Chapter 38 Chapter 38 Technology Failure
Kidnapping?
Captain Wu was a bit confused when he heard these two words from Old Lady Chen, but he quickly reacted and asked seriously, "How did you know your grandson was kidnapped?"
Old Mrs. Chen took out a crumpled piece of paper and a small piece of cloth from her pocket with shaking hands. There was a line of scribbled words on the paper: Put five hundred yuan under the big rock next to the old house on the back mountain at ten o'clock tonight. Don't tell anyone, otherwise you will have to wait for your grandson to collect the body.
"This piece of cloth is the short-sleeved shirt Anquan is wearing today. Anquan must have been kidnapped."
Captain Wu stared at these extremely arrogant words, his eyes as cold as a knife, as if he wanted to cut the criminal hiding behind the paper into pieces.
"Captain Wu, what do you think we should do?"
"My son and daughter-in-law are both gone. I only have one grandson. If anything happens to him, I won't be able to live either."
Old Mrs. Chen sobbed and wiped her tears.
Captain Wu soothed her, "Grandma Chen, don't worry. They're after money. As long as they haven't gotten the money, the child will be fine."
"First, tell me where this piece of paper came from?"
Mrs. Chen choked up and said, "When An'an didn't come back from dinner, I went out to look for him. Suddenly, a rock fell at my feet, and the paper was wrapped around the rock."
Captain Wu then asked, "Where exactly was the rock thrown? Did you see anyone else nearby?"
Mrs. Chen: "It's near the primary school. It's safe and I like to play there with a few other kids. I don't see anyone else."
Captain Wu pondered: "Which mountain is the back mountain, and whose old house is it?"
Hejia Village is located in a basin and is surrounded by mountains on all sides. If you only mention the mountain behind it, I really don’t know which mountain it is.
Old Mrs. Chen choked up and said, "The back mountain is the big mountain behind my house. The old house in the mountain is the old house of He Laowu's family. But He Laowu and his family moved away and haven't been back for more than ten years."
Captain Wu said calmly, "It looks like someone familiar committed the crime. You and Anquan live in the Security Department. It's impossible for a stranger to know that the mountain is behind your home and that there is an old house in the mountain."
Old Mrs. Chen felt as if she had been struck hard by a hammer. She stood there for a long moment, stunned. Then, she excitedly grabbed Captain Wu's sleeve and said, "Yes, yes, it must be someone I know. I told the security guards not to get close to strangers, and they listened to me."
Captain Wu frowned.
This "acquaintance" was most likely someone living in Hejia Village, perhaps currently observing every move in the village. They couldn't openly look for him, otherwise the other party might become desperate and take action.
Captain Wu said, "Well, I'll report this to the person in charge first. The person in charge of our farm is a third-level police inspector and has experience in handling this kind of thing."
"Please, please, please bring safety back. How can I live without him?"
As she spoke, Old Mrs. Chen covered her eyes and started crying again.
Captain Wu supported the old lady and said, "Please calm down. We will do our best to find the child."
Captain Wu turned and went to the office of the person in charge on the third floor to explain the situation. After listening, the person in charge's face was gloomy and he was very angry that such a vicious case had occurred in the area under his jurisdiction.
He stood up and paced back and forth a few times, saying, "Send someone to call Captain He over and tell him I want to discuss back pay with the two team leaders. Have someone spread the word."
The person in charge then opened the filing cabinet behind him and pulled out a stack of documents. "These are the land acquisition confirmation forms, new employee applications, and some miscellaneous documents. Let's look and see if anyone's handwriting matches the words on the paper."
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The other side
After receiving the notice, He Qiangguo left in a hurry, leaving behind his unfinished dinner.
"Hey, Captain, where are you going? Why are you in such a hurry?" Zhang Xialan, who was strolling on the road, asked He Qiangguo with a smile, "What happened?"
□□ waved his hand and said, "What's the matter? He's looking for the person in charge to discuss my salary. It seems there's hope that the remaining salary will be paid."
Zhang Xialan was stunned: "You are not lying to me, are you?"
He Qiangguo laughed and said, "Why would I lie to you?"
Zhang Xialan also laughed and said, "That's great, that's great."
He Qiangguo was in a hurry to meet the person in charge and didn't notice that the smile on her face was a little forced. He just said, "Don't worry, I will definitely tell everyone as soon as there is good news."
He Qiangguo hurried to the security department, and the news that the farm was planning to pay back wages spread throughout Hejia Village thanks to the publicity of some people.
