At this time, it's time for dinner.

As if thinking of this problem, Cheng Qing took out the mobile phone in his pocket, and the time displayed on the lock screen was twelve thirty, reminding people that they should enjoy a delicious Chinese meal at this time.

By the way, it seems that Lin Xinlu said just now that she has already ordered the takeout at noon, and it also includes ...... Wei Yibai's share that just arrived.

It's really careful. Although I said that, I didn't thank her properly at the time, but just said thank you inadvertently.

Cheng Qing looked at the sumptuous takeaway in front of her, and couldn't help but feel thanks and apologies to Lin Xinlu in her heart.

If you meet her during the summer vacation, then you must thank her well. If you can't touch it, then go to school and talk about the specifics of thanksgiving.

While enjoying Chinese food, I thought about it, and the short time passed unconsciously. And Cheng Xi's return from summer camp made her very tired. Therefore, after the lunch was over, Cheng Qing arranged for her to sleep first.

After arranging everything, Cheng Qing sat back on the sofa in the living room and continued to open her phone to check if there were any new news reports.

"Is Xiaoxi asleep?"

"She was also very tired and fell asleep right away."

"So, are you going to investigate the details of this fire incident now?"

Wei Yibai paused the current affairs news on TV, and then observed Cheng Qing's disappointed expression after flipping through his phone, and asked.

"yes." Cheng Qing didn't hide anything, and directly admitted Wei Yibai's words.

"The situation is not very rosy, not only is there no new news, but the news report about the fire published a few hours ago is not available on the website or in the software." Cheng Qing squinted, then shook his head, and turned the phone screen in Wei Yibai's direction.

On the screen of the mobile phone, there is a search website, and keywords such as "welfare home" and "fire" have been entered in the search bar, but the search results that come out of the query have nothing to do with the keyword.

It's hard to imagine that the hot topic that went viral on the Internet a few hours ago has now been deleted for unknown reasons.

"Do you mean that the channels for the spread of the message were artificially blocked, and then all the previous messages were deleted?" Wei Yibai said after reading it.

"That's it, so there are some things that must be investigated on the spot, or the truth will never be known." Cheng Qing was silent for a while and replied.

"Do you need me to come along?" Wei Yibai and Cheng Qing looked at each other, waiting for his answer.

"It's okay, I can find out about this matter," Cheng Qing stood up, picked up his backpack, and said, "When Xiaoxi gets up, then please tell her that I have something to do when I go out, and I will definitely come back when it comes to dinner, and by the way, I will help you all bring a dinner." ”

"Okay." After Wei Yibai heard Cheng Qing's decision, he converted the content program of the TV to the broadcast state and continued to watch the current news.

"I hope you've found some important news." After Cheng Qing left, Wei Yibai looked at the door and whispered in a low voice.

After Cheng Qing went out, she didn't wait long at the station and got on the bus. The welfare home is not very far from the location where Cheng Qing's family lives, and it is estimated that it is only a few stops away, but it will not take long to arrive.

The bus made its way through the streets and alleys until it finally arrived at the nearest station to the orphanage.

After Cheng Qing got out of the car, she followed the map navigation software on her mobile phone and walked in the direction of the welfare home. After some searching, a building finally appeared in front of me.

However, the tragic situation in front of Cheng Qing made Cheng Qing unbelievable, the location of the welfare home indicated on the map was here, but at this time, this building was almost a pile of ruins. A conspicuous warning line encloses the surrounding area, and there are already police officers stationed at a long distance from the scene, prohibiting pedestrians from entering the fire scene and taking any photos of the scene.

"It doesn't seem that easy to get into." After observing the situation at the scene, Cheng Qing came to a conclusion. Without attracting the attention of the guards, he wandered around the edge of the area for a while, pretending to have nothing to do, and then left the scene and walked in a different direction.

By now, even though all the onlookers had been evacuated at the time of the fire, their addresses should not be too far from the welfare home. It stands to reason that some nearby witnesses should always be found.

Cheng Qing thought as she walked, looked around at the environment of the surrounding sections, and found that there was a park not far away.

