our family is gone

Chapter 241

"If I don't like seeing blood, I don't want to beheaded. Hang the foreman, the person in charge, and the murderer all in the square, and feed them water instead of food. Give them the feeling of famine before.

Expose to the scorching sun for seven days, and if you die, you will be sent to a nursing home for treatment.

All of these people's property was confiscated, and their family members took back their Hamlet household registration and were demoted to serfs. They were starved for three days before being sent to labor farms for indefinite reformation.

The same goes for those directly involved in the case, recovering their losses, depriving them of their status as freemen, and reducing them to serfs for reformation.

Among them, if they have family members in government departments, schools or the army, they will all be disqualified and all preferential policies will be cancelled.

Those guys who were onlookers, false testimonials, and storming the police station were all sent to me to be reformed in a labor farm. The specific labor reform period will start at least three months, with no upper limit, and the sentence for poor performance will be doubled.

Tell them what to do and what not to do! "

The weight of his chips has always been based on ability. Don't those people always emphasize their identities?
Now that their identities are directly deprived, who is the authentic Hamlet?
There were only [-] people in Hamlet before, so Lance was forced to hand over those positions to them because no one was available.

Susan that time was because the refugees had not been effectively resettled, and he did not over-cut for stability.

This group of people occupied many important positions because of their previous first-mover advantage, but some of them are not capable enough to take on responsibilities, and they don't know how to be smart enough to dare to use his identity to discredit him.

This violated Lance's biggest taboo, he needed prestige to unite everyone, and any stain would give the ancestor an opportunity.

If it wasn't for seeing the blood that would benefit the Patriarch, I'm afraid he would have killed him long ago.

The lord produces everything to support the people...

Now most of the offenders in this incident are locals, just take this opportunity to clean up and let those who are capable go up.

Moreover, there is a shortage of people in the project to develop the wilderness, so there is no need to mobilize more people for this wave of supplements, and it is free, which is estimated to save thousands of gold coins.

Those people knew that he didn't have enough development manpower, so they took the initiative to deliver it to the door. Hamlet still has a lot of good people, and everyone is so eager to help others.

Lance briefly explained how the matter was handled, and William could hear that there was no intention of stopping.

It stands to reason that he should be happy that the lord didn't protect those people because of their status as locals, but William didn't see much relaxation on his face when he heard this, on the contrary, he was a little entangled.

"My lord, isn't this a bit...too harsh? The laws of the empire are far from such serious sentences for these cases."

William hesitated to express his opinion, but Lance just smiled.

"Do you want to use imperial law to uphold justice?"

"Isn't the law a weapon of justice?" William asked directly in turn. Seeing his firm expression, he obviously had his own understanding of this.

You must know that William has a family inheritance, otherwise how could he know how to read and train dogs.

The teaching material for his literacy back then was not the holy scriptures of the church, but a book of imperial laws written in an unknown age.

Even the empire has to pull out the underpants of legal documents to hide their shame. Isn't it a bit extreme for the lord to judge those people with a single sentence now?

"Then who made the law?" Lance was not in a hurry to argue with him, but asked in a leisurely manner.

"Of course it was formulated by the rulers of the empire."

"Isn't that right? As long as it is made by people, there can be no justice, because everyone has their own position."

"But!" William wanted to speak, but his mouth was stuck, and he seemed to realize something.

"Well, even if we assume that the law is absolutely just, who will enforce the law?
They are still human, as long as they are human, they will have a position. "

Some of William's ideas are indeed more disciplined than most bureaucrats and politicians in the empire, but who sets the rules?

Imperial law was never a thing of justice, it was merely a rein used by the aristocratic ruling class to keep the carriage stable.

The reins are only put on the horses, they are the ones in the carriage, do you want those guys with nooses around their necks?

Anyway, Lance can't do it. If he wants to fight against the ancestor, he must use strong means. Now is not the time to use the law to restrict himself.

What's more, the law can only achieve a certain degree of fairness, and its main function is to maintain social stability, and this is what ordinary people need, they just want to live in peace and security.

And Lance can give them only this.

William hadn't thought about it before, and he was stuck in some kind of thinking.

And Lance obviously wouldn't let him waste time here, so he quickly filled him with chicken soup and let him go to work.

"So don't worry about the endorsement of the law. Justice is never in those boring clauses, but in you, in me, and in the hands of all those who yearn for justice—I am justice!"

William came back to his senses, and couldn't help but echo the words in his heart.

I am justice...

It's just that the lord's next sentence made William a little confused.

"But I will not intervene in this matter, and leave it to you to investigate."

"What do you mean, sir?"

"You are hindered in the investigation process because the security force has just been created, and the people don't know you, so your deterrence is even weaker than a foreman.

In addition, because the person in charge of the engineering team is really in charge of them directly, but the function of the security team is not reflected, they think it has little to do with it, so they choose to conceal the truth. "

Lance stopped talking, with a weird smile on his face, like a fake smile.

"I will not come forward in this case now, and you will deal with it. When this matter is over, they will understand what the security team is."

Simply put, just like Grindel, he wants to create momentum for William and the security team, and establish the majesty that a violent institution should have.

The price is those who get caught, they will be sacrificed to establish William's authority.

As for whether this punishment is reasonable or not, it has nothing to do with Lance, and those people can't blame him.

Because they made mistakes first in this matter, and it was William who came forward to deal with this matter.

With the expansion of the territory, it is impossible for Lance to come forward for everything.

It must be made clear that he is the lord, who sits behind and controls the overall situation, not stands in front to show his face.

"If this matter is thoroughly investigated, close to 400 people will be implicated. Is the impact on the town a bit too great, and will it cause opposition from the townspeople?"

