Chapter 145 Killing the chicken to scare the monkey

Killing to pay for one's life and debts to pay back money are natural and logical. Since these four people have been caught, there is no dispute about the verdict. What's more, the colonization team has just arrived, and this kind of criminal behavior must be severely punished. As Qian Tiandun said,

Without killing a few chickens, how would these monkeys know how to be afraid?

As the chief justice of the Time Travel Group, Gu Kai sentenced these four people to death without hesitation. No one raised objections to the verdict. However, there was controversy over how to carry out the death penalty. Some suggested that they should be shot.

, some said that according to the rules of this era, he should be beheaded, and some said that he should be thrown out and handed over to the common people to beat him to death.

In the end, none of these proposals were passed. Shooting and beheading were too bloody, and no one was willing to do it. No one even wanted to take the job of prison. Several of the people who came to Black Earth Port from the Military and Police Department had done so.

Human lives, but those are things that happen in battle and are completely different from executing criminals. It is obviously inappropriate to leave it to the people to deal with it, because this is very likely to cause the situation to get out of control and cause greater chaos, and it is inconsistent with the executive committee’s advocacy

The development route of “establishing a society governed by the rule of law” is also not very consistent.

In the end, it was Tom Wang who came up with an idea - to use hanging. Compared with other death sentences, hanging is not as bloody, and the tall gallows is also suitable for a large number of immigrants to watch, and Gu Kai and others hope to use the case.

The verdict is to carry out legal education in the style of killing chickens to scare monkeys, and hanging is undoubtedly the most appropriate method of execution.

"The carpentry team is a little tired, let's work overtime!" After deciding on the execution method, Gu Kai finally breathed a sigh of relief.

On the first day after arriving at Black Earth Port, two lives were lost and a robbery and murder occurred. This was a big test for the colonization team headquarters. Fortunately, so far, everything seems to be going smoothly.

, and everyone's opinions are relatively unified, and there are no fundamental differences in the choice of handling methods.

The carpentry team had to work overnight to build not only the gallows, but also several watchtowers. After this incident, the Military and Police Department believed that the current view of the sentry was still too narrow, and a watchtower with a better viewing angle was needed to monitor the entire camp.

Carry out surveillance. However, the requirements of the Military and Police Department are not high. They only need a few commanding heights around the camp.

After asking, the carpentry team cleverly took a nap and found a few tall and strong trees around the camp. They found a bifurcation on them and used wooden boards to build a table-sized platform, and then removed the branches that blocked the view.

All forked branches and trunks were cleared away. This three- to four-meter-high observation point is easy to get up and down with a rope ladder and a wooden ladder, and its usage requirements fully meet the requirements of the Military and Police Department. After seeing the built samples, Qian Tiandun also

I didn't find any faults, I just nodded and acquiesced to the carpentry team's approach.

Early the next morning, the immigrants who walked out of the shack to receive breakfast found a tall wooden platform on the port, with a wooden frame erected on the platform. The immigrants who did not know what they were doing were gathered in front of the wooden platform under the command of the militia.

Everyone whispered to each other and guessed what happened. Soon Zhou Hengxing appeared on the wooden stage with a microphone, followed by several workers who also moved the tweeter and heavy battery onto the stage. Originally, this occasion was supposed to be

It would be more appropriate for Gu Kai to speak, but his language skills are indeed far behind Zhou Hengxing. If he were to give a speech on stage, most of the people below would not be able to understand what he was talking about.

“First of all, on behalf of the Haihan Executive Committee, I welcome you all to settle in Heitu Port!” Zhou Hengxing began his speech calmly: “In this place, you will receive various benefits given to you by the Haihan Executive Committee.

Worried about having no food to eat, no house to live in, no fixed place to live, and being arrested at any time and sent to the battlefield... In the areas under the jurisdiction of the Haihan Executive Committee, such a thing will never happen! As long as you work hard and steadily

, abide by the code of conduct we have established, and everyone will be rewarded accordingly."

These things are basically the same old tunes. The lectures on the Haihan immigration policy almost never stopped on the way to Heitu Port. Almost every adult immigrant knows what kind of arrangements they will generally receive after arriving here.

jobs, what kind of treatment they will get, and what promising prospects are waiting for them to strive for in the future. The vast majority of people are very satisfied with these arrangements of the colonization team. After all, it was the colonization team that brought them out of the war.

They were rescued from the brink, given food and shelter, organized to build settlements, and then helped to rebuild social order as refugees. These are all things worth being grateful for. Although the immigrants listened with empty stomachs, they also

I didn't feel any resentment about this.

"But, just last night, something extremely bad happened!" Zhou Hengxing changed the subject and began to talk about the robbery case last night: "Several deserters from the Li Dynasty sneaked into our midst, and last night

He robbed and killed an innocent little girl and injured her brother, just to steal more than ten kilograms of dry food that the siblings carried in their luggage!"

