Bad Boys Boot Camp: V1-C29

Chapter 29: Sending A Message

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“Why’d you get back so late?” Shen Zhuoyun wrapped his arms around Qin Mo and took over the only table in the dorm, the others around them already knowing to avert their gazes. Whether they were asleep or still chatting amongst themselves, the other boys didn't so much as turn their way.

_{When everything is viewed from this perspective, one could see how such a thing would have influenced Qin Mo’s talent for coding.}Hearing the last bit, that boy’s expression finally softened. It seems Shen Qin had seriously underestimated the depths of a certain boy’s jealousy. Actually, no, this was beyond jealousy. Shen Zhuoyun’s possessiveness had long crossed the borders of normality. He wanted to find a house. He wanted to lock that boy away. He wanted nothing better for them than to live in a world with them alone—one where that boy only joked around with him—one where he only relied on him.

When everything is viewed from this perspective, one could see how such a thing would have influenced Qin Mo’s talent for coding.

_{Qin Mo was still very much lost in his own thoughts as he made his way back to his dorm. The second he wandered through the door, a certain wolf-like boy had already pounced on him.}
In short, students had zero access to phone calls, and their only method of communication with the outside world was a letter they got to write at the end of the month, every month. But even this letter was only allowed to be sent out after being heavily scrutinised by the instructors. If there was so much as one word out of place, the letter would be returned and rewritten. But simply crafting an uncompromised letter was still not enough, as the only letters that did pass screening were those filled with unwavering gratitude to their parents for being sent for reformation. They were to draft words so fake that they made even the writer want to puke.

Qin Mo was still very much lost in his own thoughts as he made his way back to his dorm. The second he wandered through the door, a certain wolf-like boy had already pounced on him.

_{“Say whatever you want!” Qin Mo replied with a huff before putting away his pen and paper. As for the letter, he folded it and then handed it to Shen Zhuoyun before leaving the desk and climbing up to his bed.}‘Grandpa was doing well in June, but I have no idea how he is doing now. So, is everything okay? Is he eating and resting properly? Is he well enough to play chess with you? I’m very worried about…’

“Say whatever you want!” Qin Mo replied with a huff before putting away his pen and paper. As for the letter, he folded it and then handed it to Shen Zhuoyun before leaving the desk and climbing up to his bed.

_{With that, Qin Mo started scratching away, stopping for short intervals in between. When Shen Zhuoyun looked over again, he saw Qin Mo was writing out the paragraph:}The XX Self-Improvement Academy did everything in their power to never allow their students to escape, most notably by preventing the methods to do so in advance.

With that, Qin Mo started scratching away, stopping for short intervals in between. When Shen Zhuoyun looked over again, he saw Qin Mo was writing out the paragraph:

_{Morse code and tones explanation. The tones for Chinese characters (I’m using the letter ‘a’ for example) are: 1st: ā, 2nd: á, 3rd: ǎ, 4th: à.}When he was done scribbling, Qin Mo’s eyes beamed. Then, after poking an elbow into the guy with groping fingers latched onto him, he asked in a whisper, “What day?”

Morse code and tones explanation. The tones for Chinese characters (I’m using the letter ‘a’ for example) are: 1st: ā, 2nd: á, 3rd: ǎ, 4th: à. Morse code uses a series of dashes ( - ) and dots( . ) (long beeps and short beeps for sound) to represent letters, numbers, punctuation, etc. So the 嘀/dash represents the 1st and 2nd tone, while the 嗒/dot represents the 3rd and 4th tone. So with the morse code for SOS being (… - - - ... ), a message like: 我[wǒ](3)很[hěn](3)喜欢[xǐhuan](3)吃[chī](1)番茄[fān qié](1,2)炒蛋[chǎo dàn](3,4)和肉[he ròu](4), would have the tones: 333 112 344 = 嗒嗒嗒嘀嘀嘀嗒嗒嗒 = ( … - - - …). I tried my best T_T

_{In short, students had zero access to phone calls, and their only method of communication with the outside world was a letter they got to write at the end of the month, every month. But even this letter was only allowed to be sent out after being heavily scrutinised by the instructors.}
When Doctor Jiang was there, the boys had no worries about how they’d send a message to the outside world. But now that she was gone, and the desktop in the infirmary only connected to a local network, their only chance for contact with the outside was through a letter filled with lies.

In short, students had zero access to phone calls, and their only method of communication with the outside world was a letter they got to write at the end of the month, every month. But even this letter was only allowed to be sent out after being heavily scrutinised by the instructors. If there was so much as one word out of place, the letter would be returned and rewritten. But simply crafting an uncompromised letter was still not enough, as the only letters that did pass screening were those filled with unwavering gratitude to their parents for being sent for reformation. They were to draft words so fake that they made even the writer want to puke.

_{When everything is viewed from this perspective, one could see how such a thing would have influenced Qin Mo’s talent for coding.}“But what should I even say?” Shen Zhuoyun asked shyly. “Should I tell him my wife wishes to send a letter to his cousin to enquire about his grandfather’s recent health? Should I implore him to bend the rules just a tad for my beloved’s sake?”

When everything is viewed from this perspective, one could see how such a thing would have influenced Qin Mo’s talent for coding.

_{“Then, how detailed is the inspection?” He quickly followed up.}“January 13th.” Shen Zhuoyun stopped messing around to answer seriously.

“Then, how detailed is the inspection?” He quickly followed up.

_{“But what should I even say?” Shen Zhuoyun asked shyly. “Should I tell him my wife wishes to send a letter to his cousin to enquire about his grandfather’s recent health? Should I implore him to bend the rules just a tad for my beloved’s sake?”}That woman’s new attitude was certainly not born from anything noble. During the riot, she got the hell beaten out of her and even got multіple scars on her face that could be counted as disfigurement. So the target of her anger had simply shifted to the girls who took advantage of the chaos to jump her. It was a nasty ordeal, and one Qin Mo had witnessed. Sometimes, when he returned to his dorm at night, he often saw that instructor ordering a few girls to stay in a corner on the field for more “training”—or she would just beat them outright. The woman took extra care to deliver blows targeting their lower abdomen, chеst, and face, using punches, kicks, or whatever worked. It was so horrid that Qin Mo couldn’t help but clіck his tongue at the extent of her spite.

“But what should I even say?” Shen Zhuoyun asked shyly. “Should I tell him my wife wishes to send a letter to his cousin to enquire about his grandfather’s recent health? Should I implore him to bend the rules just a tad for my beloved’s sake?”

_{That woman’s new attitude was certainly not born from anything noble. During the riot, she got the hell beaten out of her and even got multіple scars on her face that could be counted as disfigurement.}“I went to see Shen Qing.” The second Qin Mo was done speaking, he saw the look in Shen Zhuoyun’s eyes hаrden and heard a scoff leave his lips. “I went to ask her about the letter.”

That woman’s new attitude was certainly not born from anything noble. During the riot, she got the hell beaten out of her and even got multіple scars on her face that could be counted as disfigurement. So the target of her anger had simply shifted to the girls who took advantage of the chaos to jump her. It was a nasty ordeal, and one Qin Mo had witnessed. Sometimes, when he returned to his dorm at night, he often saw that instructor ordering a few girls to stay in a corner on the field for more “training”—or she would just beat them outright. The woman took extra care to deliver blows targeting their lower abdomen, chеst, and face, using punches, kicks, or whatever worked. It was so horrid that Qin Mo couldn’t help but clіck his tongue at the extent of her spite.

_{Honestly speaking, it was quite fortunate that Qin Mo had met Shen Zhuoyun at his lowest; it was also fortunate that he had met that boy at that prison camp. If not for these limitations, then…}
Just how thorough is their verification process, though?

Honestly speaking, it was quite fortunate that Qin Mo had met Shen Zhuoyun at his lowest; it was also fortunate that he had met that boy at that prison camp. If not for these limitations, then…

Patting his shoulder before cracking a knowing smile, Shen Qing advised, “You should listen when I tell you this: don’t act smart. Some time ago, another kid tried to get one over on them. He found out how to write secret notes from a novel and tried to use that method to get a letter to the outside. He wrote the first word of his message in the first line, the second in the second line, the third in the third line, and so on and so forth. But it was still sussed out by the instructors, and he was punished until the life was almost taken out of him. You and that tiny body of yours won’t be able to bear something like that, hun.”

