South to North: A Prison Guard at the Beginning

Harbin No. 1 Prison, inside the warden’s office.

"Dingle bell! Dingle bell!"

The warden was processing documents when the phone rang urgently. He was a little displeased when he heard the voice, and then he reached out to answer the phone.

"Hello! I'm Li Zhengchun!"

"Okay! Okay! I got it! The prison will definitely cooperate with you. Okay! That's it!" The warden nodded solemnly and then hung up the phone.

After hanging up the phone, the warden sat in his seat and thought for a while, then shouted.

"Xiao Wang! Xiao Wang!"

"Warden!" Soon, a man in his twenties walked into the office.

"Go find the warden and instructor of the fourth prison area and ask them to come to me," the warden ordered.

"Yes!" The man saluted and then turned and left.

Soon, Zhang Meng, the warden of the Fourth Prison Area, and Sun Yuanchao, the instructor of the Fourth Prison Area, came to the warden's office.

"Warden, you're looking for us?"

"Please sit down first. I have something to tell you." The warden waved his hand and motioned for the two to sit down.

The warden stood up, picked up the cigarette on the table, walked up to the two men and gave each of them a cigarette, then lit one himself and sat opposite them.

"It's like this, you know the Ma Kui in your fourth prison area, right?"

"Ma Kui? I know. It's the case of manslaughter." Zhang Meng thought for a moment and then nodded.

"Ningyang is now reopening the Ma Kui case and needs our cooperation to find two reliable people to escort Ma Kui back to Ningyang. Do you have any good candidates?"

Hearing this, Zhang Meng and Sun Yuanchao fell into deep thought.

"Hey, Old Zhang, isn't that Xiao Yuan enough? He is the best in our prison in terms of martial arts and marksmanship. It's just right to let him lead the team to escort Ma Kui. Besides, he is more familiar with Ma Kui, so that cell will be under his charge." Sun Yuanchao looked at Zhang Meng and said.

"Well, I think it's okay." Zhang Meng nodded, then looked at the warden.

"Warden, do you still remember that little Yuan, Yuan Mu?"

"Yuan Mu? Of course, this comrade is very good. He treated us to meat some time ago, and he also caught two thieves on the way back to the prison. I know his shooting and fighting results very well. How could I not know such a good comrade!" The warden nodded with a smile.

"Then let him take a police officer to escort Ma Kui, what do you think?" Zhang Meng said with a smile.

"Well, okay. Then you go back and talk to Xiao Yuan to see if he is willing to take this job." The warden nodded.

"no problem."

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The camera turned and jumped to the warden's office.

At this time, Yuan Mu was standing in front of Zhang Meng.

"Leader, do you have something to talk to me about?" Yuan Mu asked in confusion.

Zhang Meng waved his hand, motioning Yuan Mu to sit down first.

"There is one thing indeed. Ningyang is planning to reopen Ma Kui's manslaughter case. The Ningyang police need our cooperation. I plan to ask you to take people to take Ma Kui back to Ningyang. What do you think?"

Hearing this, Yuan Mu was stunned at first, and then he was overjoyed.

"Leader, is there a turnaround in Lao Ma's case?"

"I don't know about this. Ningyang didn't say anything. They just asked us to take Ma Kui back to Ningyang for further investigation." Zhang Meng shook his head.

"Okay, leader, I'll accept the job. When will we leave?" Yuan Mu asked without hesitation.

"We will set off the day after tomorrow afternoon. Harbin Railway will arrange a sleeper berth for you. You must be careful when escorting Ma Kui. He is an old policeman, so be careful." Zhang Meng warned.

"Don't worry, leader. I promise to complete the task."

After leaving Zhang Meng's office, Yuan Mu went directly to the factory to find Lao Ma.

"Old Ma! I have good news for you. Ningyang is reopening the investigation into your manslaughter case eight years ago!"

Old Ma was stunned. He was still in shock for a long time. Then his hands began to tremble and his eyes were full of disbelief.

"Master Yuan...Master Yuan, is this... is this true?"

"Look, can I still fool you? The warden has just given me a task. The day after tomorrow afternoon, another prison guard and I will personally take you back to Ningyang!" Yuan Mu said, spreading his hands.

"That's great, Supervisor Yuan, does this mean that there is a turning point in my case?"

"I'm not sure about this, but it's a good thing after all. If the higher-ups are willing to re-investigate, it means they think you're innocent. Anyway, you can go back and take a look and find out, right?"

Hearing this, Ma Kui nodded slowly, and his mind suddenly became full of thoughts.

Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye it was the day to escort Ma Kui back to Ningyang.

Yuan Mu and another prison guard, Xiao Ming, changed into plain clothes, were equipped with guns and handcuffs, and took their ID cards with Ma Kui and got on the prison car to Harbin Railway Station.

Since this was an escort mission, Ma Kui had his hands handcuffed. This was also the regulation. From the current perspective, Ma Kui was still a prisoner at this time and he had not been rehabilitated, so he needed to be handcuffed.

Since Ma Kui knew in advance that he was returning for a retrial of his case, and also because it was Yuan Mu who escorted him this time, he had no intention of escaping and arrived in Ningyang peacefully.

As soon as they got off the train, people from the Ningyang Public Security Bureau came to take over Ma Kui, but Yuan Mu and Xiao Ming did not leave, but stayed and waited for the result.

Later, Yuan Mu found out that the two thieves he caught on the train were the same two thieves who had wrongly accused Ma Kui that year, and when they were caught this time, they had already told the story of the wrongful accusation of Ma Kui.

After investigation and evidence collection by the Ningyang police and review by the Ningyang Court, it was finally unanimously agreed that Comrade Ma Kui was wrongly accused.

After a week of investigation, Ma Kui was finally rehabilitated, successfully removed from the label of a labor camp prisoner, and had his police status restored, becoming a police officer again.

"Master Yuan! Please stay for two more days. I haven't treated you to a meal yet to thank you properly. If you hadn't caught those two thieves, I might still be in jail now."

"You have been taking care of me in prison for such a long time. Let me express my gratitude today." At the train platform, Ma Kui, dressed in uniform, pulled Yuan Mu's arm and tried to keep him.

"Old Ma, you are out now, so you don't have to call me the supervisor anymore. Just call me by my name. Besides, I really can't stay here any longer. I came here on official business, and now that it's over, I have to go back and report on my work."

"Next time, when I come back from vacation, I will definitely come to your house, how about it?" Yuan Mu waved his hand.

"Look at this..." Ma Kui felt regretful.

"Okay, Lao Ma, see you next time. The train is about to leave. Bye!" Yuan Mu waved with a smile, then took Xiao Ming to the train.