Wei Zhongxian looked at Sun Yunhe and ordered directly: "Take a few people to the cell to check and see whether the prison boss committed suicide or was murdered."
After hearing Wei Zhongxian's words, everyone present became nervous.
Knowing whether Zhang Laosan committed suicide or was murdered actually has a huge impact on the case.
If the prison boss committed suicide, then the situation would be a little easier, at least he committed suicide out of fear of punishment. Although it would still have an impact, as long as the mastermind behind the incident cannot be found, the situation would be much easier.
If the prison boss was murdered, then the murderer would definitely be found. No one believed that the murderer could not be found. Once the murderer was found, no matter who he was, things would become very troublesome.
Everyone thought Wei Zhongxian would stop the trial, but he didn't. He simply ordered, "Come, bring Feng Sanyuan."
Suddenly, no one expected that Wei Zhongxian would continue to try the case.
Zou Yuanbiao's brow furrowed at this point. It was obvious that continuing the interrogation at this point would be disadvantageous to him.
Zou Yuanbiao said, "Eunuch Wei, a murder has occurred, and Lord Yang Lian is also implicated. Eunuch, would you please suspend the interrogation and report the situation to His Majesty? Once the murder is investigated, we can resume the trial."
Wei Zhongxian glanced at Zou Yuanbiao and said with a smile, "Lord Zou, you are wrong. His Majesty is waiting for us to thoroughly investigate the case of framing Xiong Tingbi. If we stop the investigation because of the death of Zhang Laosan, how will we explain to His Majesty if something unexpected happens later? Zhang Laosan's death can be investigated at the same time, but the case of Xiong Tingbi cannot be stopped."
"If Lord Zou feels there is something wrong, he can report it to His Majesty. If Lord Zou is dissatisfied with our family, he can also impeach us."
As he said this, Wei Zhongxian's face had already turned cold. He had been planning and preparing for this for so long, and he absolutely could not allow any mistakes to occur at this time.
The incident with Yao Zongwen had already made Wei Zhongxian feel uncertain. If he didn't strike while the iron was hot, once other problems arose, or the remaining people turned against him, he would be in real trouble.
Even if His Majesty believed in me, I would still be punished, after all, I had messed up the job. His Majesty would not ask why, he only looked at the facts and the results.
But in fact, he had messed up the job. Even if he dealt with those people who turned against him, it would not have made any difference.
Wei Zhongxian would never allow this to happen.
Moreover, in Wei Zhongxian's view, Zou Yuanbiao's stopping him at this time clearly meant that he had something to hide. The most likely possibility was that he was involved in the case.
If we can drag Zou Yuanbiao into this, the gains this time will be huge.
Under such circumstances, how could Wei Zhongxian stop?
Wei Zhongxian shouted directly: "Bring Feng Sanyuan!"
Seeing that Wei Zhongxian didn't give him any face at all, Zou Yuanbiao's face turned as dark as the bottom of a pot. He knew that he was in a passive position this time.
No matter if it was Yang Lian or himself, as long as the death of Zhang Laosan was not investigated, Yang Lian and I would definitely be involved.
Li Ruzhen's confession pointed to Yang Lian, so Yang Lian could not escape the responsibility no matter what.
Now that Zhang Laosan is dead, Lao Zou cannot escape responsibility either. After all, he is the presiding judge now.
As for going to His Majesty, Zou Yuanbiao had considered it. If His Majesty trusted him as much as the late emperor did, then there would naturally be no problem. After all, the late emperor believed that a gentleman like him would not do such a thing.
However, after Yang Lian handed the trial record to His Majesty, His Majesty must have had doubts in his heart. Otherwise, he would not have allowed me to re-examine the case. As for me, I am afraid that His Majesty also has doubts, otherwise he would not have allowed Wei Zhongxian to replace me.
If I go to see the emperor now, not only will I not be able to explain things clearly, but it will also make His Majesty more suspicious of me.
Although he was very anxious, Zou Yuanbiao could only watch Wei Zhongxian bring Feng Sanyuan up.
When Feng Sanyuan saw that the person sitting in the hall was Wei Zhongxian, his body shook.
Although he had received the news a long time ago, Feng Sanyuan was still afraid.
You know, Feng Sanyuan had suffered a lot of torture when he was in the East Factory. Now seeing Wei Zhongxian sitting there, he suddenly felt a little uneasy.
Those embarrassing memories made Feng Sanyuan feel insecure.
Wei Zhongxian looked at Feng Sanyuan and found that he was indeed different from when he was in the East Factory. Whether in terms of mental or physical condition, Feng Sanyuan was in much better shape now than when he was in the East Factory.
"Feng Sanyuan, I have something to tell you. Zhang Laosan is dead." Wei Zhongxian laughed, his tone full of sarcasm and a hint of threat. "Feng Sanyuan, so you'd better think it over before you speak."
After hearing what Wei Zhongxian said, Feng Sanyuan was stunned.
Feng Sanyuan certainly knew who Zhang Laosan was.
This Zhang Laosan is the jailer. These days in prison, I have been taken care of by Zhang Laosan and my life has become much better.
I didn’t expect that Zhang Laosan actually died!
Feng Sanyuan couldn't understand how Zhang Laosan died.
"The people below reported that Zhang Laosan committed suicide by hanging. We have already sent someone to investigate." Wei Zhongxian seemed to see what Feng Sanyuan was thinking and said directly, "As for the true cause of Zhang Laosan's death, we need to investigate further."
"But there's one thing I can tell you." Having said this, Wei Zhongxian glanced at Yang Lian and Zou Yuanbiao before continuing, "Li Ruzhen just confessed that while he was in the cell, Zhang Laosan had told him to insist in the hall today that it was I who framed him and that he absolutely could not change his statement."
"If he doesn't change his confession, he can save his life and official position." Wei Zhongxian laughed when he said this.
"But I also have something to say. If you admit to something, His Majesty may give you a lighter punishment. If you don't admit to it, you may not be able to escape." As he spoke, Wei Zhongxian leaned forward, his eyes fixed on Feng Sanyuan, and lowered his voice to ask, "Feng Sanyuan, I want to ask you, did Zhang Laosan also give you a message?"
Feng Sanyuan was stunned when he heard Wei Zhongxian's question.
In a flash, an idea came to his mind. He was threatened by Wei Zhongxian and had originally thought about denying it.
But now it seems that things are not that simple. It is obvious that Zhongxian has tracked down something. And the person who asked Zhang Laosan to deliver the message to him may have already been in a difficult situation and could not save himself.
If he did not retract his confession, his fate would be very tragic. You should know that in addition to framing Xiong Tingbi, he also confessed many other things in the East Factory.
Those things are very easy to investigate. Even if you escape now, you will still be unable to recover when the time comes.
Thinking of this, Feng Sanyuan already knew what to do.
Although he wanted to be a good person, he had no choice.
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