Yesterday's meat was merely a hook, the evil was committed by people, and it was Victory Team that fell ill.
The same meat, if placed elsewhere, might also induce covetous glances, and perhaps they too might think "it'd be great if that meat was mine." However, there's more than a world of difference between daring to think and daring to steal.
Lin Nianhe felt no trace of guilt or pity for these people's deaths. To put it bluntly, every single one of them got what they deserved.
Those who rob others are not innocent; Cao Manfu, who failed to stop them immediately, is not innocent; even among the survivors, few are truly blameless.
Going further back, those who, out of jealousy and revenge, plotted to drive boars down from the mountains are not innocent; those who don't respect the land, letting crops rot in the rain, are not innocent; those who for personal gain, force Educated youth to marry villagers using underhanded methods are also not innocent.
