Chapter 39:
You're Really Capable
The next day, Veronica arrived at the Rose Prison for work as usual.
After clocking in, she went straight to the locker room, put her personal items in the cabinet, and then started to take off her clothes to change into her uniform.
A young female prison guard who was changing clothes in the next locker glanced at her and suddenly widened her eyes, "Oh! Miss Veronica? Your locker is right next to mine."
"Ah, yes." The sudden conversation caught Veronica off guard for a moment.
She looked at her colleague beside her, feeling a sense of familiarity, but couldn't quite remember.
She had just started working at the prison yesterday, and following closely behind Aiden. She had seen a few core area guards in between, but couldn't be sure if she had crossed paths with this person.
Seeing the other's demeanor, it was clear they knew her. If they had introduced themselves to her and she couldn't remember, it would be quite embarrassing.
Fortunately, the female prison guard sensed her awkwardness in time and smiled at her, "You probably don't remember me. I'm Isabella, I work at the core area surveillance post. I'm in charge of letting the prisoners out for exercise and showers. I was the one who restrained you The day you got into a fight in the bathroom."
"Oh, haha, nice to meet you, senior." Veronica shook hands with her politely.
"No, no, just call me by my name! I've only been here for three months myself. You're different, coming in with your rank. Your position will definitely be higher than mine once you're assigned a post." Isabella nudged her with her elbow. "I'll have to rely on you later on."
"Haha, you're... too kind." Veronica nodded. She wasn't particularly adept at social interactions, but she didn't mind the warm greeting from a colleague.
Considering that the guards in the core area dealt with various dangerous criminals all the time, they probably wouldn't be too wary of her being a werewolf.
"I saw you were with Chief Warden all the time yesterday."
"Yes, he was giving me newbie training."
"I had that too." Isabella nodded, "Thank goodness for having such a big shot backing us up. Honestly, when I found out I was assigned to Rose Prison after passing the exams, I was in despair.
I heard this prison was a mess, and even the Chief Warden was killed by rioting prisoners before. But after coming here, I unexpectedly found it quite relaxed, and the food in the cafeteria is good too."
"Yes, I feel the same way." Veronica replied politely.
"Megan is competent in her job, but she's a bit greedy. Back when she managed the regular cell block, the prison administration was quite chaotic, and she had a lot of opportunities for personal gain.
When she was in charge of the factory, she would casually make the prisoners work overtime, then sell the materials from the factory on the side. And when she managed the cells, she once hinted to the prisoners to bribe their way out of issues,"
Franda explained slowly, "Now that the new chief warden has taken office and demands the transparency in the factory's finances, he also moved her to the core area. And now that she can't make extra money anymore, naturally, she's not happy with the chief warden."
"Why keep someone like that around?" Veronica frowned.
"There's No choice, the prison is short-staffed," Franda shrugged, "Besides, it's not easy to dismiss people in the department. She's also quite slippery, it's not easy to catch her red-handed."
Veronica didn't say much after hearing this. Workplace issues could be found anywhere, and compared to the Mounted Police, the atmosphere here was already much better.
She changed into her clothes and once again entered Aiden's office, ready for training.
"...Have you gone through the materials I gave you yesterday?" Aiden asked when he saw her.
"I've read them all. You can quiz me anytime." Veronica replied confidently.
"Oh, very diligent. I was expecting it to take you a couple of days," Aiden nodded approvingly, "Then take a look at these when you have time."
"Criminal profiles... and a list of contraband?" Veronica took the materials and glanced at them.
"Yes, although these aren't as crucial as the ones you received yesterday, they're still important to remember."
"Huh?" Veronica suddenly puzzled "playing card is also contraband?"
"Yes, it used to be allowed, but later on, the prisoners started using those things for private gambling, and it got bigger in scale, so we banned it," Aiden nodded,
"Now, prisoners are only allowed to play in the card room under the supervision of guards."
"But..." Veronica hesitated for a moment.
"Oh?" Aiden noticed something and narrowed his eyes at her.
"Ah." Veronica realized she had let something slip.
"Very well, it seems like it's time to organize a surprise inspection," Aiden revealed a sinister smile.
