Chapter 296: The Dark Dungeon Finally Seen

"Thank you."

Ji Mo thanked him solemnly, and Li Yaoguang quickly took out another bag of silver and stuffed it over, "Uncle Ni, this is the money for you."

Unexpectedly, Old Ni is also a hot-blooded old man. He and the clever boy decisively picked up the things and waved their hands.

"Don't underestimate me, I'm from Dajing, and I'm a brave man too! Besides, you two have already given me the gold, wait a minute, I'll be back soon." After saying that, he called the boy beside him to take the things and turned to leave.

People like them who live at the bottom of society are timid and afraid of going to the front lines to fight. Their character may not be very good either and they often take bribes. But that doesn't mean they have no conscience.

Moved and awakened, Old Ni and the guys around him who had some connections with the Imperial Guards secretly vowed to deliver the things successfully.

Thanks to the connections of the clever boy under Old Ni, although Old Ni and his partner did not meet the Shen family, all the things prepared by Li Yaoguang were handed over to a captain of the Imperial Guard who was on duty tonight.

This person is the clever boy’s clan brother. If not for this, this boy would not have been the first to move when Li Yaoguang made the request just now.

Seeing that his own leader was rare in his courage, he no longer asked for any benefits or money. He explained the matter to his cousin and made a passionate speech about what the visitor had said. The captain of the Imperial Guard was also a man of courage. Of course, he also admired the frontline soldiers who fought against the Hu dogs and recovered the country, especially Shen Yue. He softened his heart and confiscated the gold ingots. He took the things and promised Lao Ni that he would deliver them to Shen's mother intact. Lao Ni hurriedly thanked him.

The two of them went in a hurry and came back in a hurry. In just a cup of tea, they came back with nothing in their hands. Old Ni looked relieved. Li Yaoguang and Ji Mo looked at each other and thought that the matter might be settled.

The two of them stepped forward and bowed, "Thank you very much."

Old Ni and the clever boy were not willing to accept such a gift and jumped away together. The boy waved his hands and said he was not worthy of it. Old Ni hurriedly returned the gold ingots that the guards refused to accept.

"My benefactor, the other party is also a man of blood. He promised to send something in but didn't want this. Fortunately, I, Old Ni, have fulfilled my mission and returned the gold intact to Zhao."

Li Yaoguang and Ji Mo would not accept it. Li Yaoguang dodged Lao Ni's hand and jumped behind Ji Mo. Ji Mo was amused and stood in front of Li Yaoguang and said to Lao Ni: "Lao Ni, we are not outsiders, and we may have to send things in again in the future to trouble you. Please accept this small gift. It is our invitation to tea for you brothers."

Old Ni and his gang were instantly in a dilemma. If they went to a familiar bank to exchange the five taels of gold privately, they could at least get fifty taels of silver. And fifty taels was not a lot. Even if the boss took more, the four of them would at least have five taels each.

Poor low-level jailers like them, even if they work in the Heavenly Prison, their salary is less than one or two taels of silver a month. Five taels at a time is not a small amount, how can they not be tempted.

But when they thought of the touching moment they had just experienced, they felt it was not right to take it, but they also felt reluctant not to take it.

Li Yaoguang could see their struggle and interrupted them, "Uncle Ni, it's getting late. Can you take us there now?"

Seeing this, Old Ni knew that his benefactor was giving the gold ingot sincerely, so he accepted it with all his heart. He turned around and gave his subordinates some instructions, asking them to guard the prison door well and report to him immediately if anything happened. He then looked at the two of them and asked, "Sir, do you want to visit the prison separately for men and women, or together?"

This time the two did not hesitate. Ji Mo said, "Uncle Ni, we won't waste any more time on you. I'll go to the men's prison and let your sister go to the women's prison." Old Ni nodded and called the clever boy over, pointing at Ji Mo, "Boy, take my benefactor to the men's prison."

The clever boy nodded hurriedly and made a please gesture to Ji Mo.

Ji Mo nodded, shared the things in his hand with Li Yaoguang, gave Li Yaoguang some instructions, and watched Li Yaoguang and Lao Ni go to the women's prison on the right. Only when their backs disappeared at the entrance of the corridor did Ji Mo follow the clever boy to the left.

The long corridor was so deep that it seemed to have no bottom. Even though there were torches on the walls at a distance, and even though there was an air vent above the wall of each cell, the air here was extremely stuffy, with the stench of feces and urine and a faint smell of blood.

Li Yaoguang followed behind Old Ni, his footsteps making a clacking sound...

The long corridor carried an echo that could be heard from far away. Behind the heavy wooden fences on both sides of the corridor, people in the cells holding prisoners kept getting up and looking out. Their eyes were green, which made Li Yaoguang feel creepy. He took a few quick steps and moved closer to Lao Ni.

Old Ni noticed it, shook the iron chain around his waist, and glanced at them one by one with a cold warning look, and these people then behaved themselves.

Li Yaoguang couldn't help but sigh at the state of the Heavenly Prison, and became more concerned about the Lu family.

At the same time, Can Ge'er, who was nestled in Fang's arms, heard footsteps in the corridor. Thinking of the fierceness of the day shift jailer they encountered when they were escorted to the Tianlao during the day, Can Ge'er subconsciously touched his neck with deep red marks. Thinking of the jade pendant that was snatched away by the vicious monster before, the little guy couldn't help shaking his body, and his little hand hurriedly pulled the dazed mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

"Grandma, grandma, mother, there are people here, Can'er is scared."

As soon as the child's voice came out, the wives, concubines and daughters of the Lu family who had been crying and complaining in the cell just now fell silent. Fang and He Wanniang, who had no time to discipline them, came to their senses by the child's frightened trembling.

The two of them didn't care about being sad. They hugged Can Ge'er and shrank against the wall behind them. They just hugged the child in their arms tighter and prayed in their hearts that the person who came must not be looking for them, and that the person who came must not be a bad person...

However, it seemed that God did not hear their prayers. The footsteps that seemed to be stepping on the beat of their hearts stopped at the door of their prison. Thinking of the humiliation they almost suffered during the day, the women in the prison trembled with fear and burst into tears.

Just when the women were in despair, a clear and familiar voice rang out: "Madam, Sister-in-law Wan, it's me."

Fang and He Wanniang were both stunned. They looked up and saw the dark figure behind the jailer step forward, take off his hood, revealing a face they were very familiar with. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were both stunned, with tears in the corners of their eyes. They didn't even bother to wipe them, and looked at Li Yaoguang in surprise.

"Sister Guang, why are you here?"

When Can'er in his arms saw that it was Li Yaoguang, he shouted happily, "Aunt Guangguang, Aunt Guangguang."

Li Yaoguang smiled and walked forward, smiling sweetly at Can Ge'er, "Hey, Can Ge'er, be good." Then, she looked at the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law who were rushing towards the cell door with the little guy in their arms, and said with concern, "Madam, Sister-in-law Wan, go slowly, be careful not to fall."

When Old Ni saw the women in such fear, and then thought of the people on the day shift, he couldn't help but spit inwardly at them as beasts. He felt even more uncomfortable watching this, and thought to himself that he would have to warn the people on the day shift when he returned to take over the shift. He called Li Yaoguang, stepped back a little, and gave them some space.