mutual benefit [gl]

Chapter 143

Now that he knew the direction of the investigation, Zhou Ming drove directly to the ruins of the original chemical factory that exploded.

Because the explosion 30 years ago was too tragic, the three-story factory was razed to the ground in an instant, and the glass of the residential buildings with a radius of two kilometers burst in that night, and the glass shards fell like snowflakes , the air was filled with the smell of fishy-sweet chemicals mixed with blood, so even after the danger was eliminated, the factory never resumed work.

Today, 30 years later, the ruins have already become a place for local village children to play and play. It seems that the catastrophe that happened on this land before is just an urban legend.

After getting out of the car, Ji Cixi looked around, the dilapidated scene in front of him could still vaguely see the shadow of the tragedy that year, if someone said that there is no hell in this world, Ji Cixi thought, this is probably the best evidence to refute this argument.

"According to the news records at the time, it was said that the explosion killed or injured all the workers in the factory that night. A total of 58 people were killed, and the remaining dozens of people were basically disabled for life. Think about it, the factory area The cars outside were blown out of shape, what a horrible explosion."

"How was this bombing case resolved in the end?" Ji Cixi turned around and asked, "Such a tragic accident should not be closed hastily."

"The specifics are really unclear, but it is said that the boss of the chemical plant also died in the explosion, so some things can be said to be dead without proof."

Ji Cixi was taken aback when she heard the words, she asked suspiciously: "The factory manager is also dead? Then... is there any information to explain to the factory manager?"

"No." Zhou Ming replied quickly, "I also wanted to dig again, but it was a bit difficult to dig again. Before I found any clues, the director..."

Looking at Ji Cixi's face, Zhou Ming didn't continue speaking.

"This matter is a bit strange." Ji Cixi didn't care too much, she was so focused on finding the truth at this moment that she had no time to be sad.

"Look over there," Zhou Ming said, pointing his finger to the distance, where there was some faint light.

"It is an urban village that has been formed in the past 20 years. After the bombing, due to safety issues, many residents who used to live nearby moved, but then everything was over, and some old people were nostalgic. They wanted to come back, so they all lived there. I settled down at home."

"what do you mean……"

Zhou Ming said with a smile: "Some things can't just be based on the official news. There are still some survivors left in the bombing that year. I have the contact information of a few people on hand. Do you want to try your luck?"

Ji Cixi's face finally showed joy when she heard the words, and she immediately responded: "Let's go!"

The two got into the car again and drove to the village in the city ahead.

Naturally, the environment in a place like an urban village is not much better. When the car drove to the intersection, the road ahead was too narrow and there were no parking spaces nearby. Walk forward with Ji Cixi.

The temperature at the border of the city was already lower than that inside the city, and now it was night, and the temperature dropped five or six degrees Celsius compared to the daytime. Zhou Ming walked behind Ji Cixi, seeing that she was wearing thin clothes, he was afraid that she would be blown by the cold wind If he caught a cold, he would suffer from Chen Yuanzhen's thoughts again, so he took off his coat, patted Ji Cixi on the shoulder, and passed the coat over.

Ji Cixi turned to look at him, but didn't answer.She looked at Zhou Ming, who only had a black shirt left on her body, and said, "You can wear it."

"Miss Ji, if you are sick, our boss will say that I am a stupid straight man who can't take care of others, so don't make things difficult for me."

"It's better for you to wear it." Ji Cixi said, "After all, the villages in the city are very chaotic, and I still have to rely on you to protect me. If you freeze to some extent, and something really happens, not only will you not be able to protect me And it will become a burden to me when I run away."

Zhou Ming was rendered speechless by Ji Cixi's words, and the coat he handed out was awkwardly disheveled in the wind.

After Ji Cixi finished speaking, she turned around and continued walking on her own, Zhou Ming scratched his head and muttered to himself.

"It's really not that the family doesn't enter the house."

The road in the village in the city is cramped, and the surrounding area is in disrepair. It looks like it will collapse at any time, but in fact it is still lingering. As soon as Zhou Ming enters this area, Zhou Ming automatically walks in front of Ji Cixi. Keep up with your own footsteps, because the road here is not good and the environment is complicated, once Ji Cixi gets lost, things will become very troublesome.

Although the road is narrow, the place is not deserted because of this, but it is very lively. The air is full of the smell of rotten vegetable leaves and barbecue. On both sides of the street, there are middle-aged women standing at the entrance of the building eating melon seeds. There is a hut in the house, which is where they work.It's 25 yuan a time, and the price can be negotiated. Even so, the business is still deserted.

