There was still a full day before the next break. Living inside a prison was difficult, but it was even more difficult if you were in a rush to do something. But anyway, that's how prisons were meant to be.
It was possible to see Zhang Yong at both lunch and dinner, but Yang Yi hadn't seen him either time. At least until the second day. During break time on the second day, Yang Yi saw Zhang Yong sitting at the gambling table again. Except now, he wasn't fidgeting or studying poker cards.
"It's been settled. Just move to my cell and we can train all day," Zhang Yong said as he noticed Yang Yi coming towards him.
"Excellent!" Yang Yi said happily.
The change in his cell would be of great use for the upcoming training sessions. Instead of having only an hour a day to see Zhang Yong, now Yang Yi could see him almost any time of day.
Seeing that Yang Yi was pleased with the announcement, Zhang Yong smiled and continued, "I gave Danny quite a good scolding yesterday on the line yesterday. But anyway, he now knows that you are receiving training from me, which means the favor I owe to him has been repaid."
"You can make contact to the outside?"
"What do you mean? It's so easy to do." Zhang Yong said as he moved to a more comfortable position in his chair, "I made a call to Danny for two reasons: one was to confirm your identity, and the other was to just have fun cursing at him. As for the reason you want to learn from me, I suppose the only way to get the answer is from you. So, why are you so eager to become a spy?"
Yang Yi was a bit hesitant to answer, but it wasn't like he could really hide his intentions forever, "Do you know about the Men in Grey? It's a spy organization, the organization responsible for my parents' death. I want revenge, Zhang Yong. I want to obliterate the entire organization."
"So, a man against a nation," Zhang Yong chuckled.
"What was that?"
"One man taking down a nation," Zhang Yong repeated as he looked straight at Yang Yi, "Most people only joke about something like that, but apparently you're serious. Obliterate the Men in Grey? Ha! They make worse enemies than most countries on this earth do, and you expect to obliterate them?"
"It's difficult, I know, but I'm still young. Got plenty of time here," Yang Yi smiled.
Zhang Yong furrowed his brows for a bit, "I know a little bit about spies; if you want to become one, I can teach you some of the stuff they do and know. Not the professional stuff, though. For example, I can't teach you intel analysis because it's something that takes a very long time to learn and practice. You'll have to train under a proper facility for that."
"That's fine," Yang Yi said quickly, "For the things I can't do, I'll try to find people who can do them. Don't worry, I won't be facing the Men in Grey by myself. I'll gather a group of my own men and leave the professional stuff to them. But for me to find my own group, I need to first know a bit about everything."
"You're pretty ambitious," Zhang Yong said rather cynically.
"I would've given up already if it weren't for ambition."
"Well then," Zhang Yong chuckled again, "I'm not the type to keep my skills away from those who are interested. You want to learn how to fight? I'll be able to teach you that. You want to learn how to assassinate? I'm the man. You want to learn how to engage in warfare? Still me. But being a spy? There's not much I can teach you apart from what I've heard from others."
"That's fine. I don't know anything at the moment," Yang Yi answered.
"What? That doesn't sound right. Didn't you kill the Boxing King before you came here? As far as I know, he's not the kind to be taken down by someone who doesn't know anything."
"I didn't do it with skill, it was all this," Yang Yi pointed at his head, "It took me a long time before I was able to set up a chance to kill the Boxing King with one hit. If I really knew what I was doing, I would've taken him down without any effort. If I want to protect my genius brain, I need to first have a body that's strong enough to protect it."
"Good, good," Zhang Yong smiled, "Smart people are a lot easier to teach. They say the smart are usually lazy, but I reckon you won't have that problem while training. But let me ask you something: how did you feel after you killed the Boxing King?"
"There was no special feeling, really. There was some excitement... a part of me was proud, I think. I think I was proud because I managed to kill him when our physical prowess were on a completely different levels. Apart from that… I guess the satisfaction of actually pulling it off?"
"Like killing a chicken? A fish?"
"Uh, I haven't killed a chicken before so I'm not sure if it's the same thing…"
"No fear? No regret? No sense of remorse? You didn't feel like you might receive some sort of punishment for what you'd done?"
"No, none of that."
Zhang Yong sighed, "You are born to kill, boy. Most professionals take years and lots of training before they have a mindset like yours. I don't know what kind of environment you grew up in, but there might be some psychopath living inside that mind of yours."
"What? No!" Yang Yi shook his head, "I only attack people if they attack me! I don't enjoy doing it! It's just that if someone wants to kill me, I have to kill them first! "
"Sure, sure. I was just checking to see if you needed some extra mental durability training, and it seems that there's no need for that. But now we have a different problem. You, my man, are the kind of person that can turn into a maniac very easily. And I'm talking about the worst kind of maniac there is, the kind that can wreak havoc upon the foundation of our society. "
"Come on now, I'm not a psychopath."
"Not now, but maybe in the future. Listen, the more blood you get on your hands, the less you will respect the sanctity of life. I know people who've killed just because someone bumped into them or said something that they didn't like. Do me a favor, okay? Once you reach the stage where taking a life becomes very easy for you, promise me that you won't abuse your power whenever you feel like it."
"Sure. No problem."
"Make sure that whenever you intend to take someone's life, you've thought of all the other alternatives. Because if you don't, it only means that you've become a cold-blooded psycho. So lesson one: at least be able to keep your humanity. Losing your humanity means becoming a psychopath and trust me - nobody wants to start a cause with a psychopath."