stonecrandall Chapter 149
Chapter 149
The Prison Department is located in the northwest corner of the capital, and the nearest street market is dozens of miles away.
Fortunately, the capital is big enough.
Otherwise, if it were in Qinghe County, you could walk from this county to the neighboring county.
There was no one along the way, and the atmosphere was a bit dead and desolate.
Until a hillside with raised terrain appeared in front of him, on which stood a gloomy building shaped like a fortress, and countless formations were set up around it.
This is the Prison Department.
Chen Jing'an did not dare to use his spiritual sense to test it, and immediately showed his official seal.
Then, a prison guard came out to greet him and took him into the prison.
Chen Jing'an had just arrived, and he started talking with the prison guard while walking.
His current official position is the clerk, which is a small leader among the prison guards. A higher official can crush people, so the prison guard treated him very politely.
Soon he introduced his name, Zhang Ping.
Zhang Ping briefly introduced the general situation of the Prison Department to him.
The head of the Prison Department is the Prison Envoy, who also serves as the Demon Suppression Assistant. He is considered a high-ranking official in the Demon Suppression Department.
The second-in-command is the Prison Secretary, and below him are three Prison Wardens, who are in charge of the three prisons of "Heaven", "Earth" and "Man".
Each Prison Warden is equipped with four clerks.
The most important thing is -
The threshold for being a clerk is to become a Foundation Establishment Master.
As far as he knows, this kind of middle-level position is generally not vacant, especially since the Prison Warden himself is responsible for suppressing the Prison Demon Cultivators. If he makes a mistake, he will definitely lose his head.
If you make a rough calculation like this.
There are as many as 17 Foundation Establishment Masters in the Prison Department.
Considering the special nature of the Demon Suppression Department, Chen Jing'an even has reason to suspect that the defense force of the Prison Department may be the strongest among the Demon Suppression Departments.
No wonder.
In this huge capital, the existence of the Prison Department is like a city in a city that is isolated in the sea of the capital.
They don't let the demon cultivators here go out.
Similarly, because it is far away from the downtown, no one usually comes in.
For Chen Jing'an, there are fewer eyes watching, which is definitely a good thing.
After walking for a while, the two saw a man in a navy blue official robe. He was clearly in the prison, but he exuded a scholarly temperament that was out of tune with this place.
Zhang Ping took the lead in saluting: "See you, Lord Prison Secretary."
It turned out to be the second-in-command of the prison, the Prison Secretary, no wonder.
The Prison Secretary nodded slightly, then looked at Chen Jing'an and said: "Yuan Tongzhi has already informed me about Chen Sili's transfer to the Prison Department. I am Di Qingyuan, temporarily serving as the Prison Secretary of the Prison. Let me lead you in."
Zhang Ping didn't say much after hearing this, and immediately turned back the same way.
Chen Jing'an and Di Qingyuan continued to walk the rest of the way, and Di Qingyuan told him about his job in detail.
Among the three prisons in the Prison Department, the warden of the "Ren" prison has been in office for more than 80 years. Seeing that his time is coming, he will resign.
The position of prison warden promised to him by Yuan Zhi came from this prison warden.
At present, this prison warden temporarily retains his official position, but he no longer comes to the Prison Department to work and report.
According to the rules of the Demon Suppression Department, as long as the person is still in office, the salary will be paid.
This is the case with the "Ren" prison warden, and for a dying person, there is no question of selling favors.
From this point of view, the Prison Department seems to still have a little humanity?
Di Qingyuan seemed to see his thoughts and smiled, "Our prison department is different from other yamen. Once something happens, the only people we can count on are our colleagues. If we still learn to intrigue like others, the demon inside would have broken out of the prison long ago."
When he said this, Chen Jing'an understood.
In short.
On weekdays, the prison department doesn't care if everyone is lazy or slacking off, and even provides corresponding end-of-life care for colleagues who are about to die.
But when it comes to doing something, there must be no ambiguity.
Otherwise, if the royal family and the high-level officials of the Demon Suppression Department blame them, none of them can escape.
This is a true community of interests.
Chen Jing'an felt that he would probably like this atmosphere.
The two quickly entered the "human" prison, and as soon as they entered the door, they smelled a strong aroma of wine.
Looking again, there was an eight-immortal table not far away, and there were two old men in official robes, drinking until their eyes were red and the smell of wine was overwhelming.
Di Qingyuan's eyes flashed with helplessness, and his voice rose.
"Old Ma, Old Niu, new colleagues are here, wake up!"
Hearing this, one of them, who had a long face that looked like a horse, raised his head, glanced at Chen Jing'an, and laughed.
"Please bear with me, I got drunk today, it's all because of Old Niu, the drunkard, who insisted on buying the 'Xianrenzui'. I'm so merciful that I can only accompany him to taste it..."
Plop——
After a muffled sound, the horse clerk directlyFell asleep.
Opposite him, another person stood up slowly, like a leisurely old cow, and cursed.
"You son of a bitch, you know I bought the wine, and then you drank 90%, you'll get drunk!"
After Niu Sili finished cursing, he turned around and introduced himself seriously: "My real name is Niu Zuoli, and his name is Ma Xiaotian. When you come to the prison, you are one of us. There is no seniority. You can call me Lao Niu and call him Lao Ma."
Chen Jing'an immediately adapted to his rhythm: "My real name is Chen Jing'an, just call me Lao Chen."
Niu Sili smiled with satisfaction: "You and I are in the Renzi Prison together, I will take you for a walk later. As long as you don't neglect your job, the life here in the prison is not changed even if a god comes!"
Chen Jing'an saw it.
After all, two dignified foundation-building real people were drunk in broad daylight, and even if they were caught by a superior like the prison warden, there was no blame.
Apparently, everything has become normal.
Even Chen Jing'an suspected that Di Yucheng himself might often get drunk like this in private.
Today, he was just maintaining the appearance of the prison department.
As the superiors set an example, this did not seem to be unusual in the prison department, which was in a state of relaxation.
Di Qingyuan saw that Lao Niu was sober today, so he asked Chen Jing'an to chat with him, and he picked up the "Xianrenzui" that had not been finished on the table and left without looking back.
Well, this is a real deal.
——He is also an old drunkard
Niu Sili is Chen Jing'an's real colleague. They are both clerks of Renziyu, and their daily duties are the same.
He briefly told Chen Jing'an the rules, which are actually very simple.
Every day, he has to inspect the prison, count the number of prisoners, and collect the bodies if there are any deaths. After completing his job, the rest is to drink wine and tea.
If you want to take a few days off, you can directly ask the prison warden for approval. Usually, they will not refuse. The only rule is that you must report it.
Otherwise, if the official in the prison department suddenly disappears, it is easy to attract the accountability of the royal family.
At that time, the unlucky one will be the superior.
This kind of unkind and unjust behavior is the most taboo in the prison department.