Siheyuan: I am Banggeng's uncle

Chapter 756 The Explosion!
"boom!"

Around 2 a.m., a loud bang suddenly came from the dormitory building in the HD District and the hardware factory residential area. The original three-story dormitory building was instantly half destroyed, and cries and wails instantly spread to every corner of the residential area.

"Tap tap tap! Tap tap tap! Tap tap tap! Captain Jia! Captain Jia! This is Li Bin from the Municipal Bureau, please open the door quickly!" At around four o'clock in the morning, a loud knocking sound and Li Bin's anxious shouts suddenly came from the small door of the villa.

Jia Dongming, who was fast asleep, heard a knock on the door in the yard, instinctively opened his eyes and sat up in bed.

"Brother Dongming! Who's knocking at this hour? Could it be another case?" Just as Jia Dongming finished dressing and was about to go out to open the door, Lin Qiuyue heard the knocking and asked Jia Dongming, who was about to go out to open the door, in a daze.

Upon hearing Lin Qiuyue's question, Jia Dongming walked out while replying, "Qiuyue! Judging from that voice, it sounds like Li Bin from the Municipal Bureau. I'll go out and see what happened."

Jia Dongming strode out of the house and immediately called out to Li Bin, who was standing outside the wall, "Li Bin! Stop knocking, I'm here!"

"Crench!"

A sound came from inside, and Jia Dongming opened the door. Li Bin saw Jia Dongming wearing an overcoat and anxiously reported to him, "Captain! There was an explosion at the Haidian Hardware Factory residential building around 2 a.m. It is said that several people died and many were injured. Director Wu wants you to go to the scene immediately."

Upon hearing Li Bin's explanation, Jia Dongming's face immediately turned serious. He quickly instructed Li Bin, "Li Bin! Wait for me for two minutes. I'll go back inside to get my things and come out right away."

About half an hour later, Jia Dongming arrived at the hardware factory's living area in the dilapidated tricycle that Li Bin had ridden.

As soon as the tricycle entered the hardware factory's residential area, Jia Dongming heard a commotion not far away. He looked in the direction of the sound and soon saw a half-collapsed tenement building, as well as police officers and security personnel carrying out rescue operations.

After the sidecar stopped outside the cordon, Jia Dongming immediately crossed the cordon and strode into the explosion site.

A middle-aged man who was directing the on-site investigation saw Jia Dongming arrive and immediately stepped forward to greet him politely, saying, "Captain Jia! You've arrived."

Standing before the half-collapsed ruins of the tenement building, Jia Dongming coldly surveyed the horrific disaster relief scene before him. He smelled the strong stench of gunpowder in the air and asked the middle-aged man who approached him, "Captain Peng! How did the explosion happen? How many people died in total?"

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's question, Captain Peng, recalling the information he had gathered from the hardware factory's security personnel after arriving at the scene, solemnly explained to Jia Dongming: "Captain Jia! According to the head of the hardware factory's security department, the explosion occurred at 2:13 AM. So far, six people have died and twenty-three have been injured."

"According to our on-site investigation and monitoring, the explosion point was the third room from the bottom on the first floor. The shockwave from the explosion directly collapsed more than half of this tenement building." Upon hearing Captain Peng's explanation, Jia Dongming immediately asked, "Captain Peng! Who is the owner of this third room? What kind of work do they do at the hardware factory?"

When Captain Peng heard Jia Dongming ask about the homeowner's information, he immediately introduced, "Captain Jia! The homeowner of the third house is named Xue Chaoyang. He was a level seven worker at a hardware factory. He and his wife died on the spot in the explosion. Xue Chaoyang had three children: two sons and a daughter. His two sons are named Xue Jun and Xue Bin, and they work in Jingu City. His daughter is named Xue Li, and she works at the FT District Supply and Marketing Cooperative. Her husband is a driver in the supply and marketing vehicle team. We have already arranged for someone to notify Xue Li."

After listening to Captain Peng's explanation, Jia Dongming pondered for a moment before asking Captain Peng with a serious expression, "Captain Peng! Have you arranged for someone to investigate the deceased's network of relationships?"

When Captain Peng heard Jia Dongming ask about Xue Chaoyang's social network, he immediately introduced him to Jia Dongming: "Captain Jia! According to what we know so far, Xue Chaoyang and his wife are honest people. They have never had any arguments with anyone. I personally think that the possibility of a revenge killing is not very high."

Upon hearing Captain Peng's explanation, Jia Dongming frowned deeply and said to Captain Peng with a grave expression, "If it wasn't a revenge killing, then it's very likely that enemy agents are behind this sabotage. If this assessment is correct, then we need to start by investigating the identities of these victims."

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's analysis, Captain Peng immediately nodded in agreement, saying, "Captain Jia! My judgment is exactly the same as yours. I have just arranged for people to investigate the information of the deceased and the injured. I believe we will have results soon."

"I'll go take a look ahead!" Upon hearing Captain Peng's reply, Jia Dongming nodded subconsciously, greeted Captain Peng, and then walked towards the ruins of the tenement building.

Soon, Jia Dongming arrived at the half-collapsed ruins of the tenement building in front of him. He then activated his Eagle Eye skill and looked into the ruins, hoping to find some valuable clues.

"Captain Jia! The leaders from the hardware factory are here." Just as Jia Dongming was using his Eagle Eye skill to survey the scene, Captain Peng suddenly walked up to Jia Dongming and called out to him.

Upon hearing Captain Peng's shout, Jia Dongming instinctively turned around and saw Captain Peng leading two middle-aged men toward him.

"Captain Jia! Let me introduce you. This is Comrade Wang Wei, the factory director of the hardware factory, and this is Comrade Zhou Jun, the deputy factory director of the hardware factory!" Captain Peng led the two men to Jia Dongming and immediately introduced them to him.

After introducing the two men, Captain Peng then introduced them to Director Wang and Deputy Director Zhou. This is Comrade Jia Dongming, the captain of the Major Crimes Unit of our Municipal Public Security Bureau!

Upon hearing Captain Peng's introduction, Wang Wei immediately reached out and shook Jia Dongming's hand, saying warmly, "Captain Jia! Hello! Tonight's bombing caused 29 casualties among our factory's employees and their families. We hope you can solve the case as soon as possible and avenge our factory's employees and their families."

Upon hearing Wang Wei's request, Jia Dongming solemnly promised Wang Wei, "Director Wang! Please rest assured, we will do our utmost to bring the perpetrator of this bombing to justice as soon as possible."

(End of this chapter)