Ma Lan padded her feet and looked inside, only to see that cell 12 was at least a hundred square metres in size, and the whole cell was divided symmetrically into two sides by a low wall, also about one metre high, with an aisle in the middle and a semi-open space constructed by low walls on both sides.
In this semi-open space, there is a small single bed on each side.
At this moment, the inmates inside were resting, some lying on their beds and others sitting at the end of their beds talking to others.
Only after hearing a yell from the guards did the group slowly get up and come out, lining up in the middle corridor to the inside.
The guard didn’t rush to open the door, but counted the number of people outside and made sure everyone was lined up before saying over the intercom, “Open door number 12.”
As soon as the words were spoken, the heavy iron grille door opened automatically.
Two guards with batons took the lead and went in, while the other two guards escorted Ma Lan and followed behind.
Once inside, Ma Lan was taken by the guards directly to a group of female prisoners.
The female inmates, who were of different skin colours and ranged in age from 18 to 60 years old, were looking at Ma Lan with contempt or provocation.
In their eyes, this yellow woman, who was in her fifties, looked like an unlucky person who was easy to bully.
The prison guard pointed at Ma Lan and said to the crowd, “She is number 1024 and will live in this cell block from now on.”
Ma Lan stiffened her head, waved her hand at the crowd and said with a forced smile, “Ha …… Hello ……”
No one paid any attention to her, but many of them looked at her with interest, and there seemed to be some evil intentions in their eyes, which made Ma Lan somewhat nervous.
One of the guards pointed to an empty bed and said to Marashi, “1024, you will sleep in this bed from now on!”
Ma Lan nodded in a hurry.
The guards didn’t say much, and after settling down, they turned around and left the cell.
As soon as the guards left, a white woman with red hair and about thirty years old came to Ma Lan with her shoulders clasped and asked contemptuously, “Hey, newbie, report to everyone, what did you come in for?”
“Huh?” Marashi was slightly stunned and stammered, “I …… I came in because …… I came in because ……”
When the woman saw that Ma Lan was stammering and not getting to the point, she immediately reprimanded angrily, “I’m telling you, I’m the biggest in this prison cell, whatever I ask, you answer; whatever I say, you do, otherwise, watch out for me beating the sh*t out of you!”
Ma Lan shivered in fear and said hurriedly, “I …… I’m carrying contraband because ……”
The woman frowned and asked her, “Carrying contraband? How much did you bring?”
Ma Lan hurriedly said, “Brought five kilos ……”
“Crap!” The woman said in surprise, “Five kilos?! Are you sure you’re not fooling me?”
Ma Lan hurriedly said, “I dare not …… I am telling the truth ……”
The woman looked Ma Lan up and down for a moment and asked, “Are you a drug dealer?”
Ma Lan hurriedly shook his head, “I …… am not ……”
The woman asked again, “Then are you working for a drug dealer? Or are you a member of some kind of gang?”
Ma Lan, fearing that the other party might misunderstand her, hurriedly shook her head again, “No no …… I’m innocent …… I was tricked into taking my luggage on the plane and was caught in a daze… …”
The woman was relieved to hear this, and looked at Ma Lan with a contemptuous smile, and slapped her across the face, causing Ma Lan’s eyes to glaze over.
Ma Lan let out a yelp and was about to ask her why she had hit her when she heard the woman say, “I thought you were some big shot, but you’re just a stupid pig who’s been tricked into being a mule!”