The Red Era: Living in Seclusion in a Siheyuan as a Boss

Chapter 674: Mentor Gu Shen!!!

Liu Yong rushed back to the bureau exhausted and gave a comprehensive report to his superiors on the details of this field mission.

After completing the handover of all work, the bureau leader specially approved him to take a few days off so that he could adjust his state.

The sudden holiday caught Liu Yong, who had been busy all year round, off guard.

Accustomed to the pace of non-stop work, he suddenly had some free time and stood at the door of the office, not knowing where to go for a moment.

"Okay! I haven't visited my parents for a long time, so I'll go home first!"

Liu Tielin and his wife did not settle in Liujiazhuang, but lived in the special police corps family compound in the urban area of ​​​​Yanjing.

The small red brick building in front of you is hidden under the shade of a sycamore tree, with several military green jeeps parked neatly in front of the door. The building exudes the solemnity and warmth unique to the compound.

Whenever the sun sets, you can always see groups of special police officers and their families walking in the green belt in the compound, and occasionally loud military bugles can be heard in the distance.

"Knock, knock, knock!" A series of rapid knocks on the door broke the tranquility of the evening.

"Who is this? Please wait a moment!" A voice came from inside the house.

With a creaky sound, the heavy wooden door was opened, and a young waiter in neat clothes appeared at the door.

"Xiao Zhao, it's me!" Liu Yong had a tired but happy smile on his face.

Xiao Zhao, the attendant, took a closer look and opened his eyes wide in surprise: "Oh! Director Liu? Didn't you go abroad? Why did you suddenly..."

"The mission is over. I just finished handing over my work and rushed here." Liu Yong patted the suitcase and said anxiously, "Is the old man home?"

"Yes, yes! The commander just came back too. You came at the perfect time." Xiao Zhao quickly stepped aside to make way, with a warm smile on his face. "Please come in. It's windy outside!"

Liu Yong strode over the threshold, and the familiar pine floor creaked slightly.

There was a faint scent of jasmine tea wafting through the living room, and the flames in the fireplace were dancing happily.

As soon as he put down his suitcase, he heard a loud cough coming from the study.

"Is Xiaoyong back?" Father Liu Tielin's voice came through the carved wooden door, with undisguised surprise.

"Dad!" Liu Yong took two steps at a time and pushed open the study door. He saw his father wearing reading glasses and writing quickly at his desk. The desk was piled with books, maps and documents.

When Liu Tielin looked up, the eyes behind his glasses lit up instantly.

"You little brat! You still remember to come back?" Liu Tielin took off his glasses and knocked over the ink bottle when he stood up. "Didn't you say on the phone that you would be home next week?"

Liu Yong stepped forward to support his father and found that the old man had a few more strands of silver hair on his temples: "Well, the bureau gave me a few days off, so I came back early to visit you two!"

At this time, there was a sound of dishes colliding in the kitchen, and the apron-wearing nanny Zhang poked her head out: "Oh! Director Liu is back just in time, I cooked your favorite mutton pot tonight!" She suddenly lowered her voice, "The chief's blood pressure has been a little high these two days, please don't mention work."

The sycamore tree outside the window rustled, and a golden leaf fell on the windowsill.

Liu Yong looked at the yellowed family photo on his father's desk. In the photo, he was wearing open-crotch pants and was being held high by his young father.

"Hey! Where's my mom?"

Liu Tielin sighed softly, with a bit of helplessness in his tone: "Your mother went back to Liujiazhuang yesterday, saying that she missed home." He paused, as if he suddenly remembered something important, and his expression became serious: "By the way, why didn't you go to Shanghai to see your master during your vacation? I called Lao Zheng from the Shanghai Municipal Bureau this morning, and I heard that Gu Lao was in poor health recently."

"What? What happened to the master?" Liu Yong was so shocked that he almost dropped the teacup in his hand.

Gu Shen is not only his mentor, but also a guiding light in his life. The friendship between master and apprentice is of great importance to him.

Back then, brothers Liu Zhiye and Liu Tielin, along with Gu Shen and others, were all elites in the public security system.

Therefore, these people admired each other and had a close relationship, and later became close friends.

Who is Gushen?

He was once known as one of the "Three Musketeers" of Shanghai's "803" detective team and was called the "interrogation genius". The other two "heroes" were: Zhang Shenghua and Qiu Liting.

