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Chapter 827 - 76: Justice by Execution, Death Penalty Starts Here (Part 2)

The person speaking had a sharp voice, indicating to the executioner to ignore them, whether they were scared stiff or trying to put on a bold front. As long as heads continued to be chopped swiftly, nothing else mattered. If anything interfered with the proper proceedings, he too would be punished.

From a teahouse nearby, local residents of Chengdu whispered among themselves, one showing a hint of fear, and lowered his voice: "I told you these Demon Soldiers are killers without hesitation."

"You haven't thought it through."

"When they first entered Ba and Shu, they didn't hesitate to chop off their own people's heads. I heard that due to violating military discipline, they decapitated over six hundred heads in one go."

"Have you ever seen a general act so ruthlessly towards their own soldiers?"

"If they're this ruthless towards their own, won't killing others be a breeze for them?"

The more one thought about it, the more it seemed to make sense. The person next to him trembled, picked up a teacup and took a sip, nodding: "Yes. They really kill without a second thought."

"But their military discipline is quite commendable."

First step, they started with their own, chopping heads relentlessly.

Second step, they moved to others, chopping heads relentlessly.

Residents of Chengdu were not entirely sure of the situation, they just heard there were 'crackdowns' in notices. Soon, news spread that local ruffians were being rounded up, followed by rumors in the martial world that all the notable brigands with famous names were either killed or captured by sudden experts, the more renowned they were, the faster they perished. The seven bandits of Mianzhu, the five tigers of Ba and Shu – any underworld figures who were ranked in the martial world were mostly exterminated within half a month.

The heads were still being chopped.

After a middle-aged man in the front read the sentence, the executioner behind swiftly brought the knife down, cleaning up promptly. Someone else tidied the corpses, dragging them away, while the heads were neatly lined up to the side.

In times of chaos, harsh measures are needed!

Duncan drew a red line, any crime crossing it meant immediate execution.

Under the King of Kings' blade, all are equal – be they street rogues, notorious bandits, or local tyrants, heads were chopped alike. During the beheading, an amusing incident occurred when a notorious rogue of Chengdu told a kneeling bandit next to him that he was honored to die alongside such a famous person.

The executioner paid no attention to these people, swung the knife down, and two heads immediately rolled.

"They must have chopped off over a hundred heads by now?"

"It's still going on over there!"

People from Sichuan generally love to watch excitement. Some brave souls stood by, counting the heads and reporting the number back, soon the count reached outside.

Duncan set a small goal – three thousand heads, across the entire later Shu territory. After chopping three thousand heads, the first phase of security rectification would be considered complete. To enforce military discipline, the Southern Han army had already executed so many heads, so it was only fair to treat everyone equally. In Ba and Shu, well-known brigands were better off being mistakenly killed than let go, along with those who took advantage during wartime to loot were decapitated by Duncan if they didn't value their heads.

"Two hundred heads now," reported a trembling man.

How many more do they need to kill?

Some were already too scared to watch. On the side of the execution grounds, two hundred heads were neatly stacked together. Reports said that not only in Chengdu, but in other parts of Ba and Shu, larger provincial cities were executing on a smaller scale, dozens to hundreds of heads, but nothing as grand as Chengdu.

"Although harsh measures are needed in turbulent times, this is excessive," said a trembling scholar.

Then, someone beside him said: "Li, careful with your words, be careful."

It turned out the crackdown in the notice meant this.

It was indeed harsh.

Many people secretly rejoiced that they hadn't looted when the war broke out, otherwise their heads would also be moving home now.

"Three hundred heads now!"

"Over there seems to be stopping." Someone trembled and whispered.

Since Your Majesty drew a target, those under must execute strictly, leaving only the lucky ones with hard labor in exchange for execution. If truly executed according to Tang Dynasty laws, thousands of heads wouldn't suffice in Ba and Shu.

The world has indeed gone bad.

The Jinyi Guard only needed a slight investigation, along with Baixiaosheng's martial world rumors. Just the bandits killing and robbing in the martial world could account for thousands of heads.

This episode of slaughter not only frightened ordinary people, but even the Five Immortals Sect was alarmed, with its Saint issuing an immediate order to restrain members.

Regarding those surrendered later Shu soldiers and generals who preyed on the locals, cunningly seized wealth and harmed lives, their deeds were countless.

Duncan killed some, and reorganized all others.

No need to deliberately gather intelligence; simply employ the Roman Empire's punishment, executing one in ten, and there'd still be countless escapees.

Turbulent times truly cannot be slaughtered away, Duncan chopped enough heads and ultimately decided to give them a chance to reform.

But regardless of that.

Today, these three hundred and twenty chopped heads, improved the security visibly across Chengdu Plain, even showing signs of prosperous revival in commercial activities along the Silk Road throughout Ba and Shu.