Hong Kong General: Rebirth of Rage, Rising from Prison

Chapter 281 You've only broken the law, not committed a crime. Break out of prison, Zhang Chongbang!
Zhang Chongbang, Great White Shark, and the others were beaten so badly they were huddled on the ground like lobsters, groaning repeatedly.

The people in the cell watched this scene as if it were a joke, and no one bothered to interfere.

"Clap!"

Huo Tianren put down his book, walked towards Blind Snake and the others, and said calmly, "Gentlemen, that's enough."

"New guy, I advise you to mind your own business."

Blind Snake stopped, his eyes glaring, his face filled with ferocity: "We're all serving life sentences. I'm a serial killer."

"Whether I have one more life or one less, it doesn't matter!"

"Watch out, or I'll deal with you too!"

Huo Tianren suddenly reached out, grabbed the blind snake's arm, and bit it down.

"Ahhhh!"

The blind snake cried out in terror.

Huo Tianren released his grip, rolled up the other man's sleeve, and smiled faintly: "Haven't bitten yet? What's your name?"

"Serial killers love pain the most; the more pain they feel, the more excited and thrilled they become."

"You're not like that at all. All those scars on your body are from being abused and beaten when you were a child, right?"

"Your fierce demeanor is just a protective shield."

Why should you take the blame for someone else?

Huo Tianren's calm words stirred up a thousand waves, and everyone stared at him warily.

The blind snake felt a chill run down its spine. It hadn't expected that he could see through everything in just one glance, and a chill ran through its heart.

"Stop playing tricks on me. Mind your own business. It's none of your place to lecture whoever is in charge!"

Seeing that Blind Snake was stunned by Huo Tianren, Daquanlong shouted loudly in a rough voice.

"Your beating wasn't out of passion or hatred; it was very measured. Someone instructed you to do it. The person who instructed you has a grudge against those people, right?"

Huo Tianren spoke to himself, looking as if he saw through everything, as if he had pierced through the thin veil of secrecy.

Big Circle Dragon hates these kinds of rambling, pretentious scholars the most. They think they're so great, like everyone else is an idiot.

"Bullshit! I told you, mind your own business!"

As soon as Daquanlong finished speaking, he swung his fist, which was as big as a sandbag, and suddenly attacked. If this punch landed...

Huo Tianren will break at least two bones.

"Snapped!"

Suddenly, a hand reached out from the side and gripped the big circle dragon's wrist tightly.

Leung Siu-tong stepped forward defiantly: "We're all in the same boat, there's no need to hurt each other, is there?"

"Damn it, another one's here! Brothers, let's take him down!"

Big Circle Dragon got angry, pulled his fist back sharply, and with a wave of his hand, the Big Circle Gang members rushed forward.

A dozen or so people swarmed forward.

Leung Siu-tong was quite skilled; he grabbed one person, hoisted him up, and slammed him down, instantly knocking several people down.

Then, with a sudden running start, he charged forward and engaged in a fierce battle with the big circle dragon. No matter how many punches and kicks came from all around, he ignored them and focused on hitting the big circle dragon relentlessly.

In a group fight, two fists can't beat four hands, and even one person can wear you down with just one punch. There's only one way to win.

Catch the ringleader and beat him to a pulp!
It has to be fierce, aggressive, and ruthless enough!

"Fuck!"

Liang Xiaotang grabbed Daquanlong's prison uniform, ripped it open, jumped backward, pulled the uniform tightly with both hands, turned his back to Daquanlong, and pulled hard.

With a direct chokehold, the big-circled dragon's face turned bright red from the strain.

He frantically attacked Liang Xiaotang's back with his elbows.

"Let go, you bastard!"

When the group of big circle boys saw that Big Circle Dragon's lips had turned purple, they rolled their eyes and rushed forward, punching and kicking him.

A hail of fists rained down on Liang Xiaotang.

But he remained defiant, stubborn as an ox, and even with his face bruised and swollen, and blood gushing from his nose, he still didn't let go.

"Fight!"

Seeing this, Zhang Chongbang and the Great White Shark also went berserk. They had really had enough recently, and this moment they completely erupted.

Several men, dragging their broken bodies, charged forward, baring their teeth, and the scene instantly descended into chaos.

"Beep beep beep!"

A sharp whistle rang out.

Assassin Xiong appeared at just the right moment with a team of prison guards, their military boots clicking as they strode in, quickly opening the cell doors and rushing in.

"Stop! All of you, stop!"

The prison guards brandished batons and stun guns, mercilessly striking the prisoners one by one.

"Ah!"

A prison guard struck Liang Xiaotang, who was completely overwhelmed by adrenaline, with a stick: "Damn it, you're such a jerk!"

