Bai Gui was so frightened by these words that his face turned pale, and he was still in shock even after the firefighters left.
In a daze, he remembered that it was he who couldn't let people put out the fire completely. If he was judged to have committed arson, wouldn't he be locked up for life?
He knew all too well the consequences of arson.
The village was plastered with slogans like "Arsonists will be imprisoned for life," a phrase that hung like a sharp sword over his head, ready to deliver a fatal blow at any moment.
He was completely disoriented and didn't care about causing trouble for Dingjiapo. He hurriedly called the people who had participated in the well-grabbing last night to a meeting in the village, ignoring Bai Qing lying on the ground crying out in pain.
Bai Qing had expected Bai Gui to say a few words of comfort and offer some compensation, but to his surprise, Bai Gui only coldly rebuked him: "Go back to the village for a meeting!"
As a precaution, Bai Gui asked those who were not involved to leave the room.
Bai Ting pushed Bai Gui to the middle of the village, and waited until the bystanders were far away before slowly speaking: "Does anyone know what started the fire last night?"
The villagers looked at each other, exchanging glances, but no one dared to speak.
Many people remembered that Bai Gui had refused to let the fire go out.
A hint of impatience flashed in Bai Qing's eyes. He raised his head again, his expression now extremely obsequious: "Uncle, it was very dark at the time, we didn't see anything."
Bai Gui was very satisfied with this answer and nodded, saying, "That's indeed the case."
The others chimed in, "It was too dark, we couldn't see anything."
Bai Gui: "Everyone must be clear about what should and shouldn't be said. Some things can only be kept to ourselves. For the sake of our wives and children, we must not divulge even a single word."
His tone was laced with a strong threat, and the others could only grit their teeth and say, "Yes."
...
Zhang Fan gave Ding Sheng a prescription and walked into the village under Ding Sheng's grateful and admiring gaze.
If Zhang Fan hadn't said his identity had to be kept secret, he would have wanted to kowtow to Zhang Fan right now.
The method of extinguishing fire with fire saved the land and houses of Dingjia Village, making them the saviors of the entire Dingjiapo area.
He watched Zhang Fan's departing figure, his eyes filled with gratitude.
Ji Zhi returned to the village surrounded by the villagers of Dingjiapo.
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