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Chapter 64 Shen Rong's Visit, His Backer's Identity

Shen Yan was still drinking in the jail cell when he heard Sun Fugui run in and shout.

"Lord Shen, Lord Fang from the Ministry of Justice has arrived."

He had some doubts.

"What is Fang Jingxing doing here?! Zeng Wenyuan isn't in the prison either."

Shen Yan had just stepped out of the cell when he saw Fang Jingxing hurrying in.

"Shen Yan, I heard Yan Biao is imprisoned in the imperial jail, is that right?"

"Yes, it just arrived today."

Fang Jingxing looked excited and said, "Okay, where should I lock him up? I want to interrogate him."

Shen Yan summoned the jailer and led Fang Jingxing to Yan Biao's cell.

He watched Fang Jingxing's retreating figure.

"As soon as Yan Biao entered the Ministry of Justice's prison, officials from the Qingliu faction immediately came to greet him."

Shen Yan couldn't help but shake his head. People who are despicable will be punished by heaven. Others might be afraid of Yan Fan's power.

Ding Anzhi and his group were certainly not afraid of the Yan family; the Qingliu faction and the Yan Party were mortal enemies.

It is unknown who ordered the Five Cities Garrison to send Yan Biao to the Ministry of Justice.

"No wonder he brought three bodyguards to jail; it seems he really needed them."

Shen Yan returned to his residence after finishing his shift.

I saw a familiar horse-drawn carriage parked in front of my house.

"Brother Rong?! What does he want with me?"

Before Shen Yan could even get close, Shen Rong had already stepped out of the carriage.

He smiled and said, "Shen Yan, congratulations on your promotion!"

"Brother Rong, what are you saying? He's just a lowly ninth-rank official, what kind of promotion is that?"

Shen Yan led Shen Rong into his home.

Fortunately, the ground was covered with snow; otherwise, Shen Rong would definitely have been able to spot the person buried in Shen Yan's courtyard.

Shen Rong had Xiao Yu take out wine and dishes from the carriage, and they drank them in the house.

Shen Yan knew that his visit today must have something to do with him.

"Brother Rong, I didn't know you came to see me. Is there anything I can help you with?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Rong's expression suddenly turned serious.

"Shen Yan, to be honest, I have indeed come here to ask you for a favor."

Shen Yan took a sip of wine and remained silent.

Shen Rong continued, "There should be a new prisoner arriving at the Heavenly Prison today."

"Yan Biao?!"

"That's right, it's Yan Biao."

Shen Yan made a casual guess, and to his surprise, he was right.

Shen Rong continued, "I don't know if you've seen his case file."

Shen Yan nodded: "Blinded by lust, they even dared to wipe out an entire family. They are utterly devoid of conscience and lawlessness."

Do you know the identity of the person he killed?

"I don't know. I only heard that he killed a family of three, including the woman, making a total of four people."

Shen Rong's face darkened, and he sighed, "That family are collateral relatives of Marquis Boyuan."

Upon hearing this title, Shen Yan immediately understood why Shen Rong had come to find him.

The ancestors of Marquis Boyuan had a good relationship with the Shen family, a friendship that could be described as one forged in battle.

This generation of Marquis Boyuan had even served as a general under Shen Moxuan, and went out to quell rebellions.

Although they are from a collateral branch of the clan, they are still related by blood.

Unlike Shen Yan, who is already beyond the fifth degree of mourning.

How can we not do something after such a horrific family massacre?

How can we even talk about mutual support then?

Shen Yan spoke up, "So, Brother Rong wants me to deal with him? Dead? Or alive?"

Shen Rong smiled and shook his head, saying:

"Of course, I can't let you kill anyone. Murder is a crime. I've heard that the torture chambers in the Heavenly Prison have a lot of instruments. I'd like to invite Yan Biao to see them all."

Shen Yan nodded. It seemed that Shen Rong and his group wanted to kill Yan Biao openly and honestly.

He just felt that killing him directly would be too easy on Yan Biao, so he came to ask Shen Yan for help.

