When the last light of dusk sinks into the horizon, it also takes away the only trace of temperature in the air. The empire at night is filled with a cold and unforgiving atmosphere. The buildings made of steel are like prisons, imprisoning everyone in their own own space.
But it's not really a prison. No one knows what the only and strictest prison in the empire is like. Only when people chat after a meal will they guess that it must be colder than ice and colder than steel. A solid place from which no one can ever escape.
The battle between the upper echelons of the empire has been going on for nearly a hundred years, and everyone is guessing which side will ultimately decide the future of the empire, and just when everyone feels that this battle will never end, the variables appear so fast. However, the Shen family, who had always been neutral, actually colluded with aliens to attack the empire, trying to take advantage of the chaos to take the core of the empire. Fortunately, the conspiracy was soon discovered by the conservatives. Only then did they prepare for the battle in time and avoid the empire from being severely damaged.
This war came and went quickly. Everyone was glad that the conservatives discovered the Shen family's conspiracy in advance, so that the empire did not suffer huge losses, but it also caused many people's homes to be destroyed by aliens and needed to be rebuilt.
At one time, all the Shen family members were shouting and beating.
Under the pressure of the people of the empire, the management of the empire soon held a trial, and within three days, the results of the trial came out. Minor, so the death sentence was changed to life imprisonment, which required lifelong labor in the imperial prison.
The imperial system is tolerant and cruel. How long can two underage children live in prison, the so-called life sentence is just another form of reprieve. Even so, many people are angry and dissatisfied with this. No one thinks that these are just two children. In their eyes, these two children are also accomplices with the same blood as the traitor.
"Bah! What are you looking at!"
The man's voice was rough and low, as if he had seen something dirty, he kicked the boy who was unable to stand still. A dark color oozes out from the color prison uniform, and it can be seen that the original wound has cracked again.
When another man saw it, he hurriedly pulled his companion.
"Don't kill him!"
"Who knows if the Wei family just wants to see him tortured to death here? Otherwise, why behead the Shen family and keep such a waste?" The man sneered and sarcastically said.
But he didn't dare to do anything to him. Who knows what the Wei family thought, saying that they were underage, but if the Wei family really wanted to eradicate the grass, how could these two children survive.
He looked at the boy who fell silent after he fell to the ground, made sure that the other party was not choking, and then threw the thing in his hand to the ground, and the nutrient solution sealed in the glass tube fell on the ground, breaking a hole. , and soon the green liquid flowed to the ground along the broken gap.
This is the cheapest kind of nutrient solution in the Empire. It is specially used for prisoners in the Imperial Prison. One can maintain a basic nutrition for a week.
Seeing this, the man even laughed out loud, "You may be able to live a few days longer if you lie on the ground and lick it."
Seeing that the young man didn't respond for a long time, he still kept the appearance of being kicked to the ground by him, as if he had thought of something, and suddenly realized, "Oh, Young Master Shen, this is a nutrient solution that doesn't look like a low-grade nutrient? Yes, Young Master Shen. How can it be possible to lie on the ground and lick, Master Shen is not a dog, do you think so? Hahahahaha! Dogs don't eat anything that touches the ground!"
He smiled, and the man who came with him also laughed, but the boy who hadn't moved since he was kicked down didn't have the slightest reaction.
The cells of the Imperial Prison were made of all metal, and the cold touch of the metal stabbed his already weak body through the thin prison uniform, but it also made him more awake at this time.
He propped himself up and slowly opened his eyes. The dark eyes contained hatred and anger that could not be concealed. It was like a storm in the dark night and then sank to the bottom of the sea for a while and returned to tranquility.
I am afraid that there is not a single person in the empire who does not know his name. He is the eldest son of the two children left by the Shen family, his name is Silent Yan, and the other child is his sister, called Shen Jing.
As outsiders guessed, no one in the Imperial Prison saw them as a fifteen-year-old and a nine-year-old, they were of the blood of traitors, and everyone thought they should follow their parents on the road.
Who doesn't want to.
