At two o'clock in the morning, Hong Tianhe lowered the curtains and opened the thermos to pour a cup of hot water.
I took my water glass back to the window and yawned, covering my mouth.
Today is the tenth day of work. He has been on duty for the second half of the night, while his old buddy Li Kefan has been on duty for the second half of the night.
"Xiao Peng is really something, he seems to be seeing things too clearly."
"Some people just brag at the dinner table, and the more they brag, the less likely they are to take action."
“My neighbor always brags when he drinks, and he’s always clamoring to kill the village chief, but when he actually sees the village chief, he acts like a grandson seeing his grandfather.”
Hong Tianhe yawned again, put down his water glass, and opened the curtains, immediately frowning.
The door light at the tobacco and liquor store was on just now, but it's off now.
However, the door light has never been off since my first day at work.
He hurriedly checked the emergency light on the wall, and it was clear that there was no power outage. He then quickly shook the sleeping Li Kefan.
"Old Li, Old Li, wake up..."
Li Kefan suddenly sat up in bed, staring wide-eyed at the figure in front of him.
"Old Li, Xiao Peng's door light just went out. Is someone trying to sabotage him?" Hong Tianhe asked nervously.
Li Kefan hurriedly put on his shoes and got out of bed, staring intently at the tobacco and liquor store across the street. The night was too dark, and he couldn't see anything.
"Shall we go down and take a look?" Hong Tianhe said in a deep voice.
"I'll go down first. You wait upstairs. Call the police immediately if anything happens," Li Kefan said.
"I'll go downstairs, it's inconvenient for me to make a phone call." Hong Tianhe pointed to the telephone on the windowsill.
The phone wasn't hands-free, and since he only had one hand, making calls was very inconvenient.
"Okay, you need to concentrate and don't alert them." Li Kefan handed him a rubber baton.
"Don't worry, I know what to do." Hong Tianhe picked up his tools and was about to go downstairs.
“Old Hong,” Li Kefan hesitated for a moment, then said in a deep voice, “Even if someone really sets fire, don’t chase after them.”
"I know, don't worry." Hong Tianhe carried the rubber baton downstairs.
This is a storefront. The main entrance on the first floor consists of two iron gates. He quietly pulled open the latch and opened a crack to observe carefully.
It was pitch black outside, and he couldn't see anything. He stared wide-eyed, and soon his eyes dried up and started to tear up.
He lowered his head and wiped his tears with his sleeve when suddenly his eyes lit up—the tobacco and liquor store was now ablaze with firelight.
Boom! Hong Tianhe's mind went blank. Someone had actually set the shop on fire.
After all, he was a veteran who had fought on the battlefield. He hesitated for half a second before rushing out with his rubber baton.
A figure ran westward along the road.
"Stop!" Hong Tianhe took off chasing after the dark figure.
Wang Peng and Li Kefan have said more than once that if someone really sets a fire, never risk trying to put it out.
Since the tobacco and liquor store has purchased insurance, the insurance company will compensate the store for its losses.
Do not risk chasing them, because arsonists are desperate criminals, and if pushed too far, they may kill.
But Hong Tianhe had already put those words out of his mind; he had only one thought—to make a contribution.
He earned 500 yuan a month, which was 50 yuan more than his son's salary. He never dreamed of such a high salary.
Monitoring the tobacco and liquor store was just a temporary job; he wanted to work for Wang Peng indefinitely.
At the same time, Li Kefan was so angry that he jumped up and down. Before he could even scold Lao Hong, he immediately dialed the police.
"Officer, someone has set fire to No. 15 Xueyuan Road. The Brothers Tobacco and Liquor Store is on fire."
"What did you say? Someone set fire to the shop?"
"Yes, the fire at the Brothers Tobacco and Liquor Store at No. 15 Xueyuan Road was huge. I suspect they poured gasoline on it."
"We're dispatching officers immediately. Do not approach the fire scene, and especially do not approach the arsonist."
