Eternal Life: I Rely on Fortune Points for Improvement-Chapter 59: The Helplessness of a Nobody

"Commander Cao, I was going to..."

Prison Chief Sun was thinking, you didn’t say what to buy, what should I say to buy? He was just about to use his imagination and make something up.

"Mmm mmm!"

Suddenly, his whole body convulsed.

His body stiffened.

"What’s wrong with you?"

Cao Zhengyang exclaimed, quickly releasing Prison Chief Sun.

"Call the prison doctor quickly!"

He shouted.

"Quickly, did Wang Qisheng ask you to take the token and go to the black market to threaten someone into handing over the Five Poison Grass?"

The Seventh Prince’s staff officer, dragging Prison Chief Sun, asked.

"You..."

Prison Chief Sun looked at Cao Zhengyang, but before he could finish speaking, his body stiffened and he died suddenly.

Before he died, he finally realized that he had been set up by Cao Zhengyang.

Han Dong closed his eyes.

Jiang Feng lowered his head in silence, sighing inwardly that Prison Chief Sun died for him.

"Earlier you..."

The Seventh Prince’s staff officer pointed at everyone, especially Cao Zhengyang, clearly realizing that Prison Chief Sun’s death was related to Cao Zhengyang.

"The prison doctor is here."

"Quickly check what happened to Prison Chief Sun?"

The prison doctor was a physician in his sixties.

Since he was young, he had followed his master to serve the Great Tang, and he had been at Zhenbei Prison for over twenty years.

He examined carefully.

Finally, he sighed, "Prison Chief Sun was overworked, his heart stopped suddenly, and he died suddenly."

"Impossible, he was clearly murdered."

The Seventh Prince’s staff officer didn’t believe it.

"I’ve practiced medicine for many years and have seen quite a few complex cases. Prison Chief Sun’s condition was indeed sudden death. If you don’t believe it, you can have the forensic doctor examine him."

The old prison doctor said and then took his leave.

The Seventh Prince’s staff officer, upon hearing this, looked at Wang Qisheng and Prison Chief Sun’s corpses, finally flapping his sleeves and leaving in anger.

He naturally knew that a forensic examination could be done.

But the person is dead.

Even if they found something, what difference would it make?

Dead without evidence.

With just a note, nothing can be done to the Second Prince, and causing a ruckus would only backfire.

"Grand Commander Han, someone died in the cell. Even if it was suicide, there’s still suspicion of dereliction of duty. Of course, this is a matter for Zhenbei Prison and unrelated to the Ministry of Justice. I’ll take my leave now."

The Minister of Justice left this remark and left together with the Seventh Prince’s staff officer.

"Take care, gentlemen!"

Han Dong saw them off.

Upon returning.

She was furious, "Cao Zhengyang, do you realize your crime?"

"Subordinate was negligent, please grant punishment, Grand Commander!"

Cao Zhengyang quickly knelt down.

"I will report this to the Lord Director of the Prison and let him decide. Wang Qisheng died suddenly, it was due to your lax oversight, you go and explain to the Second Prince yourself. Prison Chief Sun served loyally, as his superior, you failed to understand his situation, which is also dereliction of duty. I want you to send Prison Chief Sun’s body back, and also give his family a year’s salary as compensation. I will verify everything later!"

Han Dong, with hands behind her back, ordered Cao Zhengyang with overwhelming authority.

"Subordinate accepts the punishment!"

Cao Zhengyang nodded. Exchanging a year’s salary for Prison Chief Sun’s life, he didn’t feel it was a loss. As for seeing the Second Prince, he would have had to go eventually after handling this matter, so Han Dong was merely helping him along.

"Once everything is handled, you will receive a hundred lashes, go to the punishment room to take your penalty!"

Han Dong felt that dealing with Cao Zhengyang this way was too lenient, so she added another punishment.

"Yes!"

Cao Zhengyang’s face changed slightly, but he could only accept the punishment.

"Jiang Feng!"

Han Dong called again.

"Subordinate is here!"

Jiang Feng hurriedly knelt in front of Han Dong.

