Reborn Spicy Little Wife

Chapter 218 Winning at the Finish Line

Under the dark night sky and drizzling rain in the low-lying area, a raging fire suddenly broke out, illuminating half the sky.

The dozen or so tenants around Zhang Yue's house, who had already gone to sleep, were awakened by the crackling sound of burning and thick smoke, and they all got up and fled.

However, the doors and windows could not be opened, and the cries and shouts, along with the sounds of burning, were carried away by the raging wind.

The blocked wells nearby shattered any hope of rescue, and death drew ever closer.

Zhou Yuan and the other bodyguards, hiding in the shadows, watched the raging fire not far away and secretly felt fortunate.

Fortunately, they acted quickly, otherwise the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law would have been burned to death inside.

Luo Ning, standing next to them, clenched his fists, his eyes flashing with hatred.

Hello, field mouse! I'm very happy!

What kind of twisted fate led her to keep encountering arsonists?

Suddenly, a flustered figure appeared in Luo Ning's line of sight. Her pupils contracted, and she hurriedly snatched the panicked spoon away, grabbed a rag from her spatial storage and stuffed it into his mouth. She then gave Zhou Yuan and the other three a wink, and the group disappeared together.

A menacing-looking scarred man emerged from the firelight, observed the area carefully for a while but found nothing amiss, then swaggered back home.

Qiangzi felt the wind whistling in his ears and his feet were like they were on fire. He didn't know how long it had been before he stopped. Due to inertia, he lurched forward and almost fell flat on his face.

He turned around and saw Luo Ning and the four men walking away. He wiped his sweat, his legs trembling, and ran back, his face contorted with grief. He told Luo Ning, "Fire! Fire! Fire! There's a fire at Sister Xu's place! Many people are imprisoned..."

Before he could finish speaking, Luo Ning disappeared, only her distant voice could be heard, "Qiangzi, hurry back to the military region and report the news, send people to put out the fire!"

"Alright!" Qiangzi wiped his face and limped back as fast as he could.

By the time he called the troops over, the fire had been largely extinguished, and almost all the trapped people had been rescued.

Qiangzi searched all around but couldn't find Luo Ning or the four men.

He returned to the hospital looking disheveled and rushed into Xie Chang'an's ward, "Brother Chang'an, Luo Ning..."

The door was suddenly pushed open, and Yang Zheng rushed in. "Chang'an, something's happened! A fire broke out tonight in the low-lying area where Xu Jianbin's wife lives. More than a dozen tenants were seriously injured, but we haven't found Xu Jianbin's wife or his mother! We suspect they might... You said Xu Jianbin is still locked up. If they find out about this..."

Qiangzi's eyes darted around, and he retreated to the table.

Xie Chang'an glanced at Qiangzi; this matter was definitely related to Luo Ning. "Don't tell him yet. Let's wait until we find him. Have you investigated the cause of the fire?"

"It was caused by careless burning of flammable materials!" Yang Zheng was extremely annoyed. He had just gone to the military headquarters to explain his situation, and then this happened when he came back.

Too many bad things have happened lately, I'm so worried!

He suddenly noticed Qiangzi by the table, and his face darkened. "What are you doing here?"

"I'll take care of Brother Chang'an. Luo Ning is on night watch here every day, it must be tiring. I'll take her place!" Qiangzi said with great confidence.

Yang Zheng nodded, feeling gratified. "You're not so bad after all. Chang'an didn't spoil you for nothing!"

A dozen minutes later, Yang Zheng left.

Qiangzi immediately closed the door and rushed to Xie Chang'an's bedside, lowering his voice to tell him everything he had seen.

Xie Chang'an's face was ashen, his fists clenched so tightly they cracked. Shangwadi was right near the military region, and yet someone dared to deliberately set fire to the area right under the military's nose and even besiege the masses. They were truly audacious.

Why was Luo Ning there at that time? She must have rescued those trapped people.

Where is she now, and what is she doing? What is the current situation between Zhang Yue and her mother-in-law?

At this moment, Luo Ning was in her rented room. The front door was locked and the back door was bolted. She took a shower in her private space, picked up a notebook, and sat under the lamp to write a project plan.

