The night is like ink, it is the beginning of the month, there is no moon, only the stars are shining.

In recent days, the weather is very stuffy, it seems that a storm is coming soon, the leaves hang in the air motionless, there is a sticky damp heat in the air, this is the unique climate of the south of the Yangtze River, people are drowsy, stuffy everywhere, even if lying in bed, I feel that the surroundings are hot, sweat seeps out from the skin from time to time, wetting the clothes.

The cell in Luofeng County is not far from the county office, and it is 100 steps west from the county office. When the cell was first built, the county order was very thoughtful, not only to facilitate the trial of the case and detainee, but also to prevent himself from hearing the noise of the prisoners in the prison while sitting in the hall on weekdays.

The cell is made of blue bricks, up to nearly two zhang, the wall is more than one foot thick, and there are 12 jailers in the cell, with one cell head and one deputy cell head, and there are six jailers guarding each day, and they are changed every day. All the jailers are roughly distributed as follows: two guards at the gate, two in the atrium, two at the back of the prison fence, and the guards are changed at the end of each day. In order to prevent people from robbing the prison, the cell is specially set up with triple door locks, except for the first one, which can be opened from the outside, the other two door locks can only be opened from the inside, so as to effectively prevent the prisoner from rioting, or the risk of someone robbing the prison. Neither inside nor outside could allow the prisoners to escape, and the cells have been safe and sound since they were built.

At this time, the cell was damp and dark, and there was a musty smell in the air, which rushed to the nose, and there was a stinking smell that hit in bursts, making people unwilling to stay here for a while, only hoping to leave quickly. In the corners of the cell, several oil lamps were lit, and the dim light from the oil lamps shone a square halo.

By this time it was time for the cell to be silent, and the two jailers outside the fence were napping on their small tables, and snoring and dreams could be heard from time to time.

However, Zhang Zhutou's eyes were wide open, without a trace of sleep, he stared at the huge purlin above the cell in a daze, he couldn't figure out why he would suddenly change from a law enforcer to a prisoner, he had been to this prison many times, and had sent many people in, at that time, he was a strong man, every time he locked the prisoner in, his heart was always full of justice and pride, he felt that he was the master here, he watched those prisoners tremble under his shackles, begging hard, he had an indescribable pleasure, He liked the smell of the prison at the time, and he felt that for those bad billets, it was necessary to let them suffer and make them repent, and only in such a place would they know the price of doing wrong.

Zhang Zhutou couldn't figure out why one day, he would be arrested himself, this kind of role change, he couldn't understand.

Saying that he is a traitor, of course, is nonsense, he does his best to eliminate evil and punish adultery, when have you ever been a traitor?

I haven't seen it myself, so how did he become their traitor?

Zhang Zhutou was sure that Lord Cheng of the county had been deceived by the villain, and this villain was likely to be Wang Zhutou, those two witnesses had never seen them before, why did they want to harm themselves? Someone must have been secretly plotting to make trouble.

He has been friends with Wang Zhutou for many years, but everyone just doesn't buy each other, and when they meet, they just look at each other coldly, and they have never crossed the bottom line and do things that are not divided, this time they were wronged and imprisoned, he really did too much, if he goes out, he must settle this account with him.

Later, several more people were arrested in the prison, two of them were the closest people to him, and he was really uncomfortable to see them being implicated, but he couldn't say that he admitted that he was a traitor against his will in order not to let his friends suffer.

Fortunately, judging from the current interrogations, the county magistrate has not found more sufficient evidence, of course, because he has eaten public meals for many years, he has not suffered too much, and the torture has not yet happened, but once he is in prison, he will not feel at ease.

I finally heard that the Japanese were caught, and I also saw that the injured Japanese was taken to prison, and was interrogated several times before and after, thinking that this time my own wrongs can finally be cleared up, who knows that after the Japanese were tried, the county order did not react at all, neither saying that he was guilty, nor saying that he was innocent, everything seemed to return to calm, as if nothing had happened.

This is counterintuitive.

Zhang Zhutou climbed the fence, looking at the hunter in the prison diagonally opposite, this hunter was very strange, he was very anxious when he first came in, and shouted that he was innocent, saying that there was a little grandson at home to take care of, and after a day, he quieted down, just ate and slept, slept and ate, as if he regarded this place as a resort, and meditated when he was fine, and sat for a long time, although there were various sounds from the outside world, he was unmoved, like a mud puppet.

I heard that he is also a traitor, will he also be wronged like me? Zhang Zhutou thought.

Suddenly, there seemed to be two muffled noises outside, and I listened to them again, but there was no sound, alas, this weather, probably it was going to rain, and the thunder was low, and it was so dull when it came to the prison.

There was a knock on the cell door.

"Who? It's the middle of the night, knock on the soul! The sleepy-eyed deputy head of the cell was awakened, raised his head from the small table, wiped a handful of saliva from the corner of his mouth, and shouted dissatisfiedly outside the door.

"Boss Sun, the county order wants to interrogate the criminal Zhang Guilin at night, saying that important clues have been found." A man outside the door said in a hoarse voice.

