Zhu Bantou made a mistake, and was looked at by Jiang County's sword-like eyes, and he couldn't say anything to refute it.

County Lieutenant Jiang asked him: "When the fire was burning, did you send people to keep an eye on the doors, and did the people patrolling outside the wall have withdrawn?" If Zou Yuzhen really dies, he will definitely take advantage of the chaos to escape. ”

A trace of panic flashed on Zhu Bantou's face, and he quickly calmed down and said, "My lord, I have always let people guard the gates of Zou Mansion, and there are no ...... people patrolling outside the wall."

Bang, Jiang County Lieutenant gave him a heartwarming foot without waiting for Zhu Bantou to finish speaking, pointed at him and scolded: "Zhu Laiwu, at this time, you still tell lies to Lao Tzu, I'm afraid you don't want to live!" ”

"You think you'll get by? The servants under your command also have to listen to their own officials, as long as the official says a word, they can help you fake? ”

Zhu Bantou knew that he couldn't deceive County Lieutenant Jiang, so he immediately knelt down: "My lord forgives my sins, and I deserve to die for my humble position...... At that time, the fire broke out suddenly, and the lowly duty only thought about fighting the fire, and once called the guards into Zou's house to put out the fire, but it only took a quarter of an hour to put out the fire. ”

"Zou Yuzhen is so familiar with Zou Mansion, half an hour is enough for him to escape a few times." Jiang County Lieutenant was so angry that he really wanted to slap Zhu Bantou.

Zhu Bantou was scared when he saw Jiang County Lieutenant so angry, but in order to keep his position, he still stubbornly said a question: "My lord, Zou Yuzhen's death is just a guess, maybe this charred corpse is really his." ”

"Hah!" County Lieutenant Jiang laughed, and pointed at Zhu Bantou, who was not even interested in beating him.

When County Lieutenant Jiang was about to die, Lao Zhong and Uncle Yu hurriedly ran over with the county soldiers under their hands, and said to Xu County Commander and Jiang County Lieutenant: "County Commander, County Lieutenant, the lowly officials have searched Zou Mansion and have not found Zou Yuzhen. ”

When fighting the fire, County Lieutenant Jiang was worried that someone in Zou Mansion would take advantage of the chaos to escape, so he asked Lao Zhong and Uncle Yu to search Zou Mansion with county soldiers.

County Lieutenant Jiang was not very relieved, and said to Uncle Yu: "Old Yu, you take your soldiers to search twice again, and you must search every corner of Zou Mansion to see if Zou Yuzhen is hiding in the mansion?" ”

He said to Lao Zhong again: "Go and take a count, how many people have died in the Zou family?" How many are alive? All called, tonight's fire must have been set by the Zou family's subordinates, and it was impossible for Zou Yuzhen alone to quietly pour pine oil on fire in so many yards. ”

"Yes." Lao Zhong and Uncle Yu took their soldiers to search the Zou Mansion, count the dead descendants of the Zou family, and summon the surviving descendants of the Zou family to gather.

Two quarters of an hour later, Lao Yu came to report: "Lord Qiyu, the inverted house where the Zou family lives is on fire, and a total of twenty-nine people are burned to death. Among these subordinates, there are two stewards, seven servants, five maids, and the others are nursing homes. ”

He also handed Jiang County Lieutenant a roster of subordinates and nurses: "All the people with lines drawn under their names are those who did not come by name, and they should be those who were burned to death by fire." ”

The county soldiers under Lao Yu brought the living subordinates and the nursing home, they were unkempt one by one, their faces were blackened by the dust, and some family members were burned to death, and they were crying and wiping tears at the moment.

Jiang County Lieutenant looked at these people and his eyes fell on Zou He.

At this moment, Zou He was trembling, and he didn't know what he was talking about.

County Lieutenant Jiang's eyes narrowed, and he pointed at him and said, "Arrest Zou He." ”

Lao Yu immediately moved and dragged Zou He in front of Jiang County.

Jiang County Lieutenant tugged at Zou He's shirt and asked, "Has something happened in Zou Mansion in the past few days?" Someone sent a message to the house? Did Zou Yuzhen deliberately set fire to death? Where did he go? Who was there to pick him up? Say! ”

County Lieutenant Jiang's voice was like thunder, which frightened Zou He to his knees: "Ruthless, so ruthless...... So many people died...... So many people died......"

Zou He shuddered as he continued to say something that only he could understand.

This was very wrong, and County Lieutenant Jiang immediately pulled Zou He up, snapped a few times, and gave Zou He a few slaps, and finally beat Zou He stunned.

After a while, Zou He cried: "Killed, the third master wants to kill the whole house in order to live!" ”

Zhu Bantou's face turned pale when he heard this, and when he heard this, the scorched corpse was really not Zou Yuzhen's.

County Lieutenant Jiang immediately dragged Zou He on both shoulders and asked, "Tell me what you know, as long as you say it, this official can spare you death." ”

Xu Xianling also said beside him: "Say it quickly, as long as you tell me why Zou Yuzhen killed the entire Zou family, the official guarantees that you, and your family, will not die." ”

It's just that they will be used as official slaves.

Zou He was frightened by the fire, and at this moment he woke up and cried to Jiang County: "The third master doesn't want to be punished, since the old man was arrested, he was thinking about how to escape...... But I didn't expect that the third master would be such a brute, and for his own sake, he actually set fire to half of Zou Mansion and burned it...... Mama Zou and Zou Hu are all dead. ”

After Zou He finished speaking, he cried again.

County Lieutenant Jiang didn't have time to listen to him crying, and continued to ask: "Who is helping Zou Yuzhen outside?" Who is helping him in the house? ”

Zou He thought for a while and said: "The third master has raised some people on the side of Liuye Lane, and the leader is called Chang Laopeng, it should be those people who are helping him...... As for the mansion, the third master has recently been very close to Zou Hu and Master Gu. Master Gu's son is the little guy next to the third master, the master of the nursing home who was arrested, the one surnamed Cao, is the eldest brother of Master Gu. ”

After speaking, he howled again: "Dead...... Zou Hu and Zou Hai are dead! ”

A courtyard near the inverted house was also on fire, it was a courtyard where the steward lived, and Zou Hu and Zou Hai lived there. He lived in the courtyard next to him, and he was frightened when he heard the screams of Zou Hu being burned to death, and when he saw the charred corpses of Zou Hu and Zou Hai being carried out.

After hearing this, the county lieutenant Jiang ordered Xu County: "My lord, the matter of Zou Yuzhen's death is confirmed, and the subordinate will lead the troops to the city to search, and Zou Yuzhen will definitely be arrested." ”

Xu Xianling hurriedly said: "Master Jiang, go quickly, and you will definitely arrest that felon." ”

Zou Yuzhen was originally just an accomplice who was sentenced to death, but in order to escape from death, he not only set fire to Zou's mansion, but also burned several alleys and street shops in the county to create chaos, killing many people, and has become a felony who murders people.

If such a felony cannot be caught, he will be punished, not to mention promoted.

Zhu Bantou wanted to make up for his mistakes, so he asked Jiang County Lieutenant: "My lord, I am willing to go together and arrest Zou Yuzhen!" ”

County Lieutenant Jiang sneered: "Stay here with your people, don't make trouble for this official." ”

After that, he didn't look at Zhu Bantou's pale face, and took Lao Zhong and them straight to Liuye Lane.

The fire in Liuye Lane also burned a lot, and one of the three houses that was burned was Chang Laopeng's own.