His eyes lit up immediately as he recognized Zhou Yong, whom he had met once before—Chen Da Niang's son-in-law.
"Brother Zhou."
Zhou Yong had a good impression of Gu Wei and asked with a smile, "What brings you here?"
Seeing Zhou Yong's reaction, Gu Wei guessed that he didn't know yet. "My shop was set on fire in the middle of the night last night. The staff has already reported it to the police and wanted to come and find out what happened..."
Zhou Yong asked with a serious expression, "Is the fever serious?"
"Fortunately, it was discovered in time, so it's not serious."
Gu Wei then went on to recount more details and his suspects.
After listening, Zhou Yong said firmly, "Don't worry, from the beginning of this year to mid-February, we launched the second phase of the second campaign against crime. When such a case occurs, we will definitely solve it quickly and severely!"
Gu Wei said gratefully, "Thank you, then I'll leave it to you, Brother Zhou!"
Zhou Yong waved his hand, "No need to be polite. Protecting people's property is something we should do."
They chatted for a while longer when someone came to talk to Zhou Yong.
Upon hearing that the other party addressed him as Deputy Director Zhou Yong, Gu Wei felt even more confident and tactfully took his leave.
When Gu Wei returned to the shop, he saw Gu Jianguo, Jin Hongfei, and Zhao Dajiang using tools to knock and hammer on wooden gates and windows.
"You heard the news so quickly and came here."
Jin Hongfei nodded hurriedly and said, "It was my sister-in-law who sent the message; otherwise, we wouldn't have known."
Zhao Dajiang said urgently, "The New Year is almost here, thankfully nothing serious has happened!"
Zhao Zhengyuan also said with lingering regret, "Yes, thinking about it, it's really fortunate."
Gu Wei sighed with emotion, "Yes. It's all thanks to smelling the smoke in time, otherwise I would have really fallen asleep and the consequences would have been unimaginable."
When they arrived at the store and confirmed that there had been no major damage or injuries, they finally felt relieved.
After the initial sighs and lamentations, one can't help but feel intense hatred for the arsonist.
When they were almost done with the work and went inside to warm up, Gu Wei took the opportunity to tell Gu Jianguo about meeting Zhou Yong.
"I didn't expect to run into him at the entrance. Brother Zhou said this is the second wave of the crackdown, and it will definitely be strict and swift..."
"Really? That's great!" Gu Jianguo's face immediately lit up with surprise. "It would be best if he could be sentenced to ten or eight years! Otherwise, having such a scoundrel causing trouble every now and then is really disgusting!"
Gu Wei certainly hoped that the person would be caught and severely punished.
However, if it was done by the other side, they probably hired someone and didn't do it themselves.
Therefore, it depends on how the case is handled.
Even if he doesn't go to jail, he won't let the other person get away with it.
Not long after, the sound of a motorcycle suddenly came from outside the store.
Whether it was Gu Wei or anyone else in the shop, they all subconsciously looked outside.
These days, not only are there few cars, but not many people can afford motorcycles either.
When Gu Wei saw two people in uniforms riding a sidecar motorcycle and stopping directly in front of the shop across the street, a smile appeared on his lips.
Jin Hongfei happened to be standing next to him and excitedly whispered, "Brother Gu, they came here on a sidecar motorcycle, are they here to arrest someone?"
Gu Wei's eyes were deep as he said in a low voice, "Not necessarily, let's investigate first."
Jin Hongfei looked somewhat disappointed.
Zhao Zhengyuan also tightened his expression.
Not long after, the two men came out, one on each side, leading Zheng Zhigang out.
Upon seeing this, everyone in the store rushed out to see what was happening.
The discussions continued incessantly.
Gu Wei and his group all stared at Zheng Zhigang with hostile looks.
Zheng Zhigang was shoved into the truck bed, still trying his best to show that he was just going back to accept the investigation and that he was innocent. When his eyes met Gu Wei's, he glared at him defiantly.
Gu Wei naturally retaliated fiercely, a cold smile curling at the corner of his lips.
He could see right through Adrian Cheng's feigned composure and bluffing; the professionals were even more clueless.
Seeing people being taken away with their own eyes, even though they don't know the results of the investigation yet, made them applaud with joy.
At noon, Gu Wei arranged for everyone to have lunch at a state-run restaurant in the city.
After the meal, fearing that Li Guizhi and the others might be worried at home, he specifically asked Zhao Dajiang to go back first to report the news.
Although Zhao Dajiang drank quite a lot of alcohol, he was not drunk.
After getting out of the car, he went straight to the Gu family's house.
Li Guizhi and Gu Hongjie were indeed on pins and needles, and they didn't even have a proper lunch.
Zhao Zhengying, Lin Yu, and Lin Hang were also worried about this.
As soon as he saw Zhao Dajiang approaching, he immediately asked, "How badly was the fire in the shop?"
Zhao Dajiang, who had rushed over, was slightly out of breath. "Don't worry, it's not serious. Gu Wei and Jianguo sent me back first because they were afraid you'd worry."
Li Guizhi clutched her chest and said, "It's good that it's not serious."
Gu Hongjie also let out a soft sigh, then frowned and asked, "Do you know who did it?"
"Who else could it be! It's that bastard over there!" Zhao Dajiang then vividly recounted the story of Zheng Zhigang being taken away. "I think that kid was very guilty. It was definitely him who did it!"
These words evoked mixed feelings of joy and sorrow.
"I wonder if they can find out!"
The group exchanged glances, knowing they had to present the optimistic side in front of Li Guizhi and Gu Hongjie.
"They should be able to! That's what they do, they have a sharper eye than the average person."
“He’s already in jail, how can we not find out? Not to mention the wicked thing he did, we’d probably have to investigate his ancestors for eighteen generations.”
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