According to Jianghai Evening News (a local newspaper in Tongcheng), seven people died in the cinema fire and more than 30 people were injured to varying degrees.
A week has passed and the cinema has been closed. It is impossible to reopen it in a short time. It is even possible that this cinema will be abandoned. It was already a loss to open here, so naturally it will not reopen with much fanfare.
As a result, this commercial center complex was basically declared completely dead.
During this period, Zhou Ze did not contact Dr. Lin. Both sides maintained a tacit understanding of not interfering with each other and lived their own lives. However, his father-in-law and mother-in-law called several times, asking Zhou Ze why he didn't go home and asking why he was so bold.
Later, Zhou Ze simply blocked their phone numbers.
The headache now is that the money to open this bookstore was provided by his father-in-law's family. Zhou Ze still hasn't figured out how to make some money so that he can open a new store and be truly independent.
All I can say is that the foundation Xu Le left for himself is too poor.
However, several media outlets contacted him, hoping to interview Zhou Ze about his heroic act and promote the positive energy of the new era, but Zhou Ze chose to refuse.
He had no interest in becoming famous. As the saying goes, a tall tree attracts the wind. With his identity and role, if he really made himself a celebrity, there would be more uncontrollable dangers.
This week, business was mediocre, with daily sales of less than a hundred yuan, which was not enough to cover the costs of rent, water and electricity. Zhou Ze didn't care much about it.
What he cared about was that Xu Qinglang next door had not opened the door for a week.
Zhou Ze asked an unscrupulous locksmith to help him open the lock. He went in and looked around, but didn't find anything like sour plum juice. The kitchen in the inner room was clean and tidy.
Very helpless,
A handsome man who owns more than 20 houses.
If one day he suddenly sees through the world and decides to pursue the wind,
It's really hard for you to find him.
As a result, Zhou Ze had a hard week.
Chili oil,
Old vinegar,
Dark soy sauce,
I have tried methods such as high-concentration orange juice, and although they allow me to eat some food, they make me miserable. The effect is far worse than the sour plum juice handed down from Xu Qinglang's family.
At night, Zhou Ze squatted alone at the door of the bookstore, with a cigarette in his mouth, glancing at the next door from time to time, feeling quite dreary about how life was.
There are four or five pagoda incense sticks burning on the roadside in front of the store. They were done by the people from the shopping mall. According to the custom, they are welcoming the God of Wealth today. Even though they know it is difficult for the God of Wealth to save the shopping mall, they still have to do what they should do.
What if a miracle happens
Occasionally Zhou Ze would look behind him or at the glass in front of him.
The evil spirit of the man in the black suit is constantly improving. Tonight is his seventh day after death, so it should be almost done.
The probability of a ghost changing into a human form is extremely small. Besides, an ordinary ghost can at most make you fall when walking or bite your tongue when eating. If it can make you get a minor illness and have to hang up the IV for two days, it is considered a serious act of the ghost.
Things like the evil ghosts in the movies running rampant and killing people everywhere are simply impossible to happen in reality, otherwise the world would have been in chaos long ago.
Even Zhou Ze, who has been resurrected from the dead, has been so low-key.
How dare those scum who don't even have a physical body come out and act so pretentiously
This week, when Zhou Ze had nothing to do, he would read a book, daydream, trim his nails, and check to see if the evil spirit behind him had become clearer.
There is a feeling of being nurtured, and I feel the father's love is as strong as a mountain.
Dad loves you,
Dad is waiting for you to grow up.
Zhou Ze could clearly sense the emotions of the man behind him. His greatest hatred was not directed at the cause of the fire, but at himself. He was resentful, angry, expectant, and waiting.
perhaps,
In his opinion, tonight, the seventh day after his death, is the time for him to take revenge.
Because of the lack of Si Ting,
Zhou Ze shook off the cigarette ash and waited for him to take shape. Then Zhou Ze would tell him why the flowers were so red.
Zhou Ze didn't think he did anything wrong in saving the man, nor did he think there was anything wrong with the man in the suit hating him.
Zhou Ze had encountered a similar incident before. A person was drowning and someone went down to rescue him. However, the rescuer was grabbed tightly by the drowning person and they drowned together.
Generally speaking, when you go into the water to save someone, you have to hold him from behind to rescue him. If you go up to save him from the front, it is easy for the drowning person to grab hold of him as the last straw.
Of course, I understand.
But understanding will not be the reason for Zhou Ze to allow the man in the suit to act so recklessly in his bookstore at twelve o'clock tonight.
During the day, Zhou Ze ordered a takeaway and chatted with the new delivery boy. He learned that the delivery boy who saved the man last time has become popular recently. Not only has he attended various award-giving events, but he has also been praised and rewarded within the company. He now has a nickname - "the most handsome delivery boy." He is still delivering food, and he is delivering food while live-streaming. He is very popular.
