Animal Detective

Chapter 261 Task Force

Shen Xincai learned that there was another internal regulation within the Nanjiang Police Bureau.

That is, if a heinous case occurs that results in the killing of two or more people, a special task force must be formed to solve the case within a specified time.

New District Branch.

Shen Xin parked his car in the parking lot but didn't rush inside.

Chen Chao sent a message saying he would be there soon.

After waiting for a few minutes, Chen Chao and his group of nine arrived.

Including myself, there are exactly 10 people.

This is the support force that came from the Tingyang branch.

After meeting, Zhao Tianxing jokingly pinched Shen Xin's shoulder and said, "You're like the Grim Reaper, possessed by a primary school student. You find cases wherever you go."

They all went to train police dogs and hung out with animals, and somehow they still managed to pull off two major cases.

The nationwide investigation into a case involving a shelter is still ongoing.

Another murder case under the supervision of the Municipal Public Security Bureau has arrived.

Chen Chao glared at him and scolded, "Don't talk nonsense, you can't make jokes like that."

In a police station, describing someone as the Grim Reaper is taboo.

As he spoke, Chen Chao pulled Shen Xin aside and gave her some special instructions.

He knew that Shen Xin had not been involved with the special task force.

"In fact, it's not much different from our normal case handling. It's just that each of us is responsible for our own area, we cooperate more with each other, and we just need to do our job well."

After saying that, he whispered, "Do you know that it was Zhang Zhidian's name who got you into the task force? You're something else, your reputation has really spread."

Zhang Zhi?

That's Zhang Hancheng, the head of the Criminal Investigation Detachment of the Nanjiang Municipal Public Security Bureau?
This time, the task force is headed by Kong Lingzhi, the director of the New District Branch.

The deputy team leader was Zhang Hancheng, the head of the city's criminal investigation detachment.

Shen Xin said that when Zhao Hongjie left the police dog base in the morning, he didn't specifically ask him to join the special task force.

They didn't even know that a special task force was to be set up.

Just a few hours later, Chen Chao called him and asked him to come to the New District Branch for a meeting.

So it was Zhang Hancheng who called the roll.

The group quickly entered the office building.

Just as I was about to go upstairs to the criminal investigation team's office area, a group of people came down from upstairs.

The one leading the group was a young man in his thirties, tall and thin, with little flesh on his cheeks and a few acne scars. He was wearing a leather jacket and looked cool.

"Old Chen."

He immediately called out, then said, "Don't go upstairs, tell them the meeting is in the large conference room downstairs."

Shen Xin didn't recognize him, but Zhou Zhongyi and the others did, so they immediately greeted him and called him Captain Ren.

Shen Xin immediately recognized the name.

It should be Ren Haiguang, deputy captain of the Criminal Investigation Division of the Xinbei District Branch.

"all good."

Ren Haiguang waved back with a smile, then immediately asked, "Hey you, where's Xiao Shen from your team? Is he here yet?"

Chen Chao immediately became alert.

When he arrived, Sun Zhao had told him to keep Shen Xin away from those bastards.

It's easy to defend against external thieves, but difficult to guard against thieves within your own household.

For someone like Liu Jie, trying to poach Shen Xin would be as difficult as climbing to heaven.

If it's a transfer within the city, then it's much easier.

But if you bump into someone face-to-face, you can't just lie through your teeth.

Chen Chao waved to Shen Xin and introduced him to Ren Haiguang.

"Shen Xin, I've heard of him before. Not bad, not bad at all. Handsome and energetic." Ren Haiguang praised him with a smile.

After saying that, seeing Chen Chao looking at him warily, he grabbed Chen Chao's arm and walked towards the conference room, saying as they walked, "Alright, look at the way you're looking at me like I'm a thief. With our relationship, would I steal your girlfriend?"

Chen Chao thought to himself, "It's precisely because we're familiar with each other that you have the nerve to poach my talent."

He glanced at Ren Haiguang indifferently and said, "So you want to dig it up, is that it?"

Ren Haiguang immediately shook his head and said seriously, "Old Chen, we've been friends for so many years, how could you think of me like that?"

"Pull it down."

Chen Chao didn't believe Ren Haiguang's nonsense and said, "Don't even think about poaching people. As for the police dogs, I can't control them. If you want them, go to the Municipal Bureau yourself."

Having known each other for so many years, Chen Chao knew exactly what Ren Haiguang was going to do the moment he opened his mouth.

Ren Haiguang pointed at Chen Chao with an expression that seemed to say, "How could you think of yourself like that?" and said with great distress, "Chen Chao, it's not a good habit to eat alone."

Chen Chao ignored him and led everyone into the large conference room.

The two of them were the last to arrive.

The spacious conference room was filled with people.

