The old man looked like he was close to sixty years old. Half of his hair was white. When he saw Ning Shu, he began to cry out, "Oh my God, please do me a favor. This fire really wasn't set by this old man. Those children also have nothing to do with me!"
Ning Shu really didn't have time to listen to his words. She reached out to interrupt him and politely asked, "Old man, did you pile up these sacks here?"
The old man's face was sad, "Yes … yes, it's like this. This old man originally worked as a bricklayer. I had two or three apprentices in my hands. I worked in various households in the capital to make a living. Later on, this old man discovered that there are many people in the city who need to repair and expand their residences every year. There is a lot of sand and stone. Although the profit is not much, it is still a profit. Thus, I started this business. This batch of sand and stone was just shipped from Qian Jiang's place yesterday. I thought that I would hire a cart to take it away tomorrow morning. Who knew that this would happen. Dear nobles, even if this old man had a hundred guts, this old man still wouldn't dare to commit murder and arson … "
Ning Shu stood up and clapped her hands, "Since it's yesterday's goods, why didn't you take them away today? Instead, you're hoarding them on the shore? Aren't you afraid that someone will steal your goods? "
The old man's tears were about to fall, "Ai, what the hell! Yesterday, when the goods were unloaded, this old man hired a cart driver and made an appointment to take them away today. Who knew that this morning, when the first batch of goods was loaded, the three ox carts all broke down. The goods at the docks came and went. It wasn't easy to hire a cart, so I had to leave it here for another day. Thinking about the sand and stone, they were heavy and not very valuable. There were so many valuable things at the docks. Who would be so impulsive as to steal them? Who knows, who knows, ai! If this old man had known, even if this old man had to carry them on his shoulders, he would have carried them all away. "
Ning Shu nodded her head to express her understanding. But in the next moment, she suddenly turned her head and coldly said, "Then why did you deliberately mix so many bags of wood shavings in these sand and stone?"
The old man was stunned, "What wood shavings? This old man doesn't know. My hundred bags were filled with sand and stone. How could there be wood shavings? The weight is also wrong! "
"A hundred packs? Do you have any witnesses? "
"Of course! At that time, I hired five laborers to help me unload the goods, and all of them can testify for me! If you don't believe me, you can ask them one by one. And, and, and, after I put these things here, I paid someone to look after it. "The old man suddenly remembered to look around." Where's the kid? It must be that kid who didn't take good care of it and let something go wrong! "
Ning Shu's eyes moved. Her pair of clear black and white eyes on such a dirty face seemed especially sharp and quick-witted. "How old is the kid? Is it a boy or a girl? What does he look like?"
"He's about the same height as me. He's a boy, about thirteen or fourteen years old. He doesn't look clean, like a little beggar. Originally, I didn't want to invite him, but that kid fell to his knees and begged me. He said that his little sister was sick and didn't have money to buy medicine. He begged me to take pity on him. Seeing that he was about the same age as my little grandson, I pitied him. My heart softened for a moment. Who knew that he would cause such a big disaster! "
Hearing this, Ning Shu's face suddenly tightened. She hurriedly said, "I know what's going on. The fire was set by those children themselves! They knew that we would definitely come to find them, so they set up this trap in advance. They broke the ox cart, mixed wood shavings in the sand and stone, and sprinkled good tung oil. Their purpose was to make a big scene in front of us, in front of the hundreds of workers at the docks, and put on a dazzling show! "
She quickly ran to the shore and said, "Did you notice that the area they chose just happened to be at the corner of the docks? No one passed by for a long time, so no one would notice their little tricks. It was precisely because no one passed by and they were the only ones running in this direction in the dark that they attracted our attention the moment they appeared. When they ran into the prearranged circle, they immediately pulled the mechanism to let the sacks fall down and ignited the tung oil. When the fire burned, they put on the animal skins that were soaked in water to prevent fire. They ran and cried in the fire circle to continue to attract our attention. When the fire burned bigger and bigger, and thick smoke rose everywhere, no one would notice that they had put on the animal skins and jumped into the water from the shore. Quick! Immediately call the best person to step on water! Catch those three children from the water! "
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