Restarting life by going to the countryside to support medical work

Chapter 367 The Second Case

"Uh... uh... ugh..."

Just as Li Yancheng and Director Liu were discussing and walking slowly to the east, there was a sudden noise in front of them that caught their attention.

The two people who had originally turned their heads away and looked at each other turned their heads and looked forward at the same time after hearing the noise.

I saw a man whose face I couldn't see clearly, leaning against the pole where the lamp was hung, bending over and retching, under a street lamp not far ahead.

It looks like he is drunk and is drinking there.

After taking a look, the two of them withdrew their gazes and did not move forward. They turned around and walked back. They were less than a hundred meters away from the Public Security Hospital.

Just after turning around and taking a few steps forward, Li Yancheng suddenly felt inexplicably flustered. Just as he took a deep breath to suppress this inexplicable panic, the feeling of palpitations arose again.

Without even thinking about anything, he hurriedly pushed Director Liu, who was walking and talking on his right, to the right, and then used the force of the push to flash in the opposite direction.

"Bang... bang..."

Two consecutive crisp gunshots broke the quiet winter night.

"Director Liu, are you okay? Roll over there."

"I'm fine, it was that drunk guy just now."

Director Liu of the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine of the General Hospital also experienced artillery bombardment in those days. He was a little dazed when he was pushed out by Li Yancheng, but he immediately realized that something had happened after hearing the gunshots.

Without any need for any instructions, after falling to the ground, he immediately rolled over to the other side, and at the same time did not forget to tell Li Yancheng who fired the shot.

Although he was in his early sixties, he was still quite agile and was not panicked by the sudden incident.

The person who fired the shot was indeed the drunk man who was retching against the telephone pole just now.

After pushing Director Liu away, Li Yancheng hid behind a pile of debris against the wall, and his own gun appeared in his hand.

"boom"

Another shot rang out.

It hit the pile of debris where he was hiding accurately.

Now it was clear, the gunman was coming for him.

Not daring to look outside, nor bothering to think about what was going on, Li Yancheng stretched out his hand and fired a shot in the direction he remembered.

"boom"

He knew that the people in the hospital would come out immediately after hearing the gunshots, and the gunman would not be able to hold on for long.

There were people on duty from the Security Department of the Public Security Bureau and the Security Department of the Social Affairs Bureau in the hospital. These people were all trained and would definitely come out quickly to check the situation if they heard gunshots nearby.

At this time, Director Liu had already crawled to the side of the road. He took the opportunity to look up and forward.

"Yancheng, that person ran away."

As soon as he raised his head, he saw the drunk man coming out from behind the electric pole and running to the east.

After hearing what Director Liu said, Li Yancheng poked his head out from behind the debris, raised his arm and fired a shot at the figure from behind.

"boom"

The gunman had obviously received training. His route was erratic when he ran, and after hearing a gunshot, he fired back.

"boom"

It must be said that this guy's shooting skills are indeed very accurate. He turned around and shot while running, and hit the side where the debris was piled accurately.

This shot made Li Yancheng shrink back again.

At this time, two people had already rushed out of the Public Security Hospital.

Just when Li Yancheng shrank back behind the sundries, he glanced over here and saw that the person coming out was the duty officer of the Security Department of their Social Affairs Bureau, so he shouted hurriedly.

"Da Liu, it's me, Li Yancheng. The gunman ran to the east."

As soon as he opened his mouth, the two men who had just flashed out of the gate of the Public Security Hospital from dozens of meters away saw him and ran over.

Soon after, several more people ran out of the hospital gate. Some were from the Social Affairs Bureau and some were from the Public Security Bureau, all holding guns in their hands.

They also heard what Li Yancheng had just shouted and rushed over here.

However, even though they could see the back of the man running quickly towards the east, no one dared to shoot at this moment.

Firstly, the distance was over 100 meters, so a pistol could not hit the target at all. Secondly, the noise was so loud that some ordinary people had already come out to watch the fun.

I didn't dare to shoot casually, so I could only chase him.

"Director Liu, please go back first. If my wife asks, please comfort her. She is pregnant. Don't let her get excited."

Li Yancheng also followed him out. Although he didn't see the man's appearance clearly just now, he could still see his figure and clothes.

"dong dong dong"

Seven or eight people holding guns and wearing police uniforms shouted to the people who came out to watch the excitement to go back quickly, while chasing quickly towards the east entrance of the alley.

Director Liu stood up with lingering fear, thinking about Li Yancheng's instructions just now. He didn't even bother to brush off the dust on his body and hurried towards the hospital.

By the time he reached the hospital entrance, many people had already come out of the hospital, and more and more residents from the alley were also coming out. Everyone was talking about what had just happened and the gunshots they heard.

