Sun the jailer's words were full of respect and concern.
Chen Ruolan felt quite pleased. She covered her mouth and smiled charmingly, "I appreciate Prisoner Sun's kindness, but I grew up in the countryside and have seen plenty of poisonous insects and wild beasts. A few rats won't scare me. You'd better lead the way."
Cold sweat beaded on Sun Laotou's forehead. He was in a panic, having already imagined his miserable end a hundred times in his mind.
He was momentarily at a loss for words, "This...this..."
Chen Ruolan was getting impatient, her brows furrowed. "What is this? If you dare to delay the master's investigation again, be careful he might remove you from your position as jailer."
Helpless, Chief Sun knew that if he dragged this out any longer, he would be in big trouble. He bowed and scraped, "Sir, please come with me."
After saying that, he looked at the jailers behind him who hadn't moved, glared at them fiercely, and gritted his teeth, "What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and get ready."
"Yes, yes, we'll go right away." The jailer finally realized what was happening and rushed off to find Chen Qingqing as if his pants were on fire.
As Chen Qingqing watched the hole in the wall gradually widen, several options swirled in her mind.
If they take their parents and leave directly from here, and Qin Shousheng discovers their escape, he will definitely order the city gates to be sealed off and a thorough search to be conducted. They won't be able to leave the city at all, and the chances of escaping are slim.
It's unlikely he could poison all the jailers unconscious. The prison is too large, and the jailers are scattered. Not only would he fail to kill Chen Ruolan and Qin Shousheng, but he might also be shot to death by arrows before he could even finish spreading the poison...
After much deliberation, Chen Qingqing finally decided to return to the prison first. If her life was truly threatened, she could fight them to the death then.
She crawled through the hole she had dug in the wall into the cell, blocked the hole with bricks, quickly changed into her prison clothes, and found a dilapidated cell to sit in.
Hearing the chaotic noise outside, Chen Qingqing knew that tonight was destined to be a sleepless night.
If Chen Ruolan and Qin Shousheng come to the prison now, they will definitely torture her severely, and she will suffer a lot of torment. What if they want to kill her...
No, we must strike first.
Chen Qingqing frowned, and with a thought, she entered her spatial dimension. First, she purchased several types of hypnotic sprays in the poison space, and then she went to the wilderness rescue space to prepare crossbow bolts for any eventuality.
Suddenly, out of the corner of my eye, I noticed the dark jade plaque left by the little fish on a shelf.
Since Xiaoyu is a member of the Ning Prince's Mansion, this jade pendant might be able to help him escape danger.
Thinking it over, Chen Qingqing put the jade pendant into her sleeve...
At this moment, Warden Sun wiped away a cold sweat, and steeling himself, led Qin Shousheng, Shen Yuanze, Chen Ruolan, and several close associates towards the prison.
The jailer, Sun, was terrified, his mind filled with horrific consequences.
He silently prayed that Chen Qingqing would return soon, and then suddenly appeared in the prison cell.
To buy time, he led the group in circles around the prison, until they reached a cell door. He craned his neck to look inside, muttering to himself...
"Not this cell. Magistrate Shen changed rooms after the interrogation this afternoon, and I forgot about it." He chuckled self-deprecatingly as he spoke.
Then they went to another cell and used the same trick again, "Oh dear, I forgot again, a big rat got into this cell and the jailer moved it to another cell."
After searching several cells without finding Chen Qingqing, Qin Shousheng flew into a rage. "Are you looking for death? How dare you play tricks on me! Zhang Hu, Zhao Xiong, drag him out and give him fifty strokes of the cane!"
"My lord, please calm down! I... I remember now, Chen Qingqing is in that cell inside."
Qin Shousheng said with a gloomy face, "Lead the way. If you try to fool me again, you can go and face your punishment yourself."
"Yes, yes, sir, please follow me." The jailer, Sun, dared not talk nonsense anymore and went straight to the cell where Chen Qingqing was being held. He lowered his head and dared not look inside. "Sir, this is the cell where the criminal Chen Qingqing is being held."
Qin Shousheng, with a cold expression, strode forward and looked into the dark cell, only to find it empty.
"Where is he? Where is he?" Qin Shousheng asked angrily.
Chen Ruolan had been eagerly anticipating seeing Chen Qingqing's miserable state, but after searching for a long time without spotting her, she was shocked.
"Warden Sun, are you leading us around in circles to buy time? Has Chen Qingqing already escaped from prison?"
Upon hearing this, Warden Sun was so frightened that he knelt down with a thud, trembling uncontrollably and stammering incoherently.
"Sir... sir, I... I didn't know. I just checked the rooms, and she... she's right here..."
Upon hearing this, Qin Shousheng's head spun, and he nearly lost his balance and fell to the ground. "You useless piece of trash! How have you been guarding the prison? You managed to let a prisoner escape! Guards, come here..."
Just as he was about to order the arrest and beating of Warden Sun, a lazy voice came from the dark cell, "Why are you yelling in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?"
Following the sound, Warden Sun looked in the direction of the voice and saw Chen Qingqing safe and sound in the cell. His heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled. He hurriedly explained to Qin Shousheng...
"Sir, this, this really isn't my fault. I don't know which blind jailer changed the cell again."
Qin Shousheng breathed a sigh of relief, "I thought that witch had really run away. It's good that she didn't!"
With a fawning expression, the jailer said, "Sir, I'll bring the prisoner to you right away."
"No need, this is none of your business. Go outside and keep watch, don't let anyone in." Qin Shousheng waved his hand, signaling Sun Laotou and the others to leave.
The jailer, Sun, was taken aback, then suddenly realized something; similar situations had occurred before.
Whenever all the jailers are removed from the prison, an inmate is bound to die unexpectedly the next day. It seems Chen Qingqing's chances of survival are slim this time.
It's a real shame that such a lucky charm is gone so suddenly, but these are things he couldn't stop.
"Yes, sir, I'll go out right away." After saying that, Warden Sun quickly ordered the cell door to be opened, and then led all the jailers out of the cell.
Qin Shousheng and Chen Ruolan exchanged a glance, then swaggered inside, followed by several burly men.
Fearing they might attract something unclean, Shen Yuanze didn't follow them inside.
Bathed in the glow of lanterns and torches, Chen Ruolan saw Chen Qingqing's appearance and felt a surge of joy.
She swayed her shoulders and twisted her hips as she approached with a smug smile, saying in a sarcastic tone,
"Sister Qingqing, I never expected to meet you in a place like this. You were so capable, how did you end up like this? It's such a pity!"
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