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

Chapter 361 Citywide Manhunt!

These drivers all had bags slung around their waists. Yang Jinwen recognized one of them; he was the middle-aged man who had handed him his business card.

Last time, when he and Wen Ling went to the provincial department's forensic identification center, the taxi they took was his.

Just as Yang Jinwen was about to go forward, the woman, holding a child, ran up and asked, "Do you know a young master, around thirty years old, with a military green fanny pack around his waist?"

These drivers, who were initially very impatient, immediately stopped in their tracks upon hearing this.

Suddenly, Yang Jinwen's gaze fell upon the woman.

She continued, "Last night, my child had a high fever, and he took me to the hospital. He ran several red lights, but he didn't charge me for the fare and even gave me a hundred yuan."

"Tao Junpeng? You mean him?" the older driver asked.

Another person spoke up: "That must be it, only Xiaopeng is carrying a military green fanny pack. Did you see the license plate number?"

The woman recalled, "I can't remember the exact details, but the license plate had 19 at the end."

"That's him!" the experienced driver nodded.

The woman's expression relaxed: "Could you please give me his phone number? He said he would come to the hospital during his shift change this morning, but I've been waiting and haven't seen him. My child is fine now, I'll go home and get the money to pay him back."

At this moment, Yang Jinwen asked, "Are you here to see Tao Junpeng?"

The experienced driver looked at him warily.

"I'm from the Municipal Public Security Bureau."

Immediately, the drivers started shouting all at once: "Police! Old Zeng is dead, and Xiao Peng is still in critical condition. What are you police doing?"

"I'm telling you, we went to see Xiaopeng, and we're going to your police station to find the relevant leaders right away..."

"Anyway, I'm not driving this night shift anymore. There have been two murders in a row, and they're specifically targeting our taxis. What kind of world is this?"

"I think if we just go on strike and risk our lives driving, who would dare?!"

Seeing that the focus of the criticism was shifting to Yang Jinwen, Wu Daqing quickly stepped forward and reassured them, "Don't get agitated. This is Captain Yang from our Criminal Investigation Brigade. He's here for this case."

The drivers are still unaware that Tao Junpeng did not survive, and Wu Daqing dares not say it out loud.

But Yang Jinwen didn't hide anything and said, "Comrade Tao Junpeng, all efforts to save him have failed..."

He thought the drivers would immediately erupt in anger, but they suddenly fell silent.

Yang Jinwen continued, "You need to report this to your superiors. For everyone's safety, taxis must be equipped with guardrails."

The experienced driver stepped forward, gritted his teeth, stared intently at Yang Jinwen, and asked, "Can your police catch this gang of criminals?"

"Yes," Yang Jinwen agreed.

"Is there anything we can help you with?"

Yang Jinwen squinted at the road outside the hospital. Under the gloomy sky, more and more taxis were gathering.

Yes, I can help you find them!

"You say."

The drivers immediately surrounded him, waving their hands and shouting, "We can find seventy or eighty people, and if you need a car, we have seventy or eighty taxis available anytime!"

"That's right, there's not a single district in Qincheng that we don't know about!"

"We must catch the murderer! Avenge Lao Zeng and Xiao Peng!"

Upon hearing the word 'revenge,' Yang Jinwen raised an eyebrow and gestured with his hand: 'Everyone, quiet down and listen to me…'

The dozen or so people quickly stopped making noise.

“I understand that you want to help, but to catch these criminals, we can’t be without discipline, and we will also face danger.”

"We're not afraid. We won't dare go to class until we catch them!"

"Alright, which of you are Party members? I want a Party member to represent you."

The experienced driver and the driver Yang Jinwen knew before stepped forward.

"My name is Qian Hua. I joined the Party in 1971. Am I qualified?"

“Okay.” Yang Jinwen nodded.

“My name is Zhong Qiming, and I joined the Party in 88.”

"Count you in."

The experienced driver, Qian Hua, asked, "Captain Yang, what do you suggest we do?"

"First, we need to find out where these thugs got into Tao Junpeng's car last night."

As soon as Yang Jinwen finished speaking, the woman holding the child next to him immediately said, "It's probably near the hospital."

Everyone immediately looked at her.

The woman, holding her child in one arm, pointed down the hospital steps and recalled, "I remember, after the driver brought me and my child to the hospital, he gave me the money, and I even chased after him to the hospital entrance."

I saw three young men get into the driver's car.

"Three young people?" Yang Jinwen asked, frowning.

"Yes, two men were supporting a woman..."

"One of the men had dyed blond hair?"

The woman shook her head: "I didn't notice."

What time is it?

"After 10:30 p.m.

"Did you get a good look at their faces?"

"No."

Yang Jinwen nodded slightly, knowing that this information was enough.

He immediately instructed Qian Hua, "You all wait here."

Afterwards, Yang Jinwen took Wu Daqing back into the hospital.

after an hour.

The office of the head of the obstetrics and gynecology department.

Yang Jinwen held a young girl's medical record and looked at it carefully.

The patient's name was written on it: Gong Fang.

Age: 18 years old.

The occupation field is blank. The diagnosis report below reads "induced labor".

Inside the office stood a female obstetrician and gynecologist and two female nurses.

After reading the report, Yang Jinwen asked, "Why isn't the address written on it?"

The female doctor looked at the two nurses, who exchanged glances. One of them replied, "We weren't asked to write it down."