If possible, he would also be willing to accompany his family to be tortured, instead of standing under the execution stand and covering his sister's eyes and watching his family's lives be shot away.
Silent Yan never believed in the judgment issued by the empire from beginning to end. No one knew better than him what his family was like. When his sister raised her head and naively asked him if his parents were really the bad people they said , he can only shake his head, the imperial prison is full of surveillance, any speech will be recorded, he can't express his thoughts, if it is used by someone with a heart, it will even affect his sister.
Silent Yan has never been so isolated and helpless as he is now, and he has to be cautious even in every move. The Shen family has always been an absolute neutralist. Silent Yan has never worried about anything since he was a child, and there is no intrigue around him. He only occasionally heard his parents mentioning a little understanding of the disputes. After all, he was a carefree child who grew up in a happy family.
He doesn't know what to say and what not to say now, so he just doesn't say it, which ironically fits his name quite well.
Most of the nutrient solution on the ground flowed out, and a small part remained in the glass tube.
Silent Yan picked it up, drank the rest, patted the dust that didn't exist on his body, and then leaned against the corner to rest.
The empire is absolutely cruel to criminals. I don’t know how many frail criminals end up freezing to death on the iron bed in the cell. The empire has no seasons. The blanket in the cell was barely wrapped around the back, which was a little warmer than sleeping on an iron bed.
He has to maintain his physical strength, and he has to complete the labor service arranged by the Imperial Prison tomorrow. His sister is still too young, so he has to help her to complete her share so that both of them can receive a minimum nutrient solution every week.
He forced himself to fall asleep, but the mental pressure and the cold environment made him unable to sleep peacefully. Until the next morning, he only slept for two or three hours in a daze.
When he was in a daze, his cell door was opened, it should be said that the cell door of all criminals was opened. The high-level monitoring system of the Imperial Prison allowed them to ensure that no criminals would escape, but they did Regardless of disputes between criminals.
The empire does not care about the life and death of criminals. After time has passed, the humanity of this world has not been better sublimated. Everyone lives under repression. As for those criminals, no one believes that they will really change their minds through labor reform, and their prison terms To be released, it is better to die in prison.
This is very clear to Silent Yan, because he himself is a resident of the empire, and he once had this idea, but it is based on the fact that he believes that he can never become such a person, Silent Yan has the pride that belongs to his age. , but now this pride has been ground to only some powder, and if there is a gust of wind, I am afraid it will disappear completely.
He wants to live, not only to find evidence that his family has been slandered, but also to protect his young sister, even if there were many close friends around her, but now, no one but him will meet again. to protect her.
Silent Yan calmed down, stood up and folded the blanket, and walked down the prison corridor to the place where he was working. Someone happened to walk by and sneered when he saw him folding the blanket, but Silent Yan ignored it.
This corridor connects three areas, one is the factory, the other is the farm and the other is the mining area. Silent Yan is going to the mining area. Even though his current health doesn't seem to be very good, the result of his medical examination just after he was imprisoned was healthier than ordinary people. it's the best.
His sister Shen Jing was assigned to the farm, saying that most of the farm is actually mechanized cultivation, and it would be easier to do some simple work there.
The route to the Imperial Prison is quite complicated, but even then there will be a unified intersection before going to the working place.
Silent Yan stood at the intersection and waited for a while, no one would rush him, even if he didn't go to work, he would at most meet the requirements and end up starving to death in the cell.
It didn't take long for him to wait for his sister who trotted towards him. She was so small that she could only reach his chest on tiptoes. The prison uniform was too gray and too large, like someone who had fallen into a garbage heap. Small poor.
Shen Jing, who was only nine years old, still smiled innocently, as if nothing had happened, she had never been in this prison for nearly a month, and when she saw him, she happily hugged his waist and looked up. The head shouted sweetly, "Brother!"
Silent Yan subconsciously wanted to pinch her face as intimately as before, but after a night his hands were probably colder than ice cubes, so he paused and finally touched her head.
The people around them gradually entered their respective working areas, and in 10 minutes, the door will be closed. There is no one else around them, only surveillance, and surveillance does not care about the innocuous actions of criminals.
