Chapter 15: Accidental Discovery
Some text...... No, it is more accurate to say that the combination of some symbols and graphics appeared in Qin Ran's eyes.
Two circular patterns painted in blood, one large and one small, the big one is covered with a small one, so that the whole pattern is divided into two layers, the inner and outer layers, and the center part has an extremely abstract pattern, like a ...... Scorpion?
Qin Ran was not completely sure whether this pattern was a scorpion or not.
In fact, looking at the things in front of him that were written or painted in blood, Qin Ran was not sure whether it was the 'symbols, figures' he thought it would be.
As for the text?
Qin Ran swore that he had never seen such words.
At least, not in what he had ever learned!
"What the hell is this?"
Qin Ran's gaze looked at the position between the two circles.
Here, there are more symbols.
It starts with a regular pentagram and ends with an inverted pentagram.
According to Qin Ran's calculations in the middle, there are roughly forty-one symbols.
It's not that Qin Ran doesn't want more accurate numbers, it's just that these symbols are too unfamiliar and complicated for Qin Ran to tell whether they are combined and represent one meaning, or whether they are combined in pairs and represent another meaning.
Qin Ran squatted on the ground like this, looking at these symbols.
He wanted to find out the pattern.
Ten minutes.
But in the end, it was Qin Ran's brows that were completely furrowed.
Obviously, Qin Ran got nothing.
In the face of something completely unfamiliar, it is definitely not possible to summarize it in ten minutes, especially when it is extremely complicated.
Call!
With a sigh, Qin Ran stood up and turned his head to look around.
But nothing more was discovered.
"Mr. 2567, have you found anything?"
Jack, the prison guard who was holding his nose with a flashlight on the side, looked at Qin Ran who stood up, and immediately asked.
"There are some!"
"Kilfin. How did Huff die? β
Qin Ran didn't elaborate on his discovery, but asked about the way in which one of the prisoners in this cell died.
"Kilfin. Huffy, that guy is a lunatic! β
"Can you imagine yourself biting your wrist and bleeding yourself?"
"I've been a prison guard in Alcatel for ten years, and I've seen countless vicious guys, but it's the first time I've seen such crazy guys!"
When it comes to Kilfin. Huffy, Prison Guard Jack's face couldn't help but show fear.
"There's more about Kilfin. Hitch Thing? β
"Did he have any belongings with him when he was arrested?"
Qin Ran continued to ask.
"I know this guy when he's evil. Teach. The boss, who made hundreds of people commit suicide, doesn't know more about this guy! β
"I wouldn't even want to know these things if I could!"
"It's so creepy!"
"Moreover, this guy turned himself in, not arrested!"
Prison guard Jack shuddered as he spoke.
"Surrendered, not arrested?"
The other party's words surprised Qin Ran.
"Well, that guy is hiding like a mouse! You can't catch it! β
"If he hadn't turned himself in, I think he would have been able to get away with it!"
"Of course, the announcement to the outside is an arrest!"
Prison guard Jack said with a shrug.
Obviously, this is not a glorious thing.
"Didn't he bring anything with him when he turned himself in?"
"For example: books, notes, etc.?"
Qin Ran was still a little unwilling.
His curiosity about the combination of symbols and shapes made him want to explore them.
Whereas, in the usual case, knowledge is recorded in books.
So, Kilfin. The books and notes that Huff carried with him probably had knowledge of these combinations of symbols and figures.
Unfortunately, Prison Guard Jack's answer was disappointing.
"Nope!"
"When that guy turned himself in a year ago, he walked into the police station by himself, and he didn't even have a wallet except for the clothes he was carrying!"
Prison guard Jack carefully recalled, and then gave an answer.
"Do you need me to certify again?"
Prison guard Jack asked.
"No need!"
"Then let's go to the six remaining cells where prisoners commit suicide!"
Qin Ran shook his head.
He didn't think that Prison Guard Jack would cheat him on this.
Not to mention that even Kilfinn. Hitch had notes and books that recorded these symbols and graphic combinations, and I was afraid that the moment he turned himself in, it would also fall into the hands of some people.
After all, 'professionals' like them have already appeared in this copy, so it's no surprise that there are other professionals.
These people must be interested in an evil person who can induce hundreds of people to commit suicide. Teach. The leader's notes and books will be of considerable interest.
Although in the eyes of normal people, Kilfin. Hitch is a pathetic schizophrenic.
The remaining six cells with prisoners committing suicide are two on the third floor, also on the third floor.
Three are concentrated on the second floor, and the remaining one also has monitoring probes on the first floor and the second floor, which is not as dense as the third floor, but it is enough to control the overall situation.
And in terms of the distribution of cells for suicide prisoners, there is nothing special.
The same is true for the first five cells in the search.
Now, Qin Ran came to the last cell.
Compared to Kilfin. As far as Hitch's cell is concerned, the cells of the six prisoners are much better - just with Kilfin, of course. Hitch's cell.
Never fantasize about a first-class room in a hotel.
Because, the best prison cell in Alcatel is not as good as the toilet in the hotel.
Just like in front of him, Prison Guard Jack said that Alcatel's best cell.
It's just an extra lamp fixed to the ceiling, a steel-framed bed that is also fixed to the floor, and an extra lid on the toilet.
Still not able to see the window outside.
Again, there is no sink or anything like that.
"The first floor is for the more honest prisoners!"
"They can be allowed to read sometimes!"
"There aren't many opportunities, though!"
Prison guard Jack introduced.
"I hope they don't depict too much freedom in their books!"
Qin Ran said as he turned on [Tracking] again.
"I hope so!"
"But they deserve it!"
Prison guard Jack smiled.
