Free Web NovelChapter 51: Chapter 51 Continuous Sudden Incidents_1
"You weren’t injured?" In the meeting room, separated by an iron table, Aiden stared at Avansa and asked.
"No," Avansa shook her head.
"That’s good. Do you have any idea why they attacked you?" Aiden continued.
"They said it was Mother’s command," Avansa answered expressionlessly. freewebnøvel.coɱ
It was indeed Meiruki’s orders... Aiden was now certain of it.
"Why do you think Meiruki would order them to do such a thing?" Aiden decided to ask for Avansa’s opinion.
But Avansa just shook her head: "I... can’t think of any."
It was the expected response.
"Let’s leave it at that, then. You can go back to your room," he said, concluding the interrogation abruptly.
Meiruki’s purpose remained a mystery, but one thing was for sure, the twin killers had indeed been sent into Rose Iron Prison deliberately by her.
"Is that all?" Avansa tilted her head.
"Yes, that’s all. The prison guards can testify that they started the fight, and you injured them in self-defense. There’s no fault on your side." Aiden pointed towards the outside of the door, "You may go back."
Avansa looked at Aiden with a slight hint of bemusement and did not move right away.
"What is it?" asked Aiden offhandedly.
"Nothing..." Avansa stood up from her chair.
She had a strange feeling; just a moment ago, it seemed she had something to tell Aiden, but the words had vanished before she could speak them.
It was like those fleeting thoughts that come right before falling asleep, difficult to recall once they’ve passed.
It felt as if a piece of her memory had been abruptly hollowed out, just... unrecallable.
As she was about to step out the door, Aiden suddenly added, "By the way, you don’t need to keep an eye on that pair of sisters anymore. I’ll have someone else handle it. Since they targeted you, I will try to keep you as separated as possible."
"I, have no problem with that," Avansa replied calmly.
It wasn’t just formality; she really felt that way, and so she spoke.
Dealing with those twins, she found it quite easy.
"Don’t worry, this isn’t your fault, it’s my planning oversight that needs to be adjusted. Just do as you always do," Aiden patted her shoulder.
Without saying more, Avansa nodded.
This was how she and Aiden interacted; as long as she obeyed the rules he set for her, she could lead a calm and settled life here, just as it had been since they first met.
After Avansa was escorted to her cell, the prison guard who had just reported the incident approached him and asked, "Warden, shall we go to the infirmary now, or should I bring the people over?"
"They are all injured; if we need to question them, I’ll have to go myself. Let’s go," Aiden gave the command.
Upon his arrival at the infirmary, he discovered three prisoners lined up in the corridor outside the medical room, with a prison guard watching over them.
"Warden!" The guard immediately saluted him.
"What’s the situation?" Aiden furrowed his brows.
"These three were injured by the sewing machines during work, and I brought them here for bandaging," the guard indicated the two prisoners beside him, "But the doctor is very busy right now, several patients suddenly came down with fevers during work hours."
"Fevers?" Aiden’s frown deepened.
Another collective outbreak... Of all times, it’s happening now!
According to standard procedure, they would have no choice but to lock down the cafeteria to investigate, while also having to assign more staff to the medical ward to keep watch. ƒreewebɳovel.com
In a little while, it will be time for dinner and recess; if they have to seal off the cafeteria, they will just have to notify the people at the workshop posts to let the inmates return to their cells and wait... There’s a whole bunch of things to deal with now.
As Aiden was thinking, the guard suddenly leaned in and whispered to him, "That, Warden, I think there’s something off about these three people."
"Hmm?" Aiden glanced at the three female prisoners almost reflexively upon hearing this.
Only then did he realize all three women were from the core area of the inmates, and among them was prisoner 3319, who had openly flirted with him on the exercise yard.
They were now leaning against the wall, pressing handkerchiefs given by the guards against their wounds.
But strangely, their gazes were vacant, their expressions dazed, as if their minds were somewhere else.
This condition was most likely the reason they had injured themselves while working.
"Prisoner 3319?" Aiden raised his guard and called out to her.
But she simply shook her head slightly, glanced at Aiden, and then giggled, "Ah, the boss of the cells!"
They looked just like they were drunk, but there was no smell of alcohol on them.
They were on drugs.
This was Aiden’s first thought, as he noticed that the pupils of all three of them were somewhat blackened and significantly reflective—their pupils were dilated to varying degrees.
"Probably took something strange, get them bandaged up and then instantly have the prison doctor test them!" he instructed with a furrowed brow.
Whether it was dealing with the twins, or the collective illness among the prisoners, or the issue of the three inmates suspected of taking drugs, all had to be prioritized.
The sudden string of incidents left Aiden feeling overwhelmed for a moment, given that the Rose Iron Prison was already short-staffed.
He could feel that something wasn’t right.
It was as if an invisible hand was rummaging through the prison he carefully managed, seeking to muddle the waters and cloud his vision.
He suspected that the collective illness among the inmates was due to drug reactions, and now the sudden appearance of three drug-affected prisoners further confirmed his suspicion.
So, was it a coincidence that the twin killers, manipulated by Meiruki, attacked Avansa?
No, that’s not right! He suddenly remembered that the twins were also involved the other night when the prisoners had a collective fever.
If the collective illness was due to drug reactions, the twins must have willingly taken the drugs too.
The drugs, unseen and untouchable in his conjectures, threaded through all the emergencies.
In other words, someone was already spreading drugs inside the prison, and on a not-so-small scale.
This was not an amount that could just be sneaked in with daily items; it would have been difficult to do so without help from the prison’s internal management staff...
He was not completely oblivious to the possibility of guards accepting bribes and colluding with the inmates; after all, he could not guarantee that every person under him was clean.
As he speculated this far, he gradually realized one of the intentions behind the person "stirring things up" in the background.
This prison was his territory, and he could not allow the opponent to continue running rampant on his turf.
Only now, faced with so many emergencies and with not enough staff, he felt somewhat overwhelmed himself.
But he still thought of a way.
"Veronica is on duty today, isn’t she? Call her over," Aiden turned towards the guard following him, "I have tasks to immediately assign to her!"
