The only true prison is fear, and the only true freedom is freedom from fear. - Aung San Suu Kyi
The lights in Fengyun Women's Prison have long been turned off. In a cell, a woman is lying on the bed, staring at the ceiling above her head with a pair of bright eyes. The inmates around her have already fallen asleep, and some are snoring slightly.
There were snoring sounds, some were talking inaudible words in their dreams, and some were grinding their teeth. The night that was supposed to be silent, and the one after another of these sounds, made it impossible to fall asleep for a long time.
In the dark night, it was impossible to see the woman's expression clearly, only her sparkling eyes shone brightly in the dark night.
The woman is none other than Tan Yanxue.
Tomorrow is the day she will be released from prison. This is undoubtedly good news for those who have been in prison for a long time. Tan Yanxue has been counting her fingers since the beginning of this year, counting the time when she will be released from prison. For those who have been in prison
For people living in the world, wealth, wealth and power are of no use here. They only have one identity here, that is, they are prisoners. No one cares about what you did before going to jail, whether your family has money or fame.
There are several companies, several mansions, several sports cars, many luxury goods, many spare boyfriends, and many suitors.
Maybe being rich, famous, and having status is not a good thing here, although you can live a slightly better life here if you have money. After all, if your family has money, you can eat and use some very good things, but...
In the face of prisoners who are more vicious than themselves, what can we do other than to make compromises? The biggest dream of people living in prison is actually to get out early and be free. After all, no one wants to stay in one place for the rest of his life.
Waiting to die, watching the same scenery day after day.
Tan Yanxue has been in prison for twelve years. She is very eager to be free. Some time ago, she was still thinking about what she should do after she gets out. Should she travel abroad first, or drive a luxury car and meet her former sisters?
We go out to get together, go shopping, or stay at home and have a good sleep. However, after seeing the man with white hair today who doesn't look like a policeman at all, Tan Yanxue
But my heart became a little panicked.
Tan Yanxue had heard of the name Punisher and knew it more or less. Although this person only appeared after she was imprisoned, she felt a chill just hearing about the few people the Punisher had killed.
Although she has lived in prison for twelve years and her body and appearance have changed a lot, she is still alive and can be released when her sentence is over.
After all, her family has money, and she can buy even expensive cosmetics. If that doesn't work, she can still have plastic surgery. There are so many plastic surgery hospitals now, and it's not easy to be young and beautiful. However, the man told her a misfortune
news.
Eight years ago, the punisher who appeared in S city died. However, now, a new punisher appeared again, and he had already killed two people, and he was the next one.
Death may be really easy, but everyone is afraid of death, especially people like Tan Yanxue, who have experienced the possibility of facing the death penalty and have been in prison for twelve years, so they cherish their lives even more
, she doesn’t want to die and is not willing to die.
When Xu Lang told Tan Yanxue that the Punisher appeared and the next target was herself, Tan Yanxue was doubtful. In her opinion, the car accident in 12 years was indeed her responsibility, but she had already compensated the deceased a lot.
A sum of money, and she also spent her best youth in this prison. She thought that she had been punished and no one would care about her, a prisoner who was about to be released from prison. After all, twelve years had passed.
However, when a good friend came to visit her and told her about the two recent murders in City S, the skeptical Tan Yanxue completely believed the man's words. She became uneasy, frightened, and at a loss. Originally
She was looking forward to being released from prison. At this moment, in her opinion, she was not walking out of prison, but about to enter the gate of hell. Therefore, after returning to the prison today, facing the congratulations and congratulations of the inmates, she
He just responded with a few forced smiles, and spent most of his time staring at the ceiling that he had been looking at for twelve years.
"I don't want to die and I can't die. My life is about to begin. How can I die?"
Tan Yanxue thought in her heart, yes, she wanted to live more than die, more than most people, but she was going to be released from prison tomorrow, would she fall down the next moment she walked out of prison?
In front of the punisher? Tan Yanxue doesn't know.
"How about I don't get out of prison and stay here until the police catch that damn Punisher before I go out?"
When this idea first appeared in Tan Yanxue's mind, she smiled bitterly and shook her head.
Just kidding, the prison is not her home. She can stay there as long as she wants. Even if she wants to, the prison will not be willing, let alone agree. Moreover, she herself does not want to stay in this damn place anymore. Twelve years ago,
She had just graduated from college, and before she had time to display her talents, she was imprisoned because of a drunk driving incident. She wasted a woman's most precious and best years here. During these years, Tan Yanxue did not dare to look in the mirror. She
She didn't want to see the woman in the mirror who had no neck, was full of fat on her face, and had an out-of-shape figure. She couldn't face the crow's feet that shouldn't appear on her face.
For the first twenty-two years, she lived in fine clothes and fine food, and for the last twelve years, she lived in a small place like a prison. The farthest place was the prison's outdoor area, where she could see the outside world.
sky, but the sky is still incomplete
Yes, it was cut off by high walls and dense barbed wire.
