Thirty-seven, ghost fire

Qiu Wenming asked Jin Duo rhetorically: "You are more beautiful than me, why do you risk fighting with the surname Tang?" You're not afraid ......."

Jin Duo smiled bitterly and said, "He came to the door, I'm afraid it's useless." It's all two shoulders and one head, who is afraid of whom? Alas! -- I can't stand being aggrieved like Zhong Hua, I don't steam steamed buns, and I fight for breath. ”

Qiu Wenming said: "I'm not fighting for anger, I'm trying to get revenge." He patted the lame leg and said indignantly, "For it! ”

Qiu Wenhai interjected and asked, "Brother Jin, where are we going?" It's time to enter town. ”

Jin Duo said: "Take a walk around the street, and then go to Phoenix Villa." ”

Qiu Wenhai turned his head and glanced at Jin Duo and said, "Brother Jin, let's pretend to eat, it's okay to go to the backyard, and we will definitely not be able to enter the front yard." ”

Jin Duo smiled and said, "Let's not go in, just walk around." ”

Qiu Wenming asked, "What does it mean to walk around outside?" ”

Jin Duo said: "It doesn't mean anything, I just want to go around." ”

After leaving his hometown after the college entrance examination, studying in Beijing, working in Shanghai and Shenzhen, for more than ten years, his hometown is haunted by dreams, and his hometown is beautiful without a reason. Today's revisit to the old place, I can't help but feel the ups and downs, the small town of Shun'an has changed a lot, the most intuitive feeling is that there are many buildings, more cars, and more people; Everywhere is full of flowers and noise; The former Shun'an Avenue is now called Century Avenue; The former North Mountain is now called Phoenix Mountain, and these changes cannot overlap with the negatives of Jin Duo's memories.

Is my hometown changing, is it getting better, or is it getting worse? Jin Duo was at a loss.

The car continued to move forward, and soon arrived at the Cross Street business district, which is the commercial center of Thuan An City, the most prosperous business district.

Jin Duo sat up straight and said, "Over the years, I have come back every year for the New Year, and I have drunk every year when I come back, and I haven't been on the street for many years. Unexpectedly, it has only been a few years, and it has changed a lot, like a city. ”

Qiu Wenming pointed to the building opposite and said, "Ahead, the shopping mall, the industry surnamed Tang." The two basement floors are occupied by a supermarket; The first floor to the sixth floor is a shopping mall, with a rental counter, and I heard that tens of millions of rents are collected a year; Above the seventh floor is a residence. ”

Jin Duo sat in the car, couldn't see the roof at a glance, and said, "I remember that this was the third floor in the past, and it was a state-run hotel. ”

Qiu Wenming said: "You remember right, I heard the old man say that the state-run hostel was built in the 60s, and it was the tallest building in our Shun'an at that time. Later, it didn't work, with Shun'an Hotel and Qinglong Hotel, and more than a dozen small hotels opened, the state-run hostel had no guests. State-run hostels are public institutions, but the finances are weaned, so they are self-supporting, called pushing to the market. They occupied a good space, and turned the windows on the first floor into doors, and the rooms were converted into stores for rent; There is a large courtyard at the back, a two-story building in a circle, with hundreds of houses, which are rented out as warehouses, and the annual rent is not a lot. Employees don't have to go to work, their wages are still paid, and their lives are not bad. Later, the surname Tang was optimistic about this place and wanted to renovate and develop it, the city agreed, and the employees of the hostel collectively objected. The employees are worried that the development of the surname Tang will be carried out, and they will suffer a loss when they buy out the seniority. Hundreds of workers disagreed, and the city was not easy to handle, so this matter was frozen.

