Chapter 69
The scorching temperature outside the door soon made the people in the room sweat profusely, and the thick smoke began to seep into the room. If this continued, they would choke to death even if they were not burned to death.
There were no windows in the woodshed, and the only door was still blocked by the fire, making it impossible to get out. Ye Zhuoyu punched the wall angrily, but to no avail.
Zhao Zhiming did not expect that these villagers would burn him to death as well, so he quickly shouted: "Are you crazy? I'm still in there! Get me out quickly!"
"Telling our secrets to others makes you a traitor, and this is the fate of a traitor!"
"It's not me. What I didn't want to say was them..."
He suddenly realized the cup of tea he had drank, "No, they drugged me, not me who exposed me! You believe me, we have been working together for so many years, how could I suddenly betray you?"
But the villagers outside did not accept this, and just sneered and said: "It has happened, who cares why you did it. If you are exposed, you are exposed. To be on the safe side, you should go to hell with them!"
Ye Qingran raised his eyebrows and looked at Zhao Zhiming: "It seems that you are quite united, but you are not within the scope of their unity."
"How long has it been since this happened, and you still have the heart to make such a joke!"
Even after knowing Zhao Zhiming's true identity, Ye Yunlian still couldn't help but protect him, and even wanted to secretly untie the rope that tied him.
After seeing Ye Yunlian's attitude, Zhao Zhiming said to her: "I knew you loved me, Lian'er. I had no choice but to do those things. I only thought that way to fit in with the group. I won't sell you. You He was so kind to me, I still remember him!"
"If you dare to let him go, I'll tie you up too."
Ye Qingran looked at them coldly and said this to Ye Yunlian.
Ye Yunlian paused, but gave up helping Zhao Zhiming.
Although she still hopes that Zhao Zhiming can give her a new life and treat her well, the fire is now critical. If she is also tied up, she may really have no chance of living.
Seeing that the only chance of survival disappeared, Zhao Zhiming began to curse, but even so, Ye Yunlian did not dare to say anything, let alone help him again.
Ye Qingran was too lazy to pay attention to him, and just kept calm to check the situation in the house.
She called Ye Zhuoyu and Chu Qingyun to move all the firewood and straw near the door to the opposite corner, trying her best to delay the spread of the fire.
After doing this, she carefully checked the situation in the house. Others were walking around anxiously, a little desperate.
The fire was getting bigger and bigger, and the temperature was getting higher and higher. They were sweating profusely, and even taking off their outer robes didn't help.
Ye Qingran groped the wall and the dirt floor, and finally found some clues under a pile of firewood behind Zhao Zhiming.
"Come here and help me move this."
Hearing this, Ye Zhuoyu and Chu Qingyun took action together and quickly moved the wood away.
Underneath the wood, there was still plain earth. Ye Qingran squatted down and pushed aside the tightly pressed earth with his hands, revealing a wooden board surrounded by iron sheets, with an iron ring on the side facing her.
She tried to pull the board up by relying on the iron rings, but the board was too heavy. She didn't want to expose her martial arts in front of so many people, so she turned her attention to Chu Qingyun.
Chu Qingyun understood what she meant, and immediately stepped forward to grab the iron ring and lift it with all his strength.
The remaining soil on it was shaken away and splashed to the feet of others.
"It's a secret passage."
Chu Qingyun's tone did not fluctuate, but the news made everyone excited. They had a chance to escape!
"Secret passage? You can't leave me here. I want to get out too. I won't dare to have evil thoughts again! Please help me, please, I don't want to die..."
Ye Qingran ignored him and asked Chu Qingyun, "Are you sure it's safe?"
Chu Qingyun smiled: "Is there anything more unsafe than now?"
He jumped in without waiting for her answer, "I'll go in and take a look."
"Be careful." Ye Qingran warned.
In fact, she had been checking the woodshed precisely because she heard the couple mention the secret of demolishing the house, which was a means of survival they had left for themselves.
And when she and Chu Qingyun dealt with them before, they also tried to escape from here, so she felt confident.
Besides, these villagers didn't even discover that the couple was missing, let alone discover this tunnel.
She guessed that this group of people only cooperated, not harmoniously, and did not have many connections. In addition, the couple lived at the entrance of the village, far away from the center of the village, so it was normal for no one to pay attention.
And their negligence became their only way to escape.
"No problem, come down."
Chu Qingyun's voice came. The entrance to the secret passage was a bit high. He stretched out his hand towards Ye Qingran, "Let me help you."
She didn't refuse, and used his strength to reach the secret passage. Then she said: "Brother, after your parents come down, bring Zhao Zhiming down with you. Don't let go."
"it is good."
This secret passage leads outside the village. Although it is not far from the village, the villagers never thought that they could come out alive, so they were naturally unprepared.
Worried about Zhao Zhiming yelling, Ye Qingran randomly found a piece of cloth and blocked his mouth. Then she thought about it and said, "We can't leave yet. If we leave, we will still have food here." In their villages, countless passers-by will be sold into slavery by them.”
She pondered for a while and said, "I have a way. Let's put out the fire first. I will go to negotiate with them later."
Ye Guodong disagreed with her statement. After all, they had managed to escape. If they went back, they might do some crazy things. Could they escape a second time?
Ye Qingran noticed his worry and comforted him: "Don't worry, I will never make the same mistake twice."
Ye Guodong nodded and let her go.
There were many of them, and the fire was extinguished quickly. Except for the firewood shed, which was completely burned, the rest of the yard was relatively safe, and the room where they slept was not affected.
Ye Qingran was about to go out to find the villagers alone, but Ye Zhuoyu and Chu Qingyun were worried and wanted to go with her.
She thought for a while and said: "Then let Chu Qingyun go with me. Brother, you stay at home and protect your parents, and don't let Zhao Zhiming run away. Also, don't let this guy talk to my little sister again, so as not to cause trouble again. .”
After saying that, she took Chu Qingyun out for a long time.
At this time, the villagers had already returned home. Even though they had just started to kill them, these people did not feel any guilt in their hearts. They must have been used to it.