Chapter 61 Chapter 61 I was scared to death by Police Officer Xiao Ji...
The crackdown team searched the fried chicken shop from front to back, but unfortunately they didn't find a single person.
Zhao Zhuoqun wanted to expand the search area to the entire Gangyue Road, but Ji Yinhe walked around in the backyard and pointed at the long dust trail under the streetlight and made an opinion:
"Captain Zhao, this looks a bit like wheel tracks. And when we came to investigate yesterday, I clearly remember seeing a small truck parked behind this fried chicken shop. It must have been used for transporting goods."
Tan Li glanced at her watch and continued, "Well, if the criminals had driven away with Guan Ye, they'd be within a ten-kilometer radius by now. A blanket search wouldn't be practical."
“…”
No one spoke. The charred finger cast a shadow over everyone's heart.
Where was Guan Ye taken? Was he seriously injured?
"Send Lü Xiaoyan and Lu Zheng over with their technicians to conduct an inspection." Finally, Tan Li came up with an idea. "The hard battle is still ahead. There's no need to waste time and manpower on a headlong fight."
It was pitch black outside, so everyone stayed in the chicken shop waiting for news.
The forensic and trace investigation teams arrived at the scene quickly. When they heard that Guan Ye might be injured, everyone looked very serious.
What they are facing is a brutal criminal who dares to attack the police!
Ji Yinhe sat on the stairs in a daze, watching Lu Zheng's tall and unfocused figure wandering around downstairs.
After a while, he came over with a bottle of water and put it in front of her.
Ji Yinhe came back to his senses and pursed his dry and cracked lips, then he remembered that he hadn't had a sip of water since he started the mission in the middle of the night.
"Thank you." She forced a smile on her tense face, unscrewed the lid and took a sip.
The cool, sweet water flowed into my throat, and even the burning sensation was reduced a lot.
"It's okay." Lu Zheng also smiled, put on his gloves again, and started to investigate the physical evidence in the next area.
After a while, Lu Xiaoyan called everyone out and informed them of the preliminary examination results.
"One good news, one bad news." Director Lu pushed his glasses up, a smile crossing his serious dean's face. "Which one do you want to hear first?"
"..." Tan Li was a little speechless, "Good news."
"This finger has been burnt to a crisp. Guan Ye only walked in and disappeared fifteen minutes ago, right? It's unlikely that it would have been burned like this," Lü Xiaoyan said gravely. "It just so happens that I'm currently performing an autopsy on the man found in the garbage bucket you brought in this morning. He's missing a finger. I initially thought a dog might have eaten him, but it seems the fried finger might belong to that man... I'll have to do more tests when I get back."
When they heard that the finger was not Guan Ye's, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Ji Yinhe hurriedly asked, "What about the bad news?"
Lu Xiaoyan glanced at her. "The blood is real human blood, very fresh, and consistent with Guan Ye's blood type registered with the provincial department... He must have been injured, but the amount of bleeding is not large, so it shouldn't be fatal."
"Even if it's not fatal, we have to find him as soon as possible!" Tan Li said coldly, "I'm afraid if the criminal knows he's a police officer, he'll..."
“…”
Everyone was silent, and they all understood the meaning of what Tan Li didn't say.
A murderer might show leniency to ordinary people if he is not aware that he has been exposed - but if he finds out that the other party is a police officer who comes to investigate the case, this identity will only make him more angry and embarrassed, and he will kill directly!
"But where can I find it?" Sun Gaoge asked weakly.
Tan Li thought for two seconds. "Gao Ge, come with me to the Industrial and Commercial Registration Office and ask for the name of the owner of this store. Teacher Lu, Director Lu, please collect fingerprints for comparison as soon as possible. Lao Zhao and Xiao Ji, ask around in the area and see if you can get any clues."
Everyone dispersed, but Comrade Xiao Ji grabbed Zhao Zhuoqun and Tan Li and whispered, "Although the criminal eats and sleeps in the store, I have a hunch that he... may have a fixed place to go."
Zhao Zhuoqun was just frowning when he heard Tan Li ask calmly, "Tell me about it."
"My mother runs a restaurant." Ji Yinhe raised his chin with pride when he mentioned Lian Qiao. "A shop like this that only sells fried chicken racks must have a chicken farm that supplies them all the time... maybe it's their own!"
Tan Li nodded. "That makes some sense, but Jingzhou is so big, where can I find a small chicken farm?"
"Can I call my mother?" Ji Yinhe's eyes fell on the mobile phone on Tan Li's waist.
Zhao Zhuoqun interrupted, "Xiao Ji, I know you mean well, but your family isn't from Jingzhou, so what can you know? Time is running out, we can't waste it."
Tan Li, however, put her hands on her hips, paced a few steps, took off the cell phone and handed it to Ji Yinhe.
"Two minutes." She gestured, "I'll give you two minutes. If you can't get the answer, do as Lao Zhao says."
"Okay!" Comrade Xiao Ji didn't dare to delay for a second and quickly dialed his home number.
Probably because she said at noon that she would report home safely after completing the mission, both Ms. Lian and Lao Ji did not sleep. The phone rang for only one second and was picked up immediately.
"Mom, it's me. I have something to ask you." Ji Yinhe quickly recounted the situation and asked, "Is there a slaughterhouse in Jingzhou that supplies chicken rack shops?"
Ms. Lian calmly replied, "Yes, as far as I know, they're all in Yushan Town, south of the city. Is the store you mentioned in high demand?"
"Big." Ji Yinhe recalled the bustling scene of flowers on Gangyue Road during the day, "It's blooming on the food street."
