Five days later.
After the afternoon's first special interrogation ended, Yu Tu followed the prison officer to the workroom with a satisfied smile at the corner of his lips.
"Commander Yu Tu, we're here. You'll be assigned to Workroom Seven today."
The First Prison's work area for serious offenders had seven workrooms in total. Every serious offender rotated through the seven workrooms according to schedule.
The prison officer opened the door to Workroom Seven. It differed from the previous six workrooms.
The first six workrooms were all for "manufacturing." This was the only assembly room.
"Commander Yu Tu, your station is Number Seven. This way."
Yu Tu nodded, his hand instinctively touching his lower abdomen.
Warden Lu had been especially impressive lately.
He was so full every day, so very full.
He had boundless energy, brimming with vitality.
In high spirits, Yu Tu stepped into Workroom Seven.
The door to Workroom Seven closed.
Yu Tu slowly swept his gaze across Workroom Seven.
Other than his own station, every workstation was already occupied. There were also two prison officers on duty.
Yu Tu's lips curved slightly as he offered everyone an exceptionally friendly smile. Only then did he walk to Station Seven.
Beside the workstation were parts and materials for assembly, and an assembly manual lay on the table.
This was Yu Tu's first time seeing one.
But it did not stump him.
Over the past few days, he had "worked" in the other workrooms, and the speed with which he picked things up had left even the prison officers clicking their tongues in amazement.
Yu Tu had calmly accepted the fact that he was a genius.
His gaze skimmed over the manual. After a brief pause of five seconds, he began.
His pale, slender fingers handled the tiny components like the world's most perfect works of art. His red eyes did not need to spare the surroundings an extra glance to effortlessly become the center of attention.
Beneath the calm, unrest began to stir.
In the corner, a burly bald man lightly licked his lips, his gaze fixed on Yu Tu with greed and lust.
He watched Yu Tu silently for a long while, like a wild wolf lying in wait in the darkness. At last, he lowered his head and lightly tapped his fingers against the worktable twice.
The next second, behind him—
Bang!
Two serious offenders suddenly began grappling without warning!
The surrounding serious offenders immediately crowded around them!
The prison officers on duty drew their enforcement batons.
"0679, 0670! What are you doing?!"
"Get the hell back to your workstations!"
"0679, 0670, you have seriously violated the First Prison rules!"
The two prison officers finally managed to separate the fighting serious offenders, pressing enforcement batons against their backs.
"You two, come with us!"
The door to Workroom Seven opened. The prison officers led the violators out, issuing a cold warning before leaving.
"Work properly. If you dare cause trouble, your punishment will be doubled!"
The door to Workroom Seven closed, but the serious offenders inside wore intrigued expressions, their gazes all falling on the bald man.
The bald man casually glanced toward the surveillance camera. Two serious offenders, clearly well-practiced, walked into its blind spot and smashed it with the machinery they were assembling.
Once the camera was broken, more than a dozen serious offenders immediately stood up, carried their worktables over, and blocked the door. Then they propped themselves up and sat on the worktables.
The workroom door opened inward. This was an effective way to barricade it.
With the door blocked, the bald man laughed and walked toward Yu Tu.
Yu Tu kept his head lowered, working earnestly.
He had heard the commotion just now, but he had no interest in it.
Twenty minutes of work, two hours of charging. Twenty minutes later, it would be another special interrogation that made him happy.
He would properly release his "charge."
The first assembled piece in his hands was quickly finished. Yu Tu bent down to place it in a red basket. Just as he raised his hand to take more materials, a hand holding the materials extended them before him.
They were the materials he needed!
Yu Tu looked up at him, smiled politely, and raised his hand to take it. But just as his fingers were about to touch it, the man withdrew his hand.
The smile vanished from Yu Tu's face in an instant. He looked calmly at the bald man.
"Commander Yu Tu, long time no see."
The bald man stared at Yu Tu's face and could not resist lightly licking the corners of his lips.
