A few people laughed, and the TV was playing the news of the previous day, which was the fire that broke out on Huaihua Road not long ago, Bai Yifan sighed, "I have been to that place before, although they are said to be a Chinese restaurant in the south, but because the boss is a northerner, they will also sell dumplings, which are delicious." ”

"Hey, every time it's almost the New Year, there are a lot of such things, so the more you get to the New Year, the more you must pay attention to safety." Cheng Jiaxuan said.

"However, Team Han," Bai Yifan looked at Han Yu, "Is it common for a fire to break out in a restaurant?" It stands to reason that the precautions in the restaurant will be stricter than in other places. ”

Han Yu held a book in his hand and thought about it seriously, "This kind of thing can't be said for sure, there is no absolute in everything." ”

Bai Yifan was about to say something, when he saw Director Lu Guofu walking in from outside, he quickly stood up and shouted, "Lu Bureau is good!" Several others also stood up. Lu Guofu is a very good person, he never puts on a show, and treats people easily, but he rarely comes to this office, and there must be something wrong when he comes.

Sure enough, Lu Guofu held a document in his hand, walked to the table in the middle and handed the document directly to Han Yu, saw the news on TV and said, "I just want to tell you about this, I've read the news." The case is now going to be transferred to you. ”

"Why?" Ye Xiaoxiao didn't understand.

"I thought it was an accident, but according to the fire department, the cause of the fire was too much oil and dirt, and the flue burst. Strangely, the kitchen of the restaurant had a lot of space, and although the flue burst, the deceased had enough time to run out for help before his death, but the reality was that he was burned alive in the kitchen, and the door from the kitchen to the dining area was also locked. So this case is transferred to you and investigated. Lu Guofu explained.

The report in Han Yu's hand is a report on the case, which contains some photos of the scene and photos of the deceased. It can be clearly seen from the photos that the bodies of the deceased are curled up, and the skin of the whole body is as black as charcoal, and it is impossible to tell whether it is the skin after being burned, or several people gathered around and looked at those photos. Lu Guofu didn't stay long, and left after saying a few words for them to investigate as soon as possible.

The deceased in this case is named Cheng Gang, a middle-aged man who is also the owner of the restaurant, 42 years old. The restaurant is a mom-and-pop shop, and his wife's name is Cheng Xiuxiu, 40 years old.

Huaihua Road is located on the west side of Linhua City, which is just in the opposite direction from the police force. This is a relatively late development area in Linhua City, so the decorations on the street are relatively old. The Chinese restaurant where the fire broke out is in the middle part, with a barbecue restaurant on the right and a regular shop on the left.

When Han Yu and Ye Xiaoxiao came here, the barbecue restaurant on the right hadn't opened yet. After reading the information, Han Yu quickly arranged the work, he and Ye Xiaoxiao mainly came to see the scene of the situation, fortunately, the case only happened for one day, and now it has been handed over to them, and the scene is still very well preserved.

The name of the Chinese restaurant is "Shilixiang", and the main entrance is a two-glass door with a roll-up door on the outside, which is closed at night. When I opened the door, there was a spacious dining area, perhaps because of the accident here the day before, and the tables and chairs were a little messy. Walking along the dining area, there is a wide corridor. There are some miscellaneous items on both sides of the hallway, and at the end of the hallway is a window, which is the window that delivers food from the kitchen, and next to it is a door. Next to it is a wall of goods piled up, behind which is a small bedroom, and then a bathroom. The equipment of the restaurant is quite complete, but because it is a small business, there are no cameras installed in the restaurant.

Ye Xiaoxiao and Han Yu were standing in the kitchen, the kitchen stove part had been burned black, the flue part had been completely shattered, and some kitchen utensils were scattered on the ground. Han Yu walked around very slowly, observing as he walked. He walked to the back of the stove, where there was a shelf with goods scattered on the floor. Han Yu opened the shelves and looked at the wall in front of him, which was yellow, and because he had been in the kitchen for a long time, it was smoked by oil smoke, which looked a little dirty.

