The Warden of The Witches

Chapter 30:

Personnel Transfer

Half a month later, at the core area of the Rose Prison.

"Hey, it's the Shitty Warden!"

"The Prison Chief is here again today. Your complexion doesn't look too good, is your health not doing well?"

"If you've got the guts, come here, you brat. Watch me twist your head off!"

...

Accompanied by Franda, Aiden walked leisurely through the corridor, inspecting the noisy core area of the prison as usual.

"Wait a moment, Lord Aiden!" When passing Room 13, Fei, leaned on the railing as usual and said in a coquettish tone, "I have something important to tell you!"

Aiden immediately gave her a cold look. "What, don't tell me you're also going to claim you're innocent and want me to clear your name for you?"

"Huh? How did you know?" Fei, who had her line stolen, was a bit puzzled.

"After five times in and out from here, how could I not know you? I can tell what kind of crap you're going to drop just by the way you pout!" Aiden retorted impatiently. "Want me to clear your name? Don't even think about it!"

"Lord Aiden, it's not fair. We're so familiar with each other, can't you give me a chance? You helped that wolf girl the first time she came in." Fei pouted unhappily.

"Don't think just because your roommate is gone, you have a chance. When have you ever not been in trouble for real?" Aiden kicked the cell door. "Now you're living it up in a double room all by yourself, don't act all innocent."

After saying this, Aiden left Fei behind and continued to patrol deeper into the corridor.

"It's been a week, hasn't she come back to see you?" Franda, who was following behind, casually asked.

"No, let alone a meeting, i didn't even receive a thank-you letter. She's really an ungrateful woman." Aiden shook his head.

A week ago, Veronica left the prison to attend a retrial.

Considering the high likelihood of her case being overturned, Veronica said goodbye in advance to Aiden, who came to see her off.

At the time, she said that if she could get out, she would definitely come back to thank Aiden in person.

Then, after the trial, she was released on the spot.

"I don't think she'd want any more ties with this place. The prison isn't a place worth remembering for prisoners, especially for those who were wronged.

I've been here for over a decade, and I could probably fill the entire cell block with the wrongfully accused who told me they'd come back to visit, but not a single one has ever shown up." Franda sighed.

"As long as it doesn't mean more work for us in the prison, anything is fine," Aiden said, then turned around. "Alright, the patrol is over, let's go back."

After returning to his office, Aiden brewed himself a cup of tea and sat in the soft chair beside the tea table.

On the table, there was a copy of the "Silver City Daily news" brought over by other prison guards. The headline of the newspaper was reporting, "Shocking nationwide case of police killing, rogue officer Jialong Rowton sentenced to life imprisonment."

"This guy didn't even get the death penalty?" Aiden sneered.

Veronica was sentenced to death without a second thought when she was arrested. Now that her case has been overturned, the fact that the more heinous Jialong was only sentenced to life imprisonment makes me think that Senator Rowton must have worked tirelessly to save his son's life before he was dismissed from office.

Of course, this guy's own political career is also over. The headline of the newspaper's second edition reads, "Senator Anthony Rowton Under Investigation, Accused of Using Backdoor to Secure Public Office for Relatives."

This isn't surprising. The Rowton family wasn't originally a well-established political family, and this scandal is devastating to them.

In addition, the headline report also briefly mentions Bruce Kane, who was tried alongside them. This guy was only sentenced to two years, which is somewhat lenient.

Under Aiden's instigation, Bruce ultimately didn't reveal that he had been pursued by a killer. He told the prosecution that he had voluntarily turned himself in due to a guilty conscience. This way, Aiden's little maneuver wouldn't be investigated, and Bruce managed to secure a lighter sentence.

However, Aiden didn't plan to let these two off easily. From the reports, it seems that these two have been transferred to the Thorn Prison in Silver City.

He plans to write a letter to the warden of Thorn Prison, asking him to "take care" of these two new inmates.

It just so happens that Thorn Prison recently has been wanting to visit his unit for a learning experience, so they will most likely agree to do him this favor.

If they were continuously targeted in the prison, it's likely that death penalty would be a more merciful option compared to life imprisonment.

He casually flipped through the newspaper and unexpectedly came across Veronica's interview report in the back, "Veronica Wolfe, the Flower of the Police Force, Struggles on the Brink of Death and Finally Receives Justice."

The report first roughly recounted Veronica's journey from wrongful imprisonment to being released on retrial.

It listed her past achievements and included interviews with some of the residents in her jurisdiction. It described how she fought relentlessly from the moment of her arrest to her incarceration.

Throughout the entire positive report, Veronica was almost depicted as a saint. Not a word was mentioned about her lycanthropic heritage.

Aiden remembered seeing a journalist's snapshot of Veronica's fierce expression when she resisted arrest in the "Silver City Daily news" back when he first started paying attention to her case.

At that time, the headline of the newspaper read, "Murderous Rogue Cop Falls into the Net of the Law, Transforms into a Malicious Wolf to Resist Arrest."

Aiden carefully scanned through the report and finally found a part in Veronica's interview that mentioned him.

"Thanks to the Warden of the Rose Prison for going to great lengths on my behalf, allowing me to be vindicated," it was the only mention of him in the entire report. The reporter probably thought he just helped deliver Veronica's retrial application.

"After all that fuss, my 'role' turned out to be so little." Aiden sighed as he held his teacup.

Regardless, that girl really seemed a bit unreasonable. Even if she didn't want to come back to the prison, she could have at least privately thanked him or At the very least sent a letter....

He continued reading, and saw Veronica talking about her future career plans: "...The Mounted Police have reinstated my position and informed me that I can return at any time, but other agencies have also extended invitations to me."

After this incident, the image of the Mounted Police took a nosedive, but Veronica herself, as the victim, gained widespread attention.

If she chooses to return to the Mounted Police, they might offer her a compensatory promotion, to eagerly restore its image.

If she has intentions of transferring to a unit with better conditions, there should be many agencies willing to take advantage of the opportunity for some publicity—overall, her future looks bright.

there probably won't be much interaction In the future... Aiden thought to himself as he put down the newspaper.

At that moment, someone knocked on the office door.

"Come in."

As soon as the words were spoken, Franda pushed open the door and handed him a document. "Sir, this!"

"A personnel transfer request? What's this, someone wants to transfer out again?" Aiden immediately noticed the document's headline.

"No, someone is applying to transfer to our unit. Take a look at the name!" Franda urged.

"Hmm?" Aiden followed her gaze to the section with the applicant's name, and was momentarily stunned. Then, he burst out laughing. "This girl..."

Under the section for the applicant, his very familiar name was boldly written—Veronica Wolfe. The handwriting was exactly the same as the signature on the retrial application he remembered.