Kong Lingzhi, whose temples are graying, is talking to a serious middle-aged man.

As expected, this middle-aged man with a short buzz cut and slightly high cheekbones is none other than Zhang Hancheng, the detachment leader.

He saw Chen Chao enter and casually waved his hand, indicating that everyone should sit down.

Shen Xin quickly followed Chen Chao to find a seat.

People like Chen Chao and Ren Haiguang were qualified to sit around the long conference table, while people like Shen Xin and Zhao Tianxing could only sit on benches behind them.

Shen Xin also took the opportunity to ask Zhao Tianxing who they were, so that he wouldn't forget their names later.

Previously, the Public Security Bureau had a top-down structure, with the municipal bureau and the branch bureau each handling their own affairs.

The branch office has a criminal investigation team, and so does the municipal bureau.

Now, the structure has been streamlined and changed.

It's called a Level 3 response.

The first level refers to the criminal investigation teams of each branch bureau, which are responsible for criminal cases within their respective jurisdictions.

A Level 2 response means that in criminal cases involving multiple districts, the branch will send personnel to coordinate the investigation between the two districts.

Finally, there is level three, which refers to serious and heinous cases, such as the one in front of us, which is handled by the city and district authorities in coordination, with the city's criminal investigation branch coordinating the investigation.

Therefore, the original setup of the Municipal Public Security Bureau's Criminal Investigation Detachment was disbanded and its members were dispersed to the criminal investigation brigades in various districts.

As far as Shen Xin knew, the Municipal Public Security Bureau's Criminal Investigation Detachment now only retained three directly subordinate brigades.

That is, three major teams: plainclothes investigation, criminal technology, and organized crime.

Moreover, 60 percent of them are technical personnel.

In other words, the Municipal Criminal Investigation Detachment mainly provides technical support for solving cases, while the specific investigation of cases is still the responsibility of the criminal investigation brigades in each district.

Just then, Liu Baoqing arrived with his men.

Kong Lingzhi coughed lightly, and the scene immediately quieted down.

Zhao Tong and the others got up and immediately drew the curtains, darkening the room.

"Everyone."

Kong Lingzhi spoke in a serious tone, explaining the grave situation and encouraging everyone to persevere despite the hardships, assuring them that the murder case would be solved.

These are things you can't ignore, and your superiors can't ignore them either.

It's not about letting you hear the specific details; it's about clearly telling you that the leadership takes this matter very seriously.

This is the most important thing.

Zhang Hancheng is the deputy leader, so he is still in charge of the specific work of the task force.

After Kong Lingzhi finished speaking, he handed the conversation over to Zhang Hancheng.

Zhang Hancheng tapped the table with his knuckles to attract everyone's attention, then glanced at his watch and said, "It's March 26th, 12:23 PM."

Huang Weili was murdered on March 19.

Therefore, this task force is called the 319-326 Serial Murder Case Task Force.

Based on the evidence at the scene, there are sufficient grounds for consolidating the cases for investigation.

Zhang Hancheng continued, "It's been 6 hours since the incident, so 12 noon on March 29th, 72 hours later, is the deadline for the investigation." He meant that the case must be solved within a specified timeframe.

Shen Xin and Zhao Tianxing both secretly sighed.

For the next three days, Shen Xin felt that she would be very happy if she could sleep for 10 hours.

"Old Liu."

Without uttering a single unnecessary word, Zhang Hancheng instructed Liu Baoqing to explain the case.

Finally, Liu Baoqing turned on the projector and began to introduce the case.

It started with the filing of the case against Huang Wei.

"By tracking with police dogs, we were able to pinpoint the suspect's escape route."

Liu Baoqing introduced the police dog tracking.

Then, Shen Xin, who was deep in thought, suddenly felt a burning gaze.

Looking up, I saw that everyone around the conference table was turning to look at me.

Liu Baoqing nodded slightly to Shen Xin and continued his introduction.

Shen Xin was startled.

When discussing the Xu Ruilin case, Liu Baoqing, after introducing the situation, also mentioned the speculation put forward by Shen Xin.

"I quite agree with the idea proposed by Xiao Shen, or rather, Shen Xin."

Liu Baoqing did not take credit for himself.

Then, everyone present turned to look at Shen Xin.

Shen Xin kept his eyes straight ahead and remained calm.

Zhao Tianxing secretly nudged Shen Xin with his elbow, then secretly gave him a thumbs up.

In front of his brother, Shen Xin gave him a polite look and continued listening.

After the presentations, the forensic experts and technical staff also gave their respective presentations.

Zhang Hancheng tapped the table and asked if anyone had anything to say.

Ren Haiguang looked around and said, "I think the direction proposed by Captain Liu and Xiao Shen is worth investigating."

"In the early stages, Captain Liu and his team did a lot of work around Huang Weili, which ruled out Hu Yueqin and others as suspects."

