Until he was detained and thrown into the county jail, Xu Ling didn't know what was going on.

"Official! Wronged! I've never killed anyone! Xu Ling was anxious to prove his innocence, grabbing the bars of his cell and shouting desperately.

The official at the head snorted and said, "Nine out of ten of the people who came here shouted that they were wronged!" If you hadn't killed anyone, how could you have moved and fled overnight? ”

As soon as he finished speaking, there were shouts of injustice in the dark candle-lit cell.

"My lord, I was wronged!"

"Let me go! My mother is still waiting for me to go back! ”

Xu Ling's heart was beating faster, his eyes were confused, and his mouth was dry.

He clenched the wood and asked the conjecture in his heart: "Dare to ask the official, who died?" ”

The official took out the whip behind his waist, and whipped it into Xu Ling's hand, "Pretend!" You killed the lady of the Liu family in the tea shop on Matou Street, are you still pretending to be innocent here? ”

Xu Ling's knees were weak, and his fingers were whipped in severe pain, so he couldn't help but take a few steps backwards, fell on the hay, and startled a few rats to flee in all directions.

"Liu Niang is dead?" Xu Ling muttered, "I didn't kill her!" I was wronged! I didn't kill anyone! ”

Liu Niang was fine when he left, how could he be killed by him? It must be Wang Zhu's guy!

But no matter what he said, those officials took it as a deaf ear, pumping the prisoners in the other cells all the way, "Don't scream!" Wait for the autumn queen to ask for a cut! ”

Returning along the same route, ignoring Xu Ling's injustice.

Xu Ling had never encountered this kind of thing in his two lives combined, and he panicked for a while, shouting injustice until his throat was hoarse.

He was put in prison, I don't know how anxious Xu Ping and Xu An should be outside, killing people, if he can't prove his innocence, won't he be beheaded?

He doesn't want to die!

"Calm down! Xu Ling, don't panic, everything still has a turnaround. ”

Xu Ling forced himself to calm down, staggered down on the hay, and held his head to meditate on the joints.

First of all, he can be sure that he definitely didn't kill anyone, and secondly, he is not sure, is Liu Niang really dead, or is it the bureau that Wang Zhu bought off the official errand?

The situation outside was unclear, he didn't know anything, and he had to get this information out quickly.

It is estimated that Xu Ping and Xu An are also thinking of a way outside.

comforted himself again and again, Xu Ling finally calmed down. That's when I have the heart to observe my surroundings.

The cell he was in had a long corridor lined with wooden cells, dark and lit only by candles, and the hay on the floor was damp and smelly, and there were many bugs and rats in it.

The bad environment made Xu Ling's heart sink, and as soon as those officials left, the cell gradually returned to calm, and only the screams of pain could be heard.

The cell on Xu Ling's left was empty, and on his right hand was an old man with disheveled hair and gray beard, sitting in the corner with his head down, his head against the wall, unable to see his face clearly.

There was also a man in the cell opposite him, who was not small in physique, lying on his side on the hay and snoring.

The two neighbors seemed to be calm. Even with Xu Ling, he was much calmer.

Where there is a cause, there must be an effect.

Isn't it the result of his contempt for the unknown environment that he has fallen into today?

Claiming to be a modern person, this is just the world of the book, so he is bold. As everyone knows, he is the person in the book when he enters the book, not to mention that he only reads the beginning of the book.

Xu Ling felt remorseful in his heart, and when he thought of his future full of fog, he felt a little anxious.

Helpless, he could only get up and walk around the cell, thinking about what to do next.

Xu Ling's biggest reliance is space, as a last resort, he can drill into the space to avoid cutting off his head, but he can't live in the space for a lifetime, and when he comes out, he still faces a bad cell environment.

But there was food, clean water, and the money he earned.

"Tsk, there's a short-lived ghost."

"Short-lived ghost, can you stop leaving? Kick, tap, stomp, annoying! ”

The old man in the next cell said two sentences in a row, and Xu Lingcai realized that he was talking to himself.

Seeing this, Xu Ling hurriedly greeted the adjacent wooden door: "Senior, I was wronged, when will those jailers come?" ”

The old man glanced at Xu Ling impatiently, and then turned his head again: "Didn't you kid hear it just now?" Nine out of ten people here are crying out for injustice! ”

"When you get here, you still want to get out, don't think about it, wait for death!"

Xu Ling's brows jumped, is it so serious? Don't even have a chance to cry out?

He hurriedly said: "They said I killed someone, but I really didn't kill it!" I didn't kill anyone, so why should I confess my guilt and wait for death? I'm not convinced! ”

"Hehe, how many prisoners here have killed people?" The old man was amused by Xu Ling, pointed to Xu Ling's left cell and said, "There was a tofu seller living in that house the day before yesterday, and he never killed anyone, and he bit his tongue and committed suicide yesterday!" ”

Xu Lingru fell into the ice cave, "Then why was he arrested?" ”

The old man caught a flea from his body, threw it in his mouth, and bit it with a creaky sound, "His woman was born beautiful, and he was taken by the son of a rich family, and he was forced to beat his wife to death, and even his infant son was thrown away to feed the dog." ”

"Why did you say he was arrested?"

"Boy, don't ask why, if you don't have money or power, you have to learn to be a man with your tail between your legs! Lao Jide tells you, don't be an unjusted ghost on Huangquan Road! ”

The old man's tone was resentful, with a look of seeing through the vicissitudes of the world, and he was stingy with a splash of complaints.

Xu Ling was stunned in place, unable to understand.

He glanced at the cell next door, the floor was covered with grass and wood ash, and the blood stains could not be hidden.

A gust of wind blew, and the candle flame fluttered, as if there was a sigh of grievance

"It's time to eat, it's time to eat, it's all up!"

One jailer carried a wooden bucket, and the other carried a wooden scoop and poured something like swill on the ground for the prisoners to eat.

Xu Ling's heart was extremely cold, and he was not flustered at all.

He stood guard at the wooden door, calmly waited for the two jailers to approach, took out two strings of copper coins from his sleeves, and quickly handed them to them.

whispered good things in his mouth: "The two officials, the little one who is doing business everywhere, has quite a lot of assets in the family, and now he has been framed by a traitor and suffered injustice, and he also asked the two officials to be kind and tell the little one a chance to live, and there will be a lot of money to give afterwards." ”

The two officials glanced at each other, smiled, threw away the strings of copper coins in their hands, and weighed about 200 yuan, which was almost enough to catch up with their monthly salary for half a month.

Look at Xu Ling again, dressed in clean green cloth clothes, with white skin, he doesn't look like a foot merchant who is used to going south and north, he must be a shadowy family and a son who doesn't know the world.

Unfortunate to fall into such a bad situation.

"You're a good guy, okay, what do you want to ask, ask quickly."

Xu Ling was happy in his heart, but he was not excited on his face, and calmly said the entanglement between him and Wang Zhu and his wife.

He repeatedly emphasized that he did not kill anyone, but he didn't know how to prove his innocence, and if he wanted to find someone to sue, what way should he find?

One of the officials laughed and said, "You are a businessman, don't you understand the rules of the road?" If you have a lot of property in the family, let the family take care of it up and down. ”

"If you don't have money, think you're unlucky!"