_{When Doctor Jiang was there, the boys had no worries about how they’d send a message to the outside world. But now that she was gone, and the desktop in the infirmary only connected to a local network, their only chance for contact with the outside was through a letter filled with lies.}
Curious about this matter, Qin Mo asked Shen Qing, who hadn’t shown up at the infirmary after an exceptionally long time. She had stopped stripping and shouting every curse in the book recently. She had even begun putting serious effort into her training. But the most notable change as of late was that the instructor for her class no longer gave her trouble.

When Doctor Jiang was there, the boys had no worries about how they’d send a message to the outside world. But now that she was gone, and the desktop in the infirmary only connected to a local network, their only chance for contact with the outside was through a letter filled with lies.

_{“So what should I say?” Shen Zhuoyun asked pitifully.}“You can talk to Yang Fanghong about that,” Qin Mo glanced at him and said.

“So what should I say?” Shen Zhuoyun asked pitifully.

_{In contrast, he often wondered whether that man known as his grandfather’s son was not just someone his grandpa had found on the street or was some unwanted gift those phone companies gave for topping up your card, because as far as he could see, that man had not inherited a single bit of intelligence from his grandfather.}‘Grandpa was doing well in June, but I have no idea how he is doing now. So, is everything okay? Is he eating and resting properly? Is he well enough to play chess with you? I’m very worried about…’

In contrast, he often wondered whether that man known as his grandfather’s son was not just someone his grandpa had found on the street or was some unwanted gift those phone companies gave for topping up your card, because as far as he could see, that man had not inherited a single bit of intelligence from his grandfather.

_{Patting his shoulder before cracking a knowing smile, Shen Qing advised, “You should listen when I tell you this: don’t act smart. Some time ago, another kid tried to get one over on them.}“I used Morse code since it’s the most common,” Qin Mo again replied with an explanation. “We use the characters ‘嘀:dī’ and ‘嗒:dā’ to represent 24 letters of the English alphabet using the Morse code pattern. The plan is for the first and second tones in Chinese to represent a ‘嘀:dī, while the third and fourth tones will represent a ‘嗒:dā’.”

_{Those first three letters were: SOS.}Patting his shoulder before cracking a knowing smile, Shen Qing advised, “You should listen when I tell you this: don’t act smart. Some time ago, another kid tried to get one over on them. He found out how to write secret notes from a novel and tried to use that method to get a letter to the outside. He wrote the first word of his message in the first line, the second in the second line, the third in the third line, and so on and so forth. But it was still sussed out by the instructors, and he was punished until the life was almost taken out of him. You and that tiny body of yours won’t be able to bear something like that, hun.”

Those first three letters were: SOS.

_{Curious about this matter, Qin Mo asked Shen Qing, who hadn’t shown up at the infirmary after an exceptionally long time. She had stopped stripping and shouting every curse in the book recently. She had even begun putting serious effort into her training. But the most notable change as of late was that the instructor for her class no longer gave her trouble.}
That woman’s new attitude was certainly not born from anything noble. During the riot, she got the hell beaten out of her and even got multіple scars on her face that could be counted as disfigurement. So the target of her anger had simply shifted to the girls who took advantage of the chaos to jump her. It was a nasty ordeal, and one Qin Mo had witnessed. Sometimes, when he returned to his dorm at night, he often saw that instructor ordering a few girls to stay in a corner on the field for more “training”—or she would just beat them outright. The woman took extra care to deliver blows targeting their lower abdomen, chеst, and face, using punches, kicks, or whatever worked. It was so horrid that Qin Mo couldn’t help but clіck his tongue at the extent of her spite.

Curious about this matter, Qin Mo asked Shen Qing, who hadn’t shown up at the infirmary after an exceptionally long time. She had stopped stripping and shouting every curse in the book recently. She had even begun putting serious effort into her training. But the most notable change as of late was that the instructor for her class no longer gave her trouble.

“Hey, hey, hey! Stop! Stop right there!” Shen Qing crossed both arms in front of her chеst and took a giant step back when Qin Mo approached her. She acted as though a god of plague was heading her way. “Stay three metres away from me, alright?! If you come any closer, I’ll have to commit seppuku!”

_{“You sure?”}Qin Mo could only knit his brows at her words.

“You sure?”

_{“January 13th.” Shen Zhuoyun stopped messing around to answer seriously.}“It’s not enough for us to simply hide a basic message.” Qin Mo said with a frown as he pulled out a piece of paper, then began scratching away. Beside him, Shen Zhuoyun looked on but couldn't understand a thing being written. All he saw were scattered words in both English and Chinese, such as “car”, “XX Self-Improvement Academy”, and “date”.

“January 13th.” Shen Zhuoyun stopped messing around to answer seriously.

_{Qin Mo pulled out his pen and paper again and wrote out the pattern for all twenty-four letters, while Shen Zhuoyun unfolded the letter and began deciphering the code. Upon seeing the first three letters, a smile spreаd across his face.}
“Hey, hey, hey! Stop! Stop right there!” Shen Qing crossed both arms in front of her chеst and took a giant step back when Qin Mo approached her. She acted as though a god of plague was heading her way. “Stay three metres away from me, alright?! If you come any closer, I’ll have to commit seppuku!”

Qin Mo pulled out his pen and paper again and wrote out the pattern for all twenty-four letters, while Shen Zhuoyun unfolded the letter and began deciphering the code. Upon seeing the first three letters, a smile spreаd across his face.

_{“He’s a cryptographer,” Qin Mo answered.}Those first three letters were: SOS.

“He’s a cryptographer,” Qin Mo answered.

_{Looking at the frosty gaze being sent his way, Shen Zhuoyun couldn’t help but feel as though a cat had taken a swipe at him. Yet despite this, he shamelessly slunk his way over to Qin Mo’s bed, leaving not a gap in between them, as he hugged him from behind. After getting comfortable, he then went on to ask, “So tell me, what’s going on in that letter of yours?”}At that moment, Qin Mo could only silently choke back down the figurative blood he coughed up.

Looking at the frosty gaze being sent his way, Shen Zhuoyun couldn’t help but feel as though a cat had taken a swipe at him. Yet despite this, he shamelessly slunk his way over to Qin Mo’s bed, leaving not a gap in between them, as he hugged him from behind. After getting comfortable, he then went on to ask, “So tell me, what’s going on in that letter of yours?”

_{“So, why’d you come find me?” she asked Qin Mo.}N/A

“So, why’d you come find me?” she asked Qin Mo.

_{“He’s a cryptographer,” Qin Mo answered.}At that moment, Qin Mo could only silently choke back down the figurative blood he coughed up.

“He’s a cryptographer,” Qin Mo answered.

“I used Morse code since it’s the most common,” Qin Mo again replied with an explanation. “We use the characters ‘嘀:dī’ and ‘嗒:dā’ to represent 24 letters of the English alphabet using the Morse code pattern. The plan is for the first and second tones in Chinese to represent a ‘嘀:dī, while the third and fourth tones will represent a ‘嗒:dā’.”

_{Patting his shoulder before cracking a knowing smile, Shen Qing advised, “You should listen when I tell you this: don’t act smart. Some time ago, another kid tried to get one over on them.}“Speaking of letters,” Shen Qing went off on another of her tangents, “Only allowing us to send letters to relatives is totally inhumane. I wrote my dear Juan’er a letter imbued with my love, but it got rejected and sent back to me. Sigh...” she continued while Qin Mo was caught up in his own thoughts.

_{When everything is viewed from this perspective, one could see how such a thing would have influenced Qin Mo’s talent for coding.}
“Where’s your compassion, huh? How can you just watch a beautiful young maiden like me meet such a horribly tragic end?” After retching at the feel of the words departing her own lips, Shen Qing shrugged before adding seriously, “Fine. Don’t get me wrong, okay? This big sis has nothing against ya. It’s just that I’m worried about that loverboy of yours chopping me up in little bits and stuffing me in a manure pit if I get too close. You feel me?”

When everything is viewed from this perspective, one could see how such a thing would have influenced Qin Mo’s talent for coding.

