Late Qing Dynasty Executioner

Chapter 99 Bad News

"Wow!"

Seeing the light which was brighter than that of a candle, everyone started to make a noise.

Lighting is actually very important. Even on summer nights, it should be at least nine hours, and in winter it should be as long as twelve or thirteen hours. Such a long time is very friendly to children, but for adults, it is simply torture.

Not only is the darkness scary, but it's also really impossible to sleep for that long.

It’s not that everyone doesn’t want to get up and have fun, but they just want to get up and do something. But without light, they can’t see even if they get up, so they have no choice but to continue lying down.

"How long can these two ounces of oil keep shining?" asked Lao Nian.

Chen Gu thought for a moment and said, "It depends on the brightness. At this brightness, it will last for only an hour. But if we dim it by half, it will last for about two hours."

Chen Gu really knew the burning time of kerosene lamps, because although electricity was available in their area the year he was born, power outages were the norm for the next ten years or so, so every household had a kerosene lamp.

Lao Nian looked at the size of the Juyi Hall, then at the brightness of the kerosene lamp, nodded and said, "It will be enough even if we turn it down by half. It is a great blessing for Shao Shantou to get this black oil!"

When he arrived at the threshing ground, Chen took a stick of incense, lit it, tied it to the gasoline bottle, and then threw it out.

"Not only that, why don't you pick up this bucket of water and pour it over there and try it!" Chen Gu pointed to a bucket of water that had been prepared nearby and said to Lao Piao.

"Congratulations to Shao Shantou!"

There was only half a pound of gasoline in total, and it didn't last long before it went out.

As Chen Gu spoke, he picked up the remaining bottle of gasoline and walked out. Everyone stood up and followed him to see for themselves.

"What do you think of this Molotov cocktail?" Chen Gu asked everyone.

"Congratulations, congratulations!" Chen Gu clasped his fists in return and continued, "The remaining half a pound of oil is actually better than this lamp oil, but because it is too good, it is very flammable and is not suitable for lighting lamps. Otherwise, it will easily cause a fire.

"Congratulations, young master!"

Everyone was shocked. Even Lao Piao exclaimed: "What a powerful force! Not only is the fire huge, but it is also burning very fast!"

"It can't be extinguished by water?" Lao Piao asked in surprise. Although he was a little skeptical in his heart, he still walked over with a bucket of water and poured all the water over it.

Facts have proved that the fire could not be put out by extinguishing it. Not only could it not be extinguished by pouring out water, but the gasoline flowed with the water, causing the fire to spread even wider.

"Very good!" Zhang Haomin said excitedly, "This thing will definitely be very powerful when used to attack a city. As long as we use a catapult to throw the oil tank into the city, it will be easy to break the city."

But because it is flammable, it can be used against the enemy. Let me show you the power of this thing!"

Others also clasped their fists in congratulation, their faces filled with joy. Needless to say, this thing was a huge source of income. Even if Chen Gu took the lion's share, everyone could still have a sip of the soup.

The ignition point of gasoline is very low. The bottle fell on the stone slab of the threshing floor and broke. The gasoline immediately splashed everywhere and after it stained the lit incense head, it made a "boom" sound and a ball of flame with a diameter of two or three meters immediately burned violently.

Most of the houses of this era were made of wood, which were indeed very easy to ignite, and could even cause a whole camp to be burned down. However, doing so was somewhat against the will of Heaven, and Chen Gu would never do so unless it was absolutely necessary.

"It can also burn boats!" Lao Nian added, "This thing can't even be extinguished by water. As long as it weighs more than ten pounds, it can probably burn a boat. Congratulations to the young master for getting this powerful weapon!"

"Congratulations, Young Master!" Everyone followed suit and congratulated.

Chen Gu smiled and nodded, saying, "Let's go back to Zhongyi Hall to discuss the road exploration and construction. Such a good thing must be produced as soon as possible."

“Kick, kick, kick~!”

Just as everyone was about to return to Zhongyi Hall, they suddenly heard a rapid sound of horse hooves coming from afar, and everyone couldn't help but frown.

Ma Gai was not near the threshing ground, and even if there were people riding horses here, they would generally not gallop at full speed.

Soon a horse rushed over, and when Lao Nian saw the man on the horse, he frowned and said, "He is my brother from the sixth row."

The man got off the horse before the horse had even stopped. Lao Nian hurried over and asked, "What happened? Don't worry, take a deep breath, catch your breath first, and talk slowly. Even if it's a big deal, it doesn't matter at this moment!"

Although the visitor looked anxious, he tried several times but failed to speak. He had to take a few deep breaths as Lao Nian said. He then took the wine gourd handed to him by Lao Nian, took a sip of rice wine, and took a break before speaking.

"It was the old head shaking that had an accident."

Chen Gu couldn't help but clench his fists, but didn't say anything. Instead, he waited for the other party to continue speaking.

"Speak slowly. This won't happen in a moment. Explain it slowly from the beginning to the end!" Lao Nian's voice was also hurried, but he still advised the other party to calm down and speak slowly.

"It's the White Lotus Sect. Yesterday, a White Lotus Sect master came to Jiangjin and found Old Shaking Head. After the two of them fought, Old Shaking Head was seriously injured. Now he has fallen into a coma and is temporarily recovering in the city.

The White Lotus Sect also captured Zhang San. Scar ran away with all his might, and was then taken to the mountain stronghold by his brothers. He also fell into a coma at this time. "

Chen Gu couldn't help but frown, things didn't seem to make sense.

Lao Nian also felt something was wrong and frowned as he asked, "Are you sure it was someone from the White Lotus Sect who did it?"

“I’m not sure, but Scar said that the other party knew Old Shakehead. Judging from their conversation, he should be a member of the White Lotus Sect. However, Scar also said that the other party’s reaction was not normal and there were many doubts.

Scar also said that before Old Shaking Head took action, he had told him and Zhang San to escape on their own, so Scar escaped. Old Shaking Head told the young leader to move the stronghold to Fobaolai, not to leave, and not to worry about his life or death! "

Lao Nian couldn't help but look at Chen Gu.

Chen Gu sighed and said, "That's right. Maybe the other party is really the White Lotus Sect, but doing these things should be the intention of the court."

"What does Shao Shantou mean?" Zhang Haomin asked with a frown.

"We've been found out!" Chen Gu said with a wry smile.

"What was found out?" asked Lao Piao.

"Everything, it is very likely that the old man's sale of explosives has been discovered. No matter how much is discovered, it is irrelevant because the other party has already taken action against us. Now it depends on how we respond!
Well, at the same time, they are also testing our strength to see if we dare to come out, so as to judge our strength." Chen Gu said.

"What does Shao Shantou mean?" asked Lao Nian.

(End of this chapter)