Chapter 4: First Appearance
Leaving the infirmary, Zhong Xin took Wei Chiliang to the processing plant on the first floor. Access to the factory requires an encrypted curfew, which can only be opened by a few specific persons in charge of the entire prison.
The factory is a large circular space, roughly divided into two areas. There are several rows of tables and chairs neatly arranged in the handicraft area, and the prisoners sit in their places and work honestly. There are a few simple machines scattered in the machining area, and more than a dozen prisoners are busy around the machines. Because individual machines are dangerous, this part of the work is done by those who have committed relatively minor crimes and are not too bad in nature. But around those prisoners, there are still quite a few guards to guard in case of accidents.
At the innermost end of the factory is a large room with a separate partition, which is used as a warehouse for storing goods. Because the warehouse has an exit directly to the ground, the prison director is very strict with its management, and it is only opened to prisoners who are responsible for carrying goods at certain times. If you want to consider a prison break, this route is undoubtedly the first choice, but in plain sight, it is simply whimsical to want to escape from the warehouse without knowing it.
Wei Chiliang finished observing the basic situation around him as he walked. He was taken to the handicraft area, where five people in cell four were sitting on either side of a rectangular table working on trinkets.
Lao Feng was the supervisor of their area, and when the prisoner was working, he was bored and leaned back on the chair with Erlang's legs crossed in a daze. Occasionally, when he found someone lazy, he would shout a few words to demonstrate his strictness. Seeing Zhong Xin and them coming, Lao Feng immediately stood up, as if his subordinates saw the leader come to inspect the work. Zhong Xin didn't have any special reaction, he omitted to greet him, and said directly to Lao Feng: "I brought it to you, you take a good look at him, don't let him get into trouble." ”
Lao Feng smiled and replied, "Don't worry, there will definitely be no problem with me." ”
Zhong Xin nodded, turned around and was about to leave, when Wei Chiliang saw this, he hurriedly stepped forward to stop him, stretched out his hands in front of him, and complained with an aggrieved face: "Big brother, you opened the handcuffs for me, how can I work like this?" ”
Zhong Xin glanced at him coldly, and seemed to be still haunted by what happened in the infirmary. He slowly took out the key from his pocket, reluctantly opened Wei Chiliang's handcuffs and warned in a threatening tone: "Next time you dare to be dishonest to Xiaoyue, I will chop off your hand and feed it to the dog." ”
Wei Chiliang rubbed his sore wrist, and said unto be outdone: "If you have a kind, you can try it, my title of corpse killer is not fake." I'm afraid that you didn't chop off my hand at that time, but your limbs were separated from your body first. ”
"Hmph, you're not small. You don't want to inquire if anyone in this prison dares to touch a finger of me. I want to see how capable you are Wei Chiliang. ”
"Okay, we'll see." Wei Chiliang smiled, but his eyes were full of provocation.
Zhong Xin didn't pay any attention to him anymore, and instead said to Lao Feng: "Uncle Feng, this person is not easy to manage, you take a little more effort, don't let him hide any tools in private." ”
"Don't worry, he will definitely be inspected after each completion."
"Hmm." Zhong Xin answered, turned his head and left.
Lao Feng smiled and said "go slowly", and then focused his attention on Wei Chiliang. "I said, you kid is quite capable, anyone dares to provoke."
Hearing Lao Feng say this, Wei Chiliang realized that something was wrong. Yes, Lao Feng is so old, and his qualifications are definitely not shallow, so there is no need to show such a respectful attitude towards a young prison guard. Thinking of this, Wei Chiliang couldn't help but have a strong interest in Zhong Xin, and said with a smile: "Isn't he just a prison guard?" What's the big deal. ”
Lao Feng snorted disdainfully and said, "He is not an ordinary prison guard, what he said is quite weighty in this place, and even the prison director has to give him face." ”
"Ho, that's a cow! Then why did he go out in person today, he took me for a physical examination, and brought me here to report. Can't you just give this errand to anyone? ”
"In my opinion, he just wants to take this opportunity to meet you in person, so that he can be more wary of you in the future. It's good that you him off as soon as you came in, and you will definitely have a hard time in the future! Old Feng Lianmeng explained with fright, with a gloating expression on his face.
