Chapter 799: I Had No Other Choice

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Li Xiaoran nodded and went to change her clothes.

By the time they rushed to the farmstead, the fire had already been extinguished.

At this moment, everyone looked relieved to have survived a calamity.

After all, if this fire had really spread, many people would have been in danger.

Many people were still living in wooden houses and hadn’t moved into the new stone house yet.

“Ziyang, arrange for someone to count and see if there are fewer people in the farmstead. Check everyone’s a.s.sets!” Luo Cheng looked around and instructed, “Zi Zheng, tell me what happened tonight.”

With Luo Cheng here, everyone felt at ease.

Li Xiaoran disguised herself as Luo Cheng’s servant, so she stood beside him to hear what was going on.

Because other than Zi Zheng, there were also others in the farmstead, in order not to cause trouble for Li Xiaoran, Luo Cheng thought of a solution. “Bring a stool and sit on the table behind me to record what they say.” When Li Xiaoran heard this, she secretly laughed.

Her husband must have found such an excuse because he felt sorry for her!

As Li Xiaoran thought about it, she took the chair from Zi Zheng and sat at the table behind Luo Cheng.

Others didn’t know Li Xiaoran, but Zi Zheng did, so he took the initiative to hand over the chair.

Because Li Xiaoran had her head lowered, the people in the farmstead didn’t pay much attention.

Next, Zi Zheng began to report what had happened tonight.

It turned out that it was all thanks to Feng Yuxin’s reminder that the farmstead could be controlled so quickly today.

Feng Yuxin hadn’t been sleeping well recently, so she kept tossing and turning.

She felt a little thirsty, so she planned to get up and drink some water.

Unexpectedly, the kettle was empty, so she could only put on her clothes and come out to boil water.

As soon as she came out, she felt that something was wrong. When she looked around, she didn’t find anything unusual, but she suddenly smelled a strange smell.

Before she could confirm what the smell was, she saw a fire not far away, so she quickly shouted.

This time, everyone around them was alarmed.

The people Luo Cheng had secretly arranged also noticed the situation here and rushed over to catch someone who wanted to slip away.

After that, the secret guards caught two more suspicious people one after another. Before they could set fire, they caught them first.

“Bring those three people over!” Luo Cheng said directly.

Zi Zheng nodded and immediately went out to bring them over.

When Li Xiaoran, who was hiding behind Luo Cheng, heard this, she began to ponder.

These three people weren’t from outside, but from the farmstead. That was why they were so familiar with this place.

If not for the fact that they had been discovered, the people in the farmstead wouldn’t have realized it until the fire already started burning.

At that time, many people might die in the farmstead.

After all, at this time, people were sleeping very soundly.

But why did these people betray them?

Had they been bribed long ago?

Li Xiaoran couldn’t think of any other reason.

After all, the couple treated the people in the farmstead well enough. Not only did they help them settle down, but they also found them a job where they would be paid every month.

Anyone with a conscience would be grateful!

Footsteps sounded and Zi Zheng appeared in the room with the three of them.

As Li Xiaoran looked at the three of them, she immediately understood something.

These three people looked very meek and submissive.

However, these kind of people often did wicked things that others didn’t expect.

It seemed that the person who bribed them had really spent a lot of effort! Luo Cheng glanced at the three people who had been brought over to kneel. “Why did you guys try to set fire? Give me a reason!”

The first person to be caught didn’t quibble because he was caught red-handed. He just lowered his head silently.

The other two explained anxiously.

“I didn’t try to start a fire. I had to pee, so I got up!” one of the men said innocently.

“That’s right. I heard some movement outside, so I got up to take a look. I really didn’t think of setting fire!” The other man quickly explained.

When Li Xiaoran heard their inner thoughts, she immediately laughed.

“Is that so? If you didn’t want to commit arson, why do you have a match and kerosene on you? Do you think we’ll believe you? Who comes out in the middle of the night with a match and kerosene?” Zi Zheng retorted.

This time, the two quibbling people stopped talking.

“It seems that the three of you are going to hold out hope until faced with the grim reality! In that case, pull the three of them out and kill them!” Luo Cheng said.

As soon as he said this, even the person caught panicked.

“I know I was wrong, but I had no choice! They found my missing mother from somewhere and forced me to do this! If I didn’t do this, my mother would have been killed by them!” The man who had been caught setting the fire wailed and kept kowtowing to Luo Cheng as he admitted his mistake.

When Li Xiaoran heard this, she sighed.

This man was telling the truth.

But the other two weren’t.

When they heard that they were going to be beheaded, the two of them were frightened out of their wits and became agitated, so she could clearly hear what they were thinking.

It turned out that these two people had accepted someone else’s money, so they took the risk to do such a thing.

After Li Xiaoran thought for a moment, she wrote some words on the paper and handed them to Luo Cheng.

After Luo Cheng read Li Xiaoran’s words, he glanced at the other two kneeling people. Then, he put away the paper and placed it in his pocket.

“Bring these two people away and torture them. As for this person, lock him in the woodshed and send him away tomorrow morning! I don’t keep traitors here. After you did this, you should have known what will happen to you! On account that you were threatened, I can spare your life, but you can’t escape punishment!”

“Mr. Luo, I know I was wrong. Please be merciful and let me live! I still have to look for my mother. Please let me look for my mother!” The arsonist begged.

“If you had told my people immediately when you were threatened back then, I might have sent someone to save your mother! Unfortunately, you chose the wrong path! Everyone has to be responsible for their actions!”