Chapter 1349: If It Succeeds, I Have Ability; If It Fails, It's His Own Fault

The Hu family paid the money readily.

Chen Guanlou was also very straightforward, directly opening a small stove for Official Hu, teaching the other party how to respond when going to court, how to admit guilt, and how to report.

"Is there a trick to admitting guilt?"

"Look, you are a typical technical official who has never been a local chief and has never tried a case. Your brain is a straight line. Let me tell you, there is a lot of knowledge in going to court. Do you think that when you go to court and the official asks if you admit guilt, you just admit it directly?"

"Isn't it?"

"If you admit guilt decisively, how can you report? If you admit guilt decisively, the officials above will decisively close the case, understand?"

Official Hu was stunned.

Is there so much knowledge?

Chen Guanlou waved his hand, signaling the other party to lean in and listen, teaching the secret of going to court in detail—how to be unreasonable, how to reveal the 'truth' under the situation of 'inadvertently' 'letting it slip', and how to hook the superiors to make them interested in the behind-the-scenes of the case.

Not every official will pursue it relentlessly to the end.

Many officials hold the principle of 'more trouble is worse than less', especially officials of the Ministry of Justice who try embezzlement cases; they love to have this problem. If you want to force the Ministry of Justice to investigate the embezzlement case and pull out the people hidden behind it, you have to play some small tricks.

What Chen Guanlou wants to teach is this small trick.

Official Hu:...

Learned it!

Learned it!

It's just that he hasn't practiced it, so he doesn't know how effective it is.

Thus, Chen Guanlou gave him a simulation class, practicing repeatedly.

After practicing for a few days, when the day of going to court arrived, Chen Guanlou exhorted the other party, "Success or failure depends on today. Whether you live or die depends entirely on your performance! Remember the essence of the rehearsals these past few days; don't spit everything out when you get anxious. Once you survive, you will know how valuable this ten thousand taels is."

"As long as I pass today's hurdle, is it certain I won't die?" Official Hu was still a bit uneasy.

Chen Guanlou hummed, "If I say I will save you, you will definitely live. Even if the Ministry of Justice sentences you to death, I have a way to change it to exile. If you perform well, maybe exile will be changed to imprisonment.

Don't look at the poor environment of the Heavenly Prison; imprisonment is much better than exile. Exile is doing hard labor under the supervision of the government, living and dying on your own. Imprisonment, besides not having freedom, you don't have to worry about eating, don't have to worry about illness, and don't have to work. Think about it yourself."

Official Hu pondered for a while; imprisonment was indeed better than exile.

Exiled to a remote area, there won't be many left alive after ten or twenty years. Either they die on the road to exile, or they die in the place of exile.

Sigh!

It's all bitter tears.

Led by Chen Quan, they escorted Official Hu to the Ministry of Justice to go to court.

Chen Guanlou sat steadily in the office.

Medical Official Mu asked him, "Is the Warden not worried?"

"Not worried. If he doesn't perform well and dies, that's not my fault. If he performs well and I help him operate, that's my ability. If it succeeds, it's my credit. If it fails, it's his own fault!"

That's how it is.

Chen Guanlou would not press the responsibility on himself.

He has no morality, so he won't feel guilty. This is a business; in business, talk business.

Medical Official Mu asked again: "Does the Warden think he can succeed?"

"Fifty-fifty. Old Hu's brain is actually very smart. But this person, sometimes he is a straight line and doesn't know how to turn. Having only learned for a few days, I dare not guarantee the effect."

The master leads the door, and the cultivation is in the individual!

This lawsuit lasted until mid-afternoon before it ended. The person was sent back to the Heavenly Prison.

Chen Guanlou asked Chen Quan directly, "How was the court situation?"

Chen Quan smiled, "It's stable!"

"Oh! Did he perform abnormally?"

"He slipped up twice in the middle, but fortunately, after being reminded, he was saved in time."

Chen Guanlou patted the other party's shoulder, "You've worked hard."

It must have been Chen Quan who reminded Official Hu in time to save the scene.

He went down to the Grade A prison to visit Official Hu.

"Congratulations, Old Hu, for successfully passing the first hurdle."

Official Hu looked relieved, "Did I really pass? Can I live?"

Chen Guanlou didn't answer him directly, but said: "The next part is my job; I will run around for you. You just stay in the Heavenly Prison with peace of mind; you don't need to worry about the things behind."

Upon hearing this, Official Hu grinned.

Great!

He can live!

Immediately after, he worried again, "Will there be a second court session?"

"Not for the time being. If those people you reported are caught, maybe there will be another round of questioning. But there is no need to go to court."

This is an embezzlement case, not a murder case. It won't let the reporting witness confront the embezzlers.

In an embezzlement case, as long as the silver is found, they can be convicted!

Official Hu looked thankful to heaven and earth, "Prison Warden Chen, I leave the follow-up to you. My life and death depend on you!"

He was excited, thrilled, and wept with joy! Finally, he walked out of the fear of death; it was not easy!

These days he couldn't eat or sleep well, holding a dying but unwilling heart all day long; now he can finally sleep peacefully.

To save Official Hu, naturally, he had to find Minister of Justice Sun Daoning.

Since the last time the two had a quarrel, they hadn't met again.

This time, Chen Guanlou prepared a generous gift, brought it to the Ministry of Justice, and took the initiative to show goodwill.

Sun Daoning originally wanted to put on airs and handle the other party. But then he thought, the little thief surnamed Chen is like a dog, with a dog's temper. If he tries to handle him, the other party will turn his face if he doesn't agree, without giving any face at all.

Forget it, forget it!

There will be many places to use the other party in the future.

And so, as if nothing had happened, he ordered his subordinates to invite the other party in.

Chen Guanlou walked into the office with a smile, closing the door behind him to cut off the prying eyes outside.

"Old Sun, I missed you so much! Did you miss me!"

Sun Daoning looked unbearable, "Speak properly! What missing or not missing."

Chen Guanlou didn't care about the other party's attitude and offered the gift, "Tribute tea, fresh fruits, transported to the capital from thousands of miles away without stopping, and I sent them to you without stopping."

Sun Daoning took a look; there were still water droplets on the fruits, which were indeed very fresh. The capital didn't have them.

He tsked, "These were all looted from the Marquis Prefecture, right? You really know how to borrow flowers to offer to Buddha."

Chen Guanlou chuckled; that's right, all the gifts were wool plucked from the Marquis Prefecture, and he didn't spend a single cent. When giving gifts, you can't give money directly. Giving money is called business. Before starting to talk about business, giving money directly is easy to raise the appetite.

Official Hu only gave ten thousand taels, and he had to spend it sparingly.

"Old Hu, am I good enough to you? Whenever I get something good, the first person I think of is you. Isn't this, I sent it to you in a hurry. Are you moved?"

Sun Daoning sneered coldly; who doesn't know who.

"Running here to give gifts so enthusiastically, tell me, who are you running for this time?"

"You misunderstood me!"

Sun Daoning didn't make a sound, his face saying: Do you think I believe it! If you have the ability, continue to make it up.

Chen Guanlou had a thick skin and really continued to fabricate lies, "Giving gifts is the main thing; helping people run around is incidental." ===== CHAPTER 1350 =====