Chapter 669: Self-preservation

Chen Guanlou went to the Brocade Uniform Guard, first going down to the Imperial Prison to visit Prison Clerk Fan.

Every time he came to the Imperial Prison, he had a strong sense of discomfort. If one stayed inside for a long time, a normal person would also become a pervert.

Prison Clerk Fan was okay, not yet subjected to torture. He was just panicked, anxious, and on the verge of collapse, wishing he could die first.

When he saw Chen Guanlou, he spoke incoherently, "It has nothing to do with me; I am wronged. I didn't do anything; I just wanted to make money, so I opened an inn and restaurant. They arrested me because of this; is there any justice, any law?"

"Stop shouting, this is the Imperial Prison." Chen Guanlou said with a straight face, "I inquired; because your inn received several suspicious guests, and these guests might be related to the assassination of the Son of Heaven. You are implicated."

"Right, I am implicated; why did they arrest me? Why didn't they arrest the thieves, but instead arrested me, a shopkeeper."

Prison Clerk Fan was anxious, constantly emphasizing his innocence and injustice.

"What's the use of you shouting at me. I was able to come and visit you because I entrusted personal connections. You first tell me, do you really not know those people."

"I don't know them! I am a shopkeeper; the shop has a manager, I don't need to go to the shop every day. I don't know what happened at all, and the Brocade Uniform Guard rushed into my house and arrested me. Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen, you must help me; I dare to pat my chest and swear to Heaven that this matter has nothing to do with me at all. Guests staying at the inn, there is money to be made; I can't not receive them. Who could have thought they were thieves!"

Prison Clerk Fan wept.

He was from the Heavenly Prison; although he didn't have many days of proper service, he knew the horror of the Imperial Prison. Once in the Imperial Prison, wanting to get out was extremely difficult. It was impossible not to peel off a layer of skin.

Not to mention being involved in the assassination of the Son of Heaven.

Unwarranted disaster!

He cried uncontrollably, blaming himself for being unlucky, having bad luck, and encountering those evil stars. Damn it, why did they have to stay at his inn?

Woo woo woo...

Chen Guanlou signaled him, "Since you are innocent, you must insist on this point. Take out all your money; I will help you bribe, striving not to let you enter the torture room."

With Prison Clerk Fan's soft bones, if he entered the torture room, he would be forced to confess one hundred percent and die without a burial place.

"I have money; you go find the steward in my mansion, find my wife, and let them take money to save me. Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen, you must help me; if you don't help me, no one in the whole capital will be willing to help me."

"What about your uncle?"

"You know what kind of person my uncle is; he probably wants to expel me from the Fan family by now, so I can't count on him. Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen, can you think of a way to transfer me? Transfer me to the Heavenly Prison. If this matter can be done, I will be a cow or a horse to repay you."

Prison Clerk Fan knelt down and kowtowed decisively, making a *thud-thud* sound.

"Transferring needs to be discussed in the long run; first bribe the Brocade Uniform Guard side. Do you have any familiar people in the Brocade Uniform Guard?"

Prison Clerk Fan shook his head while crying, "I know a few, but they are just drinking and eating friends. For such a big matter, I'm afraid I can't count on them."

Prison Clerk Fan didn't believe those Brocade Uniform Guard friends at all from the bottom of his heart; they were all people who ate people without spitting out bones. At this moment, he didn't even believe his clan uncle, Fan Da Ren; he only believed in Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen.

Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen's character and reputation were verified by time and were one hundred percent trustworthy. And Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen was a person with real ability; what he promised would definitely be done. Even if he couldn't do it, he would return part of the silver.

Prison Clerk Fan pinned all his hopes on Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen.

Money, he had.

Take it all out, as long as it could save his life.

He wrote a handwritten note and handed it to Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen with eyes full of hope, "Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen, you must save me. I don't want to die; I am innocent. I am just a shopkeeper; I don't know anything. Even if I had a hundred guts, I wouldn't dare to participate in a major case like assassinating the Son of Heaven!"

"If you had the guts to participate, I would have to look at you with higher regard. Alright, life is precious; I will have someone go to your mansion to take the silver, bribe the relationship early, and get you out early."

Prison Clerk Fan nodded while crying, pinning all his hopes on the other party.

Chen Guanlou arranged for Qian Fugui to take money from Prison Clerk Fan's mansion, and he took this opportunity to go to the Ministry of Justice to meet his old superior, Fan Da Ren.

Fan Da Ren had a worried face, "You are here for my nephew. I have already decided to expel him from the Fan family; from now on, his life and death have nothing to do with the Fan family."

It was exactly as Prison Clerk Fan said.

Fan Da Ren's skill in self-preservation was absolutely top-notch. As soon as something happened, he decisively chose to cut ties!

Chen Guanlou clicked his tongue twice and said:

"What kind of person Prison Clerk Fan is, I think the master knows better than anyone. To say he cheats and swindles, that's definitely there. To say he colluded with thieves and participated in the assassination of the Son of Heaven, that's absolutely impossible; he doesn't have that guts, nor that brain. Right now, the case still needs to be investigated; the master is so anxious to cut ties, it's truly too chilling. We colleagues haven't given up yet. You are his clan uncle; now you give up, isn't it too urgent."

Fan Da Ren had no expression and said righteously: "I am just a clan uncle, not a real uncle; don't get it wrong. Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen, I know you are righteous; you help, I thank you on behalf of the old Fan family. But you and I are different; you help because you are not afraid of being implicated at all, and even if things go wrong, you can safely escape.

If I run around for him, once implicated, not only me, but the entire Fan family of hundreds of people behind me will suffer. The risk is so great, the lives of hundreds of people, I cannot be careless. Even if criticized by the world and looked down upon, I will still cut ties with him and never touch this matter. I hope you can understand my difficulties."

Fan Da Ren said, bowing.

It made Chen Guanlou feel like he was neither here nor there.

Chen Guanlou gave a self-deprecating laugh, "Fan Da Ren, when you were in the Heavenly Prison, you liked to put me on a rack and make me feel uncomfortable. Now your skill is getting more and more seasoned. Just based on this ability, promotion is a matter of time. Alas, since you are my old superior, I can't really turn against you."

Fan Da Ren breathed a sigh of relief, "Little Chen, thank you for understanding my difficulties. As for him, I trouble you to worry about running around. My family has many people, heavy burden, not much savings, this little silver you take, consider it your hard-earned money for running around for him."

Prison Clerk Fan was not stingy to the end, taking out silver notes and placing them on the table.

Chen Guanlou glanced at it, eight hundred taels, not bad.

He decisively accepted the silver notes, "This money is collected on behalf of Prison Clerk Fan; if he is lucky enough to escape death, I will have him come to thank you."

"I don't need his thanks! You tell him to behave himself. If he is lucky enough to escape death, he should go back to his hometown. The capital's water is deep, full of pits everywhere; he is not suitable to stay in the capital. Hometown is good; the prestige of the old Fan family can still protect him." ===== CHAPTER 670 =====