Awakening

A whip dipped in salt water lashed at one of the troublemakers, who struggled and twisted in agony, but to no avail.

The whips in the Police Station are much more powerful than those outside; these whips are specifically designed to deal with "disobedient" people.

These whips were made from dozens of strips of cow neck leather.

After being tanned, cow neck hide becomes very hard and more resilient. These strips are about two to three millimeters wide, with right-angled edges, and are then tightly woven together.

It needs to be kept at a certain level of humidity. It shouldn't be too dry, as it's prone to cracking, nor should it be too damp, as it will become soft.

The Police Station has people specifically responsible for looking after these whips, which is certainly worthwhile.

When a whip strikes a person, it leaves a "#" shaped mark where the whip lands. Initially, the area swells up, and the entire wound area swells up.

Then, the skin with obvious scars will crack and bleed during the swelling process, but the amount of bleeding is not large.

Before use, these whips are dipped in concentrated salt water. At this time, the cracked skin begins to absorb the surrounding concentrated salt water, which further tears the wound. At the same time, the concentrated salt water is poured in, causing even more intense pain.

What's even more interesting is that the wounds caused by this whip are small, and because it's soft, it won't directly cause pressure or mechanical damage to organs. The saline solution can also help with disinfection.

Even if you whip someone all day long, you won't kill them with this kind of whip.

With just two or three days and a little treatment, the prisoner can recover almost completely and be able to undergo punishment again.

Normally, for minor issues, ten lashes would be enough to resolve the matter, but today the guy in the Interrogation Room has already been whipped for over half an hour.

The Police Chief, shirtless and with thick chest hair emitting a nauseating stench, swung his whip and lashed it down hard.

"Smack!"

He didn't ask any questions, such as who sent him to cause trouble at Lin Qi's job posting, or who the other people were or if they had any accomplices.

Based on the Police Chief's decades-long experience of battling these lackeys, the more questions he asked them before they broke down, the more it would help them resist. It was better not to ask anything, just keep beating them until they confessed on their own.

This works better than anything else; that's the Police Chief's experience.

With each lash, the young man hanging up would scream in agony, like a fish waiting to be dissected on the beach, a fish out of water.

No matter how hard they struggle when they are hung up, even several adults may not be able to control them, but they will die automatically when the time comes, just like this young man.

Another lash of the whip, "Crack!" The Police Chief's eyes were sinister, his facial muscles stiff. He glanced resentfully at the young man hanging there, then turned and soaked the whip in salt water.

Hitting someone is also a physical activity. Don't think that hitting someone is easy. People who think this way have basically never been in a fight or hit anyone.

Hitting someone is actually very tiring. A normal adult who can last more than three minutes in a fierce confrontation can be considered to have great endurance.

Many people can't even last three minutes.

The Police Chief was getting tired after whipping the animals for a while. He took a sip of water, breathed heavily for a moment, and then silently picked up the whip again and lashed out with all his might.

Each time the first lash came after soaking in salt water, it was exceptionally heavy. The water increased the force of the whip, and the young man screamed again. His screams were no longer as loud as they were at the beginning; they were hoarse and even had a hint of crying.

The Police Chief knew he was on the verge of a breakdown.

A few minutes later, the Police Chief, dressed in full uniform, appeared outside the chief's office. He tugged at the hem of his uniform to make sure there wasn't a single wrinkle, then tugged at his belt before knocking on the door.

After hearing a "Come in" from inside, he cautiously pushed open the door, a fawning smile on his face. He first glanced at Lin Qi sitting to one side, nodded in greeting, and finally looked at the Provincial Governor Drag next to him.

"I have confessed, Your Provincial Governor ...", he paused, "Mr. Lin Qi."

At this moment, he was completely unrecognizable as the brutal figure he had been in the interrogation room just moments before. However, it must be said that he was still very capable.

"Some time ago, someone contacted some local young people, saying that..." The Police Chief glanced at Lin Qi; his gesture, though small, was still quite obvious.

The Provincial Governor Drag saw Tian's action but remained silent. The Police Chief immediately understood the Provincial Governor's meaning and, without further ado, continued, "They said that what Nagaril needs is not foreigners or plunder from them. If they want to become strong, they can only rely on the Nagaril People themselves. They have formed an organization called the ' Nagaril Youth Party,' which only recruits young people."

