The Prison Guards Only Knew That I Escaped After Reading My Novel - Chapter 8

Chapter 8: They Were Anxious

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Over at the Chicago Sun Times headquarters, hackers had begun to launch an attack on the busy News Department. The main computer was paralyzed for more than ten minutes.

By the time they were able to turn it back on, they were shocked to find that someone had posted something on their computer.

Sensing that something bad was going to happen, the editor-in-chief quickly unlocked his phone and logged into the official website of the Sun Times.

A high-definition video was displayed on the main page.

It was a video of the conversation between Thomas, the Xiao family’s second-in-command and Ryan, the Chicago Correctional Center’s warden. The content of the conversation had been clearly recorded, and it was shocking.

The horrified managing editor of the Chicago Sun Times realized that the video would get him killed.

In his panic, he tried to delete the video.

However, he found that he could not delete the video despite his admin access.

In his panic, he ran to the editor-in-chief’s office to report and saw the editor-in-chief lying back helplessly in his chair.

Realizing something, the managing editor took out his phone and went to the main page again. Sadly, he found that the video had already spread.

It had hundreds of thousands of retweets and traffic continued to increase.

This directly ignited the public’s anger.

Tens of thousands of people marched toward the Chicago Justice Department.

They broke through police lines, rushed into the Justice Department building, and demanded that Warden Ryan be severely punished for breaking the law.

The terrified Justice Department urgently held a press conference, which was hastily ended on the grounds that it was investigating the video’s authenticity.

The angry mob did not buy it at all. They marched toward the Chicago Correctional Center and protested.

The Justice Department’s defense could compare not compare to that of the prison. Even so, people who did not rush into the prison began to light combustibles outside and threw them in the direction of the prison. They were only able to disperse the crowd of demonstrators after they sent numerous officers out.

The conflict caused dozens of people to be injured.

Ryan stood in the prison’s control center and witnessed everything.

He regretted accepting Thomas’ bribe. Why did that d*mned Sean not stay in prison obediently and why did that web author expose them on the Internet?

Through Sean, Andre learned about the recent mass demonstration and the contents of the Justice Department’s press conference.

At this point, he realized that he had underestimated the Justice Department’s protection of Warden Ryan.

Great!

‘If you don’t think there’s enough evidence in the video, I’ll give you something stronger.’

He would lure them out into a trap.

Andre contemplated for a moment and felt that he needed to use Sean to lure them out.

There no peace in Chicago that night.

The Justice Department had called an emergency internal meeting to discuss ways to deal with the media and the public.

During the meeting, several law enforcement officers had suggested prosecuting the Chicago warden, but they had been silenced by the Chief Justice Officer.

Without a working solution after the meeting, the chief justice officer, Hayden, had secretly called in Warden Ryan and Thomas of the Xiao family.

They then came up with a plan. They would go all out and play their final hand.

Sean had to die!

The plan was proposed by Hayden. The media had approached him before, so through the Justice Department’s chief executive officer, they asked Warden Ryan to participate in a live broadcast sponsored by a cable television station.

Warden Ryan would go on TV and extend an invitation to the fugitive, Sean in advance. Then, the two would engage openly in a live debate.

They had bribed the brother of Anna, who had been killed in the torture case, and arranged for him to break into the live broadcast room. He would shoot Sean during the televised event.

It was a perfect plan!

That way, public opinion would be swayed once they witnessed the victim’s brother take revenge.

In addition, the media, which favored them, would create a lot of hype.

Anna’s case of torture would finally be concluded, and Sean would die with the reputation of a psychopathic murderer.

As for Anna’s brother, he could go to prison for a few years. In prison, they had a lot of options. They could reduce his sentence and get him out early, or they could let him have an “accident” and stay in prison forever.

The live broadcast was scheduled for 8:15 p.m. the Chicago News Center studio.

The advanced publicity and Warden Ryan’s televised speech had attracted a large number of people to gather outside the Chicago News Center.

Many people were annoyed that they could not enter the building.

It was the first time in Chicago’s history that a confrontation between an escaped prisoner and the judicial system would be broadcasted live.

All the major online forums and social media platforms would stream the whole process.

“Do you think Sean will come? If it were me, I wouldn’t go.”

“Why not! A righteous man is not afraid of a crooked shadow!”

“If he doesn’t dare to come, then there would be no doubts about his involvement in the torture and murder case.”

“I’ve been waiting for an update on ‘Chicago Redemption.’ I want to see what the god has to say.”

“Sean, we support you. Come on! Kill them!”

There was still an hour and a half before the 8:15 pm live broadcast. In the meantime, Andre was lying on the bed in his cell.

‘Divine tracking skill.’

It showed that Sean had left Thomas’ manor.

He followed Highway 41, cut through a park, and slowly sneaked into downtown Chicago.

Andre smiled knowingly. Sean was not a stupid pig.

He knew very well that if Sean did not show up for tonight’s live broadcast, the entire public opinion would lean toward the judicial system.

Even if there were some people who still had doubts in their hearts, they were few in number.

These people would not be able to cause much of a stir.

Andre also realized that Sean had connections on the dark web. It was not difficult to fathom. How could the heir of a commerce family not have some special means at his disposal?

When Sean was first captured, Andre was still in a coma.

By the time he woke up, Sean had already been detained at the police station. All of his connections had been severed.

That had been arranged by his uncle as well. If he did not cut off Sean’s connections in time and gave Sean time to catch his breath, he knew that things would not end well.

Thomas had only felt completely relieved after Sean had been sent to prison.

He knew that Sean did not have any connections in prison. Once he was in prison, he could only receive a “fair trial.”

In all his calculations, Thomas failed to take the sudden appearance of a web author into account.

The web author had helped Sean escape prison.

That was not all; in his new novel, “Chicago Redemption,” he had even added new details to the world-famous model’s murder. He had mentioned how Thomas paid off the entire judicial system with money.

Thomas, who had been in power for so long, was at his limit.

He had never been so frustrated!

However, it was almost over.

There was an hour to go before the 8:15 broadcast.

Sean, on the other hand, was sitting in a shabby garage that was a 15-minute walk from the Chicago News Center.

He was waiting for confirmation from someone.

Sean knew that tonight was his last chance.

He could be shot dead in front of a billion people or he could uncover the Chicago justice system’s rotten parts and Warden Ryan’s dirty dealings.

Tonight was the night.