At that point, the enthusiastic neighbor felt that it might really be a natural gas leak. He did not dare to delay and quickly called the fire department and the emergency center.
Why did he call the fire department? Because every household had a thick security door. If the fire department was not responsible for breaking down the door, the paramedics from the emergency center would not be able to get in, wasting precious time. This was a lesson learned in blood from the natural gas poisoning incident last year.
The fire department and the emergency center acted quickly after receiving the call. They immediately dispatched fire trucks and ambulances. It didn't take long for them to drive into the community with sirens blaring.
The neighbor did not go to buy breakfast. He waited at the door of Carpenter Wang's house and sent his family downstairs for breakfast.
The firefighters and paramedics came upstairs with tools, and the neighbor briefly explained the situation.
To avoid more serious consequences caused by a natural gas explosion, the firefighters immediately arranged to evacuate the upstairs and downstairs neighbors. At the same time, they carefully removed the door lock with tools.
The heavy anti-theft door opened, but strangely, the firefighters did not smell the smell of natural gas. Natural gas itself was colorless and odorless, but in order to let people detect natural gas leaks earlier, natural gas companies would mix natural gas with stinky gases.
The firefighters did not smell the stench, and the natural gas alarm that they carried with them did not go off.
Carpenter Wang's family all fell to the ground, and there were several puddles of vomit on the floor. Carpenter Wang's condition was the most serious. He was unconscious and foaming at the mouth. His family was still conscious, but they were too weak to move.
The firefighters determined that it was not a natural gas leak, but food poisoning.
As the paramedics were also sent downstairs by the firefighters, the firefighters ran into the house and carried Carpenter Wang's family downstairs one by one. They helped the paramedics send them into the ambulance.
However, it was not over yet. The firefighters also had symptoms of chest tightness, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties. They were taken into the ambulance together with Carpenter Wang's family.
Before the ambulance could drive away, the emergency center received a second call. The caller was also from the same community, but from a different unit in the same building. It was Welder Zhao's family who called the police, claiming that Welder Zhao had chest tightness, shortness of breath, and could not stand. He might have had a heart attack.
The paramedics were alert and felt that the situation was serious. After taking protective measures, they rushed to Welder Zhao's home.
At that time, Welder Zhao's consciousness was blurred, and he felt weak all over. His family was very anxious, but not only did the paramedics carry Welder Zhao downstairs, but they also asked his family to go downstairs for a physical examination.
His family did not understand the situation and almost quarreled with the paramedics. After being persuaded by the paramedics, they reluctantly followed him downstairs for a physical examination. The results showed that everything was normal.
Welder Zhao's symptoms were very similar to those of Carpenter Wang's family. The severity was between Carpenter Wang's family and the firefighters.
After the fire brigade and the emergency center received the news, they determined that this was not a simple case of food poisoning. It might be a large-scale poisoning, or even a more serious incident.
Therefore, the fire department and the emergency center called the police.
After the police received the news, they rushed over with great haste to seal off the scene and prevent the situation from escalating.
According to the feedback from the emergency center, it was confirmed that Welder Zhao, Carpenter Wang's family, and the firefighters were poisoned by the same poison. The toxicity was extremely strong, but they still had to wait for the test results to determine what kind of poison it was. What was certain was that the poison was not a common one.
Needless to say, the firefighters had only stayed at Carpenter Wang's house for a few minutes, and they were already showing symptoms of poisoning. How strong was the poison?
The police urgently called in the Biochemical Specialist Police Unit to go all out to find the source of the poison.
At this point, Sheng Ke asked the police officer for an SLR camera and let Zhang Zian look at the LCD screen.
Sheng Ke switched photos one by one. These photos were all taken by the Biochemical Specialist Police Unit, and the location was Carpenter Wang's house.
Zhang Zian saw that Carpenter Wang's house was very messy. Miscellaneous things were piled up everywhere, and there was almost no place to stand.
The elderly were often reluctant to throw away useless old things, and as a result, there were more and more things in the house.
Sheng Ke sighed. "This house is too messy. We don't even know what the source of the poison is. We can only search blindly. It's like looking for a needle in a haystack …"
Because it was a densely populated area, and the unknown poison was unusually strong, the special police unit did not even dare to open the windows for ventilation, for fear of affecting the nearby people.
"Wait!"
Zhang Zian suddenly shouted at Sheng Ke. "Captain Sheng, step back two."
Sheng Ke did not know what he had found, but he did as he was told.
Bureau Chief Chen stood on the other side of Sheng Ke, staring intently at the LCD screen of the SLR camera.
Zhang Zian saw that the photo captured a corner of the fish tank. The water in the fish tank was still clear, but a few small fish were floating on the surface with their stomachs turned over. They had been dead for a long time.
"What's wrong? Xiao Zhang, what did you see? "Bureau Chief Chen asked eagerly.
Zhang Zian suspected that the poison came from the fish tank.
But he could not be sure, because the poison was so strong that even a few breaths would poison the fish. If it was dissolved in the water, it was normal to poison the fish in the tank. It could not prove that the source of the poison was the fish tank.
"Bureau Chief Chen, Captain Sheng, can Welder Zhao speak now? If possible, I would like to ask Welder Zhao a few questions. Of course, it would be better if Carpenter Wang could answer, but Carpenter Wang is not awake yet, right? "he asked.
Sheng Ke immediately used the walkie-talkie to contact the police officer stationed at the emergency center.
"Welder Zhao is out of danger. He can speak now," Sheng Ke reported and asked Bureau Chief Chen with his eyes.
Bureau Chief Chen nodded slightly.
Sheng Ke handed the walkie-talkie to Zhang Zian.
"Hello? Is this Master Zhao? I'm Zhang Zian from the Amazing Fate Aquarium. I'm assisting the police to find the source of the poison that poisoned you. Please tell me what you did at Carpenter Wang's house last night. "
The situation was urgent, so Zhang Zian did not bother with pleasantries. He explained his identity and the purpose of the call clearly in a few words.
Welder Zhao's hoarse voice came from the walkie-talkie. He seemed dispirited and listless. He was a completely different person from his usual loud voice.
"That … We didn't do anything … Carpenter Wang turned over the tank, got the fish and shrimp out of the tank, poured out the water in the tank, and planned to open the tank again. I was watching from the side. Who knew how I got so unlucky …"
Zhang Zian was waiting for this sentence. He had to confirm that Carpenter Wang and Welder Zhao had really turned over the tank.
Turning over the tank meant restarting the ecosystem in the fish tank. It was a big cleansing of the fish tank.
Some of the fish tank residents might not be too happy.
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