Transmigrated into Substitute Bride 'Fu Lang'

Chen Xing was stunned for a moment, obviously he didn't expect the answer to be this, he felt that Gu Lang was really too smart.If it were him, he would never have guessed their whereabouts so quickly.

Chen Xing was only depressed for a moment, then remembered something, looked at Gu Lang and said, "By the way, Qiu Jiu and I suspect that this fire is man-made, but we have no evidence."

Chen Xing scratched his hair in a little annoyance, with a look of dissatisfaction.

Gu Lang looked at Chen Xing's appearance, gently touched his head, and comforted him: "Don't worry, it's so dark right now, even if there is evidence, we can't see it. It's still some time before dawn, why don't we Go back and fix it first. When the sky is bright, we will look for evidence, so it will be easier to find."

When Chen Xing heard Gu Lang's suggestion, he hesitated for a moment, then looked around and found that except for the place where their lanterns were shining, the rest of the place was indeed pitch black, and immediately let go of his desire to find out the result now. Thinking, nodded towards Gu Lang, "Okay, let's go back now, and check again at dawn."

Just when Chen Xing and the others re-locked the door and left, they suddenly noticed that the touch on the door was not right, and asked Qiu Jiu to carefully take a photo with a lantern, and found that there was a small piece of cloth hanging between the uneven door. It looked like someone pulled it hard and fell off the clothes.

Chen Xing stared at the piece of cloth with wide eyes, his heart was pounding, and he felt that this thing must be the key to the fire incident.He raised his eyes to meet Gu Lang's, and saw that Gu Lang was also looking at him, raised his eyebrows when he met his eyes, and then said, "I think you may have found a key clue."

Chen Xing immediately became happy, and wanted to find out if there was any other evidence, but he cleaned up the door inside and out, and he didn't find anything.In the end, he was reluctantly taken back to sleep by Gu Lang, planning to wait until dawn before coming back to look for her.

On the other side, Chen Linger returned to the Chen family.

When entering through the back door, the woman guarding the door looked at the always savage lady, and was still a little surprised that she came back so late, "Miss, what are you?"

Chen Ling'er's face was also very ugly because of the offense of the group of hooligans just now, and because they looked at her as if she saw a ghost.

Hearing the woman's question at this time, Chen Ling'er gave her a dissatisfied look, and after seeing her flinch, she said viciously: "I'm going there, do I need to report to you?"

"No, there's no need. Miss can do whatever she wants." Looking at Chen Linger's expression like a ghost, the woman shrank her neck and dared not say anything more.

Chen Ling'er snorted coldly at her, and went straight in with the little maid beside her.

When Chen Linger passed by her eyes, the woman raised her head again, stared at her back and spat, then looked at the hem of her lower skirt, and let out a strange 'huh', why did she see that there seemed to be a little Burnt look.

The mother-in-law hesitated for a moment, but decided to wait until the madam woke up during the day, and then tell the madam about it. After all, she was sent by the madam to look after the young lady. Naturally, she needs to report any weird behaviors.

When Chen Linger returned to the room, she immediately ordered the other maids who were still waiting to boil the bath water for herself, and then looked at the maid in front of her who followed her out, and said to her: "You have to remember that I was on the road with you just now. If you dare to slip up on what you said, you should know the consequences!"

The servant girl nodded desperately, and swore to God that she would never tell anyone what happened tonight.

Seeing this, Chen Linger showed a smiling face, and then came to her dressing table, opened her jewelry box, picked out a silver hairpin from inside, and handed it to the little maid's door. He smiled and said, "As long as you are obedient, I will not treat you badly."

The servant girl was still a little hesitant at first, but finally, under Chen Linger's repeated urging, she took the hairpin cautiously, then bowed to Chen Linger, and said cautiously: "Thank you miss, I understand."

Chen Ling'er laughed lightly, and said softly, "Go down and rest! You are tired today too."

When the servant girl left tremblingly, the smile on Chen Linger's face gradually faded, and she stared at the servant girl's back with a cold light. She didn't believe that this servant girl would keep the secret for her. The ones that are sold far away, it is best to go to the backcountry where they will not live for many years, then she will feel at ease.

Chen Ling'er slightly hooked the corners of her lips, and the smile on her face was very pleasant. Thinking of today's revenge, and expecting that the place would turn into a pile of ruins tomorrow, the look of satisfaction in her eyes became stronger and stronger.She just wanted to see, if the store was gone, how could they turn around?

"Miss, the hot water is ready, miss, are you washing now?"

Just as Chen Ling'er was thinking about the tragic situation of Chen Xing and the others, a servant girl's cautious inquiry came from outside the door.

