Chapter 67: Serving time in the big prison

"Who dares to barge in!"

The old servant at the door came up to meet them.

"Police!"

Little Li pushed him aside and walked straight to Zhu Jiu and the others: "Several ladies, have you ever bought medicine at the Xuanji Pharmacy!"

"Yes."

"Who is Madam Qin?"

"It is me," Mei Qiuju stood up; that was the alias she used.

"You are Miss Hu.

"And you are Madam Zhang?"

Little Li asked one by one according to the physical characteristics recorded on the list.

"So what if we are? Is buying medicine against the law?" Zhu Jiu said unhappily.

"If you are, then that's right, take them away," Little Li waved his hand.

"Presumptuous, do you know where this is?" Zhu Jiu stood up and scolded.

"Heh, I don't care where you are.

"In Jinhai, Station Chief Wu has the final say!

"Station Chief Wu has ordered that you are suspected of colluding with Red Tickets.

"Arrest them!"

Little Li shouted, and several policemen stepped forward and forcibly restrained the three of them.

"Colluding with Red Tickets?

"Do you know what you are saying?

"Do you know who she is?"

Zhu Jiu was so angry that her whole body was trembling, and she questioned them repeatedly.

She originally wanted to bring up Hu Die.

But then she thought, Hu Die came to Jinhai secretly; what if she had other important tasks that shouldn't be publicized?

So she cast her gaze on Sister Mei:

"She is your Station Chief Wu's wife."

"Station Chief's wife?"

Little Li was stunned, then gave a dry laugh:

"If you are the Station Chief's wife, then you must cooperate with our work even more.

"Sorry, we are doing our official duty.

"The three of you, come with me."

He didn't know any Station Chief's wife.

He only knew that Huang Zhong was the boss, and if this job was done well, there would be a big reward.

"Sister Mei, what exactly is Wu Jingzhong up to?" Hu Die's face turned stern, extremely displeased.

"Miss Hu, Jiu'er, it's okay, it must be a misunderstanding somewhere.

"It's fine, let's go over and see."

Mei Qiuju was very sensible; fearing that she would delay Old Wu's important business, she hurriedly accompanied them with a smile to smooth things over.

The three of them had no choice but to follow the police into the car.

"Detective, they have all been caught," Little Li approached the car window.

Huang Zhong pondered for a few seconds:

"Search inside, take everyone away, not one is allowed to be missed."

Little Li led people to rush in again.

They detained the servants and cooks who were about to make phone calls to tip off others.

……

Shuitun Prison.

Huang Zhong escorted the people in through the west gate directly into the Second Prison.

Liao Sanmin, who had received the notice, had been waiting for a long time.

"Officer Liao, where is Warden Song?" Huang Zhong asked.

"He went to the 94th Army headquarters for a meeting.

"Just hand over anything to me."

Liao Sanmin said with his hands in his pockets, doing his official duty.

There was little work in the prison.

Song Mingjie was also a carefree person, spending most of his time playing mahjong with women at the military dependents' association.

Therefore, the prison work was usually handled by Liao Sanmin on his behalf.

"Special detention," Huang Zhong whispered.

"Put the others in one cell.

"Put these three in Cell 8.

"Without my instructions, don't touch them, not even a single hair.

"Otherwise, I will crush your balls."

Liao Sanmin ordered the bearded prison guard coldly.

"Third Brother, don't worry, I've been with you for so long, I have that much discernment."

The bearded man looked at the three women and nodded in compliance.

"Call your officer, I want to see him.

"I am Wu Taixun's wife.

"This is your Station Chief Wu's wife.

"……"

Zhu Jiu didn't expect to be sent directly to prison and put on the airs of a madam.

"Go in and stay there."

The burly prison guard didn't care and pushed the three of them inside.

With a look from Liao Sanmin, Huang Zhong followed him to the backyard.

"Old Huang, what's going on?

"If even a single hair is missing from these three, we will both lose our heads."

With no outsiders around, Liao Sanmin asked with a frown.

As an old hand in the underground, he had specifically collected intelligence on the famous madams of Jinhai, so he naturally recognized them.

Especially Hu Die.

A big movie star, the lover of the "Big Devil" Dai Li.

Huang Zhong was undoubtedly playing with fire and seeking death.

"Brother Sanmin, I don't know either; Wu Jingzhong and Ma Kui told me to catch these people.

"I just received the list and acted.

"Do a brother a favor, interrogate them for one night, just scare them a bit," Huang Zhong took out a roll of US dollars and pleaded.

