Chapter 30
The next morning, Xia Zuo woke up to the cheerful wake-up bell in the prison. He was stunned for a few seconds, patted his cheeks to make himself awake enough, then rubbed his hair and went to the public restroom to wash up.
Before leaving, he glanced at the bed on the other side - no one had been there all night.
He originally wanted to say hello to his new roommate, but seeing this, he had to give up the idea.
But it was precisely because there was no malice in the environment that he was able to sleep peacefully.
Although Xia Zuo didn't know where the prisoners in prison would go if they didn't return to their cells at night, he had no desire to find out and was not interested in it at all. He just took a look and completely forgot about it.
I wonder if César got into any trouble last night...
He entered the bathroom on the third floor where he was staying with something on his mind.
His overly sensitive hearing allowed him to hear every whisper of others.
"The color of this prison uniform... Another newcomer who's at a dangerous level."
"Hmph, it's called a dangerous level, but I'll see if I can survive this month. So many people who claimed to be dangerous levels were killed within two days."
"Rumor has it that he seems to have a supervisor?"
"It's been a long time since this prison has been supervised. This kid is really good. It seems that the prison below is quite afraid of him."
“…”
When the brown-haired boy heard them mention him, he didn't care, but when they mentioned Xizel, his golden eyes dimmed in an instant.
Being noticed in a place like this is definitely not a good thing.
The brown-haired boy raised his head, and his golden eyes scanned over them one by one, memorizing their faces.
Those people noticed his actions and fell silent. He was a typical bully who only feared the strong and bullied the weak.
Xia Zuo didn't want to stay with them any longer, so he washed up and was about to leave when someone called his name:
"Xia Zuo?"
The person who called out his name was a tall, thin man with medium-length black hair. He had a fake smile on his face that even Xia Zuo could see. When he saw his gaze sweeping over, he said in a self-proclaimed friendly manner, "I have good eyesight. I saw the name tag on your chest and realized your name is Xia Zuo."
"Want to make friends?"
"No need." Xia Zuo frowned: "I have friends."
The man's prison uniform was a lighter shade than his own, but anyone who could be sent to the Central Prison was either guilty of an unforgivable crime or had committed numerous crimes. Xia Zuo wouldn't trust anyone here except César and Ursula.
Especially since the other person had long black hair and tried his best to make a gentle expression, he was simply a super low-profile version of César - Xia Zuo felt that thinking so was an insult to his friend.
Actually, he and Caesar met for the first time in prison, but the man before him was different from Caesar. From the tips of his eyebrows to the corners of his mouth, he exuded a cunning and shifty air.
Being rejected in public, the tall and thin man's smile froze.
He had made a good calculation earlier - everyone else looked down on Xia Zuo because he was just a little kid, and they didn't think about the fact that he was a dangerous prisoner. If he really got angry, they might not be able to handle it.
But if you show some goodwill at this time and win him over, you will have many more opportunities to operate in the future.
Who knew that the other party would be so stubborn and have such a bad temper.
"You're just a newbie. Do you know where this place is?" Just as the tall and thin man was getting angry, the younger brother beside him couldn't stand it anymore and taunted him, "You're in the same cell with Master Mai, and you dare to be so arrogant? How long do you think you can live?"
But after saying this, he regretted it.
The brown-haired boy glanced at him, and there was no anger in his golden eyes. Instead, he looked like a cheetah ready to pounce. The murderous intent and momentum that came over him, stepping on corpses, was released without reservation, which made people tremble.
Not only the person who made the provocative remarks, but also the other rabble who had gathered here just to watch the fun did not dare to act rashly at this time.
"Xia Zuo."
Just as the atmosphere was becoming increasingly tense, suddenly, a calm young man's voice sounded outside the bathroom door.
As soon as this voice sounded, they were surprised to find that Xia Zuo, who had a terrifying expression on his face, changed his expression in an instant, and his originally dark eyes suddenly lit up.
"Why are you here, Caesar?"
Xia Zuo, whose acting skills were not very good, managed to control his overly exposed emotions with great difficulty, and what followed was his concern for Xizel's personal safety.
The other prisoners gathered here, seeing his expression and movements, couldn't help but turn their eyes to the black-haired boy outside the door.
Especially the tall and thin man, his face darkened after just one look.
The young man leaned against the door, his long, raven-feather-like black hair untied, draped softly over his shoulders and back. His misty blue eyes held no aggression, a color that easily evoked tolerance and gentleness, softening his entire demeanor.
The black-haired boy blinked and smiled. "If there is a legitimate reason, the supervisor can come and go freely."
For example, looking for prisoners under your charge.
The tall and thin man: "..."
Dark hair, tall and thin, with a kind smile. All the elements are there.