"Wang Qisheng’s cell was under your jurisdiction. Although he died from illness, you are still connected to it. I sentence you to clean the latrines for a month and not leave Zhenbei Prison for three months!"

Han Dong said angrily.

"Yes, subordinate accepts the punishment!"

Jiang Feng knew that although Han Dong appeared to be punishing him, in reality, she was trying to preserve him.

Cao Zhengyang also understood that Han Dong’s punishment of Jiang Feng was just an act to show everyone, but he was helpless now, as he still needed to go to the Second Prince to explain the situation here.

So he didn’t dare delay and left quickly.

For a moment.

Order seemed to have returned to Zhenbei Prison.

Han Dong, with a dark expression, returned to the courtyard.

Jiang Feng followed all the way.

"Sister Dong, thank you."

Jiang Feng understood that he managed to stay intact, thanks to Han Dong.

"Cao Zhengyang sent you to buy the ’Five Poison Grass’. Why didn’t you come to me first?"

Han Dong harbored a grudge over this matter.

"Sister Dong, at first I didn’t know the ’Five Poison Grass’ was the original text of the ’Demon Slaying Skill’. I only found out after I went to the black market."

Jiang Feng explained.

At that time, he truly didn’t know. If he had known, he would have certainly sought Han Dong’s help.

"Then why didn’t you tell me after you found out?"

Han Dong pursued.

"I had just returned from the black market, and Cao Zhengyang urged me to see Wang Qisheng. I tried my best to explain to Wang Qisheng that I couldn’t find the ’Five Poison Grass’, but that old lunatic threatened to kill my whole family if I didn’t get it.

You know, he is the Second Prince’s teacher. If I had approached you then, I feared you would offend the Second Prince."

Jiang Feng said slowly, lowering his head.

He left out one thing.

He knew that Han Dong could control Wang Qisheng while he was in Zhenbei Prison, but not when he was released.

When he first interacted with Wang Qisheng, Jiang Feng realized that Wang Qisheng was insane. In the prison, he could not let him have his way, and dared to use Han Dong to suppress him, but after being released, he would definitely seek revenge.

Although Han Dong, as the Grand Commander of Zhenbei Prison, did not need to fear Wang Qisheng after his release, Jiang Feng, as a lowly prison chief, had no choice but to be wary.

Jiang Feng’s reply eased Han Dong’s expression somewhat, but she still probed based on her suspicions, "So you used the ’Five Poison Grass’ as bait to force Wang Qisheng to give you an identity token and write a note for you, and then you went to the black market to make a big scene, right?"

"No, Sister Dong, I didn’t. I only told Wang Qisheng that the black market didn’t have the ’Five Poison Grass’, that it was a banned book and no one dared to hide it. He didn’t believe me and insisted that I use his identity token and note to force someone to hand it over. I had no choice but to follow his instructions."

Jiang Feng hurriedly explained.

"Do you think I’m a fool? Didn’t Wang Qisheng know that the black market is under the Seventh Prince’s control? Is he insane?"

Han Dong said angrily.

"Sister Dong, he is indeed a madman."

Jiang Feng nodded.

Han Dong was momentarily speechless. Wang Qisheng’s behavior indeed resembled that of a madman. Did he not consider such things over the Five Poison Grass?

"On my second trip to the black market, I still couldn’t find the ’Five Poison Grass’. Fearing Wang Qisheng’s retaliation, I went to find Commander Cao. I thought the matter was arranged by him, and he could say a few words to Wang Qisheng for me. Unexpectedly, he got furious and almost killed me.

As for causing such a big commotion at the black market, I truly hadn’t expected it. Over the years, aside from Zhenbei Prison, I’ve hardly been anywhere else. As you know, I generally don’t want to interact with people, much less cause trouble."

Jiang Feng explained earnestly, his latter words portraying him as a helpless small figure.

It seemed as though he was truly innocent.

Han Dong was moved. Her regard for Jiang Feng as a friend was due to his low-profile demeanor and straightforward, honest nature. Could it be that she was overthinking things?