Evil of all ages

Chapter 6 Evil Spirits

Chapter 6 Evil Spirits
"Ah, how could this happen?"

Huang Taichu asked, looking quite surprised.

"At first, some people suspected it was a plague, but the only ones who got sick were the prisoners."

"Since the jailers and guards are all fine, we can dismiss this suspicion."

"We suspect poisoning and are calling a doctor to examine the prisoners. We've also taken those who haven't shown any symptoms in for questioning. We should have results soon."

The calmest one was Old Bug, because he was the oldest and had experienced the most. He calmly smoked his pipe and said.

"Why are you so nervous? Even if the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up; it won't affect us."

Old Master Chong looked at Xu Dai with a hint of disdain.

"We can't afford not to be nervous. This time, it's not just the prisoners on the first floor who have problems; I heard that prisoners on the second and third floors have also had problems."

"This is not a big deal."

"If there is poisoning, who poisoned them? You know, the food for each level of prisoners is separate. Who has the ability to poison prisoners on all three levels?"

"But if it wasn't poisoning, then this matter..."

The more Xu thought about it, the more he felt there was something strange about the matter.

Upon hearing this, Old Bug fell silent. After all, it was indeed unusual that the prisoners on the third level of the Heavenly Prison had problems.

"The head is back."

When Gao Zhiming saw Ren Zhengnian return, he immediately went to greet him.

"Boss, is he poisoned?"

Xu Dai also came forward and asked eagerly.

"No"

Ren Zhengnian hesitated for a moment before giving this answer.

"What, no, the prisoner..."

Ren Zhengnian's answer caused the others' expressions to change.

If it wasn't poisoning, it's hard not to make them think of demons and monsters.

"Don't overthink it. The doctor we've called in has only made a preliminary diagnosis. We'll be calling in other doctors to take a look."

"Until we find out why the prisoners collectively became like this."

"Furthermore, the prison warden has ordered us not to spread the word about what's happening here."

"For those in power, as long as there is no unrest in the prison, everything else is a minor matter."

Ren Zhengnian was also very worried about this matter, but as the prison warden, he had no choice but to obey the orders from above.

"Boss, have you gotten anything out of those prisoners who haven't caused any problems?"

There are no outsiders here, so it's perfectly fine for our own people to ask us some questions.

"I heard that the interrogation didn't yield any results, but the people who interrogated them discovered that they all seemed to have been wrongfully imprisoned."

Upon hearing Gao Zhiming's question, Ren Zhengnian's expression turned somewhat strange as he replied.

"Ah, this...this..."

Upon hearing this, one can't help but think, "Those who are wrongfully imprisoned get away with nothing, while those who are guilty get into trouble."

This doesn't seem like the work of ghosts or monsters.

"Alright, we're just jailers, we can't manage that much."

"As long as we're not the ones who get into trouble, we'll talk less and do more."

Although Ren Zhengnian was worried, in the vast prison, only the prisoners caused problems, while the prison guards were left unscathed.

That's why he dared to speak like that.

"By the way, tomorrow is the routine inspection by Warden Chang. Xiao Chu, make yourself sound as miserable as possible, the more miserable the better."

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at the same time
Liu Yidao, the innate martial artist guarding the third level, has already checked on the sickly prisoners three or four times.

"Strange, it's not poisoning. So many doctors have been brought in to examine them, but apart from one or two who said they were just exhausted, the others couldn't say anything."

"Examining their bodies with innate true qi, we found no abnormalities."

“If it were just one or two, it would be fine, but so many prisoners suddenly becoming like this, right in front of me…”

"Could it really be the work of ghosts and monsters?"

Liu Yi frowned and muttered to himself.

"What nonsense about ghosts and monsters! There are no demons or monsters in the world, only rats pretending to be gods and ghosts causing trouble."

"Let's send a message to the director about the situation here by carrier pigeon, but I don't know when the director will be able to return."

Liu Yi watched helplessly as all the prisoners became sickly and listless in front of him.

