"What are you talking about? You didn't find the source of fire and the ignition device?" Lu Weiwei was stunned for a moment, and quickly asked again: "So...... How did this fire start? Wasn't it a short circuit in the wires?"

"I'm also very surprised, because judging from the scene situation, there seem to be a lot of flammable materials in the room where the cat is closed. Gu Chen briefly analyzed the situation he had observed at the fire scene with everyone.

When the firefighter leader heard this, he also walked to Gu Chen's side and asked, "Comrade policeman, since you are the only one who entered the room, then tell me, how did this fire come about?"

Gu Chen shook his head and said indifferently: "It's hard to judge at the moment, but this fire came too suddenly, which makes me feel a little strange." ”

"Strange, what do you mean?" asked the driver.

"For example, in the room, there seem to be a lot of flammable materials in it, so you put them all in?" Gu Chen asked the driver.

The driver frowned, and after thinking about it carefully, he said: "The room has always been arranged like this, if no one goes in, isn't it normal?"

"Our family has gone out collectively before, and we also locked the cat in the room, and I didn't feel anything wrong. ”

"Wait a minute. Gu Chen suddenly interrupted: "Except for that cat, has anyone else been to your house?"

"Who has been here?" The driver was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said: "No one has ever been to my house, after my wife and daughter left, I have been living in the city and have never come back." ”

"If someone has ever come to my house, they can only ask about the property. ”

Speaking of this, everyone's eyes suddenly converged on the property manager of Kaitian.

The property manager couldn't help but chuckle in his heart, so he quickly waved his hand and said, "No...... Don't look at me like that, I don't know anything, if anyone has been to his house, then the surveillance should be able to capture it. ”

"Surveillance?" Yuan Shasha looked left and right, and on the side of the passage intersection, there was indeed a surveillance that could capture the front door of the single-family villa.

So Yuan Shasha asked again: "In addition to this road, is there any way to capture the back door?"

"Yes, there is also monitoring on the back road, and we have monitoring on every road here, which can ensure that the front and back doors of each villa are within the scope of monitoring. ”

Gu Chen glanced at the fire leader who was cleaning up the aftermath and said, "Please don't touch anything at the fire scene easily after you have cleaned up all the open flames at the scene." ”

"Huh. The firefighter leader understood what Gu Chen meant, but he still said with a smile: "Little brother, after the fire, everything that should be burned is burned out, even if you suspect that someone has entered the villa, but you have seen it." ”

Speaking of this, the firefighter leader pointed to the villa and said: "See, only the skeleton is left, this villa is equivalent to tearing down and rebuilding before it can be inhabited, what can you find?"

"It's still possible. Gu Chen nodded and said indifferently: "I can judge from the burning situation, generally the first place to burn is the darkest after burning." ”

"According to the interior of the house and the blackness of the house, we must first judge which room is based on the blackened part of the wall, and then search for what the source of the fire is in the room. ”

"This ...... You know that?" the firefighter leader was also stunned.

Unexpectedly, a policeman knew how firefighters searched for the source of the fire.

His eyes when he looked at Gu Chen now had changed, and he felt that this guy was a little powerful.

Lu Weiwei asked weakly: "Senior Brother Gu, if the fire broke out and was caused by someone deliberately sabotage, then how should we investigate?"

"This ......" Gu Chen was momentarily depressed, but quickly said: "Actually, if someone deliberately creates a fire, then the scene after the fire also needs to see if there are any traces of intentional destruction." ”

"But in this regard, it also needs to be investigated. ”

Yuan Shasha Dai frowned slightly, stepped forward and asked, "So, if it is destroyed or other people enter the scene after the fire for the first time, maybe the evidence will be destroyed or taken away by those people, right?"

"That's pretty much what it means. Gu Chen also nodded, looked at the property manager and the fire leader, and then said, "However, when the fire broke out, before I came, it seems that no one had entered the fire. ”

"So, I'm probably the first person to enter the fire, so if it's a case of vandalism after the fire, it's unlikely to happen, and the focus should be on pre-fire to see if anyone has ever entered the area. ”

"Yes, that's right. Xu Zhenggang walked to Gu Chen's side and said, "Gu Chen, this side is within the monitoring range, if you look for their property to monitor the screen, you should be able to know who set this fire." ”

"yes. ”

"That's right, there must be footage here at the property. ”

"I also think it's strange, how did this fire start?"

