"The jailer said you took Lin Chunhua away!"
Xue Zhan was startled. He abruptly stood up from his chair. "Impossible!"
After he met Lin Chunhua yesterday, he returned to the yamen. He didn't send anyone to take her away. How could it be him?
Hearing this, Mo Liandi's expression turned even colder. "Are you sure you didn't take her?"
Xue Zhan shook his head, his voice a bit icy. "Of course not. After you sent the person here last night, I interrogated her and then left her in the jail. I didn't allow anyone to spy on her!"
But someone took her away in his name. It seemed that this person was deeply trusted by him!
"Did the jailer say who took her away?"
Mo Liandi said coldly, "Zhang Yan!"
Hearing this, everyone was shocked. Their eyes were filled with disbelief. "Constable Zhang? How could it be?"
Liu Rumei quickly got up and went to the backyard. Seeing Xiao Heyuan guarding the morgue alone, she pursed her lips and asked, "Why are you alone?"
Seeing Liu Rumei, Xiao Heyuan smiled. "Zhang Yan went out early this morning. I don't know what he's doing. Miss Liu, why are you here? Is your injury better?"
Liu Rumei's face changed. Xue Zhan, who was following behind her, also looked frosty. "Men!"
Seeing everyone like this, Xiao Heyuan quickly realized that something big had happened. He immediately followed Xue Zhan.
Hearing that Zhang Yan had secretly taken Lin Chunhua out of the jail without Xue Zhan's knowledge, he was shocked. "My lord, Zhang Yan has been with you for many years. He would never betray you! He must have his own difficulties!"
But Xue Zhan's face was icy. "We'll talk about it after we find him!"
Liu Rumei was also extremely anxious. She knew what kind of person Zhang Yan was. He must have encountered something!
Thinking of this, she took a step and wanted to follow Xue Zhan and the others, but Mo Liandi grabbed her. "Where are you going?"
Liu Rumei frowned and pursed her lips. "Naturally, to find someone!"
"Your injury hasn't healed yet. Xue Zhan and Ye Zhe will handle the matter of finding someone. Come back to the prince's mansion with me!" It was his carelessness. He shouldn't have handed the person over to Xue Zhan!
Liu Rumei pursed her lips. Her expression was a bit unhappy, but she didn't say much in the end.
Seeing this, Mo Liandi breathed a sigh of relief. He said softly, "Liu Liu, no matter when, never put yourself in danger!"
Once is enough for this kind of thing!
Liu Rumei pursed her lips and said nothing. Lin Chunhua's sudden disappearance couldn't be a coincidence! The case was about to be solved. At such a critical moment, how could this happen?
Unless the person behind the scenes had taken action!
Just as Xue Zhan and the others reached the door, they were stopped. Looking at the old man in the crimson official robe in front of them, Xue Zhan's expression turned even colder.
"Lord Zhang, why do you have the time to come to this small place today?"
Lord Zhang's eyes were full of mockery. He sneered and took out the imperial edict from his bosom. He said loudly, "Xue Zhan, the magistrate of the capital, instigated Lin Chunhua of the Flower Pavilion and the rapist Zhao San to abduct and rape young girls. It's an unforgivable crime. After the truth was revealed, he still didn't repent and wanted to kill the witness to cover up his crime. This lord is ordered by the emperor to remove Xue Zhan from his post as the magistrate of the capital and put him in the sky prison to await punishment!"
Everyone was shocked. Xiao Heyuan's eyes were full of disbelief. "Lord Zhang, are you mistaken?"
Lord Zhang snorted. "Both the witness and the evidence are here. How could I be wrong? Men, arrest Xue Zhan!"
Xiao Heyuan wanted to say more, but Xue Zhan raised his hand to stop him.
Xue Zhan stepped forward. Looking at Lord Zhang in the crimson official robe in front of him, his eyes were full of mockery. "Lord Zhang, your trick of the thief crying 'stop thief' is really brilliant!"
Lord Zhang curled his lips into a smile. His eyes were full of treachery. "My lord Xue, the net of heaven has large meshes, but it lets nothing through! As the magistrate of the capital, you break the law while enforcing it. Your crime is even more serious!"
Xue Zhan also said coldly, "I'll give this same sentence to Lord Zhang!"
It seemed that his memorial had been intercepted. He just didn't expect Lord Zhang to act so quickly!
Mo Liandi came out with Liu Rumei and saw what was happening in front of him. He almost instantly understood.
Lord Zhang knew that Mo Liandi and Xue Zhan were of extraordinary status, but at this moment, he had no other choice but to take a risk. "Greetings to the prince."
Mo Liandi nodded indifferently. "What is Lord Zhang doing here?"
Lord Zhang said respectfully, "This official is ordered by the emperor to arrest the real culprit of the missing person case, Xue Zhan!"
Mo Liandi curled his lips into a mocking smile. "The real culprit? My lord Xue?"
"Exactly!"
"Do you have any evidence?" He was really an old fox. It was also Xue Zhan's fault for being so stupid as to let the person go.
Lord Zhang said respectfully, "Naturally. This lord will never wrong Lord Xue."
Liu Rumei glanced at the two of them. Her eyes were full of cold light. He was really a crafty old scoundrel! He was waiting for them here.
Mo Liandi glanced at Xue Zhan beside him and said leisurely, "Since that's the case, this prince won't interfere with Lord Zhang's business!"
After saying that, he pulled Liu Rumei and turned to leave.
This decisive action made Lord Zhang stunned for a moment. He originally thought that Mo Liandi would stop him, but unexpectedly, he didn't say a word!
Xiao Heyuan was also in disbelief. He couldn't help but look at Xue Zhan. Seeing that his expression was normal, he felt a bit more confident.
The prince would surely not ignore the lord!
Liu Rumei walked beside Mo Liandi. She thought for a moment and said, "Are Zhang Yan and Lin Chunhua in Lord Zhang's hands?"
Mo Liandi smiled. "Liu Liu is really smart."
If these two people weren't in his hands, he wouldn't have dared to act like this! It was just a bit unexpected that Zhang Yan would help him take Lin Chunhua out of the jail!
"The top priority now is to find a way to get Zhang Yan and Lin Chunhua out of that old fox's hands to save him!" But it was also good for him to suffer a bit in the sky prison.
Liu Rumei nodded. "But what if he kills the witness and frames Xue Zhan? What should we do then?"
Since Zhang Yan had helped Lord Zhang, it seemed that Lord Zhang must be holding some chips! He had no choice but to do so.
In this case, Lin Chunhua would be useless. If she died, Xue Zhan would be even more unable to defend himself!
Mo Liandi nodded and said coldly, "So, we have to find Zhang Yan and Lin Chunhua quickly!"
Mo Liandi sent Liu Rumei back to the prince's mansion and then left with Ye Zhe.
Sixi's eyes were full of worry. She frowned and said, "Miss Liu, Lord Xue should be okay, right?"
Liu Rumei sighed and shook her head. Her eyes were also full of worry. She didn't know either. Now she could only hope that Mo Liandi could find Lin Chunhua and Zhang Yan quickly to clear Xue Zhan's name!