When Shen Cha arrived at the scene of the incident with his personal guards, the situation was already under control.
Because the Forbidden Army and the patrol battalion handled the situation in a timely and appropriate manner, although the burn was quite severe, the number of casualties was not as high as expected. Only more than 20 people closest to the scene of the incident were injured. This is already the best. a result.
"Xiao Cha!" Bai Meng gave a few instructions to the guards around him, walked to Shen Cha, lowered his head and said, "I received what you asked Dai Yi to bring to me, and I checked it carefully. I really have to thank you very much." The fire was really an unexpected surprise!”
"My hunch was right? My brother also said that I thought too much." Shen Cha raised an eyebrow, "I was just a little uneasy, so I asked Dai Yi to remind you. I didn't expect..." She shook her head gently, "What did you find?"
"There are only a few clues, not a special discovery. I guess the situation is similar to that of the chamberlains and maids in the palace before. They are just small fish and shrimps. They don't know what is going on."
"Small fish and shrimps are fine, too. We know nothing about that place now. We must grasp any clues we have. Commander, we are not qualified to be picky." Shen Cha wrapped his fox fur cloak tightly around him. He looked around, "Where are the people? Are they all under control?"
"There is no need to control them at all. They can't run away even if they want to. They are all lying in the tent!"
"What does this mean?" Shen Cha frowned slightly, "Injured?"
"That's right!" Bai Meng raised his chin and pointed at the burned food street, "Maybe this sentence is not appropriate, but I still want to say that this fire came at the right time, as if it was sent by God. We have a big piece of the pie.”
"Make it clear that this fire was their premeditation?"
"What kind of premeditation? It's really just an accident." Bai Meng was amused by Shen Cha's words, "The two brothers brought their wives and children out to eat, and their children were chasing and fighting along the way. This food street Well, there are a lot of children, and the adults don't care much about it. According to them, just play and have fun, as long as nothing happens."
"As long as nothing happens?" Shen Cha snorted coldly, "Isn't this considered an accident? How big of an accident do you plan to have?"
"They didn't expect it to be so serious. Several children ran near a small stall selling fried crispy rice." Bai Meng said while leading Shen Cha to the small stall where the accident occurred. "Where is the stall owner? , I just said a few words, don’t make a fuss here, be careful when scalding, etc. After all, the oil pan is too hot, and even children with some sense would not want to get close to it, right?" Seeing Shen Cha nod, he continued Said, "The stall owner did his duty and warned him before the accident happened, but the children didn't listen, and the adults at home didn't care."
"Did the child knock over the frying pan?"
"One of the children was wearing a cloak with a belt. The belt accidentally caught a small nail protruding from the oil pan shelf. The child didn't know it. He kept following his friends and took the oil pan away. fall down."
"Looking at the burn marks, a frying pan probably couldn't have been burned to its current state."
Song Yaojia's voice sounded behind the two of them. When they turned around, they saw His Highness the Crown Prince, who was wrapped up tightly. He squinted his eyes and looked at the place where the accident first happened.
"His Royal Highness!" Bai Meng saluted Song Yaojia, "I have disturbed the prince, my lord..."
"Hey, it's nothing to disturb. Don't say such polite words." Song Yaojia pointed behind her, "I brought something. You can have someone pick it up."
"Yes!" Bai Meng asked his bodyguard to follow him to receive it, while he continued to explain the situation to Song Yaojia and Shen Cha, "What His Highness said just now is right, there is more than one oil pan. Even though this stall is small, there are a total of Three oil pans were placed side by side. A child ran away for some reason, and the strap on his body hooked the innermost oil pan, causing the two outside ones to escape. It fell down by the way." He pointed to the ground again, "You have also seen that there are many fried foods in this food street, and there is a lot of oil stored on the ground. When sparks fell on the ground, the whole camp was set on fire in an instant, and everything was on fire. At that time, there were a lot of people on this street. Fortunately, brothers from the patrol camp were nearby and they were evacuated in time. Crowd, otherwise..." He shook his head, "The consequences will be disastrous."
