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135: Chapter 129 Chapter 126: Heavenly King of the Prison 135: Chapter 129 Chapter 126: Heavenly King of the Prison Ye Chen had considerable influence within the prison, commanding both wind and rain metaphorically, but unfortunately, those outside were relentlessly trying to kill him.

Zhang Dadan grew increasingly fearful of Ye Chen because Ye Chen was constantly threatening his position, and the Prison Director was no longer as commanding and enthusiastic towards him as before.

Thus, Zhang Dadan hid in his room, constantly pondering his future moves.

As long as Ye Chen was alive, there seemed to be no chance for him to rise, and worse, his position might even be replaced by Ye Chen.

“Brother Dandan, look, should we find an opportunity to take Ye Chen out?” one of Zhang Dadan’s little brothers approached him, hinting at a plot.

Ever since Zhang Dadan entered the prison, some of his followers had deliberately committed crimes to join him there and stick with him.

“Hmph, not yet.

We need to find the right opportunity!” Zhang Dadan coldly smirked and said, “Right now, he’s the Prison Director’s favorite, so it’s not suitable to strike.

If we infuriate the director’s woman, we won’t have good days ahead!”

“Brother Dandan is right!” The little brother immediately nodded, with others echoing in agreement.

Sitting to the side and smoking sullenly, Zhang Dadan’s mind was constantly whirring, thinking about how to teach Ye Chen a lesson.

If possible, the best scenario would be to deal with Ye Chen’s life silently and unnoticed.

However, that seemed unlikely.

But the former idea still had hope.

After much thought, Zhang Dadan was unable to come up with a better plan.

Out of desperation, he could only think of finding an opportunity.

Before leaving, Zhang Yantong had instructed Ye Chen and told him to stay well in the prison.

With Dian Ling’s care, she believed he would be pardoned and return home soon.

Meanwhile, in the office, Dian Ling had learned about Ye Chen’s past from Zhang Yantong, but Zhang Yantong also expressed her unawareness.

Ye Chen’s memory was fragmented, and weirdly, there was no trace of him in the civil affairs system.

Dian Ling’s curiosity about Ye Chen escalated yet another level.

Ye Chen seemed like a mysterious Magic Stone, continually attracting both Dian Ling and Zhang Yantong.

As soon as Zhang Yantong left, Dian Ling immediately called Ye Chen to her office.

In Dian Ling’s office, there was a set for brewing tea made of bamboo.

Sitting in front of the tea table, holding a pot of boiling hot water, she poured it into the Purple Sand Tea Pot, capped it, and let it settle for a while, then immediately emptied all the water from the pot.

When Ye Chen walked in, he couldn’t help but sniff, smiling as he said, “What a fragrant tea, top-quality Da Hong Pao, truly exceptional.”

“Are you a dog, to sniff it out like that?” Dian Ling giggled as she watched Ye Chen, seemingly having completely forgotten the incident where Ye Chen had taken advantage of her before.

Grinning, Ye Chen said, “I used to drink tea too, just stopped later!”

“Why did you stop?” Dian Ling asked smilingly.

“I don’t remember, the memory is very fragmented, but I know that I used to be a person who loved drinking tea!” Ye Chen chuckled, walked over, and said, “You brewed this pot of tea just waiting for me to come drink it, didn’t you?”

“So, you figured that out?” Dian Ling’s eyes gleamed beautifully when she laughed, those shiny pupils resembling a crescent moon.

Pointing at a grass mat in front of her, she said, “Sit down, if you don’t mind just sitting on the ground?”

“Of course, I don’t mind!” Ye Chen grinned and said, “This is called a tatami in Japan.

Here, it’s called a grass mat.”

“You seem to know quite a lot, if Tongtong hadn’t told me you had lost your memory, I’d hardly believe it!” Dian Ling giggled.

Then she poured boiling hot water into the Purple Sand Tea Pot again, waited a moment, and soon handed Ye Chen a cup of tea, saying, “Try it, my skills are modest, I hope you’ll be satisfied!”

Ye Chen nodded, then picked up the tea cup.

The cup was crystal clear and very beautiful, with a green exterior.

Lifting it, the golden liquid inside swirled, emitting a faint, mild white steam.

Observing its appearance, the color of the tea was good and its aroma strong.

Ye Chen nodded in satisfaction, then took a gentle sip, smacked his lips, and then downed the cup of tea.

“Not bad, it seems you’ve cultivated your tea art quite well!” Ye Chen said lightly.

“Hehe, you’re not the first person to praise me!” Dian Ling giggled covering her mouth.

“Then…I suppose I must be the first to point out a flaw!” Ye Chen grinned and said, “It’s just a pity your Da Hong Pao is stock from previous years, not this year’s new tea, so it tastes a bit sour, which I guess is a flaw!”

