Chapter 16: Separation (2), Section 57

  The gate creaked open, and Zhou Jin was startled, scrambling to his feet and knocking his head on the ground, wailing: "Your Honor, please spare us! We've given you all our money. You can't beat us anymore!" Zhou Ping also got up, making continuous bows with his hands.

  Kuo Ting-yi glanced sideways at the jailer, who blushed and smiled awkwardly: "I had someone buy a package of good tea leaves and send them to your mansion this morning, I wonder if you received it?" As soon as he finished speaking, he thought to himself, yesterday when he took his brothers out for drinks, they spent almost all the money, where would he find some good tea leaves? He felt a slight resentment in his heart and couldn't help but give Zhou Jin-zhong and his brother a venomous glare.

  Guo Ding was always a careless person, knowing that the prison head was deceiving him, but he didn't want to waste his breath, anyway the tea had been drunk, so he said in a low voice: "Open the prison gate! Let Zhou Jinping come out!"

  The jailer picked up the large bunch of keys at his waist, selected one from among them, and opened the prison door. Zhou Jinzhong and his brother still didn't understand what was going on, but when they saw the jailer come in, they all dodged out of the way! It seemed that they had indeed been beaten into fear.

  He went to grab Zhou Jinping, but grabbed two handfuls without grasping anyone, and couldn't help but get slightly angry. He drew the horizontal knife from his waist and roared: "Whoever dares to move again, I'll kill him!"

  The two were ultimately afraid of death, and after being frightened by the prison head, they didn't dare to move. The prison head grabbed Zhou Jinping's collar and dragged him out like a dead dog. Then he locked the prison door again.

  Kuang Ding saw Zhou Jinping, although his face was pale and his body was covered in bloodstains, but he could still walk. He smiled slightly and said: "Congratulations, Master Zhou, you can leave now!"

  Zhou Jinping heard this and was slightly stunned, after a long time he jumped up, grabbed Guo Ding's hand and asked excitedly: "Is what you said true? You're not deceiving me, are you?"

  Guo Ding shook his head, and Zhou Jinping burst into tears of joy. He had lived for over 20 years, when had he ever suffered so greatly? For nearly two days, he hadn't eaten a single grain of rice, and was beaten until his skin was torn and bruised. Now that he could finally escape this place, how could he not be overjoyed? He grabbed Guo Ding's hand and exclaimed: "Sir, quickly take me out, quickly take me out! I don't want to stay in this damned place for another moment!"

  Guo Ding nodded, and at this time Zhou Jinzhong in the cell also understood the situation. It must be that his father had pulled strings, so his younger brother could get out, but there was no reason for him to be locked up. He also cried out: "Sir, what about me? How can you forget about me? Quickly, jailer, open the door for me!"

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