"But in this way, won't the Gong Family bear the stigma of being treacherous?"
Xiu tilted her head and said softly.
This was a problem. After all, all the people in the family, from the old to the young, were stubborn and old-fashioned.
It was better for her to go home and ask what was going on with Big Brother's engagement.
They originally planned to stay here for a while and continue to the inner city tomorrow.
Unexpectedly, not long after she fell asleep, Lin Mengya smelled a burnt smell.
She put on her coat and walked to the window. Not far away, she saw a fire soaring into the sky.
Plumes of thick smoke rose to the sky, which looked a little scary.
"Master, what's wrong?"
Baisu walked to her side quietly and looked out of the window together.
On the street, there were people going back and forth to put out the fire. Gradually, the fire was under control.
"Strange, why is the fire so big?"
She was a little puzzled.
Although this was not the main city, there were many residential houses. When the ancestors of the Gong Family built the city, they had considered how to prevent fire.
Moreover, Big Brother also strengthened the night patrol. By right, when the fire started, someone should have found out.
The place where the fire started was considered to be a relatively prosperous commercial area in the city. By right, there should not be such a big fire.
While she was thinking, there was a knock on the door from below.
"Open the door, open the door!"
The sound was very urgent and noisy. It was estimated that the guests in the inn had been woken up.
After she and Baisu looked at each other, the two of them went to the door.
The waiter on night duty immediately opened the door. Standing outside was actually the group of people from the patrol team that they saw during the day.
They swarmed in and occupied the lobby of the inn.
"Big brothers, what's going on?"
The waiter in Tai Ning Inn did not panic, but the guests had been woken up, so he was really in a difficult situation.
"We were ordered to search for the arsonist. Did anyone suspicious come to your place? "
Arsonist?
Sure enough, someone deliberately set the fire.
Although her guess was confirmed, she did not feel relaxed at all.
The arsonist who could make the patrol team search in the middle of the night was not so simple.
"You also know that the guests who stay in our Tai Ning Inn are all friends of the master. How could there be an arsonist among such people? "
The shop assistant said with a smile, but the leader of the group pushed him away.
"Whether it's true or not, we'll only know after we investigate. Men, search every single room! Don't let go of a single room! "
"Yes."
Seeing that the group of people was about to rush up the stairs, the shop assistant couldn't care less. He quickly ran a few steps and stood in front of those people.
"Brother, it's a good thing that you want to arrest the criminal. However, there are many women in our inn. Can you allow me to go up and knock on the doors one by one to inform them so as not to disturb these women? "
The man was right.
After all, it was the middle of the night and most people were asleep.
Moreover, those who could stay here were mostly wealthy merchants or people from aristocratic families.
If they were to barge in like this, wouldn't they be scared to death?
But unexpectedly, that person glanced at the waiter coldly.
"Do you have anything to do with an arsonist like this? Search the place! Hurry up before the criminal escapes! "
"You can't, you can't!"
The waiter shouted a few times, but he couldn't resist the brute force of those people.
Soon, he was held by someone and could only watch helplessly as they rushed up the stairs.
Suddenly, screams and curses were heard one after another.
Fortunately, the three of them had woken up earlier and had put on their coats.
The patrol team didn't go too far. After carefully looking around the room, they left.
Although these people were rude, they probably wanted to find the arsonist as soon as possible.
"Boss, there's something wrong with this room!"
Suddenly, everyone's attention was drawn to it.
But Lin Mengya frowned. Wasn't that Qinghu's room?
"What did you find?"
"There's someone living here, but now he's gone!"
How could it be?
Qinghu usually didn't leave her side easily. If he left temporarily, he would tell her.
They were together before going to bed. How could there be no one in the room?
"Let me ask you, who's living here?"
The waiter glanced at Lin Mengya and the others and looked hesitant.
After all, this was a distinguished guest whom the innkeeper had repeatedly warned not to offend.
"It's one of our guests who's living here. But this guest is of high status. He can't have anything to do with the arsonist! "
However, the leader of the patrol team did not believe him. Instead, he walked in and watched as his men rummaged through the room.
"Boss, we found him!"
What did they find?
Everyone's attention was drawn to them. Lin Mengya and the others were also paying close attention to what was going on there.
"Let me ask you again. Where is he?"
The waiter's face changed, but he still didn't change his words.
