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Chapter 36 - Monk-eye-King prison

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An hour after discussing the situation, Jane, Blu, and Sam visit the Monk-eye-King Prison in Valdes, an hour ride on the upstate train. Blu suspects something fishy about the prison's name and points out some obvious information. 

*Monk-eye-King prison: Is the name supposed to say something about the Monkey King? But why does it have a second e in it? Maybe it is supposed to mean something different?*

*Well, that was exactly my thought on that one. The only logical explanation was that it was built after something the Monkey King built. First I was like, "Maybe the Monkey King was once captured here, but no! This building is only forty years old. I don't think that dude is immortal, or? Well, now that I know that literally anything might be possible, it is safe to assume that the Monkey King truly lived and made awesome creations. Thus, this building is an unfinished structure he wanted to finish, and someone ended the job.* Jane explains. 

Sam, however, isn't going with Jane's idea. He adds, *But the Monkey King lived ions of years ago. I don't think he had that much modern technology or modern architectural skills to plan something like this. Even if he had planned something of a kind with that old-age technology of his, who could have possibly found his blueprints and know how to improve it all to fit our time? I heard that he hasn't been heard of since the deadliest event in history. Maybe the name is just to show how much power it holds. I mean, legends say that he has defeated an enormous number of gods. Wait, if it is a personification of his existence, would that mean entering the building means losing your powers? Could it be that the building can contain a godlike figure, just like he did? It will make us defenseless! How do we find out without it being too late?*

*Quit whining!!* Jane orders. She calms him down by explaining to him how strong he was before getting his abilities. *It's not like anyone is going to attack us just because we are entering. The plan is to visit Jin and his friends, have a talk with them, and then get out—nothing more!! According to what I found out, he should be in cell minus two-one-eight-three.*

*What do those numbers mean, Jane?* Blu asks. 
*minus two means underground on the second underground floor. There are a total of three underground floors and two above. One is the first department, eight means cell-room eight, and three is just on which cell floor.*

Sam nods and tells them to move faster.

The receptionist tells Jane to go inside and stops Sam and Blu.

*Why? If I may ask.* Jane doesn't understand why the boys aren't led in. 

While the woman explains what her reasons are, it is clear: racism, a policy held by the prison. Dark-skinned people like Blu, who is lighter than Sam and lightly darker than Jane, do not enter the lower floors. His curly hair doesn't go unrecognized. Jane argues with her and introduces herself as Jane Newton. This makes the receptionist apologize after Jane hands out a tip.

*I'm sorry, madame, and guys. Please don't let this policy leave the building. It is forbidden to let visitors and the outside world know about this. I don't want to lose my job. I also promise to not tell Him anything, Jazz! I'm a huge fan of yours and have been doing some research on my own.* She winks.

Jane is baffled. Is it that easy to find out who Jazz without the suit is? She lets this slide after promising and being promised to keep her mouth shut. There is still one issue. They can't use lifts or escalators because they will need their biometric data, which is what they are trying to prevent. They take a half-hour walk down the stairs to their preferred location, escorted by the receptionist herself.

They walk into the cell and call out Jin's name: *Jin Fangs, are you here?* 

*Arrghh!! Who the hell is here to bother me again?*