Yang Yi had developed a habit of monitoring the movements of Boxing King’s men during breakfast. Although Boxing King hadn’t appeared yet, his men stared at him haughtily when they caught him looking at them.
Not even one of them hid their killing intent when looking at Yang Yi. This was in direct contrast to their behavior over the past few days. They had a number of advantages yet they felt intimidated by Yang Yi and avoided his gaze.
It was rather obvious that the Boxing King let his men know that he would be exacting revenge on Yang Yi which bolstered the men’s courage.
The prison was very pragmatic. All the inmates would fear you if you proved yourself powerful. Only a winner could have standing in prison. Now that the Boxing King had been defeated by a youngster who wasn’t even very large in size, his standing was now in peril.
Thus, the Boxing King had to teach Yang Yi a lesson for him to retain his standing. He had to kill Yang Yi, or at the very least, leave him half-dead. It was impossible for the Boxing King to stop. However, Yang Yi knew that the Boxing King would not simply just strive to teach him a lesson but would try to kill him.
After Yang Yi finished his breakfast peacefully, he didn’t return to his cell nor did he go to the recreation field. Instead, he changed into a working uniform and prepared to dispose of garbage along with Chris.
*****
Inmates who had a job were those whose sentences were almost up because it was unlikely that they would cause problems since they would be released from prison soon.
Thus, there was no need for the guards to supervise the inmates while they were working.
In other words, Yang Yi could accomplish what he needed since there was no supervision.
It was the cleaners’ job to clear the dishes and do the cleaning while Yang Yi followed Chris in sorting out the garbage. Once done, they sent the garbage to be burned or buried.
However, no one wasted their time sorting the garbage. Unless it couldn't be burned, they simply threw everything into the incinerator to be burned.
Given the vast number of inmates and guards in the prison, it generated a very impressive amount of garbage every day.
The incinerator in Pelican Bay State Prison was not a regular waste incinerator as it was also used as a supplementary source of heat for the prison including heating the water for the inmates’ shower. However, the incinerator’s exhaust filtration system had been broken long ago thus it spewed smog into the air.
Yang Yi wasn’t too concerned about the air pollution. He wanted the disposal job simply to obtain shower privileges.
After the garbage bag was thrown into the furnace inlet, it was crushed and sprayed with kerosene.
Before Chris could ignite the incinerator, Yang Yi started opening up the other garbage bags and rummaging through them.
As Yang Yi opened the garbage bags and spilled their contents, Chris who would have to clean up the mess spoke loudly in displeasure, “Hey, what are you doing? There’s no need to open the bags. Just throw everything inside.”
Yang Yi ignored Chris and continued to open the garbage bags until he found what he was looking for.
He ended up whistling when he found a drinking bottle. Yang Yi looked at Chris and smiled, “A snitch wouldn’t survive in prison, right?”
Chris was shocked and consequently asked, “What are you planning to do?”
Yang Yi just shrugged before he continued rummaging through the garbage bags searching for the things he needed.
His eyes sparkled when he saw a plastic bag with a twig protruding out of it. He immediately took out all the twigs from the plastic bag.
Chris went silent for a moment before asking, “Are you looking for materials to make into a weapon?”
Yang Yi chuckled and said, “Yup.”
He bundled more than ten twigs together, yet the thickest section was only slightly thicker than an index finger while the thinnest section was about the width of a chopstick. Chris couldn’t help speaking up when he saw what Yang Yi was doing, “Your attempt is going to be in vain. The twigs are weak and brittle. You won’t be able to sharpen it into a weapon.”
Yang Yi just smiled and didn’t bother to explain what he was planning. Chris added when he saw what Yang Yi was doing, “You shouldn’t waste your energy. It’s impossible to find any metal parts to make weapons here.”
Yang Yi couldn’t find the metal parts he needed. He straightened up and frowned, “I need a metal jar or tray. Is there anywhere I can find one of those?”
Chris gaze landed on a metal tray and immediately countered, “No! This won’t work. All the equipment here has to be tallied. Both of us will be done for if we steal any equipment.”
Yang Yi looked at the fireplace poker used to shift the burning garbage inside incinerator leaning on the wall. Besides that, there were also two iron shovels to clear the furnace. Out of the two shovels, the larger one had to be entirely made of iron because a shovel handle couldn’t be made out of wood if it needed to reach inside a burning furnace. Thus, the whole shovel could only be made out of iron. Yang Yi let out a breath of relief and laughed when he saw the two shovels, “I can definitely use that.”
Chris rejected the idea in fear, “Absolutely not! You can’t take any of the equipment out of here. If you’re going to insist, I will…”
Yang Yi waved his hand and laughed, “Don’t worry. I’m not stupid enough to take any of the equipment out of here. You should just finish up the work and let me complete what I have to do. I’m sorry you need to finish up my part as well. Don’t worry, I won’t get you implicated.”
After some time, Yang Yi finally managed to find two potato chips canisters.
He was very happy when he found the two canisters and cheered loudly. Yang Yi looked at Chris and said, “Great, I found what I need.”
Chris couldn’t help asking when he saw the pile of things Yang Yi had found, “What are you planning to do with all these things?
Yang Yi gave Chris a shrug and picked up a drinking bottle while laughing, “This is what I need.”
Chris asked in confusion, “A drinking bottle? What can you do with it?”
Yang Yi shook his head and continued to laugh, “This is made from polyethylene. Who says you can only use metal to make a weapon? If a toothbrush handle can be sharpened into a weapon, I can definitely turn this bottle into a weapon too.”
Chris widened his eyes, “How can you stab someone with a bottle? I get it! You plan to melt the bottle.
Yang Yi nodded, “Smart. I’m wondering why no one has ever thought of this method before?”
