Chapter 955

"Xu Fugui, do you still want to keep working here?"

An hour later, Chen Guanlou finally saw Xu Fugui. The man arrived late, looking full of spirit and completely satisfied.

Upon hearing this, Xu Fugui immediately became anxious, "My lord, please don't scare me! I can't handle being scared!"

Chen Guanlou chuckled coldly, "When you weren't here, I went to inspect the C-block cells, and the situation is very bad."

"There's nothing I can do, my lord. The conditions are just like that, we have to make do. Anyway, they are just a group of prisoners; if they have bad luck and die in the cells, that's normal, right?"

"Are you blaming me for meddling in other people's business?"

"I would never have such an intention!"

"Xu Fugui, let's put the prison cell issue aside for now. I've warned you so many times about the accounts for the C-block cells, yet you've become even more brazen; do you really think I won't deal with you?"

"I've been wronged, my lord! The C-block cells have been through many disasters in the past two years; although it looks like there are many people, the income is extremely limited. From time to time, I have to bear the burden of excess costs. I've been struggling to support it, and not having a deficit is already me doing my absolute best. If you don't praise me, my lord, why are you questioning me instead?"

Chen Guanlou was so angry he laughed.

Sure enough, his wings had hardened, and one by one they were treating his words as wind in their ears.

He slammed the table, and Xu Fugui was startled. It seemed he only now realized the fact that his immediate superior was a ninth-rank martial artist.

He felt a bit guilty, his eyes darting around, "My... my lord, the... that account issue is mainly because the expenses are too high. I've told the accountant Qian many times to let it slide. He promised not to report it, so why did he go back on his word?"

"Don't you dare wrong Qian Fugui; Qian Fugui didn't report anything. Your accounts are unclear, and every time you submit them, you drag your feet; did you think I wouldn't know? Throughout the Heavenly Prison, is there anything I don't know about, anything that can be hidden from me?" Chen Guanlou was burning with anger, his tone becoming increasingly cold.

Xu Fugui didn't dare to refute and had to lower his head, remaining silent.

Chen Guanlou issued an ultimatum directly, "I'll give you one month to get the accounts straight and make up for the missing money. One month from now, if there are still problems with the accounts, I don't think you need to be a prison clerk anymore. Let the capable take the position!"

Xu Fugui was shocked beyond measure; anger gave him the courage to question: "Could it be that you want to drive me away, my lord, to make room for Lu Datou?"

"Nonsense!" Chen Guanlou suddenly understood Sun Daoning's feelings at certain moments; it was truly hard to describe!

"Just based on your attitude toward your duties, and your unclear accounts, isn't that reason enough to drive you away?"

"My lord, I and your father were..."

"Stop mentioning my dead father! If it weren't for our many years of friendship, would I be wasting my breath here with you? I would have fired you directly, recorded it at the Ministry of Justice, and made it a done deal. I'm talking to you now to give you a chance. Damn it, Xu Fugui, do you have a brain or not? If you don't want to work, get out!"

Xu Fugui was left speechless, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Suddenly, he had a flash of inspiration and roared, "My lord, I know I was wrong. Thank you for giving me a chance, my lord. However, I am short of funds and am truly facing many difficulties!"

Chen Guanlou's heart skipped a beat from the other party's shout.

He was extremely disgusted, "Get out, get out, get out, figure it out yourself. I'm telling you, don't you dare have any designs on the C-block cells, don't think about robbing Peter to pay Paul. The way the money disappeared is the way you'd better track it back.

Either borrow from someone yourself! Also, if you dream of getting through this crisis based on friendship, I advise you to give up that thought. Either get out, or hand over the money in the accounts in full. Those are the only two paths, choose one yourself!"

He rudely drove the weeping Xu Fugui out of the office and arranged for Mu Qingshan to keep an eye on him.

"Xu Fugui is not honest and is very slippery. You are stubborn, so you are the most suitable to watch him."

Mu Qingshan pointed at himself, unwilling to admit that he was stubborn.

He was just more principled than most people.

"My lord, since you know Xu Fugui is slippery, and you still let me watch him. Aren't you worried I'll be bullied by him!"

Chen Guanlou snorted, his eyes full of disdain, "If he bullies you, don't you know how to report it! You're so good at reporting normally, why are you acting like a coward now? If he bullies you, just tell your uncle, and have your uncle cut off the medicine for the C-block cells. Xu Fugui will have to behave obediently."

Although every prison block has a death quota every month. However, if too many people die, it will affect everyone's income, especially the bonuses.

Nowadays, the prison guards of the Heavenly Prison rely on bonuses to make a living.

The salary given by the imperial court is barely enough to maintain basic living.

Furthermore, people eat grains and cereals, so it's inevitable to have headaches and fevers. Finding Medical Official Mu for treatment and medicine doesn't cost money, as it's all recorded on the public account, which saves a large sum of money.

One of the reasons for ordinary people to fall back into poverty is medical expenses.

In any era, in any dynasty, getting sick is very expensive.

Falling back into poverty overnight is by no means a joke.

In the Heavenly Prison, all prison guards know that they can offend anyone but not the ancestors in the pharmacy, and even less so Medical Official Mu.

It is a great fortune to encounter a doctor like Medical Official Mu who is willing to provide free consultations and medicine for the prison guards.

Medical officials in other government offices would not treat the lowest-ranking people in the office. If you want treatment, pay! Want it for free? Keep dreaming!

Medical Official Mu is a great person!

Although Mu Qingshan has a sharp tongue and doesn't understand human relationships well, making it easy to offend people, no one in the Heavenly Prison sets traps to make things difficult for him. All of this is entirely for the sake of Medical Official Mu.

Chen Guanlou, as a Prison Warden, doesn't even have this kind of weight at times.

Therefore, reporting to Medical Official Mu is a fatal blow!

Xu Fugui cannot withstand the anger of the hundreds of prison guards in the C-block cells, and therefore dares not openly bully Mu Qingshan.

Mu Qingshan accepted the task and muttered with disdain, "I told you long ago that Xu Fugui has big problems. But you kept turning a blind eye, my lord. Now it's fine, you indulged him until a big problem arose, and now you want me to clean up the mess."

Chen Guanlou was so angry he laughed upon hearing this.

He pointed at the door, "You, get out of here right now. As a private secretary, you don't share the worries of your master, but you have plenty of gossip all day long. Believe it or not, I'll deduct your bonus for this month."

Mu Qingshan silently complained in his heart and quickly rolled out of the office.

Chen Guanlou rubbed his temples, feeling irritable.

As a result, Chen Quan ran over to tell him that Xiao Jin wanted to resign.

Chen Guanlou was a bit stunned upon hearing this. On second thought, this was all within expectations.

"Are you sure? Why didn't he come to see me in person? Did you ask him why he wants to resign?"

"I asked, but he refused to elaborate. I suspect it has something to do with Xiao Changsheng."

"He's still associating with Xiao Changsheng?" Chen Guanlou asked, "Xiao Changsheng is so unconstrained."