Wutong Branch Bureau.
Thirty express delivery sub-stations being vandalized was already a serious illegal activity.
Moreover, the vandalized express delivery sub-stations were SuYue Express and TongDa Express, for which Gao Fei was the spokesperson and agent.
After Bureau Chief Qiao Zhenfeng learned about the incident from the responding police officers, he immediately ordered a surprise interrogation of the ringleaders.
Upon questioning, all the ringleaders provided a unified confession.
They claimed that someone had paid them to vandalize the TongDa and SuYue Express sub-stations, and they didn't know who the instigator was.
Just as Qiao Zhenfeng finished interrogating the rioters, he received another report.
He learned that the warehouses of TongDa Express and SuYue Express in Wutong District had been set on fire, and two administrators had died in the blaze.
Director Qiao immediately realized the severity of the situation.
Arson!
Someone had died in the fire!
This was already a major criminal offense.
Without delay, Qiao Zhenfeng reported the case to the Capital City Police Department.
Upon hearing the entire case, Deputy Director Pan Yue of the Capital City Police Department immediately established a special task force and appointed Wang Desheng, the captain of the Criminal Investigation Brigade, as the leader.
Captain Wang, who had just returned home and had barely had a couple of bites of a hot meal, received the appointment notice from the deputy director and quickly put down his chopsticks to return to his post.
His wife had no time to complain before he was already out the door.
After returning to the brigade and understanding the case, Wang Desheng was shocked to learn that it was the express delivery warehouse managed by "Little Gao."
Captain Wang quickly deployed the investigation, arranging for personnel to survey the scene and sending others to the Wutong Branch Bureau to take over the suspects for further interrogation.
After deployment, Wang Desheng began to contact Gao Fei.
After all, Gao Fei was the regional agent for both express companies, and it was necessary for the police to contact the party involved.
Learning that Gao Fei was at the Wutong Branch Bureau, Captain Wang happened to be traveling with the officer in charge of taking over the suspects for interrogation.
As Wang Desheng and his team arrived at the Wutong Branch Bureau, Gao Fei had just finished giving his statement.
The two exchanged a few brief words, and Gao Fei then hurried away with his people to the hospital.
Captain Wang did not obtain any particularly useful information from the encounter.
And just as Gao Fei left and before Captain Wang and Director Qiao could sit down to discuss the case, Deputy Director Ge Qing, along with Gong Wei and his team, arrived at the Wutong Branch Bureau.
Director Ge explained their purpose, and simultaneously, the police-related variety show and the arson investigation commenced.
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Capital City First People's Hospital.
Second Brother Hu Qing, Third Brother Zheng Pingye, Fourth Brother Jin Xiaohu, and Sixth Brother Guo Yue, who had survived the fire.
After having their burns treated, the four of them rushed to the morgue impatiently.
Looking at the two charred bodies, the four of them suppressed their inner grief, their eyes red as they stood still, clenching their fists, their bodies trembling slightly.
After a moment, Second Brother Hu Qing lit two cigarettes and placed them on the ground. The other three followed suit.
The middle-aged man guarding the morgue was about to scold them, but upon seeing the tattoos exposed on the four men, he immediately feigned ignorance and dared not speak.
"It must have been old enemies coming for revenge, absolutely!"
Third Brother Zheng Pingye clenched his fist, attributing the day's fire to past enemies.
Second Brother Hu Qing, with red eyes and a hoarse voice, said, "From tonight on, no matter who started the fire, we will turn this entire capital upside down to find him and make him pay for Brother and Fifth Brother's lives."
"Sixth, you'll go resign on our behalf later. Don't drag the boss into our grudges. He's treated us labor reform individuals very well."
"I understand, Second Brother!"
Just as Sixth Brother Guo Yue agreed, a voice was heard from outside the morgue.
"Resigning from my employ, and then seeking revenge? Do you want to go back to prison?"
The four men looked up and saw Gao Fei walking in with a cold expression.
The middle-aged man guarding the morgue was signaled away by Jin Qiqi.
"Boss!"
"Mr. Gao!"
Gao Fei nodded silently, took the cigarette pack from Hu Qing's hand, lit two cigarettes, and placed them before the bodies of Yang Ming and Tang Gui.
"Brother Yang and Brother Tang, do they have any relatives left?"
"Brother Yang was an only child, his parents are gone.
Ah Gui's mother passed away a couple of years ago, and his father is paralyzed at home, but he does have a sister who is still in school."
Second Brother Hu Qing answered from the side.
"Take me to Brother Tang's home tomorrow."
"Okay!"
"Let's discuss other matters outside!"
Gao Fei finished speaking and turned to walk out, and the four brothers immediately followed.
Hospital Garden.
"The arson today was actually aimed at me."
Upon reaching the garden, Gao Fei no longer concealed anything and spoke directly.
Hearing this, the four brothers were stunned for a moment, but none of them blamed him.
Hu Qing, standing nearby, took a deep drag of his cigarette and said, "Mr. Gao, since you're being frank with us, I'll be open too.
We won't blame everything on you just because they were targeting you.
After all, we also made mistakes in this fire. We were drinking and eating in the backyard before our shift ended."
Gao Fei remained silent, as he had watched the surveillance footage of the backyard while giving his statement at the Wutong Branch Bureau.
If one were to be strictly objective, the express warehouse being set on fire today was due to their serious negligence.
"Mr. Gao, please let us leave. We will find out who killed Brother and Fifth Brother ourselves and make them pay with their lives."
Hu Qing once again brought up resignation, determined to handle it themselves.
"Investigate? How?
A special task force has already been established in the city to investigate the arson. You have criminal records and haven't even given statements yet.
Any slight movement will immediately attract police attention.
You know the police better than I do. Do you really think a few people can resolve this matter?"
The four men opened their mouths but had no grounds to refute.
Gao Fei's words were all reasonable.
Seeing the four men dejected and looking down without speaking, he continued, "The special task force is sending people to take statements now. You should go quickly, be polite, and tell the truth."
The four men nodded and left in silence.
After they left, Zhang Cheng, Xu Yong, and Liao Chang, who had been standing not far away, approached.
Before the three could speak, Gao Fei looked at Xu Yong and Liao Chang and directly asked, "Lao Xu, Lao Liao, I'll ask you two one question.
Are you willing to let TongDa and SuYue join the FengChao驿站 project?"
The events of today had finally shown Xu Yong and Liao Chang what society was like.
Neither of them had expected that for the sake of profit, someone would disregard human life and take such a drastic measure of murder for wealth.
Therefore, upon hearing Gao Fei's question, Xu Yong and Liao Chang had no objections and were willing to let TongDa and SuYue invest.
"As long as you agree! Let's go back to school. Staying here won't solve anything now."
The two men nodded in agreement, but before leaving, they still reminded him, "Junior brother, be careful yourself."
Gao Fei was stunned, then nodded and smiled, "Thank you for your concern, senior brothers!"
After they left, Zhang Cheng finally couldn't help but ask, "Lao Gao, regarding the arson, could it be Kong Liwei and Chou Dongsheng? Or the other three express companies?"
"Now that lives have been lost, it doesn't matter who it is!"
Gao Fei took a deep breath, his gaze becoming firm and cold.
"This time, whether it's Kong Liwei, Chou Dongsheng, or the other three companies.
We'll take them all on, to the death!"
(The climax is approaching. A question for you: Should there be a female lead, or should we continue without one?)