In Tide Prison, volunteer inmates from three or four holding areas are usually brought together to work in the same laundry room. As for how many laundry rooms there are in total, the prisoners don't know, and the prison guards don't know very well either.
The prisoners in different holding areas have finished their work in their respective places. If you try to go to other areas, you will be electrocuted immediately after crossing the corridor door.
In the laundry room, the prisoners' job is to wash the dirty prison uniforms and cloth shoes. As for the underwear, they will not be reused and will be destroyed directly.
The prisoners in Tide Prison don't wear socks, not because they are afraid of using them to perform puppet shows, but mainly because socks can be used as weapons. Someone once put soap in socks to throw people in the shower, which was very lethal. It was very big and had a bad influence. There were many imitators. From then on, everyone had no socks to wear.
Similarly, the shoes worn by prisoners did not have shoelaces. Legend has it that a prisoner nicknamed Bigstan used a shoelace and two pieces of soap to make nunchucks, which he could beat all the invincible opponents in the prison. Later, The prisoners even had no shoelaces.
After these two incidents, the fights in the baths have subsided, because the prisoners are worried that if this situation continues, soap will have to be banned next.
Closer to home, when Zuo Dao came to the laundry room, he found that the work here was actually not very tiring. He just loaded the carts of dirty clothes into the cart and sent them to the empty washing machine, then stuffed them in and closed the lid. If there is a machine that stops rotating, take out the clean clothes inside and put them in the cart to send away. The last step is to form a set of the same size and throw them into the basket.
These things don't take much effort, just a little tedious. While Zuo Dao was doing this kind of work that didn't require much mental effort, he was thinking about whether he could deduce how many prisoners there were in this prison by counting the number of dirty clothes.
In fact, his idea has already been tried by someone. There is no shortage of highly intelligent criminals in Tidal Prison. They have thought of various ways to collect information and spent months and months trying to figure out the various patterns in the prison. They have formulated countless escape plans that at first glance seem to have a high success rate, but in the end Either you are denied by yourself, or you are denied by the facts. The fact is that every once in a while, you will hear about an unlucky person who perfectly executed the plan that coincided with his own idea, and then was shot dead...
The number of prisoners, the number of prison guards, their personalities, backgrounds, weaknesses, these things that seem to be close at hand are all very difficult to obtain information in Tide Prison.
Zuo Dao was no exception. After about a week, he understood the difficulty, which can be roughly summarized in twenty words: clothes are washed in batches, cells are changed every day, there are many prison guard transfers, and the life of prisoners is too short.
The work in the laundry room ends in an hour, and there is a fixed workload every day. The reason has just been explained, to prevent you from calculating the total number of people in each detention area based on the clothes.
There was still more than half an hour until it was time for dinner. Zuo Dao thought to himself that those who worked here might have a better meal that day. This was the most practical and reliable reward he could think of.
"Hey, new guy." A voice appeared behind Zuo Dao.
Zuo Dao's first reaction was very quick. He pretended not to hear.
"Hey, I'm calling you, the new guy." Another prisoner standing in front of the left lane spoke.
Now Zuo Dao knew that he could no longer pretend, he raised his head and said, "Call me?"
"That's you." A group of prisoners had already gathered around Zuo Dao.
Zuo Dao's face will turn white in just one stroke, right? Is the newcomer so obvious
He was taking a chance, trying to stay calm, and said, "I've been locked up for half a year, haven't you seen me?"
A tall man stood in front of him: "Whether you have been locked up for half a year or ten years, you must have never been to the laundry room."
"Besides, we really haven't seen you before." Someone else in the crowd said.
Zuo Dao understood that he seemed to have stepped into a strange social circle. These prisoners who come to work in the laundry room have a higher probability of meeting each other. Although the detention area and laundry room will change, their chances and frequency of meeting are definitely higher than those of prisoners who do not come here, so this group of guys are familiar with each other. formed a gang.
"Okay, this is my first time to work in the laundry room. What, do you have any opinions?" Zuo Dao is called a pig's nose inserting onions and pretending. According to his nature, he should have nodded and asked everyone to "laundry helper" "The big brothers are so generous and take good care of me. But in such a dangerous place, you must not show weakness. Once you are seen to be afraid, death is probably not far away.
"You're pretty cool, kid. You're so skinny. Do you want to relax?" The big man in front of him got a little closer.
Zuo Dao didn't even take a step back, he glared at him and said, "A dog that bites doesn't bark."
When this guy was arrested, he pretended to be Brother Ma. When he was in prison, he directly transitioned from "A Better Tomorrow" to "Prison". Anyway, he wanted to carry out the image of a righteous gangster to the end.
