Chapter 262: The Blue Hydrangea of Farnese (7)
The people did not rest as they would occasionally shout strongly or whisper quietly among each other.
The question was who they were going to put up as sacrificial lambs.
The upper-class people were afraid that the lower-class people would unite and try to shift the blame to them and the lower-class people were afraid that the upper-class people would try to slander and persecute them. Everyone was aware that this was an extremely difficult problem.
‘No matter who is chosen, I have to make sure I’m not one of them.’
‘You just have to go along with whatever anyone says in times like this!’
‘If you try to raise your voice, then you might end up sticking out and being chosen.’
For example, what would happen if someone stepped forward and tried to press someone else into becoming a sacrifice? They would be able to avoid immediate danger. However, they would return to their normal lives after the war. How would the people around them think of them at that point?
The person who betrayed and cornered another fellow city folk. A murderer who killed another to save their own life……. These kinds of labels would get attached to them for the rest of their lives. In the end, they wouldn’t be able to live in the city.
‘Anyone.’