Chapter 27 27 This grandson, finally caught
When Guan Xia called, Xu Nian was looking at a set of footprints at the edge of the wasteland.
After squatting and observing for only a few seconds, Xu Nian spoke with certainty, "The footprints are very clear, size 38. The only person in this yard who fits the bill is Luo Shun's wife, Jiang Chuntao."
As he finished speaking, a police officer shouted from a distance, "Captain Xu, we've found something here."
Xu Nian walked over, and the police officer said, "There's blood. It must have dripped when he escaped. It hasn't solidified yet."
Xu Nian glanced down, then up at the front. Qi Bai spoke up, "Looks like they fled into the mountains. There's only one set of footprints. Could it be just one person? Where did Luo Shun go?"
No one answered this question. Everyone was still scattered and busy with their work. There were obviously many people, but compared with the wasteland and the vast wild mountains, they seemed sparse.
It was at this moment that Xu Nian's cell phone rang.
Taking out his phone and glancing at the incoming call, Xu Nian immediately realized something and answered it subconsciously. "Guan Xia? What did you find out?"
When Qi Bai heard the name Guan Xia, his painful expression suddenly changed, and his eyes were filled with anticipation.
Sure enough, after hanging up the phone about ten seconds later, Xu Nian spoke quickly, "Call Wang Yu, Luo Shun is in Shuimu Chuncheng Community."
Qi Bai quickly took out his phone, and Xu Nian asked Jiang Yingyao loudly, "Brother Jiang, which auxiliary police officer did Wang Yu bring with him when he left?"
Jiang Yingyao recalled and replied, "He's a new guy named Xu something who has been here for only half a year."
Jiang Yingyao ran over and said, "What's wrong? Did Luo Shun go to Liang Xinhua's house?"
Xu Nian got the answer he wanted and walked out quickly. "Brother Jiang, take your men to continue the search. Judging from the footprints and bloodstains, Jiang Chuntao must have brought the murder weapon into the mountains. We don't have enough people. Call Director Ren for reinforcements."
After saying that, Xu Nian called out again, "Qi Bai, take a few people with me and go to Shuimu Chuncheng Community."
As soon as he got in the car, before he could fasten his seat belt, Qi Bai started the car and sped out like he was drifting.
Xu Nian grabbed the handle to steady himself and quickly called Director Ren. "Director Ren, this is Xu Nian. I just received news that the suspect, Luo Shun, a 45-year-old male from Pingshun Village, has appeared in the Shuimu Chuncheng residential complex on Xinmin Avenue. We suspect he's armed and intends to kill Ye Lan, resident of Unit 1, Building 7, Room 1102. I repeat, Building 7, Unit 1, Room 1102. Requesting reinforcements."
As soon as Xu Nian finished speaking, a reply came from the other end of the phone, "Got it. I will contact the nearby patrol car and police officers to provide reinforcements."
After confirming that there were reinforcements who were faster than them, Xu Nian's tense expression finally relaxed a little.
Once the car was stable on the main road, Xu Nian let go of the handlebars and asked while fastening his seatbelt, "Did you get through to Wang Yu on the phone?"
Qi Bai almost stepped on the accelerator to the floor and quickly replied, "I got through, but he hung up after just two sentences. I don't know what's going on now."
Xu Nian glanced at the time. Qi Bai couldn't help but ask, "Captain Xu, you said Luo Shun had kidnapped Liang Xinhua. Why would he go to his house now? The five deceased, including Liang Xinhua, were men with a history of domestic violence. Now Liang Xinhua's only wife Ye Lan and daughter Liang Panpan are left at home. Luo Shun wouldn't be so crazy as to kill them, right?"
Xu Nian said, "We are police officers, and he is a murderer. We can never understand what a murderer is thinking, but I suspect Luo Shun thought he gave Ye Lan a new life, but she didn't cherish it and married a man who abused her. So after kidnapping Liang Xinhua, he became angry and wanted to kill Ye Lan."
Qi Bai recalled some clues he had found in Luo Shun's home. "So it seems that Luo Shun and his wife Jiang Chuntao really were collaborators. At least it was Jiang Chuntao who killed Liang Xinhua."