With a thud, Liang Xiaotang fell to the ground, his hand still clutching the torn prison uniform tightly.

Several prison guards hurriedly untied the strips of prison uniform wrapped around the neck of the large dragon.

“Heh…”

The dragon's chest suddenly contracted, air rushed into his body, and he frantically inhaled the air. His eyes were bloodshot, and his entire face was covered with bleeding spots.

If the police had arrived even a moment later, he would have been dead.

"Number 43216, Number 45731, Number 42175..."

The killer's icy gaze swept across the faces of Liang Xiaotang, Huo Tianren, Zhang Chongbang, and the others. He shouted fiercely, "No dinner tonight! You all have the energy to fight, right? Tomorrow, all of you will be working on the farm!"

After saying that, Killer Xiong raised his baton and pointed it at the others: "Tonight, all of you better behave yourselves!"

After the assassin Xiong and the group of prison guards left.

Huo Tianren, Liang Xiaotang, Zhang Chongbang, and several others, all with bruises and swelling on their faces, gathered together.

"Thank you, my two helpers."

As soon as Zhang Chongbang spoke, his swollen face ached. He grimaced as he thanked them. After entering Stanley, he and the Great White Shark group were repeatedly beaten, and no one dared to lend a helping hand.

We should be thankful that they didn't kick us when we were down.

This is the first time someone has dared to lend a helping hand.

"You're welcome!"

Huo Tianren and Liang Xiaotang answered in unison.

The two looked at each other and smiled.

"Let's get to know each other, this is Huo Tianren."

Huo Tianren smiled and took the initiative to speak.

"Everyone calls me Laughing Gor."

Leung Siu-tong responded.

"Zhang Chongbang, Great White Shark..."

The people answered one by one.

"How did you get in?"

Huo Tianren suddenly raised his head and glanced at the group.

"Robbery, rape..."

When Leung Siu-tong was introducing the charges, he couldn't help but curse Chan Sai-yin in his heart.

If you're going to fabricate a charge, at least make it look decent. This charge is just too shameful.

Zhang Chongbang and the others exchanged glances, then lowered their heads; their crimes were even more difficult to utter.

"I was a professor before I came here, and I was suspected of manufacturing and possessing drugs."

Huo Tianren finished speaking without any burden, and looked at Zhang Chongbang with a smile: "Your case is very famous, I don't think it needs any introduction."

"He accidentally killed his own brother and superior." "As a police officer, he tortured and forced a confession, resulting in the death of another."

“Your past is very rich and colorful.”

Zhang Chongbang's expression stiffened, and he said with a gloomy look, "Professor Huo is helping us, but if it's just to make a fool of us, I think there's no need for that!"

"Then you've misunderstood."

Huo Tianren gently pushed up his glasses and said very sincerely, "I saved you because I believe you are innocent and should not be treated like this."

Liang Xiaotang frowned slightly. Before entering, he had looked at the information of everyone in the cell.

Zhang Chongbang and others were charged with a total of seven or eight crimes.

Any one of them is a heinous crime.

What does it mean to be innocent?

During his undercover work, although he had low moral standards, he always adhered to one principle: he must never forget that he was a criminal.

Even when operating in the dark underground.

And I have never forgotten it.

Zhang Chongbang and his colleagues wore police uniforms, but forgot what they were supposed to uphold as police officers.

He saved them just now only to get closer to Huo Tianren; otherwise, he would not only not have made a move, but would have also kicked them twice.

I don't know what Huo Tianren meant by that.

“The judge has already convicted us. If we weren’t guilty, why would we be here?”

Zhang Chongbang gave a wry smile and said helplessly.

“What you did was illegal, but in my opinion, it wasn’t a crime.”

Huo Tianren smiled slightly and explained.

Zhang Chongbang, Great White Shark, and the others looked completely bewildered and confused.

Liang Xiaotang asked coldly, "You mean that breaking the law and committing a crime are two different concepts? They only broke the law, but they didn't commit a crime!"

"Bin, Gou!"

Huo Tianren snapped his fingers. Liang Xiaotang's answer struck a chord with him. This sentence was also the core tenet and philosophy of the Tongxin Society.

He looked at Liang Xiaotang with admiration: "You subconsciously agree with this viewpoint as well."

"Otherwise, I wouldn't have stepped in to help Zhang Chongbang and the others."

"We are essentially the same kind of people!"

"Everyone believes that Zhang Chongbang and his group only broke the law, but did not commit a crime!"

Liang Xiaotang's expression remained impassive; he did not agree with Huo Tianren's flowery yet fallacious arguments.

