northernbook Chapter 110 The warden is being pursued by a top-tier prisoner? (6)
Chapter 110 The warden is being pursued by a top-tier prisoner? (6)
Time flew by, and soon it was the third day since Xie Liuyan arrived.
For the past few days, the prisoners in the jail have been speculating about what Xie Liuyan will do at his inauguration ceremony, after all, a new broom sweeps clean.
Especially the warden who came this time; he gave them a hard time right from the start.
While everyone else was falling asleep with their own speculations the night before last, Wei Xingtong was still chatting with people in Shen Wangchuan's room.
"Shen Wangchuan, what do you think will happen at the ceremony tomorrow?"
Seeing that he didn't speak, Wei Xingtong pouted. This guy had been like a lost soul ever since he came back that day.
He was already a quiet person, but now he's been daydreaming all the time, which makes his teeth ache.
"Shen Wangchuan? Are you even listening to me?!"
Wei Xingtong was practically waving her hand in front of the person lying there to see if his eyes would move.
Feeling it was pointless, Wei Xingtong prepared to return to her room to rest.
He had already stood up, making a move to leave, but the other party didn't react.
Wei Xingtong's eyes darted around, and another idea came to him. He leaned close to the man's ear and said in a sly tone:
"Hey boss, you don't actually have a crush on that new, beautiful warden, do you? You're always so distracted, could it be that you've fallen for her?"
Shen Wangchuan, who had initially paid little attention to Wei Xingtong, sat up abruptly upon hearing a certain word. He frowned and retorted:
"How could that be! Shut up! I was just thinking about how the Dark Night Pirates should develop in the future, don't talk nonsense in front of me!"
His words came so quickly and suddenly that they stunned Wei Xingtong, who was waiting for his reaction.
Is this still their taciturn, ruthless, and man of few words?
Could it be that he was switched after meeting with the warden?
He was only joking, but he was startled by the other person's strong reaction. He didn't dare to think about what would happen if he was right. Wei Xingtong changed the subject:
"Got it, boss. So what are you going to do about tomorrow's inauguration ceremony? After all, our prison is full of prisoners and robots, plus a few guards. What kind of ceremony can we possibly hold?"
Before he came in, he had attended some ceremonies and events. The scenes were extremely grand, with cases of champagne being carried in and so many small cakes that they couldn't finish them all.
Aside from having to deal with some people, it's practically paradise on earth!
Unfortunately, attending such banquets is usually only possible when carrying out missions; there's simply no time to enjoy them before you have to rush off.
Sigh... He's starting to miss the old days.
When Wei Xingtong brought up what had happened before, Shen Wangchuan didn't react much. He lay back down on the bed, his tone scoffing:
"It might be an inauguration ceremony you'll never forget, and right now all you need to do is get plenty of rest and not relax too much when you go to bed tonight."
What does the boss mean by this? He could understand the first half of the sentence; perhaps it was an unconventional ceremony, which wouldn't be surprising if it happened to Xie Liuyan.
But what about the second half of the sentence? Could there be some other surprise?
With these feelings in mind, Wei Xingtong went back to her room to sleep after saying goodbye to Shen Wangchuan.
Before going to sleep, I thought of the second half of Shen Wangchuan's words, and in the end, I didn't take off all my clothes. I'll just make do and sleep like this for the night.
He just didn't expect that this move would become the wisest decision he ever made.
*
At four in the morning, Alpha Prison was completely silent.
Not only humans, but even the robot police are in hibernation, only activating in emergency situations.
In the corridor of the first floor of the prison, the sound of boots walking could be heard.
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Xie Liuyan has thought out some reforms for the prison in the past two days.
In fact, all prisoners who are incarcerated for crimes should undergo labor reform at Alpha Prison, even though these people have almost no chance of leaving the prison.
The previous warden, faced with such a group of vicious thugs, wouldn't have dared to utter a single word, let alone subject them to labor reform.
A classic case of power inversion and status reversal.
Even if the previous wardens held power, when faced with ruthless prisoners who were willing to risk their lives, and with absolute force, their power would only hasten their own demise.
Therefore, all the wardens in Alpha Prison have adopted a policy of appeasement, ostensibly to implement harmonious reform, but in reality, it is just a cover-up for their powerlessness.
Xie Liuyan is different from them. Before they came, they were members of parliament. They dealt with written documents most of the time and engaged in intrigue and backstabbing for promotion. You can't expect such people to have any fighting skills.
As a marshal of the Federation, Xie Liuyan is even more formidable than a prisoner.
It's time to change the players in this cat-and-mouse game, isn't it?
Xie Liuyan smiled and stood in front of a row of dormant robot police officers.
He walked up to the larger robot at the head and pressed the "start" button.
Soon, the robot awoke from its hibernation and began working.
"Beep, life form detected. Scanning program initiating..."
"Not a prisoner, but the warden of the prison."
"Hello, Warden, what are your orders?"
A puzzled expression appeared on the robot's panel, looking incredibly vivid, but at the same time its voice was an inorganic, lifeless silence, sounding devoid of any emotion.
Since the goal is to give the prisoners a surprise, the bigger the commotion, the better.
Xie Liuyan's tone was calm and left no room for argument: "Give me access to the highest level of Alpha Prison. I need to issue instructions."
"Yes, as you command."
"Accessing Alpha Prison with maximum privileges - Connecting..."
"Connection successful!"
As the robot policeman finished speaking, a command input box appeared on its panel. As the commander-in-chief of all robot policemen, once it issues a command, all the robots in the prison will obey.
Xie Liuyan tapped his finger to input the command: "Activate Level 1 alert, and herd all prisoners into the first-floor exercise area for assembly."
After entering the information, Xie Liuyan clicked "Confirm," and then all he had to do was wait in the square.
He turned around and walked slowly toward the square.
The robots behind them all opened their eyes simultaneously, their originally round black eyes turning red.
"Beep beep beep! Level 1 alert! All prisoners, assemble in the exercise yard!"
This message spread like a plague among the robots, not just on the first, second, and third floors, but throughout the entire Alpha Prison, all the robots received this instruction.
At the same time, all the robots said the same thing: "Begin execution!"
In an instant, the once silent Alpha Prison was like a giant abyss beast awakened, raging and roaring, with robot police knocking on the doors of every cell, creating an extremely loud commotion.
Many prisoners were completely bewildered. Wait, did this broken machine malfunction in the middle of the night?
At this point, the cell door has become a protective barrier for them. Once the door is opened, the first thing the robot police do upon entering is to use electric shocks, and many irritable prisoners have experienced this firsthand.
"Damn it, what's going on?" asked a gruff, immobile man lying on the ground.
"Beep, the prisoner is no longer capable of moving. Continue the mission."
Unbeknownst to the prisoners, the culprit Xie Liuyan was sitting on a chair at a makeshift booth in the prisoner exercise yard, sipping champagne as Wei Xingtong had imagined, looking completely relaxed.
"I hope you like this surprise inaugural gift."
Facing the direction of the prison cell, Xie Liuyan raised his glass in the distance.