Chapter 1705: The final performance before death
Chen Guanlou didn't want to argue with Sun Daoning about the pattern and capacity; if they argued, the other party would get anxious with him again.
He went to find Medical Official Mu to discuss the plan.
"Wake Qu Yuan up, let him reveal a few confessions within limits; can it be done?"
Medical Official Mu's heart was a little flustered.
Following Chen Guanlou all these years, he had done all kinds of rebellious things that would exterminate the nine clans, not a hundred times, then dozens of times. This time, he was playing tricks under the eyes of Ministry of Justice officials, which was inevitably nervous and uneasy.
"The old man can wake him up, but I can't guarantee how much confession he will reveal."
"Hmm..." Chen Guanlou pondered for a while, "I will be by your side. Once he wakes up, I will personally prompt him and guide him on what to say."
"Will it work? Qu Yuan, this kid, is stubborn, single-track-minded..."
"Even if he is single-track-minded, he must repay kindness! I saved him, he must repay the kindness before he can die. Using kindness to demand repayment, it's not too much, right."
Medical Official Mu gave a dry laugh and shook his head repeatedly, "Not too much, of course not too much!"
The two agreed to act early tomorrow morning.
Qu Yuan didn't have much time left; if it dragged on too long, he was worried he wouldn't wake up. If he woke up too early, he was worried his brain would be too clear. It was best to wake him up and ask questions early tomorrow morning. By then, if the person died halfway, it could be considered excusable!
Anyway, that kid couldn't live; rather than suffering the slow slicing and being sliced into a thousand pieces at the execution ground, it was better to die silently in the prison cell, without worrying about implicating the master's sect.
Many things are like this; as long as it doesn't make a big noise, there is room for discussion.
If there is room, there is room for negotiation.
Early the next morning, after breakfast, the Ministry of Justice officials all had tired and haggard faces, giving people a feeling of having a belly full of fire, which could explode at any time.
The Heavenly Prison guards all had a good eye for the situation; seeing this situation, they wouldn't take the initiative to go up. If it wasn't necessary, they would avoid them.
To make a show, Chen Guanlou didn't even eat breakfast and accompanied Medical Official Mu to be busy in the side room where Qu Yuan was locked, striving to wake the criminal Qu Yuan as early as possible.
Medical Official Mu personally administered the poison; how to wake him up and how to grasp the measure, no one knew better than him. To avoid implicating Mu Wenxu, he didn't let the other party follow.
Just the two of them, whispering and tossing about.
When Qu Yuan woke up, his brain was still muddled.
Chen Guanlou stretched out his finger and snapped his fingers at the other party's eyes, "Are you awake?"
"I, I am..."
"Heavenly Prison! In a while, Ministry of Justice officials will come to ask questions; they suspect you were hired to kill, and someone behind the scenes instigated you to commit the crime, assassinating the current Zhang Yushi. Do you know how to answer?"
"No one instigated me!" Qu Yuan gritted his teeth, "No one instigated."
"Correct! If they try to trap you with words, you just bite down that no one instigated." Chen Guanlou thought to himself, Qu Yuan, this kid, is hard to fool; that's because he didn't find the right method. Can't go against the other party. Since he is a stubborn ox, use the method to deal with a stubborn ox.
Look!
How good the effect is.
"Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen, rest assured, one person does one person's deeds!"
"Very good!" Chen Guanlou patted the other party's shoulder soothingly.
Medical Official Mu stood to the side, expressionless, but admired him endlessly in his heart. As expected of Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen, he knows how to handle this person. If it were him, he might tell the other party directly how to confess and what the consequences would be.
Sure enough, use the method for the kind of person; a thousand people have a thousand faces, and one cannot treat them all the same.
"If they ask you why you want to kill Zhang Yushi Wang, how do you answer?"
"Zhang Yushi Wang is evil to the core, doesn't he deserve to die."
