"Everyone, after hearing about his crimes, do you think killing him would be letting him off too easily?"
The mercenaries all felt that shooting such scum dead really would be too lenient.
A person like this should suffer every kind of torment before being sent on his final journey.
Long Fei gave the order. "I have one command for you now: think of ways to entertain him. The only condition is that you can't kill him."
Long Taotian was so frightened that he burst into tears. With snot and tears running down his face, he begged Long Fei, "Long Fei, I'm begging you, let me go. As long as you spare me, I'll agree to any condition. From now on, I'll turn over a new leaf and become a decent person."
"Long Taotian, you won't shed tears until you see the coffin. You committed countless evil deeds in Hanxia Nation, trampled on so many people, and used the Long Family's power and wealth to evade every punishment you deserved. Since the law cannot punish you, don't blame me for enforcing justice on heaven's behalf and setting up a private court to make you suffer punishment and atone for your sins."
After saying that, Long Fei waved his hand, signaling the mercenaries to find ways to torture Long Taotian.
At first, several male mercenaries greeted Long Taotian with their fists.
Then a male mercenary made a suggestion. "This guy has committed so many sins. Should we take him to the restroom and wash away his sins with toilet water?"
For a moment, the place fell silent, followed by excited shouts.
"Awwooo! That's a good one!"
"That's exactly what we should do."
Long Taotian thought about how he, the dignified eldest young master of the Long Family, would be dragged into a restroom and washed with toilet water.
Unable to bear it any longer, Long Taotian shouted, "Demons! You're all demons! Devils!"
A female mercenary slapped Long Taotian hard across the face, then crouched down and pointed at his nose. "You have the nerve to call us demons? Think about all the evil things you've done. Just take your drunk driving—you killed someone, and not only did you refuse to compensate the victim's family, you even had those witnesses silenced. A demon like you, who disregards the law and tramples on human lives, has no right to judge us. What you're suffering today is your punishment."
The other mercenaries then seized Long Taotian from both sides and dragged him into the restroom.
A mercenary pressed the flush button, and the toilet flushed.
With toilet water blasting against his face, Long Taotian could neither speak nor breathe. He could only struggle as he screamed inwardly, Why is this happening? Why should I, the young master of the Long Family, suffer such humiliation? If I get out alive, I'll make them repay today's humiliation twice over!
Some mercenaries at the scene were filming with cameras.
After around thirty seconds, someone grabbed Long Taotian by the hair and pulled his head out of the toilet. He began gasping desperately for air.
"It feels like his sins haven't been washed clean yet."
"Then let's keep washing away his sins."
They shoved Long Taotian's head back into the toilet and flushed it again.
"Wuwuwawa!" (You're treating me like this—I'll definitely take revenge for this!) Choking on the water, Long Taotian could only make incoherent wailing sounds.
"Wow, he's cursing at us. He's got backbone."
"We admire people with backbone the most."
Long Taotian felt a flicker of joy. Could it be that if I act tough, I'll suffer less?
But another mercenary's words immediately crushed the hope rising in his heart.
"We love torturing people with backbone the most. Watching a tough guy finally beg us for mercy—that brings incomparable joy and an incredible sense of achievement."
"Wuwawawa..." (You devils, you demons.) Long Taotian cursed them, but he kept choking on water and could not get the words out for the Sky Wing Mercenaries to hear.
Then another Sky Wing Mercenary stepped on Long Taotian's head, forcing it deeper down.
"Wuwayayawa..." (I'll remember this. You'd better remember—I'll make you repay this twice over.)
A few minutes later, a mercenary grabbed Long Taotian by the hair and pulled him up.
Long Taotian gasped for breath.
Then the mercenaries pressed his head down again and flushed the toilet.
After several repetitions, Long Taotian's initial rage and curses gave way to silence, then complete inner collapse. He was on the verge of crying.
The mercenaries filming even said they would upload the footage online.
That was what Long Taotian feared most. If it really went online, he would never be able to face anyone again. Other young masters from wealthy families would use it to mock him.
At that moment, a mercenary snapped his fingers. "Didn't this guy commit several sexual assaults?"
Everyone looked at that mercenary.
"Don't some countries have whipping punishments?"
"Oh, right. Some countries whip people on the back, while others whip them on the buttocks."
"I heard the Hanxia Empire has abolished that punishment."
"But this isn't the Hanxia Empire."
"True."
A female mercenary hurried off to find a whip.
Long Taotian was so terrified that he wet himself. He scrambled desperately, trying to escape, but could he really get away?
Impossible. Long Taotian had indulged himself excessively for years, and his body had long been weak. On top of that, the earlier torture had already exhausted him.
Several mercenaries pinned him down directly, leaving him unable to move.
"Hey, hey, hey, does this young master indulge himself too often? Why is his body so weak?"
"Isn't that right? I can hold him down with one hand, and he doesn't even have the strength to resist."
Before long, the female mercenary who had gone to find a whip returned with a long whip.
Seeing the whip, Long Taotian was so frightened that he wet himself again.
"Everyone, look. He pissed himself."
The mercenaries burst into laughter.
Then a female mercenary directly yanked off Long Taotian's pants.
"Ready. One, two, three." The female mercenary holding the long whip swung it down.
Crack!
"AAAAAHHHH!!!" Long Taotian let out an incomparably miserable scream.
A long bloody welt appeared across Long Taotian's pale buttocks.
Then the female mercenary brought down another lash.
Crack!
"AAAHHH!"
Another female mercenary took the whip and lashed Long Taotian across the buttocks as well.
Long Fei watched with a cold expression.
Li Xiucheng, on the other hand, looked delighted by Long Taotian's misfortune. Li Xiucheng had always hated Long Taotian and had once wanted to teach him a lesson himself. Unfortunately, his family's influence and strength were no match for the Long Family, so he could only bury that thought in his heart. To him, what Long Taotian was suffering today was punishment he deserved.
Li Jiaming frowned. Under normal circumstances, he really would have wanted to step in and stop this, but he knew that Long Taotian had done many terrible things. What Long Taotian was suffering now was merely his retribution. He deserved it.
Work had been a little busy lately.
I had some chapters saved up, but they still needed time to be written and revised.
I guarantee two updates a day this week. If time permits, there may be three.
I have good news for all the readers supporting this novel: the Ninth Editorial Group has handed my novel over to the Fifth Editorial Group, and the Fifth Editorial Group may sign a contract with me.
Therefore, I need to recheck all the completed drafts and see what needs revision. Updates may be a little slow, so please forgive me.