Chapter 23: Investigating the Prison 1

  "Shut up!" Lu Zhuang's face turned gloomy, his heart aching with sadness. He seemed to be willing to remain single forever. He also wanted to quickly find a beautiful woman and have a plump white son, but fate was not on his side, his destined match had yet to appear. Damn it! - Uncle Haha

  The next second he became serious again, reached out and turned on the computer beside him.

  "I just installed a listening device on the doll."

  Yuan Yiqin was taken aback, and without hesitation, he threw out a sentence: "You're not only despicable but also shameless."

  "In special times, special measures are needed. Remember that when you turn back, take the listening device off the doll and put it in your shoe. If Benan finds out halfway through, just pretend to be a scapegoat. Lu Zhuang showed a gentle smile, but Yuan Yiqin felt a chill run down his spine."

  That's not just a little shameless, it's shameless to the point of being perverted.

  However, from another perspective, Yuan Yiqin still agrees with Lu Zhuang's abnormal behavior. He installed a listening device on the doll, so next time when Bei Nan and Jia Mucun meet, they can know every word they say, and maybe even get some intelligence from their conversation.

  At this moment, Benan and Officer Liu are on their way to the prison, with only occasional "cross" sounds between them in the audio.

  A group of people were waiting for them to arrive at the prison with bated breath.

  The scenery outside the car window flashed by quickly, and as they got closer to the prison, Benan's heart also became increasingly anxious, tense, with an inexplicable tension.

  She took a deep breath, calming down the somewhat turbulent emotions in her heart, and stretched out her arms to tightly hug the doll into her bosom.

  The car drove on the road for nearly an hour and a half before finally stopping in front of a tall, somewhat remote building.

  The building stood like a fortress, its grey walls stern and imposing. The massive iron gate in front of him was eerily quiet, and the desolate surroundings seemed to match the chill in his heart. Benan couldn't help but feel a sense of foreboding, yet he had steeled himself for what was to come.

  Because he had made arrangements in advance, Officer Liu showed his credentials from the Second Criminal Investigation Unit and the prison guards immediately let them pass. A female prison guard led them deep into the solemn and quiet building.

  After passing through the winding corridors and iron railings with locks, the female prison guard led them to a room with a sign that read "Visitation Room".

  "Feel free to chat, there's plenty of time, just leave before 7 pm tonight." The female prison guard politely dropped the words and left to attend to other matters.

  Officer Liu looked at Bei Nan, who was standing still at the entrance of the 'door', and said softly: "You go in, I'll wait for you outside, don't worry about the time." The implication being that if he wanted to prolong his stay, it was also possible, as long as Yuan Yiqin came out to greet him.

  "Hmm." Benan nodded and turned the door handle, slowly stepping inside.

  A small room of about fifteen or sixteen square meters, with white walls on all four sides. There was only one table and two chairs facing each other in the room. Jia Mu Cheng sat in the chair opposite, his hands supporting his forehead, his head bowed, looking not very well.

  "Mom, can you stop coming over every other day?" The slightly hoarse voice sounded very weak.

  Bei Nan gently closed the 'door', her eyes red and tearful, saying: "Jia Mu Cheng, I am not your mother." Her voice was trembling, just like her heart at this moment.

  Upon hearing this, Jia Mu Cheng suddenly lifted his head and looked at Bei Nan who was leaning against the door with a shocked and incredulous expression. He then burst into tears and asked with a smile: "How did you come?" He was surprised, but more than that, he was delighted.

  Bei Nan didn't say a word, her deep gaze fixed on the slender figure in front of her. The moment their eyes met, she understood that this person was still the Jia Mu Cheng she had known before.

  The bitter days in prison did not grind away the pride in his bones, and the Jia family had some connections, so even if they couldn't get him released on bail, at least they could make his life in prison a little better.

  But in these years of imprisonment, he has lost a lot of weight and that handsome face no longer has its former spirit.

  She met a friend who worked at the police station, and he helped her think of a way. Bei Nan Mai walked towards him, each step heavy as she sat down in the chair across from Jia Mu Cheng, gazing at him with concern.

  "I see." Jia Mu Cheng smiled slightly, his smile was light and faint, filled with intense bitterness and sorrow. After finishing speaking, he lowered his head, staring at the desktop in silence.

  There are a thousand words and phrases in my heart that I want to say, but with just one mouth, I don't know what to say.

  "All I know is day and night here, I don't even know how long I've been stuck here."

  "Sorry..." Tears still fell from his eyes as Benan looked at him with a pained expression.

  Jia Mu Cheng raised his head and smiled slightly, shaking his head and saying: "I don't regret it, Bei Nan. I've never regretted doing this, on the contrary, I feel very happy." He said sincerely, he had never regretted sending Bei Nan to prison.

  "You're basically torturing yourself, why are you making yourself like this." Benan's tone was somewhat interrogative.

  Jia Mu Cheng is still the same Jia Mu Cheng as before, only thinner and more subdued in character, or perhaps he has become decadent. Otherwise, with the connections his family had made in prison, he should be living a life of luxury, but now he's in this dispirited state.

  "Xiaoxi is already dead, I can't do anything, I haven't done anything for her, Benan you understand, I really loved her, she's dead, and I'm powerless and resentful about her death. The only thing I can do is protect the one she cares about most, which is you, Benan. I don't regret it, I really don't regret it, as long as you're okay, my heart feels a little comforted." Jia Mu Cheng's emotions were somewhat agitated, and this big man burst into tears in front of her.

  Benan's nose was sour and his tears fell again.

  "But Konishi also wishes you all the best, and seeing you like this would sadden her. Konishi... she's always been by my side."

  Jia Mu Cheng's expression changed, and he was stunned for a few seconds. His eyes gleamed with excitement as he looked at Bei Nan: "Xiao Xi is following you everywhere, how is she? Is she by your side right now?" He became so excited that he stood up and started pacing around Bei Nan.

  Bei Nan looked at him with a tinge of sadness and silently handed over the doll in her arms to him.

  Jia Mu Cheng was taken aback for a moment, and the next second, his hands trembled as he came over to hug the doll tightly in his arms.

  "Xiao Xi, are you there?" He stared deeply at the doll, a faint ripple flashing across his deep blue sapphire eyes. Suddenly, he slapped the doll, and it raised its arm to slap him in the face. He tilted his head, momentarily stunned.