Chapter 222 There is no law here [ask for monthly ticket! ]

Outskirts of the city, quarry.

The quarry outside Longyuan City is a place for labor reform. At first, there were too many prisoners in the prison, so some of them were sent here to dig stones. Later, the quarry felt that this kind of labor that didn't require money and didn't care about life and death was useful, and the scale gradually expanded. More and more prisoners were needed, and it was the Ministry of Justice that needed people. Now sometimes, even some prisoners have to be transported from surrounding cities.

Unlike exile to a remote frontier, because the quarry is near the capital, the guards are particularly strict and prisoners are absolutely not allowed to escape.

The Ministry of Justice did not have enough manpower to guard the quarry, so the Imperial Guards were responsible for guarding the quarry. Although the prisoners were arrested by the Ministry of Justice, once they were sent to the quarry, they would be under the jurisdiction of the Imperial Guards.

Therefore, this is also a place where prisoners are detained, but it is the territory of the Imperial Capital Guards.

It's a bit like a triangular trade for prisoners.

As the quarry area expanded, there were more and more prisoners inside. The Imperial Guards could only be responsible for guarding the periphery and were unable to provide strict management in all aspects.

Over time, this place has become a country of its own.

On this day, the Ministry of Justice escorted new prisoners in. A group of people in prison uniforms were brought in in a string with their hands and feet chained at the front and back.

Surrounding the area were vast expanses of barren rocky mountains, with dusty faces of people using iron tools to hammer and dig everywhere, making a continuous clanging sound. Occasionally there were guards patrolling back and forth, but the entire quarry was so large that it was mostly unsupervised.

Some of the new prisoners were dejected. They were probably those with no skills or with lighter sentences. They wanted to stay in jail for a while, but were sent here, where their personal safety could no longer be guaranteed.

Others have gleaming eyes and are eager to try. Perhaps they are good fighters or have heavy sentences, and they can't wait to come to this free land full of vitality and join in the fun with heroes from all over the world.

Among them, a handsome young man stood out the most. His eyes were sharp and he looked around with his eyebrows lowered. Although he also had his hair down and only half of his face was exposed, it was not known whether it was because he was too handsome or because he had a spirited look, but he seemed out of tune with the others.

This young man is Liang Yue.

The first few officers holding chains, led by the Imperial Guards, separated the new prisoners one by one and assigned them to a new team.

"you!"

When it was finally Liang Yue's turn, the guard shouted.

"Go over here, Team 12." The guard untied his hands, but kept his shackles on. He then said to a worker over there, "Zhang Danian, take care of this new guy."

"Okay!" The man holding the iron bar had a dark face and a cunning smile, and turned around and responded.

After the officials left, Zhang Danian immediately threw away the iron rod in his hand, looked at the young man standing in front of him, and said with a smile: "Boy, you look well-mannered. The commander asked me to guide you, so I will teach you the rules here."

As he was talking, the other people who were working put down their tools and gathered around him. They all had dark faces and looked at Liang Yue with unfriendly eyes.

"First." Zhang Danian raised a finger and smiled evilly, "Everyone here is here because they broke the law. The law can't control us outside, let alone inside. There is no law in this quarry!"

"There is no law..." Liang Yue murmured, "Then it will be easy."

After saying that, he kicked up, broke the shackles with a clang, and kicked a half-man-high rock on the cliff next to him.

Bang!
With a muffled sound, large cracks suddenly appeared on the surface of the boulder, gradually covering the upper and lower surroundings, and then turned into powder, slowly pouring down like water.

"..."

Seeing this scene, there was a collective silence in the audience.

Liang Yue turned to look at Zhang Danian, "Go on."

At this glance, Zhang Danian had already put on a warm smile, "Second, there is no law here, only love and peace. The purpose of the quarry is unity and friendship, and everyone gets along like family and brothers. Brother, you look quite young, I dare to call you brother."

"Come." He took off his shirt and spread it on the ground beside him, "Brother, sit down and talk."

...The Imperial Guards could not manage so many prisoners, so they organized them into teams, and each team had a capable fighter as the captain. The captain was responsible for managing the dozen or so people under him, and was the first to be held accountable if anything went wrong.

Zhang Danian is the leader of the twelfth team. He also has a second-level martial arts cultivation and is more than capable of suppressing these subordinates. But he can tell at a glance that Liang Yue's realm is not something he can match.

