Chapter 5 Prison Life (2)

  Prison life wasn't as miserable as imagined, at least not for Tang Feng and his two companions. Every day was spent eating and drinking to their heart's content, with a group of people bragging and boasting, unaware of the reason why they never participated in labor. It wasn't until later that Tang Feng found out that it was because the people in this cell were too violent, and every time they went out to work, they would get into fights with others. Anyway, most of the people in this cell were on death row or had life sentences, so no one cared about killing a few more people. After several incidents, the prison authorities got scared and eventually gave this cell a green light, exempting them from labor.

  In short, apart from having no freedom and no women, their lives were not much different from those of ordinary people. On this day, Tang Feng and several others were drinking and bragging when the prison cell door was suddenly opened by a guard who walked in and said: "Next Friday there will be leaders coming to inspect, all prisoners must gather on the playground to welcome them, I've been told to tell you that this time you absolutely must not cause any trouble, as long as you don't cause any trouble everything will be fine, but if you do cause trouble then just wait for immediate punishment." After finishing speaking, seeing that no one had spoken, the guard fixed his gaze on Tang Feng and said: "95441, there is someone here to visit you, come with me."

  Tang Feng followed the prison guard out with some excitement, thinking that they had been here for over a month now. He even felt like he was a member of the underworld himself. This day had finally arrived, and although life in prison wasn't bad, he hoped to get out soon and start his arduous mission. During this time, interacting with those underworld figures made him look forward to their lifestyle more, and his impression of the underworld changed because of these people. He no longer hated the underworld; instead, he felt that this was the life he should be living - clear-cut love and hate, without needing to consider so many things, doing whatever he wanted. Of course, this didn't mean his ideology had wavered; deep down, he remained loyal to the country.

  As the prison guard arrived at the visiting room, Tang Feng looked through the tempered glass at the middle-aged man opposite him. This person was not familiar to Tang Feng, but he knew that this man must be someone sent by General Zhang.

  "Tang Feng, next Friday General Zhang will come to the prison for inspection. Of course, the inspection is just a pretext, mainly to create an opportunity for you. At that time, you just need to stir up some trouble inside the prison, and then someone will escort you out in the chaos." The middle-aged man looked around cautiously and whispered.

  Tang Feng nodded to show that he understood, thought for a moment and then said: "Please trouble you to ask Grandfather Zhang, I met someone in prison who will play a crucial role in my future tasks. I want to take him out together." Tang Feng had already decided to take Wang Sheng out with him. Firstly, Wang Sheng was very much to his liking. Moreover, before coming here, Wang Sheng was from SX Province and claimed to be from SX Province himself, but he left his hometown when he was still young and knew nothing about the underground forces in SX. In contrast, Wang Sheng was different. He had a considerable influence in XA City, SX Province, although it has been a long time ago, but he is after all a local underworld figure, who will play a crucial role in their development.

  The middle-aged man furrowed his brow, thought for a moment and said: "Alright, I'll go back and report to the leader. I'll come back tomorrow and tell you the result. If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave."

  Tang Feng nodded and watched as the middle-aged man walked away with the prison guard before returning to his cell.

  After returning to the cell, Tang Feng nodded at Xu Qiang and then said to Wang Sheng: "Old Tiger, come here, I have something to discuss with you."

  When Tang Feng spoke, others tactfully distanced themselves from him.

  "Death God, what's up?" the tiger said. Death God was Tang Feng's nickname when he was in the army, and he decided to use this name to make a name for himself in the underworld from now on.

  Tang Feng looked around and whispered: "Want to go out?"

  "Think about it, don't you think? I even dream of getting out." The old tiger was taken aback and replied, Tang Feng's words made him somewhat bewildered, could it be that Tang Feng had a way to get himself out?

  "Next Friday when the leader comes for inspection, we'll think of a way to get out, dare or not?" Tang Feng asked.

  Wang Sheng didn't say a word, but looked at Tang Feng for half a day before saying: "Brother, are you stupid? Want to escape from prison? Other prisons might be possible, but this one is impossible. Not even a mosquito can fly in here."

  "Damn it, I thought you were a decent person, but it turns out you're also a softie." With that, he stood up and wanted to leave. He was using the tactic of provocation, knowing that Wang Sheng was someone who cared about his reputation. But then again, how could someone involved in the underworld not care about their reputation?

  Wang Sheng grabbed Tang Feng's arm and looked around, saying: "Damn it, although I know you're using the 'anger tactic', but I'll fall for it this time. Speak up, miscellaneous affairs, I can tell that you're a capable person and you consider me as a brother. If it weren't for something important, you wouldn't have told me. Plus, with the three of your skills, this might just work out. I only want to know why you brought me in on this? What's your motive? Don't beat around the bush like a woman."

  Tang Feng sat back and said, "Alright, you're a real man. I won't bother with formalities either. I just need you to agree to one condition: after we get out, follow me and mix with me."

  Wang Sheng lowered his head, thought for a moment and said: "To be honest, brother, you really have skills. At least I, Lao Hu, can't compare to you. I can see that you're someone who does big things. Hanging out with you doesn't make me lose face. I agree with you, but there are some things that go against our principles that we won't do."

  Tang Feng came with interest and asked: "Oh? What is considered a violation of your principles?"

  "Listen, Tang Feng, I'm telling you, I've been in the underworld for a long time, not because I want to be, but just to make a living. If I had any skills, I wouldn't be doing this line of work. Following you is okay, but first, let me tell you, I'm not afraid of killing, but I won't do rape, that's what beasts do. I can deal with guns, but I won't touch heroin, it harms people and oneself, it's dirty money. I can go collect protection fees, but I won't bully ordinary people, they're already struggling to make a living, it's not right for me to be so cruel."

  Tang Feng was stunned, he didn't expect to hear such words from this scoundrel. Wang Sheng saw that Tang Feng wasn't speaking and thought he disagreed, so he said: "Since you don't agree, I won't waste my breath either. You can rest assured, one thing at a time, I won't report your plan to escape." After finishing speaking, he wanted to leave.

  Without waiting for him to get up, Tang Feng grabbed his wrist and said: "Old tiger, what you just said hit the nail on my heart. We're in the underworld, not here to harm the country. You can rest assured, even if you disagree with those things, if you want to go do them, I'll beat you half to death."

  Wang Sheng looked at Tang Feng with a surprised expression: "Death God, are you telling the truth? Don't try to fool me, I may not be clever but I'm not stupid either. If it's really like what you said, then I'm willing to follow you, but if I find out later that you lied to me, even if I can't beat you, I won't let you off."

  Tang Feng didn't say a word, he just nodded his head, but in his heart, he was extremely delighted. With someone helping him, his chances of winning had increased a bit more.