Chapter 274 Prelude to War
Of course Lin Wen would not miss the target, but this guy looked pure black at first glance, but before shooting, [No Colorful Phoenix] actually called the police.
Looking closely, it turned out that this guy was surrounded by a huge amount of empty black air, but his body was still about half black.
That is to say, he had this pure black-level idea, but had not yet had time to implement it?
Looking more closely, the guy's energy was in a state of strong retraction, indicating that he was very frightened.
The color of the gas was a mixture of green, blue, and yellow, exactly the same as Lao Xie's, except that it was half darker. The gas itself was like an inflated balloon, and a bit like Fang Dashan.
This is a typical vulgar man who loves money, power, women and scheming. The only difference is that Fang Dashan gained power by training the army, and Lao Xie gained status by working hard, but this guy chose an unforgivable way.
It should be an environmental problem.
Lin Wen thought.
He was influenced by so much that his mind was filled with such calculations. In order to avoid being punished, he threw away his personality and conscience.
He usually handed this kind of people over to Fang Yaobo to deal with, and shot them after the crime was confirmed.
This is a "public killing" and has nothing to do with him.
Unless a confession is made under torture, the facts are unclear, and a false case is committed, no matter how innocent a person is, he or she will not have bad karma.
However, if the criminal is completely black and is caught by him, then even if it is a "public killing", there will still be a lot of good karma.
The logic here is very clear. If the criminal is not caught, he will not seek death on his own.
Being caught by him was the cause, and being executed was the result, so it was a good fate.
As for those who are not black, even if they are "publicly killed" after being caught by him, the premise is that they themselves violated the legal provisions of secular agreements, so there is no bad karma.
Unless he distorts the law, he will not suffer any bad consequences.
Fang Yaobo executed this matter very well, and his system of crimes against humanity had basically taken shape. Lin Wen considerately gave him a few copies of "The Spirit of Law" and "The Essence of Law" as references, allowing him to reconstruct the laws of the empire.
Nowadays, crimes against humanity are no longer committed by a maniac who kills anyone he sees, but are divided into "principals" and "accomplices".
Accomplices have a chance to reform.
The main culprits were initially sentenced to prison without wives, which were basically death sentences, and all of them were executed immediately. They died as soon as they were sentenced.
Lin Wen took a quick look and found that there were only more than 500 captured soldiers, and about one-sixth of them were completely black.
In the mud pit, he mainly used the black air to determine the target of attack. Those that were completely black were the primary targets of attack, and many of them had been killed by him.
Lin Wen thought, "I can use it now and then hand it over to Fang Yaobo for judgment."
With a wave of his hand, he said, "Alright, you are now the Changshan County Human Security Force. Now go clean up the battlefield immediately."
Xu Chaogong and the others were overjoyed to have escaped death, and they shouted loudly, "Thank you, County Magistrate Lin!"
Lin Wen turned to Yun Zhixing and said, "Send someone to watch over them."
Yun Zhixing ignored the mud all over his body and shouted, "Yes, County Chief Lin, I'll go now."
An agent came up and said, "Chief Lin, the boss wants you to come over."
It was the first time that Lin Wen heard the agents under Qin Luoshuang address her by that name.
"Boss?"
"It's Miss Qin. She trains us, manages us, gives us hope, gives us goals, sets the house rules, and plans everything for us. She's the head of our household."
Okay.
The Qin Group is indeed a family power, even its spy organization is family-based.
Lin Wen followed the man in gray clothes and a big hat to a large house in the town.
As soon as I entered the door, I saw Yanshi Liu Henshi and several Kuomintang cadres arguing with Qin Luoshuang.
"We have to rescue them!"
"He Shangsheng is just like us. They are just opposing those corrupt officials and bullies. They are just looking for a way to survive."
"Shizhou is now collecting taxes like crazy. They've gone mad. Over 500 people in Xingang Village refused to pay their taxes and were immediately met with brutal retaliation."
"Shizhou sent troops to massacre Xingang Village. The brothers of the Black Knife Society told us that the area has been completely wiped out. Many villages are deserted, with corpses scattered all over the road, and wild dogs everywhere tearing at pieces of flesh."
"Shizhou has blocked all news and communications. Only a thousand or so members of the Black Blade Society who are resisting them remain. They are surrounded in Huixi Town with no way to escape. We are the only ones who can save them."
"But they have already engaged the state government's troops in an organized manner."
Qin Luoshuang retorted:
"According to Imperial law, they are standard rebels, and we are Imperial officials. If we help the bandits resist official forces, it would be treason!"
