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Chapter 73 - 70: Zero Score Test? That’s him being tough!

Chapter 73: Chapter 70: Zero Score Test? That’s him being tough!

"Prison Director?"

Li Bing whispered a reminder to the dazed Prison Director.

The latter coughed twice, attempting to calm his inner turmoil.

Why the hell was Jiang Xiao here?

Had I neglected to read my fortune or what, just as a few good days had passed?

"Uh, what exactly has this new warden done?"

"First: as soon as he arrived, he released three felons from Block B."

"Second: his first lunch, he instigated the prisoners to take over the cafeteria, monopolizing all the good rice and meat."

"Third: not only are the prisoners on his side, but even the prison guards have defected to him!"

Wang Dayong’s heart trembled...

The completely unorthodox approaches, plus the uncanny resemblance.

It must be that guy...

"Fourth: he scored zero on today’s test!"

Originally, Li Bing just wanted to confront Jiang Xiao about the test paper issues, but in the end, he didn’t dare to bring it up.

Da Yong: (‧̣̥̇≖益≖‧̣̥̇)"Zero points? Shit! Such a dumb Chosen One must be him!"

The Prison Director’s forehead furrowed into a ’Chuan’ character, thinking to himself how difficult things were going to be.

It had to be him?

Seeing the constipated expression of the Prison Director, Li Bing couldn’t help but raise a question.

"You don’t happen to know him, do you, Prison Director?"

"No, no, no, I don’t know him! By the way, what did he say?"

"About the three from Block B, he said we can’t waste human resources, we can’t let those three sit idle..."

"That’s absolutely right! In fact, that’s what I was thinking!" the Prison Director declared righteously.

Huh?

"But according to our rules at Hengshui..."

"Rules are rigid; we need to be flexible and adapt based on the objective conditions! This new warden has some great ideas! I wholeheartedly agree!"

Li Bing: ...

"As for the cafeteria, he says we should follow the menu posted on the wall, and today we’re supposed to have braised pork..."

"Exactly! That’s absolutely correct, too! Do things by the book; prisoners should eat whatever is marked, that’s not a problem either!"

"But he even ate our portion..."

"So, we’ll just buy more, right? Are we out of money at Hengshui? In any case, I think what was done here was fine, I support it! Our Hengshui Prison highly respects human rights!"

Li Bing took a deep breath while looking at the evasive Prison Director.

"Prison Director, I reckon there’s a nine out of ten chance you know this new warden, right?"

The evasive expression on Prison Director Wang Dayong’s face instantly stiffened.

"Li, have you figured it out, even though I’ve been so subtle?"

"It’s exceedingly obvious..."

Even the female secretary beside nodded; the Prison Director’s acting was really subpar.

Well, since it’s been figured out.

The Prison Director dropped the act and laid his cards on the table.

"Eh, this kid, he almost drove me to a meltdown before."

"Could you elaborate?"

The female secretary asked tentatively.

"Elaborate?"

Just the thought of that night made the Prison Director’s skin crawl.

"Not a chance to elaborate even a bit; he’s a huge pervert, a total nutcase... basically, he’s definitely not human! I can’t stand to see him!"

That strong?

Li Bing’s expression grew serious; the sent-down Prison Director’s character aside,

his abilities, though not top-notch, were of the high-end combatant tier.

Now just hearing the other’s name had scared him to this point?

"Xiaohua, you go out first, I need to talk to the Prison Director in private."

Hengshui Prison cannot afford to fail!

...

The rest of the Chosen Ones had also reached their mealtime.

No surprises.

All of them were eating rotten, foul-smelling food.

The Chosen Ones didn’t have the same physical resilience as the prisoners; many struggled to eat.

Eating this could nearly cost them half their lives, right?

But not eating would starve them to death...

Except for Nai Zixue.

The cook had actually arranged a separate meal for her!

This made everyone even more suspicious of what her talents could be.

Surely charm couldn’t have this kind of effect, right?

Eating her cabbage and pork stew, Nai Zixue noticed many prisoners eyeing her, salivating.

To be precise, they were eyeing the dish in her bowl...

"Private Marseille, chef, could you make the meals a bit better next time? Everyone here seems to be eating quite poorly."

