Infinite Paradise
Chapter 23 - 13 It doesn’t matter, I will make a move

Chapter 23: 13 It doesn’t matter, I will make a move

For this bizarre prison, having a person die every day is nothing unusual; it’s only strange if no one dies. However, it depends on who dies. If it’s a prisoner, a prison guard, or even a Prison Guard, it doesn’t matter; they are all expendable, easily replaced if lost. But if a high-ranking official of the prison dies, that’s a different matter entirely.

At seven in the morning, hundreds gathered at the cafeteria entrance, staring upward with faces full of disbelief.

Before their eyes, a body over two meters tall was impaled by an iron spike through the chest and nailed directly to the cafeteria’s second-floor exterior wall. The cold wind blew past, and the blood that had flowed down like canvas had already congealed, forming a grotesque and terrifying tableau.

Undoubtedly, the person was dead beyond any doubt.

Even with the protection of the God of Slaanesh’s power, it was impossible to grant the deceased a second life.

What truly terrified them was the identity of the deceased.

Raymond!

As the second in command of the Mysterious Prison, even if only nominally, his death was enough to incite fury among the upper echelons. And who killed Raymond? Why kill him? If the top brass wanted to investigate this incident, many would likely suffer.

Drip!

Among the crowd, excluding Le Cheng, the other six players also mingled in, already donned in Prison Guard uniforms, when simultaneously, they heard a voice in their minds.

[Defense Minister Raymond is dead, the prison will soon undergo a major purge]

[Instance difficulty increased: Hard to Hard two stars]

[Quest reward doubled]

The six players looked at each other immediately.

The difficulty of the instance increased?

Bang!

In a certain conference room, the Prison Director slammed his hand forcefully on the table, his gaze sweeping over the four people in the room, his expression grim as he spoke in a heavy tone: "Tell me, who did it?"

Apart from the Prison Director, the other four were high-ranking officials of the prison.

Medical Department Director Jack, Management Department Director Marilyn, Transportation Department Director Brady, and Chef Oink.

But none of them spoke, as if the matter had nothing to do with them, showing no concern at all.

The Prison Director sneered and continued, "Don’t tell me it was those guys below that did this. No, they don’t have the guts or the capability. Even if all of them combined forces, they couldn’t harm a single hair on Raymond’s head. Only you could do such a thing... Jack."

Jack slightly lifted his bowed head, named thus he had no choice but to respond, spreading his hands, "Prison Director, you know me. I am only interested in research dissection. That guy Raymond had no research value; I had no need to lay hands on him. Of course, regarding his death, I must say... good riddance."

The Prison Director huffed lightly, "Marilyn."

Marilyn chuckled coquettishly, "Oh Director, you shouldn’t be asking me. You know what I’m capable of. I couldn’t even avoid Raymond enough; how could I provoke him?"

Jack gave her a brief glance but said nothing.

At that moment, Brady suddenly stood up, "Marilyn, you are lying. Last night, you hosted a Sexy Party at the management department and specifically invited Raymond. And the next day he’s dead, you can’t be uninvolved with this."

"Brady, you’re slandering me. I did invite Raymond to my party, but his death has nothing to do with me," Marilyn quickly retorted, meaning she indeed wasn’t lying on some level.

"Who knows?" Brady sneered, "Everyone knows how infatuated Raymond was with you. Just by moving your finger you could make him drop all his guards. Maybe it was during the act that you sneakily took his life. Now that he’s dead and can’t prove otherwise, you can say whatever you want."

His tone carried some resentment.

Marilyn hosted a Sexy Party, even that monster Raymond was invited but not him, how excessive!

Marilyn just laughed it off, "By your argument, I certainly had the chance to kill Raymond, but what would I gain from doing that?"

"This..."

Brady was at a loss for words. Indeed, Raymond was Marilyn’s lapdog, which was well-known to everyone.

"As for you, Brady, you’ve always boasted about being the third strongest in the prison, clearly confident in your martial prowess. You must be dissatisfied with Raymond being above you. If it were you, taking advantage of Raymond’s weakened state after the Sexy Party to kill him wouldn’t be too difficult."

"You’re slandering me!"

Brady, furious, suddenly felt a sharp gaze and his face changed color drastically. He hurriedly said, "Uncle, you know me well, I really don’t care about such vain titles, and I am absolutely loyal to you. I would never harbor thoughts of killing Raymond!"

Hearing this, the Prison Director finally withdrew his gaze and looked towards the last person in the room.

"Oink, what do you think?"

Compared to the others, his tone was much gentler towards Oink. Strictly speaking, Oink was not his subordinate nor a Slaanesh believer; they simply had a contractual relationship.

Oink remained as indifferent as ever. "I don’t know."

After these words, the room plunged back into silence.

It was a long while before the Prison Director slowly stood up, "You... are not united!"

"This prison is ruled by the six of us, our dominion should be absolute. But now, with Raymond’s death, the underlings will realize that we are not invincible. If they develop rebellious hearts because of this, it will greatly affect our rule and might even threaten our positions."

Brady was startled, "What should we do then? Should we... kill all those people?"

"Kill, kill, kill, you’re as foolish as Raymond, only thinking of killing! We are Slaanesh, not Khorne!"

The Prison Director looked at his nephew with disappointment. Regarding Raymond’s death, he had a rough idea. While no one admitted it, besides the foolish Brady, Jack, Marilyn, and even Oink must have been involved.

First, Marilyn would seduce, then Jack would poison, and finally, Oink would finish it off... If not so, there’s no explaining how Raymond, with his martial prowess, could die so silently and end up hanging on the cafeteria’s outer wall.

As for motive... do Slaanesh believers need a motive to kill?

As long as it brings pleasure and joy.

And killing Raymond, for most people, indeed brought a pleasurable sensation.

For the Prison Director, Raymond was a good and loyal dog; his death was a pity, but a dead dog’s loyalty had no value. With things already at this point, he didn’t want to delve further into the investigation to avoid upheaval in the upper ranks. However, the negative impact of Raymond’s death had to be quickly mitigated.

"But you are right, some from below do need to be killed, but not by our hands."

"Why is that?"

"Of course, to show our calm and generosity," Marilyn chuckled and said, "If we do it ourselves, it might unite those below against us, especially with Raymond just dead, emboldening them. If they desperately clash with us and it turns into a lose-lose situation, that would be troublesome."

"Therefore, the best method is to select a suitable person from the lower ranks to be Raymond’s successor, to kill a batch and promote a batch, to completely divide their power and prevent them from uniting. Moreover... when they realize that even personnel from the grassroots can be promoted to high positions, they will be hopeful and less likely to rebel."

It was only then that a slight smile appeared on the Prison Director’s face.

"Exactly, that’s also my thought."

He valued Marilyn not only because of her beauty and charm, but her insight and grasp of human nature were the real reasons she securely held a high position.

Marilyn smiled faintly, "Prison Director, I have just the right candidate here who can suppress and divide those troublemakers below."

"Oh, who?"

"Come in."

Creak.

As the conference room door opened, Le Cheng walked in with an easy gait.

"It seems you’ve encountered some trouble, no matter, I will take action."

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