Chapter IV
I wanted to make it clear in front of everyone that Xiaohua was not a monster, so as not to cause misunderstanding, so I agreed to go to the government with them, but when I was about to go out, I was stopped by my elderly father: "No, Yue'er can't go." β
"Father, Xiaohua is not a monster, I want to make it clear to the county order. "I'm ashamed of it for killing Xiaohua by mistake, it's been wronged as a monster, I won't sit idly by, I must clarify this matter.
Seeing my resolute attitude, my father said to those few catchers: "Yue'er is the candidate apprentice of the Xianzi Sect of Songyun Mountain this year, if you let the Xianzimen know about this matter, you can take responsibility." β
I looked at my resolute father with a confused expression, what are these Xianzimen and apprentices? My father had not mentioned it to me before. I looked around and found that many people had a breathtaking expression, as if they saw the Buddha's light in the deep mountains, and these faces were particularly difficult, which made me worship the 'Xianzi Gate' in my heart.
Looking at my father, who was coughing, I hurriedly said, "Father, the night breeze is cold, you go back first." I'll come when I go, don't worry about me. I immediately walked out of the house. I thought about going to the government office to explain it clearly to the county order, so as not to let the people pass on ten or ten hundred to treat Xiaohua as a monster and a talking handle. But what I never expected was that at this moment, the county magistrate and the master seemed to say to me in the tone of a prisoner: "Tell me how it died?"
"Xiaohua was accidentally killed by me. I said truthfully.
The master walked over, looked at Xiaohua's death, compared a few more portraits, and said to the county order: "Master, this cat is exactly the same as the death of these three people, they are all typical of rolling their eyes and sticking out their tongues. This clumsy modus operandi was seen through at a glance by my discerning eyes...... The victim was strung to death. β
"Yes, yes, master, you can see that I am not lying. I nodded excitedly.
The master suddenly covered his face with a fan, distanced himself from me, looked me up and down with a pair of suspicious eyes, and said to the master: "At first glance, she is an innocent little girl, think about it, this is a serial killer with mature and vicious methods." β
"What...... What?killer?" I was dumbfounded. Thinking that I had misheard, I looked at my master in a daze.
"Don't look at me with these innocent eyes. The master retreated, and when he saw that I was still staring at him in surprise, he resolutely turned his head to the side: "I warn you, don't look at me with these innocent eyes, even if you cry, I won't be soft-hearted, because I am a selfless master with an iron face, who supports justice, and is dedicated to eliminating harm for the people." β
The people below were clapping their hands for him, and I stood uneasy, in the predicament of being in prison, and my mind went blank.
The master turned to the county master and said: "Master, even a cute little cat uses the modus operandi of "covering", which shows that she can cover the dead with her hands, which is not surprising at all. Seeing that the county magistrate had an expression that seemed to understand but did not understand, the master added: "Master, I heard that this cat died unjustly, and before he died, he also said a human word, pointing at her as a murderer, even the cat said human words, not killing her is not enough to make the people angry, not killing her, not enough to comfort those cats and people's spirits in the sky." β
The county magistrate's eyes widened slightly, and he asked: "Can she cover one man and two catchers?"
"Yes, yes, the county order Mingjian, I was wronged. "In the blue sky, someone finally wants to say a fair word for me, and I shout wronged.
The thief-eyed master patted his chest and said, "Lord Hui, I heard that she is a candidate apprentice of the Xianzi Sect, and it is very normal to know some strange magic. β
The county commander straightened up: "Oh, Xianzimen, since ancient times, I have heard that it is the only way to advance to the immortal realm, if the people of Xianzimen kill someone, should they be dealt with according to the rules of the door, or according to our regulations?"
"Master, those hearsay things are not credible. Xianzimen is nothing more than a few Taoist monks who have nothing to do and collect apprentices on the mountain to pass on their arts. As long as it is the territory we manage, no matter who violates the law, then we have to take care of it. The master held a folding fan and knocked it on the palm of his hand, and once again won the thunderous applause of the crowd present. The master smiled at everyone very honorably and proudly and expressed his gratitude.