Han Yu clenched his hand lightly into a fist and knocked on the wall, and when he hit one place, he suddenly stopped, and then pushed the wall away with all his might, and the wall moved. It turned out to be a door. Ye Xiaoxiao also turned around when he heard the movement, and approached with some surprise, "What is this?" ”

Han Yu explained through the door, "I've heard people say that some people who open restaurants, in order to save money, will live directly in the store, and then in order to make it convenient, they will get a door in the sleeping place, and they can directly enter the kitchen. ”

Ye Xiaoxiao also followed through the door, and behind the door was the bedroom, "However, why do you want to make a good door, it's like a secret room." ”

Han Yu walked in front and didn't speak, frowning all the time. The structure of the restaurant is very simple, it can be said that you can see the whole picture by walking through it, but how did a living person burn to death in the kitchen, not to mention, there are customers outside, he can completely call for help.

"Xiao Xiao, we're going to do a drill."

"Well, I think something is wrong, too." Ye Xiaoxiao stood in the middle of the kitchen and looked at the two doors, "Even if the door to the dining area is locked, there is still a door, it stands to reason that there should be a chance to be rescued." ”

Han Yu had already picked up the phone, and Bai Yifan and Cheng Jiaxuan came to the scene soon after receiving the call. It is said that it is a drill, but in fact, it is to see if the situation on the scene can be restored.

According to the preliminary case report, the incident occurred in the afternoon, and there were only two tables of customers in the restaurant, with a couple on the left and a mother and son on the right. Cheng Gang's wife was out, so he was the only one in the kitchen.

Cheng Jiaxuan stood in the kitchen, playing the role of the deceased Cheng Gang. Han Yu stood in the bedroom, and Ye Xiaoxiao and Bai Yifan stood in the hall, playing the role of guests who were eating out at that time. After several rounds of testing, it was found that Cheng Jiaxuan had to come out of the kitchen door and walk to the hall, which took a minute, and the door connecting the kitchen to the corridor was closed at that time, that is, if Cheng Gang was going to come out of the kitchen to ask for help, he had to come out from the door connecting the bedroom to the outside, which would take at least two minutes.

Several people stood in the kitchen, Bai Yifan looked at the dining area not far from the dining room and asked, "Why didn't he call for help?" At such a close distance, if there were a call for help here, it should be audible outside. ”

Han Yu frowned and turned his head to look at Cheng Jiaxuan, "Old Cheng, what about the confessions of the customers who dined in the restaurant?" ”

"Don't mention it," Cheng Jiaxuan shook his head, "I'll go to get a confession, but I don't know what's going on in the kitchen." There were only two tables for dinner that day, a couple, a mother and son, they all said that they didn't hear the movement of the kitchen at all, until they had to pay after eating, and they didn't answer after calling for a long time, and they knew that something was wrong. ”

"So close, didn't you hear anything?" Ye Xiaoxiao was a little incredulous.

Han Yu didn't say a word, he walked out from the kitchen route, he walked very slowly, looked at both sides as he passed through the corridor, and stopped when he reached the dining area outside. When he came in from the outside, he had only roughly swept the place, and there was a hanging TV on the left side of the hallway, and below it was a cabinet with three kettles and some spare tissues. Han Yu stood there, looking across the corridor, and Ye Xiaoxiao and the others were also looking at him.

The TV is an old-fashioned TV, the switch is just below the TV, Han Yu turned on the TV, and the TV in it was very loud, which startled him. Han Yu said to the other three, "You lock this door, Xiao Xiao comes out, and Xiao Bai and Lao Cheng are inside." ”

A few people didn't know what he was going to do, but they still listened to him, after all, every command of Han Yu had his reasoning, and it was almost impossible to make mistakes. This is not blind belief, this is the tacit understanding and trust formed by several people getting along with Han Yu, and it is also because of Han Yu's past achievements. Ye Xiaoxiao was a little puzzled when he walked out, "What's wrong?" ”

"Experiment again." Han Yu explained, while picking up the phone and dialing Cheng Jiaxuan's number, Ye Xiaoxiao didn't hear what he said clearly, because he quickly hung up the phone, "Xiao Xiao, now you sit over there, I'll sit here, listen carefully to see if you hear anything." ”