Chapter 128 The explosion seemed like an accident...
One o'clock in the morning, Longhu Villa District.
It was already late at night, and the villa area in the past would usually have fallen into silence at this time, with no sound of anyone. But at this moment, the sounds of sirens, ambulances, and various human voices intertwined together, boiling and noisy, as if two drops of water suddenly fell into a frying pan that was calm on the surface, causing it to explode in an instant.
The residents who were supposed to be resting were now wearing all kinds of pajamas, gathered together, standing in the garden of the villa area, pointing at a villa not far away with expressions of pity on their faces.
Looking in the direction they pointed, I saw a column of black smoke rising into the sky. The once exquisite and elegant villa was now a ruin. The outer skin of the walls had all fallen off; the window glass was shattered into pieces and splashed everywhere; the door was collapsed to who knows where, and faint flames could be seen burning inside.
The house, which had been decorated with so much effort, was now covered with a layer of black.
"The Liang family has really committed a sin this time. How could such a thing happen to them?"
"After such a sudden attack, I don't know if I can still save my life..."
"I guess it's difficult. Didn't you see the firefighters didn't move when they rescued the person?"
"It's possible that he fainted..."
"I don't think it's possible. What if there are two explosions..."
“…”
Yue Lingchuan and the cavalry stood not far from the villa, with sullen expressions.
The hostess of the villa next door who reported the case was only wearing a thin set of pajamas and said anxiously:
"We went to bed early tonight, but just when we were sleeping soundly, we suddenly heard a "bang" outside, which woke me up immediately! My heart was beating very fast, my mind was blank, and I felt the house and the ground were shaking! Before I could figure out what was going on, I heard another "bang"! I didn't dare to delay any longer, thinking it was an earthquake or something else, so I ran out of the house, and then I saw a big fire next door, and the sky was full of flames!"
The hostess was still a little scared when she thought of that scene. She hugged her arms which were shaking in the cool breeze and said, "I was really scared at the time. Then I realized that this was not okay because there were people living next door. I immediately called the fire department!"
Yue Lingchuan tilted his head to look at her: "What time was it when you heard the explosion?"
"This..." The hostess hesitated. At this time, the nanny had already taken out a coat and put it on the hostess. Hearing this, she hurriedly said, "It's about a dozen past twelve."
The nanny was about forty years old, with a simple and honest face. When she saw several police officers looking over, she said hurriedly, "We came out of the house and checked the time when we called the fire department. It was exactly 12:20. So it was only a few minutes from the time we heard the explosion to the time we called. It should have been around 10 minutes."
The horse team asked: "Are you sure you heard two explosions?"
The nanny and the hostess nodded in unison: "Yes, sure."
Ma Dui: "How long was the interval between the first explosion and the second explosion? Do you remember?"
"This..." The hostess thought for a moment: "It won't be long anyway."
"I woke up after hearing the first explosion, and before I could recover, the second explosion happened."
"Two or three minutes at most."
Yue Lingchuan and the cavalry looked at each other and sighed.
The cavalry murmured: "What a commotion..."
The hostess reported the case at 12:20, and the fire brigade arrived at 12:31. As of now, 1:26, the fire has not been completely extinguished.
However, a firefighter just took the risk to break into the villa while the fire was not big and rescued the family of seven inside.
The ambulance rushed to take the injured, but the accompanying doctor saw at a glance that the five members of the family had no vital signs. One nanny was still alive, but her breathing was weak. The remaining nanny lived in the corner of the second floor and her condition was slightly better.
But he was also seriously injured.
The ambulance quickly took the people away, and emergency rescue was carried out on the road. All kinds of means were used, but when they arrived at the hospital, the family of five still could not be saved, and even the nanny who was breathing weakly had passed away.
Several of them suffered burns and injuries caused by the shock wave of the explosion, but the fundamental cause of death was suffocation.
