The restaurant was silent for a long time. Only the soft sound of Amy drinking her soup could be heard.
Everyone was looking at Michael and Rolan. Their decision today might have a long-term impact on Chaos City.
A Hairless Monk who had hair decided to bid farewell to his past and start a new life in Chaos City. Whether to accept him or to stand against him, this question would be decided by the two people in power in Chaos City.
"If I didn't remember wrongly, what was the name of that bald demon back then? He wasn't a good person either, right? Many human ladies were destroyed in their hands, "Crassus said with pursed lips as he stroked his beard.
Julian also said in a hoarse voice, "I went to that town called Katoru back then. There were traces of magic wreaking havoc there. The Hairless Monk doesn't know magic, so I'm afraid it wasn't as simple as a massacre."
"Exterminating an entire tribe and massacring a city. He is indeed a ferocious person." Meg looked at Rex in surprise. This jailbreaker who successfully alarmed Michael and Rolan to take action at the same time had indeed committed a shocking crime 100 years ago.
However, judging from Julian and Crassus' behavior, although they saw him as a dangerous target, they weren't too disgusted by what he had done. Instead, they felt a sense of camaraderie between heroes.
After all, the two of them had joined forces to exterminate a tribe of ogres back then.
Rex looked at the two of them calmly as he waited for their reply.
Michael pondered for a while before looking at Rolan.
Rolan nodded slightly before looking at Rex, and said, "I've read through the files regarding your case before. There are indeed some suspicious points. However, you didn't say anything for so many years, so we couldn't investigate. Now, can you tell us what happened in Katoru back then? Did you massacre everyone in the town? "
"Grandpa Bald, you have to be honest with Uncle City Lord. He is a good person, and he will definitely help you," Amy said with a serious expression as she looked up.
Rex looked up at the ceiling, and his deep gaze gradually deepened. His thoughts seemed to have returned to that small town by the border 100 years ago.
"I went to Katoru right after I massacred the Slyles. That day, the sandstorm was very strong. The yellow sand covered the sky and almost completely covered Katoru. "
"Before we even reached Katoru, I could already feel a strong magical aura. Katoru is just an ordinary border town, and there aren't any powerful magicians. Many years ago, I already had the ability to kill the people who persecuted my mother, but I didn't do it. I waited until I was able to kill the Great Elder of the Sly Clan before I started to act. I started by exterminating the Sly Demons. "
"However, when I entered Katoru, I discovered that the entire town had been massacred. Everyone was dead, regardless of whether they were adults or children. Even the dogs in the town were all dead."
"I walked through the streets filled with corpses and found the people who killed my mother in a broken house. They were also dead."
"My enemies are all dead. I stood in Katoru's square for a day and then left."
"You should know what happened after that."
Lex retracted her gaze. There was still a tinge of sadness in her eyes, but her expression was calm.
"In other words, the massacre in Katoru Town had nothing to do with you? Then why didn't you mention it to anyone? Even when you were caught, you didn't mention it. "Michael looked at Lex in confusion.
The incident happened during the racial war. After Katoru Town was massacred, it was quickly buried by yellow sand. No one knew what exactly happened back then, but there were witnesses who said with certainty that they saw Lex leaving Katoru Town on the day of the incident. Before that, he had just massacred the Sly Clan, so this incident was quickly determined to be a revenge massacre.
Lex seemed to have acquiesced to this incident, and didn't give any response.
Therefore, after the racial war ended, the various races carried out a purge on the numerous notorious villains. The Hairless Monk, who had slaughtered an entire demon race and massacred a small human town, became one of the villains. He was besieged by the human race and demon race experts, and was finally locked up in the Bastie Prison.
"Since my enemies are dead, it doesn't matter to me who killed them. I don't want to explain anything to anyone, either," Lex said matter-of-factly.
"During the trial back then, he didn't say a word. In the end, he was convicted as a tacit admission of guilt." Rolan nodded at Michael.
Mag, who had remained silent this entire time, suddenly interjected, "In that case, his crime should be the massacre of the Shilai Tribe. Considering the crimes that the Shilai Tribe committed against the human race, from the perspective of the humans, he should be considered a hero, right?"
"If the Sly Clan wasn't massacred by him, we would've massacred them too, right?" Crassus said casually.
"Mm-hmm." Julian agreed with Crassus' words, which was a rare occurrence.
"If that's the case, then Grandpa Baldy was wrongly accused? How pitiful. He lived in a dark place for 100 years, and he didn't even get to eat good food, "Amy said as she looked at Lex sympathetically.
Everyone was also looking at Lex sympathetically. He had been wrongly accused for 100 years. How pitiful.
"The original sentence was 200 years of imprisonment. Half of the sentence has already passed. If you really weren't responsible for the massacre of Katoru Town, then you only have to take responsibility for the massacre of the Sly Clan, and bear half of the sentence." Rolan looked at Lex, and extended his right hand. "Congratulations, your imprisonment is over. From now on, you are free again."
Lex looked at Rolan, and hesitated for a moment before reaching out to shake his hand.
"Welcome to Chaos City, and become the guardian of Chaos City." Michael also extended his hand to Lex with a smile.
Lex looked at Michael, and was a little dazed. After a while, he came back to his senses, and shook his hand as he excitedly said, "Thank you."
The atmosphere in the restaurant became more relaxed all of a sudden. The matter had been resolved perfectly, and there was no need to fight. Everyone heaved a sigh of relief.
Amy smiled, and said, "That's great. Let's continue eating."
"Yes, let's continue eating. The restaurant is about to open for business." Meg glanced at the time, and urged them with a smile. Although it seemed like something terrible had just happened, to him, opening for business on time was obviously the most important thing.
Everyone sat down again, and began to eat.
When everyone was almost done eating, Michael took out his money bag, and said to Meg, "Mr. Mak, sorry for the trouble. Take a look at how much Rolan, Lex, and I have spent. I will give it to you."
"Don't mention it, City Lord. As a resident of Chaos City, this is what I should do. Forget about the other dishes. Three bowls of 'Buddha jumps over the wall' cost 30,000 copper coins," Meg said with a smile.
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