Yang Jinwen frowned: "Didn't you ask where this girl lives?"

"No."

"Then how are you any different from an unlicensed hospital?"

"No, how dare you talk like that?" The director glared at Yang Jinwen: "Our hospital is scheduled to perform dozens of surgeries every day because of the plan, how can we possibly remember them all?"

Wu Daqing said, "Let me tell you, this girl is a suspect in two robbery and murder cases. Tell me, how serious is that?"

The female director was startled: "No, it doesn't look like it, there are only three children..."

Yang Jinwen glanced at her: "I'm asking you, besides this girl, there are two other men. How old are they? What do they look like?"

"Well... they seem to be in their early twenties. One of them is a bit more muscular, over 1.7 meters tall, and is wearing a gray hoodie."

Another young man, shorter, about 1.6 meters tall, was wearing a blue down jacket and had dyed blond hair…

Yang Jinwen took out a notebook from his pocket and started taking notes with a pen, asking questions from time to time.

When the director couldn't answer, Wu Daqing brought in the doctor who performed the surgery and the nurse in charge of the female suspect.

Yang Jinwen sat in the chair and listened to them describe the appearances of the three people.

Time passed slowly until 2 p.m.

Yang Jinwen’s notebook contains three portrait drawings, including details of height, clothing, and so on.

Wu Daqing stood to the side, his legs were numb from standing, and when the sketch was finished, his eyes widened in disbelief.

Captain Yang can do this too?

What he didn't know was that Yang Jinwen hadn't told anyone that when he was a child learning to paint at the Children's Palace, his art teacher had always had a crush on Yang Dachuan, even though Yang Dachuan was married.

In addition, Yang Jinwen also learned boxing at the Children's Palace, fortunately his teacher was male.

Yang Jinwen stood up and displayed the three sketches to the doctor and nurse.

"Take a look and see if it's them."

The doctor opened his mouth slightly and took a breath: "It looks like the photos; these are the three people."

The two nurses nodded: "Very similar."

Yang Jinwen then asked, "Are only these two men and one woman present at the hospital?"

"Yes."

"No fourth person?"

"No, there were only three people."

"Okay." Yang Jinwen put away his pen and was about to leave when he received a call from Yao Weihua.

"Captain Yang?"

"Yes, you said."

“We have investigated and learned that the robbery took place less than one kilometer from the police station, right next to the county road.”

There was blood on the taxi driver's seat, and there were also signs of a struggle inside the car.

We found the murder weapon, a rope used to strangle someone, on the carpet in the back seat.

Cai Ting and Maozi searched for eyewitnesses and found a clue: an eyewitness saw two men and one woman squatting at the bus station in Yang'an Town overnight.

One of the blond-haired boys even bought steamed buns and soy milk from a breakfast stall on the street outside the bus station.

At 7:30 a.m., the three people took a minibus to the Tayan Bus Station in the city.

Sister Cai has already contacted the bus driver, who remembers the three people and says they got off at the Tayan District bus station.

Yang Jinwen squinted: "If the person has reached the city, then things will be much easier. Lao Yao, you, Sister Cai, and Maozi come back first. We'll conduct a search in the city."

Yao Weihua asked on the phone, "Then relying solely on our Third Brigade is not enough; we need to get support from the Detachment."

"I know, I have arrangements on my end!"

After Yao Weihua hung up the phone, Yang Jinwen led Wu Daqing down from the second-floor obstetrics and gynecology department. When they arrived at the lobby, they saw that the lobby was full of people.

Looking around, there were more than a hundred people, mostly men, but also some women. They all had fanny packs around their waists and were gathered in groups of three or five.

Wu Daqing clicked his tongue in surprise and said, "Have all the taxi drivers in the city been called here?"

At this moment, the experienced driver named Qian Hua saw Yang Jinwen and jogged over with his men.

"Comrade Yang."

Yang Jinwen nodded slightly to him.

Qian Hua asked anxiously, "Tell me, how do we find them?"

"You're a veteran, can you guarantee that you won't do anything reckless after you find the person?"

"Don't worry, we won't kill anyone."

"If you find the person, notify me immediately, whether you agree or not."

“No problem!” Qian Hua nodded solemnly: “We have families to support, we all have families to take care of, we won’t do anything reckless. We just want to catch the murderer who killed Lao Zeng and Xiao Peng!”

"Alright." Yang Jinwen tore three sketches from his notebook and handed them to him: "Make one copy for each of you. Search for the people in the sketches, especially around the bus station in Tayan District!"

"Okay, leave it to us!" Qian Hua agreed and immediately ran to the hospital's photocopying room.

Half an hour later, he ran out, holding a stack of photocopied sketches in his hand.

"Brothers, for our own safety and to avenge Lao Zeng and Xiao Peng, it's up to us to find out where these thugs are!"
Do not act alone. Two people per car and work together. Women should be especially careful!
If you spot the criminals, do not make any rash moves; immediately report to Captain Yang.

"Captain Yang, what's your phone number?"

Yang Jinwen gave out his phone number.

More than a hundred taxi drivers quickly gathered around, took out their notebooks to write it down, and each of them asked for three sketches of the suspect before leaving the hospital.

Yang Jinwen stood at the hospital entrance, looking out at the street. Yellow taxis scattered like a tide.

These taxi drivers in Qincheng, who are most familiar with every corner of the city, began their citywide manhunt!
(End of this chapter)