Chapter 176

Although Du Ruo, like Aunt Lin, was locked in prison as a suspect, the treatment was worlds apart.

Aunt Lin was locked in the far west, near the water prison, which was not only dark and damp but also full of snakes, insects, rats, and ants, especially testing the prisoner's psychological quality.

The living conditions were bad, and the food went without saying.

It was either leftovers or hard, coarse-grain buns that could choke a person to death in minutes.

It was fine a few days ago, after all, Aunt Lin still had all her teeth and could barely endure it.

Now it was no good; after being hit by a Ya Men runner with a shoehorn and losing her most important front tooth, she could only rely on using force from both sides, making her cheeks sore and painful.

"Is this food for humans? Even dogs wouldn't eat it!" Aunt Lin threw the bun in her hand far away and grabbed the bars, shouting.

"What are you shouting about?" A female jailer walked over, looked at the bun on the ground, and immediately understood what had happened, "You don't want to eat, right? If you don't want to eat, then don't eat. Do you really think you're here to enjoy life? This is a prison!"

Aunt Lin squeezed out a smile, "Sister, have some mercy, help me change to something else to eat. This bun is really too hard, I can't bite into it."

The female jailer's eyes rolled, "Wanting to eat something good, it's not impossible..."

This attitude clearly meant she wanted money for a bribe.

Aunt Lin felt around on her body, her expression sheepish, "I left in a hurry and forgot to bring money."

"No money, no talk. Eat your bun." The female jailer changed her face and turned to leave.

Aunt Lin hurriedly called her back, "I don't have any now, but I will soon."

She looked left and right, and seeing that the prisoners in the next cell were all asleep, she beckoned the female jailer to come closer, lowered her voice and said: "Your Constable Jiang's wife has promised in public that as long as the Magistrate finds me innocent, she will compensate me one thousand taels of silver! If you serve me well with good food and drink now, how about a reward of silver when I get out?"