The Heavenly Prison was rather unusual today. Prison Supervisor Yin's home "crystal" had been destroyed, so naturally, he couldn't possibly report for duty.
Ren Ye had thought being late today would surely get his name written down in someone's little notebook, earning him punishment and a deduction from his pay during the end-of-month performance assessment. To his pleasant surprise, however, the jailer responsible for roll call hadn't even arrived yet, and more than a dozen others were late too.
There was no need to ask. The conflict between the Li and Yin families had shaken the entire village, and these people must have gone to watch the excitement too. Ah, people were like that. No matter where they were or how oppressive their lives became, the flames of gossip in their hearts never went out. It was like the day Teacher Cang announced her retirement: wherever her "students" might be, they would scale the firewall to join the fun, personally leave her a like, and reminisce about their youth and all the rolls of toilet paper wasted over those years...
Throughout the morning, the Heavenly Prison was filled with an oppressive atmosphere and a somewhat chaotic working environment. Although Yin Ping spoke coldly, he was actually a decent person who usually looked after everyone. Now that something so serious had happened to the Yin Family, everyone sympathized with him and was in low spirits.
Besides, Yin Ping oversaw the Heavenly Prison's daily work, including interrogations, assignments, patrols, and so on. He handled everything himself. Now that the head jailer was gone, the underlings left behind didn't dare make decisions on their own.
Yet although there was little to do today and the working atmosphere was less than ideal, this was a heaven-sent opportunity for an inside mole like Little Bad