"This can be regarded as an unforeseen disaster. Now the adults in the family are unwilling to teach their children properly and let them run around in such a dangerous place, causing harm to the whole street." Song Yaojia curled her lips, glanced twice, and turned Looking at Bai Meng, he said, "If I remember correctly, your Forbidden Army and Patrol Battalion gave a note to the Ministry of War and the Fifth Army's Military and Horse Department at the beginning of the year, saying that several food streets in the city would be repaired. It seems like you’re worried about something like this happening, right?”
"Yes, such a thing happened, and I mentioned it more than once. Moreover, I specifically told Jing Zhaoyin, but unfortunately, nothing happened anymore." Bai Meng spread his hands with a look on his face. Helpless, "It's okay now. What we were worried about has happened. Let's see how Jing Zhaoyin explains to His Majesty..."
"How else can I explain? At the least, it means that he has done meritorious service and dealt with all the follow-up. Your Majesty sees that his hard work has made a great contribution, so he will be fined half a year's salary and get dozens of slaps. If it is more serious, he will be dismissed from his post and investigated." Shen Cha looked around. , saw Jing Zhaoyin standing far away from them, looking timid and afraid to come towards them, he slightly raised his lips and said, "Speak to Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here, this Lord Jing Zhaoyin is not here. Are you here yet?" Seeing that Bai Meng was about to call Jing Zhaoyin over, she quickly stopped him, "Let him stand there, and let him see how many people and families he brought to life because of his mistakes. Disaster has come. But there is one thing that I find quite strange. This gentleman usually seems to be very resolute in doing things, but something went wrong in this matter? What is the meaning in this? "
"There's nothing to say. I just don't want to offend anyone." Bai Meng sighed softly, "These food streets all seem to sell inconspicuous snacks, but the amount of income in a day is also It’s quite huge. If this is closed for governance, how many people’s financial resources will be cut off!”
"Breaking money? I don't want to break it this time. I've burned into this kind of virtue. It's impossible to do business no matter what." Song Yaojia sneered, "It's a pity that there are all these small stalls here and there are no fixed stores. There are no common people living there, otherwise, dismissal from office and investigation would be easy."
"Your Highness is right!" Bai Meng led Song Yaojia and Shen Cha to the tent where the wounded were placed. "They are all inside. I checked with the doctor. Except for the two children, the ones with the most serious burns were from that stall. Stall owner, the others all have superficial injuries, not particularly serious."
"Yeah!" Shen Cha nodded, "Is that the stall owner you're talking about?"
Bai Meng opened the curtain of the tent, and Song Yaojia and Shen Cha looked inside at the same time. They saw that the stall owner and his family were huddled together, and the two brothers and his family were in another corner. .
The two of them glanced at the stall owner emphatically, and before they noticed it, they quickly withdrew, and together with Bai Meng, they stayed away from the tent and returned to the place of the accident.
"Where?"
"The inside of the wrist. I accidentally saw it when the doctor was applying the medicine. Xiaocha, like the Duke of Guo, I thought you were making a fuss out of a molehill. Unexpectedly...what an unexpected surprise!" Bai Meng led two people. He walked to the overturned oil pan shelf and pointed at the legs, "Look, you two."
Shen Cha and Song Yaojia looked at each other, sighed and looked over, and saw a pattern carved on the inside of the shelf's leg that they had just seen on the letter that Prince Ning took out today.
"Dai Yi!" Shen Cha waved to Dai Yi who was not far away, "Go check on this stall owner, see who is in his family, who he usually comes in contact with, and besides going out to the stall every day Besides, I also like something else.”
"yes!"
"Come back!" Shen Cha raised the corners of his lips, "Be quiet and don't alert others, do you understand?"
"clear!"
