Chapter 707: If you dare to touch their lifeline, they will take your lifeline

"Where is Lu Datou? Call him here for me."

Those little bastards are becoming more and more reckless; they really need to be disciplined.

As soon as Chen Guanlou returned to the Heavenly Prison, he put on an angry look, making a show of wanting to discipline someone.

Mu Qingshan arranged for a prison guard to invite Lu Datou while asking, "What's wrong with you, my lord? You can't vent your anger on the people below just because you were upset at the Ministry of Justice."

"I am upset precisely because of the little bastards below; you tell me if I should vent my anger."

"Did Lu Datou commit an offense?" Mu Qingshan asked tentatively.

Chen Guanlou snorted coldly. "You'll know in a moment. I relaxed for a brief moment and took a nap, and they all started making trouble and messing around outside."

As they were talking, Lu Datou was invited to the office.

He smiled obsequiously, looking very ingratiating.

Chen Guanlou picked up the brush from the brush holder and threw it at him.

Lu Datou wanted to dodge, but as an ordinary person, how could he? A stroke instantly appeared right in the middle of his forehead.

"Your courage is fat! You dare to dodge! I think you are just asking for a beating; I should drag you to the interrogation room for two days and let you experience it."

"Brother Chen, Brother Chen, Brother, I was wrong!" Lu Datou was a smart person; even though he didn't know what he had done wrong, admitting his mistake first was definitely not wrong. No matter if he was wrong or not, it was his fault; a thousand times, ten thousand times, it was his fault.

"Where are you wrong?" Chen Guanlou kept a straight face. "Tell me, where are you wrong?"

"This... Brother, why don't you give me a hint."

I'll give you a hammer.

Chen Guanlou picked up the brush from the brush holder again and threw it at his face.

Consequently, another stroke appeared on Lu Datou's face.

He didn't dare to wipe it off, nor did he dare to show displeasure. "Brother, I was really wrong. But, I might have committed too many mistakes, and my brain isn't working well, so I can't remember for a moment. Brother, just give me a hint."

Mu Qingshan watched from the side and sighed inwardly; what a talent!

Look at this attitude and decisiveness in admitting mistakes; one must learn from this.

Chen Guanlou's anger subsided a bit, and he was willing to talk properly. He took a sip of tea to moisten his throat and asked in a tone that was neither light nor heavy, neither happy nor angry: "You've been winning money lately, right! Tell me, whose money did you win, and how much did you win?"

Hehe!

Lu Datou smiled a bit smugly. "Just a small win, a small win. I didn't expect it to reach Brother Chen's ears."

"More than that! The news of you winning money even reached the ears of the Minister of Justice; you are quite capable." Chen Guanlou was also capable of sarcasm.

Lu Datou was stunned for a moment. "The Minister of Justice knows!"

"Yes, he knows. Someone complained to the Ministry of Justice, so how could he not know? Tell me about it."

Lu Datou looked hesitant, as if he didn't know where to start, or as if it was hard to speak of.

Chen Guanlou gave a mocking smile. "Don't know how to say it, or don't dare to say it? After all, it's rigged gambling, not a clean business."

"Rigged gambling? Brother, I wouldn't dare do such a thing! Brother, I must have been framed. You know me; my courage is only as big as an egg; how could I have the guts to rig gambling!"

"But people say you rigged the gambling. You are all capable now; in the time it took me to take a nap, you went to gamble with the little eunuchs from the palace, and you even dared to rig the gambling. You are quite capable!"

Only then did Lu Datou know what had happened.

So it was that bunch of eggless things in the palace who were complaining. He despised them, deeply despised them.

"Tell me, how long did it last, and how much money did you win? They didn't frame you, did they? Who were the participants?"

Lu Datou looked coy, wanting to say it but not wanting to.

Chen Guanlou couldn't stand his appearance. He picked up the teacup, thought about it, put it down, and changed it to an ink stick to throw at the other person's face.

"Brother, I'll say it, I'll say it. It started last month, and we didn't win much money; they are all poor devils..."

"Stop talking nonsense, how much money did you win exactly?"

"Just about a thousand taels of silver. I'm telling the truth; those little eunuchs in the palace have poor skills but big addictions, and they don't have much money on them. We won about a thousand taels over time. Just for this little bit of money, they ran to the Ministry of Justice to complain; they are people who can't afford to lose, so we won't play with them in the future."

Chen Guanlou sneered. "Tell me about the rigged gambling; whose idea was it? Who participated?"

"Brother, it really wasn't rigged gambling; it was normal gambling."

"Do you think I believe that? A group of guys who have been losing until they don't even have their underwear left, suddenly all turned into gambling gods; do you think I believe that?" Chen Guanlou was very impatient. Lu Datou's sophistry was simply challenging his intelligence.

No matter how bad the skills of those little eunuchs in the palace were, they at least had a beginner's protection period, and there were always a few smart guys among them who would quickly figure out the patterns. No matter how much they lost, it wouldn't be to the point where everyone lost money all the time. There must be something fishy going on.

It wasn't like he hadn't gambled with Lu Datou and the others; to be honest, the level of these prison guards like Lu Datou was only third-rate. He, someone who didn't touch cards all year round, could win against them after a few rounds; those little eunuchs in the palace who were as shrewd as ghosts, and not a single one won?

Who would believe that?

Therefore, when Sun Daoning said the prison guards of the Heavenly Prison were rigging the gambling, he didn't doubt it at all.

He knew exactly what level his subordinates were at.

"Are you going to say it or not?" Chen Guanlou's face darkened.

Even at this point, Lu Datou still dared to play games with him, hoping to muddle through. When did he become so easy to talk to that the people below dared to disobey him?

"Do you really think I don't dare to discipline you? Are you going to say it or not!"

He glared, his anger rising. The pressure on the scene increased, and there was a feeling of being unable to breathe.

Only then did Lu Datou know to be afraid. "Brother, don't be angry, I'll say it, I'll say it. This matter was organized by Prison Clerk Zhang, and he handled the specific things. We were only responsible for playing on the field to create an atmosphere and pull in people."

Prison Clerk Zhang?!

It was truly unexpected.

"Who participated?" Chen Guanlou asked.

Lu Datou reported dozens of names in one breath.

Good heavens, from the Jia-grade prison to the Yi-grade prison to the Bing-grade prison, including logistics, the kitchen, the warehouse... every department had people participating. They were all a group of old gamblers who had been gambling for years.

Prison Clerk Zhang looked thick-browed and big-eyed; who would have thought he was a cunning one.

"A bunch of bastards! The eunuchs in the palace have lost their lifelines, and money is their lifeline. You rigged the gambling to get their money, and they are going to take your lives. Do you understand! Do you believe that if you keep doing this, one day you'll be walking on the street, be put in a sack, and be castrated directly to go into the palace as eunuchs? That would be well-deserved!"

Lu Datou subconsciously covered his crotch and cried out, "Brother, you aren't lying to me, are you? Those little eunuchs lost some money; they can just find a way to win it back. There's no need to castrate people."

Hehe!

Chen Guanlou sneered. "If I were a eunuch in the palace and found out someone rigged the gambling to cheat me of my money, I wouldn't just castrate people; I would eat people! Money is the lifeline; none of you bastards realized the seriousness of this problem! Go, call Prison Clerk Zhang here for me!" ===== CHAPTER 708 =====