Luohe Village, night falls

Xiangbei, who was secretly visiting the village, received a WeChat message from Luo Fangyi: A minor injured person has returned home to recuperate.

Xiangbei was like a soldier who was entering a state of combat readiness. At this time, he had just solved the water and bread he bought in the morning. He took this message and asked Luo Rufeng. The report now that if there is any progress, he must find the villager and learn more about the arson incident from him.

"Wait a minute, I'll ask you." Luo Rufeng took out his cell phone and made a call.

From the tone of the phone, Xiangbei could feel Luo Rufeng's cautious and submissiveness. This was not a question, it was obviously a request for instructions. It seemed that the other party had some background.

"I found out that it was Anhai and Luo Anhai. I counted two rows of houses from my house to the front." Luo Rufeng explained the route carefully.

"Okay, then I'll go and have a look."

"It's dark, it's hard to walk on the night road, so be careful."

He said goodbye and went out. Xiangbei followed the description and quickly found the location of Luo Anhai's house. He was about to knock on the door a few steps forward, but suddenly stopped. No! It seemed that someone was there!

Looking north, two people were indeed sitting under the porch of Luo Anhai's house. They were sitting on low stools, one was slashing with his cell phone, and the other was holding a cigarette in his mouth. In the night, the screen of the smartphone and the ignited cigarette were particularly conspicuous.

Fortunately, they didn't find it. No matter who the other party was, they couldn't enter through the main entrance.

Looking north and carefully observe the surrounding terrain: Luo Anhai's courtyard wall is not high, so he should be able to flip over by bounce. He supported the upper edge of the wall with both hands, leaned against the support of his arms and the bounce of his feet, and jumped over the top of the wall.

"Haha, a piece of cake." Xiangbei was secretly happy.

"Crack" Xiangbei's feet just landed on the ground, and the gate of the courtyard suddenly opened, and the two people at the door rushed in at the same time.

Six eyes looking at each other

The whole yard is awkwardly quiet

The incident happened suddenly, Xiangbei didn't know how to speak, and the other party was the same.

At this time, the door of the living room opened and a boy of seven or eight years old walked out of the room. "What are you doing?"

Children's voice is the simplest voice in the world. Unlike adults, the same sentence, how do you understand it varies from person to person. For Xiangbei, this voice is not only simple, but also timely. "Hello, kid, is this Luo Anhai's family?"

"Are you looking for my grandpa?"

"Who are you?" The two people standing at the door were no longer silent.

"I am a reporter from Beijiang Evening News?"

"We are from the Luohe Village Project Command, responsible for Luo Anhai's safety." One of the men replied, his tone significantly eased a lot, "Well, let's go to the house and talk."

Under the guidance of the little boy, the three of them came to Luo Anhai's bedroom where he was resting. At this time, Luo Anhai was lying on the bed. Although he was wearing a coat, the burns on his forehead and neck were still very obvious, and the left eyebrow was even burned.

"Hello, fellow villager, I am a reporter from Beijiang Evening News. I want to find you to find out the situation." Xiangbei pointed out his identity directly, completely ignoring the two people behind him.

"At that time, seven of us lived in the tent. I was closest to the entrance. When I saw the fire, I quickly ran out. None of them had time to run out." Although the incident had passed a day, Luo Anhai still seemed in shock and his voice was trembling.

"Did you see clearly who lit the fire and what lit the fire?"

"The fire burned so quickly. In those few minutes, the whole shed was in. It would be too late to get up again when you saw it. Do you think you can use a lighter to light it? The solar panels are burning? I don't think they look like it, otherwise it wouldn't be so powerful." Luo Anhai was a little incoherent. Just when he was about to say something, he glanced at the two people behind Xiangbei and stopped again.

"Teacher Luo, you have just been discharged from the hospital and are very tired. You need a good rest." One of the people behind Xiangbei interrupted.

Xiangbei understood that these two people had something in their words, and they were not just for the sake of Luo Anhai's safety. Luo Anhai was the only witness of the arson case discharged from the hospital. If it was found by the media or others, other information would be likely to be revealed.

Based on the experience over the years, Xiangbei also knew something: whether it is the party or the official, the information must not be unbelievable, but not fully believed. On the one hand, the situations that the parties know are not necessarily true and objective, and even if they understand the inside story, they often tell from the perspective of being beneficial to themselves. If this information is misinterpreted, it will have adverse effects; on the other hand, the official is unwilling to disclose the complete relevant information to the public for various concerns. This creates information asymmetry, which is also a point criticized by public opinion.

In this kind of reporting, the reporter's sense of responsibility and professional qualities are particularly important.

Xiangbei did not ask questions, but sat next to Luo Anhai, dragging the other party's left hand with one hand and lying on the back of his hand, as if shaking hands, "Teacher Luo, yesterday's experience was indeed quite thrilling, and I won't disturb you too much. You have a good rest. I'll ask you for the specific situation when you have time."

Xiangbei patted him gently with his hands.

Luo Anhai looked at Xiangbei and nodded.

Xiangbei stood up, "I've caused you trouble today. It's getting late, so I'll hurry back and process the manuscript."

"It's okay, it's okay, it's all for work, understanding each other, understanding each other." The two were very polite.

Walk north out of Luo Anhai's home. The night is completely shrouded in the night. In the rural areas, there are only a few star street lights. The lights fall on the bluestone pavement, and it is still gray.

Xiangbei found his car and searched for nearby hotels with mobile phone software. The closest one was the Xincheng Hotel. It looked pretty good and the price was not expensive. I will stay here tonight.

On the way to the hotel, Xiangbei passed the interview information in his mind today: the information provided by the villagers, Qu Changguo, the news release provided by the villagers, all of which combined should be enough to support today's manuscript.

It was already dinner time when he arrived at the hotel. Xiangbei was not in the mood to think about what kind of meal to eat, so he just ordered a takeaway. Tonight, he was going to wait for an important call, but he was not sure if the other party would call.

The person who is waiting north is Luo Anhai

In fact, when Xiangbei saw Luo Anhai wanting to say something but stopped, he knew that he could not have any information, so he quietly stuffed his business card into the other party's hands when saying goodbye. Luo Anhai had already felt it at the time, but he did not say it out loud. Based on this alone, Xiangbei felt that the other party might contact him.

After checking in, Xiangbei took out his laptop and sorted out the interview materials for the day. After an hour, all the materials had been sorted out and he was waiting for him.

At this time, the phone rang.
Chapter completed!