The doctor subconsciously hid in a dark corner.
Concealed in the shadows, he silently observed the thief who brushed past him.
‘Look at how arrogant this guy has become.
Even behind a thick mask, it was not difficult to know he had an arrogant expression on his shameless face.’
The doctor quietly followed behind Bai Lixin, discreetly watching his every move.
Only when Bai Lixin left the fifth floor did the doctor emerge from the corner and came to the window where Bai Lixin had been for a long time.
Dr. Garner looked outside through the glass, a thoughtful expression on his face.
…
Bai Lixin strolled from the fifth floor to the first. Time passed quietly during his stroll, and two hours slipped away like this.
It wasn’t until Bai Lixin stepped back onto the first-floor corridor that s419 said, [Lord Host, there seems to be nothing wrong from the first to the fifth floor. It looks no different from an ordinary prison.]
The winter sun set particularly early, and when Bai Lixin returned to the first floor, the corridor was covered in a layer of dim, almost dusk-like, gloom. It wasn’t the enchantment of twilight but more like the secretive darkness deep within a jungle.
Under the window at the end of the corridor, a figure stood there against the light. It was unknown how long he stood there.
Seeing Bai Lixin come down, the figure swayed twice. A conspicuous red dot and a thin trail of white smoke flickered in mid-air with the movement. “I’ve been waiting for you, Mr. X.”
Bai Lixin silently stared at the approaching person through the narrow slit in his mask. When the person reached him, he replied, “As far as I know, Mr. X has already been taken away by Her Majesty the Queen. Dr. Garner, if you want to see Mr. X so badly, you might still catch up now.”
“You don’t want to stay here,” the cigarette was tossed to the ground by the other person. Bai Lixin looked down and saw the glowing red dot gradually disappearing under the other person’s foot. “I’m not wrong, am I?”
Bai Lixin: “…”
As the person approached, the doctor’s sharply defined face gradually became clear. “I saw you on the fifth floor just now, standing by the window. It’s the highest point here and you can see about half of the terrain from there.”
Bai Lixin: “I was just sightseeing.”
“Even if you’re by the Lord Warden’s side, your safety is only temporary.”
“Her Majesty the Queen won’t allow the Lord Warden to have someone like you around.”
The doctor grabbed Bai Lixin’s hand in the darkness and shook the heavy metal ring. “Even with this ring, it doesn’t change anything. Aren’t you curious as to why Her Majesty the Queen values the Lord Warden so much?”
The lights on the corridor ceiling suddenly turned on simultaneously, casting a bright light that made the two figures that were almost merged with the darkness stand out abruptly.
The doctor slowly released Bai Lixin’s hand and tilted his chin toward the back, “Look, beautiful canary, your master has already started looking for you.”
Bai Lixin followed the doctor’s gaze and turned back. The man in black had appeared at the other end of the corridor at some point.
The doctor whispered in Bai Lixin’s ear, “I can help you. When you figure it out, come find me.”
After saying that, the doctor stepped away from Bai Lixin, gave a distant nod to the man at the other end, and then turned away.
It wasn’t until Bai Lixin stood in front of the man that the expressionless man asked, “Did you have a good stroll?”
His voice was somewhat somber, and it was unclear if he was angry.
Bai Lixin silently circled the man’s absolutely standard poker face. It was challenging to guess what the other party was thinking from his facial expressions.
After hesitating for two seconds, Bai Lixin tested, “I enjoyed it, but I haven’t had enough yet.”
“…” Silver cold eyes stared at Bai Lixin for two seconds before the man spoke, “Don’t finish it all at once. It’ll lose its fun. If you have time, go again. It’s time for you to come back for dinner.”
The corner of Bai Lixin’s mouth twitched twice. Luckily, his mask concealed his expression. He hesitated, and asked, “Are you standing here waiting for me to have dinner together?”
The man said noncommittally, “Otherwise?”
‘Apart from waiting for you to eat, is there anything that requires me to stand in the corridor like an awkward scarecrow?
You said you wanted freedom.
I gave you the freedom within my tolerance.’
‘You said you haven’t had enough.
I allow you time to continue.’
It was amazing.
No one in this world had ever made him compromise to such an extent.
