Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

"Are you crazy?!"

Zhang Bofen's eyes widened when he heard what his younger brother said.

"Escape from prison? Do you know how serious that crime is in Liangshan? Haven't you heard others say that someone tried to escape last time, but he was beaten half to death and had to do all sorts of dirty and hard work when he came back?"

"Second brother, Father will definitely save us. Don't cause any trouble."

Zhang Bofen said, "Don't do anything reckless."

"Brother, but I really can't live like this anymore!"

Zhang Zhongxiong suddenly raised his voice!

"What are you doing? What are you chatting about? Can't you eat properly? If you can't eat, then go get to work!"

The volume immediately drew the attention of those around, especially the guards from the labor camp responsible for watching over prisoners and monitoring discipline, who came over right away.

The rules of the Liangshan Labor Reform Corps: Talking is prohibited during meals.

Zhang Zhongxiong's dissatisfaction only grew stronger after being yelled at like that.

He stood up abruptly, clutching the steamed bun in his hand, and stared intently at the guard.

Damn it, I'm the second young master of the Zhang family! What kind of nobody are you, you don't even have a name, yet you dare to yell at me?

"Zhang Zhongxiong! What are you doing?"

But the soldiers of the Liangshan Labor Reform Corps had seen it all. As soon as Zhang Zhongxiong stood there, they didn't waste any words. The twenty-odd guards around them gathered around, each holding a disciplinary iron ruler, and slowly tightened the encirclement!

“Zhang Zhongxiong! I’m warning you, you’d better keep your temper in check in the labor camp! Here you’re not the young master of the Zhang family, you’re just an ordinary prisoner!”

"And another thing! The rules of Liangshan say that every grain of rice is hard-earned! You must eat properly. The way you're shaping that pancake in your hand now means you're wasting food if you don't eat it soon! You won't get another one! And this is a warning!"

Zhang Zhongxiong wanted to throw the steamed bun in his hand at the soldier's face, but Zhang Bofen held him back tightly.

What's wrong with my younger brother?

"Zhang Zhongxiong, sit back down! Otherwise, this is a second warning!"

Seeing that Zhang Zhongxiong was still standing, the soldiers around him raised their iron rulers and further tightened the encirclement.

"Second brother!"

Zhang Bofeng quickly pulled Zhang Zhongxiong down. "You think you can escape from here? You'll get beaten up before you even start!"

"Humph!"

Zhang Zhongxiong snorted heavily, then sat down again and stuffed the deformed steamed bun back into his mouth.

"Zhang Zhongxiong, for deliberately making noise during meals and showing contempt for discipline, has been warned three times! He is now punished by having to carry manure for one day!"

But soldiers aren't so easily fooled; you, Zhang Zhongxiong, clearly showed your dissatisfaction just now!

Where is this? This is the Liangshan Labor Camp! Trying to cause trouble here? You're not worthy!

The chieftain said that the labor camp should be a bit fierce!

"elder brother!"

Upon hearing that he was to be shoveling manure, Zhang Zhongxiong's earlier imposing manner vanished instantly.

With so many people on Liangshan, the amount of manure they had to carry every day was truly... wow!

"Now you're scared? Serves you right for being so stubborn!"

Zhang Bofen looked at his second brother and shook his head helplessly.

Everyone in the Liangshan labor camp knew that carrying manure was the ultimate punishment in the labor camp, because it wasn't just about carrying it; people even had to go down into the cesspool!

Nobody wanted to do this job, so it was basically done on a rotating basis, or only those who were stubborn and unrepentant were assigned to carry manure.

The last time Zhou Ang escaped from prison, he was caught and not only beaten half to death by Wu Song, but was also thrown into a cesspool to work for a month!

When Zhou Ang came out a month later, he felt like he smelled terrible inside and out!

In fact, no one wanted to share a dorm room with him!

To this day, Zhou Ang remains a VIP member of the Liangshan manure-carrying team.

"Brother, you won't let me go alone, right?"

Zhang Zhongxiong looked at his older brother, who was actually a pitiful little thing.

"Okay, I'll help you in a bit."

There was no other way; he doted on his own younger brother. Even if they were both prisoners of war, Zhang Bofen would still protect his brother.

"Zhang Bofeng, you can't help. You behaved well today and don't need to go to the cesspool, not even voluntarily! This is an order!"

However, the supervising soldiers said that this would not work.

Zhang Bofen frowned. "Liangshan, you've gone too far! I'm helping my brother, and you're meddling way too much!"

"Brother, forget it, I'll go by myself."

Seeing that his brother seemed to be standing up for him, Zhang Zhongxiong also snapped out of his pitiful state.

"can you?"

"Brother, I was reckless today, but I can't drag you down with me like this."

Zhang Zhongxiong said that it was his oversight that led to this incident.

"Brother, wait for me tonight, I'll definitely give you a detailed plan."

However, Zhang Zhongxiong did not forget his original intention to escape from prison!

He hated shoveling manure, but then he remembered that in the Liangshan Labor Camp, there was a man who had successfully escaped from prison, was caught and brought back, and had been shoveling manure ever since!

If you go and collect manure yourself, you'll most likely find this person!

In this way, I can ask that person about their prison break experience, which might help me improve my escape plan!

Having figured this out, Zhang Zhongxiong was less resistant to the punishment of having to carry manure.

"Second brother, I'll say it again, don't be impulsive. Let's be patient for a few more days, protect ourselves, and wait for Father's news."

Zhang Bofen still felt that his younger brother's plan was somewhat risky.

"It's alright, brother. I can't just let you carry this manure for nothing, right?"

Zhang Zhongxiong comforted his brother, saying that no one could stop him from escaping now!

Later that afternoon, Zhang Zhongxiong and other prisoners who were also being punished were taken to the vicinity of the cesspool.

Yes, you can already smell that indescribable stench near the cesspool, and it's no use even if there are lots of flowers and plants around it!

"The cesspools have been mostly cleared out today, so your task is to do the final cleaning. Take your tools and go down into the cesspools."

The guards signaled to everyone that they could go down into the cesspool.

"Ugh~"

However, most people had already vomited by now, because of that damned taste of the five grains!

Zhang Zhongxiong also felt nauseous. Although he hadn't eaten much at noon, the thought of escaping was what kept him going, forcing him to muster his strength and go down into the cesspool.

When he landed in the cesspool, Zhang Zhongxiong felt his vision blur.

"Excuse me, bro, I'd like to ask, who's the boss around here?"

Without a second thought, Zhang Zhongxiong grabbed the nearest manure collector and quickly asked him what was wrong.

"You're asking about Zhou Ang? Look, that big guy over there is him."

Clearly, this manure collector had only a casual relationship with Zhou Ang; he merely pointed briefly and then left.

But for Zhang Zhongxiong, that was enough!

"Zhou, Instructor Zhou."

Struggling to walk to Zhou Ang's side, Zhang Zhongxiong cautiously spoke.

Zhou Ang, with disheveled hair, was working numbly, and he didn't react at all to Zhang Zhongxiong's words.

"Instructor Zhou! I am Zhang Shuye's son. Unfortunately, I was captured by Liangshan. I just want to ask you, have you ever escaped from prison?"

"If you've ever escaped from prison, then we can work together!"

"Believe me! I can get you out of here! You'll never have to carry manure again!"