Major Crimes Unit Starts with Police Academy Students

"Don't panic, our work won't be in vain. As long as they commit crimes again, it will be easy for us to catch them. Okay, go change into plainclothes, we're going out for a bit."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Jiwei immediately looked up at Zhang Zhijie.

"Master, what's wrong? Is something the problem?"

Zhang Zhijie didn't answer him, but smiled mysteriously. Zhao Jiwei finally perked up at this moment.

Zhang Zhijie, dressed in plainclothes, led Zhao Jiwei to the residential complex where the storage room theft had occurred. They then went to exercise on the community's fitness equipment.

After some time passed and there was still no movement, Zhao Jiwei asked in confusion,

"Master, so much time has passed, and there's still no news?"

Zhang Zhijie couldn't help but sigh at the difference between Zhao Jiwei and Wu Mingcheng. If Wu Mingcheng were here, he would never ask such an amateurish question; instead, he would cautiously look around to see if there were any suspicious people.

He said to Zhao Jiwei,

"You'll see in a minute. Look, they're coming out. Don't stare at them."

Zhao Jiwei looked up and saw six or seven young men chatting and laughing as they came out of the building.

They were all wearing oversized jackets, and they rode away on the two tricycles parked at the door.

After they had passed, Zhang Zhijie spoke in a low voice.

"Come on, keep up with them,"

The two followed, keeping a respectful distance.

Zhao Jiwei was still somewhat confused at this point.

"Master, why are we following them?"

Zhang Zhijie couldn't help but shake his head inwardly; his apprentice's skills were still too shallow.

"Don't talk so much, you'll understand once you get there."

Zhang Zhijie, along with Zhao Jiwei and several other young men, rode to a construction site. They saw the young men park their bikes behind a wall and then leisurely drive towards the site.

The two of them also hid the electric scooter separately and quietly followed them inside.

The construction site was very chaotic, with people coming and going—truck drivers, workers, all sorts of people—so a few extra people wouldn't attract much attention.

Zhao Jiwei inquired,

"Master, are they workers here?"

Zhang Zhijie stared ahead, shook his head, and said...

"No, pay attention to what they're going to do,"

The group of people were scattered around a pile of building materials, and every now and then someone would bend down, grab something, and stuff it into their oversized jackets.

Zhao Jiwei then hurriedly asked,

"Master, what are they carrying?"

Zhang Zhijie said,

"Kazi, don't look that way, or they'll spot us,"

The two pretended nothing was wrong and walked past the group.

The men kept walking back and forth over the pile of shovels, grabbing a few shovels and stuffing them into their jackets when no one was looking.

　The two of them hid behind the wall and watched as the men stuffed money into their jackets until they bulged out.

Zhang Zhijie looked at the group of people not far away and said to Zhao Jiwei,

"Look, that one's full; we need to put it on the tricycle outside."

Hearing his master's words, Zhao Jiwei was extremely surprised.

"Master, how did you know they were coming here to steal the soft wood?"

Zhang Zhijie said with a smile

"Actually, you've met them before, do you remember them?"

Zhao Jiwei tried hard to recall, but ultimately shook his head.

"I don't remember,"

Seeing Zhao Jiwei shake his head, Zhang Zhijie prompted him,

"Think back to that day when we were together, we ran into them eating by the roadside."

One of his companions poured beer into his clothes, and he changed his clothes, exposing his arms.

Chapter 474 The Unfathomable Zhang Zhijie

Despite Zhang Zhijie's numerous hints, Zhao Jiwei was still somewhat bewildered.

"So what?"

Zhang Zhijie suddenly felt a sense of helplessness.

"You forgot? I noticed he had many small wounds on his body back then."

At that time, I was wondering what circumstances would cause such a wound on the body.

I also learned that they rented a house and only had two tricycles, leaving early and returning late every day.

So I secretly followed them for a day, and that's when I realized they were stealing tools from the construction site, hiding them in their clothes and smuggling them out.

This is a theft gang that specializes in stealing construction materials from construction sites; they make a living by watching this particular construction site.

Ironically, the two construction sites they frequented were completely unaware that their sites had been burglarized.

Listening to Zhang Zhijie's analysis, Zhao Jiwei was instantly dumbfounded.

"Then, Master, you've figured everything out, why haven't you taken action to arrest them yet?"

Zhang Zhijie responded,

"I have a strong feeling that since they're out stealing from construction sites every day, there must be a few places where they sell their stolen goods."

"I've already found two; let's see if there's a third one today."

Zhao Jiwei fell silent at this point.

At this moment, the men loaded all the shovels from their clothes onto the vehicles. Two men rode two tricycles in front, while Zhang Zhijie and Zhao Jiwei quietly followed behind.

When the tricycle arrived at a scrap metal shop, a young man went in first and led the owner out. The owner looked around, then told them to drive the tricycle into the backyard.

Zhang Zhijie said with satisfaction,

"Sure enough, there's a third shop. Judging from the owner's expression, he definitely knows the goods are of dubious origin."

I recorded it all. Let's see how he tries to deny it now. Let's go.

Zhao Jiwei asked instinctively,

Where to?

Zhang Zhijie smiled and then said casually,

"We now know where they live, their modus operandi, and where they dispose of the stolen goods."

"Go back to the station, gather your men, and think it over carefully to see if you can wipe out this whole group."

Looking at the scrap metal recycling station not far away, Zhao Jiwei said with concern,

"Master, they won't run away, will they?"

Zhang Zhijie walked back, got on his electric scooter, and

"We didn't startle them, why are we running?"

On the way back, he continued enthusiastically,

"Being a community police officer is quite addictive; you might be looking at trivial matters, but you never know when you might make a big discovery,"

Zhao Jiwei recalled the whole process and suddenly asked,

"Master, you solved such a case just by seeing a strange injury on someone before?"

But why did I manage to botch the case even though I had perfectly good leads?

Hearing Zhao Jiwei's humble question, Zhang Zhijie thought to himself that he had finally made some progress and wasn't too outrageous.

He shook his head and said,

"Oh, you're a bit too hasty, too eager to make a name for yourself and show off. You still need to cultivate yourself slowly."

Upon hearing Zhang Zhijie's words, Zhao Jiwei hurriedly asked,

"Master, how do I practice?"

Zhang Zhijie looked at Zhao Jiwei.

"Look at you, getting anxious again!"

Zhao Jiwei quickly regained his composure.

“Master, I’m not in a hurry anymore. I have something to ask you, please don’t be angry with me.”

Zhang Zhijie turned his head to look at Zhao Jiwei and couldn't help but ask, "What is it?"