A Clash of Gods Chapter 67: Ruins

It was ugly when the fire was completely extinguished. After the fire broke out, several nearby streets were blocked by the patrol bureau of the Kyoto prefecture. Furthermore, the martial law in Beijing was more recent, so in addition to the firefighters who came over nearby There are no crowds watching.

More than a dozen officers in Kyoto Prefecture also participated in the fire fighting. After the fire was extinguished, the officers first looked for whether someone was buried in the sea of ​​fire.

Compared with local government officials, Kyoto government officials are well-trained, and during martial law, such a fire must be handled with care.

Amidst the ruins, although the fire was extinguished, there were sporadic fireworks.

After the fire went out, Mr. Qiu also quickly counted the pawnshop with the shopkeeper Xu. The pawnshop of the Qi family is not small. The shop is connected to the shopkeeper Xu. There are also eleven people in the back of the front desk, but tonight There were only five people on this night. Except that the shopkeeper Xu personally sat in the front hall of the town, the other four were guarded in the back bank.

Pawnshops redeem things and come and go. Naturally, there are many kinds of goods stored in pawnshops. In addition, some cash is also stored in the shop.

A few days ago, the **** shop was temporarily suspended due to the shortage of money, but in order to prevent some patrons from investing, these silvers are still placed here, just in case, Jinyihou House is no longer difficult. These silvers dare not call the past. After all, the most important thing is to operate a pawnshop. The letter is "letter". Some old customers vote for it.

In between the broken bricks and tiles, I found a few iron boxes that sealed the silver, but a lot of the silver was left in it, so I also judged where the library was.

Except for the silver, other things stored in Dangku, except for the very few fireproof things, most of them have been burned.

Yang Ning followed behind General Manager Qiu, traveling through the ruins of the pawnshop, his expression dignified.

"Shizi, everything in the pawnshop is almost burned." Mr. Qiu took the two to toss and go through the ruins, searching with a bitter smile: "How much is lost, the account books have also been burned, and it is difficult to calculate for a while. , But it should be no less. Fortunately, the guys in the store are all safe and sound, which is a great fortune."

Yang Ning didn't say much. Even if Mr. Qiu didn't say it, he knew that the fire had brought a heavy blow to Jinyihou Mansion.

"Shizi, the shopkeeper Xu said that the source of the fire should be on the back bank." Qi Feng had come up from the back and said to Yang Ning: "He said he heard a cry from the backyard in the middle of the night and got up to look and found Houku was on fire and hurried over. At that time Houku had already started a fire, and the fire spread quickly. He was anxious to fight the fire with the night-time guys, but it was difficult for several people to put out the fire, so only one side Save the fire and send someone to help."

"Where was the account book placed?" Yang Ning asked.

Qi Feng said: "The books in the shop are all placed on the cabinet. Xu dispensers were in a hurry to save the fire. They messed up their hands and feet and failed to take out the books in time. After the reaction came, the cabinet was also burned over there I grabbed the account book from the past, but the fire was too big, and a few guys pulled him.” He also said: “Chen San also proved that the fire was burned from the Dangku, they had no keys in their hands, and after the fire was discovered, Xu dispenser Quickly came over."

"So, the fire started in the warehouse?"

"Several of them said that it was true." Qi Feng said: "On the edge of the back bank are the guys' night-time quarters, and they take turns to guard and patrol in the middle of the night."

Yang Ning frowned: "If there is a fire source in the back bank, how did the storeroom catch fire?" Asked General Manager Qiu: "Whose key is this storehouse in?"

Qiu General Pipeline: "When the storehouse is the most important place for the pawnshop, even the Xu shopkeeper cannot be opened alone. When the storehouse is surrounded by airtight, there is no window, the only way to enter and exit is to add two The door to the Dao lock, Xu dispensers and Lu Chaofeng each have a key to open a lock, and only two keys can enter the Dangku together."

"Where is Lu Chaofeng?"

"Lu Chaofeng and Xu Dispensers take turns to spend the night." Manager Qiu explained: "Tonight Lu Chaofeng is taking turns off, it is Xu Dispensers on duty. It stands to reason that no one can enter Dangku after the listing is closed."

Yang Ning said: "This is strange, when no one can enter the library, but the fire is burning from the warehouse, is it not a hell?"

Chief General Qiu also frowned: "The warehouse is heavy and never opens the door at night, and it is strictly forbidden to enter the warehouse with fire. It will never cause a fire in the warehouse."

"Who was the first to find out at that time?" Yang Ningwei thought slightly and finally asked.

Qi Feng said busy: "It's Chen San. When he said he was on rotation, he went around and went to the maofang. When he came back, he found that Curry had burned and the fire was burning very fast. In the blink of an eye, there was fire everywhere. He awakened several other people, and then alerted the shopkeeper Xu. When the shopkeeper Xu came, the warehouse was already in flames."