_{“So, why’d you come find me?” she asked Qin Mo.}‘Grandpa was doing well in June, but I have no idea how he is doing now. So, is everything okay? Is he eating and resting properly? Is he well enough to play chess with you? I’m very worried about…’

“So, why’d you come find me?” she asked Qin Mo.

_{“Then, how detailed is the inspection?” He quickly followed up.}
Ever since Qin Mo conceded to Shen Zhouyun, that boy had grown so wanton in his acts that nearly everyone at the school was clued in about their “situation”. Even Yang Fanghong threw them a deliberate glance when he arrived at their dorm room for nightly inspections. While looking their way, he said to Shen Zhuoyun meaningfully, “Any destruction of public property requires three times the amount in compensation.” Followed up by a glance at the bed under Shen Zhouyun’s behind while wearing an unreadable expression.

“Then, how detailed is the inspection?” He quickly followed up.

_{“Hey, hey, hey! Stop! Stop right there!” Shen Qing crossed both arms in front of her chеst and took a giant step back when Qin Mo approached her. She acted as though a god of plague was heading her way. “Stay three metres away from me, alright?! If you come any closer, I’ll have to commit seppuku!”}“It’s not enough for us to simply hide a basic message.” Qin Mo said with a frown as he pulled out a piece of paper, then began scratching away. Beside him, Shen Zhuoyun looked on but couldn't understand a thing being written. All he saw were scattered words in both English and Chinese, such as “car”, “XX Self-Improvement Academy”, and “date”.

_{“Where’s your compassion, huh? How can you just watch a beautiful young maiden like me meet such a horribly tragic end?” After retching at the feel of the words departing her own lips, Shen Qing shrugged before adding seriously, “Fine. Don’t get me wrong, okay? This big sis has nothing against ya.}With that, Qin Mo started scratching away, stopping for short intervals in between. When Shen Zhuoyun looked over again, he saw Qin Mo was writing out the paragraph:

“Where’s your compassion, huh? How can you just watch a beautiful young maiden like me meet such a horribly tragic end?” After retching at the feel of the words departing her own lips, Shen Qing shrugged before adding seriously, “Fine. Don’t get me wrong, okay? This big sis has nothing against ya. It’s just that I’m worried about that loverboy of yours chopping me up in little bits and stuffing me in a manure pit if I get too close. You feel me?”

_{“It’s not enough for us to simply hide a basic message.” Qin Mo said with a frown as he pulled out a piece of paper, then began scratching away. Beside him, Shen Zhuoyun looked on but couldn't understand a thing being written. All he saw were scattered words in both English and Chinese, such as “car”, “XX Self-Improvement Academy”, and “date”.}
At that moment, Qin Mo could only silently choke back down the figurative blood he coughed up.

“It’s not enough for us to simply hide a basic message.” Qin Mo said with a frown as he pulled out a piece of paper, then began scratching away. Beside him, Shen Zhuoyun looked on but couldn't understand a thing being written. All he saw were scattered words in both English and Chinese, such as “car”, “XX Self-Improvement Academy”, and “date”.

_{Qin Mo was still very much lost in his own thoughts as he made his way back to his dorm. The second he wandered through the door, a certain wolf-like boy had already pounced on him.}Qin Mo pulled out his pen and paper again and wrote out the pattern for all twenty-four letters, while Shen Zhuoyun unfolded the letter and began deciphering the code. Upon seeing the first three letters, a smile spreаd across his face.

Qin Mo was still very much lost in his own thoughts as he made his way back to his dorm. The second he wandered through the door, a certain wolf-like boy had already pounced on him.

_{Qin Mo was still very much lost in his own thoughts as he made his way back to his dorm. The second he wandered through the door, a certain wolf-like boy had already pounced on him.}N/A

Qin Mo was still very much lost in his own thoughts as he made his way back to his dorm. The second he wandered through the door, a certain wolf-like boy had already pounced on him.

_{“So what kind of cypher did you use?” Shen Zhuoyun enquired further.}
Anyhow, Shen Qing was just playing around with her reaction. She honestly believed that no matter how jealous Shen Zhuoyun was, he couldn’t be jealous of someone like her who already has her own “wife”.

“So what kind of cypher did you use?” Shen Zhuoyun enquired further.

_{{Decryption?}}“He’s a cryptographer,” Qin Mo answered.

Decryption?

_{Just how thorough is their verification process, though?}
“So, why’d you come find me?” she asked Qin Mo.

Just how thorough is their verification process, though?

_{“So what should I say?” Shen Zhuoyun asked pitifully.}But Qin Mo only stared at her blankly as he took a couple more steps forward. “Go disembowel yourself, then.”

“So what should I say?” Shen Zhuoyun asked pitifully.

_N/A
“I wanted to know what the verification standards the instructors use for the letters are.”

N/A

_{After Qin Mo was finished writing, Shen Zhuoyun read the entire letter and nodded. “This should pass inspection. The only thing left is whether the instructor will pass it to your cousin and not your father.”}“I used Morse code since it’s the most common,” Qin Mo again replied with an explanation. “We use the characters ‘嘀:dī’ and ‘嗒:dā’ to represent 24 letters of the English alphabet using the Morse code pattern. The plan is for the first and second tones in Chinese to represent a ‘嘀:dī, while the third and fourth tones will represent a ‘嗒:dā’.”

After Qin Mo was finished writing, Shen Zhuoyun read the entire letter and nodded. “This should pass inspection. The only thing left is whether the instructor will pass it to your cousin and not your father.”

_{Morse code and tones explanation. The tones for Chinese characters (I’m using the letter ‘a’ for example) are: 1st: ā, 2nd: á, 3rd: ǎ, 4th: à.}
Shen Qing gave him a once-over before replying, “Everything that can count as 'dissenting opinions' is prohibited.”

_{“So what should I say?” Shen Zhuoyun asked pitifully.}“So your grandfather is a…”

“So what should I say?” Shen Zhuoyun asked pitifully.

_N/A“You can talk to Yang Fanghong about that,” Qin Mo glanced at him and said.

N/A

_{Morse code and tones explanation. The tones for Chinese characters (I’m using the letter ‘a’ for example) are: 1st: ā, 2nd: á, 3rd: ǎ, 4th: à.}“Say whatever you want!” Qin Mo replied with a huff before putting away his pen and paper. As for the letter, he folded it and then handed it to Shen Zhuoyun before leaving the desk and climbing up to his bed.

_{“Bug off,” Qin Mo scolded with an unchanged expression, but his ears did tinge red. He was still not used to that word, “wife”, which made him feel strange all over.}
Patting his shoulder before cracking a knowing smile, Shen Qing advised, “You should listen when I tell you this: don’t act smart. Some time ago, another kid tried to get one over on them. He found out how to write secret notes from a novel and tried to use that method to get a letter to the outside. He wrote the first word of his message in the first line, the second in the second line, the third in the third line, and so on and so forth. But it was still sussed out by the instructors, and he was punished until the life was almost taken out of him. You and that tiny body of yours won’t be able to bear something like that, hun.”

“Bug off,” Qin Mo scolded with an unchanged expression, but his ears did tinge red. He was still not used to that word, “wife”, which made him feel strange all over.

_{At some point, Shen Qing was done with her rаmbling and turned around to find an absent-minded Qin Mo.}“Yeah.”

At some point, Shen Qing was done with her rаmbling and turned around to find an absent-minded Qin Mo.

_{But Qin Mo only stared at her blankly as he took a couple more steps forward. “Go disembowel yourself, then.”}“He’s a cryptographer,” Qin Mo answered.

But Qin Mo only stared at her blankly as he took a couple more steps forward. “Go disembowel yourself, then.”

_{“Speaking of letters,” Shen Qing went off on another of her tangents, “Only allowing us to send letters to relatives is totally inhumane. I wrote my dear Juan’er a letter imbued with my love, but it got rejected and sent back to me. {Sigh}...” she continued while Qin Mo was caught up in his own thoughts.}So getting my cousin to understand any distress signal I send without getting caught by the instructors is going to be more than a bit… difficult.

“Speaking of letters,” Shen Qing went off on another of her tangents, “Only allowing us to send letters to relatives is totally inhumane. I wrote my dear Juan’er a letter imbued with my love, but it got rejected and sent back to me. Sigh...” she continued while Qin Mo was caught up in his own thoughts.

_{{Decryption?}}“Then, how detailed is the inspection?” He quickly followed up.

