Zhou Yi said seriously into the microphone, "Brother Feng, what happened? Speak slowly."
"The shoe factory is on fire, and the fire is very fierce." Yunfeng said hurriedly on the other end of the phone.
"Have you called the fire department? Are any of the factory security personnel injured? Where did the fire originate?" Zhou Yilian asked three questions.
Yunfeng on the other end of the phone answered one by one: "We've called the fire department, but because it's the Spring Festival, the fire trucks haven't arrived yet. No one from the factory security team was injured. The fire originated in the R&D department."
R&D department? Zhou Yi's hair stood on end. The most valuable thing in a shoe factory wasn't the raw materials, as those were issues that could be solved with money. However, the documents and equipment in the R&D department would directly affect the core of the shoe factory.
"I'll be there right now." Zhou Yi hung up the phone, took the car keys and walked out of Yi Mansion.
At the Meiyi Sports Shoes Factory, when Zhou Yi arrived, Yunfeng and He Zhan were already at the scene, but the fire truck had not arrived yet.
Looking at the raging fire on the east side of the shoe factory, Zhou Yi realized that the things in the R&D department could no longer be saved.
She always thought that Long Yan would start with Shen Ning Meiyi, but she didn't expect that he would directly order Jinghai Meiyi Sports Shoes Factory. He was really great.
"What caused the fire?" Zhou Yi looked at Yun Feng and He Zhan.
"Just now, when the fire was not that big, Brother Feng and I went in to take a look. There was a smell of kerosene. Someone must have set the fire intentionally. We immediately patrolled the surrounding area and saw a suspicious person who had been tied up in the security room." He Zhan frowned.
Something happened on the first day of the new year, and it happened in Jinghai. He Zhan knew without a doubt that it had something to do with the Long family.
It seems like it's time to clear out the Long family's people in Jinghai.
"Have you interrogated him?" Zhou Yi also frowned. This fire not only burned the core department of Meiyi sports shoes, but might also push the fire protection problem of the shoe factory to the forefront. The person who deliberately set the fire is now the key.
"I've interrogated him, but he refused to say anything. You can go and meet him, and then decide whether to report him to the police." Yunfeng looked a little strange.
"Let's go and meet the arsonist." Zhou Yi walked towards the security room. In her mind, the suspicious person must be the arsonist sent by the Long family.
"Xiaoyi, you have to be mentally prepared. You also know that person." Yunfeng said to Zhou Yi.
"Know him?" Zhou Yi stopped and looked at Yun Feng.
Yunfeng nodded and said, "The new disciple that Lao Xiao accepted."
"Chen Cheng?" Zhou Yi was surprised. She had seen that young man before. He had followed Lao Xiao since the shoe factory was just built. He had performed well in the past few months and was very respectful to Lao Xiao. It was obvious from before that Chen Cheng was very grateful to Lao Xiao for teaching him without reservation. He was actually from the Long family?
"Have you notified Lao Xiao?" Zhou Yi asked. Lao Xiao was spending the New Year in Li Zhao's warehouse and refused to go to the Su family for the New Year's Eve dinner no matter how much he was persuaded.
"Old Xiao is in the security room." Yunfeng replied.
Zhou Yi thought about it and did not continue to walk towards the security room. He looked at the blazing fire and said, "Then wait until Lao Xiao comes out."
Since he is Lao Xiao's apprentice, let Lao Xiao deal with it first.
The Meiyi Sports Shoe Factory caught fire and the fire was so fierce that even if they did not report it to the police, the police would definitely intervene.
If Chen Cheng was unwilling to reveal why he set the fire before the police arrived, Zhou Yi would not come forward to protect him even though he was Lao Xiao's apprentice.
After a while, the fire truck finally arrived and quickly started to put out the fire.
"Xiaoyi~" Lao Xiao came out of the security room and walked up to Zhou Yi and the others with a guilty look on his face.
Yunfeng didn't wait for Zhou Yi to respond to Lao Xiao, and asked directly: "Lao Xiao, what did Chen Cheng say?"
In Yunfeng's mind, the fire at the shoe factory was caused by his own poor supervision, which gave Chen Cheng an opportunity to take advantage of it, so he cared about this matter very much.
"Afeng, Chen Cheng regrets it and says he was threatened, but he won't say who threatened him or how." The guilt on Lao Xiao's face became more obvious. "Afeng, Xiaoyi, I'm also responsible for this matter, but I really didn't expect Chen Cheng to do such a thing."
The apprentice he brought up bought the shoe factory, so as a master, Lao Xiao had a responsibility to do so.
Zhou Yi just glanced at Lao Xiao and said nothing.
Yunfeng looked at Lao Xiao and said, "Lao Xiao, this is what Chen Cheng did. Although you are his master, the choice is his. You don't have to feel guilty. If he refuses to say who threatened him now, then you can only go to the Public Security Bureau and tell him later."
Yunfeng looked down on Chen Cheng. Lao Xiao was also one of the owners of the shoe factory. Chen Cheng had been learning craftsmanship from Lao Xiao for the past few months. Lao Xiao taught him without reservation, but Chen Cheng burned down his master's factory and all his hard work.
Chen Cheng has been in the R&D department. He must be aware of its importance to the shoe factory, and he also knows that the R&D department is the hard work of his master, Lao Xiao.
When Old Xiao heard that the police would intervene, he became anxious. Seeing Yunfeng and Zhou Yi struggling, he pleaded, "Can you please not report Chen Cheng's case to the police? He's still young. Give him a chance."
"Old Xiao, we didn't report it to the police, but the fire in the shoe factory was so fierce that the police will definitely intervene, and they may arrive soon. If Chen Cheng doesn't tell the truth, I can't save him." Zhou Yi looked at Old Xiao with a complicated look in his eyes.
The Long family was definitely involved in the Chen Cheng incident, but it still seemed a little strange.
After hearing what Zhou Yi said, Lao Xiao was speechless for a moment. He glanced at the security room with a serious expression and a guilty and complicated look in his eyes.
"Junior sister, the police are here." He Zhan pointed to the police car at the far end of the tree-lined avenue.
Zhou Yi glanced at the police car in the distance, then turned back to Lao Xiao. "Lao Xiao, you'd better go in and talk to Chen Cheng again. If he continues to remain silent, we'll have no choice but to hand him over to the police. Not only will he face imprisonment, but the threats he faces will also remain. If he opens his mouth, we'll have a chance to help him."
Old Xiao nodded, looked at Zhou Yi and said, "Give me some time." Then he walked towards the security room.
"Junior sister, things may not be simple." He Zhan said to Zhou Yi.
Zhou Yi knew He Zhan had noticed something was amiss. How had Chen Cheng, a mere figure, gotten to the R&D department unimpeded? And he was carrying kerosene, too.
"Brother He, please go to the security room and take a look." Zhou Yi said softly as he looked in the direction where the fire brigade was putting out the fire.
He Zhan nodded and walked towards the security room.
"Xiaoyi, is there a problem with Lao Xiao?" Yunfeng also figured out something and looked at Zhou Yi and asked softly.
Zhou Yi frowned and turned to look at Yun Feng. He pursed his lips and said, "I'm not sure yet, but how did Chen Cheng get to the R&D department so smoothly with kerosene?"
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