Three days have passed since the arrival of a new week, and the police have neither caught the arsonist nor given an accurate cause of the fire.

After going to work, after briefly dealing with the work at hand, Li Xiaohe took a car to the ruins.

The police force at the scene was withdrawn as early as when Xu Jianjun and others left, but the cordon was still pulled, but the scope was limited to the courtyard gate, Hao Dazhu was only allowed to enter and exit, of course, Township Chief Li was not among the restrictions. In fact, the cordon has long lost the vigilance significance of the police, and it is more of a deterrent to suspects, and it can also play a role in safety warning. In fact, adults will not enter that area, and they are worried that their footprints will be collected by the police, and they will not be troublesome. But this cordon is more of a deterrent to some playful children, saving them from the danger of entering the ruins.

Since he heard the sound of the car, Hao Dazhu quickly walked out of the house, and when he saw that it was the township chief's car, he immediately greeted him again. When the township chief got out of the car, he immediately nodded and smiled: "Township chief, you are here." ”

Looking at the half-grown old man in front of him, Li Xiaohe paused for a moment before saying, "Old Hao, I haven't seen you for two days, and you seem to be a lot older." ”

"Well, not really." Hao Dazhu sighed, "When you came the day before yesterday, my hair was still half white, but when I got up this morning, it was more than half white." ”

"Why?" Li Xiaohe was puzzled.

Hao Dazhu sighed again: "I'm scared, scared and anxious." On the night of the fire, he ran out with all his beards and tails, and he was lucky to be no, and he was happy to pick up his life. As a result, when I went to bed at night, I couldn't run out of the dream because of the fire, and I woke up sweating all over my body, and I was still afraid of dreams when I went to sleep. The second night was much better, and the dream of fire was also done, but I was not so scared, and I guess it will be fine in a few days. But after the night, I heard some gossip, and my heart was not steady.

At two o'clock in the evening, I was resting in the house, and I heard someone talking outside, and was about to come out to have a look, when they heard me mentioned. I didn't go down to the ground, but I just listened in the room. As soon as I heard what they said, I was scared half to death, and for a long time someone wanted to burn me to death, and said that I was also the arsonist. Although those people are guessing the shadow, but my heart is not steady. I'm so big, I don't do it, I don't eat it, I don't eat it, and I'm afraid of smashing my head when the leaves fall, and now some people say that I set it on fire, and if the police arrest it, it won't be unjustly killed.

If someone wants to burn me, it will be even more terrible, although life is not worth anything, but it is better to die than to live. I'm an old man, I don't have children or daughters, if I am harmed, I don't know how many days it will take to be discovered, maybe it will stink by then, and I won't even have a corpse in the capital. The more I thought about it, the more scared I became, and I couldn't do it in a hurry, except for the fire in my dream, it was for people to chase, and I didn't dare to sleep at all. As a result, when we came together this morning, my hair was like this, and my eye sockets were black and blue. If the township chief doesn't come today, I'm going to look for you in the township, what do you think I can do? ”

Although the other party is somewhat worried, he is also willing, and a lonely old man is also pitiful. So Li Xiaohe comforted: "Old Hao, I also heard this rumor at the beginning, and there are many other rumors. In fact, the rumors about you are not worth refuting at all, do you think, if someone really harms you, why bother? Besides, if it hurts you, why don't you order the main house and go to the west room? ”

"The main house is tiled, and the west room is dry brick and old wood, so it's better to point to the west room." Hao Dazhu responded.

Li Xiaohe waved his hand: "Lao Hao, it's not like that at all, if the fire is too big, the tiles won't be used at all." But even if it's really like you said, he should also point to the north head first, the north head is close to the main house. Besides, no matter where the fire is lit, the north room and the west room are far apart, and there is such a big open space in the middle that the main house can't be burned at all. As for saying that you set fire, it's even more nonsense, who will put it under their own noses? That would be easy to expose, and it could also be burned, unless the person didn't want to live. Your old Hao is not this kind of person at all. ”

"yes." Hao Dazhu's face suddenly showed joy, "No wonder they all say, 'Words are happy locks'." Hearing what the township chief said, it was indeed the case, and my heart suddenly became much brighter. ”

"It's fine, it's you who have to scare yourself." As he spoke, Li Xiaohe walked towards the courtyard.

Hao Dazhu immediately followed, broke the cordon, and let the township chief into the door.

Before coming to the ruins, Li Xiaohe found that compared with two days ago, these remnants of bricks and tiles seemed to be smaller, mainly because these rotten things were more compact, and the individual spaces that were originally erected were gone. After two more days of exposure, there was no mud at the scene, more mud and dust. I took a look around, and there was still a lot of fine ash, and if it was windy, it would inevitably be blown everywhere, so I should deal with it quickly. But the premise to deal with it is that the county bureau has to say it, and it has to be Xu Jianjun that they don't need to investigate the scene again.

