There was a young policeman sitting in the reporting room of the Public Security Bureau. He looked to be only in his twenties. It was late at night and he had nothing to do, so he was taking a nap on the table.
Cheng Maixiang knocked gently on the glass window, "Public Security Comrade, we want to report a case."
The young policeman was awakened and saw two young women standing outside the window, shivering from the cold. He hurriedly let them into the house.
Although the house was not warm, it was much better than the biting north wind outside. As soon as they entered the house, they immediately felt warm.
The young policeman enthusiastically asked the two what difficulties they had encountered. Cheng Maixiang did not hide anything and told them everything about their experiences.
The young policeman's eyes widened with shock. Although he had not been in the police force for long, he knew that kidnapping was a major case. Moreover, although the country was poor in this era, the social security was indeed good. Even petty thefts were rare on weekdays, let alone serious cases like kidnapping, which were unheard of.
After the young policeman finished recording, he hurried to the next door to find the criminal police on night shift. The criminal policeman did not expect that such a big case would come up in the middle of the night. He asked the young policeman to receive Cheng Maixiang and Lin Qingwan well, and he rode his bicycle out.
Seeing the criminal police riding a bicycle out of the Public Security Bureau, Cheng Maixiang asked curiously, "Comrade Public Security, he doesn't know the kidnapping location, where would he go alone in the middle of the night?"
"Well, the Public Security Bureau has regulations that require more than two people to respond. Besides, he can't drive. This comrade is going to get a colleague so that he can go to the scene with you."
Cheng Maixiang was speechless for a moment.
It’s really... backward!
They have neither a car nor any communication tools. When something happens, they still have to use such a backward method to convey information. If the criminals slip away during this time, where can we find them?
But there is no way. In this era, all walks of life in society are in need of reconstruction. In a few decades, the whole country will be much better.
The young policeman added a few more pieces of charcoal to the stove in the house and said to the two men enthusiastically, "Comrades, you've been running around in the windy fields for half the night. Come here and warm yourself by the fire!"
Cheng Maixiang and Lin Qingwan thanked him and sat around the stove, warming their frozen hands.
Although people were poor in that era, the trust between people was extremely rare compared to the indifference and suspicion of people in later generations.
"Comrades, would you like me to help you make a phone call and notify your families?"
The young policeman brought two cups of hot water to the two of them and couldn't help asking again.
Cheng Maixiang and Lin Qingwan looked at each other and shook their heads at the same time.
It is the middle of the night and the two are in another county. Even if they notify the two families, it will be of no use except making people nervous. Besides, the two are out of danger. After accompanying the police to the scene, they can leave. It will not be too late to notify them then.
Moreover, Cheng Maixiang was very sure that Lin Jiayu had found out about their affair and would probably ride his bicycle all the way here from Linwen County in the middle of the night. It was freezing cold, and she didn't want him to suffer this.
More than half an hour later, several criminal police officers returned to the Public Security Bureau. Perhaps because they felt the situation was serious, even the director of the Public Security Bureau received a notice and rushed over.
Cheng Maixiang recounted what had happened. The Public Security Bureau chief immediately gave an order to notify the Linwen County Public Security Bureau and personally led people to the place where the two were detained.
Cheng Maixiang sat in the passenger seat of the police car, giving directions to the policeman driving the car. She had just escaped in the dark and had spent a lot of effort to identify the direction. She was already familiar with the location, so it was natural for her to give directions effortlessly at this time.
Sure enough, after only driving for twenty minutes in the dark, the car's headlights swept across the small mud house in the pitch-black night. The police car stopped and several policemen jumped out.
Seeing that Lin Qingwan looked unhappy, Cheng Maixiang wanted to persuade her to stay in the car, but she didn't expect that she would get out of the car without hesitation after everyone else. So she took her hand and ran towards the earthen house.
The police kicked open the door and saw a man with his hands and feet tied up inside. He was locked in an inner room with a handkerchief stuffed tightly in his mouth.
The man was secretly happy when he heard the noise, but when he saw that the person coming in was a policeman, his face turned pale and he closed his eyes in despair.
After collecting evidence at the scene, the police took the man back to the Public Security Bureau and sent a team of elite police officers to question him. However, no matter how hard the police tried, whether using threats or inducements, the man just refused to listen. He closed his eyes and leaned back in his chair, as if he was ready to do whatever he wanted but would not utter a single word.
After all, the County Public Security Bureau is not a large agency, and it rarely encounters any major cases on weekdays, so naturally it has no chance of encountering violent criminals. Now, when it competes with this tough nut to crack, it immediately falls into a disadvantage.
Cheng Maixiang and the Public Security Bureau Chief watched the interrogation through the window. Seeing that the man ignored the police no matter what tricks they used, she couldn't help but have an idea.
"Director Zhao, why don't you let me try!"
Seeing that Director Zhao's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, Cheng Maixiang couldn't help but recommend herself.
"You? Can you do it?" Director Zhao looked at Cheng Maixiang suspiciously. So many experienced criminal police officers under him couldn't do it, and it seemed unreliable that a young girl like her could make this man speak.
"I can't say I can do it, but I think this guy seems very familiar with police interrogations. He must have been in police custody before or received relevant training, so he knows how to handle it."
Cheng Maixiang analyzed the situation slowly and added, "During the time he kidnapped me, I observed the three of them for quite a while. I tried to go in and trick him. Maybe I could get him to tell the truth when he's not prepared."
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