Chapter 104 - Unlock (1/2)
Those words ‘not necessarily’ held a lot of meaning.
Su Min himself couldn’t explain why he said that, so he decided not to explain himself.
Soon after he returned to his room, it was time for dinner.
Dinner was the same as lunch. Most of the discussions were centred around the visitations today and there was even one crying because someone had told him that he was cheated on.
Although there was no evidence, just having that suspicion alone was upsetting enough.
Su Min on the other hand didn’t experience any changes to his appetite. The only change was that his food was visibly better than the others sitting near him. The onlookers who saw this were particularly envious.
Someone wasn’t happy: “Why does he get to have something so nice?”
A prison guard nearby replied expressionlessly: “Do you work better than him?”
The prisoner who asked: “………..”
Forget it. He didn’t have a lawnmower ability like Su Min.
As they ate, Su Min paid close attention to the prison guards timing. Afterall, they would always rotate shifts or be rostered to guard a different location.
Probably because all the prisoners were out during meal times, there was a prison guard in all four corners of the room. Escape would be a difficult feat.
After returning to the room, Su Min took note of them again. There were now just two standing by the door.
Two prison guards would be easier to deal with.
As long as he could unlock the door, it shouldn’t be a problem.
In regard to this issue, Yin Ze said: “It’s mainly because we can’t leave the room. If we could leave, we would be able to do more things.”
It was indeed important being able to leave their room.
Su Min walked to the door and carefully examined the lock. It wasn’t something that was impossible to pry open. The only problem was that they didn’t have the suitable tools for it.
Back at the orphanage, there was Xu Yixiang so he could use a hairpin. Here, there wasn’t anything thin and sharp to use.
A wire was even more difficult to find.
Su Min stared at the lock for a while.
Fang Shu Juan supported his injured arm and came over: “Are you looking at this lock because you want to pry it open? It’s not very realistic.”
After all, even if it was easy to unlock, they wouldn’t have a chance to do it.
Su Min pointed at the lock, “I suddenly thought of something. It should be able to be unlocked but we just need to get our hands onto something.”
Fang Shu Juan asked: “What is it?”
Su Min lowered his voice and whispered: “Foil.”
Foil was something no one was a stranger to, but few people knew how to unlock a lock using one. Because of the characteristics of foil, skilled locksmiths would sometimes use it.
He knew about this method because he had seen it on the news before.
It had appeared in the news not only once and was even something the police force had specifically warned about. Particularly for old locks, it was a very useful method.
There were different types of foil. If you used the ordinary ones, it would take more time. Since the prison here was a prison in a movie, it shouldn’t be too hard to open.
“Are you sure you can?” Fang Shu juan said: “If you can, we can think about how we can get our hands on one.”
Yin Ze walked over from behind, “They don’t use it much in prison.”
Foil was something that you don’t normally use so they naturally had no clue as to how they would go about getting it.
Su Min also felt some hesitations.
Getting foil was like getting a hairpin. It wasn’t something you could find easily.
Fang Shu Juan asked: “Is there any other way?”
Yin Ze shook his head.
They didn’t tamper with locks, so they didn’t even know how to examine a normal lock. Since it was something that required a key to open and they weren’t in possession of a key, they didn’t pay it any attention.
Fang Shu Juan asked again: “Where could foil be usually found? We can try and get it indirectly.”
With him asking that, Su Min suddenly thought of something.
He looked up, “I know a way.”
Because the doors and windows in the room were all barred up and not completely blocked, the three of them moved away from them.
Su Min asked: “Have you ever drank milk?”
Yin Ze said: “Of course I have. I’ve had all kinds of milk before.”
“Then you’re really amazing.” Fang Shu Juan casually commented, “Are you asking about the bottled ones or a specific brand.”
“The ones in a carton.” Su Min said: “Normally, there would be a layer of foil inside the carton to preserve the milk and keep it fresh.”
Fang Shu Juan thought for a moment, “I think you’re right.”
He used to flatten these cartons and then cut a corner to drink it instead of using a straw. Through that opening, he recalled seeing foil inside.
Yin Ze also remembered: “I can’t believe you could think of something like this.”
Su Min also added: “But we don’t have milk.”
So they were once again in a deadlock.
“I know how to get it.” Yin Ze suddenly said, “I have seen brother Hao drink it before. It happened before both of you came.”
Hearing this, Su Min smiled, “Then that makes things simpler.”
After all, he himself was his benefactor.
It was best taking action at night. With another incident likely to happen again, Su Min couldn’t delay things any longer. It was better to strike while the iron was hot.
He called a prison guard over. Probably because of the previous incident with brother Hao and the social meetup, the prison guard didn’t hesitate to bring him over.
Li Hao was lying on his bed. When he saw him, he almost fell off.
Zhang Jian quickly supported him, “Brother Hao, 488 came to your door on his own. Seeing that he’s coming here at such a late hour, he most likely came to have some fun.”
Li Hao slapped him away.
When the prison guard left, Su Min approached the room, “Brother Hao, I would like to ask for your help tonight.”
Zhang Jian internally thought, ‘As I thought’.
Li Hao came over and asked with suspicion: “What is it?”
He couldn’t think of anything that would make Su Min come over and ask for help.
To avoid the others in the room hearing, Su Min lowered his voice: “Brother Hao, do you have a way to get milk? The ones children drink that’s not bottled but in cartons.”