Chapter 1105: Ruining his reputation in public

Su Pozi Hu has gone mad!

Prison Clerk Hu sent someone to tell Chen Guanlou that upon learning of her precious son's fate, Su Pozi Hu had gone mad on the spot. To prevent her from faking it, the prison guards verified it repeatedly, confirming she was truly insane.

It was inappropriate to keep a madwoman locked in the cell.

"Since it's no longer suitable to keep her locked up, let's kindly send her on her way."

Chen Guanlou did not hesitate at all, telling the female prisoner's guard to go to Physician Mu to collect poison.

The guard hesitated, "This... is it appropriate?"

"Go ask your Prison Clerk Hu if it's appropriate. Don't worry about whether it's appropriate or not; just go get the medicine first, so you don't have to make another trip later."

The guard followed orders, collected the poison, returned to the female prisoner's ward, and sought instructions from Prison Clerk Hu.

Upon hearing this, Prison Clerk Hu let out a cackle, the sound laced with a sinister quality that made one's hair stand on end.

"What poison to use? A waste. One knife into each person; it both trains everyone's skills and saves trouble. Pass the word down: get it done today. I don't want to see a madman making a scene in the prison every day. The prison needs maintenance, understand?"

"This subordinate understands. I'll go do it right away."

From then on, the Hu mother and son were both dead, and everyone was happy.

Official Qin was about to be sent to the execution ground.

Before dying, he had only one wish: he wanted to confirm whether Liu Changrong was dead or not.

"If I die but he is still alive, I will not be able to close my eyes even in death."

Chen Guanlou bared his teeth and asked, "Must you wait for him to die before you're willing to go to the execution ground?"

"That's right! Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen, please do me one last favor. Help me confirm whether Liu Changrong is dead or not, how about it?"

Official Qin clawed at the cell bars, appearing very anxious. His eyes were full of contempt for his impending execution, with only a desperate longing regarding his enemy's life or death.

Chen Guanlou agreed, "Fine, consider it after-sales service. I'll help you inquire about it."

It was simple to find out if Liu Changrong was dead.

The Imperial Prison was right next door, and the two establishments often had dealings, so they could barely be considered to have some semblance of a relationship.

He had Chen Quan make a trip to the Imperial Prison.

The news was confirmed: Liu Changrong was not dead yet, but the Imperial Prison side guaranteed he would definitely be dead by tonight.

"Why definitely dead by tonight? Is there some significance to this?"

"According to the brothers in the Imperial Prison, the case involving the man surnamed Liu has been investigated and verified, and reported to the palace. I heard His Majesty is extremely furious. By rights, as an official, he should be executed in public. However, Liu Changrong has suffered too much in the Imperial Prison, making it inconvenient to take him to the execution ground for a public sentence, so he must die by tonight at the latest. The Imperial Prison must sweep away all loose ends before the execution to make it convenient for the superiors to inspect."

Oh!

Chen Guanlou suddenly realized.

The Imperial Prison had been too ruthless; Liu Changrong was likely no longer in human shape, with only a single breath left hanging. But that breath wasn't enough to take him to the execution ground, and it wouldn't look good for the reputation of the Imperial Prison and the Embroidered Uniform Guard. It was better to just finish him off before the execution and be done with it.

This kind of thing was standard operating procedure for the Imperial Prison.

Just like some prisoners in the Heavenly Prison who fantasized about avoiding the execution ground and would pay money to beg for an early death.

The Imperial Prison kept its word; if they said he would die tonight, he would absolutely not be left alive until tomorrow.

Confirming that Liu Changrong was dead, Chen Guanlou went down to the Grade A prison again to inform Official Qin.

Upon hearing this, Official Qin threw his head back and laughed out loud. After he finished laughing, one could see tears in his eyes, his emotions agitated.

"Old Qin, you need to take it easy. Don't collapse before you even reach the execution ground. It would be a waste of all the concern I've shown you these days."

