Chapter 35:
The Gourmet in Prison
As the old woman gradually walked away, Veronica whispered to Aiden, "Is this prisoner about to be released? She seems quite friendly. What crime did she commit?"
Aiden turned his head and glanced at her, remaining silent for a moment before speaking, "She's not being released. She's a death row inmate. And Today is the day of her execution. She's headed to the execution grounds."
Veronica was suddenly stunned for a moment.
When the old woman said "farewell," she didn't think much of it. After all when prisoner leaves the prison, whether the prisoner herself or the guards who supervised her, no one would want to her return. Even saying farewell here could be considered a fitting goodbye.
"This old lady used to live in the southern suburbs of the city. She rented out her house to others, gained their trust, then poisoned and killed them, and took their belongings.
She used this method to kill six people. It can be said that she deserved her fate. There's nothing worth pitying," Aiden explained calmly.
"Unlike you, she was caught with solid evidence, and she confessed on the spot."
Veronica still couldn't quite process it. "But she doesn't seem look like..."
"Not like that kind of person, right?" Aiden smoothly continued, "Yes, it's true. People here often don't look like the criminals they are.
The human heart is inscrutable. So, remember, the most important thing here is not to easily trust the inmates. There's not many Rare specimens like you, who falsely accused and brought here."
Veronica fell silent. This was still quite shocking for her.
Aiden then took her to visit other workshops where the inmates worked and introduced her to some of the prison's facilities. Soon, it was lunchtime, and Aiden led her to the staff cafeteria.
"Do we have to eat in the cafeteria while working?" Veronica asked cautiously.L1tLagoon witnessed the first publication of this chapter on Ñøv€l--B1n.
"Yes, during working hours, guards are generally not allowed to leave the prison..." Aiden thought for a moment and added, "Except for me."
"Is this within the rules?" Veronica looked at Aiden skeptically.
"The regulations state that you must report to your superior if you leave your post during working hours. But I don't have a superior here, so I report to myself," Aiden said with a smile.
(Tn: Genius!!!!)
"We have to eat in the cafeteria," Veronica sighed.
"You look very disappointed," Aiden observed with interest.
"When I was a mounted police officer, I could grab a meal outside while on duty..." Veronica didn't hide it, seeing that her superior had already noticed it.
"Whether it was at the police academy or in the police force, the cafeteria food was always terrible."
The improvement in the prison cafeteria also raised the inmates' food standards. Although the meal standards for inmates were definitely not up to par with the guards, it was much better compared to the times when they were served a piece of bread and two or three blobs of strange-colored, unidentifiable substances on a plate.
As an added benefit, the discipline of the inmates also saw some improvement.
Commotion caused by inmates being dissatisfied with the food used to happen, with inmates wielding trays and utensils to fights in the cafeteria.
But after Aiden took over, such incidents were completely eliminated.
"By the way, Commander, what do you have there?" Veronica suddenly asked.
"You mean this?" Aiden shook the two slender wooden sticks in his hand. "These are the utensils I'm used to. They're called chopsticks. Is there a problem?"
"Do these things really work?" Veronica looked at them curiously.
"Of course, they work." Aiden demonstrated by skillfully picking up some food from his bowl and showed it to Veronica.
"It's really amazing." Veronica looked around. "I see many guards using the same utensils as you. Did they learn it from you?"
"Yes, if you ever join us for a hotpot meal, you'll want to learn too."
"Hotpot? What's that?"
"You'll get to experience it when we have a chance for a group meal. You'll love it."
Veronica nodded in agreement, feeling fortunate in her heart to be assigned here. She looked at the contents in Aiden's bowl and curiously blinked,
"This is the first time I've seen someone eat noodles in soup like this. What are the ingredients?"
"Pickled sour vegetables, and pork offal."
"What kind of offal is this? I've never seen it before." Veronica pointed to a circular piece of offal.
"Why don't you try it first?" Aiden revealed a mysterious smile and used a pair of chopsticks that hadn't been used yet to pick up a piece for Veronica.
Veronica curiously put the food in her mouth, took a couple of chews, then widened her eyes, "I've never tasted this texture before. What part is this?"
"I'll tell you later. If you want more, you can go to that window."
"And what's this called?"
"Pig powder," Aiden said with a meaningful smile.
Based on his experience, it was probably best not to tell her right away that she had just eaten pig intestines. after all, Convincing the cafeteria chefs to deal with this kind of ingredient was quite a challenge.
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