Chapter 81 Chapter 81 The difficult pursuit process...
"Let me go, let me go—"
Deng Xingwang was held by the two of them and dragged into the police station compound, unable to move. When he was going up the stairs, he would rather die than surrender, and held on to the steps with his feet to refuse to go up.
"Come here you——"
The two men exerted force, and Deng Xingwang couldn't hold on. His legs bent and he was successfully pulled up by them. He immediately showed a look of despair.
It's over, I can't escape today.
He was too lazy to struggle anymore, and was carried by them towards the forensic doctor, covered in dust and dirt.
He saw that the direction was wrong and asked curiously, "Where are we going?"
"You'll find out when you go there."
They looked at him, wanting to give him a surprise. However, the further he walked in that direction, the more he felt something was wrong. Finally, he came to his senses and glared at them, shouting, "Are you taking me to see the body?"
"Hmph, hmph, how can you talk like that? Just because you want to see someone, they let you see them? You're just waiting for the result, and you're so scared?" Jia Wang retorted to him.
Deng Xingwang's mouth twitched, but after hearing what he said, he finally put his mind at ease. After all, as long as he was not allowed to see the corpse during the New Year, everything would be fine.
So my steps became lighter, and I didn't need anyone to hold me up anymore.
It turns out that Chinese people like to compromise.
With the worse outcome of seeing the body, being forced to work overtime to wait for the autopsy results seemed more acceptable.
When they arrived at the autopsy room, they saw the forensic doctor they had met that morning slurping down their lunch boxes with his assistant. Upon seeing them, he even asked, "Have you eaten yet?"
"I've eaten. Doctor Zhang, I'd like to ask if we can expect the autopsy results this afternoon."
Qiu Jiang had just said this when he saw the two people opposite him laughing. "No need to wait until this afternoon, I can tell you the result now."
"Ah?" She blinked, making an incredible guess, "Is the experience complete?"
"Yeah, come on."
Although they were asked to work overtime today, fortunately the work was easy and they both laughed while eating.
Ji Mingcheng looked at them and asked, "Can you tell me?"
"It's very simple. The deceased suffered a typical fall from height injury. He had multiple fractures in his head and limbs. Apart from that, there were no other fatal injuries. It can be determined that he died from the fall."
In fact, this result is not surprising. After all, the migrant workers saw how he fell. It is indeed possible for one person to lie, but it is impossible for everyone to lie about this.
It totally goes against their logic.
But that wasn't what he wanted to know. Instead, he wanted to find out whether the autopsy results could rule out or confirm murder.
If none of this evidence exists, according to the principle of presumption of innocence, the case can ultimately be judged as an accident.
The family of the deceased can naturally take the body away.
But if there is other evidence, they can continue the investigation.
Just as he was about to ask, Zhang Shen started talking to himself, "Oh, right, there's a small round wound on the sole of his foot, probably pierced by a nail or something. There's the most paint on his clothes near his feet, so he must have stepped on something like a nail, then stepped into the paint, and then slipped and fell. Poor thing, he's quite young."
When he said this, Qiu Jiang blinked.
right.
At that time, the black shadow showed that he was jumping and wiping the deck when his foot suddenly lifted up, and his body did not stand firmly and stepped into the paint. After moving backwards, he fell down without braking.
His reaction at that time was indeed like stepping on something sharp.
So was that sharp weapon really an accident, or was it placed there intentionally?
Qiu Jiang clearly tends to the latter.
"Captain Ji, let's go back quickly. Maybe the evidence is still there. If we're too late, it might be gone."
She turned around and begged hurriedly.
Ji Mingcheng frowned.
With her reaction, it was hard not to guess that she still attributed the case to murder. Although no one knew why she made this judgment, since the forensic doctor made such a judgment, it proved that the sharp weapon was indeed important evidence. What's more, they didn't see such an item on the deck at that time, which was indeed a bit strange, so they had to get it back to see what was going on.
He did not reply, but immediately called the branch in the development zone and asked them to go to the deck of the cruise ship to look for this thing immediately.