Although others could not tell what level Liang Yue's cultivation was at, they could tell from Zhang Danian's flattering face that he was much higher than him, so they were all very obedient.

Everyone sat around Liang Yue, and Zhang Danian asked, "Brother, you are so skilled, good-looking, and young. I think you must have an extraordinary family background. How did you end up like this?"

"Alas." Liang Yue sighed, "I used to serve in the army, and I was a coach. I just hate that a playboy from my superior's family took a fancy to my wife for no reason and flirted with her in the street."

"How could I tolerate this? I beat him up right away!"

"Good fight!" All the prisoners cheered and waved their fists.

"But their family is powerful after all. His father plotted and bribed my best friend, tricking me into breaking into the armory with weapons. I fell into the trap accidentally, and knowing that it was not good, I simply assassinated the man who sold out his friend for fame and fortune. Fortunately, there was a general in the army who appreciated me and pleaded for me, so I was not sentenced to death, but only to serve life here." Liang Yue continued.

"Well done!" Zhang Danian was the first to praise. "As good men, we should take revenge and be happy. I only regret that I didn't kill that little beast as well!"

"If I ever get away, I will never let him go." Liang Yue also said heavily.

The look of anger seems completely genuine.

As they were talking in a circle, two burly men came over and shouted, "Zhang Danian! Your team hasn't handed in the stones yet!"

"Ah." Zhang Danian was startled and quickly stood up and said, "Two big brothers, we have new people here today. We chatted for a while longer and didn't have enough stone materials. If we hand in the money, we will be short of it. Can we wait a day and make up for it tomorrow?"

The big man frowned, and Zhang Danian immediately came over and took out a piece of loose silver from his crotch and stuffed it into his hand. The big man then smiled and nodded, saying, "Don't forget it tomorrow."

After saying this, he walked towards the next quarrying site.

"What's going on?" Liang Yue asked when he saw Zhang Danian coming back with a depressed look on his face.

"We have a fixed quota of stone materials to be delivered every day. If we fail to deliver, we will be considered lazy and will be whipped. In serious cases, we will be hung outside the barracks in the sun. Some bosses don't want to work, so they assign the task of stone materials to us and ask us to hand in a portion of the materials to them every day and do their share together." Zhang Danian explained, "The quota required by the quarry is already very high every day. We dare not be lazy all day and can barely complete our tasks. We have to hand in the quota to them, which makes us even more exhausted."

"That's indeed a bit excessive." Liang Yue nodded, "Are some of the prisoners here very powerful?"

"Of course, everyone's strength is uneven, and the one who can fight and has more people is naturally the boss." Zhang Danian said: "But brother, your strength is not weak either, you should be able to stand up here. I will take you to see Luo Lao later. If he agrees, you will be the boss, and we won't be bullied in the future."

"Mr. Luo?" Liang Yue knew that standing up the stick meant announcing that he would become the boss, but he was a little confused about the process, "Do I need approval to become the boss?"

"That's right." Zhang Danian said, "There are dozens of bosses in the quarry, but they all respect Luo Lao. If he doesn't nod, anyone standing here will be besieged by the people around him. Only when Luo Lao nods, others will not touch you."

"Is that so..." Liang Yue said, "So this means that Mr. Luo has a very high status in the quarry?"

Zhang Danian said mysteriously: "No one knows where Mr. Luo came from, but let's just say that even Captain Chen who is in charge of this place sometimes has to ask Mr. Luo for help."

"Okay." Liang Yue stood up and said, "Then let's go and pay a visit to this Mr. Luo."

"Brother, you will definitely be fine." Zhang Danian laughed and said, "Mr. Luo appreciates young talents like you the most. As long as your last name is not Liang, I guarantee that there will be no problem!"

"Huh?" Liang Yue immediately became alert, "What's wrong with the surname Liang?"

"It is said that the person Luo Lao hated the most was Liang Fuguo. It was Liang Fuguo who sent Luo Lao here when he was still the Minister of Justice. So here, Luo Lao would punish anyone with the surname Liang." Zhang Danian said, and then felt something was wrong and asked, "Um... Brother, your surname is not Liang, right?"

"Of course not." Liang Yue answered seriously: "My last name is Lin, and my brothers usually call me Leopard Head."

(End of this chapter)