Chapter 1730

If it doesn't weigh three liang and three on the scale, a thousand jin won't be able to hold it down.

The prisoners in the C-block prison were very mixed, and no problems were seen in the initial stage of screening.

The B-block prison, which Chen Guanlou had always thought was well-managed, gave him a huge shock.

The B-block prison had illegally detained more than a dozen prisoners, with no case files, no records, and no registration. The origins of these extra dozen or so prisoners couldn't even be clearly explained.

Judging by their accents, half of them were from out of town.

Chen Guanlou stared at Prison Clerk Miao, his eyes unkind, "Don't tell me that the extra dozen or so prisoners were all arranged by the Ministry of Justice. Prison Clerk Miao, don't blame me for not reminding you; if you can't clearly explain the origins of these people, your head will have to move house."

Prison Clerk Miao was like an old monk in meditation, lowering his head and saying nothing.

Chen Guanlou didn't care about the other party's attitude at all; in his eyes, the other party was already a dead man.

"The Worshiping God Sect is causing trouble outside. I have reason to suspect that these dozen or so prisoners of unknown origin are very likely spies from the Worshiping God Sect lurking in the Heavenly Prison. And you, Prison Clerk Miao, are a hall master of the Worshiping God Sect."

"Is Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen trying to force a confession through torture?" Prison Clerk Miao suddenly raised his head to question.

Chen Guanlou raised his eyebrows and smiled, "I thought you were going to play deaf and dumb forever. As soon as I said you were a hall master of the Worshiping God Sect, you got anxious. I have even more reason to suspect that you are connected to the Worshiping God Sect. Someone, go to the Ministry of Justice and report that we have caught a suspected Worshiping God Sect bandit."

Everyone:...

This...

Isn't this an internal conflict? Do we really need to alarm the Ministry of Justice?

The Worshiping God Sect is a major case.

When the time comes to investigate, it won't just be Prison Clerk Miao who dies.

"My lord, this matter needs to be thought over three times!"

"Think over three times? You all look at Prison Clerk Miao's attitude; is there any room for negotiation in this matter? More than a dozen prisoners appeared out of thin air in the B-block prison, and Prison Clerk Miao doesn't have a single word of explanation, looking like a dead pig that isn't afraid of boiling water—if it's not the Worshiping God Sect, what could it be? I wanted to give him a chance, but he doesn't care for it! How do you want me to act?"

Chen Guanlou's expression was half-smiling, staring fixedly at Prison Clerk Miao.

He had long found this guy unpleasant; he guarded the B-block prison every day, treating it as his private domain. Occasionally, when he went to inspect it, he would guard against him as if he were a thief.

He had long said that it was best not to commit any offenses. Once an offense was committed, he would be the first to deal with Prison Clerk Miao, and he would have to get out.

"Prison Clerk Miao, speak up!"

"Prison Clerk Miao, don't you have a single word of explanation for the extra dozen or so prisoners in B-block?"

"Are you really the Worshiping God Sect? Could it be that Lord Chen really hit the nail on the head?"

"Prison Clerk Miao, what kind of hidden trouble do you have? Say it out, and we will all think of a way for you."

"The Heavenly Prison prospers together and suffers together; if you don't say it, are you intentionally trying to implicate everyone?"

"What kind of hatred or grudge do you have that you want to harm everyone like this?"

"I always thought the C-block prison was the most chaotic, but I didn't expect the most chaotic one to be the B-block prison. Prison Clerk Miao, how much money have you eaten over these years? It's best to spit it all out."

"Spit it out, you must spit it out."

"I agree with the lord; we must report it to the Ministry of Justice. Since Prison Clerk Miao won't cooperate, let the Ministry of Justice officials interrogate him."

"Yes, let the officials interrogate him!"

The prison clerks, prison guards, and scribes were all talking at once.

Once their own interests were involved, it was difficult for everyone to maintain group unity.

Especially when Prison Clerk Miao resisted explaining the facts and set himself against everyone, they all wished he would die.

"My lord, report it to the officials. I will go to the Ministry of Justice and the Six Shanmen right now. We must catch this pest, Prison Clerk Miao."

Chen Guanlou scanned the audience, "Do you all agree to report it to the Ministry of Justice?"

