Chapter 62: The fire is out, but the home is gone!

"Holy crap, is there really a camo-patterned fire extinguisher?!"
"Is this even a fire extinguisher?"
"The camo looks legit, but this thing looks super weird."
"The shape is kind of familiar, but I can't quite put my finger on it."
The live stream chat was baffled.
Even more baffled than them was Chen Ze.
He was the publicity officer for the Lin-yang Fire Brigade.
A walking encyclopedia of firefighting, what kind of fire extinguisher hadn't he seen?
Handheld, shoulder-slung, trolley-mounted, dry powder, water-based, gas...
Not to mention seeing them.
As long as it existed on the market, he had used it personally.
Yet right now.
The fire extinguisher in Wei Xiu's hands looked so completely alien to him.
"Brother, is that really a fire extinguisher? Why does it kind of look like an RPG?"
Wei Xiu smiled mysteriously.
"This is a fire extinguisher, I swear on our top donor's lifelong happiness."
"You know, I started out in repair work, and I like to tinker with little inventions and modifications."
"This is my latest masterpiece."
"This fire extinguisher has a range of two kilometers, a single warhead can carry two kilograms of dry powder, and it can cover an area of five square meters upon detonation."
Boom!
Along with Wei Xiu's introduction.
The chat completely exploded.
"666666! As expected of my Brother Wei."
"So you've been digging traps for the fire department all along, huh?"
"Couldn't find a camo fire extinguisher, so you just forcibly modified one into existence, right?"
If this had happened to anyone else, the chat might not have believed it.
But when it came to Wei Xiu, the chat believed it without a shadow of a doubt.
Forget modifying a fire extinguisher; if he built a modified fire truck from scratch, it would still make total sense.
After all, this was the man who made elderly mobility scooters achieve low-altitude flight.
His veteran followers all knew that Wei Xiu never made empty promises or lied.
Every single parameter he stated was real and valid.
"Good grief! A 2-kilometer range?"
"A standard RPG only has a range of one kilometer!"
"Whose fire extinguisher comes with an explosion feature?"
"Five square meters? Is this a grenade?"
Chen Ze looked at the RPG-lookalike fire extinguisher and didn't take it too seriously.
He figured the streamer was just putting on a show for effect.
After all, a range of two kilometers was terrifyingly exaggerated.
There were some launcher-type fire extinguishers on the market, but shooting ten meters far was already pushing their absolute limit.
So he gave a slight smile.
"Bro, I know you're into handmade crafting."
"But you can't just weld a random model together and try to fool me."
"This is a serious live stream for popularizing knowledge."
"What are we going to do if the viewers actually believe it?"
Over fifty thousand viewers were watching.
One had to consider the impact of the broadcast.
Joking around in private was no big deal.
But if viewers in the chat actually believed such a fire extinguisher existed, it would interfere with fire safety education.
Wei Xiu had anticipated this kind of reaction.
After all, it was a project that had just successfully passed testing, so it was only natural that people weren't familiar with it yet.
"I'm not kidding with you."
"This fire extinguisher has been optimized through deep, careful thought and design."
"Its effectiveness crushes products in the same tier."
"How about this, I'll demonstrate it for you."
With that said.
Wei Xiu hoisted the launcher onto his shoulder and headed outside the shop, setting up his live stream camera angle.
To ensure the test results were clear.
Wei Xiu specifically retrieved a semi-open oil drum from inside the shop.
The iron drum was filled with discarded quilts.
And the quilts had gasoline poured all over them.
Watching from the other end of the camera, Chen Ze felt his heart squeeze.
Good grief!
Wei Xiu's shop was practically a collection point for combustible materials!
Cotton quilts and gasoline were everywhere.
If these things weren't properly stored, burning them would lead to a massive fire.
What was the point of doing online science popularization for netizens here?
The person who most urgently needed science popularization was Wei Xiu himself.
Thinking of this, Chen Ze immediately spoke up: "Bro, you need to be careful. Gasoline fires are notoriously hard to put out..."
Wei Xiu: "Don't you worry, I've lit this kind of fire more than once or twice."
"?????"
While they were talking.
Wei Xiu set up the ignition point and retreated a dozen meters back.
"Space is limited, so I can't simulate a two-kilometer range."
"I'm currently 20 meters away from the fire."
"I'll just give you a general idea of how it works."
"If you want to see the full range, we'll arrange a professional venue later."
Instantly.
The volume of messages in the live stream chat skyrocketed.
Every single one of them was filled with shock and skepticism.
"Starting a fire in a firefighting live stream, you really are something."
"You set that fire way too solidly!"
"Put the fire extinguisher aside for a second, Brother Wei's fire-starting skills are definitely professional-grade!"
"Strongly recommend an investigation!"
"Are you kidding me? A gasoline fire is no joke to put out."
"Dousing this with water is useless; cutting off the oxygen supply is the best way."
Chen Ze looked at the screen, deep in thought.
Though Wei Xiu had chosen an oil drum as a container, which was relatively safe...
The combustibles inside were no laughing matter.
A quilt soaked in gasoline could never be put out with ordinary water.
Judging from the visual feed.
For a blaze of this magnitude, one had to use a professional fire extinguisher to cut off the oxygen supply for an extended period.
And another thing!
Wei Xiu was standing 20 meters away trying to put out the fire—that was sheer absurdity!
How on earth were you supposed to throw extinguishing agents onto a fire 20 meters away?
"Bro, I understand you're trying to create a dramatic effect, but let's call it off. After all, we're live streaming."
Wei Xiu's attitude remained firm.
"If I wasn't live streaming, I wouldn't even bother demonstrating it for you."
"Don't you want to gain followers?"
"This fire extinguisher is making its very first debut right here in your live stream. Gaining followers is guaranteed!"
With that!
Wei Xiu hoisted the fire extinguisher onto his body.
He flipped open the aiming sight!
Took aim at the ignition point!
"First round loaded and ready!"
"3!"
"2!"
"1!"
"Launch!"
Muttering to himself, Wei Xiu pressed the firing trigger!
The next second!
A warhead roared forth trailing a tail of flame, detonating directly above the ignition point!
Bang!
A deafening crash!
White powder instantly filled the air and covered everything, making the sky look like it was experiencing a blizzard of flour!
And the raging inferno that had been roaring fiercely just a second ago was now completely buried and smothered!
At this moment, everyone's heart was shaken to the core!
"??????"
"This damn thing is way too powerful!"
"Is it snowing white flour from the sky or what?"
"Are you out of your mind?! With a launch method like that, how the hell can this be a fire extinguisher?!"
"Just tell me: did the fire go out or not?"
"Rational neutral here! This fire extinguisher is indeed insanely OP, instantly wiping out such a massive fire! But I have a question: where did the oil drum go?"
As this long chat message drifted past.
All the viewers immediately focused their gazes.
The oil drum that had previously held the combustibles had been reduced to scattered pieces of scrap metal fluttering down onto the ground.
????
Hold on, Brother Wei.
Can this thing possibly be considered a household fire extinguisher?!
The fire is out, alright, but your house is gone too!