Before entering the cell, the prison guards searched Richard as usual.

He had nothing on him, empty trouser pockets, no pockets on his white shirt. Shoes and socks should be taken off for inspection.

"I look at Lao Li, give up, I can introduce you to do some other work." Director Sainz wanted to give him a chance to regret it.

"No, I'm going to prove that I have superhuman abilities. I really want to be in the Special Reconnaissance Team. Richard's tone was even more determined.

"What a greedy ghost. Is triple pay that attractive? Director Sainz turned to Spo and asked, "Can he communicate with the outside world?" ”

"Absolutely not, even writing letters is absolutely forbidden. This is the rule of the exam. The colonel said with a hanging face.

Director Sainz asked, "Can your guards deliver news for him?" ”

Colonel Spoo glanced at the warden of Zoseburg and said, "Not a word, either directly or indirectly. Whatever he said to the guards, what he did, or what he gave to the guards, they had to report it immediately to the warden and give it to the warden of Zosebourg. ”

Zoseburg smiled confidently, "This is the old rule, there have been a few officers who don't know the height of the sky and the thickness of the sky, in order to try their luck, came in for a week, and finally all of them admitted defeat in embarrassment. Another one shouted on the second day of his imprisonment: "Let me out, I'd rather go to hell than go to jail again." ”

All four laughed, and Richard smiled especially brightly.

"Looks like it's all right." Director Sainz gave Colonel Spoo a thumbs up.

"This time Mr. Richard is a loser," said Colonel Spoo, turning to the warden of Zoseburg, "if Richard asks for his release, you must immediately set him free." ”

"Okay." The warden replied respectfully.

When the guard pushed Richard to the door of his cell, Richard finally said, "I have three requests that I hope will be granted." ”

"It's too late, and I can't grant him any requests now." Spo warned.

"But my request is not excessive," said Richard, "and I want tooth powder, and I want a $5 note and two $10 bills." ”

Director Sainz, Colonel Spoo, and Warden Zoseberg looked at each other. It's not strange for them to ask for tooth powder, but it's incredible to ask for money.

"Can Mr. Richard buy off your guards for $25?" Spo asked the Warden of Zoseburg.

"2,500 yuan is not enough." Zoseburg's answer was in the affirmative.

"Then give it to him," said Colonel Spoo, "I don't think it hurts." ”

The guard took 25 yuan in change and handed it to Richard.

"Also, I want to put some shoe polish on my shoes."

Once again, they looked at each other in surprise. The request was so absurd that they finally granted Richard.

The warden took them to a cell on the ground floor, where he said, "This is cell 109, where we keep the condemned prisoners, and no one can leave without my permission." It's only about 50 meters away from my office on the first floor, and the guards will report me as soon as there is any noise. ”

The heavy cell door opened, and the sound of rats escaping could be heard inside. Richard walked into the dimly lit cell, and a rotten and mildewy breath hit his face, and he choked and almost vomited.

With a wave of his hand, the guard closed the door and locked two iron locks outside.

The three people outside the door were about to walk out, and Richard asked, "Warden of Zoseburg, what time is it?" ”

"8 o'clock in the evening." The warden said impatiently.

"Thank you. I'll be meeting you in the office in a week at 8 p.m. sharp. Bow. ”

The three of them looked at each other, shook their heads with a wry smile and left.

Qingcheng Prison was built in the middle of an open field, and the cells had a total of four floors, all of which were made of granite. The prison is surrounded by four stone walls, 6 meters high, and smooth on both sides, which are impossible to climb at all. There is also a barbed wire fence more than a meter high on the wall, which is full of sharp barbs and has high-voltage electricity. Even if one is able to escape from the cell, there is no way to get past the stone walls and the power grid.

In the prison yard, from the building to the fence, it is 10 meters wide, and during the day, the guards in the courtyard are never stopped, and there are 4 of them, each guarding a corner. Some prisoners are allowed to be allowed to do so in cell 109.

At night, the courtyard was brightly lit, and there was a watchtower on each side of the prison with four searchlights, and all the guards in the courtyard could see it clearly.

Richard could only stand on the iron frame bed and look out from the high window.

He thought to himself that his Magic Mirror lighter had been confiscated, and he couldn't see the structure of the prison and the terrain around it, which was terrible.

The next morning, he deduced that there was a river beyond the wall, faintly heard the horn of the motorboat, and waterfowl were speeding through the air. In the same direction, the shouts of children playing and the sound of kicking balls can be heard, indicating that there is an open area between the prison wall and the river, where the children usually play.