Chen Ling'er raised her eyebrows and looked outside the door, her voice was a little joyful because of her joy, "I'll wash it now, by the way, you guys go and prepare a brazier for me, I'll be useful later."

Although the maid outside the door thought her request was a little strange, she didn't dare to disobey her order. After lifting the bath water into her room, she went out to prepare the brazier again.

Chen Ling'er took a bath comfortably, and then when the maids were packing up those things, she carried the brazier to the backyard alone, put the brazier on the ground, and threw the clothes she wore out today into it. Pour kerosene on top, then ignite the sparks and throw them down.

The flickering fire shone on Chen Linger's face without tulle, making her look like a witch in hell who came to seek her life.She looked at the slowly extinguishing flame and whispered, "Next, how can I repay my beloved parents?"

Due to the fire in the store, Chen Xing didn't sleep well all night, and he woke up earlier than usual the next day.When the genius was bright, he got up and got busy.

What Chen Xing didn't expect was that when he got up early in the morning, he saw Gu Lang fully dressed.Gu Lang's health is not very good, and he needs to sleep more on weekdays, so he is quite surprised to see him here now.

Gu Lang looked at Chen Xing's puzzled expression, smiled softly, and explained in a warm voice: "I think you must not sleep well at night after such a big incident happened in the restaurant, and you will get up early in the morning. So, I I wanted to get up early so that I could be with you."

Hearing this, Chen Xing was a little moved by Gu Lang's thoughtfulness. He looked into Gu Lang's eyes, nodded heavily, and replied, "Well, thank you."

Today Chen Xing did not ask Qiu Jiu to help him, but asked Gu Lang to help him light the fire.

Chen Xing felt that no matter how anxious he was, he couldn't afford to have breakfast, especially since Gu Lang was in poor health, so he couldn't take it lightly.It's just that he was in a hurry to go out today, and he didn't have the mind to get any fancy things. Looking at the ingredients in the kitchen, he just cooked a pot of white rice porridge and spread out a few pancakes.When the pancakes are out of the pan, sprinkle chopped green onions and his special sauce on the pancakes, and the aroma will immediately waft out.

For such a simple but delicious breakfast, Qiu Jiu ate three bowls of porridge and two pancakes by himself.And Chen Xing was taken by him, and he didn't have a good appetite, so he also ate a bowl and a half of porridge and a pancake.

When they finished their work and went to the restaurant, it was two hours earlier than when they usually arrived at the restaurant.

They entered the small restaurant and walked straight towards the backyard where the kitchen was located, wanting to look here for any other clues before the others came.

Sure enough, the vision during the day was much better than at night, and after a while they discovered something unusual.

Chen Xing found an inconspicuous footprint on the wall not far from the door. The footprint was very light. If it weren't for his good eyesight, he would have almost ignored it.He raised his hand to make a gesture, and felt that the width of the footprint was a bit small, and he didn't know who it belonged to.

While Chen Xing was staring at the footprints in thought, Qiu Jiu over there said excitedly: "Little boss, come quickly, I found something here."

Hearing this, Chen Xing gave up on continuing to observe the weird footprints, and immediately went to Qiu Jiu's side, and then saw him pointing to a most severely burned place, which was also the place where they used to pile up fine wood, but at this time there was originally The piled wood has been burned to ashes, and the original appearance can no longer be seen.

Qiu Jiu looked up at Chen Xing and Gu Lang who were attracted by him, and said excitedly: "Little boss, big boss, guess what I found here?"

Gu Lang just glanced at him indifferently, but didn't answer.

Qiu Jiu was overwhelmed by this, and did not dare to be more presumptuous.

Fortunately, Chen Xing was a supporter. He stared at it for a long time but didn't see anything interesting, and asked a little puzzled, "What's there? Why didn't I see anything?"

Qiu Jiu immediately pointed to the crack in the ground, and said cheerfully: "Little boss, look here, do you see it? There is still oil here that can't be burned in the future."

Seeing that Chen Xing still looked confused, Qiu Jiu simply scraped out the oil, held it in front of Chen Xing, and continued to explain: "This oil was originally used for lighting, but it is different from the lamp oil used by ordinary people at home. Similarly, the lamp oil of ordinary people will only leave a black powder after burning.

Not only will this oil burn without leaving black marks, but it will even leave a little bit of white lumpy powder afterwards.This kind of lamp oil is very popular with rich and noble families, and ordinary rich and noble families can't afford it.No one will throw away this kind of kerosene at will. There is such a large piece here, it should be spilled artificially, and the purpose is also to ignite this place. "

Chen Xing nodded to show that he understood, but then he asked a little strangely: "How do you know this?"