"Must report it!"

"How about..." someone still held a different opinion, "The torture room is vacant; why not let Prison Clerk Miao take a trip to the torture room. I don't believe he can withstand the 108 interrogation methods of the torture room without confessing."

"Yes, yes, yes, send him to the torture room."

"Nonsense!" Chen Guanlou scolded sternly, "We prison guards of the Heavenly Prison are only responsible for guarding prisoners, not for investigating cases. If anyone suggests private lynching again, I'll deal with them!"

This precedent must never be set; the devil in the hearts of the prison guards must never be released.

The power of a role model is infinite.

Role models are also divided into good and bad.

The power of the Xuanwu Gate role model has run through the Tang Dynasty for hundreds of years.

Once he agrees to use private lynching today, sooner or later, private lynching will spread to every corner of the Heavenly Prison. Everyone will become a judge, interrogating and punishing at will.

The result will be the collapse of order!

If you want to establish an orderly order again, the difficulty will be ten or a hundred times greater! Without hundreds of heads to offer to heaven, order cannot be established!

As soon as he spoke, everyone else shut their mouths.

Chen Guanlou called Lu Datou, who was the fastest at running errands, "Go to the Ministry of Justice and find the private secretary beside Minister Sun, and tell him that the leads the Minister wanted have been found. Ask them to send people over quickly. Remember, when you get to the Ministry of Justice, before you see anyone, no matter who asks you, even if a Vice Minister asks, you are not allowed to say a single word of truth. If any wind leaks out, you can get out!"

Lu Datou received the order, guaranteed repeatedly that he would handle the errand well, and took two strong prison guards to rush to the Ministry of Justice.

The others didn't understand why Lu Datou was arranged to report it. Anyone present was more qualified than Lu Datou to go to the Ministry of Justice to report the case.

Chen Guanlou chuckled, "Your brains are too active; if you go to the Ministry of Justice, I'm afraid you won't be able to keep your mouths shut."

The implication was that one or two of them didn't have a gate on their mouths. They couldn't keep a secret.

The rotten accounts of Prison Clerk Miao and the B-block prison clearly couldn't be publicized. At least until the truth was clear, it couldn't be publicized.

Prison Clerk Miao didn't spit out a single word of truth; there must be something tricky behind this. It might even implicate a certain official in the Ministry of Justice. The other party must not be allowed to receive the news in advance and run away. What's worse is the fear that the other party will strike back and turn black into white.

The people in the Ministry of Justice are best at faking things and creating unjust, false, and wrong cases.

They understand prison affairs and know how to investigate cases. As long as they have the heart, unjust, false, and wrong cases are easy to come by, and the evidence will be laid out clearly for you.

Lock Prison Clerk Miao in the side room, let Chen Quan take people to be responsible for guarding, and have Medical Official Mu administer medicine.

"Medicine that makes him unable to speak or write, short-acting medicine. After the Ministry of Justice people arrive, give him the antidote to restore him to normal. Is there such medicine?"

"Is the lord worried that Prison Clerk Miao will collude with others?" Medical Official Mu guessed.

"Not only collude, I'm also worried that he will bribe people to collude! Chen Quan, can I trust you?"

"I only listen to the lord's instructions; no one can think of ordering me around. Although I am not rich, I am not short of money."

"Very good!" Chen Guanlou was very satisfied, "If this errand is handled well, there will be no shortage of benefits for you. When the time comes, I will claim credit for you!"

Chen Quan was all smiles, "Thank you, my lord! I will definitely keep an eye on Prison Clerk Miao and never let outsiders come into contact with him."

"Don't let the handyman who delivers food off the hook either." Chen Guanlou reminded.

"I will keep it in mind!"

Medical Official Mu administered medicine to Prison Clerk Miao according to instructions.

While administering medicine, he nagged, "Don't be afraid, this medicine isn't bitter; it just makes your limbs weak and unable to speak, nothing else is affected. Look at you, you were a good prison clerk, with so much silver every month, what were you dissatisfied with? More than a dozen extra prisoners in the B-block prison, it's all terrifying! I've been working in the Heavenly Prison for decades, and this is the first time I've encountered such a thing. No wonder Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen is dealing with you!"