Chapter 1090: Chapter 926: Enemies Meet, Eyes Burn with Hatred
Gu Chengyu saw what was happening, spread his hands towards Lu Chen, and finally made a gesture of invitation, meaning "You go!"
Lu Chen’s eye twitched. He had thought Gu Chengyu had some big move waiting for this person, but who knew he would give up so quickly?
"Ahem! Speak! If you talk, you’ll suffer less physical pain. Perhaps you don’t know, our Mr. Gu can be very fierce. If you confess, we’ll spare your life, how about that?"
Lu Chen’s words made Gu Chengyu roll his eyes. Can you be a bit more serious?
Gu Chengyu knew this person wouldn’t cry until he saw the coffin, so he gave Lu Chen a look.
Lu Chen looked puzzled, what do you mean?
"Let’s move to the prison and see how long this hero can hold out!" Gu Chengyu was speechless for a moment, then got up first and walked out of the study.
In the prison, after being tormented for several days, Min Feng finally fell into a deep sleep on this hot night.
In just a few days, his appearance had become like that of the inmates in this prison. His hair was a tangled mess, and due to the heat and not washing it, it clung in strands to his cheeks, exuding a rancid smell.
There were too many mosquitoes in the prison in the past few days, and Min Feng couldn’t sleep. Today he was too exhausted and had no choice but to sleep on the straw-covered ground.
At this moment, he was sleeping soundly, oblivious to the buzzing mosquitoes around him.
Li Taixing opposite him, however, stared with wide eyes, unable to sleep at night.
Gu Chengyu hadn’t come to interrogate him yet. Could it be that he found evidence of his bribery? That mistress, was that mistress found out by Gu Chengyu?
The more he thought about it, the more apprehensive he became. Seeing Min Feng sleeping soundly across from him made Li Taixing angry.
This guy can still sleep, even when the situation is so dire.
Looking at the two government officials dozing off at the table, Li Taixing’s anger rose.
These people used to be respectful when they saw him, afraid of displeasing him. But ever since he was imprisoned, their attitudes changed immediately.
Not only did they shout at him and mock him verbally, but they even laid hands on him.
What a shame for a dignified fourth-rank official to be ordered around by these lowly government officials, completely losing his former glory, truly a tiger fallen to the plains bullied by dogs!
Who is to blame? Of course, it’s Gu Chengyu, truly hateful!
Gu Chengyu must be holding a grudge because he didn’t take his letter seriously, this is an opportunity for revenge.
Looking again at the sleeping Min Feng, Li Taixing started to think hard. What way could he get Chief Minister Xia to protect him?
Min Feng was able to sleep because he had Chief Minister Xia backing him up and was certain Gu Chengyu wouldn’t dare touch him. As long as Chief Minister Xia could protect him, even if he lost his official’s hat, it would be great to save the lives of his family.
To have Chief Minister Xia protect him, he would have to pay a high price. These people won’t act without interests, naturally, they wouldn’t help him without sufficient benefits.
What did he have? Silver! He had only silver!
Does Gu Chengyu think the silver in the mansion is all he had? Is he that foolish?
Li Taixing coughed lightly, but the person opposite didn’t move. Li Taixing frowned, sleeping so heavily?
Taking advantage of the government officials sleeping, he needed to discuss with Min Feng to reveal the whereabouts of his silver to him.
"Ahem!" Li Taixing coughed heavily again, but Min Feng still showed no signs of waking up, making Li Taixing’s veins bulge on his forehead.
Turning his gaze to the government officials, he saw them sleeping with mouths open, snoring loudly.
Li Taixing breathed a sigh of relief, luckily they didn’t notice. Looks like today is not the day, he’ll have to find another opportunity.
Just as he was about to give up, Li Taixing saw Min Feng suddenly turn over. His eyes lit up, was he waking up?
"Min Feng!" Li Taixing called softly, and just as he spoke, he heard the outer cell door being opened.
The sound of the chains sliding frightened Li Taixing considerably.
Soon, footsteps came from outside, and not just one person.
Someone was coming? So many footsteps, it definitely wasn’t the prison chief doing a night check.
Li Taixing’s heart leaped to his throat. He hadn’t expected anyone to enter the prison so late, was it to interrogate him?
Or had Gu Chengyu and the others discovered his intention, would the silver he hid elsewhere be at risk?
No! Can’t panic! This is the last hope for his survival.
The sound of chains hitting the doors startled many inside the prison, all of whom were inmates locked in cages.
Min Feng rubbed his eyes and looked in surprise towards the entrance of the prison, hearing the chaotic footsteps, it seemed quite a few people were coming.
Could it be that the teacher found someone to rescue him? It must be, surely, even staying here for one more hour was unbearable.
Ding Shi and Ding Shiyi led a man in black at the front, followed by Gu Chengyu with Lu Chen and Qingquan, while the prison chief nodded obsequiously at the front, leading the way.
The prison chief cleared his throat a few times while walking. Those two loafers must be sleeping now! If Mr. Gu and Lord Lu saw, they might dismiss them both on the spot.
No choice, one of them was his brother-in-law! His fierce wife insisted on getting her brother a government official job.
As long as he covered them, it was not an issue! But recently the imperial envoy came to Yingnan Mansion, even he had to be cautious in his duties, let alone his naturally lazy brother-in-law.
After a few breaths, they finally entered the duty room.
As soon as he entered, the prison chief saw his brother-in-law leaning back against the wall, snoring loudly.
His face turned dark, and he coughed heavily.
As soon as Min Feng and Li Taixing saw Gu Chengyu appear, their faces turned ashen. Min Feng suddenly stepped forward and grabbed the wooden bars of the cell.
Meeting one’s enemies, eyes burned with jealousy!
Min Feng, with red eyes, shouted at Gu Chengyu, "Gu Chengyu! Are you planning to extract a confession under torture? Both Li and I are clean officials, yet you falsely accuse us like this. The Emperor and the court ministers are wise and won’t be swayed by your tricks. Just you wait! They will surely return us justice."
The prison chief was taken aback by Min Feng suddenly jumping out.
He rolled his eyes and saw his brother-in-law showing signs of waking, quickly scolding loudly, "What are you doing? How dare you address Mr. Gu by name?"
Because of Min Feng’s significant background, the prison chief didn’t dare overdo it. He only dared to shout as an excuse to wake up his brother-in-law.
Sure enough, the two government officials immediately woke up.
Awakened, they were somewhat angry and were about to curse, but upon opening their eyes and seeing the scene before them, they immediately dropped to their knees in fright.
Gu Chengyu looked at the two men, seeing the tipped wine jug on the table before them and the two plates of appetizers, and knew they had been drinking.
Looks like this prison needs to be properly managed, these two government officials neglected their duties and must be severely punished.
Gu Chengyu cast his gaze towards Min Feng, and seeing him, he was almost stunned!
In just these few days, how had he become so haggard?
