Chapter 188 Prison Life
It was He Shu's first day in the cell. His storage box contained only the few things he brought from the detention center and two sets of clothes.
In addition to the daily necessities and toiletries distributed after entering the prison, they were all placed on the board above the sink.
With nothing to do, I could only lie on my bed and sit there quietly.
Chen He was on the middle bed opposite him. He lived on the lower bunk and was leaning on the quilt reading a book.
In this cell, besides Chen He, there were three other people who left the deepest impression on He Shu.
One was a man who looked very old, with wrinkles all over his face. He Shu heard someone call him Lao Gua.
Judging from his appearance, he seems to be at least 60 years old. Not only does he look old, but he also looks miserable.
His back could never be straightened, and he looked like an old farmer who had been tired all his life.
Lao Gua was always very humble to everyone. He wore the oldest clothes and the shoes on his feet were torn and sewn together crookedly with needle and thread.
Such a person will give people a feeling of being honest and cowardly, and will make people lose their vigilance towards him.
But you would be wrong to think so, Lao Gua is an out-and-out villain.
He had been sentenced to several years in prison for raping a woman. After he was released from prison, he imprisoned a homeless mentally retarded girl, which accidentally caused her death. He was eventually sentenced to life imprisonment.
Although they are all in prison and are all prisoners, people like Lao Gua are extremely despised.
The other person is just the opposite of Lao Gua. He has the same temperament as Brother Feng, whom he met in the prison entry team before. He is a real big brother-level figure.
Even in prison, there are people serving you, bringing you tea and water, and doing your laundry and folding your quilts.
But He Shu discovered that this big brother was not just letting those younger brothers who served him work for nothing, he was also supporting these people in disguise.
Moreover, this elder brother does not bully others. When He Shu first arrived and heard that he was a college student, the elder brother smiled and said that he could not bear the hardship of studying at the beginning, so he came here to suffer the hardship of sitting in the classroom.
This sentence surprised He Shu very much, and somewhat overturned He Shu's long-standing impression of those so-called big brothers in society.
There is also a very special person named Xiaolang. He is not very old and should be the youngest in this cell except He Shu.
He has a very lively personality. He comes from Dalang Mountain. He is not tall and is thin and small.
The little wolf was always smiling, showing his white teeth. He would go over here for a while, then run over there to joke with people, and call everyone "Big Brother" when he met them.
Who would have thought that the skinny-looking little wolf was actually in there for attempted robbery and murder? I heard that he stabbed the man six times, but the man was lucky enough to survive.
The little wolf also revealed the information of another accomplice, who had a good attitude of admitting his mistakes. In addition, he was young, being only one month away from turning 18 when he was arrested.
That’s why he was sentenced to twenty years in prison. Otherwise, the little wolf would have been eating peanuts long ago.
Xiaolang has been serving his sentence here for two and a half years and now lives in the lower bunk of He Shu. He asked someone for half a cigarette and returned to his own bed.
After taking two puffs, he suddenly reached out and raised the cigarette butt to He Shu. He Shu bent down and looked down.
"Want a couple?" Little Wolf's Mandarin was average, but not difficult to understand.
He Shu quickly shook his head: "I can't."
Little Wolf didn't give in, he took two puffs of the cigarette butt and asked, "How old are you?"
"Twenty." He Shu answered honestly while sitting on the upper bunk.
"Looks like eighteen." Little Wolf put out his cigarette with practiced movements: "Do you have toilet paper?"
He Shu was stunned by the irrelevant conversation and quickly got out of bed to get it from the box.
The little wolf didn't hesitate and tore off several pieces and stuffed them into his pocket, then ignored He Shu.
At 9:30, it's time to go to bed. You are not allowed to move around and must return to your bed.
After making the bed, He Shu lay on it, unable to fall asleep for a while.
I was thinking about everything that happened today . It was ordinary and orderly, but there was no chance to get close to Chen He.
Chen He seemed to greet everyone with a smile, but he was not particularly friendly to anyone.
He was not very conspicuous in the cell, as if he and He Shu were both invisible.
Through observations throughout the day, it was found that Chen He did not hang out in groups of two or three like the others, whether it was during exercise time or rest time.
He always reads a book by himself, and it seems that no one goes to talk to Chen He. He is only seen talking to the prison guards.
"Hmm..."
Just as he was thinking, He Shu suddenly heard a strange sound, not loud, and it seemed to come from under his bed.
Before he could listen more carefully, he heard a man in the next bed whisper, "Little Wolf, it's over in just three minutes?"
A few low laughs came from somewhere, the little wolf lifted the quilt covering his head and took a few deep breaths.
Not caring about being laughed at by others, he stuffed the used toilet paper under the mattress, turned over and went to sleep.
He Shu listened quietly... only to feel the thunder rumbling...
In the next few days, everything went on as usual, and He Shu never had a chance to get closer to Chen He.
When 16 people live together, there are eyes everywhere watching your every move.
The only thing that made He Shu feel that there was some humanity in the prison was that he didn't have to go to the factory to work on Saturdays and Sundays.
We have classes on Saturdays, and on Sundays, apart from roll call, eating, washing, etc. within the specified time, we can arrange the rest of the time as we like.
During breaks, you can go to the library to read books, or borrow sports equipment such as basketballs and table tennis balls.
After He Shu applied for registration at the library, he could read books there for free. This benefit really surprised him.
Since he couldn't think of any way to get close to Chen He, he simply gave up thinking about it and let everything take its course.
In this way, He Shu seized every opportunity to read and read the selected books in the library eagerly.
The library in this prison has a large collection of books, all of which are related to science, knowledge and skills.
The aim is to cultivate prisoners' cultural knowledge and professional knowledge. They can also improve their level through self-study and taking academic examinations, so that they can have a skill to rely on after being released from prison and not go back to the wrong path.
Chen He also came here to read. He saw He Shu sitting in the reading area reading a book. There were several books on the table. He took a quick look and saw that the top one was "Principles of Computer Organization".
Chen He chose a seat two tables away from He Shu and sat down, flipping through a copy of "The Shawshank Redemption" in his hand.
Chen He has read this book several times. It can be said that he has read most of the books here.
Reading is Chen He's only entertainment in this prison. On weekdays except Sundays, the prison guards will help him borrow books from the library.
During the whole afternoon, Chen He discovered that He Shu never looked up.
After reading a book, I would pick up the next one and continue. Sometimes I would read for a while and then think about it for a long time.
At that time, He Shu was completely stunned, with his brows slightly wrinkled and his eyes empty. It was obvious that he was not pretending, but was really thinking.
This made Chen He interested in He Shu. In a place like this, not many people read books because most people here have a low level of education and cannot understand what they want to read.
Most people are only interested in the magazine pictures that change periodically.
Chen He likes reading because he has no other hobbies to pass the long and boring time.
And this newcomer is actually learning?
