Chapter 1700 Exiled Five Thousand Miles

Qin Huacheng was dragged off the carriage, and he only had time to glance at a few family members who were stopped at a distance on the pier, and then he was pushed onto the ship by two big and round Haihan soldiers. As an exiled prisoner, he boarded the ship.

Afterwards, of course, he would not have the chance to say goodbye to his family on the deck, and he would be locked directly in the cabin below the deck.

In the past half month, there was only one ship going from Manila to Star Island. In addition to Qin Huacheng, there were more than 40 prisoners who were sentenced to exile on Star Island during the same period. However, Qin Huacheng had a special status, and the officials did not want him to

He had too much contact with other people to prevent the ship from leaking the secrets about Chaosheng Store before it left the port, so arrangements were made to lock him in a separate cabin, which could be regarded as enjoying different treatment.

But the ship Qin Huacheng got on was not a passenger ship, but a cargo sailing ship carrying goods. The mission of this trip to Xingdao was to deliver some equipment, supplies and personal belongings left by the South China Sea Special Warfare Group in Manila. By the way, he

This batch of exiled prisoners was also transported. The cabins where the prisoners were detained on the ship were all temporarily vacated. The cabin where Qin Huacheng stayed did not know what kind of rotten and smelly things were stored in the past. As soon as he entered, he was almost hit by the strong smell in the cabin.

The smell made him choke. He wanted to ask the soldiers on the ship to move him to another place, but who would pay attention to a prisoner like him? The soldiers who were called almost beat him.

Qin Huacheng lamented in his heart that this was like a tiger being bullied by a dog, and a phoenix losing its feathers is not as good as a chicken. Nowadays, anyone can really ride on his head. But in fact, when he was the leader of the public security police detachment, he could only be regarded as a person.

A local snake can only suppress ordinary people. If he really encounters someone in military uniform, he will also have to deal with it in a humble manner. It's just that at that time, when people saw him wearing a police uniform, they naturally gave him a little face and wouldn't let him go.

He can't live with his face, but now that he is just a prisoner who has been sentenced to exile, naturally no one will care about his face.

The soldiers escorting the prisoners on the ship didn't even know who Qin Huacheng was. They just gave orders from above to detain this man alone and ensured that he had as little contact with other people as possible during the escort. Naturally, he had to be strictly controlled.

Qin Huacheng wanted to change cabins. In the eyes of the guards, this was a deliberate act to cause trouble. He would definitely not be well-received by him. If the superiors had not paid special attention to this prisoner, the guards might have beaten him to dispel his uneasiness.

Thoughts of separation.

As for whether this guy lives comfortably on the ship, that is not a question that the guards need to consider, and there is no special instruction from above to treat him well. As long as the living person is sent to Star Island intact, the mission will be completed.

Who cares about trivial things like whether he has eaten enough during the journey or whether he has suffered from insomnia?

Although Qin Huacheng did not come from a wealthy family, he had never experienced any hardships since he was a child, and he had never been imprisoned. It was not until the ship left Manila Port that he realized the true meaning of his life.

A major change has taken place at this point. The originally expected promotion in the police force is no longer possible, and in the next few years, I will have to survive as a hard labor prisoner. Even if I can survive the three-year sentence, how can I recover?

What can I do after I am free? Even if I can return to Manila, I think I will only be a useless person who eats idle food. And without him in the family, how will the father and brother get used to this separation, and whether they will complain about his audacity?

It’s unknown.

The more Qin Huacheng thought about it, the more sad he felt, and he couldn't help but burst into tears. Fortunately, he was the only one detained in this cabin, and the guards would not take the initiative to visit him, so he didn't have to worry about his weak appearance being seen by others.

But being so isolated from the world, he couldn't talk to others about his anguish, and the sadness in his heart became increasingly difficult to resolve.

He didn't know how long he had been silently sad, but Qin Huacheng finally got better from his sadness. With the light coming from the only small porthole on the side of the ship, he took a good look at his environment.

.This cabin is only five feet wide, less than seven feet deep, and the height of the cabin is less than seven feet. The only entrance and exit door is the two-foot-wide door behind it. If it weren't for a porthole connecting to the outside world, this cabin would be

It's not an exaggeration to say that the cabin looked like a living coffin. The only thing in the cabin was a tattered straw mat more than two feet wide on the floor, a mattress that exuded an unpleasant smell, and not even a pillow, which was all his bedding.

