Chapter 195 Meeting Uncle Gen
At the hospital , Chi Xia and Luo Xun met the police officer in charge and confirmed again that, in addition to the three deaths in the fire, there were a total of 23 injured people sent to the hospital.
Thirteen of them were slightly injured, and the remaining ten suffered burns to varying degrees.
"But overall..."
The police officer said: "Considering the size of the fire and the time of the incident, the casualties are considered very optimistic."
"How many are seriously injured?" Luo Xun asked him.
"One." The policeman looked at them and said.
This answer was a little unexpected for Chi Xia and Luo Xun: "Only one?"
The policeman nodded: "Yes, and the person has been rescued. Now we just have to wait for the critical period to pass. Ah, I have the information of all the injured here, you can take a look."
After reading the information about the seriously injured patients, Chi Xia snorted, "What a coincidence, Captain Luo, the only seriously injured patient is actually the owner of Room 615."
Luo Xun stared at the information: "Zhu Chongliang, male, 40 years old, single... Chi Xia, do you remember that when we checked the scene, 615 was the least damaged."
"Yes, it turned out that the owner of the house with the least damage was the one who suffered the most serious injuries."
Chi Xia smiled and said, "This is quite interesting."
The two separated from the police and went to see the doctor in charge of Zhu Chongliang to find out the situation.
The doctor told them: "Zhu Chongliang's burns are not a big problem. He mainly suffered from fractures caused by jumping from a building and a concussion. He is still unconscious. As for other problems, no one has found them so far. Generally speaking, as long as he wakes up, he will be fine."
If it's not a burn, then the problem is bigger.
Luo Xun immediately called someone over to keep an eye on Zhu Chongliang.
"Hengxiang Haoyuan is a large residential complex with all types of rooms, from villas to studios."
The two stood in the hospital corridor, Chi Xia put the phone in front of Luo Xun:
"This is the blueprint and household information I asked someone to get. The apartment in Building A8 where the accident occurred mainly has three bedrooms and two living rooms. Most of the residents are owner-occupied, and there are basically no houses rented out."
"There are ten households on each floor. Including Zhu Chongliang, the remaining six households either have empty houses or the owners are working overtime and not back home. There are also two households who work outside the city and only come back on weekends."
Luo Xun zoomed in on the drawing on his phone and took a look: "Officer Chi is pretty fast. This household owner information is all internal data."
"face."
Chi Xia smiled and put away his phone: "In a fire, the dead and injured are all people on the same floor. This direction is a bit obvious."
She held up four more fingers and said, "So when the crime happened last night, there were only people living in these four households on this floor."
"Room 604 is occupied by Fang Xiaofeng and his wife Lu Ningzhi, Room 613 is occupied by the divorced man Dong Chengbin, Room 617 is occupied by the college student Zhu Xin who just graduated, and now Zhu Chongliang is in a coma."
After Luo Xun finished speaking, he paused and asked, "Have you figured out anything?"
"Lu Ningzhi."
Chi Xia looked at the people coming and going in the hospital through the glass: "From the personal information of the other families, the murderer deliberately chose a time when these four people were at home to set the fire. However, Lu Ningzhi, one of the selected residents, was not at home that night."
"But if we are to count Zhu Chongliang as a confirmed victim, he had no knife wounds on his body," Luo Xun said.
Chi Xia pursed his lips and joked, "It's hard to guarantee that it wasn't the three people stabbed by Zhu Chongliang, right? And Captain Luo, don't you think it's strange? If the murderer had the ability to stab those people, didn't he have the ability to kill them? Why did he have to start a fire in the end? To cause panic? Or was there some other reason why he had to start this fire?"
"It won't cause panic."
Luo Xun was the first to deny this: "The number of casualties is not enough to cause panic."
"Yes." Chi Xia said: "The murderer even tried to minimize the casualties of innocent people within the scope of his own control."
"If I were the murderer."
Chi Xia leaned against the railing and looked at Luo Xun: "I started this fire either to vent my anger, which was only directed at the dead, or if this fire doesn't start, it will definitely expose me."
"What this fire destroyed was the connection between the murderer and the deceased."
Luo Xun said: "Especially the fire caused by the explosion, which made me think of the fake fox."
Chi Xia snapped her fingers, leaned closer to him, and smiled: "We are so in tune with each other."
Luo Xun was dazzled by her smiling eyes.
He stared into Chi Xia's eyes and felt his heart beating so fast that he was almost having palpitations.
