Chapter 116 Sir, You Can’t Do This

116 Sir, you can’t

Under the pressure of several officials, he finally surrendered and rushed into the county town without stopping. Under the escort of several officials, Xiang Jiannan was finally successfully imprisoned.

A single room, dark and damp inside.

Unlike the strict guard when they came, after sending Xiang Jiannan to the cell and locking the door, several officers turned around and left, leaving a bunch of torches on the wall before leaving, without saying a word the whole time.

"Taoist, why have I never seen you before?"

After the sound of the officer's footsteps completely disappeared, Xiang Jiannan stood in the cell at a loss as to what to do. Soon after, he heard a question coming from the cell opposite.

A male with indistinguishable eyebrows and beard was sitting on the ground looking at him.

You can say he was watching. He sat in a very casual posture, and kept scratching his head with one hand.

The prison cells of the Great Zhou Dynasty were pretty much as imagined.

He was in no mood to chat. He just felt that the environment was too cold, so Xiang Jiannan turned his back.

He had never thought that he would be imprisoned here one day. The officers were very efficient and walked without stopping after getting off the car.

As if he had been prepared for this, he ran straight to the cell, not even paying attention to the guards outside.

He didn't know how long he would have to stay here. He thought that there would be no movement until dawn, and he was very anxious.

It was almost dark when he entered the city. Apart from the yamen runners, he had only seen the officials he had seen before. He had thought that Lin Zhen might show up, but now it seemed that he had to wait a little longer.

Li Jin told himself not to act rashly, and said he would catch up with him as he headed towards the county town.

"Looking at your appearance, this is your first time being arrested, right? What brought you here for?"

Seeing that the new Taoist priest ignored him, the man opposite the cell continued to ask:

"You must have been wrongly accused."

"This place, if you come here a few times, you will get used to it. If you want to stay here peacefully, you must be patient."

"Taoist, can you look back at me? Why don't you want to be my friend?"

After a few words, the young Taoist still refused to turn around. After a long while of blabbering, the man still refused to give up:

"The world is tough, and there are all kinds of people in the city. If you're not careful, it's easy to offend people."

"I've been here for more than ten days, and now I just want to talk to someone."

“I was indeed wronged.”

Suddenly he found that his mood seemed to have improved a little. He rolled up a pile of broken grass and put it under his butt. Xiang Jiannan showed his ability to adapt to the unfamiliar environment.

Although the man opposite had been chattering non-stop since he came in, his mood gradually changed from nervousness to calmness.

Although I don’t know what the outcome of the matter will be yet, when I think about it carefully, I feel that there is nothing wrong with it.

He really had not done anything against the law. The officials' accusation that he was guilty was purely a mistake in wording. The burning of the dense forest could not be so serious. The prefect was so shocked that he came personally to convict him.

The only reason I can think of at the moment is the dispute between the civil and military officials. Did the plan set by the military generals get ruined, thus attracting revenge? The prefect, isn't he part of the civil service system? "Sure enough, the first time I saw you, I knew you must have been wronged."

Seeing that the little Taoist priest finally responded to him, the man in the cell opposite laughed happily:

"Everyone who comes in says he was wrongly accused, but I only believe you."

"Why?"

He felt that the man opposite him seemed extraordinary, and his mood had improved. Xiang Jiannan then looked at him seriously.

Can he see as clearly as I can? In such an environment, how long has it been since this person washed himself? He seemed to see himself more than ten days later.

"Intuition, I'm always very accurate in judging people."

As he spoke, he coughed violently, as if he was going to cough out his lungs, and stood up crookedly with the help of a wooden pillar. The man opposite the cell suddenly pointed to the left, and as he sat back on the ground, a series of footsteps suddenly came hurriedly from a distance.

Judging from the sounds, there are quite a few people coming.

Xiang Jiannan calmed his mind and stood still, and soon he saw an old acquaintance.

Lin Zhen and Master Guo, surrounded by a middle-aged man with an extraordinary temperament, appeared in front of him.

The man was dressed in casual clothes and had a ruddy complexion. After leading everyone to stop, his eyes were as sharp as a knife.

He looked himself up and down several times, with one hand behind his back, just looking at him without saying a word.

Mr. Prefect?

After looking at the middle-aged man for a few times, Xiang Jiannan felt uncomfortable all over. He wanted to speak but couldn't, so he had to remain silent.

The aura of this middle-aged man is much stronger than Lin Zhen's. He is intimidating without even getting angry, and it's obvious at first glance that he is a big shot.

Before pushing me down the stairs, my master had told me a few words. I don’t know if it would be appropriate to use them now, after all, the other party hasn’t spoken yet.

Under the powerful aura of the middle-aged man in front of him, Xiang Jiannan was afraid that he would be exposed as timid if he spoke first.

"It's unfair, sir! It's unfair!"

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Just when Xiang Jiannan was undecided, a cry broke out in the cell.

The voice, which sounded angry but with a hint of helplessness, came from behind and frightened the middle-aged man who was looking at Xiang Jiannan. Lin Zhen and Master Guo were all shaking visibly.

"What are you yelling about?"

Frightened by the cry of injustice, Lin Zhen lost his composure, turned around and looked behind him, and immediately became extremely angry.

There was really no preparation at all. The prisoner was quite good at seizing the opportunity. After angrily scolding, he was about to order his men to teach him a lesson, but was stopped by the middle-aged man next to him: "Master Lin, you can't do that. If there is a grievance, you must take care of it."

Then he spoke in a kind tone, and it seemed that he wanted to deal with the matter in the cell opposite first.

"What grievance have you suffered? Tell me, and I will take care of it for you."

"Your Excellency, I am innocent!"

This man is indeed more powerful than County Magistrate Lin.

The man who had been chatting happily with Xiang Jiannan before cried out with an aggrieved expression across the wooden pillar. Just as he was about to say the rest of his words, he was interrupted by Lin Zhen beside him: "Sir, don't listen to his nonsense. This guy is a well-known rogue here."

"We arrested him this time because he molested a decent woman on West Street. That woman was Mr. Guo's wife! All the vendors on the street can testify to this!"

"oh?"

Looking at the man in front of him who was speechless for a moment, the middle-aged man who was called "Sir" by Lin Zhen had no expression on his face. As Master Guo's body began to tremble, Xiang Jiannan suddenly felt fortunate that he had not spoken a word just now.

He was not a person who liked to watch the fun, but judging from the current atmosphere, he felt that something must have happened.

Sure enough, after a few breaths, following a signal from the middle-aged man, the officer standing next to him began to act, opened the prison door, and started beating and kicking the prisoners in the cell. The wailing sounds gradually faded away, and then stopped when he spoke.

"You have the nerve to cry out for injustice in front of me?"

"Are you the young Taoist priest in Ping An Temple?"

After clearing up the injustice, he ordered people to open the prison door. After Xiang Jiannan stood up, the middle-aged man asked slowly.

The young Taoist priest felt quite helpless after hearing this and could only nod to confirm his identity again.

He's already been arrested, so why bother asking more questions? My master previously told me to just protest my innocence when I met the prefect, but now it seems that this trick is not working.

Those officers beat the man in the cell opposite so badly that I don’t know if he can survive.

"Please accept my greetings!"

Not knowing what to face next, his mood fluctuated again. Xiang Jiannan looked at everyone with a wary look in his eyes. However, he did not expect that when he thought he might start to be interrogated, the middle-aged man who had been calm all the time suddenly bowed.

It was a big gift to himself, with his body bent to 90 degrees, which stunned everyone present.

(End of this chapter)