Chapter 121, Terror Looms
In the midst of that terrible storm, the inner city was of course also affected. However, compared with the outer city, the construction of the inner city, which is much more reasonable and modern, is not too difficult.
A sturdy house will not be easily blown down or collapsed; The waterlogging still kept the city in water for a while, but reliable drainage canals and sewers quickly let the water flow away after the weather cleared.
Even the people in the inner city, after a few days of shutdown, are not hungry. They generally have food and savings at home.
But their lives are not comfortable at all.
It's just not a good way, it's just different.
If it is said that the person who is in charge of the revival of the outer city at the moment is Osena, the chief civil official; The tone of the entire outer city is the post-disaster reconstruction, and it is in full swing.
Then the inner city, the most powerful person, is Lambert, the grandson of the former president of parliament. And the tone he brought to the inner city was the politics of terror.
Lambert, whose entire family is almost dead, has become a vengeful ghastβat least in the eyes of the people of the inner city.
This politics of terror began before the storm. After Norris was captured, according to the confessions of him and Bradford, two former bigwigs of the Union Parliament, there were people every day who were taken away by soldiers.
The people who were taken away did not say a word at all.
The team responsible for arresting people is not even familiar to anyone in Fuxing City. Those troops directly under the governor who came from Weixing City were completely iron-faced and selfless, and there was no way to even privately inquire about what happened to the arrested people.
The inner city is now like a killing game, and every day when you close your eyes, as soon as you open your eyes, someone you know may be invited to tea and never come back.
The panic in people's hearts is not enough to describe this.
A saying began to circulate in the inner city: the vengeful ghast spirit will drag the entire revival city to hell for his family's burial.
The storm that was about to destroy the city became a time for peace of mind. At least for many people who have ghosts in their hearts.
At least in the middle of a storm, they don't have to worry about soldiers coming to the door to take people away.
However, when the storm subsided, the atmosphere of terror swept over again, and the people of the inner city began to tremble again.
Lambert has become the name of a child's night cry in the inner city.
"Where is it so terrifying!" Listening to Osena's ridicule in the communication signal, Lambert couldn't laugh or cry.
"Isn't that the case? I've heard it all! Don't quibble! β
"You can't talk nonsense!" Lambert continued, "I have acted on the orders of the Governor. I don't need to use my power to take revenge, after all...... After all, according to the Governor's orders, those who had anything to do with my grandfather's death were all enemies of the city. Striking them down is a matter of business. As for the extra ones, it's not that I'm angry with them, it's just that they've done a lot of bad things. By the standards of the Governor, they were all to atone for their sins. β
"How do you atone for your sins?" Osena asked, curiously.
There is nothing bad to say about this, and Lambert gives an answer: "Some of the most heinous crimes will be declared guilty and executed in public at the public trial meeting in three days' time; The other part is punished with hard labor for varying lengths. These prisoners sentenced to hard labor would be escorted to the mines of the Abandoned Cave Society to work as unpaid laborers, or to step on sewing machines in the government-run textile factories where the prisoners were used as productive workers. β
"How many people are there?"
"Hmm...... That's 2,000 people. β
"Two thousand people......" Osena couldn't help but smack her tongue a little, "There are only 100,000 people in the inner city, right?" 2% of the population has been captured by you, no wonder the inner city is spreading you like this. β
"They brought it on themselves." Lambert snorted coldly, not wanting to talk more about it.
He didn't just do it out of his own volition. The Governor asked him to do it in order to completely clean up the inner city. How can it be done by peaceful means if almost all the means of production are to be confiscated and used as government assets?
The so-called heinous crimes that require execution, as well as the many people sentenced to long periods of hard labor, determine their exact punishment, not only for the crimes they committed, but also on their influence.
People who don't vote fast enough, don't vote thoroughly enough, and don't make enough decisions have more influence, and the greater their sins.
However, there is no need to say these words to Osena.
He changed the subject and said, "I already know what you want me to do." I'll help you pick a group of people with very little 'sins'. They were about to be put back, and the people who were scared to the point of urinating suddenly had the opportunity to work for the Governor, and to gain an even more important position and opportunity than before, and they must have cried tears of joy. β
"Uh......" Osena imagined the image.
It's quite painful to cry.
Lambert paused, then continued, "However, you should also be careful. These people have the ability, and there is no big problem with the ingredients, but after all, they are the targets of the iron fist, and whether they will have resentment towards the governor and the new government in their hearts, this is something I can't guarantee. When you use it, you have to pay a lot of attention to that. β
"I will."
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After finishing the call with Osena, Lambert sorted out the information and went to Governor Gu.
When he arrived, Gu Hang's secretary Zhang Chao asked him to wait a little longer, and the last meeting was a little delayed.
Lambert waited patiently, and after a while, he saw Yan Fangxu and Tadius walk out.
He stood up and greeted the two, who quickly returned the salute and passed by.
They didn't talk much, and the two military chiefs who were now under the Governor's power seemed to be in a hurry, and it was evident that they had a lot to go back to; And Lambert himself had to rush to the governor to report the situation, so naturally he had no time to greet him.
After entering the governor's office, he was about to salute, but was stopped by Gu Hang.
"Don't be polite, hurry up and get down to business."
"Okay." Not daring to slack off, Lambert stepped forward and placed a stack of materials in front of the governor.
Then, as the Governor watched, he began to tell the story.
The main content is who he has recently arrested; Which of these are the ones to focus on; It's a bit uncertain which ones to decide, and it's up to the Governor to decide.
Gu Hang listened as he corrected some words on his document and asked Lambert to take it.
"Let's do this."
"Yes." After answering, Lambert said, "When I am done with my business, I will not continue to bother the Governor......
Halfway through his farewell, Gu Hang interrupted him: "Wait a minute, there's one more thing." β
"Your public trial is going to be advanced, and it will start tomorrow. After your public hearing, I will use the same place to hold a ceremony for the awarding of our military. β
Lambert was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said, "Yes, I understand what to do." β
That being said, it's actually a bit of a hassle. The time has been advanced for two days, and a lot of preparations have not yet been made, and it seems that he and his subordinates will be working overtime tonight.
Gu Hang obviously knew this, and he was relieved: "Well, I've worked hard for you, let's go and prepare." β
(End of chapter)