Almost no one here knew Director Liu. Although everyone saw the dust on his body under the light, no one dared to ask anything.

Of course Luo Min heard the noise outside.

When the gunshots rang out, she was reading in Li Yancheng's dormitory.

Hearing the gunshot, her hands trembled and the book fell to the ground. She stood up hurriedly. She could feel that the gunshot was probably directed at her man.

Although she was extremely anxious and nervous, she did not forget that she was pregnant and did not run out without caring about anything.

After she stood up, she took two deep breaths before opening the door and walking out.

When I walked out of the building, there were two sentries standing there looking in the direction of the hospital gate, and the other people on duty had already chased after me.

She greeted the sentry and walked slowly towards the gate despite their attempts to stop her.

When she followed several doctors and nurses on duty from the Public Security Hospital out of the gate, Director Liu happened to come over.

Seeing that her face was a little red due to nervousness, Director Liu came forward and grabbed her wrist.

"Comrade Luo Min, Yan Cheng is fine. He is fine. He went after the gunman. He asked me to come back and look after you. Let's go back to the duty room first.

There are many people chasing after him, seven in total, and all of them are well-trained. Believe me, nothing will happen to Yan Cheng."

"call……"

Director Liu's words made Luo Min feel greatly relieved. She didn't say anything, but just nodded. She didn't pull her hand away, and just turned around and walked towards the hospital with the support of Director Liu.

It’s not that she didn’t want to pull her hand back, but she felt her legs were shaking and was worried that she would lose her balance and fall.

Director Liu felt Luo Min's pulse when he grabbed her wrist. He had to be loyal to the person who entrusted him with the task. Just now, Li Yancheng asked him to help take care of his pregnant wife, so of course he had to pay attention at all times.

At this moment, Director Liu had already made up his mind that he must report to the leader, even if he had to go to Mr. Wu, he had to make it clear to the leader that such a talent should not be sacrificed like this, it would be such a waste.

On the other side, Li Yancheng and several others had already reached the intersection.

"Chief Li, I just vaguely saw that the man was wearing a navy blue cotton coat and a gray knitted hat, right?"

When they chased out of the alley, the gunman was no longer in sight on the deserted street. A team leader of the Municipal Public Security Bureau on duty at the hospital glanced around and turned to look at Li Yancheng who was running out behind him and asked quickly.

"Yes, he is thin. I didn't see his specific appearance clearly, but he should be a middle-aged man in his forties, about 1.7 to 1.75 meters tall. Team Leader Zhang, you go this way, we go this way."

Li Yancheng raised his arm and pointed first to the south, then to the north.

"Okay." Team leader Zhang from the Security Department of the Municipal Public Security Bureau waved his hand and led his men to walk quickly towards the south. As they walked, they turned their heads and looked around.

Li Yancheng and the other four people from the Social Affairs Bureau walked towards the north.

No one walked far. They just turned back after searching the first intersection. People from the local police station and the East City Branch had already rushed over after receiving a call from the duty room of the Public Security Hospital.

Before Li Yancheng could explain the details to the leader of the East City Branch, Su Xiaotong, who was on duty at the office tonight, rushed over with his men after receiving a call.

There are sufficient manpower. The leaders of the Chengdong Branch had already arranged for people to block all the intersections near the Public Security Hospital when they came here. Now, after listening to the situation on the scene, they immediately used the car radio to contact the people who could be contacted, and at the same time arranged for people to convey messages to the blockade points that could not be contacted, asking them to expand the blockade range.

In an instant, the entire eastern part of the city was in motion.

The specific situation was also reported to the Municipal Bureau, which was requested to coordinate with surrounding districts and counties to assist in the investigation.

"It's easy to search, but the problem is that we don't know what the person looks like. Even if we meet him face to face, no one will recognize him."

The leaders of the East City Branch ordered to check every household, layer by layer, starting from Yinzha Hutong and moving outwards. Someone at the scene soon raised a question.

"That man just fired four shots in total. There must be a smell of gunpowder on his hands and clothes. You can find a few brothers with a sensitive nose to smell it more."

Li Yancheng thought about how Lao Xu smelled gunpowder on him as soon as they met last night, so he started to speak.

This is a stupid way, but there is no other way, and there is no aniline reagent now.

The main reason is that Li Yancheng didn’t know how to find the shooting residues.

They are now conducting a large-scale search. Even if there is a way to extract the shooting residues from the body and clothes, it is impossible to extract them from every person and then take them back to the inspection room for inspection.

In that case, the workload would be enormous, not to mention that we don't know whether the laboratory can detect shooting residues or gun smoke reactions.

