Upon seeing this, Fu Desheng angrily exclaimed, "Is this some kind of ghost?!"

"Mr. Fu, what do we do now?" the secretary asked again.

After considering for a moment, Fu Desheng said, "Call Shi Yi over."

The arson was a last-minute decision made by Fu Desheng that night, and even Fu Shiyi was unaware of it.

Fu Shiyi had already gone to bed when he suddenly received a phone call in the middle of the night. After hearing the news, he had no choice but to rush over.

"Dad, why didn't you discuss this with me before sending people to do it?"

Fu Desheng glared at him and said in a rough voice, "Discuss? Discuss what? Opportunity knocks but once!"

Fu Shiyi irritably ran his fingers through his hair.

"But Dad, what if it leaves evidence against us?"

"No, don't worry. Feng Pei is a trustworthy person. Even if he gets arrested, he won't dare to implicate me."

Furthermore, when Fu Desheng's secretary contacted Feng Pei earlier, the SIM card used had absolutely no connection to Fu Desheng. Even if the police checked Feng Pei's call records, they would absolutely not find any connection to Fu Desheng.

Even so, Fu Shiyi still felt that Fu Desheng's move was somewhat impulsive.

But since things had already come to this point, and what was done was done, Fu Shiyi couldn't afford to lose his temper with his own father, so he had no choice but to help clean up the mess.

However, not long after, they received bad news.

Feng Pei has been arrested.

Qi Ning waited in the car for about two hours before Fu Jinnan returned with Secretary Yang.

Secretary Yang got into the driver's seat, while Fu Jinnan got into the back seat and sat next to Qi Ning.

"How is it?" Qi Ning asked him, turning to the side.

Fu Jinnan replied, "Those guests have all been appeased. We agreed to waive all their expenses, provide additional compensation, and rebook them into hotels. We've also suppressed the news."

"That's good," Qi Ning replied.

As long as it can be handled well and doesn't affect tomorrow's opening ceremony or the resort's reputation, it's worthwhile to pay a price to appease the guests.

"only……"

Fu Jinnan's expression was somewhat solemn.

"Just what?"

Fu Jinnan looked at Qi Ning: "The hotel originally thought that tonight's fire was just an accident, but after investigation, they found out that someone deliberately set it on fire."

"What? Someone deliberately set the fire?" Qi Ning asked, feigning ignorance and surprise.

"Mm," Fu Jinnan replied.

He told Qi Ning what had happened: "When we first checked the surveillance footage, we found that many of the cameras had been shut down before the fire started. By the time the power was restored, the cameras were already on fire. We then realized that someone had deliberately set the fire to avoid being caught on camera."

"Fortunately, a hidden camera was missed and captured the arsonist, a hotel manager named Feng Pei. I had someone call the police."

"After the police came and examined the area carefully, they caught Feng Pei, who was hiding, not long after."

"So that's it."

Qi Ning asked, "Then why did he set the fire? Has it been found out? Was he instructed by someone?"

Fu Jinnan chuckled sarcastically: "He's currently insisting it was an accident, denying that it was arson, and also denying that anyone was behind it. The police have taken him back to the station, and we'll need more time to interrogate him."

"But it's obvious that the opening ceremony is tomorrow. He deliberately chose this time to set the fire, so he was probably instructed by someone. If someone really did instigate it, it's not hard to guess who was behind it."

"You mean Fu Shiyi and his son Fu Desheng?"

Fu Jinnan nodded: "If nothing unexpected happens, this matter is inextricably linked to them."

Fu Jinnan guessed correctly; this matter was indeed related to him and his son.

Qi Ning said angrily, "They've really gone mad, resorting to arson. Aren't they afraid of causing deaths?"

Fu Jinnan naturally thought the same way.

Fortunately, the fire wasn't too big tonight.

Even if Fu Desheng and his son did not intend to cause any deaths, did they not know that fire is uncontrollable?

What if the fire gets out of control and someone gets hurt?

The father and son didn't care about the lives of others, their blood brother, or their fiancée, Qi Ning. They were truly blinded by greed and acted in a ruthless and inhumane way.

Fu Jinnan's eyes were cold: "Let's wait for the police's investigation results. We can't just let this go so easily."

Qi Ning responded with a nod of agreement.

She glanced out the car window.

As soon as Fu Jinnan got into the car, Secretary Yang started the engine. Qi Ning was so busy asking about the fire that she didn't have time to ask where they were going. She only remembered now.

Where are we going now?

Fu Jinnan explained, "This hotel is temporarily closed for rectification to eliminate potential hazards and strengthen fire prevention measures, so it is not open to guests for the time being."

"I've arranged for the guests to stay at other hotels. We also need to change hotels. Our luggage will be delivered to us later."

Qi Ning naturally had no objection to this arrangement.

Secretary Yang drove the car and soon arrived at another hotel in the resort area. They sat down on the sofa in the hotel lobby and waited for Secretary Yang to come over to arrange the rooms.

A short while later, Secretary Yang returned, his expression somewhat hesitant.

"What's wrong?" Fu Jinnan asked.

Secretary Yang replied, "President Fu, it's currently the peak season for the hotel's opening, and there are many tourists. The hotel was already short-staffed, and with that hotel temporarily closed and unable to accommodate guests, the original guests have been relocated to other hotels, making the room shortage even more severe."

"Currently, all the hotels in the resort area are fully booked. Only this hotel has rooms available, but there's only one penthouse suite left, a two-bedroom suite. You and Mr. Qi..."

Secretary Yang didn't finish her sentence, but the meaning was obvious.

It's just that there's only one room left, so they asked Fu Jinnan and Qi Ning if they could stay together.

Fu Jinnan frowned upon hearing this.

He glanced at Qi Ning subconsciously, then asked Secretary Yang, "Are there no other room types available either?"

"Nothing."

There were actually two more regular guest rooms, but Secretary Yang didn't mention them.

Secretary Yang thought to himself, "He and President Qi's secretaries also need to stay. We can't let President Fu and President Qi stay in ordinary rooms while the two secretaries stay in the luxury suite on the top floor."

If President Qi and her secretary were to stay in the penthouse suite, then Fu Jinnan would have to stay in a regular room, which doesn't seem quite appropriate.

With Mr. Fu's status, he's never stayed in such a small room before, so he's bound to feel uncomfortable. Secretary Yang naturally had to consider Fu Jinnan's situation.

The suite has two rooms, so staying there for one night shouldn't be a problem.

If President Fu and President Qi feel this is not good and disagree with staying in the same suite, then it's not too late to think of other solutions.

So Secretary Yang kept quiet for the time being, waiting for their opinions.

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