Chapter 66: One demon rises, ten thousand demons are born
"No matter who hit them, they have been punished and the matter is closed."
Rong Kun made the final decision.
"Sir, how can this be counted? Just a few peanuts, and you ruined our child? We won't do it!"
The eldest child's father had a beard and was dirty, as if he had just come back from digging coal.
There was a gleam of brilliance in his eyes, and I don't know what he was planning.
"I won't do it either!" said Sanning.
Rong Kun slammed the table and said, "You don't want to do it? Fine! Very fine. I'll listen to how you guys want to handle this! Ding Dafa, you go first!"
Ding Dafa curled the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a determined smile.
"Sir, we stole the food and it's indeed against the law. According to the regulations, as long as no one was killed and the offense was minor, only 20 lashes of the cane are needed to serve as a warning to others. We accept this punishment and I will take it on my son's behalf."
"But she crippled these children, which was a personal act of self-inflicted punishment, and the circumstances were serious. She ruined the children's lives, so she must be punished and pay compensation!"
After he finished speaking, everyone else looked at him with admiration.
Ding Dafa's eyes became more and more proud.
"What compensation do you want?" Sang Ning interrupted.
"We need food! We don't want more. We'll give each family five liters as compensation. If you don't have enough, we'll use the quilt you just bought to offset it!"
Oh no, it turns out I like the quilt she bought.
"One family has five liters, five families have twenty-five liters, and if you add that shit-filled head on top of you, I wonder if there's even twenty-five liters left. You're really dreaming!"
"Look at your face, which is black and bony. You can tell at a glance that you have heart failure and a dying liver. Your hands and feet are numb. You look like you won't live long. If you die under the quilt, will your family still cover you with it? Wouldn't that make a whole quilt useless?"
Until now, no one has picked up the quilt she threw at the door. Since it is so taboo to use quilts that have been used by dead people, then after he died, she wanted to know whether his family would still use them?
Ding Dafa’s wife widened her eyes.
"You said he was dying?"
Ding Dafa turned around and slapped her: "You are the one who is about to die! Stupid woman, can't you hear that she is cursing me! What good will it do you if I die? Do you still want to live with Liu San?"
Unexpectedly, Sang Ning looked at a delicate and weak girl who was easy to deal with, and when she started to scold people, she was no less than those shrews.
I was wrong!
Ding Dafa rolled his eyes quickly as he thought of a solution.
Magistrate Rong also looked at Sang Ning for a long time before slowly saying, "Then, Sang, what do you think I should do?"
"Your Excellency really follows public opinion. Even before judging a case, you have to ask the opinions of the parties involved." Sang Ning said with implicit sarcasm.
"They say the officials here hate people from the capital, and it's true." Jintang muttered.
Rong Kun: “…”
This young man from the Huo family has a close relationship with the Sang family.
Sang Ning felt that Jintang was wrong.
It seemed that the county magistrate did not dislike Jintang, but only disliked her.
"Sir, I demand that all of these individuals be severely punished, especially the leader. I have three reasons:
First, based on their words and actions, I judged that they were habitual offenders. The reason they were not charged was that they only picked on the newcomers. The newcomers were new to the place and were afraid of getting into trouble, so they had to swallow their anger.
Second, what they stole wasn't just some ordinary food, but our crops. Adults should know the importance of crops. Our entire family, young and old, depends on this little bit of food to survive next year.
If they robbed us, they would be depriving us of our lives, which is no different from killing someone else. According to the laws of Liangzhou and Dongyang, the death penalty is justified!"
Sang Ning took out a piece of rag from his arms, and a pile of crushed, muddy peanuts appeared in front of everyone.
There are still a few intact ones in there, and the peanut kernels are ridiculously big!
Rong Kun's eyes widened.
He had never seen such plump peanuts in his life!
This must be used to grow crops, who would be willing to eat it!
Damn it, it was ruined like this!
My heart hurts so much!
Ding Dafa started to get nervous when he saw the county magistrate's expression.
He knew that the county magistrate and the prefect were very concerned about the food supply in Liangzhou, and they hated the waste of food the most!
"Brother Fa, what should we do?" the parents of the children asked anxiously.
Ding Dafa turned around and beat the child hard, not caring about the injury on his face.
"You debt collectors, you deserve to have your face smacked like that and it'll never heal. Who told you to destroy other people's food?"
The child was shaking with pain, unable to speak, and almost rolled his eyes.
His mother hugged him with heartache, but did not dare to say anything to Ding Dafa.
One of the younger children burst into tears in fear: "No, we only managed to grab a few, and those fell to the ground and were crushed!"
Trampled?
Who crushed it?
They only remember being hit so hard that it hurt so much, and running around like flies all over their heads. Who still remembers the peanuts on the ground?
Jintang looked at the peanuts with heartache.
These were found by Fourth Aunt from the rat's nest. She usually only gave them a few and was reluctant to eat them herself.
Now, in order to punish those who bullied them, they took it all out at once, but it was destroyed by these bad guys.
He squatted down, lifted up his clothes, and picked up the peanuts that had not yet completely cracked.
Rong Kun felt uncomfortable watching this.
This is a young man from a wealthy family, but he cherishes food more than children from poor families.
In comparison, those dirty guys are so disgusting!
The poor people who can’t get enough food are called troublemakers!
Ding Dafa's self-torture trick was quickly resolved by Jintang's unintentional action. He became even more nervous, his eyes bulged, and he gurgled very quickly, like a patient with hyperthyroidism, with cold sweat pouring down his face.
"Sir, we were wrong. We won't do it again. We are useless as parents. We let our child starve like this. Please spank us as much as you want."
He hung his head, looking very pitiful.
However, in private, in a voice that only Sang Ning could hear, he gave a sinister warning: "I advise you to drop the case, otherwise, I will kill you and you won't know how to die! I, Ding Dafa, am a man no one dares to mess with in Liuxia Village!"
Liuxia Village is where the Sang Ning family lives now.
Sonning glanced at him.
Ding Dafa's eyes were slanted, gloomy and bloodthirsty, and threatening.
"Don't worry, I'm not finished yet."
Sang Ning smiled coldly.
He continued calmly, stating the third reason: "Third, Liangzhou City is a mixed crowd, with people coming from all over the place, and criminals make up half of it. It's difficult to manage, and the biggest worry is the formation of gangs and the pursuit of personal gain.
"Looking at the behavior of these children, some still have a hint of innocence, while others, oh! I'm afraid they are beyond help!"
"Sir, I suggest that in addition to severe punishment, we should also disperse their families to protect other innocent people from being bullied."
Sang Ning's words were well-reasoned and even Rong Kun couldn't refute them.
He stared at Sang Ning for a long time, as if trying to see through her.
Sang Ning went up to him fearlessly: "My lord, you must know that when one demon arises, all demons will arise!"
Rong Kun's eyes were shocked.
"Sir, please don't! The untouchables have lived together for many years. Why should she drive us away as soon as she comes?"
"Yes, we won't leave! You bitch! You think we are easy to mess with? Believe it or not, tonight..."
A group of people stopped pretending to be honest and revealed their true nature.
"Your Excellency heard it. If anything happens to my family in the future, it must be their fault!" Sang Ning shouted.
Rong Kun looked at these people with fierce looks on their faces. They didn't look like obedient people at all.
His face suddenly became fierce.
"Shut up!"
"Come here! Investigate! If we find out that these people are colluding to bully other people, we will show no mercy!"
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