AWB Chapter 39 I am "Fake Gold" 9
Chapter 39 I am "Fake Gold" 9
After running to the yard, Xiao Xiao followed the system's instructions and headed straight for the gate.
The large wolfhound behind the door shrank its neck in fright when it saw her, and shrank its body as far as it could into the corner of the wall, lying there motionless.
It had just witnessed this vicious little girl electrocute all three adults in the family.
Little Xiao didn't even glance at it, ran to the front door, and immediately closed and bolted the door.
Then, he looked down at the big wolfhound and glanced at its kennel with some disdain.
The doghouse was less than half a person's height and filthy.
Even in the middle of summer, the smell was unbearable; even dogs didn't want to stay inside.
"Auntie, do we really have to crawl into the doghouse? It's so dirty!"
"Hurry up, someone's coming soon."
"All right!"
The little one, looking aggrieved, went up and kicked the big wolfhound, cursing:
"Get up, you dog."
The big dog whimpered and got up, trembling.
"You haven't forgotten your lock-picking skills, have you?!"
"No! Hehe!"
Xiao Xiao chuckled as she recalled the glorious moments of the last world, and excitedly began searching in the yard.
Rural families usually have some leftover wire.
Xiao Xiao quickly found a roll of wire on the windowsill. Following her memory, she quickly opened the large iron lock around the dog's neck.
The large wolfhound didn't dare to move, staring at the ferocious little girl with some confusion.
"It's so heavy, Auntie!"
The little hands removed the chain from the dog's neck and weighed it in their hands.
This chain is thick and sturdy; it's the kind of large chain used for hoisting goods.
It's as thick as an arm, not the thin chain used to leash dogs in the city.
She was still dawdling when a loud boom came from behind her, and flames shot out.
"Hurry up, quick!"
The system prompted.
Lin Xiaoxiao looked back and saw thick smoke billowing out of the main room.
Sparks crackled and popped from the main power switch in the upper right corner of the doorway.
My heart pounded with fear, and I decided not to delay any longer.
He bent down, slipped the chain around his neck, locked it, and then bent over to crawl into the dark, narrow doghouse.
The large wolfhound stood rooted to the spot, staring in disbelief.
I don't understand why this little girl put a dog leash on herself and took over its doghouse?
This is outrageous!
“It smells terrible!”
Little by little, he crawled inside, covered his nose, and couldn't help but complain.
"Just bear with it! Go inside and hide well, they'll be here soon."
Sure enough, thick smoke billowed out, and people in the alley outside were already shouting in alarm.
"Fire! Fire! The village chief's house is on fire!"
Wang Mengqi was engrossed in playing when she heard a noise. She turned around and immediately panicked.
She hurriedly pulled her younger brother and ran to her maternal grandfather's house.
The adults in the neighborhood also rushed over.
Wang Mengqi pounded on the courtyard gate and shouted loudly:
"Mom, Grandpa, Grandma, open the door, open the door quickly..."
Inside, apart from the crackling of the fire, all that could be heard was the large wolfhound barking anxiously at the main room.
The adults quickly came over and, seeing that the child couldn't open the door and there was no sound from inside, knew something was wrong.
They quickly pulled the child away and started kicking him hard, but they couldn't move him at all.
"How to do how to do?"
The children turned pale with fright.
The adults peered over the wall and saw flames reaching right up to the eaves. Thick smoke billowed from the windows, and sparks flew out constantly.
he shouted.
"Does anyone have a ladder? Bring one."
The wall was a bit high, and he was a little scared.
If he were ten years younger, he would have definitely leaped over it.
But not anymore.
The village is now mostly populated by elderly people and children; the youngest old man is almost fifty or sixty.
I wouldn't dare to take as many risks as I did when I was younger.
After a ten-minute delay, we finally managed to get a ladder.
He climbed over the wall and immediately opened the iron gate from the inside.
Everyone then rushed into the courtyard in a hurry, shouting as they hurried towards the main room:
"Village chief... village chief..."
"Seventh Uncle...Seventh Aunt..."
Unfortunately, no one answered.
Everyone's hearts sank; they knew something was wrong.
Sure enough, when they reached the doorway, which was half burned down, they craned their necks and peered through the smoke to see three people lying on the ground.
