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Zhao Dexian panicked when he saw that the north side of the city was on fire. He no longer bothered with Chen Lu and his men and led his men out of the city in a hurry. He rushed to the north, unaware that Meng Chunlou had set a trap for him to fall for!

As for Meng Chunlou, after he had obtained a portion of the treasure from the Chen Prefecture, he performed his Qing Gong overnight and headed for Daxing Stone Factory in the north of the city.

In the darkness of the night, the stone mill at Daxing seemed very quiet. After all, such intense work was enough to make people tired both physically and mentally. As long as there was an opportunity, people would rest early.

Seeing that there were no patrols, Meng Chunlou bravely entered the yard. Just as he was about to make some noise and wake up the poor workers, he heard someone shout, "Who dares to barge into the stone mill at night? How dare you!"

He hastily looked over to see a man walking out from between the two piles of stone. That man was bare-chested and had a flustered look on his face. He hurriedly put on his clothes, picked up the steel knife next to the stone and walked over to Meng Chun Lou.

At this moment, another person came out from the two piles of stone. This person was clearly a woman. She stuck her head out, then retracted it back. She shouted, "Be careful!"

When Meng Chun Lou heard this, he stared at that person and asked, "Who are you? Why are you hiding in there? "

The person stared with wide eyes and sneered: "Good, you bold thief. You barged into this place for no reason and still dare to ask who I am? "Look at the blade!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the steel knife in his hand hacked downwards. Meng Chunlou raised his sword and faced it head-on. With a "tch" sound, the man's steel knife had a big hole in it. His right hand was trembling so badly that it almost cracked.

Meng Chunlou gave a faint smile and said, "How dare you steal a woman from Boss Zhao's quarry. How dare you!"

When the man heard this, he could not help but laugh and say, "That woman is my wife, can she be called a thief? "Since a thief like you knows that this is Boss Zhao's stone workshop, you should know the difficulties and retreat. Why did you have the guts to come here and how many heads did you have?"

Meng Chun Lou said with a smile, "I just want to ask you, are you Zhao Dexing's lackey?"

"Pfft!" How dare you insult your father, I will fight it out with you! " After that person said that, he raised the steel knife to his left hand and slashed madly at Meng Quan Lou in the air!

Meng Chunlou was afraid that her plan would be delayed if she kept pestering him, so she didn't have the heart to keep fighting with him. The long sword in her hand suddenly flew out and stabbed into his throat with the move of "Sword Finger Rivers and Mountains".

Ah!" Assassin, come quickly! " When the woman hiding behind the pile saw that the man had been killed, she could no longer care about the fear.

In just a short moment, not only were all the lights in the room lit, countless workers had also run out from within. Especially the dozen or so supervisors, who carried steel sabers in their hands and had ferocious expressions on their faces. They looked just like ferocious tigers that were about to devour humans!

When these people saw that Meng Chun Lou's sword was dripping with human blood, they didn't say a word and immediately rushed towards him. But how could they be his match? In the blink of an eye, these people were already dead under Meng Chun Lou's sword!

That sharp movement and sudden change of events scared everyone present. They all stared at Meng Chunlou with terrified eyes as they tried to figure out the purpose of his visit. At this time, they heard Meng Chunlou shout loudly, "Everyone, don't panic! I only killed these people who bully and bully you everyday, they have nothing to do with you! "

Just then, an old man walked out from inside. He was about 60 years old, his body was hunched over, and he coughed a little. He walked up to Meng Chunlou and asked, "Brave warrior, you have come here late at night to help us workers get rid of all our injuries. We should be extremely grateful! But, you killing Zhao Dexian is the same as igniting a fire in your body, we feel that it's not worth it for you! "

"Don't worry, everyone!" I have already made my plans. I will let you all leave this place and return home to reunite! " Meng Chun said.

The old man couldn't help but sigh and say: "Brave warrior, we appreciate your kindness!" But, I want to advise you to leave as soon as possible so as to not bring about a murderous disaster! You should hurry up and go! "

"What is it? You don't want to go? " Meng Chun Lou asked.

"It's not that you don't want to leave, it's that you can't!" The old man's face was sour. "We have no money, and many of us are still sick. Even if Zhao Dexian stops chasing us, where can we escape to?" "Besides, the overseer is dead. Zhao Dexian will find out sooner or later. By that time, we will have no reason to live, so we can only accept your good intentions."

