Chapter 96: Arson at Midnight



Most people are in a sweet dream after a hard day's work.

There were almost no people on the road.

In the big factories, all the workers had left by the evening. Except for a few places where people were on guard, other places were locked and deserted.

The same is true for textile mills.

At this time, a figure quietly appeared in the dark, hunched over, and slowly approached the textile factory.

He skillfully climbed over the door of the textile factory, entered, and then moved towards the warehouse.

Soon, he walked to the warehouse and locked onto one of the places.

He put down what he was holding, then fumbled in his pocket. In the moonlight, he took out the key and skillfully opened the door of the warehouse in front of him.

Seeing the door slowly open, revealing a box full of Dacron, the visitor showed a satisfied smile on his face.

Then he bent down and picked up something that was on the ground. It was vaguely visible that it was a bottle of wine.

He picked up the wine and pretended to splash it on the cloth in front of him, once, twice, three times...

The more he splashed, the more excited and thrilled his face became, as if he saw something he wanted waving at him.

Until all the wine in the bottle was poured out.

He stuffed the bottle into his arms and then took out another object from his pocket.

Just as he was picking up something and was about to take action, a voice suddenly sounded from behind him without warning.

"Cao Jiandang, what are you doing in the middle of the night?"

That's right, the man in front of the warehouse was Cao Jiandang! At this moment, the moonlight reflected his instantly pale face and his stiff back.

He didn't even dare to move.

For a moment, his mind went blank, and even his legs seemed to be filled with lead, stiff in place.

But soon, there were footsteps behind him and the light of a flashlight.

Cao Jiandang reacted instantly.

No, he couldn't be discovered. If he was discovered, if what he had done was known, he would be finished.

Thinking of this, Cao Jiandang immediately turned around and ran out of the factory.

He ran very fast, using all his strength.

"Stop, don't run!"

"Cao Jiandang, we have recognized it is you."

"I am not Cao Jiandang, I am not Cao Jiandang, you have the wrong person." Cao Jiandang retorted subconsciously.

The people behind him were still chasing him, and Cao Jiandang was about to run to the factory gate.

He was delighted.

As long as I run out of the factory and don't get caught.

Even if they knew that he was Cao Jiandang, so what? He would pretend that he didn't know about it tomorrow. Even if they asked, he would just deny it.

Yes, that's it!

Just when Cao Jiandang's face was full of joy and he was about to rush out of the factory gate.

Suddenly, three people appeared in front of him and grabbed him. No matter how he struggled, he could not move.

But when Cao Jiandang saw clearly one of the people in front of him, he was stunned for a moment, his face full of shock.

"Xu, Xu Aiguo, how could it be, how come you are here!?"

Next to Xu Aiguo were two people from the factory, but Cao Jiandang didn't know them.

At this time, the people who were originally chasing Cao Jiandang also caught up.

"Cao Jiandang, it really is you."

The voice sounded familiar. Cao Jiandang slowly turned around and saw the serious face of Deputy Director Li among the people behind him.

It’s over, it’s over! At this moment, Cao Jiandang felt as if something in his head had exploded.

"Cao Jiandang, tell me, in the middle of the night, you sneaked into the factory and opened the door of the warehouse. What were you planning to do?" asked Deputy Director Li.

He then signaled to others to escort Cao Jiandang towards the warehouse.

"No, nothing, Director, I didn't do anything. I just remembered that I left something in the factory and came back to look for it." Cao Jiandang tried his best to find an excuse.

"Oh, you dropped something and came back to look for it? Cao Jiandang, I guess you wouldn't believe this if you told them to others. Look at these cloths. We can see clearly that you just poured something on them."

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Deputy Director Li didn't need to pick up the cloth; the air here was filled with a strong smell of alcohol.

At this time, Cao Jiandang, who was struggling, dropped something hidden in his arms. Although it fell to the ground and shattered, everyone recognized that it was a wine bottle! At this time, Cao Jiandang's palm was also pried open, revealing the contents.

It was a box of matches! It was over! When all these things were turned out, Cao Jiandang completely gave up struggling and making excuses! "Cao Jiandang, tell me, what do you want to do?"

"You switched the warehouse keys, made your own keys, opened the warehouse in the middle of the night, poured wine on the cloth, and brought matches with you. Tell me, did you intend to set the warehouse on fire?"

The word "arson" instantly touched Cao Jiandang's nerves.

"I'm not, I don't, I don't!"

Even if Cao Jiandang had this in mind, he would certainly deny it on the surface.

Otherwise, once he was accused of arson and admitted it, he would be completely finished.

"Okay, since you don't admit it, then call the police and go to jail." Deputy Director Li waved his hand.

As soon as the words "call the police" were uttered, Cao Jiandang was immediately frightened. His legs went weak and he almost knelt down.

In this era, everyone is afraid of the police, and everyone is afraid of going to jail for calling the police.

"No, don't call the police, Director, please, don't call the police."

"I admit it, I admit it, it was me, I came here today just to set fire."

After saying this, Cao Jiandang became dejected and his head drooped.

He knew that no matter whether he admitted it or not, as long as he was caught and his stuff was searched out, he would be finished! "Cao Jiandang, the factory has been very kind to you, why did you do this? Do you know how much damage you will cause to the factory by deliberately setting fire to this batch of cloth today?"

"If we hadn't stopped you, once this batch of cloth had been damaged, you would not only be in jail, but you might even end up eating peanuts!"

Deputy Director Li's voice was very stern, and his scolding was very frightening in such a quiet night! Cao Jiandang certainly knew what the consequences would be if something went wrong with this batch of cloth.

But in Cao Jiandang's plan, even if something went wrong with this batch of cloth, the consequences would not be borne by him, but by...

"Cao Jiandang, actually you are doing this to frame me." At this time, Xu Aiguo, who had been silent, spoke.

When these words were spoken, Cao Jiandang's heart skipped a beat. He immediately looked up at Xu Aiguo, his eyes full of horror.

What Xu Aiguo said afterwards made him even more frightened.

"Let me guess, what are you going to do?"

"In fact, your main purpose is not to burn this batch of cloth. You want to frame me and deliberately create the illusion that this batch of cloth is about to catch fire and be burned, and then you come out to put out the fire."

"In this way, you become the hero who put out the fire, and I, Xu Aiguo, will bear the blame for failing to supervise the child properly."


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