At this time, Xu Da had just run in barefooted. The bedroom door was already wide open. He said to Li Rui in an urgent tone, "Quickly put on your clothes, the house is on fire. I'll go wake up Ah Nan, his wife, and Zixuan. "As he said this, he quickly put on his pants and shoes and ran out.
Li Rui was shocked and didn't dare to delay. He hurriedly put on his clothes, picked up his phone, and put on his shoes. He quickly ran to the door and stuck his head out to take a look. It was fine if he didn't look, but when he saw the scene in front of him, he was stunned.
The living room and the door were already in a sea of fire. The fire was raging, burning the pine wood partitions and the ceiling with crackling sounds. The thick smoke was swept out by the strong wind outside the door. Only a small part of it rushed into the room and gathered in a clump beside the kitchen. Looking at the way the fire was spreading, it seemed that it would only take a few minutes for the entire house to burn down.
After a short period of shock, Li Rui found that the stairs leading to the second floor were not burning yet. He hurriedly ran up the wooden stairs. When he reached the second floor, Xu Da had just finished knocking on the doors of the two rooms, so he cooperated with him and shouted.
At this time, Yang Qing Qing and her husband's bedroom door was suddenly pulled open. Lin Huonan ran out in a singlet and underpants. He looked a little embarrassed. When he saw the two of them, he asked, "Is there a fire? I seem to smell the smoke, but why would there be a fire? "
Xu Da also couldn't answer this question. He only said, "Quickly let Qing Qing out!"
Lin Huonan nodded and said, "She's already putting on her clothes."
On the other side, Zixuan and the other two girls also ran out one after another. Yang Qing Qing had also finished putting on her clothes. The seven of them gathered together and ran towards the stairs.
When the seven of them arrived at the first floor, the entire living room and the second floor were engulfed in a sea of fire. Standing at the stairs, they could feel the scorching heat on their skin. Zi Xuan, Yang Qing Qing, and Ceng Baohua had never seen such a scene before. They were all dumbfounded and panicked.
Of the four girls, only Yang Xiang's expression was calm. She looked at the fire in front of her as if she was looking at a firefly. She didn't care at all.
Lin Huonan, on the other hand, had the demeanor of a great general. He didn't panic in the face of danger and shouted, "We can't go out the front door. Quickly go through the back door!"
This was the advantage of the design of an American house. Not only did it have a front door, but it also had a back door, which was connected to the courtyard or lawn behind. Usually, when there was nothing to do, it could be used to escape when there was a party or dinner party. Of course, this also brought about unsafe factors. Therefore, most of the houses in the country did not consider leaving a back door. At most, they would leave a back door for the courtyard.
Lin Huonan led everyone past the kitchen and arrived at the back door. The back door was locked from the inside. Lin Huonan reached out and pressed a button, unlocking the secret lock. After pushing the door open, he stepped aside and let his wife lead everyone to escape first, while he brought up the rear.
This action was undoubtedly very righteous. It could be said that it was noble character and unquestionable integrity. In an instant, it won the high approval of Li Rui, Xu Da, Yang Xiang and the others. If it was said that they had only treated Lin Huonan as a good friend before, then at this moment, they had already treated Lin Huonan as a good friend that they could sacrifice themselves for.
Yang Qing Qing led everyone to the lawn behind the house, about twenty meters away from the house.
Lin Huonan quickly ran over and shouted, "Not here, it's not safe. If there is a gas explosion, we will be injured. We need to hide further away." As he spoke, he gestured for everyone to retreat again.
The couple and Li Rui's group of five retreated again, hiding fifty meters away. At this time, they looked again and saw that the fire in front of them was several feet high. Under the strong wind, the whole house was completely covered in flames. At this time, not to mention putting out the fire themselves, even if they called the fire department, it would be useless. Perhaps by the time the fire department arrived, the house would have already burned down.
Lin Huonan seemed to be thinking this. His face was heavy and cold as he looked at the fire, but he did not show any sign of calling the fire department. Of course, maybe he did not bring his phone out.
Yang Qing Qing could not help but cry. She cried very sadly. Lin Huonan hugged her and comforted her softly.
Li Rui's group of five stood at the side. Seeing this scene, they also felt sad and sad.
"Beep!"
Suddenly, a soft sound of a car horn came from not far away. This sound was so abrupt in the silent night that it attracted the attention of all seven people.
The sound of the car horn came from the road not far from Lin Huonan's house, diagonally opposite to where the seven people were. Under the illumination of the fire, they could clearly see the scene there. They saw a black luxury car parked there. Beside the car stood a tall and thin man, looking over.
As the seven people were looking at the car, something flashed in front of their eyes. The car's headlights flashed once, then twice, a total of three times. Then, the tall and thin man waved at the seven people, as if he was greeting them.
Li Rui's group of five were all stunned because none of them knew the tall and thin man. However, the five of them quickly regained their senses. The other party was not greeting them, but looking at Lin Huonan and his wife.
