Chapter 6:
Banter and Confrontation
Aiden pushed open the door to the prison infirmary and locked eyes with Veronica, who was seated across from the door. restrained by handcuffs, shackles, and two loops of belts, securely fastened to the chair as a temporary control measure.
She had just been in a fight, and still in her transformed state, the sight of her gritting her teeth with a twisted expression was rather intimidating.
"Warden!"
The four guards watching over Veronica all saluted Aiden in unison – it was a necessary number for guarding a werewolf.
"Long time no see," Aiden greeted Veronica as he approached with his hands behind his back.
"At this rate, we could have a meal together every day before your execution."
Veronica turned her head away, seemingly disdainful of speaking to him.
"Oh, it hurts so much! This damn bitch broke my nose. Warden, why don't you hang this murderer already?" a sharp voice rang out from the other side of the room.
Aiden glanced in the direction of the voice and saw the thief Katherine, her face was bruised and swollen, angrily pointing in their direction.
Not far away sat the pirate Anna, her face also marked with injuries. the prison doctor was standing by, tending to them.
Aiden gave the doctor a questioning look, the doctor waved his hand. "They're fine, just external injuries."
"What about the other person?" Aiden inquired about Fei condition.
"Prisoner 3307 is lying inside, still unconscious, but it's nothing serious, just a mild concussion," the doctor gestured inside.
"Prisoner 3308, do you make it a point to cause trouble every day?" Franda stood before Veronica with a dark expression, tapping her own palm with an iron rod.
"You weren't even there, how can you be so sure it was me causing trouble?" Veronica lifted her face challengingly, as if taunting.
Franda took a deep breath, suppressing her anger, and turned to Aiden to suggest in a low voice, "Warden, this person is a ticking time bomb. If we leave her unattended, she might end up killing someone again. While she's caused trouble this time, let's lock her up in solitary confinement and assign someone to watch over her. It's just for a month anyway."
Franda proposal was a rather experienced approach. Prisons always had troublesome inmates, and when they were housed with others, it was easy for conflicts to arise.
Generally, wardens would try to find ways to transfer such inmates elsewhere, either by separating them from others or providing special arrangements.
In Silver City, aside from here, there was no women's prison equipped to accommodate pure-blooded werewolves.
They couldn't transfer Veronica, so the most stable solution was to confine her in solitary before the execution – of course, there needed to be a valid reason for solitary confinement, and getting into a private fight was a convenient justification.
"Mad Harlow" was a notorious troublemaker in the core area of this prison. She was a wildly erratic cult priestess, never exhibiting any signs of normalcy. she Often would burst into fits of laughter while dancing around as if no one was around.
Moreover, this individual was fond of sacrificial rituals for her cult. She would draw strange runes with blood in various places (including on other people's bodies and beds), and conduct ceremonies by herself.
At times, she even attempted to gouge out the eyes of others while they slept, intending to use them as offerings.
What's even more terrifying is that she was bestowed with some kind of "blessing" by the malevolent deity she worshipped.
Anyone who inflicted violence upon her would immediately suffer equivalent harm, and the madwoman herself seemed happy with the pain.
In other words, ordinary people couldn't touch her, they could only tolerate her.
No one could endure being roommates with this lunatic for more than a day. The last female prisoner assigned to share a room with her nearly hung herself.
"There's also Room Ten 'Rampaging Dragon Carmilla,' Room Eleven 'Tainted Blood Evangeline,' and Room Nineteen Corpse Witch Sylvain..."
Aiden casually recited a series of names that made most of the inmates in the core area shudder.
He looked back and forth at the two, "Which one would you like as your new roommate? I can let you choose."
Just a minute ago, the two were loudly defiant, but now they fell silent like a winter's night.
Seeing them cower in the face of adversity, Aiden smirked, "Don't compare Rose Prison with the 'hotels' you were in before.
The core area houses hardened criminals, and even picking one at random, their level will far exceeds yours.
I have no trouble getting along with them. I've tamed so many troublesome witches, and yet you think you can challenge me? If I need to make arrangements, I don't need your consent.
Cooperation with my work keeps everyone safe. If you insist on crossing swords with me..."
He deliberately paused here, glancing at the two, his eyes carrying a hint of coldness, "Beware of meeting your end at my hands!"
Katherine instinctively averted her gaze, while Anna clenched her lips and glared at him, but couldn't utter a word.
Aiden knew that dealing with these hardened criminals required a certain level of ruthlessness.
They saw the law as nothing, believing only in the rules of the jungle. The best way was to use even more ruthless criminals against them.
His main concern was finding a way to contain the most troublesome batch of inmates.
"Take them away!" Aiden turned back and commanded Franda behind him.
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