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Chapter 985 - 538 Critical Moment, Emergency Authorization (Please Subscribe) _2

Chapter 985: Chapter 538 Critical Moment, Emergency Authorization (Please Subscribe) _2

However, this matter also needs to be dealt with.

And people like Ding Yue, as well as the Director of the Education Bureau, should also go to the scene to take a look at the situation.

After all, in the past two years, Mist City Arts and Science University had become a privately run institution of higher education that the Mist City government was placing great emphasis on.

"Understood, Director Xiao."

Ding Yue responded accordingly.

This issue indeed needed to wait until he returned to school before he could deal with it properly, but before dealing with it, he had to investigate the specific circumstances.

For instance, what exactly caused this fire incident?

At this point at Mist City Arts and Science University.

Director Qi Chunsheng and Captain Zhang had called over the people from dorm room 325 and inquired about the specifics of the situation.

"Director Qi, it looks like our inspection findings are similar; the source of the fire came from an unextinguished cigarette butt found in the dormitory’s trash can."

Captain Zhang approached Director Qi Chunsheng and explained.

"So you’re saying it wasn’t a high-power electrical appliance that caused the fire, but an unextinguished cigarette butt?"

Upon hearing this, Director Qi Chunsheng pondered and nodded thoughtfully before he turned his gaze to the students from dorm room 325, asking, "What’s the matter with you guys, aren’t you aware that, according to the school regulations, smoking is not allowed inside the dorm rooms?"

In university campuses, students are allowed to smoke.

However, according to the rules of many universities, there are generally some areas where smoking is prohibited, such as classrooms, cafeterias, laboratories, dormitories, supermarkets, and similar places.

If Captain Zhang said that the fire was caused by an unextinguished cigarette butt in the trash can, it would mean for sure that a student had smoked in the dorm room and didn’t extinguish the cigarette butt before throwing it into the trash can, thereby igniting flammable materials in the trash which led to the fire.

"Director Qi, I, I, I didn’t smoke,"

the student from dorm room 325 responded timidly when Director Qi Chunsheng questioned him.

"You didn’t smoke? Then how did this fire happen?"

Director Qi Chunsheng looked very serious as he said, "Captain Zhang of the fire department has already pointed out that the fire originated from the unextinguished cigarette butt in the trash can."

"Director Qi, nobody in our dorm room smokes,"

Liu Yuanping quickly explained.

Upon hearing this, Qi Chunsheng’s eyebrows slightly furrowed.

At this time, it’s highly unlikely that students from Mist City Arts and Science University would lie.

If there were only a few students in dorm room 325, Qi Chunsheng might have suspected Liu Yuanping of lying, but since he had said so, Qi Chunsheng reluctantly shifted his gaze to the other two students.

These two were not students from Mist City Arts and Science University, but rather students from the neighboring Mist City University of Science and Technology, friends of Liu Yuanping and others from dorm room 325.

Mist City Arts and Science University did not stipulate that students from other schools were not allowed to enter; after all, the campus was vast, and with many popular check-in spots, even visitors could come in, so long as they registered, therefore it was entirely normal for students from neighboring institutions to enter.

But today’s incident.

Could it really be that the fire was started because these two students from Mist City University of Science and Technology were smoking in dorm room 325 while watching a game and, because they were too engrossed in the match, they failed to extinguish their cigarette butts, thus causing the fire?

If this were indeed the case, then this matter just got interesting.

"What exactly happened?"

Since Wang Ming and Zhao Qiang were not students of Mist City Arts and Science University, as the Director of the Academic Affairs Office, Qi Chunsheng naturally didn’t have jurisdiction over them, but he still asked in a roundabout way.

It was time to see how these two students from another school would respond.

At this moment, Wang Ming and Zhao Qiang were both feeling very anxious. Although the fire had occurred in Mist City Arts and Science University, they were both well aware that, indeed, the four people in dorm room 325 did not smoke.

