In the dark night sky, there was really a continuous drizzle at this moment, and it was a little different from the early morning. It only took a moment for the drizzle to change into a heavy downpour.
"Stop, stop! Stop chasing! It's raining heavily!"
"Hmph..."
Being caught off guard by the heavy rain, Xiao Han, who was running wildly in the Miao village just now, hurriedly held his head and rushed towards his bamboo house.
Ren Qing, who was behind him, also wiped the rain off his face and followed reluctantly.
The rain is getting heavier!
The raindrops as big as soybeans hit the roof of the bamboo building, making a sound like wooden fish being struck in a temple.
Of course, if it is just a monk knocking a wooden fish, it may make people feel calm.
But if there are tens of thousands of wooden fish clanging together, the noise will only make people want to cut off their ears and throw them away.
"It's so noisy? How can I let you sleep! Oops! There's still water leaking... Hurry, Xiaodong, go get a basin to catch the water!"
Xiao Han, who was staring irritably at the dripping roof with a sad face, didn't know at this moment: this sudden heavy rain not only made him confused, but also broke the plans of many people in Guangzhou!
"Master! Master! Look, it's raining!"
Guangzhou City, Xicheng. The guard known as Third Brother held an old umbrella and shouted in the ear of the old county magistrate with an anxious look on his face.
The old county magistrate who fainted seemed to feel something at this time. His heavy eyelids trembled and he slowly opened a small slit.
The world in front of him was still a little blurry, but the red light that was as high as a mountain before had completely disappeared.
Perhaps, occasionally, one or two flames would burst out in some places, like imprisoned fire dragons, unwillingly challenging the heavens.
But in the blink of an eye, the fire dragon was completely suppressed by the endless heavy rain, and only a few "呲呲" sounds were heard from the night sky, as if they were the last roar of the fire dragon.
"The fire is out?"
His eyes widened little by little, and he realized that the old county magistrate, who was finally no longer on fire, struggled to get up from the ground with the help of his third brother.
What I can see at this moment is that under the curtain-like heavy rain, there are only countless ruins! On top of the ruins, charred wooden beams and only half of the window frames were still smoking in the rain.
"Where are people? How are people?"
Pushing away the third brother who was holding an umbrella for him, the old county magistrate staggered towards the crowd in front.
The people who originally lived here were left in the pouring rain, their faces burnt black by the fire, their eyes empty and lifeless.
To them, this dilapidated home was all their lifetime wealth, but now it was completely destroyed in an inexplicable fire!
"Twenty or thirty people died!"
When a government official saw the old county magistrate walking into the rain, he opened his umbrella and hurriedly chased after him. He tried his best to hold the umbrella on the old magistrate's head and curled his lips and replied: "They are all misers who want to go home and save their things. I told them not to go in, not to go in, but they just didn’t listen! I didn’t expect the fire to be so big, and the dilapidated house was too weak. After entering, the house collapsed and no one came out.”
"Snapped … …"
As soon as the yamen officer finished speaking, a clear slap sounded immediately after. Even amidst the sound of rain, it still clearly reached everyone's ears!
"Scrooge?"
The old county magistrate still kept waving his palms, and his old eyes stared at the government servant whose umbrella was blown away. Even his breathing became rapid and heavy: "Is it wrong for them to keep money? They just want to What’s wrong with saving your own home! Ah! What’s wrong with that!!!”
"My lord, please calm down! My lord, please calm down!"
The third brother who had just been pushed away saw that the old county magistrate's chest was heaving violently with anger. He quickly stepped forward and dragged the overwhelmed government servant aside. He turned to the old county magistrate and said, "He is just angry that those people are not willing to risk their lives." Give up the money! There is no other meaning. From what I can see, it is the most important time for you to investigate the truth about the fire, catch the bad guys, and give an explanation to these people!"
The third brother is worthy of being someone who has been with the old county magistrate for a long time. With one sentence, the old county magistrate's eyes, which had become red with anger, immediately regained some clarity.
"Yes, this fire must have been deliberately caused by evil thieves. Immediately inform all the people not to move around! Then use the neighbors as a group to identify each other, and if you find strangers together, turn them over immediately!" Forced support! Carrying his heavy body, the old county magistrate swept his eyes across the darkness and gave orders word by word!
"Here!" Upon hearing this, the third brother immediately led a group of civilians and government servants to respond solemnly! Then he rushed into the heavy rain without looking back. Soon, a series of shouting and shouting sounds were heard around him.
It's still raining heavily.
Logically speaking, the first thing to do at this time should be for everyone to find a place to take shelter from the rain!
But the old county magistrate was betting that such a big fire could not be caused by one or several people! This must be an arson plan carried out by many people!
He was also betting that some of these people did not evacuate, but mixed in with the crowd to watch the fun! Waiting to see his furious reaction.
Therefore, if we let people leave to take shelter from the rain at this time, it will be extremely difficult to catch these people in the future! Why not give it a try and see if you can catch a few villains!
"Sir, let's go over there to take shelter from the rain first!"
In the heavy rain, the old county magistrate's frail body kept shaking. Seeing that a county's parents and officials were like this, the people who had just lost their beloved home finally did not riot again and silently accepted the arrangements of the government officials. A few of them were soft-hearted and still He asked the old county magistrate to go to the house that was not burned down to take shelter from the rain to avoid getting sick.
However, in the face of the people's kind persuasion, the old county magistrate still stood in the rain, and together with the people, let the heavy rain pour down on him.
"It's my fault that the people are suffering! Why do I have the shame to shelter from the rain alone?!"
The old but powerful voice came from the mouth of the old county magistrate, which immediately made people admire this official in Guangzhou City. At the same time, it also added countless anger to the evil thief who set the fire!
"Me? I'm a passerby, I..."
"Folks! This is a fire set by the government. They want to force us poor people away, leaving only the rich households in the south and north cities. Don't listen to him!"
"The rain is too heavy! It will wet people to death. Why don't you quickly find a place to take shelter?"
Finally, as the surrounding people gradually gathered together in streets and cottages, some discordant sounds also came from the crowd.
However, no matter how much these people incited them, the people remained unmoved at all. Instead, they stared at them with pairs of angry eyes.
"The wind is tight, pull!"
