I am a super cop

Chapter 3015 Debunking the Rumors
With Zhao Guozhi's words in the office, Gu Chen felt more at ease; at least the experimental project could proceed.

This is the only experiment that can prove the cause of death of these three people, so Gu Chen must be extremely cautious.

After receiving Zhao Guozhi's approval, Gu Chen led officers from the Furong Branch to the residential area where the incident occurred and began to explain the situation to the residents.

Subsequently, community volunteers and grid members also came to the community to help everyone collect information on the residents.

Some staff members conducted pre-relocation information and explanation sessions in the community square.

Another group went to each building, going door-to-door to promote the message.

Because residents spend unpredictable amounts of time at home, door-to-door outreach often continues until very late.

For those who did not return home or did not receive the notification, the community grid staff will also reach out to them using the pre-registered phone numbers.

"Director Gu."

In the square, a community grid worker wearing a red vest walked over and reported to Gu Chen:
"The publicity work is still ongoing, and we estimate that we will be able to notify everyone today."

"Thank you for your hard work. Without your help, our experiment might not have been able to proceed." Gu Chen shook hands to express his gratitude.

The community grid supervisor smiled and said, "This is nothing, but some residents may not be home, and some may have gone to other places. We will need to go door-to-door to check on them on the day of the experiment."

“Yes.” Lu Weiwei quickly replied, “We can’t be careless. Before the experiment begins, we need to check every household again and then patrol the corridors continuously.”

"We must ensure that no residents are at home during the experiment in order to protect everyone's lives and property."

"Yes." Hearing Lu Weiwei's explanation, the grid manager nodded silently.

Then Officer Wang asked, "Did anyone show any resistance when you were making the announcement?"

"Yes, there are some." The grid worker nodded silently, adding without further ado:
"At first, everyone heard that we would need to stay outside for those two days, which might be a bit inconvenient."

“But three people in the community died of carbon monoxide poisoning, and it happened to two households, so everyone started to worry about whether there was a risk of gas leakage in their own homes.”

"So even if you're unwilling, you should at least consider your own life, right?"

After a pause, the grid manager continued, "So, everyone is quite cooperative. However, I don't know how long this experiment will take."

"The experiment is based on a 24-hour standard, and with the time for various tests, it may take two days," Yuan Shasha said.

"Okay." Upon hearing Yuan Shasha's response, the grid worker quickly added:

"It would be best to hold it on the weekend, so that it can cater to those who work."

"However, most of the residents in our community are elderly people."

"No problem." Seeing that the grid manager said so, Gu Chen readily agreed.

Just then, He Junchao's phone rang.

Gu Chen quickly took out his phone and swiped to answer: "Senior Brother He, what's up?"

"Gu Chen, I have received the pipeline structure diagram for that community."

"How is it?" Gu Chen asked quickly.

"The sewer system is indeed connected to many residential buildings, including the one where the incident occurred," He Junchao said over the phone.

Gu Chen frowned: "So that means our judgment was correct?"

"Yes, this pipe is very likely the culprit, but we'll have to wait until the experiment is over to be sure."

"Okay, I understand. Thank you for your hard work, Senior Brother He."

After exchanging a few words with He Junchao, Gu Chen hung up the phone.

Thinking that this was exactly the same as his previous prediction, Gu Chen was even more convinced that the large amount of gas was very likely from the illegal ventilation in the bathroom.

If the bathroom is having its exhaust pipe renovated and happens to be connected to the sewer pipe during those days, there is a high possibility that the gas from the sewer pipe will be released into the residential building.

But why are the other residents fine? Why are only the first and sixth floors affected? Gu Chen didn't know either, but once the experiment started, they would have to wait until it was over to find out.

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On Saturday, as planned, the residents of the community began to be relocated. Volunteers dispatched buses to take the residents to the stadium.

Since the stadium was originally a temporary shelter for emergency disaster relief, it has enough supplies to allow residents to stay there.

So everyone only carried some daily necessities and was able to take a bus to the residential area.

