Chapter 1429: Chen Guanlou Reports Being Robbed by Two Women

Time passed very slowly, and also very quickly.

The two women who walked out of the Great Wilderness, Su Yun and Guan Mei, finally returned to the capital.

The escort found Chen Guanlou to report the completion of the mission and collect the final payment.

"Did you send them both home?"

The escort nodded. "This is the signature of the two ladies; please take a look, my lord."

Chen Guanlou looked at the signature and paid the money readily, settling the final payment.

"Did they say when they would come out?"

"They mentioned that it would be at most ten days; after dealing with matters at home, they would come to find you, my lord."

"That's very good!"

For the next period, Chen Guanlou waited patiently for the two to come to his door.

He waited and waited, half a month passed, and he didn't see anyone.

Could it be that the two women had changed their minds?

Even if they had changed their minds, they should have sent someone to say so.

He was just wondering when the Heavenly Prison's gatekeeper reported that a little maid was looking for him, looking very anxious.

Chen Guanlou instructed the prison guard to bring the little maid in.

It was indeed a little maid, twelve or thirteen years old. Once she entered the Heavenly Prison, she shivered all over, didn't dare to raise her head, and didn't even dare to look at anyone. She looked extremely terrified.

"Do you know me?"

Chen Guanlou was certain he hadn't seen the little maid before.

The little maid trembled and took a letter from her bosom. "My young miss asked me to deliver a letter to you, my lord!"

"Who is your young miss?"

The little maid shook her head and didn't say, turning to run outside. The prison guard reached out to stop her, and to prevent her from screaming, he covered her mouth directly.

Chen Guanlou unfolded the letter and only then learned that it was Su Yun who had sent the little maid to deliver the letter.

Su Yun had returned home smoothly, and her family was both happy and heartbroken, followed immediately by worry, fearing that the Su family's reputation would be damaged. Soon, the family came up with a plan to marry her far away, to a widower in the countryside, an old man.

Su Yun refused, and was locked up by her family. In two more days, she would be sent to the countryside.

In the letter, she clearly expressed her unwillingness to marry again; she had jumped out of one fire pit, and it was impossible to jump into another.

Moreover, her body had been ruined during those years in the Great Wilderness, and it was very likely she couldn't conceive. Once she married and was discovered to be infertile, it wouldn't just be a fire pit; she probably wouldn't live for a few years before having to die to prove her integrity, making room for the person behind her.

She didn't want to die, and even less did she want to marry! She begged Chen Guanlou to save her!

In the letter, she also said that Guan Mei had encountered the same situation. The difference was that Guan Mei's situation was even worse than hers. The Guan family was forcing Guan Mei to become a secret prostitute! Anyway, she was already ruined, so she might as well earn some money for the family.

After reading the letter, Chen Guanlou signaled the prison guard to release the little maid.

"Did your young miss have you bring any message?"

The little maid was so scared her face turned pale.

Chen Guanlou decisively took out a few pieces of silver and placed them on the table. "Answer properly, and this silver is yours."

The little maid stared at the silver and swallowed a mouthful of saliva. "Miss said she has already made up her mind to die! She just can't let go of Lady Guan. She is worried that Lady Guan won't dare to resist her family."

"Did she say anything else?"

"No!"

"Go back and tell your young miss to wait patiently at home, follow the people when they leave, and don't resist."

The little maid looked confused, completely unable to understand.

"You just need to remember this sentence and convey it truthfully to your young miss. Do you remember?"

The little maid nodded vigorously.

Chen Guanlou signaled the prison guard to send the little maid back to the Su family to ensure her safety.

Afterward, he personally went to the Six Shanmen to report a case!

"Two women, one named Su Yun and one named Guan Mei, robbed me when I was in the Great Wilderness; the amount was huge, and the nature was extremely vile. Now, these two women have returned to the capital. Please, brothers, arrest these two, lock them in the Heavenly Prison, and I'll treat you to drinks afterward."

