Chapter 849

"What is the most terrifying scene you saw in the illusion?" Eunuch Wang asked very seriously.

"I died!"

Chen Guanlou spread his hands, looking completely open and aboveboard.

Eunuch Wang frowned, not believing him.

"If I died, isn't that the most terrifying scene?" he asked in return.

He possessed the Longevity Dao Fruit, so death was the most terrifying scene he could imagine.

He was clearly telling the truth, so why didn't the other party believe him?

"In your eyes, isn't death the most terrifying thing?" he asked in return. "Besides life and death, what other major events could there be?"

"What does death count for?" Eunuch Wang gave a cold, chilling laugh. It looked like he had recalled some unbearable past experiences.

"Farewell!"

Eunuch Wang cupped his hands, stood up, and left the Heavenly Prison.

Chen Guanlou:...

He watched the other party leave with his own eyes, feeling a bit dazed.

This plot development wasn't right!

Shouldn't he have continued to monitor him? Why did the other party leave after just a few casual words?

Medical Official Mu was a bit superstitious, "My lord, could it be that this old man said something wrong?"

"It has nothing to do with you; don't scare yourself. He monitored me for several days, probably barely reached a conclusion, and should be going back to report now."

"Why did he monitor you?" Medical Official Mu felt very guilty and worried, his face almost wrinkled into a bun.

"I went out for more than two months this time and attracted some attention. Those people are all paranoid, terrified that I got some benefits while they didn't get a share. One by one, they all want to dig up my secrets. I am such an open person, where would I have secrets? Old Mu, you understand me best, tell me, am I open enough?"

Chen Guanlou's words left Medical Official Mu silent.

Everyone has secrets, and some hidden matters they don't want outsiders to know.

If you talk about being open, Prison Warden Chen is truly open; he doesn't avoid people when being greedy for money or killing.

But to say he has no secrets, that is not true.

Medical Official Mu chuckled, "This old man naturally trusts you, my lord! Is the trouble over now?"

"It's still far from over!" Chen Guanlou complained.

He returned too late, claiming to be recovering from injuries, yet he looked full of vigor. He could understand why the Grandmasters didn't believe him. He could also understand why the Embroidered Uniform Guard wanted to dig out some real information from his mouth.

But, could he confess?

Obviously not!

He could only continue to circle around and see who would run out of patience first.

"Old Mu, seriously, if it weren't for the poison you prepared this time when I went out, I'm afraid I would have died out there. I'll treat you to a drink another day."

"It's better than anything that you could return safely, my lord."

Look at how he said that, truly thoughtful.

After finishing his chat with Medical Official Mu, Chen Guanlou called Chen Quan to the office to understand the situation.

"How has the situation been while I was away? Any abnormalities?"

"Reporting to you, my lord, most things have remained the same. However, Li Shuan has been frequently entering and leaving the gambling den during this time; the specific wins and losses are unclear, perhaps Lu Datou knows. A group of people were locked into the B-rank prison, and none of them are good people. The little one learned that Prison Clerk Zhang is flirting with those people and has quite a friendship with them. Xiao Jin has rarely gone to Xiao Changsheng's mansion recently. Also, a new batch of criminal officials has arrived in the A-rank prison, including both capital officials and local officials."

Chen Guanlou nodded in understanding, "Li Shuan is not short of money, so it's not strange for him to enter and leave the gambling den. I'll ask Lu Datou later. You just need to watch the B-rank prison coldly, no need to do anything. The B-rank prison is a prison specifically named by the Ministry of Justice to be taken care of; those locked inside are all a bunch of masters, a bunch of monsters and demons, no need to interfere. As for Xiao Jin, just keep watching him."

"As you command!" Chen Quan bowed and accepted the order.

Afterward, Chen Guanlou went down to the C-rank prison, mainly wanting to understand that group of cult bandits.

They were all people with firm wills.

He deeply admired this point.

It was unclear what method Zhang Daohe and the others used to brainwash them; this group of cult bandits was fearless of death, charging forward even knowing it was death. They didn't fear the majesty of the government at all, nor did they fear the torture of the interrogation room.

Tsk!

Setting aside identity and stance, he admired the willpower of this group from the bottom of his heart. But at the same time, he despised their stubbornness; being sold out by others and still being so stubborn, is it meaningful?

"My lord, please look, this person named Liu Qinghuan is the leader of this group of cult bandits. It is said that he is a deacon of some incense hall. The little one is illiterate and doesn't know much." The prison guard introduced flatteringly.

Chen Guanlou looked at Liu Qinghuan inside the cell; he was in his early forties, and his features were quite decent. Walking on the street, he would be an ordinary middle-aged man, nothing strange.

Who would have thought that such an ordinary middle-aged man was actually a deacon, with a hundred cult bandits under his command.

Sure enough, you can't judge a book by its cover.

"Deacon Liu, nice to meet you!"

Liu Qinghuan sat on the ground without moving, just cupping his hands as a greeting.

"Looking at the injuries on your body, you have already been to the interrogation room. Nothing to confess? No regrets?"

Liu Qinghuan said with a hoarse voice: "Everything that should be confessed has been confessed, nothing to regret."

"This official has read your file; your so-called confession is all nonsense, not a single piece of real information. Do the people above know you are so loyal? Have you never thought about why you hid for so many years, hid so well, yet were wiped out in one go this time? To tell you the truth, you were betrayed. And it wasn't the people below who betrayed you, but the people above. After knowing the truth, what are your thoughts?"

Chen Guanlou really liked to attack the heart; he just wanted to see if these people were as firm in their will and as convinced as ever.

Liu Qinghuan's eyes were fierce, and his expression suddenly became vicious, "Traitors will not die well! I won't let them go even as a ghost."

"Just this?" Chen Guanlou felt slightly disappointed, "Have you never thought that this cult is not worth believing? If you are willing to confess some real information, the imperial court is still willing to recruit you, or release you back to your original hometown."

"My lord, don't deceive me. The imperial court's policy towards our cult members has always been to kill rather than let go. Regardless of whether I am willing to confess, the result is death. Since it's death anyway, why talk nonsense!"

Liu Qinghuan was quite tough.

Chen Guanlou sighed, looking slightly regretful, "Death also comes in many forms. One is death by a sword to the head, crisp and neat, disappearing without feeling pain, leaving very stylishly. One is death by a thousand cuts, for three whole days. If you confess, although you can't save your life, it can let you leave neatly. If you refuse to confess, with your status as a deacon, it will definitely be death by a thousand cuts. You must think clearly, I usually don't reveal this kind of inside information, it's just you, seeing that you are a man, that I come to persuade you."

He spoke with sincere feelings, looking like he was truly thinking for others.

Liu Qinghuan clearly didn't buy his act, "A mere death by a thousand cuts, what does it count for? With the Ten Thousand Buddhas Ancestor, let alone three days, even thirty days, I won't make a sound."

Good courage!