Chapter 100 - Thank You (1/2)
In fact, there were no sounds after that.
Su Min slept until early morning. When he woke up, Fang Shu Juan had already washed up and was sitting on the bed.
He seemed to be in daze.
After Su Min returned from washing up, he saw that he was still sitting there. He wondered: “What are you doing sitting there and not moving?”
Fang Shu Juan said: “Nothing to do.”
Yin Ze from the upper bunk got down and went over to the bathroom without a word.
Fang Shu Juan glanced out the small window and said: “The weather today looks good. It probably is a fine day.”
Su Min also looked over and saw that he was right.
The past few days were also fine days, but they weren’t as good as today. Although the weather was something that could not be controlled, he felt that the weather in a horror movie could be quite useful.
Afterall, many directors would use the weather symbolically.
Su Min looked away and sat back onto his bed, “I wonder if brother Hao will go missing or have something happen to him today?”
He didn’t want any more people to die.
As far as he knows, the prisoners here were not given death sentences. As long as they are reformed, they could restart their lives again.
And for brother Hao, although he often claimed to be the big brother in the prison, he didn’t really do anything. The most exorbitant thing he did was forcing himself onto the other prisoners.
Compared to dying in the prison mysteriously, Su Min preferred that he received legal retribution.
“It’s not like he won’t die just because we hope that he won’t die.” Fang Shu Juan folded his blankets, “I just hope that I can get out of here sooner.”
Su Min asked: “How many years were you sentenced?”
Fang Shu Juan smiled: “One year.”
Su Min nodded. That was a little less than his. Yin Ze’s was probably the one with the longest sentence out of them but they would all get a resolution to their sentences by the end of this movie.
Because unlike foreign movies, no matter how you wanted to film domestic movies, it must still be legal and pass the screening. Although the protagonists do not necessarily have to be a great representative of justice, you weren’t allowed to overdo it.
Horror movies were not exception.
That was why his character’s crime was accidental manslaughter. Details like these had to be changed in order to meet regulations.
As they spoke, Yin Ze stepped out of the bathroom, “There’s another ten minutes until it we go for breakfast.”
Su Min said: “Let’s pay more attention to brother Hao today.”
The contact time they had with brother Hao wasn’t much. Something would probably happen between breakfast and lunch.
After waiting ten minutes, the speaker and whistle sounded.
The doors opened one by one and the prisoners lazily lined up for breakfast. Everything began as per usual.
Sitting at the dining table, Fang Shu Juan said, “Why don’t we drag brother Hao over so that we can watch him closely?”
Yin Ze immediately countered that suggestion, “Use your brain a little before you speak. Do you think he’s someone you can drag around as you pleased?”
Fang Shu Juan said: “I can’t but someone else can.”
He looked at Su Min.
Su Min could only say: “I’ll try.”
It would be a rather difficult feat taking a human away from a ghost.
Fang Shu Juan said: “It’s okay if you can’t. We aren’t saviours anyway. We just need to ensure our own safety.”
In a situation like this, keeping oneself safe was the most important.
After breakfast, they were again sent outside to weed.
Su Min as usual didn’t need to do much and he spent most of his time mulling over how he should go about bringing brother Hao over.
Finally, when they were almost done with their weeding, he started to act.
On their way back, Su Min walked over to Li Hao and called out to him.
Li Hao was messing around with his younger brothers and had a long stalk of grass hanging out from his mouth. After hearing Su Min calling out to him, he was very suspicious.
He asked: “You’re looking for me?”
Wasn’t he reluctant to approach him before? And with all those strange things happening, he didn’t want to get too close to Su Min.
Su Min said: “We’re looking for you. Not me.”
Li Hao: “………What’s the difference?”
Su Min wordlessly looked at him. He then said: “Of course it’s different. We are three people, and I am just one. Who taught you maths?”
Li Hao said innocently: “I have never attended school.”
Su Min sighed.
In fact, he could tell that just from his manner of speaking. He just didn’t expect Li Hao to admit to it so quickly.
Su Min said: “We have something to say.”
“Spit it out then.” Li Hao looked warily at him. He was afraid of something happening again, “Otherwise I’m leaving.”
Su Min said: “Let’s go over there to speak.”
Li Hao thought about it and eventually agreed.
Because they didn’t need to line up when returning and could walk in pairs or threes, the prison guards didn’t pay them much attention.
As for his little brothers, they were all driven away.
Along the way, Su Min didn’t mention anything about saving him and only asked about some things about the prison.
Li Hao had stayed in this prison longer than Yin Ze and had also witnessed more things. He didn’t hide anything and easily told him everything.
It was also at this moment that Su Min realised that the prison was hiding a lot of things.
Since a long time ago, people had been dying here. Numerous people had been killed and taken as substitutes.
As they chatted, they soon reached the prison gates.
Li Hao had almost spoken until his lips were dry. He finally stopped and asked: “Why are you asking so much?”
Su Min said: “Don’t you find it strange?”
Li Hao said: “It is strange. But no one told us anything.”