The day for the county magistrate's inspection came as scheduled. Early in the morning, Wang Zitong and Wu An guarded the door of the cell with a group of jailers.
The normally slovenly jailers all wore long black clothes today, with the word "prison" embroidered on a white background on their chests.
Gu Sinian also made an exception and stood at the end of the crowd. Although he was a prisoner, he also served as the cell clerk, and his status was much higher than that of ordinary prisoners.
The most important thing is that Wang Zitong still expects him to make a fool of himself today.
Gu Sinian looked at the surrounding environment curiously. He stayed in the cell most of the time without going out, and he had not yet taken a closer look at its entirety.
Fengchuan County Prison is under the jurisdiction of Langzhou, and Langzhou is located on the border, so there are many prisoners sent from various places.
This resulted in the entire prison occupying an extremely large area, with a total of at least hundreds of cells of various sizes.
With its gray eaves and khaki walls, the entire prison was filled with a depressing atmosphere.
Maybe it was because there were too many people dead in this cell, but Gu Sinian felt like there was cold air coming from the back of his head in broad daylight.
Only the red lantern hanging at the door of the cell could barely add a touch of joy.
I don't know which New Year's Eve object was hung up there, but it's covered in dust.
Gu Sinian in the crowd was looking around, but Wang Zitong, who was standing at the front, frowned because he had not seen Niu Erhu yet.
As his top confidant, Niu Erhu is half the protagonist today. When the county magistrate arrives, Niu Erhu will have to take him to visit each cell.
I saw that the county magistrate was about to arrive, but he disappeared.
"Wangtou, are you looking for someone?"
Wu An next to him smiled and said meaningfully:
"The county magistrate personally inspected, and there are still people who dare to be late, haha~"
These two people have never dealt with each other, and they always have to say something to each other whenever there is a chance.
Wang Zitong's face darkened, and just as he was about to retort, a loud shout rang in his ears:
"The county magistrate is here!"
The sedan landed at the door of the cell, and the old man Gu Sinian had met once in the cell that day slowly walked out of the sedan.
Chen Hongxin, the magistrate of Fengchuan County, was in the seventh rank. He was the largest official Gu Sinian had ever seen since time travel.
Although in modern times it is always said that the seventh-rank sesame official and the seventh-rank sesame official are not taken seriously, but in this Fengchuan County, Chen Hongxin is a big shot who can't stand up to the sky.
The old man has slightly white temples and dense wrinkles on his face. He is in his fifties or sixties, but his body and bones still look strong.
A black gauze hat, a set of cyan round-neck shirt, a belt, and the xichi (Xichi) embroidered on the robe are the standard uniforms of seventh-rank officials in the Great Liang Dynasty.
In addition to Chen Hongxin, there were several petty officials following behind, making a crowd of people roar. It seems that today's inspection of the prison is an important government matter in the county.
"See my lord!"
As soon as Chen Hongxin appeared, everyone bent down to salute, and Gu Sinian also pretended to bend down.
"Okay, we are all our own people, no need to be polite."
The old man asked calmly:
"Are you all ready? We can start directly."
"Return to my lord."
Wu An spoke first and said:
"Everything is ready. According to the procedure, Niu Erhu, the jailor in charge of prisoner detention, will first take you to inspect the cells."
Chen Hongxin waved his hand:
"Then what are you waiting for? Let's get started."
Wu An looked at Wang Zitong with a smile:
"Wang Tou, where are Niu and Erhu?"
Wang Zitong's face darkened. He didn't know where Niu Erhu was, so he had to hold his voice and shout to the crowd behind him:
"Niu Erhu! Where are the people!"
Chen Hongxin's brows frowned slightly for an instant. He had already arrived, but he didn't expect that a little jailer hadn't arrived yet.
"Come on, come on, the little one is here!"
Niu Erhu appeared just in time. As soon as Wang Zitong finished speaking, he rushed out of the prison at a trot.
Seeing the figure appear, Wang Zitong breathed a sigh of relief.
But when Niu Erhu ran up to him, there was a strong smell of alcohol hitting his face, and all the jailers subconsciously covered their noses.
Drinking, this guy actually drank!
"Young one, I've met your lord, King Tou."
Niu Erhu was panting as he trotted along. He seemed to know that he was in trouble, and his face was full of embarrassment and fear.
Chen Hongxin looked at Wang Zitong expressionlessly and said coldly:
"The people under Wang Tou are living a good life. They are drunk early in the morning. How about I come back tomorrow?"
Niu Erhu was so frightened that his whole body trembled, and he was half drunk.
"It's a joke, adults are joking."
Wang Zitong looked at Niu Erhu with a livid face and shouted:
"You bastard, hurry up and lead the way. Why are you standing there in such a daze!"
"No, Nono."
"My lord, please come this way!"
Niu Erhu trembled and led the way, feeling extremely sad and angry.
Just last night, Jiang Yufeng invited him to drink. He thought that he would have some business the next day, so he would just have a drink.
I never thought that the temptation of fine wine and delicious food would be so great. I drank more and more, and finally I drank until I was unconscious.
Now Niu Erhu wants to give himself two big mouths.
As everyone walked along, the smell of wine lingered in Niu Erhu's mouth, and Gu Sinian, who was standing at the end, was very happy.
It can be said that Chen Hongxin and the others walked into the cell smelling Niu Erhu's breath, and the county magistrate felt a lot of anger in his stomach.
But after all, he had to take his image into consideration, so Chen Hongxin held back his anger.
"Sir, let's look here first."
Niu Erhu stopped at the door of a cell and carefully explained:
"There are two death row inmates imprisoned here, named Ma Shitou and Lu Heiniu respectively.