Decryption?

_{“You sure?”}“I’m gonna turn in now.” She reached over to pat him on the shoulder. “Don’t do anything rash.”

“You sure?”

_{This was a rather convenient benefit after the two confirmed their relationship. Now, them discussing escape plans via ear-to-ear whispers would be regarded as nothing but exchanges of sweet nothings.}
“Speaking of letters,” Shen Qing went off on another of her tangents, “Only allowing us to send letters to relatives is totally inhumane. I wrote my dear Juan’er a letter imbued with my love, but it got rejected and sent back to me. Sigh...” she continued while Qin Mo was caught up in his own thoughts.

This was a rather convenient benefit after the two confirmed their relationship. Now, them discussing escape plans via ear-to-ear whispers would be regarded as nothing but exchanges of sweet nothings.

_{“You sure?”}“Yeah.”

“You sure?”

_{“You can talk to Yang Fanghong about that,” Qin Mo glanced at him and said.}‘Grandpa was doing well in June, but I have no idea how he is doing now. So, is everything okay? Is he eating and resting properly? Is he well enough to play chess with you? I’m very worried about…’

“You can talk to Yang Fanghong about that,” Qin Mo glanced at him and said.

_{With that, she left.}
So getting my cousin to understand any distress signal I send without getting caught by the instructors is going to be more than a bit… difficult.

With that, she left.

_{That woman’s new attitude was certainly not born from anything noble. During the riot, she got the hell beaten out of her and even got multіple scars on her face that could be counted as disfigurement.}“Hey, hey, hey! Stop! Stop right there!” Shen Qing crossed both arms in front of her chеst and took a giant step back when Qin Mo approached her. She acted as though a god of plague was heading her way. “Stay three metres away from me, alright?! If you come any closer, I’ll have to commit seppuku!”

_{“You sure?”}
At some point, Shen Qing was done with her rаmbling and turned around to find an absent-minded Qin Mo.

“You sure?”

_{When everything is viewed from this perspective, one could see how such a thing would have influenced Qin Mo’s talent for coding.}“So what kind of cypher did you use?” Shen Zhuoyun enquired further.

When everything is viewed from this perspective, one could see how such a thing would have influenced Qin Mo’s talent for coding.

_{“You can talk to Yang Fanghong about that,” Qin Mo glanced at him and said.}Shen Qing gave him a once-over before replying, “Everything that can count as 'dissenting opinions' is prohibited.”

“You can talk to Yang Fanghong about that,” Qin Mo glanced at him and said.

_{At that moment, Qin Mo could only silently choke back down the figurative blood he coughed up.}“I went to see Shen Qing.” The second Qin Mo was done speaking, he saw the look in Shen Zhuoyun’s eyes hаrden and heard a scoff leave his lips. “I went to ask her about the letter.”

At that moment, Qin Mo could only silently choke back down the figurative blood he coughed up.

_{“So, why’d you come find me?” she asked Qin Mo.}“Why’d you get back so late?” Shen Zhuoyun wrapped his arms around Qin Mo and took over the only table in the dorm, the others around them already knowing to avert their gazes. Whether they were asleep or still chatting amongst themselves, the other boys didn't so much as turn their way.

“So, why’d you come find me?” she asked Qin Mo.

_{“I wanted to know what the verification standards the instructors use for the letters are.”}
“I’m gonna turn in now.” She reached over to pat him on the shoulder. “Don’t do anything rash.”

“I wanted to know what the verification standards the instructors use for the letters are.”

_{“I’m gonna turn in now.” She reached over to pat him on the shoulder. “Don’t do anything rash.”}
With that, she left.

“I’m gonna turn in now.” She reached over to pat him on the shoulder. “Don’t do anything rash.”

_{This was a rather convenient benefit after the two confirmed their relationship. Now, them discussing escape plans via ear-to-ear whispers would be regarded as nothing but exchanges of sweet nothings.}So getting my cousin to understand any distress signal I send without getting caught by the instructors is going to be more than a bit… difficult.

_{{Just how thorough is their verification process, though?}}When Doctor Jiang was there, the boys had no worries about how they’d send a message to the outside world. But now that she was gone, and the desktop in the infirmary only connected to a local network, their only chance for contact with the outside was through a letter filled with lies.

Just how thorough is their verification process, though?

_{“Where’s your compassion, huh? How can you just watch a beautiful young maiden like me meet such a horribly tragic end?” After retching at the feel of the words departing her own lips, Shen Qing shrugged before adding seriously, “Fine. Don’t get me wrong, okay? This big sis has nothing against ya.}“January 13th.” Shen Zhuoyun stopped messing around to answer seriously.

_“Yeah.”When he was done scribbling, Qin Mo’s eyes beamed. Then, after poking an elbow into the guy with groping fingers latched onto him, he asked in a whisper, “What day?”

“Yeah.”

_{“So what should I say?” Shen Zhuoyun asked pitifully.}
Qin Mo was still very much lost in his own thoughts as he made his way back to his dorm. The second he wandered through the door, a certain wolf-like boy had already pounced on him.

“So what should I say?” Shen Zhuoyun asked pitifully.

_{Looking at the frosty gaze being sent his way, Shen Zhuoyun couldn’t help but feel as though a cat had taken a swipe at him. Yet despite this, he shamelessly slunk his way over to Qin Mo’s bed, leaving not a gap in between them, as he hugged him from behind. After getting comfortable, he then went on to ask, “So tell me, what’s going on in that letter of yours?”}Qin Mo pulled out his pen and paper again and wrote out the pattern for all twenty-four letters, while Shen Zhuoyun unfolded the letter and began deciphering the code. Upon seeing the first three letters, a smile spreаd across his face.

_{Chapter 29: Sending A Message}‘Grandpa was doing well in June, but I have no idea how he is doing now. So, is everything okay? Is he eating and resting properly? Is he well enough to play chess with you? I’m very worried about…’

Chapter 29: Sending A Message

_{“The only game we used to all play together is breaking decryptions.”Qin Mo cracked a smile as he spoke. “The three of us used to talk about the methods we could use to send each other messages via letter if we were ever put under surveillance.”}Hearing the last bit, that boy’s expression finally softened. It seems Shen Qin had seriously underestimated the depths of a certain boy’s jealousy. Actually, no, this was beyond jealousy. Shen Zhuoyun’s possessiveness had long crossed the borders of normality. He wanted to find a house. He wanted to lock that boy away. He wanted nothing better for them than to live in a world with them alone—one where that boy only joked around with him—one where he only relied on him.

“The only game we used to all play together is breaking decryptions.”Qin Mo cracked a smile as he spoke. “The three of us used to talk about the methods we could use to send each other messages via letter if we were ever put under surveillance.”

_{{Decryption?}}Hearing the last bit, that boy’s expression finally softened. It seems Shen Qin had seriously underestimated the depths of a certain boy’s jealousy. Actually, no, this was beyond jealousy. Shen Zhuoyun’s possessiveness had long crossed the borders of normality. He wanted to find a house. He wanted to lock that boy away. He wanted nothing better for them than to live in a world with them alone—one where that boy only joked around with him—one where he only relied on him.

Decryption?

_{Looking at the frosty gaze being sent his way, Shen Zhuoyun couldn’t help but feel as though a cat had taken a swipe at him. Yet despite this, he shamelessly slunk his way over to Qin Mo’s bed, leaving not a gap in between them, as he hugged him from behind. After getting comfortable, he then went on to ask, “So tell me, what’s going on in that letter of yours?”}
“Why’d you get back so late?” Shen Zhuoyun wrapped his arms around Qin Mo and took over the only table in the dorm, the others around them already knowing to avert their gazes. Whether they were asleep or still chatting amongst themselves, the other boys didn't so much as turn their way.

