Ma Xiaoquan reached out and removed the stone piece pressing on Zuo Guangdou's calf. Zuo Guangdou gasped in pain.
"Does it hurt, Mr. Zuo?"
Zuo Guangdou smiled bitterly and said, "Can it not hurt..."
"Haha, Mr. Zuo, I have an idea. I wonder if you would like to help me?"
"What do you think? But about Shi Kefa?"
Ma Xiaoquan hummed.
"Okay, as long as the deacon can ensure Shi Kefa's safety, I will agree to the deacon."
"Of course." Ma Xiaoquan nodded and assured, "Although Shi Kefa is your student, he is indeed not a member of the Donglin Party. This has been proved by everyone in the court. Besides, Shi Kefa is not yet an official in the court, so it is not involved.
big."
"Okay, then I promise you, but now that I'm like this, how can I help you?"
Ma Xiaoquan smiled slightly and said, "Just listen to me..."
...
In the evening, Ma Xiaoquan came to the temple again and found Shi Kefa.
Logically speaking, Shi Kefa should not be afraid after seeing Ma Xiaoquan for the second time, but in fact, Shi Kefa knelt down before Ma Xiaoquan could speak.
Ma Xiaoquan frowned slightly and said, "Tonight, you come with me to meet someone."
"Sir, where are you going?"
"Zhenfusi Prison."
"Zhen...Zhen Fusi Prison? Sir... Sir, the villain did not make a mistake."
"I know you didn't make a mistake. Didn't I tell you to meet someone?"
"Oh, who is that?"
"Your teacher, Zuo Guangdou!"
"Teacher Zuo?" Shi Kefa was stunned, and his originally cowardly expression suddenly turned serious, "Sir, do you really want to see the teacher?"
"Well, you tidy up and we'll go there in an hour."
"yes!"
...
An hour later, Ma Xiaoquan led Shi Kefa to the gate of Zhenfusi Prison.
The guard guarding the door saw that it was Ma Xiaoquan, so he let him in without stopping him.
This is the second time Ma Xiaoquan has come to Zhenfu Division Prison today, and the smell inside is still unbearable for him.
Shi Kefa didn't hold his nose and frown like Ma Xiaoquan, he actually acted very calmly.
Walking to the door of the cell where Zuo Guangdou was imprisoned, Ma Xiaoquan stretched out his hand and gently shook the cell door. With a clatter, the lock on the cell door was opened by Ma Xiaoquan.
"Sir, is the door open?"
Ma Xiaoquan smiled and said: "When you enter the Zhenfusi Prison, your legs are usually broken and disabled first, and the door is closed or not. Do you think there is any difference?"
Shi Kefa exhaled silently and turned to look deeper into the cell.
Deep in the cell, Zuo Guangdou was sitting on the floor leaning against the wall. His face was so burnt that it was unrecognizable.
Ma Xiaoquan took out the fire fold and handed it to Shi Kefa. Shi Kefa used the faint light of the fire fold to step forward and squinted his eyes to identify it carefully. Suddenly, he knelt on the ground with a thud and burst into tears.
Zuo Guangdou's eyelids were stuck with blood and he could no longer open them. When he heard someone crying, he subconsciously asked: "But Shi Kefa?"
Shi Kefa raised his head, hummed heavily and said, "Teacher, this is my student Shi Kefa."
Zuo Guangdou gritted his teeth, raised his arms despite the pain all over his body, and pushed away the bloody scabs on his eyelids with his old hands that were already like dry branches.
Ma Xiaoquan also walked up at this time, squatted down, and hit another fire stick in his hand.
Zuo Guangdou saw Shi Kefa through the faint light of the fire stick in Ma Xiaoquan's hand.
"You bastard, what kind of place is this? What are you doing here?"
"Teacher...wuwu..." Shi Kefa knelt in front of Zuo Guangdou and cried into tears.
Zuo Guangdou was affected by Shi Kefa's cry and was about to reach out and touch Shi Kefa's head.
"Uh-huh," Ma Xiaoquan coughed, and Zuo Guangdou shivered and quickly retracted his hand.
"Shi Kefa, the country's affairs have reached this point and there is no way to recover, but you came here to see me. If someone files a memorial, won't you also be implicated? Leave quickly and don't stay here. Went down."
"Teacher, but teacher..."
"Get out!" Zuo Guangdou scolded, "You coward, who made you cry? Get out. If you don't become strong, you will always be a coward. Get out!" After saying that, Zuo Guangdou touched the torture instrument on the ground. , pick it up and prepare to hit Shi Kefa.
Ma Xiaoquan pulled Shi Kefa up and said, "Did you hear that your teacher asked you to leave? Do you want to be a coward all the time? If you want to be a coward, just kneel down."
Shi Kefa shook his head, wiped away the tears on his face, and shook his head and said: "No, I don't want to be a coward anymore, I don't want to be a coward anymore! Teacher, please trust the students." After that, Shi Kefa said respectfully to Zuo Guangdou. Salute, and then leave.
Watching Shi Kefa go away, Ma Xiaoquan smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Zuo."
Zuo Guangdou sighed and said, "As long as the deacon can save his life, the rest is up to him. Alas, a teacher can only do so much for his students."
Ma Xiaoquan nodded and exited the cell. After locking the door, Ma Xiaoquan felt a little heavy.
"Uh" Just at this moment, a hoarse male voice came from another cell.
Ma Xiaoquan stood still and thought for a moment, then asked: "But Brother Yang Lianyang?"
"Haha, who am I? It's you, Mr. Deacon."
Ma Xiaoquan nodded: "It's me. Unfortunately, Brother Yang's cell door is locked..."
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter... I am a dying person, and my situation is not much better than Master Zuo, but I, Yang Lian, have a strong bone and I won't die for the time being..."
"Brother Yang..."
The cell where Yang Lian was imprisoned was much deeper than the cell where Zuo Guangdou was imprisoned. Ma Xiaoquan couldn't see Yang Lian's face clearly even if he lit a fire.
"Haha, Mr. Deacon, you and I have nothing to do with each other. Please don't pretend to call me your elder brother. I can't bear it..."
Ma Xiaoquan lowered his head and remained silent. He knew that Yang Lian said this to prevent him from entering this circle of right and wrong, so as not to harm Chi Yu, so he stopped talking and left directly.
Sure enough, not long after Ma Xiaoquan left, two heads suddenly popped out of the darkness.
"This Ma Xiaoquan... seems to have nothing to do with the Donglin Party. Do you think we should work with my father-in-law?"
"Well, no, let me forget it. I can't say what I said today. That Shi Kefa is not from the imperial court. He looks like a bitter gourd and has a cowardly temperament. He is not a great person. Besides, let's If what is said is true, my father-in-law still wants us to investigate, and things will get more complicated in the future, so forget it."