The dam was blown up by someone?

Who on earth has such audacity? And who has such ability?

Others may not know just how sturdy the Qinhuai River embankment was, but Qin Kou'er knew perfectly well.

She had been with the construction team from the very beginning to the very end, so when she first heard that the Qinhuai River embankment had breached, Qin Kou'er couldn't believe it.

Now it's finally clear that someone was behind all this shady dealings.

"Is it possible to find out who did it?"

Qin Kou'er stared at the rocket with a serious expression, and even Jun Yannuo became tense.

The Skyrocket shook his head. "Master, after discovering it might have been sabotage, I summoned the old carpenter and had him examine it closely. He whispered to me that the person who did it was incredibly skilled. If I hadn't seen some traces resembling blasting deep inside the breach, it would never have been discovered. The old carpenter said these people definitely used gunpowder, and their fuse was buried deep inside, damaging it from the inside, severing the internal structure without any visible damage from the outside. It's like destroying a dud. Once there's too much rain and it starts flowing like a river, it will quickly break apart, creating the illusion of a breach. So, the person who did this must have incredibly sophisticated skills. It's definitely not something an ordinary person could do."

Qin Kou'er's face grew even uglier after hearing this.

Jun Yannuo, sitting beside her, turned cold and said to Qin Kou'er, "If it weren't for the fact that the ancestors of the 'Skyrocket' family were in the fireworks business, we probably wouldn't have known about this at all! These people are now completely ruthless when it comes to money!"

Qin Kou'er turned to look at Jun Yannuo and asked in a deep voice, "You mean these officials who repaired the river did this? They want to use the Qinhuai River to start making money?"

Jun Yannuo nodded, "Who else could it be but them? This isn't a new tactic! Countless people along the riverbank have been harmed by them over the years! I just never expected them to be so audacious as to dare to attack the Qinhuai River this time. They must be crazy!"

Qin Kou'er tapped her fingers on the table and said with a deep gaze, "I don't think it's necessarily these people!"

Jun Yannuo was taken aback, then turned to look at Qin Kou'er, "Who else could it be but them? It makes no sense for anyone else to resort to these methods!"

"As you said yourself, tampering with the Qinhuai River would be suicidal for them! Because the Qinhuai River connects directly to Yangzhou city. Even if they had the intention, they wouldn't dare to do it. Yangzhou city is inhabited by the wealthy and powerful. If the river were to cause any damage, it would be a loss of tens of millions of taels of silver. This is a matter of national importance. Without salt merchants, and without Yangzhou in Jiangnan, it's like the country is missing a quarter of its resources. So even if they wanted to make money, they would absolutely not dare to target the Qinhuai River. Nobody would risk the lives of their entire family for such trouble. Therefore, I don't think they did it this time!"

"Who else could it be but them? Anyone else doing this would get absolutely no benefit; it would all be a waste of their time!"

Jun Yannuo couldn't think of any kind of person who could be lured out by something like blowing up a dam.

Qin Kou'er looked at the silent rocket and asked, "How many such openings are there in total?"

"We've seen six or seven leaks so far. But what we're most worried about is that there are still some leaks that haven't surfaced yet. If the rain gets heavier and more leaks appear, it will be very difficult to repair them! Because it's the height of the rainy season right now, and the leaks are buried very deep. Once they're torn open and the river water washes them away, it'll be a disaster for a whole area!"

Qin Kou'er felt a slight headache and gently raised her hand to rub her temples.

"It seems we really need to find the mastermind behind this, otherwise we won't have time to save them at all."

Jun Yannuo's face was very pale; the series of mishaps over the past few days had made him somewhat irritable.

"Such a mastermind isn't so easy to find, and even if we did, we might not be able to act immediately. Anyone who dares to bomb the Qinhuai River is either a third-rank or a first-rank official in the imperial court. How can we possibly deal with someone like that?"

Qin Kou'er bit her lip and remained silent for a long time before letting out a soft sigh.

"Are you saying that either Lan Xiuyuan or Lan Linxue was responsible for this?"

"I prefer Lan Linxue!"

Jun Yannuo said without any concealment, "Although Lan Xiuyuan is ruthless and cunning, he would never be so bold! You can see that from the fact that he killed Lan Linxue! Even though he knew that Lan Linxue had jumped off the cliff with you, he was still furious and searched everywhere to arrest people, but it didn't have any deterrent effect. If Lan Linxue had done this, he would definitely have been much more ruthless and his attitude would have been more resolute."

Qin Kou'er tilted her head and looked at Jun Yannuo: "What do you think Lan Linxue would do?"

Jun Yannuo looked at Qin Kou'er and smiled coldly, his eyes filled with icy cruelty: "The moment you jump, Lan Linxue will kill all the guards and attendants, completely sealing off the news in Yangzhou until he knows nothing about it. And if he finds out later that you two are still alive, he will rush into Qin Tiange without hesitation, capture people, kill a batch first, and if they don't show up, kill another batch! Anyway, Qin Tiange has a lot of people, they will eventually kill you out! That's the difference between Lan Linxue and Lan Xiuyuan. Lan Xiuyuan wants to cheat, but he's afraid of being bitten. Lan Linxue wants to cheat, and he will grab all those who want to bite him and cut them off."

Qin Kou'er looked at Jun Yannuo and suddenly smiled faintly: "I didn't expect you to be Lan Linxue's confidant. Actually, I thought so too. Lan Linxue never leaves any room for maneuver in his actions. Perhaps Lan Xiuyuan has never been able to kill him because he wasn't ruthless enough!"

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