Chapter 204: I Don't Want to Die

Just as the sky was brightening, the Liu Fu butler secretly slipped out of the back door and rushed toward the Heavenly Prison.

The Brocade Uniform Guard interrogated for a whole night and didn't interrogate anything.

Everyone in the Liu Fu could be seen through at a glance; there wasn't even a martial artist, and the backbone Liu Daowen was imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison, so how could they have the ability to invite a Fifth Rank martial artist to pry on the Brocade Uniform Guard.

They themselves were all confused.

The Brocade Uniform Guard seemed to believe their statement and didn't make things too difficult for them, nor did they send them to the imperial prison. They just turned the mansion upside down, digging three feet into several studies.

The butler was terrified, and after waiting until dawn, when the Brocade Uniform Guard left, he hurriedly ran toward the Heavenly Prison.

He was a regular visitor to the Heavenly Prison, and after spending some money, he very smoothly met the backbone Liu Daowen.

"Old Master, something big is bad. Last night, the Brocade Uniform Guard suddenly appeared, saying we harbored a wanted criminal of the imperial court, tossed for a whole night, and just left."

"What?" Liu Daowen was startled and stood up abruptly, his face pale, his hands trembling.

"Did the Brocade Uniform Guard catch anyone?"

"No one was caught. They just dug three feet into several studies in the mansion. The small one doesn't know what they were looking for. Old Master, what should be done about this? The small one feels that a great disaster is imminent."

"Did it really happen as Chen Guanlou said?" Liu Daowen looked terrified and uneasy, walking back and forth in the cell, anxious and difficult to endure. After a long while, he seemed to have a decision. "Lord Jiang's side, you hurry up and go."

But the butler stood still, his face looking difficult.

"What's the matter again?" Liu Daowen asked with dissatisfaction, but there was three parts of anxiety and three parts of unease in his heart—don't let it be bad news.

The butler looked around and leaned close to the cell door, whispering: "Old Master, the money in the villa has all been dug out and sent to Jiang Da Ren. Right now, there are soldiers and government soldiers guarding outside the mansion, and the wealth cannot be brought out. The small one finds it easy to go to the Jiang Mansion, but the difficulty is that without enough sincerity, Jiang Da Ren may not be willing to see the small one."

Hearing this, Liu Daowen felt bitter and resentful.

He gritted his teeth. "What about the things in the cellar?"

"The small one has a tail behind him and doesn't dare to go to the villa at all, for fear of being discovered by others. Old Master, what should be done now?"

Liu Daowen walked back and forth anxiously. "You must go to the Jiang Mansion and must see Lord Jiang. Tell Lord Jiang about the things the Brocade Uniform Guard did last night."

"But..."

"There are no buts." Liu Daowen interrupted the butler domineeringly. "Sent so many gifts to Lord Jiang before, but no problems were solved. This money cannot be sent in vain. You just go."

"What if Jiang Da Ren is not willing to see the small one, what should be done?"

"You are familiar with the butler of the Jiang Mansion; let the butler of the Jiang Mansion pass the word for you. No matter what, you must get a reply, must figure out Jiang Da Ren's attitude, do you know?"

"The small one understands, the small one will go to the Jiang Mansion now. Once there is a result, the small one will come to the Heavenly Prison again."

"Go, go, go quickly. Don't delay."

Jiang Tu was dressed neatly and was preparing to go to the government office.

The gatekeeper boy came to report that the Liu Fu butler was asking to see him.

"Don't see him!" Jiang Tu didn't hesitate at all. "Tell him to roll!"

The gatekeeper boy was clearly very surprised and looked at the butler serving on the side.

The butler deliberated. "Does the Da Ren really not want to see him?"