"803" was originally the office location of the Criminal Investigation Brigade of the Shanghai Municipal Public Security Bureau - No. 803, Zhongshan North Road.

A few years ago, a large-scale radio drama series "Criminal Police 803" that reflected the image of contemporary Xiaguo criminal police became popular all over the country like today's hit products.

Thus, "803" changed from an office address number to a "code name" for Shanghai criminal police.

The first generation leader of "803" was Duanmu Hongyu, then director of the Criminal Investigation Department and known as the "Famous Detective of Jiangnan".

Duanmu Hongyu, with a 40-year detective career, is a famous detective renowned in Jiangnan and even throughout the country, and has solved many major cases.

He had served as the chief of the theft section of the Second Section of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Shanghai Public Security Bureau, captain of the First Criminal Team of the Public Security Department, deputy director, and director of the Criminal Investigation Department.

Unfortunately, he passed away four years ago at the age of 68.

The "Three Musketeers" men's group composed of Gu Shen, Zhang Shenghua and Qiu Liting is another golden signboard of "803" after "Jiangnan Detective".

The "Three Musketeers" complemented each other's strengths and repeatedly solved strange cases, and their discussions over wine became the magic touch in the legend of solving cases.

Since the early 1970s, Gu Shen has served as the captain of the major case team and participated in the investigation and solving of many major cases that shocked Shanghai and even the whole country.

Gu Shen has extensive experience in criminal investigation, and Liu Yong made significant progress while studying under him.

In that era when criminal technology was not yet well developed, this veteran detective relied on keen observation, careful reasoning, and clever interrogation to uncover the truth of the case.

Liu Yong felt that his teacher's life experience was also quite legendary.

On the eve of the liberation of Shanghai, the young Gu Shen was still studying at Jinyuan Middle School.

In the Gu family, he is the second child and has seven brothers and sisters.

Because his father was a coolie with a meager salary, and prices were soaring, Gu Shen was faced with the dilemma of dropping out of school.

One day, his elder sister secretly gave Gu Shen two silver dollars and encouraged him, saying, "Go and pay your tuition quickly. Study hard and serve the country in the future."

Gu Shen has always been grateful to his elder sister for her timely help, and at that time he also wondered where the money came from.

It was not until the liberation of Shanghai that his eldest sister told him that the money for his studies was given by the underground party organization.

In September 49, Gu Shen was only 9 years old and had just graduated from high school. He originally planned to join the army. His elder sister, who was already working in the secret police force, asked him if he was willing to go to the police station. He said without hesitation, "I trust you, elder sister. I will follow your arrangements."

After the founding of the country, Gu Shen became a student of the third public security training class.

A few months later, Gu Shen reported to the Social Affairs Department of the Shanghai Municipal Public Security Bureau, specializing in anti-espionage work. He was still young at that time, and the then chief of the reconnaissance section called him a "baby detective."

Not long after, in order to solve the "February 6" bombing case in Shanghai, the chief of the reconnaissance section gave Gu Shen a task.

Let him pretend to be a homeless man and stay near an enemy stronghold, monitoring and tracking the whereabouts of people entering and leaving.

In the dead of winter, Gu Shen watched for three days and three nights and found an unusual customer who entered a porcelain shop.

Thus, the case was solved based on this clue. The section chief patted Gu Shen on the shoulder and said with a smile: "You are smart and clever. You are a good detective."

This sentence became a portrayal of Gu Shen's life mission and also a prophecy that he would become a great detective in the future.

At that time, Gu Shen was young and enthusiastic. He lived and ate at the unit all day and worked hard to solve cases.

Under the leadership and training of the chief of the reconnaissance section, he participated in solving many anti-espionage cases.

Gu Shen soon joined the party and soon became the leader of the reconnaissance team. Life showed him a road paved with sunshine and flowers.

After Gu Shen came back, he was assigned to work in the Anti-Pickpocketing Reconnaissance Team of the Second Team of the Public Security Department.

During his several years of anti-pickpocketing career, Gu Shen tried more than 1200 pickpockets. It was during that time that Gu Shen developed the superb art of interrogation.

At that time, the criminal investigation director was Duanmu Hongyu, who commented on the cases handled by Gu Shen before his death that "a piece of paper came in, a stack of paper went out; a person came in, a bunch of people went out." When Liu Yong was studying for a master's degree with Gu Shen, Gu told him many cases he had personally experienced.