Qi Bai thought of something else, "Captain Xu, tell me, this couple killed so many old people and tortured and dismembered their bodies. Does their daughter Luo Xiaoyun know about this?"
Xu Nian shook his head. "Luo Xiaoyun was found unconscious. The technical team found sleeping pills in her room. Based on the clues we have now, Luo Shun and Jiang Chuntao were intentionally hiding something from her. But as to whether Luo Xiaoyun truly knew nothing, we can only ask her after she wakes up."
Qi Bai curled his lips. "That child is eleven years old, right? The earliest deceased person found so far was seven years ago. She killed five people in a row within seven years. Not only did she throw some of the body parts far away, she also buried the rest nearby. With such a big commotion, that child is not stupid. Living under the same roof for so long, how could she not notice anything? If she really says she knows nothing when she wakes up, then she must know something."
Xu Nian didn't say anything else, just looked at the time again.
Qi Bai also became more and more nervous as time passed.
After a few minutes of silence, Qi Bai couldn't stand the heavy atmosphere in the car anymore and started jokingly, "Captain Xu, if Xiao Wang takes down Luo Shun, he'll definitely get a second-class individual merit award by the end of the year, right?"
Xu Nian glanced at Qi Bai and asked, "What? Are you worried?"
Qi Bai retorted, "Captain Xu, aren't you worried?"
Xu Nian didn't answer directly, but simply said, "You have to trust Wang Yu. She may be a woman, but she's also a well-trained police officer who graduated with honors from the Public Security University."
Perhaps it was Xu Nian's calm tone that eased Qi Bai's nervousness. His foot on the accelerator was still very strong, but Qi Bai's expression relaxed. "Captain Xu, you're right. Last time, Wang Yu was beating Xiao Tian from the third squadron next door. With the addition of an auxiliary police officer, the two of them will definitely be able to arrest Luo Shun."
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At the same time Wang Yu answered the phone, the door lock rang and someone outside opened the door with a key.
Wang Yu's expression changed slightly when he heard the words coming from the phone, but he didn't say anything. He only used his mouth to remind the police officer beside him, "Luo Shun."
The policeman's expression changed drastically. He glanced at his police uniform and quickly and carefully walked to the corner next to the shoe cabinet to prevent the suspect from running away as soon as he saw him open the door.
Wang Yu didn't bother to talk. He hung up the phone and quickly walked towards the master bedroom. He reached out to stop Ye Lan who was about to come out to check after hearing the sound.
Maybe it was the first time to open this door, the person outside was a little unfamiliar with it, and turned left twice and right twice before opening it.
A short, slightly fat middle-aged man wearing a fisherman's hat and a black windbreaker walked into the entrance with his head lowered, carrying a fishing rod in his left hand and his right hand behind his back.
Ye Lan, who was stopped by Wang Yu, was a little confused about the situation. She hesitated for a few seconds before speaking at Wang Yu's signal, "Lao Liang, are you back?"
The man who entered the room didn't say anything, but there were slow footsteps.
Just as Wang Yu was holding his breath and waiting, the footsteps took a few steps forward and suddenly stopped, followed by the sound of hurried running outside.
Wang Yu immediately realized that Luo Shun had discovered something, abandoned his target, and turned to flee.
Wang Yu heard the sound of the police chasing out from the living room, and hurriedly said, "Hide well and don't come out," and ran out quickly.
Wang Yu rushed out of the door but didn't see anyone, but noticed that the fire door on the stairs was shaking back and forth. He realized that Luo Shun had given up the elevator and chose to escape by stairs.
Without thinking, his body instinctively chased after him. After chasing for two floors, he could only hear the sound but couldn't see the figure. Wang Yu immediately felt that this was not going to work.
Liang Xinhua lives on the 11th floor. At his current speed, he can run out of the corridor in just a few minutes. Moreover, since he came to the victim's house, he was obviously here to kill people. He was carrying at least one weapon. Most importantly, given Luo Shun's cruelty, if he really let him run out of Building 7, he would definitely take hostages in order to escape.
After thinking quickly in his mind, Wang Yu stopped running, gritted his teeth, and simply jumped over the railing with his hands on the handrail and jumped to the next level of stairs.
This speed was obviously much faster. After just a few jumps, he saw a figure in a black windbreaker fleeing at high speed.
