Note: I am afraid that many people will skip chapters, so I must say in the text that in Volume 8, all the death cases are real abnormal death cases, but the means of committing the crime are fictionalized. Volume 8 is all about murders, and the protagonist is an elementary school student.
Many people will die in this volume. Of course, the main reason is what happened one month later.
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"Let me toast to you all first. What a coincidence, something happened today. We may have an operation in the evening. I can't drink alcohol, so please use water instead. I'll drink it." Zhang raised the glass first.
There were a total of six people from Gansu Province participating in the event in City A. Four of them were not from the provincial capital and therefore did not come today.
Don't underestimate Gansu Province. Its straight-line length from east to west is more than 1,600 kilometers. You should know that the distance between northern Hebei Province and Guangdong Province is about this distance. The police are all busy with work, so there is nothing they can do if they can't come.
Chief Zhang had something to do today, so he probably already said hello to his boss before he could come, so drinking was out of the question for him.
"It's okay, let's drink less. We'll be here for a day tomorrow and we have to drive. It would be bad if we were found to have drunk alcohol in the morning." Bai Song breathed a sigh of relief: "Chief Zhang is indeed an expert who can catch more than 50 fugitives a year."
"Ha, we are all one family, so stop flattering us. If it were Inspector Bai, you would be considered capable!" Chief Zhang laughed, "I can't drink today, so I called a few brothers over. They are all from the same system, so it's easier for us to talk. They are not on duty today, so they can keep you company."
The day after a hangover, alcohol in the body can be easily detected. In recent years, countless public officials have been found out because of alcohol in the body. They say it is bad luck, but it is actually their own fault.
Bai Song was originally worried that he would have a big drink today. If that happened, everyone would have to stay here tomorrow morning and have lunch before driving. Since the main person didn't drink today, there was nothing to worry about.
Of course, some people will definitely say, are the police afraid of being investigated?
People, there’s no harm in being a little afraid.
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Except for Zhang Suo, Xiao Wan and others, the others were local criminal police. Although they were not on duty, no one urged them to drink, so everyone just drank some beer.
Zhao Han was allergic to alcohol and didn't drink any. Besides, Sun Jie didn't drink either.
When going out to play, even in this kind of occasion, Bai Song told everyone that not everyone can get drunk, and someone has to be sober.
With the toasts flowing, everyone had the most sumptuous Northwestern meal they had during these few days out.
Although the roasted whole lamb is not as good as the roasted camel, to be honest, it is not delicious. The roasted whole lamb is not as delicious as the roasted lamb leg. The more authentic roasted lamb leg here is roasted to about 80% done, set up a barbecue grill on the table, and cut it while roasting, and then eat it when it is cooked. It is very tasty.
Ren Xu was a good eater and drinker. He finished more than ten bottles of Xiliang beer in less than three hours. He finished one and a half lamb legs by himself and also had a few pieces of hand-pulled lamb. He ate with great enjoyment.
"Detective Bai, now I understand what they mean by calling you Detective Bai instead of your title. After listening to you talk about these cases, you are indeed a great detective."
After three rounds of dishes, everyone was chatting happily. Because there were unfamiliar people around, Bai Song didn't really have much to talk about. He just mainly boasted. Fortunately, he was quite good at this.
"I have indeed experienced a lot in these years," Bai Song began to be modest at this time, "and I have also seen many excellent criminal police like Zhang."
"Haha..." Zhang said with a smile, "Let's not talk about work, just have fun. By the way, are you planning to go into the desert in a few days?"
"I have this idea." Bai Song nodded.
"You all have road tires. I took a look and I know a few friends. You can go back to them and exchange them for off-road tires. You can come back and change them after you use them up. The cost of renting tires is very low."
"That's great, but we don't plan to go deep. We'll just play around nearby. Safety comes first."
"Well, I'll send you the phone number... How do you plan your next route?"
"Let's go to the four counties in Hexi, and then go back through the grassland."
"Yes, I can."
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Sure enough, around nine o'clock in the evening, Chief Zhang received a call about something urgent. He apologized to everyone and prepared to leave.
"Are you going to arrest someone?" Bai Song asked, "Didn't they say they would start the action around midnight? Why are they doing it so early?"
Generally speaking, if the time for arresting someone is changed temporarily, it must be an emergency. In this case, why wait for Chief Zhang? Just go and arrest him. It's not like the others won't work if one person is missing.
"No, there was a sudden case. Someone died in the bathhouse next to the train station." Zhang sighed, "What a trouble."
"Isn't the Railway Bureau only responsible for cases along the train stations?" Bai Song was a little curious. Since when did the Railway Bureau become responsible for the surrounding areas?
They are responsible for the things inside the train station, but not for the things outside the gate. After all, there must be a large number of hotels, internet cafes and other places around a train station, which the railway cannot control at all.
"We had an appointment with the station district office tonight to catch the fugitive together, but they just called me and told me about the murder. The fugitive's matter has been postponed. He's a minor fugitive, so there's no rush. We have a lot of cooperation, and if they don't go, we can't catch him." Chief Zhang explained: "The fugitive is not ours, and I don't have any specific clues. It's someone else's business."
"You can even get this connection..." Bai Song was impressed. Zhang Suo was indeed a capable man.
If he wanted to catch more than 50 fugitives a year, where could he find them by himself? The station district office was willing to cooperate with him, and it must be because Zhang had something he was good at.
"I can't say about other places, but I'm very familiar with Lancheng over the past decade." Chief Zhang said with a smile, "Our unit is directly under the Municipal Bureau, so it's not under the jurisdiction of these branches, and it's more convenient to cooperate. There's a murder case in the station area, so I have to go and take a look. Brother units, help each other."
"Oh?" Bai Song was interested, but it was not convenient for him to interfere in work matters. "Chief Zhang, how about the forensic doctor at your railway institute? We have professionals here."
"Detective Bai, you are off duty here, how can we ask you to work overtime?" Chief Zhang waved his hands quickly: "I guess it's nothing, just an accident."
"This doesn't count as overtime." Bai Song shook his head. "Didn't you just say that you often go to catch fugitives when you're off duty? I didn't drink much, and neither did our forensic doctor and Xiao Zhao. I'll wear a mask and go take a look. Is that convenient?"
"Let's go," Chief Zhang was quite happy. After all, in his eyes, Bai Song and others were all experts, and the forensic medicine on their side was indeed relatively weak. If he could lead people to solve the case first, it would always be a good story.
Before leaving, Zhang specifically told Xiao Wan to take good care of the rest of the people, especially to make sure Ren Xu was well fed.
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