0p0 Chapter 184 Fire
Chapter 184 Fire
Three o'clock in the morning.
Occasionally, police officers would patrol the streets in groups. The dim street lights cast mottled light and shadows, outlining the ancient stone walls and the shadows of trees hidden in the darkness. Occasionally, the shrill barking of dogs could be heard in the silence, like cries coming from a dark corner.
The evidence room of the Yongchang City Criminal Police Detachment was filled with smoke. Scarlet fire snakes occasionally flashed through the window, waking up the dozing personnel on duty.
"Oh shit! There's a fire! Put it out!"
He hurriedly ran over with a fire extinguisher to put out the fire.
As soon as the door was opened, flames raged in the room like a ferocious beast, and thick smoke filled the air, making it difficult to breathe.
The fire was too big and there were too many combustible materials inside. After putting out the fire on one side, it would reignite on the other side. I quickly called for help.
By the time the fire was out, it was already dawn.
An Feng came to work today. As soon as he walked to the door of the police station, he heard the security guard at the door saying that the fire in the morning had burned down the evidence room.
An Feng's heart skipped a beat and he ran to the evidence room. When he saw the dark room, his heart sank.
The house was filled with a strong smell of smoke and burning, and the pungent smell of burning wood and objects remained.
The walls were blackened, and the remaining objects were devoured by the flames beyond recognition, turning into ashes and scattered on the ground.
An Feng walked into the house and searched the shelf according to his memory of where he had placed the account book.
Only a few carbonized sticks were left on the shelf, and the paper evidence inside had all turned into a pile of black slag.
An Feng's heart was beating loudly.
He was extremely busy during this period, all of which was done by finishing up Zhao Huairen's case.
He had seen that account book before, and it was not much different from the one in the steel plant's office, except that some dates and details didn't quite match. He didn't quite understand these accounts, but Gong Huajun knew more about them, so he asked Gong Huajun to check the more detailed data.
Now the original has been burned.
It's not hard to think about the dark side.
Gong Huajun ran in breathlessly, "What...what happened? Why did a fire start out of nowhere?"
An Feng turned his head and looked at him expectantly, "Did you back up that account book?"
Gong Huajun nodded repeatedly, "I have a backup. It's at my house."
An Feng breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good."
This incident had such a huge impact that the leader was very angry and demanded a thorough investigation.
Investigators quickly determined the cause of the fire.
The aging of the light circuit caused a short circuit, and sparks fell onto the paper below and ignited, which caused a big fire.
Indeed, their police station is located in the center of Yongchang City. It was built before the founding of the People's Republic of China and has a history of forty to fifty years.
Frugality is being promoted throughout the country.
The country does not have that much money to demolish and rebuild this type of building. If funds are allocated to build new ones, the people will probably criticize the officials for enjoying their own benefits. Not to mention the police station, there is no money to build a new municipal building. At most, some places are really dilapidated and apply for funds to renovate them.
The electrical wiring in these buildings is all exposed, and in recent years it has become common for many old buildings to catch fire due to aging wiring.
A group of policemen sorted out the burned evidence. The evidence from recently closed cases had long been transferred to the relevant judicial departments, and the police station's evidence room also kept some evidence from cases under investigation.
Most of the evidence that was burned were paper evidence, which usually have backups. Most of the other evidence were knives and other things that had file data records and were still there.
The leader was relieved to see that the incident did not have much impact. If it was too serious, he would lose his job.
The logistics manager in charge of the maintenance of the police station’s buildings was immediately fired, and the wages of several logistics staff were symbolically deducted. The logistics department was ordered to check all the buildings in the police station for safety hazards, and to replace or renovate any that needed to be replaced or renovated to ensure that such a situation does not happen again.
After this incident was over, An Feng came to his senses and felt that it was a very suspicious matter.
The more you investigate Zhao Huairen, the more you will understand him.
Everything he does has a purpose.
Since he put an account book in the steel plant office, he went back to Wang's house and gave Wang Lele an account book, and the data in it were biased.
Doesn't this behavior clearly show that there is something wrong with the steel plant's accounts?
Wang Lele said that he would give the account book to Wen Jing. If Wen Jing did not come back, he would give the account book to the policeman named An, and not to other policemen.
Don't give it to other policemen.
This sentence was a clear warning to him.
Once the seeds of doubt are planted deep in your heart, they will soon take root and sprout.
When he saw the backup account book, everything became clear.
An Feng couldn't believe that his brother had betrayed him. He pointed to a number on the account book and said, "I remember it was written as three. How come it became one?"
Gong Huajun knew An Feng very well, so he must have known the answer since he asked this question.
He was still so straightforward, "How is it possible? Here is one. I checked this account book over and over again, and it is the same as the one at the steel plant."
"I guess Zhao Huairen was afraid that our police didn't find the copy from the steel factory, so he gave Wang Lele another copy just in case."
When An Feng looked at him, tears welled up in her eyes.
What is more terrifying than a good brother who has died is a good brother who has rotted away.
It seemed as if he had used all his strength to ask, "Why?"
Gong Huajun was a little anxious when he saw that he was crying, but his words hit An Feng's heart, "Why are you crying again?"
"That's not the case, is it? How can someone like me make a child of destiny like you cry?"
An Feng gritted his teeth, looked up at the ceiling, and tried to accept the fact that he was rotten.
a long time.
"How much did they pay you?"
Gong Huajun said sternly, "What did the captain say? I am very honest and would never do such a thing. Don't slander me. If you don't believe me, go check it out."
An Feng took a deep breath and smiled self-deprecatingly.
He raised his hand and patted Gong Huajun on the shoulder.
He went out without saying anything.
Three months later.
Because An Feng's performance in these cases was outstanding, he took the initiative to apply for a promotion for the first time.
First there is an examination, then a democratic evaluation, and the bureau’s party committee studies and decides whether or not one can take the post.
After overcoming all obstacles, he is the final winner.
The leaders above held a meeting to approve the appointment and dismissal list, promoting him directly from the criminal case investigation team leader of the Criminal Police Detachment to the captain of the entire Criminal Investigation Department.
None of them are at the deputy level, but directly at the full level.
The former captain was transferred to another position with easier duties.
Gong Huajun was promoted to An Feng's original position as the captain of the criminal case investigation team for his outstanding performance in assisting the case.
There was no promotion for other people. Their police ranks were automatically raised, their salaries increased, and they were given some bonuses or something.
No matter how disappointed they felt, they all looked happy and congratulated each other without paying.
But the words behind the scenes can be as unpleasant as they can be.