Chapter 36: Help

"Being able to know how to observe one's duties is already better than most people. In such a large Heavenly Prison, only you are on duty, while others are either absent or gathering to gamble, hehe..."

Sun Daoning gave a cold laugh, and all the prison guards trembled and broke out in cold sweat.

Just at this moment, Xu Fugui and Jiang Jiang Yucheng Fan, who had received the news, arrived late.

As soon as the two entered the door, they knelt down to plead guilty.

Chen Guanlou took the opportunity to escape and instantly breathed a sigh of relief.

Looking at the sweat on the foreheads of Xu Fugui and Jiang Jiang Yucheng Fan, as well as their loose clothes, one could imagine they were woken up from their sleep, learned that Sun Daoning had raided the Heavenly Prison, and rushed over regardless of their image.

Xu Fugui's home was close to the Heavenly Prison. But Jiang Jiang Yucheng Fan was a martial artist and lived far away, yet he rushed to the Heavenly Prison together with Xu Fugui.

As for Lu Datou and the others, who knew if they had received the news by now. Everyone was trapped here, and it was likely no one had passed the news to Lu Datou and the others. The gatehouse of the government office must have been controlled by the Six Shanmen long ago.

"I didn't know the official was coming late at night, and failed to welcome you from afar, please forgive me, please forgive me."

Jiang Jiang Yucheng Fan was a First-Rank martial artist; facing Sun Daoning, a Second-Rank martial artist, he still had some confidence. Although his official position was low, a dozen levels lower than Sun Daoning, it didn't hinder his confidence.

Raiding the Heavenly Prison in the middle of the night was not in accordance with the rules. If it really blew up, Sun Daoning might not necessarily be in the right. As for catching the prison guards gambling, the weather was cold, the prison guards were ordinary people, gathering together to avoid the cold and gambling to stay awake was understandable.

No official would harshly require prison guards to be on duty at all times and patrol the Heavenly Prison at all times. This was unrealistic.

It was a job with two taels of silver a month, with no room for promotion, a prison guard for a day, a prison guard for a lifetime, so don't have such high requirements. It wasn't the Imperial Palace guards, with a bright future, where high requirements were a matter of course.

Taking a prison guard's salary but requiring them to meet the standards of Imperial Palace guards was purely making things difficult.

Anyway, Jiang Jiang Yucheng Fan didn't feel guilty.

Even if Sun Daoning used his power to suppress others, he wasn't afraid. He also had backing behind him, who was afraid of whom? And, being a prison warden was just a transition. In a year or two, he would be transferred away.

"I don't know why the official raided the Heavenly Prison late at night?" Jiang Jiang Yucheng Fan asked again, "Could it be that there is a clue to the previous prison break case?"

Chen Guanlou hurriedly pricked up his ears to listen.

Sun Daoning's gaze swept over Jiang Jiang Yucheng Fan like a hawk, "A martial artist actually holding the position of Jiang Jiang Yucheng. This place, the Heavenly Prison, is truly full of surprises."

Jiang Jiang Yucheng Fan coughed lightly, "It's all serving the court and sharing the worries for His Majesty."

"Well said! Jiang Jiang Yucheng Fan, please stand up and speak. This official was originally flipping through case files in the office today, when I suddenly remembered a detail, so I came to the Heavenly Prison to check. I didn't expect to run into this bunch of prison guards gambling. Although the Heavenly Prison has its own laws and this place is not under this official's jurisdiction, since I saw it, this official cannot ignore it."

"The official is wise, the Heavenly Prison is cold and damp, and the prison guards are all ordinary people. Working in the Heavenly Prison for a long time, they are afraid their bodies won't be able to hold up. Therefore, as long as there are no mistakes in their duties, some irregular things are allowed."

Jiang Jiang Yucheng Fan directly laid out the words.

Sun Daoning nodded, "Jiang Jiang Yucheng Fan's words make sense. However, in such a large Heavenly Prison, only one person is on duty, which seems inappropriate."

Jiang Jiang Yucheng Fan frowned, "It's actually so absurd. The official can rest assured, this subordinate will definitely investigate this matter strictly. Once investigated, I will definitely punish them severely."

"That's very good! The hour is late, this official will go to Cell Thirteen to investigate the case first, you all go ahead."

"This subordinate will accompany the official."

"No need! This official doesn't like having people around when investigating cases."

