Fan Chou, who had been speeding along, arrived near the scene of the incident and was momentarily stunned when he saw the towering flames in the distance.

He has always been in charge of the security of Jincheng. Today, such a big accident has happened. If the higher-ups blame him, he will not be able to escape the crime of negligence.

"We absolutely cannot let the fire spread! If it causes a major fire, we'll be in serious trouble, if not dead!"

Upon realizing this, Fan Chou felt extremely anxious and sped up, running quickly towards the scene of the incident.

"Is that Commandant Fan?"

"It seems so!"

The platoon leader, who was directing the rescue and firefighting efforts, was stunned when he saw Fan Chou rushing towards them. A soldier standing nearby, carrying a bucket of water, also froze in place.

Their Commandant Fan was wearing a single garment that fluttered in the wind like a cloak, perfectly showcasing his strong upper body muscles.

The two men couldn't help but look down, and wow! They couldn't help but exclaim in their hearts: "The captain truly lives up to his name; he is indeed extraordinary!"

Fan Chou, sweating profusely as he ran closer, found his soldiers standing still with buckets of water. He roared at them:

"What the hell are you all standing there for? Hurry up and save people and put out the fire! If something happens, none of us will be able to escape responsibility!!"

"Oh! Yes, yes, yes, save people and put out the fire!"

The soldiers then realized that putting out the fire was the most important thing! They grabbed buckets of water and rushed into the fire!

"What's the situation inside? Are there any survivors? Who did this?"

Fan Chou, catching his breath, looked at the squad leader and asked three questions in one breath.

The squad leader, having put aside his other thoughts, hurriedly said, "Reporting to the Commandant, most of the fires in these mansions consist of warehouses and outbuildings."

My subordinates have inquired and learned that it was the slaves within their household who could no longer endure their oppression and rose up in rebellion. Apart from a few key figures and their families, the number of casualties was not large!

"Phew~ That's good, that's good!"

Upon hearing this, Fan Chou thought to himself, and then felt slightly relieved. It turned out to be an internal conflict between the Qiang chieftains and the slaves. In this way, his responsibility was much less.

As for the Qiang chieftains who died, they had committed many evil deeds and used cruel methods to force ordinary Qiang people into slavery. In Fan Chou's view, they deserved their fate.

Although those powerful figures deserved to die, the fire was far from over and was spreading. Feeling the intense heat, Fan Chou turned around to look at the guards from the Commandant's Mansion who had followed him.

Fan Chou shouted sternly, "Quickly notify the local powerful families and tell them to send all their servants and guards to put out the fire! Tell them that if anyone doesn't go all out, don't blame me for settling scores with them later!"

"promise!"

Seeing their captain's fierce expression, the guards of the captain's mansion did not dare to delay for a moment and quickly scattered to notify all the powerful families in the vicinity.

Fan Chou didn't hesitate; he immediately grabbed a bucket and Liu rushed into the fire.

Soon, the local powerful families also inquired and sent their servants and guards to the scene. With their help, the fire was temporarily brought under control.

Before long, Prefect Fu Xie of Jincheng and a thousand soldiers from the city arrived. Under Fu Xie's command, they took off their armor without saying a word and joined the firefighting efforts.

Fan Chou seemed tireless, carrying buckets of water in and out, while the soldiers coming and going around him paid no attention to their captain's unusual state.

After an hour of firefighting efforts, the fire was finally brought under control. Only some collapsed houses were still emitting thick smoke. Fortunately, Fan Chou arrived in time and mobilized local strongmen to help fight the fire. Apart from three strongmen who were killed in the fire, the surrounding people did not suffer any losses!

Fu Xie, who was in charge of directing the fire from outside the fire scene, breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the fire was under control. Then, he looked at the three houses that had been reduced to ashes with a complicated expression.

At this moment, Fan Chou finally felt relieved. He had been busy putting out the fire, but when he saw Fu Xie not far away, he put down the bucket in his hand and hurried over.

"Prefect Fu!"

Seeing Fan Chou's face covered in soot, Fu Xie nodded and said gently, "Commander Fan, thank you for your hard work! If you had arrived even a little later, I don't know how much damage would have been caused!"

"The defense and security of Jincheng are my responsibility. Today's incident is due to my dereliction of duty, and I am truly unworthy of the word 'hard work'!"

Seeing that Fu Xie didn't seem to blame him, Fan Chou finally felt relieved.

"Hehe~ It happened so suddenly, no wonder it happened. Besides, Commander Fan cares about the people and risked his life to go into the fire. Even his clothes were burned off. Such actions are something we officials should learn from!"

Only then did Fu Xie notice that Fan Chou, who was standing in front of him, was naked. While comforting him, he also spoke up to remind him.

"clothing?"

Upon hearing Fu Xie's words, Fan Chou was taken aback. Just then, a gust of cold wind swept by, and Fan Chou couldn't help but shiver, feeling icy cold all over his body. He then looked down at himself.

"Where...where did my clothes go?"

Fan Chou, realizing he had nothing, then remembered that in his panic he had only grabbed a coat and run out. He was busy rushing to the fire to help fight it and hadn't noticed anything unusual about himself.

Fan Chou's face immediately turned red, and he hurriedly covered himself with his hands.

"Pfft~ Haha~ Haha~"

The soldiers and servants of the local magistrates around them also came to their senses and saw Fan Chou standing naked in the cold wind. Some of them couldn't help but burst out laughing!

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