on fire?
This sound was so sharp that Yu Lu shivered when Leng Buding heard the sound.
He subconsciously looked towards the window. Fortunately, there was no black smoke billowing outside the window.
There was no burning smell in his nose. When he and Fang Xi lay down at the window and looked around, they didn't see any fire in or around the inn. Even if there was a fire, it was definitely not the neighbor next to the inn.
This made the two of them relieved. As for whose house was on fire, such a thing was not uncommon, so they didn't take it seriously.
It was nothing at first, but they had turned around and sat down, and when they were about to talk again, they suddenly heard people outside shouting again: "The business is on fire!"
"What?!" This time, even Shang Xiucai stood up.
In fact, when he heard the first shout, his face suddenly turned pale, but neither Yu Lu nor Fang Xi noticed his expression at that time, and Shang Xiucai also endured it and did not stand up.
It was only at this moment that Shang Xiucai suddenly stood up, and his appearance was finally seen by the two of them.
The two of them felt a slight thump in their hearts. Merchant, this inn is located in a relatively remote part of the county, and the place where Shang Xiucai lived was also in this square.
Just as Shang Xiucai came over with his account books, a "merchant" caught fire. Will there be a second one of this merchant?
I was afraid that someone other than County Captain Chen Da was looking for the ledger and set the fire on fire!
Fang Xi looked at Yu Lu hurriedly. Yu Lu didn't bother to comfort Shang Xiucai, but said hurriedly: "Quick! Go out and take a look!"
The three of them ran out. When they ran out, Yu Lu and Fang Xi had not forgotten to stuff the several volumes of account books on the table into their arms.
When Fang Xi was still going downstairs, she said to the person running in front: "It may not be your home, Brother Shang! Or someone else's home!"
But he didn't even believe what he said. Shang Xiucai didn't say a word, just rushed out of the inn in silence and ran towards his home.
There was no need to run closer. After running a few hundred meters, the three of them saw the small courtyard with flames blazing into the sky.
"Don't go there right away."
Hiding further away, Shang Xiucai's eyes turned red, but he stretched out his hand to stop the two from approaching.
Some of the neighbors who had gathered around brought buckets to pour water inside, but the fire was too great. Even if everyone brought buckets to pour water, it would not help. With a bang, the house collapsed directly, and the house collapsed even more. The fire shot up.
In this case, even if it rains heavily, the house will be destroyed. Anyone inside will not be alive.
"Don't worry, the fire will be extinguished soon." Yu Lu's eyes darkened and he held Shang Xiucai's shoulders and said.
When Fang Xizai received the look from Yu Lu, she immediately woke up and held Shang Xiucai down.
In this case, the fire is burning and it will not be extinguished in a few hours.
It's too late to put out the fire, but we can't let the living die.
"Where is Madam Shang? Is Madam Shang still inside?" someone exclaimed.
Yu Lu suddenly said something bad to himself, and he didn't know if there were other Shang family members besides Mrs. Shang.
At this moment, the half-burned wooden door fell down with a clang.
Originally, standing outside, I could only see the burning courtyard and the fire breaking out of the house. As the wooden door collapsed, everything in the courtyard was revealed to everyone.
"Ah! Is that Mrs. Shang?!" Someone screamed: "Someone is dead!"
"Dead people!"
Both Yu Lu and Fang Xi saw a corpse. The corpse fell at the door of the main room. Half of the body was inside and half of the body was outside. One hand was still stretched out, but it was burned. Burnt.
Judging from the figure and the face that is not completely unrecognizable, she is clearly the wife of Shang Xiucai!
Mrs. Shang!
What's even scarier is that she's almost naked!
Even though they had already made a guess, when they suddenly saw the body, the three of them stood frozen. Yu Lu and Fang Xi opened their eyes wide and were stunned.
"Quick reporting officer, rush into the water and isolate."
Several neighbors who had come to put out the fire just now found that the flames had spread to the surrounding area, and they all hurriedly went home to put out the fire.
Shang Xiucai took a deep breath, suddenly took out the last volume of ledgers from his pocket, stuffed it directly into Yu Lu's hand, and said to Yu Lu Fang Xi hastily: "I heard that Chen Da's backstage is the county lieutenant Han Chengyi!"
