chasing the dark

Chapter 8
Wang Ling's expression remained the same, but she narrowed her eyes slightly: "I didn't want to apologize to you."

Regarding her impoliteness, Jiang Yu didn't take it seriously: "What about you? After you came in, have you written a letter to your family?"

According to the records in the case file, both Wang Ling's parents have passed away.Although she is 32 years old, she is not yet married.Of course, this is only the content on the household registration, as for the boyfriend or something, I don't know.

The reason why Jiang Yu asked this was to find out if she had anyone close to her.

"I have no family." Wang Ling answered simply.

"how is this possible?"

"Is there anything impossible? There are too many people who have no father, no mother, no relatives and no reason."

"Oh... we are really connected with the same disease."

Hearing Jiang Yu's sigh, Wang Ling glanced at her: "Your father is gone?"

Jiang Yu nodded: "I walked with my mother when I was 15 years old."

Wang Ling was silent for a moment, and said in a low voice: "It's really connected with the same disease. I have been alone since I was 15 years old."

"Oh, you're underage, no relatives care about you?" Jiang Yu asked.

Wang Ling's expression finally changed a little bit, and a very shallow sneer appeared on the corner of her lips: "My relatives have stopped dealing with them a long time ago, who can care about me."

Jiang Yu frowned: "Then how do you live?"

"I wanted to find a job, but no one would use me. If I was sleepy, I could just find a place to sleep, bridge holes, parks, stations... When I was hungry, I went to pick up other people's leftovers, or rummaged through the trash can."

Wang Ling's tone was very flat, as if this was a very common thing.

Seeing her stop, Jiang Yu asked, "What happened next?"

"Later..." A light flashed in Wang Ling's eyes, and then she shook her head, "There is no later."

Then she suddenly changed the subject and said, "From now on... don't worry about me anymore."

Jiang Yu chuckled: "Life here is difficult, and you have to find something to pass the time. If you're outside, I don't have time to take care of you. If you have that time, why not play with your mobile phone for a while."

Wang Ling wanted to say something more, but when someone got up to go to the bathroom, she quickly shut her mouth and didn't make another sound.So, this short chat ended like this.

……

On Monday morning, a girl named Ye Zi was named.She is an economic case, and she has been released on bail pending approval, and she will go out today.

Although the case has not yet come to a final conclusion, it is a happy thing to be able to leave here, attracting envious looks.

Someone asked her to go out to send messages to her family and friends, someone helped her pack her things, and someone told her to keep in touch in the future.For a moment, the atmosphere in the cell became active, and it didn't calm down until Ye Zi left with his things.

"Xiaojiang, come here." Dalin shouted at the top of his voice.

"Here we come, we come." Jiang Yu walked quickly to the berth of the number one at the door.

Sister Lan tilted her head to the side: "Sit down."

When Jiang Yu sat down, she went on to say, "Yezi is gone, and you will be responsible for washing the dishes and fetching water."

"Okay, thank you, Miss Lan."

There is a set time for everything in the detention center, including drinking water.When the time came, the person in charge of fetching water yelled, and everyone stood in line, waiting for the person to pour water into the cup.

If you want water after this time, you have to apply.

The water Jiang Yu gave Wang Ling that night was what she didn't drink when she fetched water for the last time at night, so she kept it on purpose.

There are only two faucets in one cell, and one person is responsible for washing the dishes after meals.Although it takes more than a dozen people to wash the bowls at a time, the work of washing dishes and fetching water is much lighter than squatting on the ground and wiping the floor with a rag.For those who have not been here for a long time, this can be regarded as a kind of care.

Jiang Yu thanked her with a smile, and said, "Sister Lan, I should still have some money in my account. When you order something later, if you see what you need, just go to my account."

Although Ye Zhanzhou said that the funds were tight, after he and Duan Baili left that time, Jiang Yu received two payment slips, each of which was 500 yuan.Adding the first time, it was 500 yuan.

This money might not be a big deal in normal times, but in the detention center, it can be very useful.

Before coming in, Ye Zhanzhou had taught her some unspoken rules in the detention center. It is definitely beneficial and harmless to have a good relationship with the captain in this place.

When ordering something for the first time, Jiang Yu asked for a carton of milk for Sister Lan.

Sister Lan backed off a bit, took a few bags out for her, and let Dalin put away the rest.

"It's not easy, and it can't always cost you money." Although Sister Lan said so, it can be seen from her gentle attitude that she is quite satisfied with Jiang Yu's "on the road".

Da Lin chimed in and said, "It's rare that Xiao Jiang has such a heart. Sister Lan, don't embarrass her. Getting a few packs of cigarettes will be very interesting."

As we all know, once smoking is involved, it is very difficult to quit. Especially in the detention center, there are quite a few drug-related people. Not allowing smoking is more serious than death.

Therefore, even though it is said that smoking is banned on the surface, as long as it is not blatant, the guards will turn a blind eye to it.

But cigarettes cannot be purchased publicly. In the detention center, only the captain or someone with a special relationship can get them. Therefore, the price is much higher than outside.It means that it is actually much more expensive than milk.

Even though Jiang Yu knew it, he still smiled and said, "Just do what Sister Dalin says."

……

Wang Ling was a special existence in the prison cell. When it was time to fetch food and water, everyone else took the initiative to queue up, but she was the only one who sat there completely detached from the world.

The person in charge of cooking will put each meal next to her, but not the water.If she comes, pour it on her, and if you don't come, pull it down.

After Jiang Yu was in charge of fetching water, if she didn't come to line up, he would wait for others to finish fetching water and go over to fill her glass.

Although Wang Ling still looked cold, she was not as completely indifferent as before, and occasionally thanked her in a low voice.

Of course, Jiang Yu was not only special to Wang Ling.She would also replace the cups of others with hot water when they were called out for interrogation or conversation.For other things, as long as she can help, she will also help.

This is not only because she doesn't want to highlight her care for Wang Ling, but also out of instinct.

In the detention center, some people are from other places and have no relatives or friends to save money, some are not known at home, and some are simply left alone.Jiang Yu sometimes gave them some food.Therefore, she is very popular in the cell, and even Sister Lan and Da Lin are more polite than before.

When sitting in the row in the afternoon, two people returned to the cell one after another.The girl who came back first was a girl named Zhou Bei. She was called out for interrogation in the morning, and the interrogation had just ended.

She came back crying all the way, her eyes were swollen.

She was not allowed to speak in the row, and she didn't dare to cry loudly when she returned to her seat, sobbing like that, shrugging her shoulders.

(End of this chapter)