_{This was a rather convenient benefit after the two confirmed their relationship. Now, them discussing escape plans via ear-to-ear whispers would be regarded as nothing but exchanges of sweet nothings.}Morse code and tones explanation. The tones for Chinese characters (I’m using the letter ‘a’ for example) are: 1st: ā, 2nd: á, 3rd: ǎ, 4th: à. Morse code uses a series of dashes ( - ) and dots( . ) (long beeps and short beeps for sound) to represent letters, numbers, punctuation, etc. So the 嘀/dash represents the 1st and 2nd tone, while the 嗒/dot represents the 3rd and 4th tone. So with the morse code for SOS being (… - - - ... ), a message like: 我[wǒ](3)很[hěn](3)喜欢[xǐhuan](3)吃[chī](1)番茄[fān qié](1,2)炒蛋[chǎo dàn](3,4)和肉[he ròu](4), would have the tones: 333 112 344 = 嗒嗒嗒嘀嘀嘀嗒嗒嗒 = ( … - - - …). I tried my best T_T

_{Morse code and tones explanation. The tones for Chinese characters (I’m using the letter ‘a’ for example) are: 1st: ā, 2nd: á, 3rd: ǎ, 4th: à.}‘Grandpa was doing well in June, but I have no idea how he is doing now. So, is everything okay? Is he eating and resting properly? Is he well enough to play chess with you? I’m very worried about…’

_{“You can talk to Yang Fanghong about that,” Qin Mo glanced at him and said.}“You sure?”

“You can talk to Yang Fanghong about that,” Qin Mo glanced at him and said.

_{Qin Mo pursed his lips before explaining, “June is actually when my grandpa had just fallen ill, so it will be easy for my cousin, Qin Zhen, to spot something was off in that section. My grandpa also never plays chess with her. He thinks Qin Zhen doesn’t have an ounce of skill for chess in her body.”}
This was a rather convenient benefit after the two confirmed their relationship. Now, them discussing escape plans via ear-to-ear whispers would be regarded as nothing but exchanges of sweet nothings.

Qin Mo pursed his lips before explaining, “June is actually when my grandpa had just fallen ill, so it will be easy for my cousin, Qin Zhen, to spot something was off in that section. My grandpa also never plays chess with her. He thinks Qin Zhen doesn’t have an ounce of skill for chess in her body.”

_{In short, students had zero access to phone calls, and their only method of communication with the outside world was a letter they got to write at the end of the month, every month. But even this letter was only allowed to be sent out after being heavily scrutinised by the instructors.}Anyhow, Shen Qing was just playing around with her reaction. She honestly believed that no matter how jealous Shen Zhuoyun was, he couldn’t be jealous of someone like her who already has her own “wife”.

_{“Hey, hey, hey! Stop! Stop right there!” Shen Qing crossed both arms in front of her chеst and took a giant step back when Qin Mo approached her. She acted as though a god of plague was heading her way. “Stay three metres away from me, alright?! If you come any closer, I’ll have to commit seppuku!”}In contrast, he often wondered whether that man known as his grandfather’s son was not just someone his grandpa had found on the street or was some unwanted gift those phone companies gave for topping up your card, because as far as he could see, that man had not inherited a single bit of intelligence from his grandfather.

_{In contrast, he often wondered whether that man known as his grandfather’s son was not just someone his grandpa had found on the street or was some unwanted gift those phone companies gave for topping up your card, because as far as he could see, that man had not inherited a single bit of intelligence from his grandfather.}
“I went to see Shen Qing.” The second Qin Mo was done speaking, he saw the look in Shen Zhuoyun’s eyes hаrden and heard a scoff leave his lips. “I went to ask her about the letter.”

_{Anyhow, Shen Qing was just playing around with her reaction. She honestly believed that no matter how jealous Shen Zhuoyun was, he couldn’t be jealous of someone like her who already has her own “wife”.}That woman’s new attitude was certainly not born from anything noble. During the riot, she got the hell beaten out of her and even got multіple scars on her face that could be counted as disfigurement. So the target of her anger had simply shifted to the girls who took advantage of the chaos to jump her. It was a nasty ordeal, and one Qin Mo had witnessed. Sometimes, when he returned to his dorm at night, he often saw that instructor ordering a few girls to stay in a corner on the field for more “training”—or she would just beat them outright. The woman took extra care to deliver blows targeting their lower abdomen, chеst, and face, using punches, kicks, or whatever worked. It was so horrid that Qin Mo couldn’t help but clіck his tongue at the extent of her spite.

Anyhow, Shen Qing was just playing around with her reaction. She honestly believed that no matter how jealous Shen Zhuoyun was, he couldn’t be jealous of someone like her who already has her own “wife”.

_{Looking at the frosty gaze being sent his way, Shen Zhuoyun couldn’t help but feel as though a cat had taken a swipe at him. Yet despite this, he shamelessly slunk his way over to Qin Mo’s bed, leaving not a gap in between them, as he hugged him from behind. After getting comfortable, he then went on to ask, “So tell me, what’s going on in that letter of yours?”}“I’m gonna turn in now.” She reached over to pat him on the shoulder. “Don’t do anything rash.”

_{With that, Qin Mo started scratching away, stopping for short intervals in between. When Shen Zhuoyun looked over again, he saw Qin Mo was writing out the paragraph:}
Hearing the last bit, that boy’s expression finally softened. It seems Shen Qin had seriously underestimated the depths of a certain boy’s jealousy. Actually, no, this was beyond jealousy. Shen Zhuoyun’s possessiveness had long crossed the borders of normality. He wanted to find a house. He wanted to lock that boy away. He wanted nothing better for them than to live in a world with them alone—one where that boy only joked around with him—one where he only relied on him.

With that, Qin Mo started scratching away, stopping for short intervals in between. When Shen Zhuoyun looked over again, he saw Qin Mo was writing out the paragraph:

_{“I wanted to know what the verification standards the instructors use for the letters are.”}In contrast, he often wondered whether that man known as his grandfather’s son was not just someone his grandpa had found on the street or was some unwanted gift those phone companies gave for topping up your card, because as far as he could see, that man had not inherited a single bit of intelligence from his grandfather.

“I wanted to know what the verification standards the instructors use for the letters are.”

_{“Why’d you get back so late?” Shen Zhuoyun wrapped his arms around Qin Mo and took over the only table in the dorm, the others around them already knowing to avert their gazes. Whether they were asleep or still chatting amongst themselves, the other boys didn't so much as turn their way.}Curious about this matter, Qin Mo asked Shen Qing, who hadn’t shown up at the infirmary after an exceptionally long time. She had stopped stripping and shouting every curse in the book recently. She had even begun putting serious effort into her training. But the most notable change as of late was that the instructor for her class no longer gave her trouble.

_{Qin Mo could only knit his brows at her words.}
Honestly speaking, it was quite fortunate that Qin Mo had met Shen Zhuoyun at his lowest; it was also fortunate that he had met that boy at that prison camp. If not for these limitations, then…

Qin Mo could only knit his brows at her words.

_{“It’s not enough for us to simply hide a basic message.” Qin Mo said with a frown as he pulled out a piece of paper, then began scratching away. Beside him, Shen Zhuoyun looked on but couldn't understand a thing being written. All he saw were scattered words in both English and Chinese, such as “car”, “XX Self-Improvement Academy”, and “date”.}But Qin Mo only stared at her blankly as he took a couple more steps forward. “Go disembowel yourself, then.”

_{“Say whatever you want!” Qin Mo replied with a huff before putting away his pen and paper. As for the letter, he folded it and then handed it to Shen Zhuoyun before leaving the desk and climbing up to his bed.}
“It’s not enough for us to simply hide a basic message.” Qin Mo said with a frown as he pulled out a piece of paper, then began scratching away. Beside him, Shen Zhuoyun looked on but couldn't understand a thing being written. All he saw were scattered words in both English and Chinese, such as “car”, “XX Self-Improvement Academy”, and “date”.

_{“I used Morse code since it’s the most common,” Qin Mo again replied with an explanation. “We use the characters ‘嘀:dī’ and ‘嗒:dā’ to represent 24 letters of the English alphabet using the Morse code pattern. The plan is for the first and second tones in Chinese to represent a ‘嘀:dī, while the third and fourth tones will represent a ‘嗒:dā’.”}In contrast, he often wondered whether that man known as his grandfather’s son was not just someone his grandpa had found on the street or was some unwanted gift those phone companies gave for topping up your card, because as far as he could see, that man had not inherited a single bit of intelligence from his grandfather.

_{Qin Mo could only knit his brows at her words.}“Hey, hey, hey! Stop! Stop right there!” Shen Qing crossed both arms in front of her chеst and took a giant step back when Qin Mo approached her. She acted as though a god of plague was heading her way. “Stay three metres away from me, alright?! If you come any closer, I’ll have to commit seppuku!”

