"I'll reserve an office for you on the first floor of the Administrative Building. Besides teaching, you can earn points by shaving and cutting hair for everyone."
"Once a suitable teacher is found, you can resign from your teaching position and focus on that."
Shawn's tone was not gentle.
"Of course, the same goes for others."
"Anyone with a skill who lacks a suitable position and has a necessary need for points can go to Rick and Diana."
"After screening and determining the most suitable and needy candidates, new positions will be assigned to you."
Suppressing Pete and appeasing the people, this was what Shawn was currently doing.
The crowd began to disperse. Jessie told Sam to go back first, then came to Shawn's side and whispered a thank you.
Work like cutting hair and shaving was clearly different from work paid by the day.
Jessie could directly collect points from others as payment, which was equivalent to being her own boss and earning money.
"You're welcome."
Before Shawn could speak, Beth, who had appeared behind him at some point, stepped forward to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Shawn, wrapping her arm around Shawn's muscular arm and refusing to let go, saying it herself.
Rubbing his nose, Shawn found Beth's reaction a bit cute.
After Jessie left, Shawn looked at her.
Beth immediately let go of Shawn's hand, completely different from a moment ago, looking sulky.
"I thought a beautiful girl like you would never get jealous."
Shawn leaned close to Beth's translucent ear and teased her.
"You've already arranged work for someone else, what can I say?" Beth turned her back to Shawn, feeling a bit wronged.
This feeling of being wronged wasn't a deliberate tantrum, but rather her rationality and sensibility clashing.
She knew Shawn was just fairly arranging work for Jessie, rescuing her from a difficult situation, but she couldn't help but want to say something against her true feelings.
"When Wales was pursuing you before, I didn't even get angry."
Shawn said nonchalantly.
"How can that be the same?"
Beth turned around, still looking sulky.
The unspoken part of her sentence was: she felt Jessie was very beautiful.
As a married woman, Jessie possessed a unique charm that even Beth did not have.
This made Beth feel a sense of crisis.
Beth did not have the same confidence as Shawn did when facing Wales; she only wanted Shawn.
Seeing Beth still dwelling on it, Shawn patted her butt.
He was no expert in romance; the only most effective way to comfort her was — get on, and move yourself.
After promising Beth more exciting ways to play, she finally quieted down.
"Ah, just sit on it…"
Beth subconsciously touched Shawn's cheek, as if she had thought of something, then, with a flushed face, she hurried away.
Shawn arrived at the cafeteria.
Carol was there, and Rick and Shane had already been waiting for a long time.
Rick seemed to have guessed Shawn's thoughts; when Shawn appeared, he nodded at Shawn.
"I've already notified everyone to have a short meeting."
"Thank you, Rick."
Shawn had just picked up his cup and taken a sip of water when he saw Carol pull a long, thin slicing knife from behind her and casually toss it onto the dining table.
It made a 'clank, clank' sound, the silver blade reflecting the cool light of the cafeteria's fluorescent lamps.
"If you hadn't stopped me just now, I wouldn't have been able to control myself and would have killed him."
Carol wiped the corner of her eye and said calmly.
Shawn said, "Don't say angry words, I know you wouldn't be able to bear it."
She couldn't bear it, not because Carol didn't dare to kill Pete.
She couldn't bear it because she couldn't slit Pete's throat in front of his former wife, child, and even the crowd.
Carrying the slicing knife was more of a threat and self-defense.
It was Carol protecting her past self when she saw a reflection of her past self in Jessie.
People were steadily entering the cafeteria.
Until Daryl, who had been guarding the door, closed the cafeteria's iron bar gate, and silence fell over the cafeteria.
Shawn wanted to smoke, but realizing there was a pregnant woman present, he still didn't take out his cigarette, only continuously fiddling with the cap of his lighter.
Every time Shawn opened it, a crisp sound would spread throughout the cafeteria.
No one spoke, perhaps they too realized they were about to make some weighty decisions.
"Rick, I remember you proposed the disciplinary measures, don't you want to say something?"
Shawn suddenly frowned, took a light breath, and looked at Rick.
Rick had given his hat to Carl, but from the gun at his waist and the leather boots on his feet, a hint of a cowboy's aura could still be seen.
The fluorescent light shone down from above.
Rick folded his arms and shrugged.
"There always comes a time for choices, doesn't there?"
"Good!"
Shawn sharply closed the lighter cap and looked at everyone.
"Although the contribution point system has not yet been fully implemented, the fundamental purpose of reforming the system is for the better development of the Prison."
"Therefore, at this moment, I will initiate the first vote."
"I will not participate in this vote."
After speaking, Shawn's gaze was fixed on every person present.
"The core of the vote — Pete."
"Option one: yes."
"Option two: no."
Although Shawn's words were concise, everyone knew what lay behind these simple options.
Shane was the first to raise his hand; he was in favor of 'yes'.
"Elements that disrupt internal stability should not exist, Pete must die!"
"But… he's a doctor, one of the few talents." The light illuminated Old Dale's head, and the view rotated at a constant speed to his face.
"We don't lack doctors."
The view rotated at a constant speed to the next person, Daryl responded very straightforwardly, raising his hand accordingly.
"Agree." Maggie raised her hand.
"No matter what, don't do it inside the Camp."
Glenn stood with Maggie.
"You want me to say it? Man, I can't make that decision." The view came to T-Dog's face, and he repeatedly waved his hands.
"Sometimes, humans are more terrifying than Walkers."
Hershel quietly spoke this sentence.
"If it were before, I wouldn't make such a choice, but if it weren't for my past indulgence…"
Diana's eyebrows drooped, and she slowly raised her hand.
"…"
Rick said, "We need to establish authority; rules are for maintaining the stability of more people."
Rick had been with Shane for a long time and had become less indecisive.
Shawn finally looked at Carol; she was the last person.
Besides her, three-quarters were in favor, and the remaining people abstained from voting; there were no opposing votes.
In other words, even if Carol disagreed, the resolution would pass.
But would Carol disagree?
"No."
Carol's voice echoed in the cafeteria; the first member to cast a dissenting vote appeared.
However, no one expected that this person would be Carol, who was the first to step forward and stand in front of Jessie.
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