Jiang Tu snorted coldly, with an impatient expression. "Why see him! This official is in a difficult position now; I don't want to be like this, but the situation forces this official to have to abandon the pawn to save the commander. Don't look at how the imperial court seems to have stopped the waves on the surface; there are already turbulent waves under the water. This is just the beginning. The further back, the more this official feels like walking on thin ice. Liu Daowen should blame his bad fate; who told him to be too high-profile and be targeted by others."

"The small one understands. The small one will go and send the person away."

"You tell the Liu family to take care of themselves. Tell Liu Daowen to keep his mouth shut and don't babble about everything. If he wants to die, this official can fulfill him."

"Nuo!"

The Liu Fu butler got the reply, which was even worse than not coming on this trip; it was too desperate.

When he told Liu Daowen the result, Liu Daowen burst into tears on the spot, crying uncontrollably.

Chen Guanlou carried his water-fire stick and arrived in front of the cell door silently. "What's going on? Lord Liu, everything is fine, why are you crying? People who don't know would think we prison guards are abusing you; it's really a great injustice."

"Chief Chen, Chief Chen, save me!" Seeing Chen Guanlou, Liu Daowen was like seeing a life-saving straw, which was really a bit hungry and not picky.

"Lord Liu, you can really joke. I am a character of which rank; you ask me to save you—how can I save you? You, you, don't be sick and seek medical treatment, lest a small illness becomes a big illness, and a big illness becomes a terminal illness."

Reminded of this, Liu Daowen came back to his senses. He was indeed sick and seeking medical treatment.

He cried and said, "Chen Tou, I can't live!"

"Why do you say that? The result hasn't come down above yet. You put your heart at ease; maybe there is a turning point."

"Chen Tou, why bother comforting me. You know clearly that there is no turning point, and this official and the Liu family are all fish on the chopping block, waiting to be slaughtered."

Chen Guanlou understood in his heart that Liu Daowen must have learned about the Brocade Uniform Guard breaking into the mansion last night, and Jiang Tu couldn't be relied on, so he fell into despair.

He sighed with him. "Lord Liu, think about it; early death or late death is death, there is no difference."

Bah!

Standing and talking doesn't hurt the waist.

Liu Daowen sat on the straw pile without any dignity, his whole body permeated with the aura of despair.

Chen Guanlou shook his head and prepared to leave.

Liu Daowen suddenly grabbed the fence and whispered, "Chief Chen, I heard from the butler in my mansion that the wealth was successfully taken away."

Chen Guanlou nodded. "Well, it was taken away. Don't worry, the money that should be yours won't be less."

"Chen Tou misunderstood, I don't mean that. I heard from the butler that there was an accident last night, and there was a masked hero—so many Brocade Uniform Guards couldn't catch him. That hero, um, Chen Tou knows him?"

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Chen Tou's face collapsed, his face straight. "What kind of character am I, to know a hero. I don't care about the method of picking up goods; regarding the movement of your Liu Fu, I heard about it this morning, and I am completely unaware."

"Yes, yes, yes... Chen Tou is right. Not hiding it from Chen Tou, now my brain is buzzing, very chaotic. Except for having money, I really have nothing else, and I don't understand why the Brocade Uniform Guard would target me, and as for the origin of that masked hero, everyone is confused."

"What exactly do you want to say?" Chen Guanlou's expression was unkind. "If you still want to direct me to help you pick up goods, no way! The Brocade Uniform Guard has already targeted your house, and the risk is too high. I don't want to be suspected by the Brocade Uniform Guard and go to the imperial prison to drink tea."

"Chief Chen misunderstood, it's not asking you to pick up goods." Liu Daowen grabbed the railing, gritted his teeth, and said very seriously: "Chief Chen, I don't want to die."

"No one wants to die." Chen Guanlou snorted coldly.

"I really don't want to die!" Liu Daowen looked at him with eager eyes.

"You go and tell the imperial court this; telling me is purely playing the lute to a cow." After speaking, Chen Guanlou turned and left.

"Chen Tou, don't go. I have a deal here, a big deal, really not lying to you." ===== CHAPTER 205 =====