Chen Guanlou had a headache, and Sun Daoning issued a death order, warning him not to touch the prisoners in the B-shaped prison. As a result, the issue of money-making still fell on the head of the A-shaped prison. Xu Fugui chuckled. "Why are you laughing? Do you want to see my joke?" Cheng Guanlou scolded. Xu Fugui's expression froze for a moment, and he twitched twice in embarrassment. "My lord, I have misunderstood. I have no intention of watching this as a joke." "Then why are you laughing?" "The little one is not smiling!" "Aren't you smiling?" "No! Jailer Zhang, to be fair, did I laugh?" Prisoner Zhang exclaimed, "What? I was thinking about something and I didn't see anything." Based on the principle that no one should be offended, Prisoner Zhang chose to make peace with him. Chen Guanlou snorted coldly, "Let me tell you Xu Fugui, there is no money in the Tianjian Prison account. If there is no food and diet, the first prisoners in the C-shaped prison will starve to death. The number of prisoners who die exceeds the quota, no matter the reason, I’m going to take you to task.”
"Sir, this can't be done! You know the situation in C-shaped prisons. Unless they are incompetent, they are all a bunch of paupers!" "I don't care!" "Sir, the little one is wrong, the little one shouldn't laugh, the little one deserves to die, the little one deserves to die..." Xu Fugui slapped his mouth, making a crackling sound. Jailer Zhang was secretly speechless. Chen Yuucheng found something strange. He did not play tricks or scheming, but openly told Xu Fugui to deal with him. Instead, he forced Xu Fugui to submit. Tsk! "Okay!" Chen Guanlou saw that the situation was almost the same, so he stopped, "Old Xu, you have been working in Tianlao all your life. You have experienced all the crises that Tianlao has encountered over the years. Shouldn't everyone Let’s help each other and tide over the difficulties together?” "That's what the adults said. The little one was so confused by lard just now that he almost forgot the teachings of the adults." Xu Fugui was now honest. He is so scared! He is not afraid that Chen Guanlou will deal with him, he is only afraid that the other party will take the opportunity to remove him from his post and drive him out of the prison. Chen Guanlou, this kid, has a very dark heart, and he is definitely capable of doing this kind of thing. Why did he give in? In the previous prison terms, he had never been subdued, but he was submissive in the hands of Chen, who was still a boy who could be his own son. Just because he knows very well that despite being young, people named Chen are very sophisticated in their methods. The previous jailers had some concerns and usually turned a blind eye to the jailers of the Heavenly Prison. As long as the money was in place, everything was easy to talk about. Chen Guanlou is different, he has no worries, he still has a backer. He has no scruples and can turn a blind eye or glare angrily. It all depends on mood. Moreover, Chen Guanlou also has a characteristic that he threatens people openly. When he makes a threat, it means he means it. If you take it seriously, it means someone is unlucky. Xu Fugui has been in Tianlao for so many years, and among other things, he has very sharp eyes. Never be vague when it's time to bow your head. In the face of interests, face is nothing. "It seems that I want to remind you from time to time, don't forget the rules and the teachings. All in all, the Tianlao will have a hard time in the next period of time. When you convey the message, it is easy to appease the jailers below. Just say that the Ministry of Households is looking for trouble. Lord Shangshu is already thinking about the matter. Lord Shangshu has always been concerned about the safety of Tianlao and will find a way to replenish the money and food as soon as possible. If there is nothing else, the meeting is over today. " "Sir, I heard that the capital has been uneasy recently." Jailer Zhang suddenly mentioned.
Xu Fugui hurriedly answered, "I know about this. There have been several murder cases in the capital recently, which were extremely bloody. It is said that they were committed by the same person." "Serial murder case?" Chen Guanlou asked. He heard about the murder case, but he didn't expect it to be a serial case. "Yes, yes, it's a serial case." "This officer is aware of this matter. Please let me know. Everyone should be careful on their way home. Don't act rashly when you see suspicious people. We are jailers. We only guard the prisoners and don't take advantage of them." "My lord, that's what you said. Don't interfere in matters that are not under the control of our prison." Chen Guanlou sent the jailer, called Mu Qingshan, and asked: "What is the current situation of the serial murder case?" "Qi Dong Weng, I heard that this case has alarmed the court. Jingzhao Mansion failed to handle the case, and Jingzhao Yin was severely criticized. If nothing else, the case will be transferred to Dali Temple soon." "Why was it transferred to Dali Temple instead of the Ministry of Punishment? Is it because the Ministry of Household Affairs is making trouble with the Ministry of Punishment?" "I don't know, little one." Chen Guanlou thought about it, "Anyway, this case has nothing to do with us, just treat it as gossip. Who are the dead people?" "The deceased people have different identities, including doctors, low-level officers and soldiers, petty officials, businessmen..." Chen Guanlou thought about it for a while, "To talk about what they have in common, these people all have the status of traveling outside all year round and dealing with all kinds of religions." "Dong Weng's eyes are as bright as a torch." "The person handling the case must have understood it at a glance. No clues at all?" "It has been more than half a month since the incident. As far as the students know, there has been no progress in the case. Except that more and more people have died." "Why is it considered a serial murder case?" "Students don't know. Why don't students ask someone to find out." "That's all. If you want to inquire about this matter, it's inconvenient for you. You have to ask the jailer below to come forward. To say that the people who have the most dealings with the three religions and nine streams are the subordinate officials of the Yamen, and the second one is the jailer of Shetian Prison. Please help me pay attention to this case. Please let me know if there is any new progress.” "Dong Weng wants to..." "No idea. It's such a big case, don't you want to know the truth?" "The student really wants to know the truth." "That's it." Everyone has a curiosity, and scholars are no exception. The matter of inquiring about the case was handed over to Lu Datou. Lu Datou has a wide range of friends, and he also has good friends in Jingzhao Prefecture. Lu Datou patted his chest and promised that he would memorize the case file. Chen Guanlou sneered, "If you can memorize it, I will cut off your head and kick it like a ball." "No, no. Brother Chen, your head is worth a thousand gold, you can't kick it like a ball."
"Get lost!" Others inquire about the news through the upper-level route, while Chen Guanlou inquires about the news through the lower-level route, with no difference in efficiency and accuracy. The reason why it was determined to be a serial case was that the investigators unraveled the case and found a common point at the crime scene after several cases. A small plum blossom engraving hidden in the corner. "Brother Chen, what do you mean by the murderer deliberately leaving a plum blossom mark?" "The investigators are so bad that they found this mark after several cases?" "Who would pay attention to a small plum blossom mark? If one of them hadn't been sharp-eyed, we might not have been able to determine that this was a serial case until now." Lu Datou said as a matter of course. Chen Guanlou said, "No wonder the people in the court couldn't stand it, and the Dali Temple wanted to take over the case. Jingzhao Prefecture is full of good-for-nothings." Lu Datou chuckled, "They are not good at investigating cases, but they are good at other things."