Chapter 413

Jiang Jiang Yucheng Lei wasn't scared to death, but he did take Chen Guanlou's words to heart.

He instructed his private secretary to check the Heavenly Prison's archives overnight and asked around among people he was familiar with.

He didn't know until he asked, and only then did he realize that Chen Guanlou hadn't lied. Whenever an important prisoner was locked in the Heavenly Prison, a prison break was bound to happen. Sometimes it wasn't such an important prisoner; for example, the Grade-C prison had also had several prison breaks, and the people broken out were all inconspicuous prisoners.

The most famous one was the Grand Tutor being broken out, and to this day, the Grand Tutor's whereabouts haven't been found, and no one knows if he is alive or dead. Such a big Grand Tutor, such an important person, was broken out in broad daylight under the protection of the Donggong guards. And the Brocade Uniform Guard and the Six Shanmen exhausted all their efforts but couldn't find the Grand Tutor's whereabouts.

Fortunately, the Donggong took the blame for the Grand Tutor incident, so it didn't implicate the Heavenly Prison.

However, the rebel Prince Great Ming had no Donggong guards to watch him; what if he was broken out?

After thinking it over, it still had to be Chen Guanlou's method: clarify the facts to the superiors of the Ministry of Justice and request additional manpower to distribute some of the blame.

Jiang Jiang Yucheng Lei was very tired.

He really didn't expect that the position of Heavenly Jiang Jiang Yucheng made money really fast, but the risks were also really high. The lower prisons were much more relaxed, holding only some ordinary prisoners, with no important figures. Even if they died in prison, no one would ask.

This place, the Heavenly Prison, is full of disgraced officials, all of whom have backgrounds and backers, and none of them can be provoked. Before the verdict is handed down, the disgraced officials are masters. After the verdict is handed down, depending on the strength of their backers, some continue to be masters, while others are reduced to grandsons.

If you want to work in the Heavenly Prison for a long time, you really can't do it without a strong heart. If a few more heavyweight rebels come, people could be scared to death.

Early the next morning, Jiang Jiang Yucheng Lei appeared in the Heavenly Prison office with a face of severe insomnia and a pair of eyes filled with bloodshot veins.

Put everything else aside; the Grade-B and Grade-C prisons should manage their own prison guards, and don't run up to show off if there's nothing to do. Everyone stay in the duty room and be well-behaved.

The prison guards of the Grade-A prison, according to the previous shift division, should perform their duties, and there must be no mistakes. Whoever dares to act recklessly and not listen today, he will make them look good.

Jiang Jiang Yucheng Lei named Chen Guanlou to serve by his side and listen to his opinions at any time.

Waiting idly wasn't a solution either.

Chen Guanlou suggested to Jiang Jiang Yucheng Lei whether they should inspect the cells to pass the time.

Jiang Jiang Yucheng Lei didn't have the heart for that; he would rather sit in the office and drink tea than go down to the prison, finding it unlucky.

Chen Guanlou didn't force him and accompanied the other party to drink tea in the office and wait.

In the mid-morning, the rebel Prince Great Ming finally arrived at the Heavenly Prison under the escort of the Six Shanmen.

Chen Guanlou followed behind Jiang Jiang Yucheng Lei, leading a group of prison guards with decent looks and good spirits who were quite clever, to welcome the rebel Prince Great Ming and the superiors of the Ministry of Justice.

The people sent by the Ministry of Justice, as expected, were indeed Vice Minister Sun Daoning.

The rebel Prince Great Ming was locked in a prison cart, covered in dirt, his hair and beard messy and dirty, his face gray, unable to see his features, and there were dried bloodstains on his clothes and body. Among ordinary people, his figure was considered rare, tall and strong.

The other party was injured but still very sharp. He suddenly opened his eyes and locked onto Chen Guanlou's gaze by feeling.

A pair of eyes were extremely bright, yet calm. It was as if he had lost all emotions as a human being.

