The Warden of The Witches

Anonymous Letter

"Is it interesting to fight over snacks? Can't you split them evenly like sensible people? What do you think this place is?" Veronica crossed her arms and glared at the two girls in front of her. "This is a prison, not a daycare! Follow the rules, and if there's a next time, it's solitary confinement. Got it?"

"Got it," the two girls, who strikingly similar in appearance — the Gemini assassins who were thrown into prison by Melusine — answered in unison.

they seemed unusually obedient, when Facing Veronica.

The reason? Well..... Veronica had given them a good beating when they caused trouble under Melusine instructions before.

"Go back to your rooms!" Veronica pointed to the cells behind them.

The two sisters lowered their heads and entered their room; Veronica promptly closed and locked the door.

"Thank goodness you were here." Isabella, the officer who was on duty in the prison area, walked over to thank her. "I told them to stop, but they wouldn't listen."

In the regular prison areas, it wasn't a big deal, but when core area inmates fought in their cells, guards could only warn them or call in the riot squad.

"I never thought being a prison guard would involve dealing with kids." Veronica sighed.

"But in a way, it's not all bad. It seems like they're becoming somewhat normal kids," Isabella said.

When they first arrived, these sisters seemed like an emotionless dolls controlled by Melusine.

Later, Aiden ordered them to be separated from Melusine, eliminating her influence, and undergo rehabilitation with other juvenile offenders.

Veronica had confidence in aiden's methods. The sisters' situation wasn't as complicated as Evangeline. Given time, they still had a chance to return to a normal life.

"Patrol's over. I'll go report to the warden."

Veronica bid farewell to Isabella and headed to aiden's office.

"...Thank you for your hard work"

Aiden replied casually after hearing Veronica daily report, while examining the case file in his hands.

He had been reviewing it repeatedly since Veronica entered.

Seeing that her boss was busy, Veronica doesn't want to disturbing him and turned to leave.

But Aiden stopped her, "Veronica, when you were a mounted police officer, did you have knowledge of the gangs in old district?"

"Somewhat...," Veronica turned, surprised at Aiden bringing up this topic.

"I've handled some related cases before"

The Mounted police is mainly responsible for large-scale violence incident, cults, demonstrators and bandit in the suburbs, as well as urban gangs. Those were common adversaries for the mounted police.

Glancing at the case file number on the desk, Veronica suddenly understood, "Are you looking at Carmilla's case file?"

"Yes."

"Do you suspect something fishy in her case?" Veronica looked puzzled.

when she was wrongly imprisoned, Aiden had reviewed her case file repeatedly, suspecting irregularities on the cases before ultimately helping her.

"I want to see if there are any discrepancies, but I can't find any for now." Aiden put down the case file.

Investigating violence related to gangs wasn't his expertise; he was a prison guard specializing in handling inmates. The original owner of this body was knowledgeable about various crimes, but not particularly in-depth about gang-related activities. The inherited memories didn't provide much guidance in this area.

"Why now all of a sudden?" Veronica blinked, puzzled.

Camilla's case happened a year ago, so revisiting the file after such a long time seemed peculiar.

"This morning, I received an anonymous letter in my mailbox. The writer claims want to expose the truth behind Carmilla's case," Aiden retrieved a letter from his desk.

"Take a look. The handwriting is intentionally distorted, but you can still make out the content."

The letter recounted a gang fight at an abandoned dock in the old district a year ago between the Skull Gang and the Blood Hand Gang over territory.

In the midst of the battle, a Blood Hand Gang member, Carmilla, knocked down a Skull Gang youth named Bailey with a few punches. Soon after, mounted police arrived, dispersing the combatants. The depicted events closely mirrored Carmilla's case file. The youth, who had escaped the scene, died from traumatic shock the next morning and was discovered by a homeless scavenger.

This young man turned out to be the son of the current resident of the Rose Prison's core area, the Revenant Silaine.

The issue arose in the latter part of the letter, introducing details not present in the case file: Bailey, upon escaping, didn't show any major injuries. After returning to the Skull Gang's base, he was praised by the gang's leaders for his active participation in the brawl and was kept behind.

The following day, Bailey mysteriously died in that same alley.

"Any idea about the source of this letter?" Veronica asked Aiden after reading it.

The letter raised numerous suspicions; it was anonymous, the handwriting deliberately distorted, making its origin completely unclear.

The timing was also peculiar—emerging a whole year after the incident and not landing in the hands of the investigative authorities but sent directly to the prison warden.

If there are no unforeseen circumstances, this mysterious letter would likely end up in the trash. However, Aiden is diligently re-examining Carmilla's case.

Veronica could sense that Aiden might have a lead on the letter's source.

"Well, I have a rough idea of who sent this letter," Aiden nodded.

recalling the gang youth he met in the interview room yesterday.

The perspective in the letter matched the identity of that young man.

Given his position, revealing internal gang matters would require a significant level of determination.

Aiden had informed him of Silaine's condition yesterday, revealing that Silaine had little time left and was unaware of the true culprit behind his son's death. This might have prompted him to send this letter to the prison.

Having briefly recounted yesterday's events to Veronica, Aiden sought her opinion. "What do you think?"

"From my past investigative experience, it's not entirely implausible. However, for detailed information, I think it's best to ask the person directly."