20 years of the Republic of China

Chapter 220 Human Nature

Fengtian Prison is overcrowded. New faces appear and old faces are taken away almost every day.

A thin layer of frost had condensed on the masonry walls, and the straw mat on the ground seemed to have been frozen into a thorny chopping board. The cold wind blew in through the narrow square window.

The prisoners' clothes were not shabby, some were even bright and spotless.

The work of arresting party members is based on the principle of front-line interrogation and quick interrogation and execution. Even if there is an unjust, false or wrong case, they can only die without supporting evidence.

"Clang clang!"

With the sound of the chains being dragged, the prisoners all held their breath and concentrated, secretly guessing who's turn it would be to be taken to the execution ground this time.

Immediately afterwards, footsteps came closer and closer. Every time they passed a cell, the prisoners inside would immediately huddle up in the corner, shivering.Among them, there were many new-style female students who were so frightened that they started sobbing.

The jailer enjoyed the reaction of everyone.

He deliberately held his baton horizontally, and when passing by the cell, he fiddled with the wooden bars as thick as his wrist. The clicking sound made people more and more confused.

But this time, no one was taken away.

The jailer walked to the end of the corridor, stopped at the door of a rare single cell, and kicked Han Ce, who was huddled on the straw mat, with his toes.

Han Ce turned over, rubbed his eyes a few times, and subconsciously shouted: "Uncle?"

"Get up! Someone is coming to visit the prison!" the jailer shouted impatiently, "Fifteen minutes, hurry up!"

"I'm sorry, sir. It's not a big deal. You can just buy cigarettes and smoke."

"You're welcome, two quarters of an hour, hurry up!"

"Uncle?" Han Ce stood up in a hurry and tried to stick his head out of the wooden fence, "Uncle, I'm here!"

The jailer gradually walked away, and Jiang Xiaodao emerged from the wall: "Don't scream, it will make you look old."

"Is it you?" Han Ce's eyes dimmed instantly.

"Nonsense, if it's not me, who else could it be?" Jiang Xiaodao's face didn't look proud, "This is a prison, and the people inside are waiting to be beheaded. Who else do you think will come to see you? Zhou Yunfu ?If he comes here, he probably won't survive 10 minutes."

Han Ce stared at Jiang Xiaodao for a few times, then suddenly an idea flashed in his mind, and he asked: "You and Wang Yanzong teamed up to frame me, right?"

Jiang Xiaodao didn't mince his words and answered directly: "It's me. How about this move?"

"You dirty piece of shit!"

"Thank you for the compliment."

"Are you here to see my joke?" Han Ce asked, squinting his eyes.

Jiang Xiaodao waved his hand quickly: "You have to tell me, my day is so boring that I go to this place to relieve my boredom."

Han Ce sneered, immediately sat down on the straw mat, and said nonchalantly: "Jiang Xiaodao, don't be crazy, even if you want to see a joke, there is no joke here. Let me tell you, I can't die. In the patrol camp, I have a lot of The connections and money spent are more than you have ever seen. Even if nine out of ten of them are white-eyed wolves, and the remaining one is willing to save me, it is enough, not to mention that I was wronged in the first place."

"What's wrong with being wrongly accused?" Jiang Xiaodao suddenly turned around and shouted to the other cells, "Hey, are you wrongly accused?"

All the prisoners responded almost in unison: "Unjustly accused, unjustly accused!"

"Did you hear that?" Jiang Xiaodao shrugged.

Han Ce was still dismissive, but said: "They are nothing, they have no connections!"

Seeing how stubborn he was, Jiang Xiaodao had no choice but to shake his head: "Hey! You don't know it yet, but the patrol camp has undergone a major change."

"Big blood change?" Han Ce's heart trembled, "What do you mean?"

Jiang Xiaodao explained: "Zhang Laogeda is now the general office of the patrol camp and the minister of military training outside the customs. When he is the leader of the patrol camp, he must replace all important positions with his brothers! Do you still need to ask? You used to The connections I managed were either transferred to idle positions, or they simply quit and went home to live their lives."

"Are you fooling me?"

"I don't care what you think."

Han Ce stood up from the straw mat in a daze, holding the railing with both hands, his eyes a little dazed: "Then it won't be a complete change, right?"

"That's true, but the remaining people won't help you." Jiang Xiaodao took two steps forward, "The most important thing is that your account and the funding received by the party members are consistent in many aspects. , Governor Zhao ordered you to die, who dares to save you?"

"Fart! I've never funded a party member at all!"

"Then where did the money in your account go?"

"Nonsense, you have a relationship with the patrol camp——"

At this point, Han Ce suddenly froze - he figured it out!
Swapping!

In the past three or two years, Han Ce had been paying tribute to the patrol camp to seek asylum; while Su Wenqi had been secretly funding the Qing party members during the same period.

Although it is impossible for these two accounts to be perfectly matched, with a little bit of manipulation, they will be very similar, with not much difference.

