The Heaven and Earth Mirror moved according to Chu Xiang's thoughts and immediately showed the arsonist.
Chu Xiang immediately recognized that the arsonist was one of the workers who checked their luggage. He was a young man in his early twenties. She heard that he used to wear a red armband and went to smash other people's houses with his classmates. He was in the limelight for a while a few years ago.
Chu Xiang did not have any good feelings towards this kind of people. There were also elegant Devil Cultivators and filthy Devil Cultivators among the Devil Cultivators. In her opinion, this kind of people did not have a clear mind and were extremely filthy. They were disgusting existences in this world!
She stopped Huo Wenkai and suspected that someone had set the fire. She asked if the Huo family had any grudges with anyone. Of course, the Huo family didn't. They were defeated because they were landlords. It was very difficult for them to live peacefully in the past few years. They had always been hardworking and silently endured.
However, there were many people who didn't like them. Just like how Li Hongjun always mocked Huo Wenkai, they were ridiculed, scolded, and looked down on by countless people here. They didn't pay much attention to it. Except for a few people who were kind to them, the others didn't like them.
However, the three of them thought about it carefully and mentioned a few people who were more malicious to them. Huo Wenkai directly took them to the person in charge here.
The fire was put out by the locals. Huo Wenkai found the leader and forced him to give an explanation. Now was not the same as a few years ago. Back then, many people had died because they deserved it. Now, those radical ideas had been corrected. Landlords who didn't persecute Rao shouldn't be criticized, and the descendants of landlords shouldn't be punished.
In this case, the leader couldn't ignore the Huo family's request. Huo Wenkai checked the house before he went to sleep. If he didn't find out the truth, Huo Wenkai would go to school in Beijing and report it. He wouldn't be able to bear the consequences.
After such a thing happened, the faces of all the officials in the farm darkened. They gathered for an emergency meeting and gathered all the villagers. They asked them to identify and report each other. If anyone covered it up, they would be punished even more!
Huo Wenkai's father listed a few people he suspected, and the scene immediately became chaotic. Many people accused the Huo family of being outsiders and having no evidence.
"Your farm is really eye-opening. People who come here to reform through labor and become educated youths are following the country's rules. They should also follow the country's rules on what kind of life they should enjoy. Why are you so emotional? Is this how you usually treat the Huo Family? Don't tell me that you've turned the prisoners into your slaves? Our country doesn't allow exploitation. Captain, please explain why the Huo Family is being treated unfairly here. "Chu Xiang's cold voice was particularly clear in the noisy noise.
A few of the officers looked over and the captain asked sharply, "What do you mean by that?"
Chu Xiang pulled Grandma Huo forward and said loudly, "Anyone with eyes can see that the Huo family is all skin and bones. Each one is more haggard than the other. What's wrong? Are they prisoners from your farm? Your attitude towards them is extremely bad, and now there are people who want to burn them to death. I have reason to suspect that you have been mistreating them. The reason why you set the fire today is to silence them and prevent them from telling the truth when they return to the capital! "
"Hu!" The captain shouted, "Miss, don't accuse people with your glib tongue. It's illegal to accuse people!"
Huo Wenkai stood in front of Chu Xiang and said solemnly, "This is reasonable suspicion. I will definitely report this matter to the relevant departments. If you didn't mistreat my family, I believe that the relevant departments will definitely clear your name. But for today's incident, we must find the arsonist. "
Chu Xiang glanced at the angry crowd and sneered, "What are you angry about? Aren't you afraid that there is an arsonist hiding among you? Aren't you afraid that he will burn your house down if he is unhappy? Our family is reunited today and we haven't slept at all. That's why we are so lucky to escape. If it were you, you wouldn't be so lucky. "
Everyone understood Chu Xiang's words, but they were very xenophobic. Even if they wanted to catch the arsonist, they didn't want outsiders to get involved. It was embarrassing. The Huo Family was the son of a landlord. What right did they have to interfere with their business?
The concept of class had always been there and had never disappeared. Many people fantasized about "turning over a new leaf". They were proud of being poor farmers and despised the landlord's family from the bottom of their hearts. It was as if they could find a sense of superiority and feel that they were superior to others.
Chu Xiang looked at their attitude and had a thought. She quietly said a few words to Huo Wenkai. The two of them cooperated tacitly and escalated the arson case to a certain level, forcing the brigade leader to conduct a strict and timely investigation. The Huo family was settled in an abandoned and empty house.
This was Chu Xiang's request. They would rather live in a dilapidated house than live with the villagers here. They didn't trust anyone here at all.
This matter was related to Chu Xiang. Chu Xiang couldn't see the relevant faces clearly, so she sent the Heaven and Earth Mirror to monitor the arsonist.
The arsonist was very panicked. If the people were burned to death, although the captain would investigate, he might not be so strict. If there was a delay, he might not be found. But now that the people were not dead and the arsonist had made this matter extremely serious, constantly urging the captain to investigate, it was very likely that he would be found.
