Upon hearing this, the prefect turned around and said coldly, “Famous and famous? Humph, how many first-rank and second-rank officials in the capital have died if they say they die?”
“Why should you be kept in your hands? Just rely on the three words “Wang Shipan” in your hall today!”
“How about Wang Shipan? Killing someone to pay for your life, the law of heaven!”
“King Law? Don’t tell me about the law of the king. The biggest king in the world is power!”
The prefect walked up to Zhan Xuanang, and despised the extremely pedantic scholar in his heart. “Let me tell you, the prince is here in person today. To put it bluntly, the matter is to be settled quickly. Whether it is Wang Shipan or not, since the prince brought the murderer who had already confessed his guilt, the case will be settled.”
“I advise you, if you want to save your life, you will keep silent about this matter. If you ask for death, I will do it.”
The prefect reached out and patted Zhan Xuanang’s cheek, “Boy, the fittest survive, and those who know the times are heroes. If you want to survive in this mixed capital, you must know how to get along with each other.”
The prefect looked at Zhan Xuanang’s face, which was suddenly surprised and unresponsive, and smiled sarcastically, “Famousness? Fame and fortune are nothing!”
The door of the prison fell off with a clang, and a stern voice came from the dark corner, but it became more and more silent in the prison.
Zhan Xuanang sat down on the ground with a mixed feeling in his heart. He has always believed in the laws of heaven and kings, and believes that there is justice in this bright world. Even if he was bullied, he never doubted that there is still justice in this world.
However, at this moment, his worldview was completely broken, the prefect’s words lingered in his ears, and the bloody reality was in front of him.
Zhang Laosan’s life was obviously sacrificed in vain, but the real murderer Wang Shipan can escape the slaughter!
Tears slid silently, and the whole world suddenly became dark. Zhan Xuanang leaned against the wall, and suddenly felt that there was nothing in the world to accommodate him.
“This guy…” A hoarse and old voice interrupted Zhan Xuanang’s thoughts, and then a hand full of cracks and dry wood reached in front of Zhan Xuanang, “You don’t eat this food, right? Don’t waste it if you don’t eat it!”
The hand held Zhan Xuanang’s bowl and shrank aside, for fear that Zhan Xuanang would go back on his word, and he ate all his food in a pan.
Zhan Xuanang smiled silently and shrank to the corner of the other side and stopped moving.
The owner of the hand had dinner. Seeing Zhan Xuan’ang’s appearance, he seemed to be dissatisfied. He smiled awkwardly, “Brother, I’m not a bad person, but I’ve been in this prison for a long time and I’m afraid of being hungry. Don’t blame me. If I can’t do it, I’ll give you my meal tomorrow.”
“It’s okay.” Zhan Xuanang said weakly, “Have you stayed in this prison for a long time?”
The man pondered for a moment., said, “It’s almost twenty years!”
“What?! What did you do, and you’ve been locked up for so long?”
Zhan Xuanang sat up straight, then noticed that the owner of the hands was as thin as a hair, his whole body was emitting a strange smell, and his long hair was chunked, hanging on his head, and it looked more and more ferocious.
“Me? What can I do? It’s just that my wife is beautiful and is attracted by the squire and framed me in.”
“Didn’t you seek justice?”
“Ask for justice? Brother, don’t be funny. If you can seek justice, how could you be here?”
The owner of the hand said that, and paused, “Brother, I just heard it. You are wronged, right? I would advise you, just be soft. Keep the green mountains without worrying about no firewood. Don’t think that they dare not kill you if you have fame. At worst, just blame the prisoners in the same cell. If you don’t help, lock you up until you die of old age. Then your life will be over!”
“Oh, brother, just listen to me. I have seen through these twenty years. Come and go, how many people died in this prison, and what happened again?”
Zhan Xuanang looked at this person who looked completely different from humans in surprise. Listening to his words, his heart was turbulent, and he felt as if he had come to another northern country.
At this moment, the prison door suddenly opened with a “slam”. The two yamen runners stood shoulder to shoulder and walked towards the cell where Zhan Xuanang was. From a distance, he smelled a smell of alcohol.
Zhan Xuan’ang’s brows frowned again. During his work, drinking and having fun, is this the prison in Gyeonggi?
Suddenly his arm tightened, Zhan Xuanang lowered his head but saw the thin hand pinching his elbow. The man lowered his voice and said, “Brother, no matter what, you must not stand up!”
Before Zhan Xuanang could react, the door of the cell was opened. The drunken yamen runner stood at the door and pointed in carelessly, “Newcomer, come and beat your legs!”
Zhan Xuanang was about to be annoyed, but saw the thin man kneeling to the feet of the yamen runner and said flatteringly, “Uncle, the newcomer doesn’t understand the rules, the young one should serve the yamen runner.”
The yamen runner was obviously very dissatisfied, kicked the man away, and said angrily, “Get out! When is it your turn to arrange for me? The prefect said, this kid can’t get out, so what if I play?”
The yamen runner said, and reached out to catch Zhan Xuanang, but the man rushed over and hugged the yamen runner’s legs regardless of everything, “Uncle, look at me, look at me, I’ll have fun with you.”
The yamen runner was about to get angry, but the other one grabbed him, “Okay, it’s a long time, are you afraid that he will run away? Let’s play this first so that the newcomer can learn.”