Chapter 103: Wait and see
The uncle seemed to be the leader and knew everyone else, and he hurriedly said, "Everyone listen to Miss Tang, she won't harm us." ”
"Good!" Everyone began to act, some people ran back to get the straw on the ground, as well as bedding, etc., and put all the things that could be burned at the door of the prison according to Tang Wanwan's instructions, and sure enough, it was burning in a while, and the fire outside had almost burned down the roof beams.
The fire outside was getting stronger and stronger, and the heat brought by the flames was so hot that his face hurt. Everyone's faces showed a look of horror, and they desperately shrank inside. A little later, it is estimated that this place will also burn up.
"Quick, everyone come up, one by one, take someone's hand."
Tang Wanwan had already pried open the window and door of the skylight, and the cold wind outside blew in, and there were twinkling stars in the sky, looking at this place for some reason.
There were six people in total, and five came out, but I didn't expect that madman to refuse to leave.
The other four people who came out were happy and palpitating, and they all cried excitedly.
There was a fire below, and they stood on the roof, unharmed. One was holding the arm of the other, crying and laughing, and if it was a little later, it was estimated that one would have been burned to ashes.
"We're out."
"Great, we're finally out." One of them was an old man who was almost sixty years old, and his hair was half white, like withered grass, and he cried like a child with excitement, and he did not know what mistake he had made, and he was still locked up in a dungeon at this age. Among this group, he was the worst and slow, and it took a lot of effort for everyone to pull him up.
What he said has two meanings, one is that he finally escaped death, and the other is that he finally got outside and saw the light of day again. If it weren't for today's accident, maybe he would have died of old age in the dark dungeon.
And those who came out stood on the roofs and cried out to the firefighters below. When the people below saw them, they were very surprised and hurriedly said, "They are not dead, they are on the roof." ”
"Busy holding the bamboo ladder, ready to save people."
"Miss Tang, let's go!" When the uncle saw that Tang Wanwan still wanted to go down, he shouted.
"No, there's another person down there. We're going to get her up. Tang Wanwan is talking about that crazy woman, although people are crazy, after all, it is a life, and they can't watch people being burned alive.
When the others saw this, they looked at each other, and the uncle rolled up his sleeves and said, "I'll go down, and you'll pull me up later." ”
"Okay, big brother, be careful." The others nodded.
"No, I'd better go down, I'm small, this window is too small." Tang Wanwan hurriedly grabbed the uncle.
"Take off your outer garments and give them to me, and tie up our garments and make them into ropes, and then you will tie them around her waist." Tang Wanwan had already thought about it, if the woman resisted, she would be knocked unconscious, tied her clothes around her waist, and rescued her.
Everyone basically wore two pieces of clothing, the inside was a single coat, and a thin coat was added to the outside, and several people quickly took off their clothes, and according to Tang Wanwan's request, the sleeves and sleeves were tied together.
Time is running out, and in a few moments, the bottom will be all engulfed in flames.
"I'm going down, so go down quickly." After Tang Wanwan finished speaking, she jumped down without waiting for everyone to speak.
As soon as Tang Wanwan jumped down, the people below had already come up.
One of them just rushed up, just saw Tang Wanwan's head, and went straight in.
"Juan!"
It was Lu Yujin who came up. He didn't say a word, and jumped off the skylight.
"Hey, you're dead." Seeing Lu Yujin jump down directly, everyone's hearts rose to their throats, and they didn't know who this person was, wasn't he afraid of death?
There was a fire all around, and the houses next to each other began to collapse, and the situation was very critical.
Others also came up one after another. rescued them one by one, the uncle didn't leave, he insisted on staying on it to pick up Tang Wanwan and them.
After a while, Tang Wanwan was sent up, then Lu Yujin, and then the woman.
She was really 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 few moments, it was all on fire.
The few people who were rescued had their own relatives, and they hugged their heads and cried one by one, and after crying, they all had palpitations when they looked at the burning fire.
