The house in the orphanage in the west of the city is an old-fashioned three-story building, the room on the first floor is the kitchen, and there is a place to pile up miscellaneous items and the children usually play, while the second floor is where the children sleep, the stairwell is in the middle of the house, the boys have been living on the left, and the girls have all lived on the right, the children's room is no different from the dormitory of the school, and on the third floor, it is the room of the orphanage director, her office, the living room and the archive room are on the third floor.

On the left of the third floor is the location of the orphanage's archives and offices, while on the right of the third floor is where Shangguan Jing lives.

Xu Lang stood at the entrance of the stairwell on the third floor, looking at everything on the third floor, his expression was unusually solemn and gloomy.

The walls on the third floor, which were originally quite white, have been blackened by the fire at the moment, cracks have appeared on the walls, the steel doors and windows have long been burned and deformed, and the glass on the windows has long been broken and scattered all over the ground because of the high temperature, and everything that can be burned has been swallowed up by the fire.

Xu Lang stepped on the black water and slowly walked to the left, all he saw was scorched black except for the empty doors and windows, the first place Xu Lang came to was Shangguan Jing's office and guest room, the tables, chairs and benches in the room had become a pair of iron shelves at the moment, overturning and dumping on the ground, most of the things in the room were burned out, basically no books and documents could be found, and it was not an exaggeration to say that the four walls of the family were empty.

Xu Lang didn't go inside, he stood at the window and looked inside, and continued to walk forward, of course, it wasn't that Xu Lang didn't want to go in, but he couldn't get in, because the gate had already been burned and deformed under the condition of fire and high temperature, and it was impossible to enter through the door, and it could only be entered by brute force.

At the end of the third floor on the left, there is a room about the size of an office, which is the data room, and this is where the burning is most severe.

I don't know if it was because of the fire, or because of the washing of the high-pressure water cannon, the door of the data room had already collapsed, Xu Lang stepped on the iron door that was still slightly hot, and walked inside.

As far as Xu Lang's eyes could see, all he saw were rows of iron shelves that had collapsed and squeezed each other, originally there should have been a lot of information and documents on these iron shelves, but at this moment, there was nothing on them, only the thick layer of black ashes on the ground, and the stream of water that was as black as ink.

Xu Lang walked slowly and looked around, wanting to see if he could find the documents that had survived under the devouring of the fire.

It's a pity that Xu Langzai carefully checked every corner of the room, and didn't see any information documents, but found a photo in the corner of the room that only left less than one-third, the photo is black and white, but it was burned very badly, there should have been a lot of people on the photo, only two and a half people can be seen at the moment, one of them, Xu Lang knows, he is Yao Wenlin who just died in his own home not long ago.

It's just that Yao Wenlin on the photo looks very young, if it weren't for Xu Lang when he was investigating the scene of Yao Wenlin's murder, he had seen a photo of Yao Wenlin when he was a child in Yao Wenlin's room, Xu Lang might not be able to recognize that the person in the photo is Yao Wenlin.

And the other person, Xu Lang doesn't know, he hasn't seen this person, the child in the photo looks about the same age as Yao Wenlin, compared to the thin Yao Wenlin, this child is a lot fatter, both on the face and in body is much fatter than Yao Wenlin when he was a child, the boy in the photo is smiling happily at the camera, and he can't see his eyes.

As for the remaining half, there is only a small half of his face in the photo, and there is no chin and more than half of the cheeks, which makes it impossible to distinguish between men and women, Xu Lang only sees the other party's eyes, although the photo is black and white, but the child's eyes are extraordinarily bright, as black as ink, like a deep pool, so that people can't see the bottom at a glance.

Xu Lang took this photo that was burned and looked at it for a long time, to be precise, he stared at the eyes of the half of the people in the photo for a long time, looking at these eyes, Xu Lang had a feeling of both familiarity and strangeness, he always felt that he seemed to have seen these eyes somewhere, but for a while he couldn't remember where he had seen them.

Xu Lang put the photo in his pocket and searched the scene again, but found no clues and useful things, Xu Lang finally had to give up after looking for it.

He walked out of the reference room and walked down the corridor to the right on the third floor, where was Shangguan Jing's bedroom, compared to the burned office and data room on the left, Shangguan Jing's bedroom was much better burned, of course, only relatively.

The same burned deformed door, because the glass was broken, and the empty window door frame, the curtains that should have been hung next to the window have long been gone, the wardrobe in the room and the bed and other flammable items have also been burned in half, and the quilt on the bed has become a black pile of black charcoal at the moment, and the original appearance cannot be seen clearly, and the two wardrobes have also been burned into empty shelves, and the clothes inside have also become a pile of ashes in the fire, however, Xu Lang can still vaguely see some fragments of clothes through the window.

On the wall of the bedroom, there is also a photograph hanging, the glass has been shattered, and the photo has been licked by the fire, and only a black frame can be seen.

