That year the flowers bloomed 1981

Chapter 1466 A Worthless Life

A prison in Guangdong Province.

At eight o'clock in the morning, when most workplaces are just starting their workday, the sewing machine inside the iron bars had already been running for an hour.

The work schedule here is different from outside, as are the work attitude and wages. It's 7 am to 7 pm, and you only get 32 ​​cents a day. Everyone works like crazy to get the job done, and the product quality is excellent.

Sanshui sat in front of the sewing machine, her hands moving mechanically with the sewing machine's needles, pushing the soft fabric together precisely to form a high-quality garment, and then casually changing into the next one.

If you only look at these pieces of clothing sewn together, people might praise, "This tailor is really skillful." But if you see Sanshui now, you can only say, "This person is really pitiful."

Sanshui has been in prison for almost ten years. He has gone from a young man in his early twenties to a middle-aged man who looks like an old man.

Ten years have made Sanshui's craftsmanship as precise as a machine, but it has also made his heart as desolate as the deep sea.

If nothing unexpected happens, as long as Sanshui works like crazy and maintains a good attitude to try to get a reduced sentence, he can probably be released in about ten years. By then, he will only be in his forties, and even if he looks like an old man, he can still enjoy decades of life.

But just a few days ago, someone met with Sanshui, which instantly caused his heart to become a tangled mess.

Zhang Minchang was originally the "supplier" of the smuggling route in Sanshui, responsible for supplying smuggled motorcycles to Sanshui. Later, Sanshui was handed over to the police, but under strict interrogation, he still did not implicate the other party.

Sanshui wasn't loyal; he was just afraid of dying.

He'll only serve a maximum of twenty years in prison. After he gets out, he'll have brothers and sisters to rely on. If he implicates Zhang Minchang, he might be reincarnated someday.

Unexpectedly, ten years have passed, and none of the brothers and sisters have come to visit Sanshui. Instead, this ruthless smuggler has become the only one to visit Sanshui.

Zhang Minchang arrived without any hesitation. He first threw out a few newspapers, and then a few words were enough to win over Sanshui.

Did you know that the Fenghua clothing you usually process is owned by Hao Jian?

Did you know that your former older brother, Jin Peng, is now a major foreign trade tycoon? He invested hundreds of millions just to open a factory for his wife?

[There's also Chen Donggou, I remember you all called him Er Gou. He's now the vice general manager of Fengyu Electronics, managing tens of thousands of people. He was named a promising young person of the new era. As for luxury cars and beautiful women, that's just a drop in the ocean.]

Now that you've boldly exposed Hao Jian, I'll help you apply for medical parole.

After hearing these words, Sanshui felt that Zhang Minchang was joking. The outside world had changed rapidly over the past ten years, but Sanshui felt that everything had remained the same. His thinking and cognition were basically still stuck in the past ten years.

What is Hao Jian anyway? With that dim-witted blockhead, even if a fortune were to fall into his lap, he wouldn't be able to pick up a single drop.

[Jin Peng is so stubborn. If he hadn't reported me, I could have made millions in six months. He worked so hard trading clothes, how much did he even earn? And he had to split the profits with others. Has he even saved a million by now?]

But no matter how unwilling Sanshui was to believe it, after reading the newspaper, his hands began to tremble uncontrollably.

There were photos in the newspaper, and he would recognize the people in those photos even if they were ashes.

Hao Jian became an outstanding entrepreneur and was received by top business leaders.

Jin Peng appeared at the groundbreaking ceremony of Qingshui Aluminum Industry, and he and his wife took a group photo with important leaders of Dongshan Province.

What Sanshui found even more unacceptable was Ergou.

Even though Er Gou was nothing back then, he showed no fear when interviewed by newspaper reporters, and spoke eloquently about the trends and developments in the domestic electronics industry.

If Hao Jian and Jin Peng were still "incompetent older brothers" in Sanshui's eyes, then Er Gou was simply a nobody who didn't deserve a second glance.
Back when Sanshui had already found his way to making big money, Ergou was just a simpleton guarding a shop, hesitant and timid when he went out to make business.

