Chapter 618: A War of Words

"Nonsense!"

"Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen, stop making wild accusations!"

"Before we sent the prisoner to the Heavenly Prison, our Six Shanmen took sufficient preventive measures and sealed his martial pulse according to the rules; it is absolutely impossible for it to loosen halfway. There must be something suspicious!"

"This is absurd!" Chen Guanlou shouted angrily. "Everyone knows that the Heavenly Prison is full of ordinary martial artists who only know a few tricks of the trade. Not to mention a Fifth-Rank martial artist, they can't even beat a martial artist who has just entered the ranks. Let alone helping a Fifth-Rank martial artist undo a martial pulse seal. The only person in the Heavenly Prison who can do this is this official. What is it? Are you publicly accusing this official, suspecting that I colluded with the prisoner and privately undid the prisoner's martial pulse seal?"

As soon as the words fell, rows of cells shook, and the ground seemed to shake along with them. It was as if the earth dragon had turned over. Yet the roof was steady, without the slightest shaking.

In the midst of the panic, everyone instantly realized: this was the anger of a Ninth-Rank martial artist!

"Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen, please calm your anger!"

"No one doubts Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen's loyalty!"

"Please show mercy, Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen! We are all brother yamen; if we have different opinions, we should discuss them properly, and don't hurt the harmony."

Chen Guanlou smiled coldly and instantly withdrew his anger.

The Grade-C prison returned to normal at the same time.

Everyone secretly wiped the cold sweat from their foreheads. At this moment, they all had the same thought in their hearts: never work with a high-ranking martial artist in this life!

Too scary!

Always bullying the weak, suppressing opposing opinions with super-strong cultivation—this belongs to a bandit! Officialdom work emphasizes rules; how can one block people's mouths with cultivation?

Sure enough, Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen is only fit to stay in the Heavenly Prison.

Absolutely must not let Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen be promoted, especially not to the Ministry of Justice. If he entered the Ministry of Justice, the entire Ministry of Justice would suffer.

"Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen, I will report everything that happened here truthfully. As for whose responsibility it is, the Ministry of Justice will have its own judgment. The prisoner in cell number thirty-three, regardless of the reason for his escape, the Heavenly Prison must ultimately bear some responsibility."

"The Heavenly Prison will never shirk the responsibility it should bear. But the responsibility that the Heavenly Prison shouldn't bear, don't even think about pinning it on the Heavenly Prison. Why did the prisoner in cell number thirty-three's martial pulse loosen halfway? Hmph, this official thinks it is very necessary to investigate this thoroughly. Whether it is a human or a ghost, the truth will come out sooner or later. I am also very curious whether the ghost is hiding in the Heavenly Prison or in the Six Shanmen."

Chen Guanlou scanned everyone, and everyone looked like a ghost.

Everyone avoided his gaze, regardless of whether they had a ghost in their hearts or not. Mainly, his aura was too strong, and everyone was still flustered, truly having no confidence to look him in the eye.

The deterrence of a Ninth-Rank martial artist was not something anyone could withstand.

However, there was still a brave person who stood out and said: "The Six Shanmen worked hard to catch the person, so why go to the trouble of letting him go? There must be a misunderstanding!"

"Whether there is a misunderstanding, we will know after investigating. Jianghu bandits don't lack money; perhaps it is the case of wealth moving the heart."

"Please be careful with your words, Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen! The Six Shanmen's income is limited, but it is not something that mere Jianghu bandits can bribe. Besides, the Six Shanmen hasn't interrogated the prisoner in cell number thirty-three these past few days."

Chen Guanlou sneered. "If you want to undo a martial pulse seal, there are plenty of ways. As far as I know, there are at least seven or eight methods. You Six Shanmen must know even more."

The Six Shanmen people wanted to argue, but the Ministry of Justice official stopped them on the spot. "Alright, alright, say less. Seal these few cells first. Tomorrow morning, the Ministry of Justice will send other people to investigate. We are all brother units; don't make a scene over a small matter, or it will be a joke to the neighbors. Alright, alright, that's it for tonight. It's getting late, everyone go back, you can still rest for a while."

Since it had reached this point, the Heavenly Prison and the Six Shanmen each took a step back.

Everyone dispersed.

That night, Chen Guanlou stayed in the Heavenly Prison.

As soon as dawn broke, Mu Qingshan sent the document to the Ministry of Justice.

The Ministry of Justice did indeed send a batch of experienced runners to investigate, confirm the escape list, and issue a wanted notice.

City-wide search?

Impossible.

A few escaped prisoners were not important imperial criminals and didn't deserve the treatment of a city-wide search.

Only the neighboring Embroidered Uniform Guard would search the whole city at every turn.

How long had the Second Imperial Prince assassination case passed, and they still hadn't found any useful clues, and a whole village had died. Utterly incompetent! Recently, everyone was very happy to watch the Embroidered Uniform Guard's jokes, to the point that the Heavenly Prison prison break didn't even cause a stir before it passed.

The Ministry of Justice clearly also held the attitude of turning big matters into small ones and small matters into nothing, not pursuing the case deeply.

Whose handiwork the martial pulse in cell number thirty-three was, the Ministry of Justice had no interest in knowing. A mere Jianghu bandit wasn't worth the Ministry of Justice's great effort. At worst, if they met him next time, they would execute him on the spot!

The serial killer Tang Jiu, let him escape!

Among the many cases handled by the Ministry of Justice, Tang Jiu was not hated; many even praised and sympathized with him. He escaped, and privately, many in the Ministry of Justice secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It's good that he escaped! It's best if he escapes far away and never sets foot in the capital again. Once seen by the Ministry of Justice people, even if they sympathized, duty-bound, they would have to arrest him and bring him to justice.

A prison break, which had started with great momentum, ended quietly in just a few days.

The Heavenly Prison received a reprimand and at the same time received a consolation payment for the dead and injured prison guards.

Xu Fugui successfully escaped, beaming with joy, smiling at everyone he saw. Even when he saw Lu Datou, he was smiling.

Lu Datou was suspicious and asked quietly: "Did Prison Clerk Xu take the wrong medicine, or was he possessed? He actually smiled at me; it was so sincere."

Chen Guanlou told Lu Datou: "Prison Clerk Xu is happy from the bottom of his heart!"

"Since he is so happy, why doesn't he treat us to a meal?"

"Go ask him."

"I will ask!"

Medical Official Mu was very annoyed.

He was both surprised and afraid, and secretly told Chen Guanlou: "Tang Jiu, that bastard, hasn't even left the capital yet. He secretly came to the medical clinic to find me last night, almost scaring me to death! My lord, you must think of a way to make Tang Jiu, that bastard, leave the capital quickly, so as not to fall short of success for lack of a final effort."

"Is he still in your medical clinic?"

"No! How would I dare to harbor a fugitive. But he said he would be delayed for two more days before leaving the capital. He will come to the medical clinic to get medicine again tonight. My lord, I am old and really can't stand being scared! You must save me!"

"Old Mu, rest assured! Your business is my business; I will personally take him out of the capital tonight. If he doesn't leave, I will break his legs."

With Chen Guanlou's guarantee, Medical Official Mu felt relieved.

After getting off work, Chen Guanlou took a pot of wine and went to the Mu family medical clinic, pulling Old Mu and Shen Buzhi to drink and brag.

Shen Buzhi had to take care of his son and left halfway through the drinking.

In the middle of the night, when everything was silent, Tang Jiu really sneaked into the Mu family medical clinic! ===== CHAPTER 619 =====