Chapter 24: The Arsonist

The mouth of the man locked in the backyard was gagged with a strip of cloth, and he was already groggy and didn't know what time it was, but the door was suddenly opened and brought up a puff of dust, and in a trance he suddenly remembered the words of the man last night, and the spirit immediately sobered up nine points.

"Uh......h Woo......"

He twisted desperately to signal that he had something to say.

"Take it down and see what he has to say......"

Peach Blossom looked at him and said, and someone immediately took down the strip of cloth from his mouth.

"I was forced, someone gave me five hundred taels, let me burn something to teach the people here, I only put a handful, or outside the courtyard wall near the kitchen, I know that there must be a water tank in the kitchen, it won't be too big, I don't know it will burn like this......"

As soon as he took off the strip of cloth, he explained it all like pouring beans.

"Who told you to set the fire?"

Peach Blossom asked.

"I, I don't know, he's masked."

"If you can name his characteristics, then you are not the mastermind, and you don't have to help others bear the blame."

Peach blossoms are good and seductive.

"I ...... I want to think about it...... I seem to remember that the man was wearing dark green clothes, and by the way, there was a piece of peiyu on the back of his boots, the size of an egg...... Other...... I really didn't see ......."

It could be seen that this person was indeed trying his best to recall, and Peach Blossom weighed it.

"Who kidnapped you?"

The man's face turned pale for a moment, as if something terrible was before him.

"I, I don't know, I just know, he, he's big......"

Big? Peach Blossom can't help but hold her forehead, is this a word to describe people?

"Miss, what now?"

Yun Niang bowed down and asked.

"Hand him over to the government, so that they can find out who is behind the scenes."

She said as she looked down at the tied man.

"You just need to tell the whole story when you go, Ruyun Inn just wants to find the person who really set the fire, and it won't let you take full responsibility."

"Good, good ......"

He was obviously frightened, Peach Blossom shook his head, what did that "very big" person do to make him so in a trance, and why did he help Ruyun Inn catch the arsonist without leaving his name......

The arson mastermind has not been found, but Xiang Nian has woken up, his injuries are not serious, but because of the injury on his arm, there is also some loss of strength that caused him to be in a coma for a while, and when he woke up, Yang Cai was boiling medicine for him by the fireside.

"Are you awake, sir?"

Hearing the movement in the room, Yang Cai ran over with a surprised face.

Yangcai? Xiang Nian suddenly remembered the shock on Yangcai's face in the fire...... Thinking of this, his expression suddenly became nervous.

"When did you wake up?"

"Me?" Yang Cai pointed to himself. "I woke up yesterday."

"Did they ask you anything, what did you say?"

Xiang Nian asked quickly.

"The people in the inn are busy putting out fires and checking people, I didn't say anything, don't worry, I won't tell others that you can do kung fu."

He hurriedly waved his hand, and Elder Xiang let out a sigh of relief and leaned back against the bed.

"Sir, you are so good at kung fu, can you take me as an apprentice."

Yang Cai saw that Xiang Nian seemed to be relieved and asked cautiously, Xiang Nian turned his head and frowned at him.

"Don't worry, I'm very obedient, as long as you can take me as an apprentice, I will follow you in the future, as long as you say one, I will never say two."

Yang Cai knelt beside Xiang Nian's bed with hope, Xiang Nian turned his head and pondered for a moment, this child was born hard, and he had seen his own skills, if he took it with him, it would be safer, so he nodded.

"Okay."

"Thank you, Master, the apprentice will definitely repay Master for saving his life!"

Yang Cai smiled happily when he saw Xiang Nian's promise, Xiang Nian lay back on the bed again, the fire of last night was still vivid, and he didn't know why he rushed into the fire without hesitation, and even risked being exposed......

Hiss...... He cupped his forehead, and it hurt again...... As long as I think of the fire, countless people cry hoarse and desperate......

"Is Miss here?"

Xiang Nian shook his head and wanted to get rid of those memories.

"I came, I came to see the master several times, and I also invited the best doctor in the royal capital, and when I saw that you didn't wake up for a long time, I asked me to take good care of the master before leaving."

The fire outside the royal capital is not a trivial matter, and it is arson, Xiang Nian lowered his head and thought, with the temper of the young lady, no matter who it is, this matter will definitely have an explanation.

Xiang Nian's prediction was indeed right, with the instruction of Peach Blossom, this arson case quickly spread throughout the royal capital, and ordinary people were talking about it, but there were people in the Song Mansion who were anxious about it.

"Song Buxin, where are you going?" Song Buxin just wanted to go out, but Song Dianxuan shouted to him behind him, and he turned around in a hurry. "I'll go out and walk around."

"Did you do it?"

Song Buxin had been shouting to teach Ruyun Inn a lesson before, but now there is such a big arson case, if it is just a coincidence, it is really incredible.

"I ......" Song Buxin's face was full of confusion. I really didn't expect that, I just said just burn something......"

Hearing Song Buxin say this, Song Dianxuan closed his eyes, but he didn't expect that it was really a person from the Song Mansion......

"You actually did such a thing, go, follow me to turn yourself in!"

As he spoke, he was about to forcibly pull Song Buxin out of the door.

"Pick!" A voice behind them stopped the two of them.

"Daddy?"

In the ancestral hall of the Song family, Song Dianxuan, who wanted to take Song Buxin to surrender, was forced to kneel on the ground by the servants, and Song Buyin collapsed to the side and looked at the two.

"You guys, admit your mistakes to your ancestors!"

Song Dianxuan gasped.

"Dad, it's not as simple as admitting a mistake, burning down dozens of homeless houses!"

"Let him go."

Seeing that his son was so angry, Song Xiru waved his hand to signal the servants to go out, and he lowered his breath.

"Xuan'er, if this matter spreads, not only Bu Xin alone, but also the entire Song family, Wang Duzhong instigated arson, what a crime, I heard that there were no casualties this time, I have already sent supplies and money with other officials' families in the name of disaster relief, you don't care about this matter......"

"Dad, but this matter is obviously ......"

In his heart, his father has always been honest and honest, and he will not be such a person who cheats for personal gain.

"Song Dianxuan!"

Seeing that he was stubborn, Song Xiru slapped the table hard.

"Do you remember where your name came from?"

"The first king gave the name."

Song Dianxuan spoke in a low voice.

"When the first king gave the name of the palace, it was to see the glory of my Song family's lintel, and the son of the Song family was favored by the king, and you took the name of the royal gift, which was a great glory, and it was given to you by the Song family! Are you going to make the entire Song family unrecoverable now because of your brother's momentary loss and for your integrity? ”

"But ......" Song Dianxuan still wanted to argue something, and the servants of the Song Mansion hurriedly ran over. Adult ......"

He whispered something to Song Xiru, and Song Xiru's face suddenly changed.

"You two kneel here, and you are not allowed to go anywhere."

After speaking, Song Xiru hurriedly went out, and at the same time, a black shadow flashed outside the Song Mansion.

"Miss, Song Xiru of the Song Mansion is out of the house."

"Where did he go?"

"The secret guard is still following, like the direction of Gongsun Houfu."

Peach Blossom sat in the courtyard, and Mo Ming bowed his head and prayed.

"Keep following him."

Today the sky is clear and bright, here, there is no place of suffering and sorrow, as if nothing happened last night, the peach blossom breathes a long breath, but the bright in front of the eyes will blind the eyes, these kings are noble, regard the lives of the people like grass mustard, never know what is precious.