"It's too sudden, but fortunately it's a detached house, otherwise, my house might be over. ”

Many residents are talking about it, and everyone hopes that the police and fire will find the cause of the fire.

The property manager also felt the strong pressure from the people around him, so he nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go and monitor, which of you will come with me?"

"I'll go. Yuan Shasha took the initiative to come out.

Gu Chen nodded: "Okay, then Xiao Yuan will go over and take a look first, if you don't find anyone sneaking into this villa today, then push it forward for a day, if you can't push it again, you must find someone who sneaked into the villa." ”

"Senior Brother Gu I know. Yuan Shasha has always been clear about Gu Chen's thinking about handling cases.

The reason is very simple, Yuan Shasha has to borrow all the files of Gu Chen's closed case.

Therefore, Gu Chen's meaning, from the moment he said it, Yuan Shasha was able to get the point accurately, and like Lu Weiwei, she had a good heart for Gu Chen.

Soon, the property manager left with Yuan Shasha.

On the other side, the owner's driver was also restless, and hurriedly asked Gu Chen: "Comrade policeman, then you were the first person to rush into the fire just now, if according to your judgment, where do you feel that this fire happened?"

"This ......" Gu Chen didn't respond directly, but asked rhetorically: "Master, has your cat been locked up in this closed room all along?"

"yes. The driver said.

"Then it should be the room where the cat is closed, because this room meets all the points I just said, and the walls are the darkest compared to the other rooms, but I have to say a few words about you. ”

"What...... What?" the driver didn't know what to expect, and quickly asked again: "Is there any problem?"

"Of course there is a problem. Gu Chen then dug into his pocket, and only then did he find a piece of burned paper and said:

"This is the item I found in the room where the pet cat was kept, the wallpaper for the renovation of your house, and I found a very serious problem. ”

"What?" The driver's head was stunned, and he hurriedly asked, "Is this ...... What's wrong with that?"

"It's a big problem. Gu Chen took this piece of residual wallpaper in his hand, and after looking around in front of everyone for a week, he said: "According to my judgment of this kind of wallpaper, this wallpaper is not fireproof, and it is very flammable. ”

And this kind of flammable wallpaper is only used by some stores for aesthetic design. ”

Glancing at the driver's master, Gu Chen frowned and asked, "But I'm curious, how can you use this kind of wallpaper? ”

"Show me. The fire leader also took the fragment of wallpaper from Gu Chen's hand, and then gently tore it with his hand, and suddenly said in surprise: "The division of this kind of wallpaper is obviously a layer of paper and foam on the surface, and there seems to be some latex ingredients." ”

"This kind of wallpaper is still a year ago, it's not fireproof at all, and once it's ignited, it will basically spread quickly. ”

"Yes...... Is it?" Listening to Gu Chen and the fire leader's explanation, the driver suddenly had mixed feelings, and said helplessly: "I...... I'm just trying to get cheap. ”

"Comrade police know about my family's situation, and now I am in debt, and you want me to buy expensive firewall paper, to be honest, I can't afford it financially. ”

"And these wallpapers, I also see that the store is discounting, it is very cheap, and my daughter has always wanted to decorate her room, so ...... So I'm going to make a difference, who knew this would happen. ”

"I know. Gu Chen also nodded, and said: "But you have to think clearly, this kind of wallpaper sticking to the wall is equivalent to pouring oil on the wall at home, and it burns at all." ”

Gu Chen looked left and right and asked, "Who has a lighter?" ”

"I ...... I have. The man opposite the male driver hurriedly took out the lighter and handed it to Gu Chen.

Gu Chen did not hesitate, and directly lit the flammable wallpaper in his hand in front of everyone.

Soon, the fire spread rapidly, and it didn't take long for the wallpaper to be burned to the ground.

When everyone saw it, they couldn't help but chuckle in their hearts, saying that sticking this kind of wallpaper at home was really playing with fire and self-immolation.

