Restarting life by going to the countryside to support medical work

Chapter 645 Take the initiative
After listening to his wife's words, Li Yancheng frowned.

In that case, it's quite possible that it wasn't this person named Geng Jiangbo who taught them.

Counter-surveillance skills may sound mysterious, but in reality, everyone who commits a crime will use some means to interfere with the investigation.

Whether the methods used can actually distract investigators is another matter entirely.

Experienced criminals will intentionally leave clues at the scene to mislead investigators.

Take this case as an example. Wang Hongyang killed two people with two hands and two weapons, which misled the investigators. He also carefully left no trace of his own at the scene, such as footprints or fingerprints, and took all the murder weapons with him when he left.

This level of manipulation to distract investigators must have been taught by someone; ordinary people would never think to use such subtle techniques in murder.

If Wang Hongyang's behavior wasn't taught by his childhood friend who was a police officer, then who was it?
In those days, transportation and communication were inconvenient. Apart from some purchasing personnel and staff in special positions, ordinary people would not leave their own city for decades, which resulted in everyone's social circle being so small.

The circle is small, so it should be easy to investigate thoroughly, but this Wang Hongyang is an oddball. Not only does he have a little-known master, but he also has a childhood friend who moved away a few years ago.

Now there may even be another mysterious person involved.

Just as Li Yancheng was pondering the problem, he suddenly felt a coolness on his face. Looking closely, he saw that it was his wife, who was nestled in his arms, who was smoothing out his furrowed brows as he remained silent.

"Is it possible that the person wasn't someone Wang Hongyang knew at all?"

Seeing that her husband's attention had finally turned to her, Luo Min spoke up.

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Li Yancheng was slightly taken aback by his wife's words. Perhaps the physical exertion during the activity had affected his mind, and it took him a while to realize what she meant.

"I understand what you're trying to say, but why do you think that way?"

"Oh, there's no basis for it, I just said it offhand." Luo Min smiled a little embarrassedly.

"Was it possible to determine who died first and who died later among the two deceased?"

“I can’t tell, the two people died too close together.” Faced with his wife’s question, Li Yancheng shook his head and said, “However, based on the situation at the scene, we can tell that the second victim, the one named Li Zhaoming, died first, and the first victim, An Hongwei, died later.”

Furthermore, I suspect that Wang Hongyang and An Hongwei must have opened the safe together. Xiaomin, you work in the confidential department and frequently handle safes; you should know that it's extremely difficult for a safe to be forcibly opened, let alone by one person.”

“You’re right, it’s not easy to open by force. Since you’ve determined that the first victim died later, I also believe that the person who taught counter-surveillance techniques might not be an acquaintance of Wang Hongyang, but most likely a friend of An Hongwei.”

call……

Li Yancheng let out a soft breath.

He realized that what his wife said didn't seem to be without reason.

He didn't know if Jin Zhihai and his team had thoroughly investigated the two victims and their relationships, or the details of the investigation process. They didn't need to tell him everything. He knew that when he was thinking about the case these past few days, he had been intentionally or unintentionally avoiding mentioning the two victims.

“Wife, you’re right. I’ll talk to Zhihai tomorrow and see if they’ve forgotten about the deceased’s family members as well.”

"Hey, you just said that Zhihai should stay home and keep Lihua and Pengpeng company, and now you're assigning him work? Don't you let people get any rest?"

"Uh...hehe, okay, okay, I'll listen to my wife. I'll call him again the day after tomorrow."

Li Yancheng smiled and tightened his arm around Luo Min, then leaned down and kissed her cheek.

"Ugh... it's all drool. Stop fooling around and go to sleep. You have to go to the station when it's light out."

"Okay, time to sleep!"

"By the way, Da Cheng, my classmate asked me to ask you when your next class is. Everyone really enjoys your class."

"When exactly? I can't say for sure. Let me calculate. This year's Spring Festival is in February, so you'll be on holiday no later than around the 20th of the twelfth lunar month. The 20th of the twelfth lunar month is..."

