Li Mu glanced at Huo Jianan, then smiled at Zhuang Hui and said, "Tell me, if you have made enough contributions, I can forgive you."

"Director Huo, no, Huo Jianan, he is reselling grain!" Zhuang Hui said.

Huo Jianan's face immediately turned pale, and he shouted at Zhuang Hui, "You bitch, don't lie! Be careful or I'll sue you for defamation!"

"Pa~" Li Mu slapped Huo Jianan with his backhand, knocking him to the ground, with his teeth falling out. Then he said to Zhuang Hui, "You continue."

Zhuang Hui was startled, and after calming down, she took a deep breath and said, "Huo Jianan, he has resold a total of 8.52 million tons of grain in the five years since he took over the Shennongshan Granary!"

Everyone was shocked when they heard this. Although 16.32 million tons was only a little more than one-fifth of what Yan had stolen before, you have to know that Yan was not an ordinary person, and he used something similar to a Sumeru bag to carry grain. But Huo Jianan was different. If he wanted to resell the grain, he had to pull it out by truckload. How much noise would that make? And he had to be on guard against inspections from the higher-ups at any time. It was not an exaggeration to say that he was extremely bold.

These 16.32 million tons of grain can be sold for at least 50 billion according to the market price. It was shocking that a small granary manager could embezzle so much. The most important thing is that 16.32 million tons of grain is enough to feed 10 million people for 10 years. This is not embezzlement, it is simply murder!

"Senior, I didn't do that. She is framing me." Huo Jianan defended himself vaguely.

"Chief, I have evidence!" Zhuang Hui was afraid that Li Mu would not believe her, so she quickly took out an account book from her bag.

Li Mu borrowed the account book, which not only recorded in detail the time and quantity of each time Huo Jianan illegally transported grain, but also recorded the officials and amounts that Huo Jianan bribed.

"Bitch, I'll take you with me even if I die!" The evidence was conclusive. Huo Jianan knew that he could not escape death. He didn't know where the strength came from, and he climbed up from the ground, picked up an ice hammer and rushed towards Zhuang Hui.

Li Mu swung his sword of killing, and Huo Jianan, who was halfway through his run, was beheaded.

"You are taking revenge on a tainted witness right under my nose. You really don't take me seriously!" Li Mu shook his head.

"Chief, isn't this too easy for him?" Yang Su said somewhat indignantly.

"Haha, you don't understand. This is the greatest punishment for him. What? Do you want to torture him to death?" Li Mu smiled faintly. Apart from himself, how could anyone else understand the difference in his ways of killing?

Yang Su smiled bitterly. He really wanted to cut Huo Jianan into pieces, but as a soldier, he should not have such cruel thoughts.

"Since you have worked with Huo Jianan for so many years and know so many secrets, you are naturally not an innocent person. In view of your meritorious report, I will not ask you about your role in it. However, the Shennong Mountain granary will definitely not be able to keep you. I will give you an hour to pack up and leave." Li Mu looked indifferently at Zhuang Hui who was kneeling on the ground with her head down.

"Thank you, Chief. Thank you, Chief!" Zhuang Hui was overjoyed and thanked him repeatedly. Then she ran towards her dormitory like a flash. Since Li Mu had given her an hour to pack her things, she naturally did not dare to waste half a minute. After leaving the Shennong Mountain granary, everything would depend on herself. Now, if she took more supplies, she would have more hope of survival.

No one said anything about the way Li Mu dealt with Zhuang Hui. After all, Zhuang Hui had indeed made meritorious contributions, so he couldn't just be killed, right? But if he was imprisoned, it would not be appropriate. Not only would he need to be guarded, but he would also have to be fed and watered. Wouldn't that be a waste?

Exiling him now was the best option. This punishment was even more cruel than sending him to Siberia to dig potatoes before the snowstorm. After all, the low temperatures now were nothing compared to Siberia, which was like a warm spring, right? Besides, there were potatoes to dig in Siberia, but now it was nothing but snow outside. It was unknown how long Zhuang Huin could hold out. Yang Su and Lin Qing had even started to make a bet.

"By the way, Chief, where are the three girls with you?" Lin Qing only then realized that Xu Ling and the other two who were with Li Mu were missing.

"Haha, I forgot about them." Li Mu smiled, then released Xu Ling and the other two from the Qiankun Ring.

"What happened?" Xu Ling and the other two came out and saw corpses all around them, and asked in confusion.

Chen Guangyun told the three of them roughly what had happened.

"Brother Li Mu, you are so unfair. You made us miss another good show!" Xu Ling looked resentful.

Yang Su and his companions noticed the word "again" in Xu Ling's mouth and couldn't help but wonder: "Isn't this the first time that the chief (senior) has experienced something like this?"

"Brother Li Mu, that means there are less than 490,000 tons of grain left in the Shennong Mountain granary, and there are still a steady stream of people rushing here. The more than 500,000 tons of grain will not last long!" Jia Qian frowned.

The others also looked serious and solemn. They had to consider this serious problem. With this amount of food, if 100,000 people were to eat it, it would only last for 30 years at most. Even though more than 10,000 people were killed by avalanches after being instigated by Huo Jianan and others to go up the mountain to cause trouble (most of them did not participate in the riot), there were still more than 80,000 people left. In addition, the surviving people from all over the place were still rushing here, and the number of people in Shennong Mountain would only increase.

At this time, everyone finally understood why Huo Jianan let the people from the three major forces exploit the people living at the foot of the mountain. They were using this method to optimize the population at the foot of the mountain!

Huo Jianan is very cunning. He will not let the people from the three major forces drive people away blatantly, but use this method of boiling a frog in warm water. The people of Daxia have always been known for their hard work. Even if they are given a little hope, they will endure humiliation. But if they are not given a way to live, they will let the rulers see the people's raging anger!

There were many incompetent emperors in the history of Daxia, all of whom were overthrown by the oppressed people. However, every time the new emperor of Xia abolished the harsh policies, those crazy people would return to the fields obediently.

Yes, their demands are so simple, but even so, there are still people who are constantly testing the bottom line of ordinary people because of their greed, just like those from the three major forces, whose demands for exchanging food for the people living down the mountain are getting higher and higher!

Even so, the person behind all this still consoled himself that it was for the good of the people. In his opinion, there was only so much grain in the granary, and if the population down the mountain was not controlled, everyone would starve to death when the grain was exhausted.

But he never reflected on why there was so little food in the granaries. If he didn't resell it, if he didn't cooperate with Yan in stealing, then the 80 million tons of food in the granaries would be enough to feed 10 million people for decades!