Chapter 67: ruins

It was ugly when the fire was completely extinguished. After the fire broke out, several nearby streets were blocked by the patrol bureau of the Kyoto Prefecture, and the martial law of the capital was more recent. Therefore, except for the firefighters who came over nearby, there was no Onlookers.
More than a dozen staff members in Kyoto Prefecture also participated in the fire fighting. After the fire went out, the staff members first looked for whether someone was buried in the sea of ​​fire.
Compared with local government officials, Kyoto government officials are well-trained, and during martial law, such a fire must be handled with care.
Among the broken tiles, although the fire was extinguished, there were sporadic fireworks.
After the fire went out, Mr. Qiu also quickly counted the pawnshops with the shopkeeper Xu. The pawnshop of the Qi family was not small. The shop was connected to the shopkeeper Xu. There were also eleven people in the storehouse at the front desk, but tonight was on duty However, there are only five people. Apart from the shopkeeper Xu who personally sits in the front hall, the other four are in the back bank.
Pawnshops redeem things and come and go. Naturally, there are not many kinds of goods stored in pawnshops. In addition, there are some cash in the shops.
The pawnshop was a few days ago, because of the shortage of money, so it was temporarily suspended. However, in order to prevent some patrons from investing, these silvers are still put here, just in case, Jinyihou House is no longer difficult. These silvers Don't dare to call the past. After all, the most important thing is to operate a pawnshop. The word "letter" is used. Some old customers vote for it, and that is no excuse for refusing to accept it.
Between the broken bricks and broken tiles, I found a few iron boxes that sealed the silver, but a lot of the silver was left in it, so I also judged where the depot was.
It's just that apart from the silver, other things stored in the Dangli, except for the very few fireproof things, most of them have been burned.
Yang Ning followed behind General Manager Qiu, and he walked through the ruins of the pawnshop with a dignified expression.
"Shizi, everything in the pawnshop was almost burned." Mr. Qiu took the two to toss and go through the ruins, searching bitterly. "How much is lost, the account books have also been burned, and it is difficult to calculate for a while, but it should be No less. Fortunately, the guys in the store are all safe and sound, and it is a great fortune. "
Yang Ning didn't say much. Even if Mr. Qiu didn't say it, he knew that the fire brought a heavy blow to Jinyihou Mansion.
"Shizi, the shopkeeper Xu said that the source of the fire should be on the back bank." Qi Feng had come up from the back and said to Yang Ning: "He said that in the middle of the night he heard a cry from the backyard. He hurried over while on fire. At that time Houku had already started a fire, and the fire spread quickly. He was anxious to fight the fire with the night-time guys, but the strength of several people was difficult to put out the fire. Send someone to help. "
"Where was the account book at the time?" Yang Ning asked.
Qi Feng said: "The account books in the shop are all placed on the cabinet. Xu dispensers were in a hurry to put out the fire. They messed up their hands and feet and failed to take out the account books in time. After the reaction came, the cabinet was also burned up over there. The account book was out, but the fire was too big, and a few guys pulled him.
He also said:
Chen San also proved that the fire was burning from the Dang library, and they did not have the key in their hands. After discovering the fire, the shopkeeper Xu also quickly Hurried over. "
"So, did the fire start to burn from the warehouse?"
"Several of them said that it was true." Qi Feng said: "Beside the back bank is the guy's night dormitory, taking turns to guard and patrol in the middle of the night."
Yang Ning frowned: "If there is a fire source in the back warehouse, how did the warehouse fire?" Asked General Manager Qiu: "Whose key is this warehouse?"
General Manager Qiu: "When the storehouse is the most important place for the pawnshop, even the shopkeeper Xu can not be opened alone. When the storehouse is surrounded by airtight, there is no window, the only way to enter and exit is to add two locks The door, Xu dispensers and Lu Chaofeng each have a key to open a lock, and only two keys can enter the Dangku together. "
"Where is Lu Chaofeng?"
"Lu Chaofeng and Xu Dispensers took turns to spend the night." Manager Qiu explained: "Tonight Lu Chaofeng is taking turns off. Xu Dispensers is on duty. It stands to reason that no one can enter the Dangku after the listing is closed."
Yang Ning said: "This is strange, when no one can enter the library, but the fire is burning from the warehouse, is it not a hell?"
Director Qiu also frowned: "The warehouse is heavy, and the door will never be opened at night, and it is strictly forbidden to enter the warehouse with fire. It will never cause a fire in the warehouse."
"Who was the first to discover at that time?" Yang Ningwei groaned and finally asked.
Qi Feng busy said: "It's Chen San. When he said that he was taking turns, he went around and went to the maofang. When he came back, he found that Curry was already burning, and the fire was burning very fast. There was fire everywhere, and he awakened several other people, and then alerted the shopkeeper Xu. When the shopkeeper Xu came, the warehouse was already in flames. "
General Manager Qiu said angrily: "How does Chen San do things? Does he not know that there can't be fewer people in the warehouse for a moment?"
