Chapter 66 He can only wait for another three years
"Sixth brother, wait for me!" Bai Qing'an didn't dare to delay any longer and quickly followed You Zhu away.
Li Suining and others stayed in the inn, watching the situation in the Imperial Examination Hall opposite from time to time.
Bai Qing'an and You Zhu quickly sneaked into the Imperial Examination Hall. Both of them were extremely fast, and under the moonlight, only a trail of afterimages were left behind.
Soon, they found the room where the toilet paper was stored.
"Sixth brother," Bai Qing'an lowered his voice, "stay outside and find a place to hide. If you see anyone suspicious, don't act rashly."
You Zhu nodded impatiently, "I know, I've told you so many times."
Bai Qingan shook his head helplessly, "Okay, then I'll go in."
"Then you better be careful!" You Zhu turned his face away, his tone a little awkward.
Bai Qingan pulled the corner of his mouth silently, "Yeah."
Soon, he sneaked into the room where his toilet paper was stored and hid in a corner with a good view.
Bai Qingan waited quietly.
Time passed little by little, and about half an hour later, the sound of a door being pushed open was heard in the darkness.
Bai Qing'an held his breath instantly and looked at the person who came without blinking. He first saw a pair of boots, and then, little by little, he saw the person's face.
For a moment, his eyes widened in shock.
The person who came was obviously an official from the Imperial Examination Hall. He held a candle in his hand. He first skillfully lit the candles in the room, and then slowly walked to the desk.
On the desk, there is a stack of rolls of paper neatly placed. The ends of the rolls are sealed, so the names on each roll cannot be seen. This is also for the fairness of marking.
The visitor stood in front of the table for a while, and suddenly, the candle in his hand fell and landed directly on the roll of paper.
The toilet paper instantly caught fire!
The person who came was still standing there, watching the flames grow bigger and bigger. He didn't try to put out the fire or run out to ask for help. He just stood there quietly.
Bai Qing'an, who was hiding in the dark, saw all of this. Obviously, the person who came directly lit the roll of paper to ensure that the roll of paper was burned completely... This is really abominable.
Finally, the roll of paper was almost completely burned, and the flames began to spread in other directions.
You Zhu outside couldn't help but start to get anxious. If the people inside didn't come out, Bai Qing'an wouldn't be able to get out either. In this situation, if the fire was too big, Bai Qing'an would be in great danger.
He was so anxious that he was running around. Seeing that there was already a big fire inside, he finally saw the door open and someone ran out in a panic.
"Someone come..." the man shouted at the top of his voice, "Get up..."
"Arsonist!" Seeing the man finally come out, You Zhu left, pulled up the slingshot in his hand, aimed at the other person's knee and shot.
With a "bang", the man was hit in the knee before he could even finish his words for help, and fell to his knees.
The man looked obviously panicked and immediately looked around, "Who is it?"
"It's me!" Bai Qing'an's voice sounded with boundless coldness.
The man immediately turned around and saw that Bai Qing'an's eyes and face were frighteningly red under the flames.
He was subconsciously a little scared and stammered, "Bai...you...where are you from?"
"I came from inside." Bai Qing stood there quietly. His tall figure looked even more upright and majestic against the backdrop of the flames. He looked coldly at the person kneeling on the ground, "I saw everything you just did!"
"I don't know what you're talking about." The man finally recovered from his shock and continued to shout, "Help, put out the fire, there's a fire here!"
"It's such a big fire." Unexpectedly, a very majestic voice came from not far away.
The man immediately looked over and saw Jiang Heci coming, followed by several people and children. He couldn't help but feel strange: Why would Mr. Jiang appear here at this time?
Obviously, now is not the time to think about this issue.
He immediately staggered to his feet, ran forward, and knelt directly in front of Jiang Heci, "Mr. Jiang, there's a fire, put it out quickly, there's a roll of toilet paper inside!"
Bai Qingan spoke slowly from behind, "Mr. Jiang, there's no need to save them. The first things that were burned in the fire were those rolls of paper. If we go in now, there'll be nothing left."
"Mr. Jiang, it was my fault. I just wanted to make sure the seal of the toilet paper was okay, but I didn't expect..." The man explained in grief.
Bai Qingan spoke again coldly, "Di Youhong, stop lying. I was in there just now and saw it clearly. You deliberately dropped the candle on the toilet paper!"
He never expected that the person who set fire to the paper rolls tonight was his former classmate who wished him good luck in the exam during the day.
He was really surprised.
"Mr. Jiang, don't listen to him," Di Youhong said, completely panicking. "Mr. Jiang, look at him! He's here in the middle of the night wearing a nightgown. There's something wrong. I think he set the fire!"
Jiang Heci sneered, "Are you saying that Bai Qingan deliberately set fire to his own toilet paper?"
"..." Di Youhong was stunned for a moment, then immediately changed his words, "No, Mr. Jiang, Bai Qingan must have other purposes for coming here. He...he might want to..."
"Enough!" Jiang Heci was furious. "I arranged for Bai Qing'an to see who set the fire. But I don't think he would have thought that the person who set the fire was his former friend, someone he had sincerely helped, right?"
Di Youhong's face changed. He knew that everything was over.
"Why?" Bai Qing'an couldn't understand. "Di Youhong, have I ever been kind to you? Why are you doing this to me?"
At this point, he understood a lot of things. "So, back then, when we took the imperial examination together, there were problems with my writing and my ID card. Was it you who did it?"
"Hahaha..." Di Youhong suddenly burst into laughter. "It's me, it's all me, so what? Hahaha... Bai Qing'an, I just can't stand you. Aren't you just lucky? Aren't all the things you gave me earned by your father at the cost of his life? What qualifications do you have to pretend to be a good person in front of me?"
"Bah!" He looked at Bai Qing'an viciously, "So what if you helped me? It only makes me feel sick!"
Bai Qingan's face turned pale. He had never expected this to happen.
"Bad guy, you misunderstood big brother!" Li Suining couldn't help but run out and pointed at Di Youhong, saying, "Those things big brother gave you weren't charity. They were bought for you with the money he saved from his own food and clothing!"
Bai Rui'an walked up behind his sister and said loudly, "Indeed, my eldest brother is not pretending to be a good person. He really felt that you needed help and did his best to help you. But he didn't expect... Humph, his kindness was really wasted!"
Di Youhong's expression changed. He never thought it would be like this.
He lowered his head, his eyes reddening as he gritted his teeth and trembled as he spoke, "It's no use telling me now. The toilet paper is gone. He...he can only wait another three years!"
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