Navi was clearly familiar with the situation and continued to tend to the wound without stopping, simply reassuring him, “It’s fine, just wait until they finish.”
Yan Chuan’s brows were still furrowed.
He thought for a moment, feeling the need to deal with things quickly, and gently urged Navi, “Please finish up soon; I want to go see.”
Navi shook his head.
“You shouldn’t go,” said the blonde-eyed doctor, his expression surprisingly cold, “It’s dangerous outside.”
His free hand pressed firmly on Yan Chuan’s lightly flushed knee, “Just wait for them to come back.”
Yan Chuan hesitated.
While that was true, he couldn’t just stay in the infirmary waiting for the criminals to return while tending to his wound.
His brows knitted further, and his lips pressed together.
“Still worried?” Navi noticed that Yan Chuan’s mind was elsewhere and raised his head to ask.
Yan Chuan nodded hesitantly.
He actually wanted to ask Navi a question.
This was also why he instinctively came to Navi; he wanted to ask whether the doctor, as a physician in the confinement island prison, had any news about the “monster.”
However, Yan Chuan was unsure of Navi’s attitude.
As the prison’s doctor, he had ties with both the guards and the inmates while maintaining a perfectly neutral stance in the conflicts between the two.
What connection could Navi have with the secrets of the script?
Would this somewhat ambiguous doctor, who had been so since Yan Chuan entered the prison, reveal what he knew to him?
Yan Chuan was uncertain, but currently, without finding Hesse and Ariel, the only person he could inquire with was Navi.
Regardless of whether this person had good intentions or… malicious ones.
“Do you know what’s actually going on in the prison?”
Yan Chuan looked down at Hesse treating his knee abrasion and asked quietly.
Navi looked up at his words, pausing slightly in his movements.
The slender and beautiful Eastern beauty sat on the hospital bed with one leg slightly bent, resting it on the other knee, exposing a straight, snow-white calf as he rolled up his pant leg.
Under the dim light, the flesh was pure white, almost like a handful of snow, ready to melt with the slightest touch.
Dark lashes hung down, and his eyes shone strikingly bright, his brows furrowing slightly from a prickling pain.
He was waiting for an answer, feeling a bit hesitant and anxious.
Navi continued applying the medicine and asked, “What aspect are you referring to?”
“The disputes between the inmates and the guards…” he paused, “…or the things in the prison?”
Upon hearing the latter, Yan Chuan perked up his ears.
The “things” mentioned by Navi must refer to the monsters in the script.
That unidentified monster that had emerged from the research facility.
Yan Chuan observed Navi’s expression, and seeing that he showed no signs of concern, he nodded, “I want to know everything.”
Besides the monster, he was also curious about why Hesse was currently in conflict with the guards.
Though Hesse seemed quick-tempered, Yan Chuan knew he was calm. With so many incidents occurring suddenly, Yan Chuan felt a bit unprepared.
Additionally, other than the crew, there must be other people mixed in on the supply ship; otherwise, they wouldn’t suddenly lose contact right before docking.
Navi suddenly smiled.
His lips curved into a thin, cold arc, “There have always been conflicts between the guards and inmates; they can’t come to a resolution. Now it’s just escalated.”
“Hesse,” Navi accurately mentioned Hesse’s name, “is your ally in the prison, a man who is quite ruthless; he has exploited this conflict.”
Yan Chuan blinked, puzzled.
Navi seemed to have a low opinion of Hesse.
Yan Chuan then heard Navi continue, “However, even without him, the conflict would have escalated; it was just a matter of time. How could anyone be willing to…”
Abruptly, Navi paused mid-sentence, then continued.
“In any case, they won’t stop until one side wins.”
Yan Chuan still felt confused.
Of course, he knew there were conflicts between the guards and inmates. If the inmates realized they were not in prison but were instead feeding monsters, it would explode regardless of who it was.
He intended to ask about the details of Hesse’s incitement, but Navi might not know that either.
Yan Chuan had no choice but to shift to another question.
“What about the secrets of the prison? What are they?” Yan Chuan repeated Hesse’s words, “Are there other things in the prison?”
As soon as those words left his mouth, the atmosphere suddenly chilled.
The blonde-eyed doctor raised his head; an indescribable expression crossed his face, seeming rather obscure.
He gazed at the beautiful, snow-white cheek of the Eastern beauty.
“There is,” Navi eventually spoke, “It’s a monster, and they all call it a monster.”
They?
Was he referring to the researchers from before or the guards?
Yan Chuan hesitated and blinked.
Navi continued, “You guessed right; this place isn’t truly a prison.” His gaze lingered on the blank wall for a moment, as if looking through the wall at something else, “This was originally called the Confinement Island Research Facility.”
“Research facility… What was it researching?”
Yan Chuan asked quietly.
“Researching things that are inconvenient to disclose to the public,” Navi’s tone suddenly lightened a little, “Knowing this doesn’t help much since the research facility has already been abandoned.”
It was clear that Navi knew but didn’t want to share.
In this situation, Yan Chuan felt it wouldn’t be appropriate to press further, so he changed the subject.
“What about the monster…” he whispered, as if afraid of disturbing something, “Does it still exist here?”
The unidentified monster that had yet to fully reveal itself.
Does it possess human-like intelligence, understanding that the entire prison was prepared as nourishment for it?
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