"Uh." Qiu Jiu, who was still enthusiastically explaining, suddenly froze for a moment, then raised his head and glanced at Gu Lang unobtrusively, and soon his voice changed, and he said with a guilty conscience: "Am I following my son?" I’ve done it in other big families’ homes before, so I know this.”

Chen Xing nodded after hearing this, and then stopped paying attention to this matter. He just glanced there again and asked Qiu Jiu to surround it with something to protect the scene, and they began to look for the next evidence.But unfortunately, no matter how many times they searched, they couldn't find any other useful clues.

Seeing that the door was about to open, Chen Xing looked at Weisan's three evidences with his chin propped up, and said in a somewhat tangled way: "How about this, Gu Lang will watch the shop from the front later and sell out the remaining venison I'll go to the government office. Such an arson incident cannot be let go so easily. After all, we are lucky this time. If we are unlucky, not only our place will be burned, but also the nearby shops will be affected. .”

Gu Lang and Qiu Jiu nodded, they had no objection to the fact that Chen Xing wanted to report to the police, arson was a felony.

However, when Chen Xing said that he would go to the government, Gu Lang stopped him and said that he would go instead of him.

Facing Chen Xing's suspicious eyes, Gu Lang was extraordinarily calm, and replied truthfully: "You are a brother, that kind of place is not suitable for you. Plus I still have a good name, so they won't make things difficult for me if I go there." Me. Besides, if you go, other people in the store will not be able to grasp the proportions of the medicinal food, and on the contrary, those good things will be wasted."

Chen Xing is not an unreasonable person. Hearing that Gu Lang's analysis was logical, he nodded and exchanged places with Gu Lang, and then watched Gu Lang go out.

Half an hour before leaving the store, other employees in the store also came one after another, and they were all stunned when they saw the mess in the backyard.But after they saw the little boss standing there calmly, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, although the kitchen burned a lot, the medicinal meals they made in recent days only need to prepare all the ingredients and put them on the small stove, and cook them carefully on a low fire.So, they moved out the small stove that used to be placed in the kitchen and placed it in the corridor of the hall, then cleaned the ingredients, and put them into the small pot to cook gently.

It’s just that this practice has caused many residents in the vicinity to suffer. Originally, this medicinal food was made in the house, and only a faint fragrance could waft out. Now it is placed under the corridor, and the fragrance goes straight to the sky and spreads in all directions, making many people smell it. The people who were sitting began to swallow their saliva involuntarily.

But when they wanted to buy it, the little owner of the store told them that this thing still needs to be cooked for a while, and it's not time yet.So they could only swallow their saliva and wait hungry.

Chen Xing directed the workmen to work, planning to let the craftsmen repair it after the official came to see it and collected all the evidence, but this time he had to pay attention, and he must think of a way to do more. Find a place to store water, or add more insulation, so as not to leak water next time.

Just when Chen Xing was racking his brains thinking about how to build it to be the safest.Gu Lang had already returned with a few officials. Looking at those officials from a distance, Chen Xing was still a little surprised. He originally thought that for such a case, at most two people would come to record it, but he didn't expect four people to come all at once.

When they entered the door, Gu Lang introduced to Chen Xing: "This is the high official in charge of handling the case, and this is my wife."

That Gao Ya servant was a tall and thin young man with a cold face, but when he heard Gu Lang's introduction, he laughed and said to Chen Xing: "Little boss, my wife likes your braised pork very much. "

Chen Xing smiled politely, "Thank you for liking."

That Gao Ya servant didn't look like a talkative, but he was able to talk, and after chatting for a few more words, he said goodbye to Chen Xing, and followed Gu Lang in to collect evidence.

After they went in, Chen Xing was not idle. He went to the small stoves to see if there was any need for help with the work. After making sure that they could all be done alone, he went back to the front desk to guard.

Standing back at the counter, Chen Xing saw the man poking his head outside the door with a look of eagerness to come in and take a look, but he didn't know why he stopped there.The man was only in his early twenties, and he didn't look rich in gray clothes, and he even looked a bit cramped.

Chen Xing felt that he probably wanted to come in and try the taste, but because of his lack of money, he hesitated in front of their door.

In order to avoid the man's embarrassment, Chen Xing took his eyes away from him and looked elsewhere.But soon, he heard an awkward voice in his ear, "Shopkeeper, didn't there be a fire in your place last night?"

Chen Xing's heart froze, and he turned his head to look in the direction of the words, only to see that the young man who was still some distance away just now came to him at some point and was staring at him with a complicated expression.

Chen Xing looked at him with some doubts in his eyes, and finally weighed it, and said: "There was indeed a fire in our place yesterday, but because it was extinguished in time, there was no loss."