"I remember here...... When I was a child, Dean Qi brought me and Xiaoxi here...... There's a big lake in there, and there should be some pedestrians playing around, but it's ...... at noon."

Cheng Qing muttered to herself, and then looked at the dazzling sun in the sky. The scorching sun made Cheng Qing feel a tingling burning sensation on her skin.

And those who will come out to exercise in this weather, except for sports enthusiasts like Xu Huichen who have a fixed plan, Cheng Qing can't think of anyone who will go out to exercise in the middle and afternoon when the sun is fierce.

And even if there are exercisers, most of them will only stay in the gym, and the effect of ultraviolet rays can be blocked indoors. In this hot weather, there are still people walking in this kind of open-air park, and Cheng Qing thinks that this possibility is unlikely.

Is this going to be like this?

First the news was blocked, then the scene was blocked, and the witnesses were already evacuated because they had not come to look for them until the afternoon. If he goes alone to inquire about it, it will not only be inefficient, but he will also be warned or suspected of having something to do with it if he is seen by others who have been secretly exploring this information and report it to the police.

There is no way, and it can only be pinned on luck.

Cheng Qing walked towards the park, but the form was as he thought, and there was not a single visitor on the park trail. Most people only enjoy the air-conditioned environment at home or in the workplace.

As she walked, Cheng Qing came to a lake in this park. The water quality of this lake is particularly good, because the quality of tourists is very high, so there is no water pollution in the lake.

"I remember, when I was a child, I used to watch other people fishing here......" Cheng Qing muttered to herself, and suddenly found some parts that she hadn't thought about.

There are many tall trees near the lake, and the shade is also very thick. Even in the summer, people come with a range of equipment such as benches and fishing rods and sit in the shade of the trees to fish.

Cheng Qing looked around, probably because the ambient temperature was high and anglers were impatient, and the number of people sitting by the lake was very small. But Cheng Qing was lucky to find a fisherman who was leisurely waiting for the fish to take the bait.

The angler saw Cheng Qing walking in his direction, squinted his eyes and looked carefully, then raised a hand and put his index finger in front of his mouth, signaling him not to say anything and to be quiet.

Cheng Qing understood, slowed down and lightened her steps, slowly walked to the angler's side, didn't care too much about whether the ground was dirty, slowly squatted down, crossed her legs, and sat on the ground next to the angler.

After Cheng Qing sat quietly for a long time, the fishing line was finally pulled by the hooked fish. Holding a position, the angler's eyes sharpened as he sat in place, and he tried his best to keep it level, shaking the end of the rod so that the fish was hooked deeply.

At first, the hooked fish struggled violently. The angler did not rush to pull the hooked fish up at this time, but slightly loosened the line to prevent the fish from escaping. Slowly, the fish stopped struggling, and the anglers gradually began to reel in the line.

The angler lifts the rod upright to avoid swaying from side to side, and only by lifting the rod forward can it resist the strong impact of the fish. This practice can also effectively avoid the occurrence of fish out of control or broken rods.

When the reeling is almost complete, the angler floats the head up and down on the surface of the water to prevent the fish from escaping, and only after several rounds does he start to catch the fish.

A large, live fish was caught and placed in a bucket next to the angler. Cheng Qing saw at a glance that there was definitely more than one fish in it, and it seemed that this angler had been fishing here for a long time.

At the end of this set of smooth operations, the angler casually said, "Today is the time when I have an occasional break, and I can have time to come out and catch some fish." The weather was so hot that some noisy tourists and some of the fishing competitors who were also sitting here consciously left. ”

"My name is Su Zhongting, you can call me Uncle Ting, but I still come to the park in this weather, so I won't watch me go fishing."

The angler who called himself Su Zhongting turned around, looked at Cheng Qing, who was also sitting quietly on the side, and asked.

"Naturally not, just wanted to chat with you." Cheng Qing didn't want to express her purpose directly, after all, the fire incident in the morning might be counted as a more sensitive category now.