Dijia felt a bit frustrated, “What did the doctor say to you just now?”
“…”, Bai Lixin’s mind inexplicably conjured up a bizarre scene.
The playful husband took long to return and the considerate wife silently waited at the door after sunset. By coincidence, she sees her husband standing intimately and chatting with someone else. When the husband walks up to his wife, she puts her hands on her hips, points and interrogates about the person.
The image in his mind shifted, and the considerate wife suddenly transformed into the terrifying Lord Warden…
The image was strangely morbid and interesting.
Shaking off the bizarre image from his mind, Bai Lixin said seriously, “He still suspects that I am Mr. X.”
Dijia scrutinized Bai Lixin for two seconds before concluding, “Very good, you didn’t lie.”
Bai Lixin: “Why would I lie to you?”
He merely concealed a portion of the conversation, he didn’t lie.
Dijia: “I’ve mentioned it before, I can easily see through people’s lies. This is not boasting but stating a fact. So, in the future, just like today, never lie to me. I don’t like the feeling of being deceived.”
Bai Lixin: “So, when I first said the thief wasn’t me, you knew I didn’t steal anything?”
Dijia’s expression remained calm, “Yes.”
Bai Lixin: “Then why did you take me to the interrogation room to scare me? What if it caused a problem?”
“…” Dijia’s calm expression fell for a moment. “Dinner is getting cold; hurry back.”
————————————-
In the live broadcast room:
[On how stiff and awkward the big boss’s ability to change the subject is.]
[Big boss: I was just about to show off in front of my wife, but the next second I was attacked. ]
[Big boss, be honest, you’re gradually transforming from an aloof ice cube to a wife con. Be vigilant; the condition is getting worse.]
[It’s definitely getting worse, exponentially worse.]
——————————–
Prisoners usually go outdoors for activities during the day. At night, there are no other people in the corridor except for patrolling guards.
After dinner, Bai Lixin sat on the sofa, silently flipping through a book he found on the bookshelf, multitasking by listening to the sounds outside the door.
This room served as both Dijia’s office and bedroom.
Although he was the warden of this prison, he didn’t seek a more luxurious treatment and everything was kept simple.
This room was a distance away from the area where prisoners were confined, and their sounds couldn’t reach here.
Outside was silent, as if there were only the two of them in the world.
Bai Lixin focused on the book in front of him.
It was a biography of the Queen of this country. He found it at the most inconspicuous edge of the bookshelf. When he took it out, both the spine and the seams were covered in a thick layer of dust, and it was unknown as to how long it had been untouched.
This queen was also a legendary figure.
By age and birth, she rightfully was the first heir to the throne.
However, during her childhood, the royal family underwent turmoil. She was forcibly removed from the position of the first heir by her brothers, and she herself was under house arrest for several years.
After she reached adulthood, the country gradually declined, and the king wanted to consolidate his power through her marriage. That’s when she was released from house arrest.
In the whirlpool of power, if there isn’t a strong force, one can only be swept along by authority.
Even if one was a princess.
Just when everyone thought this princess would obediently agree to the marriage, both the king and the princes met untimely deaths, and she seamlessly transitioned from a princess to a queen.
The book didn’t go into details about the reasons for the sudden deaths of the king and princes, and a few simple words were used to pass over the details.
The queen acted decisively. After ascending the throne, she quickly formed a new power center centered around herself, pulling the gradually declining country back on track.
This book was an official biography of the queen, and the evaluation of the queen was positive throughout.
Bai Lixin quickly finished it and then picked up a book about “National Treasures.”
It encompassed all the precious treasures of this country. He chose to read this book because he saw the words “Kiss of the Sun” in the table of contents.
Opening the book, he turned to the page about the “Kiss of the Sun,” and saw a photo of an elegant and beautiful crown.
The “Kiss of the Sun” had a pale golden color, presenting a perfectly curved mountain peak shape when viewed from the front.
Aside from the large red gemstone at the front, the entire crown was adorned with numerous diamonds.
When light shone on the crown, the diamonds reflecting light from various angles would instantly light up the crown, giving off a dazzling radiance resembling sunlight, hence the name “Kiss of the Sun.”
