Mei Qian and Ning Chi ran home in a hurry and found that it was too late.
Although the community property management organized the fire fighting immediately and called the fire department, by the time the fire trucks arrived, the fire was already very large.
When Mei Qian arrived, it was the late stage of the fire. The flames had been extinguished, but the billowing smoke still covered the entire villa.
Faced with this situation, anyone with a discerning eye knows that this villa will definitely become uninhabitable in a short time.
Although Mei Qian kept comforting himself in his heart, he bought insurance and the loss was not big.
But after arriving at the scene, his face could not remain calm at all.
Who can be happy to see their home appliances, personal belongings, and years of collections burned to the ground with their own eyes? It’s really a ghost.
Of course, what's even scarier is that Qiao Mu, who should still be working in the police force, hurried over in plain clothes.
He scanned the surrounding crowd and easily found Mei Qian, who was squatting opposite Ning Chi.
"This fire started abnormally. Someone might have set it on fire."
This was the first thing Qiao Mu said after meeting Mei Qian.
However, this sentence is consistent with Mei Qian's view.
The only difference is that the former relied on experience to make this judgment, while the latter relied entirely on intuition to guess that someone had set the fire, and the person who did it was probably the group of tomb robbers who tested him.
"I just asked the neighbor who called the police. According to his description, there should be multiple fire points in the villa, and there was no explosion sound. This is not a gas leak, let alone a fire caused by aging circuits. Of course, it depends on the details.
Afterwards, professional investigation and evidence collection will be conducted. Don’t worry, our police will do our best to track down the group of tomb robbers.” At this point, Qiao Mu patted Mei Qian’s shoulder comfortingly.
Mei Qian nodded without saying a word, but the gloomy look on his face was almost dripping with water...
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The only good thing about Mei Qian's home being burned down was that he finally found an excuse to rest for a few days.
As a result, the novel that was being serialized online was discontinued indefinitely due to factors such as the computer being burned down and hundreds of thousands of saved manuscripts being lost.
Fortunately, after explaining the situation, readers expressed their understanding.
As for the reminders and insults, they were accidentally deleted by someone and no longer exist at all.
cough!
In response to this, even Ning Chi, a reader, couldn't help but give a thumbs up.
On the second day after the fire, I didn't forget to criticize and criticize even though I was so anxious. I can't say enough about my psychological quality.
Regardless of whether the neighbors like it or not, Mei Qian has now moved back to Four Seasons Garden.
Fortunately, I didn't sell the house and didn't rent it out because it was too troublesome, so I avoided homelessness.
On the surface, the fire did not have much impact on Mei Qian's life.
In reality?
Not only do many things need to be repurchased, but no matter how much the insurance company can pay, some losses can only be borne by Mei Qian alone.
For example, some hard-to-evaluate antiques, exquisite jewelry and works of art won by lottery.
Although part of it was in the safe and was rescued later, a large part was still burned.
Oh, the fire also affected a bulletproof business car in the garage. Just repairing the car was a huge expense.
Many of these things cannot be exposed.
Mei Qian made a lot of money, but he didn't turn a blind eye to millions.
It hurts for sure.
What's more, he still doesn't know whether the insurance company will compensate for arson...
Of course, Maomao is responsible for the wrangling, and all Mei Qian has to do now is to work with peace of mind.
As several of the movies and TV shows for which Mei Qian served as screenwriter achieved good box office and word-of-mouth success, the price he charged for editing scripts also increased.
But in the entertainment industry, only a few companies can afford the price.
Those who dare to contact Maomao are definitely not short of money. As long as the quality is high, everything is easy.
However, in the past few days, all the orders Mao Mao had received were rejected by Mei Qian. She would rather not make quick money for the time being than accept those few movie scripts.
Ning Chi, who had always been with him, was puzzled by this.
The reason is that the invitations Maomao recently forwarded were from the Police Headquarters Film and Television Drama Center. Yes, the same one who requested the scripts for "Infernal Affairs" and "Heart of the Burning Sun" last time.
This time, they bypassed the film and television company they were cooperating with and went directly to Mei Qian.
Ordinarily, they were very sincere and the price they offered was high enough.
The only thing that makes Mei Qian feel uneasy is that this time the investor has a special unit - the Police Headquarters Inspectorate.
You taste, you taste carefully...
Mei Qian's current focus is not to focus on making money, but to cause less trouble and keep a low profile as much as possible.
According to Qiao Mu's speculation, the arson in the villa community seemed to be a simple provocation to Mei Qian.
But it does not rule out the possibility of a deeper meaning.
For example, the other party wanted to steal something but couldn't find it in the villa, or he set the fire simply to vent his anger, or to let Mei Qian take the initiative to reveal the location of the item.
Both he and Mei Qian believed that the other party would not give up and would probably do something more.
Therefore, during the week since we moved back to Four Seasons Garden, plainclothes men have been stationed around Mei Qian's house and near the ruins of the villa around the clock.
At the same time, a team of people went to Shaanxi Province to track down the group of tomb robbers.
They are doing their best to investigate the enemy, and Mei Qian feels that it is better for him to be more honest recently.
Of course, facing his younger brother's confusion, Mei Qian would definitely not tell the truth.
"I'm tired of writing mystery themes, especially police and gangster movies, and I really have no inspiration in a short period of time. If it's a horror movie or a zombie movie, I'd be a little interested."