"That's fine, I'm also interested in gossiping," Su Zhongting put away the fishing rod and continued, "Let me start with it, I'm a doctor in the emergency department, and I'm very busy with work every day. It just so happens that today I am on the night shift, and I am busy and free, and only now can I come to fish and relieve the pressure. I'm going to work again soon. ”

"When rescuing and treating every patient in urgent need of rescue, it is actually similar to fishing."

"When fishing, pay attention to a careful, patient, and also need these two important points when receiving patients. This is not only to diagnose the specific symptoms of the patient, the cause of the disease, but also to treat the patient in this way. That's what I love about fishing, because it sharpens my patience. ”

After Su Zhongting finished speaking, he looked at Cheng Qing and said, "You hurriedly walked over after seeing me just now, your behavior revealed your lack of patience, there must be something very important to ask, and I may know what the thing you are asking is, right?" ”

"As you said, since you have told me so much and taught me the truth, then it is not good for me to continue to hide, I came specifically to ask, have you witnessed the fire that broke out in the nearby welfare home this morning?"

Cheng Qing saw that Su Zhongting understood his purpose so well, so he no longer concealed it and raised the question.

"Oh, that's it."

Su Zhongting turned his gaze to the wide lake in front of him and said, "It's a coincidence that you asked, I happened to pass near the welfare institute at that time. ”

"I didn't walk past the gate of the orphanage, but only in an area nearby, and when I really noticed the fire, it was because there was a loud noise in the direction of the orphanage, and by the time I ran over to check the situation, the fire was already burning violently."

"At that time, there were already calls to the police, the fire brigade and the emergency center for help, and I was there waiting for the three parties to arrive. By the time they arrived at the scene, the fire had become more ferocious, and until that time, no one had managed to escape from it. ”

Su Zhongting paused, as if remembering a hint of despair at that time. As a doctor, he could not rush into the fire to save the children and staff of the orphanage, but could only watch them lose their lives in the fire......

"When the firefighters finally rushed in and searched and rescued while extinguishing the fire, they couldn't ......"

"We were immediately evacuated, and when the police arrived, a cordon was set up at the scene of the accident to prevent people from entering. And it should be because of the ...... at the time Tragic scenes...... In order to prevent large-scale agitation and chaos, the police reminded all those present at the time that it was strictly forbidden to spread the news and pictures about the scene on the Internet. ”

"Having said that, there should still be some media who arrived at the scene and immediately conveyed some news to the Internet for the sake of heat, but as far as they are concerned, they may not have reported the specific news of the number of casualties, and they should have just informed the outside world that there was a fire. As for whether it was blocked and deleted later, I don't know. ”

"That's all you're asking, what, is there the answer you want?"

Su Zhongting withdrew his gaze from the distant lake, and then looked at Cheng Qing, who had been silent for a long time after hearing what he said, and asked.

"Yes, thank you for informing me." Cheng Qing stood up and bowed respectfully to Su Zhongting in front of him.

"There's no need to be so grand, anyway, I'm just a passer-by who knows the middle process of some things, since someone wants to ask, and that person still listened to me talk to him about his hobbies and work for a long time, so what's wrong with telling him."

"That'...... You ......" Cheng Qing was still a little worried that the angler in front of him would think he was suspicious, and then reported to the nearby police.

"Don't worry, I know what you're worried about right now, I don't think I talked to you so much today, it's just that there is a guy sitting next to me watching my fishing skills." Su Zhongting saw through Cheng Qing's thoughts at a glance and signaled him not to worry too much.

"I'll give you a little advice, I want to inquire about this, and it's under the heavy blockade of the police, and I don't need to explain the difficulty to you. And it's because you met me today that you can report these things to the police without treating you as a suspicious person even though you're telling you. Remember, don't be too anxious to find out everything about things right away. ”

"Just like fishing, even if the fish is hooked, you need to slowly loosen the line and wait until it is no longer struggling. If you force the line to be reeled when the fish is free, there is a high chance that the rod will break directly. And you're still in a situation where you haven't even put a fishing rod in the lake, so don't think about catching a big fish in one go. ”

After Su Zhongting finished speaking, he glanced at his watch, and then said to Cheng Qing with a smile: "Okay, I need to put myself into intense work soon, and I also need to return with my loot, I'm glad that someone can accompany me to talk while fishing." You're really a bit of a lucky person, and the fish I caught in the end was quite strong, a lot bigger than the ones I caught before. ”

"Well, goodbye."

