Chapter 1858 Inquiry
After Shu Yu and the others had walked away, the prisoners in the cell gradually came to their senses.
They hadn't even dared to breathe too loudly, for fear of provoking the hot-tempered county magistrate to beat them up.
Everyone couldn't help but look at the lead prisoner lying unconscious in the middle of the cell, and gasped sharply. This was no ordinary tragedy; the Princess of Wen'an really wanted to kill him.
The group exchanged uneasy glances, remembering that they had also hit Zhou Tiedong earlier, and felt uneasy, as if they were afraid that the county magistrate of Wen'an would hold them accountable.
Someone blurted out, "Now that Zhou Tiedong has the county magistrate backing him, is he really going to be able to leave?"
No one answered, but everyone knew that it was pretty much true.
Everyone was somewhat envious of Zhou Tiedong. Someone looked at the prisoner who had been beaten along with Zhou Tiedong, and their expression changed. Suddenly, they fawned and offered to treat his injuries.
The man was startled, but the others quickly realized what was happening.
Yes, Zhou Tiedong has gained the county magistrate's favor. If he puts a good word for Zhou Tiedong in front of the magistrate, the prisoner who is on good terms with Zhou Tiedong might also benefit from this and be released.
Suddenly, the person who had been beaten black and blue became a hot commodity, while the former leader of the prisoners lay on the ground like a worm, ignored by everyone.
Shu Yu and the others had arrived at the prison's rest area, where a doctor was examining Zhou Tiedong's injuries.
Once they reached a brighter area, Shu Yu could finally see Zhou Tiedong's appearance clearly. According to the cloth shop owner, he was once very handsome, but after being imprisoned for so long and suffering so much, his handsome features had vanished, leaving him only as thin as a skeleton and covered in wounds.
Zhou Tiedong's most serious injury was to the area where he had been beaten earlier. Although it had been treated, he couldn't recover properly in prison, and the injury kept recurring. Later, after being locked up with those people, he was beaten several more times, which made the injury even more severe.
After treating his wound, the doctor sighed and said, "You'll have to take good care of yourself from now on, otherwise..." He stopped mid-sentence, looking at the surroundings.
Even rest requires a suitable environment.
Shu Yu nodded, "Thank you for your help, doctor."
Then the jailer took a doctor in to examine another person's injuries.
Once they left, only Shu Yu, Zhou Tiedong, and two others remained in the rest room.
The latter, lying on the bed, had slowly recovered and wanted to get up to kowtow to Shu Yu, but she stopped her, saying, "No need for extra formalities. Just focus on recovering and answer my questions later."
Zhou Tiedong nodded repeatedly, "Thank you, Your Highness. Please ask whatever you wish, and I will answer to the best of my knowledge."
"I mainly want to understand your case. What exactly did Chen Bing do? What did he say you stole from him? And how long are you going to be detained?"
Mentioning Chen Bing still brings tears to Zhou Tiedong's eyes, and he looks extremely hateful.
He took a deep breath and explained the situation in detail.
It was similar to what Lu Sanzhu had found out, except that Zhou Tiedong was more detailed, and he also revealed many private details that outsiders did not know without reservation.
The more Shu Yu listened, the stronger her dislike for Chen Bing became.
This person clearly doesn't have much ability or any powerful background, yet he manages to use his limited resources to commit the greatest evils and bully the weakest groups.
Shu Yu let out a long breath and told Zhou Tiedong to rest for a while.
(End of this chapter)
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