Chapter 17: Confinement (Part 1)

  "And yet, he still boasts that in his heyday, he could punch the spotted tiger of Mount Nan and kick the mixed dragon of the North Sea?"

  Through the gaps between his fingers, Qin Feng saw Li Tianyuan's miserable appearance and couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time. The depression of being locked up in a labor camp was also alleviated a bit. Based on this guy's skills, it's likely that the two phrases "Fist hits South Mountain Nursing Home, Foot kicks North Sea Kindergarten" are more suitable for him.

  However, the few young boys who were chasing Qin Feng were all weak and young, and when they saw Li Tianyuan rushing over with a ferocious expression, they didn't wait for him to take action before scattering in all directions. All that could be seen was Qin Feng, who couldn't help but let out a silent sigh of relief behind Li Tianyuan's back.

  Qin Feng seemed to have been beaten and was crawling all over the ground, but in fact he had not suffered much harm, at most his arm and back had been punched and kicked, he just wanted to wait for the instructors to come and disperse these children, and honestly return to the dormitory.

  But Li Tianyuan's arrival had disrupted Qin Feng's plan, this kid wasn't great at fighting, but he was absolutely first-rate at stirring up hatred, with the most people in the audience chasing after him.

  "Useless, you go hide further away."

  Just as Qin Feng was thinking whether he should kowtow again, Li Tianyuan suddenly spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva and shouted hoarsely at the group: "If you have the guts, come at me! He's new here, he doesn't understand anything!"

  As he spoke, Li Tianyu suddenly charged towards those people as if he had a death wish, leaving Qin Feng standing behind him stunned.

  All these years, whenever someone bullied his siblings, Qin Feng would always stand in front of his sister. But now, Li Tianyao's actions made Qin Feng feel a slight warmth in his heart, and he had some other changes in his perception of this silly big guy.

  "Shall we make our move?"

  Looking at Li Tianyuan being knocked to the ground by everyone in just a few moves, Qin Feng suddenly hesitated for a moment. Of course, others who saw him squatting on the ground and trembling with fear did not know what he was thinking in his heart.

  When Qin Feng saw a team of armed police running from not far away through his fingers, he immediately dispelled the idea in his mind and hugged his body tighter. Even if he didn't take action, Li Lao Da would be rescued out of the predicament anyway.

  As expected, with the sharp whistle, those armed police holding rubber batons dispersed the crowd of people fighting, these street-born boys were far from being able to contend with the armed police, a few who were not very convinced, instantly fell to the ground after being struck by the rubber baton.

  After a few minutes, the playground, which was originally as lively as a vegetable market, finally calmed down. Except for the boys who were squatting on the ground, there were also several lying on the ground. As the saying goes, "two fists are hard to defeat four hands". Naturally, those who fell to the ground were all under Li Tianyuan's command.

  "Send all the injured to the infirmary."

  A fifty-year-old policeman appeared on the playground, his eyes scanning the group of boys squatting on the ground, and said: "Who can tell me what's going on here? Is anyone willing to take responsibility?"

  The old policeman's voice was not loud, but no one in the room dared to answer him. The scene was so quiet that a pin could be heard falling. Even those who were constantly crying out in pain stopped making a sound, and they sensed the old policeman's anger.

  "A group of cowards who dare to act but not take responsibility, weren't you all so mighty just a moment ago?"

  The old policeman's words made a few leading boys raise their heads, but after exchanging a glance with the old policeman, they immediately lowered their heads again. Wanting to call out Hu Yanwang was purely asking for trouble... looking for death!

  The old policeman's name is Hu Baoguo. Before becoming a professional, he led a battalion to participate in the counterattack against Vietnam that year and made great military achievements. Until now, there are still two bullet holes on his body. When he gets angry, the murderous aura on his body has scared a young man to pee his pants, earning him the nickname "Hu Yanwang".

  "When nobody speaks?"

  "Hu Bao Guo's eyes widened, and he said: "Li Tianyuan, you are confined for two days. Everyone else, run 50 laps around the drill ground. Tomorrow's breakfast is cancelled. I want to see a written guarantee from each of you. If it's not satisfactory, you won't get lunch either."

  "Director, corporal punishment is not good, right?"

  After hearing Hu Bao's words, Li Fan frowned beside him. From a psychological perspective, corporal punishment will only make people resistant in their hearts. The effect it can have on the ideological transformation of these young people is minimal.

  "What corporal punishment? I'm just letting these kids vent their energy, look at them, they're all full of vigor. Otherwise, let's have them fight again?"

  Hu Bao Guo glared at Li Fan with a bad temper and said, "Do you know why the troops have strong discipline? It's because of ideological education plus high-intensity training. Let these kids be so tired every day that they can't even get up, do you think they still have the energy to fight?"

  "Alright, you're right, Director. I have a request for you to consider."

  Li Fan's gaze suddenly noticed Qin Feng crouching on the ground, thought for a moment, and whispered a few words to Hu Baoguo. The old policeman looked at Qin Feng with some surprise along Li Fan's line of sight.

