Chapter 1719 Fuel

The person in charge at the scene pointed to the ruins and said, "We found some devices that were not completely burned here, which looked like timers. We preliminarily inferred that the arsonist installed a small detonating device here. At around 3 a.m., the device was triggered, causing the fire."

"The paths leading to the windows, the corridors outside the doors, and the staircase exits were all doused with colorless and odorless fuel, so the fire spread instantly, including in the fire escape, where there was also a raging fire, preventing people from escaping."

Since the incident, this area has been searched countless times by surveyors.

Liu Fusheng looked around but didn't find any new clues, so he followed the person in charge to Han Dawei's office upstairs.

Seeing the furniture in the office that had been burnt to charcoal, as well as traces of fire on the floor and walls, Liu Fusheng felt very sad. One can imagine the despair and unwillingness in Han Dawei's heart when he was pinned down by the solid wooden wardrobe and faced with the raging fire.

Liu Fusheng bowed deeply towards the room, then turned to the bathroom in the office.

At the door of the restroom, Liu Fusheng frowned slightly: "How come this place is damaged so badly?"

It turned out that more than half of the bathroom had collapsed, and the wall where the window was located had completely collapsed. One could even see the scenery downstairs from the ground.

The on-site person in charge said: "This is a key survey area. We, the fire department, and the construction engineering team have conducted repeated investigations here. We finally concluded that the building structure has been in disrepair for a long time. After the fire, some prefabricated panels collapsed, which caused this degree of damage."

Liu Fusheng nodded: "Since we can't find any traces of the safe being dragged from the ground or the wall, what are the results of the investigation on the lawn and bushes outside?"

The person in charge at the scene pondered and said, "There is no result. We checked from the collapsed window to the outside step by step. We checked every inch of the lawn, but we didn't find any traces of heavy objects falling to the ground, nor any clues of dragging. The safe seemed to have disappeared out of thin air."

No trace?

Liu Fusheng looked around the dilapidated bathroom, then looked at the lush lawn outside the wall and the bushes further away.

Shen Qingqing said: "That's true. Team Leader Qin also took us along this route to conduct an investigation. Even if there was a vehicle below to catch the safe, there would be traces left on the lawn. But here, there are no traces at all. This is too unbelievable."

Liu Fusheng nodded and looked around the bathroom again.

When Liu Fusheng was about to leave the office, he looked around the door and said thoughtfully, "The fire here seems to be more fierce."

The person in charge came over, took a look and said, "Yes, judging from the burn marks, the fire here is indeed the most serious."

Liu Fusheng asked him: "With such a serious fire, is it possible for a normal person to rush out or rush in? For example, a fully armed firefighter."

The person in charge shook his head and said, "I have communicated with the fire department, and they said that this was a deliberate arson. Even if they were fully armed, they would not be able to rush in at the first time."

Liu Fusheng said: "Thank you, I understand."

After saying that, he looked at Shen Qingqing and said, "Qingqing, you and Xiao Zhou go wait for me outside. I'll walk around the building by myself."

Shen Qingqing nodded thoughtfully and said, "Okay, let's go out first. It's going to be dark soon, so you should come out as soon as possible."

Liu Fusheng nodded and said that he would get out as soon as possible.

Now that he had a general understanding of the situation, he wanted to reconstruct the crime scene as closely as possible.

Liu Fusheng strolled in Building No. 3. About forty minutes later, when the sunset completely sank into the horizon, he walked out of Building No. 3, shook hands with the person in charge on site, and then got into the car.

Shen Qingqing stared at the sunset in a daze. Even when Liu Fusheng got in the car, she did not take the initiative to talk to him.

Zhou Xiaozhe started the car and slowly drove away from the guesthouse.

Shen Qingqing suddenly sighed and said, "Do you suspect that it was done by an insider?"

Liu Fusheng said softly: "Everything must be carefully considered. This is the principle of the Ministry of Public Security in handling cases."

Shen Qingqing asked: "So what do you think, should I report today's events to Team Leader Qin?"

Liu Fusheng smiled and said, "I'll report to Team Leader Qin when I have a breakthrough. He is very busy and there is no need for him to pay attention to every detail."

Shen Qingqing said: "Okay, then I'll listen to you... You are indeed a detective. You found important clues the first time you came to the scene."

Liu Fusheng did not take up the topic, but asked Shen Qingqing: "Li Jianjun said that Team Leader Qin talked to him on the phone before the fire. At that time, you and Sister Jing were accompanying Team Leader Qin to work overtime to analyze the case?"

Shen Qingqing said: "Yes, we worked overtime until very late that day, and Brother Li happened to be on duty, so when Team Leader Qin was on break, I called him to ask about the situation."

Liu Fusheng said: "The timing is too coincidental, so I have to verify whether what Li Jianjun said is true."

Shen Qingqing sighed, "Sometimes I don't like the profession of police, because when solving a case, you have to be suspicious of everything and look for those people who are emotionally unwilling to doubt."

Liu Fusheng did not respond to Shen Qingqing's complaints, but just looked out the window at the busy streets.

After the millennium, the economy of Chaojiang area has taken off significantly and is much more prosperous than Fuyuan City.

Soon, the group arrived at the office of the special task force of the Ministry of Public Security.

This was originally the base used by the Jiangtou City Public Security Bureau to train police officers. Later, the three cities in the Chaojiang area were managed under a unified system, and the location for police training was naturally changed to Chaojiang City. The training in Jiangtou City was therefore temporarily idle.

Qin Guang and others moved here to make it easier for the task force to coordinate related work with local police.

Shen Qingqing told Liu Fusheng that in addition to the members of the task force, there were also local criminal police responsible for security in the building. The floors above the second floor were all offices and residences for the task force.

When Liu Fusheng walked into the office, Qin Guang and others were busy with their own work.

"Team Leader Qin."

Liu Fusheng greeted Qin Guang.

Qin Guang put down his work and said, "Have you seen the scene? What did you learn?"

Liu Fusheng said: "I have seen it, and now I feel very uncomfortable."

Qin Guang sighed: "Every time I go to the scene, I feel the same way. Who would have thought that Old Han would die in the line of duty when he was in his prime?"

After sighing, Qin Guang said, "Xiao Sun is in the autopsy room, performing an autopsy on Hong Haotian. Judging from the time, the results will be out soon. Let's wait for a moment. I will introduce you to other information."

"it is good."

Liu Fusheng moved a chair and sat opposite Qin Guang.

According to Qin Guang, the task force has been compiling various evidences of the smuggling case during this period, and also conducting relevant investigations and collecting evidence on clans in the Chaojiang area, especially in Jiangtou City.

The evidence collection directions include smuggling clues and the colorless and odorless fuel that ignited Building No. 3 of the Guest House.