Who hid My Corpse!

Chapter 38: Thirty-three I, am not a bug!_2

“Is it that you don’t have it or you just don’t want to talk!” Knight fiercely said, “If you dare to hide it, I will kill you! So think carefully!”

The little boy was startled by the knight, but still weakly said, “I really don’t have it.”

Following that, the knight turned his head to look at his sister, using the same manner, he patted his sister’s face, “Have you seen a priest?”

The sister just stared blankly at the knight, looking even more stunned than her brother, as if she didn’t even understand the knight’s words.

“Tch, an idiot.” The knight disdainfully sheathed his sword and then waved his hand, “Next house, but you are not allowed to go back, just wait here!”

Watching that the knights did nothing more outrageous to the young siblings, Ulu’s hanging heart relaxed somewhat.

Although Ulu didn’t know why the boy claimed he hadn’t seen him even though he could have said he saw him during the day… Maybe the boy wasn’t stupid after all, knowing that it would be troublesome if he admitted seeing him.

That must be the reason, what else could it be?

Ulu didn’t want to think more and just quietly watched, waiting for the situation to unfold.

As the knights delved deeper, household after household were dragged out from their homes, interrogated one by one.

And indeed, these villagers hadn’t seen Ulu; even if they had, it was during the day. Ulu had just run over without being spotted by anyone, so naturally, no one knew that Ulu was hiding here in the ruins.

All the villagers had been questioned once, and everyone said they hadn’t seen Ulu. Was that the end of it?

Being part of the Rhein Clergy himself, Ulu knew that it was impossible for the search to end here. The true search was about to begin.

The knights entered every house, destroying everything inside the villagers’ homes, even not sparing the clay bowls and pots, as if fearing Ulu might be hiding inside them.

Facing such brutality, the villagers didn’t dare to resist, or to say, they no longer had the strength to resist; they had already become numb. They just sat there listlessly, just like the young girl, their eyes devoid of any life. After all, when even food was scarce, what use were other possessions?

Hiding in the ruins, Ulu was frantically calculating how to escape. If the knights couldn’t find anything after searching the houses, they would undoubtedly broaden their search area, and then he couldn’t hide here anymore.

During this time, Kelsay was still standing at the entrance, his expression showing slight impatience, but he was still waiting.

Quick, anyone, just distract him, just lead him away!

Ulu prayed again in his heart.

It was then that he heard someone excitedly shouting, “I found it, I found it, that guy was definitely here!”

Ulu was startled and instinctively looked towards the source, then his eyes widened.

Because he saw the landlord’s servant he had beaten earlier, holding a blood-stained bag of food.

From the little devil’s house.

…

“What’s going on?” Looking at the bag of grain in the servant’s hand, the knight’s brow furrowed, “What is this?”

“Knight Sir, this is the food that the priest snatched from us during the day!” the servant exclaimed excitedly, “This very bag! It was found in this little devil’s house, that priest must have been here.”

Hearing this, the knight’s gaze immediately focused on the little boy’s face.

“What’s going on?” the knight asked calmly, “You just said you haven’t seen that priest.”

The little boy immediately bowed his head, speaking softly, “I found it.”

“Found it?” the knight gave a glance to the servant.

The servant understood, immediately stepped forward, and kicked the little boy, knocking him down.

“Found it? You still lie at a time like this?!” the servant grasped the little boy’s neck tightly, “You dare to lie in front of the respected Knight Sir?!”

The knight coldly spoke again, “I ask you once more, where did this bag of grain come from? And where is that priest exactly?”

The little boy still shook his head, “I found it, I haven’t seen any priest.”

“…Very well.” the knight nodded, gestured to the servants, then turned around.

The two servants clearly understood the knight’s intent and once again began to kick and punch the little boy.

“Damn lowlife, still not telling the truth, huh?!”

“Don’t deceive the Knight Sir! Have you considered the consequences?!”

The little boy just held his head with both hands, letting them beat him without any reaction.

And Ulu saw it all.

“Why…why won’t he admit it?” Ulu muttered, “Why won’t he admit that he saw me?”

Ulu completely couldn’t understand why the boy wouldn’t mention seeing him earlier that day. Why keep it a secret?

Bai Wei slowly said, “Maybe because you helped bury his mother.”

Ulu’s body trembled slightly, then immediately shook his head, “No, it can’t be, no one would do it for that kind of reason…”

He couldn’t finish his sentence because the little boy was indeed doing just that. The two servants were ruthless, and it only took a few blows to leave him covered in blood, but he stubbornly kept his mouth shut, not uttering a sound.

It’s clear he only needed to tell the truth, to say he had seen Ulu during the day but not at night. That would have been enough.