10 Shots Fired - part 2 (1/2)

The green-eyed guard glared at Wuxing right after that and yelled, ”I will count to three! If you don't lie down on the ground, I will shoot!”

The other prisoners who were laughing before now feared that the shooting will start and they will be affected, so they moved away from the line of fire.

Truth be told, they could help Wuxing by testifying that he was actually protecting himself but who would dare to stand out now? It was fine to help a fellow prisoner in normal situations as everyone stuck together, but if there were guns involved, then it was better to stay away. In the worst case scenario, they would also be accused as another rebel and be made by them to share the blame.

”…”

Wuxing was at a loss for words for a moment, feeling that there was no need to talk to such a narrow-minded guard and just wait for a higher up to talk reason with and control the situation. Therefore, he stood like a rock and didn't move.

”One!” the guard started counting. At this point, even the miner stopped whining from the pain and realised in terror the situation that he is in. He was happy at Wuxing's misfortune but he also needed to take care of himself.

What if this prisoner suddenly picked him up and used him as a human shield?

He needed to move away from this prisoner's and the guard's range as soon as possible. He started to crawl away, ignoring the horrible pain that immobilised his body. His hands were all bloody and covered in dust, while one of his arms were broken, but he persevered as this was better than dying. In a quick succession of movements, he managed to pull himself away from Wuxing by a few meters. He tried to talk but the pain was too much and he could only sob.

Wuxing smiled and advised, ”Don't you need to help this guy? He is bleeding all over. If you don't, he will get an infection, lose a lot of blood, and die soon after.”

It caused the guards to look at the bloody mess of a miner on the ground. Both of them nodded at each other. The green-eyed guard gritted his teeth and said through the short-wave radio, ”We need a medic as well. One person is injured. Over.”

”The doctor is on his way. What happened? Over.” The voice this time asked for more information. It has already been a half a minute after the first call for help and other guards started to appear one by one as well. If there was only one prisoner revolting, they didn't need every guard to appear on the scene.

”What is going on?” other guards also asked when they saw two guns pointed at the smiling Wuxing. After looking at the bloodied miner on the ground, they could actually imagine what was the situation, but they still asked the question.

The guard turned around to the others and called out shortly as he pointed at Wuxing.

”A prisoner beat up the miner-in-charge. Over.” before he repeated the same to the short-wave radio.

”Copy that. We are sending medics. Take care of him fast and bring him back for questioning. Don't disturb the mining. Out,” the voice behind the radio said.

Returning his gaze towards Wuxing, the green-eyed guard yelled, ”Two! If you don't listen to me, I will shoot you!”

The other guards looked at Wuxing who appeared calm, not listening at all and just standing there. They found the situation strange, but they could not pinpoint why. It was normal for them to do such practises like this. They were just following the procedures.

They had to be extremely careful when handling a revolting prisoner. No one wanted the same situation to repeat where the prisoner managed to snatch a gun and hurt a fellow guard.

Wuxing shrugged with his shoulders and said calmly, ”I would never do something that would allow you to humiliate me. If you don't mind the Chief Warden's anger, then go ahead. Shoot me.”