But now, while others are living a glamorous life outside, he's just a walking corpse inside!

They're all inferior to me, all inferior to me. If I get out of here, I'll be better than all of them!!!

The numb Sanshui came back to life, just like when he saw the huge profits from water transport years ago, and a burning desire ignited in his heart.

"Report! I want to expose them!!!"

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Three or four days have passed since Sanshui made a meritorious contribution and exposed the wrongdoing, but he has not yet received notification of medical parole.

Although Sanshui knew it wouldn't usually be that quick, he had spent ten years in prison and heard many cases of "betrayal."

Therefore, if Zhang Minchang was using himself, it wouldn't be surprising if he ended up discarding himself like a tattered rag.

However, the fire of resentment in Sanshui's heart could not be extinguished; instead, it burned even more fiercely.

Think about it! Ten years ago, those nobodys have become big entrepreneurs, while elite talents like myself are wasting their lives behind bars. How unfair is God!

"Zhou Sanshui has been brought in for questioning."

A shout from the discipline officer jolted Sanshui, who was working numbly.

Prisons are not detention centers, and interrogations are not a regular procedure. Interrogations are not common and are only conducted when the original judgment is found to be incorrect or new facts emerge.

A few days ago, after Sanshui was "used for exposing" the incident, someone came once. This time, there must have been new progress, otherwise, people would have been too lazy to bother with Sanshui.

Within the stagnant iron bars, the presence of an interrogation meant there was a chance for a turn of events, so Sanshui silently followed the guard out, his heart already bursting with joy.

[It's Zhang who's truly loyal; Jin Peng, that scoundrel, is just a fake; all he knows is betraying his brothers.]

Sanshui cursed inwardly as he walked into the interrogation room.

Then he paused, wondering if he was seeing things.

Because among the interrogators in front of him, there was one he knew, and was very familiar with.

Zhao Yuanchao, the director of the Xicheng Police Station in Qingshui County, is Li Ye's uncle-in-law.

Back when Sanshui was hanging out on the streets with Jin Peng, he would often get caught and locked up for a few days. Zhao Yuanchao, out of respect for Jin Peng, even helped Sanshui out once.

But Sanshui wasn't grateful to Zhao Yuanchao at all, because ten years ago it was Li Ye who led people to send him in, and the fact that the police from Qingshui County came to Guangdong Province for interrogation was 99% likely not a good thing.

Sanshui's heart was pounding, but he said in a strange tone, "Director Zhao, what brings you here? Am I dreaming? I dream of going back to my hometown of Qingshui."

Zhao Yuanchao glanced coldly at Sanshui and said indifferently, "You're not dreaming. We traveled two thousand kilometers specifically to find you."

The investigator next to Zhao Yuanchao said sharply, "Behave yourself. This is Director Zhao. Answer whatever he asks you. Don't speak unless he asks you something else."

"Director Zhao? Oh my, you've been promoted!"

Sanshui remained roguish, using this to mask his inner turmoil.

These law enforcement officers are masters of intimidation; if you back down, they can kill you in no time.

Zhao Yuanchao said calmly, "Sanshui, has anyone come looking for you recently?"

Sanshui squinted and said, "Looking for me? Who would come looking for someone like me who's nobody's family? Director Zhao is really kind of him to come all this way to see me."

Zhao Yuanchao chuckled and then said, "According to the confessions of your eldest and second eldest brothers, between 1982 and 1983, you colluded with Zhao Zhengwei, Zhang Minchang, and others to engage in smuggling activities."

Zhao Zhengwei was arrested in 1987. According to his confession, you still have many crimes that have not been clearly explained, so we have decided to reopen the investigation into the June 27 smuggling case.”

Sanshui was stunned.

He's already served ten years in prison, and now his case is being reopened for investigation? Do they hate him to death?

However, Sanshui quickly came to his senses, realizing that this matter must be related to Zhang Minchang's encouragement of his "brave exposure".

[I'm just a worthless life, why is everyone targeting me and making trouble for me?]

(End of this chapter)