A person’s character and ability are inseparable from his growth trajectory.
In October 1990, at a shooting range outside Qinzhou city, a young woman was about to be executed for violent smuggling and murder of a criminal police officer. Faced with the regretful gaze of the armed police soldier who was executing the execution, she had a calm demeanor, a stern expression, and indifferent eyes, showing no remorse.
Just before the execution, she suddenly vomited.
The sour water saved her life.
A young lawyer from the procuratorate rushed forward despite the risk and stopped the execution in time. After a doctor’s examination, she was pregnant. According to the law, exempt from the death penalty.
Seven months later, the woman gave birth to a premature baby in prison, weighing only three and a half kilograms. At birth, she could not breathe, cried or laughed, and it seemed that she might die at any time. Only one pair of eyes, shining brightly, stared fiercely at his mother’s not full chest like a hungry wolf, his throat made a hoarse babble, as if he was crying, but there was not a single tear. This woman named Yu Shaofen named the child – Gu Tianyou. The woman’s surname was Yu, and she didn’t tell anyone why the child’s surname was Gu.
Prisons are places where people are transformed, and the conditions for the melting pot of the proletariat are limited. Without relatives to visit, even in confinement, women can only eat wotou cabbage, but the milk and water are enough like cows grazing and milking.
Named God Bless, God Blessed, this thin little life tenaciously survived.
The people in the prison are of three religions and nine streams. On the same day, a cleric person heard the news and predicted: This son’s cry is hoarse, and his eyes are full of tears.
Sure enough, Gu Tianyou suffered from severe postpartum depression as soon as she was born as a woman, and only survived with a little faith. When Xiao Tianyou was three years old, the woman finally died. Close your eyes and take away all the secrets. A three-year-old boy was thrown away, and no one cared about it like a weed.
Whether it is the armed police in charge of guards or the prison guards in charge of daily management, they don’t know what to do with this child. He Weiran, the political commissar of the prison, is a veteran who has been on the battlefield in southern Xinjiang and has high prestige. He told other prison guards at the meeting, “This child has a relationship with the prison and has no parents or relatives. You said to throw him away and take him back to the city. The Civil Affairs Bureau doesn’t care about the child thrown on the street, let alone this, let him live here first.”
In a word, Gu Tianyou was left behind.
A three-year-old boy survives in this complex environment full of crimes and evils, and He Weiran’s words are not enough.
This prison was built in the late Qing Dynasty to suppress the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. In the more than 100 years of time, countless unbreakable rules that are not visible on paper have been accumulated.
Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes. Of course, there are also rivers and lakes in prison. Where there are rivers and lakes, there are rules and big men who master the rules.
Qinzhou Prison is a large prison, divided into two areas for men and women. The men’s area is divided into four courtyards, east, west, north, south, and south. Each courtyard has a boss, each of whom stands out after the long years of imprisonment. He Weiran left the child in one sentence, but if the prisoners didn’t want the child to live here, Gu Tianyou wouldn’t want to live well even if God blesses him.
He Weiran specifically found Lord Long for this matter.
Long Ye is not the boss of any of the four courtyards in the men’s prison.
He is the respected boss of the entire prison ecosystem, including He Weiran and all the prison guards.
It is unknown how many years he has lived in the only special dry cell in the prison, and no one knows exactly how old he is.
The oldest among the prison guards is Laoguan, 52 years old. He came here to work at the age of 20. At that time, Lord Long had already lived in the special room specially used to imprison certain high-level prisoners and not suitable for ordinary prisoners. in the cell. In other words, the old man was imprisoned here for at least thirty-two years.
The Chinese nation has the custom of respecting the elderly and caring for the young, but in the prison, which lacks restraint and is more competitive than the outside world, it is not enough to form such preferential treatment.
Long Ye is the most special person in this place for two reasons.
First of all, everyone believes that Lord Long has power beyond the imagination of ordinary people outside this high wall.
In the past thirty-two years, Lao Guan has not figured out what kind of character Long Ye was back then and had too many glorious pasts. But this did not affect his judgment on Long Ye at all. Because in the past thirty-two years, every New Year, there will be several old generals with more than two gold stars on their shoulders, with white temples, and they will come here, and they will walk into the cell with respect, and some will pay respects. Some old people were in tears, and what was more, an old general who carried Samsung on his shoulders always gave a big gift when they met.
