"Madam and Your Highness are both unconscious, what should we do now?"
Xiaoyu was confused: "Brother Zheng, please make up your mind!"
Jin Feng and Tang Xiaobei are not here, the ninth princess Guan Xiaorou is in coma, Zhang Liang and Liu Tieyuan are in Yuguan City, and the three village chiefs have no knowledge. Xiaoyu thought about it for a while, and it seems that only Zheng Fang is left among the capable but barely credible senior officials.
Alone.
"I..." Zheng Fang looked down at Guan Xiaorou, who was still unconscious, and gritted his teeth and said, "I'll give it a try!"
After taking over power, Zheng Fang immediately sent people to investigate the identity of the assassin and at the same time upgraded the security level of the village.
Three village chiefs were also arranged to organize the villagers to go to the grenade workshop to put out the fire as soon as possible.
In fact, there was no need for him to arrange it. After seeing the mushroom cloud, the three village chiefs had already voluntarily gathered the villagers.
At this time, the threshing floor at the entrance of the village, the textile workshop playground and other open spaces were full of villagers.
Just when the village chief was about to take people out of the village to put out the fire, everyone saw a hot air balloon rising not far away and drifting towards the village.
Some time ago, the Ninth Princess and Guan Xiaorou were attacked. In order to prevent another accident, Guan Xiaorou ordered all hot air balloons and grenades to be taken back for centralized storage.
The grenades were recovered to the grenade warehouse. In addition to being used by the flying team for training, other hot air balloons were also recovered to the hot air balloon warehouse in the back mountain.
Judging from the position where the hot air balloon rose, it was right near the warehouse.
"Xiaoyu, did you order the hot air balloon to be released over the warehouse?"
Zheng Fang frowned and looked at Xiaoyu.
"No, besides, I don't have that power. When Madam took back the hot air balloon, she said that besides her, only His Highness has the right to use the hot air balloon."
Xiaoyu shook her head and answered, taking out the telescope from her arms and pointing it at the hot air balloon: "Why are they?"
"Who?" Zheng Fang asked.
"Wei Laosan and the others."
"Who is Wei Laosan?"
Zheng Fang was not from Xihewan. He just felt that the name was a bit familiar, but he couldn't remember what the other person did for a while.
"He is responsible for guarding the hot-air balloon warehouse," Xiaoyu replied: "Old Wei is a warm-hearted person. Maybe he wants to take a hot-air balloon up to see what's going on?"
"Why does he use a hot air balloon?" Zheng Fang asked.
"He and his husband made the fire-proof cloth for making hot-air balloons. He and his husband sewed the first hot-air balloon together, so he naturally knows how to use it," Xiaoyu replied.
"He can make fire-proof cloth and hot-air balloons?" Zheng Fang frowned slightly: "Is he from the village?"
"Of course I'm from the village. I live right in front of Xie Guang..."
When Xiaoyu said this, her eyes suddenly widened.
"Xiaoyu, hurry up and ask someone to signal and let him come down!" Zheng Fang said anxiously.
He finally remembered why he was familiar with the name Wei Laosan.
Just now he sent someone to investigate the assassin who assassinated the Ninth Princess, and by the way, he asked someone who owned the house where the assassin was hiding.
An escort told him that it belonged to Wei Laosan.
However, the escort reported that Wei Laosan was on duty at the warehouse, and other family members went to visit relatives yesterday, and no one was home. Zheng Fang thought someone had broken in and didn't pay attention.
Now Wei Laosan suddenly took off in a hot air balloon, which immediately gave Zheng Fang an ominous premonition.
Xiaoyu quickly called to his deputy to signal Wei Laosan to land.
But who knew that after Wei Laosan saw the semaphore, instead of landing as ordered, he raised the height of the hot air balloon and continued to float towards the threshing floor!
"Everyone, disperse!"
Zheng Fang roared at the villagers gathered in the threshing floor.