Qin Mo could only knit his brows at her words.

_{“I wanted to know what the verification standards the instructors use for the letters are.”}“So what should I say?” Shen Zhuoyun asked pitifully.

“I wanted to know what the verification standards the instructors use for the letters are.”

_{At some point, Shen Qing was done with her rаmbling and turned around to find an absent-minded Qin Mo.}
When he was done scribbling, Qin Mo’s eyes beamed. Then, after poking an elbow into the guy with groping fingers latched onto him, he asked in a whisper, “What day?”

At some point, Shen Qing was done with her rаmbling and turned around to find an absent-minded Qin Mo.

_{{Decryption?}}With that, Qin Mo started scratching away, stopping for short intervals in between. When Shen Zhuoyun looked over again, he saw Qin Mo was writing out the paragraph:

Decryption?

_{“Speaking of letters,” Shen Qing went off on another of her tangents, “Only allowing us to send letters to relatives is totally inhumane. I wrote my dear Juan’er a letter imbued with my love, but it got rejected and sent back to me. Sigh...” she continued while Qin Mo was caught up in his own thoughts.}
“January 13th.” Shen Zhuoyun stopped messing around to answer seriously.

_{Qin Mo could only knit his brows at her words.}“Yeah.”

Qin Mo could only knit his brows at her words.

_{Qin Mo could only knit his brows at her words.}Curious about this matter, Qin Mo asked Shen Qing, who hadn’t shown up at the infirmary after an exceptionally long time. She had stopped stripping and shouting every curse in the book recently. She had even begun putting serious effort into her training. But the most notable change as of late was that the instructor for her class no longer gave her trouble.

Qin Mo could only knit his brows at her words.

_{“I used Morse code since it’s the most common,” Qin Mo again replied with an explanation. “We use the characters ‘嘀:dī’ and ‘嗒:dā’ to represent 24 letters of the English alphabet using the Morse code pattern. The plan is for the first and second tones in Chinese to represent a ‘嘀:dī, while the third and fourth tones will represent a ‘嗒:dā’.”}“Why’d you get back so late?” Shen Zhuoyun wrapped his arms around Qin Mo and took over the only table in the dorm, the others around them already knowing to avert their gazes. Whether they were asleep or still chatting amongst themselves, the other boys didn't so much as turn their way.

_{Qin Mo pursed his lips before explaining, “June is actually when my grandpa had just fallen ill, so it will be easy for my cousin, Qin Zhen, to spot something was off in that section. My grandpa also never plays chess with her. He thinks Qin Zhen doesn’t have an ounce of skill for chess in her body.”}Qin Mo was still very much lost in his own thoughts as he made his way back to his dorm. The second he wandered through the door, a certain wolf-like boy had already pounced on him.

_{So getting my cousin to understand any distress signal I send without getting caught by the instructors is going to be more than a bit… difficult.}
“You sure?”

So getting my cousin to understand any distress signal I send without getting caught by the instructors is going to be more than a bit… difficult.

Honestly speaking, it was quite fortunate that Qin Mo had met Shen Zhuoyun at his lowest; it was also fortunate that he had met that boy at that prison camp. If not for these limitations, then…

_{Hearing the last bit, that boy’s expression finally softened. It seems Shen Qin had seriously underestimated the depths of a certain boy’s jealousy.}
“Yeah.”

Hearing the last bit, that boy’s expression finally softened. It seems Shen Qin had seriously underestimated the depths of a certain boy’s jealousy. Actually, no, this was beyond jealousy. Shen Zhuoyun’s possessiveness had long crossed the borders of normality. He wanted to find a house. He wanted to lock that boy away. He wanted nothing better for them than to live in a world with them alone—one where that boy only joked around with him—one where he only relied on him.

_{{Decryption?}}So getting my cousin to understand any distress signal I send without getting caught by the instructors is going to be more than a bit… difficult.

Decryption?

_{Those first three letters were: SOS.}“Bug off,” Qin Mo scolded with an unchanged expression, but his ears did tinge red. He was still not used to that word, “wife”, which made him feel strange all over.

Those first three letters were: SOS.

_{“It’s not enough for us to simply hide a basic message.” Qin Mo said with a frown as he pulled out a piece of paper, then began scratching away. Beside him, Shen Zhuoyun looked on but couldn't understand a thing being written. All he saw were scattered words in both English and Chinese, such as “car”, “XX Self-Improvement Academy”, and “date”.}With that, Qin Mo started scratching away, stopping for short intervals in between. When Shen Zhuoyun looked over again, he saw Qin Mo was writing out the paragraph:

_{‘Grandpa was doing well in June, but I have no idea how he is doing now. So, is everything okay? Is he eating and resting properly? Is he well enough to play chess with you? I’m very worried about…’}
With that, Qin Mo started scratching away, stopping for short intervals in between. When Shen Zhuoyun looked over again, he saw Qin Mo was writing out the paragraph:

‘Grandpa was doing well in June, but I have no idea how he is doing now. So, is everything okay? Is he eating and resting properly? Is he well enough to play chess with you? I’m very worried about…’

Honestly speaking, it was quite fortunate that Qin Mo had met Shen Zhuoyun at his lowest; it was also fortunate that he had met that boy at that prison camp. If not for these limitations, then…

_{Patting his shoulder before cracking a knowing smile, Shen Qing advised, “You should listen when I tell you this: don’t act smart. Some time ago, another kid tried to get one over on them.}
‘Grandpa was doing well in June, but I have no idea how he is doing now. So, is everything okay? Is he eating and resting properly? Is he well enough to play chess with you? I’m very worried about…’

_{With that, Qin Mo started scratching away, stopping for short intervals in between. When Shen Zhuoyun looked over again, he saw Qin Mo was writing out the paragraph:}N/A

With that, Qin Mo started scratching away, stopping for short intervals in between. When Shen Zhuoyun looked over again, he saw Qin Mo was writing out the paragraph:

_{“So your grandfather is a…”}After Qin Mo was finished writing, Shen Zhuoyun read the entire letter and nodded. “This should pass inspection. The only thing left is whether the instructor will pass it to your cousin and not your father.”

“So your grandfather is a…”

_{“January 13th.” Shen Zhuoyun stopped messing around to answer seriously.}
After Qin Mo was finished writing, Shen Zhuoyun read the entire letter and nodded. “This should pass inspection. The only thing left is whether the instructor will pass it to your cousin and not your father.”

“January 13th.” Shen Zhuoyun stopped messing around to answer seriously.

_Decryption?
“You can talk to Yang Fanghong about that,” Qin Mo glanced at him and said.

Decryption?

_{Hearing the last bit, that boy’s expression finally softened. It seems Shen Qin had seriously underestimated the depths of a certain boy’s jealousy.}“I went to see Shen Qing.” The second Qin Mo was done speaking, he saw the look in Shen Zhuoyun’s eyes hаrden and heard a scoff leave his lips. “I went to ask her about the letter.”

_“Yeah.”“Say whatever you want!” Qin Mo replied with a huff before putting away his pen and paper. As for the letter, he folded it and then handed it to Shen Zhuoyun before leaving the desk and climbing up to his bed.

“Yeah.”

_{When Doctor Jiang was there, the boys had no worries about how they’d send a message to the outside world. But now that she was gone, and the desktop in the infirmary only connected to a local network, their only chance for contact with the outside was through a letter filled with lies.}Qin Mo was still very much lost in his own thoughts as he made his way back to his dorm. The second he wandered through the door, a certain wolf-like boy had already pounced on him.

_{{Decryption?}}“Speaking of letters,” Shen Qing went off on another of her tangents, “Only allowing us to send letters to relatives is totally inhumane. I wrote my dear Juan’er a letter imbued with my love, but it got rejected and sent back to me. Sigh...” she continued while Qin Mo was caught up in his own thoughts.

Decryption?

_{After Qin Mo was finished writing, Shen Zhuoyun read the entire letter and nodded. “This should pass inspection. The only thing left is whether the instructor will pass it to your cousin and not your father.”}
“But what should I even say?” Shen Zhuoyun asked shyly. “Should I tell him my wife wishes to send a letter to his cousin to enquire about his grandfather’s recent health? Should I implore him to bend the rules just a tad for my beloved’s sake?”

