Chapter Twenty-Three: Arson
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Perhaps it was the tragedy of those dozens of people that had been shrouded in everyone's hearts, so that when they were walking, everyone looked solemn, with a little panic on their faces, and even began to look around when they walked.
Now that the government is investigating the case, those thieves should have fled from Jianzhou!
Even if you don't escape, you should just hide and stop doing nonsense!
They just want to be able to get out of Jianzhou safely, and at that time, they will really be safe!
Thinking like this in his heart, his clenched palms were covered with sticky sweat, and even his breathing was gentle and slow, as if he was afraid of missing any suspicious sounds.
They had not yet entered the city at this time, and the place where they were located was a wilderness, empty on three sides, and one side was close to the mountain forest, so everyone's eyes were mostly looking towards the mountain forest.
The mountains and forests were dark and deep from their direction, and they were very easy to hide.
Su Fu looked in the opposite direction of them, but at this time, the sun was just rising, and the light shone on the earth in an unobstructed manner.
After waiting for a while, I saw that there were many shadows on the ground, and the light and shadow were fragmented and mottled.
Su Fu said secretly, walked to the side of the regular steward and said, "Steward, there is someone over there." ā
Steward Chang glanced at Su Fu in front of him, frowned, and looked in the direction of Su Fu's finger, the shadow there was getting deeper and deeper, spreading faster and faster.
Chang Steward also often went out to act, knowing what this meant at the moment, his panic was only for a moment, and he quickly stabilized his mind and directed the convoy to the mountain forest.
Su Fu returned to the back of the convoy, and Ruan Tian, who was going with him, asked, "What's the matter?" ā
Su Fu shook his head and kept silent, just staring at the shadow, a few horses had already come out, and the figures on the horses were angry and rushed towards this side.
At the order of the steward, everyone hid in the mountains and forests, looking at the uninvited guests in front of them, judging the number of people and their purpose.
Robbing money, robbing life, or passing by.
The group soon arrived, and at a cursory glance there were about twenty people, but their faces were covered, and only the ferocious malice could be seen in their naked/exposed eyes.
Several guards of the convoy were hiding in the mountains and forests, waiting for the order of the permanent steward.
Seeing that the man who seemed to be the leader stopped in front of the convoy on horseback, he glanced at the boxes, and then looked around, as if to determine where the crowd guarding the boxes was.
There is no doubt that the eyes are locked in the mountains and forests, but the mountains and forests are deep, and it is impossible to judge where people are hiding for a while.
The leader pointed to one of them, and ordered them to go into the woods, and the man dismounted, and went into the woods, and in the midst of the search, he happened to meet the eyes of one of the guards of the convoy, and the guard broke off and stabbed the thief with a sword.
The thief was not reckless, knowing that the convoy was in this forest, and he would never be able to please it alone, so he found a gap and fled all the way.
"Chief, everyone is hiding inside."
The leader nodded, glanced behind him, and the person behind him understood, took out the fire fold he was carrying, walked to the side of the mountain forest, picked up some firewood, lit it, and threw it inside.
There are many trees in the mountains and forests, which are extremely flammable, but it is early in the morning, and the dew has not yet dissipated, and the burning is not very fast.
But the thieves stopped where they were, and did not want to go, as if they had to wait for the inside to be dried and cleaned.
The fire was not big, but the smoke spread everywhere, and after a while, coughing sounded everywhere in the mountains and forests, and it was not suitable to stay for a long time.
Chang Guan couldn't bear it anymore, waved his hand, and ordered the guards to go out first, but unexpectedly there were people guarding outside, as long as someone went out first, he would be stabbed to death with a sword immediately.
It's like I'm going to be determined to trap them here and burn them alive.
Although there is smoke in the mountains and forests, most people still choose to hide here instead of dying as soon as they come out of the mountains and forests.
Su Fu covered his mouth and nose, and looked at the thieves on the periphery, they didn't care about the box at all, as if they liked this game of cat and mouse, and they couldn't think about it.
If this continues, they will soon be wiped out.
Su Fu suddenly remembered the murder that happened in Jianzhou, how did those people die?
She always felt that these thieves did not stay here for so long because they were not robbing the goods of the tea shop, but to kill people and kill more people.
The fire grew bigger and bigger, the smoke choked the nose, and some people who couldn't bear it escaped from the mountains and forests, while others fled backwards, hoping to find another exit.
Only Su Fu stood in place, avoiding the fire.
Those people set fire to the mountains and forests without any scruples, presumably because they were extremely familiar with this place, and they were sure that there was no other way out in the mountains, otherwise they would have rushed up to the mountains and forests to exterminate them.
As expected, those who fled backwards fled back within a moment, saying that there were guards elsewhere, and as soon as one person came out, he let out a miserable scream.
Su Fu suddenly knew that this place was chosen by the thieves, and it was expected that the other three places would be unsupported, and only this one mountain forest could hide people, so he sent people to guard the exits of the mountains and forests early in the morning.
There are so many thieves, no wonder the government is helpless against them.
Just as he was thinking, the sound of horses' hooves was heard again in the distance, and the people on horseback were wearing armor and carrying bows and arrows.
The gang of thieves was attracted to the attention and hurriedly mounted their horses and prepared to flee.
But the armoured soldier took out the bow and arrow that he was carrying behind him, and shot it at the horse's leg, and the horse fell to his knees, and the man on the horse's back fell.
All of a sudden, everyone was like that.
Where else would care about this box full of goods and this burning forest?
Su Fu swept the trail that Fang had been paying attention to, raised his feet and walked down the mountain along the path, hiding at the foot of the mountain, never exposed to people.
The thieves were still fighting to the death with the officers and soldiers, and seeing the offensive of the officers and soldiers, they would definitely not let them go.
In the end, there were only three people left in the encirclement.
One of them was the leader who had just ordered the arson.
The sound of horses' hooves gradually rose, and a horse stepped out from directly behind the officers and soldiers, and a man was carrying a man on horseback, with a face like a crown of jade, handsome and straight, leisurely, as if he was stepping into the green.
I only listened to him, "If you report to the Lord behind the scenes, you can still save your life." ā
The leader snorted, "If you want to kill, you have to listen to the respect, Lao Tzu is their boss." ā
He laughed softly, his eyes were clear, and although his words were gentle, they couldn't help but make people shudder, "Tie it up!" ā
Su Fu hid at the foot of the mountain and looked at the person who had just appeared from behind the officers and soldiers, it was Shen Qiuzhi.
She was not familiar with Shen Qiuzhi, and the first time she heard his name was from Fan Qiu's mouth, saying that Princess Hele was very obsessed with Shen Qiuzhi.
Fan Qiu scoffed at this, but he just took a fancy to the good skin.
She glanced at Shen Qiuzhi again, and nodded to herself, it was indeed not bad.