Chief General Qiu said angrily: "How does Chen San do this? Does he not know that there can't be fewer people in the warehouse at the moment?"

Qi Feng didn’t speak. Yang Ning thought that it would be useful to care about these at this time.

"In this way, the fire started to burn when Chen San- went to the cottage." Yang Ning thought about it. "It took not long before the last trip to the cottage, when he came back, several other people Still asleep, that is to say, the people in the pawnshop will not carry the lights into the warehouse at all."

Chief General Qiu shook his head and said: "Without the key, I can't enter if I want to enter, and the least of these guys have also stayed in the pawnshop for three or four years. They are all old guys. False. Yes, when I locked the warehouse today, I personally turned around in the warehouse. There were no firearms in it. I personally watched Dangku lock the door."

"Manager Qiu has been here this afternoon?" Yang Ning asked.

"The deadline for Qianzhuang's silver is coming tomorrow." General Manager Qiu frowned, "Mrs. Three asked me to come to the pawnshop to see if anyone had redeemed it. From here, I can call some silver." In the afternoon, I came here and checked Dangku. By the way, I can see if I can get some money to go to the house."

Chief General Qiu is the chief executive of Jinyihou Mansion. Yang Ning already knew that the father of Qiu Qiu followed the old man Yifu Jinyi and helped him take care of all the things in his mansion. General Manager Qiu also worked with his father. When his father was old, General Manager Qiu took over his father's position and helped to continue to take care of Hou Mansion. He had always been conscientious.

Houfu’s two shops, a drug store and a pawnshop, have always been good business. Although Houfu’s behind-the-scenes operators are all Gu Qinghan, after all, they are women and Houfu women, so they should not be swaggered outside. So many specific things outside are managed by Qiu.

Yang Ning nodded slightly and said, "Chief General Qiu, can there be something extremely flammable like sulfur in this warehouse?"

Chief General Qiu shook his head and said: "Absolutely no, there is sulfur in the drug store, but the pawnshop will not receive those things in the warehouse." Asked: "Is Shizi thinking that the fire in the warehouse was burned by himself?"

"In addition to burning it by myself, I can hardly imagine anyone else can enter the warehouse and set fire." Yang Ning sighed: "There can never be anyone else going through the wall to enter?"

Chief General Qiu looks dignified and thoughtful.

Qi Feng finally said: "Shiziye, the guys in the pawnshop will never set themselves on fire. These are the old folks in Jinyi Hou Mansion. Loyal to Hou Mansion, I am only worried..."

"What are you worried about?"

"Worried about someone taking the opportunity to set fire." Qi Feng hesitated and finally said: "Maybe someone is against me Jinyihou Mansion, want to be a **** in the pawnshop."

Chief General Qiu nodded slightly: "Qi Feng's words are not unreasonable, the son of the world, the general is upright, and maybe offended some people. What are you doing behind your back."

"Oh?" Yang Ning raised his eyebrows tightly: "Chou Family?" He glanced at both of them~IndoMTL.com~ You all feel that someone deliberately set fire? "

Qi Feng nodded and said: "This possibility is extremely great, otherwise the fire will not be explained."

Yang Ning also didn't speak. He carried his hands on his back and wandered among the ruined tiles, suddenly stopped, squatted down, stretched his hands to stick to the ground, and then sniffed his fingers towards the tip of his nose. Feng just passed, but Yang Ning got up, went around and crouched again.

"Shiziye, did you find anything?" Qi Feng asked softly.

Yang Ning got up and shook his head: "It's nothing." At this moment, he heard a loud noise behind him, turned his head, and saw that a group of people, Xu Dispensers and Gu Qinghan was surrounded, Duan Canghai stood beside Gu Qinghan with a cold face, alert.

Yang Ning saw that the crowd was aggressive and his face sank, and he quickly walked over and heard someone say: "Mrs. Three, we all know that Jinyihou Mansion is owned by you. We respect Jinyihou forever. There is absolutely no offense, but this time there is such a big deal, we can only offend. This fire is drawn from your **** shop, I don’t know about other people’s homes, our shop, our old and young livelihood are all counting on With it, it burned cleanly now, and the family and old children were not dependent on it. They also hoped that Mrs. San would give a word."

"Who said no." Some people sighed on the side: "Your Houfu family is a great cause, one finger is thicker than our waist, a shop is gone, no harm to your Houfu, but right For us, it's already skinning and blood drawing. We respect Hou Fu, Hou Ye just passed away, and we don't want to make Hou Fu's face too ugly. If this matter can be solved in private, there is no need to labor the government."

Several others mourned and complained. Yang Ning knew immediately that in a short time, the shops involved had been found.