Chapter 176

"This humble one is Chen Guanlou, greetings to you, Master!"

Chen Guanlou reported his identity, neither humble nor arrogant.

They belonged to two different government offices; there was no saying who was superior to whom. As a person of the Heavenly Prison, Chen Guanlou tried his best to maintain the face of the Heavenly Prison. Even if he was a head shorter in momentum, his attitude had to be on equal footing. This was his duty.

Xiao Jincheng snorted coldly, "I remember now; during a night patrol, I seem to have seen you."

Chen Guanlou put on a puzzled look, "This humble one is dull. Would Master like to go to the office to have a cup of tea?"

"No! This official is busy with official business and needs to interrogate the prisoner Yu Zhaoan immediately."

"Chen Tou, don't fall for his tricks. He has no proof and can't produce any documents. If you let them take this official away, you will be derelict in your duty. If someone goes missing from the Heavenly Prison for no reason, let's see how you explain it." Yu Zhaoan seemed to see a turning point and roared at Chen Guanlou at the top of his lungs.

Rare indeed! Chen Guanlou actually heard the fear in Yu Zhaoan's heart. This old fellow, who always caused trouble, actually had a day when he was afraid. The fierce reputation of the Brocade Uniform Guard was evident.

However, at this moment, he had to protect Yu Zhaoan and absolutely could not let the Brocade Uniform Guard take people away with empty words. Otherwise, there would be no way to explain it! Not to mention anything else, just the anger of the Prince of Jin alone would be enough for everyone in the Heavenly Prison to suffer.

Xiao Jincheng smiled without smiling, "Yu Zhaoan, since this official has come to interrogate you personally, do you really think this official would come with empty words?"

Yu Zhaoan was speechless, unable to believe it, and his face turned pale in an instant.

"I don't believe it! Xiao, don't you try to fool me."

Xiao Jincheng was very happy to see the look of fear on Yu Zhaoan's face; his thin, heroic cheeks rarely showed a sincere smile, "Master Yu, you are a smart man; you know better than anyone what it means for this official to appear here."

"I don't believe it!" Yu Zhaoan gritted his teeth.

Chen Guanlou took the opportunity to interject, "I ask that Master present the documents for registration."

As long as there were documents, it would be fine!

If there were documents, he would act according to the rules, and no one would be able to find fault.

Taking people away with empty words was definitely not allowed.

Hearing Chen Guanlou's words, Yu Zhaoan was so angry his face turned livid, "Chen Guanlou, the Brocade Uniform Guard is interrogating me, and you aren't going to do anything about it?"

"Master Yu, don't joke. I am just a small prison guard; how could I stop the Brocade Uniform Guard from handling a case? Everything just needs to be done according to the rules." Chen Guanlou retorted neither lightly nor heavily, and Yu Zhaoan was so angry he could spit blood.

Xiao Jincheng watched this scene with interest, surprised that a small squad leader would have the guts to demand the Brocade Uniform Guard act according to the rules, and that Yu Zhaoan, this old fox, would actually seek help from a prison guard. Truly strange!

"Surnamed Chen? This official seems to have heard a rumor that a descendant of the Marquis Pingjiang's mansion has come to the Heavenly Prison; could it be you?"

Chen Guanlou nodded, "This humble one indeed comes from that Chen of the Marquis Pingjiang's mansion, but I am already beyond the five degrees of mourning."

"A descendant of a noble family, yet willing to put down your status to be a prison guard, tsk tsk..." Xiao Jincheng seemed to be sighing, but it also sounded like mockery and ridicule.

Chen Guanlou didn't even move an eyebrow; he had experienced many similar scenes in the past two years, and others couldn't help but sigh a couple of times whenever they heard his surname was Chen.

His ears were already calloused from hearing it.

"The Brocade Uniform Guard is interrogating a prisoner; Chen Tou, open the prison door!" Xiao Jincheng took the initiative to end the small talk and gave the order directly.

Chen Guanlou looked up at the other party, "Please present the documents and credentials; after registration, this humble one will naturally open the prison door."

"And if this official does not present documents, what will you do?"

"I ask that Master not make things difficult for us!"