At four in the morning, in complete silence, Luo Ning closed the project proposal and a blueprint, and quietly left the house.

More than an hour later, Luo Ning pushed an empty cart into the morning market.

It was still early, and the morning market was deserted.

She had found out about the morning market from Tong Nan and hurried there under the cover of darkness.

Luo Ning found a secluded corner and started rummaging through things.

Rice, take it!

Take the noodles too!

We absolutely must get the oil!

Chickens, ducks, live fish, take them, take them...

Luo Ning took out everything she could think of that wasn't too outrageous and put it on the cart.

It was out of necessity to bother Aunt Tong; her house was far away, and the rental property couldn't be exposed because it involved the safety of Zhang Yue and the old lady.

She had no choice but to continue troubling Sister Tong, but she disliked owing favors, so she had to provide the cooking services.

She was stuck in the hospital every day and didn't have time to buy groceries, so she had no choice but to resort to this drastic measure.

Vegetables can be kept fresh for three days, so she only took three days' worth. Apart from various meats, she took more live food.

Sister-in-law Tong has a yard, so we can keep her there for the time being.

I take the most rice, flour, and oil, enough to last for a while. In the short term, I only need to buy some vegetables and seasonal fruits, and that will be fine.

She won the move this time and felt awesome.

That bitch Tian Susu never dreamed that her plan would be thwarted by herself.

Luo Ning rubbed his nose with his thumb, looking extremely smug.

Then he did push-ups by the stroller, waiting for dawn.

Because of her period, she reduced her exercise, but she still exercised every morning without fail.

As the weather grew cooler and the surroundings became more lively, Luo Ning finished her training and left the morning market, pushing her cart, which was completely covered by blankets. She returned to the military compound and used the key Tong Nan had given her to open the door to Tong Nan's house.

She glanced back at the way she came, then turned and pushed the cart inside.

Tong Nan came out after hearing the noise, and was slightly taken aback. "Girl, what's this?"

Luo Ning wiped away his sweat, pulled back the cover, and a large cart of goods was revealed.

"My God, where did all this come from?" Tong Nan couldn't believe how Luo Ning had managed to bring all this back.

"I went to the morning market and bought some nice things!" Luo Ning put down the cart and started moving the grain.

"My goodness, why didn't you call me when you went to the morning market? I could have helped out! All this stuff must have exhausted you. Go inside and have a drink of water and rest. I'll help carry it." Tong Nan hurriedly joined in carrying things, muttering to herself.

Luo Ning eventually escaped from the Tong family, and Tong Nan kept repeating it until her head was about to explode.

She returned to the guesthouse, went into a private room, took a shower, changed her clothes, and then went to the military hospital to report for duty.

Xie Chang'an was frowning at an unserious steamed bun when he saw Luo Ning. The thin ice in his eyes seemed to melt instantly as if it had met the sun.

"Luoning, have you eaten? Did you not sleep well last night? You look so tired." Xie Chang'an perked up instantly, asking all sorts of questions like a housekeeper.

"Just make do with this breakfast, I'll make you something delicious for lunch!" Luo Ning rubbed her sore arms, sat down in the chair, and used her chopsticks to pick up an improperly made steamed bun and bring it to Xie Chang'an's mouth.

She and Aunt Tong were busy getting off the bus and didn't have time to cook. She went back to take a shower, Aunt Tong tidied up the things she had sent back, and Qiangzi took the initiative to pick up the lunchbox, go to the canteen to get food, and bring it over.

Xie Chang'an turned his head, his refusal not being too obvious.

"So dramatic!" Luo Ning quickly finished the bun; she was starving after a busy night.

Qiangzi forced himself to finish the steamed bun, then snorted, "Pretentious!"

No wonder Brother Chang'an doesn't like steamed buns; these steamed buns are really awful.

Xie Chang'an shot him a glare, and Qiangzi immediately ran away with the pot lid on his head.

The world finally quieted down, and even the air felt wonderful. Xie Chang'an moved closer to the bed and began to ask the question that had been on his mind all night.