kingnovel Chapter 1171 Atonement for Sins and Repentance
Chapter 1171 Atonement for Sins and Repentance
The men in black, still unwilling to give up, weighed their options and finally, dejectedly withdrew their hands that had been secretly reaching for the hilt of the knife.
Didn't that little girl say they were vicious dogs?
Since they're called dogs, they might as well pretend to be dead dogs for now!
Rather than being a vicious dog that pounces on everything and bites nothing, it's better to act like a well-behaved, obedient dead dog!
Maybe by pretending to be a dead dog, you can save its life!
That's really rare! These men in black didn't even chatter amongst themselves before making a decision, and their decision was surprisingly unanimous!
Leng Rongyue and Xiao Jingyu took in all the glances and subtle movements of these people, and exchanged a smile.
At this moment, a smaller man in black, who was lying at the very back, seemed to have mustered up his courage.
He knelt upright before Leng Rongyue and Xiao Jingyu and said, "Gentlemen, we know that what we have done is not the right way, but we are in the government and can only obey the orders of our superiors."
Some bad things...actually...we really didn't intend to do them!
We knew it was wrong, but we still did it...it was truly...we were forced into it!
Take Xun Zheng, our former commander of the garrison, for example. Commander Xun had a strong backbone and refused to collude with the prefect!
To be honest, even I, a humble person, secretly admire him.
So what if Commander Xun has an iron will? He's still being tormented by some scum in the mines every day!
That iron will is now just a skin covering it!
How much longer can Commander Xun, with his iron will and skin, live...? Alas! Only heaven knows!
As the man in black spoke, two lines of tears welled up in his eyes.
"Gentlemen, let's say we came out to arrest people today. We didn't want to, but... there are fewer and fewer people in the mine, and it's getting harder and harder to find young and strong laborers."
If there are fewer people, the mine's output will decrease, and the higher-ups will blame us!
Now they've given us a strict order: we must bring at least three laborers into the mountains every day!
Young people are hard to find, so the age limit for laborers has been raised to fifty.
We have to catch three people every day. If we catch even one less, we will each get three lashes.
What can we do?
In the past, we only arrested people who went up the mountain to chop firewood, hunted in the mountains, and passed by outside Qilin Mountain...
Now, almost everyone who could be arrested has been arrested, and the remaining people are all being extra careful, trying to stay home as much as possible and avoiding being alone...
We were whipped yesterday because we failed to catch anyone.
There's no other way; we'll have to forcibly arrest them in the village today!
"So, you're in a difficult position too!"
You guys seem quite aggrieved!
snort!"
Leng Rongyue sneered disdainfully: "We are all human beings. Xun Zheng can defy power and refuse to submit to evil forces. Why can't you?"
Aren't you human?
That's right, you're all just dogs!
You only listen to the one who throws you the bone; he tells you to bark and you bark, he tells you to bite and you bite!
Whether you were forced to do evil or not, as long as you have done evil, you should know that sooner or later you will be punished by the law of the court, just like your master!
Being forced into a corner is never a reason to escape legal punishment!
As the saying goes, "The net of justice is vast, and though its meshes are wide, nothing escapes it!"
The man in black lowered his head after Leng Rongyue's words.
Yes!
Whether they were forced into it or not, the result was that they did the evil things that their superiors ordered them to do!
From their initial reluctance to act, they have now become ruthless and predatory in their oppression of the kind-hearted. They have unknowingly turned into evil people!
One day, the imperial court will investigate...
wrong!
It's not just a matter of time; the moment the imperial court begins to investigate is already upon us!
At first, seeing that these three people in the carriage dared to step forward and protect those poor people, I regarded them as chivalrous people who would help those in need.
But now it seems they are not like chivalrous heroes; more likely... they are high-ranking officials in the imperial court!
It seems that the situation in Dongchang Prefecture is about to change; the real heavens... are about to descend!
With his last shred of will to live, the man in black addressed Leng Rongyue and Xiao Jingyu: "Gentlemen, I know I am guilty of grave sins, but I still want to ask... is there any chance for me to atone for my sins and start anew?"
And... if it's possible... could you... could you please save Commander Xun?
I admit that I do not have Commander Xun's backbone, nor is my character as strong as his!
I am not fit to be Commander Xun, but I admire Commander Xun from the bottom of my heart!
Commander Xun is a true man, a rare good person!
"If possible... if possible, please, you two, save Commander Xun!"
As he spoke, the man in black kowtowed deeply to Leng Rongyue and Xiao Jingyu.
Leng Rongyue and Xiao Jingyu exchanged a glance, then looked at the man in black together.
"The fact that you can say the words 'save Xun Zheng' shows that your conscience has not been completely extinguished."
Humanity, well, only a tiny bit remains!
Leng Rongyue raised an eyebrow. "Do you really want to atone for your sins and start anew?"
"Yes, I really want to!"
The man in black nodded eagerly.
“A petty person knows that he has done wrong and evil things by following an evil person. The evil person will not have a good end, and the petty person will also have a hard time surviving.”
Since we're all going to die anyway, we might as well... we might as well do something right before we die, do something good before we die!
In this way, perhaps... perhaps I can still save my wife, children, and elderly parents, so that even if I die, my entire family won't be implicated!