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8. Bathe in the fire (8)

"The blood stain belongs to Xu Liang?" Gu Qingtong stared at the name on the test report and denied repeatedly, "No! It must be a mistake! I want to apply for a re-verification."

Forensics Zhao Hong couldn't hold on his face.

"Xiao Gu, I don't care if you question my work ability. But if you question the accuracy of these instruments, it's just unreasonable and unreasonable things to make trouble!"

"Brother Zhao, my wording is not very appropriate. But..."

Zhao Hong retorted: "If you have something to say, don't turn it around!"

Gu Qingtong nodded: "Okay, let me tell you the truth. I saw this shirt on a suspicious person with my own eyes. From the time level, the possibility of Xu Liang's blood is almost zero."

"Seeing is not necessarily true. You know, there are no two people in the world who have exactly the same DNA."

"Sorry, Brother Zhao, I'm too impatient."

After hearing the apology, Zhao Hong's tone eased.

"This is the result of the match. If we hadn't collected the DNA of all the people involved in the violent incident in Huayu School, our forensic evidence would not have been able to find the person corresponding to the bloodstain."

Gu Qingtong was deeply frustrated: "I thought the shirt was a key physical evidence, but in the end I was in vain."

"If you think about it, how can you do everything smoothly every time you investigate the case?" Zhao Hong comforted, "You have too much psychological pressure. One or two mistakes are nothing. If you really can't help, just read the clues again, and you may gain something."

Shi Dong forced a smile and said, "Brother Zhao, time is tight, the task is heavy, we don't have three heads and six arms!"

"No hurry, I have a good way." Zhao Hong said, "You can list the latest changes in the person involved and the places involved, and check them one by one, and you can always find something."

A few words were like enlightenment, and Gu Qingtong was very happy.

"Brother Zhao, you are so awesome. You wake up the dreamer with one sentence! I know what to check next!"

-

The investigation of the video data of the newly installed surveillance of Huayu School is tantamount to adding insult to the heavy workload of the serious crime team.

Gu Qingtong took all the extra chores, and also watched the video intently, focusing on her spirits. Playing at 8 times speed is her greatest limit.

The five cameras in the logistics warehouse not only capture images from multiple angles, but also have clear enough image quality.

After watching the video for the first three days, Gu Qingtong had no gains yet. She closed her eyes and took a break, but her brain kept thinking, hoping to find out the connection behind each clue.

Ji Heng appeared for the first time, the food street operation of the Crime Team failed, and a sudden explosion occurred in the cake shop, and Ji Heng disappeared.

Ji Heng appeared for the second time, and the question was not answered. He only said half of the words and disappeared without warning.

Ji Heng appeared for the third time. The serious crime team was having a headache about the case of violent injury on campus, and he had the same type of injury on his arm as the night in the Food Street...

The truth must be hidden in the deepest part of this messy clue!

Gu Qingtong suddenly opened her eyes and clicked on the surveillance video of the fourth day—

In the evening, a familiar figure appeared in the picture. He waved his hands a few times at the camera above the warehouse gate, and then made a funny face.

-

The fire inside the warehouse was too fierce, and even the colored steel plate roof was deformed. Two nearby fire hydrants were idle for a long time and were almost scrapped. In addition, the road was narrow and the fire truck could not enter. The firefighters had to take the original method to drain the garden irrigation water to extinguish the fire.

When Principal Wu Minhua arrived at the scene, the hill where the warehouse was located was already in flames.

In order to avoid the ignition of the mountains, the fire squadron leader proposed the final plan: give up the logistics warehouse and block the fire source in time.

The situation was urgent, and Wu Minhua immediately agreed.

"Principal Wu, you can't be so hasty-" the logistics director jumped and complained, "The equipment for next week's spring sports meet is all inside!"

"Let's order again when dawn is dawn. If it really doesn't work, the sports meeting will be postponed..."

"You are so arrogant that you don't care about money. The one who is in a difficult position is the people under us. We have a tight account and there is no surplus money. You can just cancel the sports meeting."

Wu Minhua didn't get angry: "No matter how much the loss is, you have to admit it! Can I let you go to the fire to save your life? Life safety must always be the first!"

The logistics director was in tears: "It won't take long, I'm afraid we won't even get our salary..."

Wu Minhua glared at him angrily and signaled that there were many people around him and that he would not continue talking.

"First find out the cause of the fire, and then discuss other matters at a meeting!"

"I……"

The logistics director silenced and was about to leave unhappily, but was stopped by Gu Qingtong halfway.

"Officer Gu, I have something urgent to do. Can you please ask me if you change the time?"

"No." Gu Qingtong asked, "Did you know in advance that someone lives in the warehouse?"

The logistics director took a step back in horror: "How is it possible? Our department's employees patrol four times a day, and there is also a security department, which checks the safety situation every day. The warehouse is so remote that students play hide-and-seek occasionally, so it is absolutely impossible for people to live in!"

Gu Qingtong played the video clips stored on her mobile phone, and her tone began to become unquestionable.

