Only the Buddha and all sentient beings are equal, but in fact, in Buddhism, all sentient beings are strictly hierarchical, and they are definitely not on the same ladder.

This is even more true in prisons, where beneath the surface of harmony is naked violence, where the strong reign.

From the mouth of the Japanese who took care of me, I learned that in this Alcatraz prison, all the prisoners are hierarchical, they are above the Chinese, but the Chinese are not the lowest here.

I didn't want to stay here for a second, but the reality was cold, and I lay in bed and pretended to be sick to hide from the prisoners and labor outside the cell, but only temporarily.

In the days of exile and imprisonment, I missed my friends and relatives so much, but my hometown was thousands of miles away from me, and there was an invisible power grid. All I have to do now is try to find a phone to call for help, otherwise I won't be able to escape from Alcatraz on my own.

This Japanese took care of me very meticulously, the special care of Deli and Lao Wu, the food he sent was always for two people, after eating, the British male brother always used broken Chinese to introduce me to the "glorious history" of their family, his grandfather once went deep into the hinterland of China Wuhan as an invading Japanese army, and his father went to the riverbank park as an apologist to kneel on the Yangtze River.

After learning that I had also stayed in Wuhan, he became more cordial to me, and kept asking me what I thought of the war of aggression against China.

I didn't answer, war is far away for us people, maybe only in textbooks.

While he was eating, I whispered to him, "Have you ever thought about escaping here and returning to your hometown?" ”

A mouthful of his meal got stuck in his throat and he coughed violently, and I hurriedly passed the shrimp soup.

Yingnan swallowed the dry rice stuck in his throat with shrimp skin soup, and slowed down for a long time before he said lightly to me: "When I left the Japanese nationality and became an American citizen, I had already betrayed my ancestors, here, I was a grandson slave to the Americans, and they still looked down on me, what face did I have to return to my hometown and face my parents and fellow villagers!" ”

I once told him, "This is a hell, I know that I can't change everything here by myself, and I once met a Tibetan warrior whose dream is to lead thousands of warriors to sweep away hell!" ”

Yingnan said to me: "That can only be an ideal forever, as long as human beings continue, hell will not be empty!" ”

"But I believe that tens of thousands of warriors have been gathered under his command, and we have already fought with him in the desert, and if I can contact him now, he will definitely lead his warriors to level this place and rescue us!"

Yingnan didn't believe it, so I took the opportunity to ask: "Then do you know if there is a phone number here that can make a transoceanic call?" ”

He thought for a moment, then replied in a low voice, "Yes, the phone in the warden's office can be dialed from any phone number in the world. But his phone can only be used by himself and those who have gone through his permission! ”

I said indignantly, "Are we deprived of all the strength to call our loved ones in this prison?" ”

Yingnan spread his arms and said, "Why, do you think you will be able to see your family again after being imprisoned here?" The prison is completely isolated from the outside world, and only prison guards have access to outsiders. ”

This Japanese man had already moved in with me, and before he went to bed, he had to kowtow to the West and pray in Japanese, and only then go to the bathroom to wash up, and then say goodnight to me before climbing into bed to rest.

I also told him that I didn't like to be disturbed when I was asleep, and I went to sleep and waited for the ghost guard to arrive.

Since I had just recovered from a serious illness and my body was still relatively fragile, it was not suitable for me to leave the cell in person to find my soul, A led a group of guards to the cell and ordered them to stop outside the door and wait, he himself passed through the cell door and came to the bedside and introduced to me: "We have detected one of your spirits, unfortunately it was picked up by a prison guard and put in a bamboo cage, and your body must go there in person to merge with this spirit." ”

I hesitated, and A said, "Maybe you didn't understand, you have to go to this guard in person, and ask him for a grasshopper that you are attached!" Do you understand? ”

I nodded in agreement and asked, "What's the name of this prison guard?" ”

"Willy, Avar Willy, but he's an old prison guard here, and he'll be retiring in a few days, so you're going to have to hurry!" A said to me.

I replied slowly, "Okay, I'll try to retrieve one of my souls from Willy, but I need time, and I'll have to trouble you to keep searching for my other lost souls!" ”

A took his leave of mine and was about to leave the cell, but I hurriedly stopped it and said, "Let your subordinates leave first, and you can take me to meet this Avar Veli and prepare me to meet him tomorrow!" ”

It agreed, and said to the guards outside the prison door: "You all go back first, I will take Mr. Yuan to meet Old Willy, you continue to search for Mr. Yuan's lost souls, and report to me as soon as there is news!" ”

The ghost guards outside the cell door immediately took the order, and then dispersed.

My soul was separated from my body and floated away from the bed, and with a twist of my wrist, I conjured up a ghost guard's uniform for me to put on, saying, "This uniform can disguise your true identity and protect your fragile soul!" ”

It was a moon-white suit, light as paper, but as flexible as a steel wire, and I felt a little warmer when I put it on.

A led me out of the cell, out of the hallway, across the playground, and on, and out of the prison, and at the entrance to the castle, we came to an ear room.

It was a man-made point leading to the outside of the castle, but the old room was fitted with many modern appliances and furniture, such as a 24-inch color television, a ceiling fan, and a slightly obese man with thick hair and a high nose lying on a bamboo bed.

"This is the old prison guard Avar Willy, who has been working here for thirty-seven years, knows the whole Alcatraz Island well, his job is very easy, only the first and fifteenth of each month to welcome the food and household items brought in from outside, and the rest of the time wanders the island."

On the shelf at the head of his bed, I saw a delicate bamboo cage with the crisp cry of a gnat. When I closed my eyes, I saw a turquoise grasshopper trapped inside and honking.

"Your lost soul is attached to this grasshopper, you must recall it as soon as possible, or if the host dies, the soul will also be gone!" A explained to me.

I asked, "Then how can we recall the soul attached to the grasshopper?" ”

A replied, "That's where the black mage's mana comes in!" ”

"Please wait for me outside first, I want to enter the old prison guard's dream, so that I can understand him!"

A immediately warned me: "It will be very dangerous for you to enter his dream like this, and if he suddenly wakes up from his dream, you may be trapped in his dream and never be able to escape!" ”

"So I beg you to stay outside and protect Willy from being disturbed, I can only get to know him if I enter his dreams!" I said frankly: "Sun Tzu's Art of War" cloud: know yourself and know that you will not be defeated in a hundred battles! ”