A hundred flavors of life

Chapter 1532 Come over and give me a foot massage! (Please subscribe!)
Hua Shier's sudden outburst startled everyone, especially Jiao Tao, who was completely stunned. After regaining his composure, ignoring the pain in his chest, he shouted loudly to the others:
"All of you, get him! Kill him!"

Apart from Fu Guosheng and Haozi, everyone else rushed forward.

Don't even mention just a few people; even if there were ten or a hundred times more, they still wouldn't be able to withstand Hua Shier's punches and kicks.

And so, to Fu Guosheng's astonishment, Hua Shier swung his arms, and with a series of cracking sounds, these people flew back the same way they had rushed over.

Just then, Hua Shier's ears twitched. He quickly withdrew his foot from Jiao Tao's chest, strode over to Fu Guosheng's bunk, sat down, and whispered a warning to him:
"You better watch your mouth! If you dare to say anything out of line, I'll kill you!"

As soon as he finished speaking, footsteps approached rapidly outside the cell door, clearly indicating that a guard had heard the commotion and came to investigate.

"Everyone, cover your heads and squat down, quick!"

The guard saw the scene inside the cell through the window in the door, immediately pulled out his baton, opened the door, and came in, warning everyone to squat down and not move.

Hua Shier and Fu Guosheng both got off the communal bed and obediently squatted down with their heads in their hands.

The mouse squatted down next to Hua Shier and secretly gave him a thumbs up.

Hua Shier didn't use excessive force against Jiao Tao and his men; they only suffered superficial wounds that didn't affect their movement. They all endured the pain and obediently squatted down with their heads in their hands.

Once everyone was squatting down, the warden looked at the bruised and swollen-faced guys and his face darkened.

He pointed his baton at Hua Shier and asked, "New guy, what's going on?"

Hua Shier glanced at the security camera above the entrance and thought to himself, "What else could it be? You can't believe I didn't see it."

But that's not how it works, he said very cooperatively:
“Reporting to the ward, I don’t know what happened either. Just now, those guys were talking about some ‘28th Southeast Asian Free Fighting Competition,’ and then they started fighting each other. I’m reporting them. Does that count as making amends for my crime?”

Everyone, including the disciplinary staff, was speechless. What the hell is this Southeast Asian free fighting tournament? Couldn't they come up with a more normal excuse?

The warden pointed at Fu Guosheng and asked, "Tell me, what happened?"

Fu Guosheng revealed a harmless smile: "Reporting to the disciplinary officer, it's just that young people are restless and can't stay still, so they're making friends through martial arts and exchanging sparring tips!"

After he finished speaking, he looked at Jiao Tao and said, "Don't you think so?"

There are also unwritten rules in the detention center: when conflicts arise between prisoners, they rarely go to the guards. They resolve everything privately. Reporting to the authorities is considered breaking the rules and will result in being ostracized and looked down upon by everyone.

Jiao Tao nodded quickly: "Yes, we're just bored and want to have a friendly spar!"

Seeing that the matter had been brought under control, and not wanting to cause any further trouble, the guard pointed his baton at everyone and said:
"So you're free? How about we go to the solitary confinement room for a sparring match? You all better behave yourselves, or you'll all be put in solitary confinement!"

After saying that, he snorted coldly and walked out.

After the guards left, Hua Shier got up and sat on the communal bed. Everyone else also got up. He coughed lightly.
"Did I tell you to get up? All of you, get back to your squatting positions!"

These people had just suffered a great loss at Hua Shier's hands. Not counting Jiao Tao, who fell first, the other five of them didn't fare well even when they attacked together. They were beaten black and blue. When he scolded them, they didn't dare to get up and obediently squatted on the ground.

Jiao Tao said coldly, "We're all in this together, don't go too far!"

Hua Shier got up and slapped him twice. With two loud cracking sounds, blood started flowing from Jiao Tao's mouth, his head was buzzing, and he was seeing double.

"So what if I went too far? Are you crazy? What the hell are you going to do about it?!"

The rat, beaming with pride, exclaimed, "See? I told you not to bully me! I have connections!"

At this moment, Fu Guosheng played the good guy, and Chaohua Twelve smiled obsequiously and advised:

"Calm down, brother. Young people don't know the rules. If you hurt him, you'll get more punishment. It's not worth it!"

"Hey~!"

Hua Shier dismounted from the donkey on the slope:
"Old Deng's words are actually somewhat sensible. You bunch of rotten sweet potatoes, stinky eggs, turtles, tortoises, and catfish think you can stand up to me? Don't you know how to spell death?!"

Fu Guosheng's smile was a little stiff. "You're the one who's old, your whole family is old."

He didn't say anything, forced a smile, and sat down on the communal bed.

Hua Twelve turned to look at him:
"I just said you old man have some guts, and now you're trying to show off to me, huh? Did I tell you to sit down? You go squat down too!"

