Chapter Seventy-Two: The Colosseum
It should be noted that the function of this 'gladiatorial arena' is not only for these ferocious and brutal criminals to vent their emotions as an entertainment facility. Its main function is actually to select criminals with super combat power or potential. Then use these criminals with good combat power to replace the soldiers to complete various dangerous and difficult tasks, so as to indirectly bring economic and power benefits to the planners of this plan.
There are two types of gladiatorial competitions, one is purely entertainment competitions, also known as 'friendly matches'. The fight between the two sides in the gladiatorial arena was basically not driven by any interests and glory, just to make themselves happy with the prisoners watching the excitement next to them.
The other type is a tournament based on a small monetary reward for reducing the prisoner's time in prison, also known as a 'regular race'. That is, the kind of competition we just mentioned, which is used to select criminals with super combat power or potential, and to use them in the service of schedule planners. This type of competition is generally held once or twice a year, and participants can receive a variety of prize money and a reduction in jail time, depending on the results of the competition. If a prisoner is particularly outstanding in the game and is valued by the officers who oversee the game, then he will be lucky enough to join the special forces to complete difficult tasks assigned by his superiors in order to qualify for a crime pardon and a large bonus and medal of honor.
This reward sounds like a very lure, and the prisoners are salivating and motivating. But in reality, there are very few people who can actually meet the standards in the eyes of officers and eventually qualify for special forces. For example, in the last two years, only three prisoners who are eligible to enter the special forces have been selected from a total of no less than 1,000 large and small events. The three selected individuals are said to have performed quite well in the special forces, and have received varying degrees of criminal pardons and bonuses. One of them was awarded a full pardon for his crimes and a jaw-dropping reward of one hundred gold coins.
With the above many entertainment arrangements, reward mechanisms, and reasonable distribution of food, fresh water and personnel, the entire Blackwater Island Air Prison is managed and operated in an orderly manner, and it is full of vitality. And all of this is due to the shrewd choices and rational planning of the top prison leaders from various countries.
Forty-five years old this year, General Huang Yucai, from the Holy Alliance's 'Cold Moon Country', is one of the important leaders of this Blackwater Island Air Prison. He was the officer who was directly assigned to the prison by name at a joint meeting of state leaders. And the reason why he can be so highly valued is not because he is a rare talent. The reason for this is simply that he was born into a prominent family in the Cold Moon Country, and received a good and higher education in the background of this family's illustrious background. Other than that, there is no other reason.
Although Yan Bing was in a different country from him, they were all members of the Holy Alliance. In addition, Yan Bing has a small reputation in the Holy Alliance, and he has a similar career to Huang Yucai, so in the few accidental times when they had to get along together due to the needs of professional tasks, the two of them were attracted by each other's advantages and established a good friendship relationship.
After Yan Bing successfully caught two felons, especially the 'Jiang Rong' who was very important to him, his reputation and status have once again been greatly improved. In order to consolidate his reputation and status, and not to make the same mistake as last time, let Jiang Rong, who had already arrived, escape under heavy guards, and in order to get the important information about their accomplices from the mouth of the newly caught murderer 'Fan Xiaoqi', he finally decided to escort Jiang Rong and his accomplice 'Fan Xiaoqi' to the 'Blackwater Island Air Prison', which has the strictest defense in the world and the most effective way to deal with prisoners.
Before the escort, he informed the leader of the 'Blackwater Island Air Prison', that is, his good friend General Huang Yucai. After that, as soon as Yan Bing escorted the prisoners to the air prison, he walked into Huang Yucai's office and discussed with him how to deal with these two important prisoners.
Yan Bing knew very well in his heart that Jiang Rong was quite cunning and difficult to deal with. Therefore, he wanted to keep Jiang Rong in a relatively safe cell, preferably in a solitary basement, isolated from other prisoners and even soldiers, and sent strong soldiers to guard him day and night around his cell.
And General Huang Yucai, after listening to Yan Bing's suggestion, frowned and thought for a long time, and finally he promised Yan Bing that if he would definitely take strict care of Jiang Rong, but he also felt that Yan Bing's idea was too cautious. You must know that the soldiers here are all carefully selected elite warriors, and most of their combat power is between the first and second orders, which is more than enough to deal with those prisoners on the island who are much stronger than Jiang Rong. Therefore, he just wanted to keep Jiang Rong in a separate cell on the ground of this large prison, and send people to guard the door and window of his cell in turn.
Although Yan Bing was a little dissatisfied with his old friend's promise, considering the actual problems he said, and taking into account the face of his old friend, he finally accepted it gladly.
As for Jiang Rong's murderer accomplice 'Fan Xiaoqi', Yan Bing was going to torture him and Jiang Rong together to see if they could explain the information they wanted to get, and then decide how to deal with him.
Before leaving, General Huang told Yan Bing that it would take some time for him to get ready for the separate room where Jiang Rong was being held and the soldiers guarding him, and asked Yan Bing to wait for one to two days. Yan Bing politely told General Huang Yucai not to be in a hurry, he was busy with his work first, and then he would think about his problem when he was free. Subsequently, after the two exchanged polite words to each other, Yan Bing temporarily said goodbye to General Huang and left his office.
At this moment, Jiang Rong was already bursting with passion in the cell, and after tirelessly telling Fan Xiaoqi the story for more than two hours, she and Fan Xiaoqi fell asleep on the two beds against the wall.
However, they probably did not expect that a cruel torture was getting closer and closer to them at this moment......
At about seven or eight o'clock in the morning, four soldiers in armor and blades opened the iron door of the two cells, woke up the two who were sleeping soundly, and escorted them out.