Chapter 6: Strange Disease
When the work started again in the afternoon, the atmosphere of Group 4 seemed a little depressing. Except for Liu Jinpeng, who occasionally said a few innocuous gossips, everyone else was much more silent than usual.
As soon as Lao Feng saw their appearance, especially three of the six people with injuries on their faces, he immediately guessed what had happened during the lunch break. It seems that Xu Sanbao's bully really hasn't let go of the "discipline" of the newcomer, but judging from the results, the newcomer Wei Chiliang doesn't seem to be the one who blows the loss.
Judging by Lao Feng's experience, the matter between them is far from over. Xu Sanbao wouldn't let a new prisoner damage his majesty, but how could the ruthless Wei Chiliang let someone else ride on his head.
From the time the prison was officially put into use to the present, Lao Feng has seen a lot of ridiculous things with his own eyes. The provocations and frivolous fights between the prisoners never ceased.
Looking at Yu Chiliang's gloomy and somewhat terrifying expression, Lao Feng felt a faint uneasiness in his heart. He couldn't imagine the terrible consequences that would happen to this man once he went crazy.
At five o'clock in the afternoon, the labor was almost coming to an end. Today is Friday, and as long as you stay up for another half hour, you can spend the day after tomorrow relatively easily.
Because he injured his hand during the noon fight, Xiaoshi's work efficiency almost doubled. Wei Chiliang kept his head down and thought about his thoughts, and he didn't make a few qualified products in the afternoon.
Xu Sanbao had already sat on the sidelines and was lazy and in a daze. Seeing that the No. 3 team next to him had completed the task ahead of schedule, he immediately cheered up and quickly counted the number of things their team had completed. As soon as he finished counting, he frowned tightly, "Damn, it's almost over, you've only made 223, don't you want to have dinner?" ”
When Wang Bald heard this, he hurriedly answered: "Master Bao, I have done the most this afternoon, you have to let me eat." ”
Xu Sanbao glanced at him, and said in his heart that there were many farts, and I was not blind in my eyes. But for the sake of the other party's good relationship with him on weekdays, he still said "um", and then said to Liu Jinpeng: "When it's time for a while, I'll withdraw with the bald man first, and you can do the rest of the tasks." ”
Hearing this, Liu Jinpeng scolded again and again in his heart, but on the surface, he had to nod and agree.
Of course, this is not the first time this has happened.
The group leader has the privilege of assigning the amount of tasks, so at the end of the day, whether their group's tasks are completed or not, they can find an excuse to get out perfectly. Wang Bald is old and physically strong, and he usually follows Xu Sanbao as a thug, and he works hard, which is quite appreciated by Bao Ye, and it is naturally not his turn to work overtime.
Qian Heng never complained about these unfair treatments, because swallowing his anger was his way of survival. The rest are Liu Jinpeng and Xiaoshi, after all, the two of them are young, and it is normal for them to be sent by the uncle in prison. Only this newcomer Wei Chiliang ......
Liu Jinpeng looked at the man beside him with some uneasiness, his face was gloomy, and he was silent all afternoon. Of course, Bao Ye meant that he wanted him to stay and work overtime, but if he said "Lao Tzu doesn't want to do it", who would have the courage to stop him?
Just when Liu Jinpeng was muttering in his heart, there was a sudden commotion on the side of the machining area, and everyone's eyes were attracted almost at the same time, and Wei Chiliang couldn't help but look over there.
"What's going on?" He asked Liu Jinpeng casually, and before he could answer, he saw several prison guards carrying a prisoner in his forties hurrying from that direction towards the factory gate.
"Someone's sick again, right?" Qian Heng guessed in a low voice.
When Wei Chiliang heard the word "again", he hurriedly asked Qian Heng, "This has happened before?" ”
"Well...... Qian Heng thought about it for a while and said, "It seems that there are two or three times." I remember one of the prisoners who was eating in the cafeteria when he suddenly had difficulty breathing and fell to the ground with convulsions. Others...... Heck, I don't remember the specifics. ”
"And then?" Wei Chiliang continued to ask.
"Then I was sent to the infirmary for treatment."
"I mean, what happened to those sick prisoners?"
"Later, um......" Qian Heng scratched his hair and said apologetically, "I didn't know later, I didn't pay much attention to this." ”
"I know." Liu Jinpeng replied proudly, "Later, those prisoners were all sent back to the city for treatment. I guess when they're cured, they'll all be sent to other prisons. ”
"Yes......" Wei Chiliang was a little surprised, and asked suspiciously, "Then do you know what strange disease they have?" ”
"I don't know. I think it's probably due to the deterioration of immunity and various body functions caused by living in such a damp and sunless place all year round. ”
Wei Chiliang was noncommittal about this answer, but he vaguely felt a trace of strangeness in his heart.