Jiao Tao was Fu Guosheng's underling. Seeing how Hua Shier treated his boss, he immediately wanted to step in.

Fu Guosheng quickly waved his hand and squatted down. He joked that even if all of them joined forces, they wouldn't be enough to stop the other guy from grabbing them. What's the use of sticking your neck out?

Hua Shier looked at Jiao Tao and the others: "You guys didn't want to squat, so don't squat, kneel down!"

Jiao Tao was about to lash out again when Fu Guosheng glared at him fiercely.

Then the situation in the cell became: Hua Twelve sat there like an emperor, with Haozi standing beside him, looking like a smug eunuch. Except for Fu Guosheng, everyone else was kneeling there. The whole scene felt like an emperor holding court.

In the monitoring room, Xu Pingqiu and the others were initially shocked by Hua Shier's fighting prowess, but then they were left speechless with amusement after witnessing this scene. Lin Yujing, with a dark face, said:

"Director Xu, you saw that, didn't you? He doesn't look like a police officer at all!"

Xu Pingqiu was somewhat speechless:
"Have you forgotten what Yu Zui said? We're looking for undercover agents, not the police, that's for sure!"

He finished speaking and smiled, "This kid's got some skills. He took the initiative as soon as we met. I feel like he'll probably make it this time!"

Inside the cell, Hua Shier and the others knelt down before he spoke:
"Whoever hit my rat brother, come over here and kowtow, and this matter will be over!"

No one expected Hua Shier to be so ruthless. Jiao Tao's face turned red, and he looked ready to fight to the death.

Fu Guosheng quickly gave him a wink, then turned to Hua Twelve and advised:
"Brother, giving newcomers a hard time is part of the rules here. We've all been through it. It's over now, so let's not hold grudges!"

"We're all out here trying to make a living, this could create a blood feud! Even if you're not afraid of that, if word gets out that you don't follow the rules, it won't be good for your reputation!"

After he finished speaking, seeing Hua Twelve's displeased expression, he quickly pointed to the mouse beside him:

"Don't believe me? Ask your rat brother!"

Although reluctant, Haozi nodded and said, "Big brother, Old Fu is right, there is such a rule!"

Hua Shier then nodded:
"Since you put it that way, then forget about kowtowing. You all come over here and apologize to my brother. Is that alright? If you keep pushing your luck, don't blame me for being impolite!"

Fu Guosheng instructed Jiao Tao, "Apologize to Brother Haozi now, and we'll be good friends from now on!"

With a bruised and swollen face, Jiao Tao reluctantly said to Haozi:
"Brother Mouse, it was my fault. I apologize!"

The mouse had never been treated like this before, and with a smile on his face, he quickly said, "Boss Jiao, it's alright, it's alright!"

Hua Shier slapped him across the face, making him stagger.
"Who do you call the boss? What are you going to do to him? He apologizes and you just accept it and say it's nothing? If it's nothing, then I'm the one who's looking for trouble!"

Everyone else felt a chill run down their spines; this was far too fierce, and they couldn't even hear the polite words coming from him.

The mouse was on the verge of tears and quickly apologized, "Brother, I misspoke. I was just being polite!"

"Don't be so polite! If I wanted you to be subservient, why would I even bother fighting?" "Yes, yes, boss, you're right!"

The mouse bowed and scraped, smiling obsequiously.

Hua Shier said to the others, "Anyone else who made a move, apologize right now!"

None of the guys who got beaten up ran away; they all apologized to the rat.

Hua Shier then said with satisfaction, "Alright, all of you may rise. I will stay in the dormitory here, and you can all stay over there. Is that alright?"

Everyone was speechless. He even referred to himself as "朕" (Zhen, the imperial "I"), as if he really thought he was the emperor.

Jiao Tao looked indignant and was about to speak when Fu Guosheng quickly said, "No problem, how could there be a problem!"

Everyone got up, including Haozi, and went to the dormitory across the street.

Hua Shier sat here, looking at the crowd huddled together opposite him with a mocking expression:

"Tell me, how did you all get in?"

He pointed at Fu Guosheng: "Old Deng, you go first!"

Fu Guosheng was speechless: "Brother, my name is Fu Guosheng, you can just call me Lao Fu!"

"Okay, Old Deng, hurry up and tell me, Old Deng. What do you do? How did you get in here?"

Hua Shier's face was full of mockery as he rattled off several names of Lao Deng in one breath.

Fu Guosheng was somewhat speechless, but the situation was beyond his control, so he still said:
"I was a teacher, but I quit my job to start my own business. There was a small misunderstanding in the business, but it's not a big problem. I'll be able to leave in a couple of days!"

Hua Shier nodded and pointed at Jiao Tao: "Come on, introduce yourself!"

Jiao Tao reluctantly replied, "My name is Jiao Tao, and I'm Lao Fu's driver!"

