What Brother Liuzi said was far from a lie. In this day and age, petty thieves and rapists who ended up in the slammer would lose a layer of skin even if they survived.
There was a strict contempt chain inside. Back then, there weren't yet financial criminals or fraudsters; murderers and arsonists sat at the very top tier. Especially those sentenced to death or life imprisonment—almost nobody dared to provoke them, terrified that one day these men might snap and drag someone down with them as a cushion.
Right below them were those locked up for brawling and gang fights. These people usually held a certain status in the underworld, alongside those who took the rap for others. Since they were connected to the streets and could fight, nobody messed with them either.
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