Yang Yi had no intention to endure the situation any further. He had always been a proactive person from the start. Besides, it was common for a young man in his twenties to be impulsive.
Yang Yi immediately regretted issuing the challenge.
He remembered that he was currently concealing a weapon on his body. The cat would be out of the bag if he was dragged off by the guard and searched. Not only would he lose his weapon, he would also lose his garbage disposal job as well.
That was the consequence of being impulsive though. Yang Yi had foolishly made an inappropriate challenge at an inappropriate time but again, how many young men weren't impulsive?
The regret quickly disappeared. Regardless of his bad timing, Yang Yi realized there was no way he could back out after issuing the challenge. The Boxing King was surprised at first, but anger soon took over the surprise.
The Boxing King stood up and pointed at Yang Yi, "I accept your challenge. We'll engage in one-on-one combat! You're dead little fella!"
After the shock passed, the whole canteen went into an uproar.
"Beat him to death!"
"Cage fight! Cage fight!"
Almost all the inmates in the canteen were jeering. The guards consequently took out their truncheons and started shouting, "Sit down! Shut up!"
Things were rather chaotic for a period of time. Yang Yi sat back down after he had issued his challenge and continued eating his meal as if the one who made the declaration just now wasn't him.
The Boxing King felt like he had been duped. He was expecting Yang Yi to continue running off his mouth or maybe even immediately take action. Contrary to his belief, Yang Yi had backed down instead. The Boxing King had no idea how he should react now.
Yang Yi backed down because he didn't want to end up in the guard's hands. However, the Boxing King didn't have such concerns. He used his hand to make a throat cutting gesture which increased the zeal of all the inmates. The Boxing King then raised his hand and struck a winner's pose and declared loudly, "I will break your head. I will definitely smash it to pieces!"
Yang Yi continued eating while using his peripheral vision to monitor the guards' reaction. The guards were hesitating at the moment and weren't approaching him.
Taking the opportunity when all the attention was on the Boxing King, Yang Yi passed the triangular shiv to Chris and whispered, "Conceal this and help me by taking it back to the cell."
Chris immediately turned stiff. So Yang Yi added, "Trust me. I will make it up to you if you help me. If you refuse to help me though…"
He didn't finish his sentence regarding what the outcome would be if Chris rejected his request but Chris immediately hid the weapon inside his clothes after hearing the implied threat.
Yang Yi took a deep breath before saying, "Thank you."
He had first heard about cage fights from Buddy. Although he had no idea how cage fights were carried out, it definitely wouldn't be in the canteen. It would be in a place where there were no witnesses or at the very least it would be in a place that wasn't under surveillance.
Yang Yi's confidence decreased further after he handed over his weapon to Chris. Now, he could only adept to the changing situation.
The mention of a cage fight had stirred up the fervor of all the inmates. The guards had no other option but to take action since they were unable to quickly calm the inmates. The Boxing King took out a stick and laid it down on the table.
The Boxing King was still smiling while he glared at Yang Yi after laying a stick on the table. One of the guards approached Yang Yi. There was no way they would ignore the person who had started the chaos.
This time, Yang Yi raised his hands and placed them on his head and squatted down. He wouldn't give the guard an opportunity to hit him with a truncheon.
The guard then handcuffed Yang Yi and dragged him out of the canteen.
"Head, this fella has caused trouble again! He challenged the Boxing King to a cage fight."
The guard brought Yang Yi to Senior Guard Owen who handled Yang Yi's previous fight. He gave Owen a brief summary of what happened and solemnly asked, "I brought him and the Boxing King here. What should I do with them?"
Owen looked at Yang Yi for some time before lifting his foot of the table. He said, "I already warned you yet it seems like you didn't take me seriously. I'm curious, who gave you the courage to challenge the Boxing King?"
With both of his hands still cuffed behind his back, Yang Yi said indifferently, "I'm not trying to cause trouble but at the same time, I don't want to keep worrying about someone stabbing me from behind. I don't even dare to go to the showers anymore. Sir, I would rather die in a cage fight with the Boxing King than be stabbed to death from the back."
Owen took a deep breath as he contemplated Yang Yi's response. He wiggled his index finger around and nodded, "That sounds reasonable."
The guard exclaimed after hearing that, "Head!?"
Owen gestured for the guard to hush and the guard immediately stopped talking. He took a breath and waved his hand as if issuing a command, "You may leave."
The guard stared blankly for a moment before he took a few steps, backed out of the office and closed the door.
After the guard left, Owen walked over to Yang Yi and used his elbow to land a heavy strike straight into Yang Yi's chest.
Yang Yi staggered backwards and bent down in pain. Owen grabbed Yang Yi's clothes and said nastily, "B*****d! Don't you know why you're in prison? Let me remind you're currently Benjamin Park!"
After explaining the situation, Owen punched Yang Yi again in the stomach this time. The punch this time knocked Yang Yi to the floor.
Owen then grabbed Yang Yi by the collar and continued, "You should have kept a low profile for the five years you're serving but you can't stop causing trouble for me. Now you've pissed me off!"
Yang Yi struggled to reply, "Sir, you need to get something clear here. I'm here to make money not to get myself killed."
Owen stood up and shook his head.
Yang Yi continued to grumble on the floor, "This wouldn't have happened if you transferred me to the felony section. It would have served both of our agendas."
Owen laughed rather coldly in response, "You're here as a substitute to serve a sentence for a rich young master. If you die in prison, how is he going to appear in public again after five years is over? He'll have to change his identity if he officially dies in here."
Yang Yi let out a breath and said, "I get your point, Sir. Since I have been paid, I should just do the job. I have no intention of courting death either. The problem would be resolved if you just send me away."
Owen's laugher started to sound manicial. His tone was very pleasant tone when he spoke, "Actually, I believe your death will make my life a lot easier. I will definitely arrange the cage fight. I can't wait for the Boxing King to break your neck. I don't give a sh*t how that young master is going to deal with his identity in the future."