Silent Yan took out the nutritional supplements that he had been holding in his hand and hid in his cuffs. This one was the result of his savings this month. Even if he wanted to save a little more, he was also an ordinary person and needed the most basic nutrition. In addition, after working hard in the mining area for a month, he only got the most basic four bottles. He drank the first two bottles for three weeks, and only saved one bottle.
He stuffed the bottle he saved into his sister's hand. Shen Jing was only nine years old. She had no way to complete the monthly labor quota. She could only get two bottles per month, but Silent Yan never did. Hearing her mention it to him, he still knew it, and there was no need for him to ask. Those who humiliated him with words would tell him.
"Don't work too hard, my brother is here." These days are so depressing, Silent Yan almost forgot how to laugh, and only when facing his own sister will his expression soften, "While there is no time now Man, drink up."
Shen Jing held the whole unopened nutrient solution in her hand but didn't drink it. She was too young, and she put all her thoughts on her face. Silent Yan looked at it and couldn't help comforting her, "This is my brother's hard work before and they gave him more. Yes, my brother just received a new bottle of nutrient solution today, don't worry."
He worked hard and didn't get more nutrient solution, and the bottle he received today was more than half broken.
He learned to lie in order to make life better for his sister.
"Brother drinks too!" Shen Jing believed his words, but she still shook his cuff coquettishly, "Half of us!"
The door to the working area was about to close, and Silent Yan had no way to convince her slowly. He took a small sip, covered the transparent bottle of the nutrient solution with his palm, and fed most of the nutrient solution to Shen Jing. The volume of the nutrient solution is not large, so people who drink a little more liquid and a little less will not have a noticeable feeling.
Before parting, Shen Jing waved at him cheerfully, silently watching her safely enter the farm, then turned around and walked into the passage leading to the mining area.
Silent Yan was used to being ridiculed by the people around him, which was almost impossible before. He took his set of tools without a word and started to work hard. He simply drank a little nutrient solution before, at least these three. His physical strength is guaranteed on the fourth day, and he will start to feel hungry on the fourth day. He only needs to hold on for three or four days to receive a new nutrient solution.
The working time was from morning to dusk, and there would be a half-hour break in the middle. After finishing the day's work, Silent Yan walked to the intersection where he came, and waited for Shen Jing to come out. The brothers and sisters only had these two opportunities to meet each day. He needed Make sure she is safe to sleep at night.
But this time, he waited for a long time and did not wait for Shen Jing to come out.
Silent couldn't help but began to feel restless. Everyone else around him had disappeared, and the uneasy feeling made him want to rush into the farm to find her and see if she was safe.
He waited for what seemed like a century before he saw a man coming out of the corner leading to the farm, a prison officer in imperial uniform.
The man saw him and walked towards him.
Silent Yan thought that he had stayed too long, and the manager would be responsible for chasing him back to his cell. His sister might have staggered from him, and he might have gone back long ago.
Who knew that the man came over and looked him up and down, and said, "Are you silent? Your sister Shen Jing had an argument with someone, you can go see her now."
Silent Yan didn't understand, "Look at her?"
"Yes, you are her relative, and we will be responsible for the handling after you finish reading it." After the manager finished speaking, he understood that the young man in front of him didn't seem to understand what he meant, so he explained one more sentence, "Your sister I'm dead, it seems to be a dispute with someone, after all, there are many lunatics here, and it's probably hard to start crazy."
It's so normal for someone to die every few days in the Imperial Prison that no one takes it seriously.
Silent words have thought about it.
He also has his sister. As long as he survives, he will have the opportunity to find evidence to clear his family's name and make it fair. At that time, his sister will be able to live the life he likes, and it will be nothing for him to work hard.
But now my sister is gone.
Even if evidence is found that proves his family's innocence, so what? The only one left alive to enjoy the future is himself.
What else can he do? What else does he want in the future
Have.
At least for this moment, he wanted the entire empire to be buried with his family.
He heard a stern and formal question.
[Do you want to be stronger? ]
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