What Makes the Best Leader? / The Great Day of Judgment in Siracusa!
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Chapter 667 What Makes the Best Leader?
Chaos reigned until this moment, when the families of Siracusa truly realized the power and intimidation posed by the King of Terra.
Under the sharp blades of the Abundance Warrior, the sky over Siracusa was reduced to a deep crimson hue.
Overnight, apart from the families preordained by Master Huang, the wolf cubs who had been lording it over Siracusa seemed to have lost their head.
It has no head, both literally and physically.
The heads of various family leaders were displayed in the city center square, and the flag of Utopia was also planted on them.
Surprisingly, the Siracusa seemed to have long been used to it, because everyone knew that Master Huang liked to do this.
In Sargon, in Columbia, or somewhere else, basically every area is cleaned up.
The warriors of Utopia would then accomplish this spectacle, sacrificing their victory with the blood and heads of the nobles.
No one knew why Master Huang did this; they just thought it was one of his little quirks.
In a world teeming with honest people and wicked schemers, killing is one of the least noticeable methods.
Nobody cared what problems a small country was facing.
In the original story, at the moment of Gaul's fall, the number of people who perished was well over a million.
However, in this world, Gaul had a happy ending; they joined Utopia, and even the Emperor of Gaul was still alive and well.
The killings continue, and panic spreads throughout the country.
It wasn't until dawn that everyone came to their senses.
Run, run for your life, they are a bunch of monsters.
Crossbow bolts could not pierce their skin, and Originium Arts could not cover their bodies.
Even under the sunlight, they did not conceal the silver gleam in their hands.
These are the warriors of Utopia, efficient and ruthless, showing no mercy whatsoever.
The Huang Cao legitimized their actions, thus relieving them of any moral burden.
Every soldier knew they were doing a righteous thing, wiping out the corrupt elements from this country.
Of course, some people are in pain, but I am not. The great lord and history will remember their achievements!
Cut the weeds and eliminate the roots, as long as there is no family head already designated by Master Huang.
Their direct bloodlines will be eliminated; this is the only decision independent of the review process.
Huang Cao decreed: Regardless of whether the descendants of each family head commit evil deeds, except in the following two situations, as long as they absorb the family's resources, their direct bloodline will be eliminated.
Unless they are newborn babies or have never received care from their families and have separated from them early due to interests, and of course, these people must never have done anything evil.
This was also the behavior that Lavinia found most difficult to accept, because the laws she had studied taught her that one had to commit evil deeds to be sentenced...
In the past few days, Huang Cao has eliminated all those who haven't yet embarked on the path of assassination. There were no "accidental killings"; all those killed were direct relatives. However, there was a set of criteria for judgment before the killings.
The idea was to have the Abundance Warrior stand in front of this group of people. If they laid down their weapons and surrendered, then Master Huang would spare their lives and provide them with the same life imprisonment package as normal people.
Anyone who dares to raise a weapon and attack the soldiers will face certain death.
After one night, every trained Siracusa assassin raised their weapons against the warriors of Utopia, and thus none were eliminated.
Even before this, these assassins, specially trained by Master Huang, had never killed a single person.
This move wasn't about cultivating his own confidants. Siracusa is a small country, not large enough to warrant the same treatment Master Huang would give Yan Country.
This is a difficult philosophical question to answer: if a person is destined to do evil, is it just to kill him before that happens?
Huang Cao never thought about so many things. As the leader of the Great Emperor, he had already figured out all the philosophical questions he needed to ponder long ago.
Take the trolley problem, for example; he would choose the option that saves more lives.
Therefore, this group of assassins who never matured were the same; they absorbed the evil essence of their family.
If we let it go because of momentary leniency, who knows how many problems it will cause in the future.
In order not to cause trouble for future generations and Utopia employees stationed here, Huang Cao didn't care about this so-called moral burden.
So many people have died by my hand, a few more won't make a difference.
Everyone praises the lotus for its purity, rising from the mud unsullied, but not every plant is a lotus, and the assassins of Siracusa are no exception.