Chen Guanlou nodded at the other party, which counted as a greeting, and then calmly instructed the prison guards under his command to handle the handover procedures.

Jiang Jiang Yucheng Lei didn't pay attention to the rebel Prince Great Ming, but kept trying to get close to Sun Daoning, greeting Vice Minister Sun to drink tea in the office.

"No rush for tea; handle the handover procedures first and lock the person in the cell. If I don't watch it myself, I won't be at ease."

"My lord is right." Jiang Jiang Yucheng Lei secretly wiped his sweat. He suddenly remembered that he hadn't been down to the Heavenly Prison yet; if Vice Minister Sun asked about the situation in the prison in a while, how should he answer?

At this moment, he could only count on Chen Guanlou.

Chen Guanlou gave Jiang Jiang Yucheng Lei a reassuring look; with him there, everything would be no problem.

Look, isn't this cooperation quite good? As long as Jiang Jiang Yucheng Lei doesn't cross the line, doesn't interfere with the duties of the Grade-A prison, doesn't point fingers, and only takes responsibility for collecting money, Chen Guanlou is absolutely the best subordinate, with 100% cooperation.

Jiang Jiang Yucheng Lei:...

He loved and hated Chen Guanlou, with love and hate intertwined. He just couldn't do anything about the other party. If Chen Guanlou had a different surname, Jiang Jiang Yucheng Lei would have removed him eight hundred years ago.

After finishing the handover procedures, the prison cart opened. Prince Great Ming, covered in heavy chains, was helped down from the prison cart by the prison guards with difficulty. Afterward, he followed the prison guards and walked slowly toward the Grade-A prison.

Prince Great Ming was a Fourth-Rank warrior who had lived a life of licking blood from the edge of a knife for the past few years, fighting back and forth on the battlefield, and his combat power was far higher than that of an ordinary Fourth-Rank warrior. The prison guards didn't dare to be careless. Before locking the prisoner in the cell, no one would have a brain cramp and unlock the chains on the other party in advance. Although Prince Great Ming walked extremely difficultly and slowly due to the restraint of the chains, and with the Ministry of Justice officials watching from the side, the prison guards were under great pressure.

However, the prison guards selected today were all very solid in quality. Under heavy pressure, they performed their duties faithfully, step by step, with serious faces.

Chen Guanlou promised everyone that if the task was done well and perfectly today, leaving a good impression on the superiors, everyone would have a generous bonus.

For the sake of the bonus, the prison guards put away their usual sloppy image, each of them puffing out their chests and bellies, imitating the appearance of the neighboring Brocade Uniform Guard; that spirit, ignoring the surrounding environment, one would think they had entered a military camp and met a group of high-quality government soldiers.

It was all an illusion.

Knowing it was formalism, just putting on a show, from Jiang Jiang Yucheng Lei down to Sun Daoning, all expressed high recognition for the good spirit shown by the prison guards; very good, keep it up.

Chen Guanlou kept a straight face and secretly gave the prison guards a thumbs up; keep it up for me, and don't slack off until the Ministry of Justice superiors leave.

All prison guards:...

Their bellies were puffing out even more!

The cell where Prince Great Ming was locked had been renovated; everything that needed to be changed was changed, the wooden bars of the cell door were changed to iron bars, the floor was changed to natural bluestone bricks, away from the windows, away from other disgraced officials. The cell was very close to the duty room; if there was any movement, one call, and the prison guards in the duty room could come out to handle it in time.

Every detail was done in place to ensure there were no blind spots.

Sun Daoning took a step ahead, stepped forward to check, "Jiang Jiang Yucheng Lei, the work of the Heavenly Prison is very solid. Very good, it's clear you've put your heart into it."

Jiang Jiang Yucheng Lei was both happy and nervous, "Since receiving the order from the Ministry of Justice, the Heavenly Prison has been working overtime to make preparations. Being able to get the affirmation of Vice Minister Sun is the greatest reward for our Heavenly Prison's work."