Espionage: I became sworn brothers with Zheng Yaoxian at the beginning, and became the Seventh Broth

Chapter 287 Those who betray their country and surrender to the enemy shall be killed!

Ye Shaohong already had the answer in his mind as to how to deal with these people.

To put it simply, it can be summed up in four words.

Complete the task of eradicating evil!

Of course, the "elimination of evil" mentioned here doesn't mean immediate execution.

These Japanese devils, instead of staying obediently on their island nation, insisted on harboring malicious intentions and crossing the ocean to come to our country.

They burned, killed, looted, and committed countless heinous acts on our land.

Shoot them outright; that would be too lenient with them. Ye Shaohong's heart is hardened.

He wouldn't let these people die easily. He would feel it was a loss if he didn't squeeze every last drop of value out of them, skin them alive, and suck their marrow dry.

"Lock him up first."

"Keep an eye on them, don't let them cause any trouble."

"The Sun family's matter has been basically resolved by today, and we will return to Jiangcheng tomorrow morning."

"When we pass through Hanyang County, we'll take them with us!"

After a brief report and receiving Ye Shaohong's orders, Li Yunlong quietly left.

Then Zhuang Yifan knocked on the door.

He reported to Ye Shaohong on the arrangements for the body of the eldest grandmother, and then explained in detail the arrangements and security measures for the Sun family courtyard.

The plan was meticulous, and there was nothing to criticize. Then Ye Shaohong told Zhuang Yifan to go and rest.

……

The next morning, just as dawn was breaking, Ye Shaohong woke up early.

After a quick wash, he and Yu Manli left the room together.

Zhuang Yifan and Zhou Haichao were already waiting outside.

Upon seeing Ye Shaohong emerge, the two men simultaneously saluted him. Ye Shaohong waved his hand and then strode forward first.

As he walked, he gave instructions.

He asked Zhuang Yifan to prepare the vehicle and plan the itinerary first.

He also instructed Zhou Haichao not to be careless during his absence from the Sun family, to manage the Jiangcheng Special Service Department's personnel well, and to guard the Sun family compound.

Once he returns to Jiangcheng and reports what happened here to the Chairman, he will immediately send people to seize the Sun family's assets. This is a windfall!

Zhou Haichao will definitely benefit from that.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Haichao, who had been somewhat disappointed, immediately raised his head.

A look of surprise appeared on his face.

He bowed and fawned over Ye Shaohong once again, acting like a grand eunuch, and made no attempt to hide his eagerness to serve him.

Ye Shaohong waved his hand, interrupting him.

He patted Zhou Haichao on the shoulder again, almost making Zhou Haichao faint from happiness.

After leading Yu Manli and Zhuang Yifan out of the small courtyard where they were temporarily staying, Ye Shaohong saw the old lady of the Sun family as soon as he stepped out of the courtyard gate.

After a night of calm, the old lady had clearly guessed Ye Shaohong's thoughts. Her gaze towards Ye Shaohong was also quite complicated.

"Commissioner Ye."

"Could you please spare the Sun family's life?"

Ye Shaohong paused, turning to look at the old lady.

"Those who betray their country and surrender to the enemy shall die!"

With a cold snort, Ye Shaohong shattered the old lady of the Sun family's unrealistic hopes in the most decisive and efficient way.

Her body trembled, and she collapsed to the ground.

Then she started to cry.

The crying was mournful, but it didn't deserve any sympathy. Ye Shaohong didn't even glance at her again, and walked past the old woman with Yu Manli and Zhuang Yifan.

When no one was around, Yu Manli finally spoke and asked a question.

Isn't this a bit too harsh? After all, the old lady is quite old.

If we leave her to sit and wait for her family to be wiped out, she probably won't be able to bear the pain, and her life might be in danger.

Ye Shaohong's reply was also very simple.

He had no reason to be soft-hearted towards traitors and sellouts.

That's right.

Looking at the old lady sitting on the ground, crying and wailing, she seems quite pitiful now, but if you calm down and think about it, you won't have that thought anymore.

Putting everything else aside, Ye Shaohong only asked one question.

In the Republic of China at that time, starvation was rampant, and countless people were starving. In order to find a way to survive, they did not hesitate to sell their children.

