At the Property Management Center, He Bimin looked at the information provided by various owners in the owners' group, and his expression finally softened somewhat.
These owners... Unless the fire singed their own eyebrows, they simply wouldn't realize the severity of the problem. Only after receiving the summons did they start to cooperate.
Subsequently, he posted a self-assessment form in the group for the owners to fill out. The form asked for details about their homes at 8:27 PM: whether anyone was home, what they were doing, and if they had any proof, among other things.
Two hours later, twenty-four self-assessment forms were sent to him. To establish their alibis, these owners had racked their brains to find various kinds of evidence. Some weren't at home at all. Some had home surveillance that could prove their whereabouts. But there were also those who lived alone and had no one to vouch for them.
