Chapter 2325 A Bad Premonition
on fire?
Meng Yunzheng had no intention of interfering further; with the area in such chaos and noise, it was the perfect time for him to return.
However, when his eyes inadvertently glanced in the direction of the noise, his brows suddenly furrowed.
That location...
If he remembered correctly, the place that caught fire seemed to be the shop where they saw Wei Shi go in a couple of days ago.
Meng Yunzheng hesitated for a moment, then turned and headed towards the direction where the flames were shooting into the sky.
After a few leaps, he arrived at the entrance of the alley near the shop and hid in a dimly lit corner.
Many neighbors had already arrived to help put out the fire, and patrol officers also came over, running back and forth with buckets of water in their hands.
There are no rivers nearby, so people can only scoop water from individual households and nearby water storage tanks.
Judging from the current situation, it seems unlikely that the fire will be extinguished anytime soon.
Some people cried out in despair, while others, fearing their families would be implicated, panicked and distraught.
However, some people ran over from a distance to watch the commotion, and amidst the noise, Meng Yunzheng could vaguely hear their conversation.
"It seems that the fire started in one of their servants' rooms. Their young lady said that she heard something fall to the ground, probably an oil lamp."
"The servants' quarters are right next to the woodshed. In the sweltering summer, the firewood and straw are all very dry. If they get a spark, the fire will start flying everywhere!"
"That was too fast! Didn't they say the young lady heard the noise when the fire started? Why didn't she put it out immediately?"
"Who knows? Maybe the young lady didn't expect it to be a fire, or she was too scared to react."
"I heard that none of the servants in this house have escaped yet."
"Huh? No way?"
"Oh, what a pity. Such a young lady, only in her early twenties, and quite pretty. I even saw her during the day."
Meng Yunzheng's expression changed slightly. The servants in this house were young women in their early twenties?
A bad feeling flashed through his mind.
Could this person be Wei Shi? If it really is her, wouldn't they be burned to death inside just as they found her?
Meng Yunzheng couldn't possibly stand by and watch Wei Shi die. He glanced at the fire. The shop had a storefront in the front and a courtyard in the back; the owner and the servants must have lived in the back.
The fire started in the backyard.
Meng Yunzheng turned and disappeared into the darkness, running quickly toward the back door.
There are just more people here; everyone is here putting out the fire.
He considered it for a moment, then headed towards a side alley, intending to climb over the wall directly from there.
Unexpectedly, after only a few steps into the alley, a strong smell of blood wafted to my nose.
Meng Yunzheng abruptly stopped, frowning as he surveyed the alleyway before him. His situation was precarious; despite the urgency in his heart, he cautiously followed the scent of blood.
As the footsteps drew closer, the stench of blood grew stronger.
By the time he settled into a corner piled high with clutter, the smell was already quite pungent, and in the light of a nearby fire, he could also see bloodstains on the ground.
Meng Yunzheng extended his sword forward and cautiously picked off the topmost tattered basket.
Then they lifted the tattered tarpaulin covering the outside, and a figure was revealed inside.
Meng Yunzheng looked at the man's face, and his expression suddenly changed drastically.
(End of this chapter)
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