Chapter 2

When we arrived at the fire scene, we immediately began emergency firefighting, but it was already too late.

We carried out the body of a little girl. Such a small child, dying alone in her home.

The girl's parents couldn't accept the news that their house was burned down and their child had died in the fire. They came to the fire station, crying and complaining incessantly.

They found our team, who had gone to put out the fire that day, and filed a complaint against me with the headquarters.

"The fire station is only twenty minutes away from our house, and no one would dare block a fire truck. If they drove fast, it would only take fifteen minutes. But they took thirty minutes to arrive. The outcome of this fire is entirely due to Mr. Link's delay in firefighting!"

The fire station chief understood the unexpected situations we encountered and explained on our behalf: "Mr. Link and his team encountered some unforeseen circumstances on the way, which caused the delay in rescue. We hope everyone can understand; we never want such situations to occur."

The chief commander scoffed: "If their professional skills were up to par, how could they be late?"

Upon hearing the commander's words, the man became more assertive: "Even the commander says it's your fault. How can you deny it? The fire station must compensate us, and Mr. Link must be dismissed!"

Then they started calling people, summoning all their relatives to the fire station.

Without any hesitation, they began wailing, affecting even the nearby shops.

"My granddaughter... my granddaughter..." An elderly man cried as he collapsed on the ground.

Seeing the girl's grandfather made me shudder; wasn't this the same old man who tried to extort money from me in the morning?

He suddenly looked up and saw me. A glint flashed in his eyes as he grabbed my hand: "It's him! He hit me today and didn't pay! A firefighter who works to save lives hit an old man and didn't take responsibility! This is moral decay!"

The crowd's emotions reached a peak as they all stared at me angrily, as if they wanted to devour me.

The male homeowner clenched his fists in anger, looking like he wanted to charge at me.

Having seen so many disturbances, I knew this kind of situation happened often, and we couldn't fight back.

In an instant, my team members stood in front of me because we all knew what really happened.

"Your fire station chief is really something! He killed my daughter and hit my father-in-law then fled!" The female homeowner screamed hysterically.

"Did he kill my granddaughter too?" The old man asked incredulously.

After getting confirmation from his son, the old man clutched his chest tightly, his eyes red with rage, ready to pounce on me at any moment.

But with my team members blocking him, he didn't dare come forward.

"Our rescue process complied with regulations. We did our best. By the time we arrived, it was already too late."

"As for fleeing, I believe I did not flee. It was your father-in-law's failed extortion attempt."

The girl's mother paused for a moment after hearing my words but then continued to curse at me vehemently.

The old man's face turned red as if I had wronged him. He squatted on the ground with a look of grievance, holding his head and crying bitterly.

"What kind of firefighter is this? He killed my granddaughter and won't admit hitting me today. It's just outrageous."

The old man's heart-wrenching cries were truly moving.

Because it was at the fire station entrance and there was a night market nearby, a crowd of onlookers gathered around.

Suddenly, a woman stepped forward.