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nTranslator: Lonelytree

nIt was late at night, and there was no light. Only the bugs could be heard.

nA figure walked out of the village entrance. He was holding an old-fashioned flashlight with a few things in his hand. The figure was moving towards Tai Ping Field. Tai Ping Field belonged to the Xiao Family… except for the few patches owned by the few families who didn’t rent their land to Xiao Lingyu. The land was covered in strawberries, peanuts, and soybeans!

nBecause of the strawberry business and its high value, Xiao Lingyu hired four men to take turns to guard it. It was to stop thieves and to prevent people from causing damage!

nEvery section of the road had street lamps, and the greenhouse was also equipped with sun lamps. The sun lamps were very bright. It illuminated everything inside the shed.

nThe figure didn’t walk towards the street lamps. Instead, he wandered towards the location where the darkness was thickest. However, the street lamps still illuminated his faint shadow. The figure passed through a small ridge and then arrived at the side of the river.

nThe river was not big, only two or three times wider. The water wasn’t rapid, but the river was uneven with deep spots and shallow spots. It was dangerous to cross the river at night.

nThere were many cedar trees planted on both sides of the river. Cedar trees were famous for their piercing leaves.

nThere was a small path that cut through the middle of the river. But if one wanted to wade through the river, one had to brave the cedar trees and the dangerous water.

nThe figure stood beside the river and hesitated. Then, he walked down the path in the middle of the river.

n“Ouch!” However, the night was too dark, and the flashlight was weak, so he was stabbed by the cedar leaves. He cried out in pain.

nHowever, he immediately covered his mouth. Then, he carefully made his way across the stream. Soon, he arrived before a large water pipe.

nThe pipe was installed a few years ago when the fields were a little dry. It was used to pump water with an engine. Water flowed through this pipe from the river into the fields.

nThe diameter of the big pipe was about 30 centimeters. During low tide, it would be fully exposed. Many children liked to walk on it when the river was shallow.

nThis figure bent down and used the pipe to guide his away across the river. The other side of the river was Tai Ping Field.

nAfter getting on the riverbank, there was a lush grass patch. Bending his body, the figure carefully walked through the grass patch.

nHe had completely hidden thanks to the night.

nThere were four guards, and each of them guarded a corner. However, there would be loopholes since the field was so large.

nThe person carefully avoided the guards. He found his way to a patch of dry land in Tai Ping Field. The patch was about three Fen large.

nThe figure poured some liquid onto the land and then ignited a lighter.

nThe faint light from the lighter shone on the person’s face, revealing a sinister and dangerous smile.

nHe said with a ferocious expression, “Xiao Lingyu and Xiao Family, we’ll see how much you’ll lose this time.”

nAfter saying that, he threw the lighter onto the ground.

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nPregnant women had to use the toilet often! Whenever Xiao Lingyu got up at night, she would pass through the computer and stop to look at the screen. The video showed the surveillance of the field.

nThe video quality was good.

nWhen she saw a certain spot in the video, Xiao Lingyu shivered and woke up immediately.

nShe found her phone and made a call. As soon as the call was connected, Xiao Lingyu said anxiously, “Uncle Chengbang, quick, someone is setting a fire on Xiao Chengcai’s land!”

nWhen Xiao Chengbang heard that, he immediately replied, “Alright, we’ll rush over now.” The moment he said that the flames ignited. He said, “Not good. The fire has already started.”

nAfter saying that, he hung up the phone. Together with the three other guards, they grabbed the fire extinguishing tools and quickly ran to the place where the fire was.

nXiao Lingyu was extremely anxious. She ran to her parent’s room. She knocked on the door fiercely as she said, “Dad, Mom, someone is setting fire to the strawberry field.”

nHearing this, Mother Xiao and Father Xiao opened the door and asked in shock, “What? Is someone setting fire to the field? Who is so horrid?”

nFather Xiao said anxiously, “No matter what, we have to go there now. No, we need to get the villagers’ help to put out the fire.” Thankfully, the field was close to a river. Xiao Lingyu also had the foresight to do a series of fire prevention and firefighting measures. But they needed people to operate.

n“Yes, I’ll go inform everyone.” Mother Xiao turned to Xiao Lingyu and instructed, “Yu ‘Er, you stay at home and are not allowed to go out, understand?”

nXiao Lingyu nodded.

nMother Xiao took out a loudspeaker and shouted loudly, “There’s a fire! Please help! There’s a fire!”

nThe people who were sleeping soundly immediately woke up when they heard about the fire. They asked the people beside them. “Did you hear that?”

n“That’s right. It sounds like Qiuying.”

n“Let’s go and take a look. Bring a bucket!”

n“Yeah, I’ll go too.”

n“Make sure the elderly and children stay at home. It’s dangerous with too many people!”

n“Okay!”

nEveryone received the news and came out of their homes with fire extinguishing tools. They asked, “Qiuying, Where’s the fire?”

nChen Qiuying said, “The fire is at the strawberry field.”

nThe villagers ran to Tai Ping Field. It usually took about ten minutes to walk from the village to the Tai Ping Field. But this time, they ran the journey in three minutes.

nWhen they arrived, the fire was already burning.

nThe fire started from Xiao Chengcai’s field and quickly spread in all directions.

nSince there was kerosene as an accelerant, the fire started quickly.

nEven though Xiao Chengbang and the other three guards used fire extinguishers, they could not put out the fire in time.

nUnder the high heat, the plastic shed paper quickly melted. The fire quickly spread and started to burn everything.

nThe Gong Family also received the news. Old Master Gong quickly ordered everyone in the family to help extinguish the fire.

n“Quick, go and help!” Old Master Gong urged, “Tianhao, quick, there are still a few fire extinguishers in the house. Each of you will take one and bring it with you.”

nThe others picked up the fire extinguishers and ran to the place where the fire broke out.

nAfter everyone left, Old Master Gong paced around the room a few times. He was really worried about Xiao Lingyu, so he brought his flashlight and went to the Xiao residence to take a look.

nWhen he arrived at the Xiao residence and saw that the lights were bright, Old Master Gong shouted, “Lingyu, Lingyu…”

nHowever, no one responded.

nThis made him extremely anxious as he muttered to himself, “She wouldn’t have run off to save the fire, right? She is pregnant! What should I do? No, I need to find her!” He left the Xiao Family and headed towards the strawberry field.

nOn the way, someone saw him and asked in shock, “Old Master, are you going to help with the fire at your age?”

nOld Master Gong said anxiously, “Quick, get someone to look for Lingyu. That child might have gone to put out the fire as well. It’s too dangerous for her.”

n“What?” Someone was shocked, “This child has always been very steady in her actions. Why is she acting so rash now? Old Master, you don’t need to come along. You should go back to wait for the news.” After all, he was aged. If he went over, he would only be a hindrance.

nOld Master Gong was also very self-aware. He nodded and said, “Alright, I’ll go back now. Please look after the girl.”

n“Old Master, of course, we will.”

n…

nGong Tianhao followed Xiao Wang and Xiao Zhang to the place where the fire broke out. However, his eyes were sharp, and he saw two figures in the distance. One of them looked very much like Xiao Lingyu.

nThe two of them seemed to be arguing about something.

nGong Tianhao handed the fire extinguisher to Xiao Wang and said, “That figure seems to be Xiao Lingyu. I’ll go and take a look.”

nWhen Xiao Wang saw it, he exclaimed, “That does look like Xiao Lingyu. Wait, the other person is pushing her!”

nGong Tianhao did not care about anything else.. He ran over like the wind.

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