Chapter 28: The Great Fire

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  In an instant, Ye Han's figure appeared near the hotel in the scenic area. Looking around, he saw that the place on fire was indeed his own hotel. The nine-story hotel had its lower four floors engulfed by flames, and the fire was rapidly spreading upwards. It was unclear how the fire started.

  Ye Han and Ye Zhuang lived on the top floor of the hotel. Perhaps due to the sudden outbreak of the fire, many tourists staying in the hotel were unable to escape in time and were trapped in their rooms upstairs. Many people opened the hotel windows and desperately waved for help towards the crowd below, each person's face filled with unspeakable horror and fear.

  At the current rate of fire spread, if rescue is not timely, I'm afraid that within an hour, everyone who can't escape from the entire floor will be buried in the sea of flames.

  In front of the hotel, a crowd had gathered, including staff from the hotel and tourists who had escaped, as well as guests from neighboring hotels. They stood in small groups, watching the raging fire and hearing the cries for help from upstairs, shaking their heads and sighing in despair, unable to do anything to help.

  The fire was so big that even standing far away, you could feel the heat burning your skin, let alone getting close. Whoever dared to rush into the building to rescue people would absolutely be sending themselves to their death.

  Four fire trucks from the scenic area's fire brigade had just arrived, firefighters were anxiously pulling out hoses, and some other firefighters were preparing to raise a ladder to rescue tourists on the upper floors of the hotel. However, the hotel was surrounded by flames on all sides, making it impossible for the ladder to get close, leaving them helpless as they watched the fire spread upwards bit by bit.

  Several ambulances from the hospital also rushed over and stopped on the square, ready to rescue the injured.

  Ye Han's eyes were as sharp as electricity, and from a distance, he saw the big head poking out of the window on the 9th floor of the hotel, far to the east. Who else could it be but Ye Zhuang? Ye Zhuang was still wearing his pajamas, his hair disheveled, clearly having woken up not long ago, perhaps startled awake by the fire in his sleep.

  When Ye Han rushed into the square in front of the hotel, Ye Zhuang seemed to have found him too. He frantically waved his hands and burst out crying, with a mixture of snot and tears.

  The sound of the wind, the sound of fire, the murmurs of the crowd and the cries for help from tourists upstairs were all mixed together, making it extremely chaotic. Ye Zhuang was on the 9th floor, shouting at the top of his lungs, but the other tourists in the square couldn't hear what he was saying. But how sharp were Ye Han's ears? All he heard was Ye Zhuang's mouth repeating over and over: "Boss, save me!"

  Just as Ye Han was about to withdraw his gaze and think of a way to rescue the people, he suddenly saw that in one of the windows on the eighth floor below Ye Zhuang, a familiar girl's figure also poked out half her body, similarly waving for help. Her delicate little face was covered with tears.

  "It's Tang Xue... she didn't make it out either! Where are her two bodyguards?" Ye Han gazed deeply at Tang Xue, sighing quietly.

  Ye Han is a man who values emotions and righteousness, for his family and friends, he considers them more important than his own life. Ye Zhuang is his childhood friend, when in danger, he will definitely go all out to rescue him. As for Tang Xue, considering Tang Shuang's face, if possible, he would also take the opportunity to save her. And as for those other tourists, under the condition of ensuring his own safety, Ye Han doesn't mind being a hero once.

  Ye Han was a cultivator who deeply believed that every life he saved would accumulate good karma for himself. In Buddhist terms, it was like building a seven-story pagoda, and the underworld's ledger of life and death would also record a merit for him. Years ago, when he followed his master on a journey across the land, practicing medicine and treating illnesses, he had saved countless patients and accumulated countless good deeds. After Ye Han's soul was reborn, he sometimes thought that perhaps it was due to the good karma he had accumulated in his past life that he could be reborn after failing to transcend the calamity; otherwise, if he failed to transcend the calamity, under the impact of the heavenly thunderbolt, nine out of ten times it would have been a complete destruction of both body and spirit.

  So when encountering such a crisis in front of him, Ye Han would do his best to save someone if he could, and wouldn't just stand by and watch as a life slipped away.

  Ye Han's killings were decisive, but only targeted at his opponents. If someone encroached on his interests or endangered the personal safety of his family and friends, no matter who the other party was, he would not be polite.

  Standing in the crowd, Ye Han furrowed his brow, thinking quickly of ways to rescue Ye Zhuang and Tang Shuang. His eyes scanned around, suddenly spotting Tang Xue's two bodyguards, Wang Chen and Li Gang, standing at the very front of the crowd. Just a dozen meters in front of them was the hotel entrance, but it had already been sealed off by the raging fire, making it impossible for ordinary people to rush in.

  Wang Chen was on the phone, seemingly seeking help from someone. Li Gang suddenly appeared with several quilts, all of which were already soaked in water. He tightly wrapped one of the quilts around his body, looking like he wanted to rush into the hotel to rescue people. However, the fire was too intense, and rushing in would be suicidal, so he hesitated.

  Ye Han walked up to the two of them with big strides and patted their shoulders.

  "Yehan? You... why weren't you in the hotel?" Wang Chen and Li Gang turned around to see him, first stunned, then blurted out.

  Ye Han said: "I got up early and went out for a walk. When I came back, I found that there was a fire... Do you know what happened?"

  Wang Chen angrily said, "According to some hotel staff who escaped, it's possible that someone intentionally set the fire. You can still smell the strong gasoline odor in the air! Humph, Li Gang and I suspect that this arson case is related to Miss Tang Er!"

  Ye Han's eyes narrowed and he frowned, saying: "What does it have to do with Tang Xue? How should I put it?"

  Wang Chen's eyes flashed with anger, and he said in a deep voice: "The Tang family is one of the most powerful families in China, and their influence has been increasing in recent years in the fields of politics, military, and business. The prosperity of the Tang family may have caused some other forces to become jealous and resentful. Some people, in order to achieve certain unmentionable goals, are using despicable means to attack the Tang family, trying to disrupt their plans and destroy their stability. Hmph! These kinds of people will not come to a good end!"

  Li Gang was wrapped in a wet blanket, with only his face exposed. As the fire grew bigger, he didn't dare to rush into the hotel. After listening to Wang Chen's words, he inserted a sentence with a look of anger and regret: "When it was almost dawn, Wang Chen went out for a run outside the hotel, I stayed behind to protect Miss Two. Later, when I heard someone knocking on Miss Two's door, I opened the door to take a look and found a figure hastily leaving. I suspected that something bad might happen, so I followed him all the way out of the hotel. By the time I realized I might have been deceived, I rushed back to the hotel, only to find that the fire had already started..."

  He clenched his fists, the joints cracking with a "crack" sound, and angrily said: "This is a premeditated action by the other party, specifically targeting Miss Tang Er. Alas, it's all my fault for being too careless!"