The next day was Saturday, and the prisoners did not have to go to work in the factory, but at half past six in the morning, they still had to meet in the public hall on the fourth floor and go to the cafeteria for breakfast.

On this day, cell number four went from six to four. Xu Sanbao was injured by Wei Chiliang very lightly, although he did not lose his life, but he also needed to stay in bed for a few days. Needless to say, Wei Chiliang has not paid attention to him since he was locked up in the confinement room by Zhong Xin last night.

To say that many of the inmates in this underground prison have experience of confinement. Once a mistake is made, he will be locked up for three or five days, or ten days and a half for a month. The pain of being imprisoned in the dark is indescribable. Feelings of loneliness, depression, fear, and despair can literally drive people crazy.

While the other prisoners were happily enjoying breakfast, Wei Chiliang had just woken up from hunger.

In the past few days, he had long been accustomed to all kinds of sudden desperate situations, and even walked around the ghost gate twice, so the confinement was nothing more than a change to a harder bed for him. As long as he was alive, there was no reason for him to give up hope. After all, before his body collapsed, he must not allow his spirit to be destroyed first.

The confinement chamber is pitch black, and the moment you open your eyes, you have the illusion of losing your sight. He hadn't been to the toilet for more than ten hours, and Wei Chiliang had already held a big bubble of urine, and his bladder was uncomfortably distended. He groped his way out of bed and walked slowly towards the corner of the room by holding on to the wall like a blind man. He remembered that when he was locked in yesterday, he vaguely saw a rudimentary urinal there.

He unbuttoned his pants and was about to release the water, when suddenly he heard the sound of the door opening behind him, and at the same time, a small dim light lit up in the room. He turned his head and found that Zhong Xin was looking at him with a stunned expression, and couldn't help asking, "Why, haven't you seen someone pee?" ”

"I remember handcuffing you to bed when I left yesterday......"

"Oh, you said handcuffs." Yu Chiliang suddenly smiled as if he was enlightened, and said in the direction of the iron bed, "That thing is really uncomfortable to wear on your wrist, and I pried it open." ”

"What did you pry it open with?" Zhong Xin was still full of doubts.

"How can that tell you?" Wei Chiliang replied mysteriously while tying up his pants. After that, he washed his face by the pool, and felt that the whole person was much more sober in an instant.

He sat back on the bed, picked up the unbroken handcuffs, shook them in front of him, and said, "Take this thing back." I'm already locked up, so you don't need to put me through any more torture, do you? ”

Zhong Xin frowned and took the handcuffs, checked them carefully, and found no traces of the handcuffs being violently destroyed, and he was even more puzzled in his heart. After thinking for a moment, he asked suspiciously, "Did you sneak something out of the factory?" For example, a needle for threading beads? ”

"Of course not." Wei Chiliang denied it, "When the factory was completed, the prison guards checked the number of tools in each team very strictly, and it was impossible for anything to go wrong without being discovered. ”

"Then you ......"

"Alright!" Wei Chiliang smiled and waved his hand, "I swear, I definitely didn't steal anything from the factory, if you don't believe me, you can check yesterday's records." Our group was the third-to-last to complete the project, and Feng Jiao inspected it quite carefully at that time. ”

"You're really not easy." Zhong Xin praised sincerely, and no longer continued to ask about the handcuffs, but showed an expression of interest, "Tell me, who are you?" Why did you come to this underground prison? ”

"Me?" Wei Chiliang was stunned for a moment, and asked inexplicably, "What do you mean by this?" Didn't you take me back? ”

"Really?" Zhong Xin asked rhetorically in an extremely distrustful tone. "Then tell me, after you were wanted by the police, why did you run to this mountain forest to avoid pursuit? Why was the entrance to the underground prison found? Yes, Zhong Xin used the word "found", because Wei Chiliang was different from other prisoners, they were not secretly arrested and captured from all over the country, but broke into their sight by himself.

"I explained this to the warden the day before yesterday."

"I'm going to hear you tell it yourself."

"Well, if you don't think I'm long-winded, I can tell you again." Wei Chiliang sighed helplessly, and seemed not very willing to mention this disgraceful experience. "After I escaped from police surveillance, I first went to the border areas of Yunnan and hid for more than a year. During that time, I relied on some small business to make ends meet, and I don't need to go into details, you should understand. About five months ago, the local police received information from an informant that they had launched a large-scale anti-narcotics operation in the area where I operated.

