The Bai family's estate was burning.
Ambulance, police, and fire engine sirens mingled, but flames still towered above the villa.
The Bai family was one of Fu City's long-established prominent families.
Their estate stood at the northernmost edge of Fu City's urban area, where every inch of land was worth a fortune. Everyone who lived there was a social elite. Somewhere like this... had not seen a major accident in many years.
Outside the ornate iron gates, waves of heat rushed out on the wind. Even from a considerable distance, they scorched people's faces and ears red.
Flames still danced in everyone's eyes. The scene was chaotic and somber, filled with an oppressive atmosphere and a trace of terror.
"Is everyone out?"
Fire Chief Yan Lie was dressed in firefighting gear. When he lifted his visor to speak, his face was visibly drenched in sweat.
"The second young master still hasn't come out." The speaker was a gardener in his fifties with burns on his body. A doctor who had arrived with the ambulance was treating him.
"The second young master? What's his name?" Yan Lie asked gravely.
"Bai Yang. He used to be one of our officers." Beside a police car, a plainclothes criminal police officer watched the raging flames and spoke calmly.
Bai Yang? Yan Lie frowned at the name. He had heard it before... but could not remember who had mentioned it to him.
"Is there anyone else besides Bai Yang?" Yan Lie continued asking.
"No. The young lady came back to the country today, so everyone at the estate had been preparing a barbecue party since noon. At half past one, everyone went to the garden. Only the second young master stayed in the villa."
The air was burning hot, especially searing as it entered their