Chapter 724 Guiltless_1
By this point, the case could be considered half-solved, and several detectives let out a long sigh of relief.
"I’m a bit confused, why could those fires start right under our watch?"
Hearing this, you couldn’t help but laugh and say, "Crazy woman, was your middle school chemistry taught by a music teacher? Don’t you know that there’s something in this world called white phosphorus?"
"White phosphorus?" Xian Qianling frowned.
Sun Mingyu adjusted his glasses and said in an almost mechanical tone, "White phosphorus, a white or pale yellow translucent solid. Soft in texture, brittle when cold, darkens in color when exposed to light. Produces green phosphorus glow and white smoke when exposed to air in the dark. Ignites at about 40°C in humid air and slightly higher in dry air. Under the blazing sun, it can ignite at just over 30 degrees."
The village chief nodded, "Sometimes we used white phosphorus, sometimes burning charcoal. Just place it inside a pile of firewood, and in an hour or two, it will ignite. That day, I called those seven guys together, and I had put a lot of white phosphorus in that room. Heh heh, the moment I saw them catch fire, I felt such relief, as if I had vented all the anger of my lifetime."
You looked at the village chief and asked, "Since the detectives couldn’t uncover your crime, why confess now?"
After a moment’s silence, he replied, "I’m already in my early sixties this year, and my health has never been great. I figure I won’t live much longer. I’ve killed people, so I’m definitely going to the Eighteen Levels of Hell once I’m in the Underworld. Before I die, I would like to earnestly request the Heavenly Master to help me meet someone."
"Who?"
"My mother."