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Yu Jihui: “A Stinking Old Ninth – A Tale of the Coal Capital” (updated on July 2020)

“It’s unfair!” I protested.

“It’s fair!” they shouted at me, jumping to their

furiously, as if they were a group of tigers that would

tear me into pieces. I was scared and stupefied again.

“It’s not only fair but it is wise as well.” Hot

Pepper said triumphantly. “This is a wise

revolutionary measure! To people who did dirty

things, we can resort to any measure!”

“Is the measure we resort to fair?” they asked me

ferociously.

For a moment I found everything around me

swimming and replied absent-mindedly.

“Y-yes. It might be,” my voice was so low that it

could be barely heard.

Those “tigers” seemed satisfied. They knew I

was a coward by nature. Once scared I would give in.

“Soapy, we have known all the dirty things you

have done! The copy of your letter is the best

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