Anyway, he hadn't heard of such an inspection yet. Gunshots were fired last night, and one person died. Gunshots were fired again tonight. The leaders of the Municipal Public Security Bureau were extremely worried.

The gunshot in Beijing was a big deal, but fortunately the case was solved last night.

But things are different tonight.

Not long after the leaders of the Municipal Public Security Bureau arrived, the leaders of the Social Affairs Bureau also arrived.

The shooting incidents for two consecutive days were all aimed at Li Yancheng. Director Zhong was furious. After receiving the phone call just now, he immediately contacted the Beijing suburbs base.

He asked them to interrogate Guan Jingming immediately to see if the guy had sent other gunmen. He also suggested that they should bring the person over and have Li Yancheng interrogate him personally.

"Yancheng, do you have any idea?"

"No." Facing Director Zhong's questioning, Li Yancheng shook his head somewhat depressed.

"The gunman just now must have received training. His shooting skills were very accurate. He retreated without any delay, and his movement was erratic."

At this time, the police officers who were responsible for visiting Yinzha Hutong had returned to report one after another.

According to the summarized information, as early as around 5:30 in the afternoon, some people saw the man appear near the Public Security Hospital.

Many people saw him, but no one could see clearly what he looked like.

The grey knitted hat that the man wore had a mouthguard that was always kept at the bottom, covering his nose and mouth completely, leaving only a pair of eyes exposed.

It is winter now, and there are many people dressed like this. Some wear masks, some cover their mouths and noses with scarves, and some wear hats with mouth protection. So no one finds it strange to see people dressed like this.

And because of the brim of his hat, no one could see clearly what his eyes looked like.

After all, few people would stare at a stranger closely.

Unlike Meishandong Hutong, Yinzha Hutong has a public security hospital open to the public, so there are many strangers passing by every day, including patients and their families.

Therefore, when neighbors living in this alley see strangers, they will not approach and ask questions like the residents in Meishan East Hutong do.

Someone had seen that person here as early as 5:30, which means that this person had some understanding of Li Yancheng's whereabouts.

The gunman showed up here so early, probably waiting for him to come out and go home.

Although we have some understanding, it is very limited and not comprehensive enough.

Because he may not know that even though this place is only five or six hundred meters away from home, Li Yancheng will drive back. In case of any emergency at night, driving will be faster no matter where he goes.

And the gunman waiting outside may not see the person he is looking for.

Just like when Li Yancheng drove to the library to pick up his wife at around six o'clock, that person might not have known about it.

Of course, it is also possible that he knew that there was only one person in the car and one outside, and the opportunity to take action was gone in a flash.

In any case, based on the current situation, this person has certain channels to learn about Li Yancheng's whereabouts.

But the entire channel is difficult to trace now, because his whereabouts are not confidential and many people know about it.

Just as Li Yancheng, Su Xiaotong, Director Zhong and the leaders of the Municipal Public Security Bureau were analyzing the case in the hospital conference room, someone from the public security department rushed in.

"Report, Director, there is news from the Taifeng Branch that a security officer from the First Chemical Plant in their district was found dead in his home.

They said that based on the situation at the scene, the security officer died between 1:00 and 4:00 p.m., and a Type 54 pistol and five bullets were also lost.

The gunman found at the scene of the shooting fired a 7.62mm pistol bullet. The shell has been retrieved. We have asked the Taifeng Branch to investigate the base markings of the bullets issued to the security department of the chemical plant. If they can be found, the two cases should be related. "

"Why was it not discovered until now when this security officer hadn't been at work the whole afternoon?" Deputy Director Xiao of the Municipal Bureau in charge of criminal investigation asked with a frown.

"This person was on duty last night and is not working during the day today."

"Not going to work? I remember that the gun management regulations clearly prohibit security personnel from taking their guns home after get off work. They must be stored in a warehouse. Did the leaders of the chemical plant turn a blind eye to this rule?"

"Uh..." The policeman who came to report was speechless and didn't know what to say.

In fact, regulations are regulations. The situation of taking guns home privately is widespread. It is conceivable that a major inspection will be launched soon.

Moreover, regardless of whether the pistol in this shooting case was from the chemical plant, the leaders of the factory will be in trouble this time.

The only difference is that if the gun they lost didn't go off, then the responsibility they need to bear would be slightly lighter.

But if the sound just now was from that gun, then being pulled all the way down would be the lightest punishment for them.

Deputy Director Xiao also knew that this was not the time to talk about this, so he waved his hand and asked the police officer who came to report to contact the Criminal Investigation Department and asked them to send someone to assist the Taifeng Branch in the investigation.

"Xiaotong, I remember that Changyou is the deputy director of criminal investigation at the Taifeng Branch, right?"

