1143 Lu Gao
Lu Gao's existence was rather unique, and it was also a mystery to Lin Mu as to why others didn't find out about him earlier. After all, an illegitimate son of the emperor was still important enough for the alliance to have some records on him.
'I certainly didn't read about him in any of the documents… strange.' Lin Mu thought to himself.
Looking at Wu Hei, Lin Mu now wondered how he knew of it.
"How did you find out about this Wu Hei? Even the alliance didn't know about it." Lin Mu questioned.
"I wouldn't have known of it either, if not for the fact that the Gu clan had worked with the emperor before." Wu Hei spoke.
"Huh?" Lin Mu was not expecting this.
"You do know of the Gu clan and its workings over fifty years ago right?" Wu Hei asked.
"I've been made aware of them, yes." Lin Mu replied. "And wasn't it the emperor himself that got them eliminated in the end?"
"Yes… but what many don't know is that the emperor made a lot many deals with the Gu clan than were let on. Several of them were highly sensitive and if the information about them was leaked, the empire might have been compromised.
That was one of the reasons why the Emperor could not let the Gu clan exist for any longer." Wu Hei explained.
"I see… then did the emperor make use of the Gu clan in this, too?" Lin Mu asked again.
"Yes… The emperor needed to get Lu Gao several resources and more. For this, he couldn't use his own people as it would have a great chance of revealing his position and the existence of Lu Gao.
Thus, he made use of the one power that would do anything as long as they were paid… this being the Gu clan.
It was the Gu clan that transferred the wealth to Lu Gao as an intermediary, as well as helping him set up the Gambling dens." Wu Hei explained further.
"No wonder… and since the Gu clan was gone and most of their information eliminated, there was no way for others to find out either." Lin Mu nodded his head.
"Yeah. After the return of Gu Yao, and the rise of the Gu Legion, he made sure to bring in all the old debts. Lu Gao was one of the best pawns to use and the Gu Legion made use of him to transfer a lot of wealth to them.
Him being in their control was essential to all this. And since he was kept in the prison, he would stay safe as well, not needing to worry about him." Wu Hei added.
While the two of them talked, they had already gone past several jail cells. These jail cells were isolated and the prisoners inside couldn't see or hear who was outside, thus Lin Mu and Wu Hei didn't need to worry about being seen or heard.
As for the guards of the prison, they weren't here due to the fact that most of this place was controlled with formations. Of course, the guards still patrolled it several times a day, but it was mostly to send food.
Wu Hei easily managed to enter the prison due to the authority he had.
It was a surprise to Lin Mu that the warden of the prison was also a part of the Gu Legion. And it wasn't that he was being, but he truly was a member. The original warden had been killed, and this man had taken his place.
Of course he too was killed, and the authority was passed on to another person, but Wu Hei's command token still stood. Allowing him entry to the prison. He just couldn't take anyone out of here.
"Here it is," Wu Hei said, stopping at a wall.
"Here?" Lin Mu narrowed and observed it finding that it was actually a false wall.
Wu Hei took out a command token and touched it on the wall.
~SHUA~
The wall disappeared with that, and another corridor was revealed behind it.
"This is a prison room?" Lin Mu was stunned.
At the end of the corridor there was a large hall rather than room and was decked with luxuries. A large bed, several couches, golden curtains and many more things could be seen.
"Like I said before… this is Lu Gao's home. The rest of the prison is more like a 'safety wall' around it." Wu Hei answered.
"I see…" Lin Mu didn't expect there to be such privilege for a prisoner.
It truly was just like Wu Hei had said, Lu Gao was in his home.
Lin Mu's eyes darted around but didn't see anyone in there.
"Is he even in here?" Lin Mu asked.
"He should be…" Wu Hei furrowed his brows.
The two of them walked closer and finally entered the hall.
"LU GAO!" Wu Hei called out.
~CRACK~
~SMASH~
The sound of something falling and breaking was heard, making Lin Mu check it.
"FINALLY!" A shout was also heard.
~rustle~
The golden curtains parted and from behind it a man appeared. He looked to be middle aged and had a well kept beard. But his expression seemed to be a bit crazed right now.
"Do you know how long I've been shouting? Why are you guys not following the regular routine? It's been six days! Where are the ledgers?" Lu Gao ran his mouth.
Lin Mu looked at the man in confusion while Wu Hei seemed to be in understanding.
"We'll get to that if you tell me one thing Lu Gao." Wu Hei spoke.
"What?" Lu Gao asked, feeling a bit pissed.
"What year is it?" Wu Hei questioned.
"What kind of a question is that? It's the fifty-seventh year of Emperor Zhou Wan's reign." Lu Gao answered.
Hearing this, both Lin Mu and Wu Hei smiled, knowing that it was actually the sixtieth year.
"We were right… he doesn't remember." Wu Hei spoke.