_{“So what should I say?” Shen Zhuoyun asked pitifully.}Just how thorough is their verification process, though?

“So what should I say?” Shen Zhuoyun asked pitifully.

_{The XX Self-Improvement Academy did everything in their power to never allow their students to escape, most notably by preventing the methods to do so in advance.}With that, she left.

The XX Self-Improvement Academy did everything in their power to never allow their students to escape, most notably by preventing the methods to do so in advance.

_{“You can talk to Yang Fanghong about that,” Qin Mo glanced at him and said.}
“Bug off,” Qin Mo scolded with an unchanged expression, but his ears did tinge red. He was still not used to that word, “wife”, which made him feel strange all over.

“You can talk to Yang Fanghong about that,” Qin Mo glanced at him and said.

_{“You can talk to Yang Fanghong about that,” Qin Mo glanced at him and said.}“January 13th.” Shen Zhuoyun stopped messing around to answer seriously.

“You can talk to Yang Fanghong about that,” Qin Mo glanced at him and said.

_{Morse code and tones explanation. The tones for Chinese characters (I’m using the letter ‘a’ for example) are: 1st: ā, 2nd: á, 3rd: ǎ, 4th: à.}Qin Mo pulled out his pen and paper again and wrote out the pattern for all twenty-four letters, while Shen Zhuoyun unfolded the letter and began deciphering the code. Upon seeing the first three letters, a smile spreаd across his face.

_N/AAt some point, Shen Qing was done with her rаmbling and turned around to find an absent-minded Qin Mo.

N/A

_{Morse code and tones explanation. The tones for Chinese characters (I’m using the letter ‘a’ for example) are: 1st: ā, 2nd: á, 3rd: ǎ, 4th: à.}“Yeah.”

_“Yeah.”
“So what should I say?” Shen Zhuoyun asked pitifully.

“Yeah.”

_{This was a rather convenient benefit after the two confirmed their relationship. Now, them discussing escape plans via ear-to-ear whispers would be regarded as nothing but exchanges of sweet nothings.}Curious about this matter, Qin Mo asked Shen Qing, who hadn’t shown up at the infirmary after an exceptionally long time. She had stopped stripping and shouting every curse in the book recently. She had even begun putting serious effort into her training. But the most notable change as of late was that the instructor for her class no longer gave her trouble.

_{Chapter 29: Sending A Message}“So what should I say?” Shen Zhuoyun asked pitifully.

Chapter 29: Sending A Message

_{Qin Mo was still very much lost in his own thoughts as he made his way back to his dorm. The second he wandered through the door, a certain wolf-like boy had already pounced on him.}Just how thorough is their verification process, though?

Qin Mo was still very much lost in his own thoughts as he made his way back to his dorm. The second he wandered through the door, a certain wolf-like boy had already pounced on him.

_{Ever since Qin Mo conceded to Shen Zhouyun, that boy had grown so wanton in his acts that nearly everyone at the school was clued in about their “situation”. Even Yang Fanghong threw them a deliberate glance when he arrived at their dorm room for nightly inspections.}
“Say whatever you want!” Qin Mo replied with a huff before putting away his pen and paper. As for the letter, he folded it and then handed it to Shen Zhuoyun before leaving the desk and climbing up to his bed.

Ever since Qin Mo conceded to Shen Zhouyun, that boy had grown so wanton in his acts that nearly everyone at the school was clued in about their “situation”. Even Yang Fanghong threw them a deliberate glance when he arrived at their dorm room for nightly inspections. While looking their way, he said to Shen Zhuoyun meaningfully, “Any destruction of public property requires three times the amount in compensation.” Followed up by a glance at the bed under Shen Zhouyun’s behind while wearing an unreadable expression.

_{“So, why’d you come find me?” she asked Qin Mo.}Those first three letters were: SOS.

“So, why’d you come find me?” she asked Qin Mo.

_{Honestly speaking, it was quite fortunate that Qin Mo had met Shen Zhuoyun at his lowest; it was also fortunate that he had met that boy at that prison camp. If not for these limitations, then…}At that moment, Qin Mo could only silently choke back down the figurative blood he coughed up.

Honestly speaking, it was quite fortunate that Qin Mo had met Shen Zhuoyun at his lowest; it was also fortunate that he had met that boy at that prison camp. If not for these limitations, then…

_{When he was done scribbling, Qin Mo’s eyes beamed. Then, after poking an elbow into the guy with groping fingers latched onto him, he asked in a whisper, “What day?”}
Looking at the frosty gaze being sent his way, Shen Zhuoyun couldn’t help but feel as though a cat had taken a swipe at him. Yet despite this, he shamelessly slunk his way over to Qin Mo’s bed, leaving not a gap in between them, as he hugged him from behind. After getting comfortable, he then went on to ask, “So tell me, what’s going on in that letter of yours?”

When he was done scribbling, Qin Mo’s eyes beamed. Then, after poking an elbow into the guy with groping fingers latched onto him, he asked in a whisper, “What day?”

_{Anyhow, Shen Qing was just playing around with her reaction. She honestly believed that no matter how jealous Shen Zhuoyun was, he couldn’t be jealous of someone like her who already has her own “wife”.}Qin Mo was still very much lost in his own thoughts as he made his way back to his dorm. The second he wandered through the door, a certain wolf-like boy had already pounced on him.

_{“I went to see Shen Qing.” The second Qin Mo was done speaking, he saw the look in Shen Zhuoyun’s eyes hаrden and heard a scoff leave his lips. “I went to ask her about the letter.”}Patting his shoulder before cracking a knowing smile, Shen Qing advised, “You should listen when I tell you this: don’t act smart. Some time ago, another kid tried to get one over on them. He found out how to write secret notes from a novel and tried to use that method to get a letter to the outside. He wrote the first word of his message in the first line, the second in the second line, the third in the third line, and so on and so forth. But it was still sussed out by the instructors, and he was punished until the life was almost taken out of him. You and that tiny body of yours won’t be able to bear something like that, hun.”

“I went to see Shen Qing.” The second Qin Mo was done speaking, he saw the look in Shen Zhuoyun’s eyes hаrden and heard a scoff leave his lips. “I went to ask her about the letter.”

_{“I went to see Shen Qing.” The second Qin Mo was done speaking, he saw the look in Shen Zhuoyun’s eyes hаrden and heard a scoff leave his lips. “I went to ask her about the letter.”}
Qin Mo pursed his lips before explaining, “June is actually when my grandpa had just fallen ill, so it will be easy for my cousin, Qin Zhen, to spot something was off in that section. My grandpa also never plays chess with her. He thinks Qin Zhen doesn’t have an ounce of skill for chess in her body.”

“I went to see Shen Qing.” The second Qin Mo was done speaking, he saw the look in Shen Zhuoyun’s eyes hаrden and heard a scoff leave his lips. “I went to ask her about the letter.”

_{In short, students had zero access to phone calls, and their only method of communication with the outside world was a letter they got to write at the end of the month, every month. But even this letter was only allowed to be sent out after being heavily scrutinised by the instructors.}After Qin Mo was finished writing, Shen Zhuoyun read the entire letter and nodded. “This should pass inspection. The only thing left is whether the instructor will pass it to your cousin and not your father.”

_{“The only game we used to all play together is breaking decryptions.”Qin Mo cracked a smile as he spoke. “The three of us used to talk about the methods we could use to send each other messages via letter if we were ever put under surveillance.”}
“The only game we used to all play together is breaking decryptions.”Qin Mo cracked a smile as he spoke. “The three of us used to talk about the methods we could use to send each other messages via letter if we were ever put under surveillance.”

_{“But what should I even say?” Shen Zhuoyun asked shyly. “Should I tell him my wife wishes to send a letter to his cousin to enquire about his grandfather’s recent health? Should I implore him to bend the rules just a tad for my beloved’s sake?”}“The only game we used to all play together is breaking decryptions.”Qin Mo cracked a smile as he spoke. “The three of us used to talk about the methods we could use to send each other messages via letter if we were ever put under surveillance.”

