Chapter 723: Death Toll Exceeds Limit

The weather was cold, and two charcoal braziers were burning in the office.

Chen Guanlou didn't fear cold or heat, and finding the braziers in the way, he wanted to remove them. Medical Official Mu hurriedly stopped him.

"You aren't afraid of the cold, but I am shivering. Young people should be considerate of old people."

"You have your own office; why must you come here to sponge off my charcoal braziers?"

"There's atmosphere here." Medical Official Mu gave a chuckle. Mainly, he found the office in the pharmacy to be too crowded and the smell of medicine too heavy. He wanted to drink some tea in peace, but couldn't stretch out. Such good tea leaves were being chewed like a cow eating a peony by that group of pharmacy prison guards, all wasted.

It was still better at Chen Guanlou's place; when there was nothing to do, no one would crowd here, it was quiet, and no one would fight him for good tea leaves. Most of the time, he could even pluck a bit of wool.

It would be a waste not to pluck the wool of the Jiang Jiang Yucheng.

When Chen Guanlou was free, he also needed someone to chat with, talking about anything from heaven to earth. Medical Official Mu was an excellent candidate, so he never chased anyone away. Today, he really found the charcoal braziers in the way, which was why he said a word too many.

He moved the charcoal braziers closer to Medical Official Mu, stayed further away himself, held a cup of hot tea, put his feet on the footstool, and lay back on the chair—comfortable!

If a storyteller came at this moment and nagged in his ear, a live-action reading, that would truly be beautiful.

"If you want to lie down, why not go home and lie down? There's nothing here in the Heavenly Prison that needs you to handle." Medical Official Mu asked curiously.

Chen Guanlou half-closed his eyes, enjoying himself. "Just like what you said before, this is called atmosphere. Old Mu, when you test medicine, take it easy for me. The death toll this month is a bit over the limit."

"What does the death toll exceeding the limit have to do with me?" Medical Official Mu immediately became anxious. "You are the Jiang Jiang Yucheng, you can't wrongly accuse people. My use of medicine has reached the realm of perfection; it's impossible to cure people to death. The limit being exceeded this month must be because of the sudden cooling. On the way to the Heavenly Prison this morning, I saw many people lying on the side of the road. The yamen runners of various government offices were already busy moving corpses out of the city to bury them early in the morning."

"I didn't say you cured people to death; why are you so nervous? Whether people died of freezing or other reasons, I can distinguish at a glance. After all, I've been in the Heavenly Prison for so many years; I still have that much discernment. I'm reminding you, when you find people to test poison, can you avoid it a bit, can you not be so intense? People were all messed up to death by you!"

Chen Guanlou complained fiercely.

Medical Official Mu felt a bit guilty instantly, and the two charcoal braziers couldn't warm his cold heart.

He said guiltily: "You found out!"

Chen Guanlou gave a cold snort. "I don't care what kind of medicine you are tinkering with, whether the other party is testing medicine voluntarily, or what kind of shady transactions are involved. Pay attention to the dosage next time, don't be so intense.

Once the death toll is reported, the officials of the Ministry of Justice will take one look and start questioning how people died. The coroner's inspection documents won't work; they'll have to come and inspect it themselves.

Tell me, in the middle of winter, in such cold weather, the corpses are frozen stiff; how can you mess with them? In a while, Old Zhang Tou will come; give him some silver, let the other party spend some effort for you, and help you."

Medical Official Mu nodded repeatedly, not expecting this matter to alarm the Ministry of Justice.

In the blink of an eye, he asked again: "Don't you care about this matter, Master? If you don't show up, Old Zhang Tou and I won't have any confidence! We don't even know how to deal with the officials of the Ministry of Justice."

"Less of that! You and Old Zhang Tou are over a hundred years old combined; you've eaten more salt than I've eaten rice. You've seen more officials than I've seen people. You are experienced; you are old hands at dealing with government runners. Solve the trouble you caused yourselves. There's no tail outside, right? Did you pay enough for the lives you bought? Don't let the family members come to make trouble later; that would be a big trouble."