Qi Feng did not speak, and Yang Ning thought that it would be useful to care about these at this time.
"In this way, the fire started to burn when Chen San- went to the mausoleum." Yang Ning thought about it. "The last trip to the mausoleum didn't take long. When he came back, several other people were still asleep. That is to say, the people in the pawnshop will not carry the lights into the warehouse at all. "
Director Qiu shook his head and said: "Without the key, you can't get in if you want to get in, and the least of these guys have stayed in the pawnshop for three or four years. They are all old folks. The rules in the pawnshop understand all the rules, and there will never be any mistakes. Now, when I locked the warehouse today, I personally made a round in the warehouse. There were no firearms in it. I personally watched Dangku lock the door. "
"Chief General Qiu has been here this afternoon?" Yang Ning asked.
"The deadline for Qianzhuang's silver is coming tomorrow." General Manager Qiu frowned, "Mrs. Three asked me to come to the pawnshop to see if anyone had redeemed it. I can call some silver from here. I will come in the afternoon. Here, check the Dangku and see if you can get some money to go to the house. "
General Manager Qiu is the general manager of Jinyihou Mansion. Yang Ning already knows that the father of General Manager Qiu followed the old man of Jinyi. He helped the old man of Jinyi to take care of everything in the mansion. After working with his father, when his father was old, Mr. Qiu took over his father's position, helping to continue to take care of Hou Fu, and has always been conscientious.
Houfu ’s two shops, a medicine shop and a pawnshop, the business has always been good. Although the behind-the-scenes operators of Houfu are all Gu Qinghan, after all, they are women, and they are Houfu women, so they should not be swaggered outside, so there are many outside The specific things are all managed by Qiu.
Yang Ning nodded slightly and said, "Chief General Qiu, can there be something very flammable like sulfur in this warehouse?"
Director Qiu shook his head and said: "Absolutely no, there is sulfur in the drug store, but the pawnshop will not receive those things in the warehouse." Asked: "Is Shizi thinking that the fire in the warehouse was burned by himself?"
"Besides burning it by myself, I can hardly imagine anyone else can enter the warehouse and set fire." Yang Ning sighed: "There can never be anyone else who will enter through the wall?"
President Qiu has a dignified expression and is thoughtful.
Qi Feng finally said: "Shiziye, the guys in the pawnshop will never set themselves on fire. These are the old folks in Jinyi Hou Mansion. Loyal to Hou Mansion, I am only worried ..."
"worry about what?"
"I'm worried that someone might take the opportunity to set fire." Qi Feng hesitated and finally said: "Maybe someone is against me in Jinyihou Mansion and wants to be a in the pawnshop."
General Manager Qiu nodded slightly: "Qi Feng's words are not unreasonable. Shizi and the general are upright and may offend some people. Now that the general has just passed away, the pawnshop has inexplicably burned a fire. It is not necessarily that there is a Qiu family behind. What hands and feet. "
"Oh?" Yang Ning's eyebrows tightened. "Chou family?" He glanced at both of them ~ EbookFREE.me ~ You all feel that someone intentionally set fire? "
Qi Feng nodded and said: "This possibility is extremely great, otherwise the fire will not be explained."
Yang Ning also did not speak, carrying his hands, wandering among the ruined tiles, suddenly stopped, squatted down, stretched his hands to stick on the ground, and then sniffed his fingers to the tip of his nose, Qi Feng just passed However, Yang Ning got up, went around and crouched down again.
"Shiziye, did you find anything?" Qi Feng asked softly.
Yang Ning got up and shook his head and said, "Nothing." At this moment, he heard a loud noise behind him, turned his head, and saw that a group of people had gathered not far away, and the shopkeeper Xu and Gu Qinghan were surrounded. Among them, Duan Canghai stood beside Gu Qinghan with a cold face, full of alertness.
Yang Ning saw that the crowd was aggressive and his face sank. He quickly walked over and heard someone say: "Mrs. Three, we all know that Jinyihou Mansion is owned by you right now. We respect Jinyihou forever and never offend. Heart, but this time something big happened, we can only offend. This fire was drawn from your shop, I do n’t know anyone else ’s house, this shop, our family ’s old and young livelihood are counting on it, Now that I have burnt a clean meal, the family and old children have no more to rely on, and I hope that Mrs. San will give a word. "
"Who said no." Some people sighed on the side: "Your Houfu family is a big cause, one finger is thicker than our waist, and a shop is gone, no harm to your Houfu, but for us , But it is already skinning and blood drawing. We respect Hou Mansion, Hou Ye just passed away, and we do n’t want to make Hou Man ’s face too ugly. If this matter can be solved in private, there is no need to labor the government.
Several people mourned and complained, and Yang Ning knew immediately that in a short time, the shops involved had been found.