Chapter 177: A fire in the theater
In the early hours of the morning, Xu Guanwu was sleeping soundly with his wife in his arms, when suddenly a rapid phone rang suddenly. In this silent night, it is particularly harsh.
Xu Guanwu woke up from his sleep, stunned for two seconds, and then grabbed the phone.
"Ah Wu, what's the matter? Who's calling? Zhao Yazhi was also woken up by the ringing of the phone, and asked while rubbing her sleepy eyes.
"What?! Okay, I'll be right there. Xu Guanwu only said a few words, hung up the phone neatly, and then got up and got out of bed.
"Ah Wu, what's wrong? Still going out so late? Zhao Yazhi asked suspiciously.
"The Imperial City Cinema in Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon, is on fire, and I'm going to go and see it right away." Xu Guanwu said while getting dressed.
Zhao Yazhi couldn't help but turn pale when she heard this, "There was a fire?!" How so? Did someone set it on fire, or did it start on its own? ”
"It's not clear for the time being, and we won't know until the police investigate." Xu Guanwu shook his head and said, "I'll go and see it now, you stay at home obediently, don't think nonsense." ”
"Then Ah Wu, you must be careful, water and fire are ruthless, don't have an accident." Zhao Yazhi said with concern.
Xu Guanwu nodded, "Okay, I'll go out now." If you're home alone, be careful. If you're scared, call and ask them to accompany you. ”
"I see, you should be careful." Zhao Yazhi nodded.
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Xu Guanwu got dressed and immediately ran to the street to get a taxi.
Although he has a Mercedes-Benz, but because he is personally afraid of death, he feels that he is always inferior to an experienced driver when driving Jishu, and it will be dangerous to drive on the road by himself, so Xu Guanwu has never learned to drive.
Now standing on the street, unable to wait for a taxi for half a day, Xu Guanwu can't help but regret a little. I knew I would have learned to drive, and now I don't have to stand on the street waiting for a bus.
After a long time, Xu Guanwu finally got into a taxi and rushed to the scene of the fire in a hurry.
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Two or three hundred meters away from the fire scene, Xu Guanwu saw a red light in the distance, and several fire trucks were parked there, and the red lights on the roof flashed and flashed, which made people extremely disturbed.
"Sir, there's a fire ahead, the road has been sealed, I think you have to get out of the car and walk to get there." The driver stopped the car and said.
Xu Guanwu hurriedly paid for the car, then got out of the car and rushed to the scene of the fire.
"Sir, there's a fire fighting ahead, it's dangerous. You'd better take a detour. The police in charge of closing the road saw that Xu Guanwu was about to enter the scene, and hurriedly blocked the road.
"I'm the owner of that building, I have to go in and have a look." Xu Guanwu said loudly.
"You're going to be the boss of that building?!" The policeman who closed the road glanced at Xu Guanwu up and down, and his eyes couldn't help but show disdain, "Will the boss not have his own car, and he has to take a taxi to get over?" ”
"I'm really the boss here, you have to let me in." Xu Guanwu said helplessly.
I didn't expect to be so despised by the police because I got back into a taxi.
Hong Kong, sure enough, is to respect Luo Yi first and then respect people!
"You don't have to pretend, I've already guessed it. You might be a reporter for some newspaper and want to sneak in and take a few pictures. The information is very well-informed, and the police force has your informant? The policeman sneered.
Xu Guanwu saw that he didn't believe himself at all, and was about to take out his ID card to show his identity. At this moment, I saw Ji Shan, the manager of the Palace Cinema, standing there sweating profusely, constantly urging the police to extinguish the fire, and hurriedly shouted at him, "Manager Ji, I'm here!" ”
"Hey, what are you shouting, there's a fire out inside." The policeman scolded, "Are you responsible for delaying the firefighting?" ”
Xu Guanwu was about to speak, when Ji Shan, the manager of the Palace Cinema, heard someone shouting to him, followed the sound and looked, but saw that the big boss was standing outside the blockade line, and hurriedly ran over panting.
"Sir, this is our big boss, you let him in." Yoshiyama said.
"He's your boss, don't look at me joking." The policeman pointed at Xu Guanwudao.
"Officer, it's not a joke, he's really our boss. What am I lying to you about this? Ji Shan's tone of voice when he heard the police speak, full of contempt, obviously did not believe Xu Guanwu, and couldn't help but argue loudly for Xu Guanwu.
