When a large number of Jinyiwei poured into Xu's house, Xu Shun still returned to his study at a leisurely pace. However, before he reached the study, someone had already passed him and stopped him.
If it were in the past, these people would not have been qualified to enter the Xu family! Manager Xu was indignant and a little sad. He glanced at his master, but saw that Xu Shun still had a calm face, so he gritted his teeth and endured it.
Chen Dong stood in front of Xu Shun with a half-smile, raised his chin and looked at Xu Shun with a disrespectful smile, and said, "Sir Xu, I'm ordered to ask you to go to the Zhenfu Division. Everything here must be sealed as evidence. I'm afraid it's inconvenient for you to touch it again."
Xu Shun's eyes fell on Chen Dong, and after a long while he smiled, "Okay!"
Manager Xu couldn't help but kneel down and shouted "Sir", then burst into tears.
"Forget it." Xu Shun waved his hands without moving his eyebrows. "There's nothing to cry about. Since you're leaving, just follow me. You can go down."
"I'm afraid that's not possible." Chen Dong once again blocked the way, holding his sword in front of Manager Xu's neck and said, "Manager Xu is also an important witness, and he is also on the summons document. He can't leave."
The Xu family was in a state of misery.
There were originally few masters in the family, and after a series of incidents, Xu Shun was the only one left.
If it weren't for the fact that Xu Shun, the second assistant minister, was still there and had always exerted great pressure, the Xu family would have long since become a group of scattered sand.
Now that the Jinyiwei had entered the house, everyone could still hold on at first. But when they heard that even Xu Shun was going to be arrested, the servants in the house finally became uncontrollable and became chaotic. Some cried and wanted to run away, while others knelt down and begged the Jinyiwei to let them go. The house was in chaos.
Xu Shun saw this and felt a bitter taste on his tongue, but he still followed the Jinyiwei out of the door without hesitation.
Many people who were watching the fun had already gathered in front of the Xu family’s door. When they saw Xu Ci Fu coming out, the crowd burst into laughter.
The Xu family has been in trouble one after another in recent days, and the reputations of Xu Chong and Xu Yuanbo have been almost ruined before. Now that the Xu family has been ransacked by the Jinyiwei, everyone feels that this is retribution for doing too many bad things.
Although Xu Shun had resigned from his official position, he was still an elder who had served as the Second Assistant to the Emperor. Chen Dong had been instructed before and did not go too far. He just let Xu Shun show his face in front of others and called for the sedan chair to come.
Xu Shun just laughed softly, and when he saw Manager Xu being tied up and pushed out, he lowered his eyes.
Chen Dong waved his hand, and the sedan chair was lifted up steadily.
But Manager Xu on the other side did not receive such treatment. He was pushed by the Jinyiwei behind him and rolled down the stairs. He could not help but cry out a few times. Having stayed in the Xu family for all these years, he had already been pampered and could not bear any hardship. After such a fall, he was in so much pain that tears came out of his eyes.
But the Jinyiwei were not easy to deal with. No one paid any attention to him. They pushed and shoved him to his feet from the ground. When he arrived at the Zhenfusi, his face was expressionless. When he entered the Zhenfusi, he was still preparing himself for how to deal with the interrogation. He was mentally prepared, but no one from the Jinyiwei paid any attention to him. They took him straight to the Imperial Prison and pushed him into the dark prison.
He was startled. The Jinyiwei prison was notoriously gloomy. There were probably more innocent souls who died here than in the Caishikou area. Manager Xu had originally prepared himself for severe torture, but who knew that they would bring him in here without saying a word. All his plans were ruined. He could not help but curse in his heart, and then he wanted to take out the fire starter from his body.
He had known for a long time that the imperial prison was eerie, but there wasn't even an oil lamp in there, and it was pitch black. Manager Xu was still a little scared. He fumbled for a fire starter and lit it. When his eyes finally adjusted to the light, he saw the lampstand placed in the corner.
His eyes lit up and he hurriedly took a few steps forward. Just as he was about to light the lamp, he felt something pulling his robe and paused.
During this pause, the fire starter in his hand went out.
"This is fucking weird!" Manager Xu felt a little scared and in a very bad mood. After cursing, he tried to blow the fire stick, but before he could blow it bright, his robe was grabbed by someone again.
This time he was sure that someone had grabbed him by the clothes, and his anger was rising rapidly.
In the imperial prison, there are only prisoners.
Now that he had come this far, there was nothing to be afraid of. He kicked his legs back in annoyance, and the tinderbox lit up. He held the tinderbox up and wanted to see who was holding him like this. It was no big deal to take a look, but when he saw it clearly, he cried out in fear and dropped the tinderbox. Then he realized what was happening and fell to the ground, groping: "Uncle! Oh, uncle! Why is it you, uncle!"
He just took a quick glance and saw Xu Chong's hair was disheveled and hanging on his face and body. It was obvious that he was tortured by the people from the Pacification Office.
"This bunch of damn people!" Manager Xu was angry and afraid. If these people dared to do this to Xu Chong, then he, a servant, should not even think about showing mercy. These people were so cruel... Manager Xu's voice could not help but be filled with tears: "Master, are you okay?"
He had already helped Xu Chong up. He felt that Xu Chong's body was cold, and he couldn't help but feel even more sad. He was also worried that he might have to suffer the same pain, so he asked Xu Chong tentatively: "Uncle, were they the ones who beat you? Did you say anything?"
He had originally planned to grit his teeth and hold on, but now seeing Xu Chong become so half-human, half-ghost, he couldn't help but feel a little scared.
Xu Chong did not answer him. He went around to look for a tinderbox by himself. He finally found one and blew it. The tinderbox lit up again. He then trembled and held it up to Xu Chong and said, "Uncle, are you feeling better?"
Xu Chong did not answer him.
He couldn't help but feel a little scared, and called Xu Chong a few more times tentatively: "Uncle? Are you talking to me, uncle?"
But just at this moment, Xu Chong suddenly slipped and fell to the ground with a bang, and fell headfirst, without any movement at all.
This action brought up a gust of wind, and the fire lighter in Manager Xu's hand was shaken by the wind. Taking advantage of the light, Manager Xu stretched out his hand to the tip of Xu Chong's nose with his eyes wide open, and then screamed.