Chapter 617: Another Prison Break

The whole village was slaughtered, certainly not to escape.

Escaping didn't require slaughtering the whole village.

It must have been to cover up certain truths; only dead people could keep their mouths shut.

A double with such a similar appearance—if Chen Guanlou hadn't seen the real Wei Hanzi in the Heavenly Prison and been familiar with the other party's aura, I fear he would have been deceived.

He left the team, removed his disguise, and returned to the capital.

Since it wasn't to escape, I imagine the person was still in the capital. As long as the person was in the capital, they would meet sooner or later.

On the Embroidered Uniform Guard side, because the village massacre had occurred, they were out in full force, searching and arresting on a large scale. The neighboring Imperial Prison also had a tense atmosphere, as if facing a great enemy.

Chen Guanlou wanted to invite Qi Wuxiu for tea, but the other party kept saying he had no time, was busy to the point of not touching the ground, and didn't even have time to sleep. The Embroidered Uniform Guard was tossing the whole city and had caught many people.

For a time, the capital was in a state of panic, and public order was actually much better. The rascals who were usually arrogant on the street were nowhere to be seen; they all shrank back, fearing they would run into the muzzle of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

Right in the midst of this panic, a prison break occurred in the Grade-C prison of the Heavenly Prison.

Seven or eight prisoners escaped in one night, among them Tang Jiu.

Upon learning the news, Chen Guanlou rushed to the Grade-C prison, looked at the empty cell and the key hanging on the cell door, and was furious on the spot. "What is going on? How could the prisoner get the key? Prison Clerk Xu, how are you managing the Grade-C prison!"

Prison Clerk Xu was covered in cold sweat. "My lord, I am wronged! I don't know what happened, but the prisoner in cell number thirty-three, whose martial pulse was sealed, suddenly killed his way out, injured the prison guards, snatched the key, and threw it to the prisoners in the cell. Afterwards, the whole prison was in chaos. If it weren't for the prison guards outside hearing the movement and rushing to rescue in time, the prisoners would have almost all run away."

"Trash! A bunch of trash!" Chen Guanlou looked furious. "I remember the prisoner in cell number thirty-three; he was a Jianghu bandit."

"And his cultivation was extremely high." Prison Clerk Xu hurriedly said, "It is said he had already reached the Fifth Rank. The Six Shanmen spent a lot of effort to catch him. I never expected... my lord, save me!"

"Now you know fear! Why didn't you find any clues before?" Chen Guanlou snorted coldly.

Prison Clerk Xu didn't dare to speak. At this moment, he needed Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen to save his life, so naturally, he didn't dare to disobey and didn't even have a single word of refutation. He only hoped that Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen would save him for the sake of their past friendship.

Chen Guanlou suppressed his anger. "Someone, report this matter to the Ministry of Justice. Remember, emphasize that the prisoner in cell number thirty-three had a loose martial pulse, the prison guards fought hard but were no match, and there were heavy casualties. The Six Shanmen failed in their duty, implicating the Heavenly Prison, so ask the Ministry of Justice to allocate funds for the aftermath."

Eh?

When everyone heard this, their brains buzzed. The stupid ones couldn't understand, but the smart ones had already figured out that Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen wanted to shift the blame.

Prison Clerk Xu's eyes flashed with the excitement of being saved. "Yes, yes, yes, the Six Shanmen cannot escape responsibility for this matter. The prisoner in cell number thirty-three was sent by the Six Shanmen, and his martial pulse was also sealed by them. Now that something has gone wrong, the responsibility certainly doesn't lie with the Heavenly Prison; it must lie with the Six Shanmen. Perhaps this prison break has something to do with the Six Shanmen."

Chen Guanlou glanced at Prison Clerk Xu. "Don't talk nonsense! If the Six Shanmen comes to the door tomorrow, keep your mouth shut. Otherwise, if the Six Shanmen takes action, I won't be able to protect your lives."

