Doomsday city

There was a stack of report cards on the desk, and the depressing atmosphere was only the sound of the air conditioner running.

"Eli, Essex Eli," behind the desk, the heavily made-up woman in a pullover looked helpless, and her fingers with red nail polish tapped the table lightly, regularly and irritatingly, "I'm thinking, Obviously they are children from the same family, why is there such a difference in academic level and school performance? Can you answer me, Miss Eli?"

At the desk, Esses lowered her head and stared at the toe of her shoe, she chose to remain silent.

"Let me be honest, let's put aside whether your grades in school will allow you to graduate, but you tried to cheat in the exam, so we have to ask your parents to come to the school," the woman propped up her upper body and moved forward, with a smile on her face. The heavy makeup and perfume have far exceeded the guidelines that an educator should have. "Do you understand the seriousness of this? Can you cheat on exams? My God, have you given up on life?"

"I'm sorry, Miss Rose," Esses blinked slowly, lowering her head so that the woman at the desk could not see her expression, she could only hear her weak and whispered: "Can you...don't look for me Parents coming? I mean...my dad is busy and I don't want him to...well, worry about me."

Rose's fingertips were still tapping on the table, she dragged her jaw as if she was considering Esther's request.

"I beg you, Miss Rose." After a long while without a response, Esther raised her head and begged sincerely.Her father, Bud Eli, was the best pediatrician in town, and she didn't want to embarrass him for his mistakes, and she didn't want to see her mother disappointed, even if she couldn't be worse.

"Listen, Miss Eli, your father is well-known in the town, he is a respected doctor and scholar, and your mother is a model housewife in the whole district, not to mention your brother, who last month It is an honor for our whole school to receive the University Scholarship of the Physical Education Institute, and you..." The narrowed eyes were filled with contempt, and the curved arc of the mouth seemed to mock, "Esses Eli, you have been doing this for 16 years. What did your family do? Make trouble? I think you need to reflect on yourself, especially this time for cheating in the exam.”

On the desk are the letters of confession and apology written by Esses since she entered school. Maybe she will not take the initiative to harm others, but it is hard for people to believe that she is a good student when she gets mixed up with bad people.After only 10 minutes of the exam, she was discovered by the invigilator passing the note, no matter who the note came from or where it was going, she was the moment when everyone got the stolen goods——Esther Yi rai.

"You should learn from your elder brother. I know it's impossible for you to be as smart as him, but at least you can settle down, right? Then your mother might pay more attention to you," Luo said. Si got up while talking, and she came to Esses, her body full of strong perfume became more and more obvious as she walked, "Or did you do so many naughty things just because you wanted to attract mother's attention?"

Esther's eyes widened suddenly, she wanted to swallow but felt stiff all over.Whether Rose is telling the truth is not important, she only knows that there is strong malice in Rose's eyes, as if her strong perfume is eroding her olfactory nerves, she is extremely insolent, she knows that the eyes are mocking the Eli family, Because there is such a failure in a perfect family, and sometimes, she will see the same eyes on the faces of her relatives, with disbelief and disgust...

—from her mother's face.

"Please, Miss Rose, don't, don't come to my parents..." Esther felt only fear at this moment.

She didn't want to see such ridicule from her family.

"Unfortunately, Miss Eli, if you don't want anyone to know what you have done, please be a good student," Rose leisurely sat back in her office chair, and she looked at Esther's desperate eyes showing A smile, which deepened when the office door knocked, and she said, "Dear Miss Eli, guess who's here?"

Taking a deep breath, the lungs are filled with the salty smell of sea water.

It takes about two hours to sail northward from the Port of Sur to reach the police post. Sanggra Island is surrounded by reefs and corals. Fishing boats often run aground or sink nearby by mistake. Therefore, the island will always send coast guard patrols. It is covered with high-voltage electric fences to prevent prisoners from escaping, and the land center is connected by four buildings to build walls, which at first glance looks like a medieval fortress.

This is the terminal of the prisoners - the hell ship.

"Welcome to the final belonging of the ladies. I am the supreme commander here—Sandra Maddow," said all the prisoners in the activity hall wearing uniform navy blue prison uniforms, handcuffed and sitting in rows on folding chairs. Standing a woman in a police uniform, she neatly combed her ponytail and exposed her smooth forehead. Even though she is over fifty, she is still radiant. "First of all, I must strictly remind everyone that no matter how beautiful you are outside or how rich you are, Here," she pointed to the floor under her feet, "is my territory, so I have the right to say, if you have any questions, please raise your hands and let me know." She slowly raised her right hand and looked down at the crowd with a smile .

