Blazing Armour - Chapter 121

Ren Yu looked at the charred ruins in front of him and forgot to breathe for a long time. Anyone in such an environment will feel depressed.

Gong Yingxian handed him foot covers and gloves: “go and have a look.”

After Ren Yi put it on, he walked over step by step.

There are many police blockades and evidence signs here. While looking at the photos, Ren Yu restores the original location of some evidence according to the site conditions.

Following various burning traces, Ren Yu first roughly analyzed the scene. This is a very simple fire scene. Gasoline ignition combustion, ignition point, combustion supporting agent and spreading direction are also very clear. There is no difference with the report of the fire control department as a whole.

Ren Yu was disappointed and stood at the fire point in a daze.

Gong Yingxian came to him and said, “what’s up? Did you find anything?”

Ren Yi shook his head and said, “I’ll see it again.”

Ren Yu explored the scene very carefully again. He found a special trace under a pile of charred clothes. It was an incomplete square burn mark only the size of a palm. It was a very difficult trace to find. First, it was under the clothes. Second, it was covered with combustion supporting agent. Because the burn marks and burn pits where the combustion supporting agent passed were particularly obvious, it was very shallow.

Originally, this trace was nothing special. It was burned by things like switches and sockets, but Ren Yu remembered that there seemed to be no similar thing in the evidence photos. He turned over the picture again and didn’t find it.

Gong Yingxian squatted down: “what is this?”

“Not sure.” Ren Yu said, “look, it’s a bit like a switch socket, but there’s obviously no ground plug here. The key is that there’s no similar shape in the evidence. It may have been washed away by water when extinguishing the fire.” Because of its high impact, the fire water gun often washes away and damages many things, especially those burned by fire, which is already very fragile.

“Is it possible that it is the kind of wooden pile that supports the booth? This shelf is so heavy, maybe it needs additional load-bearing points.”

“It’s possible.”

“Let’s look at the scene?” Gong Yingxian finished this sentence, looked at hundreds of square burned ruins and took a breath.

Ren Yi sighed, “turn around.”

They turned around for a long time, but they didn’t find anything similar in shape, but they had other gains. They found some incomplete shoe prints some distance from the fire point.

The reason why it is shoe prints rather than footprints is that footprints are traces of weight sinking, but shoe prints will show patterns on the soles. Some of these traces are patterns with shoe prints, and some only have traces of sinking.

Ren Yu immediately became alert, because those shoe prints certainly did not belong to the firefighters or investigators. The firefighters’ boots were of the same standard. He knew the sole patterns of each kind of shoes, and the investigators – whether the police or the fire control department – would wear gloves and shoe covers to protect the scene, and it was in the opposite direction to the fire point, Not the focus of the investigators.

These shoe prints are very strange, one by one, and sometimes disappear, sometimes appear, and spread to the exit.

“These shoe prints must have appeared later. It is impossible to miss such important traces during the on-site investigation.” Gong Yingxian said in a deep voice, “someone came here at night.”

“Didn’t you send someone to the scene?”

“I kept it for seven days. Later, the manpower was too tight, so I withdrew.” Gong Yingxian frowned and said, “these traces are so strange. I suspect someone brought shoe covers, but the shoe covers were scratched by things on the scene, and he didn’t notice it.”

Ren Yu suddenly understood: “yes, that’s it, otherwise it can’t leave such a strange trace.”

“Come with me.”

They left building a, and Gong Yingxian took Ren Yi straight to the nearest trash can. Walking to the trash can, Gong Yingxian picked his eyebrow and motioned for Ren to check.

Ren Yu took a deep breath, then held it back, rolled up his sleeves and turned his head over.

“In this crowded place, garbage trucks used to come once a day, but now they are blocked all around. Only investigators and staff come and go. These municipal garbage cans may not be cleaned up for several days.” Gong Yingxian explained.

Ren Yi quickly turned it over, then stood up straight and gasped: “No.”

“Go round the building.”

Although Ren Yi is unwilling to turn over the trash can, especially not to turn it alone, he knows that “Miss Gong” will not do it.

Admittedly, he turned over four garbage cans in a row. Ren Yu took out a pair of shoe covers from inside, and a hole was scratched at the bottom of the shoe covers.

Gong Yingxian opened the plastic bag containing evidence: “sure enough, someone came, but I don’t know if it was an arsonist.”

“He’s coming. It must be after you withdraw the people, and it’s late at night. In this way, if you search the cameras in the nearby streets, you should be able to find people.”

