Siheyuan: I am Banggeng's uncle

Chapter 776 The Breakthrough!
Because half of the tenement building was destroyed and it was uninhabitable, Zheng Haifeng asked his wife and children to move back to his parents' house for a few days. Around 6 p.m., after eating the dinner his wife brought him, Zheng Haifeng planned to go to the restroom before returning to his ward to rest.

Zheng Haifeng came out of the restroom and saw two strangers walking towards him. For some reason, he suddenly had a bad feeling and his face immediately showed a wary expression as he slowly walked towards his ward.

Just as Zheng Haifeng was cautiously watching the two middle-aged men and slowly walking towards the ward, the two men suddenly blocked his way. One of them said to Zheng Haifeng with a very serious expression, "Zheng Haifeng! We are from the Criminal Investigation Detachment of the branch bureau. Please come with us now."

When Zheng Haifeng first saw the two middle-aged men, he had an inexplicable sense of foreboding. Now, upon hearing their words, Zheng Haifeng's expression changed drastically, and he asked them somewhat flusteredly, "Comrades! Are you from the Criminal Investigation Division of the branch bureau? How come I've never seen you two before?"

Upon hearing Zheng Haifeng's question and noticing the change in his expression, the lead officer replied sternly, "Zheng Haifeng! You're just the deputy head of the security department at the hardware factory. With so many people in our branch, how can you possibly meet with everyone? Please cooperate with us and come with us!"

Upon hearing the police's words, Zheng Haifeng remembered that Director Wang had sent someone to the hospital during the day to give him instructions, and replied guiltily, "Comrades! I can go with you, but I need to go back to my ward to say goodbye to my wife."

Upon hearing Zheng Haifeng's request, the head police officer immediately understood his intentions and replied without hesitation, "Zheng Haifeng! Don't think we don't know what you're thinking. We wouldn't have come to invite you if we didn't have sufficient evidence. If you don't want to add to your crimes, you'd better cooperate with us obediently, or don't blame us for being impolite."

Upon hearing the police officer's words, especially the mention of adding charges to the crime, Zheng Haifeng panicked and quickly replied, "Comrades! I will cooperate with you! I guarantee I will cooperate with your work."

Half an hour later, Zheng Haifeng was taken back to the interrogation room of the branch office by two police officers from the Criminal Investigation Detachment.

Peng Xinnian walked into the interrogation room, looked at Zheng Haifeng sitting in the interrogation chair, and asked Zheng Haifeng with a very serious expression, "Zheng Haifeng! If I'm not mistaken, you should know why we invited you here, right?"

Because Director Wang sent someone to deliver a message to Zheng Haifeng that morning, informing him that the police were investigating the fire from five years ago, and instructing him to pretend to be clueless and know nothing if the police asked about the cause of the fire, Zheng Haifeng already understood why the police had come to see him when he met the two police officers at the hospital.

Faced with Peng Xinnian's question and seeing his serious expression, and remembering Director Wang's instructions, Zheng Haifeng pretended to be clueless and replied, "Captain Peng! Our apartment building was bombed, and I've been injured and in the hospital for almost two days. How would I know what you're looking for me about?"

Upon hearing Zheng Haifeng's reply and seeing his feigned ignorance, Peng Xinnian said to Zheng Haifeng with a very serious expression, "Zheng Haifeng! Do you really not know why we've called you here? Or are you pretending not to know? Do you think we would have brought you here from the hospital without evidence? Also, listen carefully, it's 'brought,' not 'invited'!" Hearing Peng Xinnian's words, especially the emphasis on the word "brought," Zheng Haifeng felt incredibly flustered, but outwardly he feigned confusion and replied, "Captain Peng! I really don't know why you've called me here. Could you perhaps give me a hint?"

When Peng Xinnian saw that Zheng Haifeng was still pretending to be stupid, he gave a cold smile and said to Zheng Haifeng in a very serious tone, "Zheng Haifeng! Judging from your appearance, someone must have sent you a message in advance, telling you that we are looking for you."

"I wonder if the person who delivered the message to you told you that the culprit who bombed the tenement building was the son of Guo Yongkang, the firefighting hero you wronged back then? Did they also tell you that Song Guangzhong's family was killed by Guo Liang? Furthermore, did they tell you that everyone who wronged Guo Yongkang back then, and their families, are all targets of Guo Liang's revenge?"

Zheng Haifeng had heard about the massacre of Song Guangzhong's entire family from his wife. Originally, Zheng Haifeng was thinking that with Song Guangzhong's death, he would have a chance to be promoted to head of the security department of the hardware factory. Now, after learning the cause of Song Guangzhong's death and the truth about the bombing of the tenement building, Zheng Haifeng realized the seriousness of the matter.

After Peng Xinnian finished explaining Song Guangzhong's cause of death, seeing the change in Zheng Haifeng's expression, he pressed on, saying, "Zheng Haifeng! There's another thing you probably don't know, is there? Your factory director Wang's cousin, the deputy director of the street office, abused his power back then to illegally send Guo Liang to the Northwest to work in the countryside. As a result, Guo Liang's sister accidentally drowned and was killed by Guo Liang last night. His death, like that of Song Guangzhong's grandson, was caused by Guo Liang holding him down in a water vat and drowning him alive."

"After killing Wang Dongfang, Guo Liang left us a letter at the scene, admitting that he did all these things. He also said that if we could not get justice for his father, he would continue to carry out revenge, and your relatives would likely become the targets of Guo Liang's revenge."

"Oh! Right! Xue Chaoyang should be considered Guo Liang's first target for revenge, because Guo Liang killed Xue Chaoyang and his wife before he bombed the tenement building. He just didn't expect the tenement building to be so well-made, otherwise you would all be buried with Guo Yongkang by now."

When Zheng Haifeng heard the news from Peng Xinnian and learned the real reason why the apartment building was bombed and Song Guangzhong's whole family was killed, he immediately thought of his own relatives. The reason why only he was injured in the explosion of the apartment building in the early hours of the day before yesterday was that, in addition to the good quality of the apartment building, his child's room was not affected by the explosion.

Thinking of his wife and children, the truth behind the fire, and the instructions Wang Donghai had given him, Zheng Haifeng quickly made a decision and asked Peng Xinnian with great trepidation, "Captain Peng! If I cooperate with your work, will that count as meritorious service?"

(End of this chapter)