Even if someone's car breaks down, they still have motorcycles and other things, which can get there much faster than them.
Qiu Jiang felt a little relieved. After thanking Forensic Doctor Zhang and the others, they returned to the office to wait for the results.
"The deceased is really pitiful. Three accidents happened at the same time and he is gone." Deng Xingwang sighed.
"Who says it isn't? Fortunately, we now know that we have left behind a piece of evidence. As long as we file this evidence and wait for Forensic Doctor Zhang and his team to come out with the autopsy report, we can declare the case closed and the deceased can rest in peace."
In their opinion, this case was indeed an accident. After all, stepping on nails and slipping are common daily occurrences. It’s just that no one expected that the guardrail of the cruise ship was broken.
However, their thoughts were suddenly shaken in less than twenty minutes.
The reason was simple. When they were sitting in their seats bored, a call suddenly came from the development zone, and the call started with urgent and annoying words.
"We found that someone had crossed the cordon and boarded the cruise ship. Now he is on the run. There may be something wrong. We are now chasing-"
Because of the anxiety, the voice on the other end was very sharp, and even though the receiver was several steps away, Deng Xingwang and the others could hear it clearly.
Qiu Jiang hurriedly said, "Please chase them first, we will be there soon."
At the same time, Ji Mingcheng walked out of his office quickly, holding his mobile phone, and it seemed that he had received the news from the development zone.
As expected, he immediately said quickly, "Everyone rush to the development zone immediately."
After saying that, he took a quick step out of the door, and they followed suit, driving towards the development zone at a speed even faster than in the morning.
Qiu Jiang had encountered such speeds several times, so even though she was scared to death, she still endured it with experience.
Jia and Wang were about to vomit. They never expected that Deng Xingwang would drive so recklessly.
I guess when they arrived at the development zone, they both got out of the car too weak to even think about participating in catching anyone if they didn't catch anyone.
The combat effectiveness was seriously damaged.
The journey that was supposed to take nearly 40 minutes was completed in just half an hour, and when they arrived, there was no one around the cruise ship.
Deng Xingwang looked around, his face full of confusion. "Where are the people? Did they run away somewhere else?"
Qiu Jiang had sharp eyes, and when she spotted a few small black dots, she immediately called out, "Over there."
Looking in the direction of her finger, everyone, including Ji Mingcheng, frowned.
"What? Those points are them?"
"Fuck, how do I get through this?"
They finally understood why it had been half an hour and they still hadn't received a call to say the person had been caught.
Which good person runs away to the deep sea?
That's right, there were a few small dots moving slowly on the ice far away from them. If Qiu Jiang hadn't pointed them out, they would have thought they were dirty marks, not people.
However, even if they knew now, how could they catch up with them?
Am I going to use my butt which is still aching from the fall?
Jia Wang and Chang Xuemin are obviously not good at ice hockey, and they also have some psychological trauma and physical problems.
Deng Xingwang slid over there without saying a word, and his posture was even more professional than Ji Mingcheng's.
Seeing this situation, Jia Wang and the other man had no choice but to stay and stare at the backs of the three of them until their figures became smaller and smaller.
Watching from here, Team Ji and his team were catching up very quickly. Just when they were so nervous for them that they clenched their fists and waved flags to cheer them on, they discovered that several figures that looked very close to each other were actually getting closer and closer and did not overlap.
They realized that they had not caught up yet.
"That place is so far away?" Jia Wang was a little confused.
However, it seemed very far to Qiu Jiang and the other two. Far was not the problem, but the key point was that the closer they got to the sea, the more slippery the ice became. In addition, they were afraid that the ice was not frozen solid, so their movements would inevitably be hindered.
The same is true for the previous few people.
Even for the previous ones, the situation is even worse.
Even on the beach, you can still feel the biting cold wind, let alone standing on the ice for more than half an hour in the middle of winter. Basically, your whole body will be stiff and it will be difficult to move.
