Chapter 018 Pengcheng Fire

The charred corpses were laid out in the street, and the corpses were still being carried out from the ruins of the Golden Age Entertainment City, and the scene was shocking. Yue Qinglan had never seen such a tragic scene in her previous life: many corpses were burned beyond recognition, but the mobile phones on her body were not burned, but they rang non-stop on the deceased's body. Yue Qinglan later learned that the identities of many of the deceased were found out based on the information on these phone calls.

At the same moment, Xiao Chen was also anxiously waiting.

The Standing Committee Building of the Provincial Party Committee is a four-story Chinese-style building, with raised eaves, gray walls, and green glazed tiles, which are inconspicuous from the outside. Compared with the nearly 20-storey provincial party committee office building next to it, it seems so short and outdated, but there is a separate courtyard here, which has fountains, rockeries, huā grass, and trees, which are scattered and well-designed, and look at it after careful design, in the noisy city center, it looks noble and elegant, quiet in the middle of the noisy, showing extraordinary taste.

As soon as you enter the inside, starting from the door, there is a red carpet on the ground and steps, and the staircase handrails are all high-grade wood, which is luxurious, elegant, and not very ostentatious. As the highest power center in Jiangdong Province, this small building, in the eyes of everyone, is shrouded in a bit of mystery. Ordinary people have been wandering around the streets outside the courtyard all their lives, and they have no chance to stay inside for a few minutes to get to know the true face of Lushan. In and out of the door, it is either an Audi A6, a Land Cruiser, and occasionally a Mercedes-Benz S-class, BMW 7 Series and other high-end cars, which are used by the reception office to pick up and drop off the leaders to go to the enterprise for inspection.

Every person and vehicle entering and exiting the gate has been strictly scrutinized by the armed police soldiers at the gate, and they have several shifts a day to implement 24-hour all-round monitoring of this small building. Ensure the personal safety of every big man inside. Working in it is a lifelong dream for many people. Being able to have your own office in it is a lifelong aspiration for many.

As the deputy secretary of the provincial party committee who works inside, Xiao Chen has four offices. Two office and reception rooms, one resting, like a five-star hotel room. There is also a room for his own secretary.

In Xiao Chen's office and reception room, there is a high-end leather sofa, fresh huā and porcelain on the coffee table, and a large Chinese painting hanging on the wall, which is the proud work of the famous painter Gui Tianpei of the Provincial Academy of Arts, and it is a "Wucheng chūnsè map" specially given to Xiao Chen, which depicts the Wucheng garden, with strange rocks, green water and clear bō, pavilions and pavilions, and hundreds of thousands of eaves. The whole picture looks elegant and noble, there is stillness in movement, and there is movement in stillness, which is worthy of being from everyone's hands, and it is a boutique among the best. Sometimes Secretary Xiao Chen meets guests here.

The specific casualty figures came out at 0:45 on 14 August: 153 people were killed and 67 were seriously injured, of which 26 were firefighting officers and men of the city fire brigade. Xiao Chen, who received the news, closed his eyes deeply, and after a few seconds, he picked up the phone and quickly dialed a number.

At the scene in Pengcheng, after the scene was cleared, when he met with Jiang Yunjin, director of the Public Security Bureau, and Wu Chengxun, deputy director of the bureau, in front of the command car, Jiang Yunjin reported to Yue Qinglan with a calm face that the death toll was estimated to be further increased, and among the more than 30 seriously injured, he was afraid that some of them would appear on the death list one after another. According to Jiang Yunjin and Wu Chengxun, after preliminary identification, it has been ascertained that among the deceased were 23 government officials, involving six departments, including public security, industry and commerce, and taxation, including five cadres at or above the deputy department level, and a tax supervisor and a family of three were all burned to death in the fire.

Yue Qinglan had noticed these circumstances, and some of the corpses were indeed wearing uniforms. The most impressive thing is a police officer, who not only wears a police uniform but also wears a firearm to participate in this high-cost entertainment activity! Yue Qinglan wanted to reflect the situation to Jiang Yunjin, but when the words came to her lips, she swallowed them back, now is not the time to discuss political style and discipline.

