The disgraced official I took care of was actually Zhu Houcong's childhood friend.

The gatekeeper wouldn't care whether the badge belonged to Zhou Chu or not.

This is completely unnecessary.

If you were to ask who the Jiaofangsi (Imperial Music Bureau) feared most, it would undoubtedly be the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

The Jiaofangsi (Imperial Music Bureau) was far from clean; it was rife with filth and could not withstand scrutiny.

If they were targeted by the Embroidered Uniform Guard, at least most people in the Jiaofangsi would suffer, if not everyone.

Those who worked at the Jiaofangsi were mostly sons of officials who had no future and just coasted along making a living.

These people have a very low profile in the capital, and very few of them have a powerful background.

Those high-ranking officials and nobles would not allow their own family members to work in the brothel, as it would affect their future careers.

It would be too easy for the Embroidered Uniform Guard to investigate the Jiaofangsi (Imperial Music Bureau); they wouldn't even dare to stop them.

Let alone the Jiaofangsi (Imperial Music Bureau), many civil officials also turned pale at the mention of the Jinyiwei (Imperial Guards), as the Jinyiwei were never benevolent individuals.

Zhou Chu did not immediately take the waist token, but just watched it.

This made the two gatekeepers' hair stand on end, fearing that they might anger the King of Hell before them.

Is Lin Zhi here?

Zhou Chu asked.

Upon hearing this, both gatekeepers broke out in a cold sweat.

One was a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and the other was the second young master of the princess's residence; neither of them dared to offend.

If these two get into a conflict, I don't know if they'll be in trouble, but I'm sure I won't be any better off.

Neither of them dared to utter a single word, and the one holding the waist sign didn't dare to move an inch.

"Her Highness the Princess asked me to discipline Lin Zhi. If you don't believe me, I can send someone to the Princess's residence to get someone to prove it."

Zhou Chu naturally understood what these two were afraid of. If he didn't dispel their concerns, they wouldn't cooperate.

Compared to the Embroidered Uniform Guard, they were clearly more afraid of Lin Zhi, this troublemaker, not to mention the Princess's Mansion behind Lin Zhi.

However, since Zhou Chu has already said so much, it's probably true.

If it were a lie to say that someone was tutoring their son on behalf of a public official, it would be a grave offense, and no one would dare to tell such a lie.

"No, no, you flatter me, Young Master Lin is indeed here."

The man holding the waist sign had an aching arm, but he dared not make any movement or let his body sway even slightly.

Zhou Chu accepted the waist token only after hearing this.

The man immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"My lord, please come with me."

After saying this, he led the way and soon brought Zhou Chu and Chu Liu to the bottom of an attic.

"My lord, Young Master Lin and the other young masters are upstairs. Shall I not go?"

He spoke very carefully, glancing cautiously at Zhou Chu's expression as he spoke.

Only when he saw Zhou Chu wave his hand did he feel as if he had been granted a pardon and hurriedly retreat.

Zhou Chu looked at the brightly lit attic and was about to go up when a fight suddenly broke out up there.

"Lin Zhi, you don't really think we wouldn't dare to hit you, do you? You won't pay up after losing? And you'll hit people? The princess told everyone yesterday that as long as we're in the right, we can hit you however we want."

One of the figures spoke as he fought.

Soon, Zhou Chu saw Lin Zhi being beaten and running away with his head in his hands by a group of people.

"Big brother, please save me!"

When Lin Zhi saw Zhou Chu, he immediately saw hope.

If it were before, he definitely wouldn't have wanted Zhou Chu to find him.

But things are different now. When he left the princess's residence, all the money on him was taken by the princess and secretly handed over to Zhou Chu. He originally thought that even if he lost money, he could just owe it to her and he wouldn't renege on his debt.

Who knew that these bastards I used to beat up every day would suddenly turn on me?

"It's only right to pay out money if you lose."

Zhou Chu stepped aside.

"You guys continue, don't worry about me, I won't help him."

Zhou Chu looked at the group and said.

These men were all from official families and came from extraordinary backgrounds. In fact, they had always regarded Lin Zhi as a sucker.

Among these people, one knew some cheating techniques, so every time Lin Zhi gambled, he lost everything.