_{“I used Morse code since it’s the most common,” Qin Mo again replied with an explanation. “We use the characters ‘嘀:dī’ and ‘嗒:dā’ to represent 24 letters of the English alphabet using the Morse code pattern. The plan is for the first and second tones in Chinese to represent a ‘嘀:dī, while the third and fourth tones will represent a ‘嗒:dā’.”}“It’s not enough for us to simply hide a basic message.” Qin Mo said with a frown as he pulled out a piece of paper, then began scratching away. Beside him, Shen Zhuoyun looked on but couldn't understand a thing being written. All he saw were scattered words in both English and Chinese, such as “car”, “XX Self-Improvement Academy”, and “date”.

_“Yeah.”Decryption?

“Yeah.”

_{“So what kind of cypher did you use?” Shen Zhuoyun enquired further.}“I’m gonna turn in now.” She reached over to pat him on the shoulder. “Don’t do anything rash.”

“So what kind of cypher did you use?” Shen Zhuoyun enquired further.

_{“So your grandfather is a…”}“Say whatever you want!” Qin Mo replied with a huff before putting away his pen and paper. As for the letter, he folded it and then handed it to Shen Zhuoyun before leaving the desk and climbing up to his bed.

“So your grandfather is a…”

_{“So your grandfather is a…”}
“He’s a cryptographer,” Qin Mo answered.

“So your grandfather is a…”

_{Qin Mo was still very much lost in his own thoughts as he made his way back to his dorm. The second he wandered through the door, a certain wolf-like boy had already pounced on him.}“So your grandfather is a…”

Qin Mo was still very much lost in his own thoughts as he made his way back to his dorm. The second he wandered through the door, a certain wolf-like boy had already pounced on him.

_{“He’s a cryptographer,” Qin Mo answered.}
When everything is viewed from this perspective, one could see how such a thing would have influenced Qin Mo’s talent for coding.

“He’s a cryptographer,” Qin Mo answered.

_{At that moment, Qin Mo could only silently choke back down the figurative blood he coughed up.}But Qin Mo only stared at her blankly as he took a couple more steps forward. “Go disembowel yourself, then.”

At that moment, Qin Mo could only silently choke back down the figurative blood he coughed up.

_{But Qin Mo only stared at her blankly as he took a couple more steps forward. “Go disembowel yourself, then.”}Qin Mo pursed his lips before explaining, “June is actually when my grandpa had just fallen ill, so it will be easy for my cousin, Qin Zhen, to spot something was off in that section. My grandpa also never plays chess with her. He thinks Qin Zhen doesn’t have an ounce of skill for chess in her body.”

But Qin Mo only stared at her blankly as he took a couple more steps forward. “Go disembowel yourself, then.”

_{At some point, Shen Qing was done with her rаmbling and turned around to find an absent-minded Qin Mo.}Chapter 29: Sending A Message

At some point, Shen Qing was done with her rаmbling and turned around to find an absent-minded Qin Mo.

_{Chapter 29: Sending A Message}
In contrast, he often wondered whether that man known as his grandfather’s son was not just someone his grandpa had found on the street or was some unwanted gift those phone companies gave for topping up your card, because as far as he could see, that man had not inherited a single bit of intelligence from his grandfather.

Chapter 29: Sending A Message

_{Patting his shoulder before cracking a knowing smile, Shen Qing advised, “You should listen when I tell you this: don’t act smart. Some time ago, another kid tried to get one over on them.}“Bug off,” Qin Mo scolded with an unchanged expression, but his ears did tinge red. He was still not used to that word, “wife”, which made him feel strange all over.

_{Those first three letters were: SOS.}
“So what kind of cypher did you use?” Shen Zhuoyun enquired further.

Those first three letters were: SOS.

_{“I’m gonna turn in now.” She reached over to pat him on the shoulder. “Don’t do anything rash.”}With that, she left.

“I’m gonna turn in now.” She reached over to pat him on the shoulder. “Don’t do anything rash.”

_{Those first three letters were: SOS.}“I wanted to know what the verification standards the instructors use for the letters are.”

Those first three letters were: SOS.

_{But Qin Mo only stared at her blankly as he took a couple more steps forward. “Go disembowel yourself, then.”}
“I used Morse code since it’s the most common,” Qin Mo again replied with an explanation. “We use the characters ‘嘀:dī’ and ‘嗒:dā’ to represent 24 letters of the English alphabet using the Morse code pattern. The plan is for the first and second tones in Chinese to represent a ‘嘀:dī, while the third and fourth tones will represent a ‘嗒:dā’.”

But Qin Mo only stared at her blankly as he took a couple more steps forward. “Go disembowel yourself, then.”

_{“Hey, hey, hey! Stop! Stop right there!” Shen Qing crossed both arms in front of her chеst and took a giant step back when Qin Mo approached her. She acted as though a god of plague was heading her way. “Stay three metres away from me, alright?! If you come any closer, I’ll have to commit seppuku!”}Ever since Qin Mo conceded to Shen Zhouyun, that boy had grown so wanton in his acts that nearly everyone at the school was clued in about their “situation”. Even Yang Fanghong threw them a deliberate glance when he arrived at their dorm room for nightly inspections. While looking their way, he said to Shen Zhuoyun meaningfully, “Any destruction of public property requires three times the amount in compensation.” Followed up by a glance at the bed under Shen Zhouyun’s behind while wearing an unreadable expression.

_{At that moment, Qin Mo could only silently choke back down the figurative blood he coughed up.}Qin Mo could only knit his brows at her words.

At that moment, Qin Mo could only silently choke back down the figurative blood he coughed up.

_{“He’s a cryptographer,” Qin Mo answered.}Anyhow, Shen Qing was just playing around with her reaction. She honestly believed that no matter how jealous Shen Zhuoyun was, he couldn’t be jealous of someone like her who already has her own “wife”.

“He’s a cryptographer,” Qin Mo answered.

_{“The only game we used to all play together is breaking decryptions.”Qin Mo cracked a smile as he spoke. “The three of us used to talk about the methods we could use to send each other messages via letter if we were ever put under surveillance.”}“Hey, hey, hey! Stop! Stop right there!” Shen Qing crossed both arms in front of her chеst and took a giant step back when Qin Mo approached her. She acted as though a god of plague was heading her way. “Stay three metres away from me, alright?! If you come any closer, I’ll have to commit seppuku!”

_{The XX Self-Improvement Academy did everything in their power to never allow their students to escape, most notably by preventing the methods to do so in advance.}
Qin Mo pulled out his pen and paper again and wrote out the pattern for all twenty-four letters, while Shen Zhuoyun unfolded the letter and began deciphering the code. Upon seeing the first three letters, a smile spreаd across his face.

The XX Self-Improvement Academy did everything in their power to never allow their students to escape, most notably by preventing the methods to do so in advance.

_{{‘Grandpa was doing well in June, but I have no idea how he is doing now. So, is everything okay? Is he eating and resting properly? Is he well enough to play chess with you? I’m very worried about…’}}Ever since Qin Mo conceded to Shen Zhouyun, that boy had grown so wanton in his acts that nearly everyone at the school was clued in about their “situation”. Even Yang Fanghong threw them a deliberate glance when he arrived at their dorm room for nightly inspections. While looking their way, he said to Shen Zhuoyun meaningfully, “Any destruction of public property requires three times the amount in compensation.” Followed up by a glance at the bed under Shen Zhouyun’s behind while wearing an unreadable expression.

_{“Bug off,” Qin Mo scolded with an unchanged expression, but his ears did tinge red. He was still not used to that word, “wife”, which made him feel strange all over.}“Yeah.”

“Bug off,” Qin Mo scolded with an unchanged expression, but his ears did tinge red. He was still not used to that word, “wife”, which made him feel strange all over.

_{“January 13th.” Shen Zhuoyun stopped messing around to answer seriously.}Those first three letters were: SOS.

“January 13th.” Shen Zhuoyun stopped messing around to answer seriously.

_{“Where’s your compassion, huh? How can you just watch a beautiful young maiden like me meet such a horribly tragic end?” After retching at the feel of the words departing her own lips, Shen Qing shrugged before adding seriously, “Fine. Don’t get me wrong, okay? This big sis has nothing against ya.}Qin Mo pulled out his pen and paper again and wrote out the pattern for all twenty-four letters, while Shen Zhuoyun unfolded the letter and began deciphering the code. Upon seeing the first three letters, a smile spreаd across his face.

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