Jiang Yunjin sighed and said: "It's too much trouble now, it alarms the governor, enough for us to drink a pot!" ”

Yue Qinglan said meaningfully: "Only alarmed the governor?" It will definitely alarm the central government and the whole country! ”

Jiang Yunjin sighed again and said, "Yes, yes, Secretary Tang and Director Chen's faces are blue!" ”

Yue Qinglan then asked, "How did the fire burn?" Jiang Bureau, Wu Bureau, do you have points in your hearts? ”

Jiang Yunjin looked at Deputy Director Wu Chengxun, Wu Chengxun frowned and said, "Who dares to say that there is a number now?" However, I have already arranged for an urgent investigation. At present, there are many theories, some say that it is caused by a short circuit in the wire, some say that it is caused by a customer throwing cigarette butts when they smoke, and some people say that it is a bad person who set the fire, anyway, there are all kinds of theories! ”

Yue Qinglan reminded: "No matter how many claims there are, there is only one fact: the fire has burned, and the casualties are very heavy. How could this fire burn so big all at once? Is there a problem of malfeasance? How do they enforce fire regulations? Pointing to the messy road in front of him, "What's going on with these storefronts that occupy the road?" Which one is it? Which department approved them to build? If it weren't for the fire escape being blocked, the casualties wouldn't have been so serious! ”

Jiang Yunjin looked serious and said: "I and Lao Wu have noticed this situation, Yue Zhen, I agree with your judgment: there must be a serious problem of malfeasance here!" Even if it is found out that someone deliberately set the fire, there is no escape from the dereliction of duty! After a pause, he added, "According to the preliminary understanding, the façade house of Zhandao was built by Su Quangui, the boss of the Golden Age, and it is not clear whether any department has approved it." ”

Deputy Procurator General Zhang Xi Chūnchā came up and said: "Yue Jian, we also found some clues: Golden Age Entertainment City has no business license at all, no cultural and entertainment business license, and no fire inspection certificate, so it can basically be concluded that it is an illegal operation, and there are also serious loopholes in the management of public security in public places." ”

Yue Qinglan looked at Zhang Xi with some surprise: "Why is this Su Quangui so bold?" Yes! ”

Jiang Yunjin didn't believe it either, looked at Zhang Xichūn, then at Wu Chengxun, and asked suspiciously: "Zhang Jian, Wu Ju, have you figured it out?" Yes? With such a big fire, have some of the licenses been burned? ”

Wu Chengxun reported: "Jiang Bureau, this is not the case, the fire did not reach Su Quangui's office, the office was locked when the fire broke out, we and Zhang Jian smashed the door open, carefully inspected the scene, and took a lot of photos. ”

Jiang Yunjin still didn't believe it, and asked in surprise: "So...... So, how did Su Quangui burn to death? ”

Zhang Xi chūn replied: "Su Quangui died in the Paris Hall of the luxurious private room, probably accompanying some important guest. ”

Only then did Yue Qinglan know that Su Quangui, who was the owner of the Golden Age Entertainment City, had actually burned to death in this fire!

From the very beginning, the "August 13" fire case showed unprecedented difficulty in handling the case, not to mention the complex political background of Pengcheng City and the subtle attitude of provincial and municipal leaders, Su Quangui's death was enough to embarrass her. Yu Ke is said to be very good with Deputy Secretary Xiao of the Provincial Party Committee, and although Secretary Xiao ranks third in the Provincial Party Committee, it is said that he is quite strong, and Governor Zhou took a head-on blow from Secretary Xiao in the appointment of Vice Mayor Yu Zhengqing last month, and even Secretary Li Yuanzhuo has quite scruples about Secretary Xiao.

The affairs of Yue Qinglan in the province are only hearsay, and they can't be counted, but the city can still know a little. The situation in the city is also delicate, Deputy Secretary Chen De arrived last month, and he is still in the stage of familiarizing himself with the work, and it is impossible for Deputy Secretary Chen to be implicated in this matter. Tang Xushan, secretary of the municipal party committee, is trying his best to get close to Secretary Xiao, and now he is explaining his work, just mentioning Secretary Li and Governor Zhou when it is very necessary. Mayor Lin Sen was born as a cadre of the Youth League, and he was directly sent to the local area by the secretary of the provincial party committee of the Youth League to become the mayor, and he can be regarded as a leading cadre trained by Secretary Li......

Su Quangui, who was burned to death, was not an ordinary person, he was a well-known private entrepreneur in Pengcheng City and a member of the Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and his social relations were extremely complicated. The fire, which caused heavy casualties, and the malfeasance that had already erupted, are presumably related to this person. Dare to operate without a license, occupy the road and build illegal buildings, and the situation of power and money trading is estimated to be inevitable, and the ** phenomenon behind this disaster will definitely be very serious, I don't know who will be involved, how many people will be involved. But as soon as this key person dies, many things will be difficult to find, and many secrets may become forever secrets......

At this time, a public security officer came over in a hurry and whispered a few words to Jiang Yunjin in his ear. Jiang Yunjin was stunned for a moment, couldn't be stunned, and hurriedly ended the meeting: "Yue Jian, let's talk about it first, I have to deal with something urgent!" Next is the matter of our public security and procuratorate, let's cooperate well and ventilate in time! ”

Yue Qinglan responded with her mouth, still thinking about the dead Su Quangui in her heart, and even thought: Could someone deliberately set fire to Su Quangui in order to cover up some kind of secret? As for the statement of arson, Yue Qinglan heard it as soon as she arrived at the scene, and Jiang Yunjin also mentioned it just now, but it seems that there is no factual basis at present. Besides, even if someone wants to kill Su Quangui, he may not take such an extreme method to hurt so many innocents!

