As the sun sets below the horizon, darkness gradually spreads across the sky until it covers the entire land.

In an alley near the east city gate, Ning Zhe stood at the entrance of the alley, pointing to a yard with red lanterns in the distance, and said to Li Lin beside him: "Did you see that? That's the Black Flag Gang's brothel."

One, you just need to wait for the bell to ring eleven o'clock in the city, and then light a fire according to our agreement!"

"Brother Zhe, I don't quite understand. What on earth are you trying to do? Along the way, every time you meet a prostitute, you will leave someone behind. This is my fifth one, right? Your purpose is not

Are you ready to catch the leader of the Black Flag Gang? By making such a big noise now, isn't this an act of exposure?" Li Lin thought for a long time, but still couldn't figure out Ning Zhe's intention.

"I don't even know where Xiao Qi is, how can I catch him?" Ning Zhe took out a handful of fried rice from his pocket, put it in his mouth and chewed it gently.

"But can you find him if you set a fire like this?" Li Lin thought for a moment: "You want to force the people inside by setting a fire to see if Xiao Qi is inside?"

"It's a way, but it's unlikely. I can't keep an eye on so many prostitutes, and I've never seen what Xiao Qi looks like. Even if he appears, I don't recognize him." Ning Zhe smiled slightly: "

The prostitutes we are targeting are all located in relatively remote locations within the Black Flag Gang, so the possibility of him being inside is not high."

"Then what are you going to do?" Li Lin felt that he was getting more and more confused.

"Don't ask, just finish your work!" Ning Zhe patted Li Lin on the shoulder, then hugged a bundle of straw and disappeared into the darkness with Lin Xun.

…

Half an hour later, Ning Zhe and Lin Xun arrived near a prostitute again and climbed onto the roof of the house next door.

"Brother, let's make sure. The woodshed of this brothel is in the backyard. There is a small kitchen. Other than that, there are no flammable materials!" Lin Xun inspected the roof for a week and returned to Ningzhe.

around.

"That's enough, we just want to make some noise. The houses in the refugee area have similar structures, and there are no furniture or flammable materials. As long as the fire can start!" Ning Zhe poured out a small bottle worth thirty yuan.

He poured the kerosene on the straw and waited quietly.

"Boom! Boom!"

Time passed by, and soon a bell sounded in the outer city. Because the refugees basically did not have clocks, the bell in the outer city became a timer for the refugees to go to and from get off work. The length of the bell was different depending on the time.

When Lin Xun heard the bell ringing, he picked up the kerosene-soaked straw and walked directly to the backyard of the prostitution kiln. Then he jumped into the backyard nimbly, touched the edge of the firewood pile, poured another bottle of kerosene on it, and paddled

The match ignited the straw, and a flame instantly burst out on the firewood pile. Lin Xun reached out and pulled open the plastic sheet in the kitchen, picked up two pieces of burning firewood, threw them into the house, and then quickly climbed up the wall.

Compared with the bare-walled homes of most refugees, the kitchens of the Black Flag Gang's prostitutes' kilns still have a lot of supplies, because the supplies in the brothels are uniformly allocated by the gang and delivered every other week.

The rations were for twenty people, and due to the lack of water in the refugee area, the food was only dry fried noodles and fried rice. When exposed to fire, it was instantly ignited.

"boom!"

After the flour bags on the shelf were burned, the concentration of flour in the air increased, causing a small dust explosion. With a muffled sound, the entire kitchen suddenly erupted in flames.

"Bang!"

As the explosion sounded, a door in the yard was pushed open. A young man ran into the yard and saw the flashing fire in the backyard. He was stunned for a moment, then suddenly shouted at the top of his voice: "Brother Hong! Hong!"

Brother!! It’s on fire!!”

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"...!"

After the young man's shouting was heard, doors began to be pushed open in the yard. Some disheveled prostitutes saw this scene and began to run out of the yard without even bothering to put on their clothes.

At the same time, a wretched middle-aged man in charge of the brothel was woken up in his sleep and ran outside in confusion: "What's going on? What's going on?"

"Brother Hong! There's a fire in our backyard!" The young man saw Brother Hong showing up and ran over quickly.

"Bang!"

Brother Hong heard the young man's response and kicked him to the ground: "There's a fire, what's the use of telling me! I can fucking spray water? Why don't you go put out the fire for me!"

"Brother Hong! The fire is so big! What are we going to do to put it out?" The young man staggered after being kicked, and he also looked impatient.

"Get a few people and shovel the soil outside the yard! The rest of you will get drinking water! Rush in first and wet the food for me! Quick!" Brother Hong shouted to the thugs in the yard, and then pointed to a few tables in the corner.

A boy and girl picking up guests said: "What the hell are you looking at! You guys should put out the fire for me too!"

After Brother Hong finished shouting this, he even rushed forward, completely losing his usual bossy attitude. A week's rations for twenty people is no longer a small amount. According to Xiao Qi's character, once something happens here

The problem is something Brother Hong cannot afford.

Brother Hong and his team even used drinking water to extinguish the fire, but it was still a drop in the bucket. After a group of people hurriedly put out the fire, most of the things in the kitchen were burned. Even the food that was not burned was burned.

After adding water and soil, it turned into mud all over the ground.

Brother Hong stood in front of the smoky kitchen and looked at the mess in front of him. His body was trembling: "Damn it! How could there be a fire in this weather!"

"Brother Hong, what can we eat in the next few days?" The young man next to him looked at the burned food and showed a bitter face. They usually eat in limited quantities, and they are just above the food and clothing line every day.

Struggle, now I see so much food being wasted, I feel extremely distressed.

"Crack!"

When Brother Hong heard this, he gave the young man a slap in the face: "Eat, eat, eat! What else can you do besides eating?!"

Seeing Brother Hong's anxious expression, the others lowered their heads and kept silent.

"You guys watch this place! I'm going out for a while!" Brother Hong gritted his teeth, then turned around and left.

"Brother Hong, where are you going?" another young man asked angrily.

"Such a big thing happened in the brothel! Don't I have to go and report it?!" Brother Hong said a word, his face was as gloomy as water, and he walked out of the courtyard full of anxiety.

On the roof, Ning Zhe saw Brother Hong walking out of the yard from a distance, and patted Lin Xun's arm: "Let's go! Follow us!"

Lin Xun nodded slightly and followed Ning Zhe quietly: "Brother, do you think he will go to Xiao Qi?"

"We set six fires tonight, and someone must report to Xiao Qi! As long as we and the people living here can meet more than three companions at the destination, we will most likely find Xiao Qi's location through this clue
Chapter completed!