Lu Mi's Fury

Qi An sat back down, his voice easygoing.

"Don't want to leave Calamity Planet? I've heard that plenty of times, but no one meant it. Given a real chance, those serious offenders would tear into each other like dogs until their heads were bloody.

Yu Tu, you should be grateful for how exceptional you are. So many people came to Calamity Planet and never got another chance to leave.

Now, the higher-ups have made it clear: as long as you display your Diamond-Grade Vine before the cameras again, you'll be given better conditions.

Come on. Show us."

Qi An gestured for the prison officer beside him to adjust the recording camera and point it directly at Yu Tu.

Yu Tu raised his eyes to the camera, irritation written across his face.

"Get lost. I don't need it! I said it already—I'm not leaving this place!"

Qi An smiled. "But as your chief interrogator, Warden Ming needs it very much. If we can't record you releasing your Diamond-Grade Vine while suppressed by the Energy Lock Ring, Warden Ming will be in a difficult position."

Qi An turned his head toward Ming Qiuxue and said kindly, "Right, Warden Ming?"

Ming Qiuxue's expression had completely darkened.

"Qi An, if you want to make snide remarks, get back to your Third Prison!"

Qi An spread his hands. "Misunderstanding, misunderstanding. Warden Ming, we're colleagues. You know I'm doing this for your own good."

Qi An's eyes were aged and clouded, like dust swept up beneath a foggy sky.

The pupils in Ming Qiuxue's golden eyes abruptly narrowed into vertical slits, as if he had completely regarded Qi An as prey to be hunted.

Their gazes collided, and beneath the calm, a violent storm raged.

After a long while, Ming Qiuxue let out a cold laugh. "Qi An, what I hate most is people using my family to threaten me. Congratulations. You succeeded."

Golden energy patterns emerged across Ming Qiuxue's forehead. He clenched his hand, and the Longevity Lock appeared instantly.

"Before this, I didn't care how you interrogated 0456. But now, I'm telling you that 0456's emergency interrogation is over. If you're dissatisfied, then you're welcome to make a move against me."

Qi An hurriedly waved his hands. "Hey, Warden Ming, let's talk this out. You must have misunderstood me. How could I possibly threaten you with the Ming family?"

Qi An looked at Yu Tu. "Then I won't interrupt. Warden Ming, please continue."

The moment he finished speaking, the young man in the white officer's uniform in the Special Interrogation Room changed expression. "Warden Ming!"

"Jinshan, what is it?"

Jinshan stepped forward with a tablet. "Warden Ming, it's a video call from Deputy Director Tian!"

At Second Prison, Jinshan not only served as deputy warden, but also handled work similar to Zhang Jiao's at First Prison. His work tablet never left his side.

Ming Qiuxue lowered his head. Sure enough, it was a video call from Tian Chi.

"Should we answer it?"

Ming Qiuxue gritted his teeth. "Answer it!"

Could he even choose not to?

Jinshan pressed accept, and Tian Chi's face appeared on the screen. "Ming Qiuxue, heed my order. I will conduct a video interrogation of Yu Tu."

"...Yes, Deputy Director Tian. Yinshan, activate the indoor holographic projection equipment."

Yinshan was the other deputy warden of Second Prison.

Very soon, Tian Chi's holographic projection appeared before Yu Tu.

He was a middle-aged man whose appearance looked thoroughly half-hearted. There was nothing commendable about him, but plenty to criticize.

Yet one glance at those eyes was unforgettable: deep green, cold, and vicious.

"Yu Tu, can't you feel the Energy Lock Ring suppressing your power?"

Yu Tu was nearly sick with annoyance. "I'm not leaving Calamity Planet anyway!"

"Then answer my question properly. Can you feel the Energy Lock Ring suppressing you?"

"I refuse to answer."

Yu Tu was afraid of saying something wrong.

Tian Chi gave a sinister smile. "Yu Tu, tell me—why do you remember nothing, yet still haven't learned to behave? Does it matter to me whether you answer? If you won't answer, I have plenty of ways to get the answer I want."

Tian Chi reined in his smile. "Ming Qiuxue, electric shock. Go straight to level ten. Against him, mild methods are useless. Back then, I personally watched him put on two special shackles, and he still didn't display even the slightest trace of vine power."

It was as though someone had stuffed mud down Ming Qiuxue's throat. His mouth opened, but not a single word came out.

Qi An rose to his feet. "Deputy Director Tian, Warden Ming is unwell today. I'll help him."

"Qi An!"

Tian Chi's holographic projection turned toward Ming Qiuxue. "Does Warden Ming have any objection to my arrangements?"

"...No... I don't."

