Everyone turned their attention to Wang Xiaoer.

On the one hand, he has been here since the incident, and he is the only one who knows the whole process of what happened best; on the other hand, this is really not a good thing, and they don't want to get involved and get into trouble.

Wang Xiaoer cursed several times in his mind about bad luck, then walked up to Master Meng and said, "Mr. Meng, I'm afraid this was done by bandits outside the city."

"Nonsense!" Mr. Meng obviously did not believe this statement. The city gate was tightly guarded. If people who had lived in the city for a long time could not enter at all, how could those bandits get through the defense line of the city gate and get here?

"The city gate is well guarded. Are you talking nonsense?!"

Mr. Meng was very angry. He waved his hand and scolded Wang Xiaoer.

Wang Xiaoer trembled with fright and quickly explained: "Mr. Meng, I swear on my life that he is really a bandit!"

Mr. Meng still didn't believe it.

Wang Xiaoer's eyes were full of fear of the powerful. He was very serious and kept repeating: "I didn't lie, I am really a bandit."

The housekeeper of the Meng Mansion couldn't bear it and said to Mr. Meng: "Old slave, he doesn't look like he is hypocritical. Why don't you give him a chance and listen to him tell the whole story before making a decision?"

The steward has been in the Meng Mansion for a long time and is an elder. When he spoke like this, Mr. Meng had no choice but to agree and said very arrogantly: "Tell me everything you have seen. If there is any lies, arrest him immediately."

You see the official!"

Wang Xiaoer was so excited when he got the opportunity. He cast a grateful look at the housekeeper and said, "At that time, I happened to be walking by here and suddenly heard some movement in the yard..."

Wang Xiaoer recounted everything that had just happened.

"After they ran away, a fire broke out in the courtyard. It happened so quickly that people had no time to react..."

After listening to this, Mr. Meng's expression became more serious, his brows were furrowed and he looked like he had a headache.

After the people around knew what happened, they all showed fear.

However, not everyone was frightened. Some calm people asked: "Is there someone pretending to be a bandit?"

This sentence was not loud, but no one heard it at all, because at this moment, a member of the Meng family rushed into the yard, sweating profusely and said in panic: "It's not good, it's not good! Xiyuan

Lanfang is also on fire!"

Lanfang was only two streets away from here, and there was another fire at this moment. This news really frightened everyone, and the crowd began to riot.

"What's going on?!"

"Which family in Lanfang? That's where my sister got married!"

"It must be the bandits! Who else but the bandits would have such courage!"

"It's terrible!"

While everyone was in commotion, Nanny Zhang walked in with Mrs. Meng, who was in tears, and Master Meng saw them and hurriedly greeted them.

"Why did you come out? It's dangerous outside. What should I do if something happens?"

Mrs. Meng leaned weakly in Master Meng's arms, wiping the tears that kept flowing out with one hand, and handing out a piece of paper tremblingly with the other hand: "Master! When it comes to danger, which place is not dangerous?! The thieves all take the letter

Leave it at home!"

Mr. Meng hurriedly took the note, spread it out and saw a few big words written on it: "Qiongzhou is unkind and harmed my brother. Come tomorrow morning to ask for your life."

Although there were only a few words on the note, the words revealed were extremely scary.

Thinking of Wang Xiaoer's statement just now, Mr. Meng was frightened, took several steps back, and said in horror: "Is it really the bandits who are asking for their lives?!"

Are they really bandits?!

The housekeeper took the note, looked at it carefully, and looked frightened.

The good guy got closer to him and took a look. There was a puncture mark on the note. It was obviously shot out with an arrow. The tone of his voice was obviously that of a bandit!

For a time, the contents on the note spread widely.

Some people were closer to the burning courtyard, and for fear of implicating themselves, they could only look at the Meng family and his wife with longing eyes. Some people were farther away, thinking that the bandits only wanted to seek revenge on these powerful people, and they were secretly glad in their hearts.

Before those who were gloating about their misfortune could think clearly, another patch of sky above the courtyard wall suddenly flashed with bursts of fire. Then they heard a hoarse shout from the street over there: "There's water! Put out the fire!"

