Women dressed as men: powerful officials

The new yard is next to the downtown area and has a small kitchen and three rooms.

Zhang Qingyi and Wen Shufang share a room.

Xu Wenxian and Zhang Qingyu share a room.

The largest room was reserved for Zhang Yue and Xu Yuan.

The room was separated by a desk and had two beds.

Although the house here is not as big as the one in Chengjiaxiang, it is much safer than Chengjiaxiang.

Maybe it was because of what she said two days ago, Xuyuan clearly felt that no one was following her these days.

She also felt a lot more at ease.

Zhang Qingyu and Wen Shufang were packing up outside, and Xuyuan planned to move the books outside to dry them in the sun while the sun was still nice.

After just one or two moves, Zhang Yue rushed in and said, "Xu Yuan, the school is on fire, let's go and help put it out!"

"Fire? What's the fire?"

Xu Yuan said this as he put down the book and ran out with Zhang Yue.

"I don't know. The fire started suddenly. I don't know if there is anyone inside."

Zhang Qingyu and Wen Shufang saw it and looked up, and saw thick smoke rising from the direction of the school.

It's still early now, not time to get out of school yet.

In other words, there are still quite a few students in the school.

Thinking of this, Wen Shufang said, "Boss, you should also go and take a look quickly, make sure no one gets killed."

In Sishui County, when a private school caught fire, every household carried buckets of water to put out the fire.

Xu Yuan and Zhang Yue were also running among them.

It was almost dusk when the fire was finally put out, and the entire school was reduced to ruins.

Xu Yuan put down the barrel and looked at it breathlessly, then he heard someone next to him say, "What a pity! More than a dozen students died, and the teacher didn't get out!"

“Only three survived.”

"Damn it, I don't know where this fire came from."

"The master is dead too? How are the students in Sishui County going to go to school in the future?"

"Don't talk about school, aren't you stabbing someone in the heart?"

The person who was speaking motioned for the person next to him to look around.

There were cries everywhere, and some people even fainted on the ground.

The county magistrate finally arrived and led his men to arrange for people to retreat while making sure there was no one alive in the school.

Zhang Yue pulled Xuyuan's sleeve and asked in a low voice: "Xuyuan, do you think someone set the fire on purpose?"

The school has been open for all these years and there has never been a fire.

Moreover, when he was putting out the fire just now, Zhang Yue discovered something wrong.

There were many people in the school, but no one ran away.

If there was a fire, someone would have run out when the fire was not big or when the fire just started.

But no, not from beginning to end.

It was as if he had been drugged and passed out.

Also, the fire was too big.

When people learned that the school was on fire, many of them dropped what they were doing and came to help put out the fire, but even so, the fire was not put out until dusk.

"This matter is not our responsibility. Let's wait for the county magistrate to investigate." Xu Yuan pulled Zhang Yue out of the crowd.

"But..." Zhang Yue hesitated to speak.

"Brother, we can't do anything about it." Xu Yuan signaled Zhang Yue with his eyes to stop asking.

He had just openly committed murder and arson in Sishui County, and the county magistrate arrived so late. He must not be from Sishui County.

So, it's someone else.

She wanted to control it, but she couldn't do it now.

Xu Yuan and Zhang Yue left against the flow of people, but before they had gone far, they heard crying and shouting behind them.

"Mr. County Magistrate! You have to take care of these students! Someone must have set the fire on purpose! It must have been!"

Hearing a familiar voice, Xu Yuan turned around and saw a man dressed in black and gray kneeling on the ground, holding the trouser leg of the county magistrate Wei Chenggong.

"Wei County Magistrate, this was man-made. I saw with my own eyes several people blowing smoke and setting fire. More than a dozen lives have been lost. You can't just ignore it!"

"Cheng Zhicheng?" Xu Yuan was slightly stunned.

"It seems to be him."

Neither Xu Yuan nor Zhang Yue spoke, but they both stopped tacitly.

At the side, behind Cheng Zhicheng, many people knelt down and said in unison: "Please ask County Magistrate Wei to make the decision! We must investigate this thoroughly!"

Wei Chenggong glanced down and saw that Cheng Zhicheng was covered in dust and had rubbed against his legs. A hint of impatience flashed in his eyes.

But because they were outside, he cleared his throat and said, "Dear fellow villagers, rest assured that I will investigate this matter thoroughly and give you an explanation."

After Wei Chenggong finished speaking, he leaned over and said, "Young Master, you said you saw someone blowing smoke, but did you see clearly who it was? It will also make it easier for me to catch them, right?"

Wei Chenggong spoke in a kind tone.

Xu Yuan was in the crowd and saw Cheng Zhicheng slowly looking up.

Wei Chenggong was still crouching with a perfectly gentle smile on his face.

[Xuyuan, you said that Cheng Jie beat you? Do you have any evidence? ]

[He pushed you into the water, but you couldn't swim. How did you get up? ]

[Make a wish, do you really have evidence? ]

[It seems that you really have evidence. Come with me to the government office. I will definitely seek justice for you.]

wrong.

No, all of them are wrong.

In past and present lives, memories constantly overlap.

Xu Yuan suddenly rushed over, held Cheng Zhicheng down, and then said to Wei Chenggong: "Wei County Magistrate, I am also a student of the academy. This person is my friend. He must have been scared silly, so he said this nonsense."

Xu Yuan ran over, and Zhang Yue also reacted and ran over.

When Cheng Zhicheng heard Xu Yuan's words, he immediately retorted: "I didn't! I'm not talking nonsense, I just saw it, it's true... wuwuwu...!"

Before Cheng Zhicheng could finish his words, Zhang Yue had already covered his mouth.

No matter how Cheng Zhicheng struggled, he didn't loosen up at all.

Xu Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "County Magistrate Wei, you have seen it too. The man has been frightened. I will take him away now and will not hinder County Magistrate Wei's work."

Wei Chenggong looked at the person in front of him, narrowed his eyes, and said nothing.

Seeing this, Xuyuan's heart beat like a drum.

She calmed herself down and said, "County Magistrate Wei, if we go to the county government office, my friend's nonsense might disturb the court."

Wei Chenggong glanced at Cheng Zhicheng, then at Xu Yuan, and finally said, "You are quite interesting. His dazed look is indeed affecting our work. Take him away quickly."

"Yes, yes, yes." Xu Yuan responded quickly.

On the side, Zhang Yue dragged Cheng Zhicheng away.

Zhang Yue didn't let go of Cheng Zhicheng until they were far away.

The moment he regained his freedom, Cheng Zhicheng turned over and grabbed Xu Yuan by the collar and asked, "Xu Yuan, you are a coward. The master is dead, don't you want justice for them? This is not a fire! This is murder!"

"So what if it's murder?"

Facing Cheng Zhicheng's angry eyes, Xu Yuan's eyes remained calm. She said, "Because I knew it was murder, I took the risk and went out to save you. Cheng Zhicheng, you have studied for so many years, have you become a fool?"

Cheng Zhicheng was stunned and relaxed his hands slightly.

Zhang Yue hurriedly pulled Xu Yuan behind him and looked at Cheng Zhicheng warily: "Don't make a move, or I'll beat you up!"

Cheng Zhicheng sat on the ground in despair for a long time. He asked, "Xu Yuan, what do you think is going on?"

Xuyuan looked around.

Most people in Sishui County went to the academy, but there were still many pedestrians on the road. She thought for a moment and said, "This is not the place to talk. If you want to know, just follow me."