CHAPTER 156: CHAPTER 156: A NARROW ESCAPE FROM THE FIRE

"Uncle, Second Sister, why are you so surprised? I’m not dead."

Ningwan walked over from behind.

The guests automatically made way, all looking at her in astonishment.

Not only Ningwan, Zhan Hanjue was also by her side, his face sullen.

Aside from some dirt and singed hair, both appeared unharmed.

"How can this be? Impossible, you were inside, why weren’t you burned to death?" Ye Xuan’s eyes widened, her face pale, muttering incredulously.

Ningwan sneered, her dark eyes looking at her: "Second Sister, surprised? It seems like you were hoping for my death. But I’m sorry to disappoint you and Uncle, I’m still alive."

"Boss, it’s great that you’re okay, I’m sorry boss, it’s all my fault. I should have noticed earlier, it’s all my fault."

Wu and Jin Yingzi were both surprised and delighted to see Zhan Hanjue.

Coming to his senses, Wu knelt before Zhan Hanjue with a thud, apologizing.

Jin Yingzi, tears streaming down her face, sobbed, "Mr. Zhan, it’s so good that you’re alright."

"Miss Ye, thank goodness you’re okay," Tingyu also approached Ningwan, moved as well.

Ye Henghui was shocked and stunned, but he finally came to his senses at this moment.

He hurried to Ningwan, tears streaming down his face again in excitement: "Ningwan, it’s good that you’re alright. Uncle was really scared to death, thank goodness you’re okay, otherwise how could I face your father."

"What Uncle said is really touching, I almost believed it." Ningwan sneered.

Ye Henghui’s face stiffened, hastily raising his hand to swear, "Ningwan, you don’t believe me? Uncle can swear, I really didn’t know about this fire, I don’t know how it started. But don’t worry, I will thoroughly investigate, find the cause, find the culprit, and give you an explanation."

"You can save that explanation for Zhan Hanjue!" Ningwan said.

Zhan Hanjue looked at him coldly.

Ye Henghui shivered in fear.

Zhan Hanjue signaled to Wu with a glance.

Wu nodded.

Immediately made a call, summoned many people, and even called the police.

"Everyone can disperse now, since Mr. Ye has passed and still doesn’t rest peacefully, causing such a fire. Everyone should leave quickly, lest Mr. Ye takes you with him," Wu urged the guests aloud.

The guests, upon hearing this, ran away in fright.

Not to mention being taken by Mr. Ye, even in such a situation, they had to leave quickly to avoid being affected.

Soon, the Ye Family house was surrounded.

There were both police officers and people from the Zhan Family.

The police first investigated the fire scene, quickly determining it was arson.

Then they questioned Ningwan and Zhan Hanjue, learning they escaped through a secret passage, all revealing surprised expressions.

Even Ye Henghui and Ye Xuan’s eyes widened.

A secret passage?

What secret passage?

Ningwan sneered, "Uncle forgot? This was the earliest old house of the Ye Family, which had an escape passage. It was to prevent war, blocked at the front, giving the family a way out."

Ye Henghui’s face stiffened; he had indeed forgotten.

This was a memory from his childhood, so many years had passed, how could he still remember?

Ye Xuan immediately frowned, questioning her father: "What escape passage? Why don’t I know anything about it?"

Ningwan smiled again: "Second Sister, I should thank you for this. I wasn’t as lucky as you as a child, able to stay at the Ye Family’s old house, running around the courtyard. When I was five, visiting with my parents, you locked me in this room. At that time, scared and unable to get out, I stumbled upon this passage. But it was so many years ago, you might have forgotten, given the many pranks you’ve pulled on me, how could you remember such a small thing."

Ye Xuan’s face turned ugly.

She had indeed forgotten.

So, Ningwan and Zhan Hanjue escaped through the passage?

"Why? Why won’t you die? Ningwan, why won’t you die?"

Ye Xuan hysterically shouted in rage.

Ningwan’s survival nearly drove her to collapse, and she could no longer maintain her composure, screaming madly.

Zhan Hanjue’s bodyguards restrained her.

Ye Henghui, with a pale face, seemed to suddenly realize something, saying to Zhan Hanjue and Ningwan: "It’s her, she’s the one who set the fire. It has nothing to do with me, I know nothing about it."

Li Meifeng, hearing this, widened her eyes in disbelief.

Then she rushed over and slapped Ye Henghui.

"You beast, she’s your daughter, and you pushed all the blame onto her."

"What do you mean I shifted the blame? This is the truth." Ye Henghui hardened his heart, insisting it was Ye Xuan.

Ye Xuan laughed and cried hysterically.

"Ningwan, why do you have to live? Why. All of it should have been mine, why did you take it away."

This made it easy for the police.

They directly took Ye Henghui and his daughter away, some others were also taken for questioning, while some were allowed to leave after a few questions.

The once prosperous Ye Family was thus disbanded like monkeys scattering from a falling tree.

Mr. Ye’s coffin still lay in the mourning hall, but even the number of people keeping vigil was few.

His two daughters’ families, seeing what happened, to avoid being implicated and suspected by Zhan Hanjue.

Ordered their wives and children to leave immediately, forbidding them to keep vigil there.

The elder aunt, of course, did not hesitate. In fact, without her husband reminding her, she also didn’t want to stay, fearing she would be implicated.

The younger aunt sobbed, unwilling to leave, but was forcibly pulled away by her husband and children.

With Ye Henghui’s family taken away, only Ye Henghuang’s family was left to keep vigil in the hall.

In the middle of the night, the house suddenly caught fire again.

The blaze was fierce and violent.

Ye Henghuang immediately fled with his people, as the fire extinguishers in the house were all broken, even if they weren’t afraid, they couldn’t put out the fire.

Thus, the century-old house of the Ye Family was reduced to ruins overnight.

The next day, the police came and finally determined it was the remaining embers from the previous fire.

With the dry and windy conditions at night, the fire reignited.

These were things Ningwan learned the next day.

After the police took Ye Henghui’s family, Zhan Hanjue looked at Ningwan, seemingly wanting to say something.

But before he spoke, Mrs. Chen arrived.

"Young Master, the old lady wants you to return." Mrs. Chen cast a cold glance at Ningwan, speaking to Zhan Hanjue.

The man lowered his eyes slightly, nodded, and left with his people.

Ningwan frowned, watching the man’s departing figure, and sighed softly.

Tingyu also whispered, "Miss Ye, we should leave too."

Ningwan nodded and left with Tingyu.

Wangyue waited for them at the hotel.

Seeing them return, she happily greeted them: "Finally, you’re back, why did it take so long? Miss Ye, what’s wrong with your face? It’s all dirty. I heard the Ye Family caught fire, are you alright?"