Put out the fire!”

Mr. Meng also made a decisive decision: "Everyone, go to support the fire fighting!"

The Meng family received the order and rushed out immediately. Only then did everyone react, but before they could figure out the direction, they saw fires burning in all directions. Some people moved faster and even discovered it at the door of the next courtyard.

I got the same note, but without the holes.

For a moment, people were in panic, not knowing who roared among them.

"They want the entire Qiongzhou City to die!"

This scared almost everyone, everyone panicked and shouted.

"What to do! Help!"

"Qiongzhou City is no longer safe! Let's run away!"

"Help! I want to leave the city! I want to leave the city!"

A somewhat old middle-aged man cried and cried: "Oh my God, I have worked hard for half my life to build a small courtyard in the city, and I won't leave the city!"

Another person advised him: "How long has it been and you are still thinking about the house? Run for your life!"

"Yes, let's run away!"

"We can all leave, but what about my 70-year-old mother?"

No one could answer his question. Everyone rushed to the door first. However, because the door was small, it could not accommodate so many people to go out at the same time. Everyone pushed and shoved each other, and there were some quarrels and fights because of the fight.

Even the weak ones were pushed down, and the others even tried to step over them.

Seeing that everyone was like ants on a hot pot, Mrs. Meng also cried: "Get out of the city! Master, let's get out of the city!"

In the chaos, Mrs. Meng pulled Mr. Meng's sleeve. Mr. Meng took a deep breath and shouted: "Don't panic! After all, the bandits haven't come in yet. Magistrate Xue must have a way, let's go find Magistrate Xue!"

One person retorted: "What's the use of Magistrate Xue!"

Mr. Meng's rational voice sounded very cold: "He has officers and soldiers on his hands! Officers and soldiers are meant to protect the people and drive away bandits."

When he said this, some people remembered it and slapped their heads: "Yes, didn't many officers and soldiers come to Qiongzhou a few days ago? Let's go find them!"

The group was already in chaos and had already lost their individual sanity. Now when they heard someone proposing a feasible method, they all automatically chose to follow it. So there was no need for Mr. Meng to explain anything, and everyone already agreed to his proposal.

.

"good!"

"Mr. Meng is right, we listen to Mr. Meng!"

"Everyone, stop arguing! Follow Mr. Meng!"

"Follow the Meng family, they will take us to find Magistrate Xue!"

In this way, almost the entire neighborhood, under the command of the Meng family, gathered together in an orderly manner and headed towards the county government office.

When a group of people came out of the courtyard, the fire around them had stopped, but everyone didn't pay attention. Instead, they were frightened by the notes that could be seen everywhere on the ground.

Mr. Meng and Mrs. Meng walked at the front of the crowd and looked at each other, seeing firmness in each other's eyes.

The housekeeper followed closely behind, glanced at the people around him secretly, and said, "Master, what should I do if the county magistrate doesn't believe me?"

Before Master Meng could answer, someone said: "There are so many of us, how could you not believe it?"

"At worst, call everyone we meet on the road. The louder the noise, the better. Let the bandits know that we are well prepared and don't dare to act rashly again!"

"Yes! We still have officers and soldiers in the city, scare them to death!"

So everyone's topic changed from escaping to scaring away the bandits. Everyone felt that they were about to be the heroes in saving Qiongzhou City, and they were very proud.

Among such people, Wang Xiaoer is the worst. He didn't like this job at all, but because of his own existence, he just happened to see through the bandit's trick. If he really saved the entire city, everyone would

Don’t you still think of yourself as a hero?

The more Wang Xiaoer thought about it, the more proud he became. He walked in front, banging the clapper in his hand with unprecedented enthusiasm, and shouted loudly: "Gentlemen, please stand up, the bandits are committing violence. If you hesitate even a little, your life will be at risk!"

At first, some people were dissatisfied with the noise. After hearing the reason, they quickly got dressed and joined the night march.

In Qiongzhou City, a long dragon made of ordinary people's oil lamps was marching toward the county government with great fanfare.

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Facts have proved that everyone in the Meng family is a drama queen!
Chapter completed!