Chapter 305: Don’t be too addicted to being a weakling
During the Chinese New Year, the police station was very busy. On the fourth day of the New Year, the police officers who were on holiday were called back one after another.
Gao Guobing was called away when he was on his way to see a date with Gao Hong.
Zhao Dongmei knew that the case would not wait, so she said, "Guobing, go to work. I'm here!"
So Gao Guobing returned to the police station, and Zhao Dongmei took Gao Hong to see the doctor.
Gao Guobing could not get away from the police station again because a major case happened in the county! The case was serious and the leaders above required it to be solved as soon as possible, so Gao Guobing and others gathered and went to Wangqiao Town to investigate the case.
After visiting and investigating the case, the facts soon became clear. Gambling is prevalent in Wangqiao Town. People occasionally gather together to gamble, especially at the end of the year, when the gambling trend is very strong. The police had received news that there was a temporary gambling house in a village here, so they quickly rushed to arrest someone, and they did catch him.
After the man was caught, people in Wangqiao Town did not dare to gamble for a short period of time. However, with the arrival of the New Year, gamblers gathered again. A new dealer took the lead in setting up a gambling house. While everyone was on holiday, they gambled one game after another.
However, among this group of gamblers, there was someone who became obsessed with gambling. He first squandered all his family fortune, but that was not enough, he later became so cruel that he poisoned his parents to death, and then took the last money in the family to gamble.
As a result, he was a bad gambler and once the money entered the gambling house, he quickly lost it all.
This was the money he got by killing his parents, so after losing all the money, this man could not bear the consequences. He still wanted to make a comeback, so he asked the dealer to borrow money.
But they were all from the same village, and although the banker didn't know that he had killed his parents at that time, he also estimated that his money was almost spent, so he refused to lend him money.
After the two men had a dispute, the man became furious and suddenly took out a sharp pig-killing knife from his arms and stabbed it into the Zhuang family's chest. After killing the man, he quickly ran away.
Because everyone present was a gambler, no one dared to call the police. It was not until a day later that the deceased's wife felt something was wrong and called relatives to look for him. Only then did they discover that the man had been dead for a day. So they rode their bicycles to the police station to report the case.
The case was simple, but the murderer's methods were cruel.
After visiting, they learned that the murderer was the only son, so his parents loved him very much. He was a good person at first, but since he got addicted to gambling, he has been a bad person. He has been stealing money from home to gamble, and his temper has been getting worse and worse. Sometimes when his family members try to persuade him, he would punch them.
His wife just couldn't stand his beatings, so she took the children back to her parents' home on the second day of the Chinese New Year and thus escaped the disaster.
Otherwise, the porridge on the morning of the third day of the Lunar New Year would have cost the lives of the entire family, because the murderer had cruelly put rat poison in the porridge.
His parents, who were determined not to allow him to gamble again, ate the porridge without knowing it and died of poisoning soon after.
"Haven't you found anyone yet?" Gao Guobing frowned and looked solemnly at the highest mountain in Wangqiao Town. The mountain has a nice name called Taohualing. There are many wild peach trees in the mountain. During the Spring Festival every year, the peach blossoms in the mountain are in full bloom, which is very beautiful.
But the taste of wild peaches is average, and except for greedy children, few people are willing to pick them and eat them.
The murderer was named Wang Zhi. He ran away after killing someone, but after investigating the incident, it was learned that Wang Zhi had run into Taohualing.
Taohualing is very large and is composed of several large mountains connected together. The terrain is complex, so all the people went into the mountains to look for the person, but after several days, they still haven't found the person.
The mayor of Wangqiao Town was standing next to Gao Guobing at this time, his face full of sorrow. It was New Year's Day, and such a thing happened in their town.
It would be bad enough to kill someone because of gambling, but the problem is that he also killed his parents, which has a very bad impact.
Respecting the elderly and loving the young is a traditional virtue, and being filial to parents is a basic moral requirement. However, in order to gamble, Wang Zhi killed his parents, beat his wife, and refused to raise his children.
"Taohualing is too big. It's not a good idea to go into the mountains every day to look for the murderer. I plan to let everyone bring thick cotton clothes and food and spend the night in the mountains! Otherwise, we can't walk far in a day. Taohualing is very big, and it connects several mountains. Who knows where the murderer is hiding?" Mayor Wang said.
Gao Guobing frowned slightly. It was winter now and it was very cold at night. Therefore, he had never spent the night in the mountains before. Instead, he went into the mountains at dawn and went down at dusk.
But several days had passed and the murderer had not been found at all, so they all suspected that the murderer had hidden in the mountains.
The case was of a serious nature, and the superiors unanimously requested the police to arrest the murderer as soon as possible. The case happened on the third day of the Chinese New Year, and the police were called on the fourth day. Now it is the eighth day. With each passing day, Gao Guobing, who is in charge of investigating the case, feels more pressure.
So after pondering for a while, Gao Guobing said, "Okay, I'll lead the team into the mountains!"
"Director Gao..." Mayor Wang looked at him and felt slightly moved. As a deputy director, no one would say anything if Gao Guobing didn't go into the mountains.
But Gao Guobing set an example by leading the team into the mountains himself.
"Mayor Wang, please go find some thick cotton-padded clothes, preferably military coats, to keep out the cold. And prepare some food," said Gao Guobing.
Mayor Wang agreed without hesitation: "Okay, I'll get ready!"
Having said that, Mayor Wang went to prepare supplies.
Gao Guobing took advantage of this time to gather all the people who had entered the mountain.
This time, it was not only the police who went into the mountains to search for the person, but also the militiamen from Wangqiao Town. They were more familiar with the terrain of Taohualing. Besides, there is strength in numbers, and only with enough people can they find the murderer as soon as possible.
But since no one was found for several days in a row, it was almost certain that the murderer had hidden in the mountains.
Gao Guobing said: "We will be divided into four teams and go into the mountains from four directions. We will spend the night in the mountains tonight. If we can find a cave, we will spend the night in the cave. If we can't find one, we will light a fire in a sheltered place. The conditions are difficult, but we will overcome them."
Knowing that they would have to spend the night in the mountains during the New Year, everyone was naturally in a bad mood, but no one raised any objections. Instead, they all promised to overcome the difficult conditions and only hoped that the murderer could be arrested as soon as possible.
After the mobilization meeting, Mayor Wang also collected all the supplies, so everyone put on long military coats, wore thick cotton hats, and carried a backpack with flashlights, water and food in it.
The police officers also had a pistol and a dagger hanging around their waists.
As for the militiamen, they were not unarmed, but each of them was armed with a dagger, and one of them even held a stick.
This stick is both his weapon and a crutch to support his body when crossing mountains and hills.
Mixing police officers and militiamen together can ensure that each team has sufficient armed strength.
After being divided into teams, everyone prepared to go into the mountains.
Huang Dazhi was also in the crowd. He was assigned to the same team as Gao Guobing, which also included people he was familiar with, such as Xiao Song and Xiao Zhang.
(End of this chapter)
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