The Yu Bantuo behind him was secretly shocked. He didn't expect that the county magistrate had such a hot temper and would do anything if he had disagreements. He didn't look like a scholar at all.

The hand strength is also strong.

It looks like it's stunned.

On the other hand, Ji Fu also kicked another jailer to the ground and pulled the key off him.

He cursed: "Two dogs, they are sleepy and haven't woken up yet? How dare they stop the county magistrate. Do you don't want to live? Believe it or not, I'll kill you two?"

The two jailers panicked, "Sir, please... let me go!"

They really haven't thought about this problem whether they want to live or not.

Because they are used to being domineering with the chief clerk.

If any county magistrate has come here, he will be subject to the restraint of the chief clerk?

The chief clerk has indeed told him to prohibit anyone from entering and leaving. However, this time the county magistrate came, and they dared not really stop him to the end. They will still let him go in the end. They just wanted to make things difficult for a few things and show it.

, sell it well in front of the chief clerk.

Unexpectedly, I hit the iron plate.

Liao Qing and his men ignored the two prisoners, opened the door and went in.

After passing the duty station, there are two channels.

Walking to the left is an ordinary cell; walking to the right is a death row.

The two groups of buildings are connected into one, including twelve ordinary cells, two forbidden rooms and four death row cells.

The design of the cell was also thoughtful. There was a barbed wire on the middle aisle and bells were hung on the internet. Whenever a prisoner attempted to escape from the wall, he would touch the bell.

The passage is as low as the door. If you are a little taller, you have to arch your waist. Even Xu Jiaojiao has to lower her head, for fear of hitting the top.

Moreover, the structure here is very clever. There are two doors in the passage, both of which are single-fan, but the directions they open are different. One opens from the right and the other from the left. If the prisoner escapes from prison, he often comes out.

The first door cannot open the second door. A small change can help delay the prisoner's escape time.

The place where Zhou Xiaochai was once detained is now empty.

The cell was dim, but as long as you were careful, you could see clearly. Xu Jiaojiao and the other two looked around but found nothing unusual.

The whole ground was empty and there were only some weeds piled up.

Weeds are standard in cell phones.

The ground is relatively flat, and the blue brick wall is stuck with gradually peeling mortar. A small window is sealed with iron bars, without any signs of passiveness. In fact, even if this window is not sealed, it cannot pass by one person. It is too small.

The four of them checked it, but found no problems.

Even the pile of weeds was very ordinary. Master Ji looked through it and couldn't see anything.

"It seems normal here."

Liao Qing ignored it and looked at Yu Bantou: "How long have you been in the yamen? Are people often dead in the prison cell?"

Yu Bantou bowed and said, "Sir, the young man has been working in the yamen for more than six years. As for this cell, there are always a few people who die every year, and most of them are even more than a dozen."

Liao Qing: "Is it natural death or accidental death?"

Yu Bantou: "Of course, although there are some people who die of old age, there are very few. Most of them are punished and injured too much and cannot survive."

Why are few natural deaths?

Because the official made a case, the sentence of being sentenced to jail is generally no more than three years, most of which are one to two years. In such a short period of time, the chance of dying in the cell is very small.

Why are the sentences to jail very short?

First, the lifespan of ancient people was short, especially poor families, who were considered to be a long life in their fifties and sixties. If you were a modern person who was sentenced to ten or eight years, most people would not be able to withstand it, but the government had to supply its food, which was not cost-effective.

, waste, this is the second reason.

The third reason is that no matter how long it takes to go to jail, it is basically useless, because when the emperor is happy, such as the new emperor ascends the throne, the old emperor dies, the empress, the crown prince, etc. If such a major thing happens, a grand amnesty will be made.

All criminals (except special criminals) are released in the world, so even if the men set a sentence longer than three years, it would not be of much use. After all, they were pardoned by the emperor every once in a while.

Last point, sentenced to jail does not mean that prisoners are locked in jail. In addition to being detained, these prisoners are also forced to complete high-intensity labor. Because the intensity of labor is too large, once the sentence is too long, many physical fitness is not

A very good prisoner may die of exhaustion in the cell and will never be able to see the light of day again.

As for why some people die from severe injuries?

Isn’t the yamen treating it?

This has to be linked to the other hand. The water in the yamen is deeper and the water in the prison cell is deeper.

Simply put, this is one of the ways for the officers to make extra money. If you give money, you can cure it. If you don’t give money, you will leave it to fate.

But this does not mean that this behavior is legal.

Unfortunately, Yu Bantou was not the confidant of the chief clerk, so he didn't know whether Zhou Xiaochai died for this reason.

There was no evidence at the scene.

Could it be that Zhou Xiaochai was really frozen to death?

Xu Jiaojiao was a little unbelievable. Although this place was cold, it was definitely not as good as people who were frozen to death, unless he was shirtless.

Is it possible that someone deliberately asked Zhou Xiaochai not to wear clothes?

Xu Jiaojiao thought while walking, and suddenly felt something strange under her feet.

It’s not that she stepped on something, but that she felt the ground was a little...soft.

The ground of the cell is not covered with blue bricks, but after a long period of trampling, the surface should be hard and uneven, just like an ordinary farmer.

But here it looks a bit flat and the ground is not that hard.

Xu Jiaojiao was about to go to the next cell to take a look. When she made a comparison, she saw a dark and flat thing coming out from the corner of the wall.

Ground worm!

Xu Jiaojiao actually rarely sees this thing, and it is several times bigger than I remember, and it is almost a finger longer, but she is sure that she has not admitted it wrong. Because the earthworm is still an important medicinal herb, it has a name.

It is called a turtle, and there are places where it is called a turtle.

This kind of rusty bumpkin usually lives in dark, humid, loose soil, so how could it get here?

Xu Jiaojiao looked at a small hole in the corner of the wall and asked, "Are there any tools for excavation here?"

This was obviously a question to Yu Bantou, because only he is the most familiar with him here.

Yu Ban replied the first time, "I'll go find it."

Ji Fu also spoke, "Let's go together."

Where there are tools, tools suitable for digging are still available, of course there is only the duty station.

The two returned to the duty station as they were the same way, and the two jailers were walking bored, yawning for the sky.

Ji Fu shouted at them, "Get out immediately! Stay outside the gate, you can't step in a single step before we come out, otherwise I will break your legs! Hurry up!"

The two jailers were stunned, full of doubts and anger. They wanted to ask or refute, but were worried about being beaten again, so they could only retreat obediently.
Chapter completed!