The uncle seemed to be the leader and knew everyone else. He hurriedly said: "Everyone, listen to Miss Tang, she will not harm us."
"Okay!" Everyone started to take action. Some people ran back to get the straw on the ground, bedding, etc., and put all the things that could be burned at the door of the cell according to Tang Wanwan's instructions. Sure enough, the place was filled with fire after a while.
It was burning, and the fire outside had almost destroyed the roof beams.
The fire outside was getting stronger and stronger, and the heat brought by the flames made my face hurt. There was a look of fear on everyone's face, and they all tried their best to shrink inside. If it had been a little later, it would probably have burned down here.
"Quick, everyone, come up and hold someone's hand one by one."
Tang Wanwan had already pried open the door of the skylight, and the cold wind from outside blew in. There were twinkling stars in the sky, and she looked at it in confusion.
There were six people in total, and five came out. Unexpectedly, the lunatic refused to leave.
The other four people who came out were both happy and frightened, and they all cried with excitement.
There was a fire below, and they were standing on the roof, safe and sound. One was holding the arm of the other, crying and laughing. If it had been a little longer, they would have been burned to ashes.
"We're out."
"Great, we are finally out." One of them was an old man who was almost sixty years old. His hair was half as white as dry grass. He was so excited that he started to cry like a child. He didn't know.
What mistake had he made to end up being locked up in a dungeon at such an old age? Among the group of people, he was in the worst health and his movements were slow. It took a lot of effort for everyone to pull him up.
What he said had two meanings. One was that he finally escaped from death, and the other was that he finally reached the outside and saw the light of day again. If it hadn't been for today's accident, he might have died in the dark dungeon.
Those who came out stood on the roof and shouted to the fire fighters below, calling for help. When the people below saw them, they were very surprised and hurriedly said: "They are not dead, they are on the roof."
"Hurry and grab the bamboo ladder and prepare to save people."
"Miss Tang, let's go!" The uncle shouted when he saw that Tang Wanwan was still thinking about going on.
"No, there is another person below. We have to rescue her." Tang Wanwan was talking about the crazy woman. Although a person is crazy, she still has a life after all. She cannot just watch someone being burned alive.
Several other people saw this and looked at each other. The uncle rolled up his sleeves and said, "I'll go down and you can pull me up later."
"Okay, brother, be careful." Several other people nodded.
"No, I'd better go down. I'm young and this window is too small." Tang Wanwan quickly grabbed the uncle.
"Take off your outer clothes and give them to me, tie our clothes together, make a rope, and tie it around her waist later." Tang Wanwan had already thought about it. If the woman resisted, she would be knocked unconscious.
, tied the clothes around her waist and rescued the person.
Everyone basically wore two pieces of clothing, a single jacket inside and a thin outer coat. Several people quickly took off their clothes and tied the sleeves together according to Tang Wanwan's request.
Time is running out, and in a little while, everything down there will be engulfed in flames.
"I'm going down, you guys should go down quickly." After Tang Wanwan finished speaking, she jumped down without waiting for anyone to say anything.
As soon as Tang Wanwan jumped down, the people below were already coming up.
One of them just rushed up, saw Tang Wanwan's head, and got in directly.
"Awan!"
It was Lu Yujin who came up. He jumped out of the skylight without saying a word.
"Hey, you don't want your life." Seeing Lu Yujin jump directly, everyone's hearts were in their throats. They didn't know who this person was. Aren't they afraid of death?
There were flames all around, and the houses next to here began to collapse. The situation was very critical.
Others also came up one after another and rescued them one by one. The uncle did not leave. He insisted on staying above to support Tang Wanwan and the others.
After a while, Tang Wanwan was brought up, followed by Lu Yujin, and then the woman.
She was indeed knocked unconscious, otherwise she wouldn't be so honest.
"Quick, retreat."
Fortunately, Lu Yujin came, otherwise Tang Wanwan would have been burned by the smoke and fire below.
After they got off the roof, within a short time, the whole place was in flames.
The few people who were rescued all had their own relatives, and they all hugged each other and cried. After crying, they all had lingering fears when they looked at the blazing fire.
Brothers Tang Zhongqiu and Tang Zhongquan were organizing the Tang family's children to put out the fire. However, the fire was too strong and a little water was of no use. In the end, they could only watch the fire engulf all the houses here.
