The warden who guards the witches

In the afternoon, in the interview room, Aiden and Sophie Carter sat opposite each other across an iron table, with Veronica standing behind them.

"Every once in a while, there will be inmates in this prison trying to 'talk' to me alone. Most of them want to bribe me, especially the guy next door to you. He will mention it every time he sees me...so generally I won't Agree to the prisoner's request to meet alone." Aiden knocked on the iron table and said slowly, "I hope you have a more suitable reason to find me."

"Can the prison guard please go out for a moment?" Sophie asked.

"You care?" Aiden glanced at Veronica, "I heard her say that when you saw her today, you were as guarded as if she would eat you. She only 'interrogated' you once, Why do you seem to have left a psychological shadow?"

Aiden noticed that Sophie was unnaturally wary of Veronica.

"Because it will indeed leave a psychological shadow." Sophie sighed, "Please forgive me, I have received intelligence training a long time ago, one of which is confidentiality. Every once in a while, we will be told something that needs to be kept secret. Then someone will come to inquire about the information, and we are required to deal with the person in charge of the inquiry... that is, have a normal conversation for a period of time. If the person who inquires out us and guesses the information, the person responsible for keeping it confidential will be severely punished. Punishment...the fundamental purpose of training is to instill fear in us about leaking secrets.”

"So Veronica forced the information out of your mouth, awakening the fear implanted in you through previous training?" Aiden understood somewhat.

"After all, your interrogation techniques are so illegal that I can't resist at all." Sophie shook her head, "It's like hanging a person with a fear of heights from a cliff."

"Okay." Aiden motioned Veronica to leave the room temporarily with his eyes, and then looked at Sophie again after Veronica went out, "You can talk now, what do you want to talk about?"

"I would like to ask, Warden, how much information do you want to know?" Sophie said seriously.

"There are quite a few things I want to know, but the most important thing is the information about Mr. Xueyi." Aiden said calmly, "You should already know it."

"Would you be interested in making a deal with me?" Sophie asked.

"I'm sorry, I can't afford your previous offer."

"I can exchange it for a price you may be able to afford..."

"Then let me be honest, I don't plan to trade information with you for the time being." Aiden interrupted her.

"Why?" Sophie didn't show much surprise.

"Two reasons. First, I inquired about your organization with some acquaintances. Your reputation... actually doesn't seem to be very good." Aiden said while observing Sophie's expression.

Sophie's face was expressionless, but she didn't make a rebuttal.

"It seems that those 'rumors' are mostly true." Aiden smiled, "Then the second reason, you should be very clear about it. In fact, if I insist on knowing any information now, I just need to ignore your resistance and get it directly from you. Just pry it out from your mouth. Anyway, I don’t intend to have a deep ‘cooperative relationship’ with Smile Balance.”

After hearing about the Smiling Scales from the Witches' Coven, Aiden decided to try not to have any further contact with the organization.

This organization is very demanding for information, and will also try to spy on the secrets here. For Aiden, who was guarding Melifilia, not only was it difficult to afford the price of trading intelligence, but he also had to bear the risk of leaking secrets on his own side.

Anyone can take a sip of water from this pool, but there are dangerous water snakes hiding under the water.

Although he now hopes to find a way to get rid of his current situation, he cannot seek medical treatment in a hurry. Compared to this profit-seeking "neutral" intelligence organization, the Witches' Coven, which is now closer to him, is more trustworthy.

"That's true," Sophie whispered.

"You already expected this answer from me, why are you talking to me?" Aiden asked.

Sophie was silent for a while, thinking.

Finally, she took a deep breath and answered as if she had made up her mind: "Then, what if I am willing to teach you the divine words I have mastered?"

Aiden frowned when he heard this: "Are you serious?"

"Seriously." Sophie did not avoid Aiden's gaze, "You can write 'no lying' on your Code again, and my answer will still be the same."

"Can I understand that this is a deal proposed by you personally..." Aiden paused as he spoke, "Or is it that you are planning to betray your organization?"

Sophie once told him that "Smiling Scales" has a rule not to share the divine words with others.

During this interview, Aiden could clearly feel that Sophie's aura was different from the last time they talked in the office.

"You can understand this as my personal request." Sophie said seriously, "If you are worried, you can write it in the Code..."

"You can finish your purpose first, and I will naturally verify it again if I feel it is necessary." Aiden also became serious, "What exactly do you want to do? You said before... give me a price that I might be able to pay?" "

"I hope you can find a way to save Susan's life." Sophie said word by word.

"Save your substitute?" Aiden narrowed his eyes, "I remember you said before that your organization has given a price for her to be willing to die in your place..."

"But I never said I had such hope." Sophie took a deep breath, "If possible, I actually hope she can survive."

Aiden carefully observed Sophie's face. He had not written the rule of "no lying" in the "Wordless Code" this time, but he felt that the other party was probably telling the truth. In this case, he could use the "Code" to verify it at any time, so lying didn't make much sense.

"You have a good relationship with her?" Aiden asked.

"At least it's not so cold that I really don't help her." Sophie replied.

"But when you first came in, you didn't mention this at all." Aiden asked.

"Actually, before I came in, I was hesitating whether I should completely obey the organization's arrangements..." Sophie said, lowering her eyes, "Now I just regret it."

"Your mood has changed after just a few days in prison?" Aiden teased, "It seems that the reform effect of my prison is quite good."

"It's just that seeing you and the prison guard lady reminded me of some things in the past. As an intelligence dealer, there is basically no one who can really trust each other, but Susan is one of the few people I can trust." Sophie said and looked at Aiden, "Just one sentence, are you interested in trading with me personally, not with the Smiling Balance?"

"A word from God is a very generous condition." Aiden nodded, "Tell me in detail."