Unfortunately, his prestige in the village was not enough, so the villagers did not evacuate immediately, but instead asked why.
Zheng Fang's voice was instantly covered by the noise.
At this time, the hot air balloon had already flown above the threshing floor. Zheng Fang looked up at the hot air balloon and couldn't help praying that things would not go as he thought.
Unfortunately, things backfired and Zheng Fang saw a burning jar of kerosene being thrown down.
The kerosene jar was made of pottery, and it hit a villager on the head and broke into pieces.
The kerosene in the jar was also splashed everywhere.
The next second, the splashing fire oil burned violently.
Centered on the villagers who were smashed, a radius of one foot immediately turned into a sea of fire!
And this was just the beginning. Next, the jars of kerosene fell one after another, and miserable howls occurred one after another on the threshing floor!
Now there was no need for Zheng Fang to mobilize, and the villagers immediately fled in all directions.
Because Zheng Fang discovered it early, he evacuated to a private house outside the threshing floor.
Looking at the threshing floor that had turned into a sea of fire, Zheng Fang gritted his teeth in anger: "Go find the heavy crossbow and shoot it down for me!"
The deputy quickly ran to the nearest heavy crossbow.
Unfortunately, Wei Laosan had already guessed that the hot air balloon flew very high, beyond the range of the heavy crossbow.
After burning the threshing floor, Wei Laosan did not leave, but controlled the hot air balloon to continue flying towards the village.
Xiaoyu remembered that Princess Ninth and Guan Xiaorou were still in their respective rooms, and turned pale with fright. She screamed: "Go and inform Madam and His Highness to move immediately!"
"Xiaoyu, is there anyone in the village who can fly a hot air balloon?" Zheng Fang asked Xiaoyu while he was holding her hand.
"I saw Liu Jun and Hanzi came back yesterday. They are both from the flying team." Xiaoyu quickly replied.
"Fan Sheng, take people to the hot air balloon warehouse immediately and take control of the warehouse!"
Zheng Fang said quickly: "Zhi'an, take people to find Liu Jun and Hanzi immediately, let them fly up as soon as possible, and beat down this traitorous son of a bitch!"
"Yes!" The two escorts ran out quickly.
Zheng Fang did not dare to sit idle and arranged for Xiaoyu to transfer the Ninth Princess while he himself led others to Jin Feng's courtyard.
After entering the courtyard, Zheng Fang rushed straight into the back room, but was stopped by Guan Xiaorou's personal guards.
"Brother Zheng, the husband is not here and there are only women in the house. Why do you force your way in?"
The guard guarding the door frowned and asked.
"Girl, Wei Laosan, who is guarding the hot-air balloon warehouse, has rebelled and is throwing jars of kerosene from the sky to set fire to the place. I suspect he is coming to burn this place down. Please let me in quickly and move my wife away, otherwise it will be too late!
"
Zheng Fang was so anxious that he stamped his feet.
"What?"
The guard looked up and glanced at the hot air balloon that was getting closer, and rushed into the back room.
In the room, Guan Xiaorou had just woken up and Runiang was feeding her water with tears in her eyes. When she saw the guards barging in, Runiang was about to speak when several guards pushed her away.
Without saying anything, several people lifted Guan Xiaorou on a stretcher and ran outside the house.
"Quick, go to the smelting workshop!" Zheng Fang quickly led the way.
The furnace in the smelting workshop is kept burning all year round, and the roof has been treated with fire protection so it is not easy to burn.
There is only a wall between the smelting workshop and the courtyard, and they are just a few steps away.
"Brother Zheng, what happened?"
It was only then that Guan Xiaorou found the opportunity to talk to Zheng Fang.
"There is a traitor in the village..."
Zheng Fang quickly explained the matter.
"Wei Laosan, you deserve to die!"
Guan Xiaorou heard that many villagers were burned to death in the threshing floor, and her eyes turned red with anger.