Durin's Diary

Chapter 22: What you owe must be repaid

Du Lin really wanted to give this human trafficker's lackey and his family an unforgettable ordeal, but no matter what, the three children were innocent. They were still playing with their prairie elf friends before today, and no one knew that their father would be a human trafficker's spy.

But when people come here, innocence doesn’t matter, and pity doesn’t matter.

The jailers began to prepare the torture instruments, and the man's wife persuaded her husband in very fast human language.

"I've always been curious. The families of the caravan members are all controlled, but why aren't yours?" Du Lin said this, looking at the elder standing at the door and laughing. "I've seen photos of Klein Saric when he was young. You can't be his illegitimate half-brother, right?"

This sentence completely ignited the man's anger. He stretched out his hand to grab Du Lin, but his fingertips stopped seven centimeters away from Du Lin - the steel fence stuck his arm tightly.

Distance creates beauty. Du Lin has a deep understanding of this sentence, so a true hunter will never give his prey a chance to resist.

"Based on market value, a grassland elf child can be sold at an outrageously high price in the human black market. That's why human traffickers like you are born. It seems that you are still stubborn. Punish his child." Du Lin turned his head and looked at the jailers and gave orders.

"Why don't you hit his lover?" The elder asked, finally unable to suppress his curiosity. "That's how we usually start here."

"If a wife or husband dies, they can remarry. If he's cruel, even if we skin and rip out his wife's tendons and cut her a thousand times or ten thousand times in front of him, it will be useless. But if the child dies, then he's truly gone. All his years of hard work will be wasted. He'll need to find a young, fertile wife and then have another child. But this child may not be as good or as well-behaved as the previous one..." Looking at the man struggling and roaring desperately in front of him, Du Lin smiled knowingly. His dragon blood made his teeth particularly sharp. "...So, we must understand what price the enemy cannot bear, Your Excellency the Elder."

"Why, child, why do you think so? Don't you think it's cruel to do so?" the old man asked curiously.

"Your Excellency the Elder, I think that in our line of work we have to throw our consciences away first, because our enemies have no conscience and no morals. If we still hold on to these unnecessary things, it will only harm ourselves and the abducted children." Du Lin replied calmly.

Is it cruel? It is indeed cruel, but in this line of work, you have to feed your conscience to dogs. If you can't protect your own people, then being kind to the enemy will be like a joke.

Think about it, who is supporting and following you, who is opposing you and hurting you, and who do you want to unite with, protect, stay away from, and retaliate against.

If you can't figure out such a simple question... what's the point of living in this world if you can only eat expensive food.

The elder was stunned, then turned and looked towards the door.

Several old fellows had frozen expressions or looked lost in thought. Only old Ish from Dulin was leaning against the wall, puffing on his cigarette, with a look of distress on his face.

"Yi Xu, it's a good thing that this land has a good grandson like yours who is harder-hearted than you." The elder spoke at this time, helping Du Lin to deal with the matter.

When the man saw that his child was going to be tortured, he screamed, and finally gave up before the knife fell.

Du Lin also breathed a sigh of relief - you see, even the devil has weaknesses, which also proves that such a devil is not well-trained.

But if he really doesn't tell, then the punishment will really be used on this child.

Having lived for so long, Du Lin deeply understands the value of morality and how hard it is to find kindness, but innocent cubs have been trafficked for so long. When there is only this one breakthrough to solve all the puzzles, any hesitation is shameful.

Even if he had to use the forbidden soul-searching technique, he had to make a breakthrough today. Unlike the bigwigs who could make laws and were in high positions with compassion, Du Lin would not pity any human trafficker or his family, because in Du Lin's opinion, it would be better to shed a tear and do more for the parents of the abducted children than to pity them.

Now that the man had decided to tell everything, Du Lin, relieved, did not participate in the recording of his statement. He walked over to the elders and nodded to them and those around him with a polite expression. "It's done, Your Excellencies."

"Don't call me Your Excellency, just call me Old Philo." The elder said with a smile.

In the world of grassland elves, when a younger generation addresses an elder, if the elder says that they can call him "old" + his name, this is a kind of honor for the younger generation - this means that the younger generation's words and deeds are recognized by the elder, and the young person will be able to call the elder directly by name instead of having to use honorifics.

Just like Du Lin calls his grandfather Old Ish, he usually calls him that, and only calls him Grandpa when it comes to serious matters.

In other words, this elder is already helping Durin take all the responsibility - there is nothing wrong with what Durin does here. It is his old Philo who has agreed. Anyone who is dissatisfied can come to him, but no one can blame Durin. Even if there is a saint who really wants to fight Durin, old Philo will send someone of the same age in his family to fight on his behalf.

Therefore, this is the best compliment an elder can give to his juniors.

"Thank you, old Philo."

"That's right," the elder said with a smile, turning to look at the old men. "Alright, now that we've taken his confession, let's figure out how to deal with Klein Saric."

Du Lin just listened obediently and did not say a word after the old people had offered their suggestions.

Until old Philo turned his attention to him: "Son, what do you think?"

Since you asked, I'll tell you. So, Du Lin spoke up, "Gentlemen, you all know this is Klein Saric's illegitimate brother. Humanity has somewhat begun to acknowledge illegitimate children in recent years. Of course, the Saric family has no shortage of heirs, so they sent him to Lublin as a spy. But what if one day the Saric family falls to the point where they need him to inherit the family business?"

After Du Lin finished speaking, he smiled and lowered his head.

The old people's expressions were very interesting, and old Philo asked Du Lin to raise his head.

"Why do you think so?" he asked.

"I hate human traffickers and wish their entire clan would perish, but we have to admit that a neighbor who is easily controlled and fearful is safer for us. So, I think it's okay to have one less illegitimate child on the extermination order... We can't allow a family of human traffickers to live on our border, openly serving as our neighbors, kidnapping children for alcohol whenever they want. But if replacing him can reduce or even eliminate the underground human trafficking in this area, that would be a good thing."

Having said that, Du Lin paused.

He smiled at the curious gazes of the old people.

"Everyone must pay the price for their choices. Killers must be prepared to be killed, and human traffickers should have this self-awareness. Please make your decision."

After saying that, Du Lin looked at everyone.

As for retribution, what you owe must be repaid.

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