The Understated Dragon Lord
Chapter 957 Punishment

But not even a second later, beads of sweat started to drip down his forehead, rolling down like raindrops falling from eaves. Daniel looked at the worker and asked, still smiling, "So, is your stomach still not hurting?"

"Why should my stomach hurt? It doesn't! I'm not lying, so how can I be in pain?"

Despite the fact that the worker's stomach felt like it was being twisted by a knife, he kept pretending as if nothing was wrong!

But pretending wouldn't help; the pain was too much to bear. The worker bent over like a cooked shrimp, clutching his stomach.

"Is your stomach feeling especially painful right now? You know, if you want the pain to disappear, it's simple: just admit you lied and immediately cut that original stone properly. Then maybe God will forgive you. Otherwise, you'll face divine punishment!"

The worker was frightened; he didn't understand why he was in pain. Memories of the day flooded his mind he hadn't eaten anything strange and surely wasn't poisoned!

Now that his stomach was hurting so badly, could it be true like this guy said, that his greed and lies led to God's punishment?

Having been in the business for decades, the worker still had a shred of belief in divine intervention. Better to believe than to doubt!

"I accidentally broke the saw blade," he finally admitted, partially conceding without fully admitting fault.

As soon as he said this, the pain in his stomach eased significantly.

Daniel looked at him and asked cheerfully, "So, did you really break it accidentally? Or was it intentional? If you keep lying, I guarantee that your little relief won't last, and the pain

will return, even stronger this time!"

Learning from the earlier lesson, the worker was careful not to lie again and quickly confessed.

"It was my fault! I intentionally broke the blade!"

As soon as he admitted this, the pain in his stomach eased even more.

This reaction shocked the worker.

Could it be that he truly was experiencing divine punishment for lying? Now that he was honest, the pain had lessened?

"Feeling better now? Isn't it amazing how once you stop lying, your stomach feels so much better?" Daniel asked with a smile.

"Yes! After I told the truth, my stomach felt way better! What's happening? Am I really being punished by God for lying?"

"Yes! You were punished for lying,

but now that you've confessed, you've taken the first step toward redemption: However, your confession isn't enough yet! You've only cut half of the original stone; now finish the job. You need to complete your work to get paid! If you take the money without doing the job, you'll face God's

punishment!"