Yin Hong

The air in the prison is very humid, a bit like the feeling that often occurs in houses next to lakes in summer, this moisture-filled breath is pervasive, tightly surrounding the body like viscous syrup, maybe only It takes just three days to make a person's whole body sore and limp, unable to exert energy.

Along with this humidity, there is also a fishy smell that almost gets along with the sailors day and night. For Yawen and Andre, this smell can be said to be very kind, but it appears in this kind of prison cell. It seemed very strange.

Before Yawen could ask, the warden raised the question himself: "You may ask about a particularly unpleasant and disgusting smell, don't pay too much attention to it, it's not the smell of human blood, it's because we The town is close to the coast, and the food delivered is naturally fish. You also know that these locked-up guys are not good things, and they all look like hungry wolves when they deal with food. The fish bones and smell remain in the air, and it becomes this virtue that you can smell now."

This is a prison, a gathering place for countless kinds of crimes.

One of the gathering places.Yawen added in his heart.

The chaotic voice gradually became clear, and Yawen could even imagine such a miserable picture.All kinds of metal products that shone coldly collided with each other, forming heavy shackles, pressing on the prisoner like a mountain that could not be moved.All kinds of insults, cries, and even rampant laughter, as well as the sound of tough whips hitting the flesh, can be heard endlessly. Standing here is like being in hell.

The warden’s expression seemed unheard of, he still walked in the front with peace of mind, and led the two guests to walk deeper. While admiring the embarrassed posture of the prisoners on both sides, he said: “The prisoners in the recent period are not Not much, so the pirates sent just now were locked up in a deeper place, where the air quality is even worse, if you really can’t stand it, just tell me and I’ll take you out.” He said and took out his pocket watch I looked at it, "At this time, my energetic young men are probably still interrogating those villains. Captain Andre, I know you don't mind these scenes, but what about the young gentleman next to you?"

"I'm fine, my lord." Yawen smiled and waved to him. His peaceful demeanor seemed to be walking in the bright sunshine instead of being in this sinful place.

"That's good." The warden nodded again and again, "The quality of the members in your chamber of commerce is still as good. I might send my son there at that time—if I have a son."

He told a silly joke on his own, while Andre and Yawen both kept silent, saying nothing, and focused their eyes on the road under their feet.

When they reached the gate of the torture room, the warden slammed the iron rod twice, and shouted loudly: "Quiet me! Eero! Boot! Set up those bastards for me, there are guests who want to see them."

When the two jailers wielding whips and iron rods backed away, Yawen also saw the prisoners hanging on the cross with almost no intact skin on their bodies. With his head down, the ragged clothes on his body can barely be seen as the standard pirate attire.Four or five of them were chained together by a huge chain that looked like flies trapped in a spider's web.

"Stop pretending to be dead!" The jailer, whose name was Eruo or Bout, raised his hand and slapped one of them on the face. But there was still no response as if he was dead.

"Did they say anything?" asked the warden.

"No." The jailer said, "From the very rampant at the beginning to the fainting now, they did not disclose any information during the whole process."

"So hard-spoken?" The warden snorted coldly, and said to Andre: "It's just a few of them, and the rest are locked up in other places. What do you want to ask?"

"I think you all know the tragedy at sea yesterday, right?" Yawen glanced at the pirate who had been slapped, "What's going on?"

"This is exactly what we are interrogating." The warden said, "I have received very limited information. The guards in charge of the port only saw a commotion on the sea, and they are planning to dispatch a military ship to see what is going on. These pirates just landed. Although I haven’t asked anything yet, it must have something to do with them.” He lowered his voice and said, “I’m going to send a few to the stage tomorrow to deter them, and see if I can get them out of other people’s mouths. Ask out."

"Of course not." Yawen shook his head with a smile, and directly denied the result, "They already know their end, and death is more like a relief to them."

"That's why sometimes torture is more painful than death," the warden agreed, "but we don't have so much time to waste with them. The nobles are waiting for my answer, and the king also It’s a matter of great importance.”

"It sounds like this is not an easy job." Yawen rubbed his chin a few times, and asked again: "Can I have a few words with them alone? You can also listen, but stand a little farther away Just fine."

