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At 1 a.m., a phone call woke Yi Feng.

Yi Feng picked up the phone and saw that it was a call from Wang Tie.

Why would Wang Tie call at this time?

Yi Feng's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly answered the call.

"Wang Tie, what's wrong?"

"Brother Feng, something terrible has happened! I just got a call, our Changqing Road store has been set on fire!"

"What?!"

Yi Feng sat up from the bed in shock.

Half an hour later, Yi Feng and Wang Tie arrived at Changqing Road, only to see flames soaring into the sky, two fire trucks spraying water, and firefighters bustling around, trying to extinguish the blaze.

"It's over, this store is finished…" Wang Tie was also stunned.

Yi Feng quickly calmed down and said, "Let's go, let's help, we need to get the fire under control as soon as possible, we can't let it spread to other nearby stores."

"I hope the surveillance mainframe in the store hasn't been burnt!"

The two immediately joined the firefighting efforts.

Five hours later, just after 6 a.m., it was beginning to get light.

After completing the police report, Yi Feng returned to the storefront, looking at the shop reduced to a pile of charred ruins, his anger surging, nearly exploding.

If it were someone else, they would have already been crying and wailing in despair.

But Yi Feng knew that crying was useless, wailing was useless, the only thing to do was to calmly deal with the situation, then find the arsonist and bring him to justice!

"Are you the person in charge of this store?" A middle-aged firefighter approached, holding a notebook.

"Yes, hello, thank you for your hard work, I am the person in charge of Xifeng Electronics, Yi Feng." Yi Feng shook his hand.

"I'm Cui Yonghai, the captain of the Changqing Fire Brigade. I'm here to give you a preliminary report on the fire situation."

"Based on preliminary investigations, the fire started at the entrance, with remnants of gasoline found on the ground, indicating deliberate arson. You can get the detailed fire report from our brigade later."

"In my opinion, this was definitely arson. You should assess the damage and report it to the police." Cui Yonghai advised.

"Thank you, Captain Cui, I greatly appreciate it. I understand, I've already reported it, and I believe the police will investigate soon." Yi Feng nodded seriously.

Cui Yonghai was somewhat surprised by the young man's composure and knowledge to report the incident first, unlike other victims who would be devastated by such a loss.

"Alright, we'll head back now. If you have any questions, you can call our brigade's number." Cui Yonghai left a phone number and departed.

Yi Feng and Wang Tie walked into the ruins, looking at the charred ground and mess, nearly all components and computers had been completely burnt.

Although this was not the warehouse, the store still had many components and computers on display. According to Wang Tie's documents, the goods alone accounted for a loss of 80,000 yuan, plus another 70,000 yuan for the decoration, totaling a loss of 150,000 yuan from the fire!

This was indeed a heavy loss!

If the arsonist couldn't be found, this loss would be in vain!

Yi Feng clenched his fists, determined not to let the arsonist get away!

"Wang Tie, go find the surveillance mainframe, see if it's still usable." Yi Feng instructed.

Every store Yi Feng owned was equipped with surveillance cameras, but the current security monitoring wasn't live. The mainframe used a digital hard disk DVR system, which was not very fire-resistant. If exposed to high temperatures, the hard disk would also be damaged.

The two found the surveillance mainframe in the ruins, already half burnt, the hard disk nearly charred to carbon.

"Fuck! The hard disk is burnt!" Wang Tie angrily threw the charred hard disk away.

Yi Feng went over to pick it up and inspected it further, confirming it was beyond salvage.

However… even broken things could be useful.

"Brother Feng, who could be so despicable to set our store on fire?"

"Do you think it could have been done by the Shengde Company?" Wang Tie asked furiously.

Yi Feng's expression darkened, "It's possible, but… burning this store wouldn't profit them much."

"Wang Tie, think about who benefits from this incident."

Wang Tie paused, then clenched his teeth, "It's Zhao Xingyue!"

With this store burnt down, Zhao Xingye's would be the only computer store left on this street, eliminating his most potent business competitor.

From any angle, Zhao Xingye stood to gain the most from this incident.

Yi Feng nodded, his voice cold, "I suspected it might be related to Zhao Xingye from the start… but without the surveillance system, we have no solid evidence."

"Without evidence, we can't investigate him!"

"Moreover, our store was the only one on the entire street with surveillance, even the street corners have no cameras, making it difficult to gather evidence."

Wang Tie, anxious, said, "Then what do we do? If the police can't find evidence, are we just supposed to swallow this loss?"

Yi Feng held up the hard disk, shaking it, "Maybe this, still has some use."

"Uh… Brother Feng, isn't this thing broken? What use could it possibly have?" Wang Tie asked, completely puzzled.

Yi Feng's eyes showed a cold glint, calmly stating, "Broken or not, it's still useful, keep it for now, we'll deal with Zhao Xingye later!"

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