This crown was specially crafted for Queen Elizabeth in the sixteenth century. Before her passing, Queen Elizabeth expressed her desire to exhibit her achievements and the crown in a museum for future generations to see and evaluate. That’s why this crown appeared in the Imperial City Museum.
The current queen was Elizabeth III. When she ascended the throne, to emulate and pay homage to her grandmother, she wore the “Kiss of the Sun” once in her coronation hall. Afterward, it returned to the museum. This was the only occasion where the “Kiss of the Sun” left the museum.
After reading the introduction of the “Kiss of the Sun,” Bai Lixin flipped through the book to explore the other treasures before setting it aside.
As the pile of finished books grew higher, it unconsciously became late into the night.
A steaming cup of milk was pushed in front of Bai Lixin.
Bai Lixin’s hand that was flipping through pages paused slightly. His raised eyes carried the lingering immersion from the ocean of knowledge.
The man tapped the table with the back of his finger, “It’s already eleven. Drink your milk and go to bed; the books won’t run away. You can continue reading tomorrow.”
Bai Lixin blinked, and realized that Dijia had put on a felt coat at some point.
“It’s almost eleven, are you dressing so handsomely to go for a rendezvous?” Bai Lixin asked in confusion.
The man’s finger on the table slipped.
Nonsense. He usually dressed like this.
But did the young man compliment his looks just now?
He cleared his throat, “There’s a difficult serial killer that has to be interrogated tonight. He has confessed to killing five people, but I have a hunch that there are more undisclosed victims. I probably won’t be back tonight; lock the door and sleep. It’s cold and unclean outside at night,so it’s better not to go out.”
Bai Lixin scrutinized the man in front of him, “Do you always interrogate prisoners at night? Last time, you came to my cell door in the middle of the night, brought me to the interrogation room, and tied me up all night.”
Dijia: “Generally speaking, the early morning is when people’s mental resilience is at its weakest. As for tying you up…let that matter pass.”
The man pointed at the steaming cup of milk, “Hurry up, drink and rest early.”
After saying that, he turned and walked out of the room.
It wasn’t until the footsteps outside the corridor disappeared that Bai Lixin took out a piece of paper from his pocket.
There was only one sentence on the mottled and creased note:
—One in the morning, at the entrance to the basement.
Dr. Garner had thrust this note to him when he grabbed his wrist in the corridor.
It seems Dr. Garner knew Dijia’s schedule very well, so he set the time for “one in the morning.”
S419: [Lord Host, are you going? This Dr. Garner doesn’t seem like a good person. He was lurking and peeping at you for a long time on the fifth floor. One moment he says he’ll make you suffer, the next he says he wants to help you. Who knows what he’s up to?]
Bai Lixin: [Without entering the tiger’s lair, how can one get a tiger cub? Although I know he definitely has something up his sleeve, he was right about one thing.]
S419: [About what?]
Bai Lixin: [I’m really curious about the history between the queen and my man. No one but him can tell me. I’ve flipped through her biography but haven’t found any clues.]
S419: […]
‘Lord God, you’d better have nothing to do with the Queen.
Someone here has already started investigating you!’
S419: [Uh, Sister System, don’t you know either?]
The Escape System said with an apologetic tone: [I’m sorry, I couldn’t find any information on the past between the two.]
Bai Lixin shifted the topic: [Sister System, can you find information on the sudden deaths of the king and princes back then?]
Escape System: [Please wait, let me check… Sorry, Master Bai Lixin, I couldn’t find any relevant information.]
The young man pursed his lips into a sharp line. “Alright, got it. Thank you.”
Maybe it was just his imagination, but it seemed like the permissions of the Escape System were gradually shrinking.
Initially, only the Escape System was bound to him, and it was the one issuing tasks and rewards.
Starting from a few previous copies, he noticed that the system issuing tasks had changed.
Although the Escape System still accompanied him, the issuing system’s authority originally belonged to it.
Investigative data, too.
Previously, the Escape System could access more information, but now it seemed to have only superficial access.
Was he overthinking, or were they already being targeted by the main brain?
To avoid worrying the two systems unnecessarily, he decided to wait until he was more certain before telling them about it.
