Chapter 655

Boss Meng spoke after careful consideration: "Those water bandits..."

"They must all die!" Chen Guanlou said with a fierce tone, but his expression was all smiles, making it impossible to tell if he was joking or not.

Boss Meng felt a moment of awkwardness and gave two forced laughs, "I won't hide it from you, brother, I owe a favor and promised to take care of them a little. Now that they've died in prison, I heard they died quite miserably, all with their eyes wide open, and the people collecting the bodies are quite emotional. Brother Chen, what do you think about this? Could you make an exception? Otherwise, this favor is hard to repay. Don't worry, I definitely won't let you help for nothing."

Chen Guanlou took a sip of tea and chuckled, "Brother Meng, since you've come to my door today, I'll speak from the heart and won't fool you. If those water bandits hadn't fallen into my hands, that would be one thing; I would have pretended not to see them, not to know them. But since they have fallen into my hands, they must all die! I'm not joking with you, because they don't deserve to go to the execution ground."

"This..." Boss Meng was anxious.

"Don't be anxious yet, let me finish. Tell me, according to what those water bandits have done, do they deserve to die?"

"They do, they do, they do... but..."

"If they do, then good! We have reached an agreement. I know your predicament, and I know you want to resolve this favor debt. But, Brother Meng, a favor debt doesn't have to be repaid with a favor." Chen Guanlou lowered his voice at the end, appearing very profound, and the implication was very fierce.

Boss Meng's eyelids twitched, and he leaned forward, "What does Brother Chen mean?"

"A bunch of water bandits, a major threat! That you let them go and didn't arrest them was already an act of mercy beyond the law, which repaid the favor they owed you back then. But they are tactless; as fugitives, they still dare to come out and run wild, which is clearly a provocation. What place is this? It is the Heavenly Prison of the Ministry of Justice, the place where the law resides, the majesty of the imperial court; how can it tolerate provocation by a mere thief? In my opinion, why not take this opportunity to wipe them all out and eliminate the future trouble once and for all."

These words from Chen Guanlou were very righteous and bewitching.

It was like the temptation of the devil, instantly opening up a path for the anxious and tormented Boss Meng.

His face twitched, and his eyelids fluttered; it was clear he was struggling internally.

He gritted his teeth, "Wipe them all out, really?"

"Do you want to be threatened by them again and again? This bunch of water bandits has already been labeled as rebels. Before, it could be called colluding with bandits, but now it has become colluding with the enemy. The former charge would at most lead to dismissal, or at worst, being sent to a remote area. The latter charge is a hundred percent guarantee of exterminating the nine clans. What virtue or ability do those water bandits have that would make Brother Meng pay the price of his nine clans to help them? Don't hesitate; just do it once and for all, and eliminate the trouble forever! When the imperial court finds out, they will even praise you, saying you did well! You are worthy of being a model!"

After finishing, Chen Guanlou crossed his legs, drank his tea, and hid his merit and fame, appearing exceptionally at ease. It was as if the person who had just spoken fiercely and bewitched others to act like treacherous villains wasn't him, but his doppelgänger.

Boss Meng had a tiny bit of morality left and asked with difficulty, "Wouldn't that be unrighteous and too insidious?"

Chen Guanlou put down his teacup and said righteously, "In the face of life and death, all problems are not problems. May I ask, Brother Meng, is it you who dies or them? If you want to seek death, as a brother, I can fulfill that for you."

"Can't you really make an exception?" Boss Meng was still struggling in his death throes, holding onto a glimmer of fantasy.

Chen Guanlou sneered, "Once they've entered the Heavenly Prison, these water bandits must all die, and they cannot die too comfortably. This matter is not up for discussion. However, if you are determined to eliminate the trouble forever, it's not that I can't help you."

Boss Meng became interested immediately upon hearing this, and he gained confidence in the choice of eliminating the trouble forever, "Brother Chen is righteous! The reason I couldn't make up my mind was only because I knew my own weight. There are still a few real talents among those water bandits, and I can't go around arresting people with an official warrant in a grand manner. If Brother Chen can help me righteously, this matter is settled."

He slapped his thigh in excitement.

At this moment, there was no hesitation, no moral constraints. He had to eliminate the trouble forever; he could never let these fugitives have a second chance to threaten him. The premise was that he couldn't let his colleagues know, couldn't alert his superiors, and had to do it quietly. This matter was meant for none other than Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen.

With a Ninth Rank martial artist taking action, who could compete?

He was so excited he wanted to kneel down on the spot and swear brotherhood with Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen.

Elder brother is above, please accept this bow from your younger brother.

Even though Chen Guanlou was ten or twenty years younger than him.

In the officialdom, one doesn't care about such things; the capable come first, and one must know how to bend and stretch!

Chen Guanlou gave a forced, hypocritical smile, "Brother Meng is too polite! But I don't help for nothing."

"I understand this! Brother Chen, don't worry, this amount!" Boss Meng very sensibly gestured a number.

Chen Guanlou glanced at it and was quite satisfied.

Being a bounty hunter for the first time, he didn't know the market rate well, but he estimated this price was on the high side in the market.

"You are responsible for finding the people; you are a professional at this. I am responsible for resolving the future trouble for you. Give me the list and the portraits so I don't kill the wrong person when the time comes."

"Brother Chen, don't worry, such a small matter is on me. These water bandits have excellent swimming skills; once they get into the water, I'm worried..."

"No matter how good their swimming skills are, they are trash in the face of absolute power," Chen Guanlou said very firmly. He had also escaped death before, and every time he escaped, he dove into the water.

He wouldn't dare compare whose swimming posture was cooler, but when it came to holding one's breath, he dared to say he wouldn't lose to any water bandit.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have dared to challenge Eighth or Ninth Rank martial artists back then.

"Brother Chen is worthy of being the number one of the younger generation; this younger brother is full of admiration."

"Brother Meng is joking; you are the older brother, I am the younger."

"No, no, no, you are my older brother; please, older brother, accept this bow from your younger brother."

Boss Meng forcefully clung to the brother relationship, knowing how to scheme.

Chen Guanlou gave a sly laugh and accepted the bow, but he didn't take it seriously.

Boss Meng didn't dare let Chen Guanlou take it seriously either, focusing on the idea of 'I've done my part, you do as you please!'

The two discussed the details, agreed on a secret signal, and Boss Meng left in satisfaction.

This matter wasn't hidden from Medical Official Mu.

After those water bandits died, he would still have to rely on Medical Official Mu to issue the death certificates.

Medical Official Mu shook his head repeatedly, looking full of emotion, and said: "Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen, giving such a rotten idea to that guy surnamed Meng is a moral collapse. You have absolutely no bottom line now! Turning repaying a favor into revenge, wanting to kill them all. This is simply... if this were in the martial world, it would be the dregs of the martial world. If it were in officialdom, it would be calculating and scheming. In any case, none of these are good words! You really don't care about anything at all!"

"That bunch of water bandits all deserve to die. Just dying isn't enough; they should be sliced into a thousand pieces. I'm willing to give them a quick death; that's already an act of mercy. Where does the 'dregs' come from! This is clearly the benevolence of the strong."

"Sophistry! Pure sophistry!" Medical Official Mu clicked his tongue in admiration; the scene before him fully interpreted what it meant to turn black and white upside down, "You are indeed a scholar; even when killing people, you have to find a justifiable reason."