The two finally stopped in front of a building, Zhou Ming pointed to the upstairs, and said to Ji Cixi: "The fifth floor."

Ji Cixi nodded at him, and the two walked into the building together.

The structure of the Tic Tac Building is complicated, and most people may not be able to understand it, but fortunately, Ji Cixi lived in such an old-fashioned building before, so she directed Zhou Ming, and the two moved smoothly.

It was just that when the two of them climbed to the third floor and reached the stairs, a dog barking suddenly sounded from the right side of Ji Cixi. Ji Cixi was startled. There is a dog in the house of the resident in the corner, holding the iron door with two paws, looking out viciously.

After going up to the fifth floor, Zhou Ming looked up at the sign, room 501 is here.

Asking Ji Cixi to hide behind him, Zhou Ming knocked on the door.

Someone at the door soon asked who it was, but Zhou Ming kept knocking without saying a word.

Finally, after he knocked for more than two minutes, the curtain hanging on the anti-theft door was lifted, and a fat middle-aged woman peered out.

"Who is it?" the middle-aged woman asked.

"Hello, we are self-media. I heard that your family has survivors of the chemical plant bombing 30 years ago, so we want to interview you."

As soon as the woman heard Zhou Ming's intention, she immediately put down the curtain, and said impatiently: "Go, go, our family has never heard of the explosion you mentioned, you can find someone else."

The woman was about to close the door after she finished speaking, but at this moment Ji Cixi who was behind Zhou Ming suddenly stood up and said:

"Aren't you willing to cooperate even if you are paid?"

Zhou Ming was dumbfounded when he heard that, he looked at Ji Cixi, and Ji Cixi secretly pinched him, Zhou Ming finally came to his senses, and hurriedly echoed:

"Yes yes yes, paid."

As soon as she heard that there was a reward, the middle-aged woman stopped closing the door. She hesitated for a while, and finally opened the curtain again.

"How much?"

Ji Cixi and Zhou Ming looked at each other and smiled, Zhou Ming gestured with a palm.

Seeing this, the woman tentatively asked, "Five?"

Zhou Ming smiled and shook his head upon hearing this, and said, "Fifty."

The woman's eyes widened instantly when she heard this, "Five, fifty?!" She didn't procrastinate any longer, and opened the door directly to welcome the two of them into the room.

After all, money can turn ghosts around, this saying is not false at all.As soon as the two entered the door, the woman's attitude was a 180-degree turn compared to just now. She was impatient just now, but now she was full of smiles. The fat on her face squeezed together looked ridiculous.

And at this moment, a strange old voice suddenly sounded from the inner room, the voice was so horrible that it could only be uttered by someone who crawled out of the grave.

And when Ji Cixi saw the owner of that voice, she realized that the analogy she just made was not wrong at all.

A person, or a monster, came slowly in a wheelchair.The man's lower body had been amputated almost to the root of the thigh, and his upper body was not much better. One arm had disappeared, both eyes were still completely blind, and his body and face were covered with scars.

Rao Zhou Ming, a big man of more than 1.8 meters, trembled in shock when he saw this person in front of him, and his whole body felt cold, let alone Ji Cixi.

Ji Cixi's face turned pale in an instant, she made a conscious effort to recognize the face, and she didn't want to look at the tragic scene in front of her again.

These two people were frightened and not brisk, but the middle-aged woman didn't feel anything, obviously she was used to it.

"The survivor you are looking for is my father-in-law." The woman said, and she walked up to the man and shouted in a rough voice, "These two are reporters. They are here to ask you about the explosion!"

"Explosion?" The man's face turned aside for a moment, he was struggling to turn around and go back, but at this time his wheelchair was firmly held down by the middle-aged woman.

"Just tell me, the money you earn can cover your son's two months' salary!"

The middle-aged woman seemed to be persuading, but the movements of her hands were forced. No matter how hard the old man struggled, he seemed unable to return to the back room. In the end, he cried helplessly, but his vocal cords were also affected by the explosion. It was terribly destroyed, and the crying sound was weird and sharp, as if it was being tortured.

Ji Cixi persisted till now and finally couldn't bear it anymore, she let go of the hand that was holding Zhou Ming's arm tightly because of the shock just now, and rushed out the door.

She lay on the handrail of the corridor and vomited violently.

Seeing this, Zhou Ming frowned slightly, as expected, this occasion was too much for a girl like Ji Cixi.

At this time, the middle-aged woman plucked Zhou Ming's arm. She folded her arm and asked impatiently:

"What's the matter, do you still ask?"