Chapter 7: Two Fires
Fang Zhe in his sleep was not awakened by a nightmare this time, nor was he woken up by an alarm clock.
Instead, he was pulled up directly.
In a trance, he didn't have the time to wonder why his uncle had so much strength and could pull him up with one hand.
Because at this time, Fang Zhe was stunned to find that the room was filled with black smoke, and he could clearly see that there was a steady stream of black smoke seeping inward from the screen window, and the unpleasant smell of plastic rushed straight to his nose.
"Let's go."
The stout Fang Shijun spoke as concisely and forcefully as ever, and Fang Zhe, who was still in a state of confusion, was tightly grasped by the other party's powerful big hand, as if a screw was tied by iron tongs.
Before leaving, Fang Zhe quickly turned around and picked up his mobile phone from under the pillow, and let his uncle lead him downstairs quickly.
When he walked out of the house with his nose covered, he found that many onlookers had gathered outside the gate, and at this time, the siren sounded in the distance, and the red fire truck gradually became clear in his vision.
Moment! Fang Zhe only felt that his brain was spinning for a while, and in a trance, it seemed that the sights and sounds in front of him had a sense of déjà vu, but when he was about to grasp a key memory fragment in his mind, he found that the burning building was unusually familiar.
The house with thick black smoke and the fire burning wantonly is Liu Liang's house!
His brain went from a trance to a blank, his heartbeat stopped beating for a moment, and he was in a state of uneasiness, Fang Zhe wanted to run towards the house that he had been to thousands of times for the first time, but was firmly grasped by his uncle.
"Let go of me! Uncle! Let go of me, Liu Liang may still be inside! ”
Fang Zhe exerted all his strength to break free, the stout man behind him frowned, and one of the hands that had originally grabbed his nephew turned into two hands.
Fang Shijun never said a word, he just hugged his nephew who was crying and struggling in his arms, and silently moved back step by step.
The onlookers looked towards Fang Zhe one after another, their eyes full of sympathy.
The red fire truck stopped, and the firefighters carried out the rescue work as fast as lightning. The cordon was then raised, and several firefighters advised the onlookers to stay away, as explosions and other unexpected situations were likely to occur.
At this time, Fang Zhe had already given up struggling, because he found that even if he used his strength to feed, he could not break free from his uncle's shackles.
"Cell phone! Right! Cell phone! ”
Fang Zhe, who gradually calmed down, immediately remembered his mobile phone, and he was suddenly glad that he could think of taking it away when he left home.
Fang Shijun saw his nephew take out his mobile phone, so he slowly let go of his embrace, but he always pressed Fang Zhe's shoulder with one hand, for fear that the child would run out again.
"Hello, the phone you made is temporarily unreachable...
The mechanical female voice on the other side of the phone was like a basin of cold water, extinguishing the illusion that Fang Zhe was looking forward to.
"Why can't I get through for the time being? Shut down? Or airplane mode? Liu Liang's mobile phone is turned on 24 hours a day! ”
Puzzled, Fang Zhe could only stare at the door of Liu Liang's house now, hoping that the firefighters would be able to rescue Liu Liang.
A Liu Liang who has a life and is just in a coma.
While waiting, Fang Zhe clearly heard the conversation of the nearby onlookers.
"What's going on today, I heard that there was also a major fire accident in Thornton No. 5 Middle School, and it seems that it was not just a fire accident, the police came and surrounded the school gate."
"Eh, you don't know, my brother is the teacher at that school, I heard that it's not just a fire, it seems that there are dead people inside!"
"What! And burned people? ”
"Shhhh I don't know the specifics, but it seems that it's not just as simple as burning to death, listening to my brother, there are more than a dozen corpses, and the death is particularly evil... ”
The gossip stopped abruptly as two firefighters quickly stepped out of the door, each carrying a corpse wrapped in a white cloth on their shoulders.
It is clear that if it were not a corpse, it would not be wrapped in a white cloth.
