Chapter 276 Visit and Investigation
One is to see if we can get some new information and clues from Ye Ying and Sun Xi, and the other is to comfort people.
After all, such a thing happened in the jurisdiction, and there has been no progress after several days. The people must have some thoughts in their minds.
In response to Yu Gang's "cross-examination", Sun Xi knew nothing about anything and just kept shaking his head, looking at a loss as to what to do.
Ye Ying threw her hands up helplessly: "I can't think of anything."
Yu Gang hesitated for a moment and said, "Okay, then you guys should be careful during this time. We will send people to patrol this area during this time. You guys should try to close the shop earlier at night and don't wait until too late."
Ye Ying nodded.
This much is certain, after having failed once, she will be the first one to close down from today on.
Finally, Yu Gang glanced casually into the store and asked, "Captain Ji didn't come today?"
Ye Ying was stunned. She thought that Ji Lianqi was not so free.
"He has important things to do and won't come every day. What do you want to talk to him about? I can help you convey it!"
"Yes, there is. But if the person is not here, forget it." Yu Gang smiled awkwardly and walked out of the store with two comrades.
"Let's go and visit the shops around here to see if we can find anything."
"Master, which businesses should we start investigating first?" asked a comrade with a childish face standing behind Yu Gang.
Yu Gang looked at the shops on both sides of the street and said seriously, "We have to check every door."
"You know about the big case in the city next door last year? It was because of a business dispute. Two restaurants were open door to door. One had good business and the other had bad business. The one with bad business secretly put rat poison in the seasoning at night, and many people died."
Another female comrade was very positive and said with great energy: "Okay! Master, let's get started."
Although the three people's voices were not loud, Ye Ying heard them in the store.
It seems that Yu Gang plans to take his two apprentices to visit every household to understand the situation!
After a moment, Ye Ying walked outside the store and saw that Yu Gang and the other two had indeed walked into Mao Wei's store diagonally across the street.
The things sold in Mao Wei's store are similar to hers, so there is a competitive relationship between them. It is not surprising that Yu Gang went to check Mao Wei first.
However, Ye Ying didn't think that Mao Wei and her husband would dare to do such a big thing.
Although Mao Wei is unreasonable, it seems that she is only good at talking.
As for Lao Yu, his business was not doing well recently and he started to think about closing the store. He ignored Mao Wei's objection and decided to transfer the store on his own initiative.
No matter how I look at the behavior of these two people, I don't think they are the type who would dare to kill or burn people. Moreover, Ye Ying doesn't think they would do that.
On the other side, when Mao Wei saw three people in police uniforms coming into the store, the first thing she thought of was the fire in Ye Ying's store.
Could it be that the nonsense of those two old guys, Lao Zhang and Lao Yang, reached the ears of the police and they came to investigate her?
Thinking of this, Mao Wei hurriedly stood up and went over to greet him:
"Comrade Public Security, what are you doing? The fire in the woman's shop across the street has nothing to do with me!"
Lao Yu, who was arranging goods on the shelves, heard the sound and hurried over.
"Yes! Those two old guys, Old Yang and Old Zhang, are playing a joke on us. We, my husband and I, don't look like the kind of people who would do bad things."
Hearing the couple's words, Yu Gang frowned and said, "Comrades, I didn't say it has anything to do with you. Why are you so anxious?"
Mao Wei was stunned. "Ah. You are not here to check on us? Then why are you three making such a big scene?..."
"We are just here to understand the situation. Don't think too much about it."
"Oh! I understand the situation!" Mao Wei suddenly realized, "Then if you want to know anything, just ask!"
Yu Gang began to question carefully.
Half an hour later, Ye Ying saw Yu Gang and his two companions leaving Mao Wei's shop with their heads down.
It seemed that the couple did not provide Yu Gang with any useful clues.
Just like that, a few days passed by, and Yu Gang and his two apprentices could be seen walking around the streets, but there was still no explanation.
As long as the arsonist is not found, the hidden danger will still exist.
There were many people in the store during the day and no one dared to do anything, so Ye Ying was the first one to close the store every day and Sun Xi went home early after get off work.
The person has not been caught yet, Ji Lianqi is worried, so he will take time out in the afternoon to pick her up.
More than a week passed without any incident. Sun Xi, who had been extremely nervous, seemed to gradually relax.
Ye Ying originally thought that if Sun Xi was really worried and scared, she would consider giving her some money so that she could quit her job and find a new one.
Working anywhere is a job, and there is no need to force yourself to work in a fearful environment!
But now it seems that Sun Xi has adjusted, so Ye Ying gave up this idea for the time being.
While Sun Xi was watching in the store, Ye Ying rode her bicycle around the county town, preparing to get an electric fan to bring back.
The old electric fan in the house completed its mission the night before and retired successfully.
There is an appliance store in front playing speakers, probably having a promotion.
Ye Ying parked the car and prepared to go in for a walk.
There are air conditioners these days, but they are very expensive and have not yet become popular among the public. Only rich people can afford them.
To the extent that in a county town, you may not even find air conditioners for sale in electrical appliance stores.
This perfectly dispelled Ye Ying's idea of installing an air conditioner.
In the end, Ye Ying spent a few dozen dollars to buy a "Camel brand floor fan" in the store.
The floor fan was a bit large and I couldn’t carry it back on my bicycle, so I asked the store to arrange for someone to deliver it to my door.
When getting ready to leave, Ye Ying suddenly remembered that she wanted to buy an electric rice cooker.
So I bought another rice cooker and sent it back together with the floor fan.
After doing all this, I was really about to leave, but there was a shoe store next door.
Ye Ying looked down at the pair of shoes on her feet that had a small hole in them, and walked in without hesitation.
When the boss heard someone coming in, he smiled expertly before he even looked up at the person:
"Come on, come on, what kind of shoes do you want? Just pick any..."
The boss's warm greeting paused when he saw Ye Ying.
"Hey, Miss Ye Ying! You're here to buy shoes!"
Ye Ying looked several times and barely recognized the person who greeted her.
"Mr., Mr. Zhang?" she called out uncertainly.
"What's the matter? Don't you recognize me now?"
Ye Ying smiled awkwardly, "That's not the case, I can still recognize it with some difficulty."
"But Mr. Zhang, why did you suddenly want to shave your hair? I didn't react at first."
Lao Zhang reached out and touched his big bald head, and smiled heartily: "I was thinking that summer is coming, and shaving my hair will make me feel cooler!"
Then, he changed the subject:
"Don't just blame me. How did you handle the fire in your store? Did you catch the culprit? I've seen Officer Yu come here quite often in the past few days!"
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