Hua Shier laughed: "A gang!"

Fu Guosheng chuckled twice: "It's all a misunderstanding, it's a business matter!"

The rest of them introduced themselves; some were thieves, some were robbers—in short, they were all criminals, none of them innocent.

Hua Shier yawned: "None of them are any good!"

At this moment, Mouse asked, "Brother, didn't you let me in? How come you came in too?"

Fu Guosheng and Jiao Tao exchanged a glance, but neither of them said a word.

Hua Shier knew that Haozi's words would definitely arouse Fu Guosheng's suspicion, and he had to explain it clearly, but he couldn't be too deliberate, otherwise it would backfire.

He immediately sighed, "Don't even mention it, I'm so damn unlucky!"

He's playing hard to get.

As expected, Fu Guosheng tentatively asked:

"Hey bro, tell me what happened. And why did you let Brother Mouse in here? He got beaten up for this before. I didn't expect you to let him in on purpose. What's going on here?!"

When this was mentioned, Haozi looked aggrieved and immediately began to explain to Hua Shier.

It turns out that detention centers, just like in society, have their own hierarchical systems of contempt.

In society, class and education are what matters. For example, PhDs look down on Masters, Masters look down on ordinary Bachelors, and University graduates look down on high school graduates, and so on.

The same applies in detention centers. Those death row inmates who have committed serious crimes are naturally avoided by others, and even local gang leaders are not to be trifled with. Next in line are those who commit robbery, fighting, and theft.
The most unwelcome crimes are trafficking in women and children and rape. People with these crimes are bound to be beaten up frequently, and whoever catches them will bully them.

The rat was originally part of the gopher digging team. After entering the group, he was given a warning and that was it. However, his crime wasn't theft, but rather that PC refused to pay and called the police himself.

People will look down on you. If you can't even pay someone for selling their body, then who else will they punish if not you?

So the rat has been here for several days and has been getting beaten up almost every day.

Hua Twelve laughed heartily at the mouse upon hearing this:
"That's what you deserve! I told you to send yourself in here for a few days because you refused to pay for PC. You could have just picked a fight with anyone!"

The mouse, feeling wronged, remained silent. Fighting would only result in getting beaten up, so this was much more comfortable and saved money!

Fu Guosheng chuckled twice, then asked, "Brother, I'm a little confused. What are you trying to do by letting Haozi in?"

Hua Shier sighed again:

“I didn’t know him at all. I just thought he was a decent guy, so I hired him as a slug. Besides, I didn’t make him work for nothing. I gave him 100,000 yuan for these few days. That’s not a small amount!”

"One hundred thousand yuan?"

Those around them were a little confused, but Fu Guosheng seemed to take notice: "Since we're just killing time anyway, why don't you tell us? Of course, if it's something you can't tell us, then you shouldn't say it, brother!"

Hua Shier scratched his crotch, appearing nonchalant:
"There's no harm in talking about it. They've already investigated and found out everything, so they're not afraid of you reporting them!"

"I contacted ZD buyers online and sold them a batch."

Hua Shier didn't say what it was, but he made a submachine gun gesture with both hands and added his own voiceover: "Da da da, got it?"

Fu Guosheng was taken aback: "You're in the arms business?"

Jiao Tao scoffed, "You're not just bragging, are you?"

"boast?"

Hua Shier seemed afraid of being looked down upon:
"Don't brag. Ask Rat; the other party has already deposited 150,000 US dollars into his account."

He immediately explained how he had done it, but of course he didn't say that he was just lying. He only said that his supplier had run into trouble and he was going to quit and deal with the inventory.

As for letting Haozi stay for a few days, it's naturally because they don't trust Haozi's character and are afraid he'll abscond with the money.

The people in the cell were dumbfounded. No wonder this person was so ruthless; he was a conman in the arms trade!
Fu Guosheng asked with a smile, "Since you did it so discreetly, using an offshore bank for the transfers and even finding a 'victim' like Haozi, how did you get caught?"

Hua Shier looked helpless:
"Don't even mention it. It's no big deal if they catch me, because there's no evidence. Unless Hat can get those Middle Eastern buyers to come and testify against me, but is that even possible? I'm perfectly safe!"

“I was arrested for something else. I had nothing better to do than join a pyramid scheme. Once inside, I realized their methods were outdated, so I taught them a lesson and made them align with international practices by recruiting people online from the US!”

"As it turns out, those trash from the US couldn't handle the game. When they realized they'd been scammed, they called the police. The US, with their 'hats' on the other side, contacted us, and we took down their hideout through the internet. Sigh, if I'd known the US was such a sore loser, I would have used a botnet!"

After Hua Shier finished speaking, he stretched and yawned.
"Hey you, Fu Laodeng, come over here and give me a massage. Do you know how to massage feet?"

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