The more miserable these three were, the greater Dai Li's anger would be.

At that time, Wu Jingzhong would be under immense pressure and would naturally have to release Shopkeeper Qiu.

"No need to interrogate.

"The rats and cockroaches in Cell 8 will be enough for them to suffer."

Liao Sanmin took the money and tucked it into his waistband.

An hour ago, he received news.

Shopkeeper Qiu was arrested.

Yu Zecheng was suspected and detained.

Ma Kui arrested people in broad daylight; these messages were not hard to obtain.

The entire underground transportation line was in jeopardy, and Liao Sanmin was struggling with nowhere to rescue them when Huang Zhong came up with this.

He suspected Huang Zhong was a Red Ticket.

Of course, without Shopkeeper Qiu's confirmation, he couldn't ask this question.

If he wasn't, he would be ruined.

After just one look at the three women, he roughly understood Huang Zhong's intention.

Therefore, for the sake of the "money," Liao Sanmin had to help him out.

As for Hu Die.

He had to think of a way to sell her a favor; otherwise, he wouldn't be able to withstand Dai Li's heavenly wrath, and he would end up in big trouble too.

……

Station Chief's office.

Ma Kui walked in with big strides: "Station Chief, my men and Li Hanyuan's men are all ready; everyone associated with the pharmacy has been arrested and thrown into Water Village Prison.

"When shall we interrogate them?"

"What's the rush? I see there are quite a few madams and misses on the list; tell Song Mingjie to keep a close watch.

"Let them suffer for a night first.

"Perhaps some people will reveal their true colors?"

Wu Jingzhong looked at his watch; it was time to get off work.

There was a pile of antiques at home waiting to be appraised; working overtime was impossible.

"Station Chief, people were arrested openly; if we don't interrogate them overnight, I'm afraid the night will be long..." Ma Kui frowned, unwilling to give up.

"This is the Party-State's world.

"Red Tickets don't have wings; can they fly out of prison?"

Wu Jingzhong glared at him and waved his hand in dissatisfaction.

"Alright."

Ma Kui walked out, very unhappy.

"Zhiyou, you go to Section Chief Yu's place tonight and sit for a while.

"There are quite a few people in the station eyeing his position.

"There have always been many strange cases of suicide out of fear of crime within the Military Statistics Bureau.

"Since we were colleagues, we must pay attention to sentiment.

"Food and drink, you must personally oversee them."

Wu Jingzhong beckoned Hong Zhiyou to his side and instructed him carefully.

"Teacher, you are truly a living Bodhisattva," Hong Zhiyou complimented with emotion.

"I am a clay Bodhisattva crossing the river, barely able to save myself.

"If he isn't a Red Ticket, everyone is happy.

"If he is, we will all be ascended to heaven on the spot."

Wu Jingzhong snorted coldly and walked away quickly.

……

Hong Zhiyou arrived at the interrogation room.

Shopkeeper Qiu was half-dead, fainted on the electric chair.

"Fifth Brother, give him some water," Hong Zhiyou ordered.

Old Five lifted the water ladle and splashed it onto Shopkeeper Qiu's face.

Qiu Ji was thirsty; he opened his mouth and scrambled like a mad dog, finally drinking a few mouthfuls, and his bloodshot eyes regained a little spirit.

Hong Zhiyou didn't say much.

There were monitoring records next to the interrogation room.

At this time, any word could lead to a fatal disaster.

However, analyzing from Shopkeeper Qiu's desire to survive.

This matter was probably not that simple.

He carried the boxed lunch to the next room.

Yu Zecheng was sitting in the chair, his hands clasped, lost in thought.

"Eat something."

Hong Zhiyou opened the lunch box.

"Thanks."

Yu Zecheng didn't stand on ceremony and began to eat slowly.

"Old Yu, you've harmed me miserably.

"The Station Chief has ordered me to watch you, fearing you'll commit suicide out of fear of crime.

"I have to stay up all night with you tonight."

Hong Zhiyou walked to the chief interrogator's seat, pulled out the chair, put his feet on the table, and assumed a comfortable sleeping posture.

"With Captain Ma here, sooner or later I'll have to make it up to you," Yu Zecheng laughed.

"Have they all been caught?" he asked.

"Caught, thrown into Water Village Prison.

"You eat slowly, I'll take a nap first."

Hong Zhiyou leaned back and pretended to sleep.

He was very curious.

What exactly was Shopkeeper Qiu up to?

This melon was becoming more and more interesting to eat.

……

(End of chapter)