The fire burned until the next day and burned down more than a dozen houses. Not to mention the items burned, one of the houses was a warehouse where important materials were stored. When the Tang patriarch learned about it, he became furious and ordered an immediate investigation into the matter.
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However, this incident happened at night, and the two gatekeepers were both asleep. They saw someone coming in. Others did not know how to check, so the matter was difficult to handle. Of course, the unlucky person was that person.
The two guards stopped and were immediately arrested.
Tang Zhongqiu ordered these people to continue to be imprisoned, and they all knelt down and begged for mercy.
"Elder Tang, please give us another chance. We will never dare to do it again."
When the people nearby saw this, they couldn't bear it and came up one after another to plead for mercy. "Just let them go. The fire like today allowed them to escape death, which means it was God's arrangement."
"Yes, Elder Tang has the virtue of a good life. Let them go and let them change their ways."
Tang Zhongqiu hesitated, but did not agree to them immediately. Instead, he said: "You are all sinners in our Tangjia Village. Letting you go like this is too easy for you. I will discuss this matter with the clan leader and other
The elders will discuss it and will give you an answer tomorrow."
After he finished speaking, he looked at Tang Wanwan and said, "As for this little girl like you, someone, please take her down."
When those people saw that Tang Wanwan had made a great contribution to saving everyone, even if she was not rewarded, they even wanted to lock her up. They immediately stopped. "What crime did Miss Tang commit? She saved everyone today, so...
Can’t you let her go?”
"Yes, you are still being unreasonable."
Tang Wanwan also looked at Tang Zhongqiu and asked, "I want to see the clan leader, and please ask Elder Tang to be accommodating." Tang Zhongqiu also had the status of an elder in Tangjia Village, so it was not an exaggeration to call him that.
"Want to meet our clan leader? Oh, little girl, you really dare to think so."
Tang Zhongqiu immediately said: "If anyone comes, take them down immediately."
The person who wanted to take Tang Wanwan was about to take Tang Wanwan down, but was stopped by Lu Yujin.
"Elder Tang, could you please lend me a moment to speak? I think you will definitely be interested in what I have to say." Lu Yujin protected Tang Wanwan by his side, preventing others from touching her.
Seeing his posture, those people did not dare to step forward casually. They all looked at Tang Zhongqiu, waiting for him to give instructions.
"You guys go down first." Tang Zhongqiu made a gesture, and the others stepped aside, and the remaining people basically dispersed.
"What do you want to tell me?" Tang Zhongqiu looked at Lu Yujin's expression, which was unclear and somewhat searching. He seemed to be thinking about what he was going to talk to him about. When Lu Yujin's name was mentioned by many people, they said he was causing trouble and wanted to
When driving him out of Tangjiacun, Tang Zhongqiu sent someone to check his identity information, but no useful information was found. Because of this, people became more suspicious that this person's identity was unusual. Moreover, his father
He also told them not to have any enmity with the Lu family. Even if he is an unpopular young master in the family, and that skinny camel is bigger than a horse, who knows if he will rise up in the family one day.
Lu Yujin looked at Tang Wanwan and said, "Awan, please wait here for me for a while, okay?"
Tang Wanwan nodded. Seeing the house in front of her burning so fiercely, she couldn't help but wonder, why did the fire burn so strangely? It didn't burn earlier, it didn't burn later, and it happened that it had to be burned not long after she entered.
An unknown fire was set off.
After she came out, she once looked at the burned area outside. It was kerosene, and it must have been poured on it deliberately. Otherwise, how could this nice house not be put out even if it was just a little bit burned?
All houses were damaged.
Now, several exits at the entrance of Tangjia Village have been sealed, and everyone is looking for the arsonist. Therefore, there are torches and bright lights everywhere in the village.
After a while, Lu Yujin came back, held Tang Wanwan's arm and said, "Let's go, I'll take you home now."
Tang Wanwan saw that he looked so calm, as if he knew beforehand that she could convince Tang Zhongqiu, so she couldn't help but look at him with some curiosity and said: "Brother Lu, what did you say to him earlier? How could he be so quick?"
Do you agree to let me go?" Just now, Tang Zhongqiu was speaking to her in a strange manner. Isn't this a big change?
Lu Yujin looked at her blackened face and said with some distress: "You will know in a few days."
