Liu Xianghuan was dragged to an open space not far away. When she woke up and opened her eyes, she saw a red light in the sky.
The heat wave made people's faces hurt, and their clothes were almost smoking.
In addition to the crackling sound of burning and the sound of wind, there was also the sound of people running back and forth and shouting to put out the fire.
Many people stepped over her and poured water on the burning fire, but only a puff of white smoke rose up.
Her head was heavy, like a tangled mess, and like someone was beating it with a hammer.
At first I thought it was a dream because the fire was so exaggerated.
After pondering for a while, she realized that it was true. There was a fire in the warehouse where she kept watch!
Liu Xianghuan's eyes suddenly darkened and he almost fainted.
My heart almost jumped out of my chest. I opened my mouth as wide as possible, but I still couldn't breathe.
"We can't save him! The wind is too strong and the fire is too fierce!" said a eunuch holding an empty bucket and shaking his head.
"This row of houses can't be saved. Fortunately, a lot of things inside have been moved out." The other one was also panting from exhaustion and said as he backed away.
"I heard that everyone was shocked. I don't know how many people are going to be unlucky this time!" An old eunuch who was a handyman actually expressed a bit of gloating.
Liu Xianghuan sat there and listened in a daze, her heartbeat almost stopping.
How did that happen? Why did it catch fire?
She only remembered that she and Qu Linglong went to see Xue Heng and Zhao Chi Su for a drink, and then they became drunk.
Why are you here? Oh, yes, it must be Qu Linglong who brought her back.
He should have been rescued from the fire, right?
What about Qu Linglong? !
Liu Xianghuan looked around hastily and saw several eunuchs and maids in charge falling to the ground, sobbing loudly.
Aunt Ma's hair was disheveled and her face was covered in black ash.
When he saw Liu Xianghuan, he rushed over like crazy, hunched over.
Her voice was as hoarse as a broken gong, whether it was from the smoke or from crying. She grabbed Liu Xianghuan's shoulders with both hands and asked her: "Why did it catch on fire?! Why were you so careless?! "
Liu Xianghuan wanted to say something but didn't dare to say it, and finally asked in a trembling voice: "Where is Qu Linglong?"
Aunt Ma didn't know whether she was crying or smiling, her expression was extremely ugly: "Burned to death! She was burned to death! You can't survive! I can't survive either!"
People stayed up late in the first half of the night, and slept particularly deeply in the second half of the night.
By the time the water leak was noticed, the fire was already very strong.
Everyone rushed over to put out the fire, but where could anyone be saved?
Qu Linglong howled loudly inside, but no one dared to rush in to save her, and she couldn't rush out.
By this time it had already become a pile of coke.
Aunt Hu was also woken up and realized that there was a fire in the warehouse here. She couldn't breathe and was choked with phlegm.
She was already old, but she drank wine and ate meat during her stay-at-home years. She was so shocked that she contracted this symptom, but luckily she got over it happily.
Naturally, Aunt Ma was also in a state of disbelief. She crawled over with weak legs. She knew it was over when she saw the situation.
This place is under their control, and she arranged the night watch.
With such a big fire, no one with management responsibilities can even think of running away.
Everyone thought Liu Xianghuan ran out after the fire broke out in the house. When they saw her lying there, they thought she was fainted by the smoke.
At this moment, she knew in her heart that all she could say was that she and Qu Linglong had made an agreement. She would watch him for half the night, and Qu Linglong would watch him for the rest of the night.
In the middle of the night, after she fell asleep, a fire broke out in the house. She crawled out and called for help, but fainted when she got out.
In this way, she can shirk a little responsibility.
As for the two of them going to have a drink with Xue Heng and Zhao Chisu, we can't say anything about it.
If you are keeping vigil in the warehouse overnight, you should be keeping watch. How can you leave without permission? And going out for a drink.
It's okay if you don't say it, but if you say it, it will only increase the guilt.
Aunt Ma also knew this, not to mention that she didn't care about Xue Hengzhao's life now.
Because they themselves are like clay figures crossing the river, they cannot protect themselves.
No one thought that this matter would have anything to do with Xue Hengzhao, not Liu Xianghuan, nor Aunt Ma.
They all thought it was an accident, a fire caused by negligence.
The fire was still burning, and only the ruins of a row of houses remained.
Gray-white mist rose from the areas that had been doused by water, and the wind was full of the choking smell of fireworks.
It's almost daybreak and the wind is getting lighter.
"I said you can really sleep." Chi Su sat in front of the window and turned to Xu Hengzhao.
At night, Xue Hengzhao asked Chi Su to pretend to be drunk, and she naturally heard what Qu Linglong said before leaving.
Although she had known that Qu Linglong had ill intentions towards the two of them, she unexpectedly turned out to be so cruel that she wanted to take their lives.
He even didn't hesitate to pull the innocent Liu Xianghuan.
"I never believe in treating others with kindness and mercy." Xue Hengzhao briefly told her Qu Linglong's plan and then stood up and put on his cloak. "If you are afraid of committing evil, you can stay here and not go out."
"What are you going to do?" Chi Su asked her.
"Kill people and set fire." Xue Hengzhao answered simply and neatly.
"I'll accompany you!" Chi Su didn't hesitate at all.
Xue Hengzhao smiled, pointed at Liu Xianghuan and said, "Just carry her over and put her under the steps. Remember to put her feet inward and face down."
As for what Xue Hengzhao did after entering the house, Chi Su did not see it with her own eyes. Xue Hengzhao told her later.
"Aren't you sleepy? You didn't get much sleep in the first half of the night." Xue Hengzhao talked lingeringly. She slept the most soundly when the fire was at its strongest.
"This fire is really huge and frightening." Chi Su said, "I don't know how many people will suffer after daybreak!"
Xue Hengzhao didn't speak, but yawned again.
It was the first time for her to do such things as murder and arson, but it was as easy and casual as a common occurrence.
Chi Su added: "But I can't blame you, who told them to want our lives!
Thank you for being here. If it were just me, I might not survive New Year's Eve. "
"You were implicated by me," Xue Hengzhao said, "actually it's just me they want to target."
"Don't say that. As long as this muddy water is stirred up, no one can get away with it." Chi Su shook his head, "For example, Liu Xianghuan, she has always been cautious and kind, and she has never provoked anyone."
"We have already helped her," Xue Hengzhao said, "If Qu Linglong's plan had succeeded, she would not even be alive!"
On the first day of junior high school, they had to get up early to work. On their way to the needlework bureau, Xue Hengzhao and Chi Su saw the body of Grandma Hu being carried out.
The time of her death was very unlucky and violated a taboo.
Moreover, the Holy One was already furious because of the fire in the warehouse of the Needlework Bureau, so even if Aunt Hu died, she would be whipped to death by three hundred people, and the entire clan would be wiped out.
When Aunt Ma heard about it, she was so frightened that she broke away from the eunuch who was escorting her on the way to Shenxingsi. She was later captured, tied up tightly, and carried over.
The embroidery workshop was deathly quiet, not even a cough was heard.
Qu Linglong and Liu Xianghuan's seats were empty, and their two unfinished embroidered purses were placed there, as if they were on a normal day.
But everyone knows that these two purses can no longer be embroidered.
