The warden who guards the witches

"Sir? I was looking for you." Veronica saluted Aiden as soon as she saw him in the corridor.

"You have a good understanding. I was looking for you too." Aiden smiled.

He was going to ask someone to call Veronica over, but they happened to meet in the corridor outside.

"Do you have any instructions?" Veronica asked.

"Well... it's not an urgent matter. You can tell me first." Aiden decided to prioritize the work at hand.

"This is the list of prisoners who will be released early in the second half of the month. Please review it." Veronica handed the document in her hands with both hands.

"Let me take a look first..."

Aiden took the list and glanced at it. Prisoners who continued to perform well had a good chance of being paroled, and prisoners who had made great contributions could be given a commutation of sentence. The reasons for the early release of these prisoners who were released earlier than the scheduled sentence had to be reviewed and approved by Aiden.

When he saw the list in the core area, Aiden suddenly raised his eyebrows.

"Is it time for our troublesome mascot to be released again?" Aiden said in a teasing tone.

"Yeah, time flies." Veronica smiled.

Fei'er's name is on this list. Repeat offenders like her cannot get parole or probation, but commutation of sentence is still applicable.

Aiden frowned immediately: "But I don't remember applying for a commutation of sentence for her."

Although Fei'er helped in some things, she did not make a major contribution or contribution that could apply for a commutation of sentence. Instead, she caused a lot of trouble.

"What is the reason for her commutation of sentence..." Aiden flipped back and found Fei'er's application form, and saw the registered reason for commutation of sentence, "Charity donation?"

The autonomous prefecture has a special law that if prisoners who do not commit serious crimes donate a large amount of money to the government-run charity welfare fund, they can get a small reduction in sentence. This provision is controversial. Supporters believe that as long as the degree is controlled, this disguised fine can be used to develop charity projects. Opponents believe that doing so is tantamount to buying the law with money and is a matter of principle.

In any case, this law is still in effect. In other words, Fei'er used money to buy herself the opportunity to leave prison a month early.

"It must be the lawyer hired by this guy who taught her. He is really rich." Aiden smiled helplessly and shook his head.

"It should be much quieter when she goes out for patrol." Veronica said.

"Just hope she doesn't come in again." Aiden replied, "I will examine it carefully later. She is also a key figure here. I have to see her off when she leaves."

Aiden thought that he would do some ideological work on this succubus in the end. In any case, it is their job to minimize the probability of prisoners committing crimes again after being released from prison.

"What do you want to talk to me about, sir?" Veronica asked.

"It's a personal topic. Can you talk for a while?" Aiden said.

"Eh?" Veronica was stunned.

"Is it inconvenient now?" Aiden thought that the other party still had work on hand.

"No, no!" Veronica shook her head vigorously.

"Then..." Aiden thought for a while, "Let's go back to my office."

Two white porcelain teacups were placed on the coffee table, and Aiden brewed a pot of tea again.

Veronica sat in the guest seat, rubbing her fingers nervously.

Aiden sat down and said, "Veronica."

"Yes, yes!" Veronica tensed up all of a sudden.

"Why are you so nervous? I'm not going to lecture you." Aiden gestured to the other party to relax, "Let me be frank, Veronica, I have something important to tell you in advance."

In Veronica's surprised eyes, Aiden told her about the current situation and future plans.

"Although I don't want to think of the worst, it's not realistic to expect everything to go as planned. If something happens to me, Veronica, I hope--"

When Aiden said this, Veronica suddenly reacted and said, "Wait a minute, you mean... you might encounter something?"

"No one can predict this kind of thing." Aiden shook his head, "If I fail in this matter, there will be two possibilities. One is that I disappear from this world directly, and the other is that someone will appear to replace me. He will inherit my memory, but he and I will not be the same person in personality, and he may not be interested in managing the prison, so..."

"So, are you... going to tell me about the prison?" Veronica asked cautiously.

"That's right." Aiden nodded.

"But I still don't quite understand, there might be someone to replace you? What does that mean?" Veronica was confused.

"You should remember Deborah's story very clearly, just like her. If I die unexpectedly, someone will use the power of the God of 'existence' to recreate an Aiden Jarod. This new 'Aiden' will have my memories, but will still be another person, and my divinity and the Wordless Codex will most likely be taken away." Aiden explained.

"Why is this happening..." Veronica was shocked when she heard about this for the first time.

"The reason is a bit complicated, and it's not something that can be explained in just one or two sentences. In fact, I was involved in a chess game involving the rulers, and I can be regarded as a chess piece on the chessboard. In short, as long as the leader of the Blood Moon Cult is killed, I can survive. On the other hand, if he kills me, I will disappear from this world." Aiden spread his hands.

"So what do you think your chances of winning are?" Veronica asked with an uneasy look.

"The information is not sufficient, and I dare not assert it... For the time being, it can be considered fifty-fifty." Aiden replied.

Veronica was silent for a long time, and then she asked, "Can't I help?"

"You retain the power of the 'stand-in', of course you can do something, but it's too dangerous to let you get involved in this matter." Aiden said.

"I don't mind the danger." Veronica said seriously.

"I mind." Aiden also seemed very serious.

Veronica was stunned.

"The enemy's ability can reverse a person's psychology. I know you are loyal to me, but once it is reversed, you will regard me as an irreconcilable enemy." Aiden explained, "Of course, in theory my ability can seal or remove this effect, but if you are reversed without my knowledge, I may be attacked by you without noticing. You must know that you are the person I trust the most. Even if that happens, do you think it doesn't matter?"

"..." Veronica was completely silent.

"You are the only one who knows about my affairs in prison. You are the only one I can trust." Aiden said calmly, "This is something only you can do, Veronica."