Chapter 22

"Damn it, what the hell is going on here?"

Qin Feng stood in his place, dazed for a long while. When he looked at the corner of the wall again, he found that the hoe that had been propped up on the wall was gone. Even if he wanted to use it to escape again, he probably wouldn't be able to climb over the wall.

Staring hard in the direction the person had disappeared, Qin Feng could only obediently climb up the barbed wire and carefully returned to the window below the cell he lived in.

The bedsheet was still hanging there, and the gap between the two iron bars in the window was still there.

Qin Feng let out a sigh of relief, quickly climbed in, and then took down the bedsheet. Using all his strength, he barely managed to straighten the two bent iron bars.

By the time he finished these tasks, it was already dawn. Lying back on his bed, Qin Feng stared wide-eyed, unable to fall asleep, his mind replaying the events of the day.

Of course, Qin Feng didn't know that on the bed just over a meter away, another guy was also suffering from insomnia, and it seemed even worse than his.

In fact, the entire process of Qin Feng climbing over the wall was seen by Li Tianyuan, who had stuck his head out the window. But he couldn't fathom why Qin Feng, who should have regained his freedom, would mysteriously return?

This made Li Tianyuan extremely frustrated. If it weren't for the fear of exposing Qin Feng's secret, he would have already pulled Qin Feng out of bed to ask him about it. Not running when he had the chance, that would be crazy, right?

"Beep... beep beep..."

After lying in bed for over an hour, the sharp sound of the morning exercise whistle rang out.

Li Tianyuan, who was always the last to run out, was the first to rush to the playground today. Unable to ask Qin Feng anything, Li Tianyuan was almost driven mad by the night's frustration.

On the contrary, Qin Feng behaved as he usually did, still appearing somewhat weak. When someone deliberately stepped on his foot during the lineup, he only shouted in pain and then silently endured it.

Qin Feng's escape last night seemed as if it had never happened. He became even more silent, but when he looked at the guards, there was a different glint in his eyes.

To have the key to enter and exit the prison's secure area, it had to be a guard. But Qin Feng couldn't figure out why the guard would let him off the hook. After all, catching an escapee would earn at least a promotion, right?

This confusion made Qin Feng seem distracted all morning. Fortunately, he usually acted this way, so no one paid much attention except for Li Tianyuan, who occasionally glanced at him.

"Brother Qin... Qin Feng, I have something to ask you!"

After lunch, Li Tianyuan chased away the few people following him and approached Qin Feng, saying, "Brother Qin Feng, why did you end up here?"

Li Tianyuan, though straightforward and a bit blunt, seemed to have a moment of clarity and decided to take a roundabout approach, not directly asking about the escape last night.

"Boss Li, what... what did you call me?" Used to being low-key, Qin Feng was taken aback by the sudden respect and looked up at Li Tianyuan in surprise.

"Heh, no 'boss'... " Hearing Qin Feng's address, Li Tianyuan waved his hands, saying, "It's just what others call me. You can call me by my name."

Li Tianyuan might not be the most thoughtful, but he wasn't stupid. Qin Feng's methods of escaping the cell and climbing the wall were far beyond his capabilities.

At this moment, Li Tianyuan realized that the seemingly meek Qin Feng was actually a fierce beast hiding its claws, ready to pounce and attack at any moment.

"I already told you, I'm here because of a fight. Why are you asking?" Qin Feng looked at Li Tianyuan curiously, thinking he seemed a bit off today.

"Don't lie to me, a fight can't get you five years?"

Li Tianyuan sneered, saying, "I got three years for killing someone. You got five years, so you must have killed at least a few people. You really know how to hide it!"

"Hmm? What are you talking about? Who told you that?"

Hearing Li Tianyuan's words, Qin Feng's eyes narrowed. He knew that Li Tianyuan's intelligence alone couldn't have led him to these conclusions, so he must have learned something.

"Hey, don't give me that look."

