Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

"Heinous crimes? What does that mean? Are there different levels of prisoners here?"

Ren Yuan looked puzzled.

“Of course you outsiders don’t know the rules of the Shamen Hell.”

Shen Qing spoke slowly.

"Heinous crimes" is a classification system used within the Shamen Prison to categorize prisoners. "Sin" is the lowest level, like this Brother Pei Xuan, who is classified as "sin".

“Those at the ‘Big Character’ level would have committed more offenses. Have you heard of Instructor Lin who stormed the White Tiger Hall? If he had been exiled here, he would have been at the ‘Big Character’ level.”

Ren Yuan secretly glanced at Lin Chong behind him, afraid that his senior brother would lose his composure if he brought up this matter.

But to everyone's surprise, Lin Chong didn't lose his composure, and even asked with some dissatisfaction:

"The White Tiger Hall is a crucial military stronghold of our Great Song Dynasty. That Lin Chong, carrying a knife, barged in with the intention of assassinating his superior, yet he was only granted the rank of 'Da' (大). Isn't that a bit too low?"

Ren Yuan and the others were a bit dumbfounded.

No, senior brother, what happened to the White Tiger Hall being your obsession? Why are you so concerned about this level now? What's there to fight over?

Men's damn competitive spirit!

"It would be good enough if he could reach the 'Big Character' level. Although the White Tiger Hall is said to be a place of military secrets, Lin Chong went in with a knife but didn't actually do anything, so the 'Big Character' level is already the limit. Why are you so agitated? You're not Lin Chong."

Shen Qing glanced at Lin Chong and shook his head.

"Well, my brother here has long admired Instructor Lin, the Imperial Guard Instructor, so he's a bit excited. Brother Shen, who are those 'Evil' and 'Extreme' level people?"

Ren Yuan stepped in to smooth things over.

"So that's how it is, no wonder."

Shen Qing clearly accepted Ren Yuan's statement, and then he continued:

“A criminal of the ‘evil’ level is someone who has committed a serious crime that harms the Song Dynasty. For example, the person in the common people who looked exactly like Emperor Renzong was an ‘evil’ level criminal.”

"As for the final 'Extreme' level, I don't know either, but I think those who rebelled must have been 'Extreme' level."

"Brother, you're at the Extreme level?"

Mi Sheng nudged Ren Yuan in the back and said in a low voice.

Our Liangshan is nothing but a rebellion, so as the chief of Liangshan, you must be at the "extreme" level!

Ren Yuan was speechless. He glanced at Mi Sheng and said to him:

"Shh, be quiet, the walls may be listening."

But what Ren Yuan was thinking was: Are you stupid? What kind of honor is this? I've become a top-level criminal, why are you still so proud?

"Alright, we're here. Come on, sign here, bring the official documents, I'll check them over, and once everything is in order, you can leave."

After walking for quite some time, Shen Qing and his men finally arrived at a relatively large stone hall. There were a few prison guards scattered around, but they were all doing their own thing. When they saw the group enter, they didn't make a sound, only saying "Head Shen" to Shen Qing before continuing with their tasks.

"Are people really this lax?"

The crowd was somewhat surprised. Wasn't it said that the Shamen Prison had a terrible environment and that the guards were very cruel?

"You're talking about the people in the lower prison area. Those of us above are just responsible for paperwork, fetching water, and cooking, so we're pretty idle."

"It's rare for you to come all this way. Although we don't have many supplies here, we can still treat you to a meal. So hurry up, we'll eat after the handover."

Shen Qing took out a piece of paper from the cabinet on the wall, preparing to register Pei Xuan.

However, he was suddenly surprised to find that none of the people in front of him had moved.

"What are you all standing there for?"

Shen Qing suddenly had a bad feeling.

"Brother Shen, I'm sorry, but today's handover is impossible! Let's get started!"

Ren Yuan appeared behind Shen Qing, put his hand on his shoulder, and forcefully pressed him into his seat.

Then the others acted quickly and took control of the upper-level jailers.

"You are……"

Shen Qing's mind was a bit of a mess.

"I am Lin Chong, the one you mentioned with the big character."

Lin Chong stepped forward and said.

"Instructor Lin? So, you're all heroes of the martial world here to break us out of prison?"

Shen Qing understood now.

"Brother, how come he doesn't know where we came from?"

Mi Sheng had some doubts and quietly asked Ren Yuan.

“Shamen Island is isolated from the world. Our Liangshan has only been developing for a year or two, so it’s normal that they don’t know about it.”

Ren Yuan lowered his voice and replied, "It's good that I don't know, that way we won't be discovered."

“Brother Shen, we are all江湖人士 (jianghu figures), and we came here to rescue people because we are dissatisfied with the corrupt officials in the court who framed loyal and virtuous people. You are an old man here, can you tell me who should be rescued and who shouldn’t be rescued in the prison down below?”

Ren Yuan asked Shen Qing if he didn't want to rescue a major villain. After their initial meeting, Ren Yuan felt that Shen Qing was trustworthy.

Why should I help you?

Although Shen Qing was surprised at first, she quickly chose to give up.

"This time, we plan to wipe out the Shamen Prison! From now on, this place will cease to exist, and all related written materials will be destroyed. Brother Shen, you can go home. Don't you want to go home? Even if you don't, ask these brothers if they want to go home?"

Ren Yuan offered Shen Qing a condition that was both appealing and irresistible.

Upon hearing this, the other jailers' eyes suddenly lit up, and they all began to speak:

"Shen Tou, agree to their request. We're different from those people down below; being able to leave is a great thing!"

"Yes, Mr. Shen, I haven't seen my parents for years, I miss them!"

"Yeah, Mr. Shen, my wife wrote to me last month. She said I've been away from home for three years, and my child is already over a year old and can call me 'Dad.' I want to go back!"

Hmm? Ren Yuan seemed to have heard something strange. He turned to look at the person who said the last sentence, thinking to himself, "Maybe I shouldn't let him go back, or something bad might happen!"

"Sigh... Alright, I can go down with you, but let me tell you, those prison guards down there are not the same as those up there. They are all skilled in all kinds of torture and are mentally unstable. Are you sure you can beat them when you go down? Apart from Instructor Lin, can the rest of you handle it?"

Shen Qing clearly didn't think much of them.

"Hey, don't worry about Brother Shen, you just need to lead the way."

Ren Yuan felt even more favorably disposed towards Shen Qing; this guy was not bad, he could be brought back to Liangshan.

"Let's go then."

Shen Qing took out a large bunch of keys from the cabinet and prepared to lead the way. As he passed the other prison guards, he suddenly stopped and said to the last person who had spoken:

"If you can go back, remember not to act impulsively. Just bear with it. If you really can't bear it, then live alone."

Then, Shen Qing called to the Liangshan group and led them to the steps leading to the lower level of the Shamen Prison.

"Take care, brother."

When Ren Yuan passed by, he patted the person on the shoulder and then quickly followed Shen Qing.

He also wanted to see what kind of people were inside the number one black prison in the Song Dynasty!