William still expressed his worries. There were more than 200 people who stormed the police station. If they did so, it might cause turmoil.

"Is the baton in your hand a display?"

But those guys are obviously not in his consideration. If he dared to attack the police station today, he couldn't even think about what he would do tomorrow. He had to punch hard!

Lance wants to tell them who is the master of Hamlet.

Some things are theirs only if you give them to them. If you don’t give them to them, they can’t take them.

"Go ahead, investigate clearly, don't let any pest go, and of course don't wrong any innocent person, use evidence to speak, and don't use violence to extract a confession."

Lance signed a warrant of inquiry giving him functions.

Some things have to be restricted from the very beginning, otherwise it is easy to get out of control at the beginning. You must know that people in this era do not have the word quality and morality.

"Yes!"

William received the investigation order and stepped back. When he walked out and looked up at the sky, he couldn't help but let out a long breath.

Sure enough, if he was still living in that remote town, it would be impossible for him to understand what justice was.

Stride out, if you still have reservations before, then after getting the acquiescence of the lord, he will do a big job!

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"You should know the matter, pack up your things and go."

Inside the government affairs building, Tiffany looked at the group of people standing in front of her and shook her head helplessly.

Most of their family members were implicated in this case, and Tiffany executed the order to expel all those working in the government affairs system.

As for whether they were arrested or what happened after they walked out of this door, I don't know, it is not within the scope of her work.

The work of the government affairs system is definitely well paid in Hamlet, and it is relatively easier, but now these have nothing to do with them.

If you lose your job here and be registered on the file, then you will basically be insulated from good jobs in the future.

Some were wronged, some were uneasy, some were frightened... For them, it was like the sky suddenly fell.

Some people know the behavior of their family members and even provided help, but they are afraid that they will be arrested if they go out.

But more people didn't know about it, and didn't participate in it. They obviously didn't do anything wrong, why?
Some people wanted to ask for mercy, but Tiffany didn't give them any good face about this matter.

"I can't blame others for this matter. Isn't the lord not treating you well enough?"

They could only leave in the end. As soon as they walked out of the gate, they were taken away by the security team for investigation, whether they knew about it or not.

Other people who were not affected also had different expressions when they saw this scene.

I have to say that this incident has greatly shocked other people. Many people plan to warn their families after going back, so as not to be dragged into trouble.

In the town of Hamlet, a middle-aged woman frowns in a private house.

Her family is better than most people's. Although it was hard on the way to escape, there was no downsizing.

Later, because her husband was a craftsman, the whole family could join Hamlet, and her son was also selected to join the army.

But this morning her husband was taken away for investigation, and he has not returned until now. This situation reminded her of the past few days, and she couldn't help feeling uneasy.

When the door opened, it was not the husband who was taken away for investigation, but the son who was supposed to be in the army.

"Why did you come back?"

But the woman quickly realized that the son should have rushed back after hearing the news that his father had been taken away. Without any support, the woman couldn't help but set her mind on her son.

"Your father was taken away by those members of the security team, you should quickly find a way to rescue him."

"How can I save it?" The young man became very surprised after hearing this, and it seemed difficult to understand why his mother would say such words.

Parents always have an inexplicable sense of superiority over their children, and they are never allowed to question.

"Aren't you from the army? Why are you afraid of those magistrates? Go and rescue your father, do they dare to stop you?"

The traditional and old feudal thinking took root in the woman's mind. In her understanding, the army is stronger than the magistrate, and she is not afraid of crimes. It all depends on whether the relationship is strong or not.

But young people in the army don't just participate in training, they have to attend classes at night. After being exposed to the lord's thinking, the thinking logic of the two is not at the same level.

So when he heard this, the young man was stunned, the expression on his face repeated several times, and finally he had to speak.

"I was fired from the army."

After finishing speaking, the young man let out a long breath slowly, feeling his whole body relax.

The woman froze for a moment when she heard her son's words, and unconsciously panicked, and hurriedly asked.

"How did this happen? Are you not working hard enough? Are those preferential treatment for family members gone?"

As soon as he said this, the young man almost had a cerebral hemorrhage, his hands clenched into fists and his veins burst out.

Originally, he didn't know how to face his family, nor did he understand why he was implicated.

Now he understands why he was fired.

At this moment, the heart was occupied by grievances, and finally broke out.

"All my grades in the army are excellent! I could have joined the lord's personal guard to fight for Hamlet.

But it's all because of you!It was because of your crimes that I was expelled from the army, and all my efforts were in vain..."

He didn't shed tears when he was fighting with the enemy and was injured, but at this moment, he couldn't help crying.

Everything about him was ruined, everything from being a glorious warrior to standing beside the lord was lost.

The woman was also stunned for a moment, and found that her son had changed at this time, and the last pillar was also lost.

"No...God has abandoned our family..."

"Fuck God!" The young man yelled, "It's obvious that you betrayed Hamlet! You betrayed the lord and took everything from me."

After saying that, the young man left angrily, he would rather sleep outside on the street than stay here any longer.

Facing the opened door, the woman slowly fell into regret.

"It's a crime..."

Similar scenes keep appearing in Hamlet, people are expelled, taken away, investigated...

The turmoil did not subside because of Lance's return, on the contrary it became more intense.

It's just that Lance doesn't care about it. This big cleansing will bring new life to Hamlet, and what he needs now is to take this opportunity to abolish the simple and dilapidated system, and let more capable people replace those vacancies. Location.

It's time for a picture...

In this small town of only 2000 people, there are nearly 400 people involved, that is almost one in five people.

But in fact, there were no more than [-] people who committed serious crimes, and only five were sentenced to death, most of whom were sent to the wilderness for labor reform.

As for the implicated family members, although they are counted, they are not sent to labor camps, but their jobs are taken away.

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