Chapter 611: Coercion and Inducement, It

A perfectly good martial artist, why get involved in officialdom?

Truly annoying!

Sun Daojing looked at Chen Guanlou at this moment, and it was a case of his nose not looking like a nose, his eyes not looking like eyes; everything was displeasing.

The imperial court had foresight; not letting high-ranking martial artists get involved in officialdom was indeed reasonable.

"Confess honestly, how much money did you take? You are working so hard to protect the people below."

"I am so sincere, yet my lord guesses my intentions with the heart of a petty person." Chen Guanlou looked as if he had suffered a great blow and was heartbroken.

"Stop acting!" Sun Daojing was like an emotionless robot. "It doesn't look like acting at all. I have known you for many years; I know exactly what kind of person you are. Just as you know me. Without money, could you, Chen Guanlou, be so willing to protect the people below? Everyone knows whether there is a problem with Huang Zhimin's death. Even if he really committed suicide, he was 'suicided.' You don't have to hand over the murderer, but I need to know who is reaching out from behind the scenes. Hand me the list, and this matter ends here; I will no longer pursue it."

Chen Guanlou wiped his face, feeling a bit stifled.

He had built his persona too successfully over the years; everyone knew he was a person who took money to get things done, and now he couldn't even deny it.

He sighed. "My lord, please be discerning; I don't have a list in my hands."

"I don't care what method you use; you must give me a list. Otherwise, I will let the people below continue to investigate the Heavenly Prison, and sooner or later, we will catch the murderer. The Heavenly Prison is not a solid piece of iron; it's like a sieve. If we spend a little more effort and time, there are no secrets in the Heavenly Prison."

Sun Daojing was both threatening and speaking the truth.

Chen Guanlou knew better than anyone that the Heavenly Prison, this sieve, could not hide secrets. As long as the Ministry of Justice was a little more patient, they would sooner or later find out the truth.

He pondered for a moment. "Everyone is so busy, yet they still have the heart to ask about Huang Zhimin's case."

"You don't understand! This case is of great importance; hurry up and hand over the list. The subsequent matters will have nothing to do with the Heavenly Prison. Or, you can harden your heart and hand over all the prison guards on duty that day, and let the Six Shanmen take over the rest of the matter."

After Sun Daojing finished speaking, he picked up his teacup and drank tea in a leisurely manner, looking to be in a very good mood.

Chen Guanlou thought for a while and said, "You are clearly forcing me to be the villain on both sides."

"Who told you to take it all upon yourself." Sun Daojing was very dismissive. "If you are not in that position, don't seek to govern. Since you sit in that position, you cannot act solely based on preference and loyalty. The prisoners held in the Heavenly Prison are not things you can do whatever you want with. Everyone is widely implicated behind the scenes. Next time you want to kill someone, remember to think thrice before acting."

"I didn't kill anyone. Old Sun, you cannot wrong me."

Sun Daojing chuckled. "What is the difference between you and a murderer if you protect the murderer who killed someone? You are not short of money; wait until the money from the gambling den is credited, and you can also share a portion. Why ruin the friendship between you and me for a bit of money, and be at daggers drawn with the Ministry of Justice officials below? It's not worth it!"

"How much money can I share?" Upon hearing about a share, Chen Guanlou immediately regained his spirit, not even caring about the trouble he was in.

Sun Daojing glanced at him. "The Ministry of Justice can only openly clean up this bunch of bastards from the gambling den because you reported the case. Rest assured, there will definitely be benefits for you. I guarantee you will make a small fortune. As for you, you must also return the favor; hurry up and hand over the list, so I can give an explanation to the people below and settle this lawsuit."

Chen Guanlou pondered for a moment. "I will go back and hold a meeting to discuss how to deal with it. You keep that bunch of Ministry of Justice officials under control; don't let them bark at the Heavenly Prison like mad dogs every day."

"Without these mad dogs, the Ministry of Justice would have been ruined by other yamen long ago. You, don't be ungrateful for the blessings you have."

Sun Daojing dismissed him impatiently.

Chen Guanlou returned to the Heavenly Prison and immediately sent someone to call Head Constable Wang.

Upon meeting, he said with a heavy tone: "You have caused a huge disaster! The Ministry of Justice is determined to investigate the cause of that fellow Huang's death and has ordered me to hand over the murderer, otherwise they will wipe us all out and arrest everyone on duty that day for interrogation one by one. Head Constable Wang, look at the good deed you have done. If I hadn't argued strongly on just grounds, the Six Shanmen would have already come to make arrests, and you wouldn't be able to run either."

Head Constable Wang was stunned on the spot, and his face changed color. "My lord..."

"Don't call me my lord! You are my lord! I regret taking your money. According to the news I gathered, Huang Zhimin is involved in an extremely critical case; even if the person is dead, they have to dig out the truth behind him. If this matter is not explained to the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Justice will never give up. I have done my best and can only help you delay for a while. If you want to solve it completely and let the Ministry of Justice end the investigation, you have to look to yourselves."

Head Constable Wang broke out in a cold sweat.

"How could it be so serious!"

Chen Guanlou snorted coldly. "This official repeatedly warned you not to take money to kill people, but you were all 'smart,' treating my words as wind in the ears, and none of you listened. Now it's good; you've kicked an iron plate. Hmph! Why don't you hurry up and think of a way to save yourself! Head Constable Wang, do you want to be beheaded? Or are you waiting to have your nine generations exterminated?"

"My lord... this small one, this small one was blinded by greed and didn't expect the matter to be so serious. I ask that you show this small one a clear path, and I will be eternally grateful. In the future, if you tell me to go east, I will never dare to go west."

"That's all fart! You know how well I have taken care of you in the past. But you still did things secretly behind my back, and when trouble happened, you let me save you. What about the master behind you? Hurry up and let him save you! It turns out you are just a running dog that can be discarded at any time, yet you were so hard-working in covering for your master! Hmph! You deserve to die!"

"My lord, this small one was also forced by circumstances!"

"Stop complaining! This official doesn't want to hear it. There is only one way to save you now: write down the list behind you one by one. Afterwards, I will go to the Ministry of Justice to plead for you and see if we can let this matter pass. You had better hope the list is useful. Write it; what are you still stunned for? You won't write? Then wait for death!"

Chen Guanlou pushed the four treasures of the study toward Head Constable Wang, and seeing that the other party didn't move, he became angry.

If you are given an opportunity and don't use it, then don't blame him for turning against you.

He leaned back in his chair, held his teacup, and said softly: "Don't say I didn't warn you. You only have half a day to save yourself. When it's time to get off work, if you still refuse to loosen your mouth, the people coming to interrogate you will be the agents of the Six Shanmen."

"As for the money you sent, after you die, I will take out a portion to buy you a coffin, hire someone to hold a funeral for you, buy a piece of graveyard land to bury you, which can be considered as having done my duty and fulfilling our colleague friendship over these years. If your wife and children are lucky enough to survive, I will give them a sum of money to live on. I can't worry about the rest; you can only pray for your own good fortune!" ===== CHAPTER 612 =====