Reborn in 1993, Dark Sea

On New Year's Day evening, the prison did not organize the usual study session and extended the free time to 4 hours, which was a rare New Year's perk.

Most of the inmates in Prison No. 1 chose to watch television, and today they were free to choose whatever programs they wanted to watch. This was an incredible blessing for inmates who had been almost completely isolated from the world.

The video room was packed with people, all eyes focused on the small black-and-white television. No one made a sound; the room was very quiet.

The prisoners ultimately chose to watch the Hong Kong and Taiwan pop music awards ceremony, and An Xiaohai squeezed into the crowd as well; he hadn't exercised that day either.

People always need to rest and relax; if a string is always stretched too tight, it will break.

This era was a golden age for Hong Kong and Taiwan pop music, with a host of stars taking turns performing, making it a veritable battle of the gods.

Vast Ocean and Sky, Goodbye Kiss, The Sea, Heart of a Flower, A Cloud Made of Rain in the Wind, Love Like a Tide...

An Xiaohai watched and listened very attentively.

In another time and space, An Xiaohai was constantly tormented by pain, missing out on all the beauty in the world.

This time, we can't let it happen again.

However, when An Xiaohai heard the song "The Fish That Swims All Day Long," he almost broke down.

The boarding school where Lin Xuan'er was repeating her senior year was extremely strict. She was not allowed to go out except during winter and summer vacations, and even writing letters was not permitted.

Anything unrelated to studying is strictly prohibited!

An Xiaohai sometimes felt that the boarding school was not much different from the First Prison.

At this moment, An Xiaohai felt a pang of loneliness. Unconsciously, Xu Tianyou's annoying face appeared in his mind without warning.

An Xiaohai then realized that since Xu Tianyou left, he had no one to talk to among the prisoners.

However, Xu Tianyou decided against it. If possible, it would be best if they never saw each other again in their entire lives!

The next day, Yang Yuanbing, who had not been seen for a long time, suddenly found An Xiaohai. Judging from his radiant appearance, he probably benefited from this round of personnel adjustments.

"There's something I need to tell you in advance. You might not be able to stay in room 232 anymore," Yang Yuanbing said, lighting a cigarette and offering one to An Xiaohai, who naturally took it and lit it.

Almost all the inmates in the first ward smoked, and An Xiaohai would stand out even more if he didn't. However, An Xiaohai never inhaled the smoke; he would just swirl it around in his mouth and nose and exhale.

An Xiaohai didn't respond immediately; he knew Yang Yuanbing would definitely say more.

"Don't overthink it. This isn't a special case; it's part of the prison's overall arrangements."

Huang Jian has been promoted, and a new supervisor, Li Jian, has arrived. A new broom sweeps clean, and the first one he'll do is target you all.

Li Jian believed that the prisoners' residences were too scattered, which could easily create blind spots in management. Therefore, all the small cells were abolished, and all the inmates in the small cells were to be moved to the large cells.

The small cells will be used for other purposes, so you'll have to squeeze in.

How's it going? Is there any cell you'd like to go to? I can try my best to arrange it for you.

"Thank you, Section Chief Yang. I don't know many people here, so it's the same wherever I go. But it would be best if it were quiet; I don't like things too noisy."

An Xiaohai avoided Yang Yuanbing's gaze and said, pretending not to care.

The difference between the large and small prison cells is quite significant, a fact An Xiaohai is well aware of. Each additional person creates a new world of intrigue, and naturally, adds to its complexity.

Although prisons in China are strictly managed, there are always places where the sun doesn't shine, and with a large number of people in a large cell, there will naturally be more sunlight blocked out.

"Alright, I'll take care of it for you then. I'll find you a relatively quiet large cell. Okay, I'm off."

Yang Yuanbing threw away the cigarette butt, stomped it out with his shiny leather shoes, and walked away humming a little tune.

An Xiaohai took a deep breath. It seemed that from now on, it would be difficult to live such a comfortable and pleasant life again.

"Two years and eleven months left, let's just tough it out..."

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The new deputy warden seemed to be a very efficient person. Just three days after Yang Yuanbing informed An Xiaohai of the news, the order to relocate had already been issued.

The three people in group 232 packed their personal belongings.

Hu Jianming was still as hypocritical as ever, telling An Xiaohai and Yang Bo to keep a low profile in their new place while he was packing.

Yang Bo remained noncommittal and continued tidying up. An Xiaohai knew that Yang Bo was a repeat offender and wouldn't fall for Hu Jianming's tricks.

Of course, An Xiaohai himself didn't buy into it, but Hu Jianming still acted with great dedication, completely different from the Hu Jianming who had been hiding from him both openly and secretly before.

The three were escorted out of the cell by prison guards. Along the way, they could see many prisoners in the smaller cells packing up their belongings, indicating that this was indeed a large-scale operation.

The so-called large prison cell resembles a classroom, except instead of desks, it contains bunk beds. Typically, such a large cell can house more than 30 prisoners, while larger ones can hold seventy or eighty.

The beds have no partitions, and prison guards can see everything inside the cell just by glancing out the window. This large cell offers virtually no privacy, especially the beds closest to the window.

The prison cells were not numbered sequentially, but rather randomly.

Those unaware of the inside story would find it difficult to calculate how many cells there were in the First Prison based on the cell numbers, and naturally, they would also be unable to calculate how many prisoners were held in the First Prison in total.

An Xiaohai was aware of this data, after all, he was still working on the prison's office system, and this data was not a huge secret and was easy to obtain.

An Xiaohai had always thought that this data was meaningless, but it came in handy today. At least he could figure out how many people were in his new cell.

Hu Jianming was quickly assigned to a cell. He was unlucky and was assigned to the largest cell in the First Prison, which housed nearly 100 prisoners, so it was bound to be very complicated.

Yang Bo, however, was never assigned a cell and followed An Xiaohai to the end. The two were assigned to cell number 27.

An Xiaohai let out a soft breath. Cell number 27 was already the smallest of the large cells, housing less than 30 people.

It's unclear whether Yang Yuanbing judged the quietness of the cells based on the number of people in them.

The cell door was opened, and the prisoners still inside stood up and lined up at attention. An Xiaohai and Yang Bo entered cell number 27 at the signal of the prison guard.

As the iron door to cell number 27 was closed and locked, An Xiaohai saw a face among the prisoners that he was very reluctant to see.

Gui Zhilun, the infamous Gui Liu, is Xu Tianyou's mortal enemy!