1172 Never Insult Other Wilderness Soldiers (1/2)
Rumor? Cutting tongues?
The audience was shaken.
The governor of Silver Plume was like a prime minister. In Silver Plume Planet, his words were considered holy. The gavel of life and death often depended on his decisions.
Other than the Temple, no one else would dare go against what the governor said.
The crowd could feel the hairs on their backs rise.
Every single person at the scene had spoken about the stupid rumor!
The governor may look like just another simple-minded plutocrat, he was actually very shrewd and skilled.
”It looks like all of you are involved in spreading this rumor! Cut off all their tongues!”
”No… No… I never spread this rumor…”
”I've never spoken about that stupid rumor at all!
”Have mercy on me, governor! I have not said anything stupid!”
The crowd was on both their knees this time and they banged their head against the floor, denying their involvement in spreading the rumor.
But the governor did not respond to them.
The four men in chang pao forced open the mouth of the gossiping men, and reach into their mouths to pull out their tongues.
The onlookers were so frightened they nearly peed their pants.
The one who was most innocent was Gu Congwen.
This old man was the only one who did not mock Wenren Jinghao. But when the crowd fell to their knees, he followed suit. Now, he looked just as guilty as the others.
Gu Congwen regretted his decision to pretend not to be acquainted with Chen Xiaobei!
Only God knows that Wenren Jinghao was sent back to Silver Plume Planet but he still held the position of Temple Elder.
The punishment for offending the Temper Elder was not as simple as having his tongue removed. Gu Congwen would never be able to become the manager of the Northern Wilderness Chamber of Commerce.
This was the biggest tragedy on earth!
”Wait!” Wenren Jinghao spoke up. ”They're just a bunch of ignorant people who believed in a stupid rumor. They are not the source of the rumor so there's no need to punish them so harshly!”
”Yes, yes, yes…”
The group of idiots quickly tried to explain themselves.
”We heard the rumor… We didn't start it…”
”Fine! Since Elder Wenren is interceding on your behalf, I Dong Zhuo will have to give him face!” The governor said, ”We won't pull out your tongue but you can all give yourselves 100 slaps! And remember! You can listen but you cannot spread rumors, especially rumors about the Temple!”
”Yes, yes, yes… I understand…”
The group of nobles said apologetically and began slapping their own faces.
With Dong Zhuo and Wenren Jinghao standing right in front of them, they dared not try to cheat.
”Hey, old man! The governor asked you to slap yourself! Didn't you hear?” A man in a robe pointed at Gu Congwen.
”I…”
Gu Congwen wanted to explain himself, but there was no point. He could only look to Chen Xiaobei for help.