After Jiang Yunjin left, Yue Qinglan asked Wu Chengxun and Zhang Xi to lead him to inspect Su Quangui's body.

Su Quangui's body was obviously under some kind of special care, and it was placed alone in the garage of the entertainment city, and there were two public security officers next to him who were temporarily guarding. The upper part of the corpse was mostly charred, and the whole head was like a large black charcoal ball, and the facial features were difficult to identify. Yue Qinglan had seen Su Quangui a few times in some public places in the past, and had also seen Su Quangui's image in newspapers and TV, but now she had no impression at all, so she pointed to the corpse and asked Zhang Xi and Wu Chengxun: "Zhang Jian, Wu Ju, how can you conclude that he is Su Quangui?" Could it be that I am mistaken? ”

"There is no mistake about it, we found a bunch of keys in his kùzi pocket, all on his office and on the door of his house, as well as his Mercedes Benz, which our comrades had already tried to drive," Zhang Xi Chūn said. Su Quangui's wife also confirmed that when the fire broke out, Su Quangui was in the Paris Hall, entertaining two guests in Beijing, and she was talking to him on the phone. ”

Wu Chengxun added: "Two guests in Beijing were also burned to death, three bodies were in the Paris Hall, the bodies of Su Quangui and one guest were at the door, and the other guest was in the room. ”

Yue Qinglan was stunned and reminded: "This video must be kept secret, and Su Quangui's death, don't go out for the time being!" Now it seems that the case may be more complicated. If everyone knows that Su Quangui is dead, it is very likely that the issue of suspected bribery and dereliction of duty will not be investigated, and some people will have to push 625! ”

Wu Chengxun said: "Yue Jian, I have already thought of this problem, and I have also reported it to Director Jiang. ”

Yue Qinglan asked casually: "Oh, what is Comrade Yunjin's opinion?" ”

Wu Chengxun said: "Director Jiang not only agreed, but also made a special explanation, don't put Su Quangui on the death list for the time being, and temporarily put it on the list of serious injuries, and say to the outside world that Su Quangui is not in danger of life and is being rescued." ”

Yue Qinglan understood: "So, the death toll is actually one hundred and fifty-four?" ”

Wu Chengxun said: "Yes, yes, Yue Jian, I'm afraid our two families will have to unify their voices in this matter!" ”

Yue Qinglan nodded: "Okay!" Let's work together as closely as we did in the past! Your Director Jiang is right, the following is the matter of our two families, such a big fire, so many people died, you can't do it if you don't figure it out thoroughly! ”

As soon as he said this, his mobile phone rang, and the municipal party committee informed Yue Qinglan to immediately rush to the small conference room on the fourth floor of the newly renovated Taihu Tesco supermarket across the street to attend an emergency meeting held by the municipal party committee and the municipal government. Yue Qinglan did not dare to slack off, and instructed Deputy Procurator General Zhang Xichūn and the procuratorial cadres who were already at the scene to continue to cooperate with the public security department to collect evidence at the scene, and left in a hurry.

When he came out of the Golden Age Entertainment City and rushed to Taihu Tesco on the waterlogged Jiefang Road, his bankrupt husband Huang Yihe suddenly made a phone call and asked, "What's the matter, Qinglan?" I heard that more than 150 people were burned to death? ”

Yue Qinglan said angrily: "Don't look at what time it is, sleep well, it's none of your business!" ”

Huang Yihe didn't have a good voice: "What do I sleep on?" Li Jinghua of the Xinsheng Decoration Company was sitting at our house, and was telling me about the situation, when two people from the third construction team of the Xinsheng head office were arrested, saying that they were suspected of arson......"

Yue Qinglan's head suddenly became bigger: Oh my God, why did she forget this stubble? The Golden Age Entertainment City is a group of laid-off unemployed workers under Li Jinghua's new decoration company to construct and decorate, and there are some economic disputes in the decoration process. If there is really a stunned young man who set a fire in the Golden Age Entertainment City because of these economic disputes, then the problem is too serious and too terrible!

Huang Yihe said on the phone: "Qinglan, according to Li Jinghua and my analysis, it is completely impossible to set fire!" Su Quangui owed Liu Tieshan, the third construction team of Xinsheng Company, 200,000 yuan for decoration, and the construction team has always asked for it through legal channels. I told you about this, Liu Tieshan is ready to sue Su Quangui......"