At this moment, Zhao Guozhi also arrived at the scene.

Colleagues who came to the scene also included some city leaders.

Seeing everyone moving in an orderly manner, a leader in a suit quickly reminded Zhao Guozhi: "Director Zhao, we must make sure we have the exact number of people. We can't leave any residents behind."

"Director Liu, please rest assured. We will conduct a final check after all the people have been transferred."

"Once the experiment begins, we will continuously patrol each building to ensure that all residents are safely evacuated."

"Hmm." Seeing Zhao Guozhi say this, Director Liu slowly replied, "Secretary Gao also attaches great importance to the situation here, so he asked me to report back in real time."

"We have used so many resources this time, and we hope that your police station can give us a reasonable result."

"Don't worry, we'll know all the results after the experiment is over," Zhao Guozhi said with a slight smile as he reported to Director Liu.

But Zhao Guozhi wasn't sure either, after all, whether this experiment would succeed was still unknown.

But for Gu Chen's sake, and for the sake of this case, Zhao Guozhi still submitted the proposal to the Municipal Bureau.

Therefore, Zhao Guozhi had to come to the scene in person this time.

Zhao Guozhi glanced at Gu Chen beside him, then leaned closer and whispered, "Gu Chen, to be honest, how confident are you?"

Hearing Zhao Guozhi say this, Gu Chen shook his head: "I can't give you an answer right now, but I know that if this experiment is also unsuccessful, then the cause of death of those three people will remain a mystery forever."

"If the cause is not found, more people may die from carbon monoxide poisoning."

"Therefore, for the safety of the people, even if it is troublesome, we must do it."

Hearing Gu Chen's resolute answer, Zhao Guozhi nodded silently and said without further ado, "Alright, you can arrange everything."

"Report." Ding Liang jogged up to Zhao Guozhi and reported, "Director Zhao, we've already checked the neighborhood, and all residents have been safely evacuated." "What about the doors and windows? If the doors and windows aren't closed, our experiment won't be effective," Zhao Guozhi said.

"It's all shut down. When we evacuated the residents, we asked everyone to check their gas pipes and make sure all doors and windows were closed," Ding Liang said.

"Very good." After hearing Ding Liang's report, Zhao Guozhi nodded silently, turned to look at Gu Chen, and said:
"Gu Chen, I think we can begin the experiment."

"Okay." Gu Chen glanced at the time and said, "It will be five minutes to the hour. We can begin now."

Gu Chen took out his phone and immediately contacted Huang Zunlong, who was waiting in the bathroom boiler room.

Shortly after, the call connected, and Gu Chen commanded, "Huang Zunlong, begin the experiment."

"Understood," Huang Zunlong replied over the phone, then instructed the boiler room to start operating while simultaneously connecting the pipes to the sewer system.

Because the experiment needed to last 24 hours, Gu Chen went up to Director Liu and reminded him:
"Director Liu, the experiment has already begun. We will be on-site 24 hours a day until this time tomorrow, when we will take the equipment and go door-to-door to test the carbon monoxide levels."

"If the carbon monoxide level exceeds 0.32% of the level that causes death, then our experiment is successful, indicating that the cause of death of the three victims was the gas emitted from the bathroom."

"Hmm." Hearing Gu Chen say this, Director Liu nodded silently and said:

"Then I'll leave this place to you. I'll be back to check on it at this time tomorrow."

After a pause, Director Liu added, "If you encounter any problems, remember to report them to me immediately. Secretary Gao is paying close attention to this situation."

"No problem." Gu Chen nodded silently.

Then Director Liu added, "Also, you should pay attention to the needs of the residents who are arranged to live near the stadium and try your best to meet them."

"Also, during the testing period, please remember not to post videos indiscriminately or spread rumors. If anyone spreads rumors or causes trouble during the experiment, they will be dealt with according to the law."

"Understood." Seeing Director Liu's words, Gu Chen nodded silently.

After exchanging a few brief pleasantries with Gu Chen and Zhao Guozhi, Director Liu got into his car and left.

