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  Just like the previous steps, Xiao He and Shang found another pocket and put the second shadow person in it, then threw the pocket under the bed as well. Because of the experience more than 40 years ago when dealing with night walking ghosts, they didnt rush to clear up the talismans on the ground. Several people leaned against each other like this for several hours, until finally, dawn broke...

  "Alright, you two wipe away the talismans on the ground. And no one touch whats under the bed." The last sentence was directed at Sun Baozi. After yawning, Xiao Heishan continued, "Ive stayed up all night, I need to catch up on some sleep. When daybreak comes, well send these two little ghosts back and repair the seal, then this matter will be settled." As he spoke, he climbed onto a bed beside Sun Baozi, ready to fall asleep.

  However, Sun didnt plan to let him sleep comfortably. Just as Xiao He was about to fall asleep, Sun approached him and said: "There are still several people who were dismembered after death. We came here for this very reason. Whats going on with them? According to you, the Night Walker Ghosts are active in the surrounding areas. But those few dismembered ones were found in multiple cities."

  After Sun Peng finished speaking, Xiao He suddenly opened his eyes. After staring at Sun Peng for a while, he blinked and said: "Before coming here, I did look at the materials of the dismemberment case. To be honest, I really cant see any connection between the dismemberment and the Night Walker. The Night Walker, no matter how high or low their Tao is, all have one thing in common. They anesthetize living people and then eat their internal organs alive. In your dismemberment case, the internal organs were all removed and placed next to them, drying in the air. The Night Walkers taste isnt that low..."

  Here is the translation:

  At this point, Xiao He Shang suddenly paused for a moment, his gaze at Sun Baozi became somewhat scattered, as if he had suddenly thought of something. Sun Baozi called out to him, and only then did Xiao He Shang come back to himself. Old Master Xiao regained his composure and said: "If things dont go well, there may be more than one group of night-walking ghosts inside this thorny fence. Little Baozi, let me make things clear first. I came specifically for the night-walking ghosts. Once the seal is repaired below, Ill leave immediately. If you have other business, look for Gao Baozi; if not, theres still Wu Renyi."

  "Its not that serious" Sun Baozi smiled and said, "No need to bother Old Gao and Director Wu, either of the two Yangs will do. Master Xiao, if you have anything to say, its better to say it all at once. Dont make me guess blindly."

  "Whats the point of calling Second Yang? Dont you trust me?" Xiao He Shang chuckled and said, "Compared to the Night Walker case, this dismemberment case is nothing. The art of harming people emphasizes killing without a trace. The more cases like dismemberment, the less it shows that the harmful technique is not serious. Besides, all the clues are in front of you, and its easy to investigate clearly. Those who were dismembered were all from this prison, just as they were about to be released. Just find someone with the shortest sentence here, say its a reduced sentence, and see if theres any unusual reaction from the people in the prison. Try it out and youll know."

  Xiao Heishang paused for a moment, looked up at the few people behind Sun Pengzi, and said: "Which of you has the lightest sentence? Ill talk to the warden later. If theres evidence of meritorious service, the sentence can be reduced after release. Who has the shortest sentence? Why are you laughing? Who is it?"

  "I! But thats also yesterdays story." Sun Dawei gritted his teeth and stood up, saying: "Yesterday I was unfinished, today it has become a fight."

  "Whats that? - Flower case... " Xiao He Shang smiled and looked at Sun Baozi, saying: "Little Baozi, Im in a good mood today, so Ill teach you some knowledge. You think changing the crime name is to find the prison warden to change it, right? Thats useless, hes just being polite to you, your indecent assault charge has already been spread out, the whole prison knows about it, saying it can be changed, who would believe that? Dont underestimate those prisoners in jail, some of them have appealed many times and understand the law no less than professional lawyers. If a prison warden could easily change the crime name, then whats the point of having courts, procuratorates, and judicial bureaus? Its not that simple, if you can easily change the crime name, its obvious youre not a real prisoner."

  Xiao He Shang said that Sun Wengzi also thought of it, but was accused of a crime of attempted threat. In his heart, he couldnt get rid of this breath. Xiao He Shang looked at him and smiled again, saying: "Its okay, bear with it for a few days. After the truth is investigated, who will dare to laugh at you when they know youre not that person?"

  "How dare you!" Sun Baozi glared at Xiao Heshang, saying. At this time, a sound of footsteps came from outside, and the noise seemed to be made on purpose. When Xi Menglian and others heard it, they immediately hid their equipment in the hidden compartment. Only Sun Baozi was acting as if nothing had happened, with his hands behind his back and his belly protruding, looking towards the direction of the door.