The bedroom couldn't get in, so Xu Lang stood outside and watched for a while, and then Xu Lang walked to the corridor, lying on the railing, condescendingly looking at the busy people below, his eyes were deep, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

After the fire was extinguished, the fire brigade, as well as the police from the Chengxi Criminal Investigation Detachment and the local police station, all entered the scene one after another and began to investigate the scene.

Xu Lang, who was standing on the third floor, saw that Shangguan Jing didn't know when he entered the courtyard, standing at the bottom of the building, raised his head and looked at the third floor, Xu Lang was lying on the railing just in line with Shangguan Jing's line of sight, the two looked at each other and didn't speak, and by Shangguan Jing's side, Xu Lang also saw a familiar person who couldn't be more familiar, Zhang Lei.

Xu Lang didn't want to stay on the third floor, since everything he wanted to find no longer existed, it was futile for him to stay here, so Xu Lang left the third floor and walked downstairs.

He came to the second floor and looked at the situation on the second floor, the second floor was not engulfed by fire, but the corridor was also full of water stains, he looked through the window and looked inside, the children's rooms were not greatly damaged, but the children's sheets and bedding and other items were wet by the water, and the ceiling, which was already a little mottled, was seeping water at the moment, and the water stains eroded the ceiling into a patch, as if a child was wetting the bed.

Xu Lang looked at it for a while, then walked from the second floor to the first floor, and then came to Shangguan Jing and Zhang Lei's side, looking at the two of them without saying a word.

Zhang Lei was not surprised to see Xu Lang, his face was also very heavy, looking at everything in front of him, his eyes were full of worry and heartbreak, as if Shangguan Jing was not the director of this orphanage, he was the director of this orphanage, after seeing Xu Lang coming down from upstairs, he hurriedly asked: "Brother Lang, how is the situation above?" ”

Xu Lang shook his head expressionlessly, and said helplessly: "The fire should be in the data room on the third floor, the entire third floor has been burned to pieces, and everything that can be burned has been burned out." ”

"What about the second floor? Where do the kids live? Shangguan Jing asked anxiously.

"The second floor is fine, it's just leaking." Xu Lang said.

"That's good, that's good." Shangguan Jing patted her chest lightly and said with relief.

After the three of them were silent for a while, Xu Lang looked at Zhang Lei and asked, "Why are you here?" ”

Zhang Lei first glanced at Shangguan Jing, then looked at Xu Lang and said, "We received a call from Captain Cao of the Chengxi Criminal Investigation Detachment, saying that the orphanage was on fire, and I was worried about the safety of the children, so I came." ”

Xu Lang nodded, he turned his head, looked at Shangguan Jing and asked, "You are here, where are the children?" What about Aunt Wang? Where are they now? ”

Shangguan Jing looked at everything in front of him with a sad expression, biting her lips tightly, her hands clenched into fists, and trembling slightly.

Zhang Lei saw that Shangguan Jing didn't speak, so he answered: "Don't worry, Brother Lang, I have already arranged it, Aunt Wang and the children have been temporarily arranged to live in the hotel." ”

Xu Lang knew that Zhang Lei was the identity of the rich second generation, and when he heard him say this and arrange it like this, Xu Lang was relieved, he knew that with Zhang Lei's ability, he could do all this.

Xu Lang looked at Shangguan Jing with a painful face, and glanced at Zhang Lei who was standing aside, and then said: "You take her to accompany the children, the children are still young, they must be frightened after all this, you go to accompany the children, don't let them worry." ”

Zhang Lei looked at Xu Lang, and then at Shangguan Jing, as if seeking her answer, however, Shangguan Jing did not have any expression, and finally, Zhang Lei then took Shangguan Jing's arm and took her away from the scene, while Xu Lang walked to a chair in the courtyard and sat down, watching all this.

Xu Lang was waiting, he was waiting for the cause of the fire, and what he wanted to know now was whether this sudden fire was man-made or accidental.

Although Xu Lang had already determined in his heart that it might be a man-made arson, Xu Lang still wanted to hear the results of the investigation at the scene.

Niu Honghe's case, after Niu Honghe took the initiative to confess the cause and effect of the matter, it seems that the case can be closed, while Yao Wenlin's case looks more like a suicide, coupled with this sudden fire, it seems that the three things are not necessarily related, they are all simple cases, but Xu Lang always feels that things are not so simple.

The three cases are inextricably linked to this orphanage, Xu Lang sat on a chair, looking at the messy yard and buildings, and there was only one question in his mind, what is hidden in this humble orphanage? Xu Lang didn't know.

The truth seems to have been swallowed up by the fire.

Xu Lang sat there alone, he wondered, if he had come directly to the orphanage to explore everything after Niu Honghe explained their connection with the orphanage, would he have known the answer earlier? If he hadn't been able to hide from Shangguan Jing, wouldn't everything have turned out like this? If he chose to believe Shangguan Jing, would he have been able to get the truth earlier? However, there is no such thing as an "if" in the world, and everything is most afraid of the "if".