Since Captain Zhang had stated that the fire’s origin was an unextinguished cigarette butt in the trash can, it was almost certain that the fire was caused by either Wang Ming or Zhao Qiang smoking.

But at this time, if they admitted it, would they have to bear a great deal of responsibility?

After all, their smoking had led to someone else’s dorm room catching fire; while the matter may not be huge, because it was an accidental fire, it was not trivial either, given that it set someone else’s quarters ablaze.

Wang Ming and Zhao Qiang exchanged a glance.

"Direc, Director, I’m, I’m sorry,"

Wang Ming timidly apologized with his head lowered, "I smoked."

At this point, Zhao Qiang also stepped forward conscientiously and said, "I smoked too, although I don’t know if it was my cigarette or Wang Ming’s that ignited the trash can, but the fault lies with us, we..."

Upon hearing this, Director Qi Chunsheng couldn’t help but let out a sigh.

Indeed, it was the two university students from another school who had caused the fire by smoking.

"That basically makes sense, then. After smoking, these two students failed to extinguish their cigarette butts, which then caused the fire,"

Captain Zhang of the fire department turned to Director Qi Chunsheng and said.

"Hmm, got it."

Director Qi Chunsheng nodded and muttered, "I need to report the cause of the fire to Principal Ding and then determine the follow-up action plan."

After speaking, Director Qi Chunsheng picked up his phone and dialed Principal Ding’s number again.

Ding Yue was driving at the time, crossing a large bridge.

In Mist City, there are many rivers, so there are also many bridges.

Between Mist City eSports Hall and Mist City University, there is a big river, so no matter what, one has to cross a bridge.

"Principal Ding, there’s another call."

His secretary, Wen Ruohan, heard Principal Ding’s phone ring again and reminded him.

"Answer it."

Ding Yue turned his head to Wen Ruohan and said.

He was still planning to have Wen Ruohan answer the call for him.

However, just as Wen Ruohan reached to pick up the phone, she suddenly saw the situation ahead on the bridge, "Ah! Principal Ding! Watch out!"

Ding Yue immediately looked forward, only to see a public bus ahead suddenly veering towards the central barrier, heading into the opposite lane, and was about to collide with the vehicles on his side of the road.

"What’s happening here?"

Ding Yue was completely bewildered, with no idea what had happened to the bus on the bridge.

Upon seeing this,

Ding Yue immediately slammed on the brakes, and the two cars following him, one driven by Huang and the other by Bin, also came to a timely stop.

"Principal Ding, look!"

Wen Ruohan pointed, dumbfounded, at the bus that had crossed over the lanes.

The bus, for some reason, after colliding with a sedan, hadn’t stopped but was still speeding, and what was more critical was that the bus was now heading off course, veering towards the barrier of the bridge.

Although Ding Yue didn’t know what was happening on the bus,

this situation was extremely critical. If the bus were to break through the bridge’s barrier and plunge into the river below, it was an unfathomably deep river.

As the tragedy seemed about to unfold before their eyes,

Ding Yue, in desperation, immediately shouted, "Big White!"

"Principal!"

"Is there any way to stop that bus?"

Ding Yue turned around and asked Big White, who was sitting in the back seat of the car.

"Big White requests principal’s authorization for emergency safety intervention!"

"Authorization confirmed!"

Ding Yue said at once.

Bang!

In just an instant,

Big White pushed open the car door, got out, and sprinted at an extremely fast pace towards the out-of-control bus.

Actually,

when the bus lost control and swerved into their lane, Big White had already scanned the danger.

However, the analysis by Big White indicated that the situation was not yet the most urgent of safety incidents.

In dealing with dangers to others besides its owner, Big White needed the owner’s authorization.

And just now, Ding Yue had successfully granted Big White the authorization for emergency safety intervention.

After several upgrades, Big White’s strength had significantly improved. As the bus was about to plunge off the bridge, there might be a chance to prevent the tragedy if Big White could provide support in time.

That’s what Ding Yue thought.