September 18, 1998, Meilanjiang City, a small northern town.
Early autumn is the best season for Meilan River.
The weather got a little cooler early in the morning and late in the evening. In the morning, the sky was clear and clear. Fashionable young people were still wearing summer clothes, while older middle-aged people were wearing thin underwear.
A coat.
Spring in the north came belatedly, but autumn broke in quietly. Just after September, the breeze suddenly picked up, and some dead leaves on the trees had lost their moisture, fell down, and hovered above the heads of pedestrians.
"Lulu Xiaozhu" officially opened at noon today.
"Lulu Xiaozhu" is a small independent second-story building, which does not occupy a large area, but is also surrounded by winding corridors and rocks.
The second floor also attracts a trickle of water, which merges into a pool of clear water. The green dill vines are green and the koi fish in the water are like rubies swimming leisurely.
Hotel owner Cheng Weize wears a pair of gold-rimmed glasses. He is 1.85 meters tall, has three-dimensional and handsome facial features, and a tall and straight figure. He looks like a soldier at first glance.
Cheng Weize just celebrated his thirtieth birthday a few days ago. He said that since he was thirty, he must reach a higher level this year.
Wearing a crisp beige suit and a light blue tie at the collar, he smiled and shook hands with relatives and friends who entered the hotel.
His wife Sang Xiaoyu also stood beside him with a bright smile. Sang Xiaoyu liked to turn herself into a subordinate status and always liked to retreat behind her husband. She politely sent words of thanks with a look of love in her eyes.
A light that is as blurry and warm as a human being.
Sang Xiaoyu is twenty-seven years old this year and is already the mother of a four-year-old child, but her eyebrows are as clear and clear as a girl's.
She was wearing a cheongsam and her hair was pulled high. It was also obvious that she had dancing skills. She also smiled and greeted everyone present warmly.
At 10:58, the opening ceremony officially began, with firecrackers blasting and drums beating loudly, and hundreds of people gathered in front of the door to watch the excitement.
Strings of colorful balloons rose into the sky, and the sky suddenly became colorful.
There were many luxurious cars parked in the open space in front of the door. Most of the people getting out of these cars were friends and relatives of the couple, as well as friends of friends.
Cheng Weize smiled brightly and stepped forward to shake hands with them one by one and exchange greetings.
These people didn't come empty-handed, most of them are potential future customers of the hotel. Today they also brought two large flower baskets as a token of appreciation, and some of them gave red envelopes directly.
There are two rows of flower baskets at the door, and a couplet is written on the left and right of the hotel door:
First couplet: friends are like a cloud, laughing and talking a lot
Second line: Spring clear moon reflected candlelight cup
Hengpi: auspicious opening
The ribbons written on the guests' ribbons were almost all congratulatory messages for the opening.
The speech at the ceremony was very brief. Cheng Weize solemnly introduced and thanked several guests. After the greetings, he said frankly: "Everyone who came today is not only a relative but also a close friend. They are all my dearest relatives and friends, Mr. Cheng. I won't go into too much gossip.
In a word: eat well and drink well.”
Sang Xiaoyu thoughtfully gave each guest a VIP card to show her sincerity.
Cheng Weize gave the order and the kitchen took on the leading role.
All of a sudden, a tall and beautiful waitress wearing a bright red cheongsam shuttled among the tables in the hall.
People were as happy as if they were attending a wedding.
People gathered in the private room on the second floor. The place was full of flowers and green trees, especially the children brought by relatives, laughing and running. The scene was very lively.
Cheng Weize and Sang Xiaoyu's lovely five-year-old son Cheng Ziqiao was also walking around in the hotel, and the lobby was full of prosperity and harmony.
In just over ten minutes, the four main dishes were served.
They are the domineering crab, the prosperous shrimp with blooming flowers, the chicken stewed with wild mushrooms and the September seabass.
People started to move their chopsticks and the air was filled with fragrance.
The hotel was buzzing with people and laughing, and all the guests were amazed by the luxurious and elegant service.
Every private room on the second floor is noisy, crowded with diners, and business is booming.
Cheng Weize kept going back and forth between various rooms and tables. He was particularly satisfied with everything today. People also complimented Boss Cheng and made Cheng Weize very happy.
The well-trained waiters also show first-class service standards. When speaking, they lean forward slightly and smile sweetly before each sentence. After answering, they must bow professionally and make a "please" gesture.
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Everything is nearly perfect.
Guests also sent compliments to Cheng Weize's ears from time to time, saying that he was truly a genius. In just a few years, he had built a small shop into a prosperous business, and now he is a top-notch high-end hotel.
Cheng Weize politely toasted to each table and said modestly that it was all thanks to everyone's support.
His wife Sang Xiaoyu, like Cheng Weize, entertained guests from all walks of life enthusiastically, with joy in her eyes.
Sang Xiaoyu did not speak from beginning to end. From time to time she cast her eyes on her polite husband, her eyes full of appreciation and admiration.
Her tall figure is calm and graceful. Her beautiful cheongsam makes her elegant and radiant.
Everything is so perfect and harmonious.
There was a loud "boom" sound, and everyone's hearts were shaken. Some people shouted that something was wrong.
People immediately panicked, and no one upstairs knew what was going on.
When tragedy strikes, there is no warning.
The noise came from the first floor.
Because it was a trial opening, there were no customers in the lobby on the first floor.
A loud noise broke everyone's noise.
The opening time is 10:58, and the time of the accident was 11:18...
The kitchen is on the first floor. After the main dishes are served, only some stir-fry dishes are left. Cheng Weize keeps coming to the kitchen to urge us to hurry up and make the guests wait for a long time.
The head chef Li Yiguo was a little anxious.
In desperation, he secretly took out a gas tank and connected it to the stove.
