I Am Extraordinary Alone
Chapter 281 - 279: The Reformatory

Chapter 281: Chapter 279: The Reformatory

While Wei Tianyang was video calling with two highly authoritative women.

Yin Country, Fengrao City.

kilometers outside the city, in the wilderness, there stood a juvenile offender rehabilitation center.

This center housed 400 young offenders and employed 120 staff members, including 80 security personnel armed mostly with shields, rubber batons, stun guns, and riot shotguns that fired rubber bullets. Of course, there were lethal weapons too, such as 9mm automatic pistols, but they were generally not used.

Gray high walls enclosed this small piece of heaven, with guard towers and sentries at the corners. Inside the walls, three buildings surrounded an exercise yard encased with barbed wire.

A five-story comprehensive building was located at the northwest corner of the yard, to the south was a storage warehouse for labor tools, and towards the direct north stood a two-story juvenile offender cell block.

Every morning at 7, the young offenders had to get up on time for morning exercise, eat breakfast after 7:30, and by 8:30 sharply, they would enter the classrooms on the third floor of the comprehensive building for political education, eat lunch at noon, then partake in labor reform, ending work at 5:30 PM before having dinner and some free time. Lights out at 9 PM, and the cycle repeated.

Once a week, they had a day off. In the afternoon, labor reform was not required, and they were free to play basketball or walk around the exercise yard.

It was now 1 PM, and today there was no need for labor reform. Some young offenders gathered on the playground, forming small groups at the corners of the barbed wire and high walls. Some ran and played basketball, a mix of activities.

Outside the barbed wire, a few guards stood, rubber batons hanging from their waists.

Wang Ye was at a corner of the wire fence, resting by the edge of the playing field with two other young offenders.

One was a chubby boy with dark skin, only 12 years old.

The other was tall and skinny, quite handsome, 15 years old. He was nearly sent to prison, being just half a year shy of 16 when he was locked up.

He had been here for six months now.

"Brother Yezi, does your wound still hurt?" Little Fatty asked.

Wang Ye looked at him and replied, "Ah, much better. It stopped hurting so much after I applied some medicine. Thanks, Lu Wei, for getting me the medicine these past few days."

The chubby Lu Wei chuckled and said, "Brother Yezi, don’t mention it. If you hadn’t been looking out for us, Xiao Tian and his group would have crippled me and Ading by now."

Ading, the tall and thin one, looked somewhat unconvinced and said, "Brother Yezi, I’ve complained to the guards, but they did nothing. They just told us to keep our heads down. Isn’t that basically inviting us to be bullied?"

Wang Ye sighed, "Once we’re in here, none of us is considered a good person, right? Unless there’s a public fight, the guards won’t intervene."

"Brother Yezi... with your skills... Couldn’t you easily take care of them? Why do you keep tolerating them?" Lu Wei asked.

"I’ve only told you that I was locked up for knifing someone in the street... I didn’t tell you everything," Wang Ye said.

Ading and Lu Wei both looked at him, anticipating more.

"I killed six people, and I injured a few others. This is a serious crime. If I hadn’t been only 14, I’d have been shot," Wang Ye shook his head.

"Holy shit... Brother Yezi, with your temperament... you don’t seem like that kind of person," Ading was stunned.

"So... how long do you have to stay here?" Lu Wei asked.

"I have to stay here for 2 years. Once I turn 16, I’ll be transferred to another prison to start serving my sentence officially, which is 20 years," Wang Ye explained.

"Holy shit..." Ading scratched his head, reflecting on his own 3-year sentence. He had already been there for a year and had thought it felt like forever. Hearing what Wang Ye just said made him feel unexpectedly refreshed.

"So... why don’t you fight back? Does fighting extend your sentence?" Lu Wei asked curiously.

Wang Ye sighed, looking towards the muddy ground of the playground, "I’m currently under observation. If I’m caught in any disciplinary action, my 20-year fixed-term sentence could turn into the death penalty."

The two were silent.

"Brother Yezi... then you... better not worry about us anymore... This is too dangerous for you..." Ading said.

Wang Ye smiled, "We are in the same cell, seeing each other all the time. They bully too much, and I can’t stand by. Ading, didn’t you also come here because of a fight? Why are they controlling you too?"

"I did want to fight back. Before you came, I resisted a few times, but there are so many of them, over 20. I overheard the guards chat, they are from the same village and are regulars at the reform institute. It’s really hard to fight against them," Ading shook his head.

"Brother Yezi, you fight back so fiercely and still have to participate in labor reform; I’m really scared you’ll die here," Lu Wei said.

"You just help me get medicine. Now that I’ve clashed with them, no matter what I do, they won’t let me go," Wang Ye said.

"We still need to think of something. Otherwise, you might really be played to death. It’s common for a few juvenile delinquents to die in the reform institute..." Ading said.

"I know, and I am looking for a chance to strike back... I’ve observed them, they seem very familiar with the guards here. Their families also occasionally come to give gifts. Plus, the way they torture people is very covert... tough to catch," Wang Ye said.

"They always ask you to go to the storage warehouse for labor equipment during the evening free time, right? It’s very secluded there; fighting shouldn’t be a problem," Ading said.

"It’s not that simple... There’s a guard watching outside. And they only hit the body, not the face; no marks are visible from the outside," Wang Ye said.

"The guard is outside... So, he’s been bought?" Lu Wei said.

"Exactly... The moment I make a move, they will scream out loud and then lie on the ground. Then the guard will rush in, and I will have no defense," Wang Ye said.

It’s downright unreasonable. Simply put, Xiao Tian’s gang can run rampant in the reform institute because of this—they can break rules, while Wang Ye cannot.

"Damn it..." Ading sighed.

"Acting against them costs too much; I can only bear it. But speaking of which, it seems Xiao Tian is going to be released at the end of this year. I heard the guard mention it while talking to him," Wang Ye said.

"After he leaves, things here should calm down a bit," Ading also nodded.

"Yes, so for now, let’s just endure. If I make a move, it’s the death penalty for me; if you guys do, your sentences will increase. Lu Wei, you’re also supposed to get out by the end of the year, right? Confronting them directly now just isn’t worth it," Wang Ye said.

As he spoke, he stood up and stretched, but suddenly squinted as the pain in his abdomen made him hunch over.

He clutched his upper abdomen, gritted his teeth, and sighed.

"Brother Yezi... you’re not seriously hurt, are you?" Lu Wei asked worriedly.

"No worries..." Wang Ye shook his head.

He slightly unbuttoned his prison clothes, exposing part of his abdomen. There, the teenager’s soft, lean abs were tortured reddish-black, with several swollen cuts the size of a pinky nail cap; the wounds had just scabbed over, the bloody scabs not yet fully formed.

"This injury is not light! Those bastards! They really went too far! Just applying ointment might not be enough..." Ading expressed his concern.

"No worries..." Wang Ye repeated.

At that moment, several slovenly teenagers approached them, the leader, a bald boy just over fourteen, thin as a rake like a monkey, with large patches of vitiligo on his face and a rat-like visage, disgusting to behold.

"Hey~ little Wang~ soaking up some sun to recover your strength?" Xiao Tian teased Wang Ye with a smile.

Wang Ye and the others looked toward Xiao Tian without speaking, while Ading worriedly looked at Wang Ye again.

"This afternoon seems really leisurely~ time’s dragging with nothing fun to do, so, I thought might as well start early~ You’ve had a few days to recover, right?" Xiao Tian said with a smirk.

"Cut the crap, what time?" Wang Ye said.

"3:30. Give you some time to prepare. I just can’t wait to taste your abs~" Xiao Tian said with a laugh.

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