Naming Technique of the Night

Chapter 104: 104, the problem is not big

In the quiet solitary confinement cell, Liu Dezhu quietly curled up in the corner.

The terror of the small dark room is understood only by those who have truly experienced it, a torment to the soul.

The alloy gate in front of him slowly opened, and Liu Dezhu blankly looked up at the figure in front, the mysterious person wearing the Cat Mask.

“I know, every person has their little schemes,” Qing Chen calmly said, “But greed can harm others and oneself. This time is just to let you understand what the price of betrayal and deception is. Next time, it won’t be so simple. What I give you, you can take; what I don’t give you, you must not steal.”

Liu Dezhu’s eyes gradually regained some luster, “Boss, as long as you don’t kill me, everything is negotiable!”

Before, Liu Dezhu almost thought he would die today.

However, the punishment hadn’t ended, at least in Qing Chen’s view, it shouldn’t end this easily.

He was very aware that he was facing a cruel world, so he must also make Liu Dezhu fully realize this.

Qing Chen said calmly, “In my opinion, looking at the whole situation this time, if you had checked the communicator in time, those two from Kunlun might not have died. So, this punishment is still not enough.”

With that, he waved his hand for Ye Wan to hold down Liu Dezhu, then Qing Chen personally covered Liu Dezhu’s face with a towel and poured a bucket of cold water over him.

Liu Dezhu struggled furiously, but no matter how much he struggled, it was useless.

Not until he gradually weakened did Qing Chen finally lift the towel to let him cough out the water.

“Boss, I know I was wrong,” Liu Dezhu cried out, “I really understand now.”

The expression on Qing Chen’s face remained unchanged.

Before Liu Dezhu could catch his breath, Ye Wan once again held him down, and the water torture was repeated.

Qing Chen poured the water little by little onto the towel until Liu Dezhu nearly wet himself, and only then did the punishment stop.

This time, Liu Dezhu was truly frightened. He choked for quite a while before he could breathe and cry out, “Boss, I really regretted it when I went home. Every time I think of the two heroes from Kunlun, I hate myself for being weak, I really know I was wrong!”

Qing Chen looked at him coldly through the Cat Mask. This was the first time he had inflicted punishment on another person, and for a normal person, even the act of punishing was an ordeal.

But he was learning, learning how to be ruthless, learning how to become a true beast.

“Now I need you to do something,” Qing Chen said, “Number 18 Prison has received a few more Time Travelers, I need you to put on a show for them.”

Liu Dezhu timidly asked, “Boss, what do you need me to do?”

“Make them believe that you really hold a high position here,” Qing Chen answered.

Liu Dezhu said pitifully, “Boss, I can’t act.”

After thinking for a moment, Qing Chen said to Lin Xiaoxiao, “Get me a miniature earpiece, let him wear it, I’ll direct his performance.”

…

Countdown 157:00:00.

At 10 a.m., one-fifth of the prison cells quietly opened.

The more than six hundred prisoners were randomly selected; only after they had eaten and returned to their cells would another random group of six hundred plus be let out to eat.

This was a new rule changed by Qing Chen.

When Lin Xiaoxiao asked him why he did this.

Qing Chen answered, “Teacher will probably take me out for a long time this time, and with my consortium background, I’m too conspicuous here. If I disappear, someone will definitely notice. By letting the prisoners eat in batches, they won’t be able to tell who is missing.”

In this way, the forces outside would not be able to identify his identity.

They couldn’t keep the prisoners locked up without food indefinitely, so the current method was the best choice.

At this moment.

Uncle Li Dong sat quietly at the dining table, looking at classical music scores, while Ye Wan and Lin Xiaoxiao chatted while eating, discussing current events outside: it was said that the old man from the Deer Island family secretly extended his life again; it was said that the old master from the Lee family had no plans to force a life extension, and might not have much time left…

At this table, only one person seemed out of place: Liu Dezhu.

This guy sat opposite Uncle Li Dong, looking around curiously with an inquisitive face.

Though he’d been transplanted directly to Number 18 Prison, to be honest, he hadn’t had the chance to really take a good look around here…

The prisoners queued up for their food, and seeing such a stranger sit opposite Uncle Li Dong, they were all quite intrigued.

