Chapter 225 Rescue!

Li San Niang began to explain: "I saw Di Shaoqing examine the soles of the dead man in black's boots, so I followed him. I smelled the odor of animal excrement on the soles of the man in black's boots."

Di Shaoqing nodded: "This man in black must have wiped his shoes and body before he appeared. I didn't find many clues on the soles of his boots, but there was definitely a strange smell."

"What a coincidence! This afternoon, I just watched the whole show with my family at this troupe. Besides tigers and brown bears, there were also a lot of horses, fighting cocks, and other animals."

Furthermore, during this birthday celebration, there is a new performance called "The Great Transformation of a Living Person."

Li San Niang carefully explained to the three how this "Great Transformation" technique was used to create a living person.

The team leader scratched his head and said in a somewhat uncertain tone, "So, Li San Niangzi thought that the little princess must have been hidden in the acrobatic troupe? And the specific location must be in the prop box of the 'Miracle of Disappearing'?"

Li San Niang nodded: "At first I wasn't sure either, but when I saw the guilty look on the face of the older maidservant beside the young princess, I was seven or eight parts certain. That maidservant must be someone in the know!"

"Why is Xu Sanlang so certain that he's just playing a trick?"

"First, I saw that when Li San Niangzi was questioning the maid, although the maid did not look in the direction of the troupe, the male servant behind her named Ali had no expression on his face when he heard the words 'troupe,' but he clenched his fists."

Secondly, when we said we wanted to question the young princess's personal servant, I saw from the back of the crowd that the male servant was brought out only after being instructed a few words by a Han Chinese advisor.

So I think the key point lies within the troupe.

Thus, the matter was concluded, and it was nearly midnight.

The young princess was found, and the pedestrians on the street were released. They talked loudly with their families about how the princess had been lost and found that night, and they went home in groups.

Li San Niang watched as the soldiers maintained order at both ends of the street, allowing people to leave in an orderly fashion.

He then said to Qiu Xiang and Shi Jiu, "Let's leave that horse here and see if there are any carriages at the entrance of the neighborhood. Shall we call a carriage driver?"

Li San Niang then bid farewell to Di Renjie and Xu Jingzhen.

But before he could finish saying goodbye, the slightly burnt smell, which he had only been able to detect from afar, was suddenly carried by a gust of wind, making the unpleasant smoky odor in his nostrils even more pronounced.

Moreover, Li San Niang also felt a wave of heat coming towards her.

When Li San Niang turned around, she saw the acrobatic troupe on fire!

How did the fire suddenly spread to the acrobatic troupe?

How come the little princess was just found and the matter was just resolved, and now the acrobatic troupe is on fire!

"A bunch of lunatics! The flames over there were barely extinguished! There's no water left in the water vat!"

Li San Niang wanted to go closer to take a look, but before she could take two steps, Qiu Xiang grabbed her sleeve. Li San Niang turned her head and saw Qiu Xiang shaking her head. Thinking about her own weak skills, she stopped in her tracks.

Then, Li San Niang, Qiu Xiang, and Shi Jiu stayed fifty paces away from the troupe, watching the soldiers and the men brought by Di Renjie carry buckets of water from the Taiping Vat at the end of the street to put out the fire.

Xu Jingzhen was also involved.

But distant water can't quench immediate thirst!

At this moment, Li San Niang saw a large man wearing a water-soaked blanket rushing into the fire from the entrance of the acrobatic troupe.

Although when Li San Niang and the others went in, the troupe had already finished performing, and only some troupe members and some animals used for performances were parked in the backyard.

However, Li San Niang knew some people in this troupe!

"Qiu Niang and Tuva, could they be inside too? I didn't see them earlier, they must have gone home?"

Looking at the raging fire, Li San Niang found it hard to remain calm.

Besides their arrogance, the people of Chang'an also had many men with a strong sense of justice.

Many people brought buckets of water from their homes to help put out the fire. In addition to the big man that Li San Niang had seen earlier, there were also several martial arts masters who looked like bodyguards. They took the blankets provided by the people and rushed into the fire.

The Imperial Guards tried to stop them, but to no avail.

Seeing that the fire was getting bigger and bigger, the Imperial Guards began to order everyone around to retreat. Even the people from the houses on both sides of the troupe were evacuated. More than a dozen soldiers took hammers, axes and sledgehammers and were about to knock down the walls on both sides!

Li San Niang understood that this was to create a firebreak, in case the fire from the theatrical performance hadn't been extinguished before it spread to the two surrounding shops; it was a necessary measure.

Li San Niang waited anxiously outside, thinking that the fire must have started in the area where people watched the performances in front, and that the back area shouldn't be too affected, so there was a chance to rescue many people.

In many cases, people are not burned or burned to death in a fire.

In fire accidents, most people die from smoke inhalation!

Li San Niang saw a burly man with much of his hair singed running out of the fire, carrying one person on his back and holding another in his arms!

Li Sanniang ran over, snatched the bucket of water from the old man beside her, and poured it over the big man's head.

The burly man, whose face was so dark that his features were indistinguishable but whose teeth were snow-white, felt extremely satisfied. "Yo, that's great!"

After the burly man put down the two people on his chest and shoulders, he stared intently in the direction of the person who had splashed the water and exclaimed in shock, "Li San Niangzi?"

Li Sanniang had just squatted down where the big man had put the two people down when she heard the shout and looked up: "Li Kui?"

Li Kui scratched his head, revealing a row of teeth that stood out brightly against his dark face, and replied, "It's me."

Li Sanniang spoke very quickly: "These two people only inhaled smoke, they are still breathing, they can survive. Don't risk going in again, the fire is too big right now."

With Li Kui's massive physique, squatting down next to Li Sanniang made her appear as petite as a child.

Li Kui watched as Li San Niang unbuckled the belts of the two men on the ground, opened her chest, and used a handkerchief dipped in the water from the ladle handed to her by the old man to wipe their mouths and noses.

Before Li San Niang could finish dealing with the two men and check for burns, the people who had followed Li Kui in earlier carried or hugged them as they braved the heatwave and escaped at great risk.

"Li Kui, you watch over these two, I'm going over there."

Six people were rescued this time. Li Sanniang quickly ran forward and said, "I am a doctor, let me take a look."

With great effort, Li San Niang, flanked by Shi Jiu and Qiu Xiang, finally managed to squeeze to the front.

When the crowd heard that a doctor had arrived, some people quickly moved aside, and Shijiu and Qiuxiang escorted Li Sanniang to the front.

Li Sanniang saw three people lying on the ground to her left and three more to her right. One of them was still able to speak and was pouring water over his head with a ladle. After Li Sanniang checked on the other two, she found that they were just like the people Li Kui had rescued, only temporarily unconscious.

Li San Niang could guess that the three on the left were probably dead, which was why they were placed alone on the left.

Li Sanniang rushed to the three lifeless people and quickly examined them. As she did so, she said to Qiuxiang, "These three can still be saved. Quick, call Xu Jingzhen. He asked me how to save people. He knows how! You know how! With me, the three of us, hurry up and save them!"

Qiu Xiang watched as Li San Niang knelt on the ground, ripped open the man's clothes, exposing his chest, and began pressing down on him.

Seeing that Qiu Xiang was stunned, Li San Niang could only press on her while shouting loudly, "Xu Jingzhen! Xu Jingzhen! Come quickly and save her!"