Chapter 185: Kingdom Law

Based on the information provided by Winnie and the permission certificate he received, Owen judged that the group of bad guys who captured Winnie wanted to send her to Yiguan.

As Duke Eddie’s treasures were almost moved and time was running out, Owen immediately instructed a team of soldiers to attack Yiguan.

When Owen and his group arrived, Yiguan had already been taken control of by soldiers.

Seeing the Lord approaching, the team leader quickly stepped forward and reported.

“Lord, we’ve captured the leader here and discovered a dungeon downstairs where many women are being held. They confessed that they were all held here against their will.”

“Very good.”

No one was injured in the operation, it was very quick and perfect, Owen nodded with satisfaction.

Then he turned to Mapel and said.

“Mapel, the women imprisoned in the dungeon will be left to you.”

“No problem.”

“Come, lead the way for Miss Knight Jarvis.” 

The captain called a soldier.

Mapel and the other women followed the soldier to the dungeon, and Owen asked the captain.

“Where is the leader?”

“In the inner room, please follow me, my lord.”

Most of the captured people were driven to the hall on the first floor and gathered for guarding, while the leader was tied up and locked up in a room alone.

Led by the captain, Owen entered the room and met the bald man who was the leader. He was sitting on a chair with his hands and feet tied up, and there were two soldiers behind him guarding him.

Seeing Owen, the bald man was the first to ask.

“Are you Marquis Eisen, our new lord?”

“Yeah, that’s me.” 

Owen responded.

“My Lord, I wonder what crime I have committed to deserve this treatment?” 

The bald man questioned cautiously. 

“Many of my men have been killed by your soldiers.”

“Your men must have obstructed the soldiers from carrying out their mission and were killed for resorting to violence. If they had cooperated honestly, they would not have suffered such a fate. As for what crime you committed?”

Owen put on a solemn expression and said coldly.

“You have committed the crime of forcing women into prostitution.”

Hearing this, the bald man was stunned. What kind of crime was this? He had never heard of it before?

“Well… there’s no such crime under the Kingdom’s laws.”

The Kingdom of Dawnlight has a set of laws that apply throughout the country, but these laws are very general and treat civilians and nobles differently.

For the same crime, a commoner might lose his hands and feet, but a noble could just pay compensation and get away with it.

This unfair legal provision is also what Owen plans to correct in the future.

“It’s not, but I just issued an order this morning adding that offense.” 

Owen said.

What?! The bald man was shocked. The decree was just issued this morning, and immediately troops were sent to thoroughly investigate Yiguan. It was clearly aimed at him.

For this reason, he could only argue.

“My Lord, the laws of the kingdom do not prohibit forcing slaves into prostitution.”

“But I don’t allow it.”

“But, but…” 

The bald man wanted to say something.

“Don’t say but,” 

Owen interrupted. 

“I’m the Lord, and I have the right to interpret the laws of the kingdom. If I say it’s forbidden, it’s forbidden.”

There are many articles in the kingdom’s laws that are not clearly explained, so local lords are required to provide additional explanations.

Generally speaking, people explain it in any way that benefits them.

The power to interpret the law was firmly in the hands of the lords, which greatly consolidated the interests of the ruling class.

Although it was an unreasonable place, Owen was determined to get rid of Yiguan before leaving, so he took advantage of it without hesitation.

“This……”

The bald man broke out in a cold sweat, knowing that the other party just wanted to wipe out Yiguan, and nothing he said would be of any use.

“What will be my punishment?”

“Because you are the leader, you will be sent to the mines to work until you die.”

Owen decided to bring all the people captured in Yiguan back to Bianshu Town, and send all of them except the leaders to work in the mining area for a few years for labor reform.

After announcing the ringleader’s punishment, Owen ignored him and left the room for the dungeon.

The dungeon under Yiguan is very large, even larger than the dungeon in the lord’s castle. In addition to the cells, there are also several rooms for special purposes.

There, Owen heard Mapel’s report.

There were a total of 123 women imprisoned, the majority of whom were human. The youngest was only six years old, and they were definitely being used by those with a copper smelting fetish.

All these underage girls were sold by their parents or other guardians.

There are exactly twenty female sub-humans, and their races include cat-people, werewolves, and rabbit-people. They are all sub-human races in the Lola Forest.

According to Winston, these female demi-humans are called beast-eared girls.

Even Owen had to admit that they looked really cute with their human appearance and animal ears and tail, and he couldn’t help but take a bite.

But this is no reason for humans to capture female sub-humans and sell them to nobles and merchants.

Gathering all the adult human women, Owen let them make their own choice.

If you have a place to go or want to find a new place to stay, you can receive a considerable amount of travel expenses and leave on your own.

You can also choose to go to the border town, where you will be provided with accommodation and a job so that you can spend the rest of your life in peace.

In the end, half of the women chose to leave, and the other half wanted to go to the Bianshu town.

When Mapel was giving travel expenses to the women who chose to leave, Owen asked the group of female Sub-humans if they wanted to return to the Vinora Forest?

As a result, they said sadly that the village had been burned down by human bandits and they had nothing when they returned.

In this case, Owen could only invite them to the Bianshu town and explain that the people there could accept sub-human races.

All twenty female sub-humans agreed.

To be honest, having them work as maids in the lord’s castle is also a good option.

As for those underage girls, Owen will arrange for them to go to the orphanage in Bianshu Town and take care of their schooling.

Their guardians have sold them, so they definitely cannot be sent back.

Before returning to the castle, Owen did not forget to search Yiguan thoroughly and confiscate all the property.

Yiguan, located in the suburbs, was a place used to imprison, train and sell women, and was only open to wealthy nobles and businessmen.

There is also a building called the Red House in Dongsheng Fortress, where women openly sell their bodies for sex, and it is open to everyone.

It is said that there is a private connection between Yiguan and Hong Kong Coliseum, and women trained in Yiguan will be sent to work in Hong Kong Coliseum.

However, there are also women in the Hong Kong Coliseum who are willing to sell their bodies for compensation.

In fact, when Owen sent soldiers to attack Yiguan, he also asked Viscount Jarvis to take some soldiers to investigate the Hong Kong Coliseum.

A group of people suddenly broke in and scared away many guests.

Viscount Jarvis asked if anyone here was forced to work. If so, please stand up and the lord will protect them from harm.

As a result, no one dared to stand up and answer, and it was not known whether the women there were afraid to speak.

In disappointment, Viscount Jarvis had to withdraw from the Hong Kong Coliseum.

This caused complaints from the women working at the Hong Kong Coliseum, who said that it scared away the guests they were supposed to entertain and caused them to lose a lot of money.