Chapter 16

Rose was in disbelief when she saw Gu Ding's message. She immediately dialed Cavill's communicator.

Cavill picked up the call as soon as the communicator rang. "Big Sister Rose, what's up?"

"Did that bastard Cain escape?" Rose asked.

Cain took the communicator. "Big Sister, it's me …"

"You really escaped?" Rose was stunned when she heard Cain's voice.

"I don't know why, but there was a serious malfunction in the prison system. That kid Gu Ding took the opportunity to get me out." Cain laughed heartily.

After the two of them chatted for a while, they hung up the communicator.

Only then did Rose realize that Gu Ding was telling the truth. At the same time, she had some doubts in her heart. It was too much of a coincidence that the system malfunctioned in Cerule Prison at this time. She had watched Gu Ding grow up, but she did not know when Gu Ding had learned to hack.

Rose immediately sent Gu Ding a message. "Rose Tavern reopens tonight. Come back to work. If you're late, your salary will be halved this month!"

When it was time for the night shift, Gu Ding returned to Rose Tavern as if nothing had happened. Although there were not as many people going in and out of the tavern's entrance as usual, he could hear from afar that the tavern was still very lively.

Gu Ding stepped into the tavern. Auntie Roastbeef and the others were already sitting in a circle, raising their glasses to celebrate something. When she saw Gu Ding pushing the door open, Rose waved at Gu Ding, leaving an empty seat on her left.

Gu Ding looked around and saw that there was only one empty seat. He bit the bullet and sat down.

The bartender, Bartende, handed him a glass of milca. Usually, if Auntie Roastbeef saw someone ordering such a non-alcoholic drink in her tavern, she would scold him as a "sissy". However, to everyone's surprise, she did not say anything today. She only smiled and raised her glass. "To celebrate Little Cain's successful escape from Planet Aquamarine prison. Everyone can drink without worry tonight. All the drinks will be put on Cain's tab. Next year, I'll make him pay me back with interest."

Everyone happily raised their glasses. Other than the employees of Rose Tavern, there were also a few outsiders in the tavern. Gu Ding's actions were kept to themselves. If outsiders found out, it would only bring trouble to Gu Ding, so no one in the tavern mentioned it.

The joyous party lasted until the wee hours of the morning before all the guests were sent off. Auntie Roastbeef, who had drunk countless barrels of wine, did not seem to be drunk at all. She filled everyone's glasses to the brim and raised them toward Gu Ding. "He told me everything about Kane. I, Rose Ginger, thank you on behalf of my brothers! "

The other staff of Rose Tavern also raised their glasses.

Gu Ding just grinned and said nothing. He tilted his head back and poured the glass of milca down his throat.

Everyone else in the Rose Tavern laughed and poured the liquor down their throats.

Without Neptune's control, the Skyriver Sector's prison system quickly returned to normal, and the virus was brought under control after a few hours.

What Gu Ding did not know was that the Skyriver Prison virus invasion and system malfunction had not only attracted a strong reaction from the Skyriver Prison Headquarters, but even the Federal Government was paying close attention to it.

More than eighty percent of the escaped criminals were caught in less than a day. On Cerule, the two escaped criminals that Gu Ding had seen earlier were also caught. Cerule counted the number of fugitives that had not been caught. There were still three of them, and the most famous one was the Interstellar Pirate Kane, who was sentenced to death and had a bounty of more than three hundred million.

The next afternoon, Ranwo's system malfunction and the virus were finally dealt with. Pearson was not in the mood to stay on the planet any longer. He already knew that the other divisions were experiencing the same problem, and he also knew that his nemesis, Kane, had successfully escaped from prison on Cerule. Reluctantly, he took the interstellar portal to Cerule to find out what had happened.

Late at night, the moonlight on Cerule was slightly cold.

In the interrogation room of Cerule's prison, the cries of pain and begging for mercy had been going on for most of the night. After interrogating the last prisoner, the fierce-looking Pearson pushed open the door and walked out.