Yang Qing Qing also did not seem to know the tall and thin man. At this moment, she was looking at her husband in confusion. Lin Huonan's face was ferocious as he glared at the tall and thin man. Li Rui also noticed that Lin Huonan's hands were clenched into fists and his arms were slightly trembling. It was obvious that he was extremely angry.
Li Rui quietly looked at Xu Da. Xu Da slightly nodded at him, indicating that he understood what he meant. This sudden fire was definitely related to the tall and thin man.
That tall and thin man saw that Lin Huonan had recognized him, so he turned around and returned to the car. After the car horn sounded again, it drove away and disappeared.
The fire was still burning. Half of the roof had already collapsed. Tiles and planks fell into the fire, temporarily suppressing the fire. However, as the flammable items fell, the fire rose again. In the blink of an eye, the entire house was engulfed by the fire demon. The wood was being roasted by the fire, emitting endless crackling sounds, similar to firecrackers. The surrounding air temperature quickly rose, making people feel hot.
Fortunately, this house was an independent villa, far away from the neighbors. Otherwise, this fire could very well affect the neighbors. However, there were already neighbors who were awakened by the fire. When they came out to take a look, the scene was starting to become chaotic.
Lin Huonan quickly calmed down and said to Li Rui and the others apologetically, "I'm sorry, my good friends. I've frightened you."
Li Rui glanced at Xu Da and said, "Ah Nan, what are you saying? Don't say that. Uh, if there's anything you need help with, just tell us. Don't treat us as outsiders. "
Lin Huonan sighed and shook his head with a bitter smile, "You can't help me with my matters."
Yang Qing Qing sobbed, "Our house has been burned down. What are we going to do in the future?"
Lin Huonan hugged her and said, "It's okay if our house is gone, as long as we're still here. As long as we're still here, our house is still here. "
Yang Qing Qing said, "Call the police. We also need to contact the insurance company. Didn't we pay the insurance for our house?"
Lin Huonan shook his head and said firmly, "We can't call the police for this kind of thing, and we can't get compensation through the insurance company."
Yang Qing Qing let out a soft cry. She clearly felt that it was inconceivable.
Lin Huonan said, "I know who set this fire, and I'll definitely get justice from him. However, this kind of internal matter is considered a family matter. We can't call the police."
Yang Qing Qing suddenly thought of something and said in a panicked tone, "It's your … internal people who did it?"
Lin Huonan nodded helplessly. He looked unusually tired.
He suddenly pushed away Yang Qing Qing from his embrace and walked to Li Rui. He put his arm around his and Xu Da's shoulders and walked to a secluded area. He said in a low voice, "My two good brothers, I didn't expect that you would encounter such bad luck when you just came to my house as guests. I almost implicated you. I'm really sorry. I'll think of a way to deal with this matter. I'll deal with it tonight. However, before I come back, I'll have to ask you to protect my wife. You don't need to protect her. After a while, we'll go to a hotel in the city. Just let Zixuan or Mary sleep with my wife. "
When Li Rui heard the word "protect", he was secretly alarmed. He nodded and said, "Don't worry. We'll definitely protect her well."
Lin Huonan said again, "The house will be rebuilt. However, I have to deal with this matter first. We'll leave now and go to a hotel first. I'll leave after sending my wife to the hotel. "
Xu Da asked, "Can you deal with your matter alone?"
Lin Huonan smiled bitterly and said, "It's a bit troublesome, but I'll try my best to deal with it. Hmph, do they think that I, Lin Huonan, am easy to bully just because I came to America alone? I'll let them know what I'm capable of. "
Li Rui wanted to ask more, but when he saw Xu Da give him a look, he didn't speak again.
In order to avoid having to negotiate with the local police, Lin Huonan decided to leave immediately. The couple each took a car and rushed to Philadelphia with five people. Fortunately, the couple didn't park their cars in the garage. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to escape this catastrophe.
After rushing back to Philadelphia's Shangri-La Hotel, Zixuan took the initiative to invite Yang Qingqing to sleep in the same room as him. After thanking Zixuan, Lin Huonan whispered to Yang Qingqing for a moment. He wrote down the room's phone number and then left the hotel alone.
Li Rui and Xu Da stayed in the room for the time being. Xu Da asked Yang Qingqing, "What happened to Ah Nan? If you know anything, tell us. We can help him."
Li Rui finally understood the meaning behind Xu Da's look. He knew that Lin Huonan wouldn't tell them the inside story, so he didn't ask him. Instead, he asked his wife, Yang Qingqing. Yang Qingqing and he hid in America from Hong Kong. She more or less knew the inside story. In addition, she was worried about her husband's relationship with him. It should be easier for her to tell the truth.
Yang Qingqing shook her head and said, "I don't know much. Ah Nan didn't want to tell you because he's afraid of bringing you trouble. Therefore, I can't tell you either. Otherwise, I'd be letting you down."
Xu Da said, "Since we're good friends, why can't you tell us? You've helped us a lot. Now, it's time for us to repay you. Friends should help each other. Is there a need to be polite? "
Yang Qingqing looked at him with a hesitant expression. She wanted to say something but was too embarrassed to say it.
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