The doctor subconsciously hid in a dark corner.
Concealed in the shadows, he silently observed the thief who brushed past him.
‘Look at how arrogant this guy has become.
Even behind a thick mask, it was not difficult to know he had an arrogant expression on his shameless face.’
The doctor quietly followed behind Bai Lixin, discreetly watching his every move.
Only when Bai Lixin left the fifth floor did the doctor emerge from the corner and came to the window where Bai Lixin had been for a long time.
Dr. Garner looked outside through the glass, a thoughtful expression on his face.
…
Bai Lixin strolled from the fifth floor to the first. Time passed quietly during his stroll, and two hours slipped away like this.
It wasn’t until Bai Lixin stepped back onto the first-floor corridor that s419 said, [Lord Host, there seems to be nothing wrong from the first to the fifth floor. It looks no different from an ordinary prison.]
The winter sun set particularly early, and when Bai Lixin returned to the first floor, the corridor was covered in a layer of dim, almost dusk-like, gloom. It wasn’t the enchantment of twilight but more like the secretive darkness deep within a jungle.
Under the window at the end of the corridor, a figure stood there against the light. It was unknown how long he stood there.
Seeing Bai Lixin come down, the figure swayed twice. A conspicuous red dot and a thin trail of white smoke flickered in mid-air with the movement. “I’ve been waiting for you, Mr. X.”
Bai Lixin silently stared at the approaching person through the narrow slit in his mask. When the person reached him, he replied, “As far as I know, Mr. X has already been taken away by Her Majesty the Queen. Dr. Garner, if you want to see Mr. X so badly, you might still catch up now.”
“You don’t want to stay here,” the cigarette was tossed to the ground by the other person. Bai Lixin looked down and saw the glowing red dot gradually disappearing under the other person’s foot. “I’m not wrong, am I?”
Bai Lixin: “…”
As the person approached, the doctor’s sharply defined face gradually became clear. “I saw you on the fifth floor just now, standing by the window. It’s the highest point here and you can see about half of the terrain from there.”
Bai Lixin: “I was just sightseeing.”
“Even if you’re by the Lord Warden’s side, your safety is only temporary.”
“Her Majesty the Queen won’t allow the Lord Warden to have someone like you around.”
The doctor grabbed Bai Lixin’s hand in the darkness and shook the heavy metal ring. “Even with this ring, it doesn’t change anything. Aren’t you curious as to why Her Majesty the Queen values the Lord Warden so much?”
The lights on the corridor ceiling suddenly turned on simultaneously, casting a bright light that made the two figures that were almost merged with the darkness stand out abruptly.
The doctor slowly released Bai Lixin’s hand and tilted his chin toward the back, “Look, beautiful canary, your master has already started looking for you.”
Bai Lixin followed the doctor’s gaze and turned back. The man in black had appeared at the other end of the corridor at some point.
The doctor whispered in Bai Lixin’s ear, “I can help you. When you figure it out, come find me.”
After saying that, the doctor stepped away from Bai Lixin, gave a distant nod to the man at the other end, and then turned away.
It wasn’t until Bai Lixin stood in front of the man that the expressionless man asked, “Did you have a good stroll?”
His voice was somewhat somber, and it was unclear if he was angry.
Bai Lixin silently circled the man’s absolutely standard poker face. It was challenging to guess what the other party was thinking from his facial expressions.
After hesitating for two seconds, Bai Lixin tested, “I enjoyed it, but I haven’t had enough yet.”
“…” Silver cold eyes stared at Bai Lixin for two seconds before the man spoke, “Don’t finish it all at once. It’ll lose its fun. If you have time, go again. It’s time for you to come back for dinner.”
The corner of Bai Lixin’s mouth twitched twice. Luckily, his mask concealed his expression. He hesitated, and asked, “Are you standing here waiting for me to have dinner together?”
The man said noncommittally, “Otherwise?”
‘Apart from waiting for you to eat, is there anything that requires me to stand in the corridor like an awkward scarecrow?
You said you wanted freedom.
I gave you the freedom within my tolerance.’
‘You said you haven’t had enough.
I allow you time to continue.’
It was amazing.
No one in this world had ever made him compromise to such an extent.
