Different from the international metropolis at the same latitude and longitude in later generations, Huating County was only a small county seat hundreds of years ago, which seemed extremely quiet and serene. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoEspecially when night falls, the whole county is completely surrounded by darkness, and there are almost no people in sight.

After the second watch, except for a few watchmen who walked around on time and on time and the regular sound of bangs, there was no other sound in the whole city.

Tonight seems to be the same as usual, and the county town is quiet. But if you walk all the way to the city along the busiest street in the middle of the county, and come to the slightly old county office, you will find that a dark shadow is sneakily climbing over the not too high wall, and is very careful to touch inside.

Even in the poorest place, rats and dogs are indispensable, especially at night, and it is a good time for the gentlemen on the beam to haunt. But like today, it is rare for thieves to dare to sneak into the county yamen to do bad things.

However, it is obvious that this benevolent brother is quite familiar with the inside of the county office, although there are no stars and no moon tonight, and the sky is dark and heavy, but he does not see any impact on him, and he walks in familiarly, without the slightest hesitation. Soon, he passed through the passage in the front yard and came directly to the second hall of the county government.

This is where the officials of the county government handle their daily political affairs, and the large and small signing rooms and the warehouses where the file materials are stored are also here. And this one, apparently with a purpose, didn't even glance at the other signing room, and went straight to the treasury in the most remote corner.

This warehouse is also a key place here because it stores a large number of important official documents and files in the county yamen, so there is a big lock hanging at the door, which is locked to death. However, this problem was not difficult at all, and I saw that he touched his waist, and took out a key, and only poked it in the keyhole, and the big lock was opened.

After unlocking the lock, he looked around alertly, and when he was sure that there was no problem, he tiptoed into the house.

A large number of written documents were piled up in this small room, and the smell of paper and ink came in. After searching around, the man quickly dragged out a small bucket from the corner, which was full of liquid, and smelled the pungent smell, it was actually fire oil!

The man did not delay, but immediately lifted up the bucket and sprinkled the oil all over the house. In just a few moments, the account books and files were drenched with a layer of oil. Then he pulled back the door with the bucket and continued to pour oil. Soon, an oil thread was also poured on the door.

After doing all this, I don't know whether it was because of fatigue or nervousness, the man gasped a few times, and then put the oil drum to the side, reached into his arms and took out a fire fold.

After blowing up the fire fold, this person unconsciously showed a trace of hesitation in the flickering light. But in the end, he gritted his teeth, raised the fire in his hand and was about to make it to the oil line.

At this time, a voice suddenly sounded in the dark night on the side: "Stop! With this abrupt shout, a figure also jumped out of the night, and grabbed his right hand holding the fire fold.

"Ah......h He was completely unprepared that someone would jump out to stop his actions. And after seeing this person's appearance clearly, his face was even more pale, and he didn't know how to react. But in his mouth, he subconsciously shouted out the identity of the visitor: "County...... Lord ...... County"

The one who suddenly jumped out to stop his arson was the Huating County Order. I saw that his face was so gloomy that he could drip water, and his eyes were blazing at the person in front of him: "Master An, do you want to set fire to the county office?" It's time for you to give me an account! ”

"Big ...... My lord, the lower officials are also forced to be helpless...... "Xiang Rili has never looked at the county order in his eyes, and the master of An, who has always taken it to heart, is already full of fear at this time. In addition to giving up resistance, he also knelt down towards the county order: "Ask the county commander to forgive ...... sins."

Seeing this subordinate so flustered, the county commander's eyes flashed, and he said in a gloomy voice: "It was the people of the Xu family who forced you to do this, right?" ”

After a slight hesitation, he lowered his head and acquiesced. He knew very well that he was captured alive by the county magistrate on the spot, and what he said this time was useless. The only thing I can do is to intercede with him: "My lord, the lower officials are also out of helplessness, if I don't do what they want, not only will I not be able to be this official, but even the safety of my family will be difficult to preserve." I'm a native of Huating, my parents, wife and children are here, and it's easy for them to deal with it. Please forgive me! As he spoke, Master An kowtowed vigorously towards the county order.

seemed to be moved by his words and deeds, and the fire in the eyes of the county commander gradually extinguished, and he just sighed lightly: "Actually, I can also see that you people don't really help the Xu family, just because of the general trend and being held by others, so you have to act for the tiger." ”

Hearing his tone slow down, Master An felt a little calmer, and then followed his meaning and said: "What the adults said is true, since we are from Huating, we naturally don't want our hometown fathers to suffer hardships. How...... There is a weak heart. ”

"I naturally understand your difficulties. But today's approach is too lawless, this is the county's important place, you actually want to set fire to it, since this official has seen it, he will never agree! The county commander looked down condescendingly at this subordinate and snorted.