As the saying goes, if you are not crazy, you will not survive. Being so deeply involved in the drama has helped him gain a lot of impression points. However, the prisoners who can enter Hell Island have seen some scenes and will not be scared just because you are forced to jump over the wall. After saying a few cruel words, he became awe-inspiring. This is a symptom that occurs after being enveloped by the halo of mental retardation and the aura of tyranny.
"We welcome new people to join, but if you want to stay in the laundry room in the future, you have to understand some things." Another prisoner said: "Have you seen those prison guards? There are so many of us gathered here, and they still Standing in the corner and turning a blind eye. This is an unspoken rule in the laundry room. Even if different prison guards come, they will not interfere with the affairs between us prisoners. Here, you can beat people blatantly, as long as they don’t kill them, they will be punished afterwards. There will be no accountability.
You have two choices now. The first is to join us. In the future, we will exchange information with everyone, look after each other, and ensure that our members are not sent to special detention areas or cages and coffins. You can also improve the food. Second, we'll beat you half to death, and then you'll come to the laundry room and beat you again and again. "
Zuo Dao couldn't bear it any longer. He really wanted to put on a flattering expression, describe his admiration for all the elder brothers with the words "the endless stream of rivers", and make a few words, "I will go up to the sword mountain or go down to the sea of fire, as long as you don't beat me." , let me add anything.
"It's not impossible to join, but as far as I know, only weak people like to form gangs and take care of each other." After Zuo Dao finished speaking, he really wanted to slap himself a few times. Why did I say it out loud? Just blurt it out! Is this what I really think? It turns out that when I am pretending to be a hero, I will unknowingly say all sorts of unflattering remarks.
"Don't think that just because you can make waves outside is a big deal. This is Tidal Prison. Who do you think you are talking to?" Someone among the prisoners interjected: "Who can live here for more than a month without being extraordinary? Where?"
The big man spoke again: "Also, you will know soon whether he is a weakling or not. According to the rules, new joiners have to pick three people to fight with themselves. But don't worry, no matter what the outcome of the fight is. No matter what, you are considered to have joined, and there must be no grudges between each other."
Are you doing a fight club? ! three people? Hit me? Are you a landlord? Or is there a way to play in the magic city? If you choose not to join, you will be beaten by your gang until you can no longer take care of yourself. If you choose to join, you will have to beat three of them one by one? Then wouldn’t it be a tragedy for me on both paths? Zuo Dao exclaimed in his heart, but his face was still filled with a cold and calm look: "Okay, I see you are eager to try, so I'll leave you alone."
"Hmph... ok." The big man replied with a sneer.
Zuo Dao also has his own plans. This big guy is probably pissed off by himself. If he loses his mind and makes things bigger, the prison guards might come and stop him. Now he picks two more tough guys and hopes that they will punch and kick him. Just don't make it too heavy.
"And you, you." Zuo Dao picked out two short and thin men in the crowd. Both guys showed malicious smiles and walked towards Zuo Dao.
The other prisoners retreated one after another, leaving an open space in the circle. Three people, one tall and two short and thin, stood in the middle with Zuo Dao and faced each other.
The prison guards also gathered together, whispering to each other and watching the excitement, with no intention of stopping it. Their principle was that it was okay to fight, but don't cause a commotion. As long as you fight in an orderly manner, you can fight however you want, and you can even hold the World's No. 1 Martial Arts Tournament during your free time.
As for the kind of fighting and conflict in a restaurant where plates are flying and food is thrown, and dozens or even hundreds of people are involved, it is a riot. At that time, the situation will inevitably get out of control. Once this happens, in line with the principle that the law does not punish everyone, Dian The warden will probably cancel the supply of plastic plates and spoons, and help the prisoners build a food trough for feeding pigs. From now on, the prison guards will supervise you to lie down in a row to eat. This is a scene that everyone who still has a lower limit is not willing to do. seen or imagined.
"Let's do it. What are you waiting for? I'm still waiting for dinner." Zuo Dao continued to provoke. He was already prepared to be beaten. Once he was at a disadvantage, he would start the strongest defensive posture of mankind by squatting with his head in his arms. Resist, no one in the Tidal Prison can use abilities anyway, even if you know moves like the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, when faced with my shit beetle posture, the attack power is the same as that of the King's Eight Fists.
Just as he was thinking about this, the big man in front of Zuo Dao performed the standard movements of a boxer. He held fists as big as casseroles in both hands, one high and one low, one in front of the other and one in front of him. He leaned on his arms with flexible steps. Within the attack range of the exhibition.
Although Zuo Dao is a paper-level ability user, he rarely fights with others outside. He is not an elegant thief like an accountant who can successfully avoid violent conflicts, nor is he a vicious blood owl who can scare others with his momentum. His crimes often end up escaping, but at this moment, in this prison, in front of these three opponents, he has nowhere to escape and can only fight head-on.
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