Chapter 351 - 245: The Benevolence of a Gentleman, Extends to the Fifth Generation before Termination!_2
"For what crimes were these thirty thousand people punished and banished?" Lin Yan asked again.
"The City Guard Mansion merely issues an order, and how can the common folk dare to disobey?" Elder Fu Shi spoke slowly, "Why ask about their sins?"
"Great City Guard, what do you think?" Lin Yan looked towards the people of the City Guard Mansion once more.
"This act may seem reasonable, but in truth, it serves private interests under the guise of public duty, and there is no law to follow!" The Great City Guard slightly shook his head, "Imagine, if I were to banish thirty thousand people from the city without cause, I fear Wu Chang the Inspection Envoy’s blade would fall upon my neck!"
"..." Elder Fu Shi fell silent for a moment, then said, "If Wu Chang the Inspection Envoy were born in the inner city and feared involving his family, it would indeed be possible to give you a list, to avoid inadvertently harming his own kin."
"Oh?" Lin Yan let out a cold laugh, "Since when did we become ’kin’?"
"If there are still grievances, the thirty thousand people from the inner city can be moved to the outer city," Elder Fu Shi put it this way, "Even just to save face for Wu Chang the Inspection Envoy!"
"What about the people of the outer city?" Lin Yan asked again.
"Drive them out, give them the chance to build a new city, wouldn’t that be proper?" the thirteenth young master said with a smile.
"The people of the outer city, most of whom have been in High Willow City since their ancestors, may not have the merit of building the city, but through the generations, they have all shed blood and sweat for High Willow City."
Lin Yan pointed outside and spoke in a cold voice, "Nowadays, the majority of the City Defense Army are from the outer city, and their wives, children, and elderly are all within the city! Are you saying to drive them out of the outer city?"