"Its Lin Feng..." As soon as he mentioned him, Sun Wenzhong fell silent, narrowing his eyes to stare at the location of the cell door. Not long after, Xiong Wanyi and Lao Mo woke up to switch shifts. Sun Biaozi and Xi Menlian then separately found a bed and quickly took a nap.

  The next day, after finishing the morning routine, the four of them followed the prison guard to the dining hall. According to the rules of Xiaobei Prison, meals were served in order of prisoner number. After the first batch of prisoners finished eating, Sun Baozi and his three companions each took a stainless steel bowl and walked around the serving area.

  The person in charge of serving the rice was a shaky old man, who looked to be over 70 years old. The old man seemed to have a disease similar to Parkinsons, and his hands trembled as he served out a bowl of braised white vegetables, spilling half of it. Sun Baozi watched the old man serving the dishes with amusement in his heart, thinking that now Xiao He Shang had someone to accompany him.

  However, the prison food was something that Sun Baozi and his three companions had no appetite for. Each of them had a half bowl of boiled white vegetables without any oil, accompanied by a hard and coarse corn bun that was harder than a brick. Sun Baozi frowned, dipped his chopsticks in the soup, tasted it, and then lost interest in taking a second bite. Ximen Lian and Old Mo were not much better off than him, but the most straightforward one was Xiong Wanyi, who was so hungry that he picked up a chopstick of boiled white vegetables and put it in his mouth, chewed for a few times before spitting it out: "Is this still something humans eat?"

  The guard at the gate saw that they didnt eat, tapped the iron door with his baton and shouted to Sun Baozi and others: "No. 36 cell, breakfast is over, go back to your cell and wait for further notice!"

  After finishing, other prison guards had already taken Sun Baozi and several others back to their cells. Not long after, the same prison guard took Sun Baozi and his group to a large room similar to a workshop. Inside, there were about 180 prisoners, each with a pair of scissors, cutting away at the fabric in their hands.

  The prison guard shouted at one of the prisoners: "Ji Jianjun! Come here!"

  Only one prisoner in the crowd responded with a "Yes!" and then jogged over.

  The prison guard glanced at Sun Baozi and the others, then turned to the inmate named Xi Jianjun and said: "You put down your work for now, take them to get tools, and teach them how to do their jobs. In half a month, I want to see four skilled hands."

  Xi Jianjun stood at attention and said: "Report to the government, understood"

  After seeing the prison guard leave, Xi Jianjun nodded to Sun Baozi and a few others and said: "First time in, no problem, nothing heavy, just get used to it after a few days." As he spoke, Xi Jianjun led Sun Baozi and a few others around the area where the prisoners were gathered, walking towards a small room at the end.

  As he walked, Xi Jianjun politely asked Sun Baozi and a few others: "Im Xi Jianjun, I was sentenced to five years for theft. What are your names? What did you do to end up in here?"

  The three Ximen brothers looked at Sun Baozi, meaning to let him speak first. Sun Baozi chuckled and said: "Just call me Sun Dasheng, that... whatever came in with a fight. Alas, my hands were not accurate, and I sent the person down. Jianjun Lao Da, the first one who came in was a senior, and later its up to you to follow our brothers."

  As soon as he said this, Ji Jianjuns expression changed immediately. He bowed to Sun Baozi and said: "I dont dare, your reputation is loud inside, how can I be your senior?"

  After a few more polite exchanges, several people arrived in front of the small hut. It wasnt until then that Sun Baozi finally understood - it turned out this was just a warehouse. The prisoners cut fabrics were all stored inside, and the person in charge of the warehouse was surprisingly Old White, the same old man who had served rice in the cafeteria earlier. Upon seeing the old man, Xi Jianjun said: "Old Bai, take out four pairs of scissors, and another twenty kilograms of fabric samples, all under Wu Guanjuns name."

  The old man responded with a grunt, first handing over four pairs of scissors to Jixianjun. Then he tottered inside, starting to rummage for the twenty kilograms of fabric. Only after taking the scissors did Sun Baozi realize that they were specially made, with the tips of the blades ground flat. Even if an accident like a fight occurred, these scissors would at most clip off someones earlobe when no one was paying attention. Apart from that, there was no other potential for harm.

  After handing over the scissors to Sun Baozi, Xi Jianjun specially instructed: "Every day after work, the scissors must be returned here uniformly. If the scissors are lost, the entire monitoring room will be punished. If this pair of scissors is used for things like escaping from prison, everyone in the entire prison will be punished. You guys be careful, if youre really unlucky, youll have to bear the beating of all prisoners in the entire prison."

  As he spoke, the old man had already pushed out a small cart with twenty kilograms of fabric.

  Xi Jianjun found a secluded spot and taught Sun Baozi and a few others how to cut out some patterns. Sun Baozis mind wasnt on this either, and he started chatting idly with them. More than an hour later, the prison guard from earlier brought in another inmate, and when Sun Baozi and the others saw him, they almost burst out laughing - it was Xiao Heishang, whom they had just spoken to on the phone last night. But hadnt this old man said he would disguise himself as a prison guard?