  "Director, I don't accept this! So many of them beat me up, why should I be locked up and not them?"

  Just as Li Fan and Hu Baoguo were discussing something, Li Tianyuan, who had just been beaten and was dizzy, seemed to have come back to his senses. He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and stumbled forward a few steps, shouting: "They should be locked up, Director! I demand that they be punished with running!"

  "Huh? Has this big fool's brain been damaged?" Li Tianyuan's words made Qin Feng stunned for a moment, wasn't it just two days of confinement? It's still better than running fifty laps around the playground, right? How can this fool not even calculate this account?

  "Not satisfied? You young punk have been here for how long and already got into how many fights?"

  Li Tianyuan's words enraged Hu Baoguo, who didn't care that Li Tianyuan was covered in bruises and slapped him on the head, shouting: "Get out of my sight and go to solitary confinement! Next time you fight, I'll skin you alive!"

  After hearing the director's words, Li Fan couldn't help but smile bitterly. He didn't know why his superiors would send Hu Baoguo to be the director here. Did they really think that his past military achievements could make these young people obediently reform?

  Huang Yanwang showed his might, and those young men who were still vigorous just a moment ago suddenly looked like eggplants that had been hit by frost... They all stood up in a daze, formed a line, and prepared to start running. Meanwhile, Li Tianyuan also walked towards the solitary confinement room under the leadership of a instructor.

  "Wait a minute, you... are you talking about him?" Hu Yanwang suddenly pointed at Qin Feng standing in the back of the crowd and said: "You also need to be locked up for one day, follow him!"

  "Me?" Qin Feng was stunned, pointing to his own nose and said: "Report to the government, I...I didn't even fight, why do they want to lock me up?"

  Qin Feng appears to be a bit dull, but his mind is very agile. He might even surpass Li Fan, who has a background in psychology. When he saw Li Tianyuan's bitter expression, he could guess that the isolation was not good news just by using his toes.

  "This..."

  Hu Dazhang was indeed overbearing, but he wasn't someone who didn't listen to reason. After hearing Qin Feng's words, he couldn't help but glance at Li Fan beside him, who was Qin Feng's squadron leader and had suggested locking up Qin Feng, even Hu Dazhang himself had to give some face to this suggestion.

  Seeing the gaze of his superior, Li Fan stood up and said: "Qin Feng, you just arrived at the juvenile detention center on your first day and already got into a fight with someone. Being locked up for one day is already lenient, do you have any complaints?"

  "No comment!"

  To Li Fan's surprise, Qin Feng didn't say a word and obediently followed Li Tianyuan to the isolation room, swallowing back all the words he had thought of earlier.

  "I said, what's wrong with you, competing with a kid?"

  When Qin Feng and Li Tianyuan left, Hu Baoguo looked at his subordinates with some dissatisfaction. He, Hu Yanwang, had always been clear about rewards and punishments. That child really didn't fight, he had seen it clearly with his own eyes.

  "The director said, Qin Feng is a bit different from ordinary juvenile delinquents."

  Li Fan and this incompetent superior really had nothing to say, but as a high-ranking official, he patiently explained: "Do you know? He was sent here for killing five people in a row, and he should still have some skills on him. A kid like that, do you think he'd be so obedient?"

  From a psychological perspective, people who commit such bloody crimes as Qin Feng are generally violent and hysterical in personality, and their psychology is also somewhat distorted. In any case, they cannot exhibit the calmness and indifference of Qin Feng. To Li Fan, this situation is extremely abnormal.

  So Li Fan deliberately wanted to lock up Qin Feng, he wanted to see if this young man would show impulsiveness similar to his own age when faced with unfair treatment. As long as Qin Feng's emotions were unstable, Li Fan could prescribe the right medicine and give Qin Feng some mental guidance.

  But what Li Fan didn't expect was that Qin Feng was much more difficult to deal with than he had imagined, and he actually went to the isolation room without a fight, making the punch he threw with all his might feel like it had hit cotton, leaving him feeling extremely uncomfortable.

  "Hmm? Is that so? This kid is indeed cunning, keep a close eye on him, don't let anything happen."

  Hearing Li Fan's explanation, Hu Baoguo was also somewhat surprised. His impression of Qin Feng earlier was still quite good, just a simple and honest kid, but he didn't expect him to be the first killer of the Shaolin Temple. Indeed, you can't judge a person by appearance.

  Lockdown is unbearable, but running fifty laps around the playground is also deadly. It took nearly two hours for those boys who participated in the fight to finish running, and they all collapsed on the ground like dead dogs before being chased back to their dormitories by their respective team leaders.

  "He's got a tough temperament and can assess the situation, plus he has the basic skills of Bajiquan, this kid is a treasure!"

  When the crowd dispersed and the big lights on the playground went out, no one noticed that the old man who planted vegetables in the northeast corner was still there, deep in thought, staring in the direction of the isolation room.

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