There are three ruling swords in Romulus road country, one in the hands of general long Gesen, one in the hands of the chief magistrate (equivalent to the chief judge), and the other in the hands of the king. He can give this power to other officials.


    Those who have the sword of judgment can execute criminals according to charges without the approval of higher officials and the king.


    The objects of execution are limited to civilians and slaves, not nobles, but this is also a very great power. In order to get the sword of judgment, the divine Punisher has negotiated with the king countless times. No one thought that the king would give the sword of judgment to a small sheriff.


    Among the king capitals, the officials are divided into three levels. The first level is the government minister and the general, one civil and one military. They represent the peak of power outside the king.


    The second level is the officials in charge of different positions, including the Minister of finance, the Minister of foreign affairs, the Minister of the interior, the Minister of supervision, the grand magistrate and the grand commercial officer.


    The third category is officials dealing with specific affairs, including city officials, salt officials, water officials, ordinary magistrates, business officials and Manda''s sheriff.


    It''s incredible that a low-level official can get the ruling sword. The Government Secretary was very surprised. He wanted to persuade the king to be more careful, but he saw longson''s fierce eyes and closed his mouth wisely. Anyway, the ruling sword does not involve the interests of the nobility. He doesn''t need to argue with the general about this kind of thing.


    Taking the sword of judgment, Manda swore allegiance to the king. Whatever the rumors, he had a very good impression of the king. There is still hope for the country of Romulus. At least the king is bloody.


    Then came the key question, how to deal with Assassin Alison.


    According to the opinion of the Minister of state, he should be executed with the most severe criminal law. His first thought was the punishment of dropping lead.


    The so-called punishment of dropping lead is to tear the flesh and skin of mortals with tongs, and then drop lead water on the wound to torture the prisoner to death.


    It sounds very cruel, but this is not what Manda wants. If she simply wants to kill Alison, Manda can think of a hundred ways. The reason why she keeps him until now is that he is an important witness against the divine Punisher.


    God punished church bishop bucken and ordered the murderer to kill the new sheriff. What a terrible crime! This can not only hurt the arrogance of God punishers, but also change the attitude of civilians towards God punishers.


    The idea was good, but as soon as longson said it, he was strongly opposed by the Government Secretary.


    "We can''t do this. It will force the divine Punisher to a dead end, and it will force the divine Punisher to wage war."


    Looking at the burned Government Secretary, Manda really didn''t know what to say.


    Long Gesen sneered and said, "you almost died in the hand of the divine Punisher. Don''t you even have the courage to revenge?"


    The Minister of state said, "don''t say it''s a little short. What if I really die at the hands of the punisher? What is my life compared with the safety of the kingdom?


    There are tens of thousands of divine punishers in all kings. How long can we resist if there is a riot? Do you think we can bring down the divine punishers by one crime? If it is so easy, what is our resistance for hundreds of years? "


    The words of the government minister, however, left the king and longson speechless. Finally, they decided to put Alison in death row for the time being.


    After leaving the palace, long Gesen said to Manda, "I have to say that the Government Secretary is right. The hundreds of years of struggle will not end overnight, but it has wronged you."


    Long Gesen is worried. Whether Alison is dead or alive has little impact on Manda. At present, the top priority is to survive in Wangdu and live in dignity.


    When she got back to the carriage, Manda immediately returned to her real body. It was his part that met the king. For him, the whole king was in danger everywhere. If she didn''t pay attention, the previous scene of cutting her throat could be repeated at any time.


    With the paperwork and the seal, Manda came to the sheriff''s residence. The mansion is not big. A two-story building is located in the middle, surrounded by three rows of bungalows on three sides, forming a courtyard.


    Before entering the residence, donison reminded Manda that the sheriff''s men might not be easy to get along with.


    Although they are low-level officials, the sheriff still has many subordinates, who are called law enforcement officers. Law enforcement officers are not real officials. They are similar to the Yamen in the East and belong to the category of officials. Manda has 17 law enforcement officers. They don''t have a good attitude towards Manda because they prefer the original sheriff.


    The former sheriff was waiting for Manda at the door. When he saw Manda entering the official residence, he came forward and said hello: "you are Viscount munchke. Nice to meet you."


    Manda was stunned, smiled and said, "Your Excellency?"


    "I used to be the master here. Like you, I am also a Viscount, viscount longerson."


    His last name is long Gesen. You don''t have to guess. He is general long Gesen''s nephew Hiram.


    Seeing that Manda''s expression was a little different, heram smiled and said, "don''t worry, I''m not looking for trouble. I lost my purse and asked the sheriff to help."


    It turned out to be a report, which must not be neglected. Manda politely invited heram into the residence and asked the law enforcement officer to pour a glass of wine for longson.


    The law enforcement officer was very honest. He poured only one glass of wine for heram, which proved that he didn''t pay attention to Manda at all.


    Manda didn''t seem to mind. After a few polite words, she asked, "what are the characteristics of your purse?"


    "It''s easy to identify. It''s a silk purse with the family emblem of the longersen family tattooed with gold thread."


    In Wangdu, silk money bags are still common, but the clan emblem of the longersen family is somewhat special.


    It''s a fire breathing dragon. The pattern is very complex and it''s very difficult to copy.


    Manda then asked, "how much money do you have in your purse?"


    Heram said, "about dozens of gold coins, I don''t remember."


    He didn''t remember. He didn''t lose his wallet at all. He came here to embarrass Manda.


    Although she knew that the other party was looking for trouble, Manda didn''t show the slightest annoyance: "please go back and wait a little, and you can find it back soon."


    "How long will it be soon?" heram was very dissatisfied with Manda''s answer. "If I had encountered such a thing before, I could get my money bag back in three days."


    "How can I say that," Manda smiled. "Just find a purse. It won''t take three days."


    Heram was stunned and the smile on his face disappeared: "sheriff, how long do you think you can find the money bag? Two days is enough?"


    "Let you wait for two days. It''s my dereliction of duty. Tomorrow noon, please come to me to get your money bag back."


    "OK! It''s a deal!"


    Heram turned and left. Manda said to the law enforcement officers, "what are you doing? Hurry to find the money bag!"


    The head of the law enforcement officer, borier (equivalent to the constable), looked disdainful and said, "Sir, the king is so big. Where can we find it?"


    "I don''t care where you look. If you can''t find it before noon tomorrow, one person will get fifty whips."


    Borier sneered and left with the law enforcement officers. Chuyt came to Manda and whispered, "Sir, I''ve seen the family emblem of the longersen family. One day is enough to imitate a money bag, but I don''t know how much money to put in it."


    "Don''t bother. Just find a broken money bag and put two copper coins in it."


    Chuyt did not understand Manda''s meaning, and heard Manda say, "who is the thief head in the south of the city?"


    "What is a thief''s head?"


    Chuyt was dazed. Denison replied, "it''s hamis. The thieves in the south of the city listen to him."


    Every profession has a guild. After being a guild leader for half his life, Denison naturally knows what Manda means.


    Manda nodded and said, "call hamis and I''ll treat him to lunch tomorrow."