"The One Who Couldn't Take It Was Clearly Him! Him!"

"Cell 05 is here, 0456. What are you doing? Get inside!"

At the entrance to Cell 05, Lu Mi coldly watched Yu Tu standing before him.

Yu Tu clung to the doorframe with both hands, clearly unwilling to enter the solitary cell.

Feeling the gazes of the two prison officers on duty nearby, Lu Mi sneered and pulled out the black shackles at his waist.

"0456, do you want me to punish you hard again?"

Yu Tu turned to look at him, and his red eyes lit up.

Lu Mi's eyelid twitched.

Damn it, that was exactly what the old bastard wanted!

"Shut up!"

Yu Tu had not even opened his mouth yet!

With a grim expression, Lu Mi cuffed Yu Tu's wrists. "0456, you really never learn. Get in there!"

Lu Mi grabbed the chain and walked inside. The instant he entered, he gave it a hard tug, pulling Yu Tu off balance and straight into his arms. A cruel smile curled on his lips as he slammed the cell door shut with a bang.

Then he bent down, picked Yu Tu up, and placed him on the bed. Leaning over, he examined his expression. "Feeling unwell again?"

Yu Tu obediently shook his head. Bean Sprout popped out and swayed lazily atop his head.

"Then what is it?"

Yu Tu blinked and pointed at his Bean Sprout. "Warden Lu, I didn't let it come out for anyone else to see. Don't I deserve a reward?"

Lu Mi frowned. "0456, you're my prisoner. It's only natural that you obey me. How can you ask for a reward? Heh, there's no reward, but there is punishment."

Lu Mi swept aside Yu Tu's hair and effortlessly took hold of the back of his head. Then he lowered his head and kissed him.

It was a messy, frantic tangle.

When their lips parted, Lu Mi stared at Yu Tu's flushed face, his tone fierce. "Satisfied now?"

Yu Tu looked at him happily. "I'm beyond satisfied. So, Warden Lu, can you exercise with me now?"

Lu Mi: "?"

Yu Tu looked faintly smug. "Warden Lu, I heard every word of your conversation with Lan Su just now!"

...Well, damn. That old bastard was quite the actor.

He had pretended to be looking at something else, yet he had been openly eavesdropping?

But was there even a need for that?

Lu Mi said irritably, "I wasn't planning to hide it from you in the first place!"

"I don't care. I overheard it with my own skills! I'm impressive, right?"

"...Six."

Yu Tu stood up and raised his shackled hands to loop them around Lu Mi's neck. "So, can we exercise now?"

Yu Tu was overjoyed. "How can I be so lucky? I actually got an illness that can only be cured by exercising with Warden Lu!"

If possible, I hope it gets terminal, so that you, Warden Lu, will never leave my bed!"

Lu Mi: "..."

The old bastard was truly tempting right now, but...

Lu Mi raised a hand and rubbed his waist.

With a cold expression, Lu Mi resisted Yu Tu's temptation.

He removed Yu Tu's hands from around his neck and unlocked the shackles. "I already helped you today. Next time."

"But Lan Su said you shouldn't hold back!"

"Theory and practice are two different things."

Lu Mi put away the shackles. "Behave yourself. I'll come see you tomorrow."

Seeing Yu Tu's dejected expression, Lu Mi raised a hand and pointed toward the surveillance camera.

"If you really can't endure it, give me a signal over there. I'll be able to see it."

Bean Sprout stood straight up!

Lu Mi glanced at Yu Tu and emphasized, "I said when you really can't endure it, not now, and definitely not whenever you feel like it."

Bean Sprout wilted again.

The door to Cell 05 closed once more. Lu Mi returned to the warden's office, and as soon as he sat down, Zhang Jiao brought him new orders from above.

Zhang Jiao handed Lu Mi an electronic tablet.

"Warden Lu, the higher-ups require 0456 to complete the daily check-in tasks for serious offenders, including recreation time, meals in the cafeteria, and earning compensation."

Lu Mi furrowed his brow and directly contacted the superior operator.

"I am Lu Mi, warden of First Prison on Calamity Planet. Please connect me to Deputy Director Tian."

The Blue Star Prison Directorate was responsible for assigning positions across all prisons in the Blue River System.

Lu Mi's direct superior was the Deputy Director of the Prison Directorate.

After a brief wait, the operator's voice sounded—

"Warden of First Prison on Calamity Planet, your connection request has been refused.

