"What's going on? Did it explode somewhere?"
The people in the room jumped up instantly. Ying 5 who was closest to the door, and Ying 7 and 8 who had been wandering around on the roof all rushed out.
The remaining Shen Haolin, Shen Cha, Xue Ruitian, and Song Qiyun didn't slow down much, and they also ran out. In order to have a clearer view, several people all went up to the roof and looked towards where the sound was coming from. They saw that there was already a fire in the direction of the temple fair.
"Boss!" Ying Shiqi, who originally went out to ask for Song Qiyun's dagger, turned back halfway and saw Shen Haolin, Shen Cha, Xue Ruitian and Song Qiyun all on the roof. He jumped up and went up to the room, "Yes. A food stall suddenly exploded, causing a fire. Our Shen Jiajun patrols are already putting out the fire. Shiba has brought people to help. I will come back with a message. "
"Why did there be an explosion?" Song Qiyun frowned, "Is anyone injured?"
"These are not clear yet. We have to wait until the fire is put out." Ying Qiqi sighed, "The food stall where the explosion occurred is in a relatively remote location and there are relatively few people there. The casualties will not be too serious. There was such a big fire because the location was too remote and there were a lot of firewood around, which were placed there by other food stalls.”
"Boss!" Ying Wu, who went out to inquire about the news, came back in a hurry. "The fire has been put out now. The location of the food stall is not good, but there are also several diners inside and they were seriously injured. In addition to the diners, all the people were affected. There were also stall owners and a few passers-by who happened to be passing by." He sighed softly, "The cause of the explosion was also found. It was a passing child who threw a small hanging firecracker into the stove of the food stall. Inside. As a result...when the furnace exploded, he was also affected."
"Let's go and see the scene first!" Shen Haolin sighed, pulling Shen Cha and jumping down, "I thought that only in Xijing could there be such ignorant children who were spoiled by their adults. Unexpectedly, Jiaping There are also some in Guancheng.”
"There are kids like this looking for trouble no matter where they are." Shen Cha sneered and turned to look at Ying Wu, "By the way, where are my master and Uncle Yan?"
"Two elderly people are at the scene, but there are people following them, so they won't be allowed to rush to the front."
"That's good!" Shen Cha nodded and glanced at Ying Shiqi, "Okay, don't join in the fun, hurry up and get the dagger from the county prince, be tougher, and don't quarrel with him. After you get it back, go directly to the scene to find us.”
"Yes, boss!" Shadow Seventeen responded, ran to the training camp, called the two brothers, and went to the theater in the West City in a fierce manner.
When a group of people rushed to the scene, the fire had been put out and the people at the temple fair had almost been evacuated. Even so, it was still full of devastation as far as the eye could see. The owner of the food stall and the diners who happened to be eating were the most seriously injured. Although they were not dead, they were already in a coma. The doctors in the city were invited over, and Jin Miaomiao was also busy treating the injured. The family of naughty children who caused the explosion and fire were only slightly injured. They were surrounded by Shen Jiajun soldiers and stood there sluggishly.
When the soldiers of the Shen Family Army who were maintaining order saw Shen Haolin and the others, they all knelt on one knee and saluted. Shen Haolin waved his hand for them to stand up, and led the group to Qin Zheng and Yan Bo, and carefully inspected them with Shen Cha. An old man, after confirming that he was really not affected, finally let go of his worries.
"Master, Uncle Yan." Shen Cha looked at this and then that worriedly, "You two, please go back to your home first. Leave the matters here to us!"
"It's a good first day of the New Year, how could such a big mess happen?" Uncle Yan shook his head, "We must comfort the families of the injured."
"Yes, we must deal with it properly!" Qin Zheng nodded, looked at the naughty child's family, then looked at the food stall owner and innocent diners who were being rescued, and said in a low voice, "That family has no guilt at all. We cannot let them go so easily.”
"Master, don't worry!" Shen Cha sneered, "Such serious harm has been caused. If you want to shirk the blame and not bear the responsibilities..." She shook her head gently, "It is absolutely impossible. That won’t work for us here.”
