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

Chapter 208 The deceased was someone else!
The Yanzi River ditch in the northern suburbs of the city.

Police officers from the local police station, wearing waterproof leather jumpsuits, stood in the mud on the bank, holding long fishing nets, and fished in the shallow water.

Every ten meters, a person stood and walked as far as possible toward the middle of the river until the water reached their chests before they stopped.

Zheng Kang and Jiang Jianbing stood on the shore, smoking with solemn expressions.

Jiang Jianbing asked, "Old Zheng, we've been searching all day, looking through every ditch and manhole. What if these thugs haven't lost their heads yet?"

Zheng Kang shook his head: "If I don't throw it away, am I supposed to take it back as a collectible?"

"Yeah, if it was really a collection, then the murderer would be a real psychopath."

Are Chengnan and Jiaxing Districts, which are adjacent to our jurisdiction, in the queue?

Jiang Jianbing nodded: "They're lined up. Director Wen and Director Yang are each in a car, touring the entire city. Cai Tao and Yan Bin wouldn't dare to give us a perfunctory answer."

Zheng Kang frowned and said, "This section of the river is closest to the sports park. If the murderer passed through here the night before last, he should have thrown his head into the river."

Jiang Jianbing pondered for a while, then asked, "Could it really be as Jinwen said, that these thugs are insanely killing people randomly?"

Zheng Kang let out a sigh of relief: "You and I both experienced the 1980s, what do you think?"

"I can't believe how terrifying those cases were."

Zheng Kang said, "Using people to find them isn't a solution. What about the police dog from the Municipal Public Security Bureau? Can't we bring it over?"

"It's only six months old, so it's not very useful yet. But Director Wen called and said that he has contacted the Armed Police Detachment to borrow their police dogs to search for it."

"That would be best." Zheng Kang nodded and threw away his cigarette butt.

Seeing a policeman dragging his tired body ashore, he walked up to him and said, "You've worked hard. Take it off, I'll go down and find some."

The policeman nodded and, panting, took off his clothes.

Because it was winter, the Yanzi River was in its dry season, but even so, the temperature was very low and the silt was very deep, which was very physically and mentally taxing.

After Zheng Kang put on his leather jacket, Jiang Jianbing advised, "Old Zheng, this isn't a solution. I think we should first determine the escape route of these thugs, and then use their movements to find the victims' heads."

Zheng Kang lit a cigarette, picked up a long fishing net, and said, "We searched along the radius of the sports park. The murderer cut off the victim's head, as well as other body parts of the female victim."

We won't discuss the murderer's motives for doing this for now, but I think they would definitely discard it; we need to eliminate anyone within a one-kilometer radius first.

"Alright then." Jiang Jianbing said helplessly. Zheng Kang was already getting ready to go into the river, so he couldn't just rest on the bank.

Jiang Jianbing was about to find someone to change his clothes when suddenly a person ran down from the road above.

"Team Leader Zheng, Team Leader Jiang, Boss, Boss..."

Jiang Jianbing turned around, puzzled, and said, "What are you shouting for? Slow down, or you'll slip down."

Sure enough, the man slid down the embankment slope. Fortunately, the slope wasn't steep, and Jiang Jianbing went over and pulled him up.

"What are you shouting for?"

The other person, catching their breath, replied, "We found the head!"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Kang, who was about to go into the water, threw down his long fishing net and rushed forward, asking, "Where is it? Who found it?"

"The Armed Police detachment found it with police dogs. It's on the highway ahead. They sent me to inform you."

Zheng Kang and Jiang Jianbing exchanged a glance and quickly ran towards the steps.

After running halfway up the steps, Zheng Kang turned around and shouted to his subordinates who were searching in the river, "Hey, stop looking, hurry up and get up, we've found the head."

Upon hearing this, the police officers standing in the mud cheered excitedly.

Otherwise, they would definitely have been ruined.

The messenger led the way on a motorcycle, while Jiang Jianbing followed in his car.

Before they had gone a mile, they saw a group of people in armed police uniforms standing on the slope of the road ahead, with a German Shepherd squatting at their feet.

After getting off the bus, Zheng Kang crossed the ditch and headed straight up the slope.

"did you find it?"

The head of the armed police detachment, holding a baton, nodded and said, "We found a woman's head and threw it into this hole."

The hole in front of us was as big as a water tank; it didn't go straight down, but rather sloped downwards.

That's not important. What's important is that two armed police officers were squatting in front of a red plastic bag, which was open.

Inside was a human head!
And it has a woman's head!

Long hair, eyes tightly closed, face bluish-purple.

The severed area below the head was horrifying!
Zheng Kang took a breath and asked, "Just one?"

"We need to dig the hole open and see if we can still find it."

"Then dig!"

Zheng Kang's palms were sweating. He looked at the road ahead, which led to Jiaxing District.

He added, "Have someone continue searching forward. If nothing unexpected happens, this is the route the perpetrators took to dispose of the body and escape."

The sports park is just one kilometer behind them.

Therefore, the criminal police officers from the Chengbei Branch and the armed police officers began a large-scale search along this highway.

