Chapter 1716: Matters are accomplished through secrecy

"Whether it works or not, you'll only know after trying. I'm just providing you with a line of thinking to break the problem. We cannot sit and wait for death until the end. If it succeeds, wouldn't you be happy?"

Chen Guanlou's biggest complaint about Sun Daoning is that the other party is always hesitant, steady as an old dog! He doesn't know how many opportunities he has missed over the years.

At critical moments, he still has to step forward and help push things forward.

Besides that, he still likes working with Old Sun. Old Sun is a rare, honest person; there's no need to worry about being sold by him and then helping him count the money.

Sun Daoning's heart was burning.

Perhaps he really can fight for it and continue to stay in the Secretariat to shine. He dares not say anything else, but in the area of criminal justice, no one is more suitable than him to guard the Ministry of Justice.

If he is in the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Justice can hold the bottom line of the law and not go astray.

If he leaves the Ministry of Justice, hmph!

He doesn't believe the Ministry of Justice will be better than it is now!

The two went back and forth, drinking until they were seven-tenths drunk, and only dispersed when it was almost dawn.

Sun family servants escorted Sun Daoning back to the mansion.

Chen Guanlou changed venues, went to a familiar brothel, and rested for two days.

For the sake of his future, Sun Daoning also gave it a try, taking the initiative to find Xie Changling to express his loyalty, indicating that he was still young and could continue to shine in the position of Minister of Justice.

On the contrary, the Ministry of Works next door has been too fat in the last two years. In these troubled times, it is necessary to kill some fat rats; one cannot let one person get all the benefits.

Don't worry about scarcity, worry about inequality!

Xie Changling has a very clever brain; he understood the implication the moment he heard it, knowing exactly what Old Sun was planning.

He asked with a smile: "Did you think of this yourself?"

Sun Daoning wanted to say yes.

But facing Xie Changling's eyes that saw through everything, he could only shake his head, "Someone helped me with the idea."

"Who?"

Xie Changling was very curious.

After pondering for a while, the Sun family didn't have such a capable person. The guests and secretaries around Sun Daoning, and the officials below, didn't seem to have such vision either.

Sun Daoning told the truth, "Minister Xie also knows this person, Chen Guanlou."

"So it was him!" Xie Changling suddenly realized.

He just said it, this kind of unconventional method must have been thought up by someone who doesn't play by the rules. People who follow the rules don't have such broad thinking and are only suitable for being executors.

"He is truly single-minded toward you, thinking of you everywhere. Seeing the court situation shaking, he couldn't sit still. What else did you talk about?"

Xie Changling was quite curious about Chen Guanlou's thinking, wondering how far he had thought and whether it would coincide with his own.

Step by step, he coaxed and guided, finally extracting all the truth from Sun Daoning's mouth.

"He actually wanted to move Minister Yang? Haha... this idea..."

Xie Changling showed great interest.

Unfortunately, the timing wasn't right.

If the timing were right, he would also kick the one surnamed Yang out of the Secretariat. He was too much of an eyesore!

Someone with peculiar thinking could indeed think of the same place.

Xie Changling was in a good mood, having a sense of refreshment from meeting a soulmate. That sense of refreshment from someone understanding him was hard to describe! In short, he was very excited!

It's just a pity that this guy Chen Guanlou doesn't read books, doesn't take imperial examinations, and refuses to become an official. He has been holed up in the Heavenly Prison as a Jiang Jiang Yucheng for ten years; he has no ambition!

After being happy, he comforted Sun Daoning, "You can rest assured in your duties, help me guard the Ministry of Justice, and don't allow anyone to get involved. You don't need to worry about other things; I have my own plans."

Sun Daoning felt settled in his heart upon hearing this.

He knew this move was stable!

Xie Changling clearly stated he would protect him, so he would definitely do it. Minister Xie's reputation is well-known!

He was full of joy and said goodbye. He held it in on the way, his face extremely serious. Only after returning to the Ministry of Justice and closing the door of his office did he laugh, laughing like an old fox, unable to stop!

He decided that once the dust settled, he would host a banquet at home to invite Chen Guanlou.

Before that, he would pretend nothing had happened, even often showing a melancholy and distracted appearance to confuse the situation.

Matters are accomplished through secrecy!

He had understood this principle since he was a child and had always practiced it!

In terms of stability, no one could be steadier than him!

Before the results came out, he didn't tell anyone, not revealing a single word.

Everyone stretched their necks, looking toward the Secretariat.

Court officials, including officials across the world, 60-70% were convinced that Sun Daoning was finished this time and would slink out of the capital.

The two Vice Ministers of the Ministry of Justice had long since started moving privately, both wanting to be Minister. Seeing Sun Daoning as a dead man, the further it went, the more unscrupulous they became.

The Ministry of Justice was in a state of panic!

Some were dazed, some were conflicted, some quickly defected, some started to betray, some held to their original intentions...

Sun Daoning didn't make a sound, just watching coldly. Whoever left or stayed, he would never stop them.

He wanted to take this opportunity to see everyone's true colors, to see who was usable and who was a fence-sitter.

The Ministry of Justice was in a mess, and Chen Guanlou felt anxious for Old Sun.

But he didn't do anything, just staring at the Heavenly Prison.

The Ministry of Justice could be messy, but the Heavenly Prison could not!

The Six Shanmen were also in a state of panic, and several leaders couldn't make up their minds, so they simply came to ask Chen Guanlou for advice.

"Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen, what do you think we should do? The office has been a mess lately, and our Six Shanmen can't avoid it; we've already been hinted at by several groups. We are lowly and weak, and we don't dare to refuse openly, but we don't dare to agree openly either. This matter... Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen, you are well-informed. Can you reveal a word or two? Will Minister Sun really leave?"

Chen Guanlou raised his eyebrows slightly, "Hearing the wind and believing it's rain—it's a pity you are all case investigators; you don't even have this bit of persistence. Could it be that when you are investigating cases, you are also led by the nose by suspects?"

Several leaders looked at each other, exchanging a glance.

"Does Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen mean that it's better to be still than to move?"

Chen Guanlou snorted coldly, his eyes full of disdain, "You are nothing more than worried that if you don't defect now, it will be too late when the dust settles. You want to seek a 'merit of following the dragon,' am I wrong?"

"Nothing can be hidden from Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen! The Six Shanmen have a hard time; there are a bunch of mothers-in-law above, and if you don't serve them well, everyone is uncomfortable. When investigating cases, there are obstacles everywhere, and if the case isn't investigated clearly, you still have to take the blame. We are also afraid! If we can hug a big thigh in advance, we can focus on serving one mother-in-law in the future; no matter how hard the days are, it's better than serving a bunch of mothers-in-law."

These people from the Six Shanmen complained like aggrieved little wives, capturing the essence. It seems that having seen too much during the investigation process, the little wife trick is the most effective and easiest to win sympathy.

Ask, who doesn't like a little wife.

It's just...

Chen Guanlou looked at the rough men in front of him with disdain. They didn't even look at what they looked like before daring to compare themselves to little wives.

Hmph!

"You are responsible for investigating cases, so you should know that until the end, don't rush to conclusions; everything is possible. How can you guarantee that the big thigh you are hugging now is definitely a real big thigh?"

"Does Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen mean that Minister Sun can still turn the tables?"

"I don't know, don't ask me! I only know that before the results come out, I won't rush to defect to anyone. No matter who sits on top, they need real materials to investigate cases. You can't count on a bunch of half-buckets to investigate cases. Does the Ministry of Justice still want its reputation!" ===== CHAPTER 1717 =====