However, the evidence against him was so overwhelming that even with the trial proceeding smoothly, it took the judge over three hours to conclude the sentencing.
For the accumulation of his many crimes, Shang Yang was sentenced to death, to be executed the following day.
As the judge’s gavel struck the sound block with a heavy thud, Shang Yang seemed to have all the strength drained from his body; his vision went black, and he collapsed onto the defendant’s bench.
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