Chapter 116 Narrative Cage (Part 6)

It's unclear whether it's a prison rule or just a coincidence, but the newspaper in Gray Rain's hand has no date-related information. Seeing how engrossed she is, it seems impossible to pry any more clues from her.

Li Cheng takes two steps back and checks out the two single-person cells in the lower-left and lower-right corners.

The door of the lower-left cell is tightly shut, its food-serving hatch seemingly welded shut and immovable no matter how much one pushes. Knocking and calling elicit no response.

As for the lower-right cell, the disheveled figure curled up inside is equally unresponsive to any outside noise, just murmuring softly to a corner of the wall.

Li Cheng listens intently, faintly making out a coarse, raspy voice that could be male or female, asking in a gentle tone: "Did you behave at school today? Did the teacher praise you?"

Then, the person's tone changes, becoming harsh, "You don't realize you were wrong; you just know you're going to die."