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

Chapter 182 Arrest! (Seeking monthly votes)
Because it was already December, the road surface was frozen solid, making it a bit slippery to run on.

Rural houses in An'nan City are different from those in the north. They are mostly built around ponds or paddy fields, scattered and not clustered together, mainly due to geographical limitations.

In relatively flat areas, rural self-built houses are mostly clustered together, making the area quite lively.

Yao Weihua led a group of people around the left side of the building that had not yet been built, next to the paddy fields.

Yang Jinwen led a team to bypass the highway to avoid any desperate measures during the arrest.

The shed is a shed in the normal sense, a temporary dwelling built of straw and wooden planks, and its sturdiness is questionable.

Upon arriving at the door, the people inside were completely unaware of anything amiss.

After Yao Weihua and Yang Jinwen met, Yang Jinwen shouted, "Move!"

Suddenly, more than a dozen flashlights lit up and rushed into the low, cramped shack.

"Who?"

"There's a thief!"

"Call for help! A thief is stealing our bricks!"

"Don't move! We're the police!"

"Qi Bin, hold him down, quick!"

"If you move again, I'll shoot!"

"Cai Ting, handcuff her!"

There was a commotion inside the shed, with chickens and dogs running around in chaos because the space was too small to even turn around.

A figure crawled out of the house. When Yang Jinwen saw that it was a man, he kicked him, grabbed his arm, shoved his knee into his back, and twisted his elbow backward.

"Click."

Cat imitated Xu Guoliang, stepping on the man's thigh until he howled, then quickly pulled out handcuffs and put them on him.

Shouts and screams came from inside the shed, but the commotion didn't last long before everyone was pinned down, including a puppy huddled in a corner.

Seeing that the situation was under control, Yang Jinwen shouted, "Several people!"

Yao Weihua counted on his fingers, and after a moment, he replied, "Six."

Yang Jinwen looked at the old village chief: "Are there six people?"

"Yes."

“Bring the person out and into the brick house in front.”

The first one to come out was a child, who was probably so frightened that he didn't even dare to cry.

After everyone was brought out, the shed shook twice, and then collapsed to the ground with a 'crash'.

The family of six was taken to a brick house, where the space was relatively large and could provide some privacy so that they wouldn't be seen by night owls, which would not sound good if word got out.

Yang Jinwen said, "Village chief, recognize the person."

"it is good."

At this point, all six members of the family, regardless of gender, were ordered to squat on the ground.

One of the older men, struggling, shouted, "Village chief, what have I done to wrong you? You're repairing a house, what business is it of yours? You're sending people to mess with me!"

Clearly, he was blaming the village chief for what happened today.

"So what if I didn't treat you to drinks? I was planning to treat you to dinner after the house was built. Why are you making such a fuss?"

The old village chief's face turned pale and then red, and he cursed, "Watch your mouth! When did I ask you to buy me drinks?"

"Let me tell you, the people who arrested you are police officers from the Municipal Public Security Bureau, not me trying to do anything! Gao Hangjun, you'd better cooperate honestly. Your family hasn't done anything wrong, and the government will treat you leniently!"

As the village chief spoke, Yang Jinwen noticed a man squatting in the middle, his head down and his eyes darting around.

Besides Gao Hangjun cursing, his wife was also crying and shouting.

The village chief pointed at the people and said to Yang Jinwen, "This is Gao Hangjun, next to him is his wife, and squatting next to him is Gao Hangjun's eldest son, Gao Minghuai. Then there is Gao Mingliang, and behind him are Gao Minghuai's wife and son."

Yang Jinwen nodded: "The trial will take place right here!"

The first person to bring up a question was Gao Hangjun, the head of the family.

He was in his fifties, with dark skin and a lean build.

Yang Jinwen called Yao Weihua aside: "Old Yao, you and Cai Ting interrogate those two women, and we'll check them later."

“Okay.” Yao Weihua nodded.

Yang Jinwen then said, "Officer Wu, look for those nylon straps in Old Li's general store."

"I'll send people to search immediately."

Then, Yang Jinwen came to Gao Hangjun and sat down on a pile of bricks.

“Gao Hangjun, listen up. I’m from the An’nan City Criminal Investigation Detachment. Answer my questions, okay? If you answer honestly and it’s not your fault, I’ll release you immediately.”

Gao Hangjun was an honest, simple farmer who hadn't seen much of the world. He didn't even know what a criminal police officer was, and he only thought of the other party as a police officer from the local police station. But even with that identity, he couldn't afford to offend him.

"You said."

When did your son, Gao Mingliang, return?

"Why do you ask this?"

Wu Jinquan yelled from the side, "You're just going to answer whatever I ask you? Do you even want to build this house?"

Gao Hangjun nodded: "A week ago, I forgot the exact date."

"Did he come back alone, or with other people?"

"He didn't say."

Where did he work before?

Gao Hangjun shook his head: "He didn't tell me."

Why did he come back?

“We need to build a house in our hometown, and my eldest and second eldest sons both need to contribute money. I wrote to him and asked him to send some money back home.”

Did he send it to you?