Wei Chiliang didn't think so, he still wanted to ask something, but Lao Feng suddenly stopped the topic, and said back to the truth: "You came to work in the factory on the first day, and I will quickly explain some things to you." We don't have a fixed task here, generally speaking, we are doing some trinket processing or small commodity assembly, and what we are currently doing is the processing of mahogany bracelets.
"We have a clear division of labor here. The prisoners who used the machine over there made and punched small beads out of wood. There is also a group of people who are responsible for cleaning, sorting and sanding. Your group is responsible for the last step, beading. This work seems simple, but it is not just a bead can be strung casually, it is necessary to string the beads with the same color, texture and quality, and remove the defective products in time. The allotted task for each group is 300 strings, and that's just the workload for the morning. Of course, substandard products are to be reworked, so try to do it well at one time when you do it. ”
After a brief introduction, Lao Feng glanced at the progress of the four groups, and said with a little worry: "Looking at the progress of your group, it is really a bit suspenseful to reach the standard before lunch." Go ahead and get to work. ”
As soon as he heard that he couldn't complete the task and didn't have to eat lunch, Wei Chiliang couldn't help but sink in his heart. He turned around and walked towards an empty place next to Liu Jinpeng, and said to the labor members of the fourth group as he walked: "Feng Guanjiao said that your progress is too slow, and I am afraid that you will not be able to eat lunch if you continue like this." As soon as the words fell, not only Xu Sanbao and them, but even the people from several groups around them raised their heads one after another and looked at Yu Chiliang with curious eyes.
Except for the five people in Cell No. 4, the other prisoners were all seeing Wei Chiliang himself for the first time. He is famous, and there are very few people in the group who are also criminals who do not know him, and even if they have not seen his appearance, at least they have heard of his name and deeds.
Now that they see a real person, they naturally have to take a good look twice to see what is so special about this monster. However, at this glance, many people showed disappointed expressions, they thought that the monster should have the appearance of a monster, not to mention the three heads and six arms, full of fangs, but also a hideous, fierce appearance. But the young man in front of him not only does not look terrible, but has clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, and his air is magnificent, just like the image of a sunny young man.
At this time, someone quietly muttered:
"This is Wei Chiliang? Make a mistake. If he dares to kill someone, my king's surname will be written upside down. ”
"It's still a king to write upside down, and you talk nonsense. I've heard that he's had plastic surgery, and he didn't have this virtue before. ”
"I've heard that he's long dead, and the rumors can't be trusted......"
Due to the mixed voices in the factory, Wei Chiliang couldn't hear what everyone was talking about, but he could guess it if he thought about it. Indeed, there are too many rumors about him from the outside world, news reports abound, and many authors have adapted his case into literary works, further expanding the scope of dissemination. The more outrageous the story became, the more terrifying his image became. So much so that later, people get goosebumps just by hearing his name.
"Oh, Brother Liang, you're here." Just when the people around him were talking about each other, Liu Jinpeng was the first to come forward to say hello to Yu Chiliang, and his enthusiastic attitude was as if the relationship between the two people was already very familiar.
Wei Chiliang nodded slightly, even if he was in response, he couldn't tell whether this guy was deliberately acting for others to show his social skills, or whether he sincerely welcomed his arrival.
Xu Sanbao still had the same disgusted attitude towards Wei Chiliang as before, and Liu Jinpeng's power and rebellion made him unhappy. When Wei Chiliang got a little closer, he sourly "snorted" and said, "Five of us do the work of six people, of course we can't catch up with the progress. Bao Ye, I will definitely have to eat at noon, and other people can't make them hungry after working all morning. You are the latest, you do the least, and you are responsible for whether the task is completed or not. ”
Wei Chiliang was already depressed, and he was almost killed by a beautiful female doctor, and accidentally provoked a prison guard who seemed to be very powerful. In such a bad situation, Xu Sanbao, a prison bully, is constantly finding fault, so annoying that he can't tear it off like a dog skin plaster.
was about to argue with Xu Sanbao again, but rational thinking finally won slightly. He realized that not only would he not solve the problem, but he would get into more trouble. Anyway, no matter how Xu Sanbao made it difficult for him, it was absolutely impossible for him to follow the arrangement, let alone take on the unfinished task alone, so he missed lunch, especially when he hadn't eaten for twenty hours and was dizzy from hunger.
