Chapter 668 The Old Road (Twenty-Six)

"There's a fire on the mountain."

Amidst the screams, the police officer acting as the driver stopped the car hard and looked at the column of smoke that shot straight into the sky.

"It looks like a house halfway up the mountain."

After muttering to himself, he subconsciously turned back to look at Jones, only to see that the latter was holding the gun in his hand tightly and his face was ashen.

The police officer was right. From such a close distance, you could clearly see where the smoke was rising, which was in the abandoned mansion.

"How is this going?"

At this time, the car behind had also caught up. Mrs. Mary rushed down in panic and stood there looking in a daze.

"It's not certain yet."

Jones comforted softly, then turned to look at Fu Qian.

The latter was holding his chin with one hand, thoughtfully.

"Do you know what's going on?"

"It burned very quickly, and there seemed to be more than one ignition point."

Didn't even look back before paying.

"It should be more likely to be artificial."

…

Unexpectedly, Fu Qianzhen was conducting a serious analysis. Jones was silent for a while, opened his car door, and held his wife's hand.

"Come up here, let's go take a look together."

After picking up the distraught Mrs. Mary, Jones signaled the police to change their destination and headed straight for the mountain.

Click!

At the same time, a bright handcuff was placed on Fu Qian's hand.

"Isn't this a bit irregular?"

Fu Qian lowered his head and glanced, his expression unchanged.

"I can't even be considered a suspect now."

"You can sue me."

Jones' answer was also quite direct, and he continued to cuff the other hand in front of him, and then put away the gun.

…

When the two cars arrived at the mountain, there were already many cars crowded there.

There was also a steady stream of cars coming on the road behind me.

Among the people who got off the car, at a glance, in addition to some fire-extinguishing tools, many people even carried chainsaws and axes.

The size of this small town makes it unlikely that there will be a professional fire brigade. The residents volunteered voluntarily.

At this moment, whether it was due to the wooden structure or not, the fire spread extremely quickly.

Looking from this position, the flames almost turned half of the sky red. The entire house on the mountainside was now in a sea of ​​flames, and it had even begun to spread around.

After years of silence and decay, this ancient building has ushered in its final glory.

Even now, there is a strange smell in the air.

It was so well executed!

Fu Qian, whose hands were cuffed, got out of the car as if nothing had happened, and looked at the mountain with deep emotion.

Not only could he tell that the fire was most likely man-made, he could even guess who did it.

In the previous conversation with Lei in the hotel, he had mentioned that even if he burned the place to ashes, he would not be able to find the person he was looking for.

The original intention at the time was to hint that he could move bigger, but he didn't expect this person to follow the literal meaning.

I have to say, it’s truly a surprise.

"ah!"

While Fu Qian was sighing, an exclamation sounded from beside him at the right moment.

Turning around to look, it was Fran who was coming out of a car behind, looking at his hands in shock.

"How could you-"

"Good question! I don't know either."

Fu Qian raised his hand to examine it briefly, and gestured to Jones with his chin.

This thing was obviously a bit difficult to explain, and the Sheriff's face became even more gloomy for a moment.

Mrs. Mary next to him was still a little limp at this moment, and she relied on him to support her from falling down.

At this moment, there were shouts and shouts all around, and many people began to organize their own work, trying to organize a simple isolation belt.

However, the intensity of the fire was beyond imagination. In the blink of an eye, it had spread from the house, and the entire mountaintop was engulfed.

"Sheriff?"

The boy who was driving looked at this scene and stepped forward to help, but subconsciously turned back to ask for advice first.

"It's better to have them withdraw."

Jones didn't react for a while, but Fu Qian next to him said.

"Listen to him."

While the police officer was confused, Jones, who had been observing for a while, gritted his teeth and finally spoke.

"It's too late! Although the wind is not blowing this way, the spread is abnormally fast. It will be dangerous if it continues!"

"quick!"

Jones almost yelled the last sentence, sounding very unhappy.

But Fu Qian was indeed right. At this moment, he could already feel the scorching heat wave.

After Jones said so, the police officer did not dare to neglect and ran straight up.

However, given the chaotic order at the scene, by the time he and his colleagues pulled everyone back, the raging flames were already in sight.

Then the residents who withdrew some distance looked at the Flame Mountain in front of them and became quiet for a while.

The power of nature is always so terrifying, and it is easy to feel the insignificance of mortals.

"Anyone else?"

At this time, in a newly arrived car, a rich-looking old man hurried down. Seeing the scene in front of him, he first breathed a sigh of relief, and then asked Jones. The tone sounded like he was the mayor or something like that.

"There should be no more——"

Seeing that Jones seemed to be in no mood to speak, his younger brother helped answer the question.

However, before he finished speaking, the crowd screamed in surprise.

Following the sound, I saw a figure slowly walking out of the blazing flames and smoke.

He came out of nowhere and was covered from head to toe in a heavy blanket with scorch marks all over it.

Against the background of the sky full of flames, this person seems to have emerged from hell, and the visual effects are indeed eye-catching.

Just when a group of people were wondering whether it was a human or a ghost, they saw the figure walking not far away, bending down and throwing everything on the body to the ground, revealing his true appearance.

"thunder?"

Mrs. Mary almost screamed immediately.

"How could it be you?"

Under the blanket, it was Lei who had disappeared from the hotel before.

He actually came to the mountain, and even at this moment, except for his hair and eyebrows being slightly burnt, there was nothing obvious about him.

It's unimaginable how he got through this sea of ​​fire.

Under the spotlight, Lei's expression was silent and he didn't respond to his aunt's call. He just stared straight at Fu Qian.

"I understand, I understand everything! I finally found the answer!"

"Oh? Congratulations! But I don't understand what you understand."

Instantly becoming the focus of attention, a pair of silver bracelets elicited countless whispers, and Fu Qian looked innocent.

At this moment, the countdown in front of him was less than one hundred minutes.

"Don't understand? Hehehehe..."

A series of laughter burst from Lei's throat, and the expression on his face was quite exaggerated.

"Your shortcoming is that you are too arrogant..."

"You really shouldn't have told me so much last night."