Sun Daoning stood up and led the Six Shanmen constables toward Cell Thirteen.

Xu Fugui was left speechless.

Li Hu dared to ask, "Jiang Jiang Yucheng Fan, are we safe?"

"Safe my ass. Falling into the hands of Vice Minister Sun, you all deserve it. Vice Minister Sun is temporarily not pursuing you, that's giving face to the Right Vice Minister. I've reminded you long ago to keep your skin tight, but none of you listened. You deserve it if you lose your heads one day. Someone, go watch Cell Thirteen."

"Let Little Chen go!" Xu Fugui finally made his voice heard, "Little Chen is diligent in his duties."

With the word "diligent," Jiang Jiang Yucheng Fan understood. The only person Sun Daoning mentioned as being on duty was Chen Guanlou.

Jiang Jiang Yucheng Fan nodded decisively and pointed at Chen Guanlou, "You hurry over and take a look, report back in time if there is any situation."

Chen Guanlou accepted the order and asked again, "Will Vice Minister Sun pursue us?"

Jiang Jiang Yucheng Fan kept a straight face, full of official authority, "Do the things in front of you first, don't worry about the rest. It's not your place to worry about it either."

Chen Guanlou:...

He silently arrived at Cell Thirteen and stood on the periphery.

Since cultivating the "Ascension Record," although it was only the first chapter, he clearly felt his five senses become sharp. At this moment, through the crowd, he could clearly see the situation inside the cell.

Sun Daoning seemed to have become obsessed with investigating the case, actually lying on the ground where Prisoner Number Thirteen lay every day, imitating the appearance of Prisoner Number Thirteen, while silently counting the blue bricks on the ground.

A moment later, he stood up from the ground, stepped on the blue bricks, and with a wave of his hand, two Six Shanmen constables entered the cell and directly used a crowbar to pry open the bricks.

Sun Daoning picked up a thin piece of wood from the gap between the bricks and revealed a playful smile.

"Let's go!"

These masters finally left.

Jiang Jiang Yucheng Fan and Xu Fugui hurriedly went to see them off, and didn't return until they had sent them outside the government office.

Lu Datou and the others finally appeared; they had waited until Sun Daoning and his party left before they secretly appeared.

Seeing them, Xu Fugui raised his hand and slapped each of them.

Lu Datou and the others stood obediently, without saying a word. The courage to talk back and sing against him on weekdays had vanished at this moment. Even Zhang Wantong, who was the hardest to manage, stood straight and took the beating.

"Trash! All trash! You've harmed me miserably! Of all things, you had to run into the muzzle of Vice Minister Sun's gun. If you want to die, get as far away as possible, don't implicate me."

Xu Fugui was so angry his chest hurt.

Jiang Jiang Yucheng Fan had a gloomy face, "Where are the people from the Jia-block? Someone, go and invite Prison Clerk Wan and Prison Clerk Zhang over."

"Please save us, official!"

Zhang Wantong, who could bend and stretch, was actually the first to kneel before Jiang Jiang Yucheng Fan to beg for his life.

Lu Datou and the others finally reacted; damn it, if tonight's matter wasn't handled well, it was possible they would lose their heads. They hurriedly knelt down one after another to beg Jiang Jiang Yucheng Fan to save them.

Although Xu Fugui was dissatisfied with Zhang Wantong and the others, they were, after all, his subordinates. If they all died, his career as a prison clerk would be about over.

He also joined the ranks of those begging, "Jiang Jiang Yucheng Fan, can you give us a straight answer? Is there any room for maneuver in tonight's matter? What exactly is Vice Minister Sun's plan? If silver is needed, we will scrape it together, I believe we can still scrape it together."

"This is not a matter of silver. Do you know that Sun Daoning and Official Wu have always been at odds?"

The Official Wu in Jiang Jiang Yucheng Fan's mouth was the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice.

The Heavenly Prison was under the jurisdiction of the Right Vice Minister.

Strictly speaking, the Heavenly Prison was not under Sun Daoning's jurisdiction. This was the reason why Jiang Jiang Yucheng Fan dared to ask Sun Daoning why he ran to the Heavenly Prison in the middle of the night.

If you want to investigate a case, come during the day.

Running over in the middle of the night without even saying hello beforehand was not in accordance with the rules. ===== CHAPTER 37 =====