Yang Yi had developed a habit of monitoring the movements of Boxing King’s men during breakfast. Although Boxing King hadn’t appeared yet, his men stared at him haughtily when they caught him looking at them.
Not even one of them hid their killing intent when looking at Yang Yi. This was in direct contrast to their behavior over the past few days. They had a number of advantages yet they felt intimidated by Yang Yi and avoided his gaze.
It was rather obvious that the Boxing King let his men know that he would be exacting revenge on Yang Yi which bolstered the men’s courage.
The prison was very pragmatic. All the inmates would fear you if you proved yourself powerful. Only a winner could have standing in prison. Now that the Boxing King had been defeated by a youngster who wasn’t even very large in size, his standing was now in peril.
Thus, the Boxing King had to teach Yang Yi a lesson for him to retain his standing. He had to kill Yang Yi, or at the very least, leave him half-dead. It was impossible for the Boxing King to stop. However, Yang Yi knew that the Boxing King would not simply just strive to teach him a lesson but would try to kill him.
After Yang Yi finished his breakfast peacefully, he didn’t return to his cell nor did he go to the recreation field. Instead, he changed into a working uniform and prepared to dispose of garbage along with Chris.
*****
Inmates who had a job were those whose sentences were almost up because it was unlikely that they would cause problems since they would be released from prison soon.
Thus, there was no need for the guards to supervise the inmates while they were working.
In other words, Yang Yi could accomplish what he needed since there was no supervision.
It was the cleaners’ job to clear the dishes and do the cleaning while Yang Yi followed Chris in sorting out the garbage. Once done, they sent the garbage to be burned or buried.
However, no one wasted their time sorting the garbage. Unless it couldn't be burned, they simply threw everything into the incinerator to be burned.
Given the vast number of inmates and guards in the prison, it generated a very impressive amount of garbage every day.
The incinerator in Pelican Bay State Prison was not a regular waste incinerator as it was also used as a supplementary source of heat for the prison including heating the water for the inmates’ shower. However, the incinerator’s exhaust filtration system had been broken long ago thus it spewed smog into the air.
Yang Yi wasn’t too concerned about the air pollution. He wanted the disposal job simply to obtain shower privileges.
After the garbage bag was thrown into the furnace inlet, it was crushed and sprayed with kerosene.
Before Chris could ignite the incinerator, Yang Yi started opening up the other garbage bags and rummaging through them.
As Yang Yi opened the garbage bags and spilled their contents, Chris who would have to clean up the mess spoke loudly in displeasure, “Hey, what are you doing? There’s no need to open the bags. Just throw everything inside.”
Yang Yi ignored Chris and continued to open the garbage bags until he found what he was looking for.
He ended up whistling when he found a drinking bottle. Yang Yi looked at Chris and smiled, “A snitch wouldn’t survive in prison, right?”
Chris was shocked and consequently asked, “What are you planning to do?”
Yang Yi just shrugged before he continued rummaging through the garbage bags searching for the things he needed.
His eyes sparkled when he saw a plastic bag with a twig protruding out of it. He immediately took out all the twigs from the plastic bag.
Chris went silent for a moment before asking, “Are you looking for materials to make into a weapon?”
Yang Yi chuckled and said, “Yup.”
He bundled more than ten twigs together, yet the thickest section was only slightly thicker than an index finger while the thinnest section was about the width of a chopstick. Chris couldn’t help speaking up when he saw what Yang Yi was doing, “Your attempt is going to be in vain. The twigs are weak and brittle. You won’t be able to sharpen it into a weapon.”
Yang Yi just smiled and didn’t bother to explain what he was planning. Chris added when he saw what Yang Yi was doing, “You shouldn’t waste your energy. It’s impossible to find any metal parts to make weapons here.”
Yang Yi couldn’t find the metal parts he needed. He straightened up and frowned, “I need a metal jar or tray. Is there anywhere I can find one of those?”
Chris gaze landed on a metal tray and immediately countered, “No! This won’t work. All the equipment here has to be tallied. Both of us will be done for if we steal any equipment.”
Yang Yi looked at the fireplace poker used to shift the burning garbage inside incinerator leaning on the wall. Besides that, there were also two iron shovels to clear the furnace. Out of the two shovels, the larger one had to be entirely made of iron because a shovel handle couldn’t be made out of wood if it needed to reach inside a burning furnace. Thus, the whole shovel could only be made out of iron. Yang Yi let out a breath of relief and laughed when he saw the two shovels, “I can definitely use that.”
Chris rejected the idea in fear, “Absolutely not! You can’t take any of the equipment out of here. If you’re going to insist, I will…”
Yang Yi waved his hand and laughed, “Don’t worry. I’m not stupid enough to take any of the equipment out of here. You should just finish up the work and let me complete what I have to do. I’m sorry you need to finish up my part as well. Don’t worry, I won’t get you implicated.”
After some time, Yang Yi finally managed to find two potato chips canisters.
He was very happy when he found the two canisters and cheered loudly. Yang Yi looked at Chris and said, “Great, I found what I need.”
Chris couldn’t help asking when he saw the pile of things Yang Yi had found, “What are you planning to do with all these things?
Yang Yi gave Chris a shrug and picked up a drinking bottle while laughing, “This is what I need.”
Chris asked in confusion, “A drinking bottle? What can you do with it?”
Yang Yi shook his head and continued to laugh, “This is made from polyethylene. Who says you can only use metal to make a weapon? If a toothbrush handle can be sharpened into a weapon, I can definitely turn this bottle into a weapon too.”
Chris widened his eyes, “How can you stab someone with a bottle? I get it! You plan to melt the bottle.
Yang Yi nodded, “Smart. I’m wondering why no one has ever thought of this method before?”
