Tang Dynasty detective

Chapter 739
The fire burned from Yin time to Mao time, and it was not until the sky gradually brightened that the people put out the fire completely.

After the fire was extinguished, Anxingfang became a mess.

All those who participated in the fire fighting collapsed to the ground, and Li Canghai was no exception.

Leaning against a big tree with his back, Li Canghai closed his eyes, wanting to rest for a while before going to investigate the scene, but unexpectedly, because he was too tired, he fell asleep very quickly.

Lu Jitong and a group of Qianniu guards guarded Li Canghai. Although they were injured while fighting the fire, they still protected Li Canghai dutifully.

When the fire was extinguished, Li Canghai ordered the scene to be cordoned off, and the insignificant people were cleared out one after another.

Now, besides Li Canghai and Qianniuwei, there are only a group of people from Chang'an Mansion.

At this moment, a woman suddenly rushed in, knelt in front of Han Qu, and cried, "My lord, how is the husband of the civilian woman now?"

Han Qu was stunned for a moment, he looked at the woman, then looked back at the house that had already burned down, and shook his head impatiently.

Seeing this, the woman felt her eyes darkened, she let out a scream, and fainted immediately.

Li Canghai, who was in a deep sleep, was suddenly awakened by the woman's screams. He jumped up, rubbed his eyes vigorously, trying to stay awake, and walked over quickly.

"Master Han, what's going on?" Li Canghai asked.

"My lord, are you awake? You just slept for less than a stick of incense, do you want to continue to rest?" Han Qu asked hurriedly.

Li Canghai frowned, waved his hand and said, "It's enough time for a stick of incense, Mr. Han doesn't have to worry about me, what's wrong with her?"

Han Qu glanced at the fainted woman, sighed, and said, "My lord, this woman's husband is an infected person. Yesterday, under the order of my lord, all the infected people will be detained together. Her husband was one of them."

After a pause, Han Qu couldn't bear it and said: "Just now, the officials ordered people to go to check...and found that all the detainees were dead, and none of them survived..."

Hearing these words, Li Canghai shuddered abruptly, and instantly woke up.

He asked Han Qu to take care of the woman, and immediately walked towards the ruins of the house.

Seeing this, Lu Ji and the others hurriedly called a group of government servants to clean up the fallen beams, doors and windows.

Walking into the ruins, everyone gasped when they saw what they saw before them.

There are about twenty corpses lying in the ruins, which can be said to be extremely miserable.

Most of the corpses were burnt to charcoal, and only a few corpses could barely be recognized.

Their corpses still maintain the tragic state before death, and their outstretched hands seem to be calling for help from the sky, and they seem to be in great pain before death.

Li Canghai's face was a bit ugly, he frowned, and carefully identified each corpse.

However, most of the corpses had been charred and could not be identified at all.

Li Canghai suddenly became flustered.

Although Huiguang is a monk, he has a lifelong friendship with him.

What's more, Huiguang's younger brother died to save him, and in his heart, he already regarded Huiguang as his brother.

There is also Hongyan. Although Hongyan has done many evil things, she is still a woman who values ​​love and righteousness.

Li Canghai did not believe that the two of them would die here.

But according to Han Qu, he hadn't seen the two of them come out since the fire started, which made him somewhat uneasy.

And at this moment, the woman's wailing sound came from outside the ruins.

"My husband! You died so badly! Woohoo... Your lord! Didn't you lock up my husband for medical treatment? Why did you kill him?... Woohoo. You Give me back my husband, you give me back my husband! Huh~."

The woman knelt on the ground, grabbed Han Qu's clothes tightly, and cried loudly.

Han Qu froze on the spot, with a look of unbearable expression on his face, and sighed: "You get up first, no one would have thought that such a thing would happen? Besides, this officer is only following orders...The reason for imprisoning your husband is also to prevent He's just hurting people!"

"You nonsense! My husband is just a little delirious, but he has never harmed anyone... You killed my husband! I am going to sue! My husband! You died so miserable! Woooooo ~~." The woman wailed non-stop, and she was sad when she heard it, and she shed tears when she heard it.

"My son! Why did you go like this! My son!"

"Brother... my dear brother, you are so wronged to die!"

……

At this time, more and more cries came.

Li Canghai asked the servants to carry the body out, and then walked out of the ruins.

Looking around, Li Canghai found a crowd of common people kneeling in front of him.

Men and women, old and young, all cried loudly there.

On the other hand, Han Qu stood there with a dull expression, a little at a loss.

Li Canghai walked over, frowned and said, "Master Han, what's going on?"

Seeing Li Canghai approaching, Han Qu hurriedly said as if he had seen a savior, "My lord, they are all the family members of the deceased... They said that the yamen deliberately imprisoned the people, causing their relatives to die in a sea of ​​flames, and they want to go to sue... …”

Li Canghai walked up to the crowd and said, "Folks, the yamen did not imprison the people intentionally, but did it as a last resort to protect your lives. It is my negligence that such a tragedy happened. My fellow countrymen sincerely apologize.”

As he spoke, Li Canghai bent down and cupped his hands, and bowed deeply to the common people.

"My lord! Do you think that one negligence can offset dozens of lives? The government clearly stated that my elder brother was arrested to ensure that nothing would happen, but now he died here inexplicably. Although I am a commoner, But I have to seek justice for my brother! The Yamen did not hesitate to kill the people for their merits, so I must sue the imperial court!" Among the crowd, a man with a beard stood up and said loudly.

"Yes! Get justice! Get justice! This is all a trick of the government, and it is the government that killed them!"

"At the foot of the Son of Heaven, in the capital city, the government actually used such means to harm the people! It is nothing but the official of the people's parents! Pity my brother, who just had a son, and then encountered such a disaster. The remaining sister-in-law took the children, orphans and widows How should I live?"

"My uncle is also the same, but he got some serious illnesses and coughed a little, so he was arrested and locked up. I thought the government would really treat people's diseases with good intentions, but I never thought that it would kill him!"

"The government blatantly kills the people! May I ask where is the law of heaven? Where is the law of the king? We want to sue the imperial court, we want justice!"

An angry roar sounded from the crowd, and more and more people echoed the sound, and many people had red eyes and clenched fists, as if they were going to rush over at any time to fight for their lives.

(End of this chapter)