Passing through several prison cells, they arrived in front of an empty one. The guard pointed inside with his hand and said, "Prime Minister, look, this is the cell where the dwarf and Zhang San were held together. Now, both of them have vanished without a trace. This is truly bizarre."
The Prime Minister lowered his head and took a look. Sure enough, the lock on the door remained perfectly intact, but the people inside had disappeared.
"Open the door quickly. I want to go in and take a look."
"Yes, sir!"
The guard lowered his head tremblingly and unhooked the keys from his waist. Helplessly, his heart was filled with panic, and no matter what, he couldn't insert the key into the keyhole.
His hand trembled as he tried several times in a row, but still failed to open it.
The Prime Minister lost patience. "What a bunch of incompetents!"
He snatched the key from the guard's hand and then kicked him aside with one swift move.
"Ugh...!"