Once the logical relationship of the situation is sorted out, the next steps become easier and there is no need to think too much about it. Just go ahead and make the arrest on the spot!

Isabella released her riding posture and climbed off Wang Xiaole, taking a few steps back. She reached under the bed and felt for something, causing the mattress to curve in a peculiar angle.

The Queen felt a few missing pieces of memory in her mind, but it didn't matter. She displayed her unwavering determination.

While searching for something, she didn't forget to explain her current situation to Wang Xiaole:

"Let's talk about the policy first: Dibiles always encourages prisoners to voluntarily confess their crimes. As long as it's not a capital offense, if you can reform yourself and wait until the day you're released, you can still hold your head high!"

"Reform?"

If Wang Xiaole looked in the mirror, he would see that his eyes sometimes blinked uncontrollably, not much slower than the frequency of a bouncing ball hitting the ground.

"I am missing one part in my whole body, but there is no need to change anything else artificially. Where do you want me to reform?"

"Do I need to ask? Of course it's..."

Click!

His hands were handcuffed, and the metal handcuffs worn on Wang Xiaole's wrists sparkled like a bracelet, which might become a fashion statement in the future.

"Why add this unnecessary weight on me? Do you even know who I am?"

"Who are you? Aren't you the unfortunate thief who was caught in the act and witnessed the whole crime during your attempt to steal from a bedroom?"

"How did you come up with this ridiculous conclusion? This joke isn't funny at all, quickly remove these things!"

Isabella tried to reason with the suspect and didn't completely ignore their cries while they were shouting and screaming.

At times, the Queen showed her humanity and immediately opened the handcuffs without hesitation.

However, she only used a key to open the other end of the handcuffs and locked her own left hand inside. This way, she could ensure that the suspect wouldn't escape right under her nose.

"Do you have any family at home? Don't worry, the law emphasizes humanity towards people like you. The criminals' families won't be informed about these things. It will be announced to the public that you have gone to a remote area for cultivation."

It seemed that in Isabella's mind, she had completely assumed that this unfamiliar girl was a pitiful person who had taken the wrong path.

The emperor couldn't be too cruel when treating criminals; he had to show some gentleness to avoid making them feel completely hopeless.

"Suspect, let's go!"

Wang Xiaole, who was being forcefully dragged towards the first prison, didn't resist too violently because he was pondering the current situation in his mind:

What kind of situation is this?

Why did the queen, who was just talking to me affectionately, suddenly want to take me to prison?

Could it be revenge? Because I didn't agree to the fake engagement as requested, I'm now facing heartless retaliation.

Or maybe!

The forced marriage and all the compromises were lies. Isabella's real purpose is to test if I will cooperate with her. If she finds out that I have a bad attitude and no intention of giving face, she will directly consider me an enemy of the empire and find a reason to lock me up in a small dark room...

While Wang Xiaole was puzzled, Isabella had already brought him to the underground level of the palace, walking along the stairs towards the entrance of the prison.

"I can't see anyone... Where did the people on night duty go?"

Isabella was unaware that the reason there was no one guarding the prison gate or even the entire prison was because Liu Caihua, who currently occupied the Queen's body, had issued an order to the palace:

"The people on the night shift have been working too hard recently. Starting today, you will have three days off. Take this opportunity to heal your accumulated fatigue."

The current identity of Liu Caihua was also "Isabella", but this fake Isabella had caused trouble for the real one. It meant that:

She had played herself!

Now, there wouldn't be any staff members continuing to fight on their posts, except for the personal maids who could be summoned with a bell. People's desire for rest should never be underestimated.

"Since there's no one around, I will personally escort you inside. If you continue to behave obediently on the way, I might consider reducing your sentence."