He had barely locked the man in the woodshed when trouble broke out there. It must have been his negligence.
"Send the order to seal off the government office and arrest Sun Yuan and Lin Han!"
The guards received the order and withdrew, beginning an intensive search.
The search had barely begun when a raging fire broke out in the kitchen.
This phenomenon caught the man in white completely off guard.
At first, Zheng Hong and his companion were treated as one of their own and easily fooled them.
However, just as they reached the inner courtyard and prepared to set the fire further, the two guards from before came looking for them.
"Quick, after them! They're there!"
As soon as one guard finished speaking, another guard quickly gave chase.
These two people were just seen by them.
Zheng Hongdao shouted "Run!" and pulled Jiang Lian to her feet and ran.
Unexpectedly, there was no good way out except for a row of dormitories.
It's not that he lacks ability; it's just that there are always stronger people out there.
The man in white, and even his subordinates, were exceptionally vigilant.
"Go over there!" Jiang Lian led Zheng Hong quickly towards the prefect's study.
He had been here with his father when he was a child, so he had some memories of it.
Upon finding the study, the two pushed open the door and entered.
The study was completely open, offering no place to hide.
"What are you doing in the study?" Zheng Hong asked, puzzled. Wasn't this just putting a trap for the villains?
"There's a dark room here." In fact, they had nowhere else to go.
The moment the words "secret compartment" were uttered, guards arrived at the study door.
"They went into the study."
Zheng Hong panicked, "Where's the hidden compartment?"
Jiang Lian's hands trembled as she moved the vase on the corner of the cabinet...
With a bang, two guards burst through the door.
At first glance, there wasn't a single person in the study.
The hidden compartment is inside the wall; from the surface, it appears to be just a wall.
Inside, there were layers upon layers of documents.
Zheng Hong and Jiang Lian squeezed themselves into the dark partition, holding their breath and afraid to even breathe.
Luckily, they weren't fat; if it were a very fat person, they would probably have been exposed.
Soon, the study was filled with the sounds of searching and the clatter of books falling to the floor.
"Come out!"
The speaker was the man in white.
Zheng Hong and his companion's backs were soaked, and their foreheads were covered in cold sweat.
However, they knew that going out would only lead to their deaths, so they held their breath and dared not make a sound.
"If you don't come out, I'll set it on fire!"
After another cold remark, the two remained silent.
At this moment, their hearts were filled with worry, unease, and endless fear.
A moment later... they felt thick smoke and scorching heat.
Until, the fire raged, and the hissing sound of flames echoed from the study...
"Cough cough..." The two could no longer hold on and pushed open the dark partition.
Outside the study, the man in white stood ramrod straight, with an expression of anticipation for a good show.
"Sigh, this time, we've really played with fire and gotten burned." Zheng Hong's face turned bitter. "Jiang Lian, wouldn't we be considered sworn brothers now?"
"Let's forget about it." Jiang Lian thought of his wife's younger sister and parents, and wondered if Qiu Dafu could rescue them today.
He gave a wry smile: "I'm sorry, I've dragged you into this."
If it weren't for the Jiang family's affairs, Zheng Hong wouldn't have been trapped in the fire.
Although Zheng Hong thought the same way, he said, "Things have come to this point, so why talk about being implicated?"
He only helped the Jiang family because of Qiu Dafu.
After all, Qiu Dafu was his savior.
After these past few days, he finally understood why their Lord Tang disliked Qiu Dafu.
Qiu Dafu gazed at the raging fire in the government office and approached the prison step by step.
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