Deep in the Living
Chapter 241 - 230: Visiting the Prison

Chapter 241: Chapter 230: Visiting the Prison

≮Special ability selected, please wait patiently for the completion of fear transformation≯

The fear energy stored in the posterior of the pituitary was rapidly consumed, injected into Luo Di’s consciousness through a series of nerves.

There was no enhancement of tentacles,

nor any thickening of color,

but a pure, pitch-black energy, representative of an assassin, injected into the brain.

This sensation was unlike the Open Spine or the Display of Suffering; it was purely an expression of fear, not amplifying physical qualities, with Luo Di’s body undergoing no changes during the process.

What he could sense was a kind of "empathy."

It was as if he was always the viewer in front of the television, watching a B-movie murderer commit all kinds of killings. But now, he seemed to have become the main character, each breath as heavy as that of a murderer.

An aura had already formed around his body.

Luo Di could feel that he was one step closer to being a real murderer, confirming this choice.

Time unknowingly passed,

and when Luo Di awoke from the pituitary space, it was already the early morning of the next day.

This sleep lasted for a full 24 hours.

The actual feedback given to Luo Di was nothing like sleeping at all, immediately waking up with a feeling of his brain being shriveled. This period in the pituitary space, accepting the capability traits, had almost completely drained his brain energy.

The intense appetite urged Luo Di to immediately go downstairs to consume food related to the [brain].

Only after a hot braised pig’s brain was consumed was his brain finally revived.

Although Luo Di’s consciousness carrier had become the spine, the brain itself still played an important role, now even more as a container for the pituitary, not to be neglected.

After eating and drinking his fill, able to spare thoughts to pay attention to other matters, Luo Di then noticed an unfamiliar missed call on his bracelet.

Luo Di rarely contacts people, and during this special period, few people would actively call him.

When he returned the call, the other party directly hung up, but shortly a text message from that number came in.

"Please confirm that your environment is not under surveillance, as our next call will involve sensitive information. Please dial this number again once you confirm the environment conditions."

Luo Di realized something, decisively paid his bill, and returned to his rental home.

As the call was connected, a mature and steady voice came from the other end of the phone:

"Hello Luo Di, we are here from [Border City Prison]."

According to the instructions from higher up, a prisoner specially arranged by you has recovered from a vegetative state, and currently has been stabilizing in our prison for more than three days.

Her current state allows meeting with external personnel.

Also, she herself has made a request to see you.

Moreover, information about this special prisoner is entirely sealed within the prison, and no one outside knows except for you and Mr. Yu.

Do you need to schedule a prison visit?

We operate 24 hours a day here, and any time slot can be booked."

"Today it is then."

"Okay, I will send the specific address and available means of transportation shortly. Please be careful not to be followed and maintain a disguise as much as possible when arriving at this prison for identity verification."

Simultaneously with the end of the call, another text with the address was sent.

So-called Border City Prison is neither in Moon City nor in the Capital City.

It is not even inside any city but is situated in a coastal suburb, a location that does not show any building on regular maps.

Two transportation options were available:

1. Rent an unmonitored vehicle and drive there yourself.

2. Go to Haiwang City’s port [Dock 17] and show this message to the crew there; you can then take a boat to the coast where the prison is located and walk for one hour to reach it.

Luo Di doesn’t have a driving license yet, and although he could forcibly rent a car through connections, it would carry some risk of leaking information.

Since that girl really survived, Luo Di doesn’t mind digging out her entire organization; before that, he absolutely must not startle the snake.

Moreover, Luo Di has consistently maintained the need to kill this girl and has not diminished in the month’s interval.

"Scapular penetration, brain entanglement, and hours-long Iron Maiden closure. Such punishments could completely kill several Mature Pseudo-People, or cause them to commit suicide during the process... and she still survived? Even if she has no backing organization, she deserves to be executed by me personally."

Luo Di, having slept for a full 24 hours and eaten a hearty meal of pig’s brain, felt rejuvenated, packed necessary luggage, and started his journey.

Returning to the Capital, he boarded a direct bus to [Haiwang City].

The over four-hour journey brought him to this port city located in the southern part of the country, somewhat similar to Mingwang City in certain aspects, belonging to the fringe cities of the nation.

It possesses ports for accepting overseas immigrants and transporting materials but also has a psychiatric hospital.

Although the two cities are situated at the northern and southern ends of the country.

But the impact of the [Saiwei Vacation Island Incident] has put all national ports on alert, halting all island excursions and requiring strict inspection of persons entering and leaving the ports.

