Chapter 1157: Chapter 1157: Aren’t You His Lackey?
The leader at the front had a face full of flesh, dark skin, and a scar across his face, just short of having the words "bad guy" written on it.
This man was called Scar, the boss of North Warehouse, one of the four major halls in Qingshan Prison, an absolute bully. It’s said that he was a big shot in the outside world before he got in here.
Even though he’s inside now, he has plenty of subordinates and money, so with a bit of bribery, he’s doing just fine in prison.
For someone like him, life inside prison is even better than it was outside.
And naturally, he had a group of henchmen following him, as well as some tough guys he had recruited.
Not far away, Gangzi saw this and his face changed slightly. After a moment of thought, he gritted his teeth and suddenly rushed over, stopping right in front of Xiao Zheng, speaking in a low voice: "Xiao Zheng, go, Scar has come to make trouble for you."
"I have no grievance with him. What’s he looking for me for?" Xiao Zheng replied casually.
"You’re a newcomer, and I couldn’t handle you last night, so Scar is definitely curious and came to find you. Besides, you’re the only one who came in this recent period. Scar loves to train newcomers. You’d better hide." Gangzi said, becoming increasingly anxious as Scar got closer.
Xiao Zheng found it a bit surprising. Although Gangzi had been subdued by him before, he was by no means loyal. So why would he come running to help at a time like this?
After all, helping Xiao Zheng in front of Scar was clearly going against him.
"It’s fine. You can stand back." Xiao Zheng waved his hand and said nonchalantly.
"I know you’re strong, but..."
"No need to say more, just step aside. I have a plan." Xiao Zheng said coolly, remaining unmoved.
"Yo, Gangzi, what are you doing bowing and scraping like that? Don’t tell me you got tamed in one night by this pretty boy?" A guy next to Scar laughed loudly.
Gangzi’s face shifted slightly, and he hurriedly retreated to the back.
Scar walked right up to Xiao Zheng, looked at him, and said in a deep voice: "Stand up."
Xiao Zheng narrowed his eyes slightly and replied casually: "Why should I?"
"Because I’m Scar, and in this prison, what I say goes!" Scar’s expression turned fierce, his brow furrowing as if displeased with Xiao Zheng’s attitude.
"Oh, hello Scar, goodbye Scar. I’m eating. Don’t bother me." Xiao Zheng said, pretending to eat with the spoon in his hand. Of course, he wouldn’t touch this food no matter what.
Scar let out a cold laugh, reached out, and with a slap, sent the plate in front of Xiao Zheng flying to the ground.
"Want to eat, huh? Fine, clean up the stuff on the floor in front of me." Scar said with a sinister smile on his lips.
The surrounding prisoners started to jeer and whistle.
Xiao Zheng took a deep breath, slowly exhaled, put the spoon on the table, turned to look at Scar, and asked: "Have you eaten?"
Scar froze for a moment, puzzled: "Not yet, why do you ask?"
"Well, that’s perfect then. Look, the food on the floor is already dirty. I can’t eat it, but you’re hungry, right? Go ahead, eat it, I’ll watch you eat." Xiao Zheng pointed to the food sprawled all over the floor and said to Scar.
Scar’s eyebrows instantly knit together.
He stared hard at Xiao Zheng, while Xiao Zheng also looked at him without giving in, showing no fear.
The two of them stared at each other for a long time before Scar finally spoke in a dark tone: "Kid, you’re new here. Newcomers have to follow the rules. I originally planned to teach you some rules today. Once you’ve learned them, you wouldn’t have to worry anymore,
but unfortunately, I’m disappointed with how you’ve acted, so for the time being, I plan to have some fun with you."
"Fine, I just came in and find it quite boring. If you’re willing to entertain me, that’s great. But I wonder if you can afford to play?" Xiao Zheng said indifferently, seeming completely unaware.
Some of the prisoners around sighed deeply at this scene.
This is the dining hall, and fighting here would have serious consequences, so even Scar didn’t intend to make a move here.
"Alright, kid, you’ll soon regret what you’ve said today." Scar said darkly.
Xiao Zheng already made Scar feel underestimated.
Whether it was the way Xiao Zheng spoke to him or what he said, Scar felt as though, in this kid’s eyes, he was just an ordinary person.
This was what he couldn’t accept the most. On the outside, he was a big shot, and here, he’s still the boss. He wouldn’t allow anyone to challenge his dignity!
"Then you’ll be disappointed. I have a flaw where once I’ve said something, I don’t regret it." Xiao Zheng retorted fearlessly.
As if directly challenging Scar’s limit of tolerance.
Scar’s face had turned quite sullen, his fists clenched tightly, yet he still didn’t make a move.
Even though he was angry enough to want to smash the table.
"Fine, fine, fine." Scar said "fine" three times, then continued: "I won’t waste words with you now, and I won’t deal with you here. Just wait, kid. You might not realize it yet, but now that you’re in here, you won’t be getting out. You’ll miss the days you had before."
With that, Scar turned to leave with his men.
Gangzi, standing to the side, wore an even more troubled expression.
Although they didn’t fight, Gangzi knew that a grudge had been formed, and he might be punished by Scar for today’s incident, which would be the worst!
At a nearby empty table, a man was still sitting there quietly, eating the food in front of him, whether it was tasty or not remained unknown.
However, Xiao Zheng naturally had nothing to eat. This meal would likely indeed leave him hungry.
After Xiao Zheng left, the man turned his head to look in the direction Xiao Zheng had gone and seemed to be lost in thought.
After meal time, the prisoners returned to their rooms. Xiao Zheng thought for a moment and asked: "Gangzi, why did you help me earlier?"
Gangzi was stunned for a moment, and seemed unsure what to say.
"It’s okay, just say it. I don’t believe your good conscience exploded. You got into trouble with Scar for my sake, which would make things tough for you here. So, why?" Xiao Zheng continued to ask.
Gangzi looked up at Xiao Zheng, hesitated, then sighed and said: "Actually, I was also put in here by Huo Wenshan."
"Hmm?" Xiao Zheng looked at Gangzi in surprise: "Aren’t you his stooge?"
Hearing the word "stooge," Gangzi’s face clearly looked a bit unpleasant.
"Though you might not believe it, I indeed was put in here by him."