Chapter 14: A Thunderstormy Night
Sudden change, Wen Xiaoya ran straight towards the night patrol, Bai Moran thought that Xiaoya should be covering her, so she shouldn't let her face it alone, so Bai Moran also walked over quickly.
"Come on, someone, someone over there is going to run over the wall!"
Suddenly, Wen Xiaoya quickened her pace, shouting as she ran, when she came to the night patrol team, she immediately hugged the thigh of the leading captain in horror, and then pointed to Bai Moran who was running behind her and continued: "There is a sister there who wants to run over the wall, and when I find out, she will kill me!" ”
"What?"
When Bai Moran heard this, he stopped, and his mind went blank for an instant.
Without saying a word, the night patrol team quickly ran over and surrounded Bai Moran.
Bai Moran didn't know how to explain, she looked at Wen Xiaoya, who was hiding beside the night watchman, and said, "What do you mean, why do you slander me?" ”
The little girl shrunk her head, then glanced at the leader, pointed to the small tree she climbed just now, and said: "I passed by here just now, and I saw her climbing up from that tree, ready to climb over the wall, and I found it, she threatened me, saw me run away and chased after me, fortunately I met you"
"Take it first!"
After listening to the two words, the leader ordered someone to arrest Bai Moran, and when he took it away, Bai Moran looked at Wang Xiaoya who stayed in place with strange eyes, indicating that it looked harmless to humans and animals.
In the Children's Art Hall, in the main hall, Bai Moran knelt on the ground, Dong Ping, Ding Xiufang, Hong Yanli, etc. were all present, and behind Bai Moran stood the captain who had just made the night patrol, and Wen Xiaoya stood on the side.
"Wang Xiaoya, you describe what happened just now"
At this time, Ding Xiufang's face was serious, she glanced at Bai Moran viciously, and then said to Wang Xiaoya.
"Yes, Ding's mother, I was preparing to go to bed tonight, and found that there was movement outside the house, so I walked out of the house, and then I found a figure, I took a closer look, it was this sister, sneaky outside, I was curious and followed all the way out, only to see her climb a small tree by the wall, ready to go out over the wall, after she found me, she threatened me verbally, told me not to make a sound, otherwise she would be unkind to me, I was scared, turned around and ran, she chased after her, fortunately met the night watchman "
The little girl was not in a hurry, and told the "process" of the incident in one go.
"Wang Xiaoya, don't spew blood, obviously you want to go out by yourself, why do you want to frame me?" When Bai Moran heard this, he scolded angrily.
"You're talking nonsense, why do you still want to do it in front of so many people," the little girl ducked to the side, showing a frightened expression.
"Okay"
At this time, Ding Xiufang interrupted their argument impatiently, then looked at Bai Moran and said, "Bai Moran, the witness is here, and you were also caught on the spot, what else is there to quibble?" ”
"Whether you believe it or not, the truth is just the opposite of what Wang Xiaoya said, I was in the house and heard the movement outside, so I followed out, and when I came to the wall, I saw Wang Xiaoya climbing a small tree and preparing to climb over the wall."
Bai Moran glanced at Wang Xiaoya with a non-averted face and explained.
"Chuanjiang Cai'er!"
At this time, Dong Ping spoke.
After a while, Jiang Cai'er walked into the house and saw Bai Moran kneeling on the ground, and walked to the middle and saluted with a panicked face.
"Cai'er, do you know anything strange?" Dong Ping asked Jiang Cai'er.
"In charge, last night I was on my way back from the backyard side hall, I met Zhang Mingqian and chatted with me, so I went back late, went back to bed and fell asleep, and I didn't know what happened."
Jiang Caier said.
"Okay, you Jiang Cai'er, I'll let you take Bai Moran well, now that Bai Moran has made this kind of thing, you tell me that you don't know what happened?"
After listening, Dong Ping rebuked angrily.
"Please forgive me, it was Cai'er's dereliction of duty that she didn't take a good look at Mo Ran, but she didn't have any signs before, and I don't believe it until now!"
Jiang Cai'er saluted.
"Sister Ping, this matter was arrested on the spot by the night patrol team last night, and the human and material evidence gathered, facts speak louder than words, and it is useless to say more!"
At this time, Ding Xiufang suggested on the side.
Dong Ping nodded, and then said to Hong Yanli: "Let's lock her up first, and send more people to keep an eye on her."
"Sister Ping, a slut like this, she was directly beaten to death with a stick and thrown into the Qiushui River, what is the use of keeping a pheasant that is not well fed?"
Ding Xiufang glanced at Bai Moran and said to Dong Ping.
"Needless to say, I have my own plans"
Dong Ping waved his hand.
After a while, Hong Yanli sent someone to take Bai Moran down, and finally was locked in an upside-down room in the left front yard, and two guards were also arranged at the door.
At night, the wind outside the house was fierce, lightning and thunder, and then the torrential rain was pouring down, and the wind blew the roof "squeak", Bai Moran was used to having Jiang Cai'er by her side, and now she was alone, so much of the movement, she was obviously scared, but thinking that there was someone guarding the door, she also had a sense of security in her heart.
"Knock knock~"
There was a knock on the door outside the house, Bai Moran went to open the door, and saw that it was a woman who was delivering food, holding a paper umbrella that had been closed.
"I'm so hungry, dinner is a lot later than usual today"
Bai Moran took the lunch box and said to the woman who delivered the meal.
"No way, it's not easy for us, this rainy day, we also have to send the food before we can go back to eat ourselves, you see I'm soaking wet, you're still locked up, you can be content."
Saying that, the woman handed the lunch box to Bai Moran, then turned around and opened the paper umbrella and left.
Bai Moran walked to the door and closed the door, Bai Moran was hungry, so he quickly sat down and opened the lunch box and took out the food, but the specifications of today's meal seemed to be much lower than usual.
