Ji Shaoguo stared at Wang Shuning and asked, "Have you had any contact with Widow Qiu since you came back?"
Wang Shuning shook his head in bewilderment, "I've never met him, not even by chance."
Song Guiying was very worried, "Officer, has the murderer targeted my Xiao Ning?"
Wen Mingguo replied: "It has not been confirmed yet, but it is very likely. After the incident, besides the neighbors nearby, who else did you come into contact with?"
"After those two policemen sent me home, I never left the house again."
Wang Shuning had guessed from the serious expressions on the two men's faces that he might be involved in the murder of Widow Qiu.
Has the murderer really set his sights on me?
After returning to the police station, Team One and Team Two sat at the same table for a meeting for the first time.
"According to the clues we found at the crime scene last night, the windows and doors were all open. We found three sets of clear footprints on the windowsill. The murderer's shoe size was 43, so he should have been wearing cloth shoes. Just like the first case, the right foot print showed uneven force, with most of the force concentrated on the forefoot. It can be basically confirmed that the two cases were committed by the same murderer."
The director stood in the center and glanced at his subordinates. "This is already the third victim. The news has spread like wildfire outside. Women dare not go out. If the murderer is not caught, more people will die."
The pressure from his superiors was very great. He received three consecutive calls this morning, all of which were reprimanding him and ordering him to solve the case immediately.
If the murderer continues to commit crimes, the public will lose trust in the police, believing that they are incompetent and unable to catch the murderer.
Ji Shaoguo said: "Since the murderer did not leave Beijing, but chose to continue committing crimes, as long as we send more people and conduct a large-scale search throughout the city, we will definitely find him."
Wen Mingguo said, "It will take time to search the whole city. The murderer chose to kill Widow Qiu. He must have observed nearby before he took action. Our police are guarding the door of Wang Shuning's house 300 meters away. He is not afraid of such a close distance. The murderer is very arrogant. He will definitely commit crimes again."
Yu Qiufeng gestured with his hand, "When we left today, Wang Shuning's mother was worried that something might happen to her daughter, so she wanted her to leave Jing City early and return to Jinshan Island."
Ji Shaoguo interrupted unhappily, "Leaving at this time? Didn't Wang Shuning fight pirates and enemies before? She shouldn't be so timid. She is a witness in the case. She can't leave until the murderer is caught."
Wen Mingguo looked thoughtful, "If she wants to go back to Jinshan Island, she must be escorted by the police."
Director: “It is natural for parents to worry about their children.”
Yu Qiufeng exhaled and raised his voice and said, "But Wang Shuning refused. She said she would wait until we arrested the murderer before going back."
Ji Shaoguo glared at Yu Qiufeng, stopping halfway through his speech and wasting time.
Yu Qiufeng gritted his teeth helplessly and said, "If you hadn't interrupted me, I would have finished speaking long ago."
Jinshan is surrounded by the sea. Although there are troops stationed there, the murderer can get up there. Something could happen at any time on the way back. It is better to believe that the police can catch the man and completely resolve all worries before setting off again.
Ji Shaoguo suddenly said, "Since the murderer has set his sights on Wang Shuning, I suggest using Wang Shuning to lure the murderer out."
Wen Mingguo rejected it outright, "No, Wang Shuning has not received any professional training. If something unexpected happens during the operation, she will be in danger."
Ji Shaoguo: "Captain Wen, a city-wide search will take a long time. If the murderer kills again during this time, innocent people will be harmed. Letting Wang Shuning be bait to lure the snake out of its hole is the fastest way."
Wen Mingguo: "It is our duty as police officers to protect people's lives and property. It is a very risky move to let a girl who has no ability to protect herself get involved in the case. I firmly oppose this."
Ji Shaoguo retorted: "We do have the responsibility to protect Wang Shuning's life, but the lives of other people in Jing City also need our protection. This is the best way. As long as we protect him secretly during the operation, Wang Shuning's life will not be in danger."
Wen Mingguo: "Nothing is absolute. If something goes wrong, can you afford it?"
Seeing the two captains arguing at the conference table, no one else dared to interrupt.
The director slammed the table and shouted, "Stop it, everyone. Look at you. You don't act like captains anymore. I think Wen Mingguo is right. We can't let Wang Shuning lead the murderer out. We have female police officers in our bureau. Let them participate in the operation."
Ji Shaoguo was not convinced. He agreed with Wen Mingguo's point of view that the murderer killed Widow Qiu in order to intimidate Wang Shuning. It was precisely because of this that no one else was as effective as Wang Shuning.
But the director had already spoken, so he had no choice but to agree.
The female police officers involved in the operation arrived quickly. The other party seemed very excited. For such a big case, the bureau rarely let them participate. This was a rare opportunity to get involved.
The female police officer was wearing plain clothes, and the clothes were deliberately bright and youthful styles, which were consistent with the style of the two female victims who were raped for the first time.
A golden waning moon hung in the sky, and the moonlight shone on the eaves, causing some slight reflections.
The female police officer was walking home in cropped pants, with her ankles exposed and feeling a little chilly.
Ji Shaoguo and others followed from a distance in the dark, while Wen Mingguo stayed on the route they had planned long ago.
Passing the intersection, a strange black shadow appeared not far away, about fifty meters away from the female police officer.
Everyone's pupils dilated as they stared closely at the shadow's right foot. His walking posture was normal and he didn't seem to be limping.
Just a passerby?
There was someone following her, so the female police officer quickened her pace, pretending to be scared and wanting to shake the person off immediately.
When the man saw the woman in front quicken her pace, he also quickly quickened his pace to catch up.
The police hiding in the dark realized that the man was following the female police officer.
The policewoman turned the corner and hurried into the alley. Her steps were so fast that she almost ran.
A force rushed towards her from behind. The female police officer quickly squatted down to avoid it, grabbed the man's arm with both hands and bent it down, then clenched her right fist and hit the man in the face.
The force was so strong that the man's entire face fell to the right and his teeth were almost shattered.
The others rushed up and captured the man. The light shone on the attacker's face. Ji Shaoguo reached out and took off the mask on the other's face. It was a completely unfamiliar face, completely different from Sha Zhengsheng's.
"Who are you?" Ji Shaoguo pinched the man's chin and asked fiercely.
Qu Yongqiang was grinning, saliva dripping from the corners of his mouth, his eyes were white, and he looked a little abnormal.
Wen Mingguo's face suddenly changed, and he quickly looked around, "I've fallen into a trap."
Then he quickly ran towards Wang Shuning's house.
Yu Qiufeng and the others were still guarding outside Wang Shuning's house. Wen Mingguo had a hunch that something might have happened there and they had fallen into the murderer's trap.
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