The Chef Rules the Last Days-Chapter 38 - 36 Prison (12) Subjugation

38: Chapter 36: Prison (12) Subjugation

38: Chapter 36: Prison (12) Subjugation

The midnight breeze swept through with waves of high heat.

Yue Ru was forcibly dragged to lie prostrate at Old Shen Du’s feet, his intact right leg stepped on the woman’s back, twisting on it.

A young woman, bare all over, lay before a group of burly men, many of whom couldn’t resist sneaking glances, tempted by her vulnerability.

“Today, because of this woman and these two watchdogs, we let the enemy slip through, leaving the fate of 15 of our brothers unknown.”

Wherever Shen Du’s gaze landed, the men solemnly lowered their heads, well aware that ‘unknown fate’ probably meant ‘dead beyond recognition.’

“What do you mean ‘because of me’!” Yue Ru, lying on the ground, cried out from the piercing pain in her back, “It’s your people who wouldn’t return me to my cell every night!

You forced me!”

She desperately turned her head, seeking Chu Mengyao’s help with a pleading look but saw her turn away with pity, leaving Yue Ru’s eyes blurred with tears, the humiliation almost making her pass out…

Old Shen Du lifted his foot, his snakehead cane raised high before brutally striking the woman’s back.

The folds in his face quivered with the motion, making him look ferocious and terrifying.

Yue Ru collapsed onto the ground, in so much pain she couldn’t utter another word.

“I’ve said it before, women cause trouble.

Are you all taking my words for the idle wind?”

The crowd remained silent, while Su Mo keenly observed their reactions.

She noticed Hao Hu’s hate-filled glances frequently darting their way, and sure enough, he spoke up for the crowd.

His indented left eye seemed to still be rotating, the scar piercing through it twitching with his fierce expression, “Boss, since the prison’s establishment, there have only been two groups of outsiders who’ve come, besides the students who arrived early…”

He pointed accusingly at Su Mo and her group, with clear ill intent, “Only our Admiral Lu has…”

Even Mo Yan’s people held grievances against Su Mo’s trio; before their arrival, the prison was fine.

Some questioning voices just started rising from the ranks but were quickly suppressed by Mo Yan.

Blending in among them, Zhao Xiwen diminished her presence, her certainty in Chu Mengyao’s words solidifying further.

No sooner had Hao Hu finished speaking than the crowd began to jeer.

Who is Lu Chen?

The man who, during the end times, personally locked them into this sunless prison cell.

They wished for nothing more than his death.

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Old Shen Du leaned on his cane, his snake-like cold gaze met Lu Chen’s, “Admiral Lu, do you have anything to say?

I’ve always treated an admiral as a friend.”

Faced with everyone’s condemnation, Lu Chen appeared utterly unflustered, proud and upright, encircling the person in his arms.

He coolly countered Hao Hu’s question, “How exactly do I kill people?”

How exactly does he kill people?

The question brought silence over the crowd.

Some of them had witnessed the scene—no bodies, only bloodstains remained.

Who else but a Space Superpower User could have done that?

Hao Hu choked, then blurted out defensively, “Who else but you!

You must’ve killed them and hidden the corpses!”

After listening for a while, Su Mo couldn’t hold back anymore, peeking out from Lu Chen’s embrace to retort discontentedly, “Is the mouth your mom gave you meant to spout nonsense at others?”

Having cursed at the offender, her cheeks began to glow with a suspicious flush as she buried her head back in his chest, a clear bite mark visible on her neck.

Her shy words were heard by everyone:

“My legs are still weak.”

Jianxiong felt that every time the focus shifted to Su Mo, the whole atmosphere changed abruptly.

This explicit implication made the mood turn strange.

He struggled to control the muscles twitching on his face, wishing he could applaud her vigor if the occasion were different.

Su Mo’s seemingly unintentional remark, however, cleverly reminded those present at the time—she and her companion were ‘busy’ when the incident occurred; they couldn’t have had time to commit murder.

The two gray-faced gatekeepers, particularly, who were receiving Hao Hu’s murderous glares, swallowed hard and remained seated on the ground, stumbling over their words in explanation:

“Indeed…

that’s true, many people saw it.”

“We…

we checked everything in Lu Chen’s room and found nothing suspicious.”

The only thing they found was perhaps some water stains in the bathroom.

Thus, Su Mo and the others had a solid alibi; a sly smile curled up on the little face hidden in the man’s chest.

Despite Hao Hu being certain they were the murderers, he couldn’t utter a single word of rebuttal now.

A surge of uncontrollable hatred boiled up inside him once again.

He glared at Su Mo, who was encircled in his arms, his gaze terrifying.

If he couldn’t kill Lu Chen, then those around him were not going to have an easy time either!

Sensing his malicious gaze, the man’s large palm shielded the head of the person in his arms.

His emotionless eyes shot directly at him, with unabashed murderous intent in his deep blue pupils.

Just one look seemed to drain the last bit of warmth from his body, causing Hao Hu to shiver and look away.

Old Shen Du lowered his head, gripping his cane tighter and tighter.

After a long while, he kicked Yue Ru away with his intact right foot and gestured for Li Qian to help him up: “Starting today, everyone is on Level 1 alert, superpower users two to a room.”

He raised his cane and pointed at the two guards by the door: “These two, expelled from the prison.”

After speaking, he couldn’t be bothered with the wails that followed and, without looking back, left with the assistance of Li Qian.

Hao Hu caught up from behind, urgently saying, “Boss!

15 superpower users, just like that?!”

They had almost lost half of their superpower users; now only a portion of the people on the second floor remained alive.

“Just like that?” Old Shen Du let out a strange laugh: “Cough cough, no, it won’t end just like that.”

Hao Hu stopped in his tracks, his face tensed.

Su Mo looked up at the departing figures, puzzled, “Is it over just like that?”

“It’s not,” Lu Chen replied as he wrapped his arms around her, leaving under the gaze of many.

Jianxiong couldn’t resist leaning close to Su Mo and whispering, “Little sister, that was brilliant just now, big brother gives you full marks.”

“Too kind, too kind,” Su Mo replied.

Although confined within his embrace, it didn’t stop her from raising her proud head—which didn’t last more than three seconds before Lu Chen flicked her forehead with a finger.

“…..” Too much!

Li Qian helped Old Shen Du back to their residence, and the warder’s office in the same building.

Old Shen Du sat down on a chair, while he stood by, the picture of elegance.

“Do you think, could Lu Chen have the Devour superpower?”

In Old Shen Du’s withered hand, two cups and a tin of tea leaves suddenly appeared.

Li Qian conscientiously fetched a kettle of hot water that had already been prepared, opened the lid, and skilled at brewing tea, started steeping it.

He pushed the freshly poured cup of tea in front of him, smiling as he touched his nose and spoke softly, “Haven’t you had the answer for a while now?”

“Cough cough,” Old Shen Du coughed a few times.

Even in the hot summer, he found the sip of hot tea gratifying.

He looked at his own hand and let out a cold laugh.

His superpower was quite special, capable of detecting the energy fluctuations of other superpower users, allowing him to merge with and Devour others’ superpowers.

The Space superpower he now possessed was acquired through Devouring, but at the same time, the price he paid was a weakened body.

“I never knew someone could Devour two superpowers and still remain so intact.

Worthy of Lu Chen,” he laughed strangely again, his gaze falling on his left leg and flashing a moment of pain.