Dijia felt a bit frustrated, “What did the doctor say to you just now?”
“…”, Bai Lixin’s mind inexplicably conjured up a bizarre scene.
The playful husband took long to return and the considerate wife silently waited at the door after sunset. By coincidence, she sees her husband standing intimately and chatting with someone else. When the husband walks up to his wife, she puts her hands on her hips, points and interrogates about the person.
The image in his mind shifted, and the considerate wife suddenly transformed into the terrifying Lord Warden…
The image was strangely morbid and interesting.
Shaking off the bizarre image from his mind, Bai Lixin said seriously, “He still suspects that I am Mr. X.”
Dijia scrutinized Bai Lixin for two seconds before concluding, “Very good, you didn’t lie.”
Bai Lixin: “Why would I lie to you?”
He merely concealed a portion of the conversation, he didn’t lie.
Dijia: “I’ve mentioned it before, I can easily see through people’s lies. This is not boasting but stating a fact. So, in the future, just like today, never lie to me. I don’t like the feeling of being deceived.”
Bai Lixin: “So, when I first said the thief wasn’t me, you knew I didn’t steal anything?”
Dijia’s expression remained calm, “Yes.”
Bai Lixin: “Then why did you take me to the interrogation room to scare me? What if it caused a problem?”
“…” Dijia’s calm expression fell for a moment. “Dinner is getting cold; hurry back.”
————————————-
In the live broadcast room:
[On how stiff and awkward the big boss’s ability to change the subject is.]
[Big boss: I was just about to show off in front of my wife, but the next second I was attacked. ]
[Big boss, be honest, you’re gradually transforming from an aloof ice cube to a wife con. Be vigilant; the condition is getting worse.]
[It’s definitely getting worse, exponentially worse.]
——————————–
Prisoners usually go outdoors for activities during the day. At night, there are no other people in the corridor except for patrolling guards.
After dinner, Bai Lixin sat on the sofa, silently flipping through a book he found on the bookshelf, multitasking by listening to the sounds outside the door.
This room served as both Dijia’s office and bedroom.
Although he was the warden of this prison, he didn’t seek a more luxurious treatment and everything was kept simple.
This room was a distance away from the area where prisoners were confined, and their sounds couldn’t reach here.
Outside was silent, as if there were only the two of them in the world.
Bai Lixin focused on the book in front of him.
It was a biography of the Queen of this country. He found it at the most inconspicuous edge of the bookshelf. When he took it out, both the spine and the seams were covered in a thick layer of dust, and it was unknown as to how long it had been untouched.
This queen was also a legendary figure.
By age and birth, she rightfully was the first heir to the throne.
However, during her childhood, the royal family underwent turmoil. She was forcibly removed from the position of the first heir by her brothers, and she herself was under house arrest for several years.
After she reached adulthood, the country gradually declined, and the king wanted to consolidate his power through her marriage. That’s when she was released from house arrest.
In the whirlpool of power, if there isn’t a strong force, one can only be swept along by authority.
Even if one was a princess.
Just when everyone thought this princess would obediently agree to the marriage, both the king and the princes met untimely deaths, and she seamlessly transitioned from a princess to a queen.
The book didn’t go into details about the reasons for the sudden deaths of the king and princes, and a few simple words were used to pass over the details.
The queen acted decisively. After ascending the throne, she quickly formed a new power center centered around herself, pulling the gradually declining country back on track.
This book was an official biography of the queen, and the evaluation of the queen was positive throughout.
Bai Lixin quickly finished it and then picked up a book about “National Treasures.”
It encompassed all the precious treasures of this country. He chose to read this book because he saw the words “Kiss of the Sun” in the table of contents.
Opening the book, he turned to the page about the “Kiss of the Sun,” and saw a photo of an elegant and beautiful crown.
The “Kiss of the Sun” had a pale golden color, presenting a perfectly curved mountain peak shape when viewed from the front.
Aside from the large red gemstone at the front, the entire crown was adorned with numerous diamonds.
When light shone on the crown, the diamonds reflecting light from various angles would instantly light up the crown, giving off a dazzling radiance resembling sunlight, hence the name “Kiss of the Sun.”