"Afraid of revealing my identity as a serial murderer, I escaped from the police overnight. After much consideration, I returned to the province and finally chose to settle in Liangshan Prefecture in Sichuan Province. I don't think the police could have made a special trip to such a remote place to find me without any clues. So I've been around here for a while now.

"On September 3, 2015, I rented a suit with the residents of the village to go hunting. The villagers told me not to wander around the forest alone, saying that the terrain was difficult and it was very easy to get lost, and that there were often wild animals nearby. But I was so curious that I didn't take the advice of the villagers to heart.

"As a result, not only did I encounter a bear in the woods, but I ran away in the dark when I ran for my life, and I lost all my equipment. To make matters worse, I stumbled upon the entrance to the underground prison. At first, the prison guards took me for an intruder with bad intentions and nearly killed me. Later, I guess someone recognized my identity and locked me in by the way. Actually, I'm also very wronged, I escaped for almost two years and was safe and sound, and finally I was caught by you when I went out hunting, isn't this quite dramatic? ”

"According to you, it was a coincidence that you were caught by us?" Zhong Xin asked suspiciously, he still couldn't accept the experience described by Wei Chiliang.

"Many cases are solved by chance, and there are too many accidental things in the world, why can't I be caught by chance?"

"Well, since you insist that this is an accident, please explain to me why someone in this prison wants to secretly protect your life? If you're just an inconsequential criminal, what's the purpose of protecting you? What's the point? ”

"Damn, you're not sick in the head, are you? I also wonder why. Yu Chiliang was made to laugh and cry by this question, and said aggrieved and helplessly, "You shouldn't ask me this question, you should ask your boss!" As soon as the words fell, he suddenly thought of something, looked at Zhong Xin with a strange expression and said, "Oh, I know, it turns out that person didn't tell you anything." You're just being ordered to protect me, a heinous demon, and this feeling of being kept in the dark makes you very unhappy and even humiliated. So you're trying to find answers from me. But unfortunately, I'm also completely in the dark right now, and I can't answer any more of your questions. Unless ......"

"Unless what?"

Wei Chiliang smiled proudly, "I told you yesterday that you owe me an explanation, and I know you will definitely come to me." How's that, can you tell me who that person is now? I might be able to follow this clue and deduce the answer you want. ”

"I'm not going to tell you." Zhong Xin was still unmoved, thought for a while and then changed his words, "It's not impossible for me to tell you who that person is, you tell me the truth first." ”

"I'm telling the truth." Wei Chiliang felt helpless, "I know you have many reasons to suspect me, but I'm really just an ordinary criminal. Maybe someone in this prison wants to use me for some purpose, or something else, but that's his business, not mine. Since you can understand what it's like to be kept in the dark, you should be able to relate to my feelings. And compared to you, I feel like I've been fooled. ”

"Is that all you want to say?" Zhong Xin was slightly surprised, maybe it was only a little bit, he had to believe Yu Chiliang's words. But his rational mind had always reminded him in his heart that the man in front of him was the most insidious and cunning criminal he had ever seen, and there must be no negligence in dealing with this person.

"That's all I can say at the moment, and then it's up to you to perform." Wei Chiliang shrugged his shoulders, indicating that there was nothing he could do.

Zhong Xin scolded secretly in his heart, this kid really planned to deal with him to the end. He stared closely at Wei Chiliang's face through the dim light, and the latter just looked back at him with a smile, but he didn't know how many scheming were hidden under the seemingly innocent expression.

The two of them didn't speak for a long time, and they seemed to be racking their brains to figure out what each other thought. What are the truths? How can I get the information I want? Both of them obviously have a stomach full of doubts, and they can spell out a clear and complete answer by bringing together the information they know, but neither of them will budge.

After a stalemate for a long time, Zhong Xin took the lead in breaking the silence and said: "I think that's the end of today, there is no point in entangling it any longer." Whatever tricks you're up to, I'll definitely find a way to find out. ”

"Whatever you want." Yu Chiliang said nonchalantly.

"That's it for now." Zhong Xin turned around and walked out. Walking to the door, he turned around and added, "Someone will bring you breakfast in a moment, you be honest, don't make any more trouble for me." ”

"Don't worry, I don't want to toss anymore. Tired. Yu Chiliang fell headlong on the bed as he spoke, and the feeling of weakness instantly spread throughout his body.

The door was closed, the lights were out, and in the darkness, no one saw his tired and miserable expression. No one heard him whisper in a low dream: "Qin Yu, are you still alive?" Are you the one who is protecting me in the dark? ”