"As a factory director, you can't always stay in a safe place, because this is your life, even more important than your own life. If you were the director, you would immediately rush to the dangerous place because you're afraid the fire will destroy the factory! If I'm not mistaken, Director Wu, you had someone impersonate you?"
"You..."
Before he could finish, I continued like a rocket: "Finally, you don't just smell of gasoline, but also acetylene gas. Don't tell me these are all coincidences? Based on all this, the only explanation is that you are related to the accelerated spread of the fire. And one last thing, when you were giving us a tour, I noticed you seemed nervous when Liu Yuning mentioned the gasoline plant explosion. You then used praise to cover it up, because you were afraid that the incident of the factory's impending disaster would show on your face! The fire was already under control, so why were you still so nervous? The only possibility is that you knew the fire would continue to spread later!! Do you dare to say you have nothing to do with this fire now? You imposter Director Wu!!"
The prisoner before me was utterly shocked: "How is that possible? Didn't I already take a shower?"
"A shower!! You can fool others, but you can't fool my nose!" I pointed to my nose. Although the smell was very faint, it was impossible to hide from my keen sense of smell.
I quickly subdued the prisoner and cuffed him. Just then, the surrounding employees suddenly pulled out guns and aimed them at my back!
"What are you doing?" I was slightly surprised, but then a large number of members from the Punishment Team rushed in from outside, all aiming their guns at the gasoline plant employees.
"You bastards, are you all traitors?" I turned back, grabbed a gasoline plant worker, and questioned, "Who told you to do this?"
"Sorry, we had no choice!"
A gasoline plant employee couldn't help but reveal the truth.
"Damn it, it seems the organization calculated this far ahead. I wonder who that fiery person is?" As I spoke, we questioned them about why they did this, but they refused to say. At this moment, a firefighter ran in: "It's bad! The fire is spreading and has broken through the defense line we set up. It's only a short distance from engulfing the central area!"
"Bastard, Director Wu, is there any way to prevent this tragedy!"
"Hmph, I won't tell you. Let's all die together! Go to hell!" Director Wu struggled under the restraint of Xia Hou and Xiao Yuan De, cursing.
Liu Yuning couldn't help but fly into a rage, landing several slaps that left the prisoner disoriented. I, however, produced an electric baton and forcefully jabbed it into his abdomen. Feeling an electric shock, the prisoner trembled all over. I pulled Liu Yuning back: "This person is not Director Wu at all. He doesn't know anything!"
"Then tell us, where is Director Wu?" Liu Yuning threw another punch, causing the man to spit out blood: "I won't tell you! You'll all wait to be burned to death! Hahahaha!!! Serves you right!!"
"I think you're really tired of living!" Liu Yuning punched him again, leaving him bruised and with a missing tooth. We weren't supposed to do this, but there was no other choice. The fire was already closing in on us. At this moment, Ling Hu Jing ran over with several burned firefighters: "It's too late, the helicopter team has also withdrawn!"
"What? Can we contact the mayor?"
"We can't..."
"What?" I looked at Ling Hu Jing nervously.
"I heard the citizens are fleeing Guangming City!"
"Does that mean they've given up?"
"Possibly..." Ling Hu Jing said sadly. I, and indeed everyone in the Punishment Team, were engulfed in an endless wave of terror. If even the mayor had given up, then we...
Just as I was wondering, my phone rang. It was the mayor.
When I answered, he said gravely, "I haven't left. There are still countless technical personnel here. He Sheng, what's the situation?"
"The fire is about to spread to the central area. If millions of tons of gasoline burn, the explosion will be devastating!"
"Millions of tons? That much?"
"That's right. I heard there are gasoline depots underground. This factory is no ordinary one, but it's being exploited by the organization!"
I explained about Director Wu's situation. The mayor said with regret, "It seems we've fallen into the organization's trap this time. He Sheng, and the comrades of the Punishment Team and the Fire Department, I'm counting on you. You must save Guangming City, stop the spread of this inferno, and protect Yue Gui Shu!"
Actually, Yue Gui Shu had already been burned down, but I couldn't bring myself to tell the mayor, so I could only sadly agree.
After hanging up, I said, "Everyone, do you have the confidence to stop this crisis?"
"Yes!" everyone, including the firefighters, replied sternly.
Even Ling Hu Jing was now following my command. I continued, "Since nothing can stop the spread of the fire, fighting it is impossible. The only thing we can do now is to open the emergency protective layer of the gasoline plant, to keep the fire outside the fire-resistant layer, so that the flames cannot reach the gasoline in the central interior!"
"Right, but we don't know where the switch is!" a firefighter said, as if he had anticipated this.
I looked back at the battered prisoner and then at the original gasoline plant employees. We all approached them. I grabbed a gasoline worker by his shirt and cursed, "Are you just going to stand by and watch Guangming City be destroyed? Are you even from Guangming? Do you have any fight left in you? Any reason? Tell me! How can we activate the protective layer!"
"I don't know, I don't know! Don't look at me! Ah! Please!"
"Why did you join the organization? I can tell you were originally staff here. Only the director was replaced!" I said.
"I, I have no choice! Really, if I don't..."
Several gasoline workers said anxiously, while being pressed against the wall by our men, interrogated, but they absolutely refused to tell us the location of the switch.
We didn't want to use force, but everyone was furious at that moment. These people still had that expression of "Go ahead and hit me, I definitely won't tell you" on their faces. But I knew hitting them would be useless. I said sternly, "Since you all want to die, have you ever thought about what will happen to your families who were taken away if you die like this? Don't you want to leave here and reunite with them?"
Upon hearing this, many of the gasoline plant employees looked at me in surprise!