Chapter 95, Henry the Lion
The interrogator picked up a pliers. He could actually choose a sharper torture instrument, but as a personal preference, he liked to use pliers as a starting position every time he interrogated a prisoner.
"Oh, what does this pliers do? Do you want to pull out his nails?" Rudolph looked at the pliers in the interrogator's hand with curiosity. The pliers looked very strange in shape, a bit like a walnut clip.
"Regent, are you questioning my profession? I will never use this uncreative method of pulling my nails. This clip is made by myself to hold the most proud part of a man. Just use a light force and the prisoner will roar through his throat." The interrogator wearing a black hood said to Rudolf.
"Where are you talking about?" Rudolf and Ma Xiu couldn't help but take a breath. The interrogator was really cruel. Just watching from the side, Rudolf and Ma Xiu felt pain from below.
"Regent, you don't have to stay here, endure, endure all this," Matthew said to Rudolf.
"It doesn't matter, this is my order. I have the obligation to watch the whole process." Rudolf suppressed the fear in his heart and said to Maxiu.
"Ahhhhhhh~~~." Benson listened to the words of the interrogator, Rudolph and others, and as he watched the interrogator approach with his pliers, Benson couldn't help but scream in fear.
"Don't move, I haven't met your big baby yet!" said the interrogator wearing a hood with some dissatisfaction. He grabbed Benson's shoulder and prepared to put his pliers down. Benson screamed more like a frightened woman, but to be fair, if Rudolph himself was in the same position, he might not be much better.
"No, don't touch me, sir, I will tell you whatever you want me to say, I just want you not to let him touch me with that thing." Benson struggled hard and said to Rudolf.
"Stop." Rudolf said to the interrogator when he saw that Benson's will had been destroyed.
"Stop now. Lord Regent asked me to crush him at least so that he would answer your question well, otherwise these guys would lie and deceive you." The interrogator raised his head with some concern and said to Rudolf.
"No, I don't know, I will answer the question honestly." Benson said quickly, his face was covered in sweat and his clothes were already wet.
"Very good, Mr. Benson seems we already have a foundation for cooperation." Rudolph smiled. He didn't really want to mess with Jenny's brother, but if Benson refused to cooperate, he could only let the interrogator try it.
"Banson, have you ever planned to set fire in the castle to create chaos?" Ma Xiu walked to Benson, and he looked at Benson in a mess and said to him.
While Rudolph interrogated Benson, Legras was lying in a large wooden basin filled with warm water. He lay comfortably inside, pale skin appeared like a corpse in the tub.
"Ah~." Leglas looked at the beating flames in the fireplace and couldn't help but make a comfortable sound. He had never thought that taking a bath would be so comfortable, and now he was in the castle of the Count of Luxembourg.
"Cruff." The wooden door opened, and a maid in an apron walked in with a bucket of water. She struggled to lift the water next to the basin, and then added the water to the wooden basin. There was no problem at all, but the maid didn't dare to look at Leglas throughout the process.
"The water temperature is enough," Leglas said to the maid.
"Ah!" The maid was so scared that she loosened her hands when she heard Legras' words. The barrel in her hand fell to the ground. Under the flames of the fireplace, Legras's terrifying skin and face were like a devil.
"Are you okay?" Legras stood up to comfort the poor maid, but the other party snatched the door and felt embarrassed when he looked at the hole.
"What's wrong?" Lion Henry walked in. He looked at the maid who was snatching the door and asked Legrass.
"It's my fault, my terrible appearance scared the maid." Legras quickly stood up from the wooden basin, and the water dripping from his body flowed. He picked up a bath towel and draped it on his body.
"I'm sorry, I disturbed you. It's good to soak in the bathtub, right?" Lion Henry smiled. He looked at the pale-skinned knight. People in the castle thought that Lion Henry brought the demon in, but none of them dared to accuse Lion Henry in person. Frederick I's cousin was respectful and people even thought that he was on an equal footing with the king.
"I should wear armor and helmet." Legrass knew that people were talking about him behind his back. He had long been used to it. But Henry, the Lion, was one of the few people who were kind to him and he didn't want to embarrass him.
"No, you are my man, a guest of this castle, and they must treat each other with courtesy." Lion Henry shook his head and said to Legras.
"Don't you think I'm a devil?" Legras looked at the lion Henry in front of him. The noble duke was extremely confident and strong. It is said that when Frederick went to Rome for the first time to crown him, the Romans were extremely disgusted with the Germanic king and believed that adding Caesar's crown to a barbarian king who was not recognized by the Romans was insulted. Therefore, when Frederick's crown ended from the Pope, he was rebelled by the people in the Roman city, and Frederick only brought a small number of cavalry and the lion Henry.
At this moment of crisis, the lion Henry pulled out his sword, rode his horse over the obstacles to disperse the mob and saved Frederick. His courage and fearlessness won him a high honor.
"Devil, ha, if you are the devil, you will definitely realize my wish! Unfortunately, you are not. I saw this disease when I was a child. They locked the poor man in the dungeon. It turns out that he is not a devil who can turn into blue smoke, but a poor man who is sick. May God bless you!" Lion Henry said to Legras.
"You are the second person I've ever seen who doesn't care about my appearance." Legras thought for a while and said to the Lion Henry.
"Oh, second? I don't like being second, but it doesn't matter. Since you've finished bathing, Jazz, I'll invite you to the banquet." Lion Henry smiled and said to Legras.
"Okay Duke, I'll go after I put on my helmet." Legras said quickly.
"Wear a helmet and armor, my friend, we are going to a banquet, not to go to war, I will ask the servant to prepare a costume for you." Lion Henry said to Legras.
"What?" Legras looked at the Lion Henry in surprise. He wondered if the other party intended to humiliate him. He knew very well how surprised and feared the nobles and ladies would be when they appeared in the banquet in this way.
"I know what you're thinking, Leglass, do you know what's in my Castle Square?" Lion Henry said to Leglas.
"This, I've never been to your castle." Legras frowned and shook his head. He didn't understand why the Lion Henry talked about this.
"There is a lion sculpture made of bronze in the square. The lion is a fearless animal. It never cares about anyone's eyes or discussions. If someone offends it, it will only roar. When hearing its roar, all animals will crawl on the ground. Do you understand? Why are you afraid of other people's eyes and discussions?" The lion Henry saw through the inferiority and doubts in Legras' heart. His words were like a sharp sword, piercing the haze in Legras' heart.
"Woo~~." Legras looked at the Lion Henry blankly. In the past, he could kill those who saw his appearance without hesitation. At that time, he thought it was a symbol of strength and confidence, but in the words of the Lion Henry, he suddenly realized that his heart was so cowardly and pathetic.
"By the way, let me say something more, people call me the Lion Henry because of that bronze lion sculpture." Lion Henry smiled mischievously before turning around and leaving.
"Do you use bronze sculptures?" Legras smiled bitterly. Bronze is the exclusive metal of the king, but the lion Henry used it without hesitation. Wouldn't he be afraid of the anger of the terrifying Barbarossa?
Chapter completed!