Strange Case (V)

Fang Xinghua's hometown is Yaolin Village in Xiong County, Nanfu City. The people living in the village have been rooted there for generations. They are familiar with each other and almost every family is related.

In the 1990s, rural areas were isolated, economically backward, and had low cultural levels. The law was a fantasy to them.

Two police cars, one in front and one behind, took advantage of the darkness, turned off the sirens, and quietly entered the village.

The police car in front is from the police station. They are familiar with the situation in the village and know where Fang Xinghua lives. With them around, the operation is convenient.

The police car behind was from the Second Brigade. Gu Fang sat in the passenger seat and Jiang Shengyu was driving. Everyone in the car kept silent and had wooden shields on their waists.

Gu issued an order that the wooden warehouse should not be opened unless it was absolutely necessary.

The police car in front stopped and the police officer got out. Gu Fang made a gesture and everyone got out of the car and stood ready.

The police officer whispered, "Fang Xinghua's home is just ahead. You go in quietly to arrest him. We'll be on the lookout here. You must act quickly. In the past, another criminal police officer came here and alarmed the villagers. Not only did they not catch the criminal, they almost didn't get out."

The lights in Fang's house were off, it was quiet, and the wall was more than two meters high. Gu Fang nodded to Qiu Ming. Qiu Ming bent his thighs, squatted in the corner, and crossed his hands. Gu Fang stepped on Qiu Ming's thighs, pushed his hands, and used the force to flip over, and then he landed lightly inside the courtyard wall.

He ran to the gate, unlocked it, and the team members filed in.

The door to the inner room was also locked. Jiang Shengyu took out a piece of wire and opened it in a few seconds. He entered first, and the team members were divided into two groups, standing at the door of the east and west bedrooms respectively. Gu Fang called out softly, "Fang Xinghua!"

"Hey!" Fang Xinghua responded in the west room. The team members rushed in quickly, some covered their mouths, some twisted their arms, some pressed their legs, and wrapped them with quilts. Before Fang Xinghua could even remember to call out, he was carried out the door.

The light in the east bedroom suddenly came on, and Fang Xinghua's mother called out, "Xiaohua?" When she heard no response, she woke her husband up and asked, "Did you hear anything?"

The old man muttered, "No, I'm not scared." He turned over and was about to sleep when he heard the sound of a car engine outside the door. The old man suddenly opened his eyes, "It's broken!" He almost jumped up from the kang and rushed to Fang Xinghua's room without even having time to put on his clothes.

I turned on the light and was horrified by what I saw. There was only a messy mattress cover on the bed; the quilt and son were nowhere to be found.

Fang Xinghua's mother also ran over and couldn't help but widen her eyes, "Xiaohua!"

"Quick, go call someone!"

Fang Xinghua's mother ran back to her room, put on her clothes hastily, and ran outside, shouting as she ran: "Hurry up, Xinghua has been taken away!"

The lights came on one after another. The villagers rushed in, some with hoes, some with shovels, and some with sticks.

"Who took Xinghua away?"

"When was he caught?"

"I didn't hear anyone entering the village. These policemen are so cunning!"

"Hurry up, they must not have left the village yet!"

Another person rushed in, "I just saw two police cars, still in the village, grab your weapons and follow me!"

Everyone hurried to catch up. Fang Xinghua's father, wearing slippers and holding Fang Xinghua's mother, ran in the front.

As soon as Gu Fang and his men caught the man and stuffed him into the car, Jiang Shengyu climbed into the driver's seat almost at the same time, started the engine, and the car sped out.

The police from the police station returned to the car after they entered the door. They did not dare to turn off the engine. When they saw them come out, they drove away quickly without caring whether they followed or not, and stepped on the accelerator.

Jiang Shengyu is a good driver and he kept close to the police car in front.

Fang Xinghua thought he was dreaming and stared at them blankly, until the bumpy feeling became more and more real, then he suddenly realized that he was caught! He was only wearing his underwear, shirtless, with a blanket covering his lower body from the waist down, and his hands were handcuffed.

Houses passed by the window quickly. As they were about to leave the village, Fang Xinghua suddenly went crazy, raised the handcuffs and hit Yang Dawei hard.

Yang Dawei didn't expect him to resist, and rushed to block it. A bloody mark was left on his arm. He hissed in pain and was about to subdue him. Qiu Ming on the other side grabbed Fang Xinghua's arm with lightning speed, and pressed him against the back of the chair, saying in a deep voice, "Behave yourself!"

Fang Xinghua opened his mouth and bit the back of Qiu Ming's hand. Qiu Ming didn't even frown, and directly grabbed his hair, "Let go!"

Fang Xinghua felt pain and had to let go. There was blood on the corners of his mouth and his eyes were bloodshot. He stared at Qiu Ming madly.

There was a circle of teeth marks on the back of Qiu Ming's hand, and he cursed: "You are a dog!"

Fang Xinghua made a hoarse sound in his throat, just like a dog before attacking a person, "Why are you arresting me? I haven't broken any law!"

"You killed Du Juan." Gu Fang said coldly, "Not only did you refuse to admit your guilt, but you also fled and attacked the police. You will be punished for all your crimes when the time comes."

"I didn't kill her, I didn't! I didn't kill Du Juan..." Fang Xinghua's voice became lower and lower. He hung his head, grabbed his hair, and murmured weakly.

