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

Chapter 193 Pry open his mouth!
January 18th, 1 p.m.

Batang Street Night Market.

The night market was lined with bamboo sheds covered with red and blue tarpaulins that resembled woven bags.

Whether they were stall owners doing business or ordinary people watching the spectacle, they were all herded to the street entrance and not allowed to come over.

At the end of the street, a large group of police officers in olive-green uniforms surrounded the narrow passageway of the night market, making it impossible to pass through.

In front of a stall selling magazines and movie DVDs, a dim light bulb hangs under a rain shelter, powered by two lead-acid batteries behind the stall.

The positive electrode is red, and the negative electrode is black. Inside is an electrolyte. The essence of this thing is the chemical conversion of electrical energy, not the direct generation of electricity. Those electrofishers love to carry this thing around to find small streams and ditches.

Either you stun the fish with electricity, or you electrocute yourself; someone has to pay the price for regulated electricity use.

At this moment, Zhao Daqing was forced onto a blue plastic stool, facing a group of menacing police officers.

After getting out of the car, Zeng Weiqiang, the captain of the Yuncheng branch, ran over with his handbag in hand.

Seeing this, the crowd quickly made way for him.

He glanced at Yang Jinwen standing in the crowd and nodded slightly. Cat often saw that eager expression on his master's face. He wanted to praise him, but he was a little hesitant. In short, he couldn't let go of his pride.

He Jinbo wouldn't do that now. If he wanted to praise Yang Jinwen, he would just pat him on the shoulder. This is a common way for leaders to encourage their subordinates.

Zeng Weiqiang glanced at Zhao Daqing sitting on the plastic stool and pointed at him, asking, "Is it him?"

Hu Zhiyong, who arrived first, nodded: "That's right, he is Zhao Daqing."

Niu Guoli shouted from the side, "Zhao Daqing, raise your head."

Zhao Daqing pretended not to hear. At this moment, he was in a sorry state, his face was covered in bruises and there was blood at the corner of his mouth.

His hands were tied behind his back, his pants were pulled down to below his knees, and his back was hunched over.

A police officer in uniform grabbed his hair and lifted his head up.

Zhao Daqing had bruises around his eyes and sharp eyes, looking like a wild beast captured by a hunter, extremely fierce.

Zeng Weiqiang asked, "What happened to his injuries?"

"He made the arrest, wielding a short sword and slashing at the target. He was slightly injured during the arrest."

Zeng Weiqiang didn't ask any more questions. As long as no one was missing an arm or a leg, he didn't care.

He then called Yang Jinwen and the others aside and asked how they had identified Zhao Daqing.

Yang Jinwen gestured to Zhang Yong, who then explained it in detail.

When the officers from the Yuncheng Criminal Investigation Detachment heard that the search was being conducted through an auto repair shop, they happened to run into Zhao Daqing, who was there to pick up his car.

The entire arrest process was simple, and there was a bit of coincidence involved.

It may seem like a coincidence, but if Yang Jinwen hadn't investigated using his own investigative methods, Zhao Daqing might have gotten away.

Of course, Yang Jinwen's group of four had no idea that Hu Zhiyong and Niu Guoli had almost let the person escape.

But only those four were unaware of this; all the police officers involved in the arrest were aware of it.

Otherwise, the detachment commander wouldn't have called in the entire armed police detachment for support. Within an hour, he cursed Niu Guoli more than ten times over the walkie-talkie.

Was he insulting Niu Guoli?

Everyone in the Yuncheng detachment knew that he was very dissatisfied with Hu Zhiyong!

At this moment, everyone felt a pang of regret. If it weren't for Yang Jinwen, Zhao Daqing would definitely have driven off Bailiqiao.

Among them, the one who suffered the most was Hu Zhiyong. He was a criminal police officer investigating the Lishui Community in Yuncheng. He went from Yuncheng to Lingmeng County but found nothing. Following the escape route of Zhao Daqing and Chen Li, he returned to Yuncheng. According to the investigation direction given by Yang Jinwen, he actually surprised people and almost let them escape.

Hu Zhiyong, with his gray hair, stood to one side, silently bowing his head.

He is almost fifty years old, but due to years of working on the front lines of cases, he is too tired and looks like he is sixty.

Yang Jinwen turned to look at him.

Hu Zhiyong sensed his gaze, looked up, smiled slightly, and gave a thumbs up.

Yang Jinwen nodded and smiled.

There are many veteran criminal police officers like Hu Zhiyong. They are not confused or unprofessional; they just always fall short of luck and opportunity.

At this moment, Zeng Weiqiang walked up to Zhao Daqing and said, word by word, "Zhao Daqing, listen carefully. I am the captain of the Yuncheng branch. My name is Zeng Weiqiang!"
In August 1995 and 1996, I was working at the Municipal Public Security Bureau for the two cases you committed in Yuncheng.

Now, tell me, can we talk?

Zhao Daqing ignored him and just stared intently at Yang Jinwen.

Zeng Weiqiang continued, "You don't want to talk, right?"

Zhao Daqing remained silent.

Zeng Weiqiang continued, "Search him and take everything off his person."

Chen Manqiu and Niu Guoli stepped forward, took off Zhao Daqing's pants and coat, and searched his pockets.

Yao Weihua and Maozi stepped forward and swept the CDs and magazines on the stall aside.