  The footsteps grew louder, and Yun Feiyang ran to the door first, took a look outside, and saluted. His hand had just dropped when he saw the warden leading twenty or thirty prison guards walking in. They were fully armed, with long and short firearms on their backs. Those who knew that something had happened inside the cell thought that the warden didnt know what was going on inside and brought more people to boost his courage. Those who didnt know thought a riot had broken out in the prison...

  When the warden saw Sun Peng and others slowly getting up from the stampede, he knew they were safe and finally let out a sigh of relief. He ordered the prison guards behind him to end the sudden drill and return to their posts. He had some words to entrust to this new prison guard - Yun Feiyang.

  After watching the prison guards leave, the warden walked up to Sun Baos side with a smile and said: "Sun, you and your comrades have worked hard. How is it going? Is everything proceeding smoothly? Have all those messy things been eliminated? Now that your identities are no longer hidden, lets go sit in the prison cafeteria for a bit. There isnt anything delicious to eat, but compared to the prisoners food, its much better. Sun, have those things... been completely eliminated?" The warden looked at the expression on Sun Baos face and couldnt see the answer he wanted, so his heart began to beat nervously.

  Looking at the wardens expression, Sun Baozi smiled and first eased his mind: "Not that Im saying it, but its almost done. After resolving the things in the back, this task can be considered completed." Before the wardens expression had a chance to ease up, Sun Baozi immediately followed with another sentence: "However, there are still some minor episodes that need your help to arrange. Just spread the word that Ive made meritorious achievements, and one week later, Ill be released ahead of schedule."

  The wardens relaxed expression immediately tensed up again, and he looked at Sun Dawei and said: "This isnt over yet... Sun Dawei, your previous death sentence commuted to life imprisonment wont do. It just so happens that I havent spoken out about the change in your crime yet. Either way, its still a matter of a week or so, you can hold on for two more days."

  "Its as if you really changed for me." Sun Baozi muttered, then said: "Dont go to the prisoners cafeteria today, anyway your disciplinary cafeteria is ready, dont waste it. This way, lets just say were going to clean up the disciplinary cafeteria, that should be okay?"

  "Thats settled then, anyway it was already prepared, dont waste it" The warden said with a smile: "Just in time, today is Monday, after breakfast there will be a general meeting of all the guards. Conveniently announce your commutation and release news - oh right, this thing has been prepared too, not sure if its still useful or not"

  In the end, the warden pulled out a large handful of temporary tattoos from his pocket. After handing them to Sun Baozi, he surprisingly pulled out another large handful from another pocket and said: "Sunzi, Ive found all the ones that looked decent on the stall, is it enough?"

  "More or less, thats all there is to it." Sun Baozi responded with a grunt, and on the other side, Xiong Wanyi couldnt help but say: "I said lets hurry up and finish, didnt I? Later in the morning we still have a meeting, cant we chat while eating?" As he spoke, his stomach kept growling nonstop.

  Sun Baozi couldnt hold on any longer, and everything that needed to be handed over had been handed over. He found a few mops and followed the warden into the small private room in the cafeteria, where he threw down the mops and started eating with gusto from the full table of dishes. After the warden left and locked the door, he let them eat to their hearts content.

  There were Sun Dawei and Xiong Wanyi, who finished the meal in just two cigarettes. After eating and drinking enough, Sun Dawei took off his top and revealed his muscular body, letting Xi Men Qians brothers help him stick tattoos on his body.

  Yun Feiyang looked at him strangely and asked, "Im asking you, Sun, what do you mean by this? There are many tattooed prisoners inside. Do you have to cover them all up?"

  Sun Baozis neck is short, and his body is really too fat. The position where the stickers can be seen is not much, just the chest and belly: "Im all that unfulfilled, cant I prepare for a while? Anyway, its not you who gets beaten up, I said dont stop your hands. Theres still so much left, dont waste it, its all money..."

  There was no mirror in the room, and even in a special place like prison, there were no glass windows. Sun Baozi wanted to find something reflective to see his new hairstyle, but he couldnt even do that. Just as Xi Menlian was applying the last tattoo sticker for him, the door of the room opened, and the warden walked in. When he saw Sun Baozis new look, he was stunned and forgot what he wanted to say.

  After barely recovering, the warden said: "Alright, its about time to leave, the whole prison meeting is about to start." As he spoke, his eyes kept glancing at Sun Baozhu...

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