Lifting the folding stool, fishing rod, and bucket for fish, Su Zhongting left a goodbye and left in the direction of the exit of the park.

"Thank you." Cheng Qing thanked him seriously when he left goodbye, and in a short period of time, on the basis of asking about things, he also learned some important truths, and Cheng Qing admired Su Zhongting very much.

"It's almost time to leave, according to what this Uncle Su said, do you really need to find out the truth of the matter step by step." Cheng Qing thought about the words left by Su Zhongting just now, and felt for a long time.

Standing up, patting the dust on his body because he had been sitting on the ground for a long time, and tidied up his clothes, Cheng Qing also walked towards the exit of the park.

"It's not too late, it's not as long as I expected it to take." Cheng Qing turned on her phone and glanced at the time, and then decided to return the same way.

By the way, on the way back, I was able to help Cheng Xi and Wei Yibai bring some dinner. If you don't want to cook your own food, you can only buy some ready-made food at some of the food stores in the nearby shopping mall.

Cheng Qing knocked on the little abacus in her heart, after all, if you prepare the ingredients now, it will take a long time to choose, and you also need to process them, and make nutritional matches according to different foods. Such a long list of things must take a long time, which is naturally very energy-consuming.

And the ready-made food in the shopping mall food store has a wide variety, good taste, and novel style, and the most important thing is that you don't need to make it yourself, you can buy it directly.

So decide to change your original plan to go home and take the bus to the mall and pick up some of their favorite foods.

What is Wei Yibai's taste...... It's another headache.

Thinking of this, Cheng Qing couldn't help but have a headache, he forgot to ask Wei Yibai about her preferences and tastes, so it was not easy to help her choose dinner at will.

"Then ask about it......" After Cheng Qing unlocked the lock screen, her first move was to open the chat software and leave a message for Wei Yibai. But he seems to have forgotten one thing, and that is ......

He seems to only have Wei Yibai's phone number, and as for the account friends of the chat software, he has not added them yet.

The scene fell into a slightly awkward situation. After closing the chat software, Cheng Qing looked up at the road ahead and began to prepare how to phrase it.

And when he looked up, a girl with a ponytail and a long white dress came into Cheng Qing's field of vision. Cheng Qing fell into doubt.

This person's back looks a little familiar, as if he saw it somewhere......

Cheng Qing was slightly curious and puzzled by the girl not far ahead, all because of her inexplicable familiar feeling.

It's not too good to go up and see her or ask her identity at will. Forget it, let's keep following her. Until the bus stop, let's see if she is also a person waiting for the bus. If she is also waiting for the bus to go somewhere else, she may have the opportunity to verify this familiarity in her heart while waiting for the bus.

"It's still ...... I'm back in the vicinity of the fire scene. Cheng Qing looked at the navigation map on her phone, observed the surrounding directions, and thought a little heavily.

When Cheng Qing remembered the fire again, he saw the girl in front of him suddenly stop and look slightly sideways at the direction of the welfare home after the fire.

In her place, it should be a relatively clear position outside the cordon. However, it was the first time she had seen such a scene that she was curious to stand still and watch, after all, the police cordon was conspicuous enough, and she had to add the buildings that are now in ruins.

But if I keep walking now, I might be able to turn around and find out who the person in front of me is.

Thinking so, Cheng Qing didn't stop with her, but continued to walk forward.

However, just when the two were still a short distance away, the girl who had been staring suddenly seemed to lose consciousness, and her body fell straight backwards.

"Oops!"

Cheng Qing saw that the situation was not right, and immediately rushed forward, ready to see the current state of the girl who suddenly fell to the ground, and then do some simple processing that she usually learned. Then take the measures of calling the emergency number and immediately take her to the hospital for treatment.

And when Cheng Qing stepped forward to see the girl's face, she couldn't help but be a little surprised and confused.

The girl who suddenly fell to the ground in front of her was a classmate from Cheng Qing's school, Chen Jiayan.