Chapter 1143: No Stakes, Only Seeking the Truth

Chen Guanlou took the case file to the Ministry of Justice; he decided to report the situation.

"Old Sun, the Grade-A cell in the Heavenly Prison has been stolen; I'm not a professional at investigating cases, and so far there's no clue. You let the brothers from the Six Sects come forward and must investigate this case clearly."

He placed the case file in front of Sun Daoning.

"Stolen? What was stolen? Someone sneaked into the Heavenly Prison, the prison guards were unconscious all night, and the purpose of the thieves is still unknown. Absurd, how could such a thing happen." Sun Daoning was furious.

Was this intentionally looking for trouble? Such an absurd thing, and he could actually say it.

"It is indeed absurd! But it truly happened. I'm not fabricating it. Here is a confession; the prison guards on duty that night were interrogated separately, and the content they said was about the same."

Sun Daoning flipped through the confession, his brows furrowing even more, "Absurd to the extreme. Sneaking into the Heavenly Prison, not killing anyone, not setting fires, not robbing the prison—there is such an absurd thing in the world. Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen, don't you go making trouble."

"Old Sun, do I look like I'm making trouble? Don't forget, the Grade-A cell is locking up two 'brothers-in-law'! That's enough to make some people take the risk."

"Even if they are the Emperor's 'brothers-in-law', they aren't any remarkable figures; they are of no use to the court. You let Medical Official Mu check carefully to see if those prison guards committed some crime and fabricated it on purpose, or if they ate something unclean and had hallucinations."

"This matter cannot be checked. Professional matters should be handled by professional people. You let the Six Sects investigate, and I will fully cooperate. I also want to know whether the prison guards intentionally made trouble, or if they ate the wrong thing and had hallucinations. Or, no one lied, and someone really sneaked into the Heavenly Prison that night. By the way, some prison guards said that in a daze, they vaguely saw one of them, and he looked a bit like you."

"Absurd!"

Sun Daoning was so angry he blew his beard and stared.

"This official is busy from morning till night, not even having enough time to sleep and rest—I'd have to be crazy to run to the Heavenly Prison in the middle of the night. Which prison guard is talking nonsense? Hand that person over. That person must be the breakthrough point."

Sun Daoning was furious, his face pale, feeling the anger of being wrongly accused and the helplessness regarding the absurdity of this case. The quality of the people below was uneven; they dared to do anything and say anything. Fabricating, at least fabricate something decent.

Chen Guanlou was vague, saying casually, "Quite a few people said so. I definitely don't believe it. Besides, there are many people in the world who look similar. And, you are the Minister of Justice; if you want to go to the Heavenly Prison, you can go openly. There's no need to sneak around in the middle of the night."

Sun Daoning snorted coldly, staring at him, "You suspect this official?"

"Old Sun, heaven and earth as witness, I believe you one hundred percent."

Chen Guanlou patted his chest and swore. He even specially found reasons to excuse the other party.

Sun Daoning kept a straight face, "First, this official has no time to go to the Heavenly Prison. Second, this official has no connection with the two brothers-in-law. Third, that night, this official was hosting several students from my hometown in my mansion and had no time. Does that make you feel at ease?"

"Old Sun, oh Old Sun, how can you think of me like that!" Chen Guanlou looked like he had been hit and wrongly accused, feeling heartbroken, "We are firm allies; if I don't believe you, who do I believe?"

Sun Daoning's expression was half-smile, half-serious, "You kid, you're full of calculations. If this official didn't explain my whereabouts that night, I'm afraid you would have secretly watched my movements. I took the initiative to tell you to save you from a wasted trip. Regarding this matter, this official still tends to believe that the group of prison guards is intentionally making trouble; don't be fooled by that group of prison guards. You'd better pray that your people are clean. If even a little problem is found, this official will definitely punish them severely this time; no one will be able to stay out of it."

"Old Sun, you really don't suspect?" Chen Guanlou was very surprised.

"Suspect what? Suspect that someone in the court is colluding with the two 'brothers-in-law'? Do you think your idea makes sense? Think about it carefully; don't you feel your idea is ridiculous? The two brothers-in-law are important if they are important, and not important if they aren't. If they want to do something, why not wait until they get out of prison to do it? The struggle for the throne is about the final result, not about one morning or one evening. You, you don't understand the court, don't understand the situation, and are talking nonsense, disturbing the train of thought."

Sun Daoning lectured Chen Guanlou with the attitude of someone who had been there, telling him to stop thinking wildly. Many times, many things weren't complicated; it was just that people artificially made things complicated.

Chen Guanlou didn't refute the other party but pondered seriously, "You firmly believe that the prison guards are making trouble. And I firmly believe that someone really sneaked into the Heavenly Prison, and the specific purpose is still unknown. Let the brothers from the Six Sects investigate secretly. I hope we both guessed wrong!"

Hearing this, Sun Daoning sneered.

"Since you took the post of Jiang Jiang Yucheng, you have indeed achieved some results in rectifying that group of prison guards. The Heavenly Prison looks much more orderly than before. However, the deep-rooted bad habits of that group of prison guards haven't changed in the slightest. This official has worked in this line of prison and justice for decades and knows better than anyone what kind of character that group of prison guards has. For a little bit of petty profit, they will do unbelievable things, and even not want their lives, just for a moment of pleasure. This time, you are destined to be disappointed!"

He was very certain!

It stemmed from his seniority, his understanding of the prison guard group, and his view of the two brothers-in-law.

The two had a tacit understanding and made a bet without stakes!

Winning or losing didn't matter; what mattered was the truth.

The Six Sects received the order and began to investigate the case secretly.

Privately, they called it the strange case—the strange infiltration case.

Chen Guanlou sat in the Heavenly Prison, just in case someone jumped over the wall in a hurry.

Medical Official Mu was a fence-sitter, deeply feeling that Minister Sun's words made sense, and it was highly likely that the prison guards were self-directed and self-acted to cover up a certain fact.

"What fact? Tell me what fact? The account book didn't make a mistake, and the accounts match the reality. If the prison guards made trouble, it was nothing more than for money. Or maybe someone died, and they wanted to cover it up! But, you also saw it, no one died these past few days, and the people and the roster match. I personally patrolled several times, calling names one by one according to the roster, and there were no problems."

"Minister, could it be that someone really escaped prison? They found a substitute who looked seven or eight points similar to muddle through. This kind of thing has happened many times in the Grade-C cell. Although it's rare in the Grade-A cell, it cannot be guarded against."

Hearing this, Chen Guanlou couldn't help but bare his teeth.

If the truth was like this, he would truly admire this group of prison guards.

"Whether someone really escaped prison cannot be decided by a single mouth. It still needs to be checked!"

The prisoners inside the Grade-A cell, the short ones for a few months, the long ones for several years. There were quite a few with messy hair and beards, and faces that were blurry. To identify them clearly, there had to be a big cleaning. ===== CHAPTER 1144 =====

The prisoners inside the Jia-type large prison had been there for anywhere from a few months to several years. Many had messy hair and beards, their faces blurred and indistinguishable. To identify them clearly, a major cleanup was absolutely necessary.