Ye Nian'an tugged at Ye Sheng's sleeve and lowered her voice: "Third Brother, look, who's here?"
"kindness?"
Following the direction Ye Nian'an pointed, Ye Sheng saw Zhang Weiguo, Zhang Weimin, and Shi Fangfang running away, their faces paler than the last.
Ye Sheng raised an eyebrow slightly.
Haha~ This is going to be interesting.
"What's going on?!"
After leaving the police station, Zhang Weimin and Zhang Weiguo were walking home when they ran into Shi Fangfang, who was rushing home after get off work.
As the three of them were talking about the investigation at the police station, they headed home when suddenly their neighbor, Grandpa Wang, came over and said that their Zhang family's house was on fire.
This really worried them.
The three of them rushed home like madmen. From a distance, they could see a huge crowd of people at the gate of the courtyard, and a plume of black smoke, shrouded in sparks, rising straight into the sky.
Three hearts sank, their spirits plummeting.
In their panic, no one noticed Ye Nian'an and his sister, who were watching the show from the crowd.
"What's going on?!"
Like a bull that has been provoked, Zhang Weimin swung his elbow through the crowd and immediately spotted Shen Xiang squatting on the ground and Tang Jiang covered in soot. His voice exploded instantly.
"How did the house catch fire? Where's my dad?!"
When Shen Xiang saw them return, her face turned pale instantly, and she was about to push herself up from the ground.
Tang Jiang burst into tears and, like an eel, slipped out of her arms and clung tightly to Zhang Weiguo's trouser leg.
"Godfather... I'm scared... The fire is so big..."
Zhang Weiguo looked down at the trembling child in his arms, then looked up at the burnt-out kitchen—
The dark rafters drooped down, like a plucked chicken.
His empty left sleeve twitched in the cold wind, and his face was blacker than the soot in the stove.
What is all this about?
Why has the Zhang family been so unlucky lately?!
First, Li Dahong was arrested for having an affair, which not only affected his children's political background checks.
Now the house has been set on fire again...
Zhang Weiguo clenched his fists, the wound on his severed hand throbbing with pain, and he was seething with hatred.
Ye Sheng nudged Ye Nian'an with his elbow, his eyes shining like a child who had stolen candy: "Niannian, look at Zhang Weimin's face, he's about to explode with anger! Just wait and see, they'll definitely have a huge fight!"
This fire came at just the right time.
Ye Nian'an also crossed her arms, waiting to see what would happen.
I just happened to buy some melon seeds at the supply and marketing cooperative.
The two of them ate sunflower seeds while watching, looking incredibly content.
Zhang Weimin rushed into the inner room, taking three steps at a time. He saw Zhang Yaozu still groaning on the kang (a heated brick bed), coughing from the smoke. He then came out with a gloomy face and yelled at Shen Xiang as soon as he stepped across the threshold.
"Shen Xiang, tell me, what exactly happened! I told you to stay home and take care of Dad, and then the house burned down! What does this mean?!"
"If you don't explain yourself clearly today, I won't let you off the hook!"
He no longer harbored any lingering feelings for Shen Xiang, and his tone was as cold as ice.
So many things have happened at home recently, which has made him feel depressed and overwhelmed.
Especially since this brat even beat me up for that bitch Ye Nian'an, showing absolutely no respect!
Now that Shen Xiang has set her home on fire, isn't this just adding insult to injury?
They absolutely need to give us an explanation!
"I... Brother Min, I don't know either..."
Shen Xiang was so anxious that tears streamed down her face. She twisted the hem of her clothes, unable to utter a coherent sentence for a long time.
She didn't dare to explicitly tell Tang Jiang to watch the fire while she went to take care of Zhang Yaozu, who was covered in filth.
This makes it seem like an accident caused by Tang Jiang.
Although Tang Jiang is a child, no matter how strict you are with him, you can't blame him.
Unfortunately, the Zhang family has been experiencing one misfortune after another, and everyone is in a bad mood.
Tang Jiang certainly couldn't shirk responsibility for burning down the kitchen and Zhang Qingqing's room.
Now all I can do is cry and pretend to be dead to gain sympathy from those around me.
But the neighbors had long been fed up with her pitiful state, and one of them muttered with a sneer, "Why are you crying? The fire didn't start on its own."
"Shen Xiang, tell me the truth! What exactly happened!"
Shi Fangfang had been holding back her anger for a long time, and now it exploded like a lit firecracker: "Did you not keep an eye on the fire and set the kitchen on fire? And you burned the surrounding area like this!"
She had been harboring a lot of resentment for days, and now she just wanted to vent it all out!
Tang Jiang and Shen Xiang just happened to run into this line of fire!
"No... Sister Fangfang, it wasn't me..."
Shen Xiang hurriedly waved her hands, her voice trembling with tears: "Dad soiled himself, and I helped him change his clothes and wash the sheets. I've been busy for almost an hour..."
"When I came out, I saw the kitchen was on fire. I shouted myself hoarse for help to put out the fire, and all the neighbors can testify to that!"
"We definitely heard her shout, that's why we ran over with the buckets."
Several neighbors nodded in agreement; this was no lie.
"What about Tang Jiang?"
Someone pointed at the child huddled behind Zhang Weiguo: "He's covered in soot, like a lump of coal. He must have crawled through a fire to be like that."
"Yeah, I also find it strange. If it weren't for that, how could Tang Jiang have gotten himself into this state?"
"Exactly! I just saw him running through the alley with a charred stick in his hand. He must have set it on fire while playing with fire!"
The crowd's words, one after another, were like pricking needles, all aimed at Tang Jiang.
Shi Fangfang's eyes turned red, and she rushed over to grab the person: "You little brat! You dared to burn down my house! I'll beat you to death, you little bastard!"
"Godfather, save me!"
Tang Jiang quickly hid behind Zhang Weiguo. His usually reckless nature was unusually fearful at this moment. He knew he had committed a terrible crime and trembled all over.
"It wasn't me, it really wasn't me..."
"Sister Fangfang, please believe him, he's still just a child!"
Shen Xiang rushed forward to block Tang Jiang, spreading her arms to protect him, just like a mother hen protecting her chicks.
"child?"
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