The man showed such an expression when he heard the words, and then saw that Chen Xing had been staring at him, he was startled, with a nervous expression on his face, "Why is the boss looking at me like this?"

Chen Xing put on a comforting smile, looked at him and said in a gentle voice: "I don't know how the young master knew that my small shop was on fire yesterday. Did the young master see anything? If the young master knows something, tell me, and I will also give the young master some information." money as thanks."

Hearing what he said, the man hesitated for a while, and finally looked up at Chen Xing as if he didn't know what to think of, his eyes flickered, and he said hurriedly: "No, I didn't see anything, I'll go first gone."

Looking at the back of the man leaving, Chen Xing pursed his lips, and told him intuitively that the man must know something, otherwise he would not have such a reaction, and he ran out from the counter and walked towards the man without caring about other things. He chased after him in the direction he left.

"Yes..., indeed..., we... knocked him...."

When Chen Xing caught up with that person, he only saw the same young man who was dressed like him with a surprised face, talking happily.

The voice Chen Xing heard was not very real, but he vaguely felt that they should have seen something. He immediately rushed over regardless of anything, grabbed the sleeve of the man just now, and said, "If you know, tell me directly. Me, this is very important to us."

When the young man saw a person suddenly appearing beside him, he was startled at first, but when he saw that it was Chen Xing, the expression on his face immediately became weird, and then he became a little annoyed and said, "I said I don't know." , why are you still entangled!"

Just as Chen Xing was pulling that person to not let him go, the man beside him saw the situation here, turned his head, first looked at Chen Xing holding his companion's hand, and then at being held by Chen Xing His companion asked curiously in his tone, "Who is he?"

The man was dragged by Chen Xing and couldn't leave. At this moment, he was a little flustered, and immediately said: "He is the little owner of the shop that was burned. He wants me to tell him what I saw."

The man stared at Chen Xing for a while, his eyeballs rolled a few times, and then he rushed over and broke Chen Xing's hand with force, and then ran away with his companion.

Chen Xing was caught off guard by such a blow, and the impact made him take a few steps back, almost falling to the ground.When he stood still and chased after him, he saw the two men running into a narrow alley and quickly disappeared among various obstacles.

Seeing that he lost someone, Chen Xing was very angry. At first he was not sure if this person knew about it, but now seeing him running away like this, he was very sure that it must be this person.

Just when Chen Xing was gnashing his teeth and feeling unbearably angry, a familiar voice suddenly came from behind, "Chen Xing, what's wrong?"

Chen Xing turned around, and saw Gu Lang standing behind him with Qiu Jiu at some point, frowning and looking at him worriedly, then his eyes gradually fell to his hands, frowning It got deeper and deeper, "How did you get hurt?"

Chen Xing lowered his head and looked at his wrist, only to be belatedly aware that it had been scratched red and a little torn, he smiled indifferently, looked at Gu Lang and comforted him: "I'm fine, you do not need to worry."

Regardless of the people coming and going around, Gu Lang grabbed his hand and checked, frowning, "I'll give you medicine when you go back."

Although Chen Xing was a little embarrassed, he still nodded obediently, and responded softly, "Yes." Immediately afterwards, he seemed to remember something again, and hurriedly said to Gu Lang: "By the way, I just The guy who was chasing, I think he knew something, but he ran away."

Seeing Chen Xing's anxious look, Gu Lang frowned a little, looked at him and said, "Don't worry, I already remember what he looks like, I'll ask Qiu Jiu and the others to look for it later, there are only such things here. Big, you can definitely find someone.”

Hearing what Gu Lang said, Chen Xing breathed a sigh of relief, and only then did he realize later that the part of his wrist that was rubbed just now was a little painful.

Gu Lang looked at his bruised wrist, pursed his lips, and gently pulled him back into the shop.

As soon as they returned to the store, they saw Gao Yamen who was about to go out. He was a little surprised to see the two coming in from the outside, "Who are you?"

Before Chen Xing could speak, Gu Lang replied politely: "We just went out on business."

Hearing what Gu Lang said, the official Gao was so smart that he didn't ask any more questions. He just looked at him and said loudly: "We have already collected the evidence, and we will start the investigation when we go back. Don't worry, arson is a felony, especially in the city. Arson, we will never let that prisoner go. By the way, do you have any suspects, so that we can investigate."

Chen Xing hesitated for a moment, but still named Master Chen and Mrs. Chen.

Hearing this name, the Gao Ya servant had a strange look in his eyes, and looked at them a little strangely.

With such gazes in his eyes, Chen Xing briefly explained their grievances, "I used to be the bastard son of the Chen family, and I have no status in the family since I was a child. I have not been with them since the separation. They I fell in love with the food recipes in our store and wanted to take them, but we didn't agree."