The Medallion novel Chapter 176

Evan had just reached a secret agreement with Deputy Commander Chen, when Rocky was thrown into the prison of the northeast military camp. Rocky's cell was small and isolated.

'I didn't even have the time and freedom to meet Sue for the last time before I was thrown in this prison cell. I didn't even get to say goodbye to her, ' Rocky thought. He was worried about Sue especially because she had just experienced such a crushing tragedy—her beloved grandfather was killed by Mathew, a member of Evan's first squad. He got killed when he tried to stop Mathew from raping his precious granddaughter. If Rocky didn't show up and stop Mathew in time, the situation could have gotten worse. However, it did put Rocky in a dilemma. To avoid punishment, Mathew conspired with Evan to set him up and frame him of the crime Matthew had committed. They made it look like he was the one who tried to rape Sue. He had already explained the situation to Marin. He hoped that smart as she was, she could prove his innocence. Right now, he couldn't do anything. He had to trust her to figure out what truly happened. Rocky put his hands behind his back and lay down on the cold floor. He glimpsed at the gray sky through the barred window in his cell. There wasn't much light coming inside the room, but there was enough to highlight the worried look on his face. His eyes looked tired and his mouth was set into a grim line. This was the second time that he had been put in prison since he traveled to his current world. The last time he was in prison was because of Lena, while this time it was for Sue and her slain grandfather named Jackson. It seemed that his misfortunes involving imprisonment always had something to do with women.

The more he was thinking, the more anxious and confused he got. He just couldn't understand why there were so many terrible people trying to set him up. His head hurt by thinking too much so he shook his head and sat down in a lotus position to clear his head. Instead of wasting his time trying to understand those people, he would rather use it to do something useful. He closed his eyes and regulated his breathing. In just a few moments, he was already concentrating on improving his cultivation base further. Now, he didn't have to be secretive about it. His real cultivation base had already been exposed, and there was no need to hide it again. After a moment, the bright light at the second grade of Earthly Stage began to shine upon him. He soon immersed himself in the cultivation.

Deputy Commander Chen, who had been ordered to investigate what Rocky had done, came back by nightfall with some other people. Without any hesitation, he immediately strode to Marin's camp to report his investigation results to her. He held his head high with confidence about his supposed investigation.

"What did you say? It was true? Rocky did kill the old man and rape the old man's granddaughter?!" Marin screamed. The veins in her neck were so stressed it looked like it was about to pop. She looked rather shocked when she heard Deputy Commander Chen's report, because she never expected that Rocky would really lie to her. Her whole body was shaking with anger and disbelief. She did not know what to believe.

"Most of the villagers have moved away soon after they found the old man in their village was killed, including the old man's granddaughter. Anyway, we can't find her. She must have ran away from fright. Now there are only a few people left in the village. The remaining villagers told me they all have witnessed how Rocky had killed the two spirit manipulators and seriously injured Matthew," Deputy Commander Chen said positively. He said it so smoothly and confidently as if he had already rehearsed the report in mind. There was a little sympathy and guilt flickering in his eyes. After all, there was no truth in what he was saying. But the spark of emotions soon vanished. There was no reason to express sympathy when there was so much at stake here. For his future career in the army, he had made a secret agreement with Evan to frame Rocky.