Northern Song Dynasty: The City of Qingquan Mystery Case

Yang Fuyin took this opportunity to flatter him non-stop, Ganqing ignored him, only felt that his mind was messed up, so he slipped out of the door by the path, stealing a moment of peace.There are many guards on the street, and the lights are still bright.Qianqing took a deep breath, thinking about it quietly, and felt more and more strange.

Another burst of fragrance came.

Qian Qing frowned, disliking the smell very much.He is used to the moist earthy smell of Yongcheng, as well as the natural smell brought by summer flowers, autumn sun and leaves.He also likes the aroma of wine, which is the mellow aroma brought by the five grains and sorghum through the years.

However, at this time Yongcheng is filled with another flavor.

It was a smell of smoke mixed with a strange aroma.It wasn't datura, nor musk, but like a wonderful spice when it was lit.What exactly it is, is not clear.

He felt that his sense of smell was going to become dull.Why does a thief want to burn incense?It's disgusting!

He walked quickly to the upper air outlet, wanting to breathe fresh air, but he smelled a burst of fragrance.Qianqing covered his nose in disgust, and tried to take out the handkerchief, but found that he didn't have it with him.

Suddenly, a man ran from the corner of the street and bumped into Qian Qing.When Qianqing stood still, he saw a guard.Qianqing recognized him, he was on patrol in the east of the city.The guard didn't apologize, and hurriedly said: "Young Master Xia! Is your lord in the mansion?"

Qianqing was stunned: "Everyone is here, what happened?"

The guard gasped: "There's a fire, a fire in the east of the city! The fire is so big, I'm going to ask the lord for instructions to send someone there!"

Qianqing was stunned, and then looked forward, only to see a thick smoke faintly appearing in the distance. There is no wind tonight, and it is a pillar of the sky.He squinted his eyes and looked carefully: "No, look, the smoke is obviously from the north of the city, that's the north!"

The guard didn't take a look and ran into the yard.

Qianqing continued to look around, and indeed smoke was rising from the north of the city, and looking east, he found that smoke was also rising from the east of the city.

There was a chill in my heart, two places!How is this going!Just as he was about to step into the mansion to ask what happened, he saw another guard running from afar.

"Why, the north of the city is also on fire?" Qian Qing was startled.

The guard was out of breath, and said in surprise, "How does Mr. Xia know? There are three fires in the north of the city!"

I was completely stunned, how could this be possible?Three places?How come there are three places again!

He came back to his senses and ran into the door to look for Mr. Zhao, but he also looked shocked when he saw him.

"What are you talking about? Fire? The east and the north of the city are on fire at the same time? How is this possible?" Mr. Zhao's eyes were like copper coins, and his short beard was trembling.

The guard said: "My lord, the most urgent thing is to send reinforcements! The forest has already ignited, and the fire is raging, and it will be difficult to control if it is later!"

Master Zhao closed his eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Take your people there quickly. There are many trees in Yongcheng, and there are also many rivers and lakes. Finding nearby water sources should be manageable. The west and east of the city are far away from here, so don't delay!"

Qianqing couldn't help but admire secretly, Mr. Zhao is really calm.The guards took many people away, and the fire was in critical condition.Gan Qing took a look, but saw that there was also smoke nearby!

"Master Zhao, look!" Qian Qing pointed to the distance in surprise, and subconsciously grabbed Master Zhao's sleeve.It's not too far from Yongcheng Mansion, a few streets away, and smoke seems to be rising from the south of the city.

Mr. Zhao was just stunned, and then he almost roared: "What's going on? Who set fire to so many places in the city?"

Yang Fuyin bowed his head and said in a low voice: "The guards there haven't come to report yet...do you want to send someone to put out the fire first?"

Gan Qing stared and looked around, only to see that five or six places in Yongcheng were on fire.Qianqing was in a trance, as if in a dream.The smoke and dust engulfed the eaves and weeping willows of Yongcheng. It seemed like a dragon made of smoke and dust, but it was an ominous thing, descending on the ancient walls, ponds, and lights of Yongcheng.In such a panic night, the people will certainly not be able to sleep at night.

Qianqing suddenly felt distressed.He doesn't like or hate Yongcheng, it's just because of his habit, after all, this is his hometown.At this time, the small city was shrouded in smoke and dust, and he immediately began to resent it, but it was just a pair of worthless chopsticks, as for it?

He also began to resent himself, for the first time he realized soberly: The Tsing Yi Bandit is not doing a gorgeous show, but committing a crime.

He stared coldly at the smoke from Yongcheng.

Master Zhao was angry and helpless, he frowned and folded his arms, and assigned a team of people to put out the fire.Coincidentally at this moment, a straight figure appeared at the door, and it was Fang Qian who had returned.Qian Qing hurried over to ask about the situation.

There was an uncertain light in Fang Qian's eyes.Qianqing knows him well and is an honest man.Responsible, cautious, and kind-hearted.Qianqing met him before, Fang Qian's family was poor, so he came out to work early, but he made it clear that he didn't want to fight, he didn't want to see bloodshed, and he just wanted to be a catcher.But not long ago, when the war in the west was urgent, he suddenly decided to go.Gan Qing didn't know how he felt when he killed the enemy on the battlefield.According to Ganqing's deduction, Fang Qian probably went to the battlefield reluctantly with the attitude of saving the country and the people.

Fang Qian was calm at this time, but his face was ugly: "We followed the cat, and saw that it came out of the city under the city gate. Thirty soldiers came out of the city to look for it. I stood at the gate of the city and looked at the lights on the Nanshan Mountain outside the city. .”

Qian Qing asked: "Didn't Mr. Zhao say that he would not search the mountains? At this time, someone in the mountains is lighting a lamp?"

"Watching the rhinoceros bone being dragged out of the city gate, why not search? The cat was shot and wounded, and it can't run far. As for the lighting in the mountains... we also felt suspicious, so we decided to look for the place where the lights were lit, maybe There are clues," Fang Qian sighed, "in short, there is little hope."

Ganqing comforted: "If someone can arrange the cat's walking route, it is likely to be guided by the lights on Yishan, or leave a smell along the way. Maybe there will be clues if we catch up..."

Qian Qing's voice lowered, and the more he spoke, the less likely it was.Seeing that Fang Qian's complexion was not good and he was still in a daze, he simply shut his mouth and looked around to see if there was anything he could help - he really wanted to help this time, but obviously no one asked him to help.

Who expects God Xia Plague to help!

Not reconciled to being clean, Mr. Zhao seemed to be talking to someone from a distance, so he walked over a few steps, and saw a guard standing in front of Mr. Zhao, covered in dust and smelling of smoke.

Master Zhao raised his eyebrows and asked sharply: "What happened to you? How did the fire start?"

Although the guard was covered in oily smoke, he still kept his head down and replied, "It's my subordinate's dereliction of duty! It's just that when the fire broke out, there was no one around."

Master Zhao was even angrier, and suppressed his anger: "No one? The fire started by itself? Tonight, Yongcheng caught fire by itself?"

"It's spontaneous combustion...not spontaneous combustion..."

"Is it right?"

The guard hurriedly said: "Two people guard the same street. When we turned our backs, we felt that the street was dark for a while, so we turned our heads to look at the street lights and found..."

"Found what?"

"I found... there is a cat next to the street lamp."

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