The police officer who was chasing closely behind obviously heard the sound, and immediately seized the opportunity to jump over the railing and jump to the next level to pounce on the suspect.
The suspect was caught off guard and was pounced upon, but he quickly reacted and stabbed the police officer with the dagger.
The police officer had to lean back to avoid it, and the suspect kicked the police officer in the chest again, quickly got up and continued running.
At this time, Wang Yu had arrived and kicked the suspect, causing him to fall against the wall. The police officer, who had already climbed up, quickly stepped forward to subdue him, but the suspect's waving of the dagger forced the police officer back and accidentally scratched his arm.
Wang Yu seized the opportunity and suddenly grabbed the suspect's wrist, and without saying a word, slammed it against the wall. The suspect let go in pain, and the police officer took the opportunity to rush over and twisted the other struggling arm. The two of them worked together to handcuff the suspect.
The next second after handcuffing the suspect, Wang Yu turned the suspect's face with his hands and confirmed that it was Luo Shun whom they were pursuing, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.
"We finally caught this bastard." Wang Yu picked up the suspect who had collapsed on the ground and turned to the police officer, "How are you?"
The police officer showed the wound and smiled with his white teeth, "It's just a superficial wound. It will heal in a few days."
Wang Yu took a serious look, then smiled relaxedly, "Well done, you really know how to seize the opportunity."
The police officer smiled shyly, hesitated for a few seconds, looked at the suspect, then looked at Wang Yu, and couldn't help asking, "Sister Wang, do you think we can get a commendation or a third-class merit award at the end of the year now that we've caught the murderer?"
Wang Yu thought the police officer was going to ask something, but he didn't expect it to be this. After a moment of silence, he patted the police officer on the shoulder and said, "Be more confident. This is a serial killer who has at least five murders on his shoulders. He should have at least a third-class merit. If he has other crimes, he might even get a second-class merit."
The police officer's eyes lit up when he heard this. "So, I hope to be promoted to a regular employee by the end of this year or next year?"
Wang Yu was silent for a few seconds, then patted the police officer's shoulder harder, "I believe you can do it."
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Ever since Guan Xia finished calling Xu Nian, she has been staying in the study, pacing back and forth uncontrollably.
Intellectually, she knew that she had called the police and told them everything she knew. She had done everything she could as an ordinary citizen. But when she thought about the place the murderer was going to break into, where there was only a poor woman who was being abused and a child who had no ability to resist, she couldn't stop worrying.
After walking a few steps, I couldn't help but lean over to the window and look towards the entrance of the community, hoping that the police would come quickly.
Guan Xia was looking out and was afraid of seeing the murderer walking out of the unit door. This meant that the murderer had done what he wanted to do and would escape before the police arrived.
Fortunately, Guan Xia’s worries did not come true. After an unknown amount of time, Guan Xia still did not see the murderer coming out, but she heard the sound of sirens like the sound of nature.
More than one police car drove into the community. As soon as the car stopped, Guan Xia noticed that before the police opened the door and got out, three figures walked out of the unit door. Two of them were a man and a woman, escorting another figure who looked like a man.
The figure had a police uniform covering his head. Although she couldn't see what he looked like, Guan Xia could recognize him from his black windbreaker. He was the murderer she had seen before.
Guan Xia breathed a sigh of relief when she was sure the murderer had been caught. Then she realized that the female figure escorting the murderer looked familiar. After careful identification, Guan Xia remembered that this was not the first case she encountered when the system was triggered. Wasn't this the female police officer she saw at Pang Le's house on the night the murderer tried to attack her?
Guan Xia was stunned for a moment, then felt a little emotional, thinking that they were worthy of being the criminal police team responsible for homicide cases.
She thought the clues she provided were very important, but she didn't expect that before she provided the clues, the criminal police team had already anticipated the murderer's next move and simply deployed in advance to wait for the opportunity.
Guan Xia sighed and thought of the aunt she met this morning. She said that she had a son who was a criminal policeman and lived across the street from Guan Xia.
Guan Xia didn’t think anything of it before, but now when she thinks about it, she feels extremely safe. She also wonders if she can ask for his phone number if she ever meets him.
Although Xu Nian and Qi Bai are both criminal police, if something really happens, it is obviously the neighbors who are more reliable.
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