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nTranslator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

n“Sign here and you can leave!”

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nThe prison guard handed a pen over to a sloppy-looking thin man.

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nThe thin man signed “Xie Zhou” without a word.

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nAfterwards, Xie Zhou was brought into the car by four prison guards and they drove out into the open, where the atmosphere was filled with sand.

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nThe prison block they left was getting further and further away from them.

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nOn the way, no one spoke.

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nThe higher-ups had instructed that no accidents were to happen along the way and that the man had to be sent safely to the destination.

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nThe thin man looked out of the car window with a blank expression. No one could tell what he was thinking.

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nThe youngest SWAT1 officer had gone on a mission for the first time. However, his initial excitement soon became feelings of boredom, and he began yawning non-stop!

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nWhen they passed by a vendor selling watermelons, the young SWAT officer shouted excitedly, “There are watermelons for sale, let’s buy a watermelon! It’s too hot today!”

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nThe SWAT officer in the passenger seat of the car went down with him.

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nThere was still someone left to guard Xie Zhou.

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nAs soon as they got out of the car, the young SWAT officer couldn’t help but ask, “Brother Wen, isn’t he just an ordinary villager? Why do you seem so nervous?”

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nBrother Wen sneered. “Before he went to prison, he was just an ordinary villager. After spending ten years inside, he’s no longer ordinary!”

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nThat was no ordinary prison.

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nThe prison block is called “Xisha Prison”.

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nThe prisoners locked up inside are all felons. Almost no one has the chance to leave the prison.

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nThe Xisha Prison was built in the desert.

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nEvery half a month, a car would drive in and out, delivering food and water.

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nIn such an environment, no one would want to break out of prison. Without food and water outside, they would die!

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nThe person they were escorting is called Xie Zhou. Before he went to prison, he was just an ordinary villager. However, in the process of helping others out of kindness, he unexpectedly caused another person’s death, and was imprisoned in the Xisha Prison.

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nBecause he had shown good behavior inside and had made meritorious contributions, he was released earlier.

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nMaking meritorious contributions in a place like prison sounded ridiculous!

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nTen years had passed. When he returned home, he had found out that his parents had passed away and that his newlywed wife had run away a long time ago. There was nothing left. He could return to Xisha Prison in less than two days.

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nThe police car arrived at Xisha City, Yunzhou County, in Ping Yang Town where the Shanbai Village was located. The village was located in a relatively remote area. It had a backward economy and the villagers were not wealthy.

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nSun Chengfu, the village chief of the Shanbai Village, was already waiting there.

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nHe was there to pick up Xie Zhou.

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nTo be honest, he was quite unwilling to accept Xie Zhou.

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nBack then when Xie Zhou was taken away, there was quite a commotion.

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nEveryone in the village knew and could not avoid gossiping about it.

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nTen years had passed, but there were still people who would mention it from time to time.

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nSeeing Xie Zhou get out of the car, Sun Chengfu let out a sigh.

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nBefore Xie Zhou had committed the crime, he was the most handsome young man in their village. He was capable, knew how to drive, and worked in the transport team. He even came from a wealthy family!

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nYet he was still slacking off, doing nothing all day.

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nLooking at the sloppy-looking Xie Zhou, one could only say that God was playing tricks on him.

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nSun Chengfu went forward and settled the handover process with the SWAT officer.

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nBefore the SWAT officer left, he told Xie Zhou, “Go back and lead a good life. We’ll stay here for a few days. If you need anything, you can come find us!”

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nXie Zhou didn’t say anything. His expression was still blank.

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nSun Chengfu led Xie Zhou into the village and tried to talk to him. He said, “Since you’re back, let’s start afresh. Don’t think about the past anymore!”

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n“The village has arranged a new residence for you. Tidy up and rest in that old house located at the end of the village. You can stay there from now on!”

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nAfter Xie Zhou’s parents had passed away, his family’s house was occupied by Sun Chengfu’s uncle.

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nTheir field was also gone.

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nSince they couldn’t chase him away, they could only find him another place to stay.

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nThe village had always talked about the bad feng shui1 in the area located at the end of the village. They said that the place was haunted and that no one lived there.

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nOnly one house consistently remained empty!

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nHe was still worried that Xie Zhou wouldn’t agree to it, and was a little nervous.

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nHowever, Xie Zhou said, “Alright!”

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nLooking at the emotionless Xie Zhou and his soulless eyes, Sun Chengfu felt that it was strange. He didn’t want to stay with him any longer. He sent him to the end of the village and quickly left.

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n“Creak!”

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nThe old and worn-out gate was pushed open. The courtyard was very dark and filled with weeds.

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nThe floor inside the house was very low-lying, it was like a pit.

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nHowever, the space inside was huge. A ray of sunlight shone right into the pit.

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nXie Zhou sat in a dark corner with his head buried between his knees, crying in silence.

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nThe passersby were scared out of their wits. They said that they had run into a ghost and even heard the wailing of the evil spirit.

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