when the moon whispers

Chapter 475: Accomplice - Fire Point (Part )

Six accomplices in the case
One Hundred and Three Fire Points (Part 1)
The wall-mounted TV in the emergency hall, which had been silently looping the city's news all year round, had its volume button broken by someone at some point, and the external speakers were also disrupted by the circuit boards being burned out due to inexplicable short circuits. The formulaic news releases were read out in the noisy and messy hall like a low-brow version of artificial intelligence.

"According to our reporter, at 4:52 this afternoon, a police car caught fire on Fuxin Road in Lingdong District. According to eyewitnesses, the vehicle began to behave strangely near the traffic post on the east section of Yihe Street. After entering Fuxin Road, the exhaust pipe began to spew black smoke. Less than half a minute later, obvious flames were seen inside the car. After that, the fire gradually became fierce and the car windows shattered. In order to ensure the safety of life and property of pedestrians and people on the road with heavy traffic, the police car then turned around, broke through the fence along the road, and drove into the Yihe River to avoid a secondary explosion of the vehicle..."

"It is reported that there were a total of four passengers in the vehicle, including three police officers and one detainee who was being transferred to Sheng'an City Second Detention Center. The specific casualties are still being confirmed—"

Jiang Mo sat on a bench across from the emergency operating room in his wet shoes and trousers, propped up with his knees and motionless as if in a trance, but his eyes were fixed on the wall-mounted TV until the news broadcast started a new cycle. The head nurse finally found the remote control from the counter of the nurses' station and turned the TV volume back to the lowest point. Yu Luo strolled up to Jiang Mo holding a spare bath towel, covered her wet and half-dried head with it, and began to scrub the plate without any effort.

"Why are you waiting here alone?"

"... I just came out of my work and heard that something happened... Nurse Xiao Huang said that the young prison guard named Xu seemed to have simply treated and bandaged him and then ran away. I thought you had to chase him and take a look--" Yu Luo straightened Jiang Mo's head, which was still stubbornly turned towards the wall-mounted TV: "Are you okay? You didn't even consider the weather before you jumped into the water to save people. Fortunately, the Yi River is originally a small tributary, and the water level has risen a little due to the rain in the past two days. You are so stupid-- don't let your boyfriend know about it later, he will scare him to death..."

"This matter caused such a big stir, how could it be hidden from him? The news had already spread to him before the news was reported. I was afraid that something might happen, so I didn't dare to bombard him with calls directly. I knew that the best hospital for treating burns and trauma in Sheng'an City was the Central Hospital, so I called Director Shao... I just put my phone in your lounge to charge it, and when I looked up, I saw your big leader coming over and looking at me..."

Jiang Mo shook his head helplessly, gently patted Doctor Yu's fierce arm, took the towel and half-draped it over his shoulder, "What was reported in the news is basically correct. The car windows were all blown out. Going into the water was nothing more than helping to pull the person out. The water was not deep... This was - pulling Song... Only when we were pulling the suspect did we get soaked in the water. My master and the leaders of the detention center are all in the funeral home. Xu Li and the driver, Uncle Yuan, are still conscious, and their burns and trauma are still under control - Uncle Yuan's condition is more serious than Xu Li's. When the car crashed into the Yi River, he was driving and sitting in the front, and he might have hit his head."

Jiang Mo frowned and paused for two seconds, his voice muffled in his throat: "Xu Li should have gone to the funeral home. Letian'er and another leader of their institute went to arrest someone. He woke up halfway through the infusion, pulled out the needle and ran away...Uncle Yuan's hometown is not in Sheng'an. His wife left two years ago. His children work in other places, but they are not far away. Two hours by high-speed rail? It should be here soon. I guess I have to wait here for his children to come back."

"...This..." Yu Luo was choked for a moment, and hesitated for a few seconds before asking softly: "The other one who got into trouble had a good relationship with him? Why are you so anxious..."

"The other person who died was his master. The master and apprentice had just reunited two days ago. It seems that his position next to the suspect was more dangerous, and it was his master who protected him." Jiang Mo suppressed his sigh, "Officer Chen only has him as his apprentice, and his children are still in school, so he must go and take a look."

Yu Luo checked the time by tugging at the sleeve of her white coat, and begged the head nurse who greeted her from a distance to delay for two more minutes. After receiving the reluctant approval, she raised her arms and clasped her fists. She turned around and saw Jiang Mo with his head drooping. He gently pinched her left shoulder through the bath towel: "I've been in the hospital for half a month, and I don't have any clean clothes for you to change. How about calling Comrade Xiao Shao to ask? Ask him to send you two sets?"

Jiang Mo shook his head, not knowing what he was denying, "He will be here soon."

Yu Luo didn't react at first: "Huh?" "Director Shao came to me to talk about this." Jiang Mo didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and rubbed his face vigorously with the bath towel: "Then he asked me where Shao Jie could get my clothes."

Yu Luo raised his eyebrows: "What did you say?"

Jiang Mo was distracted for no apparent reason, and suddenly felt a little guilty, almost like kidnapping a teenager: "I didn't react at the time, so I said Shao Jie had the key to my house and he knew where my clothes were."

"As soon as the word 'eight' was written, the parents made it clear first..." Yu Luo teased, holding back his laughter and shaking his shoulders twice, he suddenly came to his senses, cleared his throat, and picked up the serious matter that had been put aside: "But what exactly is the situation with this car catching fire? Is it really an accident?"

"We have to wait for the car to be fished out for evidence and trace inspection." Jiang Mo regained his consciousness, and his face was instantly filled with bitterness and hatred. "It's unlikely to be an accident. The vehicle suddenly shook when passing the traffic post on the east section of Yihe Street. The problem must have occurred there... Uncle Yuan said that several vehicles from the Second Institute were sent in for regular maintenance some time ago. The designated area and designated parts and materials, so it stands to reason..."

Jiang Mo's voice paused, he pursed his lips and his brows suddenly tightened.

She did not murmur any more words, her eyes unconsciously glanced at the girl who was covering her mouth to hold back her sobs at the entrance of the emergency room. She thought slowly and absentmindedly, turned around and waved to Yu Luo, saying hello and went about their business. Then she walked up to the girl and asked softly, "Are you Officer Yuan's daughter?" After receiving an affirmative nod, she rubbed her shoulders soothingly, explained the situation of the accident in general, and then sent her out of the examination room where the wound was being treated with negative pressure. She turned her head to avoid the tear-jerking scene of the father-daughter reunion, turned around, tripped over her soaked and dragging pants, and bumped into a very familiar telephone pole without raising her head.

Jiang Mo raised his head and blinked: "Shao Jie? You're here so soon?"

"I've been here for a long time." Shao Jie raised his hand and pinched the wet tips of Jiang Mo's hair, stuffed the paper bag in his hand into her arms, and let out a long sigh with a complicated expression.

"Go change your clothes first. I'll help you take a look here."

"It rained at three o'clock last night, and this life has been cool for another day."

Due to work and health reasons, I will be working on another day~