Reborn in 97, I solved a cold case at the Municipal Bureau

Chapter 304 Golden Treasure (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
Zhou Yi didn't react at first, and it took him a few seconds before he suddenly stood up.

It was as if someone on their deathbed suddenly sat up.

But by then, the elderly couple had already gotten off the train.

The old man's surname was Huang. They were looking for their son, and the person who picked them up was most likely their son, named Jinbao.

Golden Treasure!
That ruthless bandit who killed many people in his previous life, including Chen Yan?!
Zhang Xianglan was startled and quickly asked, "Officer Zhou, are you alright?"

Zhou Yi quickly peered out the train window and saw three large characters hanging above the platform: Sushan Station.

Sushan City.

That's right, before becoming a ruthless bandit, Huang Jinbao worked at an electric heating plant in Sushan City.

At that time, he was just an ordinary worker.

It was exactly one year before he committed his first murder.

In response to Zhang Xianglan's question, Zhou Yi gently shook his head and then slowly sat down.

Huang Jinbao is not a criminal yet, so what's the use of him going to the old couple now?

Moreover, Huang Jinbao's first murder and robbery did not happen in Sushan, but in the provincial capital.

To stop this major gangster case, I need to have a legitimate reason to appear in the provincial capital by at least April next year!
Soon, more people came up and filled the empty seats.

Two young women were sitting in the seats opposite.

Zhou Yi crossed his arms and stared at the receding scenery outside the car window, but his mind was filled with the case files of Huang Jinbao's case.

Compared to Long Zhiqiang, Huang Jinbao is much harder to catch.

Because Long Zhiqiang's crimes were committed by a gang, and the modus operandi was to extort money through kidnapping, the larger the gang, the bigger the target. If one person was caught, it could implicate others. Moreover, there was a process involved from kidnapping to ransom payment.

The reason why Long Zhiqiang's gang has not been caught and the entire series of cases has spanned such a long period of time is because the ringleader, Long Zhiqiang, is cunning and cautious enough.

They move around the country, breaking up into smaller groups when not committing crimes.

But Huang Jinbao was different. Huang Jinbao was alone from beginning to end, and his modus operandi was simple and brutal: robbery.

Unlike ordinary robberies, Huang Jinbao's robberies were extremely clean and efficient. He would shoot and kill the victim, steal the valuables, and leave without a trace. The whole process took less than a minute.

This is why the Huang Jinbao case caused such widespread social panic. It's like you're walking down the street and someone suddenly walks past you, shoots you dead without saying a word, steals your money, and disappears.

Even the most horrific kidnapping cases have a clear target. Long Zhiqiang and his gang of kidnappers may not pose as much of a threat to ordinary people as human traffickers.

But these ruthless robbers are different; anyone can be a victim.

Moreover, because Wong Kam-po committed crimes alone, he was very agile, and he would prepare a disguise before each crime, so it was impossible to find his trace.

The manhunt for Huang Jinbao took more than two months and involved far more police resources than the lockdown of Hongcheng this time.

Even so, Huang Jinbao managed to escape the encirclement, travel to many places within the province, and finally arrive in Hongcheng quietly.

At that time, Hongcheng was also under martial law, with all police forces patrolling in shifts around the clock.

Chen Yan became suspicious of Huang Jinbao during his patrol, but Huang Jinbao was extremely vigilant. Before Chen Yan could make any move, Huang Jinbao drew his gun and fired several shots without hesitation.

At that time, Chen Yan and Huang Jinbao were at an intersection in the city.

There happened to be a middle school nearby, and the incident occurred in the evening when students were leaving school.

In the subsequent analysis of the case file, the investigators concluded that Chen Yan hesitated to draw his gun and fire in order to protect the safety of the surrounding crowd.

But Huang Jinbao had no scruples, firing a total of six shots before fleeing.

Chen Yan pushed away the student next to him, resulting in him being shot three times. The student was also shot, but fortunately, the student was not in life-threatening danger.

Chen Yan was shot three times, one of which pierced his carotid artery, putting him in a fatal position.

Ignoring his bleeding wound, he used his last remaining strength to grip the gun with both hands and fire the last shot of his life.

The bullet pierced through the panicked crowd and struck Wong Kam-po precisely in the left thigh.

It was this last shot he fired that directly hampered Huang Jinbao's subsequent actions, rendering him unable to escape the encirclement and ultimately leading to his capture.

In his previous life, in 1998, Chen Yan heroically sacrificed his life at the age of twenty-six.

He was the top contributor to the case of the notorious bandit Huang Jinbao and was awarded the title of martyr.

The police badge number he inherited from his father was permanently retired.

"Are you alright?" Suddenly, the young woman across from me handed me a tissue.

When Zhou Yi came to her senses, she noticed a tear stain at the corner of her eye.

He took the tissue, said thank you, and then wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes.

Outside the car window, the sky was gradually darkening, and the green mountains and trees slowly turned into shadowy figures in the distance.

As the train conductor announced, the next station to be reached was Anyuan Station.

Zhou Yi had Zhang Xianglan check his luggage, especially his wallet and documents, before getting off the bus.

Before leaving, he greeted the girl who had handed him the tissue.