"But, but..." Nightingale's eyes were filled with tears. "Aren't we, aren't we County Chief Lin's team? If we don't go, what will they do..."
No one spoke in the room until Lin Wen walked in.
Everyone looked at him in an instant.
Lin Wen said briefly.
"Now."
"The entire army is heading for Huixi Town."
"Good!" the butcher roared, "As expected of County Chief Lin, I, Old Zhang, was right about you!"
The nightingale burst into laughter, but Yanshi looked at Qin Luoshuang.
Qin Luoshuang seemed to have been waiting for this sentence for a long time, and she stood up immediately.
"As you command, County Magistrate Lin."
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All of Lin Wen’s current troops combined total less than 1,200 people.
Among them, 600 are Qin Luoshuang's agents. They are well-trained and well-equipped. Although they are agents by profession, they are also good at small-scale combat, especially ambushes and street fighting.
Its commander, Qin Luoshuang, has undergone complete military training and is familiar with various military theories. In terms of resume, she is even more impressive than Fang Dashan, and she has even passed the third-level special forces trial.
In the foreshadowing of [Without a Colorful Phoenix], she is one of the only two trustworthy military generals in Changshan County, along with Yang Shaohu.
Fang Dashan is not among them.
Lin Wen knew very well that if he did not change his nature, he would not be able to become the decision-making general of the Changshan County army.
There were still more than 500 prisoners in the army. Qin Luoshuang originally intended to execute these 500 people and then go into battle lightly, but Lin Wen rejected this proposal.
He called the four captured regimental commanders and said, "Take the guns and act as the vanguard. If you survive, it will be a credit to you."
Upon hearing this, Xu Chaogong immediately shouted, "As you command! Long live Commander Lin! Smash the Governor's pig's head!"
The other three captains were a little slow to react and were filled with resentment. They knew that this was a token of allegiance and that they would not be able to gain County Chief Lin's trust if they did not follow suit.
They are all the governor's private soldiers, an informal force created by the governor to circumvent the Supreme Council's restrictions on the number of troops in each state and region.
Their organization is invisible, different from unorganized mercenaries.
The quality of these troops varies greatly, and their treatment varies greatly. Some are better trained than regular troops, while others are more like recruited bandits.
In the minds of Xu Chaogong and others, they all make a living by working for money, so it doesn’t matter who they work for.
Today they are Governor Gu’s private soldiers, and tomorrow they are County Magistrate Lin’s private soldiers, there is no difference.
Although the county magistrate is much lower than the governor, he has three powers: the power of governorship, the power of military power, and the power of finance and certificate. Together, they form an independent kingdom.
In terms of authority, he has more power than the Governor-General, and Gu Xuanli is not even the Governor-General.
Changshan County is just a little small in size, but he dares to go against the governor, so it is obvious that he has a powerful backer behind him.
Therefore, joining County Chief Lin is also a good choice.
Moreover, the most crucial point is that County Chief Lin himself is a modified human. If they do not join after knowing this news, the only possibility left is to silence them.
Xu Chaogong sorted out the complicated relationship between them in his mind in an instant, so he immediately made the decision to change sides without hesitation, and left a good impression on County Governor Lin before the other three commanders.
"snort."
He thought to himself, "Even if we get to a new place, you'll still be one step behind me and still have to listen to me."
The other three captains were very upset, but they were not fools and soon figured out the reason.
One person whispered, "You two, we're going to attack first. If we didn't get any benefits from Governor Gu, we must get some benefits from County Magistrate Lin."
The other two captains nodded repeatedly and made up their minds.
Behind the troops.
Lin Wen was talking to Qin Luoshuang and Yanshi Liu Henshi.
Yanshi gave a detailed account of what they had seen and heard during the seven days they were in Shizhou.
Shizhou organized a large number of grain-collecting teams, which levied heavy taxes everywhere, causing public resentment and chaos.
In the Chuanluo area in the central part of Shizhou, a large-scale rebellion broke out more than a month ago. An organization called the Chuanluo Resistance Army led hundreds of thousands of rebels in the rebellion.
The Governor of Shizhou is fighting with the Chuanluo Army.
Lin Wen had already found it strange. There was no civilization or order in Shizhou. It was completely different from Lingzhou, Yaojing and other places he had been to.
He asked, "Doesn't the Empire care?"
Qin Luoshuang shook her head: "The Governor is responsible for all affairs of a place. Unless he is impeached, the Supreme Court will not bypass the Governor to directly manage local affairs."
"So, is it okay to openly massacre people like this? Even if the borders are closed, won't there be journalists? Won't there be public scrutiny?"
(End of this chapter)
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