Chen Fei was shocked when he heard this, and said, "Could it be that Patriarch Aja Mehd acted without waiting for us to arrive?" ”

The guide shook his head and said, "Probably not, right?" Even if Patriarch Aja Mehd were to do something to the British, he wouldn't have to gather everyone to the city center with such fanfare, right? ”

Chen Fei pointed to the city center with his hand and said, "Let's go, let's take a look." ”

Chen Fei took his subordinates, followed the crowd to the city center, and came to the city center square in a short time, there is a high platform in the middle of the square, there is a door-shaped wooden shelf on the high platform, and there are several Pakistani strong men standing on the side of the shelf, each holding a long whip with the thickness of a thumb in their hands, Chen Fei asked the guide in a low voice: "What are these people with whips doing?" ”

The guide whispered, "They are in charge of the execution." ”

Chen Fei was stunned for a moment and said, "Execution? What do you mean? ”

The guide said: "The Pashtuns are accustomed to lynching, if anyone does something wrong, they will be handed over to the local elders for trial, and the elders will set the punishment, if the crime is relatively light, it will be carried out in private, if the crime is more serious, it will be executed in public. ”

Chen Fei nodded and asked, "What kind of crime will be carried out in the city center in public?" ”

The guide shook his head and said, "This is not certain, it is possible to apostasy, murder, and robbery. ”

Chen Fei let out an "um" and said, "Since that's the case, we don't have to look at it anymore, let's go and see Aja Mehd as much as possible." ”

Everyone also felt that there was no need to look at it, because this tribe punished criminals and had nothing to do with them, Chen Fei was just about to leave with everyone, when he suddenly saw several strong men walking in the distance, these strong men were dressed differently, and they were obviously the executioners.

Among the strong men, there was also a person in custody, who was wrapped in a black robe, and his face was also wearing a black veil, revealing only a pair of eyes, apparently a woman, because the veil blocked the face, the age and appearance of this woman could not be seen clearly.

Chen Fei pointed to the strong man and the woman and asked the guide: "The woman who was escorted by the strong man should be a criminal, right?" ”

The guide nodded, and Chen Fei couldn't help but ask, "How much of a sin can a woman commit?" ”

The guide said, "If it is a woman, it is very likely that she has committed adultery." ”

Chen Fei said "oh" and led people to go outside, but at this moment, the crowd suddenly rushed to the high platform, and Chen Fei and the others couldn't squeeze out for a while, so Chen Fei whispered to everyone: "Let's wait for a while before going out." ”

At this time, several strong men had escorted the woman to the center of the high platform, and a person who looked like an elder walked in front of her, she knelt down obediently, kowtowed to the elder, and then straightened up and knelt on the high platform respectfully.

The elder stretched out his hand and pointed at the woman, saying something in a loud voice, but Chen Fei couldn't understand it, so he asked the guide, "What is the old man talking about?" ”

The guide listened for a while and said: "He said that the woman had committed the great sin of 'apostasy,' and asked her if she was willing to confess her mistakes and repent, and if she was willing to admit her mistakes, she would be spared from scourging, and if she was unwilling to admit her mistakes, she would be punished with eighty lashes." ”

Chen Fei exclaimed, "Eighty whips? Was it with the whip in the hands of those strong men? That whip is the thickness of a thumb! Eighty lashes, this woman must have died. ”

The guide shrugged his shoulders helplessly, and did not speak, at this time the woman also spoke, she raised her head, and said something awe-inspiringly, hearing the surprise of everyone on the sidelines, Chen Fei still didn't understand anything, so he could only ask the guide again, and the guide said: "This woman said that women can not wear veils, and women can expose their faces like men." She said these things that the doctrine did not allow, so the elders said she had committed the grave sin of apostasy. ”

Chen Fei let out an "oh" and said, "So that's the case." Chen Fei had just muttered to himself, and suddenly saw the guide's face change drastically, obviously what touched him by the woman's words just now, Chen Fei hurriedly asked, "What did that woman say again?" ”

The guide was astonished and said, "The woman said that she would not repent and was willing to accept the whipping, alas, it seems that this woman is going to be beaten to death here." ”

Liao Qifei on the side also heard the guide's words, and hurriedly said to Chen Fei: "Brother Fei, let's hurry up and save that woman." ”

Chen Fei frowned, and said sharply: "Nonsense! Lin Shuai has repeatedly emphasized that in Islamic areas, we must respect local customs and habits and not interfere in their internal affairs. ”

Chen Fei will only call Lin Yuan "Lin Shuai" on very formal occasions, Liao Qifei heard Chen Fei call like this, he didn't dare to say more, and kept silent, at this time the elder on the stage pointed to the woman and said something, and then stepped aside, two strong men with long whips walked up to the woman, one grabbed one of the woman's arms, put her in front of the wooden shelf in the middle of the high platform, tied her hands to the shelf, let the woman stand in front of the shelf, and then the two strong men stepped aside.

At this time, four strong men with long whips walked behind the woman, and a strong man stood up first, and struck the woman's back with a long whip, and the long whip hung with a chilling wind, hitting the woman's back hard, making a "pop" sound, and everyone in the audience was quiet, only the woman let out a terrible scream.

The strong man who had finished one whip stepped aside, and another strong man walked behind the woman, and with another whip, the woman let out an even more miserable wail.

Liao Qifei whispered to Chen Fei: "Brother Fei, their way of playing is ruthless enough, if it is a person who fights, he will be tired when he hits the person behind, and his strength must be a lot lighter, according to the current style of play, a person can rest for a few seconds after fighting, and he will not be tired at all, every whip has full strength, it seems that this woman is dead, shall we just watch her die?" ”

Chen Fei frowned and said: "If you dare to go up and interfere, so many people below will think that you don't respect their traditions, and then they will be enemies of you, they are not only enemies of you, but also enemies of China, so we can only watch here." ”

Liao Qifei frowned and said, "But didn't Lin Shuai tell us to protect the weak?" I don't think this woman has made much of a mistake......"

Chen Fei's face sank, and he said angrily: "In your opinion, she didn't make much mistakes, but in the eyes of the locals, she is not punishable, understand?" We have to respect the local customs, remember? ”

Liao Qifei nodded silently, and in the time of speaking, more than two dozen whips had been hit on the woman's back, the black robe on the back had been stained red with blood, and a puddle of blood had accumulated under the woman's feet, and the woman's screams were getting weaker and weaker, gradually turning into moans that came and went......