Gu Chen said indifferently: "See, this is still a little remnant I found in the corner of a piece of furniture, and if you look at the room in your house, the entire wall is black, you can imagine how big the fire was at that time." ”

"Yes, yes, yes. Listening to Gu Chen's words, the driver master was also trembling, feeling that it was fortunate that he and his family were not in the house, otherwise the fire would spread, and it was very likely that he would be burned to death.

After the rainstorm, the single-family houses still emit faint white smoke.

Everyone stayed for a long time, and at this time, Yuan Shasha came to everyone in small steps.

"How's it going? Xiao Yuan. Gu Chen hurriedly asked her, "In the past few days, has anyone sneaked into this villa?"

Yuan Shasha shook her head: "No, I have seen all the surveillance footage these days, including the passage of the front door and the back door, and almost no one has entered or exited here." ”

"yes. Listening to Yuan Shasha's words, the property manager who arrived later explained: "The properties on our side are all professional and will not let strangers enter casually." ”

"What if someone from inside the Kaitian Villa went in?" Lu Weiwei said.

The property manager shook his head and said, "Absolutely impossible, because everyone inside Kaitian Villa knows that there is surveillance around the clock here, who would be stupid enough to risk being photographed by surveillance and fall into someone else's house to do bad things?"

"We have also checked the gas and there is no leakage. At this time, a firefighter who had been involved in fighting the fire said.

The firefighter leader nodded, looked at Gu Chen and said thoughtfully: "Just now you said that the location of the fire source may have been generated from the room where the cat was kept, and I want to confirm your statement." ”

"Yes, we can go together. Gu Chen said.

With doubts, everyone walked into the burned villa together.

At this moment, the interior of the room was completely black.

All kinds of wooden furniture have long been burned, and fragments of chandeliers are scattered all over the ground.

There was a strong smell everywhere in the house, and everyone covered their mouths and noses from time to time, stepped on the broken and rotten floor, and walked cautiously inside.

When Gu Chen led everyone to a closed room on the first floor, he pointed to the wall of the room and compared it to the outside: "You can take a look and see if the fire source is spreading from here?"

The firefighter leader was the first to walk in, and after looking around, his eyes stopped outside, and he nodded slightly: "Brother policeman, it seems that you are right, it is indeed very likely that the fire will spread from this house." ”

"But Captain, there's no ignition in there. A firefighter said.

The firefighter leader covered his mouth and nose and said indifferently: "Don't worry, let's see." ”

Yuan Shasha suddenly screamed, and immediately focused everyone's attention.

"What's wrong?" Gu Chen asked.

Yuan Shasha covered her mouth and nose, pointed to a charred object in the corner and said, "Senior Brother Gu, is it...... It's the cat. ”

Lu Weiwei hurriedly stepped forward, picked up a charred wooden stick, and pestled the kitten's corpse, then turned around and said, "This is also too badly burned, when Senior Brother Gu went in to find someone just now, is this cat like this?"

Gu Chen nodded slightly: "That's right, the fire was very big at that time, and I saw that this kitten had suffocated to death, so I turned around and went to other rooms to continue the search, and it didn't burn so charcoal at that time." ”

"It's pathetic. Lu Weiwei threw away the wooden stick, stood up, and said to the driver: "If your family has no one to take care of the cat, then it is better not to raise it, at least it is a life." ”

"Now look at what it looks like? If this person is inside, then it must not be burned alive!"

"Yes, yes, yes!" The driver also blamed himself, and nodded vigorously: "It's us who are wrong, we shouldn't leave the cat alone, but who would have thought that this house would suddenly catch fire, I also wondered, how could this happen?"

While everyone was complaining to each other, Gu Chen suddenly squatted down, took out a tissue from his pocket, pinched the cat's tailbone, and suddenly lifted it into his hand.

Subsequently, Gu Chen observed the charred dead cat left and right, frowning from time to time.

Xu Zhenggang, who was covering his mouth and nose on the side, also took a step back and said, "I said Gu Chen, the smell of this dead cat is too bad, hurry up and throw it away." ”

"yes, brother policeman. The firefighter leader also said in disgust: "This thing is burnt and can't be eaten, and who eats cat meat now." ”

Gu Chen didn't listen to the advice of the two, but carried the corpse of the dead cat and searched left and right in the room.

After looking around, Gu Chen found some dirt on the ground, as well as partially broken glass shards.

