After school the next day, Jian Ai and Si Yue took a taxi to the warehouse in the western suburbs.
Bai Zhou and Chi Yang had already started investigating during the day. The most important thing was to find the source of the fire and figure out the reason for the fire.
“How’s the glass? Is it damaged?”
As soon as they met, Jian Ai was most concerned about the glass in the warehouse.
Seeing this, Bai Zhou couldn’t help but smile. “Don’t worry. Although the fire was fierce, Chi Yang’s barrier blocked it. The thick smoke can’t enter.”
Jian Ai heaved a sigh of relief.
Although she believed in Chi Yang’s ability, it still distracted Jian Ai during class that day, afraid that something would happen to the glass.
“Did you find any clues?” Jian Ai asked again.
Bai Zhou immediately restrained his expression and shook his head gently. “I found nothing. Because this is the warehouse area, there are many people coming every day, so I can only ask Brother Liu Fei to keep a close eye on them. However, it’s inevitable that someone will take advantage of this.”
“But the other party couldn’t have brazenly started a fire. They must have used some methods. We have to investigate carefully.”
Jian Ai asked again, “Are there surveillance cameras?”
Bai Zhou sighed. “There are surveillance cameras, but the coverage area is incomplete. The previous owners of the warehouse installed them. I was careless about this. I’ve already gotten someone to install cameras in the blind spots as soon as possible.”
Jian Ai frowned. This way, it seemed difficult to find any useful information.
It was no wonder. The other party had made such a huge commotion, so they would not leave any conspicuous traces for them to discover.
Could it be that she had to swallow this grievance?
“Manager Bai! Manager Bai!”
Just as Jian Ai felt everything had fallen into a deadlock, Liu Fei, who was in charge of the warehouse, suddenly ran towards them.
Initially, he was in charge of looking after the warehouse. He blamed himself for such a big thing. Fortunately, nothing happened to the glass, so Bai Zhou did not blame him.
Therefore, Liu Fei started to check the source of the fire himself in case such a situation happened again in the future.
“Brother Liu Fei, did you discover something?” Seeing his anxious expression, Bai Zhou couldn’t help but ask.
Liu Fei nodded. “Follow me.”
Jian Ai and the rest looked at each other and followed.
Outside warehouse number four, the thick iron wall had already turned black from the fire. The ground was covered in thick black ash.
Liu Fei brought them to the wall and said, “Manager Bai, look. By the wall…”
Seeing this, Bai Zhou couldn’t help but bend down and squat down. His gaze landed on the ground under the iron wall. He could vaguely see a reflective piece of crystal. The crystal was also dark gray, as if it had been burned. However, if one didn’t look carefully, it was difficult to tell as the black ash had integrated into the crystal.
“What is this?” Bai Zhou asked curiously.
Liu Fei shook his head. “I don’t know either. At first, I thought it was black ash, but I accidentally realized that it would reflect light. I looked along the wall of the warehouse and found that there were many places with this thing. Could it be the source of the fire?”
Jian Ai and the rest also saw the crystals and gently pinched them with their fingers. They felt like sand.
“Do you know what this is?” Bai Zhou looked at Jian Ai and Si Yue and asked.
The two of them shook their heads in unison, showing that they did not know.
Bai Zhou frowned and thought for a moment. He felt he could not let go of any clues. He immediately said, “Take it back and let Xiao Zhen look. If it’s something chemical, he will know.”