"How is he evil to the core? Tell me specifically."
"Does bullying the people count? Does disregarding the laws of the country count? He just deserves to die!"
"Correct, he deserves to die! You just need to bite down on this sentence, and I will protect you through the tribulation and leave the world quietly. If you dare to talk nonsense, don't forget, you haven't repaid the kindness yet! You don't want to repay kindness with enmity, right!"
Qu Yuan struggled to sit up, but Chen Guanlou pressed him down, "If you have something to say, say it properly."
Qu Yuan hurriedly expressed his determination, "My lord, rest assured, I, Qu Yuan, have no skills in this life, poor and stupid, and have eaten all kinds of bitterness. Only I cannot do things that repay kindness with enmity. You have great kindness to me, I will only repay the kindness! If I can't do it, may I be struck by lightning, and in the next life, I will be reincarnated into the animal path."
"Remember what you said yourself!"
A quarter of an hour later, Minister of Justice Sun Daoning brought several Ministry of Justice officials and rushed to the side room.
"Is the person awake? Start asking questions! Make a record!"
Chen Guanlou was sensible and took the initiative to exit the side room.
To be safe, Medical Official Mu stayed in the ear room next door, so he could save the person at any time.
Huang Ye knew a little bit of the inside story, and he was very worried.
Worried that Qu Yuan, that brainless thing, would reveal the matter of hiding in the Heavenly Prison during the New Year. He was anxious and uneasy in his heart, but couldn't show it.
Chen Guanlou saw his uneasiness and swept a glance at the other party. Huang Ye froze on the spot, not daring to move randomly.
"Why haven't I seen Xu Fugui recently?"
Chen Guanlou chatted with the other party to dispel the tension in the other party's heart.
Huang Ye immediately breathed a sigh of relief secretly, "Prison Clerk Xu has been in poor health recently and has been on long-term leave. I heard it's because of excessive indulgence, which hurt his foundation, and he needs to recuperate."
Chen Guanlou was very surprised upon hearing this.
Xu Fugui is amazing; at such an old age, with his neck already in the yellow earth, he can still toss like this.
"Can he recuperate?"
"Not clear. Last time I saw him, there was a smell of medicine on him. The new concubine he took seems to have run away too."
"Next time you see him, tell him, the Heavenly Prison's errand cannot allow him long-term leave. If he really can't do it, let his son or grandson come to take over. The Heavenly Prison doesn't keep idlers!"
"If his son or grandson takes over, start from a prison guard?"
"Of course! Could it be that they come to take over as a prison clerk right away; what good things are they thinking." Chen Guanlou snorted coldly, "If he is not happy, tell him, he must work five days a month, and the bonus will be halved. I will keep his position and not move him. If he can't do it, get lost as soon as possible."
No matter what era, the iron rice bowl is very popular.
Ordinary people don't look up to the prison guard's errand; there are plenty of people outside who want to hold the prison guard's rice bowl. It's just that the Heavenly Prison is at least a Ministry of Justice prison, and there are requirements for recruiting people. It's not that any cat or dog, ruffian or hooligan can come in.
It belongs to a position that is neither high nor low, with a stinking reputation, and is also disliked by others. But no one dislikes money. No matter how stinking the money is, it can buy food and drink.
The Xu family relies on Xu Fugui's income to eat and drink well.
Once this errand is lost, the Xu family's sky will collapse.
I believe Xu Fugui will make a wise decision.
On Sun Daoning's side, he only interrogated for the time of a stick of incense, and Qu Yuan fell down.
When he fell down, he didn't forget to clamor, "I am acting on behalf of heaven! Zhang Yushi Wang deserves to die, he deserves to be sliced into a thousand pieces. No one instigated me, don't try to frame me, I won't let you get your wish..."
Comparable to a righteous man rushing to the execution ground, performing a final performance before death, giving life a perfect curtain call. ===== CHAPTER 1706 =====
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