The people at the Six Shanmen listened to his straight-faced nonsense and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen, if you're going to make up a lie, at least make it round. You're making it very hard for us!"

"You know I'm making it up, yet you still expose me; are you brothers or not? Are you going to help with this favor or not!"

"Do you really want to arrest them?"

"Nonsense! I've come personally, can I not arrest them?"

Having said that, Chen Guanlou took out a hundred-tael silver note. "I won't let you work for nothing. Arrest them and throw them directly into the Heavenly Prison."

"Without a warrant from the Ministry of Justice, it's inconvenient for us to arrest people."

Chen Guanlou sneered. "When the Six Shanmen handles a case, who dares to ask you for a warrant? Go directly to their door and arrest them; I guarantee no one will stop you. Because these two women were trafficked and have disgraced their families. Their families wish they were dead. Do you understand?"

"Is it really okay? Won't someone sue?"

"If someone sues, I will take full responsibility. Are you going to help with this favor or not?"

Chen Guanlou was a bit impatient.

He could, of course, take the two women away quietly. But if he did that, it would leave trouble for the Jade Spring Palace, and the charge of human trafficking would be inescapable.

Going through official channels and reporting a death—perfect!

Even if one day the two families discovered the two women hiding in the Jade Spring Palace, they wouldn't dare to make trouble.

If he insisted they weren't Su Yun and Guan Mei, what could the Su and Guan families do? If they couldn't produce evidence, it would be slander and defamation, and the Ministry of Justice had plenty of ways to deal with these two families.

Presumably, neither the Su nor the Guan family would want to get involved in a lawsuit!

"Help! We'll definitely help!"

The Six Shanmen's thinking was very simple: it was just arresting people; they arrested people every day, and it wasn't always the case that they had all the paperwork. As long as it didn't implicate them afterward, it was fine.

Chen Guanlou nodded with satisfaction. "Before dark, I'll be in the Heavenly Prison, hoping to see these two female prisoners."

"Don't worry, Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen, we guarantee to handle it properly for you."

Chen Guanlou gave the information about the two women and then returned to the Heavenly Prison to wait for news.

The Su and Guan families indeed didn't expect the Six Shanmen to suddenly break in and arrest people. Upon learning that they were arresting their own daughters, and that the daughters had committed a serious crime of murder in the Great Wilderness, they all avoided them like the plague. No one stopped them, no one stood up to complain, and no one took the initiative to ask about the situation. They all had an indifferent attitude.

Su Yun had received the message delivered by the little maid and was quite calm when she was arrested.

Guan Mei was completely scared out of her wits, crying and making a scene, and was finally dragged away by the Six Shanmen. Her family even announced on the spot that they were expelling her from the Guan family and severing the father-daughter relationship.

The two women met in the female prison and hugged each other, crying bitterly.

Only then did Guan Mei realize she had misunderstood.

"Is it really Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen who is saving us? Then why did he send people to arrest us?"

"I'm not very clear. He must have his considerations! We must trust Lord Chen! He is a good person! Think about it, if it weren't for him, we would still be struggling in the Great Wilderness, and maybe we would have died this winter."

"Does he have to arrest us to help us?" Guan Mei still couldn't figure it out; she was too terrified. Recalling the scene where the Six Shanmen agents rushed into her home to arrest her, she couldn't stop shivering.

She was afraid!

She worried that arresting them meant they were going to be punished.

Chen Guanlou didn't rush to see them.

The next day, he arranged for the prison guards to notify the Su and Guan families that the two women had committed suicide in the Heavenly Prison and asked the families to go to the Heavenly Prison to claim the bodies.

The prison guard clearly stated that when claiming the bodies, a fee had to be paid.

Upon hearing that they had to pay money, the Guan family refused first, stating that they had already severed the relationship.

The prison guard had them sign and press their fingerprints.

On the Su family side, Su's mother certainly wanted to claim her daughter's body. But she was stopped by Su's father! And he took the initiative to sign and press his fingerprints.

This plan was perfectly executed! ===== CHAPTER 1430 =====