To go to the port, Luo Di could only show his investigator credentials.

He did not want to expose this trip, intending to secretly complete his meeting with Wendy, having previously traveled under the identity of [Mr. D].

As Luo Di pondered how to conceal his identity, for some reason, he suddenly recalled the farewell with Yu Ze at the train station platform a month ago, where the latter had specifically stuffed a stack of talismans in his front pocket, which he had never used afterward.

The talisman remained in Luo Di’s coat pocket, ready for any emergency.

As the yellow talisman unfolded,

it automatically adhered to Luo Di.

Hum~ The talisman activated!

Luo Di watched as his body gradually became transparent, his body adapting to the surrounding environmental light reflection under the effect of the talisman,

The talisman also formed a simple shielding field around his body, even converging sound and breath.

「Invisibility Talisman」

"Can this guy really predict events that happen a month later? Or is it... he just guessed roughly, knowing the Invisibility Talisman would be useful to me?"

Without dwelling on it, as the talisman had limited time, Luo Di quickly headed towards the harbor.

He effortlessly entered the harbor and at the designated dock found an old boatman, who took Luo Di to the suburban coast miles away in an ordinary fishing boat and also pointed out the direction to the prison.

A one-hour walking distance, Luo Di arrived in just ten minutes.

Luo Di emerged from the woods and stood by a lonely highway,

across which stood a solitary prison, hidden among the suburban wilderness, styled like a medieval castle, completely segregated from the city.

The prison itself had a unique management mode, independent of any world corporation, possibly related to the Investigation Bureau, but Luo Di wasn’t clear.

This place mainly detained prisoners with special identities that required secretive handling.

The prison itself could also be self-sustaining completely disconnected from the city, essentially a small city in itself, hence it was known as [Border City Prison].

The prison itself was quite mysterious, never having had an escape incident, and even the most basic disturbances were few and far between.

Rumors.

Some investigators who had committed offenses, in order to reduce impact on social stability, were secretly transferred here for handling.

Luo Di reached the prison’s main gate and just took a step inside.

A sudden intense burning sensation came from the back of his neck, and his entire spine unexpectedly started to wriggle, terrifying him enough to immediately use more tentacles to block the spine, cutting off its connection to Hell.

『What is going on?!』

Just as Luo Di covered his cervical spine adjusting his state.

A prison guard, 70% of whose body was cybernetically enhanced and equipped with advanced weapons, stepped forward and directly scanned Luo Di to verify his identity.

"Investigator Luo Di, green access level! Only a basic luggage inspection is required, please put your luggage on the conveyor belt."

The Cornered Tool that Luo Di carried was all left behind, to be retrieved when he left, and even the camera coat he wore was the same.

After all, he was visiting a special prison today, so his attire was also relatively formal.

Beneath the coat was a white shirt and dress pants, along with a pair of casual leather shoes.

Rolling up his sleeves, he followed the prison guard deeper into the facility,

who also said along the way:

"The prisoner you are about to meet is in Category B confinement, her personal information has been completely blocked and cannot be accessed through any external channel.

And you are the only authorized visitor.

You have ’control authority’ over this prisoner and can request close contact during the interview period.

Also, your conversation will take place in a completely confidential division, with no monitoring equipment, the content of the conversation is only known to you two."

"Hmm."

Luo Di had not expected the prison to entirely meet his requirements, and once again admired Yu Ze’s efficiency in handling matters, having truly found such a place to detain the prisoner.

"After passing through this corridor, turn right at the third door. Validate it with your wristband and you can enter the [Visiting Room], the prisoner will be escorted there within five minutes of your entry."

"Okay."

Luo Di followed the instructions and found the visiting room allocated solely to him.

Completely sealed,

the middle was divided by multiple layers of bulletproof glass.

Sound could seep out through the small holes at the top of the glass.

Luo Di stood a meter in front of the glass, quietly watching the iron gate on the other side, waiting for the arrival of the others.

However, there was no need to wait five minutes, not even one minute.

Creak! The iron gate was quickly pushed open.

It seemed as if Wendy had been waiting behind the door for his arrival.

However, the fat, disgusting clown expected did not appear,

instead, a quiet and frail blonde girl emerged, lips pursed, wearing a prison uniform, shackled.

Her eyes unfocused and lifeless, she moved like a walking corpse into the visiting room, her exposed neck, hands, and face bore some wounds and scars left by torture devices.

She stood blankly behind the windscreen glass, her spirit seemingly devoured by extreme torture, leaving no value for communication.