Don't pretend, everyone knows you're the villain!

Lu Tiannan left the office with his warden's pass, while Xi Mingzhu still had a lot of cases to review.

These past few days, after 0561 introduced the original prison storyline and combined it with these cases, this prison is a completely dark area.

Countless wrongful convictions and miscarriages of justice have been committed to this prison.

Wronged spirits are the most abundant presence here.

Framed, impersonated, implicated...

0561 swayed its little tuft of hair, "Host, the original plot requires the player to eventually complete their own storyline and escape from prison. But the host's identity shouldn't be one of escaping..."

"Worried?" Xi Mingzhu could see 0561's unease.

0561 hummed and groaned, and finally shook its round body up and down.

"Host, in the event of a conflict in the storyline, it should theoretically be possible for you to kill other players to complete the original boss's storyline."

"Theoretically, it's just a guess," Xi Mingzhu said calmly.

It's not uncommon for someone to be branded a "death warrant," as exemplified by the helpless Countess Campbell.

Moreover, this time his identity is among the top in the entire prison, so the danger level is much lower than before.

Xi Mingzhu went through each case file one by one. Most of the prisoners sent in were ordinary people. Only a very small number were prisoners who had actually committed bloody crimes.

It cannot be said that every ordinary citizen who is imprisoned is a wrongful conviction; some ordinary citizens have blood on their hands.

However, many cases are highly suspicious—a thin man who was sent to a rehabilitation center for three years raped more than one woman after his release, and his semen matched the victim's. It's hard to say whether the rehabilitation center was too effective in reforming people, or whether it went too far. A prisoner who was already mentally unstable when arrested was persecuted to death by other male inmates shortly after entering prison.

According to the prison doctor's records, the perpetrator's conditioned fear of women was suspected to be related to his personal experiences. It's remarkably difficult for someone like that to commit rape.

This outrageous miscarriage of justice was hastily concluded and accepted by the outside world.

The phone rang, and a male voice answered when Xi Mingzhu answered.

"Warden, the latest batch of injections has arrived. Should I send them to your office immediately?"

Xi Mingzhu had seen piles of empty syringes in the office drawer, but he hadn't figured out what they were for.

Xi Mingzhu responded coldly, "Send it over."

"Okay, warden, should I send a prison doctor to give you the injection, or will you administer it yourself?"

Xi Mingzhu narrowed his eyes slightly. "Do I need to tell you this?"

"It was my fault for speaking out of turn, please punish me." The voice on the other end became fearful.

Xi Mingzhu hung up the phone, and a little while later someone brought over a first-aid kit.

After delivering the item, the person didn't dare linger for a moment, immediately lowered their head, closed the door, and left.

0561 circled the first-aid kit. Xi Mingzhu opened the first-aid kit, and it was exactly the same as the syringe in the drawer.

The syringes were all unpacked and had their packaging removed, which suggests they had a significant impact on the warden. They might even contain addictive drugs, explaining why he couldn't quit and continued using them even after filling a whole drawer.

0561 hesitated. In the original plot, the warden did not need to take medicine, which is obviously another change from the original plot.

"Host, have you felt unwell these past few days?"

"No." As soon as Xi Mingzhu finished answering, he realized something was wrong; he was more agitated and restless than usual.

He was always calm and aloof, so he didn't take this unusual behavior to heart. As long as he consciously suppressed and restrained himself, these effects were not serious.

However, he had been a bit too rough with Lu Tiannan these past few nights.

Lu Tiannan still has the scratch marks he left on his back, something he would never have done before, no matter how painful or pleasurable it was.

But what about the original warden?

The fact that the former warden was feared was not only due to his position, but must have been deeply related to his conduct and interpersonal relationships.

This might be a breakthrough.

"0561, is the warden's identity information mentioned in the original plot?"

After Xi Mingzhu asked the question, 0561 quickly filtered through the original plot information, afraid of missing any information about the warden's identity.

"Host, there is an introduction! Original plot - The warden is a serious criminal who should have been executed but was saved and imprisoned by the higher-ups. The main purpose of this prison is to imprison the warden."

"The other prisoners are mostly politicians or people of status who want to find scapegoats and kill them to cover their tracks. The warden makes deals with those people, each getting what they want. Only the police officers and prison doctors are selected through proper examinations to enter the prison."

"The warden has a history of murder?" Xi Mingzhu could roughly understand the higher-ups' intentions. Extreme evil can suppress lower-level evil, especially since most of them were ordinary people who were wrongfully convicted.

Placing troublesome evil here would only cause internal changes within the warden's household; it wouldn't affect the outside world. Ordinary evil would be thrown in and devoured without leaving even bones or scraps.

0561 responded hesitantly, "A lot."

Xi Mingzhu calmly told 0561 about his findings: "The warden's body is often on the verge of mania, and these drugs are most likely sedatives. There are no other facilities here that can effectively eliminate mania. Murder, drug injection, and sexual release are not sustainable methods and need to be rotated."

“Host, then…” 0561 was very worried about Xi Mingzhu’s current situation. It was too normal, which made him worried that it would rebound.

"I am fine."

The warden himself is a criminal, so escaping from prison might be meaningful for Xi Mingzhu.

As far as Xi Mingzhu knew, the warden's movements were not restricted, so going out was feasible. Escaping from the prison would be easy for the warden, without any restrictions.

Xi Mingzhu felt that she had forgotten something.

"0561, can you help me check if there are any other guards protecting me after I leave the prison?"

"Okay." 0561 responded and rushed out of the prison.

Xi Mingzhu continued to review the case files, then closed the first-aid kit and placed it under his desk.

When 0561 returned, he started to stammer when he spoke.

"Host... this is... this place... the only way out is the sea, it's surrounded by the sea on all sides, there's no way out."

"In general, the prison is in the very center, and in other areas around it, some islanders maintain a basic livelihood by growing crops, and supplies are delivered to them from the outside world regularly."

"The outermost edge is the sea, and there isn't even a single ship there."

Xi Mingzhu thought to himself, "Just as I thought."

It's impossible to sustain a prison for serious criminals solely through transactions. Dangerous individuals are not so easily manipulated.

It's not surprising that they were wary.

The wolves and tigers could strike at any moment, and those politicians and high-ranking officials are not fools.

The farther they are thrown, the better. He is called the warden, but he is more like the head of the exiled prisoners.

Those guards outwardly respected and feared him, but in reality, they were also watching over him.

As long as he doesn't threaten the safety of those politicians, he will always be the warden of this prison.