The money spent by the two families cannot be seen in the light, so naturally it is easy to misrepresent the money.After the death of Zhang Long and other leaders of the Qing Dynasty, there is no proof as to where the funding they received came from. However, Governor Zhao must personally investigate such an important matter, and whoever can find out about this case must be a great success.

Everyone knew that the patrol camp accepted bribes, so Governor Zhao naturally turned a blind eye.

However, acquiescence does not mean that it can be brought to the table.

Han Ce's money was indeed spent on the patrol camp, but those non-commissioned officers, big and small, would never admit at this juncture that the Zhou family's money went into their own pockets in order to save Han Ce's life. Not to drain the pockets of the purge party members.

As a result, those who accepted bribes remained silent, and those who were eager to achieve merits confused right and wrong, and Han Ce became an outcast in an instant.

As the old saying goes, fortune plays tricks on people, but this word "makes" reveals luck and destiny.

Under Zhou Yunfu's instructions, Han Ce developed connections in the patrol camp and spent money like water, but he never thought that he would die on this money.

Only then did Han Ce suddenly realize what the "power" the old man meant was.

His expression was a little depressed, and gradually became like other prisoners in this prison, showing the fear of death.

"Xiao Dao, Brother Dao... we are both under the same sect. No matter how many disputes and misunderstandings we had before, we can still be considered as working together, right?"

"Of course!" Jiang Xiaodao asked, "otherwise, why do you think I came to see you."

"Brother Dao, can you think of a way to get me out?"

"No." Jiang Xiaodao answered bluntly, "The game has been completed, how can I let you go out to play again?"

Han Ce asked anxiously: "Why do you have to help that boy Su Wenqi?"

"I owe him a huge favor and I have to pay it back!"

"You returned the favor and ended up selling me out. Is this appropriate?"

"My father fought for your Zhou family against the Bai family, and you sold us back. Is that appropriate?"

Han Ce was speechless and silent for a while, then suddenly asked: "Then why did you come to me today?"

Jiang Xiaodao sighed: "My father said that after all, you have been together for a long time. In consideration of the friendship in the past, let me come and give you a ride, so as to save you from having no one to talk to when you die."

Han Ce was stunned and slumped down on the straw mat again. He was stunned for a long time and then murmured: "How long do I have?"

"Tomorrow at noon, Bawang Temple will show its head to the public." Jiang Xiaodao informed in a cold tone.

Han Ce shrank his head subconsciously, his lips trembled slightly, and he soon cried out.

Jiang Xiaodao couldn't help but frown, and said with a look of disgust: "Can you be more manly? Here you go, take it!"

Han Ce looked at the small medicine bottle handed over by Jiang Xiaodao and asked, "What is this?"

"Happy Powder."

"What the hell?"

"Hey! Don't ask any more questions. Eat this before they take you out tomorrow, and you won't suffer much at noon." After saying that, Jiang Xiaodao patted him on the shoulder, "No. What’s the matter, I’m leaving!”

Jiang Xiaodao has always been tough when faced with difficulties, but now he unexpectedly encountered a coward, and he was a little at a loss.

"No, keep chatting for a while!" Han Ce stretched out his hand from the wooden fence and said sincerely.

"Come on, we don't know each other very well." Jiang Xiaodao stood up and said helplessly, "In the remaining time, I have to chat with the old man for a while!"

Han Ce suddenly remembered something and hurriedly asked: "My uncle, is there any way my uncle can save me?"

"Him? The only one he can boss around now is probably my mother."

"Hey, Brother Dao! Brother Dao!" Han Ce suddenly had an idea and begged quickly, "I have a way. Otherwise, go, go, capture my uncle and ask him to change with me." ? He is over 70 years old, and he has lived a good life. He is just supporting the Su family! Ask him, he will definitely be willing to trade with me! "

Hearing this, Jiang Xiaodao took back the steps he had taken, walked to the cell, and looked at Han Ce intently.

"Are you serious?"

"Seriously, seriously! He is already a bad old man, his brain is not working well, and he is confused. He is the most suitable for this job. How about it? Brother Dao, I know you have great hands and eyes, so there must be a way to do it. If you do it, help me, and I will act like a cow or a horse for you!"

Jiang Xiaodao suddenly stretched out his arm, grabbed Han Ce's neck through the wooden bars of the prison, pulled him in front of him, snatched away the small medicine bottle he had just given to him, and cursed: "Go to hell. Damn it, what a piece of shit!”

Han Ce was unwilling to give up and continued to argue: "Brother Dao scolded you well! But let me tell you, betraying 'Owl' was actually Zhou Yunfu's idea. If you want revenge, you should go to him! You let me If he comes to jail, he will definitely be willing to do it for me! I can help you manage the tobacco business in the future, and the profits will be huge!"

Jiang Xiaodao let go of his hand in disgust, turned around and left quickly.

Behind him, Han Ce was still chattering.

"Brother Dao, please think about it... really... I think this is feasible! Brother Dao... Brother Dao..."

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