Zhou Ze, who was eating while drinking aged vinegar, casually checked Weibo and found the delivery boy in the hot search column.
It has been a week since the incident happened. From the initial handling and summary to the current development and promotion of positive energy, it is at the time when the topic is at its hottest and highest level. The influence of this incident is not only in Tongcheng, but has spread across the country.
At eleven o'clock in the evening, Zhou Ze was watching a movie while watching the man in the suit slowly becoming more solid. The name of the movie was "The Devil Wears Prada", a work by the recently famous director Dante Lam a few years ago, starring Daniel Wu and Nick Cheung.
The door of the bookstore was pushed open, and a delivery guy in delivery clothes walked in while holding a selfie stick.
"This is a bookstore I often visit. After I finish delivering food every day, I will come here to read books. I don't come here for any academic purposes, I just like reading."
After saying that, the delivery guy took a book called "Eight Crises" by Wen Tiejun from the bookshelf.
This book talks about China's economic crises in modern times. The delivery guy spread out the book, sat on a plastic stool, and began to read it with relish.
Zhou Ze remembered that the last time he came, he watched two episodes of "Fights Break Sphere".
"Okay, that's all for today's live broadcast. I want to read quietly for a while. Everyone should go to bed early. Thank you all for your company throughout the day." The delivery guy bowed to the phone screen.
A bunch of card applications, airplanes and rockets appeared on the phone screen. The popularity is really terrifying.
After turning off his phone, the delivery boy closed the book "Eight Crises" in his hand, stretched his body, looked at Zhou Ze, and said:
"Boss, let's go out for a midnight snack. It's my treat."
Zhou Ze shook his head and pointed at the computer screen in front of him.
"What are you watching?" The delivery boy came closer, looked at the screen and said with a smile, "I've seen this movie, 'The Devil', right?"
"Yeah." Zhou Ze nodded and looked at the time in the lower right corner of the screen. It was almost twelve o'clock.
The baby behind me can't wait any longer.
"No reporters are interviewing you?" asked the delivery guy.
Zhou Ze shook his head.
"In fact, you should accept the interview. This will help your bookstore business do much better."
"I like quietness." Zhou Zeyan pretended insincerely.
Money is important, but life is more important.
"Let's watch this movie later." The delivery boy seemed to be very fond of Zhou Ze. After all, he was his companion who rushed into the fire to save people.
some,
We should sympathize with each other.
"You know, "The Evil Police" is adapted from a real case. The original protagonist in reality seems to be called Xu Bugao." Zhou Ze said.
"Hey, I really don't know about that." The delivery boy smiled shyly, "It's just a movie, who would care about that?"
"Yeah, that's right." Zhou Ze turned off the computer and stretched. "It's so late, what do you want to eat?"
"Whatever."
"Then I'll order takeout."
"No, let's go out and eat. I'll treat you. What's so good about takeout? Let me tell you, the kitchens of some stores are awful to look at. Some businesses don't even have physical stores. They just rent a shabby house and run their own business. Tsk tsk, anyway, I don't dare to eat there."
"I see." Zhou Ze nodded. "By the way, do you know what happened to Xu Bugao?"
"Wouldn't I know if you told me?"
"He killed his colleague, swallowed up the money, and then lived a carefree life. He even participated in a TV show. He likes to be in the spotlight and become famous." Zhou Ze touched the tip of his nose. "He is a very complicated person. He enjoys being on camera."
The delivery guy was silent for a while, and did not continue the topic. Instead, he asked, "Boss, are you going out for a midnight snack?"
"I don't want to go. Don't you see how many incense sticks are burning outside my store? They've been making me feel uncomfortable all day. I've lost my appetite."
Pagoda incense is a type of large incense stick that is taller than an ordinary person. It is stacked layer by layer like a pagoda, is very thick, and can burn for a long time.
"Haha, there's no smell in your store." The delivery boy pointed at the central air conditioner above Zhou Ze's bookstore, "Over here, that should be the air purifier, right?"
"Yes, it was installed together with the air conditioner. I am used to spraying some air freshener in the bookstore. After all, we want to create a reading atmosphere. We don't provide coffee or pastries, so we can only provide some nice smells."
"So, boss, you still don't give me this face." The takeaway boy pretended to be angry and said, "We have experienced life and death together."
Zhou Ze raised his hand and asked curiously, "So, I have always been curious about one thing."
"What's up?"
"That day, I didn't smell anything at all. In my shop, it's hard to smell any other smells outside, almost impossible. How did you smell the smell of fire that day?"
The delivery boy was stunned for a moment, his face looked a little unnatural, but he didn't take it seriously. He said, "My nose has been good since I was a child. My grandma said I have a dog's nose. When I was a child, I was very accurate in finding snacks hidden at home."
"Do you know what day it is today?" Zhou Ze asked again.
"What day?"
"The seventh day."
"The seventh day?"
"Yes, the seven people who died in the fire... the first seven!"