But anyone with eyes could see that he had no chance of comparing himself to the young man outside the door who was called "Xize".
He vaguely understood why Xia Zuo looked at him like that.
Before the tall and thin man could get angry, the black-haired boy slowly added:
"After all, if you kill someone in public on your first day here—"
The black-haired boy's gaze seemed to casually sweep over the leading prisoners.
"It's hard to handle...but it's hard to report to the higher-ups."
The tall and thin man suddenly felt a chill on his back.
He had no time to think about the meaning of the black-haired boy's words, nor did he have time to be glad that he seemed to have escaped from Xia Zuo's hands.
What he could feel most intuitively was the dangerous aura revealed in the black-haired boy's expression when he was talking and laughing, which made his intuition frantically warn him.
That was not the threat to life that Xia Zuo posed when he had murderous intentions, but something more obscure, yet more terrifying - as if in front of the other party, even the fear brought by death was not worth mentioning.
Xia Zuo, however, didn't notice anything. Instead, he showed an expression of sudden enlightenment: "You are right, Caesar!"
Damn it, he almost brought trouble to Caesar again QAQ.
Xizel glanced at him and knew that this guy didn't understand the true meaning of his words at all.
However, he didn't mean to tell Xia Zuo.
"Don't waste time here," he said calmly, turning away. "Let's go and get familiar with this prison."
Xia Zuo simply left all the other unimportant people behind and followed happily.
Behind him, the prisoners' voices began to chatter again: "Still threatening to kill people... What's so crazy about you? Do you think you're Master Mai?"
"If you ask me, even a leopard can kill him without waiting for Master Mai."
"And that so-called supervision... Phew, that delicate-skinned person is really so bold."
"I don't know this kid..."
"Enough!" The tall and thin man suddenly shouted, his face pale: "...You didn't feel anything just now?"
The people around him were puzzled: "What did you feel? Were you scared by those two brats?"
"He looks like he's only in his teens. Even if he really killed a lot of people, there are people here to deal with him. Why are you panicking?"
“…”
The tall and thin man stopped talking.
Could it be that the unspeakable feeling of fear just now was really his illusion?
…
"Xize, all the prisoners I just met have great malice in them. If they treat you well, don't trust them."
Xia Zuo said with some concern.
Ursula: "Oh, even if you are deceived to the point where you are left with only a pair of underwear, Caesar will not be fooled."
Ursula: "I really understand Caesar better."
Xia Zuo: "???"
Xizel: "..."
He blinked and said calmly, "Xia Zuo just doesn't trust my fighting ability, so he can't help but say these things."
The black-haired boy raised the corner of his lips again:
"But there's really no need to worry about that. After all, I have Ursula."
——If this scene were put into a comic, the whole screen would probably be filled with “A new pretty boy has appeared”.
Cesar smiled.
"Didn't the guy who shared the cell with you come back last night?"
The black-haired boy asked casually.
"Yes... Hey, Caesar, how did you know?"
Although he was already accustomed to Xizel's actions, he still couldn't figure it out until the other party explained the reason.
"If he was in the cell, you wouldn't be in the state I saw you in." Xizel explained calmly.
"He's in the same cell as you, so he's definitely at the same dangerous level. But judging by the reactions of the other people in this prison, he's definitely more than just dangerous."
Even those rabble could look down on Xia Zuo so much, which only meant that before that, the danger level of falling into the hands of that person was no less than that.
Xizel sighed, revealing a hint of melancholy on the surface: "With my fighting ability, I can't help you much, Xia Zuo. If he comes to provoke me, it will all depend on you."
"No problem!" Xia Zuo nodded without hesitation, not finding his friend's tone strange at all.
After all, he had never considered the situation of letting Xizel fight with others.
And even if she didn't say it, Ursula would definitely help him before he was beaten to death. Xia Zuo was very sure of this.
"I have a meeting at eight o'clock. Until then, I'll leave Ursula with you to help you keep watch while she tells me what's going on here."
Cesar said: "Ursula can hear other people's thoughts to a certain extent and sense their emotions. She will be an excellent intelligence officer."
He didn't expect Xia Zuo to gather any intelligence for him. He just had to be careful and not leak the information.
After all, he is the protagonist of the comic world and the son of destiny. When intelligence is needed, he should still have some brains.
"Then what will you do?" Xia Zuo frowned: "Ursula is not by your side, you..."
The brown-haired boy's pupils shrank.
Because he clearly saw the silver light flashing quickly across his friend's sleeve.
...He had a razor blade? Didn't he also go through a body search?
The black-haired boy tilted his head and smiled slowly:
"Don't worry."
"The me with the knife and the me without the knife are two completely different states."
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