Chapter 132 Every Injustice Has Its Own Cause and Every Debt Has Its Own Responsibility
The Ghost General clenched his sword tightly, brandishing it with great vigor. "Please, Lady Red Dragon, make way for me and allow me to seek justice for my brothers and those three hundred innocent people!"
"Oh my goodness!" The fat boss was almost crying. He stood behind Shi Yu and tightly grasped her clothes. "I swear, I have never done anything bad in my life."
"If I tell lies, I will never make any money in my life!"
For a businessman, this is indeed a very serious oath.
In fact, there was no need for him to swear. From the very beginning, Shi Yu was certain that this fat boss was indeed not a bad person, even compared to many businessmen.
This fat boss is honest and trustworthy, and he acts with conscience.
Take those workers who died inexplicably on the construction site during this period. The fat boss not only gave them compensation according to regulations, but also covered all the expenses for their funeral.
He even paid out of his own pocket and provided a grant in his own name.
Although that amount of money cannot make an ordinary family rich, as long as they don't waste it, it is definitely enough to support the elderly in the family until the end of their lives, or to send a child to college.
If it weren't for this, Shi Yu wouldn't bother to stop him.
But after hearing what the fat boss said, the Ghost General's anger burned even more intensely, "Are you a good person?"
"If it weren't for you, how could we..."
"Alright!" Shi Yu frowned, interrupting the Ghost General's unfinished words. "I know you have resentment in your heart, but every grievance has its perpetrator. No matter how big your grudge is, you shouldn't involve ordinary people in it."
"You think you are innocent, but aren't the workers you killed these days innocent too?"
"Of course!" The Ghost General glared at Shi Yu.
Even though he had always had an inexplicable trust and respect for Shi Yu, he couldn't help but feel angry now. "Those people have been accomplices of this profiteer and thief from the very beginning!"
"Just because a thousand years have passed, does that mean the debt owed from the past no longer needs to be repaid?!"
"Empress Chi Jiao, when did you become so incapable of distinguishing right from wrong?"
Shi Yu was getting a little impatient.
What a joke. Did this fat boss ever owe debts? Were those workers the so-called accomplices back then? Couldn't she know?
Although it is unclear why Chen Tuo is so sure about this unfounded incident, at this time, no one can die inexplicably.
Taking two steps forward, Shi Yu did not give the other party a chance to use the knife this time. He directly held the sword in his own hand and said, "Even if you want to kill someone, you must explain the matter clearly first."
"You keep calling him a thief, saying he harmed you. Then why don't you tell me what happened back then? As long as you tell the truth, I promise that you will get over this."
The premise is that everything must be true.
Be it the fat boss or Xiao Li beside him, they are not entangled in sins, and the fat boss even has some merits.
Something must have gone wrong.
It’s just a pity that whether it is those ghost soldiers or Chen Tuo in front of him, their faces have almost rotted away, and not even one of them can be seen clearly.
This made Shi Yu's clairvoyance useless for a while.
Chen Tuo's anger still did not disappear, but he slowly calmed down. His respect for Shi Yu was not fake at all. He looked at the big knife in the other's hand.
I never thought about taking it back again.
"Okay, since Lady Chi Jiao has spoken, I will tell you everything in detail today."
Chen Tuo looked at the ghost soldiers around him. Even though his face was expressionless, a strong sadness still spread from him. "We are the team that has been escorting grain. I am the grain escort officer Chen Tuo."
"That year, there was a severe drought across the country, and disasters were everywhere. Although the imperial court had opened up the treasury to provide relief, what they could do was still a drop in the bucket, and a large number of disaster victims poured into the imperial city."
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"Brothers, please be patient. The people in Lincheng are still waiting for this batch of food to save their lives. Just a few more days and we will be there!" Chen Tuo wiped the sweat from his forehead.
He raised his head and squinted his eyes to face the sun in the sky.
It's already September, but the weather has not cooled down. Instead, it's getting hotter day by day.
The scorching sun hung there, and the land under its illumination was completely invisible, and was gradually falling into a dry state.
After Chen Tuo finished speaking, he received no response.
Whether it was the officers and soldiers escorting the grain or the civilians transporting the grain, they were almost at their limit. For them, even saying one more word would cost them a lot of energy.
They didn’t know whether the people in the disaster area had food to eat, but they themselves hadn’t eaten anything for a whole day. Yesterday, each of them could get half a wild vegetable dumpling, but today they had nothing.
As for water...
God refused to rain, and the wells in every household were dry. The laborers were all so thirsty that their lips were cracked. Where could they get water?
Seeing this, Chen Tuo could only sigh helplessly, looking at the dozen or so carts of food in confusion. He knew that many people in the team could no longer hold on.
He also knew that if they could just unpack one of the food carts, they could all survive temporarily.
But military orders are as heavy as a mountain!
If he touches the grain today, when he gets there, not only will he lose all the credit he deserves, but all of them, including these civilians, will die!
Between everyone dying and most people surviving.
Chen Tuo knew what to choose.
He turned his head away, not looking at the civilians who were slowly falling down.
"Sir, it's almost noon. Even if there's no food, let's find a place to rest in the shade." The adjutant licked his dry lips. "If we keep going like this, we'll probably die of sunburn, if not starvation or thirst!"
Chen Tuo saw a group of buildings not far away, and there seemed to be an abandoned village there.
The people living inside must have fled long ago, so it’s just right for everyone to rest there, Chen Tuo nodded.
How could he know that his decision would cost everyone their lives.
There were two other groups of people in the village.
Unlike their group who were covered in dust and dirt, the other two groups looked clean, although they only ate things like steamed buns.
But for them, it is already a luxury!
Best of all, they have water!
It's not just one person who has it, but two groups of people, and more than just a little!
That was the first time Chen Tuo heard of the name of Red Dragon Goddess.
A little girl handed Chen Tuo a bulging water bag and said, "Little General, this water is for you. Let's share it with everyone."
"The Red Dragon Goddess said that no matter how much other people's things are, they are not mine. I can be kind, but I can't be generous to others. So, I can only give you what I have."
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