Chapter 131

Not long after the new year, Tower 2 had a new person in charge.

The person in charge was parachuted in and directly appointed by the prison warden to be the inmate from Tower 2 with the highest task completion rate. Li Feng was demoted to the 35th floor and had to choose between being a protector or assassin.

When Ma Sha told Shen Yue about this, she noticed that Shen Yue didn't care. So she deliberately asked, "Do you know why the prison did this?"

While picking up Ma Sha's underwear that was strewn on the floor and putting it in the laundry basket, Shen Yue replied, "The hero effect. Apart from the assassins nurtured by the families, the inmates in Tower 2 also include some mercenaries who do things just for money and have nothing to lose. Under the driving force of the hero effect, those freelance mercenaries will abandon their own identities and unconditionally choose Li Feng, rendering the protectors in Tower 2 meaningless."

Just like when Ma Sha's protector in Tower 6 turned, if the inmates in Tower 1 were doubtful of the protectors' loyalty, the prison would lose a large source of income. This would be unacceptable to both the prison itself and external parties, disrupting the balance in the prison. So Li Feng could no longer be the person in charge and had to join one of the existing factions.

Ma Sha was not surprised that Shen Yue could answer. Since she started teaching Shen Yue some things, she discovered that Shen Yue not only remembered things quickly but could also understand the things she wanted to comprehend. She just didn't know why Shen Yue always lacked confidence.

For this issue, the only thing Ma Sha could tirelessly do was encourage her, "Good analysis, our Shen Yue is so capable!"

The corners of Shen Yue's lips slightly lifted, but she stubbornly said, "I'm not capable."

Her sister was much more capable than her.

Ma Sha also told Shen Yue that someone might make a move on her recently. "I orchestrated this latest change. In your words, it's called luring the snake out of the hole. Next, the person in charge will surely take advantage of Tower 2's change in leadership to make a move against me. But don't worry, Li Feng is actually loyal to me. With his protection, I definitely won't be in any danger."

Shen Yue had personally witnessed Li Feng's strength. Facing eight people alone, he didn't fall into disadvantage. Moreover, Ma Sha was very smart and seemed to have a grasp on the current situation, so Shen Yue completely believed Ma Sha's words.

She obediently nodded and took the clothes she had folded to the laundry area for the person in charge of washing clothes to collect.

But after Shen Yue left, the smile on Ma Sha's face faded.

Tower 4 wanted to make a move on Shen Yue, but now there were no tasks related to Shen Yue anywhere in the Flightless Bird. To make a move, they would surely try to bait Shen Yue.

She didn't have any specific ideas on how they would bait Shen Yue yet or obtained any related information. She could only hurry to tell Shen Yue many more ways to identify lies, not be deceived, and determine if someone was usable based on interest relationships.

And finally, the exploitation of feelings.

However, despite all of Ma Sha's careful precautions, she didn't expect the real breakthrough to be made through her instead of Shen Yue.

It wasn't fighting or assassination, but the direct destruction of her soul.

That day, the skylight of Flightless Bird was opened early in the morning. The inmates could see the real blue sky through the skylight after a long absence, not the simulated scenery produced by the system.

Sunshine coming through the skylight landed on the marble floor, dispersing into rainbow rays. Shen Yue stretched out her hand, capturing the warmth of sunshine in her palm, but she strangely felt uneasy for some reason.

She looked at Inmate #14 beside her and asked, "Inmate #14, are there people stronger than Li Feng in the prison?"

Inmate #14's no longer perfect smile hung on her face as she replied, "Of course, like me and Si Chengyou."

Shen Yue understood—only Si Chengyou was stronger than Li Feng. In other words, no one could hurt Ma Sha with Li Feng protecting her, unless it was deliberately done by Ma Sha herself.

Shen Yue forcefully suppressed her unease with logic, forgetting that Ma Sha had told her many things couldn't be explained logically. If she couldn't convince herself no matter what using logic, then believe what her heart indicated.

Shen Yue didn't believe her own heart, so she released the warmth she had grasped and retreated into the shadows. Now wasn't the time to look at the sky. After seeing the medical records at Tower 6, she still had to bring food back for Ma Sha. But why was it getting colder and colder as she walked?

When Shen Yue returned to Tower 1, she didn't hear the sounds of Ma Sha practicing punches or any movement from the storage room. So she headed straight for Ma Sha's room.

She could call it her room now too.

She had gotten used to living in the same room as Ma Sha, sleeping in the same bed, and eating at the same table.

"Ma Sha, I'm back. I brought the diced rabbit with chopped chili peppers you wanted to eat." While speaking, Shen Yue put the food on the dining table. But no matter how long she waited, she didn't hear that familiar voice answering her.

"Ma Sha?"

Did she go out?

Shen Yue turned into the bedroom. With one glance, she saw Ma Sha leaning against the window sitting on the floor, a smile hanging on her face. Thinking it was another one of Ma Sha's pranks, Shen Yue walked over and shook Ma Sha's shoulder, softly saying, "Ma Sha, I'm back."

Silence.

Shen Yue realized something. She reached out her arms to hug Ma Sha, not letting her body slip down.

"Ma Sha, I feel a little cold. Can you hug me?"

Once again, no one answered her.

Tower 1, 12:14 PM, Ma Sha Agrikishvoratana Klyuk was discovered dead in her bedroom on the 34th floor.

There were no obvious external wounds on the corpse and no signs of struggling. The initial judgment was death by overdose of medication.

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Here's a dark Shen Yue who goes on a major killing spree, smacking your faces!