It seemed he had broken some taboo today. His shift had been anything but peaceful. He had become famous that morning for looking after a citizen's child, busted a trafficking ring at noon, and then ran into a fire that afternoon.
It was a little after four in the afternoon. Wang Yan and an auxiliary officer had been making random visits to local businesses when they spotted it. Black smoke was billowing from the fifth floor of an old six-story building.
"Brother Yan, there's a fire."
"Call 119, then come help evacuate the residents. I'll go up and take a look first." With that, Wang Yan darted into the two shops behind him, grabbed four fire extinguishers, and shot outside. Naturally, he did not forget to switch on the body camera on his chest.
He was truly sprinting at full speed. A high school athlete could seriously injure someone, turn them into a vegetable, or even kill them in a collision while running. Wang Yan was faster and much stronger. If he really hit someone now, they would have no chance of surviving. Of course, he would not let that happen. He kept accelerating and slowing down, dodging people who were not watching where they were going.
He had to be fast. There was no other choice, because the fire would spread quickly too. Within less than a minute, everything flammable in the apartment would be burning. Two minutes later, it would become a sea of flames.
He charged ahead, found the correct unit, and thundered up to the fifth floor. The fire had not yet reached the sixth floor. He needed to see whether anyone was inside the burning apartment and assess the fire. If he could put it out, he would do so.
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