As soon as Chen Guanlou said this, all the prison guards showed an expression of "please don't make things difficult for us." We know your Brocade Uniform Guard is powerful, but you can't just act recklessly, right? This is the Heavenly Prison, not the Imperial Prison; at least show some respect and act according to the rules!

"And if this official insists on making things difficult, what then?"

Chen Guanlou took a deep breath, "Then I can only report it to the Ministry of Justice!"

"You have quite a lot of guts."

"Please forgive me, Master; it is my duty, and it is not that we have any intentions," Chen Guanlou said politely.

"Chen Guanlou, you must not open the prison door. Xiao is using his power to bully others; relying on the skin of the Brocade Uniform Guard, he is lawless. He certainly has no documents in his hands. This interrogation today is clearly an attempt to set up a private court and retaliate for personal grudges!"

Xiao Jincheng turned his head to look at Yu Zhaoan, his eyes extremely contemptuous, "There is no shortage of people who impeach the Brocade Uniform Guard, Master Yu. If this official truly wanted to retaliate for personal grudges, would Master Yu still be able to live in the Heavenly Prison for so long?"

Yu Zhaoan sneered, full of disdain, and mocked, "Don't gild your own face. I know your methods of handling things clearly. I just didn't expect, Xiao, that you would actually become Jiang Tu's running dog and stand up for Jiang Tu."

What?

Hearing this, Chen Guanlou was shocked!

What did this have to do with Jiang Tu?

He looked at the group of Brocade Uniform Guards; no one stood up to refute it, and there wasn't even an angry or indignant face among them.

Could it be that interrogating Yu Zhaoan was really Jiang Tu's intention?

Why?

He felt uneasy in his heart. Yet he was involved in it; without seeing the documents, he couldn't let the Brocade Uniform Guard take the person away no matter what.

"Master Yu, since you are so smart, you should understand that when our Brocade Uniform Guard handles cases, we only listen to His Majesty," Xiao Jincheng said unhurriedly.

Yu Zhaoan gritted his teeth, seemingly struck, but he still insisted stubbornly, "Only when you produce documents will it be more convincing."

"It's just a mere document; what's difficult about that!"

"Then take it out!"

Xiao Jincheng waved his hand, and a Brocade Uniform Guard hurried out of the Heavenly Prison. Could it be that he was going back to complete the document procedures?

Just as the two sides were in a standoff, Jiang Jiang Yucheng Fan finally arrived.

As soon as he saw this scene, he felt his vision go black and wished he could faint on the spot.

He gritted his teeth and asked in a low voice, "Where is Prison Clerk Fan? Why don't I see him?"

"Prison Clerk Fan, Prison Clerk Fan he..."

"Master Xiao Fan has an upset stomach and is indisposed, so he went to change and wash," Chen Guanlou stepped forward to pay his respects, taking the opportunity to resolve the situation and cover for Master Xiao Fan once again.

Jiang Jiang Yucheng Fan looked at him deeply, seemingly somewhat satisfied, yet also somewhat unhappy.

"What is the situation now?"

"Reporting to Master, the Brocade Uniform Guard wants to interrogate Master Yu. Because we haven't seen any documents and cannot register or handle the procedures, we are at a stalemate. Our Heavenly Prison is the bottom line of the law; everything must be done according to the rules."

"Right, right, right, it must be done according to the rules." Jiang Jiang Yucheng Fan instantly grasped the key point, so he approached Xiao Jincheng with great confidence to negotiate, inviting the Brocade Uniform Guard to move to the office to have tea.

This time, Xiao Jincheng gave him face and followed Jiang Jiang Yucheng Fan to the office to have tea. Before leaving, he swept a glance at Chen Guanlou and said, "This official will remember you."

Chen Guanlou:...

I am overwhelmed with fear!

Once the Brocade Uniform Guard left, the prison guards all dispersed.

Yu Zhaoan beckoned, calling Chen Guanlou to the prison door to speak, "This time, I am afraid I am in grave danger."

"Master, don't scare yourself."

"You don't understand! Why would Xiao need to come out personally to interrogate me? It shows that this time I am doomed. I didn't expect that a villain like Jiang Tu could actually persuade His Majesty and dare to target this official. I must peel the skin off this monster!"