The implication was that this lawsuit could only be fought in the Ministry of Justice, fighting those above, not those below. The people below should not participate. A bunch of prison guards who were rotten to the core had long since had their bodies hollowed out and were no match for the agents of the Six Shanmen. If they talked nonsense outside and provoked the Six Shanmen, and both sides fought, with the fragile bodies of the Heavenly Prison guards, they would only be beaten. Dying would be in vain.

Xu Fugui clearly thought of this point, his face turned pale, and he hurriedly closed his mouth.

Mu Qingshan asked quietly: "Master, is it appropriate to write it this way?"

"When has the matter I asked you to handle not been appropriate? Don't be clever; just follow my requirements. Once written, send it to the Ministry of Justice as soon as dawn breaks. Someone else, go to the Ministry of Justice and say that a prison break occurred in the Grade-C prison, and seven or eight prisoners escaped. Ask for instructions from the superiors!"

Liu She accepted the task and rushed to the Ministry of Justice.

Chen Guanlou stared at the key hanging on the cell door, frowning.

Xu Fugui understood and hurriedly signaled the prison guards to take down the key. Then he personally drew his waist saber, looked at Chen Guanlou, and seeing that the other party didn't make a sound, he led the prison guards to hack at the open cell door, leaving enough marks on several escape cell doors.

"Forget it! The prisoners were armed and hacking everywhere. The prison guards fought hard but were no match, resulting in heavy casualties and the prisoners escaping. Report this matter truthfully. Prison Clerk Xu, soothe everyone's emotions and take good care of the injured brothers. If there is anything needed, just say so. In short, don't let the brothers bleed and cry! You must protect all the prison guard brothers!"

"My lord is benevolent!"

Chen Guanlou left the Grade-C prison and sat in the office, waiting for the Ministry of Justice officials to arrive.

Mu Qingshan wanted to speak several times but stopped.

Medical Official Mu knocked on his head, gestured for him to roll away and work properly, and then walked into the office.

"I really didn't expect that Tang Jiu would cause such a big commotion."

A prison break is a prison break; he could have just left quietly. I didn't expect this guy to release seven or eight prisoners in one go.

Chen Guanlou shook his head. "This prison break was not led by Tang Jiu. The prisoner in cell number thirty-three, his martial pulse was loose, and he killed his way out. How could mere prison guards stop the slaughter of a Fifth-Rank martial artist!"

"It really wasn't Tang Jiu?" Medical Official Mu just couldn't believe it.

"Even if it really was him, this case must be counted on the head of the prisoner in cell number thirty-three; we cannot let the Ministry of Justice focus its attention on Tang Jiu. Have you cured his infertility?"

"He still needs to continue taking medicine. I have already written the prescription and medical instructions for him in advance. After he gets out, he just needs to follow the prescription to get the medicine, decoct it, and take it."

Chen Guanlou nodded, expressing his approval.

The Ministry of Justice learned that someone had broken out of the Heavenly Prison and soon sent people over. They also brought agents from the Six Shanmen.

They didn't exchange pleasantries with Chen Guanlou and went straight down to the Grade-C prison to investigate the scene personally.

Chen Guanlou followed behind, watching coldly without saying a word.

"Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen, the Heavenly Prison you manage is truly a sieve! A Huang Zhimin died just a few days ago, and now a prison break has occurred. It seems you really need to reflect on whether you are capable of holding the position of Jiang Jiang Yucheng."

Chen Guanlou sneered and didn't give an inch. "Not to mention that Huang Zhimin committed suicide and has nothing to do with my management. Let's talk about last night's prison break: the prisoner in cell number thirty-three was clearly a Fifth-Rank martial artist, yet the Six Shanmen didn't take preventive measures and sent him to the Heavenly Prison. As a result, the sealed martial pulse loosened, and the prisoner in cell number thirty-three rushed out to slaughter the prison guards. If it weren't for the prison guards under my command being well-trained, the Grade-C prison would have been a river of blood last night." ===== CHAPTER 618 =====