Unfortunately, no one paid attention to him, so Gu Fang asked Jiang Shengyu how long it would take to leave the village.

"Right away, two minutes at most."

Fang Xinghua stared at the road that was getting wider and wider, and closed his eyes weakly. He knew that struggling was useless.

The villagers spread the news quickly, and their feet were even faster. They have lived in the village for generations, and no one knows better than them which road is the shortcut and which is the small path.

They actually blocked the police car at the entrance of the village. The leader was riding a bicycle with a man carrying a hoe on the back seat. They just blocked the road.

The policeman was happy because he was about to leave the village and was feeling that the mission was going smoothly, but he did not expect two people to suddenly appear. The police gritted their teeth, rang the alarm, and shouted through the loudspeaker: "People in front, please move aside and do not interfere with the execution of official duties!"

The villager refused and smiled provocatively. The police car had to stop, and the officers did not dare to get out, fearing that things would become more troublesome after getting off.

Fang Xinghua was ecstatic. He knew it would not be easy to catch him. Fortunately, he ran back home, otherwise he would be in the police station now. He craned his neck, looked ahead, and waited for the police to release him.

Jiang Shengyu cursed inwardly, "Captain Gu, what should we do now? The villagers have blocked the car."

Gu Fang said: "Everyone don't move. No one is allowed to get off the car without my order." He asked the police through the in-car communication how such situations were handled in the past.

The police officer said: "Either give Fang Xinghua to them, or force your way in."

It is impossible to give Fang Xinghua to them. If they don’t catch him this time, they will never have another chance in the future. "Force their way in!" Gu Fang said into the communicator.

The police were stunned for a moment, "That's a human life."

"Fang Xinghua has lives on his hands. Pull your car over and I'll drive. I'll take responsibility if anything goes wrong!"

Gu Fang wanted to switch driving seats with Jiang Shengyu, and Jiang Shengyu said, "Captain Gu, let me do it."

"I'll do it! Follow the order!" Gu Fang frowned, grabbed the handle on the car and lifted himself up. Jiang Shengyu took the opportunity to get into the passenger seat and swapped seats with him.

At the same time, the police car backed up and moved to one side.

The villagers who were blocking the road showed smug expressions. They knew this would be the result. This trick has been tried and tested and has always worked.

But the police's next move made them open their eyes wide.

A police car resembling a commercial vehicle appeared arrogantly with lights on and sirens blaring. A young voice came from the car, "Second warning, people in front, please move aside and do not hinder the police from performing their duties! If you persist, the police will take necessary measures! Get out of the way!"

Gu Fang stepped on the accelerator and drove towards the two people without stopping.

Under the headlights, the villagers widened their eyes in horror. They did not expect the police to drive their car into them.

"Third warning, people in front, move aside, the police are performing their duties! Fang Xinghua is suspected of murder, anyone who obstructs the police from arresting him will be treated as an accomplice! The police will take necessary measures to detain the relevant personnel!"

The team members all held their breath and stared straight ahead. They had made the decision to advance and retreat together with Gu Fang.

Fang Xinghua clenched his fists so tightly that his fingernails dug into his flesh. He prayed silently: Don't move aside, please, don't move aside!

The policemen's eyes widened. They didn't expect that the criminal police from the Municipal Bureau would be so domineering and would not give in at all. They instantly became confident and followed the car with sirens blaring.

Seeing that they were about to hit the villagers, Gu Fang suddenly said, "Shengyu, open the window, Mingmu Cang!"

Jiang Shengyu took out a wooden gun, opened the car window, and opened a wooden gun towards the sky.

The sound of the wooden cog seemed very abrupt in the silent night, as if it hit everyone's heart, and everyone's heart began to beat along with the sound of the wooden cog. Fang Xinghua was even more frightened. He stared in horror at the line of smoke rising from the wooden warehouse and suddenly realized that they were the police.

The villagers who were halfway through their run were stunned when they heard the sound of the wooden warehouse. They did not expect that the police would dare to open the wooden warehouse. Seeing that everyone was showing fear, Fang Xinghua's father shouted, "How dare they open the wooden warehouse and kill my son!" This sentence successfully ignited the anger of the villagers, and they swarmed towards the village entrance.

The villagers who were blocking the road were already on edge. Seeing the police car getting closer and closer, they knew that if they didn't get out of the way, they would become the dead souls under the car. People said that they were performing their official duties and catching murderers. If they tried to stop them, they would be accomplices. If they were killed, they would have no chance to seek justice. If they were not killed, they would still have to go to jail.

The two were just hesitating when suddenly there was a sound of woodworking. They were so scared that they immediately dropped their bicycles and hoes and ran away.

Everyone in the car breathed a sigh of relief. Gu Fang didn't dare to breathe. He stepped on the accelerator, ran over the bicycle, and drove out of the village, almost stepping on the accelerator to the bottom.

The police car was as fast as lightning, and they wanted to drive in front of Gu Fang.

When Fang Xinghua saw the villagers abandoning their armor and fleeing, his ignited hope was instantly extinguished and his mood fell to the bottom. Since you’ve stopped the car, why don’t you fight it out? The police won’t hit you, you coward!

He looked back out the window and saw a large group of people appearing at the entrance of the village. There were two people in the front, supporting each other and stumbling forward. He knew they were his parents.

Tears rolled down my cheeks. I'm sorry, Mom and Dad, your son has disappointed you.