After Xu Lang came down from upstairs, he sat there all the time, from the afternoon until dark, watching the police in and out of the scene, busy figures, and finally, at about seven o'clock in the evening, the scene was probably cleaned up, and Cao Zhiyi, who was in charge of directing everything, also left the scene.

After Cao Zhiyi went downstairs, he saw Xu Lang who was still sitting in the yard, so he walked over, sat down next to Xu Lang, took out a cigarette from his pocket, smoked two cigarettes, handed one to Xu Lang, and took one himself. ”

Hearing this result, Xu Lang was not surprised, because he was the first person to enter the scene, and Xu Lang had not been in contact with the fire scene once or twice, with his work experience, it was natural to see that this was caused by arson, but Xu Lang couldn't figure out who set the fire, so Xu Lang turned his head to look at Cao Zhiyi and asked, "Did any suspicious people be found at the scene?" ”

Cao Zhiyi turned his head and glanced at Xu Lang, then continued to look ahead, took a puff of cigarette fiercely, and then shook his head and said: "When the fire broke out, the scene was very chaotic, and our main job was to fight the fire, and we didn't notice any suspicious characters at that time. ”

Xu Lang was not surprised, after all, Xu Lang is a person who saw the situation at the scene of the fire, and knew that firefighting was the main thing, and the cause of the fire could only wait until the fire was extinguished before he could start to investigate, and it took time to investigate all this, all said that water and fire are ruthless, a fire, a big water, many things on the scene will be destroyed, especially when the fire occurs, the firefighters in order to put out the fire, after the scene was destroyed, the police after the firefighting work is over, and then investigate the scene, It is very difficult to find clues from the scene of the fire, and it takes a lot of manpower, material resources, energy and time to find out the truth.

Xu Lang changed the topic and asked: "The Chengxi Orphanage is in your jurisdiction, how much do you know about this orphanage?" ”

Cao Zhiyi's smoking action was very fast, a cigarette was quickly smoked, he lit another one, and then handed the cigarette case to Xu Lang, signaling Xu Lang to come again, Xu Lang is now smoking very slowly, a cigarette is only two-thirds of the way, seeing the cigarette that Cao Zhiyi handed in front of him, Xu Lang shook his head, did not pick it up, Cao Zhiyi did not insist, he took back the cigarette box, shook his head, and said: "After I graduated from university, I entered the public security system, from a police officer, and I have been a police officer for almost ten years. This orphanage has existed since the day I became a police officer, and I know more or less about it. ”

Xu Lang turned his head to look at Cao Zhiyi and did not speak.

Cao Zhiyi continued: "Chengxi Orphanage is one of the earliest orphanages in Chengxi District, and even in S City, they adopt some children every year, and these children are the children of some prisoners who have been sentenced to death, you know, now many orphanages, welfare homes, or some so-called charities, although they also adopt some children, but, for the children of these criminals, in fact, many similar institutions are not willing to adopt, after all, They also don't want another murderer to appear in their welfare home, so the Chengxi Orphanage does this, in fact, whether it is those of us who are policemen, or those who have committed a lot of crimes, we are very grateful to this orphanage, but we are limited in what we can do, and those prisoners can't do anything, so the life of the Chengxi Orphanage has not been very good these years, hey"

Speaking of this, Cao Zhiyi sighed deeply.

Xu Lang stepped on the cigarette butt, bent down to pick it up, pinched it in the palm of his hand, turned his head to look at Cao Zhiyi and asked, "Do you know where the children who used to be in the orphanage in the west of the city have gone when they grow up?" ”

Cao Zhiyi turned his head to look at Xu Lang, shook his head with a somewhat solemn expression and said, "This is also the strangest thing about me. ”

"Oh? What's so strange? Xu Lang asked curiously.

"The Chengxi Orphanage is under the jurisdiction of the local police station, I have also been in the police station before, I know some information, every year the Chengxi Orphanage will take in some children who have lost their parents, these children vary in age, the big ones are in their teens, and the younger ones are only a few years old, there are people of every age, except for some families who are unable to have children every year, they will come here to choose to adopt some children, most of the children, when they are almost fifteen years old, will leave the orphanage, no one knows where they went." Cao Zhiyi said.

"Isn't there anyone at the police station who comes to ask?" Xu Lang asked puzzled.

Cao Zhiyi looked at Xu Lang and smiled bitterly, and said: "You used to be a policeman, although your identity is different now, but, you should also know something, although the police station is not like a criminal policeman, you have to go in and out of the murder scene every day, but the work of the police is the most tedious and complicated, they have to deal with a lot of things every day, and they are too busy to be busy, how can they have time to take care of these children's affairs?" Besides, the orphanage did not call the police, and the police did not intervene directly, after all, the orphanage is just a place to take them in, and when these children reach the age of fifteen or sixteen, they already have a certain ability to survive, and they choose to leave the orphanage, whether it is the orphanage or our police, they have no right to care about these things. ”

When Xu Lang heard this, he was a little silent.

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