The chef’s face was all smiles and amiability, a stark contrast to his demeanor towards Jiang Xiao.

"Oh, haha, well, no problem, I’ll report this issue to the Prison Director."

Nai Zixue was clearly not quite satisfied with the chef’s response.

Report it?

According to usual practice, wouldn’t reporting it just result in silence?

Seeing the inmates’ hungry gazes, Nai Zixue had no choice but to pick out some vegetables and distribute the meat to a few of the thinner prisoners.

Damn!

She regretted it as soon as she was done.

How would those who didn’t get any meat view her now?

Sure enough, some inmates lowered their heads with darkened faces, continuing to eat the chaff in their bowls.

Nai Zixue immediately stood up to reassure everyone.

"Don’t worry, everyone, I’ve just reported the issue with the food to the kitchen, and they’ll be making improvements for you all subsequently."

Even though she wasn’t sure if it would make a difference, she still had to say it.

After Nai Zixue spoke, she did notice that everyone’s faces seemed a bit brighter.

Even though she knew it was highly unlikely that the cafeteria would improve, having a little hope was always better.

Just eat.

After all, if you’re used to eating this stuff every day, what’s the difference?

If we don’t eat, how will we have the energy to work this afternoon?

...

"You’re saying that this warden is not only crazy but also a pervert and, what’s more, indestructible?"

The Prison Director nodded at Li Bing.

"Indestructible. Don’t go against him head-on, if one turns into two, and two into four, we really can’t withstand it at all."

"So what should we do?"

Li Bing had a headache. This guy’s so powerful that the prison’s rules almost couldn’t restrict him.

Wait a minute!

There was one more place!

"Right, Prison Director, could we come up with a way to lock him up in the B section cells?"

Li Bing’s words opened a door to a new world for the Prison Director.

"What do you mean by that?"

"Ha, Prison Director, that’s Hengshui’s big secret~"

"But that’s difficult, isn’t it? Plus, you forgot he scored zero on his test."

"No problem, I’ll go talk to him!"

Li Bing stood up to take his leave, his mind already formulating a plan to deal with Jiang Xiao.

Back at the cafeteria, the inmates were still eating...

Seeing the Deputy Prison Director come in, everyone just continued eating without even bothering to lift their heads.

This feeling of being ignored made Li Bing feel like ants were crawling all over him.

"Warden Jiang, I just spoke with the Prison Director about the problem you reported, and from now on, the cafeteria will strictly follow the menu for meals."

Wow!

Many of the inmates licking their plates were stunned.

What did that mean?

Did their rebellion succeed?!

"But!"

Li Bing’s "but" made Jiang Xiao raise his eyebrows.

"According to regulations, isn’t providing meals something our prison is supposed to do anyway? What do you mean by ’but’?"

"But, your level of education is just too poor!"

Li Bing took out Jiang Xiao’s test paper and slammed it onto the table.

"Look for yourself, not a single question right, how is this reasonable? And you call yourself a warden!"

Several inmates also glanced at the test paper, craning their necks.

Then they were petrified on the spot?

Was the warden doing this on purpose or was it deliberate?

The mistakes were too outrageous.

Li Bing took the test paper back and calmly stated his requirements.

"Warden, I’ve provided good food for the inmates as per cafeteria regulations, don’t you also have to provide me a passing grade on your test paper? Even the worst inmate scored 40 marks, what are you trying to do?"

He couldn’t argue with that.

I’ve done my part, and naturally, you also have to set a good example.

Jiang Xiao scratched the back of his head awkwardly.

He knew he probably wouldn’t score full marks, but in his heart, he was sure scoring forty or fifty marks wouldn’t be a problem.

How could he have gotten them all wrong?

Was this some sort of misplaced confidence during the test?

Thinking you’re close to perfect when you’re miles off the mark.

"Prison Director, I’m just an uneducated brute, never really been to school, isn’t this asking too much of me?"

"I don’t care, if you don’t meet the requirements, according to the rules, you need to be put in solitary."

Jiang Xiao got anxious as well, retorting loudly.

"Come on, I’m just a warden of sixty people. Back in the day when my independent troop expanded to more than 7000 men, I didn’t need to know how to read. Aren’t you just messing with me here!"