84. Questioning
Seven oil lamps were lit in the room, and six of them were placed on the table in front of Xu Yantong, illuminating his face. The person sitting opposite www.biquge.info opposite is hidden behind a small oil lamp, so dark that you can barely see each other's faces.
The light was too dazzling, Xu Yantong couldn't help but squint his eyes, and then he heard Pei Xinyuan's voice coming from the other side.
Xu Yantong, 23 years old, is a local. Since the age of nineteen, he has failed the children's examination for four consecutive years, and he has not yet made a name for himself. There is only one relative, the mother, and the family background is average. Oh, you're still He Kui's son-in-law. I'm right. ”
Xu Yantong replied that most of these materials had been filled in by him when he signed up, and it was normal for the other party to know.
"I've heard Elder Ma say that the time of the fire was around Shenshi, where were you at that time?" Pei Xinyuan put away Xu Yantong's information and raised his eyes to look at him.
"I'm about to deliver to workshop two."
"Who was with you at the time?"
"Ge Dazhuang."
In the dark, he heard the sound of paper flipping from the opposite side, and then Pei Xinyuan asked again: "What did you do after delivering the goods?" Xu Yantong said: "I'll go and relieve my hands, Ge Dazhuang doesn't know." Later, when I came out, there was a fire in the workshop. ”
What Xu Yantong said was true, and the arsonist was not him, so he answered very calmly. Before, he had already discussed with that person, who would do what, when, and how...... He thinks that these things are arranged seamlessly, and the other party will definitely not find a flaw.
"Hmm...... So who do you think is the most suspicious? After Xu Yantong heard Pei Xinyuan's question, his heart finally let go, they must have checked their confessions with Ge Dazhuang just now, and now if they ask such a question, the other party will definitely not doubt themselves anymore.
After saying a name randomly, Pei Xinyuan told him that he could leave. When Xu Yantong just stood up, Wu Zheng's voice suddenly sounded in the dark: "Wait a minute...... Tell me what you were doing after the fire broke out in the workshop? ”
"Huh? …… Ah, I'm ...... I'm fighting fires. Xu Yantong was stunned for a moment, and then said casually.
"Did anyone next to you see you fighting a fire? Or who can prove that you are at the scene of the firefighting? ”
"Uh...... It was a mess and I don't know if anyone saw me...... There should be...... I don't know ......" Wu Zheng's question caught Xu Yantong a little off guard, he didn't expect the other party to suddenly continue to ask, so what he said for a while was a little fragmented.
"You're so thin, it must be hard to carry a big bucket of water to fight the fire, right?"
"Ah...... yes, it's a struggle. ”
After a moment of silence in the dark, Wu Zheng got up and came to Xu Yantong's side, Xu Yantong also stood up, his hand shrunk in his cuffs trembling slightly. It was the first time in his life that he did this kind of thing, and various emotions such as panic, fear, and anxiety surged in his heart, and he felt a little out of breath.
Wu Zheng looked Xu Yantong up and down, then bent down and touched his trouser legs and shoes.
"Hmm...... Got it, you're good to go. After hearing Wu Zheng's words, Xu Yantong retreated from the house after giving the ceremony, the clothes on his back were already soaked, he didn't want to do this kind of thing for the second time in his life.
The questioning lasted for more than an hour, and everyone took turns. At this time, it was already night, someone had prepared the meal and brought it over, but everyone had not been allowed to go home, the helper and the deputy helper had stayed in the house and did not come out, and no one knew when today's matter would end.
During this period, a few people also shouted, and then Hu Meng took a few strong men to invite those people to another room, and after a while, these people came back, their emotions had calmed down, but there were no injuries on their bodies.
Xu Yantong sat in the crowd, although he was a little apprehensive in his heart, he believed that no one would be able to find his head. It's just another thing, if someone finds out...... Thinking of this, he secretly looked at Ma San who was guarding the gate, and his body shook involuntarily.
"Ge Dazhuang, come in again." Pei Xinyuan stood at the door of the house and shouted, Ge Dazhuang answered, got up and walked the house, and then the door was closed.