So when the first night ended and she saw the tragic state of the various families, Lavinia begged Master Huang to slow down and let her handle the aftermath, so that no more bloodshed would occur. She was willing to give her entire life for it.
However, Huang Cao and Miss Doctor's decision remained unchanged, because Siracusa was not an aristocratic country like other countries, and the family ties were far more complex than those under feudalism.
Therefore, the two of them unanimously decided that:
Keep killing! Clean the room spotless!
Once you eliminate all opposition, there will be no more opposition!
A few days later, the entire Siracusa family was uprooted, and utopian officials who arrived quickly filled the country's power structure.
Soon, ordinary people living in various parts of Siracusa found that their surroundings seemed to have changed.
Starting a few days ago, no gang members have bothered me when I set up my stall every morning, and no one has asked me for protection money anymore.
After some time, the prices of cotton textiles and grains in the market dropped sharply. Then a small army entered the city and distributed land to every household.
The Siracusa region had a large number of serfs, and Utopia distributed land to everyone who had not committed evil.
With the blessing of Abundance divine power, the officials were able to ensure that every household received an equal and suitable amount of land.
Then came a series of measures: tax cuts and winning over public opinion. The methods were simple, but they were really effective.
The cleansing process continues. After resolving the issues with the main bloodlines of each family, the next step is for the Miss Doctor to examine the members of the other branch families in batches.
Tens of thousands of the main lineages of various families were eliminated, and Siracusa's social class structure resembled a pyramid.
Therefore, a large number of gang members, numbering approximately 50,000, were imprisoned in a special place by the soldiers of Utopia.
Two weeks after the cleanup operation began, Lavinia went directly to the Miss Doctor alone and knelt before her.
Originally, the judge wanted to see Master Huang, but now she only felt fear.
No matter how noble, righteous, benevolent, and kind Huang Cao may be in the hearts of the Utopian people, in the eyes of some foreigners, he will always be that iron-fisted and cruel monarch.
Realizing that asking Master Huang was having no effect, Lavinia decisively turned to the Miss Doctor.
That's the only correct statement. The Miss Doctor isn't the evil spirit from the original story. She's easily influenced now, but that's about it, because she's only responsible for screening, not making decisions.
She's waiting to press the guillotine button; she won't let any guilty family members off easily.
Chapter 668 The Great Judgment Day of Siracusa!
"Guilty, guilt, and more guilt."
A large amount of evidence was presented to Miss Doctor and Lavinia on their desks.
The data, after being briefly filtered by the Abundance Warrior, pierced Lavinia's heart like nails.
One person's strength is always limited. When she was a judge, she could only judge a maximum of ten people a day.
The two men's desks are now an Inquisition without any formalities. There's no need to inform the public or make a big fuss; a simple checkmark can decide a person's fate.
Power may be a tremendous gift for some, but for Lavinia, who always walked on thin ice...
With each document and piece of information she reviewed, she felt an added layer of pressure.
The Miss Doctor patted the girl next to her on the shoulder, "There's no need to put too much pressure on yourself. Just ensure fairness, and don't worry about anything else. These people are undoubtedly guilty. The law is a product of humanity, and it is also controlled by humanity."
Lavinia's arrival has indeed reduced the workload for Miss Doctor quite a bit.
But at the same time, the former's mental stress seems to be about to explode.
This has nothing to do with Miss Doctor; theoretically, this is the little wolf putting pressure on himself.
After all, the laws of Utopia do indeed reflect some of Master Huang's strong personal feelings in certain aspects.
Utopia's laws are generally to the liking of Miss Doctor. and Lavinia, but Doctor. isn't a legal expert, so just because they enjoy watching it doesn't mean it's actually suitable for them.
However, for utopia, the degree of legal tolerance has absolutely no bearing on the people living in that country.
To give an example, even if the laws of Utopia stipulate that stealing a single grain of rice is punishable by death, the Utopians who believe in Master Huang would never break the law, and no one would steal a single grain of rice.
Even if the punishment is severe, the behaviors prohibited by law in Utopia still align with the values of Master Huang and ordinary people, and normal people have no reason to commit them.