Tang Zhongqiu and Tang Zhongquan brothers were organizing the children of the Tang family to put out the fire. However, the fire was so big that a little water didn't work at all. In the end, I could only watch as the fire engulfed all the houses here.
The fire was extinguished until the next day, and it destroyed more than a dozen houses at once, not to mention the objects burned, one of which was a storehouse for storing important materials. When the Tang patriarch found out, he was furious and ordered an immediate and thorough investigation of the matter.
However, this happened at night, and the two gatekeepers were asleep, and they saw someone entering. Others don't know how to check, so it's difficult to do it. The unlucky ones, of course, were the two guards, who were directly arrested.
Tang Zhongqiu ordered that these people continue to be locked up, and they all knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.
"Elder Tang, please, give us another chance, we won't dare in the future."
Seeing this, the people next to him were also very unbearable, and they came up to plead. "Just let them go, today's fire has allowed them to escape from death, which means that it is also God's arrangement."
"Yes, Elder Tang has the virtue of a good life in heaven, let them go and let them mend their ways."
Tang Zhongqiu hesitated, but he didn't agree to them immediately, but said: "You and the others are all sinners in my Tangjia Village, and it is too cheap to let you go like this time." I will discuss this matter with the patriarch and other elders, and I will give you an answer tomorrow. ”
After he finished speaking, he looked at Tang Wanwan again and said, "As for you, this little girl, come here, take her down." ”
Those few people saw that Tang Wanwan had made a great contribution to save everyone, and it didn't matter if there was no reward, they even locked her up. They stopped doing it all at once. "What crime did Miss Tang commit, she saved everyone today, can't she be let go?"
"yes, you're still unreasonable."
Tang Wanwan also looked at Tang Zhongqiu and begged, "I want to see the patriarch, and I also ask Elder Tang to be accommodating." "Tang Zhongqiu is also an elder in Tangjia Village, so it is not an exaggeration to call him so.
"Want to see our patriarch? Oh, little girl, you really dare to think about it. ”
Tang Zhongqiu immediately said: "Come on, 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, can you take a step to speak? I think what I said, you will definitely be interested. Lu Yu would like to protect Tang Wanwan by her side and prevent others from touching her.
When those people saw his posture, they didn't dare to step forward casually, they all looked at Tang Zhongqiu, waiting for him to show him.
"Go down first." Tang Zhongqiu gestured, the others stepped aside, and the rest of the people basically dispersed.
"What do you want to say to me?" Tang Zhongqiu looked at Lu Yujin's expression, with a bit of a taste of inquiry, as if he was thinking about what he was going to talk to him about. When Lu Yujin's name was mentioned by many people and said that he was making trouble and wanted to drive him out of Tangjia Village, Tang Zhongqiu once sent someone to check his identity information, but no useful information was found. Because of this, it makes people even more suspicious that this person's identity is not ordinary. And his father also told them not to make enemies with the Lu family if they have nothing to do. Even if he is the unpopular young master in the family, the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, who knows if he will rise in the family one day.
Lu Yujin looked at Tang Wanwan and said, "Ah Juan, can you wait for me here obediently for a while?" ”
Tang Wanwan nodded. Seeing that the houses in front of her burned very badly, she couldn't help but wonder, how could this fire burn so strangely? It doesn't burn in the morning, it doesn't burn in the evening, and it was not until soon after she went in that she was put on a nameless fire.
After she came out, she once saw the burned place outside, it was fire oil, and it should have been deliberately poured on it. Otherwise, how could this good house not be extinguished at all. More than a dozen houses were destroyed.
Now several exits at the entrance of Tangjia Village have been sealed, and everyone is looking for the arsonist. It is because the village is full of torches and bright lights.
After a while, Lu Yujin came back, held Tang Wanwan's arm, and said, "Let's go, I'll send you home now." ”
Tang Wanwan saw that his expression was so calm, as if he knew that he could persuade Tang Zhongqiu, and couldn't help but look at him with a little curiosity and said, "Brother Lu, what did you say to him earlier, and he agreed to let me go so quickly?" Just now, Tang Zhongqiu was still yin and yang when he spoke to her. That's too much of a change, isn't it?
