The gates of the Heshun Prefecture prison were deserted; a sturdy black lacquered wooden door separated the outside world from the outside world, inspiring fear and keeping people at a distance.
"Qiqi, are we really going in?"
Li Changlong hid in the corner, his face full of worry.
Ever since Lu Qiqi received the note, she hastened to bring him to the prison.
Lu Qiqi said, "I must go. I need to make sure Village Chief Miao is safe."
Li Changlong was getting anxious. "Is this reckless guy reliable?"
Mangzi was a villager whom Lu Qiqi treated when she first arrived in Tianxin Village. Although she did not know where Mangzi's injury came from.
But with Lu Da vouching for him and her having saved him before, he would never do anything heartless unless he was ungrateful.
Thinking of this, Lu Qiqi said, "I believe he won't."
Mangzi has a cousin who works in the prison, where he delivers meals to the prisoners. Lu Qiqi wanted to take the opportunity to sneak in and see if Miao Dajiang was in prison.
For this reason, she could even disguise herself as a middle-aged woman and accompany her uncle to prison to deliver meals.
“I’m here,” Lu Qiqi said. “Second brother, after I go in, you wait outside. If I don’t come out for a long time, go and beat the petition drum and say that I have been arrested. The more widely you spread my identity, the safer I will be.”
Li Changlong wrote down Lu Qiqi's words one by one and nodded emphatically, "You need to be careful. If anything happens to you, my father will be the first to hold me accountable."
Lu Qiqi was instantly amused by Li Changlong's worry, and she said, "I'll try my best not to let Uncle San beat you up!"
After the joke, Lu Qiqi walked towards her cousin.
To imitate a middle-aged woman, she deliberately hunched her back and walked slowly, creating the appearance of someone who had worked too much in her youth and was now suffering from various ailments in middle age.
“Uncle Mangzi”.
When the uncle saw Lu Qiqi, he could hardly recognize her; the person in front of him was no longer the young woman he had seen before.
They are so similar in appearance to his wife that it's impossible to tell them apart by their gait.
If Lu Qiqi hadn't called him, he would have doubted that he was hallucinating.
Lu Qiqi was dressed in gray, her whole body was gray and dull, her eyes were as withered as withered wood, and her face was covered with wrinkles, showing the marks of time.
He initially thought it was inappropriate to bring Lu Qiqi to prison, but he couldn't resist Mangzi's repeated pleas and had no choice but to agree. He originally planned to persuade Lu Qiqi again.
Seeing her superb disguise skills, the words of persuasion circled in his mouth, but he couldn't say them. He could only compromise and say, "Let's go."
There is a small door on the left side of the prison. People usually go in and out through this small door to deliver things.
This time is no exception.
Uncle Mangzi led Lu Qiqi to the side door. As is customary, an inspection was conducted, with some checking the person and others checking the food.
To prevent someone from carrying a weapon or poisoning the food.
Seeing that Lu Qiqi was an unfamiliar face, the jailer asked, "Old man, who is this person?"
Uncle Mangzi said with a forced smile, "This is my wife. My son is sick, so I asked her to come and lend a hand. I hope you can do me a favor."
As he spoke, he handed a pot of wine to the jailer.
The jailer glanced at Lu Qiqi, saw nothing wrong with her, and smiled as he took the wine. "The old man is quite sensible. Go in."
The jailer let them through, and Uncle Mangzi and Lu Qiqi pushed the food on the cart into the house.
The cart was pushed to the prison gate. Uncle Mangzi greeted the guards at the gate, and then he and Lu Qiqi took the food and went into the prison.
Upon arriving at prison, Mangzi's uncle reminded her, "The prison smells terrible, please bear with me, young lady."
Lu Qiqi had prepared herself mentally, but to her surprise, she was still harmed by the poison gas in the prison.
This isn't just smelly, it's a biological weapon!
The stench permeated the entire prison, along with the unpleasant smell of decay.
It stank horribly!
The prison was underground, with oil lamps lit in the long corridor, making it extremely dark inside. Perhaps due to the foul smells in the prison, not a single prison guard could be seen below.
This makes it convenient for Lu Qiqi to find people.
Uncle Mangzi brought food to the prisoners, banging the iron bucket with an iron spoon and shouting, "Food is served."
When the prisoners heard that it was time to eat, they all went to the wooden bars, and Lu Qiqi took the opportunity to look for Miao Dajiang.
These prisoners were all wearing prison clothes, their hair was messy, and their faces were black, as if they hadn't bathed for hundreds of years.
Finding Miao Dajiang among this group was quite easy, since he hadn't been detained for many days and his face wasn't covered in grime.
She was almost at the end of the prison when she still couldn't see Miao Dajiang. Could it be that the person who delivered the note had sent the wrong message?
Or perhaps Miao Dajiang was moved?
"Village Chief Miao!" Lu Qiqi finally couldn't help but call out softly.
A moment later, a response came.
"I'm here, right here!"
His voice was hoarse, as if he had a mouthful of sand, and he had to shout as he spoke.
Upon hearing Village Chief Miao's voice, Lu Qiqi was overjoyed and immediately ran towards the source of the sound.
Lu Qiqi found Village Chief Miao in the last cell.
The village chief was wearing the clothes he had worn when he came in that day. His hair was disheveled, and there were several clearly visible footprints on his body, indicating that he had been kicked.
"The village head?!"
The person who came to Miao Dajiang's house was Lu Qiqi. Her eyes widened instantly. "How did you find this place? Are you here to rescue me?"
Lu Qiqi walked to the wooden fence and asked, "Village Chief Miao, are you injured anywhere?"
Miao Dajiang shook his head, "I only took a few kicks, nothing serious."
Hearing this, Lu Qiqi felt relieved. "I came here because I received news that you were being held here, so I came to check on you. However, I am not yet able to rescue you."
Miao Dajiang wasn't in a hurry and continued to listen to Lu Qiqi's explanation.
“I came in here with the help of someone. If you are replaced, the family that helped me get into prison will probably suffer a terrible fate.”
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