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The only other furnishing in the cabin was a clay pot toilet. Fortunately, this thing also had a lid, otherwise Qin Huacheng's life would have been even more difficult. Qin Huacheng touched around the bulkhead and found that the

I couldn't find any nails, so it seemed like I couldn't find anything useful here.

Qin Huacheng was still wearing a police uniform when he was arrested, but after being imprisoned by the Military Intelligence Bureau, his uniform was taken away, and a separate set of linen prison uniforms with black vertical stripes was issued to him. And this prison uniform was given to him.

The clothes accompanied him out of Manila and boarded the ship, and it seemed that he had to wear them all the way to his destination. During the sea voyage, the fresh water on the ship was very precious, and he obviously could not expect to have the opportunity to bathe and change clothes during the journey.

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In the past twenty years, Qin Huacheng has never been as embarrassed as he is today. Looking at the rough furnishings in the cabin, smelling the disgusting and strange smell, and being tired, hungry and thirsty, Qin Huacheng

He almost fell into an emotional breakdown for the second time. It was only then that he began to truly regret that he should not have listened to the guidance of those two old foxes and made so many wrong things, otherwise he could have peace of mind as a security police detachment leader in Manila.

, you can be transferred to a formal position in one or two years, and according to the arrangements of the Haihan Police Department, you can be sent out or stay in Manila as the police station chief. Isn’t that a wonderful life?

In the end, in order to get more money from Ding Feng, he invested all his future in it. Now, even if he is filled with regret, he can no longer look back. Qin Huacheng made a mistake, which led to everything in the future.

Lose. Looking back now, it was still greed in his heart that caused him to fail to restrain his desires. But no matter how much he hates those two people, it is of no use now. He can only focus on what is in front of him.

, think about how to survive these three years of hard labor in exile.

After a long time, the guard knocked on the door outside, and then pushed in a wooden tray from the movable grid at the bottom of the door. Inside was a bowl of porridge, a porcelain spoon and a small jar of water. Qin Huacheng swallowed a sip of saliva

, hurried over to pick up the tray. Then I heard the guard say from outside: "There are two meals a day, morning and night, and the toilet is cleaned once every three days. If you have something to report, call a report, but if nothing happens, don't say anything. If anyone is dishonest on this ship,

, then first consider whether you can survive until you get off the ship!"

While the guard was talking, Qin Huacheng had already drank most of the bowl of porridge. There was no oil at all in the porridge, only a few finely chopped vegetable leaves were boiled in it. It was extremely vegetarian. Fortunately, there was still some in the bowl.

The dry food is not like the porridge served to prisoners in the Manila City Prison. It is so clear that people can be reflected in it. Qin Huacheng saw it once when he was escorting prisoners to the city's prison. He was also very impressed, but he did not expect that he would also be a prisoner.

A day of eating this vegetable porridge.

One of the main reasons for arranging this kind of meals for prisoners is to save costs. Qin Huacheng knew that part of the reason was to limit the prisoners' physical reserves in terms of food, so as not to cause trouble when they are full. But when it comes to this kind of treatment,

When it hit his own head, Qin Huacheng realized how unbearable it was. A small bowl of vegetable porridge could not satisfy his appetite. Even if he put down his shelf and licked the bowl clean, it would not help. As for that small bowl

A can of water, Qin Huacheng estimated that he could drink it in at most three gulps, and he would have to drink sparingly.

There are only two meals a day, morning and evening. If you want to avoid strong hunger, you can only reduce exercise as much as possible to save energy. In Qin Huacheng's current environment, the most effective measure is to lie down and not move.

Thinking about the fact that it is said that the journey to Xingdao is five thousand miles, Qin Huacheng silently calculated it and estimated that it would take at least half a month on the sea. If the food and treatment during this period are as follows, then he will reach his destination.

I must have lost ten or eight pounds by now. Nothing happened on the boat, so I just lay down and thought about how to find a way out in the future.

But this was just Qin Huacheng's wishful thinking. The day after the ship left Manila Bay, it encountered stormy weather at sea. Qin Huacheng didn't know how big the waves were outside, but he really felt like he was on a swing.