Zhang Chongbang and the others were excited, feeling recognized. Their bitter hearts had been given an excuse for their wrongdoings, and they were eager to join the group chat: "Professor Huo, what does it mean to break the law but not commit a crime?"

"Having served in this position for so long, have you always treated the law as your creed, and have you always used this standard to judge right and wrong?"

"But don't forget, laws are also made by people!"

Huo Tianren spoke slowly and deliberately, “Only God can judge evil.”

"How can man-made laws judge evil?"

He began slowly, instilling his ideas into Leung Siu-tong and Cheung Chung-pong, much like a pastor or other religion brainwashes believers.

It's more like a pyramid scheme leader recruiting members.

Let me give you an example.

“When I was in elementary school, there was a policy in Hong Kong Island that allowed children from disadvantaged families to receive Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA).

"At that time, many children came from very poor families, but for some reason, their applications were always rejected and the government just wouldn't approve them."

“But some children from well-off families who don’t need Comprehensive Social Security Assistance can receive it.”

Huo Tianren's gaze deepened, his memory returning to his childhood, and he slowly said, "Back then, there was a classmate, we called him Little A, who couldn't stand it and discovered the loopholes in this."

"So he helped forge documents, and the government approved them. He helped these poor children by making one fake document after another to get Comprehensive Social Security Assistance."

"In the end, the mistake was exposed."

"Little A was expelled and put into a boys' home."

As Huo Tianren spoke, his pupils contracted slightly, and his expression tightened.

His speech quickened, and his emotions became more agitated: "Tell me, did Little A break the law?"

Without waiting for everyone's reply.

Huo Tianren continued, "I have always believed that Xiao A only broke the law, but did not commit a crime!"

"What he did was absolutely right!"

"What's wrong with helping the weak?"

Huo Tianren stared at Zhang Chongbang and frantically preached his ideas: "You are carrying out a mission to save people. Subjectively, you are not wrong at all."

"The accidental killing of a superior is merely falling into a trap set by bad guys. Hiding everything is only for their families and for their honor."

"What's wrong with that!"

Zhang Chongbang and Great White Shark listened, their eyes reddening and their bodies trembling uncontrollably.

For the first time in a long time, someone sympathized with them, and everyone despised them, saying they were guilty.

Only Huo Tianren told them that they had only broken the law, not committed a crime.

At that moment, they felt a profound sense of redemption, as if a beam of light had suddenly shone into a dark, deep cave.

Let them be excited, trembling, and relieved!
"Law is a set of rules made by people, a set of rules that bind people, not a set of rules for this world!"

"Black is not necessarily black, white is not necessarily white, and breaking the law does not necessarily mean committing a crime!"

Huo Tianren spoke eloquently, like a public speaker. His ideals and fallacies were like a seed that fell into the hearts of Zhang Chongbang and others.

Take root and sprout!

"Professor Huo, I bet your story isn't over yet. Later, student A worked hard, got into a good school, became a professor, spread his beliefs, and changed the minds of many people."

"He still wants to change the world!"

Liang Xiaotang said slowly and deliberately with a smile.

"Laughing, you are really smart and talented. You can tell stories even better than me."

"If you can connect this story so smoothly and logically, you could consider becoming a screenwriter after you get out of prison."

Huo Tianren spoke with a forced smile.

"Have you talked enough? You lot, if you don't want to sleep, all of you come out and do a hundred push-ups!"

The prison guard slammed his baton against the iron bars and shouted sharply.

Huo Tianren then fell silent and lay back down on the bed.

Over the next few days, Huo Tianren, Liang Xiaotang, Zhang Chongbang and the others worked at the lumber mill.

Zhang Chongbang also enjoyed a few rare days of peace.

For the time being, no one was provoking them, which allowed them to catch their breath.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Huo Tianren continuously provided psychological counseling and ideological indoctrination to the group.

“Zhang Chongbang, are you all willing to spend your whole lives in prison in Stanley?”

"Are we to be imprisoned by these so-called laws for the rest of our lives, spending our lives in repentance and regret?"

Huo Tianren sat on a huge log, wiping his sweat with a towel, patiently guiding and constantly observing the expressions of Zhang Chongbang and the others.

The look of resentment in Zhang Chongbang and the Great White Shark was successfully caught by Huo Tianren.

A hint of amusement flickered in Huo Tianren's eyes as he continued, "Have you never thought about breaking free from this cage, defying the rules of this world, and starting anew as yourselves?"

"Professor Huo, what do you mean?"

Zhang Chongbang's heart skipped a beat, and he asked tentatively.

Trust your own heart and be brave enough to be yourself!

Huo Tianren offered encouragement.

Zhang Chongbang then lowered his voice and cautiously asked, "You mean, you want me to leave Stanley and escape from prison?!"

(End of this chapter)