Delta: Who are you saying has suffered a loss of strength?

Upon receiving news that the warden had returned to the prison, Shi Ding rushed to the warden's office immediately.

Pushing open the office door, I found the room dark, though moonlight streamed in through the floor-to-ceiling windows.

Han Che wasn't sitting at his desk; he was leaning back on the sofa, his body sinking into it. His mask was upside down on the coffee table, and his black trench coat was crookedly worn.

"What happened to you, Warden?" Shi Ding was startled by Han Che's appearance and took two steps forward to check on him. There was no blood on his clothes and no injuries on his body.

Once he was sure the warden was alright, Shi Ding finally relaxed. Then he twitched his nose; there was a strong smell of alcohol in the air.

"Your Excellency Warden, are you... drunk?" Shi Ding leaned closer to Han Che and asked in a low voice.

Han Che nodded, his movements a little slow, as if the muscles in his neck weren't quite cooperating. "Hmm...not bad," he said, his eyes half-open, his gaze slightly unfocused.

Shi Ding stood to the side, unsure whether to help him up or not. Han Che laughed first, his voice tinged with the smell of alcohol.

Han Che thought to himself, "I did drink a bit too much today. That Qiu Ying can really hold her liquor; she got all the men in the club drunk."

Only Xiaobai, who hadn't had much to drink, and Qiuying, who had shielded Xiaobai from countless drinks, remained sober.

I used to drink with the prison guards in jail and thought I could hold my liquor pretty well, so how come I couldn't outdrink a woman today?

In fact, during the previous dinner, the prison guards had already been warned by Shi Ding in advance that they were strictly forbidden from getting the warden drunk.

Everyone then restrained themselves from drinking and stopped trying to get Han Che drunk. But this only made him more confident, and he started showing off at the dinner table, daring to accept anyone's offer of alcohol, which ultimately led to him getting himself into this state.

"Let me help you rest first. Everything is normal at the prison recently, so don't worry. I'll report on other matters to you tomorrow."

Shi Ding reached out to help Han Che up, but Han Che grabbed his wrist.

Shi Ding looked up and met Han Che's gaze. Han Che's eyes were a little clearer this time. "No, I have to go out again tonight... As long as nothing happens in prison."

"Tonight? So soon this time?" Shi Ding asked in surprise.

In the past, when the warden went out, he would stay at the prison for several days after returning. He would process some documents, inspect the cells, argue with the ravens, and practice shooting with the guards.

This time, I haven't even taken off my mask properly since I came back, and I'm already going out again?

"Hmm, it took too long... it's hard to explain..." Han Che tried to clear his mind.

After getting drunk, he was taken to a hotel not far from the restaurant. Fortunately, their club's dinner party that night was located near the city center, not far from the teleportation portal, which gave him time to hurry back.

But if someone comes looking for him tomorrow and he doesn't show up for too long, it will be hard to explain.

He had to hurry back to the prison that night to get things arranged, then rush back to the hotel and lie down before dawn.

"Brothers, are there any casualties?" This was Han Che's first concern. After all, it was impossible to revive someone with their memories after 24 hours, and Han Che always kept this in mind.

"No, Raven was very cooperative. This time when the prison opened, there were casual thugs and people from top clubs, but most of them just did a quick search and left. We didn't do much."

Han Che nodded emphatically, finally feeling a little relieved.

Then he gripped Shi Ding's arm tightly, "There's something else I need your help with."

Shi Ding frowned. "Your Excellency, Warden, just say what instructions you have. Why be so polite and distant?"

Han Che was taken aback, then gave a wry smile, "You've always been just as polite..."

The alcohol made Han Che's words unusually sentimental.

"..."

Shi Ding knew the warden was referring to the form of address. "It's different, Warden... just tell me what you need." He swallowed the word "Your Excellency" back.

Han Che stopped dwelling on it and tried to organize his thoughts to get down to business. "Next time the Tide Prison opens, I will enter it as a player, just like before."

Shi Ding nodded. The warden had done this once before, so he knew what to watch out for. He would just go back and remind the flamethrower soldier, Xiao Liu, to prevent him from foolishly trying to kill the warden again.

"I need you to play the warden and act in my play."

"What?" Shi Ding's mouth dropped open. He couldn't believe his ears, and his voice was a little loud because he couldn't control himself.

She quickly covered her mouth, "Your Excellency Warden... this... I'm playing you?"

Han Che nodded.

"How can this be?" Shi Ding waved his hands repeatedly in refusal.

Han Che tightened his grip on Shi Ding, saying, "Before, because of that EMP grenade, some people outside were suspicious of me. Today, I was having dinner with some people in the player world, and they suggested that I go into the Tidal Prison with them next time. I want to take this opportunity to put on a show with you."

"If I appear on screen with the warden, no one will think I'm the warden anymore," Han Che explained earnestly, now that he was mostly sober.

At the dinner party, all members of Club 78 were present. Everyone had already seen the news of Han Che killing Said on the live stream, and the entire player world was in an uproar.