What kind of friendship can have a shelf life of thirty or forty years?
How can a person live to this point, how can he not be admired by all the living beings in and out of the prison?
Prison is a complex environment, so not everyone recognizes the authority of Lord Long, such as some desperadoes who have no hope of going out. Such people are all arrogant and arrogant. Because there is no hope of going out, there is also less fear, and they are often reckless when they make trouble. In order to stabilize the overall situation in prisons, such prisoners are usually coaxed and even given some small privileges. This type of prisoner doesn’t care how much influence Long Ye has outside, they only convince people who are stronger than their fists.
At the top of the prisoner’s food chain are those who commit violent crimes, dare to hurt people, and have outstanding abilities in this regard.
Long Ye’s fist is hard enough.
The old man doesn’t look old, but he is old and strong, and his muscles are as strong as those of young people.
There has been a rumor in the prison about how the Dragon Lord’s fighting power is.
Once there was a desperate outlaw who tried to overthrow the Dragon Lord with brute force. It is said that when this person first came in, he was reluctant to take water and soil, and the seven prisoners in the same cell didn’t hold him down, but instead were beaten and bruised by him. For that incident, the prison guard Lao Guan beat him severely with a V-belt, and finally threw him into a small cell for a week.
The trumpet is a nightmare for most prisoners. In that hellish place, lying down and unable to stretch their legs, standing up and straightening their waists, most people can’t bear it if they lie in it for a day. And the man had to bear it for seven days without giving up. The prison guards let him out because he was afraid something would happen.
After this guy was released, he was not convinced. After three full meals, he was full of life again, and he was still unruly like a donkey. The guards picked up the guy a few more times, but each time with the same result. In the end, he really had no choice but to change his strategy, adopting Huairou’s method to make this guy the leader of the prisoners in the East Court.
This guy has been restless for a few days and soon wants to challenge the authority of the Dragon Lord. The prison guards heard the wind and planned to stop it. But Lord Long said, “I haven’t had a chance to move my muscles for many years, so give him a chance.” So at noon one day, when everyone was eating in the cafeteria, the guarding armed police suddenly had diarrhea, and the management cadres rarely ate in the cafeteria. That person came to Lord Long’s table.
Long Ye held the bowl with one hand and said to the man: “Little brat, see this bowl of rice in my hand, you do it now, I will start eating now, after this bowl of rice is finished, if you can still Stand, from now on, I will allow you to sway across the world, and if a grain of rice falls out of my bowl of rice, even if I beat you to the ground, I will be considered a loser!”
The guy doesn’t like nonsense, he just throws a punch when he raises his hand. It is said that Lord Long didn’t even dodge, but lowered his head and hit the guy’s fist with his head, knocking the guy to the ground at once. Lord Long walked over with the bowl and stepped on the guy’s chest. The guy struggled desperately, but he didn’t struggle until the bowl of rice was finished.
This rumor has been around for a long time. I don’t know how many years have passed since the incident. The more it passed through the gods, it became more and more blurred, so that when it reached Tianyou’s ears, people no longer knew that the person was currently in the East. Gao Wankun, the number one boss in the hospital, is said to be one of the best.
He Weiran led Gu Tianyou to find Long Ye and said, “This child’s mother is dead, so it would be inappropriate to place him in the women’s prison. He is not a prisoner, and he is so young”
He didn’t finish his words, but Long Ye already understood what he meant.
The old man waved his hand to interrupt him, touched the top of Xiao Tianyou’s head, sighed, and said, “This ghost place is not a place for children to stay, but you are right, no one cares about the children on the street outside. , it’s better to let him stay here, although this kid looks dry, but he has some toughness on his body, he is a tough master just like Lao Tzu, I am afraid that it will hurt people to keep it for others, so let me keep it here. .”
Another sentence, Gu Tianyou found a way to survive.
Life is like a tree. Whether it grows on the edge of a fertile, sunny jungle or rooted on a steep cliff, as long as you have a strong will, you will have the opportunity to grow into a big tree with lush foliage. Comparatively speaking, the prison is of course the steep cliff, and the small trees that can take root and sprout here are naturally blessed. However, this kind of favor is not necessarily a good thing. The prison is like a cliff, and if you take a wrong step, you will fall.