"The 25th of this month," Luo Min added, seeing her husband calculating the date.

"Then I guess I won't be able to attend classes this semester. I'm the commander-in-chief of this joint operation, so there's bound to be a lot to do. It's also my first time commanding such a large-scale operation, so I need to learn on the job. There's definitely no extra time."

"Just like I thought, I also guessed that you probably wouldn't have time this semester. When you teach us again next semester, please arrange the time well, preferably a half-day class, because two hours each time isn't enough."

"Hahaha... Okay, I'll try my best to adjust the time."

Li Yancheng knows that everyone likes his classes, mainly because he uses vivid and real-life cases, all of which he has personally experienced. He can very intuitively and completely describe the case from beginning to end, portraying the psychology, expressions, and so on of everyone involved, whether they are his own people or criminals.

This is what makes him the biggest difference between him and other teachers.

Many teachers, such as those who teach on-site investigation, are undoubtedly experts in the field themselves. In the early stages of accumulating experience, these teachers would certainly need to frequently go to the site. However, as they get older and gain more experience, they may rely more on site photos and drawings, especially for cases in other places, where they will not be present in person.

This is not to say that they are irresponsible, but that they have too much work and have no choice but to do so.

Li Yancheng is different. When interrogating suspects, he must be present in person and cannot delegate the task to others. Sometimes, he will find out that he has made a mistake after arriving at the scene of the interrogation. However, he will not leave immediately but will stay in the area to assist in the investigation.

Even if he didn't arrest the wrong person, he would always review the entire case from beginning to end before interrogating the suspect, and even go to the scene to check it out. This made him very involved in every case he handled, and his familiarity with the cases was incomparable to those who simply sat in the office looking at photos of the scene and flipping through case files.

Therefore, even if it is the same case, the feeling it gives to students is completely different when it comes from his mouth and when it comes from other teachers.

One is like telling a story from a script, while the other is recounting something that happened to him. How can they be the same?

"Honey, you enjoy listening to my lectures!"

"Yes, you explain it better than the other teachers." Luo Min nodded without hesitation, her eyes sparkling as she looked at Li Yancheng.

"Hehe, then I'll give you a lesson just for you today."

Before he could finish speaking, he rolled over.

"Ugh! What time is it? Aren't you going to sleep?!"

"It's okay, I'm healthy, I can get up."

"That's not good either... um..."

Outside, it was a cold winter night, but inside, the room was filled with the warmth of spring.

It was a little after 1 a.m. on January 1, 1981, in the duty room of the Criminal Investigation Team of Pingchang County Public Security Bureau.

Zhao Guodong, who had just returned from a business trip to Northeast China with three colleagues, including the deputy captain, on the evening of the 30th, only rested for one day on the 31st before coming to the team to participate in the duty shift that night.

The people on duty sat around the stove, warming their hands and chatting.

Zhao Guodong remained silent, listening quietly as one of his colleagues recounted a case that had occurred in Yangchao District after he had been away on a business trip.

As he listened, his brows furrowed, and he interrupted his colleague.

"Da Liu, wait a minute."

"What's wrong, Guodong?"

Apart from Zhao Guodong, who was away on a business trip, the others present had all heard about the murder and theft case that had occurred in Yangchao District.

However, they only heard about it secondhand and didn't know much about the case. The reason why this guy named Da Liu was telling them about the case was because he went to the Municipal Bureau to attend a meeting in place of their captain that afternoon, and heard some different things there. He was bragging to his colleagues on duty that night.

Seeing that Zhao Guodong had interrupted him, Da Liu asked with some curiosity.

"Da Liu, is this case you're talking about something that happened in Yangchao? Just happened?"

"Yes, it happened on the night of the 25th. Oh, you set off on the 24th, so you didn't know about this case."

Which subdistrict office in Yangchao District?

"It's the **subdistrict office."

What were the names of the two people who died?

"One is named Li Zhaoming, and the other's surname is An, what's his name again?"

“An Hongwei?” Zhao Guodong added.

"Yes, yes, his name is An Hongwei. Uh... Guodong, do you know this person?"