"This might be a trap, you can't go."
"But I, with my wife and son inside, I will go even if it means mountains of swords and seas of fire."
After saying that, he suddenly threw away the hands of the two people and rushed towards the house. He took off his robe halfway and rushed in. Before the two people outside could react, several figures appeared around the burning yard. , covered by smoke, it’s hard to see clearly, but it’s definitely a living person!
Among these people, someone sneered: "As expected, it's you, you're the one I've been waiting for!"
"Ah! It's you...well..."
Shang Xiucai was about to scream, but his mouth was covered and dragged in.
Except for Yu Lu Fang Xi, everyone else was either frightened by the corpse and ran away, or went to save their own belongings. Only they witnessed this scene and heard the voices inside.
This scene happened very quickly, almost before they could react, it happened.
Because the person was dragged in and there was smoke, it was impossible to see clearly what happened. All I could hear was screams coming from behind, and it was Shang Xiucai who made the screams.
Someone even asked: "Where is the account book? Who did you give it to?"
"Damn it!" Fang Xi shouted and was about to rush in.
Yu Lu grabbed him and said hurriedly: "No, don't go and die. Let's go out to avenge him!"
Just as he said that, he saw several figures rushing out of the smoke.
"There must be someone outside to help!"
"Search quickly, find him out, and kill him!"
No need to guess, the people who came out must be murderers and arsonists!
Not far away at this moment, there are only two of us who are relatively strangers. If we are discovered, we will inevitably be killed and silenced!
At this moment, even Fang Xi no longer persisted. Without any hesitation, the two of them looked at each other and immediately ran away.
After running a few dozen meters, there were people around. Because they were afraid that the fire would reach the neighbor's house, the area was in a mess. There were people running around, and the two of them were mixed in. The danger was immediately dispersed. It must have been the real person who rushed out of the courtyard. Fierce, I didn’t see two of them, so I shouldn’t be able to catch them.
In a nearby high-rise building, there were several people standing at the window on the third floor, looking at the burning courtyard not far from the building. One of them found it quite interesting to see the chaos in half the street.
Seeing others staring blankly, he patted his face gently and chuckled: "Don't worry, why should a man worry about not having a wife? I'll take care of your success as a candidate."
"...Thank you, sir." The person who was slapped on the face replied in a low voice. Judging from the voice, it turned out to be Shang Xiucai who should have been arrested and beaten!
At this moment, Shang Xiucai's body was somewhat dirty. The man agreed and asked him to step back if he was satisfied.
A person standing nearby saw Shang Xiucai lost his soul and felt disdainful. He chose fame. Who would show him such a gesture?
"Mrs. Shang tastes good, especially when she heard that her husband sold her. Her expression was really good." Withdrawing her mocking gaze, the man calmed down his aftertaste and asked with a straight face: "But, this man is really tolerant, I specially gave him He saw his wife’s naked body, and he actually endured it—why not kill these people?”
"Because no matter how forbearing this kind of person is, he has no strength. It doesn't matter if he is given the title of a civil servant. It is actually very difficult to find people like this who are willing to be chamber pots."
"Now that I'm from a low background and have this leverage, if I want to be promoted, I have to do dirty things for us. It won't be too late to wait until the chamber pot is full."
One of the people in the middle smiled coldly: "Every chamber pot feels that they have endured humiliation and hardship, and finally managed to fight back. Unfortunately, we have already had procedures in place. Once they reach a certain level, they will be dealt with, and there will never be a chance for revenge."
Several people are jaw-headed.
Ordinary people think that bearing humiliation is useful. In fact, since the first case of bearing humiliation and causing huge losses, these chamber pots with hidden dangers, no matter how many times they have been through life and death, no matter how loyal they are, will be killed before they are about to gain the power to retaliate. be disposed of.
"Sir, if Yu Lu and Fang Xi rushed out just now, what would happen to us?" someone asked again.
In the middle, he sneered: "Then kill one of them."
"What we want is to make a big fuss, but how to make a big fuss doesn't make much difference. Now... although both of them are alive, two people are still alive. It's better... to only live one."
"The only one left can be filled with righteous indignation and die for the country!"
