Chapter 9 Partiality
Xia Mufan pursed his lips and said in a clear voice: "The lights are the most scattered and the dogs barking the loudest there."
Yue Yuan looked in the direction of Qiujiawanzi in silence.
No one in the serious crime squad said anything.
Yue Yuan is clear about rewards and punishments, and always keeps his word, so he is very authoritative in the group. It was the first time that a newcomer dared to command Yue Yuan's actions. Except for Gong Weiguo who responded quickly, the others stood aside waiting for Yue Yuan's instructions.
Gong Weiguo is tall and broad-shouldered, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a righteous face. Because of his good looks, he has many opportunities to show up in the serious crime squad. Whenever reporters interview him, he is asked to show up, so he feels good about himself.
Seeing that Yue Yuan not only did not reprimand Xia Muchan for being reckless, but instead remained silent, obviously considering her opinion seriously, Gong Weiguo's jealousy gradually rose. He looked at the dots of light in the vast fields in front of him and laughed sarcastically: "Can a few sparse lights explain the problem? And the dogs bark the loudest? What kind of excuse is that!"
Gu Shaoqi was just a driver today and had no intention of expressing his opinion. However, when he saw that Gong Weiguo's nitpicking was affecting unity, he winked at his apprentice Zhou Wei.
Zhou Wei and Gu Shaoqi have been together for more than a year and have formed a tacit understanding. He walked up to Gong Weiguo, covered his mouth, and dragged him to the side of the car, with a smile on his round face: "Brother Gong, do you have problems with your eyesight or hearing? Let me check for you."
Gong Weiguo struggled hard to break free from Zhou Wei: "Hey, hey, hey, don't touch me with your hands!" Zhou Wei's hands had dissected countless corpses, how could he let him turn over a blanket!
After eliminating the distractions, Xia Mushi continued to explain the reasons for his judgment.
"I took a criminal psychology course during college and was very interested in criminal psychological profiling, which the teacher mentioned. Psychological profiling can infer the relevant characteristics of criminals based on criminal behavior and criminal psychology, and it can be regarded as a criminal assistance technique."
Yue Yuan raised his eyebrows: "Continue."
Criminal psychological profiling has been popularized from abroad in recent years. It sounds impressive, but in fact the baseline rate is not high. Practical investigators like Yue Yuan do not take it seriously. However, looking at Xia Mufan's still childish face, Yue Yuan did not deny it immediately. New people who are full of student spirit are very cute and should be taken care of more.
The night is quiet, and the sound of the lush summer trees is like a flowing spring, hitting the rocks and making a cheerful tinkling sound.
"What are the characteristics of child traffickers? They hide in the village, and they must be worried that bringing back a strange child will arouse others' vigilance. The scattered lights mean that they live in scattered areas, so it is not easy to be discovered when they do evil things."
"It is common to keep dogs in the village, but dogs generally won't bark at night unless there are strangers near them. The dog barked loudly in that direction, which means that the dog was very alert and noticed something unusual early on."
Xia Mufan looked at Yue Yuan, his eyes sparkling with stars: "Based on the psychological analysis of the kidnapper, I think the kidnapper is most likely hiding in Qiujiawanzi."
Yue Yuan nodded, raised his head and looked at the village committee director: "Please lead the way, let's go to Qiujiawanzi first."
Xia Mufan was not wrong. The lights in the direction of Qiujiawanzi were the most scattered and the barking of dogs was the loudest.
Since we're here tonight, we have to start our investigation from one place. In case the judgment is wrong and the missing child is not found in Qiujiawanzi, then the remaining nine villages and bays will be checked one by one.
What if Xia Mufan’s judgment is correct? At least it is an affirmation for good students who are diligent in thinking.
Yue Yuan gave the order and everyone started to act.
Although Gong Weiguo was jealous of Xia Muchan, he had his duty on his shoulders. At the command of the team leader, he immediately adjusted his equipment and marched forward solemnly with his team members.
Xia Mufan wanted to catch up, but unexpectedly Yue Yuan turned around and looked at him with a gleam of lightning: "Xiao Xia, Xiao Sun, the two of you stay with Forensic Doctor Gu and wait where you are."
Sun Xianbing stopped and looked up at the members of the serious crime squad, who were wearing guns on their waists, looking heroic, forming a formation and marching along the country path. He felt itchy in his heart. well! It’s a pity that I can’t catch those human traffickers myself.