"The only connection between the same murderer, Huang Weili, and Xu Ruilin, was that they often went fishing together and even ate together."

"Then it is very likely that a conflict arose between them."

"Otherwise, these two cases wouldn't be able to be connected."

Everyone nodded.

Then Qian Hao, the deputy captain of the Criminal Investigation Brigade of Lishan District Branch, also raised his hand.

He was wearing a jacket, his medium-length hair parted to the side was a bit messy, and he had small, single-eyelid eyes.

But his eyes are small yet focused, and his gaze is very sharp when he speaks.

He said in a serious tone, "Gentlemen, if our speculation is correct, then we must consider the possibility that the murderer will strike again."

Shen Xin felt a chill run down his spine.

indeed.

If the conflict arose from fishing, it might involve not only Huang Weili but also Xu Ruilin.

What about Zhao Cunyong?

Will he become a target?

Liu Baoqing and his team were also busy in the morning. They had already investigated Zhao Cunyong and confirmed his alibi.

He's not the murderer, so he could be a target.

The atmosphere at the scene became somewhat somber.

Zhang Hancheng continued, asking if anyone else had anything to say.

The group exchanged glances and remained silent.

Six hours have passed since the incident, and Zhang Hancheng has clearly learned about the case and has developed a sufficient understanding of it.

"Time is of the essence, so I'll just assign the tasks directly."

“Old Liu, you guys follow the line of anglers and make sure you identify every single person who has been fishing at Shitang Reservoir in the past month.”

“Especially those who have eaten with Huang Weili and his group, they are of utmost importance.”

Liu Baoqing nodded.

Zhang Hancheng continued, "But at the same time, we need to continue investigating Xu Ruilin's social connections, focusing on whether there are any unknown connections between him and Huang Weili."

"Haiguang, you're in charge of this area."

"Old money."

Zhang Hancheng leaned over to look at Qian Hao again, pointing to the fleeting photo of the suspect on the projector and said, "You guys focus on investigating this suspect. Go find Xiao Lin later."

"He's an image processing expert. He'll process the surveillance footage properly and see if we can extract any important clues. Then we'll focus our efforts on expanding our search from the reservoir outwards, checking the surveillance footage."

“If we investigate back a month, I believe this guy won’t just show up once.”

Qian Hao nodded and made a note of it.

Finally, it's Tingyang's turn.

Zhang Hancheng smiled at Chen Chao and said, "Old Chen, you'll have to work a little harder. I've discussed it with Director Kong, and we'll be sending people to you from the public security, economic investigation, and police station departments."

"Give me a wide-ranging investigation around the crime scene, within a five-kilometer radius."

"Please prepare a plan for me in a bit regarding the specifics of the visits."

Chen Chao nodded slightly.

Zhao Tianxing sighed, feeling somewhat depressed.

Visiting people is definitely the most tiring job.

"We're all familiar with technical investigation. Each of us should find a contact person and report to Lao Du together. Feel free to make any requests."

He pointed to a middle-aged man next to him who was wearing a gray jacket and looked somewhat older than his age.

It is Du Yong, the deputy head of the Criminal Investigation Detachment.

"The on-site investigation needs to be repeated, and the scope expanded."

"We also need to know the suspect's escape route, especially today's escape route. The suspect may have escaped by climbing over the mountains. Lao Liu, I'll coordinate with the SWAT team to go up the mountain and search for him."

"It's only been six hours, there might still be clues left on the mountain."

"Finally, regarding Lao Liu's speculation that the suspect has a criminal record, I will be responsible for checking the case files."

"Does anyone have any questions?"

He looked at everyone and swiftly assigned all the tasks.

Seeing that no one spoke, he turned to Kong Lingzhi and asked if he had anything to add.

Kong Lingzhi actually added one more point.

It must have been left for him by Zhang Hancheng on purpose.

That means sharpening your axe before chopping wood is essential; health is the foundation of everything. It's lunchtime, so let's eat first and then get back to work.

They also said that the cafeteria is ready and will provide services 24 hours a day.

Dormitories and everything else have been arranged; he'll take care of all the logistics.

Zhang Hancheng nodded and said in a deep voice, "Then let's hurry up and eat first."

Everyone stood up abruptly.

Shen Xin also got up, intending to leave with Chen Chao, when suddenly Zhang Hancheng called his name.

"Shen Xin, you don't need to go. Stay at the branch office and check the case files with me."

"At the same time, you will be responsible for police dog support and be ready at any time."

Shen Xin was taken aback, not expecting that Zhang Hancheng would specifically arrange a job for him.

I reckon the reason they specifically called me to the task force was because of this.

"Okay, Branch Manager Zhang."

Shen Xin readily agreed.

(End of this chapter)