Looking down at the water flowing under the ice, they felt their scalps tingling even more. Deep fear lingered in their hearts, and they didn't want to move forward at all.
Not only them, but also the figure about ten meters away from them was trembling, motionless for a long time, and kept crying.
He looked around and saw endless white. His legs were numb and there was an endless stream of cold wind that penetrated the cracks between his bones, wantonly harvesting his body temperature. He could feel that his whole body had lost strength and his crying became more and more obvious.
"I was wrong, I was wrong, I didn't want to, save me, save me."
Because of the cold, the tears in his eyes froze into ice as soon as they flowed, but they robbed him of his warmth even more unreservedly, leaving only complete fear in his mind, and his psychological defenses completely collapsed.
But at this time, the policemen could hardly protect themselves, let alone go over and pull him over. Everyone could only stay in a stalemate. In the end, their physical reaction speed became slower and slower, so even returning to the shore became an extremely luxurious thing for them.
Ji Mingcheng and his men had rushed to their side under such circumstances. Upon seeing this situation, they immediately said, "Xingwang, quickly call the local branch and ask them to come over for support."
"Huh? I don't have a cell phone."
Deng Xingwang had just shouted when he saw their teammate Ji threw something over. He quickly stretched out his stiff fingers to catch it.
"That's the first call."
"good."
He responded, pressed the button with difficulty, and started talking to the other side.
At this time, Ji Mingcheng no longer paid attention to him, but walked forward.
Qiu Jiang reached out to stop him.
Her once fair hands had now turned a maroon red. She said to him in a trembling voice, "Captain Ji, the ice here isn't that solid. You can't go over there."
"Go back and help Xingwang bring them back." Ji Mingcheng pulled her back and continued to move forward.
"Team Season—"
Qiu Jiang tried to stop him again, "I'm lighter than you, so I'll go. Xingwang still needs you."
As she spoke, she dragged him and moved forward, but she didn't move forward at all.
She turned back unwillingly, but met his serious eyes.
"Qiu Jiang, accept the order." He said in a deep voice, with an air of urgency that left no room for questioning or rejection.
Qiu Jiang panicked for a moment, but couldn't help but shout out, "But..."
"I'm not that bad. Stop making trouble here and go back to help."
Qiu Jiang had no choice but to grit her teeth and walk back.
"Captain Ji, be careful."
Seeing her rushing back, Ji Mingcheng was quite depressed and muttered quietly, "Am I that lame?"
However, he didn't have time to think about this at this time. He had a calm expression and took a step forward to make sure it was a solid surface before moving forward.
When they reached Deng Xingwang, they each helped one person to move towards the nearest shore, and after moving some distance, they hurried to pull the other one.
Slowly bring all five of them back.
But the two of them had to take five people back, so each person had to go back at least twice. Because Deng Xingwang walked more steadily on the ice, he had to go back and take them twice each time. He was freezing and grimacing, but he still gritted his teeth and persevered.
Every breath Qiu Jiang exhaled turned into white mist, and every breath he inhaled was filled with a biting chill.
The body is getting colder and colder.
If they are all like this, is it the same for this season's team?
She was very worried about Ji Mingcheng's safety, but he couldn't do without her here.
Hold on a little longer, Qiu Jiang.
It would be nice if more colleagues came.
She had no choice but to use this to comfort herself. Every time she brought back a person, her feet became colder. She could only be thankful that her body had not yet become feverish, otherwise it would be terrible if she had abnormal undressing behavior.
The two of them gritted their teeth and led the people to the shore. It was at this time that they finally saw someone looking at them from the ice in front.
"They're here—"
There was a cry of surprise from a little distance ahead, and then several people swarmed over and took over the five people.
"I'm going, I'm going, but...finally someone is here, I really...I can't hold on any longer." Deng Xingwang's whole body was shaking, his eyes, nose and mouth were covered with a layer of icicles, which kept freezing and melting, looking a bit funny. But she was not much better than him. After the person she was supporting was taken away, she started to go in the same direction.
