Fall in love with your enemy

Following the last episode, a fire broke out in the mourning hall. I definitely don’t believe it was an accident. This area of ​​Jinhai has always been humid. In addition, it just rained two days ago, and the old house on the mountain was foggy all day long. Hanging up The white cloth could be squeezed out of water. Even if there were many candles in the mourning hall, it would not be easy to start such a fire.

My feet swayed, and Feng Shizhi hurriedly came up to help me. I was stunned for a moment, and quickly ran in the direction of the fire. By the time I arrived, the fire had already reached a height of three feet, and it was too high for people to get in and save it. It was filled with the smell of fire oil.

Most of the guests who came to attend the funeral arrived the night before. They were all woken up this morning. After a little tidying up, they all came out to look at the funeral. They had different looks and expressions. The choking smell made people breathless. , covering their mouths and noses one after another, whispering.

I looked at the sad things in front of me and gradually became out of breath. After Lao Fu passed away, Chengcheng, as the new head of the family, has been living in Lao Fu’s courtyard, and the mourning hall is in the square outside the courtyard. He is the closest. So he came the fastest. When he saw that I couldn't hold it any longer, he quickly squeezed Kaifeng and hugged me.

"Can it still be saved?" I tried to make a sound.

Chengcheng opened his mouth but couldn't say anything, and then lowered his head. At this moment, I already knew the result, and suddenly there was an abyss-like pit in my heart.

"Reporting to Miss, I was kneeling in the mourning hall when I suddenly smelled the smell of kerosene, and I felt something was wrong. Then sparks suddenly shot up from the memorial tablet, igniting the paper bundles and hanging white flags. A fire also rose from the ground. Several young masters and ladies from the side clan were still inside, so I had no choice but to rescue them first. When I came back, the fire was already strong..." Shen Qilin lowered his head and said guiltily.

"So my father's body is the victim. He had already died for this family. He fell off a tall building and was smashed into that horrible shape. He was finally sewn up and put into the mourning hall. Do you want to burn him!" I was furious! He cried and choked: "Are they all dead? From the moment the memorial tablet was set on fire, even if it burned down to the white flags, I wouldn't run away, so I still need you to save me? Also, were you the only one in charge who was present at that time?" "I covered my chest and looked at Shen Qilin coldly.

He was speechless and could only lower his head silently.

Chengcheng squeezed the palm of my hand and quickly signaled to everyone around me: "Sister, the fire burned too fast. Everyone is tired after crying all night. If it suddenly catches fire again, some people will not be able to react. Besides, how many more people are there? The one holding the child." Chengcheng pointed behind him: "No matter what, the living is the most important thing. Dad protected his family for the rest of his life, and he would definitely not want to see his family burned to death in the mourning hall. There are other stewards present, and if the fire is too great, we can’t rush in regardless of their lives..."

I turned around and glanced at Chengcheng angrily and helplessly. I understood that he had never been taken seriously by his father, so even if the old man died, he might not be too sad. But he still said such words and was still in front of the mourning hall. I really felt that Embarrassing...

"Forget it, you are the boss, you can tell me what you want." I said something, opened his hand and took a few steps forward. The fire was raging, so I held his hand to gain some comfort.

"Often, the mourning hall is ignited by kerosene, and pouring water doesn't work. Fortunately, the old house has enough foam fire extinguishers, and we also asked them to dig a lot of sand from the lake. I believe the fire will be extinguished soon." Gao Xin Ci whispered in my ear, and I did watch the stewards in the old house rush in one after another. However, with the fire burning like this, the old man's body must not be preserved.

So, what if it dies out early and dies out late?

"You didn't sleep well last night. Why don't you go back and rest? I'll tell you as soon as possible if anything happens." Gao Xinci patted the back of my hand. I turned back to look at him, but something suddenly occurred to me. Maybe this action was too real. Something stung, and I looked at the corner of the square out of nowhere.