"I paid enough, and even signed a life-and-death contract. Life and death are determined by fate, and wealth is in heaven. After they die, I'll just add a funeral fee, and that should be enough." Medical Official Mu said eagerly. He was afraid that if he spoke slowly, Chen Guanlou really wouldn't care about him.

He didn't want to be invited to the Ministry of Justice hall to be questioned; it was quite scary.

"It's good that you signed the contract! Old Mu, you are truly experienced in doing things. It's just the dosage of your poison..."

"I was just carried away by the moment, and my hand shook a little."

Chen Guanlou's mouth twitched. Is this a problem of a hand shaking a little?

Look, how did the title of Divine Physician come about? It was all piled up with human lives. Testing medicine time after time, adjusting the dosage time after time, only then did he have the ability to cure the disease and grasp it in his hand!

Old Zhang Tou, holding a tobacco pipe, came to the office.

Warm!

As soon as he entered the door, he paid his respects and crowded toward the charcoal brazier, right next to Medical Official Mu.

Chen Guanlou opened his mouth and roughly introduced the situation. "Old Zhang Tou, is there any way to deal with the inspection of the Ministry of Justice officials? It doesn't have to be too precise; it's fine if you can muddle through."

"When Ministry of Justice officials inspect corpses, don't they bring a coroner?"

Old Zhang Tou's words had deep meaning.

Muddling through Ministry of Justice officials is easy; the Heavenly Prison is experienced. However, wanting to muddle through the Ministry of Justice's coroner requires real effort.

They are all peers; everyone knows what level the other is at. If you want to make an issue of the corpse, you have to show real ability.

Chen Guanlou wasn't sure for a moment, so he decisively called Mu Qingshan. "Arrange for two clever prison guards to go to the Ministry of Justice to find out the news: when the Ministry of Justice officials inspect the Heavenly Prison today, do they bring a coroner? Are the Ministry of Justice's coroners on duty? Do they have errands? Find out clearly, and there will be a reward!"

Mu Qingshan had no second words and went to carry out the order. First, he went to Qian Fugui to withdraw silver, with more to be returned and less to be made up.

Chen Guanlou ordered again: "You two go to the morgue to take a look first, and do a simple job first, so that the people above won't see the problem at a glance. Wait for the news from the Ministry of Justice; if the coroner follows, we will adjust the plan. If there is no time, I will find a way to drag the people, and you just do your work."

Old Zhang Tou knocked on his tobacco pipe. "I have no problem." After speaking, he looked at Medical Official Mu.

Medical Official Mu's eyes twitched, and he pulled his sleeves together. "I have no problem either. Wait a moment, bring the medicine box. I recently made a new medicine, which might have miraculous effects."

"Don't mess around!" Chen Guanlou reminded.

"Rest assured, Master; I have a sense of proportion in doing things."

How could Chen Guanlou be at ease? This matter was caused by Old Mu.

Ever since he became Jiang Jiang Yucheng, he basically didn't go to filthy places like the morgue; there were people running errands to worry about it. He only needed to sit in the office and issue orders.

Anyway, his passion for work was high at this moment, and he finished handling all matters in one breath. As soon as Medical Official Mu and the others left, he ordered someone to invite Xu Fugui to have a talk!

Xu Fugui was gambling last night and didn't end the battle until dawn. At this moment, he was making up for sleep in the B-block office. He said no one was allowed to disturb him.

He was sleeping soundly when he was woken up by a prison guard. With that violent temper, he wanted to chop the prison guard on the spot.

"Prison Clerk, please calm down; it is Jiang Jiang Yucheng Master who has invited you, saying there is an urgent matter to discuss. The small one had no choice but to wake up Prison Clerk Master." ===== CHAPTER 724 =====