"What you see now is the three time points, 18:22 on March 3, 21:18 on March 6, and 23:26 on March 10, the surveillance footage."

The fire was reflected from afar on the Logistics Director's face, reflecting the subtle panic on his expression.

Without waiting for Gu Qingtong to ask, the logistics director said: "It is our negligence in work. Some employees are lazy and fooling around. As a department head, I have an unshirkable responsibility..."

Before his voice could go away, a sudden hurried cry for help came from the direction of the warehouse.

"Help, come and save people-"

Wu Minhua shouted loudly, causing waves of echoes in the mountains and forests.

The logistics director looked at Gu Qingtong with dumbfounded eyes: "Gu... Police Officer Gu, is the person captured by the surveillance monitor?"

"It's important to save people!"

Gu Qingtong ran without thinking and quickly ran back to the top of the mountain.

The surging flames were swept towards the sky beside the warehouse by the night wind. The window glass on both sides of the walls was shattered, and the flames raged and broke through the restrictions. Even the trees outside the wall were roasted as black as charcoal.

The fire was uncontrolled and the land was burning hot. Once you stepped on it, you could feel the burning of your feet through the soles of your shoes.

Despite this, Gu Qingtong still took a quick step, crossed the temporarily dug fire-blocking ditch and rushed to five meters in front of the warehouse.

The firefighters quickly stopped it: "Danger! Back!"

"There are people inside..."

Gu Qingtong suddenly stopped the second half of the sentence, and she saw Ji Heng-

He was scorched by the fire and emitted a dazzling red light throughout.

What's even more incredible is that he walked out of the warehouse without any strands. His expression was no different from before, calm and calm smile.

"He is there!" Gu Qingtong shouted, "Please save him quickly!"

As he was talking, a firefighter had already stepped forward to rescue and took Ji Heng out of the dangerous area. Gu Qingtong wanted to follow her, but was stopped again. The person who stopped her this time was Wu Minhua.

"Officer Gu," Wu Minhua whispered close to Gu Qingtong, "Come with me, I have something to say."

"Well, Principal Wu, I'm going to ask you something."

Gu Qingtong followed Wu Minhua to a safe area halfway up the mountain.

Unexpectedly, she had just gained a foothold and had not started asking questions yet, and she suffered a fierce blow to the head and lost consciousness instantly...

-

It seemed as if a cold liquid flowed into the blood and quickly circulated into the brain, cooling down the previously unbearable heat. The top of the head seemed to be directly exposed by high-brightness lights, which made people unable to squint their eyes before daring to look out.

"Sister Gu?"

"Xiao Gu, are you awake?"

"Doctor! Doctor--"

The eager call from her colleagues awakened Gu Qingtong. She tried hard to open her eyes and immediately saw the hospital uniform she was wearing. She subconsciously wanted to sit up.

Pan Shaofang hurriedly supported her: "Lying down and rest, don't move around!"

Wu Chen and Jin Haiyang, one left and one right, almost intimately called the doctor to the bedside: "You can help me see how our Sister Gu is recovering?"

The doctor told them responsibly that the patient was out of danger, but he had to stay in the hospital for observation for 24 hours.

"I'm fine," Gu Qingtong said in a silence, "I want to be discharged from the hospital."

Pan Shaofang sent the doctor away, turned his head, and he pretended to be angry and scolded: "As long as the doctor's advice, keep your health! Be careful to recover from the injury, and then talk about other things after all."

"But I have new clues!"

Gu Qingtong was too anxious to speak and couldn't help but cough a few times. She struggled to sit up straight, and Jin Haiyang immediately handed over a cup of warm water.

"Sister Gu, please listen to Team Pan's advice!"

With a bang, the door was pushed open from outside.

Wu Chen first walked into the ward, turned around and shouted outside the door: "She woke up, if you want to apologize, hurry up!"

Xu Liang's mother lowered her head and slowly moved into the ward. As soon as she walked to the front of the bed, she suddenly bowed deeply to Gu Qingtong.

"I'm sorry, Officer Gu, it's all my fault for not disciplined me, I've caused you to suffer..."

"Mama Xu?" Gu Qingtong looked confused, "What did you say?"

Wu Chen took over the conversation: "The night before yesterday, Xu Liang knocked you out. We have already controlled him, but with his age and current mental state, he cannot meet the filing standards."

"This is impossible!"

Gu Qingtong remembered quite clearly that on the night the fire broke out in the warehouse in the back mountain of Huayu School, no students appeared on the mountain, and those who participated in the firefighting were all faculty and staff. After all, the school had promised parents to ensure safety and would not let students take risks easily. She said: "At that time, the students on campus were all staying in the dormitory, and Principal Wu did not allow them to go up the mountain to put out the fire."

"Sister Gu, don't forget," Wu Chen put a patch in time, "Xu Liang is not a student on campus."

Xu Liang's mother whispered: "I went home after my hourly work. I was so tired that I slept very heavily. I had no impression of when the child ran out..."
Chapter completed!
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