"Jiang Jiang——"
"Xingwang, I'm going to go find Team Ji. You go back with them first."
Deng Xingwang didn't even hesitate, and shouted to her, "Wait for me, I'll go with you."
After that, he chased after her without saying anything else.
Qiu Jiang stopped immediately after sensing the movement, but Deng Xingwang reached out to stop her, saying righteously, "Hey, don't tell me you can't do that! Captain Ji has been so good to me, how could I leave him there alone?"
Qiu Jiang was really surprised by him, but just as he wished, she did not try to dissuade him, but smiled and said, "Let's go——"
Deng Xingwang also responded with a grin.
"Let's go and save Captain Ji—"
"Save a ghost, come and lift it up quickly."
They suddenly turned their heads to look forward, and saw someone shouting with gritted teeth in the distance, about dozens or hundreds of meters away, where the sea fog had swept into an unclear place.
This sound...
"Team Quarter?—"
The two of them had no time to be sentimental anymore and ran quickly towards the source of the sound.
Qiu Jiang was only paying attention to the ice under his feet, while Deng Xingwang not only slid smoothly, but even his shouts were full of passion.
"Captain Ji, shout again—"
"Captain Ji, where are you? I heard a squeak and I was afraid I couldn't find you—"
"Team Season—"
The distance of less than a hundred meters was filled with his energetic shouts, making people wish they were deaf. But he still came back to find him, which touched Ji Mingcheng a little. So he shouted three or five sentences and still heard him, "Stop playing tricks, come here quickly, I can't hold on any longer."
"Hey, here I come."
When they got closer, they finally saw the difficulties their season team member was facing. They saw that they had taken off their down jackets and placed them on the ice, and the man who was suspected to be the suspect was lying on their season team member's down jacket and was being dragged back by him.
As soon as he saw his expression, Deng Xingwang knew that what Team Ji said was true, and he panicked a little, "So what should we do?"
"Captain Ji, you put this on first." Qiu Jiang rushed over and tried to zip up her down jacket, but was held down by his cold hands.
"Don't bother with this, go call an ambulance and get them here quickly."
Qiu Jiang had no choice but to immediately follow his order and make a phone call.
The signal on the sea was sometimes good and sometimes bad. Obviously, the signal in this place was not as good as the place Deng Xingwang had called before, so she had to look for a signal everywhere.
Meanwhile, Ji Mingcheng said to Deng Xingwang, "You push from behind, and I'll pull from the front. Let's try to reach the shore as soon as possible."
"no problem."
Deng Xingwang immediately went to the other side of the man and pushed his waist and abdomen.
Ji Mingcheng carried them on his back and pulled them forward by their sleeves.
Because of the friction of their clothes, although they occasionally slipped, they did not fall down very often. In addition, Qiu Jiang came back soon.
"Captain Ji, the ambulance from the hospital will be here soon, let's go."
As she spoke, she took the down jacket sleeve from his right hand and said, "Give this to me."
Ji Mingcheng didn't bother to be polite with her. After handing it to her, he grabbed the other one with both hands, and his speed was obviously faster than the previous two.
Many hands make light work, and when support arrives, the fire will spread even faster.
When they reached the shore, the director of the Development Zone branch also arrived. Seeing their condition, he shouted to the people around him, "Quick, take them all to the ambulance."
Afterwards, both sides went straight to the Development Zone Hospital.
The hospital here is newly opened. Since it is in a new area and has just been established, there should not be many people. But because the medical school is here and this is the hospital sponsored by the medical school, many teachers from the medical school see patients here, so the medical resources of this hospital are not bad.
However, during the Chinese New Year, most of the doctors who see patients here are on vacation, leaving only the doctors on duty during the Chinese New Year and the medical students who are doing internships here.
Qiu Sichen is here too.
He put the used infusion set into the temporary waste storage area, then took off his gloves and washed his hands carefully. It was at this moment that someone suddenly came running to call him.
"Sichen, many people are suffering from hypothermia and we are short of manpower. Come with me quickly."