Then, a short sword that Zhao Daqing used to kill someone was placed on the bamboo mat.

Then there were the work gloves he was wearing, a wallet containing more than 500 yuan in change, two ID cards, and two temporary residence permits.

In addition to Zhao Daqing's own ID card, there was also Chen Li's ID card, as well as their two temporary residence permits in Yuquan County.

A car repair bill. Two keychains; besides the Jetta car key, four other keys are hanging on the key ring.

The other keychain only has a single key, making it look rather lonely.

Zeng Weiqiang asked, "Where's the pager? Can't you find the pager?"

Chen Manqiu shook her head: "No."

At this moment, Yang Jinwen walked to the stall, picked up the keychain with only one key, and examined it carefully.

Zeng Weiqiang picked up Chen Li's ID card, walked up to Zhao Daqing, and showed the ID card to him.

Where is this woman, Chen Li?

"Zhao Daqing, if you don't talk, you'll suffer! I advise you to cooperate with us now, it's not too late! Your murder is clear, there's no way to deny it. You need to understand your current situation, do you understand?"

Zhao Daqing just glared at him fiercely.

Zeng Weiqiang glanced at the crowd gathered on the street, stood up, and said, "Take him back for interrogation. Pry his mouth open."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yang Jinwen stepped forward and handed the key to Zhao Daqing: "Where did this key come from?"

The key is made of brass, not the kind for padlocks, but the kind of key for a cylindrical lock that's embedded in a door.

Zeng Weiqiang immediately understood what Yang Jinwen was holding when he saw what it was.

The criminal police officers investigating the murder case also suddenly realized what was going on.

Immediately, everyone gathered around.

Zeng Weiqiang roared, "Where did this key come from?"

Zhao Daqing raised his head, smiled, but didn't answer.

Zeng Weiqiang, panting heavily, roared, "I don't think we need to take him to the station for interrogation. You there, take him to the car and interrogate him properly. Pry his mouth open!"

Zhao Daqing was lifted up by several people, taken to the roadside, shoved into a car, and then the car door was closed.

Immediately afterwards, police officers maintaining order went to the streets and quickly dispersed the onlookers.

More than ten minutes later, an old detective got out of the car, ran to Zeng Weiqiang's side, and complained, "Chief, he's too stubborn. He just won't say a word. There's nothing we can do."

Zeng Weiqiang gritted his teeth: "I'm handing him over to you. I don't care what methods you use, pry his mouth open by tomorrow morning!"

"Okay, I'll give it a try."

Afterwards, Zeng Weiqiang called over the heads of several brigades and instructed them: "Niu Guoli, here are the keys. Go and make a few identical keys."

The others go to the neighborhood committee and the security team, check house to house for me, use this key to open the door, and find this family before dawn!

Yang Jinwen continued, "Pay special attention to those detached houses that live in remote areas, especially those with cylinder locks. If no one is home, be sure to try the key."

The crowd responded and then dispersed.

A young police officer on patrol, unsure of what to look for, asked some senior officers, who replied, "You idiot, Zhao Daqing always carries two keys with him. Where did this extra key come from?"
We've searched guesthouses, hotels, and even hair salons for two days, but we haven't found where Zhao Daqing and Chen Li are hiding. Where do you think they might be hiding?

"where?"

"So, you're destined to be a patrolman for life. And let me tell you, this could be another family annihilation case!"

The young policeman gasped: "You can make that deduction based on just a key?"

"What do you think? That detective from Annam City has a really sharp eye."

"Who says otherwise? If our local gangs... oops, I misspoke. If our branch could cooperate well with them, we might be able to get some credit."

"Well, that's great! Over a hundred of us worked for days and got nothing!"

The veteran detective quickly covered his mouth: "You little rascal, watch your mouth, watch your mouth!"

Seeing that Zhao Daqing was about to be taken away, Zhang Yong immediately whispered to Yang Jinwen, "Captain Yang, Lao Yao and I will go with him and keep an eye on him?"

Yang Jinwen nodded: "Okay."

Zhang Yong and Yao Weihua quickly followed, just in case anything unexpected happened.

Before the arrest, Zhao Daqing's whereabouts were not clearly defined, but since they were the ones who arrested him, they had to bring him back.

Yang Jinwen understood this principle as well; his father-in-law was thousands of miles away, eagerly anticipating his arrival.

Otherwise, Yang Jinwen wouldn't have emptied his Type 54 pistol. Besides his hatred for Zhao Daqing, the spent cartridges were the best evidence of his capture, and no one could take them away!

Right now, Cat is holding a flashlight and picking up bullet casings at the capture site.

Seeing Yang Jinwen approach, he looked distressed: "Wait, how many shots did you fire?"

Yang Jinwen pondered, "Let me calculate, it seems to be six shots."

Cat looked at the plastic bag in his hand and frowned: "Then how did I end up with seven bullet casings?"

Yang Jinwen was startled: "No way? I was the only one who fired the shot. Besides, neither you nor Lao Yao brought guns. Captain Zhang didn't even draw his gun."

Cat sighed, "Damn it, how did these extras get there?"

Yang Jinwen said helplessly, "Take it to the forensic team in Yuncheng first thing tomorrow morning. It's possible that there was a firefight here before."

"Another case."

Yang Jinwen shrugged: "Then that's not our responsibility."

(End of this chapter)