Aren't those people pitiful?

Let's take another look at those traitors and sellouts.

They used the money they earned by selling their conscience to ensure that their wives, children, and elderly parents lived a life free from want.

They also bully others by taking advantage of their power.

Because of his treasonous acts, their wives, children, and elderly parents enjoyed a life that others could not enjoy. They did not go hungry, nor did they have to sell their children.

Many children of traitors and collaborators even sent their own children to higher education institutions.

They enjoyed a quality education that ordinary people could only dream of in their entire lives.

It provided their children with a better foundation for survival.

Since they all enjoyed a superior life because of their heinous acts as traitors and sellouts, why was only the traitor punished after the truth was exposed?

Just because the children of traitors and collaborators cry out?

If we let them go, would it be fair to the ordinary people of the Republic of China? No, it wouldn't be!

The so-called "eliminating evil completely" means to solve the problem thoroughly from its root.

When punishing traitors and sellouts, is it wrong to confiscate their property and strip them of their honor?

absolutely not.

In Ye Shaohong's opinion, such punishment was too lenient.

The best option would be to follow the example of the Military Intelligence Bureau in later generations: anyone who dares to defect to the enemy and betray the country will have their entire family implicated.

Of course.

The implication here is not direct execution.

Ye Shaohong wasn't that cruel.

Now it's the Republic of China, not a feudal society, so the best option should be to publicly execute traitors and sellouts, and then throw their families into prison.

Let them pay the price for the life they shouldn't have enjoyed.

Ye Shaohong's words left Yu Manli speechless. She was also from an ordinary family and had been betrayed by her stepfather when she was young, which almost ruined her life.

Recalling her childhood experiences, and looking at the Sun family's row of houses and the old lady's clothes and accessories, Yu Manli fell silent.

She knew that Ye Shaohong had done the right thing.

Although it may seem cold-blooded, this is probably the right choice if we look at this issue from the perspective of ordinary people.

Zhuang Yifan, standing to the side, didn't seem to have many thoughts on the matter.

He simply felt that Ye Shaohong's idea was correct and also very satisfying.

We should not be soft-hearted when dealing with traitors and sellouts.

Then Ye Shaohong asked Yu Manli another question: If Sun Yihui hadn't died this time, and his act of defecting to the enemy hadn't been exposed, what would have happened if, when China and Japan went to war and the Japanese army launched a large-scale invasion of China, the Japanese army had reached Jiangcheng, or if Sun Yihui's newly formed Seventh Army had been deployed to the front lines?

On the eve of war, if Sun Yihui suddenly led his troops to defect to the enemy, or betrayed the Nationalist government's allies, how much damage would that cause to the fate of China?

In that case, it won't just be one or two people who die.

It is the lives of hundreds, thousands, even tens of thousands of innocent people.

This could lead to the loss of a city or a large territory, causing countless Chinese people to fall under the control of the invaders.

For the next few years, they will be victims of the Japanese, suffering at their mercy. When they look back on today and the old lady’s pleas, will Yu Manli regret speaking up for her?

I definitely will!

As soon as those last few words were spoken, Yu Manli's expression changed immediately.

Pale white, devoid of any color.

Her body swayed slightly, then she nodded solemnly, informing Ye Shaohong that she had remembered everything that had happened that day.

Ye Shaohong couldn't bear to dwell too much on Manli's feelings.

He raised his hand and patted Yu Manli's waist, offering her some comfort.

At the same time, Ye Shaohong was also secretly sighing in his heart.

It's no wonder that in later transmigration and rebirth novels, the protagonist, as soon as he awakens, immediately has to kill the "white lotus" (a seemingly innocent but actually manipulative woman), because the "white lotus's" ideology is too harmful.

What they perceive as kindness, if viewed from a different perspective, is actually a crime.

It is a cruel aid to innocent victims.

Fortunately.

Yu Manli is not a pure and innocent person. Her momentary soft-heartedness was simply because she is too kind-hearted and did not think things through in a moment.

After his guidance, Ye Shaohong believed that Yu Manli would not make the same mistake again.

She is also growing up slowly.

Perhaps one day, Yu Manli will grow up and become an indispensable core member of Ye Shaohong's team...