The only one left was the nanny who lived in the corner and was still being rescued.
After an hour of fighting, the fire was finally extinguished, but no one dared to go near, fearing that harmful gases might remain in the air.
Xu Yanting of the Trace Inspection Team led his team to fully armed and tested the air. They determined that there were harmful substances such as carbon monoxide and sulfide in the air. The preliminary judgment was that -
"It was an explosion caused by a gas leak."
Xu Yanting took off his mask, took a deep breath of fresh air, and said, "It should be that the gas leaked and encountered an open flame or electric spark, causing an explosion. The explosion caused a fire, and the fire caused the remaining gas in the gas tank to expand, causing the gas tank to explode. That's why they heard two explosions."
The horse team frowned: "Where did the open fire or electric spark come from in the middle of the night? Do they go to bed so late?"
But this is not right. If I really wasn't asleep, I wouldn't be able to smell the gas leak.
Yue Lingchuan thought for a moment: "Open fire..."
"It's summer now, so every household should light mosquito coils, right?"
Ma Dui stroked his chin and said, "You mean, the explosion was caused by mosquito coils?"
“It’s not impossible.”
Xu Yanting looked back at the burned villa and said, "When the situation stabilizes, we will go in and take a look. If it is really a mosquito coil, we should be able to find unburned residues in the house."
Team leader Ma nodded and continued, "The Liang family of five, including two nannies, live on the second floor, and the kitchen is on the first floor. If the explosion was caused by a gas leak, it would be normal for them not to notice it in advance."
"It is not uncommon for gas leaks to occur due to aging gas pipelines or ruptured gas tanks. This incident seems like an accident."
Yue Lingchuan folded his arms across his chest, staring at the burned-down villa, his jaw set in silence.
Ma Dui tilted his head to look at him and asked, "What do you think?"
Yue Lingchuan tapped his arm with his fingers, his eyes cold, and said, "The time is wrong."
Ma Dui also laughed: "Yes, the time is indeed wrong."
Xu Yanting listened to their words and thought: "If it was really a gas leak, then in such a relatively closed space like the kitchen and the living room, with the presence of an open flame, it should have reached the explosion limit very quickly... But it didn't explode until a little after 12 o'clock, so even if we push it back an hour or two, it would be around 10 or 11 o'clock, which is really a bit late..."
Would they really go to the kitchen at around ten o'clock and touch the gas tank?
So if it wasn't touched and was in good condition, why would the gas tank leak?
Xu Yanting was a little skeptical.
Upon hearing this, Yue Lingchuan looked back at the person who called the police and asked, "Do you know when they usually have dinner?"
The hostess looked confused: "How would I know this?"
The nanny said, "I have a good relationship with their nanny, Sister Wang, so I do know a little bit."
"They have three children, the oldest of whom is already in high school, and the other two are in elementary school and junior high school. Because the children go to school and come home hungry every day, they eat dinner very early, usually around 6 o'clock."
Ma Dui asked: "What about at night? Will we have a midnight snack?"
The nanny shook her head: "They don't have the habit of eating midnight snacks. Sometimes in the afternoon, Sister Wang will make some snacks and put them in the refrigerator. If the child is hungry at night, he will go directly to the refrigerator to find something to eat."
"Sister Wang told me before that she is only responsible for three meals a day. If she wants to make midnight snacks, she will definitely charge extra."
Xu Yanting hissed softly, "Is it possible that the child was hungry in the middle of the night and got up to make food by himself, but he mishandled the operation and caused a gas leak?"
The nanny hesitated for a while and said, "Probably not. Their child is not spoiled, but he has never been to the kitchen since he was a child. He probably doesn't even know how to turn on the gas."
That would be interesting.
According to her, the Liang family had dinner at around six o'clock, and no one should have touched the gas tank since then. So from a little after six o'clock to a little after twelve o'clock, more than six hours, and with an open flame, would it really take that long for the explosion?
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