Blackstone Code

Sometimes, inexplicably, people will be startled by certain sounds because of certain things.

It was like... suddenly someone opened the door, someone suddenly spoke, and suddenly there was some noise coming from somewhere.

These sounds are very common, they are not necessarily weird, they are all commonly heard, but at this time, they will become unusual.

When the phone rang, the warden pressed his hands on the armrests of the chair and was about to stand up, but the next second, he was startled by the sudden ringing of the phone.

The piercing ringing of the phone echoed in the office, and every time it rang, it gave people a painful feeling like needles.

It obviously doesn't hurt, but it just makes people feel pain, as if there is a needle stabbing them somewhere.

It's not serious, and you won't be unable to stand up because of the stinging pain, but you can't ignore it either.

The phone is still ringing, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep.

The pores on the back of the universe's neck began to tighten. From a microscopic perspective, a "tsunami" was rapidly sweeping across the entire top of the head from the back of the neck.

His scalp was slightly numb, and after the phone rang several times, he picked up the phone.

He knew that if he didn't answer the phone, the phone would keep ringing because it kept ringing.

"You finally answered the phone..."

The voice on the phone made him somewhat uneasy. It was his wife's call.

"What's wrong?" Before his wife could finish speaking, the warden interrupted her.

His heartbeat began to accelerate, and his other hand gripped the armrest of the chair tightly, harder and harder, as if he could break it at any time.

There was no bad news on the phone.

"Do you forget it?"

"Tomorrow is Kesai's graduation ceremony. We agreed to go together. You'd better come back early."

Kosai is the son of the warden, a high school student, and has already contacted a suitable university. After the summer vacation, he can register at the new school.

Looking at the date, tomorrow is the last day of Cosey's high school career.

Federal people are very liberal, but they are also very romantic, and sometimes they also pursue a sense of ritual.

They are very concerned about special days, such as wedding anniversaries, dating anniversaries, etc.

In this long and short life, high school graduation is also a very important day.

Because it represents a person's formal transition from youth to maturity.

Many children leave home after graduating from high school.

This sentence may make some people who are not familiar with federal culture not understand. Is there any inevitable relationship between graduating from high school and leaving home?

In fact, there is. If this high school graduation ceremony is introduced more vividly, it is actually equivalent to Gaevra's coming-of-age ceremony, which is a very important ceremony in life.

After graduating from high school, whether they continue to study or directly enter the society, these young teenagers will leave their families and try to create a family atmosphere of their own.

Lynch and Catherine started living together after graduating from high school. They were not alone.

Many more people do the same, move out of home after high school and find a job.

Their families of origin no longer bear their living expenses, and they have to worry about their future.

The same goes for going to school. You leave home, go to school, and then directly enter society after completing your studies. This is an important process, and it is the same for everyone.

Unable to miss such an important day, the warden breathed a sigh of relief. This is not bad news. "I will go back later and I will never miss tomorrow's graduation ceremony."

His child Kesai goes to high school in a city not far away. If you drive, it only takes about an hour.

After a few more words of caution, his wife hung up the phone.

At this time, everything around him was different from before he answered the phone, which made him feel uncomfortable and even scary. He stood up and looked around. Isn't this his office?

In the solitary cell, he saw old Fox.

Old Fox had just had afternoon tea.

Although he is incarcerated, there is still no shortage of supplies that should be available.

Moreover, he did not participate in the fights between those people. He was just a "spectator".

Besides, dealing with those around him was enough to "warn" him. There was no need to continue to use some methods against an old man. He firmly believed that no one here could escape his control.

"It seems that you are very satisfied with today's meal." The warden entered the room, and the prison captain moved a chair in and asked the warden to sit down.

He glanced at some snack remnants on the plate. The strong aroma of tea floated in the air. It was afternoon tea time.

The prison will give everyone thirty minutes at this time to take a break and enjoy afternoon tea.

Including those prisoners who were "bought" to work as coolies, they can also get a moment of relaxation.

Do you think the environment or conditions here are too good?

No!

