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Chapter 162 Chapter 4 In Prison

It is easy to go from frugal to extravagant, but difficult to go from extravagant to frugal.Let's say that Lai Ai was reduced to a prisoner overnight from Chang Xinhou, a nobleman in the world.Compared with ordinary prisoners, Lao Ai's life in prison is more difficult.Ten thousand years is like one second, and one second is like ten thousand years.A small jailer, a jailer he could never have looked down upon before, can now dominate his body, making him bleed and tremble. When a person begins to look back on the past habitually, there are only two possibilities: one is that he is old, and the other is that he is about to die.Lao Ai knew in her heart that he would definitely die this time.He is the first culprit of treason, and he doesn't even have the chance to become a tainted witness.The only way he can get out of prison is to be carried out as a dead body.And every time he recalled the sensuality, rich clothes and fine food in the past, it made him feel even more painful.

A prison, like a bathhouse or a hut, is a place where one is revealed.In these places, what is pursued is not the Baroque way of life, red tape and affectation; nor the Gothic way of life, posturing and mystification.Prisoners are like ascetics and cynics, pursuing the minimalism of life, and all non-essentials are strictly removed.We all know that if a certain theory is expressed mathematically, it must be the simplest form of expression, which is more powerful, longer and closer to the truth.My family, Cao Zhi, who has occupied 80% of the world's talent reserves by himself, once lamented: My name is filthy, and my position is tired.With Cao Zhi's realm, he probably really realized that true happiness cannot be built on fleeting things like fame and status.From another point of view, lay Buddhists who practice at home, while dealing with worldly interests, cannot give up, and at the same time yearn to achieve the right fruit, I am afraid that they will not be able to have both.An old British proverb: You can't have cake and cake.That's what he said.

Having said that, the deadline is approaching, and people probably want to make some metaphysical pursuits.Lao Ai is no exception.Of course, it is obvious that Lai Ai will not seek out a "Notes from a House of the Dead" or "Story from Prison".He was just confused: how did I end up where I am now?In the past, when one governed one's life, one was concerned about gains and losses, but one would die today, so which one should one go?If, give me another chance, am I still willing to spend my life like this? "If you are an official, your family property will wither, and if you are a rich man, your gold and silver will be gone... It's like throwing all the birds into the forest, leaving a piece of white land. It's so clean!" Such an elegant feeling is not available in Lai Ai.His language is more straightforward: what kind of wealth, what kind of glory, what kind of love, what kind of beauty, what kind of position, are all fucking paper tigers or hymens, which can be broken with a poke.All is nothingness and cannot last.What is the most important thing in life?Ironically, when you find the answer, you find out sadly that you are already at the end of your life.

Lao Ai was imprisoned in a prison in the western suburbs of Xianyang.Although this is not a good place, only people with enough levels can enter.If you are an ordinary person, even if you are a heinous person, it is impossible to come here.As the leader of the Lao Ai task force, when Li Si came to this place for the first time, he was also horrified.The prison was dark and damp, the blood on the instruments of torture was still wet, and the air was filled with a musty and stench.Once here, people will feel depressed unconsciously, resulting in violent impulses.At this time, Li Si appeared as a judge.How could he have thought that thirty years later, like Lao Ai, he would go to the end of his official career and his life here.

When Li Si saw Lao Ai, he was really shocked.Long-term despair and torture have brought about great changes in Lao Ai's appearance.He had lost a full ten catties, his clothes were torn, his body was covered with scars, and the beard that hadn't been pulled out in time grew lushly on his thin face, making him look particularly old and desolate.What's more, Lao Ai's spirit has been completely listless, her eyes have no light, and she hardly looks like a living thing. When Lai Ai saw Li Si, her eyes suddenly lit up.Knowing that Li Si will preside over his case, a small flame of hope kindled in his heart.

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