"Where the Heart Leads"

Lu Mi left Cell Block 05.

He instructed his subordinates,

"The water supply to Cell Block 05 must not be cut off..."

"He likes vegetables. Prepare all kinds of fresh vegetables for him."

"Arrange meat for him as well, though less of it. Every meal must include soup."

"Don't be harsh with him, don't yell at him, and don't glare at him."

No one behind him responded. Lu Mi paused. "Did you not understand?"

"It's... not that. It's just, Warden Lu, isn't 0456 receiving treatment that's a little too good?"

Was this still the infamous... no, the renowned First Prison?

Anyone unaware of the truth might have thought this was a royal retirement home.

Lu Mi snorted and continued walking.

"0456 was, after all, once the First Commander. Torture won't pry open his mouth. We need to change our strategy. Good treatment? Once he obediently confesses his crimes, I'll let him know what hell truly is."

The prison officer's eyes lit up, and he gave Lu Mi a thumbs-up. "Brilliant! Warden Lu, this move is truly brilliant!"

"As expected of Warden Lu. You use tactics flexibly against different high-security prisoners! I've learned something!"

Lu Mi nodded, accepting his subordinates' flattery without so much as a blush.

From the start of the sandstorm until now, Lu Mi had gone more than thirty-six hours without rest.

He left First Prison and returned to his own quarters. Entering the bathroom, he looked at himself in the mirror, and the corner of his mouth twitched.

Especially after he undid the collar button, his expression turned frighteningly cold.

His snow-white neck was covered in bite marks!

"Yu Tu, are you a dog?"

How had he never noticed before?!

Lu Mi braced both hands against the sink and calmed himself for a long while before taking off his clothes.

Yu Tu had been crazed in the special interrogation room, but he had not stripped him naked.

Lu Mi was absolutely the type who looked slim in clothes but had plenty underneath. Without deliberately displaying any strength, his muscle lines were still visibly defined and beautiful.

His gaze fell on his left chest and left arm in the mirror. There, Yu Tu had personally left him a Partner Mark.

White vines intertwined across his chest and arm, forging an invisible cage over his flesh and blood.

The Black Panther Mark on Yu Tu's body was gone, but the vines on Lu Mi's body had remained.

He had never considered washing them away.

Lu Mi raised his hand and lightly touched the white vines, then turned and stepped into the shower.

After a brief rest, Lu Mi took two boxes of the Three Hamsters Nut Gift Pack from his storage room.

Lu Mi quickly rang the doorbell to Cang Qi's workshop. Cang Qi opened the door, his gaze falling on the two gift boxes in Lu Mi's hands, and delight flashed across his face.

The next second, he became fully alert and looked at Lu Mi.

"Warden Lu, what work-unrelated task do you want me to do this time?"

Lu Mi was actually carrying two boxes of the Three Hamsters Nut Gift Pack!

On Calamity Planet, those were extremely hard to buy!

Lu Mi was so stingy. There was no way he would suddenly become this generous!

Lu Mi's expression was icy. "It's merely a token of appreciation for an outstanding subordinate. May I come in?"

Cang Qi's guard did not lessen, but he still stepped aside. The moment Lu Mi entered, he hurriedly shut the door.

Cang Qi's workshop was not worried about eavesdroppers. He had set up many Mechanical Detectives around it to monitor suspicious individuals and sound the alarm at any time.

Lu Mi placed the two boxes of nuts on an empty table, his gaze sweeping through the workshop. "What have you been tinkering with lately?"

Cang Qi moved over to block him, specifically blocking a little toy on a long table to the east. "You can't get any ideas about this. It's for Lord Lan!"

Lu Mi snorted. "Don't worry. I don't like childish little toys."

"Warden Lu, just say what you need to say. Don't look at me with those unfathomable eyes. You're scaring me!"

Lu Mi said, "It's nothing major. I'd like to trouble you to make five Energy Lock Rings—I mean, Energy Lock Rings that can be opened freely without a key."

Cang Qi understood instantly. "Isn't that easy? Wait a moment. I'll just modify the Energy Lock Ring that was removed from Commander Yu Tu yesterday."

Cang Qi dug out the Energy Lock Ring and went into the inner workroom.

After a burst of flying sparks, he emerged again shortly afterward.

He took one out and showed it to Lu Mi. "There's a snap button here. Press this spot, and it'll open automatically."

After Lu Mi nodded, Cang Qi packed the Energy Lock Rings into an iron box.

When he looked again, Lu Mi still showed no sign of leaving. "Warden Lu?"

"I... I still want to ask..."

"Hm?"

"I..."

Cang Qi: "..."

He hated men who beat around the bush the most!

Warden Lu had not been like this before!

But Cang Qi did not dare say that to Lu Mi's face. He could only raise his tiny fists beside his cheeks to encourage him.

"Warden Lu, go for it! I believe you can say it!"

"Well, Cang Qi, didn't you say Yu Tu's past memories were overwritten?"

"Yeah. I'm certain that Commander Yu Tu only has memories from the past two months."

"I just want to ask... why is it that he only has memories from the last two months, yet the moment he sees me, he..."

Lu Mi held the iron box in his arms and tilted his head slightly. His back was straight, yet a suspicious blush appeared on his cold face.

He hesitated for a long time before finally saying those words.

"Wants to sleep with me."

Oh no, not merely wanted to.

He had already succeeded.

By force.

Cang Qi: "?"

What an explosive question.

Was Warden Lu sure he was not daydreaming in broad daylight?

Cang Qi anxiously took a strange little device from his pocket. It recorded the energy values of many energy masters.

He aimed the little device at Lu Mi's brow.

The little device revealed tiny electronic eyes, then immediately began spinning wildly—

"Energy value detected..."

"Searching database for matching value parameters..."

"Energy value matches individual: Lu Mi."

Cang Qi: "...You really are Warden Lu!"

Lu Mi: "...Mm."

Lu Mi pursed his lips. "So, what's the answer?"

Cang Qi: "..."

How the hell was he supposed to know?!

Cang Qi forced his little brain to work.

"Warden Lu, I'm not Commander Yu Tu. I can only think about it from my own perspective.

"If my memories had been buried beneath a blizzard, and I did not even remember where I came from, yet the moment I saw that person, my heart began pounding wildly and I could not suppress my instincts, then there could only be one explanation—"

Cang Qi's adorable little face was filled with seriousness.

"Warden Lu, you are where Commander Yu Tu's heart leads."