"He brought the money back with him."

"Bring money?" Yang Jinwen frowned. "When did he give you the money?"

"Just a few days ago?"

What exactly is the number?

At this point, even if Gao Hangjun was stupid, he knew that there was something wrong with his second son, so he quickly shut up and stopped answering.

Wu Jinquan said, "Gao Hangjun, if you don't tell me, do you know what the consequences will be? You experienced it in '96, you should know that our fight against organized crime is not a joke!" Gao Hangjun remained silent.

Yang Jinwen said, "Alright, take him away, and bring Gao Minghuai with you."

Before long, Gao Minghuai was brought in. He was not tall and was wearing red thermal underwear. Because it was too cold, the police officers from the police station found their clothes in the room and put them on.

Gao Minghuai shivered coldly, his teeth chattering.

Yang Jinwen asked, "Your name is Gao Minghuai?"

Gao Minghuai was clearly not as assertive as his father, nodding vigorously: "Government, ask me anything, I'll tell you everything I know."

Yang Jinwen squinted and asked, "Where were you from the evening of January 10th to the morning of the next day?"

"I'm at home... I'm at home."

"Who can vouch for you?"

"Several of the workers we hired to build our house can attest that after finishing their work that day, they gathered together to drink."

"How late will you finish drinking?"

"It was around 11 p.m.

“Recite these people’s names.”

"Okay, Old Wang from our village is here..."

Wu Jinquan took out his notebook and wrote down the names one by one. Needless to say, the institute would have to help verify the names that were called out.

After he finished speaking, Yang Jinwen asked, "What about your brother? Didn't he drink with you?"

Gao Minghuai shook his head: "He wasn't home that day."

Yang Jinwen squinted: "Where did he go?"

"They said they went to the county town to visit a friend."

What exactly is the number?

"Didn't you just ask about the 10th? It was on the morning of the 10th that he went to the county town."

Did he specify which friends he would be looking for?

Gao Minghuai shook his head: "He doesn't like to talk to me. When I asked him something, he only said this one sentence."

"Do you know where he used to work?"

"do not know."

"What day did you come back?"

"It was the 8th, I think. He came back suddenly without giving any prior notice."

"Who did he come back with?"

"He was all alone, carrying a travel bag."

"Your dad just said that when your family builds a house, both you and he will have to contribute money, right?"

"Yes."

When did Gao Mingliang bring money home?

"He has no money, no matter what he offers."

"Didn't you give it to me?"

"They gave us some, but not much."

"When was it given? How much was given?"

"When I came back on the afternoon of the 11th, I gave my dad 500 yuan. That's not enough to build a house; we'll have to borrow more."

"He returned on the afternoon of the 11th?"

"Yes."

"Is he alone?"

"It's just one person."

Yang Jinwen took out his notebook, pulled out a photo from the middle, and handed it to him.

Because the light was too dim, Wu Jinquan turned on his flashlight and shone it on the photo.

"Take a look, do you have this nylon strap at home?"

Gao Minghuai glanced at it and immediately nodded: "Yes."

"Where?"

"Second floor."

Wu Jinquan immediately called a few people upstairs, where they happened to run into Maozi coming downstairs.

The building is not yet topped out, the stairwell is full of potholes and bricks everywhere.

Cat, shining a flashlight, looked excited. He held several dirty, faded nylon straps in his hand: "Captain Yang, we found them! These are the nylon straps!"

Yang Jinwen quickly stood up, took it in his hand and saw that it was a herringbone pattern, and the width was also 1.5cm.

Wu Jinquan, standing nearby, swallowed hard. This was the murder weapon used in the family annihilation case. Combined with Gao Minghuai's confession, Gao Mingliang was most likely the perpetrator of the family annihilation.

Yang Jinwen held up the dirty nylon strap and showed it to Gao Minghuai: "What's this for?"

Gao Minghuai answered without hesitation: "They carry cement slabs. Cement slabs are very heavy, and it takes several people to carry them up."

"Are all these nylon straps here?"

Gao Minghuai shook his head: "When my dad bought them, they were already missing two before he even used them. I don't know who stole them."

When your dad bought it, was it a whole circle, or was it divided into strips?

"It's a whole circle. If it's cut off, we won't know the length when we get it back, and it won't be usable."

Yang Jinwen nodded, looked at Maozi, and whispered, "Brother Mao, look again and see if there are any more nylon straps."

"Let's take this back to the county police station and compare the cuts with the nylon strap used to bind and kill Li Xiumei. If the cuts match, we can solidify this case."

The cat nodded: "Okay, I'll keep looking."

Yang Jinwen turned his head and looked at Gao Mingliang, who was being held down in the distance by two policemen.

At the same time, his gaze turned towards them, sharp and filled with fear.

At this moment, Gao Minghuai asked tremblingly, "Officer, what have we done? I'm innocent!"

Yang Jinwen glanced at him: "If nothing unexpected happens, this house will be yours alone from now on. Anyway, your brother only contributed five hundred yuan, right?"
There's no need to separate the family in the future, but I think you'll have to help him pay for the bullets!

(End of this chapter)