  The prison guard swept his eyes over the crowd of prisoners and said: "Where is the person from cell number 36? Come out!"

  Sun Baozi stepped forward on behalf of the remaining three people, smiling at the prison guard and said: "Report to the government, we are here"

  The prison guard looked at him and said: "This man is assigned to your cell, take him with you when you go back. Ji Jianjun, come out!"

  Behind him, Xi Jianjun was also a first-rate sprinter and arrived beside the prison guard. Just like before, he was again responsible for leading a new person.

  After the prison guard left, Sun Pangzi and a few others gathered around. Sun Pangzi first looked at Xiao He with a sly smile and said: "Old man, speak up, what crime did you commit? At your age, you cant stir up any waves. Im not saying its true or not, but isnt it something like attempted molestation?"

  "Humph! Thats you!" Unexpectedly, Xiao He Shang puffed out his chest and said after snorting: "I was originally sentenced to death with reprieve for defending myself against multiple people who caused deaths and injuries. This is just the revised sentence of no commutation!"

  This remark made Sun Baozis teeth ache. Cant we change the charge? Being charged with the same crime as this old guy is a bit embarrassing...

  It was also time to eat, and like breakfast, it was one cell block at a time. However, when it was the turn of Sun Wus 36th cell block to eat, the prison guard took them to the wardens office instead. In the office, besides the warden, there was another prison guard.

  This person is not an outsider, but Yun Feiyang, who had collaborated with Sun Baozi during the female school days. This guy is also from the second room, and just returned after dealing with events outside a while ago, only to be called by Sun Baozi.

  The prison warden said first: "Sun Ju, Ive arranged for your people to come in. When can things be settled here? What else do you need, just say it, as long as we can understand quickly, theres no problem with me being the prison warden"

  Sun Baozi let out a hearty laugh, glanced at Xiao He Shang with intention or not, and then said to the prison warden: "Im a good citizen, whats the point of coming to work in prison for no reason? Dont worry, Ive invited all the big shots for you. Have you seen - Master Xiao, our treasure of the Civil Affairs Bureau. As long as he is here, everything will be calm and peaceful, even if the prison were turned into a school, there would be no problem."

  When Sun Baozi was speaking, Xiao He Shang sat upright with his eyes slightly closed, looking like a transcendent being. Looking at the prison warden, he even had an urge to go over and kowtow. After Sun Baozi finished speaking, Xiao He Shang opened his eyes and said: "The problem is not big, it can be solved in three to five days. But my words, Prison Warden, you must listen."

  "Thats for sure," said the warden with a nod.

  Xiao He Shang continued: "Tonight, the prisoners within 300 meters of our monitoring area will be temporarily transferred to another cell. Moreover, except for Yun Feiyang, other prison guards are not allowed to appear in this range until dawn. No matter what you hear, dont come out. Otherwise, you will have to bear all the consequences."

  When it came to temporarily relocating the prisoners, the warden hesitated for a moment before nodding and saying: "Alright! Whatever you say, Ill do. If theres nothing else, Ill arrange for the prisoners to switch cells."

  "Got it!" Sun Baozi and Xiong Wanyi almost shouted at the same time, but in this situation, Xiong Wanyi still gave Sun Baozi some face. Letting Sun speak first: "Before solving your problem, lets solve ours first. The food in your prison isnt even fit for humans, we havent eaten anything since morning. Can you bring over a few portions of the guards rations and fill us up first?"

  "So doing, someone will suspect" The warden shook his head and said, but just before Sun Baozis face sank, he said: "But its like this, I watched the surveillance video of the cafeteria at breakfast, I know you all didnt eat. But you guys hold on for a bit, tonight Ill let them raise the food standard, also counts as those prisoners taking advantage of you few"

  They said they were going undercover, so its not suitable to be too high-profile. Under no choice, Sun Baozi and a few others could only return to the cell with an empty stomach. The warden found an excuse for them to clean the cell in the afternoon, letting Sun Baozi and a few others stay in the cell, firstly to prepare for tonights event, secondly they had been hungry for two meals already, and really didnt have the energy to work anymore.

  After returning to the cell, Sun Baozi lay on his bed, looking at Xiao He and Shang who were starting to get busy, and said weakly: "Old Master Xiao, Ill ask you a private matter. Fifty years ago, when we were running around at night, besides Gao Lao Da and Xiao San Da, was there also you?"

  Xiao He Shang asked for Xi Men Lians help, and the two of them drew a strange beast pattern on the ground with a cinnabar pen. After hearing Sun Bao Zis words, he raised his head and looked at him with some surprise, saying: "It cant be seen, Xiao Bao Zi, you know a lot, but you should be a little disappointed, that time I wasnt there..."