I insist

Chapter 52: Someone's Dead

Upon hearing this, the room fell completely silent.

Some of them even began to doubt whether they were hallucinating or if they had been starving for too long. Why would the magistrate of Yin County, who had always greeted the people of Lincheng with a smile, say such cold-blooded and heartless words!

However, the truth was cruel. When the guards started to drive them away, they finally realized that they were not hallucinating!

How could you do such a thing!

"Have you really forgotten how we helped you back then? You are utterly heartless bastards! You don't deserve to be human!"

As the words became increasingly harsh, the magistrate of Yin County's expression gradually turned ugly.

But let alone the people of Lincheng, even Song Miqiu and his group, as outsiders who came later, couldn't help but feel angry for them after learning the whole story.

And what about the parties involved?

Yin County really went too far.

"Don't waste words with those vagrants! If they do anything out of line, just take action!"

"Bah! Who do you think you are! If it weren't for our help back then, do you think you could have really become the magistrate? Don't think we don't know that we had a task for you back then. If it weren't for our Lincheng agreeing to let your people do business with us, Yin County would probably no longer exist!"

Back then, Yin County was practically a ruined city, as its people were extremely poor, even worse off than the surrounding villages.

As a result, many people gradually began to move away, and some even went to Lincheng.

However, people have an innate nature to return to their roots. Once their lives improved, they began to worry about their relatives and friends who had stayed in Yin County.

This is why, when Yin County was about to be abolished, all the other towns were unwilling to help them, but Lincheng chose to lend a helping hand without hesitation.

"You heartless bastard! It's bad enough that you don't know how to be grateful for getting this position, but now you're trying to kill us all just to curry favor with those higher up? Aren't you afraid of being haunted by the deaths of those innocent people in your dreams?!"

These words truly revealed their anger, not that the county magistrate, who was about to secure his position, simply didn't care about such things!

If he can handle this matter well, maybe he can leave this awful place!

He has made countless efforts to get to where he is today, and he has almost given up all of his family's savings.

Now that the people from above have finally arrived, he naturally cannot allow any mistakes to occur!

That lord doesn't like these useless things polluting his eyes, so naturally he will do as he's told.

"Get these people who spout nonsense out of here!"

Are you really going to kill all of us?!

They have nowhere to go now. The flooding in Lincheng has not been resolved, and if they go back, they will only face certain death.

Otherwise, why would they abandon their homes and come here?

However, the magistrate of Yin County cut off their path to survival with just a casual remark.

"This is really going to kill me! Where can I go? My whole family died in the flood. How am I, a dirty old woman, supposed to survive?"

Whether they returned to Lincheng at this time or chose to seek refuge in other places, it would be very difficult for them.

Lincheng is definitely the closest option, but they just can't go back.

If they went to other places, they would probably starve to death on the way.

For a time, cries echoed outside the city gates, not only from the elderly who had lost their families, but also from some toddlers.

Song Miqiu felt a pang of pity seeing so many people, but he was powerless to help.

Those who were still young looked at the guards who were driving them away with a resolute and ruthless look in their eyes.

Since these people are trying to cut off their livelihood, they will risk their lives to create a way out for those behind them!

At that moment, there was no question of whether they knew each other or not; they only knew that they came from the same place and had encountered the same trouble.

Unfortunately, this kind of trouble can be deadly!

If they do nothing, then everyone will just wait to die.

But if we give it a shot, there might still be hope of survival!

"Get away from me! You filthy creatures are not worthy to touch me!"

Just as a guard placed his hand on a young man, preparing to push him away, he was suddenly pushed away forcefully by the man!

His action was like sounding the horn of war, instantly igniting a battle between the two sides!

Almost everyone who was still capable of fighting stepped forward!

Behind them are their parents, their wives and children, and perhaps they have nothing at all, yet they are unwilling to let such ungrateful people trample on their lives in front of them.

These guards never expected that they would dare to resist when they themselves were in such dire straits!

"This is outrageous! This is our territory, do you really think you're in your Lin City?"

The magistrate's face darkened; these people's words and actions showed they completely disregarded him.

There's still that official in the city. If this matter reaches his ears, he'll surely think I'm incompetent, won't he?

Wouldn't that ruin my future?

Upon realizing this, the magistrate's face immediately turned very stern.

"Execute all those who instigated the disturbance on the spot! Let them see that Yin County is not a place where they can run wild!"

Upon hearing this, not only were the common people stunned, but even the guards were somewhat taken aback.

But when they saw the expression on the magistrate's face, they realized that their superior was not joking!

He really intends to kill someone! To make an example of them!

One person taking action naturally emboldened the others.

As the people gradually fell down, an eerie silence came from behind, but soon it turned into screams!

"They actually dared to kill people!"

The anger in my heart had reached its peak, but so had the fear.

They never imagined that Yin County, which they considered insignificant, would turn on them so ruthlessly at this time!

Song Miqiu and his group couldn't help but frown. Did these people really think human life was so worthless?

Is it possible to disregard human life at will, even for the sake of one's own future or simply because one feels unhappy?

If that's really the case, then they are truly pathetic.