Two days later, in the special task force office of the Magic City Police Station.
Zhao Yu and others were standing on the big screen, watching the live video.
The live broadcast came from the distant Shouyuan Police Station in Tongjiang Province. The content of the live broadcast was Gao Chaoyue, Gao Chaolin's younger brother, telling the police about the situation that year.
"... My brother and my sister-in-law are definitely doing business! The business is going very well," Gao Chaoyue said, "My father, mother and I were all working together at the time!
“We set up a factory in our hometown to process ham, and my brother and sister-in-law shipped it in Shanghai. At that time, we were even exporting it abroad! The business was doing very well!
"It's a pity that a ruthless fire destroyed my brother's family. Alas... otherwise... our family would be great now!"
The police officer in charge of the inquiry asked Gao Chaoyue whether he had been to the Magic City and his elder brother's house.
"Of course I went there," Gao Chaoyue said without hesitation, "I will never forget the place where they lived!
"Wen'an Road Fuxing Community, 10th... um... 19th..." Gao Chaoyue said, "I remember that in 1988, ham had to be sent on board, and I stayed at my brother's house for more than three months.
"Later, my brother saw that I was working too hard, so he bought a car, hired people, and asked me to go back to my hometown to take charge of the factory!"
Next, the police officer asked Gao Chaoyue about Sun Yujiao.
"My sister-in-law is quite nice," Gao Chaoyue said. "Although she is from the city, she is very kind to me. When I left, she even said she would introduce me to a woman from the city!
"It's a pity that I didn't wait...
"Hmm... But..." Gao Chaoyue felt something was wrong, and added, "My sister-in-law is a lady in everyone, she has a bit of a temper, and she usually speaks a bit proudly and arrogantly. My parents still have some opinions...
"But, she is really nice to me. Every time I come back from Shanghai, she will buy me new clothes, new shoes, etc., and they are international brands..."
At this time, the police officer asked again, what impression do you still have about the fire that year? Do you think the fire was an accident
"Oh, you're right... you're right..." Gao Chaoyue said, touching his heart, "It makes me feel cold all over. It's been more than 30 years since this happened. How... what's going on?"
The police officer comforted him a few words and told him to say whatever came to his mind.
At this time, Gao Chaoyue was obviously more nervous than before, and his speech became stumbling:
"We were all in our hometown when the fire broke out..." He washed his face and said, "It was over there, um, it was the Magic City that called our home!
"We were all dumbfounded, completely... we couldn't believe it...
"Then... Then we drove over, but after we passed, all that was left was to collect the bodies..." At this point, Gao Chaoyue recalled the sad past, and his face became extremely sad.
Seeing this, the experienced police officer calmed down for a moment, and then comforted and tried to ask Gao Chaoyue to describe the situation at that time.
"We... we collected the corpses at the police station," Gao Chaoyue said painfully, "It's the kind of charred corpses. My brother's family suddenly... ugh... "
As a result, after saying this, Gao Chaoyue couldn't hold it back any longer, covered his mouth and cried out.
This time, the police officer did not pause and took the opportunity to ask: "Do you still remember that the bones were intact when they were cleaned up?"
"Woooo..." Gao Chaoyue nodded vigorously, but after nodding, he understood the police officer's question, quickly shook his head vigorously, and then said in pain, "It's impossible, the burnt corpses, and What is complete
"When we received them, we basically identified them based on their skulls, two big ones and two small ones... the rest... we couldn't tell what was right and what was wrong..."
After answering, Gao Chaoyue wiped his nose and tears first, then finally understood what he was talking about, and hurriedly asked the police officer with a surprised look on his face:
"You... you are asking, do you think... that the fire that year... was... someone deliberately set it off? Who... is it!!? Who is so unconscionable and cruel..."
Seeing that Gao Chaoyue was so excited, the police officer quickly calmed him down. After doing so for a long time, Gao Chaoyue's mood gradually calmed down.
"So..." the police officer in charge of the inquiry continued, "What happened to that villa later? How was it dealt with?"
"Alas..." Hearing this, Gao Chaoyue covered his face and said, "We regret this house! Because there was such a big fire and so many people died, who would dare to want or live in that house? ah!
“It has been idle for many years from the beginning and is about to collapse.
“Later, an agent came to us and said they wanted to take over the villa and were willing to pay 1.5 million to buy it.
“We disagreed, and after several price negotiations, we finally settled on 2 million,” Gao Chaoyue said. “Our family shared 1 million, and my sister-in-law’s family shared 1 million.
"To be honest, the money was quite a lot at the time! Our idea at the time was very simple. If the house just sat idle and collapsed one day, there would be nothing to sell!
“Besides, the house must be sold sooner or later. After all, it is a matter between two families. There will inevitably be disputes if we keep it...
"Oh, who would have thought... that house now costs hundreds of millions!" Gao Chaoyue covered his face, "What's even more embarrassing is that I later used the 1 million yuan to get married and buy a big Ben... Now the big Ben is scrapped. …”
"Then do you know," the police officer asked again, "who the house was later sold to?"
"The agent asked for it himself," Gao Chaoyue said jealously, "They are really smart! Since there was a fire in the house, they simply renovated the house and rented it out!
"The Magic City is an international metropolis, and there are more foreigners than locals, so the agency rented the house to them and earned high rents. The 2 million came back soon... I guess...
"Later, I also heard..." Gao Chaoyue said, "When housing prices skyrocketed, they simply sold the house to foreigners. It was really... so smart...
“However, I guess they still regret it, because they sold the house for 10 to 20 million, and now the house is worth hundreds of millions!
“The most profitable people are foreigners who buy houses!
"Oh, things are fickle!" Gao Chaoyue said fondly, "If nothing happened to my eldest brother's family, then I would definitely have settled in the Magic City later. Even if I just bought a small house, it wouldn't be this kind of life now!"
Hearing Gao Chaoyue's emotion, the scene was silent for a while.
On Zhao Yu's side, everyone also looked at each other.
"Well..." After pondering for a moment, the police officer on the screen continued to ask, "So... where is the grave of your eldest brother and sister-in-law? Where are they buried?"
"Well, they are all buried in our hometown, in the ancestral grave of our Gao family, but..." Gao Chaoyue swallowed and said, "Because it was difficult to identify the corpses that were charred by the fire, so we buried them all together. A family of four was buried in a cave... "
(End of chapter)