Unfortunately, no matter how much Mr. and Mrs. Li shouted, the people below the stage remained unmoved, because the person who was supposed to speak had not yet spoken.
In order to ensure that his death would not be shrouded in mystery, Shen Yuanzhi had no choice but to bite the bullet and ask Ning Ye for the whole story. However, after hearing it, his anger surged even higher.
Shen Yuanzhi also has a son. If his son were treated like this, he would not be able to rest in peace even in the afterlife.
Shen Yuanzhi pointed a trembling finger at the old couple, "I deliver this every seven days, so why have I never noticed any injuries on the child?"
Old Li has come to terms with reality. No matter how much he throws a tantrum, he probably won't get away with it today.
“That child doesn’t talk much, so even if he gets hit, he won’t tell anyone. Besides, the places we hit him in are hidden by his clothes.”
The woman from the Li family quickly said, "We didn't hit him for no reason. It's just that this child is usually too naughty, so we had to hit him. Otherwise, we wouldn't have the heart to hit such a young child."
Ning Ye shook his head and said, "You just assumed that this child wouldn't complain to anyone. No matter how much you say today, I won't believe you, because you don't understand what a truly wronged person looks like."
Ning Ye was certainly not foolish enough to believe only one side of the story, but in his eyes, lying was meaningless; no one could lie to him without being caught.
After all, Ning Ye had undergone testing before. Even a lie detector couldn't compare to Ning Ye. Everything would be exposed in front of Ning Ye.
Ning Ye sighed and said, "Personally, I really dislike killing, but you insist on forcing me to do it, so I'll show you."
After finishing his sentence, Ning Ye turned around and addressed everyone: "Everyone, these two people were abusing military orphans. If I hadn't discovered it in time, they probably would have beaten the children to death. What do you think should be done with these people?"
The guards, unaware of the situation, were furious upon hearing these words. After all, they didn't know when they might die alongside Ning Ye, but they absolutely did not want their child to end up in such a state.
Ning Ye's act of taking care of orphans has always been highly respected by the guards, since no one wants their orphans and widows to be left without anyone to care for them after they die.
And now, right under their noses, someone is actually taking things and abusing these orphans.
Ning Ye's words didn't seem to have much effect on these people. After all, so many people had died these days. It was just a child who had been beaten a few times, which seemed perfectly normal to them.
Ning Ye continued, "I don't care what happened before, but now we're from the same place, we're family. If you continue to remain silent, think about what would happen if your own children were treated the same way. Are you just going to pretend you didn't see it?"
"Look around and see if you know everyone. After this period of time, do you want to leave here? This will be your new home from now on, and you must remember that everyone here is your family, not a stranger."
After Ning Ye finished speaking, a man finally couldn't hold back any longer and suddenly said, "Severe punishment is necessary! They must be severely punished!"
“That’s right, we must not let these two off easily. Since they’ve given us everything, yet they still do this, they deserve to be punished.”
One by one, the crowd began to speak out with great enthusiasm. Cohesion is a very important thing. If you can't bring everyone together at the beginning, then find an event or a reason to let everyone know what to do.
Ning Ye said loudly, "Everyone, I have always believed that there is a saying by a sage that is very good: 'Do not refrain from doing good because it is small, nor do evil because it is small.' I do not want to be too harsh on you, but please remember not to think about doing bad things or hurting others, because that is also hurting yourself!"
After addressing the public, Ning Ye then addressed the guards, saying, "What do you think we should do with these two? If we punish them too lightly today, others might dare to do the same again. What will we do then? Are we just going to let them go?"
In that instant, all the guards drew their longswords and slammed them against their armor, shouting, "Kill! Kill! Kill!"
When the shouts, as loud as a roar, arrived, Mr. and Mrs. Li were so frightened they couldn't speak. They never imagined things would get so serious.
Shen Yuanzhi naturally understood that Ning Ye was determined to make an example of him, and no matter who pleaded for him, it would be useless. Moreover, he had no connection with the old Li couple, and what he had done was truly hateful, with no reason to sympathize with him.
With a ferocious smile, Wang Wu carried the elderly couple, Mr. and Mrs. Li, to the front of the stage, one in each hand as if they were chicks, so that everyone could see them.
Ning Ye said, "I hope you all remember that if anyone dares to have any ideas about the orphans of soldiers, there will only be one outcome: death without mercy."
Only then did the old couple suddenly start begging for mercy again, but unfortunately their pleas were quickly cut short. Wang Wu easily sheathed his knife and sent the two heads rolling to the ground.
The bloody scene did not frighten the people; on the contrary, they felt a sense of satisfaction. If an orphan who could be considered useless could make Ning Ye so heartbroken, then following Ning Ye in the future would surely bring them less worry.
With the head falling to the ground, the matter was over. Ning Ye then said to Shen Yuanzhi, "Some things cannot be judged by appearances alone. Go out and explore, ask around, and you might learn something you've never heard of or seen before."
Shen Yuanzhi lowered his head and said humbly, "Young Master Ning, rest assured, I will definitely investigate every matter thoroughly in the future and do my best to prevent such things from happening again."
Ning Ye smiled slightly, "I'm not targeting you with this matter today, but I think it's a bit difficult for you to manage the whole village by yourself. It's better to develop some manpower to help you manage it than for you to work yourself to death by yourself."
Shen Yuanzhi breathed a sigh of relief. After all, dealing with the affairs of several thousand people in these days was indeed quite difficult for him on his own. If he could get Ning Ye's approval, he could openly find some people to help him.
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