"But how can you prove you're the manager of Duobaoxuan?" Lord Li asked. He had confirmed that these were indeed account books, but he didn't believe Bai Dalin was the manager. "You look very familiar...aren't you...?"
Bai Dalin knew what Lord Li wanted to say, and Bai Dalin nodded, "Yes, but later I found a new job. My wife brought a lot of dowry with her, so I joined Manager He in opening this Duobaoxuan restaurant."
Hearing this from below, Bai Nuo couldn't help but spit on Bai Dalin. This Bai Dalin, he has no money at all, and his wife even brought a lot of dowry with her. He's clearly just robbing his mother's money!
After Bai Dalin finished speaking, seeing Lord Li nod, he couldn't help but turn around and glance at the audience watching outside. Seeing Bai Nuo there, his eyes lit up. "My lord, she can testify that I am the manager of Duobaoxuan!"
When Bai Nuo saw Bai Dalin pointing at him, he immediately said loudly, "Sir, I don't know. Duobaoxuan and Duobaoge do the same business and are right across from each other. Although I know who the manager of Duobaoxuan is, I only know that Manager He is the manager of Duobaoxuan. I have never seen this person before!"
Trying to drag her down to testify? No way!
"Sir!" Bai Dalin turned around, "I suspect that this is the person who set the fire!"
Bai Dalin's voice wasn't quiet, and Bai Nuo heard it too. She immediately retorted, "Bullshit! If I started the fire, would I have gone to put it out? Would I have come here to watch? Wouldn't that be walking into a trap? Ask these soldiers, which one of them didn't see me putting out the fire!"
Lord Li looked at his subordinates and said to the soldier who brought back Bai Dalin, "Manager Bai is right. I did see Manager Bai come to put out the fire. I happened to be patrolling nearby when the fire started. I was the one who called for help. Manager Bai came with buckets of water and her people. If she had started the fire, I would have seen it, and there wouldn't have been enough time."
Bai Nuo set the fire, went back, and then ran back, carrying a bucket of water. It would have taken at least fifteen minutes. However, it wasn't fifteen minutes from when the fire started until Bai Nuo appeared. If Bai Nuo had brought people with him to set the fire, they would have been patrolling the area. With such a large target, it's impossible that they hadn't noticed anything unusual.
Moreover, Duobaoge is right across the street, and during the period from late autumn to early winter, the wind is particularly strong, making it easy for the fire to spread to the other side.
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