You're supposed to be a security officer, what case are you solving?

Chapter 177 Arrest at Dawn! (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
At three in the morning, the crabapple blossoms were still awake.

The twenty-odd veteran chefs from Lingmeng County and the Municipal Bureau are also quietly blossoming.

As soon as they appeared, the eight gangsters scattered in chaos, running away in a panic.

There was no resistance whatsoever. It was a joke; the moment Zhang Yong, the leader, showed his face, the group knew who they were.

Lingmeng County is such a small place, and as long as you're out on the streets, there are bound to be a few people who remember Zhang Yong's face.

Immediately, shouts erupted from all sides.

"Police, don't move!"

"Stop!"

"Hands on your head!"

"Take the belt off him!"

The person on the other end was also shouting, "I haven't done anything wrong, don't arrest me."

But some resisted. One of the skinny guys, seeing that the police were surrounding the tall guy, cleverly darted out of the encirclement and tried to run into the grove of trees across from the hotel.

However, a tall man suddenly stood in front of him, blocking his way.

"Get out of my way! Get out of my way!"

The skinny man rushed over quickly, his hands on his chest.

Yang Jinwen kicked the other man to the ground. Instead of moving forward, he raised his pistol and pulled the trigger into the air.

"boom!"

Gunshots rang out in the pitch-black early morning.

The chaotic situation immediately came to a standstill.

Yang Jinwen gripped his gun and shouted down the street, "All of you, shut the hell up! Crouch down, all of you, crouch down!"

The thirty or so people present, whether they were seasoned veterans or gangsters, all blinked rapidly.

Drawing a gun is a very dangerous action.

He Jinbo and Zhang Yong were carrying police batons.

But in any case, the situation was immediately brought under control.

The thugs dared not struggle any longer and obediently surrendered.

Maozi and Qi Bin rushed over, trying to restrain the skinny man, but Yang Jinwen immediately shouted, "Don't touch him!"

Then, he looked at the skinny man and said coldly, "Take out the things!"

The skinny man squatted on the ground, glanced at him, and then pulled out a dagger more than a foot long from his pocket.

He threw the dagger on the ground; it was gleaming.

Yang Jinwen kicked the dagger aside, and Maozi and Qi Bin pounced on him and pinned the skinny man down.

Cat gave the skinny guy a whack on the back of the head: "Bringing a weapon, acting like a gangster. They were cooperating with the arrest, but you were showing off. You even tried to assault a police officer. You're in big trouble this time!"

The skinny man cried out, "I'm innocent! I didn't! I didn't take it out at all!"

Cat twisted his hand behind his back: "Then how did our colleagues know you were carrying a dagger?"

"How would I know? He has X-ray vision, he definitely has X-ray vision."

"Fuck off!"

Cat cursed and grabbed his hands behind his back. Qi Bin quickly handcuffed him.

When He Jinbo and his gang saw that the skinny guy was carrying a weapon, they quickly searched the other gangsters.

Fortunately, these people weren't carrying any weapons, but they did have other things in their arms and bags.

Several decks of playing cards, dice, etc., and in the handbags of two of them, there were stacks of cash, all with rolled edges, some in small change and some in large bills, totaling tens of thousands.

Anyone who has ever cracked down on gambling knows what these people are doing.

Immediately, Zhang Yong singled out Fang Zhongtai.

Yang Jinwen and Maozi handed the skinny man over to the criminal investigation team, and the two of them also gathered around.

"Fang Zhongtai, where have you been these past two days?"

Fang Zhongtai raised his head, and one of Zhang Yong's subordinates shouted, "Who told you to look up? Keep your head down and speak!"

Fang Zhongtai had no choice but to squat on the ground, cover his head with his hands, and say in a wronged tone, "Didn't you already know?"

"You're asked to answer, not to ask a question!"

Fang Zhongtai said, "Gambling."

Where to gamble?

"In those abandoned buildings on Hongchang Street."

"How many days have you been gambling?"

"The government, I didn't organize it. I just went to take a look and played a few rounds. I went there on the night of the 9th."

"Have you been gambling since the night of the 9th?"

Fang Zhongtai nodded: "Yes."

He Jinbo, as if possessed, asked, "Did you win?"

"We did win some."

Zhang Yong nodded to his subordinates, who then pulled a few more people aside for individual questioning.

Zhang Yong continued, "Did you return to your unit during that time?"

Fang Zhongtai shook his head: "No."

"Really not?"

"real."

Zhang Yong glanced at He Jinbo, who shrugged.

Before long, several of Zhang Yong's subordinates ran over and said, "Captain Zhang, we've asked them. Fang Zhongtai was indeed with them from the night of the 9th until after 2 a.m. on the 10th. Fang Zhongtai even won quite a bit."

Zhang Yong sighed, "Take all these people back and interrogate them again. If there are no problems, hand them over to the Public Security Bureau." "What about the gambling money?"

Zhang Yong said irritably, "Follow the procedure."

"Understood," the subordinate replied.

Zhang Yong looked at He Jinbo and the others: "Sorry, it was a misunderstanding."

He Jinbo has extremely high emotional intelligence: "No, at least it rules out the possibility that Fang Zhongtai committed the crime, which is also very important."

Zhang Yong was pleased: "Captain He, Captain Yang, you've worked hard. It's getting late, go back and rest. We can discuss it again tomorrow."

