Rebirth 78, the beginning of the marriage was broken off by the female educated youth

"What happened?"

"Where did it explode?"

"Everyone come out and be careful!"

It was eight o'clock, the most relaxing time for people when they were about to rest. Everyone had finished their meal, some had gone to bed, some were enjoying the cool air in the yard, some were chatting at the door, and many people were playing cards in the small shop.

The sudden explosion shattered the glass of many residents in the courtyard. Everyone was frightened by the horrifying scene and ran out trembling.

In less than ten seconds, the alley in front of the courtyard was full of people.

Including Li Xiangnan!

He also took his wife to the entrance of the alley and looked at where the explosion occurred.

The night sky of Yanjing City seemed to be torn open by someone, and the huge flames had dyed half of the sky orange!

"Oh my god, what is that place?"

"It's Nanchizi Street!"

"What exploded?"

People gathered together, discussing the horror, not caring at all that their windows facing the street were broken.

Qin Ruobai held her husband's hand tightly and looked worriedly at the sky in the distance where flames were rising.

"Is it the old house of the Mu family?"

"Hmm!" Li Xiangnan had good eyesight and had already recognized it. It was probably the water tower standing alone in the ruins. "Do you remember? We rode past there, and there was a water tower there!"

"Is it there?" Qin Ruobai was startled and subconsciously clenched her husband's hand. "But...why did it explode there? What happened?"

"Listen to me!" Li Xiangnan quietly turned his wife's shoulders and whispered, "There's no open flame in the water tower. This explosion was so fierce, I think it's most likely man-made! Something must have happened there. Grandma appeared in the northwest, and now something like this has suddenly happened to the Mu family. I don't know if there's any connection. I'll go over and take a look..."

Qin Ruobai asked in surprise, "Do you suspect the explosion was intentional?"

"It's not clear yet..."

"Xiao Li, Xiao Li!"

Before Li Xiangnan could finish his words, he heard someone shouting behind him. Turning around, he saw Liang Mei coming out holding her son, covering his ears. "Your family is calling!"

"Phone?" Li Xiangnan was startled. He listened carefully and could hear a faint ringtone amid the clamor of voices. It was rapid and loud. He handed Qin Ruobai's hand over and said, "Sister Mei, please look after Ruobai for me. I'm going to answer the phone!"

Liang Mei was at a loss for words and said, "You little brat, are you afraid of losing your wife who's already grown up? Don't worry, I'll take care of her!"

She smiled secretly and took Qin Ruobai's hand, smiling coquettishly.

Qin Ruobai also laughed.

The two of them looked side by side at the scene where the flames were rising into the sky, and a sense of doubt arose in their hearts.

Li Xiangnan had already trotted into the front yard, and his mother ran towards him.

"The phone call from home...what happened?" Zhu Qiuju asked as soon as they met.

"Mom, I don't know either. I'll go answer the phone. Look at Ruobai, she's standing with Sister Mei!"

After getting his mother's consent, he quickly ran into the backyard and pushed open the door. The phone was still ringing.

"Hey!"

"Xiao Li, it's me, Fatty!"

"Fatty?" Li Xiangnan was stunned and thought to himself, "Oh no!" Why would Fatty call at this time?

He should be sleeping in a nursing home now!

"Grandpa is in good shape today. He told me to go back to work the night shift! I just rode past Jingshan Park and got a scare. Did you hear the explosion at the Mu family's house?"

"I know. I was watching from the door just now!"

"Come here quickly! Remember the command post where we stayed when we were looking for something? I'll be waiting there! We'll talk when you get here!"

"it is good!"

Li Xiangnan put down the phone, picked up the motorcycle key and jumped into the yard. After thinking for a while, he changed to the bicycle, picked it up and rushed into the yard.

There must be a lot of people watching the explosion at the Mu family's house. Riding a motorcycle over there would be too conspicuous. If anyone from the Mu family is there, it would probably attract attention.

He said hello to his mother and wife, pushed his bicycle out of the alley with difficulty, and rode quickly towards Nanchizi Street.

There were no traffic lights in that era, and the public security comrades who directed traffic would stay in a booth that was higher than the road surface and could be moved at any time to direct traffic.

There is an abandoned sentry box on the northwest side of Nanchizi Street and Beiwanzi Hutong, which is used as a rest area for on-duty personnel.

Li Xiangnan had been there before when he and Fatty were plotting against Shen Yujing, so he found the place easily.

As they got closer to the Mu family’s old house, more and more people came.

When we got near the guard post, we saw a crowd of people in front of us, all watching the explosion scene.

"How did you get here so quickly?" Wang Defa rushed out from the side, seized his car and took him into the alley.

There were also many people coming and going, running out of the alley to watch the excitement.

"I was anxious and rode a little fast... Let's not talk about this for now. What happened? What did you find?" Li Xiangnan waved his hand and looked over there.

The sirens of several simple fire trucks were rushing towards Nanchizi from all directions.

Half of the Mu family's water tower collapsed, and the steel bars pierced the night sky fiercely. The remaining structure was still burning, and scalding steam rose with sparks.

Almost all the neighbors around here were awakened and ran out in their clothes and slippers, but were stopped by the cordon.

"I had just come from Jingshan, and since it was close to here, I thought I'd take a detour to see if there was any movement at the Mu family! And guess what happened..."

Li Xiangnan frowned and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Damn it! I ran into seven or eight people arguing right in front of the half-collapsed gate of the Mu family's old house. I was so scared!"

"Oh?" Li Xiangnan narrowed his eyes. This was an unexpected situation.

Is anyone arguing here?

This Nanchizi Street was indeed quite lively in the past, but that was elsewhere. Ever since a fire broke out in the Mu family's house decades ago and burned it down, there have been rumors that this place is often haunted. People passing by here would take a detour, and no one would stay here late at night, let alone quarrel, let alone seven or eight people together!

"Did you hear anything?" he asked immediately.

"They're from the Mu family!" Wang Defa asserted. He looked at Li Xiangnan. "I overheard a few of them talking to each other. Although I couldn't make out their names, I could hear words like 'old house, old house.' They also talked about what they were doing here, and some grudges or something..."

Li Xiangnan's heart sank after hearing this. "You mean, these seven or eight people were arguing... It's very likely that someone brought them together, and they mistakenly thought that the other party was calling them?"

Wang Defa also said solemnly: "I don't know either, but this analysis is not wrong!"

Li Xiangnan nodded: "And then?"

"They were arguing until they entered the old house!" Wang Defa pointed at the water tower, "and then the tower exploded!"

"???"

Li Xiangnan's eyes widened as he looked at the water tower with the flames gradually dying out in disbelief. A bold idea popped into his mind.

"Fuck, is there someone trying to silence the Mu family?"

The cigarette in Wang Defa's mouth trembled and almost fell to the ground. His gaze moved back from the water tower and fell on Li Xiangnan's face.

"Xiao Li, then tell me... who was the one who planned to silence the witness?"