One summer, a family of three was murdered in the Jinshan Petrochemical Area. Director Duanmu thought of Gu Shen and assigned him to give the case a try.

After investigating the scene, Gu Shen inferred that there might be several murderers, but at the scene, only one person's shoe prints were collected on the floor, and one person's fingerprints were collected on the closet. Whether it was the same person needed further identification.

The next day, the superior leaders were going to inspect the area where the murder occurred, but the murder happened at this time. You can imagine how much pressure the police faced.

Director Duanmu asked Gu Shen to try to solve the case tomorrow.

Just as Gu Shen said when he was teaching students at the Public Security University, he understood that the scene was the basis for solving the case and proposed another careful investigation. "Only when valuable clues are found at the scene can there be a direction for solving the case."

Finally, as expected, an orange blood-stained shirt was found behind the cupboard.

The police dog sniffed, then excitedly ran up the stairs and went straight to the door of Room 101 on the ground floor, barking to give warnings.

The head of this household is surnamed Sun and he has four sons. The eldest son, Sun Changfu, went out after the incident and has not returned home yet. He was wearing an orange sweatshirt when he went out.

A neighbor who lived on the third floor recalled that on the afternoon of the incident, he was repairing the "brown-bound" bed at the foot of the stairs, and "a young man in an orange sweatshirt went upstairs."

The Public Security Bureau mobilized residents to search for Sun Changfu throughout the petrochemical area and in other places in Shanghai.

Two nights later, a man's body was found between two parked train cars at Jinshan Railway Station. Sun's photo matched his body, and it was determined that he committed suicide out of fear of punishment.

Curious people flocked to the hospital to find out what happened, but Gu Shen suggested giving the deceased an IV drip, which puzzled the medical staff.

Upon hearing the news, Director Duanmu rushed over and was a little puzzled: "Why does he need to be given an IV drip when he is dead?"

If there are accomplices, they can confuse the accomplices outside," Gu Shen said with a smile, explaining this "bluffing" strategy.

Although it was finally found out that the crime was committed by one person and Sun Changfu had no accomplices, this incident left a deep impression on Director Duanmu, who later transferred Gu Shen to the joint investigation team of the major case team to be responsible for solving major cases.

As a result, Gu Lao was involved in various serious and major cases that occurred in Huhai Beach in the 1970s and 1980s.

Whenever the suspect refused to speak and the case reached a dead end, the leader would hold up his pipe and puff smoke and say, "Call Gu Shen."

Every time Gu Shen was ordered to go out, he would tackle a "hard bone" that others could not chew. He joked that the cases he handled were all "second-hand goods."

He once complained to Director Duanmu: "Although the 'hard bones' you gave me are hard to chew, the meat around the bones is delicious and has flavor."

Teacher Gu once told his student Liu Yong that every time he took a case, it was "extremely stressful" for him.

But every time he takes over, he will not rush into the battle, but has his own way.

As the saying goes, "Know yourself and your enemy, and you will never be defeated in a hundred battles."

Gu Shen often told his students that before interrogating a suspect, he would not rush into the case or conduct the interrogation blindly.

Instead, they carefully inspected the scene before the interrogation, hoping to find clues to solve the case from the subtle details.

Gu Shen would find someone with inside information to get a rough idea of ​​the suspect's personality and life background. He would read the files and sort out the tables, using the doubts and loopholes as breakthroughs, "only by having a clear target can you catch the suspect by surprise."

Every time after sorting out his thoughts, Gu Shen would simmer the pot little by little according to the heat, just like cooking. When facing an opponent, he would use the tactics from "The Art of War" to take advantage of the situation without showing any emotion.

Liu Yong remembered that Teacher Gu had explained such a case to him.

One time, Gu Shen suddenly received a call from Director Duanmu, who said, "The pre-trial department has a suspect who came in on April 4. We have been interrogating him for two months, but he is stubborn and we can't do anything about him. The pre-trial department is going to release him. You can go and try tomorrow. If you can't convict him again, we will have to release him."

The case file shows that at 3:29 p.m. on March 5, Yang Lin, a section chief of the court's senior cadres, hurried home from get off work without taking off her uniform. She hurriedly said to her daughter, "I'm going out for a while. If I come back late, tell Dad that I went to the movies."