Deputy Director Tian asked me to tell you to strictly carry out the orders from above. 0456 must complete his check-ins, or he may be transferred away from Calamity Planet."

The call ended, and Lu Mi's expression became ugly.

Zhang Jiao was a little frightened. "Warden Lu, what's wrong?"

Why did he look like he was about to stage a coup?

Lu Mi sneered. "What else? Someone has me by the throat."

Zhang Jiao: "Huh?"

Lu Mi handed the electronic tablet to Zhang Jiao. "The higher-ups are paying far too much attention to Yu Tu. He's just a serious offender imprisoned on Calamity Planet. Is it really necessary for them to issue orders so frequently?"

Zhang Jiao also found it strange.

The three major prisons on Calamity Planet were managed more independently than prisons on other planets in the Blue River System. The higher-ups rarely meddled in a warden's decisions.

Lan Su had once been the heir apparent of the Blue River System, yet since his imprisonment, First Prison had never received any instructions to give him special treatment.

How long had Yu Tu even been on Calamity Planet?

Zhang Jiao asked, "Then what do we do?"

"What else can we do?" Lu Mi's gaze turned icy. "Do as they say."

Lu Mi turned around. "I'll personally draw up a schedule for 0456."

Zhang Jiao froze for a moment. "Is there really a need to arrange one specifically for him?"

The daily routine for serious offenders in First Prison was strictly scheduled.

Morning exercise, breakfast, work, recreation time... even using the bathroom had to be confined to certain time slots.

Lu Mi had never made a separate schedule for anyone before.

Lu Mi nodded solemnly. "It's very necessary. 0456 must be treated differently."

After a pause, Lu Mi said, "After all, he isn't an ordinary serious offender."

Zhang Jiao recalled Yu Tu's deranged, frenzied state in the Special Interrogation Room that day, and his body shuddered violently.

"That's true. I've never seen a serious offender who still felt so terrifying even while wearing an Energy Lock Ring. 0456 must be treated specially! His schedule has to be stricter. We can't give him even the slightest gap to go mad!"

Lu Mi nodded seriously. "Absolutely!"

He turned on the computer on his desk and began editing a document.

Twenty minutes later, Lu Mi raised his hand. "Zhang Jiao, come here. What do you think of this schedule?"

Zhang Jiao walked over and lowered his head to look.

``` 8:00 a.m. Wake up

8:00–8:30 a.m. Breakfast in the cafeteria

8:30–8:31 a.m. Recreation time

8:31–10:00 a.m. Special interrogation

10:00–10:20 a.m. Work in the workshop

10:20 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Special interrogation

12:00–12:30 p.m. Lunch in the cafeteria

12:30–1:30 p.m. Midday rest

1:30–1:31 p.m. Recreation time

1:31–3:00 p.m. Special interrogation

3:00–3:20 p.m. Work in the workshop

3:20–5:30 p.m. Special interrogation

5:30–6:00 p.m. Dinner in the cafeteria, then return to Cell 05.

Zhang Jiao: "..."

Zhang Jiao's brows drew tightly together. "Warden Lu, isn't your special interrogation of 0456 far too intensive? He won't be able to take that kind of interrogation frequency!"

Lu Mi snorted. "What, are you sympathizing with a serious offender now?"

The one who couldn't take it was clearly him! Him!

Zhang Jiao said, "Warden Lu, didn't you say you were going to change your tactics with 0456?"

"I did. That's why I'll be changing the methods used in my special interrogation."

"I see!" Zhang Jiao was somewhat apprehensive. "This special interrogation... could you maybe not call me in for it?"

"No. You have to come check in on time," Lu Mi said. "Don't worry. Once you've checked in, get lost. What happens afterward is none of your business."

"Also, Warden Lu, isn't this recreation time too short?"

Lu Mi closed the computer. "How is that too short? Yu Tu is a notorious, vicious criminal throughout the interstellar realm. As the warden of First Prison, it's my responsibility to reduce his contact with other serious offenders!"

"As expected of Warden Lu! You really do have foresight! But why insert twenty minutes of work time in the middle of the special interrogation? Wouldn't it be better to adjust that time?"

Lu Mi said, "Are you teaching me how to do my job?"

"...Uh, no."

Lu Mi sneered. "After interrogating continuously for so long, don't I get tired? Don't I need a break? Do you think I'm made of iron?"

"..."

Lu Mi headed outside. "Come on, patrol with me. Hopefully no one will be foolish enough to get on my bad side."