No one has an opinion.

"Very well, I'm sure you're all well-bred prisoners, aren't you?" Sandra nodded slowly, seemingly relieved, "Besides, I think you must have heard a lot about hellships out there, oh, I mean narrow I can only tell you about the rumors about Guerra Island Prison, they are all true," she nodded sincerely, with a brilliant arc on her lips, "electric shock punishment, execution by shooting, bullying by inmates, no matter what you hear, they Both exist, the prison guards here are not like the 'babysitters' in the city center, we don't offer protection, if you get into a fight with someone, I'm sorry, you better hope you survive, we, "Sandra He patted himself on the chest, and said loudly: "I only see money. If you get into trouble and want to find a shelter, just tell us. Of course, your pockets must be deep enough."

Esther clasped her hands, her eyes quickly looked around, and finally landed on the tip of her shoe.

She understood that the "freedom" she felt after disembarking is the management method adopted by this prison. They still have criminal responsibilities and cannot change the fact of the sentence, but the prisoners here do not need to gather at seven o'clock every morning There is no need for social labor to eat leftovers in groups, and there is no time limit for activities. The 'freedom' she feels is to let the prisoner stay inside...

Self-inflicted.

"Don't you think it's very interesting?" Frieda's laughter came from two seats away, and Esses could hear her chatting with the inmates in the next seat with her head down, "The prison guards who were supposed to maintain order went on strike, and those prisoners So what? In this inescapable prison, does it look a lot like the Colosseum? Maybe the taste of freedom will excite some people?"

Esther didn't hear how the other party responded, or ignored it at all.

But she felt that Frieda's words were very reasonable. After losing the restraint, some people can do whatever they want within the allowed range.

"For example, a serial killer?" Frieda met Esther who looked up inadvertently when she spoke.

In an instant, eyes like summer sea water flooded towards Esses, clear and bright, with an ungraspable coolness.

After the welcome briefing, all the prisoners will be assigned to their own cells. There are four main buildings on the island, namely Buildings A, B, C, and D. Each floor is divided into [-] rooms, and each room can accommodate two prisoners. It is more spacious than the municipal prison, but prisoners are mixed freely without considering the type of crime, so double suites often evolve into independent suites.

"Building C 2-7, Esther Eli." The prison guard took away the prisoners in charge, and shouted in front of the light sign marked C: "Come here when you call your name." The middle-aged female prison guard was a little impatient, She swung her baton and looked at the two lines.

"Here." Esses, who was called, lowered her head and hurried out.

"This is your ID card," the prison guard handed her a card that looked like an ID card, with a magnetic strip attached to the back. "Keep it safe, you don't want other prisoners breaking into your cell in the middle of the night, unless you're a little bitch." Her half-smile expression made Essus uncomfortable, and after quickly taking the ID card, she was sent to her room, where there was already another prisoner.

Esses looked tense, like a freshman who just moved into the campus dormitory, and she wasn't even sure if she should introduce herself, or go back to her bed and sit quietly.Just when she was hesitating, the female prisoner who had been lying on her side with her back turned around. She seemed to be at least 40 years old, and her bloated figure in a navy blue prison uniform looked ridiculous.

"Hello," Esther was embarrassed by her stare, she hung her head and did not dare to move, "My name is Esther Eli."

A few minutes passed, and she didn't get any response. When she raised her head, the other party had already turned her back.

Esses was relieved, to be honest, she was not good at communicating with other prisoners, or she was not good at chatting with anyone.She walked quietly to the left. The beds in the cell were divided into left and right sides, which was more convenient than the upper and lower bunks in the municipal prison. At least she didn't have to climb carefully to the upper bunk, or worry that the upper bunk would break the hammock and crush her.

In the quiet space, Esses could almost hear her heartbeat. She sat there for a while and took out the card to examine. The smooth plastic card reflected her dull expression, and her name was clearly written on it. There was no other information. She could imagine the use of this card, as a cell key and a stored value card, at least she had heard it said in the felony women's prison.

All resources of Hellship need to be spent.

Unlike municipal prisons that use taxpayers' money, the prisoners here have to rely on their own labor to eat. She can imagine some people who are unwilling to work and only use violence to grab stored-value cards to feed their stomachs, just like some social fringes in the corners of the city. Like people, but the scene is changed to a prison.

Yes, this is the arena, and they are beasts ready to fight.