The two were startled, and seeing that they were about to be implicated, they hurriedly shook their heads and distanced themselves from each other.
"No, no, these things have nothing to do with me. I didn't know until today that they are so vicious. Mr. Malcolm's handling is correct. I support it!"
"Yes, I also support it. These two scumbags have done so much harm to their loved ones. Mr. Malcolm does the right thing!"
Armstrong and Toby both took the lead, and the other elders followed.
Chad asked all the people's opinions very kindly. After confirming that there was no objection, he continued to the next step.
He glanced at Eleven who was guarding the door of the room, and said to all the clan members, "What Mr. Malcolm means, Ryan White has done so many inhuman acts so he should be dealt with based on the family rules. That is, he should be whipped for twenty times in the public. And Mr. Toby and Mr. Armstrong will take out the genealogy, cross out Ryan White and Travis White' names, and expel them form White family."
Two minutes later, under the guidance of Eleven , two police officers took Ryan into the room.
They hadn't seen Ryan for a long time, and when they saw him this time, they were all stunned.
Although Malcolm had someone change him into a clean suit, his wrinkles and his almost half-white hair made him look a dozen years older when he was just in his middle age.
Ryan was bullied a lot these days by the inmates in the same cell, and the bruises were covered in the suit he was wearing.
Under the escort of the two police officers, he walked to the room step by step, with the metal shackles on his hands and feet rattling.
Everyone in the room was staring at him. No one spoke but scrutinized him.
Some watched him as if they were just onlookers. Some gloated. Some thought it celebrated and shouted in satisfaction secretly.
Ryan was so uncomfortable by being stared. He couldn't help lowering his head to block the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes.
These unfriendly eyes seemed to poke a hundred holes in his body, making him extremely uncomfortable.
Without saying a word, he walked to the open space in the center of the room and stood in front of the ancestors photos of the White family.
Malcolm didn't prepare a futon for him, so he was forced to kneel on the cold floor.
Charles went to get the whip in a carved box.
Chad stood by and said coldly, "Ryan White, take off your shirt and receive twenty times of whipping."
Ryan was taken aback. Originally, Malcolm didn't say he would be beaten by the whip. He hadn't been beaten for nearly twenty years. And the twenty times of whipping could make him seriously injured and almost dying.
But the pride over the years did not allow him to beg Malcolm for mercy, and even if he bowed his head, Malcolm probably wouldn't let him go but just let everyone see him as a joke.
He sneered contemptuously and seemed to angry with Chad, "You're just an adopted son picked up by Malcolm. Are you worthy of standing at the family meeting and arrogantly punishing me?"
Chad was a little pissed off, but couldn't refute. Because Ryan was right, Malcolm was the only one who got him into the White family's tree.
Malcolm, who was sitting in front of him, frowned suddenly and took Ryan's words coldly, "Although Chad is an adopted son, he has been conscientious since he joined the family. And he has never lost the face of the Whites outside. Of course he's qualified to punish you and even more worthy of standing here than you."
Ryan was left speechless. There was a thick stack of evidence against him, so no matter what he said, it was useless.
Chad felt very satisfied and was defended by Malcolm in public at the family meeting, feeling more dependent on Malcolm in his heart.
Charles quickly fetched the whip.
Ryan hadn't taken off his shirt yet, so Chad had to ask the police to help him.
The suit, which was regarded as the last protective shell, was stripped off. Ryan's body, which was bruised from being punched and kicked, was exposed to them.
It caused a lot of discussion in the family meeting.
But as long as they had read the evidence of Ryan's crime, no one had pity on him. They just felt that he deserved it. He even persecuted his own brother and nephew, and didn't deserve sympathy at all.
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