Chapter two hundred and fifty second inexplicable fire
Han Baihang looked at the flames filling the sky in front of him and froze on the spot. After a while, the lights on the street lit up one after another, and a group of people came in and out of the gate of Zhang's Mansion, exclaiming: "Fight the fire! Put out the fire!"
The sky-reaching flames illuminated the night sky orange-red, and the sounds of running, shouting, and crying were mixed together, shattering the black clouds in the sky. The black clouds in the sky were like black butterflies, blown by the hot air waves.
Overturned in the sky.
Han Baihang took two quick steps and arrived at the gate of Zhang's house. The sound of the house falling down gradually became louder.
"What's going on?" Han Baihang asked his men.
"We had just arrived. Just when we were sleeping in the hotel, there was a sudden explosion, which sounded like explosives!"
"Explosives? Did you hear clearly?" Han Baihang asked with a frown.
"I heard it clearly, it was definitely explosive."
"You go help put out the fire first!" Han Baihang stood in front of the Zhang family's gate, looking at the spreading fire. The red light of the two big red lanterns in front of the door was also obscured by the fire.
Han Baihang thought for a while, slipped into Zhang's house when no one was paying attention, and went straight to Zhang Ruolan's bedroom.
At this time, the lights in Zhang's house were brightly lit, and everyone was running around. They were busy putting out the fire and couldn't take care of Han Baihang for a while.
Han Baihang searched the crowd for a while and found Zhang Ruolan standing aside, holding Zhang Renkui's arm and trembling. Zhang Xueliang stood aside, constantly comforting him.
"Are you okay?" Han Baihang walked up to the three of them and asked with concern.
Zhang Renkui said happily: "Fortunately, it only set two houses on fire, so it's nothing serious."
Han Baihang looked towards the place where the fire was the biggest. He couldn't see clearly from the outside. When he entered Zhang's house, Han Baihang discovered that the two rooms on fire were exactly where Zhang Renkui housed two Japanese people.
"It's good that everyone is fine." Han Baihang said in a pretense of relaxation, his eyes involuntarily glanced at Zhang Ruolan, who lowered his head and looked overly frightened, not daring to raise his head at all.
"How did this fire start?" Han Baihang asked knowingly.
Zhang Renkui's expression changed, and he glanced at Zhang Xueliang involuntarily. Although it was only for a moment, Han Baihang still caught it.
"My men were careless and knocked over the candlestick. No one had lived in the house for a long time, so no one noticed when the fire broke out." Zhang Renkui said with an indignant look.
Han Baihang smiled. He knew exactly what caused the fire. In order to cover up his collusion with the Japanese, Zhang Renkui wasted no time on two lives.
"But how did I just hear that there was an explosion inside? What's going on?" Han Baihang looked at Zhang Renkui with cold eyes, trying to see some emotion on the old fox's face. Zhang Renkui pretended to suddenly realize.
He said: "Oh, this is all a misunderstanding. In order to put out the fire, my servant forgot to take off his gun for a moment, and the fire blew the chamber. This caused a misunderstanding."
Han Baihang said: "So that's it. I thought there was a thief in the house. I got angry and caused the fire. I was overthinking it."
Zhang Renkui's eyes suddenly became sharp and he looked towards Zhang Xueliang. Zhang Xueliang was focused on Zhang Ruolan and turned a blind eye to Zhang Renkui's murderous eyes.
"It's such an unlucky year that something like this happened during my birthday celebration. Oh!" Zhang Renkui let out a long sigh.
Han Baihang said hurriedly: "A birthday must be prosperous. Doesn't a fire indicate that the old lady will have a prosperous official career?"
Zhang Renkui smiled and said nothing. He comforted Zhang Ruolan and asked his servants to take her away. He turned to Han Baihang and said, "There's nothing wrong here. Baihang, you'd better go back and rest early."
Han Baihang had no intention of staying here. Now that Huang Huangrong's matter had been resolved, his first thought was to leave Shanghai immediately.
Although the banditry problem in Yongcheng County has almost subsided, I still feel a little uneasy after being here for so long.
After Han Baihang left, Zhang Renkui's face suddenly darkened, and he said to Zhang Xueliang in a cold tone: "It was all your idea. Now two senior Japanese officials have died in my house. What should I do now?"
Zhang Xueliang waved his hand and said nonchalantly: "It's just two Japanese who died. What's the big deal? When I go back, I can tell my father and there won't be any big trouble."
A sneer appeared at the corner of Zhang Renkui's mouth and he said: "What do you mean, you want to run away after taking a shit and leave the mess to me alone?"
Zhang Xueliang patted his somewhat scattered clothes, looked at Zhang Renkui sideways and said, "In the final analysis, this matter is all caused by indecision. What you should do now is not to accuse me, but to find a way to find out who your family is."
Hidden mole!"
Zhang Renkui asked: "What do you mean by this?"
Zhang Xueliang sneered and said, "Don't you know, your precious daughter is much smarter than you."
Zhang Renkui glanced at the fire that was being slowly extinguished, frowned and said, "Did she start this fire?"
Zhang Xueliang said: "We are close to each other. As far as I know, Zhang Ruolan has very frequent contact with the South. I am afraid that your daughter has changed her color from the bottom of her bones!"
The two fell silent, and the sound of the house falling down rang in their ears, and another burst of black smoke and dust was raised, adding an extra layer of blackness to the dark sky.
"Now my father, Wu Peifu and Cao Kun are having a huge quarrel in Beijing. No one has a conclusion on how to deal with Duan Qirui and the Anfu Clan. As the Zhenhai envoy of Nantong and the leader of the Qinggang, you,
It’s time to take a stand, there’s nothing good to be gained from being a wallflower.”
After Zhang Xueliang finished speaking, Shi Shiran walked out of Zhang Mansion. Zhang Renkui looked at the fire in front of him, his eyes flickering, not knowing what he was thinking.
As soon as Han Baihang stepped out of the Zhang family's door, he was pulled aside by Zhang Ruolan who broke in. The fear and panic on Zhang Ruolan's face was completely gone, replaced by anxiety.
"You must help me this time!"
Zhang Ruolan's eyes were filled with tears, and there was endless pleading in her tone. Han Baihang glanced at her, and in a blink of an eye he found a person hiding in the shadows, covering his lower abdomen, breathing quickly and weakly.
"I've made it very clear, I don't want to have anything to do with you!" Han Baihang said and turned around to leave. Zhang Ruolan stopped Han Baihang, knelt on the ground, bit her lip and said, "Please help me.
This time, I will grant you whatever you want!"
As she spoke, Zhang Ruolan pulled off her clothes, revealing her snow-white skin, which looked particularly dazzling in the moonlight.
