Seeing everyone looking at him, Yang Lian felt uneasy.

Especially Zou Yuanbiao's eyes made Yang Lian feel very uncomfortable.

In Yang Lian's view, the whole thing was actually the result of Zou Yuanbiao's instigation. Now he acted as if it had nothing to do with him, which made Yang Lian feel betrayed.

However, at this point, Yang Lian had no way of accusing Zou Yuanbiao. He knew that the most important thing at the moment was to clear himself of Wei Zhongxian's false accusations against him.

At this moment, Wei Zhongxian's voice came.

"Master Yang, do you have anything to say? If not, we will send someone to interrogate the jailer."

Yang Lian glanced at Wei Zhongxian coldly, knowing that Wei Zhongxian was humiliating him and this was revenge against him.

But Yang Lian also knew that he had no way to refute it for the time being. If he quarreled with Wei Zhongxian here, he would be the one who would suffer in the end.

Flicking his sleeves vigorously, Yang Lian said, "The innocent are innocent. I have nothing to say."

After hearing Yang Lian's words, Wei Zhongxian burst into laughter and said to Yang Lian, "Since that's the case, let's bring that jailer to trial."

After saying this, Wei Zhongxian ordered the guards, "Go to the prison and tell the jailer to come and tell him."

At the same time, Wei Zhongxian turned to look at Yang Lian and said with a smile: "Sir Yang, this matter involves you, shouldn't you step aside?"

Yang Lian's face flushed crimson. He felt that Wei Zhongxian was humiliating him. However, he also knew that he had no way to fight Wei Zhongxian for the time being, at least not in this matter.

Just when Yang Lian didn't know what to say, Zou Yuanbiao finally spoke.

He looked at Wei Zhongxian and said, "Eunuch Wei, the truth of the matter is still unknown. We can't do anything just because of Li Ruzhen's words. Everything must have evidence. Let's interrogate the jailer first. If Eunuch Wei feels that Lord Yang's presence here is inappropriate, then you can suspend the interrogation and report to His Majesty before continuing."

Wei Zhongxian glanced at Zou Yuanbiao, and the smile on his face slowly faded. Zou Yuanbiao, ah, Zou Yuanbiao, you are indeed an old fox!

Wei Zhongxian certainly knew what Zou Yuanbiao was going to do. He just didn't want him to continue interrogating him, so he deliberately interrupted the interrogation.

If the court is adjourned and the prisoner is detained in the Dali Temple, who knows what will happen. At that time, there will be nothing I can do.

Wei Zhongxian naturally could not agree to such a request.

Glancing at Yang Lian and then at Zou Yuanbiao, Wei Zhongxian smiled and said, "Lord Zou has misunderstood. We simply want to prevent others from criticizing Lord Yang. We have great trust in Lord Yang. After all, Lord Yang is a man of character, and that is evident to all."

Just when Yang Lian was about to say something, a yamen runner suddenly ran in from outside. His face revealed fear and he looked very anxious.

After running into the hall, the bailiff hurriedly said, "Eunuch, gentlemen! It's bad! The jailer Zhang Laosan is dead!"

Hearing this, everyone was shocked.

Wei Zhongxian stood up from his chair and said in disbelief, "What did you say? Say it again!"

The yamen runner hurriedly said, "Sir, the jailer Zhang Laosan is dead!"

At this time, Zou Yuanbiao and Yang Lian also reacted.

The two looked at each other and saw the disbelief in each other's eyes.

Although only one person died, this is really important.

How the entire case would progress depended entirely on the prison boss. Now that he was dead, who could say for sure?

Li Ruzhen's claims about Yang Lian have now become irrefutable. With the witness dead, there's no way to prove Yang Lian was responsible. There's also no way to prove Yang Lian wasn't responsible.

Then the matter became a case of "each person has his own reasons", which turned out to be the most favorable situation for Wei Zhongxian.

Everyone knows that if this matter cannot be investigated clearly, then it will ultimately depend on who Your Majesty trusts.

Everyone knows that Your Majesty trusts Wei Zhongxian.

His Majesty had not been pleased with anything Yang Lian had done before, nor with the memorials he had submitted. Now that something like this had happened, it would be extremely difficult for His Majesty to trust Yang Lian.

Wei Zhongxian kept thinking in his heart how he should take advantage of this matter.

As for the death of a jailer, Wei Zhongxian didn't care at all.

After a few moments, Wei Zhongxian suppressed his fear and looked at the yamen runner who came to report the news. He hurriedly asked, "How did the jailer die?"

The guard didn't dare to neglect the matter and quickly said, "He died by hanging. His body is now hanging in his cell. I have ordered people to protect the scene. No one dares to touch the body."

The person who was most sad at this moment was actually Jiang Xu, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple.

The entire incident had nothing to do with the Dali Temple. Whether the Censorate impeached Wei Zhongxian or Wei Zhongxian retaliated against the Censorate, the Dali Temple had nothing to do with it. But what about now?

The jailer of Dali Temple died.

Li Ruzhen claimed that the jailer had helped Yang Lian pass on the message. If this were true, the Dali Temple would be implicated. There was no way to know for sure.

But the jailer died, whether it was suicide or homicide, things were troublesome.

If it was homicide, who killed him?

If the jailer died in a Dali Temple cell, the most likely perpetrators would be someone from the Dali Temple. Once the case is investigated, many people from the Dali Temple will be implicated.

If it was suicide, then things would be even more troublesome.

Because this indirectly proves that there is a ghost. If there is no ghost, then why did he commit suicide?

At this time, Dali Temple Shaoqing Jiang Xu felt really aggrieved. He also wanted to curse, but he didn't know where to start, so he could only sit aside feeling aggrieved.

Wei Zhongxian didn't care about what Jiang Xu, the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple, thought. What he was thinking about now was how to use this incident to get Yang Lian and others into trouble.

Turning to look at Yang Lian, Wei Zhongxian said, "Sir Yang, now that someone's dead, I'm afraid we can't continue the trial. We can't trust the Dali Temple's jail. Even the jailer died in prison. If this prisoner returns to the jail, I'm afraid he won't survive until tomorrow!"

"Sun Yunhe." Wei Zhongxian called out to the door.

A man walked in from outside.

This person was none other than Wei Zhongxian's confidant in the East Factory, Sun Yunhe, who held the position of Chief of the Thousand Households.

Sun Yunhe had nothing to do these days. He basically just stayed with Wei Zhongxian, responsible for protecting his safety, and at the same time brought people from the East Factory to boost Wei Zhongxian's momentum.

Now when he heard Wei Zhongxian calling him, Sun Yunhe suddenly became excited.

Just now, Sun Yunhe had heard what was happening in the lobby. He knew that this was an opportunity for the East Factory, and also for himself.

Walking to the center of the hall, Sun Yunhe said loudly: "I am Sun Yunhe, your humble servant, please give me your orders!"

Wei Zhongxian looked at Sun Yunhe and nodded with satisfaction.

This is your own person.