Dian Ling’s eyes widened in astonishment as she stared at Ye Chen and exclaimed, “Ah, you noticed that?

How did you know?

I’ll tell you the truth, this tea was given to me by my grandfather.

Hehe, it indeed is old stock.

Knowing the sour taste in this tea, only an old oddity like my grandfather could understand, I didn’t expect you to be able to discern it, not bad at all!”

“Ha ha…” Ye Chen laughed heartily.

“This time I invited you here mainly because I wanted to discuss a matter with you!” Dian Ling looked down at the teacup in her hands, the scalding tea not making her feel the slightest bit burned.

Ye Chen looked at Dian Ling curiously and asked, “What is it?”

“About my prison management system proposal, I think you must be aware of it?” Dian Ling lifted her head to look at Ye Chen, seriousness filling her eyes.

When it came to work, Dian Ling immediately became cautious and earnest.

Ye Chen, seeing the look in this woman’s eyes, knew she was a workaholic.

“I am aware,” Ye Chen nodded and said, “Using evil to control evil, managing prisoners with prisoners, is indeed a good suggestion!”

“What if…

I want to promote you to that role?” Dian Ling fiddled with her teacop.

“No!” Ye Chen immediately waved his hand and said, “Joining you for tea and a chat is fine, but if you want me to manage those guys for you, I don’t think I can.”

“I think you can!” Dian Ling glanced at Ye Chen and said, “Inside the prison, nearly everyone views you as an idol.

Someone who just entered the prison and dared to beat up the notorious bullies and even disregarded the Prison Chief, naturally, they have fervent admiration for you.

Thus, you are better suited than anyone!”

“Firstly, I have no interest in it; secondly, I am very disgusted by it,” Ye Chen looked at Dian Ling coldly and said, “Managing prisoners with prisoners reminds me of the feudal times’ slaves.

The imperial court didn’t have enough people to manage a large number of slaves, so it selected some of the influential slaves to manage the others.

They gave these managing slaves some lowly benefits and then exploited them harshly.

I do not wish to follow in Zhang Dadan’s footsteps!”

Having said that, Ye Chen stood up and turned to leave.

“You…” Dian Ling was stunned, not expecting Ye Chen to be so vehemently opposed.

“Oh, by the way, using prisoners to manage prisoners also has significant downsides!” Ye Chen turned his head to look at Dian Ling, revealing a sinister smile, “If you put me in charge, I would immediately make all the prisoners loyal to me, and when the time is right, I would choose to instigate a massive revolt, escaping here with over a thousand people.

Then, even if you had numerous people, you wouldn’t be able to capture all the prisoners back.”

Sss…

Dian Ling sharply inhaled, never having considered this possibility.

She always defined the prisoners as greedy, shameless, selfish animals.

She would never have thought that they could unite.

But, if someone with Ye Chen’s prestige and his status in the current prison conditions decided to unite the prisoners of Prison No.1, it would not be a complex task.

Thinking so made Dian Ling shiver internally.

It was fortunate that this man didn’t harbor ulterior motives, otherwise she would have been in deep trouble.

Watching Ye Chen’s departing figure, the corners of Dian Ling’s mouth slightly lifted, muttering, “This guy, interesting!”

…

Unknowingly, it had already been three days since he had been in the prison.

Ye Chen had refused Dian Ling, but that did not mean Dian Ling had given up on Ye Chen.

On the contrary, because he refused her invitation that day, it made Dian Ling even more determined to have Ye Chen take on some responsibilities in the prison.

As for Zhang Dadan, since he was also on Ye Chen’s opposing side, Dian Ling did not plan to revoke his position.

Instead, she had to balance the power between the two.

Dian Ling was a clever woman.

Only by having two conflicting individuals working under her, would there be no problems.

If Ye Chen truly harbored any ulterior motives, Zhang Dadan would definitely be the first to expose him; and of course, if Zhang Dadan harbored any, Ye Chen would not easily let him off the hook.

Dian Ling thought for several days and only then did she figure everything out.

With conflicts and discord, her position as the Prison Director would be secure.

In the morning, a rare break, Ye Chen lay on his bed reading a book, as using mobile phones and computers was banned in the prison.

All tools of communication with the outside world were prohibited, thus life in the prison was extremely dull.

Inside the cell, Liu San approached Ye Chen, grinning and said, “Big brother.”

“What is it?” Ye Chen turned his head to look at Liu San.

“Can you do me a favor?” Liu San looked at Ye Chen with a pitiful expression.

Ye Chen was taken aback, as Liu San was not usually like this—could he really be in trouble?

Without much thought, Ye Chen immediately nodded, “Tell me, what is it?”

“Follow me!” Liu San, overjoyed, immediately led Ye Chen out.