And did not sympathize with these prisoners.
Similarly, Qin Ran didn't either.
Because, through the narration of the prison guard Jack, Qin Ran has a general understanding of the guys who are locked up here, as if his current cell is called holding more honest prisoners, and it is this more honest prisoner who robbed three banks and killed no less than ten innocent people.
To put it simply, every guy in Alcatel is considered heinous, and even the least guilty of it, in the Federation, is enough to be shot ten times.
As for whether there are any wronged?
In other prisons there may be, but in Alcatel?
Absolutely nothing.
Because, these are prisoners with conclusive evidence.
This is what Prison Guard Jack said.
Although Qin Ran had some doubts about this, it was just.
Qin Ran, who had turned on [Tracking], searched the entire cell as he had done five times before.
In the slightest trace of vision, all traces could not escape Qin Ran's eyes.
But still nothing to gain!
The cell in front of me is very 'clean'!
Not the slightest trace remained.
Under the bed, behind the toilet, and even in the crack of the door, Qin Ran could think of the places where things were hidden, and he had checked them one by one, but there was nothing.
It is not known that these prisoners left nothing.
Still left, but it was cleaned.
Qin Ran leaned towards the latter.
Jan. Jack, the prison guard on the side, had already complained more than once about the trouble of cleaning the cells where the suicide prisoners were staying.
"It's so clean!"
Qin Ran sighed.
With the attitude of the prison guards here towards the prisoners, it is absolutely impossible to clean it so cleanly.
"It has to be clean!"
"Because every time, the warden himself cleans first, and then we clean it!"
"Finally, the warden will check!"
"Several guys were angrily reprimanded by the warden for not cleaning seriously!"
Prison guard Jack said in a helpless tone.
"The warden himself cleaned up?"
Qin Ran looked surprised.
It was completely beyond his imagination.
He didn't think the warden was a man who did such a thing.
"yes!"
"'Those prisoners are scum, but this is my territory, and I don't want them to be as filthy as those scum!' The sentence of the prison warden is a famous quote here! β
Prison guard Jack replied.
"Very much in the style of the warden!"
Qin Ran nodded and walked towards the outside of the cell.
Although he said this, Qin Ran became more and more suspicious of the prison warden.
But there is nothing to be found in front of you, and it is useless to stay any longer.
It is better to go back to the room and ask Lawless about the meaning of those symbols and figures, maybe with the experience of the other party's eighth copy, they will understand the meaning of these symbols and figures.
Maybe you'll find something.
Qin Ran, who walked out of the cell, did not go up to the third floor again and returned to the east.
Instead, they were going to take the exit of the western prison area and then return to the east.
However, before Qin Ran could take a step, the door of the western prison area opened, and a team of five, heavily armed prison guards walked in.
They opened the door to the cell and let the prisoners inside out.
Each prisoner was unkempt and smelly, and at the same time, he held a folded towel in his handβonly a towel, no soap, no washbasin, or anything like that.
"Bath?!"
Looking at this scene, Qin Ran instantly understood.
That's what Prison Officer Jack calls an opportunity that he can only get out of his cell once a week: take a shower.
"It's bath day again!"
Jack, the prison guard on the side, seemed to have just remembered this day, and then walked to the position of the corridor near the wall and motioned for Qin Ran to do the same.
"This is the rule set by the prison warden - those who do not have a task must give way to those who carry out the task!"
"Bathing day is a very important task in Alcatel prison - because this is the only day that the prisoners leave their cells!"
Prison guard Jack and Qin Ran stood side by side, first explained, and then muttered in a low voice.
"Sure enough, did the previous poisoning make people run out of manpower?"
"Originally, there was a team of at least ten people!"
Poisoning naturally will not reduce the prison guards by so many people.
The real reason for the lack of manpower was that the warden had been placed on the outskirts of Alcatel Prison to capture Tom Sr.'s accomplice who might have fled.
Qin Ran knew this.
However, it is impossible to explain it to Prison Guard Jack.
Standing on one side, Qin Ran watched as the doors of the cells were opened, and the prisoners walked out one by one.
Soon, the iron door of the cell directly opposite Qin Ran was opened.
"Hey, it's nice to see the sun!"
A thin, shriveled old man walked out of his cell.
Unlike the other prisoners, the old man had a smile on his face, standing in the light and stretching his waist, looking comfortable, and the towel was not folded in his hand, but on his shoulder.
"Huh, the new face?"
When the old man saw Qin Ran, he couldn't help but cry out in surprise.
And this approach was exchanged for the anger of the prison guards who opened the door of the cell.
"Shut up, you've missed this opportunity to take a shower!"
The prison guard smashed the butt of a gun on the old man's back, causing the old man to stumble and fall to Qin Ran's side, and then, before the old man could get up again, he was dragged back to the cell by the prison guard.
But a strange look flashed on Qin Ran's face.
"This guy is a famous thief!"
"If it's not more. I've been imprisoned too many times, and it's not good to be locked up in Alcatel! β
Prison guard Jack explained the other party's identity.
"A thief?"
"No wonder!"
Qin Ran pinched the suddenly extra paper ball in his pocket, and his heart was suddenly shocked.
The old man, who was called a thief just now, seemed to be balancing with his dancing palms at the moment he was knocked down, but in essence, he stuffed the paper ball into Qin Ran's pocket.
The moment before the other party touched his pocket, Qin Ran could see the other party's intentions, but he didn't have the slightest intention of stopping it.
A prisoner in Alcatel will 'put' paper balls into the pocket of one of his strangers.
What does it represent?
Or to put it more simply: what's inside the paper ball? What is written?
An unexpected discovery!
The corners of Qin Ran's mouth turned up slightly.