Archie didn't lie to me, and my beating of Barrow wasn't revealed. Faced with this scarred Barrow, the handymen had different opinions. Some say that Barrow is too arrogant and provokes a boxer who is not easy to mess with, some say that the commander is tired of Barrow's fat pig-like face, and some say that the girl named Vega taught Barrow a hard lesson. But who really cares who beats Barrow, as long as Barrow is beaten every day, everyone will be happy.

I don't know what Archie said to Barrow or if I really scared Barrow out of the way that night, Barrow never whipped me since, and whenever he saw me, Barrow would always look away from me and let him go. But one thing that must have helped Archie was that I never had to clean that filthy toilet again. I was transferred to the kitchen as a helper to fill the void left by Liu Haishan. Although washing vegetables in the icy pool water every day freezes my hands like steamed buns, I can eat enough every day. Especially the chef of the kitchen, Hu Lao Ba, is really good, and he will always cook the leftover ingredients every day into a pot of stew and distribute them to the handymen who help the kitchen. Every night, everyone sits around the steaming fire and scoops up the leaves in the pot, which reminds me of the time when everyone used to eat hot pot at home.

For me to be able to transfer to the kitchen, the old tile is a little sour. Ask me if the chrysanthemum has been used by the overseers of Barrow, otherwise such a big pie would fall from the sky. I didn't explain it, and I don't want to explain it. In this place I feel that I am becoming more and more numb, and I am less and less concerned about everything, and I don't even have the strength to be angry in the words of Lao Wa. It's just that when it's convenient, I still bring two hardened breads to Lao Wa. However, Lao Wa seemed to take his speculation seriously, and once he took half of the hamburger I had brought him and asked me if I could introduce him to the overseers, and if it was to sacrifice his hue, he would be willing and obedient. Lao Wa's words made my heart flutter, and I asked him if he hadn't thought about leaving here? Lao Wa thought that I didn't want to help him, so I was testing him, trying to explain that he was very peaceful, and he didn't want to go out Yunyun. I was silent for a while, and I had no interest in speaking.

I didn't expect that the old tiles under the same roof had parted ways with me at some point.

Hu Laoba came to the kitchen early as usual and arranged work for each handyman. However, today it also brought a warning, saying that there is a clause on it that no one is allowed to come within three meters of Vega, otherwise the overseer can kill him directly.

When I think of those clear eyes, I can't help but feel warm in my heart. Maybe that girl is the only sunlight in this hellish place. However, in this "hell" where people eat people and don't spit out bones, will this girl be safe and sound?

I shook my head, I didn't think that at this time, I would care about a girl. Dip my hands into the biting cold water and start washing the vegetables, letting the chill of my body dispel my excess pity.

The most important thing for you now is to think about when you'll be able to get out!" I reminded myself.

The smell of mixed tobacco and the sound of rubber shoes hitting the ground reached my ears, and I knew Archie was coming.

I haven't seen Archie since that night. This thin middle-aged man has always been an enigmatic existence in my heart. I don't know if I need to get closer to him, but I'm afraid that what little self-esteem I have left will be trampled on again. I thought about thanking him for his help when we met, but now that he is by my side, I can't say the word "thank you".

I turned my face sideways and nodded at Archie in greeting.

"Are you okay here?" Archie nodded to Hu Laoba in the kitchen, put his hands in his pockets, and looked at everything around him, "At least there is no damn stench here, is it?"

"Is there something wrong?" I put the cleaned vegetables in my hand into the basket and put them in the sink.

"Your name is Shen Luomu, isn't it?" Archie asked nonchalantly, but it made my body tense.

I haven't used the name "Shen Luomu" since the day Xiao Yang sent me away, and people here call me "Dashan" or "Pig". When I heard "Shen Luomu" at first glance, I couldn't help but be stunned.

Seeing my expression, Archie nodded: "I think only you can be Shen Luomu." ”

In this place, it makes no difference to me whether it is a "sunken wood" or a "mountain". It's just that "Shen Luomu" is more likely to cause me memories and makes me more vulnerable. That's why I prefer to be called "Big Mountain" here.

"Now Popov is looking for you. Archie started lighting himself a cigarette again, "I heard you used to be a good fighter. ”

Popov, the Russian friend that Xiao Yang told me about. It seems that Xiao Yang has not given up and is still looking for me.

Thinking of the man who has been helping me fills my heart with guilt. If I owe the most people, Xiao Yang is undoubtedly one of them.

"The name is just a code name. I resisted the urge to keep asking questions, "I'm just a handyman and a pig here." I put down the leaves in my hand and looked at Archie.

"Yes, I don't care if you call it 'Dashan' or 'Shen Luomu' or 'Pig' or something, I just want you to box. Archie seemed to agree with my statement, "I've always wanted to find a fighter like you." ”

"Boxer?" I sneered, "I don't boxing anymore." "Continue to rinse the vegetables in your hands.

"Do you want to get out, then?" Archie's words were like a magnet that immediately made me stop what I was doing.

"Can I get out?" I didn't hide my heart, I don't know what I'm going to be like if I'm kept locked up here. But if there's a chance to go out, who wouldn't want to take it.

"There are so many good fighters here, why do you think of me?" My breathing began to rapid, but my mind didn't follow suit.

"What do you want to do most when you're standing in the ring?" Archie didn't answer my question, he waited for me to answer his question with a focused expression, I knew that this question was important to Archie, it might be more important to me, maybe, with this answer I could have a chance to get out!

I try to think back to every fight I've ever had, what I was thinking the moment I got in the ring.

"Knock out!" yes, whether it's in the ring or not, as long as I take a fight seriously, I only have one thought on my mind, and that's knocking out my opponent, and I didn't have any distractions in my mind at the time.

"Hey, it's that simple?" Archie seemed unhappy with my answer.

"Standing in the ring, I only had one idea. I affirmed my answer, even if I met my good brother Lu Bingtao in the ring, I still had the same idea. I, standing in the ring, will only focus on my own game!

Archie smiled and handed me a cigarette, "I believe in you." ”

"You ask me why I chose you, hey, you clean the toilet and are free, and look at the eyes of those training fighters full of disbelief and provocation, like a beast, your heart wants to trample those opponents who are not as good as you under your feet. ”

yes, I never realized it. I wiped my hands dry and took Archie's cigarette, a little skeptical of Archie's words.

"You're not like everybody here, you have a strong desire for the ring, you want to fight, you enjoy it. Archie said with certainty, "As long as you have this, even if you don't know anything about fighting, I can train you to become a top boxing champion!"

Archie was a little arrogant with confidence, but I couldn't doubt it. Because I'm really eager to get in the ring and have a fight of my own.

"Let me show you the boxing match here, a real boxing match. Archie took off his cigarette butt and beckoned to me excitedly, "You were originally a beast that belonged to the boxing ring!"

"Good!" I clenched my fist, which was red from the cold.