My Cell Prison-Chapter 1219 - 1218: Head, Intelligence, Oil

Located directly under the main lock chain, akin to a district level "All Metal Barracks" in Corpse Country, it possessed an extremely sound ’Inner Circulation,’ including economy, population flow, comprehensive management... enough to count as a small city-state. freeweɓnovel~cѳm

The ’acquaintance’ who had made the handover with Chen Xinying was named Yu Yan, serving as a deputy in the army, at the sixth grade.

He mainly handled the management and distribution of military pay, as well as the management and assignment of reserve resources.

This inevitably meant he had more or less contact with all soldiers, easily able to glean some information about the outside of the city from soldiers who had just returned to camp.

Han Dong returned to the barracks with the Demon Zombie, Zhang Xiliang.

Immediately upon their return, he found this Deputy Yu Yan at his usual spot.

Upon seeing the Silver Dragon Waist Card in Han Dong’s hand, he immediately arranged a private meeting in his office.

"Taoist Master Chen was injured by frostbite during the apprehension and is currently hindered in movement, so we will inquire about some other information for you."

Yu Yan was a finely built zombie, with his right eye and right calf replaced by ’Machinery Entity,’ evidently one who was quite slick, very skilled in dealing, observing, and negotiating.

That was indeed the case.

Yu Yan’s keen observational skills led him to notice the linen pouch hanging from Han Dong’s waist at first glance, the size of a human head and exuding coldness.

Before Han Dong could even mention what information he wanted to inquire about, Yu Yan asked with a surprised face, "Did you really kill Luo Gaocheng?"

"Indeed..."

Han Dong casually tossed the linen pouch onto the desk; a white-haired zombie head immediately rolled out, its frost-covered eyes sufficient proof of its identity.

Meanwhile,

Han Dong also pulled out an oil coupon worth fifty barrels from his waist.

"This is what Taoist Master Chen asked me to bring you."

In fact, Chen Xinying had already given money beforehand to gather this information; this act of giving money was entirely Han Dong’s idea, aiming to enhance the other party’s favorability and trust.

Sure enough, seeing the Silver Dragon Waist Card and the head, he immediately acknowledged Han Dong’s identity and quickly accepted the oil coupon.

"What else do you want to inquire about?"

"After our confrontation with Luo Gaocheng, we have enough confidence to deal with other major criminals... thought of bringing back more ’heads.’"

After speaking, Han Dong revealed a wickedly sly grin, tapping the chilly-emitting head on the desk.

"Luo Gaocheng ranks seventh among the ’Seventy-two evil spirits’... the information on the top ten isn’t easy to get, although Taoist Master Chen and I are old acquaintances, such rare information still requires payment."

"Taoist Master Chen said, as long as you can provide the information, the price will remain the same as before... this little money is nothing to her."

"That’s right, Taoist Master Chen is directly subordinate to the court, a ’Dragon View Taoist Master’ ranked at the third grade.

Just the salary distributed by the court is more than a minor official like me can reach... I’ll check now to see if there’s any information related to the top ten evil spirits, it might not be complete, but it will surely be reliable."

"Wait, since you’re looking into the top ten, why not compile all the information about the ’Seventy-two evil spirits?’"

"All?"

"Hmm... any problem?"

"My ability is limited, getting information on all the evil spirits is quite challenging. I’ll organize as much as possible. For some unreachable information, I’ll provide you some ’ways in.’"

"Taoist Master Chen doesn’t want to beat around the bush; she wants all the information in one go.

Since you have ways in, why don’t you run the errands for us? If you can really get all the information, this head is yours."

"This! This is worth three thousand heavy oil and one special pardon!"

"No doubt...if you can gather all the information, this head will be yours to keep. These are the exact words Taoist Master Chen asked me to bring you."

"This..." Yu Yan glanced at the frozen head on the table and then at Han Dong, "This is no easy task. The information on all evil spirits is incomplete and its credibility is uncertain.

Just running errands and organizing it would take me at least three days.

Moreover, during this period, I’ll have to use up quite a few favors... Can you write a guarantee? Otherwise, I really have no confidence."

"That’s no problem."

Han Dong wrote down the contents of the transaction while stamping it with the seal from his Silver Dragon Waist Card.

"Alright! Within three days, I will provide an intelligence summary that will satisfy Taoist Master Chen.

Forgive me for asking further, what does Taoist Master Chen need so much information for? He surely can’t be thinking of capturing all the evil spirits at once. That’s nearly impossible, and such conspicuous actions would raise suspicions."

"Select and capture..." Han Dong put on a mysterious face and continued to explain, "Though there’s a lot of information, not all of it might be suitable, correct, or in line with Taoist Master Chen’s wishes.

We need to select the best pieces of intelligence from a multitude and behead a few major criminals in a short span to earn ’merits.’

Taoist Master Chen also wishes to advance further within the court, and with His Majesty currently recruiting, you should understand what I mean."

"Understood, understood. I’ll get on it right away!"

"Mm, go quickly."

The matter of information was settled.

Once Han Dong stepped out of Yu Yan’s office, he headed to a special building stationed within the barracks.

Above the main entrance, there was a plaque with a Dark Gold "Punishment" character.

Since many major criminals had fled to the Demon Region, the Ministry of Punishment naturally set up a special branch in the barracks.

The branch had few staff, totaling no more than twenty people, but those who worked here were all recognized by the court as "Black History."

Han Dong’s purpose here was simple—’sell heads for money.’

Earlier, on his way to the barracks, Han Dong had replicated ’Luo Gaocheng’s head’ a second time in his brain lab... one head was exchanged with Yu Yan for intelligence, and the other was to be exchanged for money at the Ministry of Punishment.

However, Han Dong’s rhetoric at the Ministry was completely different.

"Dragon View Taoist Master—Chen Xinying died while capturing ’Frozen Bone,’ and her remains have frozen solid and shattered... The only thing I could bring back is her waist card."

Yet,

The "Black History" officer who was in charge of receiving Han Dong had no doubt.

It seemed he had already received the information from the court—the message severed by the Corpse Bug.

After some examination and inspection of the head, oil coupons symbolizing three thousand units were handed over.

"We can only pay in oil coupons here; for an ’Order of Pardon,’ please go to the Central Ministry of Justice in the Imperial City District."

"Mm, I’ll go there directly in a moment."

After Han Dong received the considerable sum and registered the relevant information, he turned and left.

"These guys intentionally arranging for me to go to the Central Ministry of Justice to collect the pardon order—if I really go, they might likely establish a ’Corpse Bug connection’ for me... After all, I am Chen Xinying’s Corpse Servant, and when the master dies, the servant as property should belong to the court."

The plan was going smoothly.

With a large sum of money, Han Dong cheerfully hopped his way to the trading area within the barracks, planning to spend lavishly there.

Not long after he stepped into the ’Trading Zone,’ the corners of his mouth involuntarily curled upwards.

"It seems...I really did come to the right place, this is much more interesting than the ’marketplace.’"