Chapter 1440

Du Xiuwen, that plague god, received a beating with the board during the trial.

After returning to the Heavenly Prison to recover from his injuries, he actually tried to commit suicide.

Chen Guanlou rushed to the cell in a rage and roared at the man surnamed Du. "Scholar Du, didn't you say you weren't afraid of death? Why are you committing suicide! You are a rebel who pleaded for the people; you must go to the execution ground to be punished according to the law, so that the world knows your great achievements. Let your name resound throughout the land! Scholar Du, oh Scholar Du, you cannot go against your faith and vows!"

Scholar Du had a numb face.

He thought there would be no reaction.

Who would have thought he would suddenly jump up. "Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen, what is the meaning of my living? I pleaded for the people, yet I am misunderstood by the world and misunderstood by the imperial court. The court wants to kill me, I accept that! But what right do they have to attack my heart?"

"Because you deserve it! Because you are a die-hard! As long as you tell the truth, no one will attack your heart." Chen Guanlou induced the other party.

Scholar Du sneered, seeing through everything. "Where is the truth? If you really want to talk about the truth, the truth is that I couldn't stand it, I pleaded for the people, I led the militia to attack the county town, and I saved countless people. Everyone ignores my achievements and keeps denying me. What right do they have to deny me? Since everyone doesn't understand me, what is the meaning of my living? It's better to die and show my ambition."

"What kind of showing ambition by death is that? It's clearly suicide out of fear of punishment!" Chen Guanlou sneered.

He didn't believe a single word the other party said.

Full of nonsense, full of justice, but actually, it was all business!

"Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen, I thought you were different from others. I didn't expect you to be as narrow-minded and prejudiced as the others! You are just a vulgar person!"

"I am a vulgar person, you don't need to remind me! Scholar Du, the performance should end. Tell me your purpose! I don't believe you really want to die."

Du Xiuwen sneered. "What right do you have to doubt my will to die? Look at me, do I have any courage left to live? I'm afraid! You're right, I'm a coward, I'm afraid of being sliced to death, I'm afraid of the execution ground. Why don't you fulfill my wish and let me die in the Heavenly Prison, silently. How about that?"

"If you give me ten thousand taels, I'll let you die!"

Chen Guanlou was very straightforward, opening the price directly and treating life and death as a business deal.

Du Xiuwen looked incredulous, his eyes full of shock and contempt.

"I spend money to buy my own death! Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen, listen to what you're saying, does it sound right?"

Chen Guanlou smiled without smiling. "This is the rule of the Heavenly Prison. If you can't stand it, endure it! Any prisoner who dares to commit suicide in the cell will have their corpse fed to the dogs. If you don't mind, you can die without paying, that's not impossible!"

Scholar Du suddenly retched; he had been humiliated, he was disgusted, and he felt so uncomfortable he wanted to cry!

He cursed loudly, "Is there no justice left?"

"Justice! The Heavenly Prison is justice!" Chen Guanlou scolded. "What kind of place do you think the Heavenly Prison is, that you can die whenever you want? Let me tell you, no way! The Heavenly Prison is the bottom line of the law; in the Heavenly Prison, the rules are the law! You'd better be honest, or I'll throw you into the torture room to experience it properly."

Last time it was just a feeling, next time it would be a personal experience.

Scholar Du wailed loudly, "You won't even let me die, you're too much."

"Actually, it's not impossible to die!" Chen Guanlou softened his tone and said softly: "Tell me the truth, and I'll satisfy you. Don't worry, I will never report it. Before you came in, you should have heard the various legends of the Heavenly Prison. There is definitely no reporting here. There are so many imprisoned officials in the Heavenly Prison, and even royal relatives, whose secrets are far more than yours. Have you ever heard any secrets leaked from the Heavenly Prison? No, right! My mouth is very tight!"

He didn't forget his original intention, constantly inducing the other party to tell the truth about the rebellion.

A rebellion that looked like a child's play—if there wasn't some trick inside, he would write his name backward.

Scholar Du hit the wall with his head. "I have no secrets! I am an upright and clean person, don't you dare slander me."

Hearing this, Chen Guanlou was full of sarcasm. "Listen to yourself, do you believe that? I heard that because you led a rebellion, several officials died, right?"

Scholar Du didn't speak.

Chen Guanlou asked him casually, "Tell me the truth, was the real purpose of your rebellion to kill officials?"

Scholar Du turned his back, refusing to communicate, refusing to let the other party see his expression.

Chen Guanlou laughed heartily. "Did I guess right? You really were out to kill officials. Your brain is clever enough to come up with such a way to kill your enemies! Covering the truth in an absurd rebellion. You're something!"

"Nonsense!" Scholar Du turned around and looked directly into his eyes.

"Those officials were not killed by me; they knew they were guilty of losing territory and would surely die, so they chose to commit suicide to protect their families. I didn't intend to kill them, but they all died because of me. Afterward, I even went to pay my respects, and many people saw it. How can you say I killed officials!"

Scholar Du was so angry his face turned blue, the anger of being wronged.

Chen Guanlou didn't believe him at all.

"You can defend yourself, and I can guess. We don't affect each other! Relying on your own strength to kill officials is definitely not possible. Officials are either in the office or at the homes of the wealthy, surrounded by guards, and you wouldn't even have a chance to get close. What to do? Rebellion is a good excuse; rebelling to kill officials is such a common thing. Scholar Du, I underestimated you before, I apologize! You're really something!"

"Stop talking nonsense! I've already explained, I was pleading for the people..."

"Pleading for the people, I understand!" Chen Guanlou smiled without smiling. "You're not interesting at all. I already said, here with me, I never report, and I don't allow other prison guards to report. There's no trust between us, which is disappointing!"

Scholar Du sneered, leaned close to the cell door, and lowered his voice. "Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen determines a person's crime based purely on speculation, how willful! Others might fall for your tricks, but I won't!"

Chen Guanlou raised an eyebrow slightly. Oh, Scholar Du is getting more and more interesting.

He had misunderstood before, thinking Scholar Du was just a lunatic.

He knew that any scholar in this day and age who could cause a major event was no simple character; they were all full of schemes.

He whispered, "After killing the officials, did it feel great?"

Seeing the other party didn't speak, he asked again, "Do you still want to die?"

Scholar Du chuckled. "What's wrong with dying! If you can properly arrange my funeral, I wouldn't mind dying now."

"That won't do. The imperial court wants to punish you according to the law, so you can't die in the cell ahead of time."

"Since you can't help me, why don't you leave? I'm tired, I want to rest!"

What an arrogant Scholar Du.

Chen Guanlou pondered. "You must be very good at inciting people's hearts; a person like you should go and rebel! It's a pity..."

"What's a pity! The people got food, that's enough! As for my personal situation, it's not important."

Still acting even now!

Chen Guanlou was both impressed and contemptuous!

"Are you addicted to acting?"

Scholar Du decisively turned his back, refusing to answer!