Barimina is located in the southwest of the Empire.


    A small city with a total population of about 500000.


    It''s noon.


    Military trucks lifted up dust and sped all the way to a barricade outside the city.


    They were picked up by a local senior detective and an old demon hunter. After a simple negotiation, they changed to a police car and went to the radio station.


    Cole''s speech will be relayed by radio and transmitted to the voice of Empire nationwide.


    The broadcasting station in barimina is located in an old building.


    The facilities are also very old.


    Fortunately, there is no problem with the use. After debugging by professionals.


    Power on.


    He made a sound into the microphone and then said to Cole, who sat in a chair and closed his eyes for a nap, "it''s ready to use."


    Outside the door.


    Amelia, who was on the phone, may have had a dispute with the editor in chief of the newspaper. After a big quarrel, she forced her phone down, walked into the studio and asked, "can we start?"


    The staff wearing headphones nodded, "I''ve contacted the imperial capital and broadcast it in real time. You can start at any time."


    This time.


    Cole took his feet off the table, took off the ink smelling new newspaper that covered his face, pulled the wrinkled tie, and sat down in front of the microphone.


    The female reporter frowned and said, "cole, don''t you prepare the manuscript in advance? This is a live speech for the whole country. There must be no mistakes."


    Cole didn''t respond.


    Frown and light a cigarette, indicating that the staff can start.


    The last three numbers of the guide.


    After a harsh sound from the loudspeakers in the streets of barimina, Cole took a deep breath of his cigarette and said coldly, "I''m Cole Walker..."


    meanwhile.


    The speech broadcast by the voice of the Empire in real time is put into the Empire in a coverage manner, and all the frequency bands that can be listened to in real time.


    The loudspeakers in major cities also sounded Cole''s voice after the current sound ended.


    "... I know that there are many people and unclean things who want me to die now, and many people take this opportunity to challenge the demon hunting regiment and the Empire, thinking that I should be handed over in exchange for the safety of those 100000 people."


    As the speech begins.


    At this moment.


    Empire, native land, overseas colonies.


    No matter what the local people are busy with, they all put down their work.


    Gather in front of the radio.


    Go to the loudspeaker in the street.


    The noisy streets in the past fell into silence after Cole''s voice sounded.


    without doubt.


    The tram problem, successfully let gonduoqi transfer the center of contradiction from the Nord church to the lives of cole and 100000 hostages. Who is more important.


    even to the extent that.


    Within five hours of Cole''s trip to barimina.


    As much as the shirtless cabinet council and the headquarters of the demon hunting regiment, citizens all over the country quarreled over it.


    Both sides stick to their own words, but neither can convince each other.


    Now?


    As the real protagonist of the event.


    The man who has attracted much attention, the demon hunter who has personally handled the shocking cases several times, finally made a statement.


    Malicious critics.


    I can''t wait to take out my notebook and try to find out the loopholes and weaknesses in Cole''s speech as a tool for them to attack the demon hunting group and seek interests in the future.


    People who advocate heroism prayed from the bottom of their hearts. This time, only this time, the demon hunter who has suffered too much resolved the crisis by scolding the despicable acts of the Nord church.


    But for more ordinary people.


    They just want to know what 100000 lives represent in the demon hunting group and in the man''s mind.


    drag out an ignoble existence?


    Or, martyrdom.


    In the demon hunting regiment and the cabinet.


    Senior officials of various factions sat in luxurious rooms with radios on the tables, silent, waiting for the man''s real attitude.


    however.


    For some people, they care more about Cole himself than they talk.


    Walking in the office, Baruch, who has broken countless cups.


    Standing in front of the French windows on the top floor of a building, Carl looked down at the city without expression.


    In the safe house, Hardy, with a dignified face, was firmly grasped by Marian''s right hand.


    Finally.


    Cole''s speech was short, but for everyone, after a long and incomparable silence.


    The man''s unique cold voice sounded again.


    "Who is more important, my life or the lives of 100000 people? There is no right or wrong in this kind of thing. Everyone has his own answer in his heart.


    But please don''t forget who pushed such a cruel choice ahead of us and who kidnapped more than 100000 people as... Hostages.


    If your friends and relatives live in golden harbor, they may know better than I do what is behind gonduoqi''s hypocritical transactions and vowed truth to bind these people.


    But that''s not what I''m going to say today. "


    Recording room.


    Amelia put her hands in front of her and looked very nervous.


    The young man in charge of transferring signals has a fine cold sweat on his forehead.


    Even if his Majesty''s speech was broadcast, he had never felt such great pressure.


    Cole threw the cigarette butt at his feet, his voice gradually turned cold and said, "this is a just war, my life, the lives of 100000 people, and even the lives of a million people


    We didn''t choose to die.


    It was death and the dark world that chose us.


    Persecution, torture, occupation.


    For the sake of the human world, those filthy and unclean hiding in the shadow are cruel in every way.


    But.


    Our faith, like a beam of light that never goes out, makes sin invisible.


    Like those great people who do not know their names and who resolutely choose to sacrifice themselves and fall on the front line in order to protect the world.


    I think they care about the same things as me and everyone here.


    Even if I am dead, the burning unyielding soul will turn into a burning sun to disperse the darkness and defend justice and the world. "


    Amelia standing on one side may be infected by Cole''s cold tone but impassioned speech, or her eyes gradually wet when she thinks of the scenes she has encountered.


    After a moment of silence.


    Cole''s tone, as in the past, lacks emotional ups and downs, as if he were stating a trivial thing in life.


    even to the extent that.


    The sound of a metal flip lighter.


    It was very crisp and sounded in the ears of imperial citizens.


    "I''ll get 100000 people back, and... Gandovich Nord, I always keep my word and promise to put your dog''s head in the toilet.


    You will never break your promise.


    You''d better find a safe corner to hide before I find you.


    And the wizards and believers of the Nord order.


    I advise you, you''d better turn yourself in to the devil hunting regiment now, so as not to be caught by me in the future and end up like that fool of pettar, like a ridiculous dead dog.


    It''s said that you seem to like to call him superior. "