House?

House?

"Viscount Houston is the Speaker of the Lower House in Galan Province. This little loss is nothing to him."

"I think this is suspicious. Rat Hunters aren't novices—how could one make such a mistake?"

"I also heard rumors that Viscount Houston's winery is poorly managed."

"Their vineyards are the worst-managed in the area."

"I suspect something must have happened inside the winery." Yang Bo had not expected everyone to start chattering about these bits of information.

But on second thought, it made sense. They were all locals—who didn't know what everyone else was like? Besides, the Viscount had to hire workers. If any workers saw something, they would surely gossip about it in private.

"The meeting is starting. Because Viscount Houston's winery caught fire, everyone will be inspecting various locations from now on. Make sure those places have proper fire-prevention measures in place." The Sheriff of the East District Sheriff's Office laid out the upcoming work during the meeting.

Night patrols were unaffected, but daytime patrols would need to inspect businesses and residential areas to see whether their fire-prevention precautions were properly prepared.

When fighting a fire, the first moments were the most important. At the very beginning, perhaps two basins of water could solve the problem. But if the flames were allowed to spread, then it would be another matter entirely.

Yang Bo had thought that would be the end of it, but the matter only grew worse afterward. It was said that Houston Winery had suffered losses of one hundred thousand Gold Coins. Some of the wine was supposedly over a century old, not to mention the brewing equipment and the barrels.

It was said that the barrels were the most valuable. Wine brewed in those barrels had a distinctive flavor, and some barrels had supposedly been