PRI Chapter 25: Sudden Gunshots and Intimidation

The task list had been updated with a total of 6 tasks.

As long as these 6 tasks were completed, Border Prison could upgrade from Level F to Level E.

These tasks set requirements for the prison's scale, profit value, loyalty, and fear value respectively.

[Task 1: Expand the prison and accommodate 500 prisoners. Reward: Fully automatic bullet production line]

[Task 2: Profit value exceeding $10 million. Reward: Land purchase opportunity]

[Task 3: 10 employees reach maximum loyalty. Reward: Unlock employee wish column]

[Task 4: 20 prisoners reach maximum fear value. Reward: Intermediate weakness assessment]

[Task 5: Build 3 special facilities. Reward: Quick learning room blueprint]

[Task 6: Build 3 different production lines. Reward: Random advanced production line blueprint]

Setting aside the other task rewards for now, the reward for the first expansion task was quite generous.

"Fully automatic bullet production?" Lind was shocked when he saw this reward.

As far as he knew, no prison had ever been able to produce bullets for the military.

Because bullets involved many high-precision machinery and manufacturing technologies, neither the prison environment nor the prisoners' abilities could meet the requirements.

So Lind had never harbored such extravagant hopes for this kind of reward.

He hadn't expected the system to give him such a surprise.

Moreover, this task wasn't very difficult. Receiving prisoners was something the prison had always been doing, and expanding the prison was something Lind would have to put on his agenda in the future anyway.

After all, with the current scale, it was too far from becoming a prison that earned hundreds of millions annually.

For prisons, population meant power.

So since the task had already pointed the way, Lind planned to immediately find a construction company to design an expansion plan.

However, just as he was full of enthusiasm, gunshots suddenly rang out at the prison entrance.

"What the hell?" Lind looked out the window and saw a pickup truck driving away from the gate.

The guard originally responsible for watching the prison gate was now lying on the ground with a pool of bright red beneath him.

"Damn it!"

Lind immediately grabbed his gun and rushed out of the office, running right into Angelina who was hurrying over.

"Hide in the office."

He shouted and quickly went downstairs to the prison gate.

"Warden!" James had already brought two guards over. They were wearing bulletproof vests and carrying guns, staying alert throughout.

Upon seeing Lind, James immediately stopped him, "It's not confirmed safe yet. Don't go over there."

Lind looked at the bloodstains outside the door and Dr. Joe who had come running over, gritting his teeth, "What happened? Is Wicks okay?"

"Wicks was shot in the leg. Dr. Joe is already treating him."

After explaining the guard's condition, James continued, "Just now a pickup truck tried to break through the gate. When Wicks's warnings were ineffective, he drew his gun. But the other side was obviously prepared and faster than Wicks. They injured Wicks and then drove away."

"F*ck." Lind frowned.

Just then.

"Warden, Supervisor! There's a letter here." Carter, who was examining the scene nearby, shouted and then picked up a letter from the ground and ran over.

"Let me see." Lind snatched the letter and opened it.

He found only one line of warning written inside.

"If you want to live, cooperate with us."

"Son of a bitch." Lind crumpled the paper into a ball, his expression turning vicious.

James knew the warden was in a bad mood and waved his hand to arrange for two guards to jointly stand watch at the entrance.

Then he followed Lind toward the building.

Lind asked, "The prisoners inside weren't affected, were they?"

"No." James replied, "I've already arranged for other guards to be on high alert."

"Good. Later you hold a meeting with the guards, tell everyone to be careful recently and watch out for suspicious people appearing around the prison."

Lind thought for a moment and added, "Also, if anyone privately contacts them asking about prison details, have them report it immediately. Tell them these people are accomplices of some heavy-sentence prisoner planning a coordinated escape."

"Prison break?" James raised his eyebrows in surprise.

In fact, on this enlightened land of America, prison break incidents occurred endlessly, but if we're talking about the most famous one, it would definitely be the 1962 Alcatraz prison break.

At that time, 33-year-old New Yorker Allen West befriended three like-minded individuals in prison. They used spoons, coins, nail files and other tools to dig a ventilation opening in the back wall of their cell.

They used cardboard for wall camouflage, modified a vacuum cleaner motor into a small electric drill, and made a life raft from raincoats.

Eventually three people successfully escaped, with only the unlucky Allen West failing because his opening got blocked.

Since then, the American government had been tirelessly searching for these escapees but had found nothing.

This escape incident not only caused a sensation across America but was even adapted into a movie.

It was also one year after this that the government closed Alcatraz prison, turning Devil's Island into a tourist attraction.

James naturally knew about this incident and had even seen that movie.

Moreover, as a guard, he had encountered prison breaks more than once or twice. No matter what prison it was, there were always arrogant troublemakers.

But honestly, he had never seen anyone this brazen.

If these people were really planning a prison break, then unfortunately, they had already alerted their target.

After returning to the prison, James followed Lind's instructions, gathered the guards, and told them all to be more vigilant.

Meanwhile, Lind was calling Avery.

"Avery, I want to ask you, is Border Prison really a legal prison recognized by America?"

"Of course, Lind. Why would you ask such a thing?" Avery on the other end was confused.

Immediately after, Lind's roaring voice came through, "Then you f*cking tell me why someone would shoot and try to kill my guard at my prison entrance!"

"They're not just provoking the prison, they're provoking American justice!"

"What's going on! Lind, tell me the details!" Avery was startled by his words and hurriedly inquired.

Only then did Lind calm his tone and calmly tell him what had just happened.

Learning that someone had actually tried to shoot and kill a guard at the prison entrance, Avery was also shocked.

Were American gangs really this brave nowadays?

You should know that America had been severely cracking down on gang organizations since the 1990s.

Multiple gang bosses had become prisoners under the FBI's heavy fist.

The leader of the Colombo family, one of New York's five major gangs, had just been imprisoned last year.

Many gangs chose to keep a low profile to avoid FBI attention.

Guys who directly killed their way to prison entrances like this were truly rare.

So Avery didn't dare delay and immediately reported to the state Department of Corrections, planning to personally lead a special team to Border Prison.

On the other side, after getting Avery's promise, Lind also returned to his normal expression.

Of course he wasn't that angry, he was just performing rather dramatically.

He knew who did it.

Obviously, the Gulf Cartel was once again playing Mexico's old game of threats and intimidation.

If Lind didn't do as they said, his family members would probably face beheading by the Gulf Cartel.

But speaking of which, Lind really didn't have any family.

Old Edward only had him as a son, and his mother had died of illness when young, so Lind wasn't afraid of the Gulf Cartel's threats at all.

But just because he wasn't afraid didn't mean the guards weren't.

If the guards' families were threatened, Lind wouldn't place his hopes in the guards' conscience.

So Lind had to make this matter big, making those guys think twice before acting.

Notifying Avery was just the first step. He had already prepared a plan...

Lind looked at Angelina who knocked and entered, furrowing his brows and showing a thoughtful expression.

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