"Of course." The warden beckoned to the two guards and asked them to stand beside him, "But you have to be careful, they are all desperadoes, they might suddenly go crazy at any moment."

"Do not worry."

Yawen nodded to Andre, avoiding the blood on the ground, and walked in front of the pirates, looking at the suspended pirates from his angle, he could clearly distinguish their appearance .

After confirming that no one had left an impression on him, Yawen opened his mouth and said to the person in front who was obviously still awake: "Don't worry, I have no other intentions, and I won't ask about you, I just want to ask , do you know a man named Sancerre?"

The man raised his head and glanced at Yawen contemptuously. His voice was weak, but he still managed to sneer and replied, "You are a normal person, yet you know that lunatic?"

"I want to know his last name." Yawen observed his expression, "Tell me well, I can make you no longer suffer from this torture, and leave this world easily."

"I don't know." The pirate twitched his arm impatiently, "No one wants to have a relationship with that bastard."

"why?"

"The principle between us is not to provoke our colleagues casually." The pirate said angrily. How many people died at his hands."

"You must not know how interesting it is to hear the word 'right and wrong' from a pirate." Yawen laughed, "In that case, can I ask you about other things by the way? For example, your purpose .I don't believe that you came here with great fanfare just to grab a few apples."

"Give it up, Spaniard whore!" roared the pirate, "I won't say anything, you..."

"Albert." Yawen interrupted him and said the name. He looked at the pirate's shocked expression and his eyes gradually darkened. "You guys, do you know someone named Albert?"

The pirate raised his head suddenly, and the back of his head hit the rack behind him heavily. He stared at Yawen in horror, as if he saw a ghost rushing out of the darkness, "You...you... .”

"I don't know anything." Yawen waved his hand, trying to make him calm down. His eyes flickered, as mysterious as the stars in the night sky, "It's because I don't know anything, so I think Ask."

The pirate gritted his teeth tightly, trying not to utter a single syllable. He stared at Yawen fiercely as if he saw the enemy who killed his whole family, and remained silent.

Yawen looked at him quietly for a few seconds, sighed, and walked towards the door, "Thank you for your help this time, Mr. Warden."

"Why does he have that expression?" The warden asked, frowning. "What happened?"

Yawen thought for a while and said, "He seems to be afraid of something, and I don't know too well."

"Let's go out first." Andre said to the warden, "Let's talk about it later."

The jailers returned to their cells and prepared to start the next round of torture. The warden led them out of the prison, and after closing the door heavily, a gust of fresh air rushed in, and the breeze blew on their cheeks. Very pleasant.

"Who are those two people you just mentioned?" The warden asked with a serious expression, "Do you have a relationship with pirates?"

"No." Yawen shook his head, "These two people are indeed pirates, but I know they are because they attacked the merchant ships of the Wilken Chamber of Commerce, so I want to take this opportunity to inquire about it. But from the person just now Judging from the reaction, these two people seem to be quite famous."

"Has your ship even been attacked?" The warden asked Andre with a look of surprise on his face.

Andre nodded slightly, "But I couldn't catch them."

"After that, we have to pay more attention." The warden clenched his fists, "These thieves at sea are really getting more and more rampant!"

"Anyway, I'm sorry to trouble you this time, my lord." Yawen bowed his head politely, "Thank you very much for your help. If you need anything in the future, just come to Wilken Chamber of Commerce and find me or Captain Andre."

This sentence just hit the warden's heart, he immediately laughed happily, and said repeatedly: "Okay, okay, it's not a big deal, as long as it is something I can do, it will be convenient for you. Something novel, don't forget to call me."

"It's natural."

Yawen looked at Andre's still calm expression, said goodbye to the warden first, watched him walk away, and then said helplessly: "This matter has nothing to do with us, you still plan to continue the investigation ?"

"You just said that their purpose cannot be just to rob."

"Yes."

"So I want to know their real purpose." Andre said, he turned his head to look at Yawen, the distant firelight reflected his deep eyes that contained countless thoughts, "These pirates..."

"Maybe they all come from the same place." Yawen took his words clearly, and asked again: "Where did you see it?"

"Dress up." Andre fell silent after saying this word, and patted Yawen's shoulder when he reached a fork in the road, "Go back first, we'll talk about these things later."

☆、Chapter 009