As soon as Zhou Yi got off the train, he took a deep breath. Although the green train had open windows, the population density in the carriage was too high, and there was an unpleasant smell.

There was a faint, damp smell in the air. "Ms. Zhang, it looks like it's going to rain soon. Let's hurry and find a hotel near the Municipal Bureau to stay for the time being, and then go to the Municipal Bureau to look for the person tomorrow."

After the two exited the train station, Zhou Yi hailed a taxi.

Not long after I got on the bus, a heavy rain started, with large raindrops pounding against the windowpane.

The driver kept cursing in the local dialect, then switched to Mandarin to complain about the bad weather, the difficult roads, and the short distance between them.

Zhou Yi knew what the driver was implying; he simply wanted to raise the price and ask for more money.

But he wouldn't tolerate it, so he completely ignored it and pretended not to hear it.

Zhang Xianglan felt uneasy, as if she had done something wrong and owed the driver something.

Seeing that Zhou Yi ignored him, the driver rolled his eyes, glanced at the two of them in the rearview mirror, and said, "Boss, you're here for a trip to Anyuan? Are you two a couple? That's quite a novelty. We've seen plenty of older men with younger women, but older women with younger men are a rare sight."

These words, coupled with the driver's malicious and sarcastic tone, were clearly meant to disgust them.

Zhou Yi flashed his police ID and said coldly, "Since you're so good at predicting things, come with me to the police station later and we'll figure out which law you broke with what you just said, how about that?"

The driver was startled when he saw the documents and quickly said that he had just been joking and talking nonsense.

Zhou Yi put away his documents and said coldly, "Drive carefully and watch the road."

"Okay, okay." The driver nodded repeatedly, not daring to say another word.

Upon arriving at the hotel, the two got out of the car, and the driver, without looking back, stepped on the gas and disappeared into the rain.

"Officer Zhou, how can this person be like this? His mouth is so filthy," Zhang Xianglan said.

"That's normal. That's how the world is. There are good people and bad people."

"Officer Zhou, you are a good person," Zhang Xianglan said gratefully.

Zhou Yi smiled but didn't answer, though she thought to herself: But I don't know if your husband, Li Youqiang, is a good person or a bad person.

After returning to her room, Zhou Yi called her parents to let them know she was safe.

Then he called Wu Yongcheng again.

"Team Leader Wu, I've arrived in Anyuan. I'll go to the Anyuan Municipal Public Security Bureau to see Team Leader Pan tomorrow."

"Okay, you've worked hard. But your nickname 'human radar' is well-deserved. You even managed to help the railway take down a theft gang while taking a train. The railway leaders have all come to praise you."

"You can't blame me for that. They're the ones who messed with me. If we don't arrest them, it would make us Hongcheng police seem too easy to bully."

"Yes, they can only blame their bad luck for running into you."

"Captain Wu, I have something to ask you."

"what?"

"Which leader gave me the nickname 'human radar'?"

Wu Yongcheng's eyes darted around, and he said without hesitation, "Director Xie, Director Xie praised you like that."

"Oh, it's Director Xie. I'll have to thank you in person when I have the chance."

"Tsk tsk tsk, how can you bother the director with something like this? How can you be so shameless?"

Zhou Yi smiled; Wu Yongcheng's acting skills were indeed inconsistent. "By the way, Captain Wu, any progress today?"

Upon hearing his question, Wu Yongcheng immediately composed himself and said seriously, "I'd like to tell you about the investigation of the three leads."

"We've already checked the train station and long-distance bus station, but the staff don't seem to remember Fu Daqing. We're now sending out notices to all cities for assistance. We're especially focusing on the remote rural areas and asking local police stations to be on the lookout for any suspicious outsiders."

When it comes to suspects fleeing, the advantages and disadvantages of cities and rural areas are both very obvious.

Cities have a large population and a large police force, so the risk of exposure is naturally greater.

However, precisely because there are so many people, suspects with strong counter-surveillance awareness are more likely to take advantage of the situation, and it is also much more convenient for them to escape.

Rural areas are sparsely populated, limiting the frequency and scope of police patrols. However, precisely because of the small population, a drawback becomes particularly noticeable when an outsider arrives.

Moreover, unless you have your own transportation, escaping is very difficult.

Zhou Yi and Lu Zhengfeng once caught a bumbling thief who escaped to the countryside, but was reported to the authorities.

They rushed to his rented place, only to find that he had run away, so they quickly gave chase in their car.

As Zhou Yi passed a bus stop, he immediately spotted the suspect in the crowd.

Stop the car, arrest the person, and take them away.

When asked why he wasn't leaving, the suspect's answer was both laughable and pathetic.

He said he missed the previous bus and had to wait because there were no other buses around.

Wu Yongcheng continued, "Biaozi is still investigating that Dajun, but there's been no progress for now."

"Finally, regarding the direction you mentioned to Biaozi, Xiao Qiao went to the telecommunications bureau to inquire. It turns out that Fu Daqing's phone number at the fruit shop was canceled several years ago, and the telecommunications bureau has no communication records. However, Chen Yan found a sole proprietorship at the tax bureau that had frequent financial dealings with Fu Daqing. This sole proprietorship belongs to An Yuan."

"Take notes of this information and mention it to Pan Hongjie tomorrow."

(End of this chapter)