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Chapter 145 Reporting and Execution
Of the thirty-odd people in the room, apart from the few who were already there and had witnessed how she treated Manager Liao, none of the others recognized her.
Seeing a handsome young miner sitting in the head seat, while Manager Liao was kneeling beside him, bound hand and foot, both felt a little uneasy.
When they heard her say what game it was, they broke out in a cold sweat and couldn't help but whisper to each other for details.
Jiang Mianmian tapped on the table, and only spoke slowly after it quieted down.
"Now, you can report each other. If three people report each other at the same time and the crime is relatively minor, you can be let go as long as you swear to reform. If five people report each other at the same time and the crime is serious, you will be executed on the spot. Each person you report will exempt you from one report. I'll start once I've prepared everything."
She started taking out paper, pens, tape, a dagger, hemp rope, and several small porcelain bottles from the basket.
With each item taken, the crowd gasped in shock. Especially when they saw the gleaming dagger, some people collapsed to the ground, kowtowing and begging for mercy, "I haven't done anything heinous, I just embezzled a little bit of rice, please, please don't execute me."
Someone nearby, stubborn as a mule, tried to pull him up, saying, "What are you afraid of? There's law in the world. What right does she have to execute someone just like that?"
"Are you blind? Can't you see that Manager Liao is all tied up? You want to die, but I don't!"
The man who had been kowtowing grabbed him and said to Jiang Mianmian, "I'm reporting Kong Da! He... he's jealous of Xiao Li from the Seventh Team, so he deliberately took advantage of... um!"
"Don't talk nonsense!" The man covered his mouth.
The two wrestled and rolled around in a ball.
Jiang Mianmian clicked her tongue and raised her hand to give each of them an arrow.
Two "plop" sounds.
Blood spurted out, and everyone screamed and retreated.
The two men also clutched their arms and screamed in pain. Kong Da's voice was especially pitiful, and he was very indignant, "Master Yuan gave you the mine, but he didn't say he would give us to you too! We are all law-abiding citizens, and you can't just kill us like that!"
Jiang Mianmian ignored him and glanced at everyone. "Has anyone reported him? There's already one report."
The hidden arrow in her hand was always pointed at Kong Da.
The meaning is very clear.
Immediately, someone boldly said, "Kong Da also embezzled half of the rice and grain from those teams and didn't deliver it to the miners' homes."
These miners worked in the mines and could only go home once in a long while. Therefore, they would ask the team leader or overseer to send their saved wages and food directly to their families. During this special time, Kong Da withheld half of the food from the teams under his jurisdiction, which was tantamount to cutting off the livelihoods of the families.
Jiang Mianmian nodded. "Two charges already. With such egregious circumstances, three charges should be enough for execution, right? What do you think?"
“Miss Mianmian is right. I also know this Kong Da. He kidnapped a miner’s daughter and later pushed her body into the lake!”
"Yes, I know about that too!"
Kong Daqi's chest heaved repeatedly. "You're lying! I didn't!"
"Whether it's there or not, we'll find out by calling them over and asking."
Jiang Mianmian shot an arrow into his leg, saying, "Just wait patiently."
They then asked the people who made the accusation to go out and bring in all the relevant people.
Upon inquiry, it was confirmed that all the allegations were true.
The victim knelt on the ground, weeping bitterly. Jiang Mianmian ordered her men to search Kong Da's residence and distributed all the silver and grain they found to the small teams. She then gave them the choice: "Here are daggers, poison, and ropes. Choose for yourselves. Once you've vented your anger, you can leave."
The team leaders and miners looked at each other in bewilderment. Although they harbored hatred and wanted Kong Da dead, killing him with their own hands was a different matter altogether.
In the end, it was the miner whose daughter had been tortured to death who kowtowed several times, rushed forward, grabbed a knife, and stabbed Kong Da in the stomach, yelling, "You beast! My daughter was only twelve years old! How could you do this?"
With each slash, more and more blood stained the ground.
Kong Da finally twitched a few times and stopped struggling.
[Merit +188, cumulative merit points.]
It seemed she didn't have to do it herself. Jiang Mianmian had a plan in mind. "Throw him out. Next."
Her voice was flat and emotionless, which only added to the chill in everyone's ears.
Manager Liao lowered his head by three points. This was not just strange, it was clearly a demon!
Once you get started, it will be much faster to report other cases.
Jiang Mianmian did not execute them immediately, but instead tied them all together, posted the evidence of their crimes and the execution results discussed by everyone, and allowed anyone who disagreed to "appeal".
At this moment, the miners waiting in the square gradually changed from apprehension to anticipation.
They could endure being beaten and suffering, but what they couldn't tolerate most was the overseers withholding their food and humiliating their families. When they saw someone receiving compensation rice, they eagerly went over to ask what had happened.
Upon hearing this, everyone was both surprised and excited.
Many people who came to the mines were actually sold, kidnapped, or tricked. They were all grinning from ear to ear, as they could get compensation grain and regain their freedom.
Not only is he no longer opposed to the mine's inexplicable change of ownership, he's even starting to wonder if he could stay. After all, it seems like the new owner is a good person! Although his methods are ruthless, he's a good person!
Those who had avenged their daughters were particularly dazed upon returning to the square. After regaining their senses, they knelt down and began kowtowing in the direction of the mansion, crying, "Thank you, fairy, for avenging my daughter! She can finally rest in peace! Waaah!"
"My mother finally has food! She won't starve to death! Thank you, fairy! Thank you, fairy!"
[Merit points: +50, +78, +188, +46... Accumulated merit points.]
Gradually, Jiang Mianmian discovered that her merit points were increasing faster and faster.
There are injustices everywhere, but especially in this mine.
Soon, all the overseers and managers in the room had finished their denunciations. Six overseers and four managers were sentenced to immediate execution, as they all had murder on their hands. Jiang Mianmian collected their money and provisions, distributed them to the victims, and then had the victims carry out their executions.
This kind of person has more than one life on their hands. There are victims they can't bring themselves to kill, and there are victims they wish they could tear them to pieces. They are much more ruthless than Jiang Mianmian.
Jiang Mianmian noted down these people and then asked the young women and children to report them.
This involved some miners who couldn't control their lower bodies. After watching for a while, they became bolder and rushed to the square to drag everyone out.
"According to the Rongguo Law, they should be exiled, but let's change it to fifty lashes."
Jiang Mianmian handed her young wife a long whip with barbs, saying, "You two do it yourselves."
The foremen and supervisors, whose crimes did not warrant death, along with a dozen or so team leaders, were all whipped to varying degrees. They were also made to swear an oath that if they did not sincerely repent, they would be whipped twice as severely.