Deputy Warden!
The moment he heard that scream, Qin Ran had already determined who had let it out.
His body moved almost instinctively toward the source of the gunshot.
Like an arrow released from a bow, he pushed his D-rank Agility to the limit.
Zhang Wei followed close behind, moving just as quickly, like a runaway horse.
Only after the two had run nearly ten meters did the guards and warden finally begin moving.
As he ran, Qin Ran was filled with doubts.
"Something's wrong!"
Qin Ran recalled everything that had happened since entering Alcatraz Prison, his brow tightly furrowed.
Their alcohol and drinks had been poisoned.
Then numerous guards had been poisoned.
Then the deputy warden had been shot.
One event after another.
It seemed... someone had arranged everything!
"Their original target... was that deputy warden?!"
That thought suddenly appeared in Qin Ran's mind.
At the same time, he saw the deputy warden lying on the landing between the first and second floors.
The deputy warden, who had been so arrogant moments ago, now had his face shattered by the force of the bullet.
He had completely lost all signs of life.
His identity could only be confirmed by his uniform.
The blood on the wall directly opposite the staircase leading to the second floor was exceptionally glaring.
A bullet hole in the wall was clearly visible.
Other than that, there was not a single person in sight.
Looking at the bloodstains and bullet hole, Qin Ran immediately pictured the scene in his mind—
Because of Warden Siko's appearance, Deputy Warden Swoke had left in anger.
Swoke had gone upstairs while cursing under his breath.
Then, he had suddenly discovered someone standing at the second-floor stairwell with a gun.
Deputy Warden Swoke had instinctively tried to cry out.
But