, was suddenly thrown up high, and suddenly dropped without weight. After repeated many times, Qin Huacheng finally couldn't help but vomited out the meal he had eaten an hour ago. Seawater kept beating in from the small porthole, forcing Qin Huacheng to sleep.

The mats and mattresses were soaked.

What made Qin Huacheng feel ashamed was that his first reaction was not the discomfort after vomiting, but regret that he had wasted this meal. But after a while, he had no time to think about these weird thoughts anymore. The constant bumps made him feel uncomfortable.

He even vomited out the gall water and almost went into shock. Lying on the straw mat, Qin Huacheng couldn't help but have an idea in his mind. If the ship sank, it would be a relief.

I don’t know how long after tossing in the wind and waves, the ship finally struggled out of the stormy sea. Qin Huacheng was tired and weak. After the ship became slightly more stable, he fell into a deep sleep. When he woke up again, he had already arrived.

In the evening, Qin Huacheng struggled to get up quickly and went to the door to get his dinner. Fortunately, he quickly found the tray and drank the bowl of sour vegetable porridge in three gulps under the moonlight coming in through the porthole.

In the belly.

In the past, he wouldn't have even looked at this kind of food before kicking it over. But now, in order to survive, he had to force himself to eat. He would eat whatever he could, as long as he could eat without starving to death.

That's it. Qin Huacheng kept cheering himself up. When he got to Star Island, he would definitely have more food. After all, he was going to do hard labor there, so he would never be able to withhold food like he did now.

The only time Qin Huacheng can see a living person is once every three days when the ship's laborers clean the toilet. However, at such times, there are guards at the door to supervise the work, and Qin Huacheng does not dare to take the initiative to talk to him.

On the fourth day at sea, perhaps because of sleeping on wet straw mats and mattresses for several consecutive days and eating too little, Qin Huacheng finally couldn't hold on and fell ill. The guards discovered that Qin Huacheng was ill only after he noticed that he stopped eating.

However, due to the conditions on the ship, there was no way to seek medical treatment. The only option was to give him some medicine prepared on the ship according to local prescriptions, and then replace the mats and mattresses in the cabin with dry ones.

As for whether Qin Huacheng can survive, the guards on the ship don't actually care too much. It is normal for such long-distance escorts at sea to suffer losses during the process. Although they have the responsibility to transport living people to Star Island, if there are any

If a prisoner suddenly becomes ill and dies on the ship, that is considered force majeure and the authorities will not hold him responsible.

But Qin Liancheng burst out with a strong desire to survive at this time, and actually gritted his teeth and held on. Although he did not receive any decent help, he recovered bit by bit. His physical condition is still not healthy, and

Very weak, but the cold has obviously recovered.

Qin Liancheng actually didn't understand why his vitality could be so tenacious, but later he figured it out. He was still unwilling to die in silence, on the unknown sea, and maybe he would be taken to the ship after his death.

The guards threw the body into the sea, because the ship probably did not have the conditions to store the body for a long time.

Qin Liancheng also suddenly realized that the strange smell emanating from the cabin where he was imprisoned must be the stench of corpses. Maybe the last prisoner who was detained in this cabin died during the escort. Of course, it was very

It's possible that more than one person has died here. After all, prisoners who enjoy the special treatment of a single cell like him are probably rare. But now that he thinks about these things, he has no fear anymore. His current situation is much better than death.

Woolen cloth?

On the eighth day of the voyage, Qin Huacheng was awakened early in the morning by the guards cursing outside. He leaned on the door and listened for a long time, and then he realized that someone had died in another cabin where prisoners were held, and that he had died.

There are just two of them, and they are now organizing people to carry the dead people out for disposal. As for how to dispose of them, the guard did not say clearly, but Qin Huacheng guessed that they might be thrown into the sea.

Soon he heard the sound of several guards dragging heavy objects passing by outside. Qin Huacheng couldn't help but feel lucky that he was lucky, otherwise his body would have been dragged out and thrown away like a dog to death.

But the matter did not end there. On the ninth day, two more prisoners died in the cabin. The atmosphere on the ship suddenly became tense, because it was likely that some kind of fatal epidemic was spreading among the prisoners.
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