"Yeah, there's nothing we can do!" The rest of the people responded in unison.

"Hahaha!" I thought it was something difficult, so it turns out to be such a small matter! " As Meng Chun Lou said this, she took off her backpack and gently threw it in front of the old man, "This place is full of gold, silver, and jewelry. You can all split up your responsibilities and take care of it. Go home quickly!"

The old man was surprised for a moment, then bent over and opened the bag. After he confirmed the contents, he rubbed his eyes, pinched his thigh, and shouted: "Oh my god! Is this really a dream? "

Meng Chun Lou gave a calm smile and said, "It's not a dream, it's true!"

The old man immediately knelt in front of Meng Chun Lou and said, "Many thanks to benefactor for saving my life. I have no way to repay this old man, so I can only kowtow to benefactor!"

When the others saw this, they all kneeled down and kowtowed towards Meng Chun Lou, causing them to panic as Meng Chun Lou bent down to support them. But they refused to get up, so Meng Chun Lou could only shout, "Everyone please get up, if you delay any longer, but we are afraid that Zhao Dexing will bring people here. By then, we won't be able to leave!"

When the old man heard this, he immediately stood up and waved his hand at the crowd, saying, "Everyone, get up! Benefactor gave up his life to save us, so why would he ask us to kneel and thank you? Hurry up and line up, distribute the silver, and disperse! "

The crowd heard the old man's words and formed a line. The old man volunteered himself and distributed the bags one by one, no matter how many were there, no one dared to complain. In the end it was a woman.

The old man immediately scolded, "You bitch! Usually, when I let you cook, it's always to reduce the amount of work you do and cause our stomachs to rumble with hunger. Now that you see us splitting the money and you want to fish in troubled waters, how can this old one forgive you? "

As the old man spoke, he saw several workers come over with sticks in their hands. The woman immediately knelt down and wailed: "Please spare me! I won't dare to do it again!"

Then one of the workers called out, "Do you remember the child you beat to death? Do you still have the conscience to beat him to death just because he was sick and couldn't hold his bowl and spilled his food on the floor? Why didn't you forgive him at that time? "

The more the person spoke, the angrier he got. He swung the stick in his hand and hit the woman on the head, immediately causing her to bleed profusely. More workers rushed forward, some with rocks, some with fists and legs, and some with sticks.

At this time, the old man called out, "Fellow villagers, since we are going to leave this place, we can't let this place continue to harm others. I think we should just burn down this place to avoid the suffering of our fellow villagers later on!"

"Yes!" Burn it! " Everyone agreed in unison. Some of them were anxious to ignite their torches and set everything on fire. For a moment, the entire factory was set ablaze, lighting up half of the sky in the blink of an eye!

Everyone looked at the fire in front of them as tears streamed down their faces. Remembering the grievances they had suffered here, they could not help but feel excited. The old man waved his arm and raised his voice: "Fellow villagers, we are finally free! "From now on, we must remember this benefactor. Even if we cannot repay him in this life, we must repay him no matter what we do in the next!"

Everyone looked at Meng Chun Lou and a few of them couldn't help but ask, "Sir benefactor, your great name, could you tell me your name? We want to establish a memorial tablet for you after we leave, and pay tribute at the fourth time in order to repay the benefactor's kindness! "

Meng Chun Lou gave a faint smile and waved her hand, saying, "I am Meng Chun Lou. I only saved people for a moment to be satisfied, I don't expect anything in return!" If anyone dares to set my tablet at home, this humble one will not dare to accept it. After all, this humble one is not a spirit of heaven! "

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but burst out laughing. At that moment, they saw the torches in the distance and heard a faint shout. Hearing that voice, it sounded like there were dozens of people and the old man's expression changed greatly as he said: "Not good!" I'm afraid Zhao Dexing's people have arrived! "

When everyone heard this, they panicked. Meng Chun Lou then said, "Everyone, don't panic. Just answer as I tell you. I will ensure your safety!"

The old man hastily asked, "Brave warrior, what ingenious plan do you have?"

Meng Chun Lou immediately went up to the old man and whispered in his ear, "When the time comes, you have to make some preparations. I will be in your midst, but if anything happens, I will definitely stand up for you. You can be at ease!"

The old man's face was full of joy as he heard this.: "With a brave man accompanying us, we don't need to worry!" "Rest assured, I will definitely do as you say. I won't reveal anything!"

