Chapter 122, shrouded in terror
During that terrible storm, the inner city was certainly affected. However, compared to the outer city, the construction of the inner city, which is much more rationally planned and modern, is not too difficult.
Sturdy houses will not be easily blown over or collapsed; waterlogging still makes the city soak in water for a while, but reliable drainage channels and sewers will quickly let the water flow away after the weather clears.
Even people in the inner city will not go hungry if they are shut down for a few days. They generally have food and savings at home.
But their life was not comfortable at all.
It's just uncomfortable in a different way.
If we say that the person in charge of reviving the Outer City at the moment is Osena, the chief civil affairs officer; the tone of the entire Outer City is that of post-disaster reconstruction, which is in full swing.
Then the most powerful person in the inner city is Lambert, the grandson of the former Parliament Speaker. And the tone he brought to the inner city was the politics of terror.
Lambert, whose entire family is almost dead, has transformed into a vengeful spirit - at least that's how the people in the inner city see it.
This politics of terror began before the storm. After Norris was captured, according to the confessions of him and Bradford, two former powerful members of the Alliance Parliament, people were taken away by soldiers every day.
The people who were taken away made no sound at all.
The team responsible for arresting people was not even a team that anyone in Fuxing City was familiar with. Those troops directly under the governor who came from Wei Xing City were completely selfless and had no way of even privately asking how the people who were arrested were doing.
The inner city is now like playing a killing game. Every time you close your eyes or open your eyes every day, someone you know may be invited to have tea and never come back.
People are terrified, which is not enough to describe this.
A theory began to spread in the inner city: the evil spirit of revenge would drag the entire Fuxing City into hell and bury his family with him.
The storm that was about to destroy the city became a time for the soul to rest. At least this is the case for many people who have ghosts in their hearts.
At least during a storm, they didn't have to worry about soldiers coming to take people away.
However, after the storm subsided, the atmosphere of terror swept over again, and people in the inner city began to tremble again.
Lambert has become a name that can stop children from crying at night in the inner city.
"How can it be so scary!" Listening to Oceana's teasing in the communication signal, Lambert felt dumbfounded.
"Isn't this the case? I've heard it all! Don't quibble!"
"You can't talk nonsense!" Lambert continued to defend, "I acted in accordance with the instructions of the Governor. There is no need for me to use my power to seek personal revenge. After all... after all, according to the instructions of the Governor, those who were with my grandfather Those who have something to do with their deaths are all enemies of this city. Attacking them is just a matter of business. As for the extra ones, it's not that I want to anger them, but they have done a lot of bad things according to the Governor's standards. , they all have to atone for their sins.”
"How can I atone for my sins?" Oceana asked curiously.
There is nothing hard to say about this. Lambert gave the answer: "Some of the most heinous people will be declared guilty and executed in public at a public trial three days later; others will be punished with hard labor for varying periods of time. These Prisoners sentenced to hard labor will be sent to the mines of the Wasted Society to work as unpaid workers, or to work on sewing machines in government-run textile factories where prisoners are responsible for productivity. ”
"How many people are there in total?"
"Hmm...it looks like there are two thousand people in total."
"Two thousand people..." Oceana couldn't help but clicked her tongue, "There are only 100,000 people in the inner city, right? You have arrested 2% of the population. No wonder you are spread like this in the inner city."
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"They asked for it." Lambert snorted coldly, not wanting to talk any more about this aspect.
He did this not just out of his own will. The governor asked him to do it to completely clean up the inner city. If almost all the means of production are confiscated and used as government assets, how can it be done peacefully?
The so-called people whose crimes were so heinous that they needed to be executed, as well as many people who were sentenced to long-term hard labor, actually determined their specific sentences. In addition to the crimes they committed, it also depended on their influence. The greater the influence of those who do not cast quickly enough, not thoroughly enough, and not decisively enough, the greater the sin.
However, there was no need to say these words to Oceana.
He changed the topic and said: "I already know what you want me to do. I will help you select a group of people with very small 'sins'. They were originally going to be put back, and given a combination of kindness and power, they were scared to death. People, if they suddenly have the opportunity to serve the Governor and gain a more important position and opportunity than before, they will surely cry with joy.”
"Uh..." Oceana imagined that scene.
It was quite tearful.
Lambert paused and continued: "However, you must also pay attention. These people have abilities and there is not much problem with their composition. However, after all, they are the ones who have been hit by the iron fist. In their hearts Whether there will be resentment against the governor or the new government is something I cannot guarantee. You should pay close attention to this when using it.”
"I will."
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After ending the call with Oceana, Lambert organized the information and went to see Governor Gu.
When he arrived, Gu Hang's secretary Zhang Chao asked him to wait a little longer, as the previous meeting was a bit delayed.
Lambert waited patiently. After a while, he saw Yan Fangxu and Thaddeus walking out.
He stood up and greeted the two of them, who quickly returned the greeting and passed by each other.
They didn't talk much. The two military leaders currently under the governor's power seemed to be in a hurry. They obviously had a lot of things to do back home. Lambert himself was also in a hurry to see the governor to report on the situation, so naturally he had no time to chat. .
After entering the governor's office, he was about to salute, but was stopped by Gu Hang.
"Don't be too polite, take the time to get down to business."
"Okay." Lambert didn't dare to neglect, stepped forward and placed a stack of materials in front of the governor.
Then, while the Governor looked on, he began to relate the situation.
The main content is who he has arrested recently; which ones need to be focused on; which ones are a bit uncertain and need to be decided by the Governor.
While listening, Gu Hang corrected some words on his document, and then asked Lambert to take it over.
"Follow this."
"Yes." After responding, Lambert said, "Now that I have finished my business, I will not continue to bother the Governor..."
In the middle of his farewell, Gu Hang interrupted him: "Wait a moment, there is something else."
"Your public trial will be brought forward and will be held tomorrow. After your public trial is over, I will use the same place to hold a medal ceremony for our army."
Lambert was stunned for a moment and said quickly: "Yes, I understand what to do."
Having said that, it is actually a bit troublesome to do. The time has been moved forward two days, and many preparations have not been made yet. It seems that he and his subordinates will have to work overtime tonight.
Gu Hang obviously knew this, and he comforted him: "Well, thank you for your hard work. Go ahead and get ready."
(End of chapter)