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Chapter 792: Old brothers of the past

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Chen Guanlou's expression was cold, and he didn't commit to Chen Quan's words.

He asked back:

"Do you believe this? You are not clear about the architectural structure of the Jia-sized prison. Except for the main gate that can enter and exit, no second channel can be found."

"If it was someone outside drilling a loophole, they must have passed through the main gate, passed through two fences. Even if the person guarding the main gate neglected duty, what about the fences? What about the duty room? Being able to avoid everyone's eyes, why use the method of poisoning. For example, this official, if I kill, I have a thousand ways to do it without anyone knowing. Poisoning, the lower strategy!"

"The Lord means, the person who poisoned is definitely a prison guard of the Jia-sized prison."

"This is inevitable! We have a ghost inside!" He sighed. Human heart is not enough to swallow an elephant.

The treatment he gave to the prison guards of the Jia-sized prison was the best among the three prisons. As long as they don't gamble, relying on this income, they can completely live a wealthy life in the capital, buy a house and marry a wife, and can achieve it in a few years.

The housing price in the capital is very expensive, but if the requirements are not high, only asking for a small courtyard, the prison guard's income can be completely borne.

But...

There are always people who are not satisfied, all kinds of dislike, all kinds of complaints!

A group of rotten gamblers, it's good to have a place to earn money, what else do you want!

Fortresses are all broken from the inside.

He rubbed his eyebrows, "You secretly check Li Shuan's whereabouts in those few days, is there any problem."

"Is the Lord suspecting Li Shuan?"

"He is a newcomer, disappeared for more than ten years and suddenly popped out, his past experience is false and true. He himself admitted that he was a private salt seller, his background is not clean. Checking him is a matter of course. It's strange not to check him! Check well, it doesn't matter if he finds out. If he questions, you let him come to find me."

"The small one understands, this will go to check him."

Chen Guanlou thought that checking Li Shuan would be able to find some clues.

As a result, Chen Quan reported that Li Shuan had no problems at all. On the night of the accident, Li Shuan was not on duty, and the person didn't come. Two days before the accident, during the duty period, there were always people around him, and he didn't act alone. Everything was the same as usual, and no abnormalities were found.

Chen Guanlou:...

He also has times when he looks away.

But...

Immediately after, Chen Quan reported another thing, "There is one thing, the small one doesn't know whether to say or not."

"At this time, what are you hesitating about, if you have something to say, say it." Chen Guanlou appeared very impatient. Checking back and forth without any progress, at this time, as long as there is a little bit of clue, it cannot be let go. And what to say or not to say, taking off pants and farting, doing more than one thing.

"It's like this, the small one has been secretly investigating these days, and found that Xiao Jin's expenses have been very large recently, completely exceeding his past spending speed. I privately inquired, only to know that he has hooked up with Xiao Changsheng."

"Xiao Changsheng?" Chen Guanlou heard this, and felt stunned, "Imperial Concubine Xiao's younger brother Xiao Changsheng? You didn't make a mistake?"

"The small one confirmed again and again, definitely didn't make a mistake. I saw him enter the Xiao Mansion with my own eyes."

Chen Guanlou was surprised and inexplicable, "How could he hook up with Xiao Changsheng? A prison guard, a concubine's younger brother, the emperor's pet official, these two..."

The status is heaven and earth, one in the sky and one on the ground.

"Except for both surnamed Xiao, what other relationship can they have. Could it be that they formed a clan?"

Can Xiao Changsheng look up to Xiao Jin, can he form a clan with Xiao Jin? Can't, right!

Chen Quan shook his head slowly, "Should not have formed a clan! The small one entrusted people to check the household files of the Jingzhao Prefecture, definitely didn't form a clan. How they hooked up, the small one doesn't know either."

"I checked the accounts again, in the last half year, Xiao Jin's accounts were dragged to the end every month, and the accounts also had many mistakes. Qian Fugui mentioned it to me several times, and I even helped Xiao Jin say good things. Now it seems that he should have secretly misappropriated the money in the public account. Because everyone was good brothers in the past, they all covered it up for him, so it was not discovered."

Chen Guanlou frowned, bent his fingers and tapped the table lightly, "Do you suspect that he has something to do with the death of Ma Man and the others?"

"The small one doesn't dare to suspect. It's just that the Lord ordered before that any abnormality cannot be let go. The small one's ability is limited, so far, the biggest abnormality found is Xiao Jin."

Chen Quan's words... have a high level. He clearly suspects that Xiao Jin colluded inside and outside, took money from outsiders to poison Ma Man and the others, but didn't say it directly.

"You don't need to check the rest!"

Chen Quan was very surprised, with a stunned face. "The Lord doesn't pursue?" Clearly found an abnormal situation, really want to give up. Just because it is Xiao Jin, the Lord's former confidant?

Is the Lord going to let go of this anti-bone boy Xiao Jin?

Chen Guanlou didn't notice the other party's changing and uneasy expression, only saying: "You are not a professional investigator. You don't need to participate in the next investigation. The matter involves Xiao Changsheng, and the Xiao Concubine behind him, this matter has already involved the palace. Our Heavenly Prison must avoid danger. To investigate, we must ask professional people to investigate."

Chen Quan instantly ignited fighting spirit again, "The Lord means, ask for foreign aid?"

"I have to ponder this matter. This official hasn't talked to Xiao Jin alone for a long time. He hooked up with Xiao Changsheng, this official should care about it, and ask about his plans."

"Does the Lord want to play open cards?" Chen Quan was a bit nervous, and a bit excited, "Not afraid of beating the grass and scaring the snake?"

Chen Guanlou laughed, "Beat what grass, did I beat the grass? I'm just caring about the subordinate's recent situation, very normal, right."

"The Lord is right. Or the small one will call Xiao Jin now."

"No need to rush at this time, wait a day or two."

Calling people now is like there is no silver three hundred taels here. This Chen Quan, the accuser, instantly showed his feet. He must protect his Chen Quan well.

Found a sunny afternoon, Chen Guanlou found an excuse to call Xiao Jin to the office to accompany him to drink tea.

"It's been a long time, the two of us haven't sat in a room alone to drink tea. How is the errand, you and Chen Quan get along pretty well, right."

Xiao Jin looked more steady, not as slippery as before.

"Thanks to the Lord's concern, I get along okay with Prison Warden Chen. All brothers, it's fine once it's said."

"That's right, all brothers, it's fine once it's said. Come come come, drink tea. This is the tea leaves this official just got from the Marquis Prefecture. You taste it, how is it?"

"Good tea! The Lord really knows how to enjoy. This should be the tea leaves produced this year, right."

"Didn't expect you kid to be able to drink it out. Drank the same elsewhere?" Chen Guanlou asked with a curious face.

Xiao Jin laughed, wanting to show off, "Lucky enough to taste it once."

"Tell me, where did you taste it? The wine restaurants and tea houses outside definitely don't have it, it must be at some noble's mansion. Xiao Jin, you are okay! When did you get to know a noble, and didn't tell me." ===== CHAPTER 793 =====

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