93: Chapter 93 The Heartbreaking Song of the Black Prison

"Hey, kid, how did you get in here?"

Knife Cheng, a Cheng Yus Clones, had been thrown into the temporary detention center.

Though it was called a detention center, it was really just a prison. Most of the serious criminals had long been exiled, and the remaining small fries didn't even qualify for a trial.

"None of your damn business!" Knife Cheng had been "in the palace" many times before, so he was naturally quite familiar with the routine. Here… only a fool would answer honestly.

"I'm here for fraud!" said another newly arrived Cheng Yus Clones. You see… there really are fools.

"Damn it, I hate scammers the most. Beat him up!" the Warden Cheng Yu cursed.

A dozen or so Cheng Yus Clones gave the scammer Cheng Yu a brutal beating, knocking out his front teeth.

Knife Cheng was the most ruthless; because he couldn't squeeze to the front, he beat up the people in the front row too.

"Yo ho…" Warden Cheng Yu rolled his eyes and prepared to trade jargon with Knife Cheng.

The rogue Cheng Yus Clones had a self-contained system of jargon and gestures, which served as both a code and a sign of rebellion against the mainstream.

"Which big firm did you join after graduation?"

Warden Cheng Yu was asking which boss Knife Cheng followed after he turned bad.

"Graduation means unemployment!" Knife Cheng made a "6" gesture, meaning he had no boss.

"Then you… have private traffic, right?" Warden Cheng Yu meant… since you don't have a boss, you're running your own business.

"Vertical management, strong user stickiness." Knife Cheng made a "fish entering from behind" gesture, meaning "I'm a smuggler with my own stable customer base."

"May I have your name?" Warden Cheng Yu raised an eyebrow.

" 'Educator' Knife Cheng." Knife Cheng crossed his arms and pointed his thumbs upward. This gesture meant, "I think I'm pretty awesome. Do you accept it? If you do, come over and submit, otherwise, let's fight."

Warden Cheng Yu sneered, extended his right arm, and then turned his thumb downward… I don't accept it, you're nothing, beat him up!

The Cheng Yus Clones closest to Knife Cheng immediately grabbed the bedding from the bunk and smothered it over Knife Cheng's head.

If that had fully smothered him, Knife Cheng wouldn't have survived. He immediately delivered a spinning elbow strike, instantly dislocating the other's jaw.

However, Knife Cheng didn't fare any better, as another Cheng Yus Clones stabbed him in the waist with a sharpened toothbrush handle, instantly drawing blood.

Only because of the adrenaline did Knife Cheng not lose his ability to fight for the moment.

"Dentist, shake it!" Knife Cheng, in a fit of rage, delivered a headbutt, knocking out all of that Cheng Yus Clones' front teeth and seizing his toothbrush handle.

The surrounding Cheng Yus Clones took advantage of his distraction to swarm him, and in an instant, they poked several more holes in his body.

Knife Cheng's ferocity was unleashed; his nickname was earned by the weapon in his hand.

Knife Cheng was covered in blood, charging left and right. The sharp toothbrush handle rose and fell, first driving back the enemies close to him, then he took a terrified Cheng Yus Clones hostage, using his body as a shield to charge at Warden Cheng Yu.

"You beast, I'll slaughter you!"

Warden Cheng Yu was furious, forgetting that by cursing him, he was cursing himself.

He grabbed a mop with a sharpened end and lunged toward Knife Cheng, ignoring the hostage in front.

Knife Cheng refused to be outdone; he shoved the hostage forward, gripped the toothbrush handle backhanded, and stabbed right at Warden Cheng Yu's eye socket.

"Stop!"

An arm reached out from nowhere, slapped the Warden with lightning speed, then slapped Knife Cheng, and finally pushed the hostage Cheng Yus Clones away… if he hadn't pushed him away, he would have become a kebab.

"What the hell?!" Knife Cheng was stunned by the slap.

"My Lord." Warden Cheng Yu sobered up and bowed respectfully toward the wall.

"Flowers may bloom again, but man has no second youth… one must not get angry." So the voice came from the next cell… but how did his arm reach through?!

"Thank you for your teachings, My Lord!"

"Treat his wounds, then bring him to see me."

"Yes."

...

The one treating Knife Cheng's wounds was a young Aeldari nurse. Knife Cheng usually hung around the bottom of the Hive City, and besides Slaanesh tentacle monsters, where would he have seen a beautiful woman? His eyes went straight the moment he saw her.

"Brother, do you like this one?" Warden Cheng Yu was able to bend and stretch; he was already calling Knife Cheng brother by now.

"I really like this one!" Knife Cheng was drooling… no, it wasn't drool, it was blood; his wounds had burst open again.

"Then keep dreaming. Her surname is Dukaria… don't you know what kind of character that family has?"

"Who?" Knife Cheng had no idea what the Dukaria family was. It sounded familiar, but he didn't remember what it was.

"Little sister, what's your name?" Knife Cheng took the opportunity while she was injecting him with antibiotics to touch her fingers and take advantage of her.

The young Aeldari nurse slapped him without hesitation. Now Knife Cheng's slap marks on both sides were symmetrical.

Knife Cheng remained relentless. When you're in the streets hitting on women… you rely on having a thick skin.

"Little sister, what is this?" Knife Cheng pointed at the tourniquet like an idiot.

"A rubber tube." The young Aeldari nurse stabbed it in sharply with great force, making Knife Cheng howl on the spot.

Because Knife Cheng's wounds were numerous and deep, he not only needed antibiotics but also needed his wounds cleaned and a tetanus shot.

The young Aeldari nurse Katherina Dukaria sneered and raised a large syringe as thick as an arm. "Lie down. Your arm is too thin; I can't find the vein."

"Haha, beauty, you love to joke… wait, not joking? Are you serious about that thick syringe?"

"Who told you to have so many wounds? You need this dosage. If you're not satisfied, go tell the doctor!"

Katherina's personality was extremely nasty and stubborn. Aria had only said to her, "Your ideas are too extreme," and she ran away from home to work on Cheng Yu Planet.

"Ahhh!!" While Knife Cheng was wailing, Warden Cheng Yu had already finished applying his medicine. He hadn't suffered any injuries; he was just here for his regular dental filling.

Betel nut is really not a good thing. If you haven't eaten it, quit quickly.

"Beauty, I still want to know your name."

After the tetanus shot, Knife Cheng was like a pile of mush, but his lecherous heart was still alive.

"Wait until you survive until the next injection!"

Katherina slapped Knife Cheng's butt hard. "Get up, and get lost!"

"I'll write you a love letter!"

Knife Cheng was still blowing kisses even as Katherina pushed him out of the infirmary door with a metal tray.