After looking more carefully, Gu Chen suddenly frowned.

After discovering Gu Chen's abnormality, Lu Weiwei hurriedly asked him, "Senior Brother Gu, did you find anything?"

Gu Chen didn't answer immediately, but looked left and right at the scene, checking every corner.

At this time, everyone's eyes were suddenly focused on Gu Chen's body.

"I said brother policeman, what are you looking for?" asked the fire chief.

"Cat food. Gu Chen's answer was concise and to the point.

The firefighter leader frowned: "Cat food, what are you looking for this thing for?"

Gu Chen didn't say much, brought the dead cat's corpse in front of everyone, and asked, "Have you noticed anything special about this cat?"

"What's special?" everyone looked at each other, feeling a little inexplicable.

So, everyone stepped forward and fixed their eyes on the charred dead cat.

Lu Weiwei even took a sip of saliva, feeling that if she added some seasoning, the taste might be better......

Yuan Shasha was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said, "Senior Brother Gu, this cat seems to be quite thin. ”

"Isn't that? This isn't an orange cat. The firefighter leader also said with a smile.

Yuan Shasha shook her head: "I didn't mean that." ”

"What do you mean?" asked the firefighter leader again.

So, Yuan Shasha pointed to the belly of the dead cat and said, "You see, this cat's skin and bones have come out, obviously it has been hungry for a long time, but isn't there enough cat food prepared?"

was also reminded by Yuan Shasha, and everyone lowered their heads and carefully observed the corpse of the dead cat.

After a while, Lu Weiwei said: "Yes, this cat is so skinny, it should have been a long time since it has eaten, right?"

She glanced at Gu Chen and asked, "Senior Brother Gu, the question you want to tell us is this, right?"

"That's right. Gu Chen also nodded indifferently and said, "When I entered this room before, this cat was suffocated to death, because this room is very airtight, and coupled with the fire, there is not much oxygen in the room for a long time." ”

"And when I rushed in, I didn't pay much attention to it because I was looking for anyone trapped. ”

"But now it seems that the cat's fur has been completely charred, and I can see the original form of the pet cat. ”

Speaking of this, Gu Chen carried the corpse of the pet cat, pointed to the belly and said, "This cat has obviously been hungry for a long time, but the driver said that the family has prepared enough cat food, which seems to be a bit different." ”

was also named by Gu Chenzhong, and the driver couldn't help but be stunned, so he quickly waved his hand and explained: "I don't know much about this, because I was not at home before my wife and daughter left." ”

"My wife said that she had prepared enough cat food, and said that it was enough to eat for about ten days, because she did the same when she returned to her hometown with her two children, so I felt that cat food should be enough. ”

"Is it enough?" Gu Chen carried the corpse of the dead cat, and said in front of the driver's master: "But since you have the experience of the last time, you have prepared cat food for about ten days, but why is this cat hungry like this in only about a week?"

"And I checked the room just now, and there is no residue of cat food at all, and there is almost no grain left in the dumping fragment of cat food, don't you think it's strange?"

"This ......" The driver master was suddenly speechless by Gu Chen, and couldn't say a word for a long time.

Lu Weiwei said thoughtfully: "Could it be ...... This cat was starved to death?"

"No, it won't. Gu Chen shook his head and said, "The life of a cat is very hard, even if it is given a few days without food, there will be no starvation, otherwise how can it be said that a cat has nine lives?"

"And the cat, judging by all circumstances, should have died of suffocation, and then it was charred like this. ”

"No cat food, is it because your family has forgotten it?" The fire captain looked at the driver and couldn't help but wonder:

"But it doesn't make sense, your pet cat should be expensive, since it's been raised for so long, even if your lover is careless and doesn't remember to put cat food, then your two daughters should also know, right?"

"This ...... I really don't know what's going on. The driver was also anxious, and the whole person couldn't help but say: "I am now running Didi outside every day, and I have to help my brother with chores during the day." ”

"I'm busy every day, how can I know that there are so many miscellaneous things at home?"

"Besides, I'm not at home, how do I know what's going on at home? And isn't it just a fire? What do you ask these things for?"

"Ask these things because you're in a weird fire. Gu Chen directly gave the main points that the driver was concerned about.

