Meanwhile, a commotion gradually arose from the crowd at the front:
"I never expected this girl to marry in order to assassinate those foreigners. It seems I... insulted the wrong person earlier... Sigh." The scholar in blue robes looked regretful.
“Those foreigners who tried to take over our territory deserve to die! These people are heroes, they don’t deserve to die!” someone shouted angrily.
"Yes! Why should we kill them! Why should we give our land to foreigners? Why?!"
"You traitors are utterly shameless for helping foreigners kill your own people!"
The hot-blooded young men, already shouting at the leader in front of the prison van, were followed closely by their accomplices who also began to yell and curse.
The soldiers guarding both sides of the prison cart began to shout, "Shut up!"
"Anyone who speaks out of turn will be considered an accomplice!"
But the voices could not be stopped. Those who knew the truth understood that these people were dying for their country, and they continued to shout, their cries never ceasing.
The leader in charge of escorting the prisoners coldly said to his deputy, "Don't cause any trouble. Just take them to the execution ground. These troublemakers can only shout a few words."
He was right. In fact, a large number of troops had been deployed for today's execution, and these unarmed civilians could do nothing.
Jin Changge lowered her head, her eyes slightly red.
In fact, after hearing the voices from the crowd, her eyes naturally welled up with tears. In her opinion, it was extremely worthwhile to be beheaded alongside these people who were called "heroes".
Everything I did was not without meaning.
At least for now, the people are not prejudiced against him, and he has repaid all his debts, is now innocent, and is completely free.
Therefore, even though she was in a prison van, wearing heavy shackles, and about to be beheaded, she felt relaxed and at ease, experiencing an unprecedented sense of freedom.
She looked up at the azure sky, where a flock of chirping swallows was soaring by. Jin Changge had never seen them throughout the entire winter, but she also knew that the swallows would only return in the spring when the earth warmed up.
As the swallows gradually flew away, the prison cart arrived at the execution site.
The guards escorted all the prisoners out of the prison cart, then bound them with shackles and chains, and led them to the execution ground, which had been specially raised for the surrounding people to watch, in order to achieve the effect of "killing one to warn a hundred".
With a "bang".
Jin Changge was forced to kneel on the ground by the bailiffs, with the raised guillotine in front of him.
At that time, the sun was not yet at its zenith, and it was not yet time for the execution.
Jin Changge raised her head, but the gleaming guillotine did not catch her eye.
What she saw were the diverse crowds gathered on the outskirts, the neatly arranged houses and residences, and the vast landscape swept by the fierce winds.
This was the first time in her life she had been to such a high place and seen such a magnificent view.
"hiss--"
Jin Changge took a deep breath, her slightly red eyes framed by a smile.
At that moment, she truly felt the vibrant life force of this land.
“This is my country…” she murmured.
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