Suddenly she felt that something was wrong, she raised her head and thought, she stood up suddenly, took the lantern and opened the door, it was dark outside, she stood outside the door and checked.
"Huh? I just said something was wrong, I didn't notice the guards when I was serving the meal just now, could it be that they left after the rain? ”
Her position is the left front yard in the left corner of the front yard, and there is a wall in the middle front yard, entered and exited by a screen door, the left is a closed outer wall, opposite is a close to the west wing of the roof, also separated by a high wall, here is a claustrophobic small courtyard, extremely remote, usually used as a children's art hall morgue, she suddenly couldn't help but feel creepy.
"Bang! ~”
A thunderclap frightened her, "Ah! She hurried back to the house and closed the door.
Then she walked around the room looking for the fire candles, and lit all the fire candles in the house, but looking back and forth, there were only fire candles that were about to burn out, and she couldn't help but be even more cold.
She placed the lantern on the cabinet next to the bed, climbed onto the bed, and buried herself completely under the covers.
"Knock knock!"
Then there was another knock on the door outside the house, which made her scream again in fright, and she tightened the quilt.
"Moran opened the door, it's me"
A familiar voice sounded outside the house, Bai Moran lifted the quilt and pricked up his ears to listen carefully.
"Moran?"
The familiar voice rang out from outside the house again.
"It's Sister Cai'er!"
Bai Moran jumped out of bed, ran out without wearing shoes, and after a closer look, it was Jiang Cai'er, Bai Moran threw herself into Jiang Cai'er's arms without saying a word and cried: "Sister Cai'er, I'm so scared!" “
Jiang Cai'er patted Bai Moran's back and comforted: "Don't be afraid, I'm here."
"By the way, Sister Cai'er, what are you doing here?"
After a while, Bai Moran seemed to think of something, came out of Jiang Caier's arms, looked at Jiang Caier's soaked trouser legs and asked.
Jiang Cai'er shook the water on the paper umbrella in her hand, and replied: "It's Dong Zhangshi who asked me to take you to her, she has something to look for you."
"Looking for me, she was in the main hall just now, why didn't she look for me?"
Bai Moran asked puzzled.
"How do I know this, let's go, she's waiting!"
Saying that, Jiang Caier opened the paper umbrella, closed the door, and walked towards the inner courtyard with Bai Moran sharing a paper umbrella. The rain was particularly heavy tonight, and there was also deep water on the ground, and soon they were almost soaked, and the night was already cold, Bai Moran couldn't help but shiver with his arms crossed.
Through the screen door of the left front yard is the front yard, the middle of the left is the hanging flower door and the hall leading to the inner courtyard, due to the wind and heavy rain, the roof of the hanging flower door has been unable to block the rain, only to see the two weeping lotus pillars in front of the weeping flower door at this time like a dragon spraying water, become the rainwater collection column, two water columns from the weeping lotus pillar straight to the ground splashing around. Bai Moran and Jiang Cai'er screamed and couldn't dodge, and their tops, which were already soaked with culottes, were not spared.
After passing through the Hanging Flower Gate, they were much better, and they could go straight to the main house where Dong Ping lived along the hand-copying verandah.
Outside the main hall, Jiang Caier knocked on the door, and then waited quietly outside the door, only to see that no one opened the door for a long time, so she listened to the movement inside the door with her ears, and saw that there was still no response, so she knocked on the door again with more force.
"Squeak"
At this moment, the door opened, and the two looked at each other.
"Rong Hanying ?!!!"
"Sister Cai'er, Mo Ran?"
It was Rong Hanying, who was good friends with Bai Moran, who opened the door, Bai Moran shouted out instantly, and as soon as Rong Hanying opened the door and saw that it was the two of them, she also called out their names in surprise.
"Why are you here?"
Bai Moran looked inside in surprise and asked.
Rong Hanying waved her hand and covered her mouth and yawned: "Don't look at it, the head of the matter has stopped, it was Ding's mother who said that the maid who took care of Dong Zhangshi didn't know how to get sick, let me take care of it temporarily tonight, just now I fell asleep on the chair."
As if thinking of something, Rong Hanying continued to ask, "Aren't you confined?" What are you doing here so late? ”
"No, didn't Dong Zhangshi call Sister Cai'er to call me?"
Bai Moran looked at Jiang Cai'er inexplicably, and then asked Rong Hanying.
"Well, that's the case, just now a maid in charge of Dong told me that Dong in charge of affairs has something to do with Mo Ran, let me summon it!"
Jiang Cai'er explained truthfully, as she spoke, she looked inside and said, "Don't be entangled, you take Bai Moran in, and go to pass the word no, I'll wait outside the door."
"Okay!"
Rong Hanying said, leading Bai Moran in, and Jiang Cai'er began to wring the water on her clothes after closing the door.
"You wait here for a while, I'll pass it on."
Rong Hanying led Bai Moran into the main hall, placed Bai Moran in the main hall, and carried the horse lantern to Dong Ping's room to pass it on.
Rong Hanying walked to the door, knocked on the door and said, "Dong Zhangshi, Bai Moran has arrived"
It's just that after a while, there was no movement, so Rong Hanying raised her voice and reported again, but after a long time, there was still no response.
"Sleep so hard!"
Rong Hanying muttered, then gently pushed open the door, and checked the situation in the house with a lantern, there was only one ever-bright lamp in the house, the light was relatively dim, Rong Hanying reported again while walking: "Dong is in charge?" Dong is in charge? Bai Moran is here."
Seeing that there was still no response, Rong Hanying walked to the side of the bed and checked the situation.
"Ah!!!!h
A frightened scream came from inside the house, and Bai Moran, who was originally waiting, was also frightened.
End of this chapter!