Chapter 1077: Robbery with method

A few days later, it was calm and peaceful.

In the middle of the night, Chen Guanlou avoided everyone and snuck to the female prison to see Lady Lu.

He asked, "What are your thoughts regarding the Wen family?"

"I have no thoughts. Whatever the benefactor wants to do, you don't need to ask for my thoughts; just go ahead and do it. I can accept any result."

"That is excellent! Come, take the medicine."

"Is this..."

"Shh..."

Lady Lu took the medicine silently, looking solemn; she was waiting for the result to come.

Chen Guanlou told her, "You don't need to do anything; just wait quietly."

"Thank you, benefactor!" Lady Lu knelt on the ground and kowtowed.

Chen Guanlou didn't stop her, but told her a piece of news: "The Ministry of Justice's verdict has been passed down: immediate execution. If there are no accidents, you will go to the execution ground in half a month. We don't have much time left; take care of yourself."

"I will listen to everything the benefactor says."

Chen Guanlou left under the cover of night.

Two days later, the verdict was officially delivered; as expected, it was immediate execution.

That night, Lady Lu died of a sudden illness, vomiting blood and dying.

After the coroner's examination, death was confirmed. As for the cause of death, she was not an important person, and no one asked, so there was no need to investigate in detail.

The situation was reported to the Ministry of Justice, and the Ministry of Justice approved the execution.

Prison Clerk Hu waved his hand, and the laborers carried the corpse out of the female prison. It was handed over to those who handled funerals to be pulled outside the city and buried.

"Bad luck!"

"I thought she really wasn't afraid of death. As soon as she heard immediate execution, she ended it herself, avoiding the execution ground. Sure enough, not being afraid of death is all fake!"

It was common for prisoners in the female prison to fear the execution ground and prefer to commit suicide. Therefore, Lady Lu's death didn't arouse anyone's suspicion. They just assumed Lady Lu had committed suicide by swallowing poison.

As for where the poison came from, was it important?

It wasn't important at all.

The Heavenly Prison is a heavy place; people die every day, so it really isn't rare.

The mass grave outside the city.

In the middle of the night, a shallow pit was dug open, revealing the corpse inside.

Chen Guanlou stepped forward and forcibly poured medicinal water into the corpse. A moment later, the corpse actually had breath.

Lady Lu had come back to life!

"I am..." Lady Lu sat up from the grave, looking at the surrounding environment by the shallow moonlight, looking at her own situation, feeling both pleasantly surprised and terrified, as well as confused about the future.

"You are free!" Chen Guanlou said with a smile.

After saying this, he grabbed her by the collar and headed straight for the villa hidden in the deep mountains.

He handed Lady Lu to the mute servant. "You will rest here for a few days and take good care of your health. Three days later, he will send you to Xizhou. Xizhou is remote and a mix of fish and dragons; once you go there, don't come back in this life. Here is a letter; when you arrive in Xizhou, find the person on this, and they will take care of you and help you settle down locally."

Lady Lu was still immersed in the wonder of being alive and flying in the sky for half the night.

As for Xizhou, a place of exile, she didn't care.

She knelt on the ground and kowtowed. "The benefactor's great kindness, I cannot repay in this life. I only ask to be a cow or a horse in the next life to repay the benefactor."

"No need for you to repay. Su Xuezhi gave money. I will take the insufficient amount from the Wen family. You don't owe me! However, if you reveal your tracks, are discovered, and reported to the government, implicating me, I will definitely kill you! Do you remember?"

Lady Lu shivered subconsciously, but she wasn't afraid.

If she was destined to die, she would rather die at the benefactor's hands.

"I remember! If one day I am reported, I won't need the benefactor to do it; I will choose to end it myself, not letting the benefactor dirty his hands."

"That is excellent!" Chen Guanlou smiled with satisfaction and instructed the mute servant, giving a sum of money for expenses.

The mute servant gestured with both hands, seemingly not quite understanding.

Chen Guanlou told the other party, "I accepted the money to save her life. In name, she is already a dead person; it is best to go to Xizhou. That place is suitable for people like her to survive."

The mute servant nodded and shook his head.

Chen Guanlou said, "As for changing her identity, let her think of a way herself. Having experienced life and death, if she still hasn't grown, she deserves to be sold and still help count the money."

After explaining everything and leaving enough silver, Chen Guanlou left that night.

A few days later, a "father and daughter" set off south in a mule cart, heading to Xizhou thousands of miles away.

Why a mule cart?

A mule cart is inconspicuous and fits their identities.

A horse carriage is too flashy, easily attracting attention and causing trouble.

The Wen family still had concubines, illegitimate sons, and a bastard son. The servants had already left seven or eight out of ten; when they left, they didn't forget to grab a sum of money to run away.

The remaining servants were all those who had nowhere to go or were colluding with each other.

Wen Huairen's eldest son, the child he had before marriage, inherited the family business and became the new head of the Wen family.

A teenager, immature in mind and experience, having inherited a large family business, visibly became a fat sheep. On the streets, many people looking for side paths were eyeing this fat sheep, thinking about where to start.

Gambling?

Women?

Business?

They hadn't had time to act when they received a warning that a big shot was eyeing the Wen family. No one was allowed to move.

Just when everyone was puzzled, a stranger broke into the Wen family and became a friend of Wen Dabao.

Wen Dabao, Wen Huairen's eldest son, nickname Dabao. The apple of Wen's mother's eye, always calling him Dabao, Dabao. So much so that everyone forgot Wen Dabao's real name and only remembered he was called Wen Dabao.

Does a person like Wen Dabao need sympathy, care, and preaching?

No!

He wants equal treatment, equal treatment as the head of the Wen family.

The friend catered to his preferences, and in just one or two months, became an honored guest of the Wen family.

Doing business together, going to brothels together, going to gambling dens together...

Then, as expected, they beat someone to death and got into a lawsuit.

Wen Dabao was arrested by the government and thrown into the C-grade prison of the Heavenly Prison.

Chen Guanlou specifically instructed Xu Fugui, "Collect money well; be sure to squeeze out all of the Wen family's industries for me, including the mansion they live in."

Xu Fugui was shocked. "All industries?"

"That's right! Not a single cent is allowed to remain! Lu Datou, you arrange for people to watch the Wen family. If anyone in the Wen family dares to roll up money and run away, report it to the government immediately. I don't care what method you use; I want the Wen family's money, and not a single cent is allowed to flow out."

"Brother, don't worry, I guarantee not even a fly will fly out of the Wen family." Lu Datou patted his chest to guarantee.

He liked doing this kind of dirty and tiring work of watching. Anyway, as long as he wasn't on duty in the Heavenly Prison, he was willing to go anywhere to run errands.

Xu Fugui, however, showed hesitation. "This, master, is this appropriate?"

Chen Guanlou sneered. "There's nothing inappropriate. The Wen family's industries were all robbed from other families; is there a problem with us reasonably robbing them back? Anyway, it's all robbery, so it's better to let ourselves benefit. After it's done, I'll give you ten percent. Don't think ten percent is little; with this ten percent, not only can your debts be cleared, but there will also be a surplus."

Xu Fugui's breathing instantly became rapid. Debts cleared, and a surplus. This was the most beautiful thing he had ever heard.

"Is the Wen family that rich?"

"Whoever let the Wen family rob with method, they aren't just ordinarily rich; they are very rich." ===== CHAPTER 1078 =====