He Jinbo nodded: "Okay."

After the members of the Major Crimes Unit returned to the reception room, He Jinbo did not go upstairs immediately, but instead gathered several people in the lobby.

As he handed out cigarettes to everyone, he asked, "After this incident, does anyone have any thoughts?"

Yao Weihua took the cigarette, squinted, and said, "I think Captain Zhang and his team are trying to investigate through social connections, which is a bit too eager for quick success and they are likely to overlook the details of the case."

He Jinbo added fuel to the fire: "Old Yao, you're right. Our serious crimes team has come all this way, and we've finally got to entertain a client..."

"Pshaw, I'm getting off-topic. We finally got a case, and we represent the city bureau, so we need to pull ourselves together and do a great job."

He Jinbo ignored the cat and handed the cigarette to Qi Bin. The boy took it and nodded, saying, "Captain He is right."

"Nonsense, say something useful."

Qi Bin stammered a few words, unable to get them out.

He Jinbo offered the cigarette to Yang Jinwen, but Cai Ting took it from her hand. She took out a lighter from her pocket, lit it, and said, "Captain He, Lingmeng County is such a small place. If it's not someone you know who committed the crime, we can definitely find the person. I think we still need to conduct a large-scale investigation and mobilize everyone."

He Jinbo nodded: "We'll definitely mobilize them. I reckon the county bureau will start the investigation first thing tomorrow morning. Captain Yang, what's your opinion?"

Yang Jinwen didn't accept the cigarette, and pondered for a moment before saying, "I still stand by my previous opinion: this family annihilation case was definitely committed by a veteran..."

He Jinbo interrupted him: "Those with prior convictions in Lingmeng County will definitely be considered..."

Yang Jinwen shook his head: "Assuming it wasn't an acquaintance who committed the crime, I think the modus operandi of these murderers is like this, which is no different from that of thieves."

They would definitely scout the place first, determine how many people were in the house, and check if there were any valuables before breaking in, killing, and stealing.

He wore work gloves while committing the crime, and even dared to eat at the crime scene without any qualms. Before leaving, he used a mop to wipe away the bloodstains and footprints, leaving the mop at the door.

This is definitely not their first offense!

Yao Weihua nodded: "I agree with Captain Yang's judgment. These guys have too strong a mentality. How could a first-time offender be so meticulous?"

Yang Jinwen said, "Captain He, you need to call Director Wen and ask him to investigate whether there are similar family annihilation cases in other provinces and cities."

Furthermore, we currently have only two leads.

First, the murderer may have scouted the area, so the investigation should focus on that area.

Secondly, there's the nylon strap used to bind and strangle Li Xiumei. It's covered in red brick dust, which either came from a construction site or a self-built house in the countryside. We don't know its exact purpose yet.

Upon hearing Yang Jinwen's analysis, everyone nodded in agreement.

He Jinbo said, "Okay, I'll call Director Wen right now. Tomorrow morning, we'll split into two groups and investigate along these two leads. Everyone's tired, go get some sleep."

The six members of the Major Crimes Unit booked three rooms. Cai Ting stayed in one room by herself, while Yang Jinwen, Maozi, and Qi Bin stayed in another.

After a quick wash, Yang Jinwen fell asleep immediately.

Cat was sleeping on the bed in the middle. He was just about to fall asleep when Qi Bin, who was sleeping to his left by the window, turned over and whispered, "Brother Cat, are you asleep?"

The cat frowned: "Going to sleep."

"You slept with him, and you still agreed?"

"What do you want to say?"

Qi Bin said, "Captain Yang fired a shot today."

"Ah."

"I haven't even fired a shot yet."

"Ah."

"Captain Yang's shooting posture is kind of cool. Has he ever shot anyone?"

"Ah."

"No, you killed a criminal?"

The cat held up two fingers.

"You really killed him? That's impressive. What happened?"

"Why do you have so many questions? It's already four in the morning, are you trying to kill me with exhaustion?" Cat said this, but she was secretly pleased.

Yang Jinwen is awesome, that's for sure. After all, we're both from the North City Branch, we're all in cahoots.

Cat waited for him to continue asking questions so she could brag a bit more.

He waited a moment, but then heard Qi Bin snoring.

Damn, you fell asleep, but you've really gotten me excited.

The cat's sleepiness vanished instantly. He tossed and turned, feeling the need to pee before bed, but worried about disturbing the two of them, so he couldn't fall asleep at all.

As soon as it was light, He Jinbo knocked on the door and shouted, "Get up! We'll go first, you guys get moving too!"

Yang Jinwen and his two companions got up, quickly washed up, went downstairs to buy steamed buns, and ate them while driving.

The cat sat in the passenger seat, sporting dark circles under its eyes, looking no different from a drug addict.

Qi Bin, on the other hand, was in high spirits. While drinking soy milk, he asked, "Captain Yang, where should we investigate?"

"Let's go check out the hardware store first, and then trace the construction site from there. That's our task for today."

"it is good."

In the morning, Lingmeng County was shrouded in mist, the temperature was low, and the humidity was high. Pedestrians wore hats and hurried along.

Yang Jinwen looked out the window. At the intersection ahead was a middle school, the only middle school in the county, Lingmeng Middle School.

(End of this chapter)