Chapter 1251: Exterminated for Colluding with Tigers

Sitting at home, the pot fell from the sky.

Suddenly, news came that Zhang Laosan's family of four was gone! In the time it took to go out, they were all gone!

The Capital Prefecture sent people to the Heavenly Prison to question him immediately.

Chen Guanlou was very angry.

The people of the Capital Prefecture were indeed trash; they couldn't investigate the case clearly and only knew how to speculate blindly. Talking nonsense!

"Let's not discuss how Zhang Laosan's family died. Why do you suspect I killed them? You don't look for clues, but run here to question me, treating me as a suspect?

Even if you list me as a suspect, you should at least have some basis, some evidence. You can't conclude someone committed a crime based entirely on speculation. Taking a step back, is it worth it for me to target Zhang Laosan's family?

He did offend me, but I made it clear that day: we are even! As long as they don't come to provoke me, I won't make things difficult for them. These days, my whereabouts can be checked; every day I am either on duty at the Heavenly Prison or hanging out in the brothel, with at least dozens of witnesses."

"Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen, please calm down." The person questioning him was quite sensible and kept a low profile.

"I am also acting under orders. Of course, I believe this case has nothing to do with you. However, according to the case-handling procedure, this trip must be made, and I hope you understand. Otherwise, if the case is reported up, the higher-ups will also send people to inquire. It will be hard for everyone to answer then."

Seeing the other party's attitude was okay, Chen Guanlou nodded, "Fine, I'll reluctantly cooperate with you. What exactly do you want to ask?"

"Just want to ask about your whereabouts yesterday, if you can tell us a little."

"This official came to the Heavenly Prison early yesterday morning to be on duty; the Heavenly Prison guards can all testify. At noon, I had the cafeteria prepare a table of wine and food and had two drinks with Medical Official Mu. In the afternoon, I rested in the office. After work, I didn't go home but went straight to the brothel. I ate dinner there too. I even tipped the cook one tael of silver. The food was authentic and suited my taste."

The Capital Prefecture official secretly clicked his tongue; tipping a cook actually cost one tael of silver. Adding the wine and food money, the overnight money, and the money for tipping women, wouldn't it be dozens or hundreds of taels of silver in one night?

A small Heavenly Jiang Jiang Yucheng is actually so rich?!

No wonder he refused to move for so many years; this is entering a God of Wealth's nest!

By comparison, the Capital Prefecture prison seemed exceptionally poor, with no criminal officials inside, only poor prisoners. Occasionally, there were wealthy prisoners, but the money didn't fall into their hands.

Comparing people to people makes one angry!

Don't know if the Ministry of Justice still needs people.

Is it too late for him to jump ship to the Ministry of Justice?

"Is there anything else you want to ask?" Chen Guanlou saw the other party's expression changing and looking strange, so he asked.

"There is one more question, did you spend the night at the brothel last night?" The official came back to his senses and hurriedly put away his small thoughts, focusing on the questioning.

"That's right! I left at dawn. When I went out, I happened to run into the person collecting night soil, and an old man delivering people. Such a big brothel, not even a water well, had to buy water to drink, very troublesome. Anything else to ask?"

"No, no! Sorry to trouble you, Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen, thank you so much. I'll go back and report."

"You go back and tell Magistrate Ge, don't suspect me every time something happens. I am a dignified Ninth Rank martial artist; if I really wanted to kill someone, you wouldn't have any chance to find the body. Understand?"

"Understood!" The official hurriedly said goodbye and left.

Mu Qingshan stood under the eaves and spat, "What kind of thing! Really treating the Heavenly Prison as easy to bully, coming to question every three days. My lord, should we arrange dozens or hundreds of people to take a trip to the Capital Prefecture yamen?"

"Go for what, a group fight? You instantly turn a small matter into a big problem. Others turn big matters into small ones, but you're the opposite, turning small matters into big ones. You're afraid I'm living too comfortably and deliberately finding trouble for me."

