Chapter 338 The Day of Law Update

Zhao Yuxi sent new instructions to the stationmaster, stopping the impending execution. Afterwards, she and Gu Tingzhou returned to Guyuan City. There was a new meeting to be held in the city, and if the meeting was not held, the dignity maintenance order might get out of control.

If one person was executed, she could conceal this one case. If ten people were executed, she could conceal ten cases. But if there were hundreds or thousands of people, it would be too difficult and too much to conceal them. Although she could do it with her ability, she didn't want to do it. It was unnecessary to make up a big lie for these things that had nothing to do with her.

Those attending the meeting included Zhao Yuxi, Gu Tingzhou, secretary Xie Yanqi, assistant Yu Xinyi and twelve station managers.

At the beginning of the meeting, Zhao Yuxi said: "I found that the impact of the dignity maintenance order is more serious than I thought. In order to completely eradicate this hidden danger, I decided to amend the law. Think about how to change the three words "behead immediately". What methods can be used to effectively restrain these people and make them fear the law?"

Zhao Yuxi once fed rejuvenation drugs to several people, but this approach is by no means a long-term solution.

Putting aside whether the amount of the anti-aging drug is sufficient, whether the institute and the academy support her actions, and whether her actions trample on the personal dignity of others, there is a more realistic problem before her, that is, some people's views on anti-aging are deviated from the facts, and they do not think it is a punishment. In the imagination of some people, returning the body to childhood is tantamount to extending life.

However, the anti-aging drug definitely does not extend life. If it really has this effect, then its side effects can almost be ignored, which is nothing more than a loss of memory and intelligence.

As we age and grow physically, new memories will fill in the gaps with old ones, and the same is true for intelligence. These losses are temporary, and it is reasonable and not a pity to temporarily lose something in order to return to childhood, extend life, and start over.

In fact, taking a drug that reverses aging will do more harm than good, unless the asymptotic rate is reduced after taking the drug. In any other case, it is not enough to compensate for the loss.

However, even if the side effects of drugs are written into the law, how many people will believe it? What will the elderly and those who are very close to death choose? Of course they will choose to accept the side effects and take the medicine.

Due to the special environment they are in, they believe that rejuvenating drugs are a life-saving straw rather than a punishment, which may lead to misunderstanding of the law among some people.

The people who attended the meeting were thinking about what to do instead of execution. In the old days, the criminals would be put in prison. But in the new era, the role of prisons has been greatly weakened. If you want prisons to work, you must make the asymptote ineffective. The easiest way to make the asymptote ineffective is to feed people sleeping pills to make them fall into a deep sleep.

But will doing so lead to other serious consequences?
Before the meeting, Zhao Yuxi and Gu Tingzhou reached an agreement after discussion that putting many people to sleep would not cause serious consequences.

At the meeting, Yu Xinyi put forward her opinion: "Send the first- and second-order asymptotics to prison, and send the third-order asymptotics to the laboratory in the Academy of Sciences. Once in prison or the laboratory, they can never leave."

Ordinary prisons can hold first-order and second-order asymptotes. In order to restrict the freedom of awake third-order asymptotes, stronger or higher-order asymptotes must be involved, and the Academy of Sciences happens to have no shortage of such people. Moreover, the Academy of Sciences has all kinds of magical drugs that are very suitable for controlling people. The Institute and the Academy of Sciences are all using them, the dean is using them, and the assistants are also using them. Even now, Yu Xinyi still has a lot of such drugs stored at home.

Zhao Yuxi thought Yu Xinyi's suggestion was appropriate, at least before the moderns reached the fourth order, this solution was appropriate. However, the treatment method for the third-order asymptotes should not be written too clearly, otherwise someone with ulterior motives might make a fuss about it. In the decree, it can be written like this, "First and second-order asymptotes will be imprisoned forever, and third-order asymptotes will be imprisoned forever in a special prison." As for what is a special prison, I can't tell you.

"Others, please share your opinions. Imprisonment is just one of the solutions. Yu Xinyi talked about the first-order, second-order, and third-order asymptotics. That's enough. We don't need to consider fourth-order asymptotics in the near future."

Xie Yanqi racked her brains and thought deeply. She wanted to find a smarter and more sophisticated way. If she could think of such a way, she would have suppressed Yu Xinyi again, proved herself again, and won the favor of the dean again. Yue Haodong thought about it and couldn't think of a better solution. Although there are many ways, there is probably no better way than sending him to prison.

"Does everyone have no other options? If not, then we will adopt Yu Xinyi's suggestion and change the sentence from immediate execution to life imprisonment. Do you agree? Vote by raising your hands."

Yu Xinyi raised her hand first, followed by Xie Yanqi. Gu Tingzhou was the second to last to raise her hand, and Zhao Yuxi was the last to raise her hand, which was considered to be the conclusion of the matter.

"Very good, everyone has reached a consensus. The new decree will be written soon. The three words 'probability' remain unchanged, and the method of calculating probability remains unchanged. You can just spin the wheel according to the original rules."

"Yes."

"We still have a lot of details to discuss about life imprisonment. First of all, let me make it clear that after entering prison, you must not have any direct contact with people outside the prison. Indirect contact is inevitable, but I hope that this contact is not based on interests, and you don't help them deliver letters just because they give you a little benefit."

"Yes."

"Secondly, people who are in prison are not protected by dignity maintenance orders and no longer have personal dignity in the secular sense. I am not saying this to disregard them as human beings or to step on them whenever you have the chance. Rather, no matter how miserable their lives are, how bad their conditions are, how well they behave, or how willing they are to change their ways, you do not need to sympathize or pity them."

"Yes."

"Third, I don't want some inexplicable things to happen in my prison. For example, one person bullies another person, one group bullies another group, or you bully them in a special way. These things are not allowed to happen. If they happen, you will be punished. My punishment for you will not be too severe, but if you are punished too many times, I will transfer you out of my jurisdiction."

"Yes."

"The fourth point is the issue of funding. The main sources of funds for prison construction, prisoners' daily necessities, and your wages are fines. If there are sufficient fines, no one is allowed to apply for additional funding on the grounds of the above three reasons."

"Yes."

"I will just mention these four points, and you can add the rest. The additional content does not need to be included in the decree, you and your subordinates just need to know about it. Who will speak first? Suggestions from all aspects are welcome. Even suggestions to build a prison are welcome."

Everyone spoke freely and those who attended the meeting felt that they had benefited a lot and felt enlightened.

(End of this chapter)