When Master An heard him say this, his heart sank again. Even if the county magistrate really doesn't plan to pursue himself, this matter can't be done, and he still can't explain it to the Xu family, and the situation is still very serious.

At this time, he didn't care about anything else, and immediately hugged the leg of the county commander and begged: "My lord, please also fulfill the lower official for the sake of our colleagues...... If he can't do this, the lives of the whole family of the lower officials may not be saved, and I hope that the adults will fulfill it......" At this time, he remembered the feelings of his colleagues, but he completely forgot that his actions were to ignore the feelings of his colleagues with the other party.

But his words actually had a real effect, and after a period of silence, the county commander nodded: "That being the case, I, the boss, should help you this time." ”

"Thank you, thank you, my lord......" An Zhushu didn't expect this madman county order to be so easy to speak, and he was suddenly pleasantly surprised, and quickly kowtowed again to thank him.

But as soon as his words of gratitude came out, he listened to the county order and said: "I can not pursue tonight's incident, and I can also let you complete the arson." You'll have to do me a favor, though. ”

"Your Excellency, please speak." At this time, Master An naturally had no room for bargaining, so he hurriedly asked.

However, when the county magistrate said his request, An Zhushu was completely stunned on the ground. But after some weighing, he gritted his teeth and agreed to the request.

An hour later, a little red light suddenly flashed somewhere in the second hall of the county government, and then the red light became bigger and bigger, and finally turned into a dazzling fire, reaching straight into the sky.

And after half an hour, there were bursts of shouts from the county government, which immediately alarmed the people nearby, and then the entire county seat......

When the people learned that the county government was on fire, they spontaneously brought basins and buckets to fetch water to put it out, and the fire had completely spread, wrapping a large area of the second hall and the warehouse into it, and it was difficult to extinguish it by manpower.

And this fire naturally alarmed the people of the Xu family. When Xu Ying saw the fire that rose into the sky and lit up the whole night, a satisfied smile appeared in her eyes: "This time they did a good job." It would be even better if this fire could burn that madman to death in the county office......" Obviously, he was very satisfied with Xu Lide's efficiency this time.

At the same time, Xu Lide didn't know what was happening in the county, because he was no longer within the scope of Huating County at the moment, but came to a small fishing village.

In later generations, Huating will be internationally renowned, relying on this offshore port. But at the moment, this small fishing village near the sea looks extremely dilapidated, with only a few families living here.

And tonight, Xu Lide, who is not low, suddenly appeared in such a remote fishing village, and there is naturally a big mystery behind this matter.

Under a dim oil lamp, Xu Lide was whispering to a dark-faced man in front of him: "It's better for you to settle down during this time, don't go shopping." Take care of the goods, don't be seen by outsiders, this is what the third master means, do you understand? ”

The man looked honest, but there was a sly glint in his eyes. However, in front of Xu Lide, he was very obedient, and immediately nodded: "The villain understands, I will definitely not cause trouble to the third master and you." ”

"Hmm. That's for the best. Xu Lide nodded with satisfaction: "Don't worry, our Xu family will definitely not treat those who are loyal to us badly......"

"Villain, thank you Third Master and Xu Ye for your love...... the man said, hugged his fist, and the two laughed very tacitly.

But neither of these two people thought that in the darkness not far from the room where they were talking, there was a hazy black shadow squatting in the night, listening to their conversation with their ears. When he was sure that this was exactly what he was going to eavesdrop, a smug look flashed in the eyes of the black shadow: "After following the investigation for so many days, this time I finally found the clue." Looks like I'm going to have to keep an eye on this guy for the next few days to see what he's hiding......"

The night was deep, whether it was Xu Ying or Xu Lide, they were very satisfied at the moment, or they were proud that they didn't know that the accident had happened......