Chapter 323 All Burned
Kaoshantun is located in the mountains, and the fire truck did not arrive in time, so they had to organize people to put out the fire themselves.
They had to fetch water from the well, and the speed of the firefighting was not enough to control the spread of the fire. After engulfing the Liu family, the flames swept towards the next house.
Everyone in the village was extremely anxious, and as the village chief, Zhao Yaozu naturally had to take the lead in putting out the fire.
The fire was so big that the wind changed direction and burned five houses in a row, including Zhou Changjiang's.
Seeing all the family property she had accumulated throughout her life destroyed in a fire, the ground was covered with black ashes, the house collapsed, and the main beams burned out, Aunt Liu sat on the ground, slapping her thigh and crying.
"Sihui, what's going on?"
Because of the firefighting, the village chief Zhao Yaozu's face was covered in black ash. He asked Aunt Liu and the villagers, and they found out that the fire started from Lu Sihui's house.
"That's it..."
Lu Sihui left herself and her brother sleeping at home, and then the yard suddenly caught fire. The door was blocked by someone, and she and her brother were almost burned to death at home.
"You mean someone set the fire?"
Zhao Yaozu frowned after hearing this. The first people he suspected were Li Lannie and her brother. Her mother was beaten to death by Li Laogen, so he naturally hated them.
"What did you two do tonight?"
He went over and yelled at Li Lannie.
"We're all home asleep."
Li Lanni looked at the village chief aggrievedly. Why did he doubt her when something happened?
“Who can prove it?”
Zhou Zixu looked at her with cold eyes, showing no sympathy for her just because she was a woman.
This was to burn Sihui to death. He discovered it when he went there. There was an iron rod stuck on the door. This was not a simple fire at all, but someone had deliberately set the fire to burn Sihui and her brother.
When he thought of the scene just now, he felt a chill down his spine. He couldn't imagine, if Sihui hadn't noticed the fire, if she had been fainted by the thick smoke, would she still be alive now?
"My mother had just been buried. I was scared at night, so I asked Aunt Zhou to keep me company."
Li Lannie pointed at Zhou Changjiang's mother and looked at Zhou Zixu with accusatory eyes.
You only know how to stand up for Lu Sihui, so why do you suspect it was her?
"Village chief, this is a big deal. Call the police! Zhou Changjiang is also a suspect. Sihui's previous fiancé's family is also a suspect. Take them all under control."
Zhou Zixu's face was gloomy as he glanced at the crowd. They were all working hard to put out the fire, and they all turned into harlequin cats.
He gave orders to Zhao Yaozu without any hesitation. He was a soldier and at this time, he had the right to order a village chief because it was a big case involving murder.
Zhao Yaozu was not angry because of his tone. He felt that this matter could not be resolved privately.
"Why? My house was also burned down. Am I a fool? How could I set fire to my own house?"
Zhou Changjiang was the first to jump out and oppose.
"Exactly. Why? My son doesn't want her anymore. What does her family's trouble have to do with us?"
Sun Guodong's mother also jumped out and shouted, she was happiest to see Lu Sihui in trouble.
"Shut up and take everyone to the village party committee."
Zhao Yaozu didn't even give them a chance to speak and just ordered someone to take them away.
Zhou Changjiang's mother cried as loudly as Aunt Liu. Why did she go to accompany Li Lanni? If she was at home, she could have snatched the things away.
Only she knew where the money was hidden, and that was the money for her son to marry.
Now it’s all burned down, how difficult it is to save money!
Zhou Zixu watched as the man was taken to the village branch office. He also followed over to supervise and guard the area, fearing that the suspect might flee for fear of being punished.
The most suspicious person at the moment is Zhou Changjiang, who is staring at him sharply.
Being stared at like that, Zhou Changjiang broke out in cold sweat. He didn't dare to wipe it off. He lowered his head and secretly hid behind his mother.
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