Yue Qinglan immediately interrupted Huang Yihe's words: "Old Huang, don't say it, before the facts are clarified, any analysis can only be an analysis, and it has no legal significance!" I would like to give you a prudent suggestion: Please ask Li Jinghua to leave our house immediately, it is inappropriate for this comrade to appear in the house of a procurator general now, it is very inappropriate! ”

Huang Yihe was unhappy and called out on the phone: "What's inappropriate? Yes? Yue Qinglan, don't forget, this is not only the home of your chief prosecutor, but also the home of the leader of a bankruptcy leading group, and the home of the deputy secretary of the party committee. ”

Yue Qinglan suppressed the displeasure in her heart: "You are right, you have responsibilities and obligations, but our family can neither become a procuratorate nor a party committee office, and it is better to go to the office to talk about work!" ”

After saying this, Yue Qinglan immediately closed her mobile phone.

Within a few minutes, the phone rang relentlessly.

At this time, Yue Qinglan had already walked into the small conference room on the fourth floor of Taihu Tesco, and from time to time in front of some relevant leading comrades who had rushed to the meeting. Several leading comrades reminded Yue Qinglan to answer the phone, Yue Qinglan estimated that it was Huang Yihe's phone, and wanted to turn off the phone but didn't answer, but he hesitated for a long time and didn't dare - at this tense moment, there may be any important phone calls coming in at any time. Yue Qinglan had no choice but to try to calm her emotions and hide in the corner of the conference room to pick up the phone.

Unexpectedly, in just such a moment, a new situation appeared again!

Huang Yihe opened his mouth and shouted: "Yue Qinglan, you are so capable, let the Public Security Bureau come to our house to arrest people!" ”

Yue Qinglan was very surprised, stunned, and asked in a low voice, "Huh?" Hey, Lao Huang, what's going on? Yes? ”

Huang yù He said: "What's the matter? The Municipal Public Security Bureau has come, and now it is time to take Li Jinghua away! ”

Yue Qinglan understood: It must be that the investigation and evidence collection work of the public security involved Li Jinghua, so she said in a calm tone: "Lao Huang, this situation should be thought of, the golden age is the decoration of the third construction team under the new life, as the boss and legal representative of the new life decoration company, Li Jinghua has the obligation to cooperate with us to find out the problem!" ”

Huang Yihe said impulsively: "Yue Qinglan, let me tell you: when I reported to Secretary Tang today, I also introduced Li Jinghua's deeds to Secretary Tang. Do you also ask the municipal party committee for instructions? Listen to Secretary Tang's opinion? ”

Yue Qinglan didn't think about it and said: "I don't think it's necessary, Secretary Tang and the municipal party committee also have to act according to the law!" ”

It was also a coincidence, as soon as these words fell, Tang Xushan, secretary of the municipal party committee, happened to walk in front of Yue Qinglan.

Tang Xushan glanced at Yue Qinglan attentively and asked, "What?" The intercession call is coming now? ”

Yue Qinglan closed her mobile phone with interest, "Zhiwu", and didn't know what to say for a while.

Tang Xushan walked two steps heavily, and then slowly turned his head: "Comrade Qinglan, you are the chief procurator, and I have a greeting to be in front: we must resolutely resist the wind of intercession, no matter who is involved in this fire, no matter how big the official is, no matter how high his status is, we must give me a handle according to the law, and investigate to the end, otherwise, we will not be able to explain to the people!" ”

When he said this, Tang Xushan's eyes were red and swollen, and his face was extremely ugly.

Jiang Yunjin, director of the Public Security Bureau, wiped the sweat from his face at this time and hurriedly walked into the venue.

Tang Xushan stopped Jiang Yunjin again: "Director Jiang, did you find any evidence of arson at the scene?" ”

Jiang Yunjin replied cautiously: "Secretary Tang, we ...... We're investigating urgently! ”

Tang Xushan chased after him: "Could it really be arson, ah?" Is there any evidence of this? ”

Jiang Yunjin shook his head: "Secretary Tang, so far the scene is still ...... No such evidence has been found! ”

Tang Xushan's face pulled: "Then don't tell the following to say it, it's only been a few hours and rumors are flying all over the sky!" ”

Jiang Yunjin seemed to want to say something, but it could be seen that Tang Xushan's face was ugly, and he never dared to say it, so he responded cautiously and sat down with Yue Qinglan. As soon as he sat down, he muttered to Yue Qinglan: "It's really arson!" ”

Yue Qinglan was startled and asked in a low voice, "Set fire?" Who set the fire? A worker at a new decorating company? ”

Jiang Yunjin didn't continue: "It's still unclear, the Wu Bureau is interrogating those suspects!" ”

Yue Qinglan's heart sank......