Fang Zhe almost fainted, he only felt that his breathing was a little difficult, his feet seemed to be stuck in a mire, and it was a little difficult to lift his legs.
One step, two steps, Fang Zhe gradually approached the cordon. This time, Fang Shijun not only did not stop him, but followed himself.
Inside the cordon, the staff stretched out their hands to signal Fang Zhe not to get close again, Fang Zhe licked his dry lips with his tongue, and said in a pleading tone: "Hello... I don't go in, I live next door, I'm a neighbor of this house. I just want to know, those two ... Can you tell me about me... ”
Fang Zhe was a little incoherent, no matter how he forcibly held back, he couldn't stop the tears that flowed down and the sadness in his heart.
Fang Shijun, who has always been taciturn, spoke at this time: "Hello comrade, as neighbors, can we go and identify the body?" As far as I know, this family of three has no relatives in the city. ”
The staff shook their heads.
"I'm sorry, I understand your feelings, but now the fire is not fully controlled, there is a risk of re-ignition at any time, there will be a special identification and registration work that requires your cooperation, now please stay away from the scene as soon as possible, thank you for your cooperation."
The staff politely refused Fang Shijun's request, and when Fang Zhegang wanted to rush in, he was immediately stopped by Fang Shijun and dragged to a safe position.
"Calm down! Calm down! ”
His eyes were still staring at the door of Liu Liang's house, Fang Zhe bit his lip desperately, using the pain to calm down his emotions, and his brain was running rapidly.
"Liu Liang said that his parents were on a business trip, so why did two corpses appear? If one body is Liu Liang's, then who is the other one? That guy will tell me everything, he doesn't have a girlfriend, a friend who baths together? ”
Fang Zhe found himself at this time that he actually expected that the two corpses were any inconsequential person, as long as it wasn't Liu Liang.
At this time, Fang Shijun suddenly handed his mobile phone to Fang Zhe, and seeing the content on the screen, Fang Zhe obviously felt that his heart was beating violently.
The things that suffocated him came one after another!
At the top of the screen is a text message with a short number from an unfamiliar number.
"The building next door to you will catch fire, please go home and rescue Fang Zhe as soon as possible."
After Fang Shijun confirmed that his nephew had read the content of the text message clearly, he quickly took back his mobile phone, clicked on it to delete, and while Fang Zhe was still in a state of shock, he quickly browsed another text message, but this one was not seen by Fang Zhe again.
From beginning to end, he remained silent without saying a word.
"This... Who is the sender? Do you suspect it's Liu Liang? ”
Fang Zhe stared at his uncle with red eyes, but all he got was the other party's slight shaking of his head.
No wonder my uncle, who was going to the suburbs early in the morning to get fresh pork, would appear at home in time and pull himself up from his sleep, it turned out that there was a text message notification in advance, but who would be the sender?
And the other party deliberately wrote his name in the text message, so as not to make the uncle think that it was a spoof text message or sent the wrong message, which shows that this person is thoughtful.
"Did you call that back?"
"Yes, it's empty."
Receiving Fang Shijun's answer, Fang Zhe fell into contemplation again.
Suddenly, the expression on Fang Shijun's face seemed to have made some kind of major decision, he hesitated for a while, and finally spoke: "There was also a fire accident in your school today, and many corpses were found, you... Let's go to the school. ”
"The fire only burned down one class, the 302 class you studied."
A deep voice sounded in Fang Zhe's ears, but it exploded like thunder.
Fang Zhe raised his head suddenly, looking at his uncle carefully, he suddenly felt that he couldn't see through the only relative in front of him who had lived with him for several years.
But I don't seem to know each other well.
Fang Zhe originally wanted to continue to stay here and wait for the follow-up development, but in his heart, he felt that he should go to the school at this time, and he would not change his mind based on Fang Shijun's words alone, but with that strange text message, his mind was firm.
Watching Fang Zhe leave, Fang Shijun picked up his phone again, and another text message was displayed on the screen, and the sending number was different from the previous text message.
"Let Fang Zhe go to school, or be careful about your identity."