In the lake, Briarflower Prison.
Three sixteen in the afternoon.
In a bright and gorgeous office on the top floor of the inner castle, Warden Jones and his housekeeper Peter sat on the balcony drinking afternoon tea. On the dining table a black cat was lying on it, eating a piece of bread with meat in it. Anyone who is familiar with the warden knows that he is a very caring person. He likes to raise some small animals in his life, and the favorites are cats and dogs.
He loves these kittens and puppies much more deeply than ordinary ladies, and even invited a realist oil painter to paint portraits of his cats and dogs and hang them in his office.
A jailer once played cards so late that he forgot to bring supper to his hound, Cassie, and no one saw him eat for a week.
"Greedy little guy..." Jones touched the black cat's head with a kind smile on his face.
At only thirty-eight years old, he sat in this position. In addition to the huge background behind him, his own ability was even more difficult to ignore.
"It's raining again." Peter the housekeeper sighed as he looked at the rain outside the window.
Jones smiled lightly and said, "It's just a drizzle."
"Small rain will always turn into heavy rain." The butler said sadly.
Jones beckoned to the maid next to him. The latter understood what he meant and obediently handed over a down jacket, "Is your spine hurting again? Put it on." Jones handed the jacket to the housekeeper.
The housekeeper Peter quickly got up to thank him, put on a fluffy cotton jacket, and sighed: "Every time it comes to the rainy season, old problems recur, and they can't be changed."
Jones smiled slightly. At this time, a slender woman walked quickly from outside and whispered something in his ear. Hearing her words, the smile on Jones' face gradually disappeared bit by bit, he nodded slightly, looked at the light rain outside the window, and said softly: "You are right, light rain will always lead to heavy rain. "
The butler noticed the expression on his face and asked, "What happened?"
"A prisoner ran away." Jones said softly: "It's the little guy who came three years ago. The jailer just sent the news that he has left the cell. There is a pit and tunnel inside the cell, and he dug the tunnel to escape. "
"Prison break?" The butler was a little surprised, "He has tools? There is a lake outside, where can I escape from?"
"It should be a tool stolen during work. It dug through the entire bottom of the lake and ran out from the bottom of the lake." Jones looked out the window, tapped his finger on the table, and said: "The radius of our lake should be three More than a hundred meters."
The housekeeper was shocked, and said: "Dug out a passage at the bottom of the lake? Well, how is this possible? He dug such a long passage, where did the soil go?"
The slender woman next to him said respectfully: "I heard from the jailer that he brought the soil into the cell and smeared it on the walls and the floor. Because the soil was spread evenly, the jailer didn't notice it in the dim light. He didn't see it until the jailer entered. The walls and the ground are much higher than other cells."
The butler was stunned for a moment, unable to speak.
Jones raised his hand and stroked the black cat that was still gnawing on the meat in the bread. The black cat ignored their conversation and concentrated on eating. He gently stroked the cat's fluff and said softly: "I will arrest you." The order is passed on, and in addition, notify the Black Cavalry to dispatch and immediately track down the whereabouts of the criminals."
"Yes." The slender woman promised, turned around and wanted to retreat.
"Wait." Jones stopped him, but still looked at the black cat in his hand benevolently, and said softly: "The people who are responsible for delivering meals inside for the past week, let them go and accompany Cassie."
The slender woman's hair stood on end slightly, she tensed her body and agreed, then turned around and left quickly.
After she left, the housekeeper Peter still couldn't recover, and couldn't help but said: "The structure of our prison should be flawless. Even outside the excrement tunnel, there are guards on duty. How could he run away."
Jones shook his head slightly, and said: "There is no flaw, perhaps the biggest flaw. Since this prison was built at the bottom of the lake, the walls are too thick. We always thought that no one would be stupid enough to dig such a thick wall, let alone the bottom of the lake outside. The other prisoners also think so, but this is a misunderstanding. It is not necessary to dig the wall. The thickness of the wall allows no one to hear the vibration when this little guy is digging the passage in the wall. This is the biggest advantage of our prison. Now But it is also the biggest disadvantage.”
The butler fell silent and sighed: "If this is the case, this time it can be regarded as a reminder to us. The strong prison has caused the guards to relax their vigilance. They are too careless. If they are often called and checked, they will never let a person dig through the numbers. A 100-meter channel to escape from prison, and the round-trip time in the middle can expose him."
Jones nodded slightly, "Fortunately, it's just the little guy on the first floor." After finishing speaking, he patted the black cat on the table and said with a smile, "Greedy guy, go and play when you're full."
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In the northern part of the slums, on a desolate and remote street, there is a small factory.
Du Dian bought some food in a roadside tavern and hired a carriage to come here. When the carriage arrived, the food he bought had already been eaten in the carriage. Got some strength back.
After getting off the carriage, Du Dian took a look at the small factory. Just as he was about to enter, he saw a notice hanging outside the factory, which turned out to be his arrest warrant.
"Only one night passed, and the arrest warrant was sent here. The efficiency is quite fast." Du Dian's eyes flickered slightly, and he did not avoid it. Crone, Joseph…”
The old man raised his eyes listlessly, glanced at Du Dian, and said, "They are at work, what are you looking for?"
Du Dian took out three copper coins from his pocket and handed them to him, saying: "Call them out for me, and say that their old friends came to visit them."
Seeing the copper coin, the old man woke up immediately from his drowsy appearance, put the copper coin away with a smile, and said, "Okay, you wait here, I'll call for you right now."
After speaking, he turned and left.
