In the dark night sky, there was really a continuous drizzle at this moment, and it was a little different from that in the early morning. It only took a moment for the drizzle to change into a heavy downpour.
"Stop, stop! Stop chasing! It's raining heavily!"
"Hmph..."
Being caught off guard by the heavy rain, Xiao Han, who was running wildly in the Miao village just now, hurriedly held his head and rushed towards his bamboo house.
Ren Qing, who was behind him, also wiped the rain off his face and followed reluctantly.
The rain is getting heavier!
The raindrops as big as soybeans hit the roof of the bamboo building, making a sound like wooden fish being struck in a temple.
Of course, if it is just a monk knocking a wooden fish, it may make people feel calm.
But if there are tens of thousands of wooden fish clanging together, the noise will only make people want to cut off their ears and throw them far away.
"It's so noisy? How can I let you sleep! Oops! There's still water leaking... Hurry, Xiaodong, go get a basin to catch the water!"
Xiao Han stared irritably at the dripping roof, with a sad face, but he didn't know at this moment: this sudden heavy rain not only made him confused, but also broke the plans of many people in Guangzhou!
"Master! Master! Look, it's raining!"
Guangzhou City, Xicheng. The guard known as Third Brother held an old umbrella and shouted anxiously in the ear of the old county magistrate.
The old county magistrate who fainted seemed to feel something at this time. His heavy eyelids trembled and he slowly opened a small crack.
The world in front of me is still a little blurry, but the red light that was as high as a mountain before has completely disappeared.
Perhaps, occasionally, one or two flames will burst out in some places, like a trapped fire dragon, unwillingly issuing a challenge to the sky.
But in the blink of an eye, the fire dragon was completely suppressed by the endless heavy rain, and only a few "呲呲" sounds were heard from the night sky, which seemed to be the last roar of the fire dragon.
"The fire is out?"
His eyes widened little by little, and he realized that the old county magistrate was finally no longer on fire. With the help of his third brother, he struggled to get up from the ground.
What you can see now is that under the curtain-like heavy rain, there are only countless ruins! Above the ruins, charred wooden beams and only half of the window frames are still smoking in the rain.
"Where are the people? How are the people?"
Pushing away the third brother who was holding an umbrella for him, the old county magistrate staggered towards the crowd in front.
Those who originally lived here were left dumbly in the pouring rain, their faces blackened by the fire, their eyes empty and lifeless.
To them, this dilapidated home was all their lifetime wealth, but now it was completely destroyed in an inexplicable fire!
"Twenty or thirty people died!"
When a government official saw the old county magistrate walking into the rain, he opened his umbrella and hurriedly chased after him. While holding the umbrella on the old magistrate's head as hard as he could, he curled his lips and replied: "They are all misers who want to go home and save things.
I told them not to go in, not to go in, but they just didn’t listen! I didn’t expect the fire to be so big, and the dilapidated house was too weak. After entering, the house collapsed and no one came out again.”
"Snapped … …"
As soon as the yamen officer finished speaking, a crisp slap sounded immediately after. Even amidst the sound of rain, it still clearly reached everyone's ears!
"Scrooge?"
The old county magistrate still kept waving his palms, staring at the government servant whose umbrella was blown away in front of him with his old eyes. Even his breathing became rapid and heavy: "Is it wrong for them to keep money? They just want to
What’s wrong with saving your own home! Ah! What’s wrong with that!!!”
"My lord, please calm down! My lord, please calm down!"
The third brother who had just been pushed away saw that the old county magistrate's chest was heaving violently with anger. He quickly stepped forward and dragged the bewildered government servant aside. He turned to the old county magistrate and said, "He is just angry that those people are not willing to risk their lives."
Give up your wealth! There is no other meaning. From what I can see, it is your duty to investigate the truth behind the fire, catch the culprits, and give an explanation to these people!"
The third brother is worthy of being someone who has been with the old county magistrate for a long time. With one sentence, the old county magistrate's eyes, which had become red with anger, immediately regained some clarity.
"Yes, this fire must have been deliberately caused by evil thieves. Immediately inform all the people not to move around! Then use the neighbors as a group to identify each other, and if you find strangers together, turn them over immediately!" Qiang supported!
Carrying a heavy body, the old county magistrate glanced across the darkness and gave orders word by word!
"Here!" Upon hearing this, the third brother immediately led a group of civilians and government servants to respond solemnly! Then he rushed into the heavy rain without looking back. Soon, a series of shouting and shouting sounds were heard around him.
It's still raining heavily in the sky.
Logically speaking, the first thing to do at this time should be for everyone to find a place to take shelter from the rain!
But the old county magistrate was betting that such a big fire could not be set by one or several people! This must be an arson plan carried out by many people!
At the same time, he was also betting that some of these people did not evacuate, but mixed in with the crowd to watch the excitement! He was waiting to see his furious reaction.
Therefore, if we let people leave to take shelter from the rain at this time, it will be extremely difficult to catch these people in the future! Why not just try it and see if we can find a few villains!
"Sir, let's go over there to take shelter from the rain first!"
In the heavy rain, the old county magistrate's frail body kept shaking. Seeing that the parents of a county magistrate were like this, the people who had just lost their beloved home finally did not riot again and silently accepted the arrangements of the government officials. A few of them were soft-hearted and still
He asked the old county magistrate to go to the house that was not burned down to take shelter from the rain to avoid getting sick.
However, in the face of the people's well-intentioned persuasion, the old county magistrate still stood in the rain, and together with the people, let the heavy rain pour down on him.
"The suffering of the people is my fault! How can I have the dignity to shelter from the rain alone?!"
The old but powerful voice came from the mouth of the old county magistrate, which immediately made people admire this official in Guangzhou City. At the same time, it also added countless anger to the evil thief who set the fire!
"Me? I'm a passerby, I..."
"Folks! This is a fire set by the government. They want to force us poor people away, leaving only the rich households in the south and north cities. Don't listen to him!"
"The rain is too heavy! It will wet people to death. Why don't you quickly find a place to take shelter?"
Finally, as the surrounding people gradually gathered together in streets and cottages, some discordant sounds also came from the crowd.
However, no matter how much these people instigated, the people were not moved at all, but stared at them with pairs of angry eyes.