Even if he didn't kill them and didn't succeed, it would still be a big trouble!
At dawn the next day, the arsonist found an excuse to go to the county. Chu Xiang saw through the Heaven and Earth Mirror that he met with someone in the county. The person was on a business trip here from the capital.
Chu Xiang casually found an excuse to buy things and took Huo Wenkai to the county. She used food and cloth coupons to buy things for the Huo Family. She led Huo Wenkai to the place where the two men met and happened to see him when the arsonist left.
Huo Wenkai suspiciously pulled Chu Xiang. "Isn't this the person who checked the luggage on the farm yesterday? Why is he so nervous? "
Chu Xiang looked at the alley. "Is there a black market here? It doesn't look like he's doing things openly. Let's go and take a look. If there's a black market, we can buy some good things. "
Huo Wenkai nodded and carefully observed the surroundings. He entered the alley with Chu Xiang. However, there was nothing inside, not even a shadow. Just as they were about to leave, they suddenly saw someone come out of a door. The person was obviously stunned when he saw Huo Wenkai before hurriedly leaving.
Huo Wenkai frowned. "He looks familiar."
He and Chu Xiang looked at each other. They didn't need to think too much to know that something was wrong. Especially after the arson incident, someone who was in contact with them secretly came to the county to meet someone who knew Huo Wenkai. How could there be so many coincidences? The person who knew Huo Wenkai here was most likely from the capital.
The two of them followed the man from a distance until they reached the government office. Then, they went to the nearby area and quietly chatted with each other to find out the name Rao. As soon as they returned, Huo Jinyan guessed from the surname that he must be a relative of the Huo Family's housekeeper.
When the Huo Family was in trouble, it was the Huo Family's housekeeper who betrayed them. He opened the door and let people into the Huo Family's house to rob and confiscate the Huo Family's property. At the time, those people took things and hid them in their own homes. They didn't report each other, but the housekeeper definitely hid the most. He came prepared and transferred the property in advance.
At that time, the housekeeper probably thought that the Huo Family was doomed and was very ruthless. Old Master Huo's death was definitely related to him. However, they weren't idiots. In that emergency situation, they still hid some things. They asked someone to remove Huo Wenkai from the family and let the three of them stay in the same place to reform through labor.
Now the situation had changed. Judging from the housekeeper's relatives coming in and out of the government office, it was very likely that someone in the housekeeper's family was an official or was working for an official. Then this arson case was very clear. It was most likely done by the housekeeper.
Now, someone had been rehabilitated. Not only did he restore his official position, but he also returned some of the property. Then, the landlord, who didn't maliciously exploit the people or do evil things, would also be released and some of his property returned.
Back then, the housekeeper had a big feud with them. Most importantly, they took a lot of the Huo Family's property. If they went back, the housekeeper's good days would come to an end. Of course, they had to keep them out forever while the situation was still unclear. And when Huo Wenkai reunited with the Huo Family, it would be the best time to wipe them out. Then, many of the Huo Family's things would belong to the housekeeper forever.
As for the person who was bribed to set the fire, he had hidden many things that Huo Wenkai sent to the Huo Family many times in the past. He still couldn't come out now, and he was afraid that he would be punished in the future. He was afraid that the Huo Family would report him, so he decided to go all out and kill the Huo Family. This way, he could get a sum of money to keep his mouth shut and prevent future trouble. If he did it well, he might even get a good job. He made up his mind and did it.
Unfortunately, the arson failed. Several teams of men were arranged to patrol the farm, so it was impossible to do it again.
Since the Huo Family already knew who it was, of course, they wouldn't let it go so easily. Grandpa Huo asked Huo Wenkai to send a few telegrams to the county. The people who received the telegrams were all officials in the capital. They were said to be Grandpa Huo's classmates and close friends. Two of them had just returned to the capital not long ago.
The farm usually controlled the Huo Family, but Chu Xiang and Huo Wenkai didn't belong to the farm, so they couldn't control them. The two of them didn't bring anything with them, so naturally, they had to send the telegrams to the school. Just like that, the telegrams were sent out very smoothly.
During difficult times, many people who were defeated didn't necessarily survive. But if they survived, as long as they still had connections and abilities, their future was bright and unstoppable.
After Grandpa Huo sent out the telegram, the people in the capital called as soon as they received it. They told the county magistrate to take care of the Huo Family and investigate the arson case.
An arson case in a place like this was actually pointed out by an official in the capital. It was a classic case. The county magistrate immediately took it seriously and sent public security officers to the farm to investigate. Now that the matter was blown out of proportion, the people in the capital could use this opportunity to ask for more people to be rehabilitated.
A community of interests was always the most stable relationship. This was also the reason why Grandpa Huo had the confidence to send the telegram. It might not have been useful if he sent it earlier, but at this time, the higher-ups could use this matter to fish out some people. At the same time, they could also fish them out.
They were about to make a comeback!
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