Chapter 79: Burning a Person to Death
"Cough, cough, cough." Deng Xiuzhen hunched over, lowered her head and tried hard to breathe in fresh air, but she still coughed so hard that tears came out.
Blurred, she saw hurried footsteps, some moving forward and some moving backward.
Suddenly a pair of red shoes came into her sight. She looked up subconsciously and saw a figure quickly disappearing into the crowd. She seemed to have some impression of the back, but she couldn't remember where it was.
Looking back, I saw flames shooting up into the sky. Some were pouring water with basins, some were pouring water with buckets, and more were moving things, blocking the alley and making it difficult to enter or exit.
"The fire has been reported. Everyone evacuate quickly and don't block the road!" someone shouted.
"Everyone, get out of the alley! Get out quickly! Don't block the road, the firefighters won't be able to get in!" someone shouted!
Deng Xiuzhen came to her senses and ran out, shouting, "Run! If you get too angry, you won't be able to outrun me!"
After a few shouts, most people immediately ran to the entrance of the alley, but a few were still moving things.
Standing in the alley, I watched the fire grow with the wind and burn more and more fiercely.
Someone shouted into the alley: "Come out quickly, life is more important than money!"
Someone was cursing: "Who the hell started the fire?"
Some people are asking: "Why haven't the firefighters arrived yet?"
Deng Xiuzhen didn't say anything. She felt her throat was dry and burning.
"The fire department is here!"
"The fire department is here!"
The excitement is indescribable.
However, the alley was narrow, and it was already two o'clock in the morning when the firefighters completely put out the fire.
Deng Xiuzhen returned to Chenjia Bay in a daze.
Wen Jing was startled when she heard the door open. She got up and saw Deng Xiuzhen, who was covered in dust and looked exhausted.
He hurriedly stepped forward to support her and asked worriedly, "Mom, what's wrong with you? What happened?"
Deng Xiuzhen pointed at the kettle and then at her throat.
Wen Jing understood immediately and immediately went to pour a cup of hot water, added some cold water, and brought it to Deng Xiuzhen.
He turned around and got some lozenges and asked Deng Xiuzhen to hold them in her mouth.
After drinking some water and holding a lozenge in her mouth, Deng Xiuzhen felt much better. She then told Wen Jing, "I got angry and burned down the whole shop."
"Mom, are you okay? Where's Dad?" Wen Jing hurried to check.
"I'm not hurt, my throat is just smoked." Deng Xiuzhen brushed off the dust on her body.
"I'm glad you're not hurt! Mom, sit for a while. I'll go get some hot water for you to take a bath and have a good sleep."
Wen Jing hurried to boil water, and Deng Xiuzhen went to find clothes.
After Deng Xiuzhen finished her bath, Wen Jing hesitated for a moment, but still asked, "Mom, where's Dad? Why hasn't he come back?"
Deng Xiuzhen put the clothes in the plastic basin, sighed and said, "Your father left before he got angry."
"Where did he go?" Wen Jing's voice was a little raised, and her face looked very unhappy.
"I don't know." Deng Xiuzhen shook her head.
"Mom, did you have a fight?"
"We had a few arguments."
"Mom, don't be sad, we are all on your side. If he does you wrong, we don't want him!"
Deng Xiuzhen felt warm in her heart, and she pulled Wen Jing over and said softly, "Wen Jing, I want to ask you something. Don't think about me, just tell me what you really think, okay?"
Wen Jing looked at Deng Xiuzhen and nodded cautiously.
"Wen Jing, if your father has someone else outside, Mom will not be able to stand it and may divorce you. Do you think it's right for me to do this?"
"Mom..." Wen Jing hesitated to speak.
"Say whatever you want. Mom wants to hear your true feelings."
"Mom, let me think about it. I'm a little confused now."
"Okay, it's a bit late today, let's go to bed early and talk about it tomorrow." Deng Xiuzhen said and asked Wen Jing to go to bed quickly.
At this time, Tan Yanlin was sleeping soundly, with the lovely Tian Yutong lying beside him.
After Qin Yanlin went out, he did not go to find Tian Yutong, but went straight back to the company.
When the security guard saw him enter the company, he immediately called Tian Yutong. Tian Yutong pretended to buy a box lunch and went to the company to work overtime. Then she met Qin Yanlin. The two chatted and then went out together. Then they went to Tian Yutong's rental house together. Then, everything that was supposed to happen happened.
Deng Xiuzhen thought she would be very angry and would not be able to sleep, but she fell asleep as soon as she touched the bed.
As soon as it was light the next morning, Deng Xiuzhen rushed to the alley and saw a lot of people gathered at the entrance.
After the fire was put out last night, the firefighters went back but cordoned off the scene, preventing anyone from entering or leaving.
From what people were saying, Deng Xiuzhen learned that thirteen houses were burned down last night. Among them, the heaviest losses were suffered by Yao Huaying's house and three or four neighboring houses. Only a few walls were left, and the roof was gone.
Among these families, Deng Xiuzhen suffered the greatest loss. Although Yao Huaying's family had some goods, they were not many. The other families did not do business. For example, Zhao Chunyan ran a cram school, and all she had except the house were a few tables and some daily necessities.
Only Deng Xiuzhen's house was full of goods, but they were all burned this time.
Firefighters were going in and out, and later people from the police station also came.
Someone who was watching from a high place said that there was a charred body in the ruins.
After a while, Yao Huaying's husband Fang Tiancheng came hurriedly, and the police station people took him inside. Deng Xiuzhen looked at the back and felt familiar, but didn't care.
When Fang Tiancheng walked forward, she suddenly saw a pair of red shoes. Then she realized that the back figure wearing red shoes she saw last night should be Fang Tiancheng.
The police called Fang Tiancheng in. Could it be that the person who was burned to death was someone in his family?
Then why did he run away last night without anyone noticing?
Moreover, when she and Zhao Chunyan heard someone shouting "It's mad! Put out the fire!", the fire was not very big, so they should have been able to escape. How could someone be burned to death?
Who was the first person to call for help last night?
Deng Xiuzhen tried hard to recall, but had no impression of it, and couldn't even remember whether it was a man's or a woman's voice.
"Xiuzhen, what's going on in there?" Zhao Chunyan walked over to Deng Xiuzhen, carrying breakfast.
"Hey, Mr. Zhao, let me ask you something. Do you remember who was the first person to call for help last night?"
Zhao Chunyan thought about it and said, "I don't know who it was, but the voice sounded like a woman." After hesitating for a moment, she asked again, "When we went out, we saw that only Yao Huaying's family was angry. Could it be her who shouted?"
"I don't know, but I don't think it was her." Deng Xiuzhen looked around, pulled Zhao Chunyan aside and whispered, "I heard someone was burned to death in there, and Yao Huaying's husband was just called in. I guess it's possible that someone in his family was burned to death.
The person who was burned to death in her house at night was most likely Yao Huaying. If it was her who screamed, she would definitely have been able to run out, after all, the fire was not big at the time.
and……"
Deng Xiuzhen was just about to speak when she saw Fang Tiancheng running out, and suddenly felt that something seemed wrong inside.
"And what?" Zhao Chunyan asked.
"It's nothing. We all ran out. Yao Huaying reacted faster than us. If she was the one shouting, she would have definitely run out." Deng Xiuzhen did not express her feelings.
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