Li Yancheng leaned over and whispered softly in Su Xiaotong's ear.

The Changyou he was talking about was called Shen Changyou. He was born in a compound and had a very good relationship with Su Xiaotong and Luo Yang. He had also had dinner with him several times and they got along pretty well.

"That's right, he'll probably have to suffer this time. Hey, is Xiao Min okay?"

"It's okay, I was just a little nervous at the time. I just gave him two injections and he went to sleep."

"It's okay, why didn't you let her go home?"

"I have to be on duty here tonight, so she didn't go back. Now that I've mentioned this, I remember that I still have to go check on Mr. Bai. You stay here first, I'll be back soon."

Having said that, Li Yancheng stood up, greeted the leaders and walked out of the meeting room.

Su Xiaotong did not stay in the meeting room and walked out.

"Is Mr. Bai not in good condition?"

He asked after leaving the meeting room.

"Do you think I can answer that question?"

Li Yancheng turned his head to glance at Su Xiaotong, took out a cigarette and threw it to him.

Although they have a good relationship, they still have a clear distinction between what they can and cannot say.

What Mr. Bai’s current condition is cannot be heard by outsiders from the mouth of the attending physician.

Su Xiaotong realized he had said too much as soon as he opened his mouth. He smiled awkwardly and waved his hand to signal Li Yancheng to go away quickly.

Woo...squeak...

Just as Li Yancheng was transferred to the inpatient area, a jeep drove in from the hospital gate. The person on duty at the gate just glanced at it and didn't even try to stop it.

The car drove until it was not far from Su Xiaotong and then it braked. The car slid on the ground for several meters due to inertia before it stopped.

Su Xiaotong, who had just lit a cigarette, was wondering who was driving so recklessly when he saw the driver's door open and Luo Yang jumped out of the car with an anxious look on his face.

"Xiaotong, is Dacheng okay?"

As soon as he got off the car, Luo Yang asked loudly.

"He's fine. He just went to the inpatient area in the back. Why are you here too? Does Uncle Luo know about this?"

"I had just finished my meal and was about to go to sleep when my mother woke me up to see what was going on and who the other party was."

"Don't worry, we're checking."

"How can I not be anxious? It happened twice in two consecutive days. My old man was so angry that he was jumping up and down at home. If my mother hadn't stopped him, he would have brought the guards out to investigate personally."

Su Xiaotong grinned. If this old man really came here in person, things would get really serious.

……

The search lasted until around seven o'clock in the morning on the 30th.

This raid was effective. At about ten o'clock in the evening on the 29th, after a careful search, the gunman's discarded cotton coat, gray knitted hat, and Type 54 pistol with one bullet still in it were found in a garbage dump two blocks south of Yinzha Hutong.

After verification, it was found that it was indeed the gun that the murdered security officer of Taifeng First Chemical Plant took home and lost.

There were five bullets in the gun at the time. The gunman fired four shots at the scene. Four bullet casings have been found. Now there is one bullet left in the gun and the number of bullets also matches.

What about Keren?
From the fact that he threw his clothes, hat and gun into the garbage dump, it can be seen that this person had made full preparations before the crime. He probably placed another set of clothes near the garbage dump, and he might also have prepared tools for escape, such as a bicycle.

After the incident, he ran here, changed his clothes, then got on his bicycle and disappeared.

It is also possible that he is from this neighborhood.

The clues basically end here, and now we can only start the investigation from the dead security officer of the First Chemical Plant.

This man died in his own home. There were no signs that the door lock had been pried open, so it is very likely that the gunman entered after knocking on the door.

Judging from the fact that the deceased was wearing long-sleeved shirt and long trousers, he was strangled to death with waste electric wire from behind. It is very likely that the deceased knew the gunman and was very familiar with him.

Because after the deceased opened the door and saw the visitor, he was not surprised at all and even turned around with his back to the visitor.

The fact that a living person could be strangled to death with an electric wire shows that the murderer was very strong and could easily control the deceased so that he could not make any sound. There were no signs of struggle in the house.

The deceased's neighbor had someone at home at the time, a patient lying in bed. According to him, he heard someone knocking on the deceased's door during that period of time, but he didn't hear any other noise.

"Chief Li, do you have any other impression of the gunman?"

“No, Director Liu and I were walking eastward while talking, and we didn’t notice anyone in front of us. It was only when we heard the retching sound that we looked forward.

At that time, I saw someone vomiting while holding onto a telephone pole, so I thought he was a drunkard and didn't pay much attention to him. I turned around and walked back.

I turned around and took two steps when I suddenly felt something was wrong, and at that time..."

(End of this chapter)