Xia Mufan followed behind Yue Yuan and argued: "Team Leader Yue, I provided the clue, why am I not included in the action?"
The members of the serious crime squad looked at Xia Mufan and then at Yue Yuan. Everyone exchanged glances: Team Leader Yue hated it most when his subordinates questioned his arrangements. He didn't expect that she, a newcomer in the police station, would be so bold!
Unexpectedly, the usually quiet and aloof Forensic Doctor Gu spoke up: "Yue Yuan, let her follow you."
The eyes of the members of the serious crime squad all turned to Gu Shaoqi.
What happened today? Not only did Yue Yuan look at Xia Mufan differently, but even forensic doctor Gu spoke up for her.
Gong Weiguo felt that Yue Yuan and Gu Shaoqi were extremely biased and quietly rolled his eyes. No one knows what kind of poison Xia Mufan put on her, but everyone is helping her. Why do police officers from the police station participate in the operations of the serious crime team? If this isn't stealing credit, then what is it?
Xia Mufan was also a little surprised and turned to look at Gu Shaoqi.
Gu Shaoqi was wearing summer clothes today, a beige shirt and army green trousers, which made him look tall and straight.
After taking off the white robe, the coldness on Gu Shaoqi's body dissipated a lot. When he met Xia Mufan's gaze, he nodded slightly, his eyes gentle and calm.
Sun Xianbing reacted quickly and took two quick steps to stand next to Xia Mufan. Forensic Doctor Gu is a legendary figure in the Municipal Bureau. He usually speaks little, but every word he says is very useful.
Sure enough, Yue Yuan waved his hand and said, "Okay, Xiao Xia and Xiao Sun, let's go together."
Xia Mufan followed the team and walked forward two steps. Suddenly, he remembered that he had not yet thanked Gu Shaoqi for his help. He turned around, clasped his fists towards him, and smiled brightly.
Gu Shaoqi couldn't see her expression clearly due to the night, but Xia Mufan's action revealed the mischievousness, carefreeness and straightforwardness of a teenager, which made him involuntarily curl his eyebrows.
Zhou Wei looked at Gu Shaoqi cautiously: "Master, why are you helping her?" Team leader Yue clearly told them to stay where they are, but Xia Mufan insisted on following them. It's really worrying.
A faint smile flashed in Gu Shaoqi's eyes: "Let her go."
In this world of steel and concrete, everyone seems to be wearing a mask on their face and doing the actions prescribed by society. We must abide by the rules, follow the process, obey the leadership's arrangements, be strict with ourselves and lenient with others...
There is a wildness in Xia Mufan that breaks all constraints, which touches his heart even though he follows the rules.
Let her do whatever she wants, Gu Shaoqi is willing to give her more opportunities.
The moon emerged from the clouds, casting its clear light, and the village path gradually took shape in front of us.
The dirt road meandered along the lakeshore. Xia Mufan and Sun Xianbing were at the end of the team, walking side by side.
Woof! Woof——
Amid the barking of dogs, the police arrived at Qiujiawanzi.
Under the leadership of the village committee director, the serious crime team found three white pickup trucks, knocked on the owners' doors, and began questioning.
The police's actions made the nocturnal animals nervous, and Xia Mushige pricked up his ears and listened.
[There are police!] 】
[Are we going to arrest Qiu San who stole the child?] 】
[Forget it. The big yellow dog at Sister Hua's house had already returned to the house to report the news. The doll was hidden. 】
Hiding?
Where is it hidden?
Xia Mushi stood up straight and looked up at the night sky.
Sun Xianbing didn't understand what was going on. He looked up at the dark sky, imitating her. He raised his hand and scratched his head: "Xiao Xia, what are you looking at?"
Xia Mufan put his finger to his lips, signaling Sun Xianbing to shut up.
A night bird flew by quickly.
[Dahuang, tell me quickly, where is the doll hiding? 】
[Oh, it’s hidden in the haystack in the vegetable field.] 】
[The baby fell into a deep sleep after taking the medicine.] 】
Hearing this, Xia Mufan frowned.
The serious crime squad arrived in a hurry and could not have a search warrant, so they could only enter the house under the leadership of the village committee director and ask a few questions to see if there were any children in the room. If Sister Hua hid Xiaobao in the vegetable garden, they probably wouldn't be able to find him.
