Chapter 564: Openly threatening

Chen Guanlou had a headache; Sun Daoning gave a death order, warning him not to touch the prisoners in the B-grade prison. As a result, the matter of collecting money fell on the head of the A-grade prison.

Xu Fugui chuckled secretly.

"What are you laughing at? Want to see this official make a fool of himself?" Chen Guanlou shouted.

Xu Fugui's expression froze instantly, twitching awkwardly twice, "My lord, you misunderstood; the small one has absolutely no intention of watching you make a fool of yourself."

"Then what are you laughing at?"

"The small one didn't laugh!"

"Didn't laugh?"

"No! Zhang Zhang Yuli Zhang, say a fair word, did I laugh?"

Zhang Zhang Yuli Zhang said "Ah," "What? I was thinking about things, I didn't see anything." Adhering to the principle of not offending anyone, Zhang Zhang Yuli Zhang chose to smooth things over.

Chen Guanlou snorted coldly, "I tell you, Xu Fugui, there is no money on the Heavenly Prison's ledger. If one day we run out of food and go on a diet, the first ones to starve to death will be the prisoners in the C-grade prison. If the number of dead prisoners exceeds the indicator, regardless of the reason, this official will hold you accountable."

"My lord, my lord, this won't do! You know the situation in the C-grade prison; it's not that the small one is incompetent, it's really that they are all a bunch of poor bastards!"

"This official doesn't care!"

"My lord, the small one was wrong, the small one shouldn't have laughed, the small one deserves to die, the small one deserves to die..."

Xu Fugui slapped his own mouth, making a slapping sound.

Zhang Zhang Yuli Zhang watched and clicked his tongue secretly.

Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen took a different path, not playing conspiracies but playing open schemes, openly telling Xu Fugui that he was going to clean him up, which instead forced Xu Fugui to submit.

Tsk!

"Enough!" Chen Guanlou saw that the situation was about right, so he called a halt, "Old Xu, you have spent your whole life in the Heavenly Prison. You have experienced all the big and small crises the Heavenly Prison has encountered over the years. Shouldn't everyone be in the same boat and overcome the difficulties together?"

"My lord is right. The small one was just blinded by lard and almost forgot your teachings." Xu Fugui was honest now.

He was truly afraid!

He wasn't afraid of Chen Guanlou cleaning him up; he was only afraid that the other party would take the opportunity to remove him from his post and drive him out of the Heavenly Prison.

This kid Chen Guanlou has a very black heart; he would definitely do such a thing.

Why did he submit? He had never submitted to the previous prison wardens, but he submitted to the one surnamed Chen, who was still a kid who could be his son. Only because he knew very well that although the one surnamed Chen was young, his methods were very seasoned.

The previous prison wardens had this or that concern and usually turned a blind eye to the prison guards in the Heavenly Prison; as long as the money was in place, everything was easy to talk about.

Chen Guanlou is different; he has no concerns, and he still has a backer. He has no scruples; he can turn a blind eye, and he can also be an angry Vajra. It all depends on his mood.

Moreover, Chen Guanlou has a characteristic: he threatens people openly. Once he says threatening words, it means he is serious. Once he is serious, it means someone is going to be unlucky.

Xu Fugui has spent so many years in the Heavenly Prison; if nothing else, his eyes are very sharp. When he should bow his head, he never hesitates. In front of interests, face is just a fart.

"It seems this official needs to remind you from time to time not to forget the rules and teachings. In short, for the next period of time, the Heavenly Prison will have a bitter time. When you convey it, comfort the prison guards below well. Just say that the Ministry of Revenue is finding fault, and the Minister is already thinking of ways. The Minister has always been concerned about the safety of the Heavenly Prison and will find ways to make up for the money and grain as soon as possible. That's it, nothing else, today's meeting is over."

"My lord, I heard that the capital has not been peaceful recently." Zhang Zhang Yuli Zhang suddenly mentioned.

Xu Fugui hurriedly took over the conversation, "I know about this. Recently, several murder cases have occurred in the capital, which are extremely bloody. It is said that they were all committed by the same person."

"Serial murder cases?" Chen Guanlou asked. He had heard of the murder cases, but he didn't expect them to be serial cases.

"Yes, yes, yes, they are serial cases."

"This official knows about this matter. Notify everyone, everyone be careful on the way home, and if you see suspicious people, don't act rashly. We are prison guards, just responsible for guarding prisoners, don't overstep boundaries."

"My lord is right. Things that don't belong to our Heavenly Prison, don't interfere."

Chen Guanlou sent the prison guards away and called Mu Qingshan, asking, "What is the situation with that serial murder case now?"

"Reporting to you, sir, I heard that this case has already alarmed the court. Jingcheng Prefecture handled the case poorly, and the Capital Magistrate was severely criticized. If there are no accidents, this case will soon be transferred to the Grand Court of Justice."

"Why is it transferred to the Grand Court of Justice instead of the Ministry of Justice? Is it just because the Ministry of Revenue is finding fault with the Ministry of Justice?"

"The small one doesn't know."

Chen Guanlou pondered for a while, "Anyway, this case has nothing to do with us, just treat it as listening to gossip. What kind of people were killed?"

"The identities of the dead are different; there are physicians, low-level soldiers, small officials, merchants..."

Chen Guanlou pondered slightly, "If you want to talk about common points, these people are all people who walk outside all year round and deal with all kinds of people."

"Sir's eyes are like torches."

"The people handling the case must have understood it at a glance. Didn't they find any clues at all?"

"It has been more than half a month since the case occurred, and as far as the student knows, the case has not made any progress. Except that more and more people are dying."

"Why is it determined to be a serial murder case?"

"The student doesn't know. Why don't I find someone to ask about it."

"Forget it. It's not convenient for you to ask about this; it still has to be the prison guards below. If you want to talk about the people who deal with all kinds of people the most, it has to be the yamen runners, and the second is the prison guards of the Heavenly Prison. You help this official keep an eye on this case, and remember to tell this official in time if there is any new progress."

"Sir is thinking..."

"No thoughts. Such a big case, don't you want to know the truth?"

"The student does want to know the truth."

"That's it then."

Everyone has curiosity, and scholars are no exception.

The matter of asking about the case was handed over to Lu Datou.

Lu Datou has many friends, and he also has a good buddy in the Capital Prefecture.

Lu Datou patted his chest and guaranteed that he would definitely memorize the case file.

Chen Guanlou sneered, "If you can memorize it, this official will cut off his head and kick it as a ball."

"Can't do that, can't do that. Brother Chen, your head is worth a thousand gold, it can't be kicked as a ball."

"Get lost!"

Others take the upper-level route to ask for news, while Chen Guanlou takes the lower-level route, and the efficiency and accuracy are not inferior at all.

The reason it was determined to be a serial case is that the investigators peeled the cocoon, and after several cases, they finally found a common point at the crime scene. A small plum blossom imprint hidden in the corner.

"Brother Chen, you say the murderer deliberately left a plum blossom imprint, what does it mean?"

"The people handling the case are so poor, they only discovered this trace after several cases?"

"Who would pay attention to a small plum blossom imprint for no reason? If it weren't for one of them having sharp eyes, maybe it wouldn't have been determined to be a serial case until now." Lu Datou said as a matter of course.

Chen Guanlou said "Oh," "No wonder the people in the court couldn't watch it anymore, and the Grand Court of Justice wants to take over this case. Jingcheng Prefecture is all a bunch of rice buckets."

Lu Datou chuckled, "Handling cases is not good, but they are all good hands at doing other things." ===== CHAPTER 565 =====