Zhao Guodong nodded, his expression a little grim. "We were in the same dormitory during the training after the Municipal Bureau recruited workers in 1960. We trained for about three months before he withdrew due to some special circumstances."

I only found out later that they had heard from somewhere that the Finance Bureau was hiring, and that the job was much easier than ours, so they went and applied.

So, after a period of training at the Finance Bureau, he was assigned to the Finance Office of a subdistrict under Yangchao District and stayed in the city. After my training, I was assigned to Pingchang County, where I stayed for twenty years.

I can't believe he was murdered. Tsk tsk... Is this case still unsolved?

"No, Deputy Chief Jin of the General Team is busy with this case and didn't attend the meeting this afternoon."

"Is this case handled by Vice President Jin?"

"Are you stupid? The leaders of the general team usually supervise, guide, and assist, but they won't be specifically responsible for a case. The local public security bureau is the one that handles the case." Da Liu looked at Zhao Guodong with some strangeness, wondering how someone who had worked in the criminal investigation team for twenty years could ask such a naive question.

"Oh right, right right!" Zhao Guodong raised his hand and slapped his forehead. "I'm really confused. Da Liu, who is the captain of the criminal investigation team of Chaoyang Branch now?"

"His surname is Duan, and he used to work in the public security department."

"Duan? I don't know him."

"What's wrong, Guodong? Do you know the inside story of that case?"

Da Liu's joking remark made Zhao Guodong's face turn somewhat ugly. Fortunately, the light bulbs in the duty room were a bit old and the lighting was dim, so the others didn't notice it.

"What a joke! I wouldn't have known about this case in Yangchao if you hadn't told me. How would I know any inside information?"

Zhao Guodong shook his head repeatedly in denial.

Da Liu was just saying it casually. When Lao Zhao denied it, he laughed and started chatting with his colleagues about other things.

Zhao Guodong didn't say anything more, nor did he listen to their conversation. His mind was a mess, filled with thoughts of the murdered An Hongwei and the part of the case that Da Liu had just described.

The two victims were killed in two ways. One victim was covered in the mouth with his left hand from behind and stabbed in the heart with a dagger in his right hand. The other victim was the exact opposite of the first victim.

hiss……

The murder method used in this case is exactly the same as the case I told An Hongwei about before liberation.
Zhao Guodong became a policeman because of his grandfather's influence. His grandfather worked in the police station of the old government before the liberation. When he was a child, his grandfather often told him about the cases he had handled. After listening to him a lot, he became more and more interested in becoming a policeman. Later, when the Public Security Bureau was recruiting, he joined the bureau.

As for the case that happened in Yangchao that he was thinking about, the modus operandi was the same as the case before liberation that he had told An Hongwei, which he had also heard about from his grandfather.

As Zhao Guodong sat there, the more he thought about it, the more uneasy he felt. Having been a police officer for twenty years, and with his grandfather's influence on him since childhood, he didn't believe in coincidences. He thought all coincidences were deliberately orchestrated.

What about Yang Chao's case?
Could it be that An Hongwei told the story he had told him to someone else, and that person just happened to take advantage of it?
Seeing that they were chatting happily, Zhao Guodong didn't say anything, got up and walked out of the duty room, and lit a cigarette for himself at the door.

The cold wind outside instantly cleared his head, which had been feeling a bit groggy.

After regaining his senses, he realized that regardless of whether it was a coincidence or something else, he should report what he knew so that the officers investigating the case could verify it, instead of letting himself speculate.

Thinking of this, he turned his head and glanced at the duty room, where the people were still chatting. He then walked towards the main office.

There was a phone in the duty room, but he didn't want his colleagues to know about it.

After arriving at the main office, he looked up the phone number for the brigade's duty room under the glass panel on his desk, then picked up the receiver and dialed.

"Hello, this is the Criminal Investigation Department's duty room."

The call was answered quickly.

"Hello comrade, I am Zhao Guodong from the Criminal Investigation Team of Pingchang County Public Security Bureau."

(End of this chapter)