"You've really misunderstood. The guest who lives here has absolutely nothing to do with the arsonist …"
Unexpectedly, the leader slapped the waiter's face with an ice-cold expression.
"Do you know that 16 people from three families were buried alive in the fire tonight? How dare you cover up for the arsonist? I think you're tired of living! "
"But the guest just arrived today. How could he set the fire?"
The waiter probably had never been so upset. Although his voice was getting weaker, he still defended Qinghu.
The leader sneered.
"It seems that you won't give up until you see your coffin. Give it to me!"
Before he finished speaking, the man who went in to search the room presented something to him.
Judging from its appearance, it looked like a firestarter.
But it was specially made, so it looked a little different from the usual ones.
"This is the irrefutable evidence that we found in front of everyone! It's not common in the North Ridge. Only people who came from the south would use it! Moreover, we found the exact same thing in the fire. We even fought with the arsonist and saw him running here. I'm sure of it! I'll ask you one last time. Where is he? "
Lin Mengya knew that this had nothing to do with Qinghu.
Qinghu was an expert. If he really wanted to set the fire, not to mention these few garlic, even if there were a few more of them, they wouldn't even be able to see a shadow.
Moreover, if Qinghu was the one who did it, why would he leave any survivors?
It seemed that someone had deliberately framed him.
But who did it? What was the purpose?
"I, I really don't know!"
The shop assistant was scared out of his wits and kept shaking his head to deny it.
Seeing this, the man ordered his men to leave the shop assistant, went straight to the counter, and took out the account book.
Lin Mengya's heart skipped a beat, and she vaguely felt that something was wrong.
But the man quickly turned to look at her.
"So, you are in cahoots with him! Since he has run away, I can only bring you back first! Come on, take him away! "
Baisu was about to rush forward with a long sword in her hand, but she was stopped by the woman.
"We're innocent. What's wrong with going there? But if you find out that we have nothing to do with the arson case, please send us back. "
She was neither frightened nor excited.
Baisu immediately understood what she meant. She threw the long sword on the table and surrendered.
Xiu was also sleepy, but she knew that with Elder Sister Ya around, there was nothing to worry about.
The three women walked calmly into the group of strong men. The atmosphere was a little strange.
"I hope so."
The man glanced at the three of them and took the lead to walk out with his men.
"Tell your innkeeper that it's okay. We'll be back soon."
The waiter was a little anxious. He wanted to stop them, but he did not have the ability and courage.
After hearing her words, he nodded vigorously.
They followed the patrol team out of the Tai Ning Inn. It was late at night, and the burnt smell was very uncomfortable.
Suddenly, she seemed to see a familiar figure at the entrance of the alley not far away.
But in the blink of an eye, there seemed to be no one there.
She rubbed her eyes and looked over to make sure that there was no one there.
Strange, was her eyesight playing tricks on her?
"Hurry up! Don't try to escape! "
Those people scolded loudly. Baisu glared at them coldly and habitually shielded her behind him.
"Master, what should we do?"
She asked in a low voice, but Lin Mengya did not panic at all.
"It's okay."
In her own territory, who could do anything to her?
Besides, even if they found the fire lighter in Qinghu's room, it could not prove anything.
Although this group of people could arrest her, they could not punish her for her crimes.
She wanted to see what this group of people wanted to do.
The patrol team was newly established by the Gong Family to protect the safety of the city within the fief.
Because it was one of the entrances, it had more power and more personnel.
When they were brought to the station of the patrol team, they found that there were about a few hundred people there, and each of them looked very strong.
As soon as they arrived, they were locked in a huge wooden cage.
"What's wrong with these people?"
Lin Mengya's eyes lit up.
Unexpectedly, they met a familiar person when they arrived.
Gong Xun, who they met in the day, was also walking over with his group.
However, when they saw that it was only three weak girls who were locked in, Gong Xun looked displeased.
"They are just three girls. How could you do this to them? Let them out quickly!"
However, someone stopped him.
"We can't let them out! These three people are the suspects of the arson case. If we let them out now, how are we going to explain to the dead? "
Gong Xun's face darkened as he looked at the man who gave the order to capture them.
"The arson case hasn't been fully investigated yet. Moreover, I've seen these three ladies during the day. They just arrived here, how could they have set the fire? Chen Lu, don't accuse innocent people. "
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