These days, Tianhua seems to have faded out of sight. Although he caught a few thieves, his score was still only 91 points.
This score has fallen out of the top 15 in the overall list.
The latest scoring rules have also been released. Based on the situation in the previous ten days, the organizers have further subdivided the scoring method.
The scores of Bai Song and others before the grouping on June 3 were fixed like the scores of other groups before that. The scores obtained later would be multiplied according to different regions.
For example, the multiple of Guangdong Province in the urban area is 1, and the multiple of Bai Song and others is 2.2. In that case, Guangdong Province's current score is 197 points, and Tianhua City's score is 61 points + 30 points * 2.2 = 127 points. The first 61 points are not included in the multiple.
Of course, this multiple of 2.2 is only temporary and has not been determined yet. It will have to wait until after the 28th.
The new rules are very disadvantageous to Bai Song and others, but it is understandable. After all, there is no division before the 3rd, and everyone has the same ability to get points.
Bai Song made a rough calculation and concluded that even if he multiplied the score now, he would still be in the top ten at best.
"Aren't these people afraid of being tired?" Wang Liang shaved his teeth. "Wouldn't it be nice to eat some barbecue? They really are working hard 24 hours a day."
"It's been ten days. Their leader should probably let everyone rest." Bai Song thought for a moment and said, "No one can stand it."
Not to mention other districts and counties, the recent crime rate in H County is really unimaginably low. The thief caught a few days ago came from G District and was intercepted by Bai Song and others.
Although everyone was busy with two or three cases, compared with the daily situation of the Fifth Brigade, the work intensity was really low.
In the past few days, a major event occurred that affected half of Province A: a locust plague.
This was a relatively mild locust plague, but it still swept across many cities and counties.
The density of locusts is not high. They flew over from the west, and the urban area of City A was very little affected because of the large lake blocking the way.
H County, G County and the adjacent D City, located in the south of the lake, have been affected to varying degrees.
This was not a large-scale locust plague, so the government was able to handle it fairly well and it did not cause much economic loss.
"Bai Song, look in the group." Liu Shuyuan ran to Bai Song's room and said.
"What's wrong?"
"There was a murder in J County. Five of a family of six died."
"Such a big deal???" Bai Song was shocked: "Has the person been caught?"
"From the looks of it, it doesn't look like a murder case. The whole family ate fried locusts and were poisoned. Only the eldest son in the family survived because he didn't like to eat this stuff." Liu Shuyuan explained.
"How could this happen?" Wang Liang was suddenly shocked: "Are these locusts poisonous? Then we used locusts to fish that day..."
"Locusts of this magnitude shouldn't be poisonous..." Bai Song frowned. "Did the local government kill the locusts with drugs, and then people picked them up and ate them?"
"You dare to eat dead locusts. You really are not afraid of death." Wang Liang shook his head: "Isn't this too tragic?"
"The county leaders have all been there. If this result is really caused by the use of pesticides to kill locusts, then the county government cannot escape blame. What kind of pesticides were used? They are so toxic..."
"Wait a minute, I'll call and ask." Bai Song said and called the security team of the Municipal Bureau.
After asking about the situation, Bai Song was even more confused: "The county didn't use pesticides. It's the locusts themselves that are the problem. This shouldn't be the case..."
"What do you mean?" Liu Shuyuan asked.
"Locust plagues are very scary when they reach a certain level, but the current density is not a big deal. Once the locusts reach a certain density, they will form groups and take off, then release a volatile compound called benzyl acetonitrile. This compound can turn the normally green locusts into yellow and black, and make them more aggressive." Bai Song explained: "You may not know about this benzyl acetonitrile, but when eaten by humans or animals, it will be converted into hydrocyanic acid."
"So awesome!" Liu Shuyuan was also shocked. He had never heard of this before and thought it just needed to be fried.
Hydrogen cyanide and cyanide are no joke, and we have encountered many similar cases over the years.
Benzyl cyanide is still toxic to birds and other natural enemies of locusts, so birds stay away from super-large locust plagues. In ancient times, locust plagues that stretched for dozens of kilometers, covered the sky and were highly resistant to pesticides were considered major disasters.
The locust plague in Province A did not develop into a serious problem because prevention and control measures were taken in advance.
"Well, low concentrations of benzyl cyanide are fine, people won't die if they eat them, but no one can say for sure if they eat too much. In the 1990s, there was a locust plague in Harbin City in Northeast China, and more than a dozen people were poisoned, but fortunately the concentration was not high that time, and they were all saved. This kind of locusts that can kill people must be a large-scale locust plague." Bai Song said: "I have also watched the news these days. The locusts in the news and the locusts we encountered these days are similar to the ones we caught fishing that day, and they are basically green, so the government did not warn us. How could a family die?"
"After all, there's something fishy about this case, right?" Wang Liang waved his hands, meaning that it could be solved with just one sentence, so why bother talking nonsense...
Bai Song was choked for a moment, and after a few seconds, he said, "Yes..."
"What are we waiting for? Let's assemble the team and go to J County." Liu Shuyuan said.
"I'm not going." Bai Song shook his head: "Shuyuan, take Brother Jie with you, the two of you go. Logically, we don't have jurisdiction over this case, but major and difficult cases can cross regions."
"Shall we go together?" Liu Shuyuan asked, "Such a serious case, won't you go?"
"The idea behind the case is very simple, which is to find out the cause of death. If he really died from eating locusts, then the locusts may have been replaced by someone, either by smuggling some African poisonous locusts, or secretly using benzyl cyanide or cyanide. Keep an eye on the enemy of this family and the surviving son, who are the biggest suspects. We know this, and others can naturally think of it. After you go there, you will be the leader of the team, and you will be able to adapt to the situation and achieve the best results."
"Okay!" Liu Shuyuan nodded, then turned and left.
Shu Yuan is actually a capable person, but he seems a little dim under the light of Bai Song.
Bai Song has actually not been idle these days. In the process of catching thieves, he also got to know H County well and gained a deeper understanding of the economy, politics and culture of this place.
There will be big moves here next, and unfamiliarity is not an option. Bai Song knew that when the city bureau was ready to take action, they would most likely choose to use police from other places.
The use of police from other places is a common practice in work. It does not mean that there must be problems with local cases, but it is just like the court has jurisdiction over some cases in other places. The avoidance system itself is to prevent some problems from occurring and to prepare for the future.
If that happens, the more Bai Song knows about H County, the easier it will be for him to dominate the meeting and get higher points for his team.
Speaking of scores…
Director Wei has been feeling a bit melancholy lately...
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