Siheyuan: I am Banggeng's uncle

Chapter 766 The Truth About the Fire!
When Yang Guiwu heard Captain Peng's question, he thought of what happened back then and said to Jia Dongming and others with a face full of guilt: "Comrades in the Public Security Bureau! When I learned about the conclusion announced by the factory, my first thought was to go to the factory office to report this matter to the leaders. As a result, I had just walked to the front of the factory office building when I heard arguing coming from the office."

"Master Yang! Who's arguing in the office? And what's the reason for their argument?" Jia Dongming asked Yang Guiwu curiously after hearing his explanation.

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's question, Yang Guiwu continued, "Officer! It was Guo Yongkang's mentor who had a fight with the head of the security department. At the time, Master Jiang said that Guo Yongkang never smokes, and when he left his post, he told Master Jiang that he was going to the toilet to urinate and would be right back. There was no way he was hiding in the warehouse to slack off."

"In addition, the warehouse is guarded by the security department. Normally, if anyone from our factory gets close to the warehouse, they will be driven away by the security department. Guo Yongkang and his gang have no chance of entering the warehouse, let alone hiding in the warehouse to slack off."

“I originally thought that since the factory made Guo Yongkang and Liu Zhijun the scapegoats, it would at least give the two families some compensation. But I didn’t expect that the factory wouldn’t even give the children of the two families a chance to take their place.”

“After hearing this news, I was very angry and thought about going to the factory office to provide a statement for the two of them. However, I unexpectedly learned that because Mr. Jiang had offended the factory leaders, his two children had been sent to the countryside in the Northwest by the street office. I was worried that if I stood up to provide a statement for Guo Yongkang and the others, it would implicate my own children. So I secretly found a child to deliver a letter to Guo Yongkang's wife and tell her the truth about Guo Yongkang being wronged.”

As Yang Guiwu finished his explanation, thinking of the Guo family's ultimate fate, a look of sympathy appeared on his face. He then asked Jia Dongming and the others, "Police officers! Guo Yongkang and his men were clearly trying to protect state property when they went to the warehouse to put out the fire. Not only did they lose their lives, but the factory leaders, in order to shirk responsibility, even accused them of being the culprits who caused the warehouse fire."

"It's one thing to slander them, but to deny their children the right to inherit their jobs, especially Guo Yongkang's family, who were ruined and destroyed because of Guo Yongkang's death. Why is God so unfair?"

Upon hearing Yang Guiwu's explanation and seeing Yang Guiwu's indignant expression, Jia Dongming curiously asked, "Master Yang! Thank you for your cooperation. Also, please don't tell anyone about our visit to you."

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's instructions, Yang Guiwu immediately nodded and said to Jia Dongming, "Comrades in the Public Security Bureau! To be honest, for the past few years, I've felt a lump in my throat because of this matter. Now, in front of you, I'm finally relieved to say what happened."

Upon hearing Yang Guiwu's words, Jia Dongming smiled and instructed Director Qiao, "Director Qiao! Send someone to escort Master Yang away. I'm going to see the other comrade."

After seeing Yang Guiwu off, Jia Dongming spoke with Su Chenming and learned from him about the fire from another perspective, which ultimately confirmed that Guo Yongkang and Liu Zhijun were indeed wrongly accused.

After Su Chenming left, Jia Dongming thought of something Su Chenming had just mentioned and said to Director Qiao and Captain Peng with a serious expression, "Captain Peng! Director Qiao! Based on what these two people said, it is enough to prove that Guo Yongkang and Liu Zhijun were not only not the perpetrators of the fire five years ago, but were also firefighting heroes. We absolutely cannot stand by and watch these two heroes be framed as the perpetrators."

"Furthermore, based on the information provided by these two comrades, I feel that the fire in the hardware factory warehouse was not an accident, but rather a deliberate act. As for the arsonist, why did he want to burn down that warehouse? There's probably a secret hidden behind it." "Captain Jia! Your analysis is very reasonable. Both of them just mentioned that the hardware factory has arranged for people to be on duty at the warehouse 24 hours a day to prevent theft. If the warehouse caught fire, the security guards on duty would definitely have discovered it immediately. It would be strange if there wasn't something going on!" Captain Peng nodded in agreement after hearing Jia Dongming's analysis.

Upon hearing Captain Peng's reply, Jia Dongming raised his wrist to check the time before saying to the two men, "Director Qiao! Captain Peng! It's getting late, so I'll head back now. If you find Guo Liang, please remember to notify me immediately."

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's words, Captain Peng smiled and said to Jia Dongming, "Captain Jia! Then you should go back and rest first. I will contact you as soon as we have any progress."

The next morning around 7 a.m., a milkman, riding his bicycle, stopped in front of a small courtyard in a small alley not far from the hardware factory.

The milkman parked his bicycle, took a bottle of milk from the bamboo basket on the back of the bicycle, knocked on the gate of the small courtyard, and called out, "Is anyone home? Your milk order has arrived. Please take out your milk collection certificate to collect the milk."

The milkman had only knocked a few times when the wooden door opened by itself due to the force. Looking at the quiet courtyard in front of him, the milkman smelled a pungent odor of blood and was visibly startled. He then pushed open the half-closed door, picked up the milk bottle, and walked into the courtyard, calling out as he went, "Is anyone home? Your milk has been delivered."

"Bang!"

When the milkman reached the front of the main house and saw the scene inside, the milk bottle in his hand instantly fell to the ground with a crisp sound, startling him so much that he quickly turned around and ran towards the yard.

Perhaps due to excessive tension, the milkman tripped over something the moment he turned around, causing him to lose his balance and fall to the ground.

Recalling the bloody scene inside the main house, the milkman completely ignored the pain in his leg, quickly scrambled to his feet, and ran towards the yard shouting, "Murder! Murder!"

The shout quickly alerted the neighbors. When they saw the situation in the courtyard, they were all frightened and ran out. Then an elderly man shouted to the others who were about to enter the courtyard to investigate: "Neighbors, if you rush into the courtyard, you will definitely damage the scene. If the police investigate, no one can bear the consequences."

(End of this chapter)