Lian Qiao hummed, "The store should also have packaging for shipping raw chicken racks. What are the characteristics?"
Ji Yinhe looked around. "It's a foam box with red paper on it... Let me see, there's no writing on it."
She was a little disappointed, but Ms. Lian on the other end of the mobile phone calmly gave out two addresses that were very close to each other.
"I've visited chicken farms in Jingzhou before. The packaging you mentioned is only used by these two chicken farms. I can't remember who they are—"
"It's okay, it doesn't matter, thank you mom!"
Ji Yinhe, who had finished the call thirty seconds early, quickly reported the results to Tan Li. The female police inspector gave a righteous order: "Since that's the case, we'll split up and go to these two chicken farms and bring Comrade Xiaoguan out safely!"
*
The burrs of the hemp rope touched the wound on his arm, and a sharp pain woke Guan Ye from his sleep.
There were no lights on in the space he was in, the temperature was very low, and the air was filled with an indescribable smell of poultry. He felt like he was lying on a hard object, as if sinking in an endless sea of ice, surrounded by bottomless darkness.
A few steps away, the flashlight cast a hazy glow. The man had his back to this side, and seemed to be looking down for the jacket he had taken off.
The policeman's qualities made Guan Ye take a deep breath and gently move his numb hands and feet.
But it was too quiet here, and the rustling sound made the man turn around quickly.
call--
The dazzling light flashed across Guan Ye's face, forcing him to be unable to open his eyes.
The dull pain in the back of the head became more intense as consciousness became clearer.
"...Police?" the man muttered vaguely.
Guan Ye broke out in a cold sweat on his back. He stared at the fat, greasy face behind the bright light, and frantically groped in his trouser pockets with his bound hands.
——There’s a folding knife hidden in there!
"You're not talking?" The man laughed strangely. "Then I can't let you leave."
"No, not the police! I picked up the certificate!" Guan Ye answered while gasping for breath.
He had pulled out the knife calmly. While talking to the man to distract his attention, he pointed the blade at the hemp rope on his wrist and cut it back and forth.
"Picked it up?" The man looked down at the photo, then at Guan Ye's face, and muttered, "Looks quite similar—"
"You look nothing like your dad!" Guan Ye, whose hands were free again, grabbed the knife, stood up and stabbed the man in the shoulder!
"Bang!"
There was a crashing sound, and the man grabbed the flashlight and knocked the knife out of Guan Ye's hand, and it fell to the ground with a "clang".
Guan Ye's pupils suddenly constricted. He didn't expect the opponent's reaction speed to be so fast. He thought he could win with one strike, but he didn't expect that even his only weapon was knocked away!
And his feet were still tightly tied with hemp rope!
The man yelled a curse in a deep voice, turned around and pulled out a bloody machete from the shelf next to him.
Guan Ye frantically bent down to untie the rope around his ankle, but it was too late. A blade slashed towards his neck.
He made a quick decision and rolled outwards along the ground!
Roars and dull thuds rang out simultaneously, and the man quickly caught up, while Guan Ye had already rolled and crawled to the edge of the room!
At this moment, there was a loud "bang" and the entire door panel was kicked open. Bright light poured in from outside, causing the man who was used to the darkness to stop and raise his hands to cover his eyes.
Guan Ye crawled on the ground and heard Ji Yinhe's familiar voice, shouting "Put down the knife!"
But the man rushed towards the policewoman at the door with a knife!
A strong wind blew towards him in the air. Before Guan Ye could look up, he heard a loud "bang" and the man was knocked flying. His huge and fat body smashed into the corner of the wall, breaking the wooden frame into two halves!
Comrade Xiao Ji nimbly retracted his long legs, leaned forward, stepped on the man's wrist with one foot, and kicked the machete in his hand to the ground with the other foot.
Amidst the man's repeated curses, she grabbed his wrist, and with a flash of silver light and a click, the handcuffs were firmly put on!
On the other side, Zhao Zhuoqun had already untied the hemp rope on Guan Ye's feet and helped him up.
"Are you okay?" Ji Yinhe asked anxiously.
"It's okay, it's just a minor injury on my arm." Guan Ye touched his head and laughed, "He hit me on the head and I passed out, but it shouldn't be serious because I haven't turned stupid yet!"
Ji Yinhe breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhao Zhuoqun saw that all ten of his fingers were intact and breathed a sigh of relief. "That's enough, stop kidding. Send him to the hospital for another checkup!" He then said to Ji Yinhe, "Call Captain Tan, call it a day!"
"Okay!" Comrade Xiao Ji happily lifted up the man who was lying on the ground.
"……Well."
Zhao Zhuoqun, who was helping Guan Ye out of the house, turned around and asked, "What happened?"
"Captain Zhao." Comrade Xiao Ji scratched his head and looked at the pool of yellow liquid on the ground. "He was scared to death..."
*
A madman who killed several people and brutally dismembered their bodies must have a very strong mental quality.
——How could you be scared to death by the police?
Ji Yinhe had strong doubts in his heart, but he didn't say it out loud.
This is the first suspect they have caught so far, and he also hurt Guan Ye. No matter what, he must be arrested and tried first.
The crackdown team immediately brought the person back to the provincial department and began interrogation overnight.
However, Comrade Xiao Ji's worries soon came true.
Sitting in the interrogation chair, tears streaming down his face, the man said, "I only wanted to kill after seeing the news. And I only killed one person, my long-held enemy. I dismembered the body with my eyes closed... The first three murders really had nothing to do with me!"
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