## Chapter 1114 – A Prison Inspection Filled With Emotion and Tears

I held a simple dinner with Jabong, the Holy Knight, and the priests at the office cafeteria, accompanied by some light drinking.

“Kekeke! That was a very refreshing speech, Paladin!”

Holy Knight Derabard seemed to have thoroughly enjoyed my earlier speech, as he said with a hearty laugh.

“You would do very well! Warden Jabong has been a bit too lenient! With the Paladin’s iron will, you can run the prison properly!”
“Hehehe. I am grateful for your kind words, Sir Derabard.”
“Crushing that rapist on the spot was excellent.”

Just the kind of thing the Brass Celestial Knights would like.

“Keuha!”

He downed the liquor straight from the bottle, wiped his mouth, and continued.

“Hahaha. Trying to reform those heinous criminals. It was a flawed idea from the start. Can those who rape women as they please, smash the back of ordinary people’s heads with rocks, and steal money ever be reformed?”

Heinous criminals cannot be reformed.

They can only be mind-broken and reproduced.

“As the Paladin said, they are merely demons. I simply cannot understand why we don’t execute them. If I had permission, I would grind them all to dust right away. We should just kill them all.”
“I agree, Sir Derabard.”

In fact, if I had seen those kinds of guys outside, I would have split them in two on the spot.

“However, rather than killing them, I want to completely shatter their minds and reproduce them as new people. There may be some deaths, but that is only natural.”
“A very pleasing thought, Paladin! Kekeke!”

Thus, I shared a drink with Holy Knight Derabard.

“Hmm… I am worried that production will fall…”

Jabong said, slicing his meat.

“Hehehe, don’t worry.”
“I can’t help but worry.”
“Is that so? Well, it won’t be a problem even if it drops a little.”
“…”

As Jabong, who receives incentives for running the prison, he can’t help but worry. Now that it belongs to me, the supply of prisoners will be limited. If the labor force decreases, production will naturally decrease as well.

But I have a plan for that.

“Of course, money is important. But the most important thing is to completely shatter the minds of those crazy heinous criminals, reprocess them into harmless people, and send them back into society, isn’t it? This place is a rehabilitation facility.”
“Is that so.”
“I just wanted to establish dominance a bit.”

I must make them realize that death is the only outcome if they displease me.

There is no other way to control heinous criminals.

“The reason why prisoners cause trouble in prison is because their minds have not been completely shattered yet.”
“…”
“I will make them proper members of society and send them out. Of course, there may be some deaths, but they are cursed anyway. It doesn’t matter much if they die. In the first place, those who have been rehabilitated won’t resist.”

As I told Derabard, they are guys I would have split in two if I had met them outside anyway. There is no reason to keep them alive. Rather, rehabilitating them like this was a sincere act of service stemming from my righteous nature.

“Anyway, in order to do that, we must thoroughly shatter their minds. If their evil hearts are completely destroyed under the weight of pain, we might even be able to destroy their evil pasts. That is what I call the reprocessing process.”

These heinous criminals will undergo mental reformation and be reborn as harmless people.

In that sense, I was like their mother.

I will train the prisoners with the heart of a mother. At times, I will discipline them, and I will boldly weed them out. That is my love.

“As expected… Paladin, you are truly virtuous, befitting your reputation. To think you would consider that far.”
“Hehehe. Well, if production falls, the incentives may decrease somewhat, but if you have any complaints, there’s nothing I can do.”
“I understand. I will follow the Paladin’s policy.”

Jabong will do his job well on his own.

And it won’t be too difficult to supply prisoners either.

In the future, whenever I visit cities, I plan to cooperate with the city lords to bring all those who have formed criminal organizations and put them in my prison.

There is no other way to describe this other than it being a complete win-win.

It’s a very good thing.
It’s a public service.
It’s a righteous thing.

The city members are happy that the criminal organization members are gone, the victims are happy that the criminals are in prison, and I am happy that they become my prisoners and earn me money. And they even repent while working, so even if you think about it roughly, there are more than four good points.

Good.

“Don’t worry too much. We can just catch more prisoners.”
“Can we catch them?”
“Do you think there are only one or two criminals in the world? There are plenty of rapists, murderous robbers, scammers, and thieves. There is no way the Paladin can’t catch those guys.”
“Oh! I see! Then I have nothing to worry about!”

Jabong nodded, visibly pleased.

Good.

From now on, I should catch all the bandits and murderous robbers as well. Since they are subject to summary execution anyway, I can keep them locked up in prison for life and make them work. I will release those who have truly repented, but otherwise, they will never be able to leave.

