Chapter 68: None Want to Take Responsibility, Only Want Benefits

Xu Fugui was first furious, then thoughtful, his eyeballs turning and turning, staring fixedly at Lu Datou. "Can this matter be done?"

"It can definitely be done."

"How to deceive the heavens and cross the sea, how to pass the verification of identity? The superiors are not easy to fool; if we encounter a serious execution supervisor, once the matter is exposed, you and I will both lose our heads, and our families will be implicated and exiled three thousand miles. Three thousand miles, ah, even if we can walk there, we will be almost dead."

Xu Fugui sighed at the thought of losing his head and his family being exiled. He was anxious and hesitant in his heart, struggling.

On one hand, he thought Lu Datou's idea was feasible, and on the other hand, he thought the risk was too great, and the people above were not so easy to fool.

The key was that some time had passed since the incident, and there was no movement from Fan Jiang Yucheng's side. The possibility that Fan Jiang Yucheng didn't get the news was basically zero. In this place of the Heavenly Prison, nothing could hide from Fan Jiang Yucheng's eyes and ears.

Instead, he didn't report it, and Fan Jiang Yucheng pretended not to know about the prison escape.

What, planning to shift the blame?

The more Xu Fugui thought, the more afraid he became, and the more he felt his head was about to be lost.

He didn't want to die!

Lu Datou saw Xu Fugui's hesitation. He leaned forward and whispered: "A Heavenly Prison prisoner who has been locked up for almost a year, how smelly he is, Xu Tou, you know better than anyone. The people above are all very precious; how could they lower their status to verify the body themselves? At most, let the aides around them go through the motions.

Even if we encounter a serious execution supervisor, the execution is the day after tomorrow, and there is more than one prisoner, the little thief Kongkong. In the whole capital, there are not a hundred, but ten or twenty prisoners waiting to be beheaded. We mix one in, and no one present has seen the real little thief Kongkong, so who can distinguish the true from the false? The key to this matter is that we must keep our mouths shut."

Xu Fugui walked back and forth in place, a bit unable to make up his mind.

He looked at the prison guards. "What do you think?"

"We all listen to Xu Tou."

"Big Brother Datou's idea will definitely work."

"Xu Tou, do it!"

"We must not let the people above know the truth."

"After the day after tomorrow, everything will be fine. Big Brother Datou's method will definitely be no problem."

In order to save their lives, the prison guards raised their hands one after another to agree with Lu Datou's proposal. Replacing the peach with the plum, deceiving the heavens and crossing the sea—if not now, when? Must not hesitate! If they hesitate, everyone's head will be lost.

Xu Fugui was instigated by the prison guards, and after thinking about it, Lu Datou's method was still feasible. As long as they could successfully pass the day after tomorrow, everything would be peaceful, auspicious, and prosperous.

He gritted his teeth and finally made up his mind, saying to Lu Datou: "You handle this matter, and you must do it without anyone knowing. How much silver is needed, you report a number, and everyone will chip in. No objections, right?"

"No objections, all listen to Xu Tou's instructions."

At this time, chipping in silver to overcome the difficulty, the usually stingy prison guards didn't have one who cried poor or bitter. If they could resolve this disaster by spending a little silver, it would be too cost-effective.

Lu Datou was clearly a bit hesitant. Was this a matter of silver? This was a matter of people, a matter of life. Silver was a small matter; the key was where to find someone to replace the peach with the plum. This matter could definitely be handled by wild ways, but he didn't want to handle it! He wanted to push the matter onto someone else.

In case the matter was exposed, he would also have an excuse to excuse himself.

Xu Fugui saw his hesitation, and was warning him while promising him benefits. "The idea was yours, if you don't do it, who will? Don't worry, after the matter is done, your benefits will not be lacking. The silver you should get will only be more, not less."

Lu Datou was twisting and turning, and simply pulled Xu Fugui to a corner. "Xu Tou, it's not that I don't know what's good for me, but this matter is a bit difficult to handle."

"At this time you tell me it's difficult to handle, Lu Datou, are you deliberately looking for trouble? Before, it was you who swore that this method was feasible. I agreed to you, and you changed your mouth again. What, do you think I'm old and dim-witted and easy to bully? If you can't do it, I'll be the first to deal with you."

Xu Fugui was furious. Lu Datou dared to play with him; he would let the other party know what it was like to be worse than dead, and that death was not a pity.

"Xu Tou, calm down, calm down." Lu Datou quickly appeased him. "Xu Tou, for this matter, silver is easy to handle, but the difficulty is where to find a suitable person. Must let the other party be willing to shut up, right? In case we find a blockhead, and he suddenly changes his mouth and shouts at the time of execution, that would be terrible!"

Xu Fugui nodded repeatedly upon hearing this. This made sense. Don't look at them shouting that they are not afraid of death; when they are really about to die, everyone is scared out of their wits. At that time, where would they be able to control their mouths? Naturally, they would shout out, just seeking to survive.

If such a thing really happened, the sky would be pierced, and the case would instantly reach the ears of the Emperor. From the Ministry of Justice to the Heavenly Prison, heads would probably roll, and the Minister of Justice might even lose his head.

At the thought of that consequence, Xu Fugui suddenly felt fear, his whole body trembled, and his face turned pale.

"Then what do you say? Just bring the person here and use medicine to poison him dumb." Xu Fugui was ruthless in his heart; he absolutely would not allow the most terrifying scene to happen.

Lu Datou highly approved. "This is one way. The best way is still to find someone who is willing to die."

"Where to find someone willing to die? You are joking. As long as they can live, who wants to die."

"Have weaknesses, have hostages, have benefits, such people can still be found." Lu Datou whispered.

Xu Fugui's eyes lit up. Yes, why did he forget this? In this day and age, there are people who are worse than dead; if you want to find someone who wants to die, you can still find them if you look for them. The key is to give enough benefits.

He excitedly patted Lu Datou on the shoulder. "This matter is indeed yours. You hurry up and handle it; time waits for no one. Before noon tomorrow, you must get it done. How much silver is needed, just speak up."

Lu Datou realized that he couldn't push this errand, so he simply opened his mouth like a lion. "Prepare five hundred taels first, more to be returned and less to be supplemented."

Five hundred taels? Really dare to open his mouth!

Xu Fugui looked deeply at Lu Datou. His head was big, his heart was big, and his appetite was even bigger; he opened his mouth and asked for five hundred taels. Humph! For now, endure it; after the matter is done, then discuss it.

"Okay! Five hundred taels is five hundred taels, I will let everyone chip in. You must hurry, don't delay the business. Everyone's head is tied to you."

"Xu Tou, don't worry, I will definitely complete the task."

"You won't run away with the money, will you?" Xu Fugui speculated darkly. Five hundred taels, for ordinary people, is a huge sum of money. Running to a remote countryside, it is enough to build a brick house, buy hundreds of acres of land, take two concubines, and live the life of a landlord from then on.

Lu Datou quickly cried injustice. "Xu Tou looks down on me too much. A mere five hundred taels, I leave my family, old and young, to run away? Not to that extent. Although I have no money, it doesn't mean I haven't seen money. Five hundred taels, as long as I am still serving in the Heavenly Prison, I will earn it back sooner or later."

"It's best if you think so! I believe you definitely know what should be done and what should not be done." ===== CHAPTER 69 =====