While deep in thought, Yue Yuan led a few people around a large fish pond and came to a small bungalow. The bungalow faces south and has the main room in the middle, two bedrooms on each side of the east and west, plus a kitchen, toilet, and pigsty. All the rooms are connected by a veranda.
The village committee director pointed to a white pickup truck parked on the open space next to the bungalow and said, "This is Qiu Tianqin's family. They bought the car last year. Both he and his wife work at the fishery and raise fish at home. They deliver goods to the market every day and live a prosperous life. But there is one thing. They have been married for ten years and only had one baby. He died of meningitis at the end of last year. It's pitiful."
Yue Yuan frowned, apparently thinking of something: "How old is the child?"
The village committee director thought for a moment and said, "He was about two or three years old, a chubby boy. When he died, Qiu Tianqin and his wife Jia Huhua almost went crazy. What a sin~"
Yue Yuan nodded and gestured to Gong Weiguo.
Gong Weiguo immediately went forward and knocked on the door.
Tap! Tap! Knock knock!
Bang!
The people in the room pulled the light cord.
Squeak——
Someone opened the main door.
Xia Mufan raised his head and narrowed his eyes. The person who opened the door was a plump woman. She was wearing a thin sweatshirt with a women's shirt over it. Her body was full of fat, which looked white under the light.
Yue Yuan turned his eyes away subconsciously.
The village committee director smiled and greeted: "Qiu Sanjia, these are police comrades from the Public Security Bureau. They need to come over to understand some situations."
The fat woman yawned, looking impatient: "It's dark and everyone is asleep. What are you here to find out?"
She turned around and shouted to the room, "Qiu San, come out quickly, I need to pee."
A thin man in a torn sweatshirt, a pair of plastic slippers, and messy hair walked out of the west wing. He spat on the ground in annoyance and cursed: "If you want to poop, just go ahead and poop. Why are you nagging?"
When he looked up and saw a row of policemen standing under the eaves, the thin man was stunned for a moment, his eyes bulged, and he looked at the director of the village committee: "Director Feng, what are you going to do? Bringing so many policemen here to search our houses? Let me tell you, this is a society ruled by law, and the police cannot bully us ordinary people at will."
The couple spoke in a gruff voice and showed no respect for the police or village committee officials, which made Yue Yuan frown. If they do not agree to the police entering the house, they cannot break in without a search warrant.
Xia Mufan stood beside Yue Yuan, staring at their faces with sharp eyes.
——Qiu San, Sister Hua, it was them who stole Xiaobao!
Woof! Woof woof!
A big yellow dog jumped out of the house and bared its teeth at everyone.
Yue Yuan said: "We have received reports from the public that someone is trafficking children in a white truck delivering fish. Please assist the police in their investigation."
As soon as the words fell, the woman who had just finished using the toilet rushed over as if she had been stimulated, and yelled: "Who the hell reported this? Ah! Isn't it tragic enough that I lost my son? How dare you report me for trafficking a child? Who trafficked the child? Whoever trafficked the child, may he be struck by lightning!"
Woof! Woof woof!
The big yellow dog followed the woman and started barking.
【roll! 】
[Get out of here!] 】
The crazy barking of dogs mixed with the screams of Jiahuhua made Yue Yuan's ears hurt.
Xia Mufan's eyes flashed, and he gently raised his leg and kicked out a clod of earth, hitting the tip of the big yellow dog's nose.
“Ahh—”
The nose of a dog is a vulnerable part. The big yellow dog screamed in pain when it was attacked.
Xia Mufan's scolding was short and crisp: "Shut up!"
The big yellow dog looked up in fear and met Xia Mufan's gaze. It was so scared that its back arched and it took a few steps back. A gurgling sound came from its throat and it didn't dare to bark anymore.
I understand what she said! 】
【horrible. 】
Xia Mufan subdued the big yellow dog in an instant with one move, and all the members of the serious crime team, including Gong Weiguo, were a little surprised.
The lights were dim under the eaves, and Jia Huhua couldn't see clearly what the other party did, but when she saw that the usually fierce and violent Dahuang became docile, her heart sank and she felt nervous. The tension made her even more irritable. She rushed to Xia Mufan and pointed a finger at her nose: "Who are you? Why are you scolding my Da Huang, you damn bitch?"
