Chapter 231: Where Does the Wind Come From?
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Hai Dongqing nodded slowly, and Meng Xiang strode out.
Hai Dongqing turned to Song Mill and said, "Song Mill, you immediately lead people to search inside and outside the Juyi Hall, maybe the fine work is still here, they may want to take advantage of my unpreparedness to disadvantage me." Just go. ”
"Yes!" Song Mo turned around and shouted loudly, and after a while, more than a hundred guards were gathered and began to search carefully inside and outside the Gathering Hall.
Hai Dongqing stood in the hall with an iron face, and he already had a weapon in his hand, which was an iron-cast mace. In the previous years, Hai Dongqing used a sword to kill, a hammer to kill, and an iron rod to kill, but he finally chose the mace as his weapon. Because the appearance of this weapon alone is enough to deter the opponent, and the feeling after hitting the enemy is very much in line with Hai Dongqing's penchant for torture and killing. He loved the feeling of watching the dozens of blood holes on his opponent's body bubble up with blood. I prefer the thrill of smashing someone's skull. So the mace is exactly what he wants, although this weapon is the traditional blade of the Liao people in the north, it is nothing.
A large-scale search and interrogation was carried out quickly, and the people around Hai Dongqing were extremely efficient, and before the meal time, Song Mo and Meng Xiang stood in front of Hai Dongqing one after another.
"Holy Father, a hole has been found in the roof of the firewood house at the back of the Gathering Hall, and the traces of firewood and grass rolling down show that someone has indeed entered through the hole. The handyman in the back kitchen said that yesterday evening was fine, and it was estimated that it was last night. However, we searched both inside and outside, and there was no suspicious person. Song Miyu reported.
"Damn, it's really a lot of guts, and it really touched the Juyi Hall. Last night...... Last night, thousands of people inside and outside my Justice Hall were on guard, and dozens of leaders were discussing in the Justice Hall, and they actually came in right under our noses. This is simply treating my Peach Blossom Island as nothing. Hai Dongqing roared.
Song Mo and Meng Xiang were too frightened to speak, after all, this matter had something to do with them, the dead people were from the guard camp, and they were also responsible for the security inside and outside the Gathering Hall. They had been engrossed last night, but they were still mixed up with the details. If the Holy Father was to blame, they would have nothing to say.
However, the Holy Father did not blame either of them, or did not want to do so for the time being. Hai Dongqing looked at Meng Xiang and said, "What did you find there?" ”
Meng Xiang hurriedly said: "The brothers at the checkpoint said that three people did come up after the checkpoint last night. Because they are all their own brothers, they didn't pay much attention to interrogation. Last night it was raining and windy, and everyone was wearing hats, and they couldn't see their faces clearly. ”
Hai Dongqing said coldly: "This is a dereliction of duty, everyone on duty last night will be punished, and you will throw them into the water prison for ten days in a while." The escort battalions are all so sloppy, what about other battalions? It must be more loose. How can you do great things? ”
Meng Xiang didn't dare to argue, and he was busy whispering.
"Holy Father, what's more, Qin San, the leader of the guard battalion, bumped into the three of them last night and talked to them. Qin San had just been transferred to the guard battalion, so he didn't know the brothers in the battalion, but Qin San described the appearance of the three of them. Based on his description, his subordinates believed...... Two of these three should be ...... It should be ......"
"Say it! What do you do? Hai Dongqing shouted.
"Yes, yes, two of them should be Gao Muqing and Lin Jue. The height and appearance described by Qin San are very similar to Lin Jue and Gao Muqing. Meng Xiang said busily.
"What? Are they still alive? Got back on the island? Hai Dongqing exclaimed.
"The matter...... This matter is not yet certain, but the subordinates estimate that it is them. Meng Xiang said.
Hai Dongqing nodded silently, and suddenly sneered: "It's them, it must be them, don't be sure, I feel like it's them." That Gao Muqing has superb martial arts and good light body kung fu, except for her, who can come and go freely in my righteous hall? That Lin Jue is scheming, and I'm afraid these are all his tricks. It's good, it's good, they're back. If you come and search the whole island, you will dig three feet into the ground, and you will find them out. I'm going to chop them into pate. ”
"No need to look for it!" A deep voice came from the door of the Justice Hall, it was Xu Xing's voice.
"No need to look for it." Xu Xing's face was pale, and his steps hurried, with a hint of trepidation in his expression.
"What do you mean by that?" Hai Dongqing frowned.
"They...... They went to the underground storehouse, and found Sun Wanchun's body and several of his followers in the dense forest next to the path leading to the storehouse. They forced Jia Dongsheng to take them to the underground warehouse. Moreover, something has already happened there. Xu Xing said in a hoarse voice.
"What?" Hai Dongqing seemed to have been doused with a bucket of ice water all over his body, and the whole person froze in place.
"Yes, something happened. Holy Father, please go up to the arrow tower and see, something is going on there. I have sent someone to inquire, and there should be concrete news in a moment. Xu Xing said in a deep voice.
Hai Dongqing almost rushed to the top of a tall arrow tower on the side of the square, and he looked in the direction of the east. Although his vision was not good in the wind and rain, and although it was only dawn at this moment, he still saw the black smoke rising from the dense forest where the underground warehouse was located, and there was indeed an accident there.
Hai Dongqing almost planted the arrow tower, and the whole person was weak, dizzy, and unsteady on his feet.