The Provincial Governor Drag showed no change in expression, nor did Lin Qi.

It is normal for social consciousness to trigger a stress response when it is forcibly intervened by external forces. However, the stress response of these people is slightly more intense and has a more special nature compared to other, perhaps milder, responses.

"I don't care about these things. I just want to know who ordered them to do this," Drag, putting a lot of pressure on the Police Chief simply by sitting there.

The latter nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, the young man said that no one instructed them, it was just their own initiative."

"The Nagaril Youth Party gave them some propaganda materials, with slogans and doctrinal-like things, and they decided on their own to cause trouble at Mr. Lin Qi's recruitment fair..."

The Police Chief also found this incident very unusual, as it had never happened before in the country.

Its power was fragmented and handed over to the Provincial Governor and High Priest of each province. Forget about political parties, there were no influential social groups left.

The sudden emergence of a Youth Party is quite surprising.

"... They claimed that all of this was to awaken Nagaril completely, and that all young people should stand together, otherwise this place would become a paradise for foreigners."

There were some things the Police Chief didn't say, because some of them weren't appropriate to say in that setting.

That young man, or rather, some of the ideas of Nagaril Youth Party, cannot be said to be entirely wrong.

Preton Merchant House over the entire socio-economic system has actually pushed society to the brink of chaos. If power is held by a small group of people in society, and others still have some wealth to meet their needs, then such a life can continue.

But that's not possible now. The money has all fallen into the hands of foreign businessmen and domestic leaders. They have divided up all the natural benefits of society, leaving nothing for ordinary people.

In fact, if you go deeper into some remote places, you can feel the despair of this society, the poor people waiting to die in the Slums outside the city, and the poor homeless people on the streets and alleys.

All of this is already indicating that something must change, whether it is the Ruling Class of society or the structure of society as a whole.

The emergence of the Youth Party is an awakening, an awakening of young people from the bottom of society who grew up in a new era, full of anger.

Their targets were only two kinds of people: those with power, such as the Provincial Governor, and those with money, such as Mr. Lin Qi.

Therefore, the Police Chief will not say these things; saying them would only make him look foolish.

After the Police Chief had said everything he needed to say, he lowered his head and said no more.

The Provincial Governor Drag glanced at Lin Qi, as if asking for his opinion.

Lin Qi simply frowned. "Since no one is behind this, let's leave it at that for now. However, I think it's best to suppress this trend. This is just a group of ambitious people who may have some ulterior motives."

"Alright, keep a close eye on these people," Drag said, standing up and leaving the Police Station with Lin Qi.

Sitting in the car, the Provincial Governor Drag spoke softly, as if to himself, or perhaps to Lin Qi, "Nothing like this has ever happened before..."

He was referring to the phenomenon of people forming groups. In the past, power and religion controlled people well, and people believed in those religious teachings. Even if they were treated unfairly, they would not stand up.

The sudden emergence of Nagaril Youth Party has caught Drag off Drag, as if everything is gradually spiraling out of control.

Lin Qi sat next to him, looking out the window at the people being driven to the roadside by the police, and shook his head slightly at the complex expressions on their faces.

"Have you ever played in Sandcastle, Drag Mr.?"

Drag Mr. is Lin Qi's new title for Provincial Governor Drag. On the one hand, they are "partners," and several Provincial Governor in Nagaril have already joined the United Development Company, with others in the process of joining.

Secondly, he was a Federal citizen and Lin Qi's private partner, so Lin Qi addressed him as "Mr," a more civilized form of address.

The Provincial Governor Drag nodded. "If you mean those Sandcastle on the beach, yes, I've played with them. What's wrong?"

Building Sandcastle on the beach is one of the favorite childhood games for many people who live by the sea. Damp sand has amazing plasticity, and many people like to use it to make something, although many of them are nothing at all.

"I've played it too, and for a while I was even obsessed with it..." he said with a smile, as if reminiscing about the simple joys of childhood. "I never made them very well, unlike some of the ones made by adults."

"I thought that when I grew up, I could build a beautiful Sandcastle like them, but when I actually grew up, I realized that I still couldn't do it."