“Well, the scope has been narrowed down a lot.” Gong Yingxian smiled coldly, “sure enough, it left a flaw.”

“But what will he do when he comes back? Take photos? Broadcast live? It’s too risky. When the task force focuses on the case, he still takes such a big risk for a little money?”

“You’re right. The risk is too big. It should never be for money.” Gong Yingxian thought cableway, “in this case, the biggest possibility is to destroy the evidence.”

Ren Yu cursed: “how did this man know when the police withdrew and what evidence he was trying to destroy?”

“I can see that he is very careful. He is an arsonist with anti reconnaissance consciousness, but he didn’t even find his shoe cover broken.” Gong Yingxian’s eyes sank. “He knows to go back to the scene and destroy the evidence. He knows when the police will withdraw. He is an insider.”

Ren Yu felt his hands shaking. He can’t imagine how strong the permeability of the organization is. There were obviously insiders in the case 19 years ago. Now they have to face the same dilemma?

Gong Yingxian’s face is very ugly: “although this shoe print is incomplete, it is enough to find out the style of shoes. We have a very complete shoe print database. After finding the shoe sample, I will compare it with all the investigators.”

Ren Yu clenched his fist and suddenly kicked it on the trash can. He kicked several feet in succession in spite of his anger. The tumbling anger in his heart could not be calmed down.

Finally Gong Yingxian pulled him: “enough, you still have injuries. Don’t do violent movements.”

Ren Yi turned his back and tried to digest the hatred of wanting to kill.

He can be calm and objective in other arson incidents, because he was ordered to be calm and objective, but this incident killed his brother, and his resentment never really subsided, just like a restless volcano. Originally, the police were their greatest hope, but now they find that this hope may not be reliable. How can he not be angry and disappointed.

Gong Yingxian looked at Ren Yu’s back, but he didn’t know how to persuade him. He could only stand aside in silence.

After a while, Ren Yu calmed his mood. He turned around and looked at Gong Yingxian apologetically: “I’m sorry, I’m not angry with you.”

Gong Yingxian reached out to hold Ren Yu’s back neck, pressed his head on his shoulder, and said in a gentle tone that he didn’t even notice, “I understand you.”

Psychology divides the process of sadness into several stages. Although there are different opinions, anger is a very important and necessary link. It hasn’t been too long since the incident. Ren’s anger is far from over. He just tries to suppress it. No one understands the pain of losing important people better than him.

Ren Yu drilled his shoulder socket with his forehead and enjoyed the moment of peace and tenderness.

After all, they were on the main road, and they didn’t dare to be bored for too long. They soon separated.

They returned to building a, extracted the evidence of footprints, carefully examined the scene, and didn’t leave until it was getting dark.

Gong Yingxian sent Ren Yu back to the squadron. On the way, they have been exchanging the case.

At the gate of the squadron, Ren Yu “booed” on Gong Yingxian’s face and said reluctantly, “it’s estimated that we’ll meet next time for the Chinese New Year.”

“Well, it hasn’t been a few days. You should be extra careful these days.”

“Don’t worry, you too.” Ren Yu smiled, “then I’ll go.”

“Wait a minute.” Gong Yingxian’s expression was obviously hesitant.

“What’s the matter?”

Gong Yingxian paused and took out a document bag from the storage box. “This was sent to me by the hospital two days ago. It’s about your father’s treatment plan for the second stage. You need to sign it. It should have been sent directly to you, but…”

“Oh, good.” Ren Yu thought about his state a few days ago. Even if he sent it to him, it was useless. He picked up his pen and signed it directly.

Gong Yingxian opened his mouth and a struggling look flashed in his eyes: “don’t you have a look?”

Ren Yi casually turned it over twice, smiled and said, “the ghost can understand. He knows every word and doesn’t even know it. Anyway, the effect of the first stage is very good. Your doctor is also a real cow B, thank you.”

Gong Yingxian gave a low “um”.

Ren Yu stared at Gong Yingxian deeply: “I was really uncomfortable just now, but after thinking about it, even if there are untrustworthy people in the police, I believe you, you will catch those son of a bitch and avenge your family, my brother and those innocent people who died in vain.”

Gong Yingxian’s lips trembled slightly, and he nodded slowly.

“See you in the new year.” Ren Yu got out of the car and waved to Gong Yingxian before entering the squadron.

Gong Yingxian looked at Ren Yu’s back, looked down at the co pilot’s contract, and closed his eyes wearily.