The Chief Justice returned to the stage and began to re-announce the investigation to the public.
Da Zhuang, who was in the crowd, saw Lai Gou'er and immediately led Fo Bole over.
Lai Gouer saw him coming and patted him on the shoulder, saying excitedly, "Well done! How did you get so many people here?"
Da Zhuang laughed softly and said, "You don't know. Originally, not so many people were willing to come. But when the notice about the priest came out yesterday, the whole slum exploded! How could they not know what kind of person the priest is? They all came here out of anger... The church is asking for trouble. Why did they write it so seriously?"
Lai Gou'er nodded and returned his gaze to Father Soljie.
The crowd gathered together, which obviously gave them courage. At this moment, some people were constantly telling the story of Father Soljie, and some were greeting him with concern.
Father Solger was tied to the execution platform with tears in his eyes.
He had already made up his mind to die, but now seeing so many people cheering for him, his hope of living was rekindled.
A fire in my chest kept beating.
“Worth it…”
The audience had been waiting for an hour, and finally the Chief Justice arrived with a man who was tied up tightly.
After he stepped onto the execution platform, the Chief Justice said with an apologetic look on his face: "According to the reactions of the believers, the church re-interviewed the investigator and found that this temporary investigator... This was an oversight of the church. However, it is true that Soljie confronted the Pope in public, disrupted the order of the temple, and spoke rudely!"
"He has violated the rules that a believer should abide by, but considering that so many people have pleaded for him, he obviously still deserves some merit!"
"So the Pope personally ordered that the trial be changed to divine judgment! As long as Soljie can carry the holy image on the square and walk to the city gate, he will be pardoned!"
"The Pope is tolerant. He made us believe that no matter how terrible a crime a person has committed, he may have a chance to change and redeem himself. Now untie Solger..."
The whole audience was in an uproar, and then fell silent!
The church has already taken a step back and is using divine judgment, so there is no way for anyone to plead for mercy.
Lai Gouer looked towards the statue urgently, and the moment he saw it, he clenched his fists immediately!
Who the hell came up with this idea...isn't this just pushing people to death?
The statue was not very big, and was covered with mottled green copper rust, but it must have weighed at least a hundred pounds, maybe even two hundred pounds.
The square is about ten miles away from the city gate.
The uneven weight of the statue plus the distance made it impossible for a human to do this, not to mention that Soljie's body had already suffered trauma and he probably had not eaten or drunk anything.
The ropes on Soljie were untied, and he walked down the execution platform barefoot step by step and came to the holy elephant.
He glanced at the crowd around him again, and his cracked lips curled up slightly.
Seeing the people around him keeping quiet, with concern in their eyes, he didn't want to die anymore.
He didn't know whether the statue could be carried to the city gate, but he didn't want to disappoint these people.
Soljie turned his back to the statue, clasped his hands tightly together, his face flushed red, and finally carried it on his back.
The audience around him were sweating with nervousness, but when they saw him successfully carry it on his back, they cheered.
The crowd consciously began to clear a passage for Father Solger to walk through.
One step, two steps, three steps, Soljie staggered and the people around him couldn't help but hold their breath.
Even the Pope looked down nervously.
After walking more than twenty steps, Soljie felt the pain of the whip wound on his back from the friction of the holy statue and slowly stopped.
After resting for a while, he continued to move forward with difficulty.
If we keep walking like this, we won’t be able to finish even one mile, let alone ten miles!
When Lai Gou'er was extremely anxious, he didn't notice that Da Zhuang was already running beside him with his back bent.
At a certain place in the crowd, Da Zhuang grabbed the person next to him and whispered, "Go, go up and give them some help!"
The man was a member of the fraternity. Seeing Da Zhuang instigating him, he got angry and asked, "Why don't you go? Why should I go?"
"Fuck! Do you want to get out of here? What's my relationship with your boss? Besides, Father Soljie might know me, and I'm afraid our fraternity will be exposed." Da Zhuang threatened and lured, "Go, go, and when you go back, I'll ask the president to promote you. I'll just give you a hand and you'll have a position. In the future, you can manage the organization and don't have to do the hard work."
"You are the president, aren't you also doing hard work?"
"Compared with me? I just joined the church and have only been there for a short time. I am training at the grassroots level."
"Really?" The brotherhood member was tempted, but immediately hesitated, "But the priest is from the church, and we are irreconcilable with the church. If people know that I went to save a church..."
"But he's a good man!"
"Hiss... I don't dare to go alone, how about you find two more people to go with me?"
"It's such a mess here, where can I find a job? There are only so many positions. If you want one or not, you won't get one if you find someone else. It's up to you!"
After that, Da Zhuang didn't even look back and went to find other people...
...
He had walked a hundred steps without realizing it. Father Soljie's forehead was covered with sweat and his lips were becoming increasingly paler.
Staring at the ground beneath my feet, I felt dizzy and the thought of giving up began to arise uncontrollably.
No...It seems this is the only way I can go.
One hundred and twenty-six steps, one hundred and twenty-seven steps...
As he was walking, a rough hand quietly rested on the edge of the statue, followed by a second hand, a third hand...
In a trance, Father Soljie felt that the holy statue on his body seemed to have become a lot lighter.
Did the Holy Father appear?
As soon as this thought came to his mind, Soljie breathed a sigh of relief and took three or four steps forward.
Only then did I feel something was wrong!
It was lighter! It was not an illusion, the statue behind him was indeed lighter!
Feeling someone approaching, Soljie turned back with difficulty. He staggered and tears began to fall.
Behind him were a group of poor people with dark complexions, many of whom were members of mutual aid societies. He had dealt with them before.
At this moment, this group of people were grinning and smiling at him with their big yellow teeth showing.
"Come on, Father. No one said you have to carry it all by yourself!"
Father Soljie was in tears. When he heard this, he squeezed his eyes twice and walked forward resolutely.
The Pope and the Chief Justice were completely stunned!
I never expected this to happen!
......
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