Li Du's face darkened, and so did the black man's.
He said, "Friend, I have shown my friendship. Don't go too far, will you?"
The big man had wanted to scare Li Du. He had received news from outside that someone had asked him to teach Li Du and the others a lesson, and then he would be rewarded.
As a result, he was at a disadvantage. The prison guards came later, and for some reason, the guards did not dare to provoke Li Du.
Moreover, the big man had heard the conversation between Li Du and the prison guards. He understood that this Chinese man was not simple. The police did not understand the situation and sent him to prison unjustly.
The United States was known as the beacon of democracy and the harbor of freedom. In fact, it was also a powerful country, and wrongful cases occurred from time to time.
However, as in other countries, as long as it happened to ordinary people, it would not cause much of a stir. The police just needed to apologize and pay compensation.
However, if the person who was wronged was not an ordinary person, but a rich or powerful person, then it would be interesting. This kind of thing often became a big deal.
The big black man looked rough, but his brain was not rough. He was meticulous, and when he found something unusual, he did not want to get involved.
Especially when he saw the tattoo on Godzilla's chest. As a former street boss, he naturally had contact with Dupin and knew what the tattoo represented.
Godzilla belonged to the Gulf Cartel, the number one criminal organization in Mexico. Looking at his size and fighting ability, he was certainly not an ordinary lackey in the Gulf Cartel.
So he called Li Du 'boss,' and considering the skills Brother Wolf had shown, he could not help but think more.
Strong local thugs and international super mercenaries had always been the standard bodyguard system for the leaders of powerful North American criminal organizations.
It was because of these considerations that the big black man wanted to build a good relationship with Li Du. When Li Du felt that the food was not good, he took the initiative to take out his treasured goods.
Of course, he was not afraid of Li Du. No matter how arrogant Li Du was, he was outside, or even in Mexico. This was the prison in Miami.
Li Du pointed to the pieces of instant noodles in the bag and said, "Friendship? Do you know what this is? "
"A delicacy from China, the food that emperors and nobles used to eat, soup," the big black man said.
Li Du was speechless.
He stared blankly at the burly man for a long time before saying, "Who told you that this stuff is for emperors and nobles to eat?"
The black man said, "Everyone knows that there are advertisements on TV. Isn't this the favorite food of the Emperor and the nobles? Because it's easy to preserve and not easy to spoil, it's now being used as military rations by your country. "
He continued to tell Li Du about the preciousness of instant noodles, and then Li Du understood that this guy was really showing his friendship by giving him instant noodles to eat.
Instant noodles were now in high demand in major prisons. It had replaced cigarettes and gradually became the hard currency in American prisons.
The reason for this was that the number of prisoners continued to rise, and the prison budget had not increased or even decreased for many years, so the major prisons cut down on the food expenses of the prisoners.
At this time, instant noodles took the opportunity to rise. Firstly, it was convenient to eat. Secondly, it tasted good. Thirdly, it was easy to preserve, so it was loved by the prisoners.
This situation even appeared in American dramas. There was a similar plot in the popular "Prison for Women," in which some prisoners monopolized the supply of instant noodles in the prison black market to control their subordinates.
However, in prison, instant noodles were called "soup," which was pronounced "soup" in Chinese. Perhaps it was because the Chinese used to call it soup noodles. The word "soup noodles" was not easy to remember, but the Americans remembered the word "soup."
The instant noodles provided by the big black man were obviously of poor quality. They were probably made in the prison cafeteria. They were not exquisite and did not smell good.
Li Du wanted to accept the big man's friendship, but he felt that dry bread was better.
After breakfast, the prisoners were ready to work.
The usual labor was to go out and do chores. The prison would take on some projects, such as building roads and bridges, building houses for the community, and disposing of garbage.
This kind of work was manual, and new prisoners rarely participated. They mainly worked in the prison, such as helping in the kitchen or cleaning.
The reason for this was to familiarize new prisoners with prison conditions. They might not be able to handle direct physical labor. The second reason was to prevent new prisoners from colluding with the outside world to transport contraband into the prison.
In American prisons, there were prisoners who transported contraband into the prison through the anus. New prisoners might have a special mission to enter the prison, and the police had to be careful.
Li Du and the other three were new. A prison guard came to lead them and said, "You're lucky. When it's time to clean the toilets today, don't faint, haha."
A fat black man dressed as a chef shouted at the door, "Robert, where's our helper? Why isn't he here yet? "
Li Du had an idea and said, "Officer, we can be kitchen helpers."
The policeman gave him a sidelong glance and said, "Ha, of course I know you can be kitchen helpers, but you won't have the opportunity. Go clean the toilets."
Li Du said, "But I know how to make soup. I can help the kitchen make a batch of soup with flour. Everyone seems to like soup. I think if they find out that there is soup in their food, they will be very happy and there will be less trouble."
The prison guard looked at him suspiciously and said, "You can make soup? Are you Chinese? "
Li Du nodded. "Yes!"
The prison guard said, "Well, then you guys go and try. If you can make it, then you can go to the kitchen to help. If you can't, d * mn it, you can go dig toilets every day!"
Li Du and the other three went into the kitchen. There were prison guards watching them. Anything they touched had to be reported to prevent them from stealing ironware.
The prison guard was armed with a gun and warned them, "Don't play tricks. If you do anything suspicious, I have the right to shoot you!"
Li Du said honestly, "Yes!"
There were more than nine hundred prisoners in the prison. Including the police and other staff, the total number was more than a thousand. It was hard work to prepare meals for so many people.
More than ten chefs gathered around and asked, "You can make soup?"
The soup they were talking about was, of course, instant noodles. In fact, it was very simple. When Li Du was a child, his family was not well off. However, like other children, he loved instant noodles, so Li Du's parents made it themselves.
Li Du demonstrated to the chefs. First, they had to knead the noodles. There was a process called 'waking the noodles.' The Chinese were very familiar with this process, but the Americans did not understand it.
Waking the noodles was very simple. After kneading the noodles, they were placed in a large bowl and covered for a period of time. This way, the noodles would be more chewy, and the texture would be more delicate and smooth.
Just right, chewy, and smooth texture were the selling points of instant noodles.
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