had obvious signs of decay, and mosquitoes and flies were flying around the bodies. The remaining hanged bodies were still fresh, no more than two days old. .
Most of the clothes on the corpses were mutilated, and there were obvious blood marks and mutilations on the faces and bodies of some corpses.Some were hollowed out and some were missing limbs. I don’t know if it was left before death or from violence after death.
It was obviously a more civilized hanging than beheading, but there was a looming and lingering smell of blood in the square, seeping in through the carriage.
Lulu subconsciously wanted to break away from the hand held by Aiwass and cover it in front of her mouth. Because she was worried that she would vomit and appear rude.
But Aiwass’s grip was so tight that she couldn’t break away.
Instead, he held Lulu's hand tighter, until she felt a slight pain.
But because of this, Lulu's distraction slightly dispelled the strong discomfort in her heart.
"Are you okay, Anne?"
Aiwass asked with "somewhat puzzled" concern, "Have you never been to Lawyers Square before?"
"This is the first time I have seen so many corpses."
She murmured in a low voice, "I have seen a lot of dead people. I have long been used to contact with death."
It’s just that this is the first time she has seen such a “cruel death”.
She thought she would spit it out, but she didn't in the end. Now Lulu only felt a silent visual shock.
"Every Sunday is the execution day. When we miss the execution day on Sunday, many people who have time off during the holidays will come to watch the execution. That is also the most active day for pickpockets."< /p>
As Aiwass said, the carriage passed a body that was hung high.
Lulu looked at his hideous face with one eyeball missing and half of his face covered in blood with a shocked and somewhat frightened gaze.
Leaning close to her ear, Aiwas pointed at the corpse evilly and murmured softly, "Look, this corpse is still very fresh. It was only two days old. Otherwise, there would be something in his eyes." The maggot eyeballs must have been stolen and sold on the black market. Some of the demonologists' rituals use the man's left eye. If you look at the hole in his crotch, the contents inside must have been stolen.
“It seems that thirty-three people will be executed this week. Because there are still seven bodies left from last week. "
"Is this more or less"
"In this day and age, it is normal. ”
Aiwass only answered half of the answer.
Fourteen years later, the death penalty rate on Glass Island has dropped a lot.
But that is not the case. Because of the improvement in public security and the mining collapse incident seven or eight years later, more labor was needed.
“Fifty years ago, more than thirty years ago, it was the peak period of the death penalty. Crimes as small as theft were punishable by death, and death was not the end, nor was it the most severe punishment. There were many cruel tortures during life, and some after death.
"Queen Sofia abolished thirteen cruel forms of death, including beheading, and retained only hanging. She also greatly reduced the punishment for other crimes. Many crimes that were previously sentenced to death are now only punishable by death. exile, imprisonment, laborservice. During the war, there is still a chance to make meritorious service."
Aiwass said, but the carriage suddenly stopped.
"Mr. "
The gruff coachman said, "How to get to the bar you mentioned?"
"Oh, we're almost there," Aiwass said in a good-tempered voice, "You Just put us here. "
"Then you have to be careful about strangulating the party. ”
The coachman kindly reminded me, “In addition, the five copper coins you get here are half a copper coin cheaper.” "
The copper hourglass of Avalon has a minimum face value that is not "1". Below that there are half copper coins and quarter copper coins, which are two-thirds and half of a copper coin respectively. Large.
This is a less commonly used auxiliary coin. One-quarter copper coins stopped being issued twenty years ago, and only one-half copper coins were left in stock. Circulated in the market.
But this was fourteen years ago, and half copper coins were still a relatively common unit.
Hearing this, Aiwass looked at Lulu.
Lulu was stunned for a while before she realized that the money might be in her hand. She rummaged for a while, then picked out a red coin, walked forward and handed it to the driver politely. < /p>
This red coin is equal to ten copper coins, which is twice the price.
“No need to look for it, sir. "
She said seriously, "Thank you for your hard work. ”
“You are so beautiful and generous, madam. ”
The coachman praised him, happily accepted the money and left.
After he left, Aiwass came over with a smile.
"You should remember that everything here is false, right?"
He said softly.
"I remember," Lulu nodded, with a complicated expression, "I just said. I feel that even if they are false, my feelings at the moment are also real. I didn't know what I could do so I just gave him some money. "
"This is a bit biased towards the path of devotion, my dear Anne"
Aiwass said calmly.
"I "I don't care," she said without hesitation, "Like other children born on the Glass Island, I received an authoritarian education since childhood, but I still followed the path of beauty. Because I just want to do what I want to do and what I feel like I should do.
“I just like the principles of this path and its mysterious skills. It’s not for the extraordinary abilities it brings to me, and I don’t intend to tie my own personality and life to it. ”
Lulu, who always seemed to have no opinion and no confidence, seemed to have touched on something sensitive when talking about this topic, and talked a lot about Ai Hua in one breath. Something Si didn't mention.
"That's not easy."
At this moment, a cold, immature, deliberately suppressed voice suddenly sounded from behind them.
A young newsboy who had been staring at them motionlessly since they got off the bus suddenly came over and said softly and sarcastically, "You are walking on an innocent and extremely dangerous road.
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