Chapter 6 The Punishment
All inmates were gathered.
Zhou Zilang was tied to a cross.
Warden Shang Xu spoke solemnly on the high platform. "The Extreme North Prison does not allow escape. The consequence is the same as him."
This was to kill the chicken to scare the monkey.
I raised the electric whip and struck Zhou Zilang's chest hard.
He trembled violently, teeth clenched.
After the tenth whip, Zhou Zilang moaned softly.
His face flushed red and he looked at me with dazed eyes.
"Correction Officer Ji, it feels so good..."
The words made the inmates below laugh.
"You!"
Furious, I exerted all my strength and hit his weak spot.
The result was opposite. He cried out louder.
"Harder... "
My eyes accidentally swept the crowd below.
Fu Yanan stared at me with dark eyes and swallowed hard.
A chill ran through me. Just then, Warden Shang Xu spoke. "Enough. Take him down!"
I dropped the whip and dragged Zhou Zilang back to the cell.
As I passed Fu Yanan, he leaned close and whispered in my ear, "If I escape too, can I take your whip?"
It seemed like he was longing for it.
I cursed disgustedly, "Get lost," and left.
I did not take his words to heart and continued my duties.
I just would not share a room with them again.
As long as I could see them through the small window every day, I would feel at ease.
Who could have known that Fu Yanan would actually do what he said?
Two days later, in the evening, he escaped and took me with him.