Gu Tianyou’s childhood ended when Yu Shaofen died.
The old adage that three-year-olds look old, in fact, means that children of this age have their natural instincts revealed. Gu Tianyou’s nature is best summed up in one sentence from Lord Long: quiet like a virgin, moving like a rabbit.
The three-year-old Tianyou was left in prison. The society was like a hideous monster full of naivety and dirt, but this place became a paradise for Tianyou to grow up.
A prison is a very strict place. Here, from the political commissar He Weiran, the prison director Liu Heimian, the armed police squadron leader Wan Baoquan, down to the newly imprisoned inmates, they all live in a customary way of life. But under the protection of Lord Long, Gu Tianyou has few rules to abide by, except for Lord Long’s rules.
Long Ye is an old soldier, and his supervision rules are military rules, strictly enforced and meticulous, even if the target is only a few years old.
No crying, waking up on time, going to bed on time, keeping clean, almost every word and deed according to the best military standards. Failure to do so will result in punishment. Of course Gu Tianyou couldn’t do it, and naturally he couldn’t escape punishment. He had tried to fight, but Long Ye’s belt was not a vegetarian. After a long time, Tianyou gradually concluded the rules, as long as you do well according to Long Ye’s requirements, Long Ye’s reward is as clear as his punishment.
When Tianyou performs well, he will also generously reward and praise, but his reward is never a candy toy. He usually pats Tianyou’s head happily, and then points to the wine cup on the table rudely Say, drink it, it’s your reward! Lord Long’s words are orders and cannot be refused. After Tianyou pinched his nose and endured the spicy choke, he would wave his hand and say, go out and play for a while, remember to come back on time, and don’t learn to smoke from others.
After all, the conditions of the prison are limited, and it is impossible for Long Ye to completely copy the army’s way to train Tianyou. And the old man didn’t intend to spend all his time on the matter of discipline Tianyou. Therefore, after the first and most difficult months of adaptation, Tianyou quickly concluded the law of getting along with Lord Long.
In the daytime, after Gu Tianyou completes the tasks assigned by Lord Long, in the rest of the time, he will stagger around the courtyards of various prisons, listening to those inmates boasting about their so-called heroic deeds. Jianghu anecdotes and anecdotes. At night, he returned to Lord Long’s special cell on time, strictly followed the old man’s requirements, washed, trained, and fell asleep. Meticulous and orderly.
There are only a few requirements of the old man. For Tianyou, the most difficult thing to adapt to is eating. Whenever he eats, Tianyou always tries his best to escape. Although occasionally you can go to the prisoners’ cafeteria, or you can sneak into the guards’ room of the armed police squadron. But more often, they are forced by the old man to eat those half-baked medicated meals that are said to strengthen the muscles and bones.
Long Ye said, your kid’s roots are not bad, but unfortunately you were born in the wrong place. The first year of birth is a critical stage for a person to grow up. must be supplemented. The old man said one thing, prescribing prescriptions and taking medicines with one hand, and with He Weiran’s cooperation, one after another stinky and unpleasant medicinal diet became a required course for God Bless. This is five years.
Gu Tianyou is eight years old. If he was outside, he would already have a schoolbag on his back.
Now, under the guidance of Lord Long, Tianyou is already a little boy who walks like the wind, sits like a bell and stands like a pine. He still looks thin, but he is definitely not weak. The eyes are bright and alert, the nose is straight and the mouth is square, the lips are red and the teeth are white, and she is smart and lovely. It is certainly a good thing for a child to grow up like this, but in this place, it has become a big burden for Tianyou to grow up.
Qinzhou Prison ranks among the top ten in the country. Thousands of criminals are detained in the high walls, most of them are felons. There is a saying that the forest is big and there are all kinds of birds. There are thousands of prisoners of all shapes and sizes in this ghost place. It is inevitable that there will be one or two morbid people who are daring and daring to put their minds on Tianyou. With dirty thoughts, hiding in the dark, waiting for the opportunity.
The children are getting older and older, and the dragon is getting older. Looking at Xiao Tianyou, who was growing up and became more and more curious about the outside world, Lord Long began to think about finding a teacher for Tianyou.
The prison structure is complex, and in some cases, it may be described as an abundance of talents. Lord Long wants to find a teacher for Tianyou, and naturally he wants to find the top person.