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In the underground storehouse, the huge cavern has become a hell of fire and smoke. Dozens of piles of supplies were ignited by the fire oil flowing with the dark river, and the flames were billowing. The roof of the cave could not withstand the burning fire, and first the sharp stalactites began to fall, and then the large rocks on the roof of the cave began to collapse. Many of the stone pillars that connected the roof of the cave to the ground also began to collapse and collapse. The cave is already a place of death.
The only escape was from the lift, but it was ruined, and smoke billowed all over the shaft. The shaft, which was dozens of feet deep, was now a large chimney that was smoking, and thick smoke billowed out of the hole. The guards on the ground above panicked, but there was nothing they could do.
More than 100 bandits were crowded in the corridor, they were so choked by the smoke that they couldn't open their eyes and couldn't breathe, and after a large violent cough of blood, they fell down one by one. Most of the more than 200 bandits in the cave are dead at this moment. Or burned to death by the flames, or crushed to death by the collapse of the roof of the cave, or choked to death by the smoke and dust. Almost all the pirates in the treasury were stuffed alive in this big fire pot, with no way to go to the sky and no way to enter the ground.
When the fire gradually became fierce, the entrance of the cave where Lin Juegao Mu Qingliang Qiren and the three of them were standing could no longer stand, and the scorching heat of the flames was enough to force them back. In fact, they only carried sixty or seventy barrels of fire oil, and more than two hundred barrels of fire oil were still in the cave below, but it was these sixty or seventy barrels of fire oil that had caused such a tragic situation, which they could not imagine.
The smoke and fire had become too thick for them to stand at the entrance of the cave, so they could only hide on the side of the hole, relying on the protection of the rock wall to withstand the scorching heat of the fire. Luckily, because the fork is diagonally downward, and the smoke drifts high first, the lower part is breathable, and for the time being, the smoke has not filled the small hole, giving them room to breathe. However, from below is a huge powder keg, and as the fire in the cavern burns, even a spark falls down, and the place will be wiped out in an instant. Even if there is no risk of detonation, the cave outside will continue to collapse, and several people will be buried alive here.
The three of them huddled around the corner and gasped, listening to the collapse of the sky outside and the whirring of fire, and all three knew in their hearts that the end was coming.
"Unexpectedly, my hiding place is actually in a cave under this island. I hadn't thought about building myself such a big tomb. Liang Qi's hair was scattered, and his face was blackened. This guy is a tough person, and he is still talking and laughing when he is dying.
Gao Muqing sighed lightly: "Yes, there are so many people to be buried together, and there are so many funeral goods, we are under Jiuquan, but we don't have to worry about food and clothing." ”
Liang Qi said with a smile: "The lord of the village is really admirable, the lord of the village is a woman, there is a woman in the world who can be so calm in the face of this situation, I am afraid that she will cry endlessly." ”
Gao Muqing smiled bitterly: "Is it useful to cry?" If it helps, I can cry a lot. ”
When the two were talking, Lin Jue frowned and said nothing. Gao Muqing gently reached out and held Lin Jue's hand, and said in a low voice: "Husband, don't be afraid. I will die with you, don't be afraid. ”
Liang Qi was stunned, and a smile appeared on his face, this voice of the husband showed that his own village owner and Lin Gongzi had indeed become a couple. It's good news, though, even if it's going to die. Just as he was about to say congratulations, he heard Lin Jue speak.
"I'm not scared, I've been thinking about a couple of things. You say that there is no other exit from this cave, so where does the cool breeze come from when we come in? This is one of them. Second, if this is just a sealed cave, how can the fire burn more and more? It is important to know that fire needs oxygen, and such a large fire should quickly run out of oxygen in the cave. It was impossible to lean against the shaft, which was almost sealed above the hut, and there were two stone doors in the middle, so that the air could not be supplied."
"Oxygen...... What is that? Gao Muqing and Liang Qi were dumbfounded, what was Lin Jue talking about, why couldn't he understand? However, it was true that there was wind in the cave when he said it, and he clearly felt it when he came in.
Lin Jue didn't explain what oxygen was, frowned and said, "And the flowing water in this cave, where does it come from and where does it go?" ”
Gao Muqing and Liang Qi were suddenly stunned.
The answer is...... The cave has another exit to the outside. Lin Jue said in a deep voice.
"You mean...... Got a way out? But didn't Jia Dongsheng say no? Gao Muqing exclaimed.
"He may not really know that there is an exit, and this exit may not be discovered. But how can all this be explained if there is no exit to the outside? We can't wait to die here, we're going to give it a try. Find this exit. Lin Jue said loudly.
"But out there...... It's hell, and we're going to be burned to death when we go out. Where will there still be time to find an exit? Where's the exit? Gao Muqing frowned.
Lin Jue shook his head and said, "I don't know, but we always have to try." We certainly have the intention of dying, but it is always good to live. Anyway, we're going to give it a try. I don't want to die here, I want to die in broad daylight, this place is too deep and dark, this is not a treasure of feng shui, it is all lonely souls and wild ghosts burned to death. ”
Gao Muqing gave a cold war and made a quick decision.
"I listen to you, you can do what you say, in short, if you want to die, you will die in one place. You say. ”
"What did Brother Liang say?" Lin Jue turned his head and asked.
"Listen to Lin Gongzi, I don't want to die, I haven't gotten married yet." Liang Qidao.