Counterfeit Hero

Fatty still had that loser look, his eyes nervously watching Rex, who was gobbling down food. He quietly moved his body and sneakily grabbed the leftover meal at the door, shoving it into his mouth. Although his actions were quick, they couldn’t escape Rex’s eyes. The other four prisoners widened their mouths in disbelief. Was Fatty missing a screw? Rex was in a foul mood, and Fatty dared to take food without permission! Especially knowing he hadn’t even been to trial yet!

Seeing Fatty, who had just been beaten, still daring to take food, Rex was fuming with rage. He coldly put down his tray, stood up, and slowly walked to Fatty, staring seriously at Fatty who kept his head down, shoveling food non-stop into his mouth. For a moment, Rex couldn’t tell if Fatty was genuinely stupid or just pretending. Watching Fatty eat with delight, Rex’s facial muscles twitched uncontrollably. He couldn’t hold back any longer and kicked the tray over in one swift motion. Fatty, caught off guard, found the tray overturned on his face, food and soup splattering all over his head!

Seeing Fatty in a state of confusion with the tray on his face, Rex grew even more violent. He stomped on the tray ferociously, grinding Fatty’s head into the ground, and snarled, "Fuck you, eating without my permission? I’ll make you eat your fill today!" As he spoke, he stomped hard, treating Fatty’s head like a football, kicking it back and forth.

No one knew how long had passed. When Rex finally finished venting and withdrew his foot, he found that Fatty on the ground had already fallen silent.

Rex was stunned and exchanged confused looks with the other prisoners. Was Fatty really that fragile? Dead?

Just then, everyone suddenly heard snoring. Rex, both shocked and enraged, kicked off the tray still on Fatty’s head, only to find Fatty stupidly asleep, breathing steadily, with his eyes closed.

Everyone in the cell seemed struck by lightning, standing dumb as a post in complete silence...asleep...asleep?

Rex was extremely furious! He had seen a lot of fools in prison, people who pretended to be mad or stupid to avoid trouble and live safely, but all had gone through extreme torment to succeed! Some even genuinely broke down and turned into madmen and fools. But he had never seen such a natural fool. Saying he’s stupid, he knew how to plead for mercy; saying he’s not stupid, it was as if he was missing a screw, couldn’t figure out the situation, and not only did he not cry out, but he fell asleep after being beaten.

Rex looked at Fatty and sneered coldly, "Playing tricks with me, huh? Let’s see how long you can keep it up! If I don’t peel three layers of your skin today, I’ll take my own life!" He grabbed the sleeping Fatty off the ground, slapped him hard across the face, sneering, "Sleep! Let’s see if you can keep sleeping!"