Official Qin wiped away the hot tears, "Thank you, Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen, for telling me this good news. This calls for a drink. My Qin family's great vengeance has been avenged today—how satisfying! Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen, thank you for your care these days; I am deeply grateful. My abilities are limited, and I cannot give you more wealth, so I hope you will forgive me."

"Saying that is just insulting me. I've already taken your money, so naturally, I have to run errands and handle things for you. It's just a small matter, don't take it to heart. Besides, I didn't put in much effort; it mainly relied on yourself."

"Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen, do not be modest. If not for your efforts in the middle, and the fact that you actually managed to reach Yu Xiang, even with my thousand methods, it would have been difficult to pull the one surnamed Liu off his horse. All I did was give a gentle push. Yu Xiang is the key."

That made sense.

The most critical reason Liu Changrong ended up in a state of being beheaded was that both the Yu family and the Cui family had abandoned him. If those two families had insisted on protecting him, based solely on a poisoning case, Liu Changrong would have at most been ordered to stay home and reflect while cooperating with the investigation; it would have been impossible for the Embroidered Uniform Guard to take him away.

Don't look at how arrogant the Embroidered Uniform Guard is; most of the time, they still treat people differently based on who they are. Having someone to protect you versus having no one is a completely different treatment.

Official Qin was just a duty-bound and honest person with a kind heart, which didn't mean he was a fool. He had drifted in the officialdom for so many years; he understood everything he needed to.

Yet, even though he understood all the principles, he still couldn't live his life well!

Chen Guanlou nodded and spoke in a grim tone, "Keep this gratitude in your heart. After you head to the execution ground, just don't die with regrets."

Official Qin's mouth twitched, rendered speechless by the provocation.

It took a good while before he recovered, "Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen, rest assured, I am willing to die. Even if it comes to the end and I die with regrets, I won't haunt the Heavenly Prison guards; I will only go float above the Liu family's residence."

"That would be excellent!"

On the day of the execution, Chen Quan was responsible for escorting the Heavenly Prison prisoners to the execution ground.

This time, a total of five prisoners from the Heavenly Prison were to be beheaded. Two from the Grade A prison, two from the Grade C prison, and one from the Grade B prison.

It was rare for prisoners in the Grade B prison to be beheaded; one wouldn't see a few in a whole year.

This time, it was quite a curiosity.

Chen Guanlou flipped through the files casually. Huh, it was quite salacious. Hooking up with his sister-in-law, plus intentional homicide, and forcing a good woman into prostitution.

Tsk tsk!

One look and he knew someone had tampered with this. It wasn't entirely framing him; one could only say he was unlucky, offended someone he shouldn't have, and was having all his accounts settled at once—time to take a trip to the execution ground.

As for the sister-in-law who was hooked up with, the couple continued to be loving and trusting; she had enjoyed herself and even made money.

Chen Guanlou held the file and patted the prisoner's cheek, "In your next life, keep your eyes open. Don't see a woman and fail to control your crotch."

"Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen, the way you say that, it's as if you could control your own crotch," the death row prisoner Zhang Dapao retorted unceremoniously.

Chen Guanlou had a fiery temper, "This official is kindly giving you a pointer, and you don't even appreciate it. You deserve to be beheaded."

"I don't need Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen's kind reminder. I only hate that my birth was lowly. If I had been born in a General's mansion, let alone one sister-in-law, I could sleep with ten or eight of them."

Chen Guanlou tsked and asked curiously, "Do you really like sleeping with sisters-in-law that much? Isn't it better to marry a wife of your own to warm your bed?"

"How can domestic flowers be as fragrant as wild ones! I've heard of Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen's great name. You're at such an old age and haven't married; isn't it because you dislike domestic flowers and just like the girls in the brothels? I'm exactly the same as Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen."

"You're farting! This is slander, libel!" Chen Guanlou was so angry he jumped, "This fellow is ruining my reputation in public; he deserves to die." "I buy, it's mutual consent. You're stealing!"

"Even if it's stealing, the sister-in-law and I were also mutually consenting, exactly the same as Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen!"

Absurd!

Shameless!

Base!

Hurry up and die! ===== CHAPTER 1106 =====