Animal Detective

Chapter 435 Must Be More Ruthless Than Drug Dealers

Shen Xin believed that the first conclusion, that the other party's true purpose was Tianqiao, was highly probable.

Attacking a police officer has serious consequences.

The checkpoint was heavily guarded, with patrol teams, making it difficult for strangers to linger nearby and allowing for long-term surveillance of Pan Chenghai and Tian Qiao's movements.

Pan Chenghai was often away from home, and Tianqiao was always kept at the checkpoint.

Therefore, Shen Xin did not believe that someone had been monitoring Pan Chenghai for a long time, noticing Tian Qiao being taken out of the checkpoint, and then taking action when the opportunity arose.

It was an accident that he came to think about it himself and brought Tianqiao out, so discovering Tianqiao's whereabouts must have been an accident as well.

In a short period of time, only Liu Jia'ang, who was connected to drug dealers, witnessed Tian Qiao being taken out of the checkpoint.

Shen Xin shared his thoughts with Pan Chenghai.

He was surprised, frowned and thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "That's right, our checkpoint is very strict."

"There are two shifts, and people are on duty 24 hours a day. In the past, there have been cases where people and vehicles were separated, meaning that the vehicle passed through the checkpoint normally, but the person was carrying drugs and walked around the mountainous areas on both sides."

"So we have patrol teams to prevent this from happening, and we also check strangers who often loiter near checkpoints because they may be monitoring our work and looking for opportunities to smuggle drugs."

"Even if a single car appears frequently, we will pay extra attention."

"Therefore, it's impossible for someone to have been monitoring us for a long time. It can only be that Tianqiao was brought out and accidentally bumped into by someone."

"As you said, Tianqiao's appearance was an accident, so Liu Jia'ang is highly suspicious in that short period of time."

At this point, he immediately took out his phone and contacted Wang Feng.

On his way to find Sun Xin, Wang Feng listened to Pan Chenghai's analysis and nodded repeatedly. He then said, "Shen Xin's analysis makes sense. And if you put it that way, then when Liu Jia'ang was taken away the night before last, wasn't he looking at you?"

The day before yesterday, Liu Jia'ang was taken away by his colleagues from the police station while he was at a food stall.

As he was getting on the bus, he kept looking in my direction.

Wang Feng noticed it.

At first, he thought Liu Jia'ang was looking at Pan Chenghai, but now that he thinks about it, he might also be looking at Tian Qiao next to Pan Chenghai.

After a moment's thought, Wang Feng said, "Hey, Lao Pan, let's do it both ways. I'll continue looking for Sun Xin, and then you and Guo Feng will meet up and go straight for Liu Jia'ang."

The Guofeng that Wang Feng mentioned is Qu Guofeng, the deputy captain of the anti-drug brigade.

More than half an hour later, Shen Xin and his group met up with Qu Guofeng.

Compared to Wang Feng, Qu Guofeng is younger, taller, slightly hunched, with short hair, and full of energy.

After exchanging brief pleasantries, they headed straight to Erxiang Village, where Liu Jia'ang lived.

Across from the commercial city, that area is full of self-built houses, with narrow roads and complex terrain.

When they arrived, the officers from the local police station had already arrived and had assessed the situation.

His mother went to work, so he made up an excuse and called her.

This kid has been targeted multiple times and has always been a key target of the police station's surveillance. He frequently calls his mother, so he's not afraid of alarming her.

His mother said that he was still asleep when she left in the morning.

The neighbors didn't see anyone come out, so they should be at home right now.

With just one small karami, Qu Guofeng acted decisively and immediately.

If there's a road blockage behind you, just knock on the door in front.

After banging on the roller shutter door for a long time, an impatient voice finally came from inside, asking who it was.

"it's me."

The officer from the police station responded and asked Liu Jia'ang to open the door.

The door remained closed, and there was no sound from inside.

Shen Xin, who was standing next to Qu Guofeng, immediately looked at him; something was wrong.

However, Qu Guofeng was not flustered at all.

Sure enough, not long after, Liu Jia'ang was dragged over from behind the house by his colleagues.

This kid was only wearing his underwear.

Qu Guofeng went up to him, amused, and said, "You ran in a hurry, didn't you? Is the house clean?"

Liu Jia'ang squatted on the ground, his eyes darting around, and quickly said, "Captain Qu, don't slander me. I've reformed. If you don't believe me, ask Chief Lin."

Qu Guofeng didn't believe a word of this nonsense, and went over to pick him up again.

Then, pointing to the roller shutter door, he said, "Liu Jia'ang, think it through. The outcome of what we find after we go in and search you will be very different from what you do now when you confess."

The other night at the food stall, this guy was all talk and no action.

He wasn't panicking yet, saying, "Captain Qu, don't try to trick me. Honestly, whatever happens has nothing to do with me."

Qu Guofeng narrowed his eyes and said, "So you knew something was going to happen."

Liu Jia'ang quickly shook his head: "Sigh, Captain Qu, I don't know anything about this."

One second Qu Guofeng was all smiles and gentle words, the next second he erupted like a summer storm, coldly shouting, "Liu Jia'ang, you know our methods. I'm giving you a chance now, don't be so naive."

"Did you think I couldn't smell whether you inhaled or not?"

He grabbed Liu Jia'ang's shoulder with one hand, looking down at him with a fierce gaze that seemed to want to devour him.

Pan Chenghai whispered to Shen Xin, "Old Qu has a special skill; he has an exceptionally keen sense of smell. He can tell whether someone has inhaled something or not just by smelling it."

