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Xiao Xi, Yuan Haiyun and Feng Bao helped Ning An, who had fainted, to the inner hall to rest. However, in the lobby, Zhang Cheng and others showed no intention of stopping.

After hearing about the specific casualties, Zhang Cheng's first feeling was actually the same as that of Ning An and others: He Wen said that all the people who spent the night in Tingyu Xiaoxie were burned to death, so right?

Yao was naturally one of them, which was naturally the reason why Ning'an and An Boqin fainted.

But then Zhang Cheng calmed down. After all, the number of people corresponded to the number of corpses, but Zheng Yao was not necessarily burned to death. As long as he didn't see the corpse and confirmed it with his own eyes, he would never believe it.

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So Zhang Cheng said calmly: "Then can you identify who those corpses are?"

He Wen couldn't help but shook his head and said helplessly: "To be honest, those corpses have been burned beyond recognition. Some of them are even two corpses stuck together tightly. It's impossible to tell who is who. Our brothers

The number of dead was determined only by counting the heads." ..

This is indeed the case. After all, a fire has broken out, and it is normal for the corpses to be burned to a bloody pulp. If it cannot be burned, then we need to study carefully what the skin of these people is made of.

Since the identity of the deceased could not be identified, it was naturally impossible to determine whether Zhengyao was inside, which once again made Zhang Cheng relieved.

"Then take us to the scene now and take a look!"

After thinking for a moment, Zhang Cheng said urgently.

Although I feel a little relaxed, it doesn't mean that what Zhang Cheng guessed is definitely correct! And you can only confirm whether it is true after seeing it in person. Even if you can't identify it, you can feel relieved.

"Yes! The little one will lead the way immediately!"

After saying that, He Wen immediately stood up. Without any hesitation, he strode directly out of the lobby.

Now everyone began to get nervous. Chu Side, who was already extremely nervous, became even more nervous at this moment. He didn't say a word from the beginning to the end, but just kept listening to Zhang Cheng and He Wen.

Conversation, just nodding in response from time to time.

Seeing He Wen leading the way, Chu Side had no time to think of him, so he followed him resolutely.

"Zhang Cheng, wait for me, I'll go too!"

After checking for Ning'an and An Boqin to make sure that it was just a temporary surge of blood that caused fainting and nothing serious, Yuan Haiyun walked out of the inner hall. Seeing Zhang Cheng and others preparing to set off, he naturally did not want to fall behind.

Yuan Haiyun is a skilled little medical fairy. He is naturally very good at autopsies and so on. He is definitely more good at it than those who work in the yamen. It is not difficult to see from the previous cases that he has jointly solved with Zheng Yao. Therefore, once he

Appearing at a fire scene is also where heroes come into play.

"Hurry up! Stop talking nonsense! Brother Liang, I suspect that this fire is a bit unusual. Just ask a few brothers from Jin Yiwei to follow us. I feel more at ease with you guarding me here. Remember to ensure that the princess

safety.”

Zhang Cheng couldn't help but explain to Liang Yu. I don't know why, but without any basis or any objective conditions, Zhang Cheng's first reaction was that there was something fishy about the fire. As for what was strange,

He actually doesn't know either.

And the most important point was that he had an indescribable feeling, just like Zhengyao always pretending to be mysterious, always feeling that the fire might be caused by the drunkard's intention and not the wine.

Therefore, I thought it would be nice to give Liang Yu a warning. If it doesn't happen, it would be good, but if it does happen, we can make predictions and preparations in advance so that we won't be thrown into chaos when the time comes.

"Well, Brother Zhang, go ahead! The Jinyi Guards are waiting outside. You can just take this token and call a few people."

As he said that, Liang Yu immediately took out the badge from his waist and took a closer look. It was the so-called badge of the commander of the Jin Yiwei, and it was an absolute symbol of status.

"Okay! Haiyun, let's go!"

Stop talking gossip and get down to business.

So in three seconds, five divided by two, Zhang Cheng and Yuan Haiyun walked out of the lobby, found a few people in the Jinyiwei waiting outside the house, and hurried to the "Tingyu Xiaoxie" in the south of the city.

The magistrate's Yamen is located in the center of the city, while Tingyu Xiaoxie is located in the south of the city, two or three miles away from the city gate. Therefore, there is actually a long distance between the Yamen and Tingyu Xiaoxie, so walking

If so, it would take half an hour to walk without talking.

However, this time the situation was urgent and naturally they were not allowed to walk any further. Chu Side and others also prepared a carriage at the door. After Zhang Cheng and Yuan Haiyun got on the carriage, they quickly headed to Tingyu Xiaoxie in the south of the city.

Sitting in the carriage, looking at the rapidly retreating buildings outside and the yellow sand flying across the sky, one can already see how fast the carriage is going and how anxious Zhang Cheng and the others are.

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In less than a quarter of an hour, the carriage finally stopped in front of Tingyu Pavilion.

Zhang Cheng and others had just stepped out of the car. After taking a closer look, they were stunned by the scene in front of them!

The entire Tingyu Xiaoxie is now a dangerous building. Every board and every inch of wall has been burnt black and has completely turned into a charred building.

