Chapter 1272: Fire
Gu Yundong narrowed her eyes and slowly looked in the direction of the backyard door.
Duan Wen, on the other hand, was so shocked that she broke the chrysanthemum in her hand.
Her heart immediately ached. She said to the maidservant angrily, “Go and see what’s going on. Don’t they know that there are guests in the residence? Why are they making such a fuss?”
“Yes, Miss.” The maidservant quickly ran out.
Not long after, she ran back with an anxious expression. “Miss, bad news. The guest room in the east is on fire.”
Duan Wen suddenly turned her head. “What did you say? It’s on fire?” She hurriedly ran out of the greenhouse.
Gu Yundong and Tong Shuitao looked at each other and quickly left the greenhouse.
As soon as she walked out of the backyard, she saw the servants of the Duan Residence running east with various fire extinguishing tools in their hands.
Gu Yundong turned her head and looked to the east. As expected, there were flames soaring into the sky and screams were endless.
She followed Duan Wen and walked forward. Halfway there, she happened to see Shao Qingyuan and the others who were also rushing over.
Dou Fukang looked meaningfully at Gu Yundong’s face. She pretended not to see it and said anxiously, “Why would there be a fire for no reason? This is too strange. The people in the residence should be fine, right?”
“I’m not sure yet. Let’s go take a look first.”
“Okay.”
Then, the couple walked to the east guest room hand in hand. Second Master Duan was shouting anxiously, “Hurry up and get water. Don’t just stand there. The fire is getting bigger and bigger.”
The servants ran over one after another, carrying water, cotton, and brooms. The scene was very chaotic.
Therefore, no one noticed when an outsider like Tong Shuitao disappeared.
Dou Fukang frowned as he looked at the fire. A moment later, he walked to Second Master Duan’s side and asked, “Is there anyone in the room?”
Second Master Duan wanted to say that how would he know if there was anyone? Even if there was, they were only servants in the residence.
However, the person opposite him was Dou Fukang. He could only suppress the anger in his heart and reply, “No, this is a guest room. Usually, only the servants come over to clean up. Today, the servants went to look for… I mean, there shouldn’t be anyone inside today.”
Dou Fukang said, “We can’t continue like this. It’s too chaotic. If the fire on this side is extinguished, the other side will immediately catch fire. Give the order to everyone to listen to my instructions so that the guest room next door won’t catch fire.”
“Alright, alright, alright.” Second Master Duan immediately got the servants to listen to Dou Fukang’s instructions and extinguish the fire in an orderly manner.
Dou Fukang should be experienced. Seeing that the fire was slowly subsiding, Second Master Duan finally heaved a sigh of relief.
After calming down, he immediately realized that this fire had come too strangely. Although the area around the guest room was dry, it was not to the extent of starting a fire for no reason. Someone must have set it off.
Duan Wan! It must be Duan Wan!
Second Master Duan’s pupils constricted. He quickly walked to Second Aunt Duan’s side and whispered, “This fire might have been set by Duan Wan. She must have wanted to take this opportunity to leave the Duan residence with her two maidservants. Hurry up and bring people to take a look. Don’t let them escape.”
Second Aunt Duan suddenly came back to her senses. “Okay, I understand. I’ll go right away.”
With that, she left in a hurry with a few old women.
Gu Yundong watched them leave and quickly retracted her gaze. She looked at the ruins in front of her and sighed. “I really didn’t expect such a thing to happen. Second Master Duan, I deeply sympathize with your encounter. It seems that we won’t be able to eat today.”
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