"Commander Yu Tu, important people tend to forget things. You've probably forgotten me."
"My name is Ai Mu. Three years ago, you personally arrested me for deliberate murder and sent me to prison in shackles.
"But I could never forget you..."
Ai Mu lowered his head, obsession filling his eyes as he gazed at Yu Tu.
"You don't know this, but three years ago, when you personally put shackles on me and touched my wrist... even now, just thinking about it still makes me... hard.
"Commander Yu Tu, how could there be someone as cruel and beautiful as you in this world?"
"No one in the First Prison—no, in the entire Blue River System—could compare to you."
"Heaven must have taken pity on me, letting you commit treason and be sent right before me."
Ai Mu leaned closer toward Yu Tu, his tone suggestive.
"I know you're Warden Lu's pet now.
"But I don't mind. You can come find me in private. Why wait for another day when today will do? Look at us now..."
Ai Mu swept his gaze around. The serious offenders nearby immediately grinned and turned their backs.
Ai Mu raised his hand and removed his shirt, revealing his muscular body.
"Commander Yu Tu, let's begin."
Yu Tu spoke to a serious offender for the first time. "Begin what?"
"Begin doing what you do with Warden Lu."
Ai Mu said,
"Commander Yu Tu, I hope you'll obediently submit to me. Otherwise... honestly, I don't want my men to make a move. If they hurt that face of yours, I'd be heartbroken."
Yu Tu's expression did not change. He gave only one word. "Get lost."
When he had first entered Workroom Seven, there had still been a faint flush on his face.
Now that flush had completely faded, leaving only a cold, bewitching beauty. The calm madness in his voice unsettled the serious offenders around him.
"Brother Mu, maybe we should just forget it? Yu Tu is the First Prison Warden's pet..."
"Yeah, Brother Mu. We can't afford to offend either of them!"
Ai Mu laughed. "Can't afford to offend them?"
He stared at Yu Tu, his eyes full of determination. "No. I can't wait even one more moment. I finally got the chance for Yu Tu to come to Workroom Seven today...
"Besides, what are you afraid of? Haven't you seen the five Energy Lock Rings on him?"
Ai Mu said arrogantly, "I refuse to believe that with five Energy Lock Rings on him, I still can't take—"
Ai Mu's voice abruptly stopped as he lowered his head in disbelief.
A slender, icy-pale hand gripped a screwdriver and viciously drove it in.
Yu Tu pushed forward, his lips twisting into a smile. His red eyes were awash with scarlet as he slowly rose to his feet and tilted his head.
"You don't believe it? Who can't you take? Hey, that 'who'... wouldn't happen to be me, would it?"
Ai Mu's eyes widened. He raised a hand to grab Yu Tu's wrist, but before he could touch him, one of Yu Tu's fingers transformed into a white vine and yanked his arm away.
Ai Mu opened his mouth to scream, but a white vine scooped up a pile of parts and stuffed them into his mouth. At the same time, five white vines coiled around his neck, tightening, tightening, tightening again.
Workroom Seven was terrifyingly quiet. Only strange rustling sounds could be heard.
The serious offenders around them were on edge.
"Brother Mu?"
"Brother Mu? What's wrong? Why aren't you saying anything?"
"Brother Mu, I'll turn around and take one look. Just one!"
The next second—
"Aah!!!!"
Screams erupted one after another from all around. Yu Tu sat at his workstation, his ten fingers having become ten slender vines.
The vines wrapped around Ai Mu and lifted him directly into the air. His skin had turned entirely bluish-purple, his eyes bulging as if they might fall out, while he struggled desperately in midair.
"Open the door! Open the door!"
"Help! Prison officers, Commander Yu Tu killed someone!"
—
"Reporting to Warden Lu! An emergency has occurred in Workroom Seven! An emergency has occurred in Workroom Seven!
"Number 0456 has killed Number 0763!"
In the warden's office, Lu Mi, who had been resting with his eyes closed, abruptly opened them.
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