After another ten minutes, the prison guards began to organize the teams to complete the task and leave the factory one after another. Before that, they scrutinized each group's tools, especially those with a certain danger, because in the hands of these outlaws, a sharpened wooden strip or even a pencil can become a deadly killing tool.
After Xu Sanbao and Wang Bald were inspected, they also left the factory with the army. The remaining four people still have 62 tasks to complete, and if Wei Chiliang also has to leave, the remaining three people will have to do about 20 each. Even if you do it in three and a half to four minutes, it will take more than an hour to complete all the tasks at the earliest, not counting the time to clean up afterwards. Anyway, it's a bit choking to have dinner today.
Several people were a little depressed, and they were silent for a moment and all looked at Wei Chiliang. The latter was earnestly stringing beads with his head down, as if everything that was happening around him had nothing to do with him. When he caught a glimpse of those people out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly raised his head and asked in surprise, "What's wrong?" What are you all looking at me for? ”
"Brother Liang, what are you ......" Liu Jinpeng didn't understand Wei Chiliang's performance, and said in his heart, is this master willing to accompany them to work overtime?
Wei Chiliang smiled indifferently and urged them: "You guys move quickly, hurry up and maybe catch up with dinner." ”
"But Brother Liang, today is Friday, and the last two teams to complete the task not only have to stay and clean, but also have to move all the boxes to the warehouse, and I am afraid that it will be ...... if I want to have dinner."
"What are you afraid of, isn't it that there are still two teams left to work overtime, and we may not be slower than them." Wei Chiliang said and looked at the small stone, and found that the other party's face was a little pale, as if he was afraid of something. "Stone, how's your hand? We have all our hopes pinned on you. ”
"I ......" Xiao Shi lowered his head, deliberately avoiding Wei Chiliang's gaze. Yes, he was scared, because he was the only one left who had participated in the fight at noon.
"I don't blame you, what are you afraid of?" Wei Chiliang saw through the other party's thoughts, and explained with a smile, "You must be involuntary to help Bao Ye fight, I guess you don't want to go against me in your heart, right?" If it weren't for Pengzi's clever brain, he would pretend to have a stomach trouble at noon and squat in the toilet all the time, I'm afraid he would be pulled by Bao Ye to make up the numbers. I won't talk about the cripple, he never gets involved in fights. So none of you are my enemies. ”
Hearing Wei Chiliang say this, Liu Jinpeng smirked a little embarrassed. Xiao Shi slowly raised his head, his eyes full of gratitude. "Brother Liang, I'...... I'm going to hurry up and be able to outperform those two groups. ”
"Hmm." Wei Chiliang nodded in satisfaction, and then stopped talking.
All four of them worked at full speed, and the rest of the task was completed in less than fifty minutes. The other two teams are still working hard, and it seems that they will not be the ones who are cleaning today.
After the inspection and confirmation of the prison guards, the tools are intact and the products are all qualified.
When Wei Chiliang left the factory, he trotted all the way to the cafeteria, followed by Liu Jinpeng and Shishi. Encountering such a situation, Qian Heng felt very helpless, he limped down the stairs, and the few people in front of him disappeared in a blink of an eye.
When Qian Heng gasped and rushed to the cafeteria, there were still a few people in the cafeteria, and the plates in front of them were already empty, just sitting there chatting. Little Stone helped him prepare a meal and was waving his hand to beckon him over. It was the first time in his long history in prison that someone had helped him with food. His nose was sour, and he was inexplicably moved in his heart.
"Thank you." Qian Heng sat opposite the small stone and said to him gratefully.
Little Stone grinned, "Brother Liang asked me to help you get it." The last one, he's afraid that you won't be there if you're late. ”
Qian Heng paused, looked at Wei Chiliang diagonally opposite, and was about to say something but was interrupted by the other party. "Look at it, we'll have no food to eat if we're a little bit late, and it's miserable to think about the remaining two groups."
"Yes, it's still the stones of our group, and the wrists are swollen like that without delaying the work, how powerful." Liu Jinpeng praised Xiaoshi's ability while smiling maliciously. Suddenly, he struck the wrist joint of the little stone with the rice spoon in his hand, and the latter squeaked in pain, and the rest of the group laughed.
After gobbling up dinner, several people took the plates and came to the public activity hall on the negative fourth floor. There is also an hour of free time after dinner, and most people will stay on the lower four floors until the prison guards call for assembly.
The people in the hall gathered in groups of three or five, and it was all revealed who was closer to whom on weekdays and who belonged to a small group.
Wei Chiliang quickly glanced around the hall, and soon found Xu Sanbao's figure in an area where a small number of seats were placed, and then he saw Wang Bald standing aside, as well as some of the prisoners who participated in the fight at noon. In addition, he also noticed that on Xu Sanbao's right side sat a young man in his thirties, who seemed to have a good status in prison. Wei Chiliang felt that this person was a little familiar, and after thinking about it for a while, a person's name immediately appeared in his mind - Shen Hang.