He suddenly remembered that Fang Jingxing had interrogated Yan Biao at the prison during the day.

He quickly reminded him, "Brother Rong, Fang Jingxing came to the prison during the day to interrogate Yan Biao."

Shen Rong listened without taking it seriously and said:

"The Qingliu faction and the Yan faction have always been at odds. Now that they have an opportunity, how can they not take action? Let them implicate each other, it doesn't matter, since their goals are the same anyway."

As they parted, Shen Rong gave him a silver note with a denomination of one thousand taels.

Shen Yan accepted it without hesitation.

It's only right to do things after receiving payment.

Shen Rong nodded slightly as he saw him accept the money.

Knowing that Shen Yan would take the matter seriously once he accepted the silver note, they realized that he would definitely handle it seriously.

Yan Biao is doomed this time. The Qingliu faction wouldn't have been in such a hurry to deal with Yan's faction.

Since the crown prince died, Zeng Shihong wanted Li Xuanye to gain more support.

Without demonstrating some strength and methods, how can one expect people to come and join them willingly?

Shen Rong walked outside the door, quite surprised.

"I don't know where Shen Yan got the chance, but I'm finding it increasingly difficult to sense his aura."

If Shen Rong hadn't already known that Shen Yan was a martial artist of considerable skill, he probably would have mistaken him for an ordinary person.

Not long after Shen Rong left.

Another person came to our door.

When Shen Yan opened the door, he saw that the person who came in was in his forties and dressed in luxurious clothes.

He searched his memory but couldn't recall it.

"Who are you? You've knocked on the wrong door!"

The man said calmly:

"You're Shen Yan? The jailer from the Heavenly Prison?"

Shen Yan felt a little displeased: "Is this guy crazy? Why does he talk like he owes me millions?"

The fact that they came to him meant they must know him well, yet they showed no respect and even belittled him.

Shen Yan was about to close the door.

"You're out of your mind. Who I am is none of your business."

However, before the door could be closed, a burly man behind him quickly stepped forward and blocked the door.

"Brother, wait a moment. My master has something to say to you."

Shen Yan said expressionlessly, "Speak! What is it?"

The man in fine clothes suppressed his anger and said:

"My name is Yan Kuan. My master is imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison. Please take good care of him during this time. We will not pursue the matter of what happened during the day."

Shen Yan sneered, "So you're just a watchdog. I thought you were some big shot, with such an arrogant tone."

After saying that, Shen Yan closed the door and ignored them.

Seeing that Shen Yan was being disrespectful and speaking rudely, Yan Kuan scolded him.

His face flushed red, and he was so angry that he was incoherent, pointing at the gate of Shen Yan's house.

He turned around, gritted his teeth, and said to the burly man, "Go in and 'invite' him out!"

The burly man shook his head: "I'm no match for him; I can't get him to come."

Yan Kuan's expression changed immediately, as if he couldn't believe that Shen Yan was so powerful.

The burly man was the strongest guard in Yan Biao's mansion, a seventh-rank master.

Surprisingly, he was no match for Shen Yan.

Yan Kuan's arrogance dissipated considerably.

He addressed the door of Shen Yan's house:

"You...you just wait."

Shen Yan was in the courtyard, so he naturally heard their conversation.

Yan Kuan was originally quite pleased that the burly man had barged in.

This gives you an excuse to deal with them.

I didn't expect him to leave after just saying a few harsh words.

Even if Shen Rong hadn't come to visit today, and Yan Kuan had been very polite,

Shen Yan could not possibly agree to his request.

There was no other reason than that Yan Biao's actions were simply too outrageous.

It's already good enough that he doesn't take the initiative to deal with it.

The next day.

Shen Yan arrived at the prison. Having already accepted the money he had promised Shen Rong, he was naturally prepared to do his job well.

I saw Qi Xuan already engrossed in his work in the cell.

Shen Yan sighed inwardly, "If this were in my previous life, I would definitely be very popular with the boss."

Arriving outside Yan Biao's cell, they planned to give him a proper welcome.

Even the physician Li Jianzhong was invited by Shen Yan.