Du Di waited quietly by the side. It was normal for the old man not to recognize him as the person on the arrest warrant. He had tied up his hair at the moment, which was far from the disheveled hair on the arrest warrant. In the past three years, Although the jailers often torture prisoners, they don't have a deep impression on the faces of the prisoners. After all, they haven't been combed for a long time and are often covered by their hair. No one is interested in remembering a face that must die.
Therefore, the person drawn on it based on the impression of the jailer is completely different from his actual appearance. Although there is a portrait of him when he was just imprisoned next to him, showing his delicate facial features, but three years later, his appearance has become very different. Big changes, you know, the fastest growing stage of a person is when he is ten to sixteen years old, and now he is completely different from the childish and delicate face before, under the torture, pain and hunger As he grows up, his face becomes thinner and his eyebrows are raised. Although he is only sixteen years old now, he has a somewhat mature and stern temperament.
What's more, there is evenly smeared coal on his face, even acquaintances have to stare carefully for a long time to see some familiar outlines.
After a while, the old man returned, followed by four figures, namely Button, Kruen, Joseph and Barry. Three years later, the appearance of the four of them has also changed a lot, but Du Dian still recognized them at a glance.
When the four saw Du Dian at the door, their faces showed some doubts, and they stepped forward and said, "Who are you?"
Du Dian smiled slightly and said, "Come with me to abandon the factory."
"Abandoned factory?" When the four of them heard these words, they were taken aback immediately, and Barton said excitedly, "You're finally back, Di..."
Du Dian raised his hand to interrupt him and said, "Follow me first."
Button was startled, suddenly thought of something, his expression changed, and he didn't say anything more.
The other three looked at each other, and among them, Barry hesitated, hesitated to speak, and finally said nothing.
Seeing that the four of them were going to leave with Du Dian, the old man hurriedly said: "It's still working hours, where are you four going, don't you want a salary?"
Patton continued: "Master, please help us ask for a leave."
"I can't help with this." The old man immediately shook his head and refused.
Du Dian said to the four: "I don't want to work here, come with me."
The four of them looked at each other, vaguely guessing something, and didn't say anything more.
The old man looked at Du Dian in astonishment, and said, "Boy, what are you talking about, if they leave, their salary for two months will be gone."
Du Dian ignored him, turned around and left.
The four followed immediately.
After a while, Du Dian and the four returned to the abandoned factory in the wilderness.
"Dean, what's going on here? Why are you wanted? Where have you been in the past three years? The arrest warrant says you are a heinous criminal. What crime did you commit? Is it murder? I don't believe it. Even if he accidentally killed him, it wouldn't be considered a heinous crime." As soon as he arrived at the abandoned factory, Barton asked eagerly, his face full of worry.
Du Dian's eyes swept over the faces of several people one by one, and when he saw a faint worry on Barry's face, a light flashed in the depths of his eyes, and said to several people: "The arrest warrant is right, I didn't crime, but it’s different now.” He looked at the four of them and said, “Are you willing to do something big with me?”
The four looked at each other, and Kruen asked in a low voice, "Is it from before?"
Du Dian smiled slightly, shook his head slightly and said, "It's a bigger thing."
The four of them looked at each other, and they could see the hesitation on each other's faces. Barry looked complicated, and said, "Dean, why don't we stop it? It's fine to live an ordinary life like this. We now Work, although it is a little bit hard, but it can also get enough food and clothing."
Du Dian glanced at him, his expression unchanged, and said to the other three: "What about you?"
Kruen said worriedly: "Although we want to help you, but now you are wanted, once you are exposed, it will be over."
Barton didn't speak, and kept staring at Du Dian. After Kruen finished speaking, he suddenly said: "Dean, no matter what you want to do, I will follow you. As I said, you gave me my life. If you ask me to rob, I will go too!"
Du Dian glanced at him with a smile on his face.
"Me too." Joseph gritted his teeth: "I said at the beginning that I don't want to live a life without a second meal. Although I find a job in the factory, what do others think of us? Contemptuous, Disgusting, I've had enough!"
Kruen and Barry were startled, and fell silent.
Seeing that the two were silent, Barton said angrily: "Dean is wanted now, and it is the time when he is alone and helpless. Are you just watching Dean being wanted like this?!"
Kruen gritted his teeth slightly, and said, "I don't want to, but what can we do with just a few of us? Could it be possible to get Dean's wanted warrant revoked?"
Barton choked, and said angrily, "Even if it doesn't work, now that Dean needs help, you have flinched. How can you feel sorry for Dean who brought you out of the orphanage?"
The two looked ugly and could not speak.
Du Dian glanced at them and said: "You don't need to have any psychological burden. I said that I brought you out to repay your kindness for taking care of me. If you want to live a peaceful life, you can leave now, but I hope you guys don't expose what's going on here."
When the two heard Du Dian's words, they lowered their heads. Kruen clenched his fists and gritted his teeth: "Damn it, I'm going to fight it out. The big deal is to fight. Anyway, I've had enough of those idiots' mocking voices."
Barry suddenly prostrated himself on the ground and said, "Dean, I'm sorry, I'm really sorry, I can't do it, I already have someone I like, I just want to live a peaceful life, I hope you can forgive me, I promise, absolutely I will not speak out about what happened here.”
Du Dian's expression remained unchanged, and he nodded slightly: "Okay, I wish you happiness, go."
Barry raised his hand to wipe away his tears, not daring to look at Barton and the others, turned around and left without looking back.
Du Di quietly watched his leaving back, a coldness flashed in his eyes.
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