They were all transferred thieves from Langzhou. Their crimes were extremely heinous, so they were specially detained separately from other prisoners.
It is said that they killed..."
"etc."
Before Niu Erhu finished speaking, he was interrupted by Chen Hongxin:
"You said the prisoners here are death row prisoners named Ma Shitou and Lu Heiniu?"
"Yes, it is."
Niu Erhu was at a loss:
"Sir, what's the problem?"
Chen Hongxin pointed to the wooden sign hanging at the door of the cell with a dark face:
“Are you pretending that I am illiterate, or are you just trying to get away with making nonsense?
It clearly says the thieves Dong Zhuang, Wang Lin and Li San.
Even if you can't read, you should be able to count. The number of people doesn't even match up! "
It was only then that Niu Erhu was surprised to find that there were three people in the cell, looking at him innocently.
But Niu Erhu can be sure that just yesterday, the two death row prisoners were still locked up here. Why did they change all of a sudden?
"Little, little me..."
Niu Erhu hesitated and couldn't explain why. Chen Hongxin looked directly at Wang Zitong and said:
"Wang Tou, is this the person you are using?
Today is really an eye-opener for me. I leave the prison to you, so I can rest assured! "
The last few words were spoken very hard, and anyone who was not a fool could hear the sarcasm in Chen Hongxin's tone.
Although Wang Zitong on the side was very angry, he was also confused at the same time.
Although Niu Erhu was illiterate, he had been in the cell for so long and knew exactly who was locked up in each room, so he couldn't make any mistakes.
Someone must have done something!
Wang Zitong suppressed the anger in his heart and replied:
"Sir, the wooden signs in each cell are written by documents. You can find out what the situation is just by asking the documents."
"Yes, yes, paperwork!"
Niu Erhu suddenly woke up:
"The paperwork, where's the paperwork!"
"Here, I'm here!"
Gu Sinian squeezed his way from the back of the crowd to the front. When he saw him, Chen Hongxin's eyes seemed to change a little.
Niu Erhu scolded angrily:
"Why were the people in the cell changed? Where are the two death row inmates? Do you know that I have to agree to the change of prisoners?
It is a serious crime to change the cell where a prisoner is held without authorization, do you understand? "
Gu Sinian didn't say a word, but Niu Erhu just lashed out, completely passing the blame.
A bucket of shit that smelled of alcohol was slammed on Gu Sinian's head.
Gu Sinian made a sad face and explained aggrievedly:
"Brother Hu, I reported to you last night about the prisoner's changing of cells.
You were very drunk at the time, so you asked me to leave first and put down the list of prison changes. You said you would look at it later. "
Gu Sinian's reply clearly explained the ins and outs of the matter, which made Niu Erhu's head buzz.
He was so drunk yesterday that he couldn't remember any of this, but now he vaguely remembered that Gu Sinian had indeed come to see him.
It's over~
Niu Erhu's face turned pale, and now the responsibility fell entirely on himself.
And everyone knew that they were very drunk last night and slept until this morning.
Gu Sinian asked cautiously:
"Brother Hu, have you read the list of prison changes?"
Did you read it?
Gu Sinian stabbed Niu Erhu again in the most humble tone.
Wang Zitong's face had already turned the color of pig liver and he said nothing. Wu An, who stood side by side with him, was the complete opposite and almost laughed out loud.
Who in the whole cell didn't know that Niu Erhu was Wang Zitong's confidant. He even wanted to use Niu Erhu to replace his little boss and completely control the entire prison.
If he does this now, Niu Erhu will be ruined in the future, and it is hard to say whether he can continue to be a jailer.
"I also want to ask, have you read it?"
Chen Hongxin looked at Niu Erhu, his old eyes full of anger.
"thump."
Niu Erhu trembled and knelt down:
"Sir, sir, I know I'm wrong, I know I'm wrong!
I will never dare to do it again. Please forgive me, adults! "
"Incompetence and neglect of duty. Half a year's salary fine and thirty years of cane punishment!"
Chen Hongxin said coldly:
"Wang Chatou, is this the way I handle this? Is it in compliance with the rules?"
What can Wang Zitong say? I can only respond:
"Sir, you are wise. This kind of person should be punished severely! Only by beating him to death can he lose his memory!"
Niu Erhu knew that he had made a big mistake and trembled all over. His face turned pale when he heard the thirty-thirty cane punishment.
Chen Hongxin didn't want to talk any more nonsense, so he turned to look at Gu Sinian and said:
"Since you rewrote the wooden signs in each cell, you will lead the inspection today."
"promise!"
Gu Sinian turned to one side and said calmly:
"My lord please!"
Then it became Gu Sinian's performance time alone, leading a group of people around the cell and talking non-stop.
All the prisoners were reassigned to cells according to the length of their sentences and the severity of their crimes:
Here is a robbery, there is a theft, and at the bottom is a murderer...
Those serious criminals were placed close to the jailer's room, so that if someone wanted to escape or something, the jailer would be able to respond immediately.
A new wooden sign was placed at the door of each cell. On it was written the prisoner's place of origin and the crime he had committed. Everything was clear.
After walking around like this, everyone can roughly remember which area holds which prisoner.
"Okay, okay."
The county magistrate said three good words in succession, and the gloom on his face was swept away:
"Yes, it's not easy to be so organized at such a young age."
"Thank you for the compliment, sir!"
When Gu Sinian said his thanks, he glanced at Wang Zitong next to him intentionally or unintentionally, making him angry.
Shouldn't Gu Sinian be embarrassed? Why did he make such a fool of himself?
