Chapter 180 You can know a person’s face but not his heart
He Shu nodded when he heard this: "I'm fine here. Someone is taking good care of me, and I haven't encountered any trouble."
Tang Can knew who He Shu was talking about: "Anyway, you should be careful. Some of the people who are imprisoned with you may also be sent to the Second Prison in the future, so they will not give you any special treatment."
"I see."
Tang Shen stood up and said, "I'm going back. I'll come to see you in two days. I can't help you with anything else. I can bring you some food. Is there anything you want to eat?"
He Shu shook his head: "No need."
When he returned to the room, he just happened to hear roll call. He Shu shouted "report" loudly at the door, and then his handcuffs were uncuffed and he was let in.
He walked back and stood next to No. 24. No. 24 sniffed gently and glanced at He Shu.
When the group was studying the manual, No. 24 asked , "Did you eat the roast chicken?"
He Shu paused for a moment, then turned to look at him.
"I smell the scent of roast chicken on you." After saying that, No. 24 sneakily pinched He Shu's pocket.
He Shu really admired No. 24's nose, which was sharper than a dog's. He only ate two bites and rinsed his mouth, washed his hands and mouth before coming back. How could he smell it?
"Where did you hide it? Children know how to share. Don't eat alone. I treat you well, don't I?"
"Brother, I really don't have any."
No. 24 frowned. He searched He Shu's pockets, but found nothing. He looked down at the manual with a puzzled look on his face.
He Shu breathed a sigh of relief. He was caught eating secretly. He had to be more careful next time.
During the afternoon exercise, He Shu used Tang Cancun's money to buy a bar of soap, a tube of toothpaste and a pair of underwear.
He Shu hadn't had any clothes to change these days, and all his toiletries were borrowed from No. 24.
Speaking of which, No. 24 was really nice to him. After thinking about it, He Shu spent another eight yuan to buy a bagged chicken leg for No. 24, a very small one.
Here, no matter how much your family saves in a month, you can only spend no more than two hundred yuan.
Even if you are a multi-millionaire outside, everyone is equal here.
Moreover, the prices of things here are more expensive than outside. Just buying daily necessities is almost enough. He Shu couldn't even afford to buy shampoo.
I heard that you have to shave your head in prison, so you can just use soap for the time being.
He Shu hid the chicken leg in his pocket, and during the afternoon snack break, he took it out and secretly gave it to No. 24.
No. 24's eyes lit up and he asked quietly, "Where did it come from?"
“I bought it…”
"Where did you get the money?"
"My friend saved it for me, and I just got it this morning."
No. 24 was delighted, tore open the package, and nudged He Shu with his shoulder: "That's nice, brother."
When He Shu saw No. 24 lowering his head to gnaw on the chicken leg, he actually felt happier than if he had eaten it himself.
Although No. 24 is not a good person, it is indeed because of him that He Shu was able to adapt to life here so quickly.
No. 24 probably didn't have much money. Apart from seeing a few candies in his pocket, He Shu didn't see him buy anything to eat.
Who wouldn’t crave meat when eating bland soup every day?
No. 24 took two bites, looked up at He Shu, and licked his lips: "You take a bite too, I won't touch this side."
"No, you eat it, brother."
Just as he finished speaking, a hand suddenly snatched the chicken leg from behind.
He Shu looked back and saw it was the yellow vest No. 19 behind him. He sniffed it and then spat on it in front of He Shu and No. 24.
"You still want it?"
No. 24 was so angry that he clenched his fists. When he saw He Shu trying to stand up, he grabbed him.
Then he smiled at the other person and said, "Brother, you eat, you eat."
Man No. 19 in yellow vest snorted and chuckled, then took the chicken leg back to the wall and started eating it slowly.
No. 24 turned He Shu's head back and said, "Don't look at it anymore."
"He just robbed it like that? I'm going to report it to the officers."
"A chicken leg, not worth it." No. 24 stopped He Shu and whispered, "Brother, let me teach you, here, first, don't offend those with handcuffs and shackles, second, don't offend those wearing red vests, and third, don't offend those wearing yellow vests."
"They are sick and may not live for a few days. You said you offended them, and they spit on the things inside when you were not paying attention and infected you . Is it worth it?"
"Be patient and you will have a peaceful life. Take a step back and you will have a bright future. When you can be a grandson outside, be a grandson. Your own life is the most important."
No. 24 really treated He Shu as his younger brother, fearing that he would suffer due to his youthful impetuosity.
He Shu could sense No. 24's intentions and was silent for a while: "Brother, why did you do something illegal?"
He felt that people like No. 24 were unlikely to do something like human trafficking. If he sent those people to Wanta, how many of them would come back?
What’s the difference between that and sending someone to die?
He Shu felt that No. 24 was not such a cruel person.
When No. 24 heard He Shu's question, he chuckled twice, took out two candies from his pocket, ate one himself, and then put the other one into He Shu's mouth.
Then he patted He Shu's face and said, "Naive... I'll teach you another thing. You can judge a person by his appearance but not his heart. Don't think that he is a good person just because he gave you a piece of candy."
No. 24 did not directly answer He Shu’s question, but he seemed to have answered it.
Indeed, He Shu could not understand other people's hearts. He only knew that if someone was nice to him, he would want to repay them double.
But here, even sometimes good things cannot be fully believed...
The days that followed were still the same, and He Shu became more and more accustomed to life in the detention center.
He sometimes thought that if the environment in prison was similar, then the one and a half years would not be too difficult to endure.
One night, it was He Shu's turn to be on duty.
He found that there were three people who always slept on the floor, while he still had the opportunity to sleep on the bed. However, these people were not allowed to sleep on the big bed at night, except during the day when they were not allowed to sleep on the lower bed.
It was hard enough to lie on the cold cement all night without any bedding, but these three men never resisted.
He asked No. 24, and No. 24 told him not to worry about it. It was true that these three people were old friends, but no one had ever sent them anything or money.
Moreover, there has been no progress in the case after being detained for such a long time. The most important thing is that they are not ruthless people and cannot be ruthless, so it is normal for them to be bullied.
They sleep on the floor voluntarily, just to please others and get some food, otherwise they won’t even have toilet paper.
No. 24 said to He Shu: "Fortunately you have friends outside who will deposit some money for you every now and then."
In fact, He Shu knew that the most important thing was the care that No. 24 gave him.
No. 24 is not an old cell in this room, but this is definitely not his first time in the detention center.
He is a very smooth person, and those old accounts often chat with him. Perhaps it is because he is very eloquent and good at talking, and can make people trust him, so he can deceive others into believing him and coming here to find him.
However, he took He Shu with him wherever he went, and He Shu also borrowed his light.
In addition, He Shu, the "director" is different from the "directors" in other rooms and can win honor for their room.
Therefore, no one bothered He Shu, and he was only on duty once or twice.
