The figures in the corridor changed from long to short. Su Tongyou stopped in front of the cell door and looked inside. There were four people in the prison - three members of the Tao family and Ye Yinghong. This cell was quite clean and tidy, but the hay on the floor still had a musty smell. Although the toilet seat was replaced with a new one, the stench from the neighboring cells could not be blocked.
But the four people in the room seemed to be happy-go-lucky. Tao Wenbao hugged Tao Dingchen and whispered something in a low voice. Tao Chunxi and Ye Yinghong were sitting together and also said something in a low voice, as if they were guests in a small family visiting and having fun with each other.
Su Tongyou sighed and said, "Open the door."
The jailer on one side unlocked the door, and the four people in the cell stopped talking and looked over.
Su Tongyou lowered his head and walked in, saying, "Bring it in."
Immediately two soldiers walked in. One person moved a small table and the other carried the food box. No one said anything, so they set the table in the room, took out the food and wine from the food boxes one by one, and put them on the table.
There are vinegar bream, preserved bream, dried shrimps, bad tendons, plum duck, minced ginger and black bean vegetables, and a pot of wine. They are all served cold and home-cooked.
Su Tongyou waved his hand again, and the two soldiers exited the door. He added: "Get further away."
A soldier hesitated and said: "This..."
Su Tongyou smiled and looked at Tao Wenbao: "I know what Mr. Tao is like. It's not like that."
The government soldiers and jailers retreated far away. Su Tongyou breathed a sigh of relief and whispered: "Wen Bao, Sui Zi'ang has been found."
Tao Wenbao handed Tao Dingchen to Tao Chunxi, stood up and looked at the food table: "It seems that what you are looking for is a corpse?"
"Alive. But with one hand and one leg broken." Su Tongyou frowned and thought for a moment, "I heard that when you were about to leave last night and were caught, you said that you were working for Lord Che Bei. I didn't believe it at first, but now I believe it - —How much do you know about Li Bochen?"
Tao Wenbao was stunned for a moment, then smiled: "So, he is still alive?"
"It is because he is still alive that he has this table. Yesterday he tied up Sui Ziang and asked someone to send him a wooden letter, which mentioned you and said that he would exchange Sui Ziang for you. But today Ziang escaped by himself and was He was sent back, and he is still lying on the bed not knowing whether he is alive or dead. He only said one thing - kill you."
Su Tongyou sighed: "If it weren't for that wooden book, I could still work with it to help you leave Zhangcheng. But now... Wenbao, you know Sui Yilian. Sui Ziang is so injured, he can do anything. Come out. You just told me that the four of you will be sent to the execution ground at noon tomorrow and beheaded in the street to lure Li Boxen out."
"You know what he is like in normal times. He is serious this time... If you can't think of anything else, this table will be your last meal."
Tao Wenbao slowly sat back and said, "Comrade, what can I do? It was just a pig's business a few days ago, and I can't do anything about it."
Su Tongyou smiled bitterly: "I know you blamed me for that matter. But I didn't know your identity at that time, so who would dare to meddle in other people's business. Besides, it's not a matter of life and fortune... I knew you were running around here and there in those days but couldn't help you. I told the prince that if you really give in, I will make you the head of the line to compensate you."
Tao Wenbao waved his hand: "Forget it, it's over."
"Okay, it's over." Su Tongyou said, "But there is another way now - tell me how much you know about Li Bochen. If I can find a way out of him, I can catch him before tomorrow , most of Sui Yilian's anger can be eliminated. You have also met Mr. Fu, and we even had wine together once... If I mediate between them, you will be saved."
Tao Wenbao nodded and sighed: "Yes. Unfortunately, I don't know. Chunxi gets along with him better. Ask Chunxi."
Tao Chunxi sat with Tao Dingchen on her lap and smiled: "Uncle Su, I don't know much either. I just know that he is an upright person and can't do anything to please both sides. Dingchen, don't you think so?"
But Tao Dingchen only glared at Su Tongyou. He has not recovered from his serious illness, but he looks a little more imposing.
Su Tongyou smiled, nodded, and looked at Ye Yinghong again. Ye Yinghong raised her eyebrows and said, "What a family! It's a pity that I didn't get to know you earlier."
Su Tongyou sighed: "Okay. Wenbao, let's eat and drink. It's the second half of the day... there are still about ten hours before noon tomorrow. During these ten hours, I'm afraid you will have to endure the torture. If you can't survive it, If you want to say something, just ask people to call me... ugh."
After saying this, he bowed his head and turned around and left the cell. He looked at Tao Wenbao again, sighed again, and left slowly.
There was silence in the cell for a while, and Tao Wenbao said: "Chunxi, Dingchen..."
Tao Chunxi's eyes turned red and she said ridiculously: "Dad, I know what you are going to say. I don't blame you, I don't blame Li Boxen, and I don't blame Che Beigong. It's just that someone did evil and we got it."
Tao Dingchen said: "Master will come to save us."
Tao Wenbao smiled bitterly: "The evil I did when I was young was repaid by you two good boys."
He stretched out his hand again to avoid patting Tao Dingchen on the shoulder: "Dingchen, your master is a hero... there are still big things to do. When the day comes tomorrow, you have to remember that there is always a wrongdoer and a debtor, so you can't blame him."
Then he said: "In a moment..."
After saying these three words, I couldn't help but wipe my face: "If you are tortured later and feel pain, just scream out."
Tao Chunxi was stunned: "Dad, they...will punish Dingchen?"
"If I can't squeeze it out from you and me..." Tao Wenbao gritted his teeth, "We really have nothing to say. About this matter, we..."
When he said this, he couldn't help but turn his face away.
Ye Yinghong smiled: "Mr. Tao, there's no need to worry about this. I've already been tortured at Kongminghui. If they really wanted to know about Li Bochen, they wouldn't have tortured me. Someone used it when I was there. I was fascinated by something called Soul Searching Technique, and asked me to talk about it."
"At that time, it will be like being drugged. You will say whatever they ask you. But remember, if there is something you don't want to say, just bite your tongue." She said and opened her mouth. I saw blood stains on the tip of my tongue, staining my teeth red, "My little sister is right. This is no one else's business, it's our own business. Someone did something evil and got involved. If I really die tomorrow, I will become The evil spirit will also haunt the Sui family father and son."
"It's just that Mr. Tao, you may be thinking about something." Ye Yinghong gritted her teeth and said, "I guess Li Boxen will come tomorrow. But I don't ask him to really save us, I just ask him to run away in the end... There is always a chance. One day he will avenge us."
Tao Chunxi was stunned, as if she didn't know what to say. After a while, she just said: "Sister Hong, why...why do you say that?"
Ye Yinghong sighed: "You don't know how I know him."
