Chapter 329: Initial Decision Leads to Dispute

On October 10, Zhao Yuxi received a message from the webmaster, "There is a person who has paid 20 rewards and meets the criteria for immediate execution. Do you want to execute him immediately?"

This was the first person to ask her whether to execute the order immediately. The stationmaster didn't dare to decide a person's life or death, so he sent the message to her?
However, the order for maintaining dignity stated that the person must be executed immediately, but this person actually dared to ask "whether it should be executed immediately"? Is he blind? Is he afraid to act in accordance with the law? Does he think that what is written in the order for maintaining dignity is a joke?

They have been collecting a lot of fines these days. After collecting the fines, they must strictly enforce the execution immediately, not just halfway! Weren't these people very active when adding the decree? Why did they become hesitant when it came to execution?

If you don't want to implement the law, then you should have said so earlier, and not given up halfway. If you have completed the first half, and you don't want to do the second half anymore, isn't it too late to raise your opinion at this time?

Zhao Yuxi saw the message and pretended not to see it. The next morning, she received another message asking for instructions. This was so unusual!
Are these people trying to unite to fight against my decree? Are my decrees just used to deceive and scare people? As the dean of the branch, can I even give orders to the stationmaster?
Zhao Yuxi convened a meeting temporarily, and only four people attended the meeting: her, her secretary Xie Yanqi, and the two station managers.

"The decree states that the execution is immediate. You just need to follow the decree and don't need to ask for my opinion. Tell me what questions you have or what rumors you have heard from other stationmasters. Tao Ze, you are the first one to ask me for instructions, so you go first."

Tao Ze was terrified after being named. Dean Zhao Yuxi could see through the truth and lies, and her ability was hard to guard against. If you lied to her at ordinary times, she might not care too much, but in this meeting, if you dare to lie again, it would be tantamount to seeking your own death.

"Dean, I have asked other stationmasters. There are also people who are about to be executed in their jurisdictions, and they have not fully implemented your orders."

"You all haven't fully implemented my decrees. Is it because my decrees are not well written?"

"No." The dean asked, and Tao Ze habitually lied. Although he knew that telling a lie would have serious consequences, he just couldn't control himself. Even if he controlled himself, he might still choose to lie, because the consequences of telling the truth might be more serious.

"There are no outsiders here, so tell the truth."

"Yes. I think there are still some imperfections in the dignity maintenance order." Encouraged by the dean, Tao Ze still didn't dare to say "your decree is not well written". He only dared to evaluate whether the dignity maintenance order was perfect, but he didn't dare to evaluate whether the dean did a good or bad job.

"Where is the imperfection? Point it out. Is it because of the immediate execution?"

"Yes. The mistakes they made were not serious enough to warrant immediate execution."

"Really? Are you so sure? Are you so sure that the mistakes they made were not serious enough to deserve immediate execution? Have you ever lived with those people? Has your dignity been trampled upon by them?"

"No. But I'm sure the mistakes they made weren't serious enough to warrant immediate execution." Hearing the dean's continuous questioning, Tao Ze gradually couldn't suppress his anger, and he spoke more and more boldly.

"If you can't implement my decree, then I will remove you from your position and replace you with someone who can. Those who are to be executed will not be spared, and the result will not change. Only your position will change, that's all. Do you still insist on your opinion and plead for them?"

"want."

This is the truth. There is still fear in the other person's voice, but his tone is firm. His firmness and his fear coexist, and the former can almost overwhelm the latter.

This emotion made Zhao Yuxi waver and confused.

You have never lived with those people, and your dignity has not been trampled upon by them. Judging from your emotions and your words, your plea for mercy on behalf of these people is not indifferent, nor is it a gesture of generosity towards others.

Being fired is much more serious than having your dignity trampled on. If you choose the former, it means that even if your dignity is trampled on, you are still willing to plead for them. Why? Why are you so sure? Is it because you can't see the truth of the matter, or are you kind by nature? Probably not. The first time you spun the wheel, you spun it to "no beheading". The second and third times were probably "no beheading" as well. When you spun it to "beheading", you have already spun the wheel many times.

You have enough time to learn about the mistakes made by the person who is about to be executed. At least you know that the person paid the reward 200 times instead of receiving the reward 200 times.

You should know the truth of the matter.

You are probably not a kind person by nature.

This is also easy to see. You have never issued an order to "execute immediately", but that is only because everyone uses different words. You have directly eliminated a Middle Ancient and indirectly eliminated dozens of Near Ancient. If you are kind by nature, you will avoid this worst result, because Near Ancient is still far from the third level, and the prison can hold them without having to eliminate them.

He is neither kind nor cruel. He has his own persistence, but what he persists in is not necessarily right. This is Zhao Yuxi's evaluation of him. She looked at another webmaster and said, "Tell me what you think. If your choice is similar to his, then you don't need to say anything."

"Not similar. I won't insist."

"You can insist, because I don't plan to dismiss you for the time being. If you think those people should not be executed immediately, then you can keep them and put them by your side, as assistants, secretaries, or people who serve tea and water. When you can no longer tolerate them, I will dismiss you."

"Dean, I won't insist. I'll find someone to execute him as soon as I get back."

Zhao Yuxi turned around and faced Tao Ze: "What about you? Are you determined? They give you work for free, so you don't have to worry about your salary. But I have two conditions. First, you must spend more than 24 hours with him every week. Second, don't let him know the nature of your work."

Zhao Yuxi did not explain the conditions in too much detail.

She was not unaware that both the words "get along" and "nature" were inaccurate.

Being one meter apart is getting along, being ten meters apart is also getting along, even being fifty meters apart, or a hundred meters apart is also getting along. Blindfolding the other person and sealing their mouth is also called getting along, it's just a bit different.

As for the nature, it is easier to manipulate. If we cannot know the nature, can we know the power? As long as the power is demonstrated, the other party will respect him without limit, and there is no need to worry about the day when he cannot tolerate it, and there is no need to worry about being dismissed.

However, the stationmaster sitting in front of her was not a person who liked to take advantage of loopholes. He would be cowardly and lie, but in most cases he could be trusted. Even if he could not be trusted, her perception would bring her the right answer.

Therefore, Zhao Yuxi gave him space to play freely.

Tao Ze’s answer remained unchanged: “I insist.”

"Then you insist. You have your reasons for insisting. Before you fail, I will not add any more difficulties to you. Chen Daiyu, if you don't want to insist, then write me a detailed report as soon as possible. I want to see what kind of person this person who is about to be executed is. If he is valuable, I will arrange a new life for him."

"Yes."

"You two can go now. Xie Yanqi, don't leave yet."

(End of this chapter)