Chapter 32 Illegitimate Child
The sun rises and the cool breeze blows. Cape Town has little rain in summer and most of the weather can be described as sunny and warm.
On a sunny day, the atmosphere in the police station was solemn. Not only did all the Chinese at home have to come out to "watch the ceremony", but all the Indian police officers also had to watch from the side.
The British are so hateful. They want to maximize their benefits in everything. As for the face of Luo Yi and others, the British don’t care. Even Rock’s face is not important to them.
"Master Luo, I'm sorry." Martin held the whip and bowed to Luo Yi and the others.
"Come!" Luo Yi hadn't cut his braids yet. He put the braid around his neck and bit it in his mouth. He lay on a stool with his bare chest, feeling a little excited.
Martin didn't waste any words and whipped Luo Yi hard on the back.
Snapped!
The sound echoed back and forth in the yard, clear and loud. Anyone could feel the force of the whip. The Chinese police were better off, but many Indian police officers trembled subconsciously, as if the whip was hitting their hearts.
Compared with Chinese police, Indian police are accustomed to the British whip. The whip played a big role in the British correcting the bad habits of Indians.
Of course, the British at that time did not use the same whip that they used to execute Luo Yi and others. The whips at that time did not have barbs. If they used a whip with barbs, most of the people would be disabled after ten whips.
More often than not, the British had lost their patience with the Indians. Punishment like flogging had little effect on them. For Indians, they would be put in solitary confinement for minor mistakes, but if the mistakes were unforgivable, the British would simply execute them directly. People like Sharma were seeking death, and exile to Robben Island was almost the same as direct execution.
Martin indeed had a family background in martial arts. After one whipping, a red whip mark immediately appeared on Luo Yi's back. The whip mark swelled up at a speed visible to the naked eye, and bleeding had already begun in several places. From a purely visual point of view, no one could find fault with it.
"Good fight!" Luo Yi still had some of the gangster's coolness. Not only did he not cry out in pain, but he cheered loudly.
Martin said nothing and whipped him again with his backhand.
Snapped!
This whip was even more ruthless. A cross-shaped mark instantly appeared on Luo Yi's back. The place where the two whip marks overlapped had already torn his skin and flesh. Blood was dripping down Luo Yi's body. Rock was a little frightened. Isn't this an expert? Don't beat Luo Yi to death. There are only 20 or 30 Chinese in Cape Town. If any of them is lost, Rock will feel bad.
"Locke, there are barbs on that whip." Anton quietly reminded Rock, and Rock immediately understood.
Although he looked seriously injured, Martin actually held back. At least he controlled the whip and didn't let the barb on the whip hurt Luo Yi's body. Otherwise, Luo Yi wouldn't be so relaxed now. If the barb hooked on a person, it would tear off a large piece of skin and flesh, just like a fishhook hooked on a person.
It hurts just thinking about it!
"Hit the key points!" Luo Yi was still shouting recklessly. This was not a provocation. The gangsters in Tianjin were like this. They were cruel to the enemy and even crueler to themselves.
The thugs in Tianjin are notoriously cruel, but most people may have no idea how cruel they are. The thugs are not afraid of death, do not work, and rely on being a "mixer" to get around. Their lives depend on the support of those businessmen. However, they are different from the underworld. They do not rely on bravery and brutality, but on self-mutilation and blackmailing others.
Normally, if a gangster takes a fancy to a store, he will come to the store with a knife to cause trouble. They don't hold the knife to scare the store owner, but to cut flesh from their own legs. While cutting flesh, they will chat and laugh with the store owner. The store owner is not to be trifled with. He will rub salt into the gangster's wounds, really rub salt. If the gangster can't help but scream or groan, then the store owner can kick the gangster out on the spot. The gangster's reputation will be ruined from then on, and he will not be ashamed to cause trouble to the store owner. If the gangster can hold back, then the store owner will most likely admit defeat and will not kill the person. Then the store will have to support this gangster for life.
Isn't it amazing? There's something even more amazing. A century-old store will have a lot of thugs eyeing it. Once they have a territory to support themselves, the problem is how to keep the territory. According to the rules, anyone can challenge the thugs who have the territory, and the way to challenge is to fight fiercely. As long as you are more ruthless than the old thugs, you can get the old thugs' territory. So, in order to ensure that their descendants will have no worries, some people boiled a pot of hot oil, jumped into the pot and blew themselves to death, which caused a sensation and was admired by everyone.
Luo Yi is such a person.
Snapped!
"happy!"
Snapped!
"Martin, didn't you have breakfast?"
Snapped!
"This whip is powerful enough!"
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After ten whips, even though Martin held back, Luo Yi's back was already a bloody mess. The vertical whip marks covered Luo Yi's entire spine, and the specific whip marks could no longer be seen. There was a large swelling on Luo Yi's back, like he was carrying a tortoise shell, or a hunchbacked bell ringer.
After the execution was over, Rock looked at Austin Pence's window again.
It's already closed.
That's good. Rock took the initiative to help Luo Yi up from the bench.
Luo Yi's mouth was full of blood. He looked at Luo Ke and smiled miserably: "Master Luo, Luo Yi didn't embarrass you."
Can still speak!
That’s good, I won’t die!
Before Rock could say anything, Luo Yi suddenly collapsed and fainted in Rock's arms.
"Reed, send Roy to see Dr. Jonathan Jackson." Rock couldn't leave yet. Two more brothers were going to be tortured, and Rock wanted to see it from beginning to end.
Li De had already prepared a stretcher. He and two Chinese policemen came over and gently put Luo Yi on the stretcher. They quickly carried him to find Dr. Jonathan Jackson.
"Locke, your men are all tough guys." Henry's praise was absolutely from the heart.
It was indeed tough. Not only Luo Yi who was being tortured, and Martin who was carrying out the execution, but also the other Chinese policemen who were watching the execution, had expressions of either grief and indignation, sadness, or empathy. However, no one escaped. They all watched the scene in the yard quietly and kept it firmly in their hearts.
Relatively speaking, the Indian police and the Boer police were much worse. Many Indian police even screamed during the execution. After Luo Yi was carried away, looking at the bloody stool, some Indian police's bodies trembled uncontrollably and their eyes were full of fear.
"They brought this upon themselves. I believe that after today, everyone should have learned a full lesson. This is a good thing." Rock hardened his heart. Luo Yi and the others deserved it.
Yes, lessons should be learned. After today, Chinese police officers will fully realize the cruelty and the importance of sticking together for warmth.
And those Indians should learn a lesson and never report on the Chinese easily under any circumstances.
I really need to make this clear: Rock is not anyone's illegitimate child.