This crown was specially crafted for Queen Elizabeth in the sixteenth century. Before her passing, Queen Elizabeth expressed her desire to exhibit her achievements and the crown in a museum for future generations to see and evaluate. That’s why this crown appeared in the Imperial City Museum.
The current queen was Elizabeth III. When she ascended the throne, to emulate and pay homage to her grandmother, she wore the “Kiss of the Sun” once in her coronation hall. Afterward, it returned to the museum. This was the only occasion where the “Kiss of the Sun” left the museum.
After reading the introduction of the “Kiss of the Sun,” Bai Lixin flipped through the book to explore the other treasures before setting it aside.
As the pile of finished books grew higher, it unconsciously became late into the night.
A steaming cup of milk was pushed in front of Bai Lixin.
Bai Lixin’s hand that was flipping through pages paused slightly. His raised eyes carried the lingering immersion from the ocean of knowledge.
The man tapped the table with the back of his finger, “It’s already eleven. Drink your milk and go to bed; the books won’t run away. You can continue reading tomorrow.”
Bai Lixin blinked, and realized that Dijia had put on a felt coat at some point.
“It’s almost eleven, are you dressing so handsomely to go for a rendezvous?” Bai Lixin asked in confusion.
The man’s finger on the table slipped.
Nonsense. He usually dressed like this.
But did the young man compliment his looks just now?
He cleared his throat, “There’s a difficult serial killer that has to be interrogated tonight. He has confessed to killing five people, but I have a hunch that there are more undisclosed victims. I probably won’t be back tonight; lock the door and sleep. It’s cold and unclean outside at night,so it’s better not to go out.”
Bai Lixin scrutinized the man in front of him, “Do you always interrogate prisoners at night? Last time, you came to my cell door in the middle of the night, brought me to the interrogation room, and tied me up all night.”
Dijia: “Generally speaking, the early morning is when people’s mental resilience is at its weakest. As for tying you up…let that matter pass.”
The man pointed at the steaming cup of milk, “Hurry up, drink and rest early.”
After saying that, he turned and walked out of the room.
It wasn’t until the footsteps outside the corridor disappeared that Bai Lixin took out a piece of paper from his pocket.
There was only one sentence on the mottled and creased note:
—One in the morning, at the entrance to the basement.
Dr. Garner had thrust this note to him when he grabbed his wrist in the corridor.
It seems Dr. Garner knew Dijia’s schedule very well, so he set the time for “one in the morning.”
S419: [Lord Host, are you going? This Dr. Garner doesn’t seem like a good person. He was lurking and peeping at you for a long time on the fifth floor. One moment he says he’ll make you suffer, the next he says he wants to help you. Who knows what he’s up to?]
Bai Lixin: [Without entering the tiger’s lair, how can one get a tiger cub? Although I know he definitely has something up his sleeve, he was right about one thing.]
S419: [About what?]
Bai Lixin: [I’m really curious about the history between the queen and my man. No one but him can tell me. I’ve flipped through her biography but haven’t found any clues.]
S419: […]
‘Lord God, you’d better have nothing to do with the Queen.
Someone here has already started investigating you!’
S419: [Uh, Sister System, don’t you know either?]
The Escape System said with an apologetic tone: [I’m sorry, I couldn’t find any information on the past between the two.]
Bai Lixin shifted the topic: [Sister System, can you find information on the sudden deaths of the king and princes back then?]
Escape System: [Please wait, let me check… Sorry, Master Bai Lixin, I couldn’t find any relevant information.]
The young man pursed his lips into a sharp line. “Alright, got it. Thank you.”
Maybe it was just his imagination, but it seemed like the permissions of the Escape System were gradually shrinking.
Initially, only the Escape System was bound to him, and it was the one issuing tasks and rewards.
Starting from a few previous copies, he noticed that the system issuing tasks had changed.
Although the Escape System still accompanied him, the issuing system’s authority originally belonged to it.
Investigative data, too.
Previously, the Escape System could access more information, but now it seemed to have only superficial access.
Was he overthinking, or were they already being targeted by the main brain?
To avoid worrying the two systems unnecessarily, he decided to wait until he was more certain before telling them about it.
