Chapter 815: Very arrogant

Just as expected, the capital began martial law that day.

As soon as the sky wiped dark, there were no pedestrians on the street.

Even the brothels, those without strong enough backgrounds, chose to close their doors, not provoking trouble, and not provoking troublesome people.

Those with strong backgrounds naturally didn't fear the martial law order. Even if the Embroidered Uniform Guard came to the door personally, the madam could still smile and cope. If she couldn't cope, she would bring out the boss behind her. There was always something that could deter the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

Unexpectedly, this time they kicked the iron plate, and the Embroidered Uniform Guard didn't give any face, kicking doors one by one to check identities.

Everyone spent money to find fun, but as a result, they didn't enjoy the fun, and still had to be checked for identities by the Embroidered Uniform Guard. Instantly, it ignited the anger of this group of young masters, and both sides confronted each other.

The Embroidered Uniform Guard leader gave an order, directly flipping the young masters to the ground, and arrested them all, throwing them into the Imperial Prison on the charge of obstructing official business and possibly harboring suspects in the explosion case.

Chen Guanlou hid as soon as he saw the situation was not right.

"The Embroidered Uniform Guard is quite arrogant tonight!"

He also saw Qi Wuxiu in the team, looking fierce and beating up the second generation.

"Little Bai, beating up so coolly now, will suffer afterward! I don't know what the above means, knowing that there are hard backgrounds here, and the people who come to play are also noble children, yet they come here to pick trouble and arrest people. How about it, kill the chicken to scare the monkey? Forcing the ministers in the court to compromise?"

Compromise what?

Chen Guanlou secretly thought it was bad luck.

He thought that coming to a high-end club to play could avoid all trouble. Who could have thought that money was spent, fun was not had, and he almost fell into the hands of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

Must find the madam to refund the money. 【

Just for entertainment, not even staying the night, it cost over a hundred taels of silver—it was a total rip-off! And it couldn't even guarantee safety; they had to refund the money.

After the Brocade Uniform Guards caught people and retreated, the once magnificent and luxurious "human pleasure den" was already in a wretched state of being severely ravaged. Chairs were overturned, light silks were torn, the young ladies were disheveled, and the thugs were all bruised and battered, missing arms or legs.

Chen Guanlou suddenly popped out, giving the young ladies present a fright.

"Master Chen, you weren't caught? You're really lucky."

"Yeah, really lucky. I was just squatting in the latrine; who would have thought the Brocade Uniform Guards would break in. Madam, I spent my money and also suffered a shock, almost falling into the latrine pit. Tell me, what should we do?"

"Master Chen, we are wronged..."

"Don't howl at me! Refund the money, triple refund."

"This, this, this... there's no such logic!"

"There is now. Triple refund, or I'll go report you to the Brocade Uniform Guards. The Brocade Uniform Guards are currently in a hurry to catch people and earn merit; Madam, you wouldn't want to take a trip to the Imperial Prison and experience the one hundred and eight types of torture, would you?"

The procuress was so angry her face turned livid.

Robbery in the midst of a fire!

A typical robbery in the midst of a fire!

"Master Chen..."

"Don't blame me for not telling you. The Imperial Prison has limited space; prisoners who can't be held there will undoubtedly be sent to the Heavenly Prison. For example, this bunch of thugs under you will end up there sooner or later. If they fall into my hands, hehe..."

"Refund, I'll refund now! Triple refund! No! Tenfold refund. When the time comes, I ask Master Chen to be magnanimous and show some care."

"Rest assured! As long as the sincerity is there, I will certainly show care. In the capital, the Heavenly Prison is renowned for its reputation!"

"It will be there, it will definitely be there!" The procuress was very proactive about handing over the money now.

After taking the money and leaving the brothel, he discovered that besides going home, he had nowhere else to go.

Because of the martial law, all night establishments in the capital were closed; there wasn't even a place to eat a midnight snack.

Truly bad luck.

The Brocade Uniform Guards are incompetent and exhaust the common people.

Once a good market is under martial law, it will be depressed for a period of time. This is bitter for carefree wanderers like Chen Guanlou; having money but nowhere to spend it is the greatest misery in the world.

His stomach was still hungry.

Returning home, he asked Sister Chunxiang to help prepare a table of wine and food, eating and drinking under the moon.

The Brocade Uniform Guards arrested the children of the nobility and threw them into the Imperial Prison; only one night passed, and the hornet's nest was poked open!

Even through the wall, one could feel the liveliness over at the Imperial Prison—people coming and going, a sea of people.

That is the Imperial Prison!

How could their own noble young masters and masters spend the night in the Imperial Prison?

At the thought of the dark and bloody past of the Imperial Prison, the women wailed and cried, the stewards were frantic, and the elders in the families were angry and anxious, shouting to beat the unfilial sons to death on the spot.

It was as lively as a morning vegetable market.

Chen Guanlou picked his ears, covered his face with a storybook, and prepared to sleep.

Just as he closed his eyes, the Brocade Uniform Guards sent someone over to negotiate.

The prison cells were not enough, and they wanted to borrow space in the Heavenly Prison.

Chen Guanlou rubbed his eyes, "No problem, welcome. The old rule: ten taels of silver per person."

"Eight taels!"

"Don't bring up the old almanac from years ago to talk nonsense in front of me. Go out and ask around; even Chinese cabbage has gone up in price, so the Heavenly Prison naturally has to follow the market and raise prices. Feeding prisoners costs money! Even if they only eat boiled Chinese cabbage, there is a cost. Ten taels each, no bargaining!"

"A month?"

"Twenty days!"

"It must be a month! Actually, it won't take a month. But since we are negotiating, we must lengthen the time a bit. The higher-ups are urging us, and we will solve the case as soon as possible. Once the case is solved, these prisoners will be released or executed as appropriate."

"Fine, fine. How many people are being transferred?"

"Two hundred!"

"Why so many?" Chen Guanlou was startled, "How many people did you arrest last night? If the Imperial Prison is full, doesn't that mean you arrested thousands?"

"There are indeed thousands."

"Can you screen them all?"

"The higher-ups have their own plans. We just follow orders."

Chen Guanlou looked incomprehensible and deeply shocked, arranging for people to handle the handover procedures with the Brocade Uniform Guards.

Two hundred prisoners, from all walks of life—street thugs, hooligans, martial artists, underworld figures... they had them all. The only thing missing was the children of the nobility; there wasn't a single one.

The Brocade Uniform Guards are cunning; they keep the valuable prisoners for themselves. The worthless ones are all thrown into the Heavenly Prison for ten taels of silver each to fend for themselves.

"My lord, with so many people, are we locking them all in the C-grade prison?"

"That's right, lock them all in the C-grade prison."

"The cells might not be enough."

"Lock a few more people in each cell, and the problem will be solved," Chen Guanlou ordered emotionlessly.

"In such hot weather, the C-grade prison is not ventilated; if too many people are locked in one cell, the student is worried about an epidemic."

Chen Guanlou raised his eyebrows slightly, staring at Mu Qingshan without saying a word.

Mu Qingshan felt a bit guilty under the stare, "Did the student say something wrong?"

"Why were these two hundred prisoners thrown into the Heavenly Prison? Do you know the reason?"

"Isn't it because the Imperial Prison couldn't hold them?"

Chen Guanlou chuckled and patiently explained, "That is only part of the reason. The real reason is that this batch of prisoners is worthless; their lives are worthless, their confessions, their experiences, their backgrounds are all worthless. Do you understand?"

"The lord means that if they die, they die, and no one will pursue it!"

"That's right! You have finally grasped the essence!"