The driver was stunned: "Strange?"

"That's right. After Gu Chen walked around the room, he returned to him and said, "From the traces I checked all over the room, it can be seen that the fire point is indeed spreading from this house. ”

"But I'm surprised that in addition to flammable wallpaper, there are also many flammable materials such as books in your room. ”

"It can be said that this house only needs a small fire source to ignite the whole room. ”

And along the cheap wallpaper in your house, the fire can spread quickly, but the question is, how did the fire come into being in this room?"

"This ......" The driver was stunned for a moment, unable to speak for a long time.

Gu Chen nodded, threw the dead cat's body back on the ground, and said, "And the most bizarre thing is that in this entire room, only this cat is a living thing, could it be that this fire was lit by a cat?"

"Haha. Listening to Gu Chen's words, the firefighter leader on the side couldn't help but laugh twice, and said with a smile: "I said police brother, you have a lot of imagination, a cat can cause such a big fire?"

"Of course not. Gu Chen suddenly denied himself again.

"Then what do you mean......" The firefighter leader was unaware.

Gu Chen said: "Of course cats can't ignite, but what if it's caused by human factors?"

"Human factors?" The firefighter on the side smiled, looked at Yuan Shasha beside Gu Chen and said, "Didn't your colleague already see the surveillance just now? No one has sneaked into the villa at all, so how can it be said that it is thought?"

"That's right, I just watched the surveillance with this policewoman, and no one has sneaked into here. The property manager of Kaitian Villa also patted his chest and assured.

Gu Chen shook his head and said, "If it weren't for seeing the corpse of this cat, maybe I would have thought the same as you at the beginning." ”

"Indeed, this kind of closed room, without any fire source, is impossible to cause a fire, but this is obviously the source of the fire, which is the first suspicion. ”

And the second suspicion, obviously prepared about ten days of cat food, but only a week later, the pet cat was starved out of the skin, this is the second point. ”

Looking at everyone's serious thinking, Gu Chen said again: "You must know that when there is sufficient cat food, pet cats will let go of their belly to eat, and they will never let themselves go hungry." ”

"And now this situation can only show that there is no ten-day amount of cat food at all, not even a week's amount. ”

"So...... Is this the second suspicion?" asked Lu Weiwei.

Gu Chen nodded, and said, "Isn't it enough to have two doubts in this small room? If not, then I have another suspicion here." ”

As the words fell, Gu Chen suddenly picked up a few pieces of broken glass on the ground, took a few larger pieces of glass in his hand, and said together: "Look at this, what do you think it looks like?"

"Fish...... Fish tank?" Lu Weiwei said first.

Yuan Shasha also nodded hurriedly: "It's a bit like a fish tank, I saw it in the second group office, a senior sister, it seems to be a little similar to this broken glassware." ”

"Yes, my daughter uses this kind of tank for goldfish. The firefighter leader also said.

At this time, Gu Chen set his eyes on the driver master again and asked him, "Master, then I want to know, is this your fish tank?"

"This ......" The driver was stunned, a little hesitant, or panicked, but after thinking about it, he still shook his head and said: "I really don't know what I have raised at home, I only know that this cat has been raised for more than a year." ”

Gu Chen smiled: "Then I can understand that this is a goldfish raised by my sister-in-law, right?"

The driver didn't know what to say, but nodded and said, "You can understand it that way." ”

"Good. Gu Chen turned around again, walked back and forth in front of everyone, picked up the broken glassware with one hand, pointed to the dead cat corpse on the ground with the other, and said, "Have you ever thought about what cats like to eat the most?"

"Cat food. Lu Weiwei said.

"What else?" Gu Chen asked again.

"And ...... There are also small dried fish. Thinking of this, Lu Weiwei seemed to realize something, and suddenly realized: "By the way, cats like to eat fish, is this goldfish?"

"This ...... This goldfish is for cats?" Xu Zhenggang on the side was also stunned for a moment, feeling a little unclear: "But it's not right, since you have prepared enough cat food, why do you want to put goldfish and cats in the same room?"

So that's the third doubt. Gu Chen followed Xu Zhenggang's words and directly raised a new question: "There are so many suspicious points in a room that is suspected of being the source of fire, haven't you thought about why?"

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