The audience was immediately in an uproar. Deserters killed civilians to rob food or property. In fact, this kind of thing was not very rare, and had happened many times before. These soldiers who fled from the battlefield often did anything to survive, and relied on looting along the way.

To replenish consumption, it is common to directly kill anyone who dares to resist. If there is a large-scale rout on the battlefield, there will often be large-scale burning, killing and looting in the areas where the rout passes. Otherwise, in the Thanh Hoa area,

The residents were so far away from the battlefield, so why did they start fleeing so early?

But this kind of thing has never happened after the appearance of the Haihan people. When the colonization team recruited immigrants by the Qinghua River, they had already expressed their attitude with relatively tough methods. Anyone who disobeyed the arrangements would be severely punished.

And no one dared to cause trouble along the way. After all, there were more than a dozen militiamen with waist knives on duty on each ship. Anyone who wanted to cause trouble had to first think about whether he could defeat so many people with his bare hands.

.

Many people think that they are lucky to have met good people, because these militiamen are not interested in their personal belongings, and they will not wipe them clean first like the Le Dynasty's army. In addition, the policies along the way

The preaching made many immigrants full of longings for a new life in the future. However, under such circumstances, on the night of arrival in Hong Kong, an army broke out and looted immigrants, and some lives were lost. This made the immigrants feel...

Fear and anxiety.

Then someone brought the young man from last night to the stage. The young man's eyes were red and swollen. Under Zhou Hengxing's guidance, he choked up and told what happened last night. The kind-hearted people in the audience all showed indignant expressions, and some people fell directly on the ground.

They grabbed rocks and threw them on the stage, almost hitting Zhou Hengxing. The militiamen who maintained order quickly stopped this behavior. Otherwise, if the situation got out of control, these guys would probably be stoned by the angry crowd before they could wait for the execution.

die.

"Although such an unfortunate incident happened, fortunately, our soldiers caught these criminals as soon as possible!" Zhou Hengxing pointed to the audience and said loudly: "Bring the prisoners up!"

Qian Tiandun, who was wearing a camouflage uniform, took the lead, followed by members of the military police department who escorted the four robbers and murderers tied up to the stage.

"After our overnight interrogation and investigation, the criminal facts of these people have been confirmed. Now, on behalf of the Haihan Executive Committee, I announce the verdict of these four prisoners..." Zhou Hengxing paused here and raised his voice: "Hanging!

"

The audience was noisy again. Most people didn't know what hanging was about, so they started asking each other.

Someone quickly brought several bundles of ropes to the stage, passed the ropes through the high wooden frame, and then fixed one section behind the wooden platform, and tied a rope loop slip knot on the other end.

"This is to hang them!" Someone in the audience had already seen the clues.

The robbers also knew that something was wrong at this time, and they all collapsed on the ground. Someone brought a hemp rope sack and tied their trouser legs from the knees with a hemp rope. This was done to prevent their spines from being tortured.

The rupture caused the muscles and nerves in the lower body to lose control, and feces and urine were scattered all over the floor. The sack was used to cover the head to prevent the ferocious expressions on their faces when they died from frightening the immigrants watching in the audience. The adults may be okay,

However, there were many underage children among these immigrants, and the colonization team thought it was best not to leave a shadow on their young minds.

Someone in the audience had already taken the lead in shouting: "Hang them!" Soon the calls became more and more frequent and louder.

Qian Tiandun took the microphone from Zhou Hengxing and said: "Today we choose to publicly execute these murderers here. This is not only a punishment for their crimes, but also a warning to those with evil intentions not to offend us.

The rules set by the Haihan Law. Those who abide by the Haihan Law will have their lives and property protected by us, and any behavior that dares to challenge the Haihan Law will be severely punished! These criminals are the first batch to be hanged in Heitu Port

people, but I hope they are also the last people to be sentenced to death here!"

Seeing that several ropes had been put around the necks of the condemned prisoners, Gao Qiaonan stepped forward to check again, and then saluted Qian Tiandun. Qian Tiandun nodded and said: "Execution!"

With a snap, the floor of the wooden platform collapsed under the feet of the four condemned prisoners. The carpentry team who worked overnight did not have time to make a flip-up gallows, so they just left a large rectangular hole in the middle of the platform for the seat, and used a few wooden stakes underneath.

A wooden board was supported as a floor. When the rope tied to the wooden stake was pulled during the execution, the floor immediately collapsed.

The four prisoners were hanging in the air and struggling with their last strength. Even the wooden frame above was shaking a little. Zhou Hengxing and Qian Tiandun, who were standing by the stage, were a little worried and secretly prayed in their hearts that these guys would not destroy the gallows.

If it was shaken to pieces, then the hanging would become a complete farce.

Fortunately, the craftsmanship of the carpentry team seemed to be pretty good. Although it was a little shaky, it was still okay. After just more than ten seconds, someone had stopped making any movement. The last stubborn guy held on for a full forty seconds before he was helpless.

Kick your legs and bid farewell to this world.
Chapter completed!