Chapter 2328

"Serious criminals?!"

When Ma Lan heard these three words, she was shocked and hurriedly said: "Lawyer White, can you think of a way to go through the back door and change me to another detention center? How can an old woman like me who has no strength to truss a chicken fight with those serious criminals... I might be beaten to death inside by then..."

James White said very helplessly: "I'm sorry, Ms. Ma, this is the operating rule of the New York judicial system. Judging from the charges you are suspected of, the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility is your only destination at present. This is not something I can solve. I am a lawyer, and I must do things within the framework allowed by law, not destroy the framework of the law."

Ma Lan was panicked and asked: "Lawyer White, do you have prison bullies in American prisons? You know, the kind who is the biggest in prison, and bullies whoever she catches."

"This..." James White said awkwardly: "As far as I know, in any country, in any prison, there should be such a phenomenon. But you don't have to worry too much. Under normal circumstances, as long as you don't provoke those prison bullies, those prison bullies won't have any conflict with an old person like you. Besides, after you go in, if you have any problems, you can call me at any time, and I will arrange for someone to solve it."

Hearing James White say this, Ma Lan felt slightly relieved.

She thought of her experience when she entered the detention center last time, and secretly thought in her heart: "Last time, it was mainly because of the two enemies, Old Mrs. Xiao and Xiao Weiwei, that Zhang Guifen, that prison bully, changed her ways to bully me!"

"If it weren't for those two bastards, Zhang Guifen, that country bumpkin, might not have actively looked for trouble with me!"

"Once I get to this American detention center, I'll just keep a low profile, and I think there shouldn't be any problems."

At this time, James White looked at the time and said: "Ms. Ma, I have things to deal with, so I'll go first. After you arrive at the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility, if you have any needs, call me at any time."

"Okay, okay, okay." Ma Lan nodded in a panic.

James White reminded again: "By the way, Ms. Ma, don't forget to eat well at noon. As far as I know, because the parliament has been cutting the prison budget, the food in the prison is indeed not very good, and even if you have money, you can't buy everything."

Ma Lan hurriedly said: "I know... I must let the hospital prepare a Manchu-Han Feast for me at noon!"

Noon.

After enjoying a sumptuous lunch comparable to a Manchu-Han Feast, Ma Lan was taken away from the hospital by the police.

Because Ma Lan was suspected of transporting as much as five kilograms of contraband, according to the judge's request, she would be sent to the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility in Westchester County, northern New York.

This is the only women's prison in New York specifically used to detain serious criminals or suspects of serious crimes.

In this prison, nearly a thousand prisoners are detained, from murder and arson to robbery and drug trafficking. The prisoners here are one more vicious than the other.

After Ma Lan was brought to the prison, she first handed over her personal items, and then did a series of entry checks under the requirements of the prison guards, and then got her number in this prison: Prisoner No. 1024.

Finally, under the requirements of the prison guards, Ma Lan changed into prison clothes and was taken into the prison area by the prison guards.

Ma Lan, who had been in twice, although she was in a foreign country, was quite familiar with this series of processes.

At this very moment, what she was thinking about in her mind was what kind of cellmates she would meet.

Last time she entered the detention center, she met Old Mrs. Xiao and Xiao Weiwei, as well as Zhang Guifen, who was stronger than a cow.

Those few days were like hell for her.

This time, she only hoped that she could meet a few normal people.

Following several prison guards into the prison area, the prison guards took her directly to Cell No. 12.

After arriving at the door, the prison guard roared at the inside through the thick iron fence door: "Everyone get up and line up immediately!"

Ma Lan stood on tiptoe and looked inside. She saw that this Cell No. 12 was at least a hundred square meters in size, and the whole cell was symmetrically divided into left and right sides by low walls about one meter high, with a corridor in the middle, and semi-open spaces built by low walls on both sides.

In this semi-open space, a small single bed was placed on the left and right.

At this time, the prisoners inside were resting, some lying on the bed, some sitting at the head or end of the bed talking to others.

Hearing the roar of the prison guard, a group of people slowly got up and came out, lining up on the inner side of the middle corridor.

The prison guard didn't rush to open the door at this time, but counted the number of people outside, determined that everyone had lined up, and then said with an intercom: "Open the big door of No. 12."

As soon as the words fell, the thick iron fence door opened automatically.

Two prison guards holding police batons walked in first, while the other two prison guards escorted Ma Lan and followed behind.

After entering, Ma Lan was taken directly by the prison guards to the front of a group of female prisoners.

And this group of female prisoners of different skin colors, ranging from eighteen or nineteen to fifty or sixty years old, were looking at Ma Lan with contemptuous or provocative eyes at this time.

In their eyes, this yellow-skinned woman in her fifties looked like a loser who was easy to bully.

The prison guard pointed to Ma Lan at this time and said to everyone: "She is No. 1024, and she will live in this prison area from now on."

Ma Lan bit the bullet, waved to everyone, and said with a forced smile: "Ha... hello..."

No one in the female prisoners present paid attention to her. On the contrary, many people looked at her with great interest, and their eyes seemed to be malicious, which made Ma Lan a little nervous.

One of the prison guards pointed to an empty bed and said to Ma Lan: "1024, you will sleep in this bed from now on!"

Ma Lan nodded hurriedly.

Several prison guards didn't talk much nonsense, simply settled Ma Lan, turned around, and left the cell directly.

As soon as the prison guards left, a white woman with red hair, about thirty years old, hugged her shoulders and came to Ma Lan, asking with contempt: "Hey, newcomer, report to everyone, why did you come in?"

"Ah?" Ma Lan was stunned for a moment, and said stammeringly: "I... I am because... because..."

Seeing Ma Lan hesitating and not talking about the point, the woman scolded angrily: "I'm telling you, I am the biggest in this cell. Whatever I ask, you answer; whatever I say, you do. Otherwise, be careful that I beat the shit out of you!"

Ma Lan shivered with fright and hurriedly said: "I... I am because of carrying contraband..."

The woman frowned and asked her: "Carrying contraband? How much did you bring?"

Ma Lan hurriedly said: "Brought five kilograms..."

"Damn!" The woman said in surprise: "Five kilograms?! Are you sure you're not playing with me?"

Ma Lan said in a panic: "Don't dare, don't dare... what I said is the truth..."

The woman looked Ma Lan up and down for a while and asked: "Are you a drug dealer?"

Ma Lan shook her head hurriedly: "I... I am not..."

The woman asked again: "Then are you serving drug dealers? Or are you a member of some gang?"

Ma Lan was afraid that the other party would misunderstand that she was a drug dealer, so she shook her head again: "No, no... I am innocent... I was cheated into carrying luggage to take a plane, and I was caught in a muddle..."

When the woman heard this, she breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Ma Lan with a contemptuous smile, and slapped her in the face, making Ma Lan see stars.

Ma Lan let out an "ouch" and was about to ask why she hit her, when she heard the woman say: "I thought you were some kind of big shot, it turns out you're just a stupid pig who was cheated into being a mule!"