However, if this situation were applied to the Siracusa, it would be quite disastrous.
In Siracusa's traditional view, some things are minor evils, but under Utopian law, they are major evils.
Lavinia is not defending or whitewashing criminals; this is a difficult question about justice. The reality is that some people in Siracusa have only faced the death penalty, even if their crimes are not particularly serious, Master Huang have all been thrown into death row.
However, the crimes of these people are all based on substantial evidence, not fabricated out of thin air. Those sentenced to death are simply given a harsher sentence, not because they are truly innocent.
"In extraordinary times, no one will blame you for using harsher punishments."
"How could I possibly remain indifferent, Miss Doctor? Some people's lives are in my hands..."
After a long day, Lavinia discovered that about 20% of the criminals listed in the data had received additional harsher sentences from the Miss Doctor.
For example, many people who should have been sentenced to more than 30 years in prison were given the additional death penalty, even according to Siracusa's laws.
The judge spent an entire day trying to persuade Miss Doctor to reconcile with a few people, but only a few, and this was only after Lavinia had helped her with a lot of work.
The room was piled high with evidence and clues, and the Miss Doctor had no obligation to defend the guilty.
Most of the time, she wouldn't even bother listening, simply wielding her pen with a flourish, leaving even Lavinia powerless.
Furthermore, the law of Utopia seems to lack the concept of sentence reduction, which somewhat contradicts Lavinia's legal knowledge.
For some reason, the Miss Doctor had a certain fondness for this kind and righteous judge, and therefore showed some patience.
But Master Huang didn't care about that; he needed a result within a certain timeframe, Doctor didn't want to disappoint his sweetheart.
Doctor: "Lavinia, perhaps Ah Cao and I are a bit arrogant, but compared to that evil lackey Ursus, Utopia has already done better. There's no need to ask for more. You can't expect a loser to tell it what to do as a victor."
"The reason Ah Cao wanted to severely punish these people was to make an example of them. These people would be the cornerstone of Utopia's new Order, and he wanted to make some people with ulterior motives think twice about whether they could withstand his wrath in the future."
"This is a necessary sacrifice. In Ah Cao's heart, good people are always several levels above evil people. The lives of hundreds of criminals are not worth as much as one ordinary, normal person."
This was practically an ultimatum. Lavinia was indeed efficient, but letting her continue to exhaust herself was pointless.
The Doctor couldn't be happy either, as the doctor walked around with a long face every day.
"If you really can't accept it, try to cheer yourself up. I have some stress-relieving things in my room, and then leave the rest of the work to me."
Lavinia sighed, "Thank you. I'll go rest for a while. Please feel free to call me if you need anything."
After the only judge left, Miss Doctor completely let loose.
To reiterate, this is the utopian system.
You can't reason with a monarch, and it goes without saying what kind of person someone who can be sentenced to more than thirty years in prison is.
Absolute justice cannot be demanded in a country with extreme individualistic autocracy.
Lavinia is a very competent judge, and that is worthy of respect.
Therefore, Huang Cao and the Doctor never made things too difficult for her from beginning to end.
During this time, the latter did not cause any trouble for the Doctor, using his own hard work and help to win the doctor's heart.
Unfortunately, it was a drop in the ocean; Huang Cao was determined to carry out a thorough social cleanup in Siracusa.
This is already the tide of the times, something she can no longer change.
"Perhaps I really need to let go. If I truly want what's best for Siracusa, then I should put things in the future. Miss Doctor is right, Siracusa is the loser, and the loser should be punished."
Lavinia went to the Miss Doctor's room. She had been looking at evidence and files while the doctor ate, and now she really needed to rest for a while.
I just wonder what that stress-relieving thing the Miss Doctor mentioned is... and does it really work?
After sending a message to the Miss Doctor asking where the stress-relieving items were, Lavinia followed the message prompts and opened the Miss Doctor's desk drawer.
Inside, they found a bottle containing small capsules. The label on the bottle read, "Bio-Reproduction Desire Stimulating Capsules, Slightly Intoxicated."