Chen Guanlou scolded him head-on.

Mu Qingshan was very aggrieved, "I wasn't angry, I wanted to vent for you. The Capital Prefecture is bullying people too much; we can't just let it go!"

Chen Guanlou sneered, "Stop acting in front of me! You don't show up on weekdays, but you show up today; I think you're too idle. Have you organized those old files in the warehouse? What are you still standing there for, hurry up and get to work."

Mu Qingshan muttered twice and honestly went to work.

He wanted to flatter, but who would have thought he'd kick the horse's hoof. He really wasn't suitable for this; he'd better keep his true colors in the future.

Chen Mengzhao secretly ran out and leaned in front of Chen Guanlou, "Uncle, will there be trouble?"

"What trouble could there be? Have you finished your work? Why did you run out? Want to be lazy?"

Chen Guanlou wasn't in a good mood today; he scolded whoever he caught, and no one could escape.

Chen Mengzhao shrank his neck and scurried along the wall.

Medical Official Mu was very clever, "My lord, drink a cup of hot tea first to warm up. The cafeteria got some game today; this old man took a few medicinal herbs to them and let them prepare it well. When it's noon, my lord can taste it."

"Where did the game come from?"

"Hunters from the mountains came to the city to sell goods; they met early in the morning, and the cafeteria bought it all. They even made an agreement with the other party that in the future, if there is game, send it all to the Heavenly Prison, money is no object."

"Not bad! Money is not important, the key is to eat something rare! You and I will taste it together at noon."

Chen Guanlou became happy.

A bunch of wooden sticks, all learn from Medical Official Mu; this is called human relationships, this is called the art of speaking.

Chen Mengzhao had been by Mu Qingshan's side for a long time and had also picked up the habit of speaking harshly. Must separate the two of them and have them interact less.

"Zhang Laosan's family is gone; I guess they were silenced." Medical Official Mu took the initiative to mention this.

Only when things are said openly will the lord be truly happy. Otherwise, if things are bottled up in the heart, everyone will be unlucky.

If the superior is in a bad mood, how can the subordinates laugh? Everyone has to tuck their tails and behave honestly.

Chen Guanlou drank tea, stretched his body, and said slowly, "Colluding with tigers, being silenced is a matter of time. I'm just angry at the bunch of wooden sticks in the Capital Prefecture, running to me at the slightest movement.

Tomorrow, could it be that if someone dies, it's my fault? Not a single case-handling technique. If this were the Six Shanmen, they would have been slapped away long ago. It's just the Capital Prefecture, giving them face to avoid causing trouble for Sun Daoning."

"My lord truly has vision! If Minister Sun knew, he would also say you did the right thing!"

Chen Guanlou pulled the corners of his mouth and smiled, "You say, should we let the Ministry of Justice take the case? I guess that relying on the Capital Prefecture's power, this case cannot be solved."

Even the Ministry of Justice shouldn't think about solving the case.

Wang Hai already said that the person behind Zhang Laosan is from the palace. Even if Sun Daoning had the guts of a bear, he wouldn't dare to investigate further.

The reason he wanted the Ministry of Justice to take over the case was just for peace. To avoid Magistrate Ge of the Capital Prefecture from being sick and throwing doctors at the problem, looking for trouble with him every three days, trying to make him a scapegoat.

Don't think that when he was in court, it seemed like the one surnamed Ge was on his side. In fact, it was all helplessness.

If the case can't be closed, he will be criticized, affecting his evaluation, and he won't be able to move his position. Whoever is the Capital Prefecture Magistrate will have their life shortened by ten years.

Chen Guanlou is the ready-made scapegoat, with background, backing, and being a Ninth Rank martial artist; even if he is a scapegoat, he won't be hurt. Otherwise, why would the other party bite him and not let go every time something happens? ===== CHAPTER 1252 =====