Richard watched through the window for a while, and finally knew why the prisoner couldn't escape. Despite its history, the prison is sturdy, with new grilles with five thumb-thick iron bars, and windows three metres above the ground, where one has to stand on a bed to barely reach the windowsill. Moreover, the window is only about 30 centimeters in size, and it is difficult for people to get out of the window without the help of tools.

Richard recalled the environment outside when he entered: there was a watchtower against the wall outside, two sturdy steel gates, and a guard guard. When guards let people in and out of the prison, they hear the sound of the key unlocking. Guards can only let people in and out if they are ordered to do so.

The warden's office is also on the first floor of the prison, and to get to his office, you have to go through three thick wooden doors and two steel doors.

Richard calculated that if he wanted to escape from cell 109, he would have to pass through a total of seven doors.

Since he came in, almost no one has come to disturb him, which is good for him. The guards deliver food to the door at 6 a.m., 12 noon, and 6 p.m., and the guards have to guard him to finish the food one bite at a time before taking away the wooden bowl and leaving. Rounds at 9 p.m., every day.

Richard thought to himself: the prison system here is really good, and I will study it when I go out. I didn't expect the prison to be so tightly arranged.

Richard's cell contained only one iron bed, which was very strong and welded to the ground and could not be dismantled without the use of a hammer. There was not even a chair, a small table, a piece of tin sheet, or a piece of pottery.

While Richard was considering several escape options, he began to inspect the roof and four walls of the house. The ground is cemented and very solid. A rat scurried past his feet and scurryed back into a dark corner. Richard squinted in the direction it had disappeared. After a while, he saw many small bright eyes staring at him in the dark, and he counted them, and there were 6 pairs.

For the first time, Richard noticed a small two-inch-wide slit between the door and the floor underneath the door. But not a single mouse escaped through the crack in the door, but none of them were gone. There must be other exits. He lay on the ground, groping his fingers for the hole in the darkness.

It took a long time for Richard to find a small hole in the corner of the wall, the hole was very round, slightly larger than a copper coin, and it was from this hole that the rat ran away. He stuck his finger inside, which looked like a long-unused sewer pipe, and he was pleased with the discovery.

Occasionally, Richard would occasionally talk to the guards standing outside the door, and the guards were bored and willing to talk to him.

"Brother, isn't there anything changing here?" Richard asked.

"Basically nothing has changed," said the guard, "the wall was rebuilt four years ago." ”

"Isn't there a maintenance worker's job in a prison? I turned out to be a repairman. This room is uncomfortable to live in. ”

The guard wanted to laugh, "Wow, repaint the wood on the outside door, reinstall the toilet or something." "The guards are slowly letting their guard down.

"How far is it from the river, I like to swim, and I get excited when I hear the sound of water." Richard said tentatively.

"The river, it's about a hundred meters away, and between the fence and the river is a children's football field."

The two chatted for a long time, and finally Richard asked the guard for some water.

The guards went about their business. Two hours later, the guards passed by cell 109 and heard a commotion inside, then stopped. Richard was lying on the ground when a rat's frightened scream could be heard from a corner.

The guards heard Richard say, "I've finally caught you." ”

The guard asked, "Lao Li, what did you catch?" ”

"A mouse," said Richard, holding up a small mouse that was struggling in his hand, and taking it to the light to examine it carefully, "a mouse." ”

"Don't you have anything more fun to do than catching mice?" The guards were laughing at him.

"It's infuriating that they're running here," said Richard in disgust, "take it away and kill it." ”

The guard took the struggling rat and said, "It's Miss Nini," and he threw it to the ground so ferociously that the rat screamed and stopped moving. The guards went back and reported the matter to the warden of Zoseburg. The warden just smiled and didn't say anything.

That afternoon, the guard standing guard across from cell 109 looked out the window and found Richard standing on his bed looking out. Richard raised one hand to the window, and a white object floated down and landed under the window of cell 109. The guard walked over and picked it up, and it was a small roll of linen with a $5 bill tied to it. By the time the guard looked up again, Richard was gone.

The guard took the linen and the $5 bill to the Warden of Zoseburg, who found it written in strange ink: "Whoever finds this, please pass it on to Director Sainz." ”

Zoseburg smiled and said, "Why did he write to Director Sainz?" ”

"Strange, where did he get the pen and ink?" The guard's eyes widened in amazement.

The warden of Zoseburg was unable to solve the mystery for a moment, and after studying the line carefully, he shook his head and said, "See what he has to say to Director Sainz." So he opened the linen. I saw that it said: "Epa cseot d."

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