Fan Tong scrambled to the cell door, ignoring his disheveled state, gripping the wooden bars with both hands, tears streaming down his face, and shouted loudly at Shen Yuanze's retreating figure.
"Yuanze, brother-in-law is here! I'm here! Please save me!"
Shen Yuanze was itching to death and had no time to care about others. He hurriedly left the prison as if he hadn't heard anything.
Fan Tong stood there dumbfounded. His brother-in-law didn't want to care about him anymore. What a mess!
Is he really going to spend the rest of his life here?
The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became, and he couldn't help but burst into loud sobs...
"Shut your stinking mouth, or I'll seal it shut!" The jailer, annoyed by Fan Tong's noise, warned sternly.
Fan Tong was so frightened that he immediately shut up and quickly retreated to a corner of the cell.
Chen Zhanshan, Lin Shi, and Wu Cuihua watched as Chen Qingqing was tied to the rack.
She thought it was just to appease the superiors during an inspection, but when she heard that Shen Yuanze was going to torture Chen Qingqing, her heart clenched.
Lin wished she could rush out and take Chen Qingqing's place in the punishment. Her face was ashen, her lips trembled uncontrollably, and she gritted her teeth and cursed in a low voice, "That corrupt official who disregards human life, he shall die a horrible death."
Wu Cuihua hurriedly stepped forward to persuade her, "Mother, don't be impulsive. Shouting will only anger them and make Qingya suffer even greater punishment."
Chen Zhanshan frowned and clenched his fists. "Xiumei, you need to calm down. Just listen to Cuihua and don't cause trouble for Qingya."
As they spoke, Shen Yuanze turned his attention to Xiao Wu again.
The crack of the whip was accompanied by Xiao Wu's agonizing screams.
It's both terrifying and heartbreaking to hear, yet there's nothing we can do...
Only after Shen Yuanze left did the three of them breathe a sigh of relief.
Xiao Wu was helped down from the rack by the jailer.
His face was pale, and blood was seeping from his wounds, making him look extremely miserable.
Chen Zhanshan asked with a worried expression, "Qing girl, is Xiao Wu alright?"
"Dad, Mom, don't worry, let me check him first." Chen Qingqing said, already half-squatting down to examine Xiao Wu's wound.
Xiao Wu forced a smile, trying to control his trembling body and feign an indifferent expression.
"Manager, I withstood the corrupt official's torture and didn't disgrace you. I really didn't mean to cause trouble for Jishetang. Please forgive me this time."
Chen Qingqing shook her head and sighed, "I don't blame you for this. You were just used. If we can get out of here alive, I hope you can be more honest and resourceful in the future, and not be used by others again."
"Thank you, shopkeeper. I will never dare to be greedy or have unrealistic expectations again."
"Alright, Xiao Wu, stop talking for now. I'll apply the medicine for you right away." After saying that, Chen Qingqing started the medical space and scanned Xiao Wu's entire body.
Fortunately, after the space was upgraded, she could control it with her mind, and others only thought that she was taking Xiao Wu's pulse.
The whip marks were so deep they revealed bone and damaged the lungs and internal organs; Shen Yuanze clearly intended to kill Xiao Wu.
Fortunately, Warden Sun stopped him in time, otherwise he would have been the one to get hurt.
With a thought, she reached into her sleeve and found a blood-activating and stasis-removing medicine and a set of silver needles.
First, I fed Xiao Wu the medicine, then I took out silver needles and applied them to several key acupoints to relieve Xiao Wu's pain...
Chen Qingqing secretly made up her mind: Chen Ruolan, you treacherous villain, I will never forgive you this time.
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Upon hearing that the sugar mill had been raided and that his uncle's family had been imprisoned, Chen Dabao and Chen Zhanliang hurriedly boarded a carriage and headed towards Anyang Prison.
I want Chen Qingqing to help me decide what to do next.
But when they arrived at the prison gate, the guards said that the county magistrate was interrogating Chen Qingqing and wouldn't even let them linger at the gate.
Having no other option, the two went around to the corner and stared intently at the prison entrance.
Faint screams could be heard from inside the cell from time to time. Da Bao was anxious, worried about Chen Qingqing's safety.
Chen Zhanliang's heart was in his throat. "Dabao, is your sister Qingqing being tortured inside? The beating is too brutal."
"Father, don't worry. The voice sounds like a man's. It shouldn't be my sister Qingqing. Let's wait a bit longer. Once the county magistrate leaves, we'll figure out a way to go in and see my sister Qingqing."
Chen Zhanliang frowned, about to speak, when the prison door creaked open and a person hurriedly walked out, scratching himself as he went, with a pained expression on his face.
"Da Bao, look! Someone's coming out of there!"
Chen Dabao gritted his teeth and cursed under his breath, "That inhuman, corrupt official!"
"Dabao, can we go in and see your sister Qingqing now?"
"Dad, let's go over and take a look. We should be able to get in."
After Da Bao finished speaking, he walked to the prison gate, explained his purpose to the guard, and then subtly slipped him a few taels of silver.
The jailer, clutching the silver, grinned from ear to ear and let the two in without a word.
At this moment, the jailer Sun felt a little guilty for not being able to protect Chen Qingqing despite receiving so much money from her.
His face was full of helplessness. "Miss Chen, I'm really sorry. I really didn't expect Shen Yuanze to take action himself. If it were one of my jailers, he definitely wouldn't have beaten Xiao Wu like this."
"Yes, Miss Chen, when we administer whipping, we usually control the force carefully."
Each lash looked heavy, but it didn't actually damage any bones or muscles; it was just a superficial wound that would heal on its own in a few days.
"But Shen Yuanze used deadly force, which is why this young man's injuries are so severe." The jailer beside him quickly added an explanation.
Chen Qingqing sighed softly, "You don't need to explain. They're targeting me, it has nothing to do with you."
Warden Sun frowned. Even if she was reasonable, what could she do? Once Qin Shousheng had his eye on her, she wouldn't be leaving this prison.
The thought of Chen Qingqing being killed by them filled him with a sense of regret, but as a mere jailer, he couldn't change anything.
Prison Chief Sun sighed almost imperceptibly, "Miss Chen is truly righteous, but I still have to advise you, if you don't want to suffer, you'd better sign and put your fingerprint on it quickly, otherwise we won't be able to protect you every time."
Chen Qingqing glanced at him gratefully and shook her head. "Inspector Sun, I appreciate your kindness, but I will not compromise."
"Alright, in that case, Miss Chen, good luck!"
"I will definitely not let those people's conspiracy succeed." Chen Qingqing said indignantly...
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