They had originally thought that Zhao Dexian and his men were here, but they did not expect them to be a group of officials.

Halfway through, they found out that there was a fire at Daxing Stone Plant in the north of the city. For a time, everyone was stuck in a dilemma, and Li Jun had no choice but to adapt as they pleased and lead a group of people to continue with Wang San. However, Chen Qi led half of his men to Daxing Stone Plant to save the fire!

When the officials arrived at the scene, they saw that not a single one of them was busy trying to put out the fire. They could not help but stay where they were, while Chen Qi's expression changed greatly in anger and he scolded, "You bastards! Why didn't you save the factory when it was on fire?"

No one replied when they heard this. Chen Qi became even angrier as he angrily said, "Are you all deaf? Why didn't you answer? "

The old man flashed past the crowd, walked up to Chen Qi, and greeted him with a cupped fist. Then, he said, "Reporting to Master, it's not that we aren't helping, but the fire is too great, we're unable to save you!" Furthermore, the fire was not wrong, and we are not willing to save them! "

"What?" In the face of such a great fire, why would you all look on from the other side of the river and even dare to cause trouble? Do you believe that I won't bring you back to the government office and hand you over to the county magistrate to interrogate you? " Chen Qi said angrily.

"Reporting to the Lord Prefect, even if you send us to the Prefect's residence, we won't be afraid!" The old man said calmly.

"You!" Chen Qi was so angry that he raised his arm to hit them, but all he saw was a crowd of workers glaring at him. He was afraid of provoking a popular uprising, so he could only suppress his anger and asked patiently, "Then tell me, how did this fire come about?"

The old man's eyebrows dropped. He made a plan and said, "Reporting to the old master, everyone was the one who set the fire. In fact, it is because I was forced to a corner."

"Why am I being forced into a corner?" Chen Qi said angrily.

"When night fell, Supervisor Liu Hai Niu came into the factory with a bag of gold and silver treasures, and told his wife that Boss Zhao had sent a master thief to steal them from the Mansion Lord's home, for fear that they would be inconvenient to put them in the city, and told him to bring them here to store them. Who would have known that his wife would be so greedy that she actually persuade him to fill his pockets, but this Liu Hai Niu was afraid of Boss Zhao, so he didn't dare to go against her, and so the two of them had a big fight inside the house! However, Wang Er was originally a greedy person, not only was he not afraid, he even threatened to inform the Lord Prefect about the matter. In the end, Liu Hai Niu angrily tied up Wang San and burned him to death on the pillar! " When the old man said this, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh. His eyes were filled with boundless anger!

"What?" What the hell was he? How dare he burn a living person? Where is that Liu Hainiu? I'm going to arrest him for a crime! " Chen Qi said angrily.

"Old master, don't worry, we'll be talking about Liuhai Cow soon!" The old man cleared his throat a few times and then continued: "Although Wang Er is greedy, he is usually someone who loves to help and is well-liked by everyone. Now that he has been burnt to death, how could anyone be willing to let him go? As such, everyone started to rebel against Liu Hainiu. Not only did they kill him, they also killed all of his helpers! Old master, this is all because I was forced to do it! Please enlighten me! "

Hearing this, Chen Qi could not help but feel hot blood surging through his veins. Although he was extremely angry at these people's reckless actions, he was even more upset at Liu Hai Niu's brutality. He pondered for a moment, then asked: "Then what about this fire? How did the fire start? "

Back then, we were too busy fighting and ignored the fire. The surroundings were empty and there were no trees blocking the way, so as long as there was a gust of wind, it would naturally increase the intensity of the fire. When we reacted to it, we could no longer hold back! The old man said.

"Ai!" Chen Qi sighed, and could not help but turn to look at the raging flames, "Your explanations are quite thorough, in a bit, I'll take you back to the magistrate court to see the magistrate. Whether I let you or not, he will give you an explanation!"

"Old Master Ju, we've already said that there is no justice to be done. How could the Old Master Prefect spare us?" the old man asked.

"Can you spare me? You all have to ask the Prefect, but I can't make the decision!" Chen Qi said coldly.

As he spoke to here, he suddenly saw dozens of horses galloping towards him like the wind. Behind those horses, there were countless heads moving. Chen Qi couldn't help but knit his brows as he asked, "Chief Li isn't riding a horse. Could it be that the people coming are soldiers?"