Off to Have Fun Again

Because of the staggered meal schedule, breakfast was eaten until High Noon.

During the performance, Liu Dezhu made a great show of himself at the dining table, exuding confidence and acting as if he was getting more and more into the role.

Once all the prisoners returned to their cells, everyone felt they had guessed the truth: there was now an untouchable big shot in the prison, and his status seemed to be above Ye and Lin.

Some organized groups of prisoners have already begun to figure out how to get the message out.

The prison square gradually quieted down. Liu Dezhu turned his head and was shocked to see Lin Xiaoxiao and Ye Wan staring at him expressionlessly.

With a snap.

Liu Dezhu knelt on the ground and said, "I'm sorry."

This scene left Lin Xiaoxiao and Ye Wan completely bewildered.

Lin Xiaoxiao sighed softly, "This ability to bend and stretch is quite suitable for being a proxy. Anyone with a bit of backbone and ambition wouldn't want to be someone's puppet."

Liu Dezhu tilted his head and took out the miniature earphone. He hurriedly explained, "Those things were all instructions from the earphone. Please don't mind them."

As they spoke, Qing Chen, wearing Cat Face Mask, came out of the kitchen. "The performance was a little tense, but it was enough to handle those new Time Walker. Go back to your cell. You'll need to act a lot more often in the future. Remember what I said: greed will kill you."

"Understood, understood," Liu Dezhu nodded vigorously.

After Liu Dezhu left, Li Shutong walked back from the reading area with a smile, "If I had left any later, I wouldn't have been able to hold back my laughter. It's quite interesting. Maybe this is the fun of being behind the scenes."

Qing Chen removed his mask and looked at Li Shutong: "Teacher, the last thing is done."

Li Shutong smiled and said, "No, we're still missing one item."

As they spoke, two mechanical prison guards approached Qing Chen and said, "Inmate number 010101 has a family visit."

Qing Chen turned his head in surprise. He didn't expect that even though he had already rejected Kamishiro Kono once before, she would come again so soon.

Li Shutong, who was standing nearby, said, "Go ahead, we'll be gone for quite a while. When she comes again, I'll have the prison guards refuse her visitation. Who knows when we'll see her again."

In the visiting room, Kamishiro Kono changed into a gray pleated skirt that just reached her knees, and because the weather was getting colder, she also wore leggings underneath.

On her feet were a pair of small black leather shoes.

This outfit makes him look more like he's 19 years old.

He was two years older than Qing Chen, but far from being mature, and full of youthful energy.

When she saw Qing Chen enter the room accompanied by the mechanical prison guards, she quickly opened the two temperature-controlled boxes in front of her.

One box contained delicate sushi, and the other contained a beef rice bowl.

Once Qing Chen was seated opposite her, Kamishiro Kono said with a smile, "Why didn't I see you last time?"

Qing Chen replied softly, "I don't know what happened in the prison, but suddenly all the prisoners were locked in their own cells. I'm sorry."

Kamishiro Kono quickly waved her hand with a smile, "What are you embarrassed about? It's not your fault. Come on, eat! I made every single sushi myself!"

"Why did you bring two lunchboxes?" Qing Chen asked, puzzled. "The portions seem a bit large."

"Because last time I saw you eat very cleanly, like you weren't full," said Kamishiro Kono with a smile. "Don't be shy, finishing your food is a compliment to me!"

"Hmm," Qing Chen didn't say anything more and lowered his head to eat.

On the other side of the table, Kamishiro Kuane held up his chin, looked at Qingchen with his head tilted, and muttered, " parties は とてもですね"."

(I wonder what his impression of me is; he ate very politely.)

This time, Qing Chen pretended not to hear at all and didn't even bother to ask.

This is only the first day of my journey; it will take me several more days to unravel the mystery.

However, the other party seemed to thoroughly enjoy playing these little games.

He wondered what the other person's expression would be if they found out one day that they were also Time Walker, and that they had translated every single one of her words...

Actually, quietly watching others show off also has its side effects. For example, after I saved Nan Gengchen, this guy didn't dare to say a word to me even after he safely returned to Luocheng.

This might be what they call social death.

In layman's terms, it means being so ashamed that you can't face anyone.

At this moment, Kamishiro Kono said, "I visited some elders of the Kei clan yesterday, but they didn't seem to like you. I wrote down their names; one is Qing Li, and the other is Qing Hun. They kept saying bad things about you! They even said they hoped the Kamishiro Family could find another marriage partner, but I refused!"

Qing Chen looked up at Kamishiro Kono: "Why are you telling me this?"

"Because I think you're better than them," said Kamishiro Kono with a smile. "If anyone says anything bad about you, I'll write it down and tell you!"

Qing Chen pondered, why was he being targeted by the family when he was clearly an invisible, marginal figure? Was it because he had stolen the shadow candidate spot from the third branch of the family?

That's possible.

But he always felt there was a deeper reason, perhaps related to the fact that someone had erased the traces of his existence.

Qing Chen looked at Kamishiro Kono and said earnestly, "Thank you. Is there anything I can do for you?"

"No need," Kamishiro Kono quickly waved her hand, "You can treat me to a meal after you finish your mission and get out of prison. But by then I may have already returned to the Kamishiro Family. You are welcome to come and visit."

With three years remaining until the marriage contract expires, Kamishiro Kono will still have to return to live in the north during this period.

Visiting hours have ended.

When the girl left, she turned back and smiled at him and said, "Qing Chen- kun, the private family's family, and the original family's family."

(Qing Chen- jun, I'm going back to my clan. I really hope I can see you again someday.)

Qing Chen noticed that when the girl smiled, she had a small dimple on her right cheek, as fresh and lovely as a lily.

Countdown 144:00:00

Midnight, in Prison No. 18.

"How is your foot?" Li Shutong asked.

Qing Chen replied, "Although the medicine that Mother Ye applied hurt a lot at first, the recovery was indeed fast. The wound that would normally take a week to scab over has already scabbed over today, but it still hurts a little."

"Can you walk?" Li Shutong asked.

Under normal circumstances, Qing Chen should need to rest for a few more days, since the injuries on his shoulder and foot have not yet healed.

But Li Shutong seemed to disregard all of that; he only asked, "Can you walk?"

Qing Chen smiled and said, "Yes."

Li Shutong nodded. "Then let's go."

As he spoke, he walked into the restaurant.

Ye Wan arrived at the door of the cold storage and pushed open the heavy steel gate with all her might.

The cold air rushed towards me like a cloud of mist, then settled at my feet and flowed slowly.

Next, Ye Wan went to a freezing pool and smashed the more than one-meter-thick layer of ice in the pool with a punch, revealing a steel plate underneath.

He reached out and lifted the large, heavy steel plate, revealing a downward staircase.

"This is a passage leading out of the prison," Ye Wan said, looking at Qing Chen. "Few people know of its existence, and this is the first time someone has walked out of here. No conglomerate knows of this road's existence, and no one is monitoring it."

As she spoke, Ye Wan pulled out a huge hiking backpack from the corner and put it on Qing Chen's back. "This contains the things you and the boss will be using from now on."

The backpack was almost as tall as a person, and I don't know how much stuff was inside.

Qing Chen suddenly realized that this trip would probably take a long time, longer than he had expected.

Perhaps when he returns, everything will be different again.

Qing Chen looked at Li Shutong: "Teacher, aren't you carrying a backpack?"

Li Shutong stepped down the steep steps first. "With students around, how can I let the teacher carry my bag? All my things are in your bag."

Qing Chen asked from behind him, "Teacher, where are we going?"

The voice came from the darkness. "A place that has become Forbidden Zone."

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