Madmen don't keep diaries

Chapter 360 359 The Woman in the Cell
Feng Xiuhu looked at Shunzi, who shook his head blankly.

He doesn't know either.

Seeing that Feng Xiuhu still had doubts, Ma Sihai quickly patted his chest and assured him, "Second Master, we are from the same clan. Tonight's incident was a complete fluke, and I would never lie to you."

Feng Xiuhu frowned and asked, "What if something really happens to the county with just a few of you patrolmen?"

Ma Sihai smiled ingratiatingly: "There's no war or banditry going on right now, so what could possibly happen? Even if the sky falls, the shrine priests will still hold it up—there are so many shrines and temples in the county that you can't count them on one hand, not even counting the priests and priests of the church!"

Feng Xiuhu suddenly realized—that's right, he had almost forgotten that the power in this world wasn't just about guns, but also about those things sitting on pedestals.

He shoved Ma Sihai: "Stop trying to get close to me, let's talk inside."

The three entered the courtyard and saw that the lights in the small building were still on.

Ma Sihai first greeted Feng Xiuhu: "Second Master, I'll call them out right away. Please hold your gun steady."

After Feng Xiuhu nodded, Ma Sihai shouted into the house, "Dabin! Agui! Come out!"

A short while later, the door opened from the inside, and the two policemen who came out saw Ma Sihai with a bruised and swollen face. Just as they were about to instinctively reach for the iron bar hanging at their waists, Ma Sihai shouted in alarm, "Stop! Don't move!"

The two police officers stood frozen in place, at a loss for what to do.

Ma Sihai breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Second Master is our honored guest. Where are you keeping that coachman?"

The police officer named Da Bin immediately saluted and shouted, "Captain! We've put him in the cage!"

Ma Sihai cursed, "Keep your voice down, you bastard! Don't scare our Second Master."

Feng Xiuhu glanced around and, finding no one else, said to Da Bin, "Lead the way."

Then he said to the remaining A-Gui, "You, go and get our boxes—if even a single thread is missing, I'll cut your tendons to fix it."

Seeing the two police officers still standing there, Ma Sihai shouted, "Hurry up and go!"

The two police officers finally made their move.

Feng Xiuhu and the other two followed Da Bin into the building and walked along the corridor all the way to the deepest part of the prison.

Da Bin took out his key and opened the door. A strong smell of blood immediately hit him, making Feng Xiuhu frown.

As soon as Feng Xiuhu stepped into the house, Shunzi snatched the key from him and then pushed Ma Sihai and Da Bin in together.

This was an extremely spacious room, with cages separated by iron bars arranged closely along three of the walls.

Fang Youliu was locked up in the innermost room.

His hands were shackled, and he was hanging on the wall, unable to squat down or stand up.

His clothes were also tattered, with crisscrossing whip marks beneath the tears.

But he was conscious and in good spirits.

Feng Xiuhu leaned closer and stood outside the railing, asking him, "Now you'll have to trouble me to let you out."

Fang Youliu smiled wryly: "You're the one who brought this trouble upon yourself."

Feng Xiuhu tilted his head: "So, what do you say? Do you want to stay inside, or come out and resolve this trouble?"

Fang Youliu sighed: "If this isn't resolved now, there might be even bigger trouble."

He drew runes in his palm, and a slender vine emerged from his sleeve. The vine coiled and extended like a small snake, reaching into the lock of the shackles and fiddling with it for a moment. With a click, the shackles were unlocked.

Fang Youliu arrived at the prison gate and used the same trick again, walking out in just a few seconds.

Ma Sihai and Da Bin were stunned.

Just then, Officer A-Gui also came in carrying a box. He placed the box in front of Feng Xiu-Hu: "Second Master, everything is here. Don't worry, we didn't open it at all when the captain wasn't here."

Feng Xiuhu nodded and asked Ma Sihai, "We're leaving the city now. Do you have a way to open the gate?"

Ma Sihai patted his chest and assured him, "Absolutely! Don't worry, Second Master, with my connections, let alone leaving the city, even if you just want to take a stroll around the county government office at this time, I can take you there."

Feng Xiuhu waved his hand impatiently: "Stop talking nonsense, hurry up and go back to get the car."

Just as everyone was about to leave, Shunzi suddenly grabbed Feng Xiuhu.

"Brother, look."

Feng Xiuhu turned his head and saw a woman lying face down in the opposite cell, her eyes vacant. If it weren't for the slight rise and fall of her body with her breathing, Feng Xiuhu would have almost thought she was dead.

The woman was in bad shape; her clothes were torn to shreds and could no longer cover her body, and her exposed skin was covered with bruises. There was a large amount of blood on her lower body, and the haystack underneath had been stained a dried brown.

"This is why we don't believe in God."

Fang Youliu whispered in his ear, and he drew a rune on his chest, and his injuries began to heal rapidly.

He continued what he hadn't finished saying: "God will not protect people. Rather than praying foolishly in suffering, it is better to strengthen oneself with knowledge."

Feng Xiuhu asked him, "Does your back hurt?"

"what?"

Fang Youliu was taken aback.

Feng Xiuhu sneered: "Because you're standing."

He turned to look at Ma Sihai again: "What did this woman do wrong?"

Ma Sihai's eyes flickered, and he stammered, "This..."

"Okay, I see."

Feng Xiuhu nodded.

boom!
The bullet pierced Ma Sihai's forehead.

As the body fell, Da Bin and A Gui turned to flee, but Feng Xiu Hu pulled the trigger again.

Boom!

Two more corpses were found in the room.

Feng Xiuhu said to Shunzi, "Let's go."

Shunzi glanced at the woman one last time, hesitated for a moment, and then prepared to throw the key in.

Just then, a woman's weak voice suddenly came from inside the cage: "Take me with you..."

The three men turned around and saw that the woman had somehow managed to prop herself up and was looking at them through gritted teeth: "...Please."

Feng Xiuhu looked at Fang Youliu, who pursed his lips and remained silent.

He looked at Shunzi again and found that Shunzi was looking at him too.

"Big brother..."

Shunzi didn't say anything more, but Feng Xiuhu already understood what he meant.

Feng Xiuhu said to Shunzi, "You're in charge of carrying her."

"it is good!"

……

Three figures left the police station and ran back the way they came.

On Shunzi's back, the woman endured the pain of the jolting and asked, "Where are you going?"

Shunzi replied, "Our carriage is still at the inn. We'll retrieve it before leaving the city."

The woman gritted her teeth and said, "The city gates aren't open yet, we can't get out. The county government and Caiyi Temple are both looking for me—don't run that way! Listen to me, I know where to hide!"

Feng Xiuhu stopped in his tracks—he realized that Ma Sihai was dead, so how could they get out of the city?
So he told the other party, "Go get your car first. Make your old car look different so no one will recognize you. We'll meet at the city gate tomorrow."

Fang understood Feng Xiuhu's meaning in six seconds, agreed, and ran away.

Feng Xiuhu then said to the woman, "Give me directions."

The woman pointed to the intersection behind her: "Go to the right!"

P.S.: This small county town hides a secret.

(End of this chapter)