"Good."

The next second, Qi An activated the electric shock switch, setting the intensity to level ten.

Terrifying currents instantly surged through Yu Tu's body. The pain made him bare his teeth as if they would crack, and his entire body shook uncontrollably. In an instant, he smelled something burning.

Inside his mind, a voice went mad.

Kill them, kill them!

Yu Tu's teeth chattered as he struggled to refute it. "No, no, I can't..."

He had promised Lu Mi that he would not use the white vines in front of others again.

No.

Just endure it a little longer!

The electric shock lasted five minutes, but Yu Tu displayed no source power at all.

Tian Chi was not surprised. "If he yielded this quickly, he wouldn't be the First Commander. Increase the electric shock to level fifteen."

"Keep increasing it. Level twenty."

"Continue."

Ming Qiuxue stood in the Special Interrogation Room of Second Prison, his teeth clenched tight.

His hands were balled into fists, his nails nearly digging into his palms.

In this room, he had interrogated many serious offenders and used countless methods, but no one could withstand electric shocks of such intensity.

On the interrogation chair, Yu Tu's face looked terrible. Many tips of his white hair had been scorched black by the electricity.

This was the person Lu Mi wanted to protect...

Tian Chi was still speaking. "Raise it higher!"

Ming Qiuxue closed his eyes and took a deep breath. "Enough! Deputy Director Tian, enough! At this rate, he'll die!"

Ming Qiuxue opened his eyes. Tian Chi happened to be looking at him as well. He forced out a humble smile.

"Deputy Director Tian, if Yu Tu dies, he'll have no value left."

At the side, Qi An spoke up. "Also, Deputy Director Tian, the electric shock has already reached maximum intensity. It can't be raised any further. I suggest we try something else."

Qi An glanced at Ming Qiuxue. "Oh, right, Deputy Director Tian. Please issue an order and have Warden Ming wait outside. He looks ill to me."

Tian Chi nodded. "Fine, Ming Qiuxue. Go outside."

Ming Qiuxue remained where he was. Tian Chi smiled. "I almost forgot. Ming Qiuxue, I just went to see your father and mother. Your parents asked me to send you their regards."

Ming Qiuxue's fingertips trembled. "Thank you, Deputy Director Tian. Then... I'll wait outside."

Spaceship No. 01 sped in, hovering over Second Prison on Calamity Planet in the blink of an eye.

The spacecraft rotated as it slowly descended, kicking up yellow sand and flying stones.

Soon, the hatch opened, and Lu Mi stepped out with a cold expression.

Lin Luo, Mo Ke, and Luo Wei followed close behind him.

They looked at Lu Mi with deep concern in their eyes.

However, when they reached the gates of Second Prison, they immediately concealed those emotions and became expressionless.

Lu Mi looked at the prison officer of Second Prison. "Open the gate!"

The gates of Second Prison opened, and he headed directly toward the Special Interrogation Room.

When he reached the corridor leading into Second Prison, Lu Mi halted. From afar, his eyes met Ming Qiuxue's.

Ming Qiuxue leaned dejectedly against one wall, a cigar clamped between his lips.

When he saw Lu Mi, his expression was complicated. "Sorry."

Lu Mi's expression changed, and he quickened his pace.

Ming Qiuxue opened the door to the Special Interrogation Room for Lu Mi. The moment it opened, a thick stench of blood hit him head-on.

At the same time, Tian Chi and Qi An's voices drifted out—

"Deputy Director Tian, Yu Tu has completely passed out. It seems that killing someone with vines while wearing the Energy Lock Ring was merely a coincidence.

After all, several consecutive days of brutal torture and multiple brushes with death still failed to trigger his potential."

"Looks like it. I'll report the interrogation results. Warden Qi An, you've worked hard."

Lu Mi stepped inside, just as Tian Chi's holographic projection vanished.

When Qi An saw him, he smiled kindly. "Warden Lu, you're back!"

Lu Mi did not answer. His gaze fixed on Yu Tu, who hung suspended in midair to the left.

Terrifying hooks pierced through his shoulder blades. Chains ran through both his wrists and ankles. His black prison uniform had been whipped to tatters, and the tears in his clothes exposed the skin beneath.

Yu Tu's skin was very pale, but now Lu Mi could barely see any white at all.

All he could see was torn, upturned flesh.

Like a maddened wild leopard, Lu Mi lunged at Qi An in an instant.

Both hands clamped around Qi An's throat, Lu Mi bared his teeth in fury. "You old bastard, how dare you! Huh?!"

Yu Tu had once tried to kill him, yet he had not even been willing to touch a hair on him!

"What gives you the right?! I'll kill you!"