The villagers who had just been fighting the fire surrounded Ling Huanwu and Song Panmei, bursting into tears as they watched the warehouse blaze out of control. "Chief, what do we do? Our goods are still inside, they're all gone..."
"Put the goods aside for now. You just said there were people inside. Let's get them out first. Who's inside?"
Ling Huanwu interrupted the surrounding sobs and hurriedly asked.
"It's Battalion Commander Zhou and his brother! They've rushed in, and we can't stop them no matter what we do!"
There was a cacophony of chatter all around.
Ling Huanwu's head buzzed, and her legs went weak, almost causing her to collapse.
Song Panmei, who was standing nearby, quickly helped her up.
"What did you say? Jiu Zhen is inside?"
Ling Huanwu's eyes were bloodshot, and she tried to rush into the sea of fire like a madwoman, but Song Panmei held her tightly from behind, lifting her feet off the ground, "Don't go, it's dangerous!"
"No, Jiu Zhen is inside..."
Her voice was hoarse as she kicked her legs wildly, struggling desperately to break free from the man's embrace behind her, but she could not break free and could only let out helpless cries.
Hiding behind the crowd, Song Yaoyao watched her collapse and act erratically, a cold smile playing on her lips, her heart filled with satisfaction.
His eyes swept over Chu Mei, who was rushing over in a panic with Zhao Jingxiang's help, and the smile in his eyes deepened.
The show is about to begin!
When Chu Mei heard the aunties around her say that Zhou Jiuzhen was in the fire, she collapsed to the ground and burst into tears. She pounded on Zhao Jingxiang, who was motionless beside her, and cried out for him to go in and save her brother.
The next second, she saw Ling Huanwu being hugged and pulled by another tall, handsome young man, and her anger surged.
At this moment, Chu Mei had already lost her mind. She scrambled to her feet, rushed forward, and swung her arm to slap Ling Huanwu across the face.
With lightning speed, Song Panmei turned around while holding Ling Huanwu and slapped his arm.
"Auntie, why are you hitting someone?"
Song Panmei subconsciously released her grip on Ling Huanwu and turned to argue with Chu Mei, who had hit her.
Chu Mei was furious, tears and anger mingling together. "You two adulterers! My son is still inside, his life hanging in the balance, and you two are here hugging and cuddling. Have you no shame...?"
"We didn't do anything, don't ruin Xiaowu's reputation!"
Song Panmei was still explaining when Chu Mei spat in her face. "Xiao Wu? You two didn't do anything, but you two were having a secret rendezvous in the middle of the night? I just heard that when the fire happened, that bitch Ling Huanwu wasn't in the family compound. You two just came here together, so you must have been having a secret rendezvous in the middle of the night!"
"Don't talk nonsense! Xiao Wu and I are completely innocent. I only bothered her in the middle of the night because of a leak in my dorm room. You can't make baseless accusations..."
Song Panmei's words only made things worse, confirming the fact that the two had a secret rendezvous in the middle of the night.
Sure enough, upon hearing this, Chu Mei immediately sat down on the ground and burst into tears, "My son, your life is so miserable! You married such a wife, who not only cheated on you but also caused your death..."
At this moment, the aunties and villagers who were fighting the fire all changed their expressions, and when they looked at Ling Huanwu, their eyes were filled with scrutiny and anger.
Qin Zhizhi and Ma, who arrived shortly after, listened to the still arguing conversation between the handsome pilot and the wicked old woman and couldn't help but cheer inwardly, "Great! Brother's big rival and little rival are both dead, so our brother can pick up the pieces now."
He thought to himself, "That Ling Huanwu is such a womanizer, and she eats so well. She's been slept with by that Zhou guy so many times. Doesn't my brother feel disgusted or disgusted by her?"
Qin Zhizhi deliberately leaned against the guard's massive biceps and whispered in his ear, "Where is my brother? I haven't seen him for so long. Who is he pretending to be?"
As the guard felt the touch on his shoulder, his face flushed red. He followed the young lady's gaze and looked around at the men and women watching in the drying yard, trying to figure out which one was Qin Jinshen in disguise.
Zhao Jingxiang, who looked at the raging fire with no expression on his face.
There was also a widower sitting on the ground with his head down and an inscrutable expression.
And Qiao Hui, who is about the same height as Qin Jinshen.
Even that handsome pilot who just arrived could be Qin Jinshen!
"That's hard to guess. Master told us to hold our positions, unless it's that Ling Huanwu..."
Ma, the guard, rested his chin on his hand, his eyes scanning over everyone present, trying to find a flaw.
Qin Zhizhi's gaze swept over the men.
Both of them knew perfectly well that unless there were special circumstances, Qin Jinshen would never reveal his true intentions; he was definitely secretly preparing a major move.
Ma, the guard, and Qin Zhizhi looked around, their necks circling, before their eyes unexpectedly met.
You look at me, I look at you.
Their gazes gradually grew even more intense than the flames not far away.
Just then, gasps of surprise erupted all around, and the scene was filled with gasps of breath.
The two looked up and saw Ling Huanwu forcefully shake off Song Panmei and Chu Mei when Song Panmei loosened her other hand during their argument, and rush into the fire without looking back.
Ma, the bodyguard, and Qin Zhizhi were shocked and instinctively rushed over to try and stop Ling Huan.
But they were isolated by the crowd, so how could they hold people back?
Even faster than them were the expressionless Zhao Jingxiang and the stunningly beautiful pilot Song Panmei.
The moment Ling Huanwu rushed into the sea of fire, the other two followed suit.
Upon seeing this, Qin Zhizhi clutched her chest, her face turning deathly pale with fright. "Oh my god, one of them must be the older brother! What if something happens to him? Waaah..."
Guard Ma's brows furrowed as well. He put his arm around the young lady's heaving shoulders and gently patted her to comfort her. "Don't worry, your brother will be fine. He's still waiting to take us abroad to live a good life!"
Inside the warehouse, flames soared into the sky, thick smoke billowed, and chaos reigned.
Ling Huanwu was extremely anxious, her eyes constantly scanning the sea of fire, completely unaware that her hair was being burned by the flames.
She just wanted to find Zhou Jiuzhen as soon as possible and take him out.
She struggled forward through the acrid smoke, constantly calling out Zhou Jiuzhen's name.
Suddenly, she heard a familiar voice—it was Zhou Shuyao's voice.
"Huanhuan! Huanhuan!" Zhou Shuyao's voice was anxious and sounded particularly weak amidst the roar of the fire.
Ling Huanwu turned around and saw Zhou Shuyao's figure.
At this moment, his face was covered in soot, half of his face was scalded by the fire and a large blister had formed, and the anxiety in his eyes was almost overflowing.
Ling Huanwu's heart tightened, and she shouted, "What are you doing here? Get out of here right now!"
However, when Zhou Shuyao turned around and saw her eyes light up, before he could respond, there was a loud "creak" and a burning roof beam crashed down from above.
Time seemed to freeze at that moment. Ling Huanwu stared wide-eyed in horror, while Zhou Shuyao, as if he had expected it, pounced on her without hesitation.
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