He still couldn't see the problem at all, and he knew he couldn't solve it.

However, the director is currently not in the capital; he is out hunting down the elders of the Demonic Cult.

No one knows when they'll be back. Another day has passed in the blink of an eye.

Last night, apart from Huang Taichu, no one in the prison fell into a deep sleep.

By dawn, their anxious hearts had finally calmed down.

They feared that at night, the sickly beings who had weakened the prisoners would harm them.

The night passed peacefully, and they began to suspect something was amiss.

Only criminals are the prey of demons and monsters.

Just look at those prisoners; they still look sickly and listless.

They were even a little thinner and weaker than yesterday.

"Xiao Chu, don't be afraid. Since the people above are so calm, they must have known for a long time why the prisoner turned out this way."

"They might be setting up a scheme, or they might be waiting for some charlatan to come out."

"So we have to stay calm and trust the adults. There are no demons or monsters in this world."

To maintain his original character persona, Huang Taichu pretended to be yawning as if he had just woken up.

As a result, Xu mistakenly believed that he, like everyone else, was anxious and unable to sleep last night.

Out of concern for the younger generation, Xu Dai said some insincere words to comfort Huang Taichu, telling him not to think about ghosts or monsters.

Upon hearing this, Huang Taichu remained outwardly calm, but inwardly he was speechless.

Are you sure the people in charge are calm and collected, and not panicking?

And the setup? How come the person I'm parasitizing hasn't seen anything?

I managed to stay calm, but Uncle Xu, when you said there were no demons or monsters in the world, could you please stop shaking your legs?

Furthermore, there are indeed no ghosts or monsters causing trouble in the Heavenly Prison, but the one in front of you is the greatest evil spirit in the world.

Damn it, why am I cursing myself?

I am clearly so harmless.

"Uncle Xu, you don't know me. I may be timid, but I've never believed in demons or monsters."

Upon hearing this, Xu did not refute it; it was indeed true.

In his memory, Xiao Chu was introverted and timid towards people, but never afraid of so-called demons and monsters.

"Uncle Xu, are you afraid of things that don't exist?"

Huang Taichu asked with a smile.

Xu Dai said defiantly, "If you're not afraid, why should I be?"

Huang Taichu gave him a sarcastic look: "Really? But when it comes to ghosts and monsters, why were your legs trembling, Uncle Xu?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Dai jumped up as if his tail had been stepped on.

"Nonsense, I wasn't shaking, I just had leg cramps from standing for too long."

Huang Taichu: "Really?"

Xu Dai: "Nonsense, my legs would shake if they didn't cramp."

Huang Taichu: "Stare~"

Xu Dai: "Get out, you brat, get out of here!"

When Huang Taichu saw that Uncle Xu was enraged and about to hit someone, he quickly walked away.

When the hour of Si (9-11 AM) arrives
Gao Zhiming quickly called everyone to line up and prepare to receive the inspection from Lord Chang, the prison warden.

The line was quickly formed, and soon prison warden Chang Xingde arrived with three jailers.

Three jailers followed behind, and Ren Zhengnian and Shi Boyi's eyes clashed from time to time, making the jailer standing in the middle feel uncomfortable.

Gao Zhiming saw that Master Chang was leading a group of people to approach, and took the lead in clasping his hands in a salute and bowing slightly.

When Chang Xingde, the prison warden, passed by Huang Taichu, he indeed stopped in his tracks.

"What's wrong with your forehead?"

Chang Xingde asked calmly.

As soon as he finished speaking, a sharp glint appeared in his eyes.

It was Shi Boyi, who was following behind Chang Xingde, who was staring intently at Huang Taichu with a threatening look.

Ren Zhengnian looked at Huang Taichu with encouraging eyes, hoping that he would speak up boldly.

"It was because I accidentally fell."

Huang Taichu said calmly.

This reply made Gao Zhiming and the others all look over; how come this was different from what they had agreed on?

Even Ren Zhengnian was a little stunned; this reply was unexpected.

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