Chapter 289: Nine Dragons Seeking Revenge in the Dark Night 1
[Yuncheng County County Government]
"Please cheer me up, don't let me doze off and miss the important event. Mr. Wu has given me permission. This prisoner is not a trivial matter. It has a bearing on Mr. Wu's future financial and official fortunes. If he becomes prosperous, you will naturally take advantage of him. , But if you mess up the matter, Mr. Wu will skin you and kill you," a dark-faced official held a lantern in one hand and pressed his waist with the other. Pu Dao inside was lecturing the four officers in front of him.
The four officers lined up two on each side at the door of the prison. Two lanterns were hung on the door of the prison, shining brightly on the faces of the four people below. After listening to the officer's instructions, the four officers They nodded repeatedly, looking very serious.
The official saw this and nodded slightly, yawned loudly, and said, "This is Mr. Wu's compliment to you. Stay up all night tonight and transfer him to the government office tomorrow. Then, You have finally got through the hard life of being a servant. Okay, let’s work hard.” After that, he stopped looking at the servants, turned around, and went to look after himself.
"Thank you for your support, sir." The four officers respectfully sent the official off like a fool. Their red hats were almost bent to their toes, and their eyes furtively cut through the brim of their hats as they watched the official's shadow finally disappear. After turning the corner, the four of them seemed to be gradually melting away. They breathed a sigh of relief. They all rubbed their shoulders and stretched their legs. The whole commotion had lost the slightest trace of strict discipline.
I heard one of the little guards pointing his finger at the custody department and muttering in a low voice: "Such a bad old man is worthy of being guarded by our brothers. He is really overqualified for his talents. He kills chickens with his own knives."
"Who says otherwise? I think two people are enough. I will watch the first half of the night and you will watch the second half of the night. What do you think?" A slightly bloated guard opposite took the opportunity to suggest a lazy way, His eyes swept across everyone's faces, waiting for everyone to respond.
However, before the little servant could agree, a thin-faced man next to him spoke up and said: "How can it be done? If two people can guard it, then why send them two here? With Master Wu's arrangement, I There is a certain reason for thinking that of course, you should not come up with such bad ideas here. If something goes wrong, it will affect everyone. You also heard what I said just now, if..."
"Okay, okay, you've been rambling on forever, and I'm surprised. You're such a big man, why do you talk so much when you open your mouth?" The short man listened impatiently, He said sarcastically.
"What do you mean I'm nagging? My dear, you are a hero. Then don't think about being lazy. Just get through the night obediently and I won't lose your skin. Besides, this matter is not a joke in the first place. Just now you guys But I listened, he said, if something goes wrong..."
"What can go wrong? What can go wrong? Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey," the bloated servant also interrupted his chatter and said: "This is the county government office. Who dares to come to the county government office to cause trouble? There are so many people outside. It's not easy for those who have soldiers on patrol to get in. Besides, Zang Ao is dead. I heard that most of the Zang family's servants died when they committed the crime. When the officials entered the Zang family, they all ran away. He is such a bad old man, who do you think would come and take such a big risk to save him?"
"This... you can't say this. If you go by your theory, could it be that Mr. Wu's meaning is wrong?"
"That's right, that's right. Then keep your eyes open and watch, be careful of his tragically dead son coming back to jail in the middle of the night," the fat officer said with a mocking smile.
The short guard also took over the conversation and made fun of him. He danced and danced as he talked, saying: "When midnight comes, the pale moonlight will reflect your own shadow, but there is no shadow." The man covered in blood slowly moved toward you. He walked like this, and then, silently, he suddenly stretched out his hand from behind you and grabbed your heart out bloody."
"Shh,,,," the thin-faced officer gestured with his hand in front of his mouth, his whole body motionless, holding his breath and staring at the dark corner over there, his ears perked up as if he was listening to something.
Everyone was immediately silenced by his sudden boo. However, they were stunned for a moment. The short guard and the fat one looked at each other and smiled. Before they could continue to mock the thin-faced guard, they heard the guard's serious words. He opened his face and said seriously: "Stop talking, listen."
Everyone became quiet again and listened carefully.
"What do you want us to listen to?" Another policeman with scabies on his head, standing opposite him, looked in the direction he was looking.
