Chapter 178 "Director"
After ten minutes, it started at .
Starting from the first row, take turns to go to the toilet and wash up.
There were two guards watching outside the iron gate. After using the toilet, those who had just finished would brush their teeth and wash their faces, then report and return to the big bunk.
When He Shu saw the person in front of him pooping in public, the fear he felt in his heart was even worse than being bullied.
In this place, there is no privacy at all. No matter what you do, you are under everyone's surveillance.
There is no dignity here, not even a little bit...
For the twenty or so people in front, half an hour was really fast enough.
When it was He Shu's turn, he no longer cared about his face. He had to pee in his pants or in the squat toilet. He had to choose between the two and had no choice but to be shameless.
At 7 o'clock, the supervisor came to train the new recruits, which basically required them to stand up, sit down, line up neatly, and then call the roll...
At 7:30, we start to have breakfast.
Breakfast was okay, with a bowl of porridge and a little bit of pickled mustard.
It was time for exercise at 8 o'clock. So many people were crowded in a small square courtyard, and there was a high iron mesh wall above their heads.
Do ten minutes of morning exercises, shout slogans, and then do laundry.
He Shu had no clothes to change and hadn't showered since coming in last night. The weather here was very hot and he could already feel that he was beginning to smell bad.
At 8:30, he returned to his room and cleaned it. Since He Shu was the last one to come in, he was assigned to clean the squat toilet.
This kind of work was the dirtiest. He Shu had no way of resisting or refusing, nor did he have the ability to refuse. He had no choice but to rub it carefully with a brush and rubbed out all the stale urine alkali.
He was afraid that he would have no place to sleep at night and would have to sleep next to the toilet, so it would be good for him , at least he wouldn't have to gag from the fumes.
As a result, when he finished, the oldest brother No. 1 nodded with satisfaction, appointed He Shu as the "director", and said that the toilet would be under his management from now on.
The rest of them, young and old, all laughed...
From 9:00 to 9:30, cadres and leaders of the institute come to inspect in turn and are required to call out their names.
From 9:30 to 11:00, we lined up on the big bunk beds as if we had just woken up in the morning and studied the contents of the manual.
At 11 o'clock, it was time to eat. Lunch was a bowl of vegetable soup. The old man in front had vegetable leaves in his soup bowl. When it was He Shu's turn, there was only a bowl of yellow-green soup.
A bowl of soup and two steamed buns is a lunch.
He Shu took a bite of the steamed bun. It looked big, but it was almost entirely empty inside. It turned into a small dough when he pinched it with his hands.
Needless to say, the taste of that bowl of soup was fresh and earthy...
At 11:30, we sat on the big bunk bed again and chatted.
He Shu had just arrived and didn't know anything, but fortunately there was someone watching him all the time, unlike in Danhe where no one would come to trouble the newcomers.
Although as a newcomer he had to do the dirtiest work and had to be the last to eat and go to the toilet, compared to being bullied, He Shu could endure all of this.
"Why did you come in?"
No. 24 asked, "I see you are quite young and you don't look like someone from here."
He Shu has some affection for No. 24 and is willing to talk to him. Having one more familiar person will help him adapt a little better here.
Therefore, He Shu answered question No. 24 in a low voice.
"I'm from Liaobei, just 20 years old. I was tricked into coming here during the winter break and told that I could work and earn money. When I wanted to go back, we had an argument and stabbed someone to death."
After hearing what He Shu said, No. 24's expression changed. He leaned slightly to the back, as if he wanted to get away from He Shu: "Murderer?"
When the people in front and behind heard what No. 24 said, they all turned to look at He Shu.
No one in the cell dared to mess with the murderer, or rather, no one was willing to mess with him.
Because usually murderers know they can't get out, some even eat peanuts, so they are willing to risk everything.
It is most unwise to argue with such people. No matter you win or lose, you will be the one who suffers.
Seeing more and more people looking at him, He Shu waved his hands hurriedly: "No, I didn't mean it. He hit me first and choked me first. I was dying so I just grabbed something... I didn't mean it..."
He Shu has a fair and clean complexion and looks like a well-behaved child. He also doesn't look like a cruel and ruthless person, so No. 24 believed He Shu's explanation.
"No wonder you weren't shackled. This shouldn't be a big deal."
"Do I have to wear shackles if I kill someone?"
"Of course. There was one detained here before. He was handcuffed to the board as soon as he came in. He was detained for ten days and then taken away. No one dared to talk to him."
He Shu lowered his head and rubbed his face vigorously: "I'm not a murderer, I really didn't mean it."
"Hey, little brother, you met the wrong person. After this lesson, you will know not to trust people easily when you go out in the future."
He Shu nodded vigorously: "Brother, how did you get in? How long have you been here?"
No. 24 scratched his head awkwardly: "As for me, haha, I was wrongly accused. I came here half a month earlier than you."
No. 24 did not say what he was wrongly accused of, but He Shu has now figured out the classification of vest colors.
No. 24 was also wearing the same blue shirt as him, and was not wearing any extra handcuffs or shackles, so he should not be a repeat offender.
He poked He Shu, leaned close to He Shu and whispered, "Stay away from those two yellow vests. I heard they have AIDS..."
He Shu wanted to turn back, but No. 24 pulled him back again: "Don't look at them, don't offend them, what if they deliberately infect you?"
He Shu thanked No. 24 gratefully: "Thank you, brother. This is my first time here and I don't know anything."
"Oh, it's okay, it's okay. I'm from the north too, so we're half fellow countrymen."
"Then why are you here?"
"It's a long story..."
He Shu and No. 24 quickly became close, but No. 24 never explained why he was here. He only told He Shu some things that he should pay attention to. It seems that he is also a frequent visitor to this detention center.
At 12 o'clock, there is a half-hour nap time.
No. 24 was on duty yesterday and fell asleep almost as soon as he lay down, and didn't even bother to care about He Shu.
He Shu was also sleepy, and wanted to lie down next to No. 24, but was pushed down by the blue vest in front of him.
This big bed can't accommodate so many people, but it's okay for us to sit and squeeze together.
He Shu and the other three people had no place to lie down, and they didn't want to stick to the two yellow vests, so they had to find a place to sleep on the floor.
But there was no mattress, so I could only lie on the concrete floor.
In fact, if they all lie straight like long sticks, they can fit on the big bed.
He Shu discovered that except for the yellow vests closest to the innermost area, the sleeping areas of the first few people near the iron gate were very spacious and they could even bend their legs.
He Shu didn't want to lie on the cement floor, so he leaned against the big bed, sat in his slippers, and took a nap under No. 24's feet...
I got up at 12:30, and was woken up just after falling asleep. No. 24's eyes were bloodshot.
From 1 to 3 o'clock, No. 24 was still sitting on the big bunk studying the contents of his school handbook. He took a nap secretly and asked He Shu to watch him.
From 3 to 3:30, it’s still time to get some fresh air, fold clothes, and do some exercise… He Shu actually felt that except for the inconvenience , such a regular life was pretty good.
From 3:30 to 4:30, we have an hour to make the daily summary. Everyone has to speak. It is He Shu's first day here, so he doesn't know what to say.
Fortunately, there were more than 20 people doing proofs before me, and they were all reviewing their mistakes and deciding how to correct them... and so on.
During this period, a leader came to inspect and saw that the squat toilet at the door was shiny and bright. He also praised their room for good hygiene...