Why are you looking for Ge Dazhuang again? What else are they trying to ask? Xu Yantong had some bad feelings in his heart, but this fire was really not set by himself, if he insisted on it, they had no choice, could they still lynch him?
When Ge Dazhuang came out of the house, Xu Yantong found that Ge Dazhuang looked at him with a strange look. Before he could guess the meaning of Ge Dazhuang's eyes, Pei Xinyuan was already calling his name.
What the hell is going on, why are you looking for me again? Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, I didn't set fire, I didn't set fire! Xu Yantong, who kept comforting himself like this, forced his composure to walk towards the house with heavy steps, and the door opened like a huge mouth, waiting for the arrival of the prey.
The furnishings of the room had changed, the tables and chairs had been removed, the oil lamps had been placed elsewhere, and the room looked empty. Wu Zheng stood in the center of the room with his hands behind his back, and when Xu Yantong came in, Wu Zheng turned to look at him, his eyes were very peaceful.
"Tell me, who set the fire?"
"It's not...... I don't know, it's not me! Xu Yantong felt that his voice trembled a little, so he decided to say no matter what the other party asked, "I don't know, it's not me!" ”
"I know it's not you, say, who is it? You must know that! Wu Zheng's words were still very calm, but this appearance made Xu Yantong feel even more frightened, his legs had begun to weaken, and this scholar who had never seen anything big in the world had long been frightened by the momentum exuded from Wu Zheng's body.
Won the victory among thousands of Liao athletes, turned the tide in the martial arts conference, and now is back, relying on his own ingenuity to make the Supreme Gang flourish again. Which of these things isn't thrilling and earth-shattering? Wu Zheng walked step by step from these dangers and obstacles, and the whole person's heart, temperament, and courage have already undergone earth-shaking changes. Invisibly, a powerful "aura" emanated from his words and deeds, so a weak scholar like Xu Yantong was naturally shocked.
Xu Yantong's face turned pale, but he still insisted that it was not his own fire: "I don't know, it's not me, I don't know, it's not ......."
"Xu Yantong! You don't fucking say it! The young gang leader on the opposite side suddenly shouted angrily, and then a teapot "whirred" and wiped Xu Yantong's left cheek and flew out and smashed against the wall, breaking into pieces with a bang.
His legs had begun to shake uncontrollably, Xu Yantong's face was pale and frightened, his body shook as if he was going to fall down at any time, but he still said in his mouth: "No...... I...... It's not ......"
At this moment, the door of the hut was pushed open, and He Kui rushed in with red eyes, struck Xu Yantong with his head and face, and scolded in his mouth: "You brute! You brute! The moment Xu Yantong saw his father-in-law, his spirit finally collapsed, he hugged his head and cried: "I was wrong, don't beat me, I was wrong!" ”
Ma San and Hu Meng then also walked in, looking coldly at He Kui teaching his son-in-law, Ma San asked Pei Xinyuan, "Is he really the one who set the fire?" Pei Xinyuan shook his head and said, "It's not him, it's someone else." Ma San asked suspiciously, "Then why are you still ......?"
Pei Xinyuan said: "If our speculation is not wrong, this Xu Yantong is in the same group as the person who set the fire." As for how we suspect him, we can only blame him for not lying, and there are too many loopholes in what he says. ”
Ge Dazhuang sat in the crowd, listening to He Kui's angry scolding and Xu Yantong's crying from the room, and said to the people around him: "Grandson Gui, I said that I went to fight the fire, but the clothes and shoes on my body were not wet at all, and I usually treat him as a brother......
The simple fire-fighting tools prepared in the factory are large water tanks and buckets filled with water in advance, and in the event of a fire, water can be carried out with buckets to put out the fire. Running around with such a large bucket of water will naturally overflow from the bucket, and it is normal to get wet clothes and shoes. But Wu Zheng touched Xu Yantong's pants and shoes when he questioned him, which was a very dry feeling, so it can be judged that Xu Yantong lied.
After a while, the scolding and crying stopped. When Wu Zheng came out of the house, a man in the crowd suddenly rushed out, holding a dagger in his hand, and he could only be heard shouting: "Death to the thief!" ”