As Li Tianyuan spoke, he felt a chill when Qin Feng's eyes narrowed. The usually timid and weak Qin Feng seemed like a different person, exuding danger.

"Alright, don't look at me like that. Did you go out last night?"

Li Tianyuan felt uncomfortable under Qin Feng's gaze and glanced at the two not-so-straight window bars, saying, "I saw everything last night, but I didn't report you..."

For some reason, after witnessing Qin Feng's actions last night, Li Tianyuan subconsciously felt a sense of fear towards him, even if he didn't realize it himself.

"You saw everything?"

Qin Feng's face darkened. Li Tianyuan not reporting him now didn't mean he wouldn't in the future, which left a potential threat. He trusted the person from last night, but not Li Tianyuan.

"Brother Qin Feng, don't worry. I, Li Tianyuan, admire capable people the most. I won't tell anyone about last night, or I'll be a bastard!"

Seeing Qin Feng's expression, Li Tianyuan seemed to understand something and quickly raised his hand to swear, genuinely impressed by Qin Feng's actions.

"Cough, Boss Li, just pretend nothing happened."

At this point, Qin Feng couldn't just kill Li Tianyuan. Not reporting him was the best outcome for Qin Feng.

"Brother Qin Feng, why are you still calling me 'boss'? Just call me by my name."

In front of Qin Feng, Li Tianyuan felt a step lower, and the title "boss" sounded grating for the first time.

"Let's just stick with 'boss'." Qin Feng knew the principle of not standing out since he was eight, so he didn't want to draw attention to himself.

"Alright... alright, but you should know, I'm not a boss."

In Li Tianyuan's mind, since Qin Feng was stronger, he should be the boss of the cell. The concept of being low-key didn't exist in his dictionary.

With this understanding, Li Tianyuan felt closer to Qin Feng and smiled, saying, "Qin Feng, you must have some skills. Can you teach me a few moves?"

"I wouldn't say I have skills, but I can make you react faster."

Qin Feng didn't refuse Li Tianyuan's request. Sometimes, showing a bit of skill could be a deterrent, making Li Tianyuan think twice before reporting him.

"Great, Qin Feng, from now on, you're my boss. How about... I kowtow and become your disciple?"

Hearing Qin Feng's words, Li Tianyuan became excited. In his eyes, Qin Feng was now a martial arts master.

"Alright, I'm younger than you, so don't call me 'boss.' And don't tell anyone I have skills."

Qin Feng was amused and frustrated by Li Tianyuan. Just then, the whistle for the afternoon political class rang out. Qin Feng stood up and whispered, "I'm here because I killed five people."

Qin Feng realized that Li Tianyuan couldn't distinguish good from bad. The more heinous the crime, the more he would admire you. Based on this, Qin Feng decided to reveal his reason for being in prison.

"What... what? Killed five people?" Li Tianyuan was initially shocked and stood there for a while.

But as Qin Feng expected, Li Tianyuan soon became excited and followed Qin Feng, eager to hear more about his "glorious" deeds if not for the crowd.

"Qin Feng, you promised to teach me skills."

In the classroom, Li Tianyuan couldn't stop thinking about learning skills. While the guard was lecturing, he kept whispering to Qin Feng.

Qin Feng, though he hadn't seen "A Chinese Odyssey," wished he could slap Li Tianyuan to stop him from nagging. After some thought, he had an idea and said, "First, try to squat in a horse stance. When you can hold it for a whole class, we'll talk about skills."

"Damn, do you do this in every class?"

Li Tianyuan pretended to pick up a pencil and, when he bent down, saw Qin Feng's buttocks not touching the plastic chair, meaning he was practicing skills during class.

With Qin Feng as a reference, Li Tianyuan had no more complaints and spread his feet wider, using his legs to support his upper body.

However, after just a minute, Li Tianyuan couldn't bear it anymore. His legs felt like they were filled with lead, and he almost fell on his butt, but the chair saved him.

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