Xia Mufan moved as fast as lightning, grabbed Jia Huhua's wrist and asked sternly, "Assaulting a police officer?"
Jia Huhua's wrist was tightly clamped and she cried out in pain.
When Qiu Tianqin heard the word "assaulting police officers", he was so scared that he rushed forward and hugged his wife. He smiled at Xia Mufan ingratiatingly and said, "No, no, my wife was just a little stimulated and her mental state is not normal. Police comrades, please don't bother with her. Whatever you want to investigate and ask, just ask me. I promise to cooperate."
Xia Mufan let go of his hand and said coldly: "It would have been better if you had been so honest earlier."
The more Yue Yuan looked at Xia Mufan, the more he found this newcomer adorable.
There are procedural requirements for police to handle cases, and Yue Yuan usually has more restrictions on his subordinates. He didn't give any orders, and none of his subordinates moved, but she stood up on her own initiative, stopped the big yellow dog, subdued the arrogant Jia Huhua, and casually accused her of assaulting a police officer, forcing them to agree to let the police enter the house to check.
Different and interesting.
Yue Yuan stepped forward and said in a deep voice, "Qiu Tianqin, please take us to the house. If you were the one who took the child away, you can be treated leniently if you confess now."
Jia Huhua sat down on the ground and started to cry loudly: "Oh my God, please open your eyes and take a look. Who is this bastard who is throwing dirty water on me? Even though I don't have a son, I can't steal other people's babies..."
The crying was so shrill that it could be heard from far away.
Because of the fish pond between them, Qiu Tianqin's bungalow was a bit far from other residents in the village, but the noise was so loud that other villagers came running over with flashlights to watch the fun.
"Why do the police come to your house so late at night?"
"Sister Hua stole the doll? That's impossible."
"What is Director Feng doing? He brings outsiders to bully the villagers."
Hearing the villagers' discussions, the village committee director looked unhappy.
Yue Yuan ignored these voices. He narrowed his eyes and looked at Qiu Tianqin with a dominating look in his eyes. This pressure made Qiu Tianqin dare not do anything rash again. He nodded and held out his hand: "Comrade police, we will cooperate with the inspection. Just come in and see if there are any kidnapped children in my house."
Jia Huhua jumped up from the ground and rushed into the house like a gust of wind. She tore open doors, drawers, boxes...all places where a person could be hidden, and kept shouting, "Come, come, let me show you! See if I have hidden a child!"
Jia Huhua was screaming and jumping like crazy. She was not wearing any underwear and her clothes were thin, revealing her white breasts. The village committee director's face turned red with embarrassment, but Yue Yuan was not moved. He led the team to carefully check her thoroughly. A child is not a small object and cannot be hidden easily. But after going through several houses, even searching the kitchen, toilet, pigpen and chicken coop, they found nothing.
Yue Yuan did have some doubts about Jia Huhua before.
She had been married for many years and finally had a child, who was chubby and about two or three years old. But she suddenly lost the child, which made her obsessed and she went crazy and started stealing other people's children. This logic makes sense.
However, after walking around, he didn't see the child, which made Yue Yuan frown.
Was it a misjudgment on my part, or had the other party already taken the child?
If it's the former, I can only apologize for bothering you.
If it is the latter, we must find a way to pry open the mouths of Jia Huhua and Qiu Tianqin and track down the child as soon as possible.
Seeing that the serious crime team found nothing, Jia Huhua's eyes flashed with pride: "If you haven't found the child, let's go quickly. I still need to sleep."
Yue Yuan turned around, but found that Xia Mufan was gone. He looked at Sun Xianbing: "Where's Xiao Xia?"
Sun Xianbing was so busy watching the fun and looking for the child that he didn't notice Xia Mufan running away. He looked around and felt a little panicked: "I don't know, where did she go?"
Gong Weiguo had been rushing to the front today, holding his breath to be the first to find the child and make his presence felt in front of the team leader. However, he searched even under the bed, in the firewood pile in the kitchen, and in the basket hanging from the beam, but still found nothing. Seeing Xia Mufan running around, he immediately got angry: "Does this Xia Mufan have any sense of organization and discipline? He doesn't follow orders when taking collective actions..."
The word "wave" was suddenly stuck in my throat.
"Here! Xiaobao is here!" Xia Mufan's loud voice cut through the darkness.
Everyone's eyes were directed outside the house.
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