6:30 p.m.

The sky gradually darkened.

People have already started entering the Golden Age Ballroom.

But it was still early, the performance hadn't started yet, and only soothing piano music was playing in the hall.

The early-arriving customers found seats, ordered drinks, and sipped them slowly. Once the lively atmosphere picked up and their alcohol levels rose, they could start having fun.

Qi Bin sat in the red leather sofa in the lobby. It was a semi-circular sofa, a very prestigious spot in the lobby, and the closest to the stage. It was the exclusive seat for wealthy bosses.

Yao Weihua and Qi Bin sat together, legs crossed, smoking. Whenever a gangster walked in, he would greet them with a smile upon seeing Yao Weihua's face: "Hey, Brother Hua."

Yao Weihua hasn't been particularly prominent in the last two years, but anyone who experienced the anti-gang campaign in 96 will recognize him.

Yao Weihua once followed the armed police detachment and fired six shots at a local gangster who was stubbornly resisting, killing him.

This gangster has committed several murders and several other serious criminal offenses.

The once-powerful figure in An'nan City is now dead, and the glory that once belonged to his elder brother has been transferred to Yao Weihua.

Therefore, people in the underworld all know Yao Weihua and respectfully call him "Brother Hua".

At this moment, Qi Bin asked, "Brother Hua, oops, Lao Yao, we've asked around, but we haven't found anything."

Yao Weihua squinted, looking around. Several people in the surrounding corners were watching him.

He whispered, "Xiao Qi, let me tell you, anyone who's ever been in the business of society will definitely end up at Golden Age."

"So what? We don't have any photos of the murderer."

"Don't worry, wait a little longer."

"What are we waiting for? We might as well go with Captain Yang to investigate the witnesses."

Yao Weihua rolled her eyes at him: "See, you're in such a hurry again."

Just as Qi Bin was about to confront him, a young man sat down on the sofa.

This person had long hair, wore an earring in their left ear, and looked somewhat androgynous.

After he sat down, he greeted, "Brother Hua."

Although he was talking, his eyes were constantly fixed on his surroundings.

Yao Weihua sat up straight, leaned forward, and whispered, "Xiao Ma, help me find out something."

The other person frowned: "What is it?"

“Recently, there have been some released prisoners who are planning to cause trouble. Of course, this is not limited to released prisoners.”

Xiao Ma said, "Brother Hua, there was a crackdown last year, who would dare to..."

Seeing Yao Weihua glaring at him, he shut up and nodded: "Alright, but I need to find out what these people you hired did?"

"Do you know what happened at the sports park the day before yesterday?"

Xiao Ma was startled: "Those two headless corpses?"

Qi Bin frowned: "No, how did you know?"

Little Horse ignored him.

Yao Weihua nodded: "Go and investigate, find out who did it, and find them."

After thinking for a moment, Xiao Ma nodded: "I'll ask for you."

"Okay." Yao Weihua stood up, patted him on the shoulder, and left the dance hall with Qi Bin.

As he got into the car, Qi Bin asked in bewilderment, "What does this little horse do?"

“I killed his father before.”

Qi Bin's eyes widened: "No, he's actually helping you?"

"His father is a gangster boss with several murders on his hands. When we arrested him, he resisted and took him and his mother hostage, wanting to fight us to the death."

I can't spoil him, right? I'll just bang him and send him to meet the King of Hell.

"This young man, Xiao Ma, is quite grateful to me. He's been around the block for years and knows a lot of people; he might be able to provide us with some clues."

Yao Weihua stopped discussing the issue and drove back to the Chengbei branch of the Public Security Bureau.

Just as they parked their car in the shed, Yang Jinwen and Maozi returned.

After getting out of the car, Yao Weihua called out, "Captain Yang, have you found anything?"

Yang Jinwen nodded: "Team Leader Zheng and his team have found the head."

"So fast?"

Yao Weihua paused for a moment, then he and Qi Bin followed Yang Jinwen and headed straight for the forensic room.

The forensic lab was packed with people. Wen Ling and Zhang Lei, wearing blue disposable gloves, placed the female victim's head on a stainless steel table.

A row of white fluorescent lights hung from the ceiling, their glaring light shining directly on our heads.

Most people don't dare to look the victim in the eye!
Only a few leaders in charge of criminal cases had to see it.

Wen Mo asked, "Where did you find it?"

Jiang Jianbing replied, "It's in a small culvert on the slope on the road from the sports park to Jiaxing District."

"So they found the female victim's head?"

"Yes, Captain Zheng and the armed police are still searching. They told me to bring back the head first."

Lu Shaohua sighed: "These murderers are truly depraved."

At that moment, they heard footsteps and turned around.

Yang Jinwen walked over quickly and immediately saw the human head on the stainless steel.

He stopped, his gaze grave, staring intently at the victim's face.

Then, he slowly said, "No..."

Wen Mo frowned and asked, "What do you mean, 'not'?"

Yang Jinwen turned to him and answered, word by word, "This is not the head of the female victim in the park! The victim is someone else!"

(End of this chapter)