“From now on, the heinous criminals of the Karga Kingdom will never be able to sleep soundly!”

I shouted, raising my glass high.

“Oh! Long live the Paladin!”
“Long live!”
“Long live!”

Holy Knight Derabard and the two priests shouted in unison.

“Long live the Paladin!”

Jabong also shouted in unison.

“Very good!”

Rapists and murderous robbers! And embezzlers and scammers! Heretics! Bandit bastards! And the criminal organization members who are eating away at the cities! I will lock all those bastards in my prison!

* * *

Heinous criminals are beings who never repent.

The prisoners locked up in prison pretend to be obedient on the outside, but on the inside, they continue their miserable lives with only the most wretched thoughts.

Wretched thoughts like these.

ㅡWhy am I in a place like this?
ㅡIf only I hadn’t been caught.
ㅡWhat’s so wrong with that?
ㅡDare to put me in trouble?
ㅡIt’s not me who’s bad, it’s that bastard.

Blaming others is basic, and they rationalize that the guy who died after committing a murderous robbery against an innocent person was at fault. And rapists target weak women to satisfy their desires.

In order to shatter and train the minds of these guys, there is no other way but violence.

“They were lying down during break time, not knowing their place.”

As I said.

“No!!!”
“No!!!”
“No!!!”

The prisoners gathered like sheep answered simultaneously.

“These bastards.”

After mealtime.

As I looked around the prison ward where the prisoners lived, I noticed that the little bastards were all lying down as they pleased during break time, which made me uncomfortable because I couldn’t find any order.

I couldn’t stand it, and I immediately summoned all the prisoners.

What these guys need is not time to lie down, but time to repent.

“Do you think you can repent while lying down? Are you tired? Were you lying down because you were tired? The victims you killed and annihilated are still crying in their coffins today!”

Giving them grief during break time is the most effective means of control. That is the only support for them. If you take away their already short break time, they will willingly obey. If you thoroughly torture those who resist there, they will eventually all succumb.

The Belgians who brutally slaughtered the Congolese have no right to lie down.

Likewise, these heinous criminals have no right to lie down.

“From now on, lying down at any time other than bedtime is prohibited! If you are caught lying down, the person in question will be executed, those in the same room will have their sentences increased by one year, and their bedtime will be controlled by one hour for a week! Do you understand!!!”
“Yes! I understand!”
“Yes! I understand!”
“Yes! I understand!”

Good.

The discipline is very good.

I will be able to control them well if this continues.

After finishing the story, I had the supervisors and guards send the prisoners back.

“No, what are those bastards doing?”

But as I watched it, the prisoners were just walking around as they pleased, and the lack of any order made me uncomfortable.

That’s not right.

“Warden Jabong.”
“Yes.”
“From now on, make sure to conduct drills during movement.”
“Drills?”
“The right mind blossoms from keeping order. I’ll show you.”

I immediately showed Jabong the drill.

It’s simple.

You just have to match your steps.

“When moving, everyone must move in step.”
“Ah. It’s similar to what they do in the military. I will implement it.”
“Good. Give 10 lashes to any prisoner who does not perform the drill.”
“I understand, Paladin.”

There are a few more things to tell you.

“And if there is a need to pay the staff more wages due to the changed schedule, pay them all fairly. Wage arrears will not be tolerated.”

Wage arrears can never happen.

“Of course. We can’t run the prison if we have conflicts with the staff over money.”
“Expand the staff if necessary. Just don’t overdo it, and create ledgers and reports to show me when I come next time.”
“I will implement it.”

That should be enough.

But now that the prisoners have returned, is it almost bedtime?

“Paladin. What are you going to do?”
“It’s bedtime now. Let’s go on a patrol for a while.”
“Yes.”

I immediately headed to the prison ward with Jabong.

It was time for the prisoners to go to dreamland.

Whether there are any irregularities during bedtime.
Whether they are sleeping properly.
Whether they are plotting some evil scheme.

Let’s check it out.

We joined up with the supervisor we met in the middle. He was holding a lantern and had the keys to the iron doors of the first floor prison rooms. Following his guidance, we went to room number 5 on the first floor.

ㅡClang.

As soon as we arrived, we pushed the key in and opened the iron door.

ㅡSqueak.

“Ooh.”

As expected, the prisoners were lying down in attention, slightly overlapping each other.

“Eok!”

Whether they were sleeping, they were startled as soon as we opened the door and tried to wake each other up.

“Heok! Pa, Paladin!”
“G, get up! Get up! The Paladin is here!”
“Wake everyone up!”