"Keeping secrets from me? Humph." Tang Wanwan looked at Lu Yujin with a bit of anger.
"It's really nothing. You don't know it's for your own good. Just listen to me."
"Yeah!" Tang Wanwan nodded.
"By the way, Brother Lu, do you know who set this fire?"
Lu Yujin didn't understand what Tang Wanwan meant. She looked at him and said, "Do you want to see with your own eyes how to catch that man?"
"Okay, if you need my help, I'm willing to do it."
Tang Wanwan smiled at him and said, "No need to bother you, that person can speak for himself."
"What does this mean?" Lu Yujin was even more puzzled. He didn't know what kind of medicine Tang Wanwan was selling in this little gourd.
"Let's go and confirm a few details."
Tang Wanwan then asked the people nearby who participated in the search. After asking a few questions, she had an idea. Then she said to Lu Yujin: "I think I should be able to catch that person."
"Are you sure?" Lu Yujin looked at Tang Wanwan, wondering why this girl was so brave and could say such things casually. Or maybe she saw some definite evidence.
"Yeah." Seeing that Tang Zhongqiu was still there directing others to catch the arsonist, Tang Wanwan was very busy, so she walked towards him.
"Ah Wan, wait." Seeing her about to walk over, Lu Yujin hurriedly grabbed her. He looked into her eyes and said, "I know you want to save them, but I advise you not to do this. It's not a good idea."
, you will be involved." Lu Yujin saw Tang Wanwan's intention from her actions and expression, and stepped forward to stop her.
He had just saved Tang Wanwan. If something happened to her again, it would be difficult to save her a second time.
"Okay, but if you miss this opportunity, it will be difficult to catch that person if he runs away."
"You can tell me, wouldn't it be better if we find that person first, and if the evidence is conclusive, then hand him over."
"That's okay." Originally, Tang Wanwan was planning to negotiate a condition with Tang Zhongqiu, that is, she would help him find the arsonist, but he had to promise himself to let the few people she rescued from the dungeon go.
Tang Wanwan asked later and found out that the crimes they committed had some fishy elements in them. Especially the crazy woman, who suffered such a misfortune that she lost her mind and was locked up in a dungeon. If it weren’t for
Whether today's accident will happen again in this life is still unknown.
"Don't hesitate about that, let's go find someone right now."
"No, let's go back and rest first. Let's see me put on a good show for you tomorrow morning."
"This? Didn't you say you were worried that the prisoner would escape on his own?"
"I was a little worried at first, but I shouldn't be worried now. After Tang Wanwan finished speaking, she pointed to the sky." They saw dark clouds in the sky, and large groups of black clouds were blown to the top of their heads by the autumn wind. Seeing this
It was going to rain. Seeing that no one found him, the man probably felt relieved and went home to sleep.
This man must be from Tangjiacun. He can't run away, and he probably doesn't want to run away either. Because he thinks that with the IQ of people like Tang Zhongqiu, they can't catch him.
"You're not a simple girl, you've got the weather right."
"I think Brother Lu also knows that there will be a heavy rain soon, which will put out the fire. It's a pity that all the things that should be burned and those that shouldn't be burned are gone."
Lu Yujin took a deep look at Tang Wanwan and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you." He wanted to see how Tang Wanwan found that person. If Tang Wanwan could really find that person from so many people who set him on fire
If the prisoner finds her, it shows that she really has some abilities. You should also check her abilities yourself and then consider the future.
In fact, the conversation between Lu Yujin and Tang Zhongqiu today was very simple. Lu Yujin said that Tang Zhongqiu could not imprison Tang Wanwan. He asked why?
Lu Yujin said that within three days, your Tangjia Village will be in big trouble, and the only person who can solve this problem will be Tang Wanwan.
As for whether this trouble is about catching the arsonist or something else, we will find out in the next two days.
Tang Zhongqiu looked at Lu Yujin and said, "What if I insist on arresting her?"
"If you don't want to suffer catastrophe, you can give it a try?"
When Lu Yujin said this, Tang Zhongqiu didn't dare to take the risk. If he was really right, he didn't dare to take the risk. She was just a little girl anyway, not to mention the life of this little girl was not worth mentioning in his eyes.
If it really didn't work, he would just find another reason to arrest her. After careful consideration, he agreed to let her go.
The Lu family can't offend easily, so this time it's better to sell him a favor.