Chapter 205 On Fire
"Su Tong, due to disciplinary issues, I was unable to reveal more details about the case to you before. Now that you are involved, I will tell you slowly."
Because they were close, Qin Yi did not call her Alan, but spoke softly in a voice that only the two of them could hear.
"Ma Liu chose this route to enter the mountain because there are certain places on this route that you must pass through. It is similar to a kind of ability screening. Only those who can complete this route are qualified to meet the biggest boss."
"I went to see Ma Liu after dinner. Ma Liu said he could only make sure that the bowl he chose was correct. As for whether there were other tricks, he didn't know for now."
"So the people in this village are all members of a criminal gang?"
Su Tong's mind flashed with Chunzhi's shy face and the way she swallowed the pill without hesitation when they first met. It was hard to connect her with the criminal gang.
"Not really. These old mountain people are self-sufficient and live on their own. They have their own code of conduct. To them, right and wrong are relative. If someone gives them benefits, they will help set up checkpoints or pass on information, but they don't necessarily have to participate in specific criminal activities.
According to the way this group has always done things, it is mostly about exchanging benefits for benefits, and they are not yet able to develop all these corners into their own people. "
Su Tong thought for a moment and nodded, "What would happen if Ma Liu made the wrong choice today, or if we didn't make a choice at all and just sat down to eat?"
“Not sure yet.”
“Ma Liu doesn’t know either?”
"Ma Liu only knows that he must follow the route. No one knows what will happen along the way, so he can only adapt to the situation. In their internal words, not everyone can see the big boss. Only those with ability can pass the screening."
What does the gang's boss want to do? Why did he choose to hold a meeting in such a remote place? Why did he choose such a strange way to evaluate his subordinates?
Su Tong was full of questions, but before she could decide which question to ask first, she saw Qin Yi raise his finger and make a gesture to keep quiet.
There was no light in their room at the moment, so it was easy to see a shadow appear outside the window, and then the shadow stopped, as if it was stuck to the window.
Qin Yi turned over and hugged Su Tong's quilt, raised his voice slightly, and said vaguely:
"Alan - stop it! We still have to travel tomorrow!"
Su Tong was stunned for a moment.
Although separated by a quilt, she could still feel a strong force holding her, and the cold masculine breath blowing against her face. Even though she was always aloof, she couldn't help but blush and her heart beat fast at this unexpected "closeness", and her mind went blank.
It’s not that she didn’t understand what Qin Yi meant, but she didn’t know...how “Sister Lan” should cooperate in this situation.
In her past life and this life, she had always been calm and had never been in love, let alone had the experience of being in bed with a man at night. Thinking of the role she was playing at this moment, her mind was a little flustered for a moment, and she didn't know what to make up when she wanted to make up a story.
Fortunately, Qin Yi immediately responded with a sentence of his own, his words were full of pampering and ambiguity...
"Okay - be good! Just sleep in my arms! It's warm in my arms!"
Su Tong grabbed the corner of the quilt, her body a little tense. She blinked, and her two big eyes stared at Qin Yi who was so close to her. Their breaths were intertwined, and her heart was beating like a drum. She felt a little embarrassed for not being able to respond, and also a little ashamed for realizing it belatedly.
Since I was playing the role of "Sister Lan", I failed to respond in a way that was consistent with my identity several times. It was okay these times because they happened indoors, but if I were in a crowded place, my flaws would inevitably be discovered.
Although Qin Yi was close to Su Tong, he seemed to be completely unaffected.
After he finished speaking, he has been concentrating on the movements outside the window, but the shadow stayed on the window for a long time and didn't seem to have any intention of leaving.
Logically speaking, eavesdropping shouldn't be so bold.
After making a gesture to Su Tong, Qin Yi got off the kang quietly and approached the window.
Since you are eavesdropping so openly, I will catch you red-handed.
But the man seemed to sense something, his figure swayed, and he ran away quickly, and he seemed to be running very fast. The sound of bricks being kicked was heard in the yard.
Su Tong had turned over and sat up, and asked Qin Yi in a low voice:
"What... do they want to do?"
You could call it eavesdropping, right? But it was too bold and "careless". In this situation, it seemed like he wanted to lure them out.
Lure the tiger away from the mountain? What's the purpose? Steal the luggage?
All their important luggage were placed in the room where Zhao Xin and Ma Liu lived. Cheng Gang and Chen Yunfeng always lived in the same room with them, guarding both the luggage and the people, and were not allowed to leave without permission.
If anyone is planning to pack their luggage, they've come to the wrong place.
Qin Yi frowned, and after a moment he continued:
"Go to sleep first! Stay alert! If there are other purposes, there should be more movement."
Sure enough, in the middle of the night, there was a noise, and then someone shouted in the distance:
"It's on fire! It's on fire! Everyone, get up and put it out!"
Then someone started to beat the gong, and more and more people were awakened.
Listening to the shouts coming from different distances, it seemed that a building like an ancestral hall was on fire. Judging from the noise, it should be a place that the villagers pay attention to.
It was the coldest time of the year and there was still snow on the roof. I didn't know how the fire started.
Qin Yi put on his clothes immediately and told Su Tong:
"Just stay in the room, I'll go check it out."
Su Tong nodded in response, watched Qin Yi slip out the door, and quickly stood up. He checked the silver needle and dagger first, then pushed open the window to observe the situation outside.
The fire should be at a certain distance from here. No flames could be seen. All we saw were the awakened villagers rushing over there.
The situation was unclear and it was the middle of the night, so Su Tong could only wait patiently in the room for news.
About twenty minutes later, someone stumbled into the yard holding a torch, shouting:
"Grandpa -- Grandpa -- Dad --"
The voice turned out to be Haruji. It seemed like something had happened.
But no one answered her call, as I don’t know if Chunzhi’s family members were out putting out the fire.
Su Tong had a feeling that something was fishy going on tonight, so he just stood quietly in front of the window, observing the situation in the yard.
But a few minutes later, there was a loud knock on her door, and Harue's voice rang out from outside:
"Sister! Sister, are you asleep?"
When Su Tong opened the door, he saw Chunzhi standing at the door anxiously, holding a bundle of hemp rope in her hand, and her face was full of panic.
"Sister! Did I disturb your sleep?"
"My brother fell into a pit, and the ancestral hall caught fire. The house he lived in was next to the ancestral hall..."
"But they are all anxious to put out the fire, no one is willing to save my brother..."
"He was already injured, I couldn't pull him—"
"Sister - can you help me?"
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