The two black shadows approached the wall of the Lin family's courtyard cautiously. Because they were in the county town, the houses were densely packed. The houses here did not have large courtyards like those in the countryside. The walls of each household were not very high, and they could see what was going on inside with a slight jump.
The slightly taller black figure was obviously a little hesitant. He lowered his voice and said, "Brother, we really have to listen to Wu Yongfu. This is not just a normal raid on a house or something. This is a crime. What if... what if someone dies, won't we both go to jail?"
The other shadow was silent for a long while, then spoke with difficulty: "Damn it, what can we do? We rely on the Wu family! Otherwise, how can we afford Mom's medical expenses? If we don't do it, there are plenty of people who will. You know who Wu Yongfu is, he is a piece of shit!"
"Brother, I'm still afraid. Once we take this step, there's no turning back!"
"It's okay. If I get caught, I'll take care of it all by myself. You stay home and take good care of mom. With this evidence, Wu Yongfu won't dare not not pay me!"
The tall black shadow felt a little uncomfortable, but finally nodded obediently.
These two men were none other than Wu Yongfu's subordinates, the brothers Liu Dashan and Liu Xiaoshan, who had come with him to cause trouble last time.
Stepping on a brick, Liu Xiaoshan leaned on the wall and looked inside.
Suddenly he quickly shrank back and said in a panic: "Brother, there is still someone awake in this house, the light is on in the east room!"
Lin Shufen has a small desk lamp, which is not very bright and is only enough to illuminate the small area of the desk. After drawing the curtains, it looks inconspicuous from the outside, with only a faint light.
Why aren’t you sleeping so late? No need to worry about wasting electricity!
Liu Dashan was a little anxious. How could they get in when the person was awake?
"Brother, if you ask me, it's better if someone is awake. If we set the fire, he will definitely find out. Then we will have completed Wu Yongfu's order and nothing serious will happen."
Liu Xiaoshan suddenly calmed down and analyzed.
After a moment, Liu Dashan spoke up: "You're right, it's best if nothing goes wrong."
He seemed to have made a decision and breathed a sigh of relief.
He unscrewed the plastic bucket he had been holding in his hand and handed it to his brother.
"You step on me and pour it into the firewood pile."
Originally, Wu Yongfu wanted them to jump in and pour the oil on the window and door frames. The doors and windows were made of wood and would quickly catch fire if they were sprinkled with engine oil, and the curtains would also be burned.
But since I've decided to leave a way out for myself and my brother, I might as well just put on a show.
When the firewood is lit, the flame will be very bright, but it will not cause any immediate impact.
The fire wall of the house is fireproof, otherwise Wu Yongfu would not have asked him to bring engine oil to pour on the doors and windows.
"Brother, matches."
Liu Dashan handed it over.
Liu Xiaoshan poured the engine oil, took the match, and lightly struck the box.
The small match burned instantly, drew a parabola in the air, and arrived at the pile of firewood covered with engine oil.
"Boom" the firewood pile was ignited, the flame jumped high at once, making crackling sounds, which seemed particularly terrifying in the silent night.
"Go quickly, don't let anyone find you."
Liu Dashan urged them to look around and make sure that no one noticed them, then they quickly ran away.
Lin Shufen was so engrossed in her writing that she didn't notice the unnatural light outside the window.
Chu Linyu suddenly felt uneasy. She should have been sleeping soundly, but she woke up uncomfortably.
There was that feeling again, panic, as if it was reminding her that something bad was going to happen.
She subconsciously looked for her mother.
Um? Why is there no one next to him? Only the young man is sleeping soundly on the kang.
Feelings of uneasiness surged up violently, and Chu Linyu burst into tears.
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