Chapter 1031: Chapter 991: Life and Death Are Fated
This scene also aroused Lin Yi’s deep curiosity,
The cohesion of these people was indeed remarkable, and it showed clearly that once a person reached a certain point, they could unleash unprecedented potential.
As the crowd gradually quieted down, the center position slowly cleared, and at this moment, something was on the ground in the center.
There’s no need for excessive description; in short, when Lin Yi saw this scene, he couldn’t help but feel his heart clench—these guys, this crowd, really went too far.
In short, this person doesn’t need to be taken out for execution; he can’t be moved now, only a few shovels could help.
However, the people who created this scene with their own hands were not the least bit afraid.
On any other day, seeing such a scene would have sent them screaming in terror or running for their lives.
But now, they only felt a sense of satisfaction, as if a deep-seated grudge in their hearts had been avenged somehow.
That was their feeling, while as for the others, the criminals, at this moment, they were scared out of their wits.
Their legs trembled, and they didn’t dare to look at the scene in front of them.
The fate of their companion was too tragic, and just thinking about the possibility of ending up the same way made them feel utterly powerless and numb with fear.
And at this time, the person in charge of the trial spoke a sentence, causing everyone to shiver.
Because that person called for the next criminal to come up.
Instantly, two soldiers grabbed the criminal, sympathetically hoisting him onto the stage.
Meanwhile, the individual responsible for announcing the sentence began to recite the crimes committed by these people.
Compared to the previous one, this person had committed no fewer, if not more, crimes.
And his actions were even more brutal, which made him realize that his own end would likely be even more miserable than his predecessor’s.
Given this point, and what was happening before him, Lin Yi pondered to himself.
Should I or shouldn’t I let the crowd handle this guy?
If I toss him down, his fate will be the same as the last one, no doubt.
But if I don’t toss him down and just have him executed directly, people might still hold grudges in their hearts.
Especially since the first individual had already been dealt with that way, if the second one is simply executed, folks might think this punishment is somewhat lighter.
That’s what Lin Yi was contemplating.
Therefore, he simply closed his eyes, gritted his teeth, and signalled to the two soldiers, go throw him down and let the people handle it.
If they could spare his life, he would live; if not, then his fate was sealed.
Upon these words, the man was instantly filled with terror, and since his mouth wasn’t gagged, he began to shout frantically.
Pleading for mercy, frantically begging for mercy, first to Lin Yi, then to the two soldiers, and finally to everyone.
Even at the moment his body was tossed into the crowd, his cries hadn’t ceased.
He kept shouting, "I have money, my family is rich, I have silver, just spare my life, and all my silver will be yours."
But he couldn’t imagine that if he hadn’t shouted such things, the people might not have been so angry, and when he did, the surrounding Chinese people were enraged even more!
"You have money, you have silver, and where did your silver come from?"
"It was all plundered from the people."
This made the civilians even more furious.
And the scene that followed was identical to before, only this time it all happened faster.
This time, without Lin Yi ordering them to stop, the crowd had already parted, leaving another mess on the ground.
The onlookers, seeing this situation, thoroughly understood. They would await punishments similar to those of the previous two.
Of course, witnessing their companion being trampled to pulp like that was utterly shocking.
It was truly terrifying.
Especially when they thought about meeting the same fate themselves, they became even more frightened.
This was exactly what Lin Yi wanted, what he wanted people to experience. The later it got, while they might still suffer the same punishment as before, they shouldn’t forget those who came first; those truly had a swift justice. In contrast, the ones following faced a torment of the soul.
They had to witness everything that happened to the ones before them.
This kind of psychological impact was more severe than physical harm.
The clearest example was that even before the fourth person was executed, someone in the back had already gone mad.
They started crying hysterically, screaming with a crazed look, clearly scared out of their wits.
Seeing such a scene, Lin Yi couldn’t help but shake his head in resignation, murmuring, "Had you known this, why did you do it in the first place?"
"If you had known your fate today, wouldn’t it have been better to be an honest and incorruptible official normally?"
"I don’t even ask you to be incorrupt, just be a decent person in office, then I wouldn’t have had to do this to you."
"This was all self-inflicted, and you can’t blame the people. What you did to them was much worse."
It’s no exaggeration to say that for you evil people, this outcome is a great mercy.
Admittedly, the pace of these trials was truly rapid, and the executions quick.
It took almost just a single night to try over a hundred people.
And one must admit, Lord Liu’s mental resilience was truly remarkable, for someone his age to be hung on a flagpole for two days and nights,
and to witness all that had transpired without going mad.
He could still occasionally open his eyes to observe everything before him, proving his mental fortitude was strong indeed.
In this regard, Lin Yi was quite impressed.
Of course, to ensure he could last until the final judgment, Lin Yi ordered people to bring him down periodically and forcibly hydrate him.
[To be continued...]
