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

Chapter 19 A Thorough Search! (Please add to your favorites and read on.)
After a night of torrential rain, the courtyard of the municipal bureau was filled with rainwater.

At six o'clock in the morning, people from all the squadrons of the Chengbei Branch, including the local police stations and joint defense teams, arrived.

In the event of a major criminal case, meetings must be held every morning and evening; in the event of a large-scale investigation, mobilization must be carried out in advance.

Yang Jinwen and Maozi stood in the formation of trainee police officers, listening to Lu Shaohua and Zhang Bin speak, and were assigned tasks by He Jinbo from the Major Crimes Unit.

The road from the cotton mill to the old town area is called Shangshui Road, and the road to the right is called Xiashui Road. The Yanzi River is three kilometers away from this road.

Today's task is to conduct a comprehensive search of the northeastern area of ​​the "cross" shape.

According to the Sheung Shui Road Police Station, the area has a population of nearly 3,000, with seven-story residential buildings, numerous factories, and many winding alleyways.

In order to find the murderer before dark, Lu Shaohua also sought support from the Municipal Traffic Police Detachment to guard the perimeter.

Immediately afterwards, everyone was mobilized. The joint defense team brought two large trucks, so Yang Jinwen didn't need to drive his sidecar.

Yang Jinwen climbed onto the truck and stood in the cargo compartment, squeezing in with the others.

He looked up at the sky, where the wind had torn a hole in the clouds, and sunlight was peeking through.

Cat stood close to him, muttering, "What a piece of junk this car is! It bounces around like crazy. I'll throw up my dinner from last night before we even get there."

“It’s better than riding a sidecar motorcycle.” Yang Jinwen took out six steamed buns from his pocket, which were in a plastic bag, and gave him one: “Here you go.”

"Where did you get this?" Cat shook his head: "I get carsick and nauseous, I can't eat."

While eating, Yang Jinwen replied, "Where else can I get it? The cafeteria, of course."

Cat asked in surprise, "Grandpa Fan in the cafeteria is so stingy. He buys old rice that's been sitting around for ages. How can he give you six steamed buns?"

"I had lunch with Director Lu and Zhang Da this morning."

"No wonder!" Cat said with a look of disdain: "Comrade Yang Jinwen, you're a relative, aren't you? Old Fan is really looking down on people."

Yang Jinwen chewed on a steamed bun and gestured with his lip: "Take one. We'll be checking things all day, and we might not have time to eat."

"Okay then." Cat accepted the offer and put one in its pocket.

Having accepted this kindness, Maozi's impression of Yang Jinwen improved slightly, and she asked in a low voice, "I heard you not call Uncle Zheng 'Master' last night?"

Yang Jinwen nodded: "You heard me?"

The cat opened its eyes and said, "What? You want to rebel? Let me tell you, a teacher for a day is a father for life. You need to understand this rule!"

Old Zheng has a bad temper, but he really cares about his apprentices. I heard from the old helpers in the team that Old Zheng used to have an apprentice who beat up a suspect during the investigation of a case. This suspect had raped a young girl.

The suspect's family had some connections, so they sued Lao Zheng's apprentice, which made it into the newspapers and had a very bad impact.

Old Zheng's apprentice was punished, and because of this, Old Zheng took the matter to the municipal bureau!

So, don't be fooled by his scolding; he genuinely cares about you!

Yang Jinwen sighed: "If this case goes wrong now, and the serious crimes team arrests the wrong person because of the characteristics of the murderer I described, do you think it will implicate him if I still call him master?"

Cat was momentarily disoriented, and the truck lurched, nearly causing him to fall off. Fortunately, Yang Jinwen grabbed his arm.

He looked up, surprised, and said, "Damn, so you weren't trying to anger Lao Zheng, you were afraid of implicating him? If that's the case, then your analysis of the murderer's height was just nonsense, right?"

Yang Jinwen remained silent. There was a formula to deduce the murderer's height from the suspect's footprints; he had been a police officer for decades in his previous life and had seen countless footprints and fingerprints.

He was certain about the suspect's height in the "530 Major Murder Case," with an error margin of at most 1 to 2 centimeters, and his weight was also accurate. He also knew about Zheng Kang's situation; because of his former apprentice's actions, he had also received a disciplinary action. If it weren't for that, he might have been the captain of the Major Crimes Unit, instead of only holding a deputy position.

Half an hour later, the truck arrived at the crime scene, which was Sheung Shui Road.

As soon as the truck stopped, the members of the joint defense team jumped off from both sides of the truck, lined up, and were led by criminal police officers from the Major Crimes Unit to knock on doors from house to house.

Zheng Kang got out of a white Santana and waved to Yang Jinwen.

Cat was also preparing to go find his master. Before leaving, he instructed, "I'll say it again: once you acknowledge someone as your master, it's for life. Don't argue with Old Zheng anymore."

Yang Jinwen nodded and joined Zheng Kang's group.

"Let's go to the residential building over there first, apartment number 23. Everyone be alert and focus on asking if anyone in the house has a motorcycle or mental illness. If you find out anything, contact each other immediately with walkie-talkies, in pairs, and keep each other informed."

Remember, we're looking for a murderer this time. If you encounter him, don't try to fight him head-on, and don't be reckless. Just keep a close watch on him.

"Don't worry, Uncle Zheng, this isn't the first time we've participated in an investigation."

"Uncle Zheng, is this young man next to you your new apprentice? He's quite tall, and he's been offering you cigarettes quite a bit, hasn't he?"

Zheng Kang snapped, "Get out of here! Get to work and stop spouting nonsense."

Several members of the joint defense team nodded and headed straight for the street across the street.

Zheng Kang glanced at Yang Jinwen, said nothing, and strode across the street.

Yang Jinwen followed behind him, also remaining silent.

Ten minutes later, Zheng Kang stepped into a small shop and said to the owner, "Boss, we are from the North City Branch. Do you know anyone who has a motorcycle?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the owner behind the glass counter rolled his eyes: "There are plenty of people with motorcycles, I have one at home."

"Do you know anyone in your family who has a mental illness, or someone who is mentally challenged?"

"Yes, I saw a mentally challenged guy on Dahuai Road a couple of days ago. I'd never seen him before and I don't know where he came from. It was raining heavily, and he was squatting next to a trash can by the roadside, grinning like an idiot."

"Really?" Zheng Kang frowned; this didn't match the murderer's portrait.

The boss nodded: "Really, an older middle-aged woman."

Zheng Kang rolled his eyes and prepared to turn around and leave.

At this moment, Yang Jinwen stepped forward and said to the boss, "Boss, hello, the person we are looking for is about 164cm tall and weighs 55kg."

Besides owning a motorcycle, he may have also suffered from mental illness, or perhaps he's recovered now, but he was definitely the kind of person who was mentally unstable before.

Zheng Kang stopped and waited for his boss's reply.

The boss thought for a moment and shook his head: "With so many conditions combined, I really haven't seen anyone like this around here. You should ask around elsewhere."

Yang Jinwen sighed in disappointment.

Zheng Kang glanced at him, and after leaving the house, he took out his walkie-talkie and instructed several members of the joint defense team: "Everyone, pay attention, here's another detail: the suspect is probably around 1.64 meters tall and weighs 55 kilograms. The features are very obvious, so don't miss him."

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