After calming down for a moment, he chose to ignore Xu Sanbao's provocation and sat directly next to Liu Jinpeng. He felt that he didn't need to entangle with Xu Sanbao, because cold violence was the most effective weapon for such a short-tempered person.
Sure enough, because Xu Sanbao was ignored, he couldn't hold his face, and his face turned a little red. The feeling of wanting to explode but having nowhere to vent is really uncomfortable. Wei Chi's conscience was secretly refreshed, and he smiled slyly at Xu Sanbao, while the other party raised his middle finger at him diagonally across the table. Wei Chiliang didn't pay attention to it anymore, and turned to Liu Jinpeng, who was stringing beads, and said: "Pengzi, I see that you are very nimble in your hands and feet, tell me, is there anything important about doing these jobs?" ”
"It's not anything to be particular about, just be serious. Try not to string beads with too many different colors and textures, it's annoying to rework. Liu Jinpeng replied as he strung the last bead and took the opportunity to take a breath. I said, Brother Liang, why did you delay coming back for so long when you went to have an experience? ”
"For a long time? How I didn't think so. Wei Chiliang shrugged his shoulders disappreciatively, and then asked Liu Jinpeng, "By the way, what's the name of the female doctor in the infirmary, she looks pretty decent." ”
Liu Jinpeng smacked his tongue in surprise, "Brother Liang, are you interested in that female doctor?" I didn't expect your preference to be good, it's quite special......"
"What's wrong?" Wei Chiliang was a little confused, and hurriedly asked, "Don't you like that kind of woman?" ”
"If she were a decade or twenty younger, I would have considered it."
"What do you say, she's only in her twenties now."
"No, that female doctor is in her forties and almost fifty this year. She's a pretty good person, and her medical skills are good. It's just ......"
The more Wei Chiliang listened, the more he felt at a loss, as if he and Liu Jinpeng were not the same person at all. At this time, Qian Heng on the side suddenly interjected: "Wei Chi is talking about the new female doctor, named Yao Jiangyue, who is very beautiful. Last week I had a leg problem and went to the infirmary to see her. ”
"Really?" Liu Jinpeng's eyes widened, and he complained depressedly, "Brother Cripple, you are not interesting enough, you don't even report to your brothers about such a beautiful new female doctor." I'll have to go to the infirmary when I get a chance. ”
On the topic of female doctors, Liu Jinpeng and Qian Heng chatted word by word. Wei Chiliang didn't need to ask anything, listening to the conversation between the two people, he almost knew the basic situation of the woman.
The female doctor's name is Yao Jiangyue, 26 years old, and she came here to work a month ago through an acquaintance's introduction.
Perhaps because Qian Hengren was more honest, his conduct and education level were much better than those of other prisoners, Yao Jiangyue's attitude towards him was basically friendly. So in Qian Heng's opinion, Yao Jiangyue is not only beautiful and charming, cheerful, but also a good doctor who is serious and responsible.
When Wei Chiliang noticed that Qian Heng said these words, his face showed a look of appreciation and admiration, he looked very funny, and even a little stupid, but he didn't detect any shamelessness and inferiority from Qian Heng's feelings, which shows that Qian Heng's essence is indeed very different from those criminals with dirty thoughts.
Before coming to work here, Yao Jiangyue worked as a doctor in a hospital invested by the United States, and the working environment and salary were good, but she finally chose the dangerous and unique job of the underground prison, mainly because the salary here was relatively attractive, in addition to being driven by curiosity.
Hearing this, Wei Chiliang felt that the female doctor's words were not very credible, if that woman really came only for money, then how could she explain everything that happened in the infirmary this morning? Is it just a coincidence?