Seeing that it was still not enough, he ordered another stove.
The kitchen was already steaming and full of people, and someone reminded him, isn't this a bit dangerous?
He said you must pay attention to safety.
But when I get busy, I forget all this.
As the kitchen staff were running around each other, someone seemed to be going back and forth. He tripped, kicked the pipe, and threw the dish in his hand to the ground.
As for how the explosion caused the fire, no one knows.
It happened suddenly in only three or two seconds.
Li Yiguo was the first to bear the brunt. He was rushed out of the kitchen by a wave of heat. The faces of the two assistants serving dishes were covered in blood, and they could not see where they were injured.
All of a sudden, the people on the first floor were howling like ghosts and running against the wall like headless flies.
Everyone on the second floor felt the vibration of the floor, and then a stream of air wrapped in thick smoke rushed up from the first floor, and the fire also started.
People suddenly panicked, cups and plates were trampled under people's feet in an instant, adults screamed, and children cried in a mess.
A guest near the window thought there was an earthquake, so he broke the window in a panic and broke his bones. Under his guidance, two more people who didn't know the truth jumped out with him...
Cheng Weize was still toasting when the accident happened. He instinctively felt that something bad was going to happen, so he rushed downstairs despite the thick smoke.
When he reached the first floor, he was petrified by the sight in front of him... It was filled with smoke and he couldn't see anything, but he could clearly hear the shouts and wailing behind the smoke.
His mind went blank, knowing that it was all over now. The restaurant was filled with cries, and the horrific and bloody scene scared the waiter to death...
110 police cars, 119 fire trucks, and 120 ambulances rushed to the scene as quickly as possible. The TV station also dispatched a reporting vehicle... Onlookers like a tide surrounded the scene of the accident on three floors inside and three outside.
The timely arrival of the fire truck prevented the situation from escalating further.
That night, the TV station reported: There were no fatalities. Five people were seriously injured and seven were slightly injured. The dining room on the first floor was severely damaged, and all the glass on the second floor was shattered.
Because three people were injured by the glass, even passers-by walking outside were not immune. Three people jumped from the second floor and one person was hit...
The glass of the flower shop on the left was all shattered and the pharmacy on the right.
Cheng Weize rushed to the hospital as soon as possible. After learning that his children and family members were safe and sound, he felt a little relieved. Fortunately, all the seriously injured people were rescued and their lives were not in danger. The most serious one, Li Yiguo, had burns covering 7% of his body.
Ten, the face is ruined.
The other two chefs suffered burns on their faces, one had a splinter piercing his left rib, and the other was scalded and hit by a frying pan, which caused him to faint from shock.
The doctor did a rough calculation, including rescue fees, treatment fees, critical care fees, surgical skin grafting...not including temporary expenses.
Cheng Weize's mind went blank at this moment and he stared at the doctor blankly.
He thought that what the doctor said was not Chinese at all that he could understand.
The doctor reported out numbers one after another. Cheng Weize felt like he was in Arabia. He didn't understand why he only said numbers but didn't talk.
When the doctor reminded him that he would have to pay a rescue fee of 100,000 yuan immediately, he woke up from the singing of birds as if from a dream.
The doctor said: "This little money is the money for the rescue. In less than a week, we will have to pay another 200,000 to 300,000 yuan."
He nodded frequently and said with a tearful tone: "Please, rescue people no matter what, and don't let anyone die. I will raise money right away."
Cheng Weize left the hospital and stood on the street in the afternoon. His head felt like lead and his legs weighed a thousand pounds.
Return to before liberation overnight.
He has been working hard for so many years. He has been working hard for nearly ten years since he was a small restaurant. Now...
He didn't dare settle the accounts. The medical expenses alone cost at least 500,000 yuan, and the later recovery was a dead end. He rented the hotel for more than 200,000 yuan, and one year's rent had already been paid in full.
The first floor was blown up beyond recognition, and the repair part couldn't be repaired without more than ten or two hundred thousand yuan. How much did he invest from planning to opening?
He didn't dare to think about it anymore, and the loans in the bank made him breathless.
Just when he was thinking wildly, Sang Xiaoyu called. She said in a tearful voice: "Husband, where are you? I was almost dying. I finally scraped together 90,000 yuan and handed it over to the hospital. You
Go home quickly,
This little money is not enough for anything, let’s discuss what to do next!”
Sang Xiaoyu then really started crying.
Cheng Weize was in a state of confusion.
what to do?
Suddenly, it became clear to him that something he couldn't see was taking away the family fortune that the couple had built over the years with "thunder speed."
In the past ten years, they had moved like ants and birds building nests, and the little money they had saved so hard had been wiped out in an instant.
Even if he had great ability, he couldn't raise astronomical debts. He put down his wife's phone and walked on the sunny street at a loss.
At this time, the siren sounded, and he was shocked. He was about to go to jail before he could pay the money... He roughly calculated the money, and found that he was still thousands of miles away, and going to jail... He instinctively ran to a place.
A secluded place can also soothe a heart that has nowhere to rest.
But his heart was empty, as if he was on a rough sea, with no straw except the strong wind and heavy rain that could save him.
After a full five minutes, Cheng Weize finally recovered his consciousness from the extreme terror. He hoped that all this was just a nightmare, but the big brother who kept shouting kept ringing, a feeling that had never been heard before.
The fears of the past flooded my heart, turning into hopeless despair.
He knew he was finished.
It was noon, and there was no sound in the empty alley. He didn't know where he was going. A gust of wind blew towards his pasty head. The situation of a bereaved dog made him feel a surge in his heart.
desolate.
At this moment, everyone no longer knew where Cheng Weize was. Cheng Weize has not been heard from since. He disappeared and ran away.