Chapter 503 Prison
When the cold wind blows in China and people put on their best winter clothes, Australia in the southern hemisphere is about to usher in the hottest season of the year - summer.
In Port Arthur, Australia, many tourists are facing the dilapidated buildings in the port and taking pictures non-stop.
The tour guide is explaining the buildings in front of the tourists with saliva flying.
"What you see in front of you is the ruins of Australia's famous Port Arthur Prison - this place is very suitable for shooting horror movies. Locals say that ghosts will appear here at night."
"Now, let me tell you about the history of this prison. Dating back to the end of the 18th century, England sent prisoners to Sydney Port, Australia by ship and established the first colony for exiling criminals. Since then, England has continued to exile criminals to Australia, but soon, Sydney Port was not enough."
"So, in the early 19th century, England found the next perfect place for exile - Australia's largest island: Tasmania."
"They built many prisons on Tasmania."
"The most famous one is the Port Arthur Prison in front of you."
"Port Arthur was named by the first major sent here, George Arthur."
"Port Arthur is surrounded by the sea on three sides, with man-eating sharks in the sea and Eaglehawks in the north. sthmus) Canyon, where guards and vicious dogs guard. Therefore, almost no prisoners can leave this prison alive. "
"Many prisoners were sent to the prison here to do heavy labor reform work."
"In prison, the prisoners live a life worse than death."
"The prison officers are the kings here. They can do anything to the prisoners at will."
A tourist asked: "Guide, if these prisoners don't want to be sent here, they shouldn't have committed crimes in the first place!"
The director shook his right finger: "Not all criminals exiled here are vicious prisoners. Many are poor people who are forced by hunger and have nowhere to go. Even a small crime may be sent here."
"For example, in a prison we are going to visit later, It was specially built for teenagers. Some teenagers were sent here because they stole bread, toys, clothes, etc. At that time, the medical level was limited. Many prisoners died of serious illness during the long ocean journey. "
The tourists sighed with regret: "It's so pitiful..."
"Poor, no, no, Mrs. White, you should be thankful for the prisoners who died on the way," said the tour guide, "The criminals sent to prison are really worse than death. They face very cruel punishments. Many people can't bear this kind of pain, or commit suicide, or deliberately commit capital crimes. Only death can bring them relief. "
"All the dead criminals were sent to-" The director raised his hand and pointed to the distance. The tourists squinted their eyes and looked over, but saw nothing.
The tour guide continued to explain: "There is a deserted island there, called the Island of the Dead."
"There are more than 1,600 tombstones, but only more than 100 of them have names engraved on them - the names are all of the local prison guards, guards, and soldiers who guard the criminals. The other nameless tombstones are all of the dead criminals..."
And Jiang Qilan, at this moment, was standing on the Island of the Dead.
He was wearing a white silk shirt of good texture, his black hair was a little long, and he wore a pair of huge aviator sunglasses on his nose. He stood casually, his long legs spread apart, and one hand in his pocket.
He looked like a handsome rich second generation.
The wet and salty sea breeze blew on his face, blowing up his long bangs and revealing a clean and beautiful forehead.
Jiang Qilan and the other fourteen people wearing sunglasses formed a big circle.
Each person was about three meters apart.
And in the middle of the circle, there was a wooden stool with a leather cushion.
In the middle of the stool, there is a monitor in the shape of a crystal pyramid. In the middle of each of the four sides of the pyramid, there is a rotating camera - the camera is made in the shape of an eyeball.
The base of the crystal pyramid has a microphone and a speaker.
Not far behind them is a cemetery.
The cemetery has been carefully repaired and tidied, and it looks clean and tidy.
The green and flat grass is crowded with tombstones.
Only a few tombstones have names, and most of the tombstones have no names.