After the call was disconnected, Li Kefan immediately dialed the fire department to report the fire.
There are streetlights on the road ahead, and rivers on both sides of the road.
Huang Hao ran ahead, and Hong Tianhe chased after him. They ran for two miles in one go, but they still couldn't shake off his tail.
"Fuck your mother." Huang Hao suddenly pulled a dagger from his waist and turned to attack Hong Tianhe.
Instinct drove Hong Tianhe to run away, but the next second he widened his eyes and stared intently at Huang Hao, preparing for close combat.
After all, he was a veteran who had survived the battlefield, and he got into the zone in less than two seconds.
The moment the two met, Huang Hao plunged his dagger into Hong Tianhe's heart.
Bang! I was hit on the right temple with a stick.
Huang Hao's head buzzed, his vision went black, and he collapsed to the ground.
Hong Tianhe immediately kicked the dagger off the ground, plopped down on Huang Hao's back, gripped the rubber baton tightly in his right hand, and stared intently at the back of Huang Hao's head.
"You little punk, if you dare to move, I'll smash your skull with this stick."
However, Huang Hao had already lost consciousness and lay motionless on the ground.
Suddenly, the sound of police sirens rang out in the distance.
Hong Tianhe was overjoyed and hurriedly turned around to look behind him, where he saw police lights flashing in the distance.
Looking up ahead, I saw flames shooting into the sky from the tobacco and liquor store.
He quickly stood up and waved his hands vigorously in the middle of the road.
The police lights in the distance grew closer and closer, and soon, a convoy of police cars arrived beside him.
An announcement blared from the loudspeaker: "Emergency! Make way!"
The police thought he was a drunk man who had stopped them.
"Police officers, I knocked out the arsonist! I knocked out the arsonist!" Hong Tianhe shouted at the top of his lungs.
Where is the arsonist?
"Here, I knocked him out. I've beaten up the Vietnamese before."
The next second, all the police officers got out of the police car and relaxed their vigilance, after all, the other party was a veteran.
The police officers immediately handcuffed Huang Hao, then turned him over to check if the suspect was dead.
"Little rascal Huang Hao?" Wu Lei blurted out.
"Xiao Wu, do you know him?" Feng Dali asked in a deep voice.
“Of course I know him. He’s a local thug who’s always in my area. Oh my!” Wu Lei exclaimed. “I remember now. About a month ago, Huang Hao tried to extort money from Wang Peng with counterfeit currency, but Wang Peng turned the tables on him and Huang Hao ended up paying Wang Peng fifty yuan.”
"Great!" Feng Dali said excitedly, "We have a motive. I'll take him back to the station first, and you guys go to the arson scene quickly."
The police cars split into two groups, and Wu Lei quickly arrived at the scene.
Fire trucks have arrived, and thick smoke is billowing from the scene, with two water jets spraying into the tobacco and liquor store.
Seeing such a huge fire, Wu Lei felt a chill in his heart and said with a wry smile, "Boss Wang has suffered heavy losses and will definitely not be in the mood to have tea with me anytime soon."
It's 3 a.m., and many people are up to watch the commotion. The police immediately cooperated with firefighters to evacuate the crowd.
At this moment, Wang Peng saw the Santana arrive and was stopped by the police officers.
Wang Peng rolled down the car window. "I am Wang Peng, the owner of the tobacco and liquor store."
“Brother Peng, it’s me, Wu Lei,” Wu Lei said hurriedly.
"Brother Wu Lei!" Wang Peng immediately stopped the car on the side of the road.
"Brother Peng, I have good news. The arsonist might be Huang Hao. We just caught him," Wu Lei said hurriedly.
"Wow!" Wang Peng gave him a thumbs up. "Brother Wu Lei, I'll go and deliver the banner to you tomorrow."
"No need for that." Wu Lei scratched his head and whispered, "Your shop burned down? Aren't you upset at all?"
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