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

Chapter 74 Big Case!

7 month 5 day.

Six o'clock in the morning.

As dawn broke, the sun had not yet risen in full force, but it had already painted the eastern sky with a golden hue, foreshadowing its impending power.

A 45-seat long-distance bus slowly drove out of the East China Bus Station.

The names of the starting and ending stations are pasted on the lower left corner of the windshield.

(Annan City - Shenzhen City)
The two places are 1700 kilometers apart, a long journey that takes a week to reach.

The car wasn't full; there were still a few empty seats.

The passengers were either sleeping with their heads turned to the side or reading the newspapers and magazines they had just bought.

The newspapers are full of news from the past few days, about the 1997 handover and the implementation of the special economic package plan for the Special Economic Zone.

The passengers on this bus were almost all ambitious people from Anam who were preparing to start their own businesses in the special economic zone.

Among them are leaders and cadres from state-owned enterprises, teachers, and people from all walks of life.

The driver's name was Zhao Xiangrong, and his partner, a driver named Qian Dong, sat in the passenger seat.

After leaving the bus station, the bus entered the city roads and prepared to head towards National Highway G211.

Currently, the total length of expressways is only 4735 kilometers, covering only 14 provinces, so this bus can only travel on national highways.

The bus slowly drove across the street. At the intersection ahead, a middle-aged man in a white shirt, carrying a woven bag, waved to the front of the bus.

Zhao Xiangrong pulled the car over to the side of the road and opened the door with a bang.

Qian Dong stood up from the passenger seat and asked the people on the roadside, "Where are you going?"

The other party replied: "Shenzhen."

Qian Dong waved: "Okay, come on up quickly."

The man in the white shirt nodded and boarded the bus.

He looked at the passengers in the carriage and asked, "How much is the fare? How many days will the journey take?"

"If it goes quickly, it will take five days. I heard that the highway is under construction in Guangzhou and Shenzhen, so it will probably take six or seven days by taking a detour. Find a seat first, and I'll come over to collect the money in a bit."

"Okay." The man in the white shirt nodded with a smile and pushed up his glasses.

He carried the woven bag and walked sideways towards the carriage.

As he passed each row of seats, the passengers would give him a wary look, as if he were a thief.

When traveling, everyone is cautious and tries not to attract attention.

The bus continued its journey, picking up a few more passengers on the way out of the city. They were all going to different places, but in the same direction.

After leaving the city, Zhao Xiangrong sped up the car, trying to drive as fast as possible.

Qian Dong sat in the passenger seat, dozing off, glancing occasionally at the rearview mirror to check on the situation inside the car.

Zhao Xiangrong glanced at him: "Old Qian, you go to sleep, I'll wake you up in a bit."

Qian Dong shook his head: "I can't sleep."

“If you don’t sleep now, once you’re outside An’nan City, you won’t even dare to sleep.”

Qian Dong nodded: "Okay, call me when you get tired of driving."

The bus slowly drove along the national highway towards the east of the city, facing the rising sun.

An hour and a half later, just as the bus was about to cross the border of Lingmeng County.

Two people suddenly stood up from the back seat and, taking advantage of Zhao Xiangrong's inattention, ran to the driver's seat.

Immediately afterwards, something was pressed against Zhao Xiangrong's head: "Stop the car!"

Zhao Xiangrong's blood seemed to freeze. He glanced at the rearview mirror, recognized the person, and then looked at Qian Dong in the passenger seat.

Another man, holding a three-foot-long machete, suddenly held it to Qian Dong's neck.

"Stop the fucking car!"

Immediately afterwards, Zhao Xiangrong stepped on the brakes.

Then, two motorcycles sped up from the bend ahead, carrying several people.

At the same time, panicked screams erupted from the passengers who weren't asleep in the carriage. The man with the knife turned around and shouted into the carriage, "Anyone who dares to shout or move, I'll kill them!"

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Chengbei Branch.

Yang Jinwen was still asleep when he was suddenly awakened by the sound of a horn.

Zheng Kang shouted from downstairs in his loud voice, "Serious Crimes Unit, get up now! You have ten minutes to get downstairs and assemble!"

The cat jumped out of bed and quickly put on its pants.

This week, Maozi was very excited because He Jinbo told him that the Chengbei Branch had acquired a piece of land and was preparing to build residential buildings for police officers, and he could buy the houses at 70% of the original price.

If you perform meritorious service, there are even more preferential policies. A first-class merit can get you a free house, and it's even a three-bedroom house.

Cat is already fantasizing about having a room for herself, her parents for a room, and her sister for a room.

He talks about this every day, and Yang Jinwen is tired of hearing it.

The era of the allocation system is coming to an end, and police officers also need to pay for housing. If it is a unit-built house, there are significant reduction and exemption policies.

Maozi didn't know what the First-Class Merit meant. Yang Jinwen told him that he had to receive it while lying down, and he said it was worth it.

The two of them quickly got dressed and went downstairs.

Zheng Kang took over He Jinbo's job, and also took over the blue and white hand megaphone from He Jinbo.

He suddenly seemed like a completely different person, becoming increasingly strict lately.

Zheng Kang counted the number of people and called out, "Get on the bus, we're going to Lingmeng County."

Jiang Jianbing asked, "Old Zheng..."

Zheng Kang glanced at him: "Use your position!"

Jiang Jianbing sighed: "Old Zheng, what case?"

"You'll know when you get there."

Immediately afterwards, He Jinbo led the forensic team and technical staff downstairs.

A group of more than a dozen people, traveling in four cars, drove out of the branch office compound in a grand procession.

Along the way, everyone was a bit confused, because no one knew what had happened.

The car drove towards the east of the city, which is the jurisdiction of the Jiaxing branch, and then left the city.

Looking out the car window, Yang Jinwen saw police cars from Chengnan and JX Municipal Bureau speeding ahead on the national highway.

Jiang Jianbing also saw it and said, "The three major branch bureaus, plus the municipal bureau, have all been mobilized. This case is no small one!"

Xu Guoliang, who was driving, replied with great experience: "It was a major armed case, otherwise things wouldn't be so serious."

Yang Jinwen narrowed his eyes slightly, searching his memory for any clues, but he couldn't recall anything.

An hour later, they arrived at their destination.

On the national highway leading from Lingmeng County to the neighboring city, a bus was parked, and many people were squatting by the roadside.

Ahead were vehicles from the Municipal Bureau and other branch bureaus, completely blocking the road.

The car from the Chengbei branch was at the back of the line. After the group got out of the car, He Jinbo and Zheng Kang immediately jogged over.

Jiang Jianbing and Xu Guoliang waited by the car, but instead of going over immediately, they took out cigarettes to smoke.

Yang Jinwen took a step forward, but Jiang Jianbing grabbed him.

"Don't go, you're not qualified. We'll go when Captain He calls us."

Yang Jinwen nodded and looked at the bus parked in the middle of the road.

Xu Guoliang, smoking a cigarette, gestured with his lip: "This is troublesome. They wouldn't have called us if no one had died."

Jiang Jianbing wholeheartedly agreed: "The current security situation... was bound to happen sooner or later, it's nothing new."

Xu Guoliang glanced at Yang Jinwen and asked, "Little Yang, are you armed?"

Yang Jinwen shook his head, and when he looked up, he saw He Jinbo waving at them.

(End of this chapter)