Chapter 182: Never seen such a thick-skinned person
"You want to see me?"
Chen Guanlou came to the prison door, feeling a bit emotional. The person locked in this cell before was Yu Zhaoan, and now it was Liu Daowen. Both sides were fighting to the death, yet they were locked in the same cell.
Fate!
"Chen Tou comes from a famous family and has extraordinary insight; you should know very well that I will get out sooner or later. You treat me so harshly, even after I have paid the silver according to the rules; are you really not afraid of my resentment?"
As soon as Liu Daowen opened his mouth, that high-and-mighty, overbearing taste rushed directly into Chen Guanlou's nasal cavity, stimulating him to want to split the other party with a knife.
He raised his eyebrows, looking at the other party with cold eyes. "Officials come and go, when has the Heavenly Prison ever been afraid? Besides, as a reader, why bother with a group of prison guards who don't know a single word? It's too shameful and doesn't fit your status; not only does it show a narrow mind, but the pattern is also very small. You should focus on the major affairs of the court and the major affairs of the country; wasting energy on arguing with prison guards over such small things is too unwise."
Liu Daowen laughed in anger.
The key was that he couldn't refute, otherwise, wouldn't it just prove that his pattern was small, he had no mind, and no wisdom? Would a person bother with an ant? By the same token, could a criminal official bother with a prison guard?
The Heavenly Prison was this environment, and prison guards had always done things this way since ancient times. If one really bothered, who would dare to be a prison guard? Who would guard the bottom line of the court's laws?
Liu Daowen was so angry his liver and gallbladder hurt. "But you can't treat me so harshly. I gave money."
"Lord Liu might not be clear. Although there is a fixed number for the Heavenly Prison to collect money, occasionally there will be flexible operations. The money Lord Liu gave is not enough!"
Liu Daowen pointed at Chen Guanlou. He had been hungry for two days and had no strength, but he could still feel the anger bursting from his heart, which could at least burn two floors.
"I have never seen a thick-skinned person like you."
"Lord Liu is too modest. Each other, each other!" Chen Guanlou smiled.
Liu Daowen closed his eyes in anger and nearly fainted. What did 'each other, each other' mean? He was corrupt, but he only made the mistake that all officials in the world would make.
Moreover, he didn't ask for it actively; it was all given to him by others. If he didn't accept it, it would seem that he didn't understand human feelings, didn't fit in, and didn't respect people. If he didn't accept it, what would the people below do, what would the people above do, what would Jiang Tu do?
He carried the expectations of countless people and countless pressures, and accepted the silver passively; was he wrong? What was wrong with it!
Compared with the blatant robbery of the Heavenly Prison, he was clearly noble, pure as jade, like a blooming white lotus, white and flawless, icy and clean.
"Don't you dare tarnish my reputation!" Liu Daowen said righteously.
Chen Guanlou was speechless, unable to believe it.
A small knife stabbing the buttocks, eyes opened!
This guy, a recognized corrupt element, still talking to him about reputation?
Tsk tsk!
Eyes opened, eyes opened!
He immediately returned the previous words to the other party. "Lord Liu, worthy of being a talent! I have been a prison guard for so many years, and this is the first time I have seen a thick-skinned person like you. Truly a model for our generation, a standard-bearer to learn from."
Liu Daowen was so angry that he nearly spat out blood from his heart. "You, you, you, don't you dare slander people. I will sue you for defamation!"
Chen Guanlou sighed greatly, looking very admiring, and said very sincerely, "Talent, truly a talent. Someone, serve the brush and ink, be sure to record Lord Liu's quotations, and ensure that everyone must learn them and grasp the essence. I always say that your methods of doing things are too inferior; now you believe it, right? In the future, all of you must learn well from Lord Liu and must learn the skill of Lord Liu's face being as thick as a city wall, remember?"
"Remembered!"
Chen Guanxin was the cleverest and hurriedly found a set of four treasures of the study, pretending to record Lord Liu's quotations.
Seeing this, Liu Daowen knew that Chen Guanlou was serious, and his face turned livid with anger. "Surname Chen, don't you go too far. I am negotiating with you in a good voice, and you are deliberately slandering me and ruining my reputation; what exactly is your intention?"
"Lord Liu, don't get angry, calm down, calm down. Look at your fat body; your future days still depend on this flesh to support, so you can't ruin your body."
Liu Daowen, who was fat and broad:...
The fat belly rose and fell, looking exceptionally spectacular; what was inside was all the fat and cream of the people!
Liu Daowen took a few deep breaths. At this moment, he came back to his senses and knew clearly that he had been led astray by Chen Guanlou.
He gritted his teeth; it seemed that he had to bleed today. Otherwise, this group of prison guards, who were like wolves and tigers, didn't know how many methods they had prepared to deal with him.
He asked directly, "Exactly how much money do you want? You name a price."
"That's right!" Chen Guanlou smiled. "I said long ago that everything can be discussed, and a solution can definitely be found. Lord Liu, rest assured, the Heavenly Prison guards know the rules and human feelings; we definitely won't ask for too much. Five thousand taels, no second price."
"Why don't you go rob?" Liu Daowen cursed Chen Guanlou for being greedy.
The price of five thousand taels could already take down a real position of a county magistrate in a top-grade county. If the relationship was in place, the prefect of a prefecture could also be operated.
The Heavenly Prison had a big mouth, asking for a prefect of a prefecture in one breath.
Chen Guanlou smiled. "You can choose not to give!"
If you don't give, continue to starve and continue to suffer! If you like to suffer, you will have endless suffering.
"Do you know how many things five thousand taels can do, and what kind of official position can be bought in the officialdom? Do you know that this price is simply outrageous."
Chen Guanlou asked back with a smile, "In that case, Lord Liu also participated in the business of selling official positions?"
"Don't slander people! I am discussing five thousand taels with you."
"That's right, I am also discussing this problem." Chen Guanlou had no proper behavior, appearing very casual, very frivolous and dissolute.
The more he was like this, the angrier Liu Daowen became, and a mouthful of blood blocked his throat; he really wanted to spray it on the other party's face.
"You cannot do this!" Liu Daowen tried to reason. "This price, your Heavenly Prison cannot eat it. You are not those ignorant prison guards; you come from the Chen family in the capital and should know the ways inside."
Chen Guanlou lowered his head and smiled, his eyes contemptuous.
He approached the prison door and whispered in a voice only the two of them could hear, "Thank you for the reminder, my lord. I have just calculated that five thousand taels is just the bottom line. As long as it doesn't cross the line, the people above will also turn a blind eye. Who told you to be famous for luxury in the officialdom."
Liu Daowen's eyes went black, and he wished he could faint right there.
Bullying people too much!
Bullying people too much!
What made him even more annoyed was that Chen Guanlou was actually an expert, not in the officialdom but understanding the rules of the officialdom, actually knowing that five thousand taels was the bottom line.
He asked urgently, "Where did you know these from?"
"Didn't you just say it and forget it? I come from the Chen family in the capital, a famous family. I still have this bit of insight." ===== CHAPTER 183 =====
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