At this moment, Liu Yun lost his balance and stumbled and fell down.

Soon the skirt became filthy, and the ground was a stinking ditch. Several fat rats were running back and forth looking for food. These rats didn't treat them like people at all, and they ran around arrogantly in front of them.

"Stay in there and be the hell you! Don't you know the principle of 'a life for a life'? Wait for your execution in the autumn!"

The jailer dropped this cold statement, checked the key to the cell door again, and seeing that there was nothing wrong, then strode away.

His footsteps sounded desolate in the narrow and deep passageway. Although the prison was surrounded by other prisons, and every cell was occupied, a strange and tacit silence descended after the jailer left.

In fact, everyone understands that shouting, cursing, or throwing a tantrum will not help, because... because these guys will not only ignore them, but will also come up and teach them a lesson.

"Let's not argue with them for now, let's rest first." He Yi sat down.

Seeing He Yi sit down first, Qing Ju also sat down next to He Yi, muttering, "We have to open the shop early tomorrow morning, and I still have the keys. How are we going to operate tomorrow?"

Liu Yun slammed his fist hard against the fence. "This is outrageous! How could they do this?"

That's just how it is; this is an era where people prey on each other.

All three of them fell silent.

Qingju pulled Liuyun along, and Liuyun had no choice but to sit down next to the two of them. Looking at the small and dirty cell, the only source of light in the cell was the light from a tiny dormer window on the ceiling, barely enough to make out everything inside.

"Princess! It's all my fault, I had such a bad mouth! I kept saying that going to see that damned Sun Sanlang would bring no good, and now look what happened..."

Qingju was extremely sad. In her opinion, it was because she hadn't said anything nice that her words had come true. Looking at the cramped room and feeling the hot, smelly air, Qingju finally couldn't hold back anymore and burst into tears.

"This servant deserves to die! This servant shouldn't have said those discouraging things, causing you to insist on going to see that Sun Sanlang... Waaah... What are we going to do now?"

He Yi looked at Qing Ju and said, "Alright, stop talking nonsense. What does this have to do with you?"

At this point, He Yi reached out and quickly wiped away the tears on Qingju's cheeks with her sleeve, comforting her, "Qingju, this is not your fault, and it has nothing to do with you. It was all my own willful act and my wrong judgment."

"Someone is obviously plotting against us. It's all my fault. I underestimated the complexity and wickedness of human nature." Seeing that Qingju was trembling all over, Heyi patted Qingju on the shoulder.

“Good Qingju, listen to me! Now is not the time for crying and whining. We need to find a way out and clear our names.”

Anger blazed in Liu Yun's eyes.

"Damn it, this is outrageous! Princess! How are we supposed to get out of here? These bailiffs and jailers don't even bother to investigate! You saw it yourself, they didn't even interrogate us before they just detained us in this godforsaken place."

Qingju also started analyzing, "Princess, I think someone is clearly framing us! We have to cry foul! We have to get justice from the righteous judge to hear our case."

That being said, all three understood that even if they shouted themselves hoarse here, no one would give them a second glance for any reason.

Although He Yi nodded, she was conflicted, as could be seen from the attitude of the prison guards.

But we still have to try our best. Now we can only do our best and leave the rest to fate. So He Yi, along with Qing Ju and Liu Yun, staggered to the prison gate and shook the iron bars with all their might.

There was no one outside, not even a single patrolman.

All they could do was shout loudly into the dimly lit corridor.

"Guards! We want to see the Prefect! Old man, we have been wronged! Sun Sanlang's death has nothing to do with us. By the time we arrived, Sun Sanlang had already been killed. Please, Your Honor, hold court and give us a trial!"

He Yi's voice wasn't very loud, but Liu Yun's was different; she had a strong voice.

The shout echoed through the empty, gloomy corridor. Several jailers were eating and drinking at the door, and when they heard the sounds inside, they seemed to only utter some indistinct sneers.

Several jailers approached them from a short distance away, whipping the iron bars and uttering vicious curses.

It's unclear how much time passed, but a man with his hands behind his back slowly strolled over.

He Yi and the other two hurriedly looked down the corridor, and saw a middle-aged prison guard with a fleshy face and disheveled clothes walking in under the dim light.

The man kept saying he was carrying a lantern, while his other hand habitually gripped a horsewhip. This horsewhip was invincible; whenever he heard someone shout or saw someone in the cell who didn't like him, he would come up and teach them a lesson.

The man seemed to be drunk; he staggered to the outside of the fence, staring inside with his fierce, triangular eyes, and began impatiently whipping his horsewhip.

"You bitches, what are you all shouting about? Don't you know how to let people sleep in the middle of the night?! You're crying innocence, what's all the commotion about at this hour? Everyone who's in this jail claims to be innocent, but you all know perfectly well what you've done!"

[Jailer: Whether it's a case of injustice or not, what does it have to do with me?]

[Procedure? Doesn't exist. Lock them up first.]

[There was no interrogation, hehehe.]

[You vicious female supporting character, think of something quick, or you'll really be imprisoned here to die.]

"Sir!" He Yi stared at the man. After all, although this damned man's attitude was terrible, he was the only one among countless prison guards who was willing to listen to them. He Yi looked at him and continued, "We are truly innocent!"

"Anything else?" The man asked with a cold laugh, looking at the three of them.

He Yi seemed surprised that the man would listen, so she simply continued in detail: "When we arrived at the house rented by Sun Sanlang in the West Market, Sun Sanlang was actually already dead! I went to find him, but think about it, why would I kill a gambler for no reason?"

He Yi hurriedly explained, genuinely hoping this guy would listen to her.

but……

The jailer did indeed respond, "What are you doing going to the West Market to find a gambler in the middle of the night? Can you explain that yourself?"

The jailer sneered, and seeing that He Yi was about to speak, he waved his hand indifferently, "In the dead of night, it's one thing for three young ladies to go to the West Market, but to go looking for Sun Sanlang? What are you doing in someone's house for no reason?"