Chapter 214: Missing

The Liu family took the body away, and the matter came to an end.

The Ministry of Justice didn't pursue the matter, and Niu Yucheng felt relieved. Chen Guanlou fulfilled his promise and took the guards to Guanmei Lou to drink until they were drunk.

The imperial court was chaotic, but it didn't have much to do with the Heavenly Prison. The Brocade Uniform Guard side was quite busy.

This day the sky was overcast, and Chen Guanlou was on the night shift.

Since Chen Guanxin came to the Heavenly Prison, his hands had gradually become affluent, and with money, he wanted to be flashy. After being taught a lesson by the guards several times, he began to restrain himself.

He originally had the bad habit of gambling, and the Heavenly Prison night shift gambling den was just right for him.

Chen Guanlou originally thought this kid would lose until only his pants were left, but he didn't expect that he would win and lose, and overall he was still a small winner.

For this, Chen Guanxin was exceptionally proud.

Chen Guanlou didn't quite believe it, "With this technique of yours, why did you lose everything in the gambling den?"

"Chen Tou might not know." According to the rules, in the Heavenly Prison, Chen Guanxin called Chen Guanlou Chen Tou. Only when he wasn't on duty would he call him Lou Ge'er as he pleased.

"The level of the Heavenly Prison guards is just this." He gestured with a little finger, "In the gambling dens outside, the house has experts sitting in town, it's impossible for gamblers to win money. Even if someone really wins money, it's to cast a long line to catch a big fish."

"Since you know the routine of the gambling den, you still run to the gambling den every three days."

"I mainly want the atmosphere! Doesn't Chen Tou think the atmosphere of the gambling den is very good, and there are girls to accompany. The Heavenly Prison is just a group of rough men, that smell, I still haven't gotten used to it."

Chen Guanlou gestured a middle finger at him, "I won't advise you to quit gambling, you definitely can't quit."

"If my dad was as reasonable as you, that would be great." Chen Guanxin sighed.

"I only require you, don't put all your capital on the gambling table. Your dad arranged for you to come to the Heavenly Prison to make money, not to lose money. These past few months, following me, you've made a small fortune, put it together, buying a small house is not a problem. Don't end up with no money, no house, and your dad blaming me for leading you astray."

"That won't happen. Most of the money I earn is handed over to my mom, let my mom keep it for me. Put it together, and I really can buy a small house. Hehe..." Chen Guanxin was very proud.

"That's good. Go get busy."

"Got it! Eh, there's one thing, I don't know if I should say it."

"What is it?" Chen Guanlou didn't think the other party could say anything important.

Chen Guanxin scratched his head, "It's not an important matter either. It's just, I heard people say, the Liu Fu steward is missing."

"Who? Which Liu Fu?" Chen Guanlou was stunned, asking subconsciously.

"It's that Liu Fu of Liu Daowen! His steward used to come to the Heavenly Prison often, and I'm familiar with him. A few days ago, I heard he was missing, neither seen alive nor dead."

Chen Guanlou came back to his senses, his expression carrying astonishment, "Missing? Ran away with the money?"

"How could that be! Liu Fu was confiscated, and the Liu family members were exiled, and that steward was also on the exile list. Now it's suspected that he couldn't bear the hardship of exile and ran away secretly. Nothing of value was missing. Anyway, there wasn't much wealth left."

Naive!

A cunning rabbit has three burrows, a three-year-old child understands this principle, Liu Daowen definitely had other places to hide money. Now that Liu Daowen is dead, the only person who knows where the money is hidden is probably the steward. Madam Liu probably doesn't know about Liu Daowen's affairs outside.

The steward missing at this time, either he ran away with the money, or he was caught and tortured.

"The steward is a servant born in the residence, such a loyal person, would also run away?" Chen Guanlou recalled the steward's various words and actions, definitely a loyal person. A loyal servant, a servant trusted by his master, would run away at this time, and then be put on the wanted list?

How could he not believe it.

If he really wanted to escape, wait until he reached the place of exile, take out the money, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, there are plenty of ways to fake death and escape, and change to a brand new identity. Anyway, in the place of exile, except for the Liu family, no one knows him. He can completely start a brand new life with a new identity, and still be able to take care of the Liu family.

Missing at this time, and being put on the wanted list, no matter how you look at it, it's not worthwhile.

"Chen Tou, is this matter important?" Chen Guanxin was a bit hesitant.

Chen Guanlou shook his head, "Not important. By the way, who did you hear this from?"

"I forgot who specifically said it. So many people come and go every day, anyway, I just heard it in passing."

"Fine, I know."

Chen Guanlou lingered in the duty room for a while, then called Qian Fugui, "Is Liu Daowen's cell occupied now?"

"No. It's been empty."

Chen Guanlou heard this and immediately got up to head to the cell block.

Qian Fugui followed behind him, "Chen Tou, what are you looking for, I'll find it."

Chen Guanlou stood in the cell, his expression serious, kicking over the straw, looking for clues. He instructed Qian Fugui, "Look for any notes or similar items, see if there is any handwriting on the wall."

Qian Fugui didn't understand, but still followed orders, "Chen Tou, there's nothing. There are carvings on the wall, but looking at the marks, they are from several years ago. I haven't seen a single note."

Chen Guanlou sighed, and at the same time, secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Fine, that's it."

Afterwards, Chen Guanlou took time to go to Liu Fu.

Liu Fu was already empty, and there were seals on the doors. He climbed over the wall and entered, the originally luxurious residence, in just a short time, had become dilapidated, all the good things had been confiscated, and what remained were broken copper and iron, chairs and benches with broken legs.

Besides the broken furniture, the house was empty, and not even a piece of paper could be found. Besides the four walls and the roof, the entire study had been moved away.

The courtyard had been dug into pits and bumps, the walls had been smashed with many large holes, and even the latrine hadn't been spared.

The confiscation was clean enough, not even a mosquito's meat was left behind.

He touched the dust on the window frame, these days, the sun was shining every day, and dust was flying everywhere. This amount of dust matched the time of the confiscation.

There were no clues at all.

However, the disappearance of the Liu Fu steward always hung in his heart, lingering for a long time.

There was no reason, it was just a hunch, he felt that the disappearance of the Liu Fu steward had a direct relationship with Liu Daowen's sudden death. He now increasingly suspected that there was inside information about Liu Daowen's sudden death that he didn't understand. It's just that, thinking about it left and right, the logic didn't make sense.

But he firmly believed in his hunch.

His hunch had never lied to him, and had even saved his life. Just like the time Qi Wuxiu was injured and ran to his home in the middle of the night, if it hadn't been for his hunch reminding him, taking the first step, he would have already died in the hands of the Guiyu Sect disciples. The corpses buried in the corner of his home wouldn't have been Guiyu Sect disciples.

From Liu Daowen's serious illness to his death, his hunch had been reminding him that there was a problem here. It's just that he couldn't find where the problem was.

Until the Liu Fu steward went missing, a strong hunch made him come up with a very absurd guess: is it possible that Liu Daowen didn't die at all?! ===== CHAPTER 215 =====