Zhao Yinfang was furious after learning the truth.
He immediately stepped forward and addressed the officials.
"You're killing people! Do you want to kill everyone on West Street?"
"You didn't rescue anyone at all. No water source was brought here, so how could you talk about rescuing people?"
"You're actually preventing everyone from going to rescue them? Are you trying to kill everyone?"
"Who arranged this? Hurry up and let everyone through to rescue them!"
After he said that, the surrounding people immediately realized that the officials had been blocking them not for their safety, but to prevent them from going to rescue people.
But why would these officials do this? The people of West Street are clearly their own people from the entire Dark Moon Kingdom!
The officials were horrified when they heard this. They hadn't expected anyone to know about this. What were they going to do?
This matter was arranged by the county magistrate and his men. If they don't do it properly, the magistrate might kill them!
They really had no choice; if they didn't listen to the magistrate, they wouldn't be able to survive!
But now that so many people have surrounded them, they have no other choice! What should they do?
"Don't listen to what he says! We're doing this to protect everyone!"
"This person knows nothing, but he's trying to provoke everyone into rushing into the fire. He's definitely going to get you all killed!"
"The fire is so big now, you'll definitely be in danger if you go in!"
"Those people who insisted on rushing into the fire back then are now completely silent and haven't rescued anyone. They're probably in danger now!"
Upon hearing this, the people were momentarily confused. What should they do now? Should they sit and wait to die, or rush in to put out the fire?
They have many relatives in West Street!
Now that a fire has broken out on West Street, their relatives don't know what has happened to them.
Now they could only stand there, blocked by the officials, unable to do anything, which made them feel particularly distressed.
Even if it means encountering danger together, it's better than just standing still.
Seeing that the people had calmed down, the officials immediately wanted to send men to arrest Zhao Yinfang.
At that moment, Zhao Yinfang directly displayed his official order.
"Let's see who dares to touch me. I am a servant of His Majesty the King."
The officials recognized the official order immediately upon seeing it.
They were immediately terrified, never expecting that a fire would attract Zhao Yinfang as well.
Zhao Yinfang's home is located quite far from West Street.
How did he get through it?
Did someone deliberately bring him here?
The officials were filled with lingering fear. Luckily, they hadn't immediately sent someone to arrest Zhao Yinfang, otherwise the situation would have been much worse.
"Oh, it's Lord Fang! What brings you here all of a sudden?"
"The fire on West Street is extremely large and very dangerous. You'd better leave here quickly!"
They wanted to persuade Zhao Yinfang to leave quickly and not gather there, lest he be affected later.
But Zhao Yinfang came here to resolve the fire on West Street, so how could he possibly leave immediately?
He said to the officials, "Why aren't you making way? Let the people go and put out the fire!"
"Don't force me to send men to surround you, or you'll have no way out!"
How dare they do such a thing behind His Majesty's back!
I stopped the people outside West Street and told them to go over and put out the fire.
This is hindering firefighting efforts! They're trying to kill those already inside the fire!
If His Majesty the King finds out, they will all lose their heads.
Upon hearing this, the officials thought that Zhao Yinfang's official rank was higher than that of the county magistrate. Even if they offended the county magistrate, as long as Zhao Yinfang spoke up for them, they would not be severely punished.
"Yes, yes, Lord Fang, we'll send the people over to put out the fire right now!"
After the officials realized this, they exchanged glances and immediately agreed to do as Zhao Yinfang said.
They immediately made way so that the people could rush over to put out the fire.
When the people saw that the road had been cleared, they were overjoyed and rushed over to put out the fire, thanking Zhao Yinfang all the while.
"Thank you so much, Master Fang. Without you, this fire probably wouldn't have been extinguished today."
"Thank you so much, Lord Fang! You are such a good official! You are so different from them! People like them, who hinder firefighting, don't deserve to be officials at all!"
"Young Master Fang is truly a living bodhisattva; we will definitely repay you properly in the future!"
"Thank you, Lord Fang! We are so grateful to you!"
These people were very grateful to Zhao Yinfang, but Zhao Yinfang didn't think much of himself; he felt he hadn't done enough.
He hurriedly joined the others to fight the fire and helped carry water.
After a long period of effort, the fire was finally extinguished.
And then came the bad news: no one survived the entire fire.
"Oh, why is this happening? My son! You only came here to work a few days ago, and now this has happened. How am I supposed to live now that you're gone?"
"Why did everyone die? What happened to the people who came to put out the fire? Where did they go?"
"My dear husband! How could you leave me like this? I only went back to my parents' home for a few days, and now we are separated forever!"
"My dear mother! You hadn't even had a chance to enjoy your old age, how could you be gone like this?"
Everyone cried out here, a scene of deep sorrow.
Everyone around was exhausted and sat on the ground.
The surrounding area was charred black, and everything had become ruins.
Everyone is dead, only ashes and bones remain.
Now, even if they wanted to investigate how the fire on West Street was caused, it would be extremely difficult, as there were simply no clues.
All traces were burned away by the fire, and the matter remains unresolved.
Seeing everyone's state, Zhao Yinfang felt extremely indignant. He drew his sword and shouted at the officers beside him.
"Who gave you permission to interfere with the civilians' efforts to put out the fire?"
"Who gave you such audacity?"
"You've killed so many people, can you bear the responsibility?"
These officials didn't really think that much; they were just being threatened by the county magistrate.
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