Looking at the empty interior of the residential compound, the police tape at the entrance, and the sign that read "Drill," Zhao Guozhi reminded Gu Chen:

"Let's go check out the bathroom."

“Okay.” Gu Chen agreed and immediately led Zhao Guozhi through the cordon at the gate of the residential area and headed towards the bathroom.

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Inside the boiler room of the bathroom, the water boiling operation was underway. This was a simulation of the normal workflow, with the young boiler room worker feeding coal into the boiler for combustion as instructed by the police.

The exhaust pipe was connected to the drain pipe after being disassembled.

"Have you confirmed the sewer pipes? Do they only connect to a few residential buildings in the community?" Zhao Guozhi asked.

"Confirmed." Gu Chen nodded silently and said without further ado, "We can now confirm the main structural layout on the blueprints."

"But for safety reasons, we still need to evacuate all the residents of the community."

"Hmm." Zhao Guozhi nodded silently, then walked out of the boiler room.

The young boiler operator, who was working at the time, was also a little nervous.

While doing his work, he also leaned over to Gu Chen and asked, "Officer, is this really the gas produced in our boiler room that caused the deaths of those three people?"

"It's not certain yet," Gu Chen shook his head, explaining.

"We'll have to wait until the experiment is over to get the results."

"Oh dear, but we're a little nervous. What if that's really the case? We'd be finished. The boss is terrified."

Listening to the boiler operator's explanation, Gu Chen nodded silently and said without further ado, "We understand your feelings, but what we pursue is seeking truth from facts."

"Alright." Seeing that Gu Chen had said so, the boiler operator said nothing more and could only continue working in the boiler room as required.

Gu Chen led everyone to the front of the bathroom to inquire. At that moment, the bathroom owner was sitting alone on the sofa, looking sullen.

Seeing Gu Chen and his group pass by, he was also unhappy and muttered to himself:
"What does this gas poisoning incident in the residential building have to do with our bathroom? Why make such a commotion?"

"This is also for the safety of the residents in the community," Lu Weiwei said.

At this moment, the bathhouse owner said, "If it was the gas emitted from here that caused the deaths of three people in those two households in the community, then why were only those two households poisoned by gas, while the other residents were fine?"

Seeing that the police did not respond, the bathhouse owner said again, "This makes no sense at all. This shows that it is not a problem with the pipes at all."

"We still need to wait for the experimental results," Yuan Shasha echoed.

"But you didn't need to make such a fuss, did you? You've driven away everyone in the neighborhood. It really disrupts everyone's lives." The bathhouse owner was still stubborn, though he was also quite unhappy.

Seeing this, Officer Wang quickly stepped forward and said, "This is called the safe evacuation of the masses. We are arranging for them to stay in other places temporarily, not forcing everyone to leave."

"And if this problem really was caused by your bathroom, with so many households, how many people would die if something went wrong?"

Seeing Officer Wang's firm attitude, the bathhouse owner stopped saying anything more.

But everyone knew in their hearts that the bathhouse owner was panicking inside.

If the experimental results are truly unfavorable to me, then I'm doomed.

Therefore, the bathhouse owner was extremely uneasy when the police carried out a large-scale evacuation of residents in the community and conducted a sewer ventilation experiment.

I was stuck in the bathroom, not knowing what to do.

Yuan Shasha also stepped forward to comfort her, saying, "Don't worry, we just want to find out the root of the problem. The sooner we find out the problem, the more at ease everyone will be."

"You wouldn't want all the residents in this community to be living in fear, would you?"

"Everyone wants to know how the three victims died from carbon monoxide poisoning."

"If this matter is not thoroughly investigated, the consequences will be that panic will spread and rumors will spread. What we need to do is to dispel the rumors and find out the truth."

The bathhouse owner sighed, "But this matter originally had nothing to do with our bathhouse; you insisted on linking it to us."

"Sometimes, I don't know why I'm so unlucky. My shop has been open for many years and there hasn't been a single problem, but suddenly you say there is a problem. I don't know what to say."

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