"It's so late, what kind of case is still being tried? This old man still doesn't let people rest, okay, you wait, I'll escort Zhang Guilin. Sun Jiaotou took out a large set of keys from his waist, walked to the fence of Zhang Zhutou, and said with a smile: "Zhang Zhutou, the county order said that I want to invite you to the court, it stands to reason that we have worked together for many years, and we should not lock you, but this is the rule in the prison, all those who are guilty of crimes must be put in shackles when they are tried and released from prison, and please cooperate, Zhang Zhutou should not be surprised!" ”

Zhang Zhutou wondered in his heart, why did he pass the hall in the middle of the night, what new clues did the county order have, could his grievances finally be redressed? Is this a blessing or a curse? I couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive in my heart.

He stood up, without saying a word, and let Sun cell head lock himself up with shackles, and then took the end of the chain and walked out of the prison door.

The cells in Luofeng County are actually not big, there are only eight cells, the cells are divided into two large rooms, each cell is divided into four independent cells with a large log, between the two cells, it is the place where the guards work and rest, and there is a thick wooden door between the cell and the atrium, which is the innermost door in the whole cell, and the door cannot be opened from the outside, only from the inside can it be opened with a key and then pull out the deadbolt.

Sun led Zhang Zhutou out of the cell, through the mezzanine, and then through the outer room where the jailer was resting, and finally came to the last door.

Sun Cellhead did not open the cell door directly, but walked to the door, and pushed a wooden board above the door, revealing a small window, with several thumb-thick iron bars on the small window, densely arranged.

Through the small window, you can see five people standing outside the cell, two of them are dressed in jailer clothes, holding waist knives, standing with their backs, this should be two jailers standing guard in the atrium, and three people are standing six or seven steps away from the door, one person in front of him is dressed as a catcher, because it is a little far away, the light under the corridor is not far away, so he can't see his specific appearance from the inside, probably because he has suffered a cold recently, this catcher is covering his mouth and coughing in a low voice, and there are two people standing behind him, a little farther away, I can't see it really.

"In the summer, you will still suffer from the wind and cold, cough, cough, cough into tuberculosis, see that you will disturb people in the middle of the night." Sun Cell Head muttered and complained, opened the door from the prison, and then took Zhang Zhutou out of the prison, took a few steps forward, and bowed his hand to the catcher, saying: "Zhang Zhutou has been brought, please show ......" He suddenly stopped, and said to the catcher in confusion: "Who are you?" Why have I never met you? ”

The catcher quickly took his hand off his mouth, smiled at Sun Jiaotou, his snow-white teeth flashed in the light, Sun Jiaotou looked at it, and finally believed that he had never seen this person, he couldn't help but be startled, and just wanted to shout, suddenly, he felt a black in front of him, a big hand reached out from behind him, and quickly covered his mouth, and then Sun Jiaotou felt a pain in his lower back, he knew that it must be a sharp dagger inserted into his body.

Sun Prison's eyes widened suddenly, and he wanted to struggle, but his strength seemed to leak out of the wound of the dagger at once, and his whole body became soft and without a trace of strength, and then the darkness soon came like a tide, and everything was quiet......

Zhang Zhutou saw that the situation was not right, but he did not shout loudly, many years of catching fast career let him understand, the more dangerous he encountered, the more calm he became, these people are friends or foes they don't know yet, if they shout, maybe they will put themselves in a crisis, and it may be the best choice to wait and see what happens.

I saw that Na Yu quickly approached him step by step, his face was like a crown of jade, his figure was slender, and he was quite temperamental, especially the wisp of beautiful hair under his forehead, which was unforgettable at first sight.

Zhang Zhutou's mind was spinning, and his eyes suddenly widened, isn't this the widow who escaped? On the day of the arrest, according to the testimony of eyewitnesses, the county asked a local painter to draw the pictures of the two Japanese robbers, and he remembered some of the characteristics of the two Japanese invaders very clearly, as a quick catch, it was a basic skill to quickly see and remember the appearance of the prisoners, and Zhang Zhutou firmly believed that although he had not seen the Japanese invaders, if he was really opposite the two Japanese invaders, he would definitely be able to recognize them immediately. As it turned out, he recognized the young widow at a glance when he was taken to prison.

This young widow is now in prison, as if his injured leg has been inflamed, and every day he hums and says something that others do not understand, which is really annoying, Zhang Zhutou began to think that this old widow had been killed during the encirclement and suppression, and later heard from the jailer that the widow was not caught, escaped into the mountains, and may have died in the belly of the beast. I don't want to see him here, and he's not alone, there are two behind him, and the two jailers standing at the door behind him? ……

Zhang Zhutou slowly turned his head, swept his eyes, couldn't help but close his eyes, and then sighed lightly, sure enough, they were not real jailers, but two people who had never seen anyone before, thinking that those two jailers were more than lucky, as for the two sentinels outside the prison gate, they must have been quietly solved at this time.

The Woko have come to rob the prison.

Zhang Zhu's heart sank down suddenly.

Then he felt a blow to the back of the head, and his eyes went black, and he fainted.