Chapter 743

Early in the morning, Sun Daojing brought a group of Ministry of Justice officials of various ranks to the Heavenly Prison to hear the situation report.

Five people died, all prisoners.

Eleven were seriously injured, including one prison guard.

About a hundred were slightly injured, including eight prison guards.

This shows that when the roof collapsed, the prison guards were all on duty in the guard room, which is worth affirming.

In addition, three prisoners are missing!

The list has already been produced.

"Three people missing?" Sun Daojing knew the trick as soon as he heard it, "Another jailbreak?"

"Highly likely!"

Chen Guanlou didn't make a sound; the entire time, it was the Ministry of Justice official from last night who was speaking and reporting the situation. He wouldn't snatch the other party's opportunity to perform; he didn't need this credit, but the other party really needed it.

Sun Daojing waved his hand; he didn't want to hear his subordinate speak, he only wanted to hear Chen Guanlou's view.

"Chen Yucheng, you speak."

Chen Guanlou raised his eyebrows slightly and blinked.

The implication was that he had inside information to report.

Sun Daojing's heart jumped, "Everyone else, go out first, and take a good look at which tasks haven't been done properly."

The crowd swarmed out. The office became empty all of a sudden.

"What happened?" Sun Daojing asked anxiously, a bad premonition in his heart.

Chen Guanlou told him, "This is not a simple jailbreak. It was chaotic last night, with people everywhere. The prisoners had nowhere to go and could only be temporarily placed in the B-grade prison and A-grade prison."

"Did something happen in those two prisons?"

Chen Guanlou nodded.

Although he guarded strictly, there were too many people and it was too chaotic, so he still couldn't prevent it.

"Ten people died in the B-grade prison last night, and three people died in the A-grade prison last night. One of them is the Nanshan Marquis!"

"What? The Nanshan Marquis actually died! Died in prison!"

Sun Daojing stood up abruptly, looking incredulous and deeply shocked.

"Are you sure?"

"The body is still in the prison. There are too many people and eyes, so we haven't had time to move the body. Does my lord want to go down and take a look?"

"Of course this official wants to... no..." Sun Daojing rejected it in the blink of an eye, "With so many people at the scene, this matter must be suppressed; keep it a secret for now and don't announce the death. This official won't go down. You find a way to move the body out; this official wants to examine it personally! Who died in the B-grade prison? It wouldn't all be people from the Nanshan Marquis Prefecture, would it?"

"No! Only the Nanshan Marquis died from the Nanshan Marquis Prefecture. Those who died in the B-grade prison were all people from other noble families. Zhu Ruhai also died!"

"Zhu Ruhai?" Sun Daojing was stunned for a moment before he remembered such a person. A clansman of the Cheng'en Earl Prefecture, the God of Wealth Zhu Ruhai, actually died too.

"How did they all die?"

"Some were smothered to death, some were strangled to death, and most were stabbed to death by a thin, long steel wire."

"A warrior has mixed in!"

"Yes! But I didn't find anything unusual. This warrior either has hidden meridians or has deep cultivation and hid their strength."

There are not many people in the world who can deceive the eyes of a ninth-rank warrior, but there are not few either.

Understanding the martial world, one knows there are many martial arts manuals in the world that can conceal cultivation. Also, when cultivation reaches a certain height, it can also be concealed.

"What exactly do these jailbreakers want to do?" Sun Daojing didn't understand at all.

Creating a prison roof collapse accident and taking the opportunity to kill people while monitoring.

The targets of the killing were also very chaotic, without unity. This is very strange.

"Are those three missing people..."

"I suspect those three missing people are just smoke bombs; I'm afraid they were already killed by someone. Someone replaced their identities, mixed in with the prisoners, took the opportunity to kill, and then took the opportunity to escape during the chaos."

"You actually didn't discover it?" Sun Daojing was very surprised.