Yang Lin left her home on Huashan Road carrying a nylon bag, but she never came back.

Two days later, a cement-carrying boat found the body of a woman wearing a court uniform in the river of Dongfeng Port.

After the forensic autopsy, it was confirmed that the deceased died of drowning. There were two subcutaneous hemorrhages on the right forehead. The deceased was 53 years old and was the missing Yang Lin.

The nylon bag she carried when she went out was nowhere to be found.

A man nicknamed "A Tieguo" became a major suspect.

"A Tieguo"'s real name is Yang Yuan, Yang Lin's nephew. He is from Lingjia Village, Huaxin Township, 31 years old and unemployed.

There were many suspicious points about him. First, on March 3, he went to the court to find his aunt. Second, he boasted in the village that his aunt and uncle were high-ranking cadres. Third, he had a criminal record and was sentenced to four years in prison for theft.

After being summoned, "A Tieguo" remained calm.

It was reviewed 26 times in two months, but it was still flawless.

Someone from the task force said that if it was really him, he should speak up.

It may not be him. We cannot keep him in custody without evidence.

Director Duanmu called over Team One Captain Zhang Shenghua and Team Six Captain Gu Shen, tapped his pipe a few times, and added with a heavy heart, "I will retire early next year. You two should find a way to solve this case, otherwise I will have regrets when I retire."

After reading the case files, Gu Shen talked to the previous investigators to learn about the situation and learned that the case was stuck mainly because there was no direct evidence of the murderer.

In addition, after so many interrogations, "A Tieguo" has developed a certain degree of "immunity".

If it was done by "A Tieguo", his lucky mentality was gradually consolidated.

But "A Tieguo" is not a monolithic person. People have many facets to their personalities, and he is no exception.

"A Tieguo" is tough-talking but easily emotional, and sometimes his ideas seem childish...

Gu Shen also murmured in his heart, speaking of which, Yang Lin cared so much about this nephew, why would he harm his aunt?
Is it for money?

But in the letter that "A Tieguo" wrote to Yang Lin, "a package of things" was mentioned many times. What exactly was this package?
Is it related to the case?
The case handler also said, "It would be great if someone saw him at the bus terminal in Jiwang Town (near Qingpu Huaxin Township) that day."

But at that time, there was no surveillance, so it was unknown whether "A Tieguo" had been to the bus stop or whether anyone saw him.

Later, Gu Shen found Ah Tie Guo's wife Ah Cai, "'A Tie Guo' regretted these days and repeatedly said sorry to his wife and suffered from dishonesty."

Ah Cai was stunned after hearing this. This was the first time her husband had said something sorry about her after being detained for two months. She immediately said, "Yes, 'A Tieguo' is a liar."

Gu Shen suddenly asked, "'A Tie Guo' boasted that he had a package for Auntie. What was that package?"

Ah Cai didn't have time to think about it and blurted out, "That was 'A Tieguo' who tricked my aunt. He made up a story that there was a bag of gold jewelry at home and used it as collateral to borrow money from my aunt, saying that he could exchange it for a lot of money. In order to please my aunt, he also lied to her that he wanted to introduce a steel business."

"Gold jewelry?"

Ah Cai recalled: "In order to make money for his business, 'A Tie Guo' borrowed 700 yuan from his aunt, saying that it would be used for emergency and he would pay it back in a few days.

A few days later, my aunt came to get the money. He didn't have any money, so he took me to Ji Wang Town Station and lied to my aunt that he had a bag of gold in a camphor wood box, and because he lost the key, he asked her to go home with him to pry open the box.

When my aunt heard this, she got very angry and said, "I'll go back with you six or seven miles to pry open the box. What a joke!" Then she took bus No. 74 back home.

That night, Gu Shen and his opponent faced off for the first time.

Gu Shen made a cup of strong tea and sat down at the interrogation table in his police uniform.

"A Tieguo" probably saw that the person on the other side was a new face, so he took the initiative and asked: "Am I being detained for trial or arrested?" He asked this to find out the truth. If he was detained for trial, it meant that he had not been convicted, and if he was arrested, he had been convicted.

Gu Shen kicked the ball back: "You know this best."

"A Tie Guo" changed his words and said, "I have done everything except killing anyone."

Gu Shen went straight to the point: "Don't say anything else, just tell me how your aunt died?"

(End of this chapter)