My mother-in-law was standing there, wearing a slim-fitting black suit, looking at the vast fire in front of her with shock. She seemed to notice my gaze and understand what I meant. She suddenly trembled, widened her eyes and shook her head: "not me!"

"I didn't ask." I said quietly, and then glanced at Gao Xinci, and saw that he was also full of embarrassment.

Maybe I am just too sensitive, but the kerosene incident was definitely not an accident. It was most likely caused by someone at home or someone who knew the terrain of the home, otherwise it would be difficult to bring kerosene from outside into the old house.

I waved to Feng Shizhi, and without avoiding Gao Xinci, I whispered: "Go and check whether there is less gasoline in the warehouse and the cooking oil in the kitchen. But someone wants to set a fire. In most cases It is prudent to make a decision. If there is no shortage in these two places, ask all the drivers to drive out. When did they refuel, how much did they refuel, where did they go after refueling, and make a list to see who has less distance. , and then checked with the driving recorder. Is there another sewer in the kitchen? Ask someone to clean it and see if more oil and water are consumed when cooking than in the past. Such a big fire will not use less oil, no Difficult to check.”

"Are you suspicious of the family? What about the guests coming and going?" Feng Shizhi thought for a while and asked.

"It's possible, but if you ask directly, it will definitely cause dissatisfaction among the guests. Many people who come to Lao Fu's funeral are from everyone's family. If word spreads... this is not a trivial matter."

Gao Xinci spoke before me: "It's easy to talk about the guests. Jinhai is the territory of the Fu family. If it is a small enterprise, it is difficult to check, but there are still a few gas stations. The road up the mountain is not good. Let's go, not to mention that everyone basically comes by plane, and they basically don't prepare cars in such a far place. Most of them are picked up by cars from the old house. The rest are a few small businesses nearby that have cars, but on the The mountain road is far away, so you will definitely need to refuel during the trip, so go to the gas station near the mountain to check the records to see how much gas they had left and how much gas they added at that time, and you can estimate the fuel consumption based on the distance and the model of the car."

"Xin Ci is right. Most of the guests just come today. Not many arrived one night early. Go quickly, otherwise there will be too many people to see. Also, please inform Shao Qin, he is more It's safe, let him be awake and send someone to appease the guests, and keep an eye on him at the same time." I glanced around and said softly, Feng Shizhi nodded and left.

There are not many people I can use at the moment, Liang Sen fell down again, and Qin Ke is pregnant. I have some strange feelings about her, so I don't want to use her. Fortunately, she asked for orders to take care of Liang Sen. , Shao Qin ostensibly followed Chengcheng, but actually didn’t say a few words to Chengcheng. He mainly listened to me, but after the old master passed away, he was also in a state of confusion, so I couldn’t assign him too heavy a task. As for Ji Bin, I'm afraid many people are staring at him now.

Fortunately, there is still one person available. Hehe has been following Liang Sen's instructions. I have more confidence, and Hehe is still young, so most people will not pay much attention to him.

I turned around and called another steward who was putting out the fire: "Go and tell Ji Bin to tidy up the mourning hall as soon as the fire is extinguished. Most of the guests will come at noon, so don't lose your sense of proportion."

"Yes!" The steward hurriedly wiped his sweat, threw down the sandbag and ran away.

I looked back at the situation. It was indeed as Xin Ci said. The fire was almost out. Only some sparks were still falling on the roof. I went in that direction. Just as I was about to enter the mourning hall, I was immediately cleared again. Cheng stopped: "Sister! The fire is still falling, it's dangerous inside!"

"You stay outside, I'll take a look and come out right away." I pulled away Chengcheng's hand and walked straight in. When I got to the coffin, the nanmu coffin had turned into carbon. The wind blew away the dust and leaked out. There were burnt red marks inside, but I still wanted to put my hand on it. I stretched out my hand and paused for a moment. I finally gave up the idea.