The short guard snorted, smiled, and said in a sarcastic tone: "What do you think of me? I'm pretending to be a ghost. I really think that his dead son will come to save him. Oh no."
"No, I clearly heard footsteps just now," the thin-faced guard argued.
"There's footsteps, there's no one there. There are only five people in this yard, including that bad old man. Who would be walking around in the yamen this late at night? If there's no one around, I'm sure you're a footman."
The thin-faced officer looked at the bloated one with a real look in his eyes and said, "But I really heard it just now. Who cares to lie to you?"
"Did you hear that just now?" The bloated officer ignored him and asked instead looking at the short officer and the one with scabies on his head.
The two guards looked at each other and shook their heads.
The bloated guard smiled with satisfaction after hearing this answer, as if he had caught the other party's joke again, and said: "You have good ears, we didn't hear anything. Why don't you go for a while and tell us something?" Pull out the man hiding in the darkness in the corner and take a look,"
"Here," the short officer took down a lantern from the holder on the prison door, stretched it forward, and put it in front of the thin-faced officer, saying, "Here, you go and take a look."
"Me," the thin-faced guard cleverly took the lantern that was handed over to him. However, after taking a look at the dark corner over there, he immediately felt regretful and said, "I...I won't go. ,"
"Why, you were the one who shouted to do your duty just now, why are you lazying now?"
"This is not the same thing as that," the thin-faced guard couldn't explain why. Now he was asked to walk alone to the shadow of the high wall dozens of steps away to take a look. He was really reluctant. This feeling It's like being played like a fool, and it feels very unpleasant.
The short officer saw that he had no intention of going, so he joked and imitated his accent and said: "Don't think about being lazy. Just go for a patrol with a lantern and you won't lose your skin." ,Besides, this matter is not a joke in the first place. You just listened to what was said above. If something goes wrong, Mr. Wu will pull out your skin and even kill us in the end. ,"
When the thin-faced officer heard what he said, he knew that he was using what he had just said to tease him, and his face darkened for a moment. But at this time, the bloated officer just smiled and added fuel to the fire: " Stop talking about it. He is timid. When he went up the mountain and saw a wolf from a distance, he peed all over his pants. You expect him to just go there and look at it. It’s a joke."
"Okay, okay," the thin-faced officer heard this, especially when the guy shook off all his previous embarrassing things, he couldn't hold it in his face. He immediately stopped the guy's words and held the man tightly in his hand. The lantern man said, "Just go and have a look. It's not a big deal. I won't go. I'm not afraid anymore."
"Then let's take a walk,"
"Let's go, let's go," the thin-faced officer held the lantern in one hand and pressed the knife in his waist tightly with the other. He secretly emboldened himself in his heart and walked towards this direction. The direction of the wall went.
The person over there was walking on thin ice every step of the way, but the three people here were snickering secretly. But just as the three people were covering their mouths and enjoying themselves, the short guard suddenly saw the slap on that thin face. The lantern in the officer's hand suddenly lost its light, and the back of the thin-faced officer was suddenly submerged in the darkness.
The three guards here were stunned for a moment, and then the stiff face of the bloated guard began to melt again, and he said with a smile: "This guy, we just said that he is timid, and we feel annoyed, so come here You are joking with us, so let’s just keep calm and ignore him, and watch him get tired at the foot of the wall and come back dejected,”
The short guard also laughed twice, but his laughter was no longer as natural as before.
The officer with scabies on his head didn't think that was the case. He took two steps forward and shouted over there: "Wang Wu,, Wang Wu,,,"
No one agreed, and there was a deathly silence under the dark wall.
"What tricks are you doing..." The short guard also became suspicious.
"Don't worry about him, that's what he likes. Just leave him alone. He just wants to make you curious, and then suddenly jumps out to scare you. If you don't believe me, just watch," the bloated officer lowered his voice, as if telling him It was as if the short guard was a secret, and I was very proud of myself for knowing the thin-faced guard.
The officer with scabies on his head ignored the two of them, but he became suspicious of the sudden disappearance of the person. He took out the knife and moved towards that side cautiously step by step.
"As for that," the bloated officer couldn't help laughing when he saw someone who took the joke seriously, and said, "There are a lot of hard-working people these days, how silly," he said, squinting at the man. The man walked into the darkness step by step with the knife, until the whole man was swallowed up by the darkness and could no longer be seen, but the man never came out again...