This year, I am already thirty-four years old. In one month, it will be my thirty-fifth birthday. Yes, I am already thirty-five. If I am not in prison but outside, I estimate that my birthday will be
My children are already in junior high school, and now, I haven't had a real relationship yet. Although I did have a boyfriend when I was in college, it was just for fun and curiosity. I don't want to stay anymore.
Now that I'm in this place, I want to get out and never come back here again.
However, if you go out, you may die. Tan Yanxue doesn't want to choose between death and staying here. However, what should she do?
Tan Yanxue looked at the ceiling and fell into a tangle. Tears burst out of her eyes involuntarily. As she thought about it, she began to sob softly.
Time will not stop passing because of Tan Yanxue's entanglement, and the night will not forever envelope the world because of Tan Yanxue.
"Jingle Bell......"
As the familiar wake-up bell rang, Tan Yanxue knew that it was dawn, and the sleeping inmates all woke up from their sleep, began to dress and get up, queue up and start washing up, while Tan Yanxue was still lying upright on the bed, looking at the ceiling
.
Her eyes were bloodshot and there were dark bags under her eyelids. It was obvious that she had not slept all night.
After the inmates finished washing up, they all looked curiously at Tan Yanxue who was still lying on the bed. They were all curious about what happened to Tan Yanxue today. She was going to be released from prison today. They all envied Tan Yanxue for being released from prison.
It means freedom. Everyone who stays here longs for freedom. They can neither like nor dislike Tan Yanxue. After all, this woman has stayed here for twelve years and behaves as expected.
, and she has never taken the initiative to provoke anyone. Since she does not take the initiative to cause trouble, they will not deliberately seek trouble for her. Moreover, every time Tan Yanxue's relatives come to see her, they will bring her a lot of food.
And Tan Yanxue is not a stingy person. She will take the initiative to give some to them every time. Even if they are jealous of this beautiful woman at first, as time goes by, they can no longer hate her.
One of the inmates who had a good relationship with Tan Yanxue thought that Tan Yanxue was sick, so he walked to her bed, stretched out his hand and touched Tan Yanxue's forehead. When he found that it was not hot, he asked, "What's wrong with you? What's wrong with you?"
?"
Tan Yanxue still stared at the ceiling, shook her head slightly, and said nothing.
"You are going to be released from prison today, why don't you hurry up and get up and clean up?" the inmate asked again.
Tan Yanxue still shook her head and said nothing.
The inmate asked a few more questions, but when she saw that Tan Yanxue still didn't speak, she stopped asking questions and left the cell with the remaining inmates to have breakfast.
Before leaving, the inmate who had already reached the door stopped, turned his head, looked at Tan Yanxue who was lying like a corpse and asked: "Do you want to bring you breakfast?"
Tan Yanxue still shook her head and stared at the ceiling.
When the inmates saw this, they didn't say anything and followed the troops to the canteen to eat.
After all the inmates left, the prison warden came over. When she saw Tan Yanxue still lying on the bed, she asked, "Tan Yanxue, why don't you go to the cafeteria to eat?"
"I can't eat it." Tan Yanxue said in a hoarse voice.
The guard frowned, looked at Tan Yanxue, and said, "Can't eat?"
Immediately, she thought that today was the day Tan Yanxue was released from prison, and said, "Oh, I remembered, you can be released from prison today. You must not be used to the prison food. You want to go out to eat delicious food, right?"
Hearing what the guard said, Tan Yanxue shook her head. She slowly got up from the bed, looked at the guard, hesitated for a while, and asked, "Is the person who came to me yesterday really a policeman?"
The guard was stunned for a moment, thought about it carefully, nodded, and said, "Yes, his name is Xu Lang, and he is the boss of a newly established criminal investigation department in S City. What's wrong?"
"I heard that Xu Lang is very good at solving crimes, right?" Tan Yanxue asked again.
The guard looked at Tan Yanxue and became more and more confused. She didn't understand why Tan Yanxue asked. She also didn't know why Xu Lang came to see Tan Yanxue yesterday. However, she still nodded and said: "Yes, it is known as S City.
Even the detective of Province H, there is no case that cannot be solved by him. Why do you ask? Do you know Xu Lang? "
Tan Yanxue smiled bitterly and shook her head, saying, "I don't know."
"I don't know, then why are you asking about this?"
Tan Yanxue was silent, yes, what are you doing asking about this? However, when she thought that her fate might be in the hands of that man, after a sleepless night and careful consideration, she looked at the prison guard and prayed: "Can you help me?"
I'll contact him and tell him I'm looking for him."
Hearing Tan Yanxue say this, the guard rolled his eyes and said angrily: "Tan Yanxue, who do you think you are? Xu Lang is so busy, how can he have time to talk to you? Besides, do you think you are the only one who wants to see him?
Those of us who have been in prison for a long time also want to see him, but it’s not that we can’t see him, please save yourself.”
