Chapter 1360

"In the prison cell, can you really not find any problems?"

Chen Guanlou questioned Chen Quan.

Incompetent!

Chen Quan's face flushed red, feeling ashamed and aggrieved.

"I am dull and did not find any problems."

"Not even a trace?"

Chen Guanlou frowned slightly; how could he not believe it? Wild geese leave traces, people leave voices. As long as it was done, there must be traces.

"Investigated, none."

"Then separate the prison guards responsible for duty and patrol on the day of the incident and question them one by one. If you want to poison someone, who could be more convenient than these prison guards."

"Does my lord want to question them personally, or ask the brothers from the Six Shanmen for help?"

"Let the Six Shanmen send a few veteran investigators over. We are not professionals after all; the testimonies that sound normal to us might have different meanings to those veterans."

"Yes!" Chen Quan lowered his head and agreed.

It was clear that Chen Guanlou would not let it go.

This time, he must find out who the internal thief is.

He looked at the list of duty guards, and there was a very familiar name on it: Li Shuan!

"What is Li Shuan's situation now?"

"My lord is referring to..."

"Everything."

"No different from before; he is on duty every day, and after his shift, he goes to brothels or gambling dens. The people he associates with are all street thugs and low-level people."

Chen Quan said truthfully.

Chen Guanlou gave a hum.

He always felt that Li Shuan—yet Li Shuan behaved more normally than a normal person, which is the biggest abnormality.

"Consort Liu in the palace is asking him for silver; is he not anxious to get money?"

"Reporting to my lord, last year I still saw him worrying about money. This year, not so much. Perhaps the palace also knows he has no money and has given up the idea."

Chen Guanlou laughed upon hearing this.

That woman, Liu Shi, is no pushover. How could she let Li Shuan go?

Getting money outside the palace is always more convenient than inside.

"When Official Hu was poisoned, where was Li Shuan?"

"Li Shuan was off duty. He was on the day shift and left when his time was up." Chen Quan said so.

Chen Guanlou bared his teeth.

He suddenly discovered that it seemed every time something happened in the A-grade prison, Li Shuan was on the day shift.

To verify his conjecture, he asked Mu Qingshan to lead the clerks to check the documents and files, comparing the dates of the incidents with Li Shuan's shifts one by one. After checking clearly, give a report.

Everything was ordered, and he just had to wait for the results.

The Six Shanmen were very cooperative; as soon as they heard the Heavenly Prison wanted to borrow people, they immediately sent their most capable investigators to help with the investigation.

Chen Guanlou gave them permission; no matter who is involved, just ask. He would provide the endorsement.

Medical Official Mu was a bit worried.

Worried that the matter would blow up and reach the Ministry of Justice, which would be very troublesome.

Chen Guanlou had an indifferent attitude.

His determination to investigate the case was firm; as for the results, any result could be accepted. The premise was that it was endorsed by professional investigation.

Mu Qingshan had a foul mouth, but he was serious and responsible in his work. Documents and files were stored in categories, so there was no need to search everywhere; directly following the chronological order, he quickly compiled the statistics.

Don't say it, every time the A-grade prison had murders, poisonings, and various unnatural deaths, Li Shuan was on the day shift.

Once by coincidence, every time like this—how could there be so many coincidences?

Chen Guanlou stared at the report in his hand and sneered, "Finally, I have caught you."

"My lord, does Li Shuan really have a problem? I said at the beginning that he should be killed to prevent future trouble. Sure enough!"

Medical Official Mu was very wary of Li Shuan. Even though Consort Liu clearly indicated it didn't matter, he still wanted to kill the other. After several failed attempts to poison him, he finally gave up the idea.

"Li Shuan is not simple; he probably has a strong background."

"My lord means?"

"I suspect he is an eye placed in the Heavenly Prison by some people, specifically responsible for doing some dirty work, such as silencing people."

Chen Guanlou gave a cold laugh.

"My lord, is it possible that Li Shuan is not Li Shuan at all? The real Li Shuan is already dead. This one is clearly a fake."

Medical Official Mu's imagination ran wild.

Having stayed in the Heavenly Prison for a long time, one could see all kinds of monsters and demons, and have the opportunity to come into contact with all kinds of ghosts and gods.

The game of body doubles is not rare!

At that time, there were people acting as body doubles for Xiao Changsheng, fishing in troubled waters.

Thanks to Chen Guanlou's keen intuition, he came to strip and inspect the body on the spot, finally identifying the villain. Unfortunately, he still let the other run away.

"Li Shuan's identity was personally confirmed by Li family relatives." Chen Guanlou emphasized.

He had also suspected it.

But the Li family members were adamant, and the surrounding neighbors could also testify. Suspicion became nonsense.

"Is it possible that the Li family was also bribed?"

"Doesn't look like it!" Chen Guanlou shook his head.

"Unless..."

The two spoke in unison.

Unless there is a master of disguise, combined with the medicinal liquids similar to those prepared by Medical Official Mu, to thoroughly change a person's appearance, thereby completely replacing a person's identity.

"When Li Shuan left home, he was just a half-grown boy. Ten years later, he returned as an adult. It is normal for his appearance to change, but birthmarks cannot change. However, birthmarks can be forged." Medical Official Mu argued logically, "I can help people forge birthmarks, but it takes a relatively long time, about a year or two, to be realistic and leave no traces. He has been away from home for ten years; the time is sufficient!"

Chen Guanlou waved his hand, "Don't make unnecessary guesses first. Whether it's the real body or a double, it doesn't matter; just treat him as the real Li Shuan. Having been away from home for ten years, joining some organization, or relying on some official or some noble family in the process is possible. Don't alert him yet; continue to observe."

"My lord still wants to continue to tolerate him." Medical Official Mu was a bit anxious, "If this continues, people will still die."

"Without him, people will still die."

This is not a lie.

The Heavenly Prison is like a sieve; dying a few people is too common. Without Li Shuan, there are Wang Shuan, Zhang Shuan, and Zhao Shuan.

Rather than killing Li Shuan and having someone unclear replace him, it is better to maintain the status quo. At least now we know who has a problem, and sooner or later we will catch the little tail.

The brothers from the Six Shanmen were very capable; it only took one day to find out the prison guard who poisoned the food, Wang Erlin. An old man in the Heavenly Prison, his seniority was several years more than Chen Guanlou's.

Looking at Wang Erlin, who was kneeling on the ground, saying nothing, and looking resigned, Chen Guanlou suppressed the anger in his heart and asked calmly, "Whose money did you take, and how did you poison him?"

Wang Erlin did not speak.

Chen Guanlou punched the wall, directly creating a pit. Dust from the wall fell down.

"Do you think if you don't say it, I won't be able to find out?"

Wang Erlin slowly raised his head, "My lord, why do you ask when you already know? I took the silver and poisoned Official Hu; I plead guilty. Whether to kill or slice, I have no complaints."

"How much silver did the other party give you that you are not even afraid of death? Is your life really that worthless?"

"My lord is wrong. On the contrary, my life is very valuable, incomparably valuable. Although I failed, I also sold myself for a good price." Wang Erlin laughed proudly.

Chen Guanlou did not agree, but he understood.

"Is the money the Heavenly Prison pays you not enough to satisfy you? I have flipped through your resume; every month you get at least three to five taels, and at most ten to twenty taels. Is this money not enough for you to spend?"

"Enough to spend! But it is only enough to spend!"

Haha...

Chen Guanlou could not help but laugh loudly upon hearing this.