Chapter 275 Sooner or later, there will be retribution...
Explosions continued to sound one after another, and thousands of villagers watched the scene in horror. Classrooms were reduced to ruins in the fire as the explosions sounded.
Before we knew it, day had dawned and around seven o'clock Director Geng and his men arrived.
After on-site observation, the fire came from gasoline.
In other words, a large number of explosive packs were placed in the school, and then gasoline was poured on it.
Such a serious retaliation incident happened right under Director Geng’s nose, which not only slapped Director Geng in the face, but also was a provocation to the police.
Director Geng reported the matter to the county public security bureau. At around nine o'clock, the police chief and county leaders rushed over.
The county leaders were very angry and demanded that the Public Security Bureau solve the case within three days.
As for the school’s losses this time, they will be borne entirely by the government.
After seeing off the leaders, Li Hongjun led more than 2,000 villagers to clean up the ruins in the afternoon.
Zhou Yong went to the county town and asked Chen Pingliang to buy cement and sand building materials...
Ma San naturally would not be idle, and was communicating with the Education Bureau about the issue of student placement.
Primary schools can have holidays, but junior high schools and high schools must attend classes as normal, otherwise it will affect the children’s test scores.
In the evening, the broadcast sounded, and all the junior and high school students in Huaixi Village were placed in the Hongqi Township School for classes.
As for the primary school students, their summer vacation was started early, which made Li Jingan and Zhou Kerou very happy.
The brother and sister were jumping for joy, but Zhou Kexin, Li Jingchu and Li Jingen were upset.
From then on, the three siblings had to leave home more than an hour in advance to go to school on foot, and even if they rode a bicycle it would still take more than half an hour.
Li Baotian smiled and said, "You should be content. More than ten years ago, if you wanted to go to school in the countryside, you had to walk for more than three hours..."
Zhou Kexin sighed: "Grandpa, there are only two bicycles at home, my mom rides one to work, my dad rides one to work, and we have to walk to school every day.
After middle school, I had to walk back, then walk to school, and then walk back again after school in the afternoon. My God, we waste four or five hours a day on the road..."
Li Baotian couldn't help but frown after hearing what Zhou Kexin said.
At this time Zhou Yong came back, and Zhou Kexin reported the problem to her father.
Zhou Yong pondered for a while, and a smile gradually appeared on his face.
"It's easy to solve this problem. The brigade will send a carriage to pick you up. We will also arrange a place for you to have lunch at noon so you don't have to run back and forth..."
Picking them up is not only about saving time, but more importantly, it ensures the safety of the children.
After all, the public security situation in Hongqi Township is more complicated than that in Huaixi Village...
When the announcement was made the next day, many families with students cheered.
"The village chief is really thoughtful. This way, when my children go to school, I don't have to keep a tight schedule to make lunch. I can use the free time to do other things..."
"Not really. Yesterday I was upset all night because my child had to go to school in the countryside. I was so angry that I cursed the person who set the school on fire..."
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Zhou Yong's decision not only won the support of all villagers, but also made families with students grateful to him.
At around nine o'clock in the morning, Cao Biao and several colleagues drove to Huaixi Village for a visit.
Cao Biao felt deeply sorry and guilty about the school fire.
Zhou Yong looked at Cao Biao who was blaming himself: "What does this have to do with you? Don't put the blame on yourself..."
Cao Biao originally planned to bring his men back quietly the next day, but he did not expect Xu Kuishan to act so quickly.
The two chatted for a while and Zhou Yong asked about the progress of the case.
For now, the police have no way to deal with Xu Kuishan because they have no evidence.
So the superiors sent Cao Biao and several others here, hoping to get some useful information during the visit.
Cao Biao and several colleagues visited people living near the school, but they found nothing until the afternoon.
The few people did not give up. They expanded the scope of their visit and worked until dark, but they did not get any useful clues.
The main reason is that the time period when the school was set on fire was exactly the time when every household was having dinner.
Cao Biao and his group turned back, and Li Hongjun said angrily: "Are we just going to let this go?"
Zhou Yong glanced at Li Hongjun: "What else?"
Without any evidence, the police can't do anything to Xu Kuishan. They can't just start a gunfight with him, right?
Li Hongjun was filled with resentment: "I am so angry. It was clearly Xu Kuishan who ordered the fire..."
The police also knew that it was Xu Kuishan who sent people to set the fire, but the problem was that without evidence, no one could do anything to Xu Kuishan.
Zhou Yong patted Li Hongjun on the shoulder: "People like him will get their comeuppance sooner or later..."
As it got dark, Li Hongjun returned home. Li Caiyun looked at Zhou Yong standing alone in the yard, and she came to her man's side.
"Why don't you go inside? What are you thinking about standing here alone?"
Zhou Yong raised his hand and pinched his brows: "It's stuffy in the room, and it's cool outside. I want to get some fresh air."
Li Caiyun looked at his slightly tired expression and asked, "Headache?"
Zhou Yong shook his head, and Li Caiyun smiled and said, "Let me go for a walk with you!"
Zhou Yong was happy: "Okay!!"
The couple walked leisurely on the streets of the village, and any villager who saw them would take the initiative to say hello.
"Uncle Wang, are you enjoying the cool breeze?"
"Well, where are you two going?"
"Strolling around."
After walking and stopping along the way, I arrived at the gate of Li Caixia's house unknowingly.
The couple sat with Li Caixia for a while, and then went to Sun Qing's house.
They didn't get home until after eight o'clock, and a stroll helped Zhou Yong relieve his depressed mood.
The next day, the children who were going to school gathered at the brigade at 6:40, and the carriage set out on time at 7 o'clock to take them to school.
Horse-drawn carriages were lined up and heading towards Hongqi Township, with children talking and laughing in the carriages.
Ma San and more than a dozen teachers sent the children to the classroom one by one and settled all the students. They didn't come back and were preparing lunch for the students.
The cooking place was provided by Xu Jianmin for them, which was not far from the school, just three to five minutes' walk away.
Cooking for hundreds of students is not an easy job.
Fortunately, we only need to prepare lunch for the students, and they can go home after cleaning up after lunch.
When it was time to go home from school, the children rode into the village in a horse-drawn carriage, smiling happily.
The carriage arrived at the door of Li's house, and Zhou Kexin and her two siblings got off.
Zhang Guifang stood in the yard and looked at them with a smile: "How do you feel about going to school today?"
Zhou Kexin, carrying her schoolbag, took Zhang Guifang's hand and told her what happened in the class today.
"Grandma, you don't know. Our classroom is broken. The walls fall apart when you touch them. There is also a strong earthy smell in the classroom, and the desks are broken..."
As Zhou Kexin finished speaking, Li Jingchu echoed: "Not only that, the toilet has a terrible smell, it hurts your eyes when you go in..."
Li Jingen sighed: "Grandma, the chair I was sitting on fell apart during class, and I fell flat on my face..."
Zhang Guifang was a little nervous: "Are you okay?"
Li Jingen smiled and shook his head: "It's okay."
Zhang Guifang breathed a sigh of relief, and Zhou Kexin continued, "Grandma, let me tell you again, after our classmates knew we were from Huaixi Village, they all started asking us questions..."
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