Lu Yujin looked at her blackened little face, and said with some distress: "You will find out in a few days." ”
"Keep it a secret from me? Hum. 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, listen to me."
"Hmm!" Tang Wanwan nodded.
"By the way, Brother Lu, do you know who set this fire?"
Lu Yu 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 person?" ”
"Yes, if you need my help, you can do it."
Tang Wanwan smiled at him and said, "Don't worry about you, that person can speak by himself." ”
"What does that mean?" Lu Yujin was even more puzzled, and he didn't know what kind of medicine Tang Wanwan was selling in this little gourd.
"Let's go and confirm a few more details."
Immediately, Tang Wanwan asked, and the people who participated in the search next to her, after asking a few questions, she knew what to expect. He said to Lu Yu: "I think, I should be able to catch that person." ”
"Are you sure?" Lu Yujin looked at Tang Wanwan, I don't know why this girl is so bold, and she can say such things casually. Or did she see some definite evidence.
"Hmm." Tang Wanwan saw that Tang Zhongqiu was still over there directing others to catch the arsonist, and she was so busy that she walked towards him.
"Wait." Lu Yu saw that she was about to walk over, so he hurriedly grabbed her. Looking into her eyes, he said, "I know you want to save them, but I advise you not to do it, one is not good, it will put you in it." Lu Yujin saw her intention from Tang Wanwan's actions and expressions, and she stepped forward to stop it.
He had just saved Tang Wanwan, and if something happened to her again, it would be difficult to protect her a second time.
"Okay, but if you miss this opportunity, if that person runs away, it's going to be very difficult to catch."
"You can tell me, let's find that person first, and if the evidence is conclusive, wouldn't it be better for us to hand him over."
"Okay." Originally, Tang Wanwan was going to negotiate a condition with Tang Zhongqiu, that is, she would help him find out the arsonist, but he had to promise himself to release the few people she rescued from the dungeon. Tang Wanwan asked later, and the sins they committed were somewhat greasy in them. Especially the crazy woman, what happened to her was terrible. So much so that he went insane, and then he was locked up in a dungeon, if it weren't for today's accident, it was still unknown whether he would have been able to come out in this life.
"Don't hesitate to do that, let's go find someone."
"No, let's go back and rest first. Watch 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, but now it shouldn't be, Tang Wanwan finished speaking, and pointed to the sky." I saw dark clouds in the sky, and a large group of black clouds was blown to the position above their heads by the autumn wind, and they saw that it was going to rain on this day. When the man saw that no one had found him, he probably went home and slept with peace of mind.
This person must be from Tangjia Village, he can't run away, and he probably doesn't want to run. Because he thinks that with the IQ of Tang Zhongqiu, these people can't catch him.
"You're not easy, you've calculated the weather."
"I think Brother Lu also knows that it will be a heavy rain when it comes, and he just happened to extinguish this fire, but it's a pity that everything that should be burned and what shouldn't be burned is gone."
Lu Yujin glanced at Tang Wanwan deeply and said, "Okay, listen to you." He wanted to see how Tang Wanwan could find out that person. If Tang Wanwan can really find out the arsonist from so many people, it means that she really has some skills, and she will see her ability herself, and then think about the future.
In fact, today's conversation between Lu Yujin and Tang Zhongqiu is very simple, Lu Yujin said that Tang Zhongqiu can't lock Tang Wanwan up, he asked why?
Lu Yu said that in less than 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 a matter of catching the arsonists, or something else, we will see in the next two days.
Tang Zhongqiu looked at Lu Yu and said, "What if I insist on arresting her?" ”
"If you don't want to suffer a catastrophe, can you try?"
Lu Yu said this, Tang Zhongqiu didn't dare, in case he was really right, he didn't dare to take this risk. Anyway, it's just a little girl, not to mention that this little girl's life is not worth mentioning in his eyes, it's really not good, just find another reason to arrest her. After much deliberation, he agreed to release him.
The Lu family can't be easily offended, so this time it's good to sell him a favor.