Ninety percent of prisoners are unwilling to enjoy afternoon tea because it is compulsory and not cheap.

For example, for ordinary people, afternoon tea costs five yuan every day. Prisons can rob each inmate of one hundred and fifty yuan just for afternoon tea every month.

reject?

There is no such thing as rejection here.

Someone can't pay?

It doesn't matter, just double your work. When others have gone to rest, you'd better continue working until you pay back all the money you owe today.

The warden can get thousands of dollars from people like Old Fox every month just for afternoon tea. How could he just let Old Fox go?

Old Fox, who was sitting opposite the warden, was taking care of his beard. After he came in, he started to grow a beard.

People always have something to do, and a beard is what he has to do.

He wiped his beard with a handkerchief without looking at the warden or answering his questions, as if he didn't know there was another person in the room.

This atmosphere lasted for about a minute or two, and the warden's expression suddenly became distorted.

He pulled out the rubber stick hanging from the prison guard captain's waist and banged it on the bed next to Old Fox.

The whole bed was shaken by the huge force.

Old Fox glanced sideways at the rubber stick that was less than a palm away from him, and then he looked up at the warden.

"I was born in the countryside when I was a child. I didn't like that place. I wanted to try my luck in a big city."

"You know, children from the countryside all yearn for the city."

"But I don't know what I can do. I always switch between different roles, which has also caused me to encounter many things."

"Once, someone wanted to kill me, and his knife was about to cut my throat..."

Old Fox lifted his beard, revealing a scar on his chin, "Did you see it?"

The warden didn't answer, just continued to stare at the old man.

"I just thought you saw it." He continued while stroking his beard, "Later, that person, him, and his whole family were all killed by me."

"Life has taught me a truth over the years. If you have an enemy, you'd better kill him immediately. Don't give him the slightest chance of revenge."

"This is my experience over the years."

He glanced at the rubber baton again, with some contempt and mockery on his face, "So you can't scare me, Warden."

"Our captain has a gun on his waist. You can pull it out and kill me. Maybe that way I will respect you more!"

Old Fox looked directly at the warden without any fear, "Have you made a decision now?"

For Old Fox, he had killed many people in his life and was hunted by many.

In fact, this scene didn't concern him at all.

And he also believed that the warden did not dare to do anything to him.

If it was before these things happened, he might have dared, but after these things happened, he stopped.

Old Fox certainly knew the reason why they were provoked and put into solitary confinement. He could feel the embarrassment of the warden at this time, because after ordering the prison guards to put him in solitary confinement, he came to "visit" him again.

He was trying to save something.

The warden stood up slowly. If someone with the level of a congressman hadn't called him, it would be too common for a person to die in prison.

Sometimes knowing too much can really make you more timid.

He looked at Old Fox, pointed at him, turned and left the room.

When leaving the prison area here, he hesitated, "There is no need to give them anything to eat tomorrow and the day after tomorrow..."

He had to show his attitude, especially in front of his subordinates.

The captain nodded to express his understanding, and then the warden returned to his room, sat for a while, and was ready to leave when he stood up again.

He usually won't leave here if it's not necessary.

In prison, he is the dictator here, the emperor.

But after leaving here, he will become an ordinary person again.

He doesn't like this change of identity.

While sitting in the car, the warden actually felt a little regretful.

He took something simple and made it more complicated.

Maybe he still has a chance to redeem himself?

With these things in mind, he drove the car on the interstate highway.

The outline of the city in the distance has appeared on the horizon, and seeing the city getting closer, he feels a little more relaxed.

But at this moment, suddenly a large truck quickly caught up from behind.

He didn't pay much attention at first, it was normal for trucks to drive back and forth on the interstate.

But when the truck tried to approach him, he panicked.

He opened the co-pilot's toolbox, and there was a revolver in it. He had a hunch that these things had something to do with him.

The distance between the two cars was getting shorter and shorter. The warden had stepped on the brakes as hard as possible, but he still couldn't clear the distance.

Until the car body swayed obviously and lost its direction for a moment...