Chapter 37 Opening
When Lin Wen opened his eyes again, it was already dawn.
Sharp blades of light penetrated every damaged part of the house, and floating dust floated in the golden light, like a projection of spiritual energy into the physical world.
Lin Wen's mind was still stuck in the dream of the world of immortal cultivation. Like a puppet, he simply washed himself and pushed the door open to go out.
Outside the door were Li Yuchen and six giant men, who had been waiting there for a long time.
Lin Wen did not wake up either. His subconscious helped him open his mind. He continued to immerse himself in the dreamy illusion, the dream that he had longed for, that was within his reach, but was like a phantom. He was unwilling to wake up for a long time.
It was not until the bright sunlight shone into his pupils, the noisy voices filled his ears, and the faces of imperial officials such as Huang Mingxiao, Yuan Zhimen, and Lei Tiantong appeared before his eyes that Lin Wen's spirit reluctantly returned to reality.
In front of me is a wooden platform built overnight. It is one meter high, more than twenty meters long, and three meters wide. It is in the shape of a semicircular arch and faces the wilderness outside Changle Town.
In front of the wooden platform, in the wilderness, there was a bustling crowd of disaster victims. There were already tens of thousands of them gathered. Some of the victims spontaneously came out to maintain order, so it was not chaotic.
Behind the wooden platform were all the members of the temporary command center, nearly 800 people. Many of them turned pale and trembled when they saw the victims scattered all over the mountains.
Behind them were three thousand imperial soldiers lined up in neat rows, forming a semicircle surrounding the wooden platform. They were more like guarding the 800 officials than maintaining order.
When Lin Wen stepped onto the wooden platform, the victims cheered. No one knew who took the lead, but they all raised their right hands suddenly.
“Kill without mercy!”
“Kill without mercy!”
The voices gradually became more uniform, bursting out with unimaginable power.
Amid the deafening slogans, the faces of the people in the temporary command center became even worse.
Director Huang Mingxiao looked worried. He was afraid that the victims' emotions would become fanatical and they would indiscriminately attack all the staff of the temporary command center.
If Lin Wen did not follow their emotional opinions, it might significantly reduce his prestige and might even lead to direct conflict.
If that happens, all the efforts will be wasted.
He wanted to remind County Magistrate Lin, but Lin Wen ignored him and only called up the president of the court, Fang Yaobo.
For some reason, County Chief Lin did not show off his incredible loud voice today, but only took a big loudspeaker from Yuan Zhimen.
"Puff, puff, hey."
The voice was loud, but not as deep, booming and clear as yesterday's.
"I'm Lin Wen."
Lin Wen's words were as concise as ever.
"The trial begins."
The people quieted down.
Lin Wen continued, "The President of the Imperial Court, Fang Yaobo, has come to the stage."
Lin Wenyin removed the words Changshan County to make his name look more authoritative.
Fang Yaobo's old face flushed red as he was forced to go on stage.
"Read the file!"
Fang Yaobo lowered his head, not daring to look at the gazes of tens of thousands of people. He just picked up the loudspeaker and read the file that he had barely managed to fill out by pulling out the only hair on his head last night.
"The criminal, Jin Nianjiang, is charged with abuse of power, oppression of disaster victims, withholding of supplies, forced humiliation of women, intent on inciting civil unrest, and murder of County Magistrate Lin Wen and 300,000 civilians..."
"...his personality is completely destroyed, his humanity is gone. For this reason, he is sentenced to commit crimes against humanity. The facts are clear, the evidence is irrefutable, and his crime is unforgivable..."
The files of the four security guards were read out one by one. Every time the details of their crimes were read out, the crowd would be in an uproar, and all kinds of curses, howls, and roars would be heard.
"All four of them were killed on the spot by County Magistrate Lin Wen..."
The huge cheers almost completely drowned out Fang Yaobo's loudspeaker.
"The corpse is now publicly displayed for examination to prove the laws of the empire."
Four bodies were carried up and walked around the stage with countless small stones on their heads. The porters had to hide behind the bodies to avoid being hit by the stones.
The verification was completed at lightning speed. Lin Wen stepped forward and shouted, "The review begins!"
One person's voice stirred up an overwhelming wave of noise.
"Kill the dog official!"
"Give me justice!"
The sound shook the whole area, but the victims gathered from all directions in an endless stream. The number of people on the scene was approaching 100,000. At a glance, the mountains and plains were full of people.
Many people in the backstage were pale and trembling. They had never seen such a scene in their lives.
The shouts of 100,000 people filled the space between heaven and earth. Its overwhelming power was so overwhelming that even the gods and immortals had to temporarily avoid it.
The first group to take office was 12 officials headed by Huang Mingxiao.
The victims calmed down temporarily.
Huang Mingxiao picked up the loudspeaker and said, "I am Director Huang Mingxiao. I apologize to the people of Changshan County for my poor management, which has led to some scum harming the people and causing evil."
After saying this, everyone bowed deeply to the victims.
There was a gleam in Lin Wen's eyes as he looked at them deeply.
"Okay, go down."
Huang Mingxiao wanted to say something, but Lin Wen ignored him and turned up the volume of the electric speaker to the highest.
"The second batch."
"Twenty on."
The sound is a little distorted.
There was some unrest among the victims, but overall the situation was relatively stable.
The officials behind the stage all breathed a sigh of relief. Many of them straightened their backs, their legs stopped shaking, and some even had smiles on their faces.
The second group of 20 people quickly walked onto the platform. Like Huang Mingxiao, they bowed and apologized to the victims, but when they wanted to leave, they were stopped by Lin Wen.
"You, you, and you, you, come here."
Lin Wen kept 5 out of the 20 people.
They looked quite relaxed, not knowing what they were about to face.
Lin Wen asked them to stand in front of the stage and face the 100,000 people.
Then there was silence for dozens of seconds. Only after a slight commotion in the audience did Lin Wen open his eyes.
"Yu Dachang!"
A short and fat man was stunned for a few seconds before answering, "Yes."
"What were you doing at 11:12 am on the 19th?"
The short and fat man thought about it for a few seconds, and suddenly his expression changed, but he still tried to pretend to be normal.
"I, I'm going to distribute medicine to the victims in the area I'm responsible for."
Lin Wen stared at him: "How much medicine did you receive? How much did you distribute?"
The short fat man tried hard to keep his voice from shaking.
"I, I received 32 bottles of AbbVie Johnson & Johnson Type 1 antibiotics. Give out, give out seven bottles."
Lin Wen's voice gradually became stern: "Where are the medicines?"
The short and fat man suddenly burst into tears. "It was raining that day, and the roads were slippery. I accidentally fell into a ravine while riding my bike up a mountain road, and lost my medicine. I'm guilty! I'm so sorry to everyone! I didn't protect the medicine well, and I couldn't save everyone. I'm guilty. Please, County Governor, punish me severely!"
"You fart!"
Suddenly, an angry curse was heard from the audience.
"You clearly said that the county was in a difficult situation too. I went through so much trouble to get this little bit of medicine for everyone!"
The voice came from the crowd, and no one knew who it was.
(End of this chapter)
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