On second thought, he realized that this was in the hospital, and they had only been in a relationship for a few days. If he acted rashly, he would probably be called a hooligan and might even be beaten up by Comrade Falcon.
Maybe she would kick him out for it.
Comrade South China Tiger struggled hard in his heart, but finally gave up his impulse. His eyes missed Comrade Falcon's face, passed over her earlobe, and looked out the window as if to conceal his gaze.
"Chi Xia." He suddenly said, "Look, isn't that Uncle Gen?"
"Uncle Gen?"
Chi Xia immediately turned around and looked in the direction he pointed, just in time to see Uncle Gen carrying a red cloth bag into the inpatient building.
"It's only been a few days, how come he has lost so much weight?" Luo Xun wondered, "Let's go and take a look."
Chi Xia walked with him: "I heard that Uncle Gen's wife was injured and hospitalized, but she should have been discharged by now. Could she be sick again?"
Uncle Gen had long disappeared, so Chi Xia went straight to the reception desk and reported Uncle Gen's wife's name. Unexpectedly, he actually found her.
"Orthopedics, Ward 306. "
The elevator was crowded, so the two took the stairs. Luo Xun asked Chi Xia, "Last time you asked me to help you find clues about Uncle Gen's son, why didn't you mention it again?"
Chi Xia's eyes darkened: "I found it, but the person is gone. I don't know the details, let's just pretend we don't know. I'll tell you when I have time."
Luo Xun's face also froze for a moment, then he said, "Okay."
When the two arrived at the door of Ward 306, Uncle Gen was coming out with a kettle. When he saw Chi Xia and Luo Xun, he was a little surprised. For a moment, he just looked at them, not knowing what to say.
Luo Xun then realized that he was not only thinner, but half of his hair was almost white. It was conceivable how much of a blow it was for him to learn of his child's death.
"Uncle Gen, we came here to investigate a case and happened to see you."
Chi Xia spoke first: "Is Auntie sick?"
Uncle Gen forced a smile and said, "Ah, yes, I accidentally fell. It's not a big deal. It's not a big deal. Please help me."
Luo Xun glanced inside through the glass window. There were three people in the ward. Two of the beds were guarded by someone, and the woman on the remaining bed was fast asleep.
The bed is not in a very good location, and it will be very hot when the sun shines in after a while.
"You talk to Uncle Gen first." Luo Xun said, "I'll go downstairs."
Chi Xia just thought it was about the case. She also wanted to talk to Uncle Gen alone, so she nodded.
Luo Xun said something to Uncle Gen again, then turned and left.
As soon as Luo Xun left, Chi Xia sighed softly: "Uncle Gen, let's go over and talk."
Uncle Gen let out a sigh, turned around and walked away. Chi Xia followed him. In just a few days, his shoulders seemed to have collapsed.
Walking to a quiet place, Chi Xia said, "You heard what Qu Bai and I said that time."
Uncle Gen nodded.
"Heizi came to Dongzhou and met you."
Uncle Gen sighed and nodded.
"Auntie..."
"knew."
Uncle Gen controlled his emotions and smiled at her: "She has to know it's not right. Only when she knows it can she live. I don't have much ability and I can't hide it for long. Instead of that, I might as well tell her in person."
"Is she ill or..."
"I fell, don't worry."
Uncle Gen said, "He lost his concentration and fell down the stairs. It's nothing serious. Don't worry about it. Don't tell Xiao Bai. He's been busy these past two days and doesn't know about it yet."
"Uncle Gen." Chi Xia walked towards him and said, "No matter what happens, don't be impulsive."
Uncle Gen looked at her, his expression flickering and the corners of his lips trembling slightly.
His eyes turned red: "I know, I know, Xiaobai said that."
"We will definitely give you justice." Chi Xia said firmly: "The only thing you have to do is to take good care of yourself and your aunt."
Uncle Gen choked and nodded.
Looking at him like this, Chi Xia knew that no matter how much he said, it would be in vain.
She pursed her lips and finally said, "Qu Bai treats you as his parents."
Hearing this, Chu Yonggen's eyes suddenly filled with tears.
Chi Xia felt a little uncomfortable in her throat. She said, "He has a hard life , so I...I beg you to please not let him lose this thought."
Uncle Gen looked at her for a long time, then he turned around, wiped away his tears, and said with his back to Chi Xia: "Okay... okay..."