There were densely packed corpses scattered around the door. It seemed that all the so-called one hundred and thirty-one corpses should be here.

It's just that the appearance of these corpses is different. Some have their hands spread wide, some are huddled, some are hunched over as if they were trying to escape when the fire broke out, and some even hugged two corpses, as if they were on fire.

At that moment, I was still enjoying the pleasure of flying together...

This scene is absolutely terrible to watch. The inexplicable burned corpses are the manifestations of the end of living lives. Who wouldn't feel heartbroken after seeing it?

So many people died all at once, what's going on?

"What were you doing when the fire broke out last night?"

"We were sleeping and were in a daze. We didn't even know there was a fire. It wasn't until dawn that we opened the door and planned to do business. Only then did we realize that there was a fire on the opposite side!"

"This fire is burning so fiercely. Don't you all feel it?"

"What do you feel? I told you that I was sleeping soundly. Where can I feel it? If I feel it, why haven't I notified the government earlier?! Really, if you don't believe me, you can ask them!"

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At this time, in a porcelain shop behind Zhang Cheng and others, there were already officials from the Yamen who began to ask questions. However, it seemed that after asking everyone around, they did not feel that anything special happened when the fire broke out.

Everyone even said in unison that they had no idea there was a fire last night. They all saw everything left after the fire burned out when they woke up early the next morning.

This investigation is obviously full of doubts. It would not be unusual if one or two people said this, but it would be strange if everyone said this!

Zhang Cheng can draw two conclusions: First, what they said is true. At the time of the crime, everyone was sleeping so deeply that they had no idea what was happening outside;

However, the second thing is that all the people who answered are lying. The reason is that the real mastermind of this fire is this group of people!

It is reasonable for Zhang Cheng to have this suspicion. After all, among the people being questioned, they were all people who were doing business or opening stores not far away from them.

Although bun sellers are not used to seeing fried dough sticks sellers, after all, this is a kind of competition, and none of these businessmen owns a brothel, but it does not mean that they are not suspected of setting fire to the shop.

First, brothels are open for business at night, and there are singing and dancing every day, making it so noisy that the people around them can't sleep well;

Secondly, brothels are also places of fireworks, which often cause dissatisfaction among ordinary families around them, especially those women. Every now and then, they will go to Tingyu Xiaoxie to cause trouble. The reason is that the girls in the brothels always seduce their husbands.

, leading to family breakdown, etc.;

Third, as the so-called business grows, it will naturally arouse the jealousy of others. Especially a brothel like Tingyu Xiaoxie that makes a lot of money will make many cynical people use it as a place to vent. Therefore, it is reasonable to act impulsively and set fire to the shop.

things in.

However, these three points are just speculations and baseless, so even if they are correct, these people must not be treated as suspects immediately.

"I said, brother official! Don't ask! I really don't know what happened to me. I had a good sleep last night, but a fire broke out. My poor half shop, why do you want to save me? Why don't you let me

I'll die in the fire!"

At this moment, not far to the left of Tingyu Xiaoxie, in front of a rice shop that had half of its shop burned down, a middle-aged man was being interrogated by a government official. He looked very impatient, as if from his

In his tone, he could also hear the thought of asking for death.

After Zhang Cheng saw this, he immediately turned to Chu Side and said, "Master Chu, who is that person? Why is he so sad?"

Because they were far apart, Zhang Cheng couldn't hear clearly what the middle-aged man and the Yamen official were saying, but his intuition told him that the middle-aged man seemed very sad, so he couldn't help but ask Chu Side next to him.

Chu Side immediately said: "Back to Mr. Zhang, that person is the owner of the rice shop next to Tingyu Xiaoxie. Because there is only a very narrow alley between the two shops, a fire broke out and even his store was destroyed.

Half of it was burned down. And this boss is still very famous in Guangzhou, and he is very kind and honest in business, but who would have expected..."

As he said that, Chu Side could not help but shake his head, as if he was feeling sorry for the owner of the rice shop.

It is not easy to do any business these days, especially the rice business, which is the foundation of the people. Not to mention how much money and rice will be lost if half the house is burned down. This rice alone can solve the food and clothing problem of many people, but

Just imagine, how to avoid making people feel heartache?

So much rice was burned down like this. I wonder how those poor people who have been struggling for food and clothing would feel!

"So that's it. Then where is the owner of this shop?"

Zhang Cheng nodded, then pointed to the bank on the right that was also mostly burned down and said.

Now that the shop was burned down, I would definitely feel sad, sad and unfair, but it seemed that there was no sign of the boss at the door of the shop.

"Oh, this is the bank you are talking about. The owner of the bank actually has a very good relationship with Tingyu Xiaoxie. They came to Guangzhou to open a store together, so I still have a little impression of it. But there are very few bosses there.

I don’t know why he didn’t show up today, maybe he went out and hasn’t come back yet.”

Chu Side said it truthfully, but he said what he had to say and answered all questions.

"Really? The bank was burned down and you didn't show up? Going out?" Zhang Cheng pouted, a little confused, but then he said: "Then please Master Chu, please call the rice shop owner over! Haiyun, those corpses

I’ll leave it to you!”
Chapter completed!