The three remained motionless, their bodies blackened from the burns.
"This is... God..."
"Something terrible has happened..."
Wang Mengqi squeezed through the crowd at the front, peeked inside, and immediately screamed.
"Mommy---Mommy---Grandpa, Grandma, sob sob..."
Wang Shouhao followed behind his sister, looking terrified.
The fool followed behind them, jumping up and down, clapping his hands and laughing:
"Fire----fire-----fire..."
He was laughing and drooling at the same time.
"What a disaster! Quick, quick, use water, use water..."
The adults hurriedly filled two buckets with water from the kitchen tap and poured them over the fire on the door, finally extinguishing it.
Although it was still burning inside, it didn't stop everyone from working together to drag the three adults out of the ground and put them in the open space in the yard.
I touched my nose, and I realized I wasn't breathing.
When I touched my chest again, my heart had stopped beating.
Everyone felt utterly disheartened. After exchanging bewildered glances, they turned to look at the two crying children and Lin Xiaojun, who was grinning foolishly.
"What should I do?"
Three people died at once; this is a major incident.
"Call the police!"
"Yes! Call the police, we have to call the police."
As everyone discussed the matter, the woman, still in shock, looked around for a moment and suddenly spoke up:
"What about the child?"
"What child..."
"The child bride brought back by the village chief..."
Everyone searched around, but there was no one in the east and west bedrooms, the toilet, or upstairs.
The west wing where the little girl lived was originally empty. The fire didn't start inside the room, but the electrical wires on the wall burned.
Streaks of black ash were left on the white wall. They were quite conspicuous.
"They probably ran away!"
"Then this fire, maybe it was started by this girl too?"
"Wow, that's ruthless! That girl looks so delicate and gentle, how could she be so vicious?!"
Everyone was astonished and began to discuss it amongst themselves.
Little Xiao peered cautiously out of the hole, then shrank back inside.
The large wolfhound nervously circled its owner on the ground, sniffing him repeatedly, its tail drooping.
More than half an hour later, a police car stopped outside.
Several police officers quickly set up a cordon and began collecting evidence to investigate the cause of death.
One of the police officers began speaking with several eyewitnesses, who all offered a hypothesis.
The fire was probably started by a little girl, and now she's gone.
They may have already run away.
The police already know the girl's name and height.
Based on the condition of the bodies, the forensic doctor has preliminarily confirmed that the three people may have been washing bedding when they were first electrocuted and fell into a coma, which then caused the fire.
The fire also ignited the gasoline used in the agricultural machinery, as evidenced by the spray-like burn marks on the wall.
They then inspected the remaining electrical wires in the house and found that the wiring used in the house was all old, multi-stranded wire.
This type of wire is common in rural areas, but it is also very risky to short circuit due to aging.
After collecting evidence here, the police who had finished investigating the villagers who witnessed the incident also returned.
"Captain, according to the villagers, there should be a little girl at the scene, about twelve years old. Some villagers speculate that the fire may have been started by the little girl."
The captain glared at him and asked:
"What is your relationship with the deceased?"
The young policeman paused for a moment, then hesitated before saying:
"It is said that she is the daughter of the chairman of the XX City Forestry Group, while some villagers say that she was a child bride that the deceased bought from outside."
"....What?"
The captain was surprised for a moment, then shook his head.
It's unclear whether he didn't believe the daughter of the forestry group's chairman would come here, or whether he didn't believe that anyone would dare to raise a child bride these days.
Then, remembering something, he immediately raised his hand to call out to the police.
Was a little girl's body found at the scene?
"no!"
"Quickly search carefully; the villagers said the little girl ran away after setting the fire."
But when the fire broke out, the gate to the yard was closed from the inside!
How did she run away?
Be careful, everyone, and search quickly!
"Under the bed, in the closet, and maybe even in a basement or something?"
The captain became increasingly panicked as he spoke, fearing they might discover another corpse.
Outside the cordon, many villagers who had heard about the incident in the village's public WeChat group came to watch the spectacle.
Some people even took out their phones to record videos.
At this moment, a young man who was live-streaming climbed up a tree with a selfie stick and broadcast the police's evidence collection work from above.
They filmed while also providing commentary.