The sense of oppression suddenly increased, and some timid prisoners lowered their heads and left quickly, without even eating.
Lu Guichi said, "Oh, you guys are looking for trouble with others, and when you can't win, you start to bully the minority by relying on your numbers? So this is the peaceful way, I'm really learning."
Master Shu stared at the sarcastic Lu Guichi, curled his lips coldly, and then looked at Lin Wu. He had a very sharp eye and could see that among the three people, Lin Wu was the one who had the most influence.
The middle-aged man was his man, and he was embarrassed to be beaten. He wanted to show his power to save some face, but he didn't expect the other party to not give him any face and wanted to touch his man again. To establish authority, whoever can keep calm will have the advantage, but the middle-aged man's shouting made him lose momentum.
He glared at the middle-aged man and told him to get out of the way.
"You all look unfamiliar. You must be new here. I don't know how long you will stay, but it won't be too short. If you have a bad first day, how are you going to get along in the future?"
He put on a fake smile, but his words were sinister, "Actually, I love making friends, and I have friends everywhere here. If I meet someone great, I'd admire them and want to make friends with them, so we can get along well. It's okay if we don't become friends, but if that happens, I'm afraid the three of you will be very lonely and sad in the future."
Lin Wu raised his eyes, "Threat?"
"How could that be?" Lord Rat smiled slightly, "I've always been a kind person. Look, you guys beat up my people, but I'm not going to make a fuss about it."
"What if I care about it?" Lin Wu said.
Lord Rat’s face darkened.
Lin Wu said slowly, "I always hate people looking at me with disgusting eyes. Even if I go over, I'm afraid the two people next to me won't be able to go over. After all, they don't like the possibility of being cuckolded."
Just as Master Shu was about to respond, he was stunned when he heard the following words: "They... cuckolds?"
Lu Guichi raised his chin slightly: "My partner, is there a problem?"
Bo Ning pinched his chopsticks and said expressionlessly: "...Is there a problem?"
Lord Rat's pupils shrank, and he took a few seconds to digest it, then said, "No problem, a man can't stand it. It seems that my people have brought it upon themselves?"
He glanced sideways at the middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man trembled all over and slapped himself hard several times, his face turning red.
Lord Mouse: “Is it ok?”
Lin Wu glanced at Lu Guichi.
Lu Guichi immediately said: "Okay, then this matter is over."
He walked back and sat down to eat.
The people around looked at each other.
Lord Shu stared at Lin Wu and the other two for a moment with an ambiguous look before waving his hand. The people around them lowered their heads and ate or lined up for food in an orderly manner. The entire cafeteria was silent, and the atmosphere was subtle. Countless eyes fell on Lin Wu and the other two, intentionally or unintentionally.
While eating, Bo Ning dipped his finger in water and asked at the table whether he should ask Shuye, the neighbor, to compensate them for what they had asked.
Lin Wu shook his head and wrote back, "Something is wrong here. Let's stay here for two days and see how it goes."
Bo Ning nodded and ate his food quietly.
Lu Guichi looked at Lin Wu, then at Bai Ning, and wanted to say something, but considering there were many people around him, he had to hold it back.
When lunch time was almost over, the prisoners who had left earlier came back. Then, when the bell rang, the prison guards who had disappeared suddenly appeared from nowhere and directed the prisoners to line up in the radio room to listen to ideological education and write their own reflections and hand them in.
At this time, the prisoners became extremely obedient, including the Rat Lord, and followed like ordinary prisoners.
The middle-aged man who was beaten followed the team with a red and swollen face. The prison guard just glanced at him and then looked away.
Lin Wu took in everyone's reactions, put his hands in his pockets, and followed to the broadcasting room. After listening to the ideological education, he was given a short lunch break of half an hour, and then was assigned by the prison guards to do some labor.
Lin Wu was taken by the prison guard to where the other female prisoners were, and then assigned to clean the laundry room.
Besides her, there were two other women.
One is short with short hair, her name is Mary; the other is of medium build, with her hair tied up casually, wearing black-framed glasses, and looks a little neurotic, her name is Ji Jing.
Lin Wu followed them without saying a word, carrying the cleaning tools. When they arrived at the laundry room, Mary directly arranged the areas that each of them was responsible for.
She didn't say anything, turned around and went to work, but when she was slowly getting the water, someone suddenly patted her shoulder.
Lin Wu's body instinctively made her grab the hand that was slapping her. Without moving, she twisted the other person's hand behind her back. With a little force, she heard a cry of pain.
It's Mary.
Lin Wu let go and continued looking at the bucket.
Mary hissed as she moved closer to Lin Wu, saying in dissatisfaction, "You are so thin, how come you are so strong? You almost broke my arm!"
Lin Wu glanced at her and asked, "What's the matter?"
Mary said, "I heard that you, a newcomer, are very tough. Did you offend Mr. Rat right after you arrived?"
This aroused Lin Wu's interest a little. He turned off the faucet and looked at her sideways.
"What? You're also Lord Rat's man, are you here to vent his anger on him in private?"
“No, no, no!”
Mary waved her hands quickly and looked around slyly, as if to make sure that no one was eavesdropping. She winked at Lin Wu and said, "You must really dislike Master Rat, right? Do you want to beat him up?"
Lin Wu raised an eyebrow: "Hmm?"
Mary whispered, "I know that Mr. Rat goes to a place every afternoon when he works. He never brings anyone with him at this time! You can put a black bag on him and then..."
She made several fist-clenching movements.
Lin Wu looked at her. "Just like Master Shu said, we have to live in harmony in the future. If I do this, won't I be at odds with him? What good will this do me?"
Mary immediately said, "Of course! If you do this... you will have a chance to leave Surabaya Prison!"
"Oh? How to leave?" Lin Wu asked.
Mary said, "I won't tell you now, but if you can get Rat Lord..." She made a gesture of wiping her neck, "I will ensure that you can leave!"
Lin Wu said: "Why should I believe you? If you can do it, why are you still in Sishui Prison? And you can leave here, why can't you get Rat Lord? Why do you need my help?"
"I..." Mary said, "Because you have two very powerful men! I saw them, they are very skilled and they listen to you. I don't."
Lin Wu turned around and continued to collect water, saying calmly: "I don't believe you, and I'm not interested."
Mary bit her lip and looked at Lin Wu, then turned and left after a few seconds.
Lin Wu shook his head, and the next moment, another female voice sounded behind him.
"I advise you to stay away from Mary and don't be alone again. Try to stay with your two partners and let them protect you."
Lin Wu paused and looked back.
A few steps away, the woman raised her black-framed glasses with her fingers and said faintly, "Mary has set her sights on you. She would set her sights on someone every once in a while, and would persistently encourage that person to go after Rat Lord, and would not stop until she achieved her goal. But no one who was persuaded by her to go has ever returned."