The county magistrate threw the sign on the ground, looked lazy and didn't wake up, pinched his voice and said, "The suspect has been arrested and taken down." β
Like all prisoners who shout about their innocence, I was dragged down by the two captors with ease, until I was put in the cell, and I shouted 'wronged, wronged'. Shaking the cold railing and looking at the dark dungeon, it was as if I had been sent to hell all of a sudden.
"Save your energy, shout your voice, and there will be no one to take care of you. Suddenly, a hoarse voice came from the opposite cell.
By the dim light, I saw that the man's hair was so long that it covered his entire face, and the lice on his head were jumping around like a floater, and my heart was beating. The sour smell hit him in bursts, and I couldn't help but step back. A rat suddenly ran into his cell from the corner of the wall in the back, and after only a few 'chirps', the man skinned the rat and ate it with three strokes and five divisions. I was dumbfounded, dumbfounded.
"Seeing that I eat a lot, they feed me a mouse every day. He pursed his lips and said complacently: "You are so small, I guess I will give you a few cockroaches." β
"Ahh
"This is how death row prisoners are treated. Look at the dying people over there, the rats are already eating their meat, so good, the rats are full, and the fat ones are raised, so I can eat. He moved forward, closer to the railing, and said to me, "Little girl, I say to you, I like to listen to songs the most, and if you sing to me, I will catch one more mouse for you to eat, and give you a little life." β
My heart thumped, did I have to sing and change rat meat to save my life? I screamed and screamed, 'Daddy is here to save me,' and now I regret that I didn't listen to my dad and stayed at home, blaming me for being naΓ―ve.
Suddenly, a voice came from the door, I stopped crying, and saw the official with a big knife walking over and placing a bowl of white rice in front of me: "Your rice." β
"Hey, is my rice white rice?" I called out to the guard: "If you don't eat white rice, you are not a death row prisoner." β
The official ignored me and left without looking back. The man in the opposite cell said, "Give you something good to eat first, and then your mouth will become soft when you are tortured." β
"Torture?" I incredulous.
"The food here is not for you to eat for nothing, and you have to vomit twice as much as you eat when the time comes. Seeing that my frightened face was bloodless, he turned to me and said, "You don't have much to eat now, so you might as well give me food." The old man got a toothpick out of nowhere, and he was picking his teeth with his mouth wide open, and the mouth full of rat blood made me shiver.
The people in the cell next to him have been *, lying in a dark and damp place, like a pile of withered straw, there are rats chasing and fighting, and cockroaches crawling around, and the old man on the opposite side suddenly grabbed a cockroach and threw it into his mouth, chewing it tasted. I was nauseated, and now even if there are delicacies in front of me, I will not eat them.
I pushed the white rice to the other side: "You can eat it." β
"I'll go hungry if I eat it. He was unkempt and moved closer to the railing.
"Remember to give a little bit to the person next to you. I whispered.
"It's still very good-rooted. β
I don't know how many days I spent in such a dark place, but I remember that every time I was delivered white rice and water, six times, I was already hungry.
"Don't you still want to eat?" asked the old man after the servant had left.
"Hmm. I nodded.
The old man took a bite of rice and said to me, "If you want to die quickly, don't drink water." β
I leaned against the wall, and rats crawled past my feet, and I no longer had palpitations or fears, and this personal numbness made me feel the fear of death in my heart, and I cheered up and shouted, "I want to see the county order, I am wronged." "I'm doing my last struggle.
"Stop, stop, if you want to get out, don't call. The old man on the other side made a 'stop' gesture: "After eating your full meal for two days, my strength has increased greatly, and there is no problem in taking you out." β
"What do you say, can you go out?" I said, surprised.
"Do you want to come with me? He suddenly reached out his hand through the gap in the railing.
"Me?" I looked at him hesitantly. Especially the bloody mouth, I haven't seen anything above his nose except this mouth, and I don't want to go with someone who doesn't know what he looks like. "Yes. I said immediately. I'm going to run for my life. I must run for my life, because I was wronged.