While arguing with the police, Yoshiyama carefully observed Xu Guanwu's expression. Seeing the slight displeasure on his face, Yoshiyama scolded him even more.
He knew in his heart that scolding the police was only a fine at most, but he maintained the face of the big boss, and the chances of promotion in the future were greatly increased, which was a good deal with no profits.
"Forget it, since it's your boss, let's go in. Be careful, though, because fire and water are ruthless. When the policeman saw that Yoshiyama was talking louder and louder, his spit was splashing, and his eyes were cracked, as if he wanted to eat him, he couldn't help muttering in his heart, and hurriedly made a way out.
Xu Guanwu nodded at the police and strode into the firefighting scene.
Although I entered the firefighting scene, it was still far from the building.
Xu Guanwu watched as the flames burst out of the store, constantly scorching the walls, and he could feel its strong temperature from afar.
"Boss, we can only stand here and watch, there is also a police cordon in front, we must not approach. Otherwise, it will be life-threatening. Yoshiyama said loudly.
"Manager Ji, is the fire under control now? Were there any casualties? Xu Guanwu asked with concern.
"When the fire started, it went straight to the second floor, and now it is under control. There have been no casualties yet. Yoshiyama reported.
"It doesn't matter if you burn to the second floor, just don't burn to the third floor." Xu Guanwu nodded and said.
The first and second floors are the location of the Palace Cinema, and the third floor is the office building for rent. Burning the first and second floors will cause losses at most, but it will not be good to burn to the third floor and affect the neighbors.
"yes, thanks to someone calling the police, the fire truck came so timely." Yoshiyama wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"Someone called the police?! Where's that good citizen, I'll take care of him when I get back. Xu Guanwu said gratefully.
"I'll ask later." Yoshiyama hurriedly responded.
Xu Guanwu nodded and stood there watching the police put out the fire.
After a while, Liang Shuyi, the manager of the cinema line, and Xu Guanwen, the boss of the Xu family, also arrived one after another.
"How did this happen? Was it an accidental fire, or was someone deliberately setting it on fire? As soon as the two of them arrived at the scene, they both asked worriedly.
"It's not clear yet, let's talk about it after we're done." Xu Guanwu said to the two of them.
Both of them nodded, and stood there with Xu Guanwu, watching the police officers extinguish the fire one after another.
By the time the fire was completely extinguished, the sky was already bright.
As soon as the police cordon was withdrawn, Xu Guanwu and his party immediately stepped forward and saw that the previously renovated theater had been completely burned to a broken tile kiln.
Everywhere there were traces of being swallowed by the flames, and the seats, decorations, high-quality products, screens, screening rooms, etc., etc., were all burned by the flames, leaving only a large pile of molten garbage, soaked in two-inch-deep sewage, which looked extremely dilapidated.
Xu Guanwu couldn't help but feel a heartache when he saw his hard work being burned like this.
These burned things are worth at least one million Hong Kong dollars, and then they have to be renovated, and they have to delay the time to make money, and they can't be open for at least half a month. Based on a daily income of 50,000 Hong Kong dollars, it is a loss of nearly one million Hong Kong dollars.
"!" Xu Guanwu couldn't help but feel a pain in his flesh, he hurriedly found the police officer and asked, "Officer, is this accident caused by arson or other reasons?" ”
"Our team members smelled a very strong smell of gasoline at the fire site, and the initial suspicion was that someone deliberately set the fire. We will continue to investigate the cause of the fire in detail. The officer replied.
"The strong smell of gasoline?! Someone deliberately set fire?! Xu Guanwu's eyes couldn't help narrowing when he heard him say this.
Who has such a grudge against me that he did not hesitate to set fire to my theater?! Is it Shaw Brothers, Golden Harvest, or which newspaper that I can't run anymore? Or maybe it's the drug lord Ma brothers?!
Xu Guanwu's brows furrowed into a big pimple, thinking about all his enemies, feeling that everyone had the possibility of attacking.
"Boss, I've inquired, and the person who called the fire alarm can't be found." Just as Xu Guanwu was trying to guess, Ji Shan ran over and said again.
"Can't find it?!" Xu Guanwu's eyes widened suddenly, something strange!