Since the day of the fire, it has been more than three days, enough for 80 hours, why hasn't the county bureau come to a preliminary conclusion, should you call and ask? Thinking of this, Li Xiaohe subconsciously took out his mobile phone.

"Township Chief, I'm still not steady. It's no wonder that those people gossip at night, when the fire caught fire that day, the police asked me several times. The next day, he came to me again, and while he was asking, someone specially remembered that the words he asked were like interrogating prisoners on TV. You say, could they have been suspicious of me? Hao Dazhu stepped forward at the right time and expressed his worries again.

Li Xiaohe smiled and pointed at the other party: "Old Hao, old Hao, didn't I tell you just now, you can't set fire at all." Why are you guessing again? It's not just you, many people have been questioned, and I've been questioned. The police talk like that, especially when they do on-the-spot questioning, and they ask everyone like a prisoner. ”

"Ding Bang Bang", the mobile phone rang.

Glancing at the caller ID above, Li Xiaohe said, "I'll answer the phone over there", and walked south. walked out of the distance, and then pressed the answer button: "Lao Xu, how is it?" ”

Xu Jianjun's voice came from the mobile phone: "Lao Li, after testing and analysis, it has been thoroughly determined that this fire was man-made arson, and the case was also named 'Five. 15 'arson. In fact, last Friday night, this result was already made, but because it was your business, I was more cautious, and I went to work today to find someone who tested the test, and also held another case determination meeting.

As for the arson suspect, everyone leaned towards that guy, which is consistent with our speculation. In addition to the previous evidence, especially the large amount of gasoline carried, the cigarette butt found was very important. Although the logo of the cigarette butt happened to be burned, after the identification, identification and comparison of professionals, it turned out to be the 'Cangji No. 2' produced by the Kurayoshi Tobacco Factory. This kind of cigarette costs seventy-eight yuan for a box, which is not something that ordinary people can smoke at all, so the guy among the suspects may smoke this cigarette. ”

Li Xiaohe said "oh": "Sure enough, it's that guy, is it reliable?" ”

"Judging by the evidence at the scene, it can only be that guy, now that he can set fire, then it can't be guaranteed......" Halfway through the words, Xu Jianjun instructed again, "You have to pay special attention, especially at night or when you act alone, you should be careful in the unit." I will also keep an eye on the trend here, and once I find any clues about that guy, I will definitely chase him down and clean him up as soon as possible, so everyone can rest assured. ”

"Lao Xu, I understand, it's not so evil, I'll just pay attention." Li Xiaohe's tone was relaxed, and he also changed the topic, "Lao Xu, did you also judge that one that day?" I heard that it made that kid angry, and even said that it was a great shame. Actually, you don't need to stimulate him, and you don't need to stand up for me. ”

Laughter came from the phone: "Haha, you mean pockmarked face." I'm just doing business, and I don't have a personal vendetta at all. What's so great about him as a little township secretary? It is the duty of every citizen to cooperate with the police in handling cases, and people who are much older than him must also cooperate. Besides, looking for clues requires no matter how big or small, whether he has dates or not, if he hits a shot, he may be able to gain something. By the way, I look at his driver like a thief, not like a good thing, and I'll really have to pay attention to that guy in the future. ”

"What you said is right, but people have already blamed me on this matter, not to say that I was instructed by me, but that I was listening in the back room at the time." Li Xiaohe also smiled and lowered his voice, "What's the matter, what's wrong with him." ”

"Don't talk about him, I still have to tell you." Xu Jianjun's tone was extremely serious, "Don't guard against that guy, don't take it seriously, killing people and setting fires are conjoined." ”

"Got it, it's fine." Li Xiaohe's voice was still relaxed.

"You guy......" Halfway through the words, the other party lowered his voice, "I'm here, let's do this first." ”

There was no sound in the mobile phone, Li Xiaohe held the mobile phone, stunned, and stared blankly ahead.

"Township chief, the police won't really arrest me." Hao Dazhu came to the front again.

Being asked by the other party like this, Li Xiaohe came back to his senses, and thinking of the other party's question, he lowered his voice: "Lao Hao, tell you one thing, the police have locked the target, and it has nothing to do with you." ”

"Really?" After Hao Dazhu asked excitedly, he lowered his voice again, "That's great, that's great." ”

"Old Hao, remember, don't tell anyone." After half-truths and half-truths to appease the other party, Li Xiaohe walked outside.

Hao Dazhu's assurance came from behind him: "Understand, my old Hao will definitely not talk nonsense." ”

Li Xiaohe didn't answer the question, and walked towards the courtyard gate with heavy steps. Don't look at what he said to Xu Jianjun easily, don't look at him using words to appease Hao Dazhu, in fact, he was very uncomfortable in his heart. He especially understands that since Xu Jianjun specifically instructed himself, it was by no means child's play, the other party had already instructed him for the second time, and there was the scene of the fire behind him. Thinking of this, I couldn't help but turn around.

The charred ruins came into view again, and Xu Jianjun's instructions also came to mind: killing people and setting fires are conjoined.