Shen Xin was secretly surprised, but he couldn't help but feel a sense of emotion.

What kind of amazing skill is that?

Wang Feng's photographic memory and Qu Guofeng's keen sense of smell were both developed under duress.

Liu Jia'ang's gaze began to dart away.

Qu Guofeng didn't waste any words and directly signaled his men to open the door.

At this moment, even Shen Xin could see that the kid's expression was off, and his eyes were filled with panic; he must have taken drugs.

They arrested him the night before last, and his urine test was normal then, so he must have inhaled it yesterday. But these kinds of people always have a侥幸心理 (a gambler's mentality), and even if you show them the results, they'll deny it to the death.

Within seconds, the roller shutter door opened, and Qu Guofeng and several of his men quickly entered the house to search.

He didn't say much, just quietly looked at Liu Jia'ang.

His calm gaze sent a chill down Liu Jia'ang's spine.

Pan Chenghai and Shen Xin and the others stood a little further apart.

Ding Yuwei suggested using Tianqiao to track him down. Only thirty hours had passed since yesterday's events, so there was a good chance to reconstruct his whereabouts.

"No need."

Pan Chenghai shook his head and said in a low voice, "Drug dealers are very ruthless in their retaliation, so these small-time characters on the periphery are actually very afraid and dare not easily betray people."

"But they are more afraid of us, so don't worry, if it involves him, he will back down."

Pan Chenghai spoke with great confidence.

The situation in Dehong is different from that in the mainland. Here, the fight against drugs must be even more ruthless than that against drug dealers.

Only in this way can the east wind prevail over the west wind.

Sure enough, before anything was found on the search, Liu Jia'ang couldn't withstand the pressure and gave up.

More than half an hour later, Wang Feng rushed over.

He personally questioned Liu Jia'ang again, glanced at the tools found on the table, waved his hand, and led the man into the car.

"Guofeng, what do you think?" he asked Qu Guofeng, arms crossed.

The situation has been clarified.

It was Liu Jia'ang who noticed Tian Qiao and informed Fei Ge.

He was afraid of trouble, so he came up with a bad idea, made two hundred yuan in total, and then used it to buy drugs.

This guy has a bit of cleverness, but he's a hopeless poisoner.

Qu Guofeng said, "Captain Wang, I have an idea."

Seeing everyone looking at him, he continued, "According to Liu Jia'ang's confession, Fei Ge mentioned to them last month that if they saw Lao Pan or Tian Qiao, they should let him know."

"That means this group of people has a grudge against Lao Pan, or that Tianqiao caused them huge losses, which is why they wanted to get rid of Tianqiao."

"Liu Jia'ang also said that Fei Ge had an online friend, and he was doing big business. Then last month he suffered a setback and disappeared for a few days."

“I’m wondering if this group is related to the Xinzai case. We destroyed their factory last month, and the losses were huge.”

“Their boss is overseas and we haven’t caught him. We’ve only destroyed one factory. Their drug trafficking organization hasn’t been completely dismantled.”

The so-called Xinzai case was a drug manufacturing case that they cracked last month with the help of Tianqiao, and seized several hundred kilograms of methamphetamine.

But the gang leader was not caught.

The captured henchmen interrogated him and all they knew was that the man's surname was Cai and that he was a secretive person.

Wang Feng neither confirmed nor denied Qu Guofeng's assessment, as it was merely speculation.

After a moment's thought, Wang Feng said, "Let's hurry up and subdue this person first."

"Those two idiots only made their move last night. They deliberately chose strangers because they were afraid we would target them."

"On the other hand, they might have wishful thinking, believing that we can't trace them back to them."

"This is our opportunity, and we can't miss it."

"As for whether this Fei Ge is related to the Xinzai case, we'll find out once he's caught."

When handling cases in mainland China, the approach might be to use a long-term strategy to catch the big fish.

But things are different here in Dehong.

If you cast a long line, people can just lift a leg and run overseas.

Moreover, the key is to intimidate.

As soon as they are discovered, they are dealt with immediately, especially those upstream in the drug trafficking network. Every single one of them is arrested, sentenced, and sent to their deaths.

Qu Guofeng nodded in agreement.

According to Liu Jia'ang's description, in his view, this Fei Ge might be an outer member of the drug trafficking organization responsible for distribution.

It wasn't a big fish.

Therefore, there is no reason to keep such a person overnight.

He turned around, got into the car, and went to find Liu Jia'ang.

Wang Feng looked at Shen Xin, and a smile returned to his face.

Sun Xin was still having a headache because he couldn't find anyone, but unexpectedly, he made a discovery here.

"Shen Xin, your judgment is very accurate."

If Shen Xin hadn't reminded him, Wang Feng really wouldn't have noticed Liu Jia'ang.

Pan Chenghai nodded in agreement and said, "When I went to Nanjiang, I heard them say that Shen Xin is a master at solving cases."

Shen Xin quickly waved his hand and said no.

“Of course there is.” Jiang Wengang patted Shen Xin on the shoulder and said, “This kid was still at the police station last year. He just finished his probation period and was transferred to our branch’s criminal investigation team. Now, he’s been transferred directly to the municipal bureau.”

Jiang Wengang knew Shen Xin's situation very well.

Wang Feng was startled.

Within the police system, this transfer speed is faster than a rocket.

That also directly proves how capable Shen Xin is.

As far as Liu Jia'ang knew, the only place Fei Ge frequented was that billiard hall.

Speed ​​is of the essence in war, so the group did not hesitate and headed straight for the billiards hall.

(End of this chapter)