After all, not just anyone could sit face-to-face with Uncle Li Dong.

One of the prisoners with a good memory suddenly recalled something and muttered in a low voice, “We’ve seen this chap before, he’s the idiot who said he was going to find Boss Lee to get a task, and even told Lin Xiaoxiao that he’s one of us.”

“So he really is one of us…” one of the prisoners remarked emotionally.

“Wait a second,” another prisoner realized something: “We were guessing during dinner time about who was using us for practice.”

“Yeah, the one holding us down must have been Ye Wan, and the one Ye Wan taught must be him!”

Liu Dezhu looked around bewildered at some people secretly pointing at him, utterly clueless as to what was going on…

He vaguely sensed that the mysterious big shot might have pinned a huge black pot on his head again.

Suddenly, Uncle Li Dong looked up at him and asked, “Do you still find the food to your liking?”

Liu Dezhu was flattered: “It’s to my liking.”

Lin Xiaoxiao asked from the side, “Tomorrow I’ll have the kitchen prepare some real meat for you, just order whatever you want to eat.”

As the other prisoners lined up and came over, the three who had previously ignored Liu Dezhu suddenly became enthusiastic, while Qing Chen was nowhere to be seen.

The next moment, someone in the crowd of prisoners excitedly called out, “Liu Dezhu!”

Liu Dezhu turned his head blankly, just in time to see Yu Junyi, the class monitor from the neighboring class; they had gone to Laojun Mountain together!

At the same time, there were four others beside Yu Junyi who also came over.

In an instant, Liu Dezhu had a revelation, these were the five Time Travelers the mysterious big shot talked about, and his task was to make them believe in his status in the Inner World!

“Er, did you time travel too?” Liu Dezhu adjusted his sitting posture and said with a nonchalant demeanor, “Sit down and talk.”

Yu Junyi looked at Ye Wan, Uncle Li Dong, and Lin Xiaoxiao next to him and hesitated, “May I sit?”

Liu Dezhu patted Lin Xiaoxiao on the side, “That…move over a bit to give them some space.”

Lin Xiaoxiao was momentarily stunned, nearly injuring his ego with that comment.

Ye Wan, who was usually calm and composed and sitting across from him, almost burst out laughing.

However, before Ye Wan could laugh, Liu Dezhu suddenly said to him, “That…could you move over too, thanks.”

Ye Wan: “…”

Lin Xiaoxiao: “…”

At that moment, the expression on Liu Dezhu’s face was almost tearful; he kept indicating with his eyes to the two big shots that it was all instructions coming through the earpiece…

It had nothing to do with him.

Ye Wan and Lin Xiaoxiao exchanged glances, deeply suspecting that Qing Chen was taking the opportunity to deliberately disgust them.

Nevertheless, the two of them eventually got up and moved their seats slowly, with Lin Xiaoxiao saying with a half-hearted smile, “Take your time chatting.”

Uncle Li Dong stood up and went to the reading area, and before leaving, he said to Liu Dezhu, “These people are your friends, right? So they’re one of us. Have a good catch-up.”

Seeing this, Yu Junyi felt emotional that Liu Dezhu indeed wasn’t bragging!

He took the lead and sat down next to Liu Dezhu, saying, “Brother Liu, I didn’t expect everything you said before to be true.”

“Mhm,” Liu Dezhu replied modestly.

A middle-aged Time Traveler asked, “The one who just left, was that Uncle Li Dong?”

Liu Dezhu nodded: “Yes, it was him.”

“Wow, that’s so awesome, we actually met Uncle Li Dong!” someone exclaimed.

Liu Dezhu maintained an enigmatic demeanor throughout.

But inside, he was also overwhelmed by turmoil:

Just how high in status must that mysterious big shot with the Cat Mask be to have these three willingly play along?

In some respects, he was even more shocked than Yu Junyi and the others!

Regaining his composure, Liu Dezhu instructed Yu Junyi, “That…when you get back, try not to spread the word, keep a low profile. But rest assured, with me here in this prison, no one dares to touch you.”

Yu Junyi asked excitedly, “Do I have a chance to become a Transcendent?”

Liu Dezhu calmly replied, “Shouldn’t be a problem.”