"As long as you know what's going on!" Qin Zheng patted Shen Haolin and straightened Shen Cha's cloak, "We're going back."
After Qin Zheng and Yan Bo were sent away, everyone present, whether it was Shen Haolin, Shen Cha, Xue Ruitian, Song Qiyun, or ordinary soldiers, instantly felt the pressure drop suddenly and let out a long sigh of relief.
"My lord, your lord, your general!" Seeing Qin Zheng and Uncle Yan leave, the hostess of the naughty boy's family rushed to Shen Haolin, Xue Ruitian and Shen Cha, regardless of the obstruction of the Shen family soldiers, and knelt down with a plop. On the ground, he kowtowed loudly and begged, "Please, adults, please let my little treasure go. He is still a child. He didn't mean it. Please, adults, please let him go this time!"
"Because he is a child and he is ignorant, should we allow him to commit such a serious crime?" Shen Cha looked condescendingly at the woman kneeling in front of them, and pointed at the innocent people whose lives were uncertain. The injured person said expressionlessly, "If you or your little baby were like them and were injured like this by a so-called unintentional act of a passing child, would you not hold him accountable?"
"But...but..." The woman looked up at Shen Haolin, Xue Ruitian and Shen Cha, then turned back to look at her son, "He really didn't mean it. We have money, so why not pay them money?" ?”
"Compensate?" That's what you're doing, right?" Xue Ruitian snorted coldly, "Do you think Daxia's laws are there to look good? No matter how big the crime is, you can settle it as long as you have money, and you don't have to worry about being punished at all. Yes or no?"
"Isn't it?" The woman frowned, "Isn't this what you, relatives of the emperor, and those imperial merchants do?"
"Oh, do you have conclusive evidence to prove that we all do this? If not, there is another crime of defamation. With so many pairs of eyes watching and so many pairs of ears listening, it's too late for you to deny it. .” Fadu, let’s just make this statement true. You see, I am not only rich, but also powerful. If I let you and your son pay for the lives of these innocent people, no one should object, right?" He looked around at the people around Jiaping Pass who refused to leave and were determined to see the result, and asked loudly, "Everyone, if I ask them to give these people..." He pointed to the injured , No, they are dead now. Jin Miaomiao just gestured towards them, these people have died. He sighed, "Do you have any objection to paying for the lives of these innocent dead people?"
"Dead?" Someone in the crowd keenly grasped this key point, "Master Marquis, are you sure they are unfortunate..."
"I'm sure!" Jin Miaomiao stood up straight and walked in front of Shen Haolin and the others. "Now that a life has been lost, and there are more than one, it is absolutely impossible to settle it with money. Since you don't want your son to bear the responsibility For the crime of murder, I also agree with the Marquis’ proposal just now, and let you and your son pay with their lives!”
"Support the Marquis' decision and let them pay for the lives of the innocent dead!"
"Why should I pay for it with my life!" When the woman saw that her plea was not going to work, but also aroused people's anger, she refused to do anything and simply started to behave and wallow. She sat down on the ground and started howling, "Heaven, earth, it's so unreasonable for us to be determined by the fate of a few untouchables!"
"It would be unjust to let you go!"
"Yes, yes! The Duke, the Marquis, and the General must not let them go, and must make them pay with their lives!"
"That's right! With such a mother, the children she hands over will not be good things. When they grow up, they will be a scourge to our Daxia. We Daxia will never want such a person!"
When the woman heard these words, she cursed even more vigorously, her mouth became increasingly unclean, and it became harder and harder to hear.
Shen Haolin and the others were very calm at this moment, ignoring the domineering woman, and focused their observations on the child who threw the firecrackers. The child didn't say a word from beginning to end. The whole time, he was grabbing the trouser leg of the man standing next to him, who must be his father. Later, his mother made too much noise, and the child finally gave a little reaction.
"Can you get her away?" The child looked at his mother with disgust, "Don't she want to take the blame for me? I agree!"
"Do you agree?" Shen Cha frowned slightly, "She is your mother, you want to send her to die?"
"She is not my mother. My mother was forced to death by her a long time ago!"
