Siheyuan: I am Banggeng's uncle

Chapter 765 The Firefighting Hero Who Was Wrongfully Accused!

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's words, and remembering the matter that Jia Dongming had entrusted to their police station, Chief Qiao smiled and said to Jia Dongming, "Captain Jia! We have already quietly invited Yang Guiwu and Su Chenming to the police station. They are currently in the two offices over there."

Upon learning that Yang Guiwu and Su Chenming had come to the police station, Jia Dongming immediately said to Chief Qiao and Captain Peng, "Chief Qiao! Captain Peng! Let's go and meet these two together."

Soon, led by Director Qiao, Jia Dongming arrived at the door of an office. The moment the office door was pushed open, Jia Dongming saw Yang Guiwu sitting in front of the chair with a nervous expression.

Upon seeing this, Jia Dongming greeted Yang Guiwu with a smile, saying, "Master Yang! Good evening! I really didn't expect to see you again so soon."

After getting off work in the evening, Yang Guiwu thought he would go to a deli to buy some braised food to have a drink at home. However, he did not expect that he would be secretly invited to the police station by the police on his way.

Although it is now the 1970s, ordinary people still have an innate fear of the police in their subconscious. For this reason, Yang Guiwu was very nervous and uneasy after being invited to the police station.

Hearing the door open and seeing Jia Dongming walk into the office, Yang Guiwu instinctively thought of the bombing that had occurred early that morning. He stammered as he asked Jia Dongming, "Comrades in the Public Security Bureau, I didn't... I didn't bomb the apartment building! You... you absolutely mustn't wrong an innocent person!"

When Jia Dongming saw that Yang Guiwu looked uneasy and even stammered, he quickly smiled and comforted Yang Guiwu, saying, "Master Yang! We invited you here secretly not because of the explosion in your factory's living area at dawn, but because of another case."

When Yang Guiwu learned that the police had summoned him to the police station not for the bombing case, but for another case, his previously anxious heart finally settled down. With a puzzled look, he said to Jia Dongming and the others, "Officers! My whole family are honest and law-abiding people. What case are you investigating that you need to ask me for information?"

Upon hearing Yang Guiwu's reply and seeing the puzzled look on his face, Jia Dongming smiled and introduced him to Yang Guiwu, saying, "Comrade Policeman! The reason we secretly invited you here is mainly because of the case of the fire that occurred in your hardware factory warehouse five years ago."

"What! You invited me here because of the case of the fire in our factory warehouse five years ago?" When Yang Guiwu learned why the police had called him, his initially puzzled face first showed shock, and then panic. He quickly defended himself, saying, "Officer! I'm just an honest worker. I have no idea why the warehouse caught fire."

Upon hearing Yang Guiwu's answer and seeing the panicked expression on his face, Jia Dongming immediately changed the subject, smiling as he asked Yang Guiwu, "Master Yang! Let's not talk about that for now. Let's talk about why Xue Chaoyang was able to move into the dormitory building where the cadres lived, even though he was a worker."

"Don't try to fob me off with the same excuse you gave this morning. Besides, we secretly invited you here, we also secretly invited several other workers from your factory. If you know the truth but don't report it, that would be considered harboring a criminal. So I advise you to think carefully before answering my question."

When Yang Guiwu heard Jia Dongming's warning that failing to report the incident would constitute harboring a criminal, he panicked and his body trembled uncontrollably. Thinking of what had happened five years ago, Yang Guiwu felt incredibly anxious and said to Jia Dongming and the others in a trembling voice, "Officers! This is a matter that could cost me my job! Can you please not make things difficult for me?"

Upon hearing Yang Guiwu's reply, Jia Dongming sensed the unease in the other man's heart. He exchanged a meaningful glance with Captain Peng before speaking, "Master Yang! That's exactly what we considered, which is why we arranged for someone to secretly bring you to our police station. Don't worry, whatever you say today, we will absolutely not tell anyone."

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's promise, Yang Guiwu did not immediately believe it. Instead, he asked Jia Dongming for confirmation, "Officer! Are you sure you won't tell anyone?"

Upon hearing Yang Guiwu's question and seeing that the other party had finally softened, Jia Dongming quickly promised Yang Guiwu, "Master Yang! I assure you with my integrity that whatever you said outside or here today, we will keep it a secret for you."

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's renewed promise, Yang Guiwu hesitated for a moment, thinking of the fire five years ago, before finally speaking: "Officer! I'm not entirely sure how the fire in our factory warehouse five years ago happened, but I know that Guo Yongkang and Liu Zhijun were framed."

Upon hearing Yang Guiwu's account and confirming that the two deceased were innocent, Jia Dongming immediately asked Yang Guiwu, "Master Yang! How do you know these two were innocent?"

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's question, Yang Guiwu recalled the scene he witnessed at the toilet entrance during the fire years ago. With a face full of guilt, he explained to Jia Dongming and the others, "Officer! Here's what happened: I was working overtime at the factory that night, and I don't know if I ate something bad, but I kept running to the toilet all night."

“I remember when I was squatting in the toilet to defecate, Guo Yongkang, Liu Zhijun, and Xue Chaoyang also came to the toilet to urinate. As the three of them left the toilet, I just heard Guo Yongkang shout that the warehouse was on fire and asked Xue Chaoyang to call the security department to put out the fire.”

“When I heard Guo Yongkang’s shouts, I thought I should go and help put out the fire. But because I had been defecting all night, I had no strength left in my body. By the time I came out of the toilet, the fire in the warehouse was completely out of control. Later, after the fire was extinguished, I heard that Guo Yongkang and Liu Zhijun had been burned to death in the fire.”

"At the time, I thought the factory would award the two men the title of martyrs. But I didn't expect the factory to announce that the fire was caused by the two men smoking in the warehouse while they were slacking off. Even Xue Chaoyang, who was on good terms with Guo Yongkang and Liu Zhijun, came forward to testify that Guo Yongkang and Liu Zhijun were indeed slacking off in the warehouse."

"Master Yang! Since you know that Guo Yongkang and Liu Zhijun were wronged, why don't you report it to the factory?" After hearing Yang Guiwu's explanation and learning that Guo Yongkang and Liu Zhijun had been wronged, Captain Peng couldn't help but ask Yang Guiwu.

(End of this chapter)