As soon as I came, they were all trying to stand up like this.

There’s nothing to pick on here.

“Hmm, well. You were sleeping well. Go back to your beds and sleep immediately. If you don’t meet your quota tomorrow, you will be whipped.”
“Yes!”
“Yes!”
“Yes!”

The prisoners lay down again, and we went outside.

“Warden Jabong. I trust you will do as I told you. I will return today and come back again next time, so wait for me.”
“Yes? Where are you going back to?”
“I’m going to the capital.”
“The capital? But it’s night now?”
“I can get there quickly if I run.”
“Yes? Yes? You’re going to run all the way to the capital from here now?”
“That’s how I came too.”
“Ah… Yes. As expected… You are amazing.”
“It’s nothing.”

I’ve seen everything I needed to see today, and I’ve told you everything I needed to tell you. Now that the contract is done, the biggest job is done.

“Then goodbye.”

So let’s go back today and check again next time.

There are so many things to do.

* * *

When I arrived around dawn, the women who had noticed I was back and woken up greeted me.

“You’re late, Katt. I thought you’d be back at night.”
“Hehehe, sorry. Things took a little longer.”
“How was it?”
“It was okay. It was being run well.”

I feel sorry because everyone looks tired.
I should have come in a little quieter.

“Haaam… Hey. So all the money coming out of there is ours now?”
“After paying the staff’s salaries. And buying essential supplies. Everything else is ours.”
“Wow. I didn’t know a prison could be so profitable.”
“Hehehe, it’s bigger than I thought.”

Anyway, I have to get them to sleep quickly.

“Anyway, go up and sleep. You must be sleepy. I’m sorry for making you come down.”
“Father? Aren’t you coming up, Father?”
“Uh. I have something to do.”
“Something to do?”

I have a lot to do now.

First, I need to organize the prison operation plan, improvements, facility maintenance, system inspection, and plans for expanding the number of prisoners.

After that, I will create a prototype fusion Confucian scripture.

Because it has to be used during the prisoners’ mental education time.

I was going to make it soon anyway.
Let’s make it in advance while I have the chance.

“Katt? Just do that when you wake up in the morning and sleep with us now.”

Hilde said, grabbing my arm.

“No. I have to do it now.”
“What is it? I want to sleep with you… Is it something you have to do now?”
“Ah, that’s.”

I’m going to make a book.

“I’m going to make a book.”
“A book?”

Everyone tilted their heads at that.

“The blackie is making a book? Why? What nonsense is that?”

Nonsense?

“I have to make educational materials for the prisoners.”
“Educational materials?”
“Hoo… Educational materials, you say?”

That’s right.

“Uh. There’s a mental education time for the prisoners. I’m going to use the educational materials I made to educate them and rehabilitate them. I’m going to make something better than the existing Brass Celestial Knights’ character education textbook.”
“Oh my god…! To think you would think of that! You’re amazing, Katt!!!”
“Right?”

Hilde was greatly impressed.

“Now that the little bastards have entered the prison, they have to leave as corpses or in a state of repentance. I’m going to make educational materials myself and tell the supervisors to educate the prisoners. Since they’re people I hired with my own money now, I have to make them work.”

Everyone nodded at that.

“Hehehe, that’s really admirable. To think you were thinking of making the prisoners truly repent.”
“No, Rishia! Katt is originally that kind of person!”
“I know. Haa… You really have such a good personality.”
“That’s right, that’s right!”

When it comes to people with good personalities, it’s Kim Katt.

“Wow. I thought you were definitely thinking about how to squeeze those heinous criminals to make money. To think you were thinking of such admirable things.”

Karin was also greatly impressed.

“No, sis. Was I that kind of person?”
“Isn’t it similar?”
“Really, Karin doesn’t know anything. There’s no one as upright as our Katt.”

Liztina said, coming to my side and touching my face.

“Hehehe, yeah. That’s right. Where else in this world is there a person with as good a personality as me.”
“Is there anything I can help with?”
“It’s okay. Just get some sleep since it’s late. I’ll do this for a bit and then go up.”
“If that’s the case.”

Let’s send them up, wash up, and then get to work.

Anyway, there’s nothing else to do right now besides this.

“Katt! I want to help!”

At that time, Hilde said in a cheerful tone.

“I told you to sleep. You must be tired since it’s dawn.”
“I’m okay!”
“Hmm… Then what can Hilde help with?”
“I don’t know much about difficult things, but I’ll just go under the desk while you’re writing the book!”

What does that mean.

Ah.