Not long after, one day in the middle of the night, the backyard suddenly caught fire, the warehouse was full of goods, clothing, shoes, hats and bedding, all flammable, the fire burned bigger and bigger, until dawn, the house burned off the shelves, and the goods were burned to the bottom. The fire was so terrifying that half of the sky was red, half of the city was covered with black smoke, and the streets and alleys were covered with fine gray powder after dawn. This fire burned badly, even the main building with the warehouse burned to the ground, the main building collapsed, and the darkness stood here, and the city said that it would affect the city's appearance, so let them hurry up and find a way. Whether to rebuild by yourself, or to attract investment and development, the idea is taken by yourself. The head of the hostel recruited workers to hold several meetings, some people said to raise funds for reconstruction, some people said that the reconstruction was tens of millions, can it be collected? Some people say that if you sell it, forget it, sell more and sell less, everyone can always divide points; There are many people with many ideas, and there are disagreements. After a few months, the city said that the ruins of this black and slippery land are too ugly, affecting the city's appearance, you can't come up with a solution, then attract investment and development, and finally let the surname Tang buy it, hundreds of workers all bought out of seniority, and one person sent home for 30,000 or 40,000 yuan.

Jin Duo said, "This fire comes from the evil nature. ”

Qiu Wenming said: "They all say so. ”

Jin Duo asked, "How did it burn?" …… Did you check it? ”

Qiu Wenming said: "I checked, it was caused by electric fire and aging wiring, most people don't agree with this conclusion, this is sloppy, and they all think that this matter must be related to the surname Tang, and it is the ghost behind this kid." ”

Jin Duo gritted his teeth and said: "This conclusion is exquisite, if it is said that there is deliberate arson, then the police have the responsibility to solve the case; If you can't solve the case, you are derelict in your duty; If it is characterized as an electric fire, the case will be closed, and the police will not be responsible. ”

Qiu Wenming turned his head to look at Jin Duo and said, "Jin Duo, you always see things deeper than me, I understand as soon as you say it, but I can't think of it if you don't say it." Looks like I'm stupider than you. ”

Jin Duo grinned and said, "Have you ever been smarter than me?" When you were in school, did you get ahead of me? Not once. You have to take this, right? ”

Qiu Wenming said: "Cut! - Jin Duo, don't underestimate people, we were also admitted to No. 1 Middle School based on our grades, and we were also top students in our school, and you can't show me when you meet in No. 1 Middle School. I can't catch you no matter how much I learn, I'm discouraged - hehehe! ”

Jin Duo laughed and said, "As the saying goes? Outside the mountain, a mountain is higher than a mountain, I know how you feel, I feel the same way after I went to college, I am a top student in circles, it's really amazing, one is more powerful than the other, and I am no longer - hehehe! ”

Qiu Wenming said: "I'm convinced of this, you have all been admitted to university, I haven't been admitted to anything, I can't accept it." ”

Jin Duo said proudly: "That's right, you have to take it, don't bite the." ”

Qiu Wenming smiled and said, "Say you're fat, you're still panting." Do you judge, did Tang Yingjie set off that fire? ”

Jin Duo said: "Ask me such a simple question, ask you Bolleghei." ”

Qiu Wenming said: "You don't need to ask Bolleghei, everyone knows that Tang Yingjie is a ghost, and the common people privately call that fire a ghost fire, which means that Tang Yingjie set a fire behind the troublemaker." ”

Jin Duo asked, "Is this the end?" Confessed? ”

Qiu Wenming said: "It's not so easy, someone wrote an anonymous letter to complain, I heard that someone from above had investigated, just listening to the sound of the wheel, I didn't know where the well was, and in the end it was still gone." ”

Jin Duo said: "There is no insider to report this matter, and it is difficult to investigate." Civilization, from Zhong Hua being buried alive to this fire, what can you see? ”

Qiu Wenming: "The surname Tang can do anything." ”

Jin Duo: "By the way, we all have to be careful, he thinks I'm going back to Shenzhen, don't be angry with you." This kid is a smiling tiger with a cannibalistic heart. ”

Qiu Wenming: "I understand that I have been guarding against him all these years. ”

Jin Duo: "With so many goods burned to the ground, how dark his heart must be to do this unreasonable and unethical thing." ”

Qiu Wenming sighed and said, "Alas! - Don't mention it. ”