Two prison guards dragged a prisoner out. The man had been tortured to the point that he no longer looked human. The fingers on both of his hands were broken into more than twenty pieces, and none of his nails were intact. His upper body was naked, and there were more than ten burn marks on his skin from the strong electric shocks. There was a pungent smell coming from his pants, and there were faint traces of wetness. It was obvious that he had been tortured to the point of incontinence.

After leaving the interrogation room, Pearson dialed the communicator of Cerule's warden. As the deputy warden of the headquarters, he had direct authority over the wardens of the divisions.

At three-thirty in the morning, Old Henry was awakened from his deep sleep by the sound of his communicator. As the warden of Cerule's prison, he was a respected figure on Cerule. The virus attack on the prison system had caused the system to malfunction. He had been busy for the whole day, and it was not until the wee hours that he returned home.

He had only been asleep for a few hours, and someone was already disturbing his sleep. He picked up the communicator impatiently. He pressed the answer button and was about to curse when he heard Pearson's voice on the other end of the line. He quickly covered his mouth, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

Pearson was the deputy warden of the headquarters, and he was the direct superior of the division. Most importantly, he was a vengeful person.

Old Henry had been in Skyriver Prison for more than thirty years, and he knew Pearson well. Seven or eight years ago, during a meeting at the headquarters, a newly appointed warden of the division could not help but laugh when he saw Pearson's comical appearance. In less than a month, not only was the warden removed from his post, but he was also found guilty. Pearson charged him with corruption and sent him to the Sexual Crimes Division of the Skyriver Prison Headquarters. The warden could not stand being abused in prison, and he committed suicide in less than a week.

"I heard that you recruited an intern named Gu Ding the day before yesterday?" Pearson's voice was cold.

"Intern?" Old Henry was stunned, but he immediately remembered that it was true. "Oh, I remember now. He's a graduating student from the Basic Military Academy. I've seen his resume, and he's very outstanding."

"I want all of his information." Pearson's voice was as cold as ever.

"Now … Now?" Old Henry asked reluctantly as he looked at the clock on the wall. It was three forty-one in the morning.

"Are you going to make me wait for another five hours and nineteen minutes?" His questioning tone made Pearson's voice even colder.

Old Henry shuddered. "I'll be right there!"

"Who is it? Why are you so late? "Old Henry's movement woke his wife up.

"Something cropped up at the prison. I need to go out for a while." Old Henry forced a smile and quickly put on his clothes. He bent down and kissed his wife's forehead before leaving quickly.

When Old Henry arrived at his office, Pearson was already sitting in his seat with his legs propped up on the desk. In his hand was a photo of Old Henry and his wife.

Old Henry frowned. "I put the resume in the bottom drawer."

He walked to the desk and pressed his fingerprint on the identification system. After the system confirmed it, the drawer was automatically unlocked. He took Gu Ding's resume out of the drawer and handed it to Pearson. "What's wrong with this kid?"

Pearson ignored Old Henry's question and put down the photo frame. He picked up Gu Ding's resume and started reading it. After a while, he squinted his bean-sized eyes. "Rose Tavern? Who owns it? "

"It's Rose Ginger and her men." Old Henry did not hide the truth.

"Rose Ginger from the Rose Pirates? Cain's former boss? "Pearson's eyes flashed coldly.

"Yes." Old Henry nodded. "The bounty on Rose and her men was issued more than thirty years ago. Ever since their pirate crew disbanded, the Federal Government has also withdrawn the bounty on them. They've been staying on Cerule for the past twenty years, and the Federal Army has never bothered them. "

"Pirates will always be pirates. That's something ingrained in their bones." Pearson slammed Gu Ding's resume on the table. "Inform the Skyriver branch of the Federal Government that I've found the guy who let Cain go. Ask them to arrest Gu Ding after breakfast and send him to the Federal Court for interrogation."