As soon as He Qiangguo entered the person in charge's office, he felt that the atmosphere was unusual. Before he could say anything, Captain Wu quickly told him that He Anquan had been kidnapped.
He Qiangguo's expression also changed.
He Anquan was a child he had watched grow up, and he was also his nephew. When he heard that the child had been kidnapped, he immediately panicked.
"What should I do?"
It was the first time the man had encountered such a thing, and his voice trembled when he spoke.
The person in charge said, "You are more familiar with the villagers than we are. Take a look at the words on this piece of paper. Do they look familiar to you? Then think about which people in the village are in difficult financial situations and who have criminal records."
He Qiangguo held up the paper on his desk, which was still slightly wrinkled even after being flattened, and looked at it for several minutes. He said regretfully, "I'm not familiar with this word."
He thought for a moment and said, "There aren't many families in the village that are struggling financially. After all, everyone has a job and at least has some savings.
If I have to name a few, it would be He Gen's family, he has a baby that needs milk powder, He Shan's family; his wife gave up her job to support three children...
In Zhang Xialan's family, her eldest son and youngest son used to be lazy and gluttonous. After they sold their jobs, they went to the city to live a carefree life for a while. After they spent all their money, they stayed at home and were supported by their mother and second brother.
By the way, her second son, He Youquan, was detained for fighting and ran away from home last week. He hasn't been seen since."
The person in charge said in a deep voice: "Tell us in detail about He Youquan's situation. Captain Wu, please find He Youquan's signature."
He Qiangguo told Captain Wu everything he knew about He Youquan, and Captain Wu also found He Youquan's signature from a pile of information.
He compared He Youquan's signature with the words on the paper and said in surprise, "Look, the hooks and strokes of the characters in the signature and the kidnapping letter are almost identical, especially the characters for 'force' and 'mouth'."
The person in charge nodded and said, "Comparing the handwriting of Zhang Xialan and her eldest son and youngest son, I suspect that this is a family gang."
He Qiangguo also remembered and said, "Just now when I came here, Zhang Xialan asked me where I was going in such a hurry, and whether something happened!"
The person in charge and Captain Wu looked at each other, and their suspicion of this family deepened again - most people would not ask what happened right away, at most they would ask if there was anything urgent.
But the most urgent task is to find He Anquan.
Even if Zhang Xialan and her two sons are controlled now, it will be useless. He Youquan may become desperate and attack He Anquan.
The person in charge asked, "If Zhang Xialan's family is the murderer, where do you think they hid the hostages?"
He Qiangguo: "Back mountain?"
Captain Wu: "At home, make sure the person is under your own supervision."
He Qiangguo suddenly said, "Why don't we try using dogs? The security department has three dogs. I saw on TV that if you just let a dog smell clothes, it can find someone."
Captain Wu was helpless: "That requires specially trained dogs. Ordinary dogs won't work. I asked Xiao Xia to train the three dogs in our department."
He Qiangguo was disappointed: "Is that so."
He then asked, "Are the two dogs Xiao Xia has at home okay? I think they're quite smart.
The main thing is that there's nothing we can do now. If they kidnap someone, they'll definitely hide them somewhere where no one can find them. If we just rush in and look for them, what else can we do but alert the enemy?"
He Qiangguo patted his chest and said, "I can guarantee that Xiao Xia's family is definitely not kidnappers. There is no way they would kidnap someone for 500 yuan, as they have four employees."
The person in charge thought for a while and said, "Okay, Captain Wu, ask Grandma Chen to find some clothes that the child often wears. Send a few people to hand the clothes to He Junxia under the pretext of meeting with the team leader and let him try them on."
At the same time, at the end of Hejia Village
Zhang Xialan returned home and nervously told her two sons that the farm might pay back wages. She hesitated and said, "The farm is going to pay back wages, so why don't we just forget about it? If we get caught, we'll be taken to the county and shot."
He Youshi said anxiously, "Mom, how can it count? He has seen my brother and I's faces. If we let him out, my brother and I will definitely die."
"Are you willing to watch us die?"
Zhang Xialan stammered, "Didn't we agree to release him once we get the money? We can't kill people. Killing, killing is against the law."
He Youqian: "Mom, kidnapping is also illegal. Look at me and my younger brother, we don't even have wives. When will you be able to hold your grandson?"
"With 500 yuan, we can marry you a wife right away. You won't have to work so hard. She'll take care of you and give birth to a big fat boy in a few years so you can enjoy the happiness of family life."
Zhang Xialan's heart was in turmoil. After a long moment, she sighed and said in a hoarse voice, "Forget it. You're all grown up now. I can't control you anymore."
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