When Qiu Sichen heard this, he hurried to catch up. When he got there, he found that there were six people doing this, five of whom were wearing police uniforms.
At this time, they were covered with thick blankets, and there were medical students around them who were kneading their core parts. Qiu Sichen and other classmates gave them hot drinks, and immediately joined the kneading team after they were done, hoping to help restore their body temperature to normal.
This treatment took a long time. Fortunately, they were in good physical condition and their hypothermia was not serious. About three hours after the rescue, their hypothermia was relieved one after another. Their recovery speed was faster than other hypothermia patients they had seen.
But what is going on?
Six people suddenly suffered from hypothermia, five of whom were police officers. Several of Qiu Sichen's classmates were so tired that they couldn't even lift their hands, but they were still very curious.
"What's going on here? Are you investigating the case? Is the one not wearing a police uniform the criminal?"
"I don't know, but I do understand one thing: being a police officer is a much more dangerous profession than ours. If they had been an hour or two later, even the gods wouldn't have been able to save them."
"That's true. I won't complain about being tired anymore. At least I'm not in danger of dying for now."
"Tsk, just tell me. When you work overtime every day, you will know whether there is a risk of losing your life."
"Uh... well, now I feel pathetic myself."
They were chatting idly, and Qiu Sichen's arms were shaking. He was too tired to chat with them, so he leaned against the door and cleared his mind.
If he hadn't vaguely seen a familiar figure, he would have continued to empty himself.
He ran away in a flash, startling several classmates who were squatting on the floor of the infirmary.
"Where did Sichen go?"
"I don't know."
Although Qiu Jiang and the other three were completely cold, they did not suffer from hypothermia. They just had a slight fever. However, they also knew that it was not wise to rush into a very hot place now, so they slowly moved from the colder place to a place that was slightly warmer than before.
It took me more than an hour to recover after walking for so long.
Afterwards, their quarterly team received a lot of phone calls, and the report wasted more than an hour. Then they went to dry the clothes, and it took three hours to get back here.
Qiu Jiang flexed her wrists, her fingers no longer stiffening. Finally, she had the energy to tell the four of them, "We found a bloody nail and three bloodless nails in that man's pocket. There were fingerprints on all of them. I think they belonged to Shu Jianhua himself."
Deng Xingwang didn't understand. "Why did Shu Jianhua plant the nails? Did he have a grudge against the deceased?"
"Yeah, I thought it was just an ordinary accidental death, but now it's a murder. It's New Year's Day, what kind of hatred or grudge is there?"
"I don't know. Anyway, they have been taken for fingerprint comparison and the results should be out soon. I just heard Jia Wang call me and said that the five of them have recovered their temperatures. If it's fast, maybe we can interrogate them tonight." Chang Xuemin said.
"This is also a good thing. I also want to ask Shu Jianhua why he ran to the beach. Doesn't he know how cold it is? It's so deceptive. Fortunately, the five of them are fine, otherwise I can't get away from him." Deng Xingwang said angrily.
Qiu Jiang thought for a moment and said, "Maybe he lost his way while running. After all, he was busy escaping. The ship was on the ice, quite a distance from the shore, so running on the ice was more convenient. Besides, he's a fisherman, so running on the ice should be easy for him. I didn't expect that our five colleagues also grew up by the sea."
"But this time I really have to trouble the five of them." Qiu Jiang sighed.
Ji Mingcheng hadn't said anything until this moment.
"Don't worry, I'll recommend them for awards when I get back. I've also discussed this with Director Hao and decided to give them a week off so they can rest and recuperate. Their bonuses will also be paid from our fifth team."
Qiu Jiang and the others didn't listen to their conversation, but laughed when they heard this.
"Alright, Captain Ji, you're pretty fast."
Ji Mingcheng didn't bother to pay attention to their jokes and walked forward quickly. Unexpectedly, he saw a familiar figure. Qiu Jiang also saw it and was immediately surprised.
"Achen."
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