Chapter 604 - 381: Defying Heaven, Accused (Part 2)
"Click, click." Almost simultaneously, Luo flipped out a pair of handcuffs from beneath her sleeve, locking Su Mo’s hands.
Su Mo: "?"
He raised his head, seeing Luo’s eyes filled with a sly, fox-like smile.
Su Mo: "What does this mean?"
Luo: "You’re under arrest."
Su Mo: "For what?!"
Luo: "Violating another’s will, forcibly touching body parts. In other words—"
She leaned close to Su Mo’s ear, her red lips releasing a warm breath, softly uttering three words: "Indecency charge."
Su Mo: "???"
He tried to struggle, but these handcuffs were specially made, even his strength couldn’t break them.
He couldn’t help but shout, "What violating someone’s will? What forced touching? Clearly, you told me to put my hand on your waist! You told me to put it!"
Luo: "Oh, just because I said to put it doesn’t mean I agreed."
Su Mo: "You damn...!!"
Watching the enraged Su Mo, Luo burst into laughter, seemingly enjoying herself immensely, her eyes squinting into crescents: "Director Su, you’re truly the most gullible boy I’ve ever met."
She gently grasped the middle section of Su Mo’s handcuffs, leading him out: "Come on, let’s get you to join the others."
...
Municipal Center District Royal Special-Level Prison, a renowned "noble prison" in New Moon City, designed to detain big names, housing wealthy individuals, social celebrities, famous entrepreneurs, or fallen officials.
The prison’s outer walls are made of sturdy reinforced concrete, with high-pressure barbed wire surrounding the top. Every hundred meters stands a watchtower, safeguarding the prison’s order and security.
Compared to those filthy and chaotic low-level prisons, the hardware conditions here are much better, with single cells neatly lined up inside, each around twenty square meters, fully equipped with essential living furniture.
If not for the high-tech surveillance devices covering every corner, and the fact that each piece of furniture and wall is cushioned with soft padding, this place would be no different from a small hotel outside.
Recently, those arrested by Luo have been detained in the Royal Special-Level Prison. Initially, they would shout abuse, and some even lost control and rammed the sponge-wrapped iron bars, trying to escape.
But they discovered that no matter how much they made a fuss, the soldiers from the Upper Court Guard outside wouldn’t pay attention.
This group has developed strong endurance, even if their mothers are cursed several hours a day, it’s in one ear and out the other. Except for shift changes, they stand guard statuesque, motionless.
After a fortnight of chaos, they’ve tired themselves out and have quieted down recently.
"Screech—"
With the sound of metal rubbing, the iron door connecting the corridor opened, indicating someone else had been brought in.
When everyone saw the "new inmate" in handcuffs, they sighed collectively.
It was none other than Su Mo, wearing an expression so dark it seemed to drip, pushed into a cell.
Su Mo’s cell was directly opposite Shangguan Li, with Audiana and Sikinkov two cells over.
Shangguan Li looked at Su Mo, dispirited, saying, "I had hoped you might help overturn things from outside, but now you’ve been locked up too... What charge did that woman pin on you?"
Not far away, a Mercenary Corps Leader chimed in: "What else could it be? It’s too easy to find something on us mercenaries—smuggling, illegal business, murder, you name it."
"Right, Director Su?"
Su Mo didn’t want to talk.
Then, an ordinary-looking man entered from the corridor door, bucktoothed with beady eyes, looking somewhat sleazy, but judging by the badge on his uniform, he was undoubtedly the Prison Director here.
"Haha, it’s lively here, my prison’s never had so many newcomers at once."
The Prison Director strolled along the corridor with a file in hand, his gaze falling occasionally on the faces of those standing or leaning against the cell doors, as if admiring a collection.
He stopped before Sikinkov’s cell door, sneering: "Oh my, isn’t this our Public Security Bureau Director? How’s the world been treating you after these days?"
"You used to be able to lock people away with just a word, and now you’re in here yourself. Haha, what’s this called? This is called karma!"
"Let me see, your charge is... Oh wow, malicious bodily harm? You dared to throw a cup at our respected Special Envoy lady? Just wait, you’ll pay under my watch!"
The Prison Director moved to Audiana’s cell door, his tone becoming wistful: "Ah, Lady Countess, I never expected to meet you here."
"Back then at the banquet, I fell for you at first sight, went out of my way through acquaintances to get your contact info, and fawned over you, sending daily greetings and regards, but what happened? You didn’t reply, then outright blocked me."
"What’s that saying, ’Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west’? Now I’m the guest of honor, while you’re the prisoner below; this role reversal truly makes one ponder."
Audiana shot him an odd look, eventually squeezing out: "..... Who are you?"
The Prison Director almost choked, pointing at Audiana’s nose, gritting his teeth, "Just wait, see how I deal with you later."
After his threats, he looked at Shangguan Li, sneering: "Shangguan Li, hehe, I hear you not only run a Mercenary Corps but train a heap of disciples in martial arts."
"I’m laughing now, it’s Dawn 153rd Year, shorty, times have changed, and you’re still practicing martial arts? Isn’t martial arts something only fools believe in? Surely no idiot pays to learn this stuff?"
Finishing, he twitched as if electrocuted, kicking his feet while swinging his hands up and down, executing a set of Lightning Five-Chain Whip, ridiculing Shangguan Li with these ridiculous moves.
Shangguan Li gritted his teeth, punching the wall, yet dared not act out on someone’s turf, only begrudgingly watching the clown before him.
The Prison Director delighted in such discontented but helpless looks, mockingly saying: "Little runt, look at your pathetic state."
After mocking Shangguan Li, he turned to Su Mo, who had just been put in, snorting: "Su Mo, I know you; you’re probably the biggest name here."
"Let’s see what landed you in here."
The Prison Director took out Su Mo’s file, scanning through lines of information, eventually landing on the "charge" section.
His beady eyes instantly widened to the size of brass bells: "Indec... Indecency with the Special Envoy???"
In an instant, as if a sharp blade sliced through, the sound within the ward was severed.
All the prisoners crowded at their door cells, mouths agape in disbelief, staring at Su Mo’s cell.
Gradually, the atmosphere quickly escalated, laughter bursting like fireworks.
"Ahahahahaha! What’s this? I didn’t mishear! Indecency with the Special Envoy???"
"Details about the indecency, I love to hear, speed it up!"
"Awesome, Director Su, we were all falsely accused, turns out you actually did something?"
"If you ask me, Zhou Hanyan is a bastard, but the real ’King of Mercenaries’ is my Grand Captain Su! Such pride for the brothers hahahahaha!"
Piercing laughter echoed, following which even the always-serious Shangguan Li pounded the wall with pig-like snorts, filling the ward with a jovial air.
During the roaring laughter, Su Mo noticed that even Audiana next door, who rarely smiled, couldn’t keep her mouth shut.
He rolled his eyes, weakly saying, "Lady Countess, it’s one thing for everyone else to join the commotion, but how come you’re laughing too? Clearly, I’ve been set up!"
Audiana responded amid her laughter: "I know you’ve definitely been framed by that woman, but the story is just too funny ahahaha!"
She laughed so hard, slapping her thighs repeatedly, nearly in tears.
Su Mo hugged his knees, squatting by the door, amidst the roaring laughter, sinking into solitude.