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Chapter 104 – Pieces of the Puzzle #1
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There was a newcomer arriving on a boat.
The prisoners doing their exercises started to talk with a shine in their eyes.
“It seems like a Korean is entering."
"I hope he is a Chinese."
The reason why they were keen on getting a newcomer was simple. Depending on the nationality, the power structure inside the prison would change.
Blue Dragon was unusual in that it was a foreign correctional facility as well. Foreign inmates were confined by nationality and religion. Of course, the Korean criminals were the most abundant, but the ratio of foreigners had begun to increase lately.
Here, there was power in numbers. There were no idiots that would face off against a larger force.
“I saw the latest news that a Chinese killer was caught. Surely he isn't that bastard?"
"I thought he died."
"No. Caught."
"Really?"
“Fuck, we shouldn't have any more Chinese…"
Since a few years ago, the number of Chinese criminals started to increase tremendously. Most were death penalty cases, making it hard to send them back to their homeland. So the number of Chinese inmates in Blue Dragon Prison grew steadily.
But if a new Chinese killer entered? The power structure inside the prison could completely reverse.
One criminal with exceptional eyesight raised his hand.
“The newbie is entering!"
The eyes of the criminals turned towards the barbed wire near the port.
“Doesn't it seem to be just one person? Uh, isn't that the warden?"
"…Does that mean he is big enough for the warden himself to go collect him? Maybe it really is that killer…"
The criminal in charge of cleaning the inside of the prison said,
“I was working near the General Affairs Department yesterday and heard something. The person entering today is Korean."
There were sighs of relief from the people who were in opposition to the Chinese.
One of the guards, keeping an eye on the criminals in the area, yelled,
“Is this a zoo? Don't crowd around. If there is one more problem then there won't be exercise time this week."
“Yes~”
The gathered prisoners answered before scattering, but their eyes were still following the newbie. In the end, they were able to see the newbie going through the entrance with a detective.
Someone muttered,
“I don't want to say this, but he looks like a fucked-up bastard."
The prisoners listening nodded in agreement.
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Tae-hyuk and Kang-suk arrived at Blue Dragon Prison and were talking to the warden.
The warden emphasized it again.
“I will tell you a few times, but you have to be very careful. There are many dangerous people in this prison. If they find out that you are an investigator who infiltrated in order to get information, your life will be in danger."
Tae-hyuk laughed.
“Don't worry about it."
He looked relaxed like he was returning to his home.
The warden said in an impressed voice,
"You are really an investigator right? You seem to be very used to a place like this. I've seen a lot of investigators who infiltrated here. It is the first time I've seen one like Kim Cheol-su."
He looked like a criminal hiding his identity.
Kang-suk interrupted the conversation between Tae-hyuk and the warden. There wasn't much time left until the transport departed.
“Warden-nim, I’ll go first. Thank you for doing me this favor."
“Thank you for coming such a long way. Then the guard will guide you out."
Kang-suk handed over the documents he brought to the warden and whispered to Tae-hyuk.
“Then I wish you luck."
Tae-hyuk just smiled instead of answering. In the end, Kang-suk left and there were only two people remaining in the room.
The first one to open his mouth was the warden.
"Cheol-su. Welcome to Blue Dragon Prison. I couldn't tell you properly while the detective was here. There are a few things I would like to ask you.”