Yanchuan wasn’t too concerned; after all, whether he wore it or not, he had to stay by the warden’s side. However, this time, there was no cool metal cuff placed around his wrist.
Yanchuan heard Ariel’s indifferent voice and looked up in surprise.
“We don’t need it today,” the warden said. “I have to step out to handle some matters, so stay here and wait for me.”
Yanchuan struggled to grasp the relationship between the two statements, hesitantly asking, “So, I don’t need to wear it?”
Wasn’t this person afraid he would sneak off? Although Yanchuan wouldn’t be able to escape from the confinement island prison, without unforeseen circumstances, he couldn’t bypass the patrolling guards. Even outside, there were guards stationed on high platforms to keep watch. Without Hesse’s help, he indeed couldn’t get out.
“Yeah,” Ariel acknowledged, countering with a question, “Do you want to wear it?”
Yanchuan immediately shook his head.
“What a joke, I’m not actually a convict. Besides, even other prisoners here don’t need to wear handcuffs. My being cuffed is entirely the warden’s decision.”
Yanchuan looked at his empty wrist, shaking his head firmly.
“Then don’t wear it,” the warden casually set the handcuffs on the desk. “We’ll talk about it when I return.”
Yanchuan noticed Ariel adjusting his cuffs, the sharp outline of his jawline forming a superior arc. It seemed he was about to leave shortly.
He felt a bit alert. Over the past few days, even if Ariel was busy with matters, he wouldn’t leave the office; today, however, he was stepping out. Also, was the supply ship about to dock?
Leo had said it would arrive in two days… wasn’t that just now?
The supply ship was the only way to leave Confinement Island Prison, and Yanchuan had been closely monitoring it.
As he saw the warden turn to leave, Yanchuan called after him, “Where are you going?”
He pondered over his wording, unconsciously biting his lip. “Didn’t you say you needed me to follow you wherever you go?”
The delicate and beautiful Eastern beauty took a step forward to catch up with the warden, hesitantly uttering these words. He lowered his lashes, and his dark eyelashes cast a small shadow on his fair cheek, his expression inexplicably expressing a hint of dependence.
After being monitored for several days, the cold and stern warden chose not to cuff him and was now leaving without him, questioning why he wasn’t taken along.
His eyes sparkled, lips pressed together, resembling both reliance and shyness. It was as if during these few days, he had come to regard the warden as someone he could depend on, uncomfortable the moment that person left.
Now, he was even asking the warden why he wasn’t taken along.
“I have to handle a few things,” Ariel explained to the ever-following Eastern little thief. “The supply ship lost its direction, and I need to guide them in.”
Yanchuan’s eyes widened. “Ah!” he exclaimed, “Is it serious?”
Was the only path he had to complete his mission suddenly gone?
Ariel shook his head. “It’s not too troublesome, but it will take some time, and it might be delayed.”
Yanchuan breathed a sigh of relief.
At least he asked Ariel; otherwise, he would have been racking his brains on how to sneak onto the supply ship when it arrived.
However, he did need to find out when the supply ship would arrive.
“Can I go see it?” Yanchuan hesitated, his eyes brightening with hope. “I promise I won’t cause you any trouble…”
The delicate and beautiful black-haired beauty bit his lip, bringing his hands together in front of him and shaking them back and forth.
His tone elongated, voice soft and pleading.
It was as if he was about to say “please, please” in front of the man.
The previously timid Eastern little thief, in front of the warden he had only known for a few days, awkwardly made such a request.
Completely displaying his delicate nature, even when asking for something, it felt like he was being spoilt.
“Take him! Quickly! Take him!”
“Waaah, Yanchuan is being cute, mommy give him a kiss!”
“What a cute little beauty, he’ll get whatever he wants!”
“Who can refuse such a beautiful wife’s coquetry?”
The cold-faced warden pondered for a moment.
“Alright,” Ariel nodded. “But you can’t go too far from me; there’s been a situation outside.”
Yanchuan’s eyes immediately lit up.
“Okay.” He nodded instantly, assuring himself that he wouldn’t run off.
Yanchuan followed Ariel outside.
He hadn’t walked that corridor through the hall for a long time, and as he passed, he worried about whether he would feel awkward if he saw someone familiar, but the moment he stepped outside, he saw nothing at all.
The hall was empty.
“Aren’t they here…?” Yanchuan hesitated and glanced at Ariel’s back.
The corridor was unusually quiet; it seemed no one was there.
Were they all in their cells?
Yanchuan cast a puzzled gaze at Ariel.
The latter nodded. “Yeah.”
“The prison’s facilities have suffered some damage,” Ariel’s explanation was simple but hard to understand. “We sent them back to avoid any unpleasant incidents.”
Yanchuan nodded dully.
Facility damage… what caused it?
Suddenly, Yanchuan remembered another suspect NPC from the script that seemed like a boss.
Strangely, during his days in the warden’s presence, he hadn’t felt any odd atmosphere at all.
The guards were working as usual, showing no signs of having seen any monsters, and Ariel was even less suspicious.
Yanchuan didn’t understand what the situation was at all.
What he was sure of was that monsters had indeed appeared once; their existence was undeniable.
Thinking about the circumstances surrounding the monsters’ appearances in this script… Yanchuan furrowed his brows.
He didn’t know why the monsters appeared and disappeared, nor did he know if anyone had been injured again in the prison.
And the clues he found were all linked to the person “Leon.”
Yanchuan finally understood why he had been captured by Ariel.