Gu Xiaozhan called to ask if she had gotten up and had breakfast.
Even though these were merely details of life, they were enough to show how much he cared for her.
When Mu Anhan answered the phone, her eyes and eyebrows were filled with tender emotions, an unmistakable taste of happiness.
After they chatted about daily life, Gu Xiaozhan’s tone shifted, "They’ve caught an arsonist and are interrogating him now."
"Can I come see?" Mu Anhan asked immediately.
"I’ll send someone to pick you up," Gu Xiaozhan naturally agreed.
"Thank you, husband." After putting the phone down, Mu Anhan quickly finished her breakfast, "Tong Tong, they’ve caught a suspect. Do you want to come with me to see?"
"Can I go?" Xue Xiangtong dreamt of going.
"Together." Mu Anhan invited her along.
The two took a ride together; Lie Huo was driving personally, heading straight to the local criminal investigation team.
Lie Huo introduced, "Captain Li, this is Mrs. Gu, and this is Xue Xiangtong."
"Captain Li, thank you for your hard work!" Mu Anhan nodded to her in acknowledgment.
Xue Xiangtong was much more lively: "I am a little police officer from the Imperial City, Captain Li, please give me your guidance."
Li Hao greeted hurriedly, "Hello, Mrs. Gu, Miss Xue!"
Upon entering, Mu Anhan saw in the interrogation room a tired-looking middle-aged man sitting, silent and still.
Li Hao said, "This is the hotel cleaner, named Chen Mo, forty years old this year, divorced, raising his son Chen Fei alone, who is fifteen years old and has leukemia."
Xue Xiangtong immediately said, "I recall leukemia can be treated with a relative’s bone marrow transplant. They’re still young, why not have another child with his wife? And they divorced?"
"He has a hereditary disease. If they had another child, it could very well inherit the disease too, not to mention providing a bone marrow transplant for Chen Fei. His ex-wife divorced him, remarried, and had a daughter, who is five years old this year." Li Hao shared the investigation’s findings, "His ex-wife wanted to do a bone marrow transplant for his son, but her current husband disagreed."
Everyone fell silent.
"That’s a sad story, but it can’t be his reason for arson. What was his motive for setting the fire?" Mu Anhan said solemnly.
"He has cancer, and according to doctors, without money for treatment, he won’t live beyond three years." Li Hao said, "His son also needs money for treatment, and his ex-wife’s daughter won’t provide a bone marrow transplant. His salary is merely a drop in the bucket, far from filling the huge gap of medical expenses. He confessed to harboring resentment towards society and wanted revenge..."
Xue Xiangtong punched the wall, "So those people in the hotel became the targets of his revenge. What did these innocent people do wrong? They came to Ice City happily to have fun, only to end up dead or injured. You can never gauge the depths of a scoundrel with human decency."
"Captain Li, what do you think about this case?" Mu Anhan remained calm, unlike Xue Xiangtong, turning to look at Li Hao.
Li Hao knew this case was too big; Mr. Gu was staying at the best hotel in Ice City and encountered a fire, a matter far beyond what a small criminal investigation team captain could speak to.
"There are still many doubts." Li Hao dared not hide, "First, why was there signal jamming during the fire? Hotel staff said they couldn’t get their emergency calls through. How could a cleaner possibly do that? Moreover, we’ve investigated his professional background, and he doesn’t possess the expertise in communication equipment."