Demon Suppression Division: Starting as a Jailer in the Cycle of Reincarnation to Become a Martial G

"Uncle Liu, kid Su, it's our turn to change shifts!"

The voices of the jailers from cell number E called out to Su Wu and his fellow prisoners from outside the door.

Hearing the commotion outside the door, Su Wu inside couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.

I've managed to escape this calamity.

It seems that in the previous life, the Ding-class prison guards rarely had the opportunity to guard against a deficit when escorting prisoners out of prison.

That way, I'll have enough time to develop for a few more days.

While he was thinking, Liu Dashan opened the door and pulled Su Wu out with a smile.

"Hey Su, off to change shifts."

"Um."

Having escaped death, Su Wu smiled and followed Liu Dashan to relieve the previous shift of prison guards.

Just as the shift change ended, Wu Er and Chen Duo led an official dressed in a bullfighting outfit to the vicinity of the prison cell where Su Wu and Liu Dashan were on duty.

Upon seeing Wu Er and Chen Duo appear, Su Wu's brows furrowed slightly.

Liu Dashan immediately stepped forward with a smile and led Su Wu to bow to the three of them.

"What brings you three officers to our Wu-class Demon-Suppressing Prison so late at night?"

Upon hearing the greetings from Liu Dashan and Su Wu, Wu Er, standing beside Chen Duo, spoke to Su Wu and Liu Dashan.

"This is Zhao Si, the warden of our Demon Suppression Prison, who is promoting a prisoner in cell number 55."

"You two happen to be on duty here, hurry up and bring the person out."

Prison warden?

Upon hearing this official title, Su Wu's heart stirred.

He had learned about the official ranks in their Demon Suppression Prison from his casual conversation with Liu Dashan during their patrol.

First and foremost were the lowest-ranking scavengers and jailers.

Both were lowly, unranked servants, except that the town jailer was considered a formal member of the establishment and had some authority.

Secondly, there are officials like Wu Er, who are ninth-rank officials outside the official ranks. They are technical officials who specialize in putting shackles and sealing chains on demons and are familiar with various sealing artifacts.

Next came prison clerks and officials of the seventh rank outside the official system, like Chen Duo.

He was generally responsible for managing the prisoner registers, recording the strange movements of demons, and managing the shifts of the lower-level prison guards, making him the head of the Demon Suppression Prison.

Above the prison officials are the fifth-rank officials outside the official ranks, responsible for executions, interrogations, and supervision; they are the true backbone of the prison's armed forces.

Above the level of the Jie (节) is the Prison Master.

The prison warden was a true official who entered the ranks of the imperial court.

Although he was only a low-ranking ninth-grade official, his power far exceeded that of those lowly prison guards.

The title "Warden of the Prison" is the official title. Internally, they usually refer to him as the Deputy Warden of the Demon Suppression Prison. He assists the Prison Magistrate in managing all prison affairs and has officially entered the ranks of officials, serving as a court official.

Above the prison warden is the prison magistrate, the head of the Demon Suppression Prison, an official of the ninth rank.

However, given Su Wu's and his rank, it was practically impossible for them to even see the prison warden.

As for the official positions above that, they were beyond the reach of Liu Dashan and Su Wu.

Looking at the warden who had appeared in the Wu-character Demon Suppression Prison, Su Wu couldn't help but feel uneasy.

As the second-in-command of the Demon Suppression Prison, he actually had to personally interrogate a prisoner in cell number E.

It seems this prisoner has a serious criminal record; I wonder which demon he is.

"Yes, yes, yes."

Upon hearing the instructions, Liu Dashan, who was standing next to Su Wu, nodded hurriedly to the three of them and pulled Su Wu toward Wu Shiwu's cell.

Soon, the two arrived at Wu Shiwu's cell.

As Liu Dashan took out the key and opened Wu Shiwu's cell, the prisoners inside were quickly revealed to Su Wu.

To his surprise, the prisoner imprisoned in cell number 5 was not the terrifying demon he had imagined.

Instead, it was a gaunt old man.

The old man's hands and feet were bound by demon-suppressing shackles and chains, and even his collarbone was pierced by the chains, the wounds festering and maggots wriggling inside, causing Su Wu, who had lived two lives, to frown.

Liu Dashan, however, was more familiar with the prisoners in cell number 5, and he simply kicked him.

"Qin Poyue, someone wants to interrogate you."

"If you behave yourself later, you'll suffer less."

Despite Liu Dashan's reminder, Qin Poyue seemed not to hear it, keeping his eyes lowered and remaining silent.

Seeing this, Liu Dashan didn't waste any words and told Su Wu to escort Qin Poyue to the special interrogation room.

Inside the torture chamber, Zhao, the prison warden who had been waiting there, spoke to Chen Duo and Wu Er.

"Bring the man here."

Upon hearing Zhao Siyu's voice, Qin Poyue, who had been listless with his eyes drooping, instantly raised his head, glared at Zhao Siyu, and began to curse.

"Zhao Yong! You corrupt official!"

"Forget about it, don't try to get any information out of me!"

"Heh!" Hearing Qin Poyue's scathing insults, Zhao Yong, the prison warden, couldn't help but let out a cold laugh.

"General Qin is indeed a martial arts master. He has endured so many days, yet his voice is still so strong."

"Guards! Give this general a good workout!"

After he finished speaking, several fierce-looking jailers who were guarding the torture chamber brought out various instruments of torture and surrounded Qin Poyue.

Su Wu did not see what happened after that.

Because Zhao Yong's men drove out all the irrelevant people.

This also includes Wu Er.

But Wu Er didn't care at all; he just stood respectfully not far from the entrance of the torture chamber.

"Wait over there."

Seeing this, Liu Dashan pulled Su Wu and waited a short distance outside the torture chamber.

There are some things that lowly soldiers like them should avoid seeing or hearing, because they might lose their lives because of them at any time.

Su Wu, though standing far away, still glanced back at the location of the torture chamber a few times.

"The prisoner of the fifteenth year of age, the jailer Zhao Yong..."

Judging from Wu Er and the others' extremely respectful attitude towards Zhao Yong, Su Wu keenly felt that he might be able to make a fuss about these matters.

Using someone else's strength against them can sometimes be a useful tactic.

But before that, I need to figure out exactly what happened and what I can use to make use of it.

Anyway, I have enough resources to make mistakes.

Seeing Su Wu's preoccupied look, Liu Dashan patted him on the shoulder.

"What's Su boy thinking about?"

"Could it be that you're curious about Qin Poyue?"

Upon hearing this, Su Wu's eyes lit up, and he quickly looked at Liu Dashan.

"Uncle Liu, you know?"

"I know a little." Liu Dashan cautiously looked around, glancing at Wu Er who was peeking at the torture chamber from a distance, before lowering his voice to speak to Su Wu.

"This Qin Poyue is said to be a general who is a remnant of the previous dynasty. After the princess's plan to restore the dynasty failed, he single-handedly stopped three thousand soldiers in order to protect the princess and escape. He was captured and imprisoned in the Demon Suppression Prison."

"He was originally a prisoner in cell B, but he was tortured to the point of near death before being thrown into cell E."

"I've heard that everyone is trying to pry the whereabouts of the former dynasty's princess out of him, but so far no one has succeeded."

"I guess Zhao Yong saw that he was about to die, and before he died, he wanted to pry something out of him."