"Sister Qiu, please help me. You just need to contact Officer Xu for me and tell him that Tan Yanxue agreed to his request and asked him to ensure my life safety. I don't want to die, wuwuwu...
..”
Tan Yanxue burst into tears while talking, which made people think that Tan Yanxue was following her
The guard who was joking was also stunned for a moment, especially after hearing the end, Tan Yanxue asked Xu Lang to guarantee her life safety. For the guard who had served here for more than ten years, he immediately realized the seriousness of the matter.
sex.
"Okay, don't cry, I'll just contact you."
After saying that, the guard locked the cell, turned around and left for the office to make a phone call.
Hearing that the guard was willing to help her, Tan Yanxue finally felt relieved, so she walked to the sink and started washing up.
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After Xu Lang left Sun Shihao's house last night, he did not go home directly. Instead, he returned to CSY. In the office, he carefully read through the six car accident cases from two years ago, hoping to find some clues. However,
However, Xu Lang was greatly disappointed. He did not find anything suspicious in these files.
After reading through these files, it was already past two o'clock in the morning. Xu Lang originally planned to go home, but when he thought that Xiao Yueyue must be at Ning Yanran's house, it would be troublesome to go back alone by himself, so,
He slept on the sofa in the office.
Just when Xu Lang was drowsily asleep, his cell phone rang.
"Jingle Bell......"
Xu Lang opened his eyes suddenly, sat up and went to get his phone.
Just when Xu Lang was about to answer the call, the phone was turned off. Xu Lang quickly pressed the power button, but a low battery prompt appeared on the screen. Only then did Xu Lang remember that he forgot to charge his phone last night.
So, Xu Lang quickly stood up, walked behind the desk, found a charger to charge his phone.
"Click."
At this moment, the office door was pushed open, Fan Yang walked in, looked at Xu Lang who was charging his mobile phone and said: "Brother Lang, the phone is for you."
"Who called?" Xu Lang asked casually.
"The Stormy Women's Prison."
Fan Yang looked at Xu Lang with a puzzled look. She was also curious as to why the women's prison was calling Xu Lang. Her tone sounded very anxious.
Hearing what Fan Yang said, Xu Lang quickly put down his phone, turned around and walked out of the office.
Without hanging up, Xu Lang directly picked up the phone and said, "Hello."
"Are you Officer Xu? I am the warden in the No. 3 cell of Fengyun Women's Prison. My name is Qiu Menglu. I..."
Xu Lang interrupted Qiu Menglu and asked directly: "Did Tan Yanxue ask you to find me?"
"Yes, how did you know?"
It can be heard from the tone of voice that Qiu Menglu was very surprised. Apart from being surprised, she was also very glad for her decision.
"What did she say?" Xu Lang asked.
"She said she agreed to your request and asked you to ensure her life safety."
"What else did she say?"
"Um...no more."
"Okay, I understand, Controller Qiu, thank you."
After saying this, Xu Lang hung up the phone.
Fan Yang had been standing next to Xu Lang. When she saw Xu Lang exhaling a long breath after hanging up the phone, as if he had accomplished something big, she asked curiously: "What's wrong? Is there something wrong with the case?"
Any new progress?”
Xu Lang shook his head, picked up the phone, and dialed Du Ziqiao's office number.
The call was connected. Xu Lang didn't wait for Du Ziqiao to speak, and said directly: "Bring people to work immediately."
"Attendance? Have you found Wang Wenruo and Shen Kaiwen?" Du Ziqiao asked excitedly on the other end of the phone.
However, Xu Lang's answer shattered Du Ziqiao's guess.
"no."
"Where to go?"
"The Stormy Women's Prison."
"Why go to a women's prison?"
"What are you talking about? Just bring someone with you and go to work."
After saying this, Xu Lang didn't care what Du Ziqiao's reaction was on the other end of the phone. He hung up the phone and turned back to the office to put on his shoes.
When Xu Lang came out of the office, he asked Fan Yang, "Is Lai Pi here?"
"Brother Lang, I'm here." Lai Pi said from the side.
After Xu Lang saw Lai Pi, he said to Lai Pi, "Come out with me."
After saying this, Xu Lang took Lai Pi and left CSY, leaving a confused Fan Yang watching their departure.
After walking out of CSY, Xu Lang drove and Lai Pi sat in the passenger seat. When Xu Lang was fastening his seat belt, Lai Pi asked curiously: "Brother Lang, where are we going?"
"Women's Prison."
"Why go to a women's prison?"
"Protecting an ex-convict who is about to be released from prison."
"ah?!"
Lai Pi was pulling up his seat belt. When he heard Xu Lang say this, he suddenly turned his head and looked at Xu Lang in astonishment. Obviously, he did not expect that Xu Lang would pull himself out in such a hurry to go to the woman.
Prisons protect people who have been released from prison.
"Who are you protecting? It's worth mobilizing so many troops. I can go alone." Lai Pi said after being shocked.
Xu Lang shook his head, said nothing, started the car and drove towards Fengyun Women's Prison.