Chapter 246: The Content in the Text Message, Feng Mu's Heart-Touching Words

Having said that, Zhou Hu gave no one time to ask questions, pulled out his mobile phone with a cold face, and while making a phone call in front of everyone, walked out in an uncontrollable rage.

"Station Chief Lou, I must report to you immediately: another unfortunate incident has occurred in the Second Prison. This time, a captain under Chang Wei was murdered, his body lying in the prison duty room, just discovered……"

His voice trembled slightly.

"Correct, what more evidence is needed? Besides him, who else could have dealt such a fatal blow?"

Zhou Hu's speech quickened, his emotions growing increasingly agitated.

"I've endured and endured, but when will this endurance end? If this continues, I'll have to sleep with one eye open tonight. Station Chief Lou, the Second Prison cannot let him run amok like this forever, you cannot truly ignore us……"

An angry roar echoed through the corridor.

A group of prison guards looked at one another, their faces full of shock and confusion.

They didn't even know Chang Wei was in trouble yet; until Zhou Hu's receding figure gradually disappeared at the end of the corridor, they immediately whispered to each other, nervously discussing this sudden shocking news, everyone's expression revealing different emotions and suspicions.

At this moment, a prison guard pushed open the door and entered the duty room, his gaze sweeping around, finally landing on the mobile phone left on the bed.

His heart stirred, he walked over, picked up the phone, opened the screen, and what met his eyes was an unsent text message draft:

——District Chief Chang, an accident has occurred, Wang Cong betrayed us, Feng Mu is not dead, please hurry……

The prison guard stared at the text message thoughtfully, great waves surging in his heart.

Afterwards, he returned to the crowd without showing any emotion, and quietly handed the mobile phone to a prison guard beside him with whom he had a close relationship.

That prison guard took the phone, his gaze focused, and the same thoughtful look gradually appeared on his face; afterwards, he silently passed the mobile phone to another close colleague.

You pass to him, he passes to him, silently and soundlessly, all the prison guards seemed as if infected by a virus, all quietly changing into the same thoughtful expression.

They looked at each other, no one spoke first, but it seemed everything was understood without words; in their mutual gazes, a certain tacit understanding was completed.

"It was Feng Mu, right?"

"Impossible, Feng Mu wasn't in the prison last night; he was eating with us."

"District Chief Chang seemed to have had an accident last night too?"

"That also has nothing to do with Feng Mu; it shouldn't be, right?"

"So, it's all just coincidence—someone avenged Feng Mu overnight, that's what you mean, right?"

"Do you still remember? The words Feng Mu said to Captain Tian Tao yesterday afternoon in the incineration room—'Captain seems dissatisfied that I made them shut up, so I can only ask the Captain to go down and ask them personally.' Thinking back now, those words were truly meaningful."

"The most important words came true overnight; the Captain really went down."

"This should, perhaps, just be….. coincidence?!!!"

Steady and powerful footsteps echoed in the corridor, gradually approaching.

The prison guards tacitly broke their eye contact, as if guided by some invisible signal, they turned their heads in unison, their gazes focusing on Feng Mu walking over, his uniform neat, his complexion calm and gentle.

They stared at him unblinkingly, watching a trace of sorrowful mourning appear on his face, listening to him speak in a gentle and pitying tone:

"I heard Captain Tian Tao met with misfortune; I didn't expect that disappearing for one night would become a final farewell. Alas, do you know who harmed him?"

Instantly, everyone fell silent, only staring fixedly at Feng Mu with rather strange gazes.

That gaze was not as if looking at a murderer, because just now in their private exchange of glances, they had already used reasonable logic and solid evidence to clear Feng Mu of suspicion.

However, that gaze seemed to hide an indescribable emotion, as if everyone was searching with their eyes for an invisible flaw on Feng Mu, silently confirming the murderer's appearance, even though objective evidence and logic could not pin the crime on him.

But…..

Pursuing logic and evidence is the duty of the Patrol Bureau, not the professional field of the prison guards. They were more willing to follow their heart's feelings.

Invisible tension seemed to condense in the air, as if even breathing became cautious.

"Alas, Guard Feng has arrived; to be honest, we are all at a loss about this matter. After all, Captain Tian Tao was usually malicious toward others, and there are countless people who bore him a grudge."

The prison guard who spoke first sighed, his tone unconsciously lowering by three points, and his attitude toward Feng Mu became more courteous and polite than ever before.

"Hmm, indeed, Captain Tian Tao's usual conduct was hard to describe, but I didn't expect he would leave so suddenly, leave so tragically."

Other prison guards chimed in, their gazes unconsciously falling on Feng Mu, with a hint of ingratiation and awe barely perceptible in the depths of their eyes.

The prison guard at the back, when his gaze met Feng Mu's, suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of oppression, as if Feng Mu's gaze was tightly locked onto him.

His heart startled, his fingers involuntarily slid on the mobile phone screen, deleting the words in the unsent text message draft one by one, as if those words hid a hot secret.

After finishing, he only then lightly exhaled a breath, speaking in a tone full of kindness and concern:

"Alas, the Second Prison has indeed not been peaceful lately; we must all be more careful and protect each other."

In short,

they collectively showed that not one of them was willing to go down and ask the Captain who the real murderer was who killed him.

Feng Mu lightly sighed, a trace of faint worry flashing in his eyes; his voice was low and full of sympathy:

"I heard Captain Tian Tao still has a child at home; he passed away so suddenly, leaving behind an orphan and a widow—how difficult the days ahead will be."

"Alas, I think we should collectively apply to the Zone Chief, striving to secure a pension for Captain Tian Tao, so his family may have some comfort."

After hearing this, the prison guards' faces stiffened slightly, but soon, expressions of admiration appeared on their faces; they praised Feng Mu's benevolence and meticulousness in unison, with no one opposing this proposal.

Their smiles were warm and sincere; they gathered around Feng Mu, as if moved by his concern, vying to express their support, chattering as they escorted Feng Mu toward the Zone Chief's office.

Strangely, although they surrounded him lively, their steps unconsciously fell half a body length behind Feng Mu. If an outsider saw this scene, they might mistakenly think they were all subordinates following behind Feng Mu.

…….

(End of Chapter)