Chen Guanlou rolled his eyes, very dissatisfied, "My lord, it was chaotic last night, with hundreds or thousands of people, and people everywhere. The aura was extremely chaotic. Even if there was something unusual, I was so busy that I couldn't even touch the ground, so I couldn't take care of checking. I don't have three heads and six arms; if I take care of the east, I can't take care of the west. Why did the other party dare to act on the fifteenth? It was nothing more than being certain that I wasn't on duty in the Heavenly Prison yesterday, and taking action when I wasn't there, so the success rate was high."

"Why weren't you on duty yesterday? What did you go do?"

"Yesterday was the fifteenth of the first lunar month; you don't even allow me to go out for a stroll! I didn't sell myself to the court. I don't believe you were in the office all day yesterday."

Chen Guanlou retorted directly with one sentence.

Sun Daojing felt a bit embarrassed to continue blaming him.

After the Great Morning Assembly yesterday, he went straight home and didn't even go to the office.

Who would have thought that the Heavenly Prison roof would collapse.

"My lord, so many people died; you should come up with a plan. Also, the roof collapse—the Ministry of Works has an inescapable responsibility. Hurry up and think of a way to lead the fire to the Ministry of Works, make the Ministry of Works pay, let the Censorate impeach the Ministry of Works, and take the opportunity to fleece the Ministry of Works. Let the Ministry of Works repair the C-grade prison for free, and by the way, redecorate my office; the furnishings are all old."

"You think quite beautifully! Is the Ministry of Works' wool something you can fleece just because you want to? That bunch of people are all clever, and the accounts are calculated very clearly."

"Old Sun, you're not good enough! This time, the Heavenly Prison and the Ministry of Justice are the victims. As a victim, if you can't get benefits from the Ministry of Works, it's your incompetence! You can't let people ride on your head and act wildly; otherwise, the Ministry of Justice really will become the child of a foot-washing maid. Don't say that father doesn't love and mother doesn't love, even a random servant can bully you!"

Chen Guanlou hated that iron wouldn't become steel and complained fiercely.

Sun Daojing was furious: You are the child of a foot-washing maid, your whole family is the child of a foot-washing maid.

Too much!

"Alright, alright, this official has his own ideas about the lawsuit with the Ministry of Works; it's not your place to worry. First, mix through the matter of the dead people; think of a way, hurry up."

He also had a headache.

Right now, the fact that more than ten people died in one night must absolutely not be spread.

Especially the death of the major target, the Nanshan Marquis.

His head was bald!

The Nanshan Marquis was a person the Emperor focused on; now that he died suddenly, how can he explain it!

This bunch of jailbreakers—if he finds out their background, he must raid their nest.

Causing him such big trouble.

"My lord, you must be glad I had the foresight to let the medical official drug the Nanshan Marquis earlier to make him fall ill. It just so happens that this explanation comes in handy."

"What do you mean?"

"The Heavenly Prison was turned upside down last night; the Nanshan Marquis is timid and can't stand being frightened. As a result, he didn't check, and in his fear and panic, he was scared to death!"

This explanation might be able to help the people of the Nanshan Marquis Prefecture escape punishment and escape the disaster of prison.

He really has immeasurable merit!

Sacrificing the Nanshan Marquis alone to preserve the other party's entire family.

Sun Daojing pondered for a while—feasible! This plan should be able to muddle through, and might even please Emperor Taixing.

"You move the body out first; after this official sees it, I will enter the palace to report this matter. Keep an eye on the Heavenly Prison here; no more people can die!"

"This can't be guaranteed. Right now, the A-grade prison and B-grade prison are crowded with people, and it's hard to guarantee there won't be mistakes. The best way is to hurry up and let the Ministry of Works repair the C-grade prison, or borrow prison cells from other prisons. For example, from the neighboring Imperial Prison."

"You go talk about borrowing prison cells yourself; this official won't ask."

"Give money! If you don't give money, who will lend out prison cells. Doesn't food and drink cost money! Do you think prisoners are immortals who don't need to eat, and don't defecate after eating?"