The night deepened, and the crowd gathered to watch the excitement gradually dispersed, restoring peace to the bustling construction site.
However, this night was destined to be sleepless.
Afterwards, Qin Chuan tallied the losses and found that the direct losses caused by this fire amounted to over thirty thousand yuan. Fortunately, only the sales center of the building had been renovated.
Other areas only had their glass broken, and the model room on the second floor, whether the perpetrator didn't know or overlooked it, escaped unscathed and remained intact.
This sum of money might not sound like much, but it depended on who it was for. In this era, it was equivalent to the total income of an ordinary family for ten years.
Qin Chuan actually didn't care too much about the loss of over thirty thousand yuan. With his current assets, while not insignificant, it was still just that.
What he cared more about was whether this fire would affect the future sales of his building, as well as his personal reputation, credibility, and safety, and a series of related issues. These were the most important.
No enterprise can do without word-of-mouth and reputation.
Once these two are damaged, even the best enterprise will head for ruin. Therefore, all the subsequent consequences caused by the fire were what Qin Chuan valued most.
Qin Chuan began to arrange countermeasures overnight, because he knew that after dawn, the news of the fire at his building would spread throughout the entire county.
Yongnan County was small, a county town of just over three hundred thousand people, where not much happened throughout the year, and the lives of the common people were ordinary.
Such a major fire suddenly occurring would definitely spread like wildfire and become the exclusive gossip for people's daily conversations.
Therefore, Qin Chuan had to make a plan as soon as possible.
A qualified entrepreneur, when encountering difficulties, can not only calmly solve them but also use them to turn them into opportunities.
The fire at the building was a disaster, but if handled well, it could completely win over people's hearts and create unprecedented advertising effects, depending on how it was managed!
In the middle of the night, Qin Chuan had someone invite Qi Chao, the deputy editor-in-chief of the newspaper. Qi Chao's eyes were bloodshot, and he clearly hadn't slept well. He still didn't know what had happened.
If it weren't for Qin Chuan, he might have cursed!
However, upon arriving at the scene and seeing the devastated, burned-out houses, he was greatly startled, his sleepiness completely gone, and he quickly asked what had happened.
Qin Chuan invited Qi Chao into the room, and the two chatted for a long, long time. When Qi Chao left, Qin Chuan put a thick envelope in his pocket.
Early the next morning, as Qin Chuan had predicted, the news of the fire at his building last night had spread, and many people who enjoyed excitement even ran specifically to the site to inspect the accident scene.
Looking down from the building, there were hundreds of people, pointing and chattering at the charred building.
As per Qin Chuan's instructions, they didn't try to stop them. Everyone wore a solemn expression, appearing deeply affected, and some even had tears in their eyes.
And while the public was in an uproar, the most famous Yongnan Daily in the county published a report on the construction site fire early in the morning, accompanied by vivid on-site photos.
The photos captured all the damaged scenes at the construction site, each one shocking.
The article, with sharp words, pointed out that this was a large-scale conspiracy of deliberate arson, with extremely malicious intent, and it would be difficult to appease public anger without catching the arsonist.
At the same time, the article detailed many of the contributions of Qin Chuan, the owner of Yaoshi Real Estate.
For example, he and his partner jointly founded the Jin Die Apparel flagship store, allowing the people of Yongnan County to connect with big cities, keep up with trends, and keep pace with the times, demonstrating the confidence of the people of Yongnan County and satisfying their spiritual entertainment.
Later, he joined a supermarket, satisfying the daily needs of the common people, enriching their diet and health, and at the same time providing multiple labor positions, making him an outstanding entrepreneur.
Later still, Qin Chuan engaged in real estate development, all for the construction of his hometown, to make his hometown more charming, cultured, and full of vibrant development momentum, retaining talent.
All of this was a great contribution, a great merit!
Now, someone, out of jealousy, resorted to destruction and malicious arson, attempting to ruin all of this. Their intentions were so wicked that it was beyond description. How could this be tolerated!
As members of Yongnan County, we absolutely will not allow such a thing to happen again!
And we absolutely cannot tolerate the hard-won vitality of Yongnan County being strangled by people with ulterior motives.
Qin Chuan, the owner of Yaoshi Real Estate, can be described as a member of the new generation, the most outstanding young entrepreneur!
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When Qin Chuan saw this report, his eyes couldn't help but light up. He smiled and joked to everyone, "The person who wrote this article is truly talented. If it weren't for him, I wouldn't have known I had made such great contributions!"
"Even someone as thick-skinned as me feels a little embarrassed and ashamed!"
His words made everyone in the room laugh, and the tense atmosphere eased considerably.
Early this morning, Qin Shuren, Jiang Cuihua, and Li Ya all came over, clearly having heard the news.
Facing everyone's anxiety and concern, Qin Chuan appeared calm and composed.
The incident had already happened, and being anxious or worried was useless. The most calm and steady approach was to figure out how to face the future.
The lost phone had been replaced, and the SIM card had been restored. Qin Chuan also urged his parents to pay special attention to the safety of the supermarket. He had specifically instructed Yao Dong to be extremely careful.
No one knew that Qin Chuan's greatest relief was that the targets last night were the building site and not the supermarket.
Otherwise, if that fire had happened at the supermarket, the losses would have been too great!
If the supermarket had really burned down, Qin Chuan felt he might have killed someone.
Besides his parents, Qin Chuan also instructed Li Ya to try to have someone accompany her when she went out. He was short-handed at the moment and couldn't look after Li Ya's situation.
Li Ya said she would be careful and try not to go out alone.
After sending off his parents and Li Ya, only his trusted confidants remained in the room. Qin Chuan's smiling face gradually turned grim, and the others also showed serious expressions.
Because everyone knew that the real business was about to begin!
Based on their understanding of their boss, Qin Chuan was definitely not someone who would swallow his anger and be bullied.
On the contrary, Qin Chuan's methods against enemies were always ruthless and decisive. After his own construction site was deliberately set on fire last night, causing so much damage and loss, it would be a miracle if Qin Chuan could let it slide!
As for who was behind that fire, everyone knew.
In the entire county, only the old bastard surnamed Han dared to do this, and only he had a reason for revenge.
After all, Qin Chuan had previously gotten Han Shifei into serious trouble, almost sending him to jail, and he was detained at the Ning County police station for over a week before being released at great cost.
More than twenty days, nearly a month later, Han Shifei's revenge finally came, and he struck with a major move, living up to the reputation of the famous King Han.