69novels Chapter 20 Doing Good Deeds
Chapter 20 Doing Good Deeds
Ignoring this unimportant little episode, Su Zixu continued his interrogation: "Tell me about your previous work experience. How did you know he was a prisoner before?"
"When I first came here, I wasn't in charge of Zone 2. I only got this job after working here for eight years."
"And I'm not responsible for supervising the area in Zone 2; I'm only responsible for registering prisoners."
The young prison guard felt like he was in a job interview; the doubts he had previously had had been dispelled after a period of self-convincing.
"Did you enter '057' as it is now?"
"This... there are too many people, and it's been going on for a long time... no, no, no hitting him!" Seeing that Su Zixu was raising his fist this time, the young prison guard hurriedly begged for mercy.
"Go investigate." Su Zixu slowly lowered his fist. "We'll go with you." After saying that, he tapped the prison guard's nose with his finger.
"Sure, sure, sure, that's easy." The young prison guard nodded repeatedly, thinking that the "interview" was over.
Then Su Zixu asked, "Then... who was '057' before?"
"It's... Joe, Joe Sergei! Rumor has it that he's a nepotism hire; his father is said to be the one who built this place."
"Do you know Jenny? She's a prisoner in District 3." Su Zixu felt his thoughts were much clearer at this moment, and he had a feeling that the truth was about to surface.
"I don't know. The name sounds like a female prisoner, and from Zone 3 at that, which is definitely not someone I could contact." The junior prison guard thought for a moment and then shook his head, seemingly genuine.
"How about this, you work for us for now."
"I think you're quite capable. You've been working for so long, yet you've been demoted to a guard. You should really think about why."
"Follow us and you'll reap the rewards; your rise to prominence is just around the corner." Su Zixu stood ramrod straight, hands behind his back, his demeanor exuding the air of a leader.
Whether this pie in the sky can be realized or not is irrelevant; they'll probably have already left by then.
"Thank you..."
"Just call me senior."
"Thank you so much, seniors!" Old Zeng had already released the young prison guard's hand, and as he spoke, he bowed to the four of them.
"This is a secret mission. We need to know our limits and be careful..." As he spoke, Su Zixu quickly ran two fingers across his lips, then patted the young prison guard's shoulder twice.
"Understood, I got it! Otherwise, I'll be sent to see the boss with my head." The junior guard nodded hurriedly, then paused for a moment before cautiously asking, "So... what do I need to do today, seniors?"
Su Zixu thought for a moment and said, "This afternoon we need to verify some information with you about when '057' was still a prisoner. Go and arrange for someone else to do the laundry."
"We'll be waiting for you at our usual spot in the restaurant after lunch." With that, Su Zixu reopened the bathroom door.
The young prison guard thanked him profusely and made several promises, his attitude extremely respectful.
After the four watched him leave, Su Zixu closed the door again.
Xisang's legs went weak and he sat down on the ground. He was an honest man and had never seen such a scene before. He was still in shock.
What surprised him even more was that these people were actually Quaid's lackeys, which instantly wiped out any goodwill he had for them.
"If I had known you were doing this, I..." Xi Sang was interrupted by Su Zixu before he could finish speaking.
"Now that you're on the pirate ship, he also thinks you're one of our people. Brother Xisang, since you're here, just make the best of it."
Seeing Xi Sang's gloomy face and the resentment in her eyes, Su Zixu quickly added.
"Don't worry, we did this out of necessity to obtain some very important information. We are not Quaid's men."
"Don't waste any more time, they're still waiting for me." While Su Zixu was chatting with Xisang, Ron had already found some tools and removed the baffle from the vent.
Then, using Lao Zeng's shoulder and the wall next to him that was used to block the shower room, Ron successfully climbed into the ventilation duct.
Xisang's eyes widened again, and he limped over: "What are you doing now?"
"Do good deeds."
Old Zeng didn't want to tell him too much about them yet. Although the man seemed honest, he wasn't entirely at ease with him at the moment.
We recruited him partly because we were desperately short-handed, and partly because we thought we could get the clue about Lawson from him.
The library, in the corridor.
Lizzie paced anxiously down the corridor, clutching the watch face in both hands. She had gone to the library to retrieve it after they arrived.
Just to be on the safe side, they chose to meet Ron in the corridor. At this moment, Tian Tian was also leaning against the wall, rubbing her chin and slightly rubbing her hands, looking somewhat nervous.
Zhang Qingxi sat next to Tian Tian, her head resting on Tian Tian's lap, half asleep.
Zhang Qingxi's spine was bent, and his protruding spine could be vaguely seen through his prison uniform.
The skin was covered with wrinkles and age spots, and the neck, like an ancient vine, supported the swaying head.
She squinted, whether unwilling or unable to open her eyes, and looked frail and old.
After what seemed like an eternity, the clanging of metal from inside finally broke the long and oppressive wait. Lizzie was the first to run to the reading room ahead; the door was pulled open from the inside, and Ron was the one who opened it.
When Tian Tian saw Ron come out of the house, she gently helped the drowsy Zhang Qingxi up from the ground, and the four of them finally reunited.
"Let's begin." Just now, out of caution, Lizzie hadn't put in the battery, but now she took it out of her pocket and installed it in the watch face.
Before entering the room, Ron and Lizzie checked the contents and times they had seen yesterday again to reduce unnecessary lifespan loss.
"I've noted it down. Who's coming in with me?" Ron asked the three of them.
"I'll go with you," Lizzie said, walking over to Ron's side. Although it would cost her lifespan, she still wanted to personally confirm the details of the clues.
The two decided to first verify the details in the library.
After turning the knob, time begins to flow backward.
"Although the year is fifteen years ago... wait a minute." Ron suddenly felt something was off. He quickly adjusted the watch face back to the current time, only to find that the current time was not 2025, but August 22, 2018.
Ron took a piece of paper and wrote on it: "Haven't you guys kept pushing the time forward?"
"No, we found yesterday that it stopped spinning after August 21st. At the time, we guessed that it only recorded up to 2018..." As she wrote, Lizzie also noticed something was wrong.
At this point, Lizzie realized that if they were currently in 2025, they should be able to see time records from 2018 to 2025.
She just overlooked this detail because there was so much information yesterday.
The watch face is now only showing August 22, 2018, which means they are currently in a certain period of the past. The two looked at each other, horrified.
But Ron didn't dwell on it any longer and turned the knob back to 2010. This time, he saw "057" with his own eyes, although there was a time difference and people's appearances would change.
But he was certain that although the person in front of him had a ferocious expression and a slightly weathered look between his brows.
However, it is clear that this person has regular features and is very handsome, definitely not the current "057".
"Joe Sergei." After confirming his guess, Ron gestured to Lizzie that they could leave.