Chapter 1359

Chen Mengan truly believed that Chen Guanlou would kill him.

Compared to Uncle Lou, his value seemed to be worth nothing. He was only a treasure in the second branch. Placed in the entire Hou Fu, he was nothing.

Suddenly having a clear understanding of his own situation, he wanted to cry!

He used to be a treasure, now he is a blade of grass.

Tears could not stop flowing down.

After all, he was just a young man who had not yet reached the age of twenty; his endurance was far inferior to an old fox in the officialdom.

Crying is right!

Only when it hurts do you know how to cry!

Chen Guanlou wiped his hands, as if the slap on the other's face had instead dirtied his own hands and humiliated himself.

"Yes, just cry like that! When you go to court, you cry just like that."

Chen Mengan was completely bewildered.

Chen Guanlou wanted to hit someone again, but looking at the other's dirty appearance, he was really afraid of dirtying his own hands. Forget it, he wouldn't hit him. It is better to convince people with reason!

"The brain is a good thing; you have to take it out and use it often. I am now giving you a serious lecture, teaching you how to handle the court appearance. Every word I say, memorize it well! Remember, you cannot plead guilty!"

"This... will this work? What if they use torture..."

"There is no 'what if'! I will protect you."

Upon hearing this, Chen Mengan felt a sense of relief. Uncle Lou finally said he would protect him.

Wuwu...

It was not easy!

Chen Guanlou endured his disgust and continued to teach him how to handle the court appearance and how to respond to the inquiries of the officials in court. Worried that he was young and impulsive, and would implicate the Hou Fu, causing serious consequences, he spent the next few days simulating the court session with him every day.

Chen Guanlou was so tired he wanted to curse loudly: Money is hard to earn, and shit is hard to eat!

It was easier to deal with those old foxes of corrupt officials.

Dealing with teenagers, one could get heart disease from anger. No matter what generation of teenagers, other skills are mediocre, but the skill of making people angry is self-taught and can be called master-level.

Medical Official Mu boiled a bowl of nourishing soup for him, "My lord, please take care of your health. He is a young man; teach him slowly, and you will eventually be able to teach him."

"He has to appear in court tomorrow; there is no time for slow."

"My lord is worried because you care. People teaching people, they cannot be taught. Events teaching people, they can learn it once. My lord has lost your original intention regarding Chen Mengan's case, and cannot be objective and fair, hence you are worried and irritable."

Chen Guanlou drank the soup in one breath; he didn't taste anything else, it was all bitter.

Slightly disgusted.

Did Medical Official Mu overturn a jar of coptis?

He said slowly, "You are right! I am indeed worried because I care! It is good to have a big tree to lean on; as long as the Hou Fu exists for one day, I can sleep soundly and not worry about anything. If the Hou Fu falls one day, I will have to suffer along with it.

A ninth-rank martial artist like me is nothing; there are plenty of them in the palace. Does that Eunuch Wei in the palace not want to kill me? He certainly wants to. If it were me, I would also want to kill myself.

Why has he been slow to act? Because he is a loyal subject of the royal family. As long as the royal family does not move against the Hou Fu for one day, he will not kill me for one day. Once the Hou Fu falls, I will have to pack my bags and flee; I must never continue to stay in the capital."

He clearly had a clear understanding of his own situation.

Medical Official Mu did not quite understand, "Why would Eunuch Wei want to kill you?"

"What else could it be? Because I am disrespectful, impolite, full of lies, and even suspected of murdering a bird monk. The investigation shows I am innocent. However, people of the royal family never care about evidence; they only rely on suspicion. Those who are suspected are sinners! In his eyes, I am a sinner!"

After Chen Guanlou finished speaking, he actually laughed, laughing with particular pride.

"Old Mu, guess what the Jixia Academy thinks of me? I said I didn't kill Master Qi; on the surface, they believed it. Guess, do they really believe it or not? How are they discussing me behind my back?"

Medical Official Mu was speechless, not knowing what to say.

Comforting him seemed too thin.

Offering ideas, he could not think of any good ones.

It seems that as long as the Hou Fu is protected, all problems can be solved. With the Hou Fu there, everyone, even Eunuch Wei in the palace, has to be cautious and dare not act rashly.

He is indeed a loyal subject of the royal family, taking the will of the royal family as his own will.

He could only sigh, "My lord is walking on thin ice; I am shallow."

"Old Mu, why be so humble? This case of Chen Mengan is actually not that serious. Even if I don't put in the effort, the Hou Fu will still save his life. It is not about how important his life is, but about the face of the Hou Fu and the views of the outside world. If the Hou Fu cannot even protect the lives of its own children and grandchildren, when it spreads outside, people will think the Hou Fu has fallen. In the blink of an eye, it will be abandoned by everyone and face obstacles everywhere."

Everyone likes to add flowers to brocade, but dislikes sending charcoal in snow.

Everyone likes to kick someone when they are down, but dislikes maintaining a bottom line.

Maintaining a bottom line is against human nature.

The essence of human beings is animalistic; it is taking advantage of others' danger, bullying the weak, hating others for having what you don't, laughing at others for having nothing, vanity, and laziness.

People become human through education.

This is why poor mountain valleys and the depths of big mountains are always hidden with darkness and evil.

"Since that is the case, why does my lord need to work so hard?"

"Of course, it is because I took the Hou Fu's money. As the saying goes, take people's money, eliminate disasters for them."

Chen Guanlou laughed at himself, took a sip of tea, and calmed his turbulent heart.

Medical Official Mu was speechless again; he never expected that as a member of the Chen clan, working for the Chen clan, he would also take money.

Worthy of being Prison Warden Chen, carrying out the principle of taking money to get things done, fair to all, to the end!

Awesome!

"How is Official Hu? Has his health recovered?" Chen Guanlou asked about Official Hu who had been poisoned before.

Official Hu was poisoned, took the antidote, and survived. But his health was damaged.

Medical Official Mu nodded, "My lord, rest assured, Official Hu is no longer in serious condition."

Chen Guanlou flipped through the investigation report sent by Chen Quan; he had searched the A-grade prison inside and out, but failed to find any clues. He could only arrest the servant who delivered the food for interrogation.

The servant knew nothing, and in the end, was tortured into a confession, but could not explain who ordered him.

Chen Guanlou was so angry he threw the investigation report at his feet.

He ordered someone to call Chen Quan over.

"After investigating for so many days, you give me a report that starts with a bang and ends with a whimper; is this appropriate? Since you suspect the servant who delivers food, why not investigate the cafeteria, why not investigate the procurement?"

Chen Quan looked embarrassed and glanced at Medical Official Mu sitting on the side, "My lord, it is not that I don't investigate, but that I have no way to investigate. In the entire prison, only Official Hu was poisoned. Logically, the poison could not have been placed in the food. I can confirm that the food that day was a communal meal, and there was no separate delivery. Official Hu was the only one poisoned; ninety percent of the problem lies in the prison cell. However, the investigation of the prison cell has made no progress."

Chen Guanlou looked at Medical Official Mu, "Do you agree with his words?"

Medical Official Mu pondered for a moment, "The poison is a common poisonous herb in the south; after being dried and ground into powder, a tiny dose can cause poisoning and abdominal pain like twisting. If not treated in time, the poisoned person will eventually die in severe pain. If it is confirmed that the communal meal is fine and there were no abnormalities during the process, then as Prison Warden Chen analyzed, there is a ninety percent chance the problem lies in the prison cell."