Chapter 204 Sent to the Public Security Bureau
Without hesitation, Lin Baozhu pushed open the dilapidated courtyard gate and stepped into the overgrown, abandoned courtyard. Under the moonlight, several trampled and flattened weeds and messy footprints were particularly conspicuous.
She picked up a shovel and, following the marks, began to dig vigorously.
Before long, a sharp clang rang out as the shovel tip struck the hard object! Lin Baozhu's spirits lifted, and she quickly shoveled away the surrounding loose soil—a huge wooden box, tightly wrapped in a thick tarpaulin, was revealed!
After quickly storing the box in his spatial storage, he continued digging furiously with his shovel! Before long, another one appeared, and then another…
Just as she was getting into the swing of digging, a series of noisy and hurried footsteps suddenly came from outside the courtyard wall! Lin Baozhu's heart skipped a beat, and without hesitation, she took away the last box she had just dug out, her figure instantly disappearing from the spot and vanishing into her spatial dimension.
Looking at the dozens of large boxes piled up like a small mountain in the space, she was overjoyed, her smile almost reaching her ears. However, this wasn't the time to open the boxes and inspect the treasures. The most urgent task was to wipe out that group of thugs who had come to her doorstep! This was a windfall!
Footsteps approached the door, accompanied by a rough push. Lin Baozhu held her breath in the space, and through her "vision," she clearly "saw" more than a dozen dark figures cursing as they passed through the ruins and surged into the neighboring courtyard.
Immediately afterward, a terrified scream shattered the silence: "Boss! No, no! Something terrible has happened!! [Then lowering his voice] The thing has been dug up..."
"What?!" a male voice, barely containing his rage, roared, shoving aside his subordinates who were blocking his way, and rushed into his small courtyard. When he saw the chaotic mess of holes in the yard, as if it had been dug up by wild boars, he quickly went inside. Seeing the empty house, like a locust swarm, and the woman lying on the floor, fast asleep, his eyes widened in fury! His voice, almost forced out through clenched teeth, was vicious: "Search..."
Before the words were even finished—"Whoosh!"
A dark, round object was accurately tossed into the courtyard from the dilapidated yard with a soft "plop!" In an instant, a large amount of thick white smoke surged forth and instantly engulfed the entire courtyard!
"Cough cough! What is that?!"
"My eyes!"
"Oh no, I'm holding my breath..."
"Thump! Splash!..."
After a few dull thuds and short gasps, the courtyard fell into an eerie silence.
Lin Baozhu nimbly scaled the wall, coldly surveying the figures lying haphazardly on the ground below. She leaped down lightly and swiftly searched everyone from head to toe, including the few gold rings and a small stack of banknotes that Fu Huayun had hidden on his person.
Then she dragged a sturdy cart out of her storage space and tossed the dozen or so people onto it like sacks of potatoes. Afterward, she pushed the cart, now full of people, and walked steadily toward the county public security bureau in the darkness…
*County Public Security Bureau*
Wang Shunzheng's face was so gloomy it seemed to drip water, and his knuckles unconsciously tapped the table. In front of him lay a dossier, and next to it, in an open tin box, lay a handful of blackened and moldy wheat grains.
"Report!" A junior policeman rushed into the office, panting, his voice urgent: "Captain Wang! When we went to arrest Director Zhang of the grain station... we found him... he hanged himself!"
"What?! Suicide?!" Wang Shunzheng looked up abruptly, his eyes flashing with cold light. "Didn't I tell you to keep a 24-hour watch on him, not leaving his side for a moment?! How could you let him have the opportunity to commit suicide?!" His heart sank. Director Zhang was a descendant of a martyr, and according to the investigation, he was usually diligent and conscientious in his work. At this critical juncture, if he "committed suicide," not only would the case be lost, but he might also lose his police uniform!
The young policeman, clutching his knees and panting, hurriedly waved his hands, saying, "We...we've got him! Luckily we arrived in time and managed to get him out of the noose! He was just taken to the hospital, and the doctor said he should be out of danger!"
"You little brat! Trying to scare me to death by talking so loudly?!" Wang Shunzheng was so angry that he raised his hand and gave the young policeman a light flick on the head.
The young policeman covered his forehead and gave an awkward grin.
Wang Shunzheng suppressed his anger, his expression turning serious and solemn again: "Listen carefully, Director Zhang is an important witness for us. You personally take someone to the hospital immediately and keep a close watch on Director Zhang! Notify me as soon as he wakes up! Also..."
He paused, then said, "Send someone to Da Ge Ba Village and invite Comrade Lin Baozhu and Comrade Qin Haifeng to the bureau! There are a backlog of cases right now, and we're really short-handed! Just tell them... there's something urgent that requires their assistance!"
"Yes, sir!" The young policeman stood at attention, saluted, turned around, and jogged out of the office.
However, less than a minute later, the office door was pushed open again.
"What else do you have, kid..." Wang Shunzheng looked up impatiently, but the words he was about to say turned into surprise, "Hey! Comrade Lin?! Why are you... coming so late? Did you discover another spy??"
Lin Baozhu found a stool and sat down, then quickly and concisely recounted the process of her home being burgled, the investigation leading to the discovery of the burglars' hideout, the drugging of the thieves, and the arrival of the burglars in a truckload...
Wang Shunzheng stood up jokingly: "Where is he?"
Lin Baozhu gestured with her chin toward the interrogation room: "They've all been woken up and are waiting to be interrogated in the interrogation room."
(PS: The effects of the drug wore off as soon as we arrived at the police station, and we were all awake.)
"Good! Good! Good!" Wang Shunzheng praised repeatedly, then changed the subject, his brows furrowing again: "But Comrade Lin, you've come at the right time. There's a tricky case right now, could you help me come up with a solution..." As he spoke, he pushed the grain depot case file on the table in front of Lin Baozhu.
Lin Baozhu picked up the file and quickly scanned it. The more she looked, the more her delicate brows furrowed. After about ten minutes, she closed the file, looked up at Wang Shunzheng, and said in a grave tone, "A large amount of grain in the county granary has mysteriously become moldy, resulting in a huge deficit in the accounts... Today, Director Zhang of the grain station left a confession and attempted suicide, but was rescued?"
“Yes! All the evidence points to him now, but…” Wang Shunzheng said in a heavy voice, “but think about it, if he’s not even afraid of death, why would he be afraid of being investigated? I suspect that his suicide was a lie, and that he was actually murdered to silence him.”
"Highly likely!"
Lin Baozhu nodded: "The case file mentions that the grain station's deficit was staggering. Even if Director Zhang was involved, he couldn't have done it alone! There must be accomplices behind it, or even a bigger mastermind!"
“We’ve thoroughly investigated the entire grain station, but we haven’t found any obvious flaws. You and Comrade Qin are very meticulous, so we thought we’d ask you to come and help us investigate.”
Lin Baozhu pondered for a moment and said, "Captain Wang, please arrange for someone to interrogate those thugs as soon as possible. Tomorrow morning, Qin Haifeng and I will go to the grain station to check the situation in person!"
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