Chapter 27 Jiang Shouxin: Even if we cause chaos in Qing Shi Town, we are not afraid.
Are you very familiar with Qingshi Town?
Of course I'm familiar with it.
Jiang Ling raised her hand to touch the pearl hair clip at her temple, her eyes filled with warm affection.
Officer Jiang Shouxin, who rescued her from human traffickers, worked at the Qingshi Town Police Station. Because "Jiang" and "Jiang" sound the same, and because Jiang Shouxin only had one son and always longed for a daughter, he treated her like his own. He would hold her hand and stroll through the streets, buying her candy, cookies, and little dresses with lace trim. He would take her home, comb her hair, braid it, and put hair clips on her.
This hair clip, the same one Jiang Shouxin gave her back then, is inlaid with two rows of tiny pearls.
Jiang Ling stayed in Qing Shi Town for half a month, and her days were as beautiful as soap bubbles in the sunlight, dazzling and light as they floated into the sky.
She happily called Jiang Shouxin "Father Jiang," Jiang Shouxin's wife Li Wenhui "Mother Li," and Jiang Shouxin's son Jiang Zhe "Brother." Everything was just as she had imagined, and the family lived happily together.
However, soap bubbles always burst eventually.
Happy days are also short-lived.
Jiang Ling was soon sent back to the orphanage, and from then on, Qing Shi Town became her sweet longing.
Now, let's try to promote the "three-fixed investigation method" by taking the case of the kite as an example.
By the way, I'll also go back to Qingshi Town to visit Officer Jiang Shouxin.
Jiang Shouxin was the brightest light in her childhood.
It was this ray of light that pointed her in the right direction for her future—to attend police academy and become a police officer.
Jiang Ling was momentarily distracted, which Ying Songmao keenly noticed.
When Qing Shi Town was mentioned, Jiang Ling did not answer Yuan Yi's question but fell silent, which made the office a little awkward.
Ying Songmao raised his voice slightly: "The three-fixed investigation method mentioned by Jiang Ling is excellent and can be considered for promotion in the Municipal Bureau."
Ying Songmao successfully changed the subject, and Yuan Yi nodded repeatedly: "Yes, this three-point investigation method of determining the nature, the scope, and the characteristics sounds good to me. However... so far only the nature and scope have been determined. Xiao Jiang hasn't mentioned the characteristic yet."
Jiang Ling snapped out of her reverie and, just as she heard Yuan Yi's last sentence, immediately said, "Yes, next we'll define the 'face profile.' This 'face profile' is the criminal psychological profile."
Jiang Ling admitted that she was cheating.
The criminal files that come to mind can provide her with precise targets.
What she's doing now is simply using established theories of criminal profiling to guide people in deducing the target person.
However, Jiang Ling was not guilty.
The "geographical profiling" and "three-fixed investigation method" she mentioned are all core elements of criminal psychological profiling. Promoting them in advance so that more criminal police officers can master them will definitely improve the efficiency of solving cases.
Li Zhenliang took out his notebook from his pocket, flipped to the previous record, and tacitly drew a simple table on the whiteboard—
Physiological characteristics, psychological characteristics, social characteristics, and criminal history.
Jiang Ling pointed to the section on physical characteristics: "Just now, Officer Zhou speculated that Xie Jiayan was the suspect's mistress, so his gender is obviously..."
Everyone said in unison: "Male."
Jiang Ling smiled.
No teacher dislikes this kind of interactive atmosphere.
Standing in front of the whiteboard, Jiang Ling felt a sense of accomplishment in giving a lecture for the first time.
Jiang Ling rarely smiles, and when she does, it's a faint smile.
However, her originally cold face brightened up instantly with the addition of a faint smile.
It's like a dark shawl with hidden gold threads. Originally unremarkable, it becomes dazzling and incomparably beautiful under the sunlight as the gold threads reflect the light.
Jiang Ling's smile enlivened everyone in the office.
Zhou Jinliang stood up excitedly: "He should be between 30 and 50 years old. At this age, he is in his prime and strong, which is why he can control so many human traffickers."
Yuan Yi chimed in, "The age could be reduced even further, between 40 and 50. I think Xie Jiayan isn't young, so the person who would do that to her... probably wouldn't be a man in his thirties."
Men understand men better.
Jiang Ling fully respected their opinions on this point and wrote "40-50 years old" on the whiteboard.
Li Zhenliang also raised a point: "To be able to assemble a fleet of vehicles, have so many people working for him, and maintain good relations with government departments, this person must have industries and resources in Qingshi Town. Is it possible that this person comes from a large family or has previously engaged in commerce or other professions?"
Ying Songmao said definitively, "They are most likely people who have gone into business."
Yuan Yi patted Ying Songmao on the shoulder: "Brother, we thought of the same thing. This guy who would think of trafficking children to beg must deal with all sorts of people, not some low-level office manager."
Ying Songmao continued: "The suspect should have no criminal record in order to deal with government departments openly and honestly."
If someone has no criminal record, there's no way to find them in the criminal record database.
Zhou Jinliang is a thoughtful person: "The suspect was able to come up with a way to make money by pretending to be a couple to control three disabled children to beg and collect commissions. He was also able to organize a fleet of vehicles to transport abducted children and dispose of their bodies. This shows that he is good at controlling people's minds. Such people are usually eloquent and have extremely high intelligence."
Li Zhenliang retorted, "Just Xie Jiayan's three teams alone have five corpses that need to be dealt with. The other fake couples must have also killed people. With so many corpses to deal with, whether it's burning or burying them, we need relatively secluded residences or properties."
We're getting closer and closer to the truth.
Jiang Ling was pleased to see this result: "Yes! Most of the disabled children bought come from rural areas. The suspect is very familiar with rural areas and should have a hidden farmhouse in the suburbs of Qingshi Town. This would not only make it convenient to transport the trafficked children, but also be suitable for disposing of the bodies."
Just as the discussion was in full swing, Wang Xuechang and Liao Gang, who had just interrogated Shen Sanzhuang, hurriedly entered the office.
Wang Xuechang slammed the notebook onto the table: "Damn it! You're so stubborn!"
Liao Gang sighed: "No, Shen Sanzhuang won't confess. We tried to trick him by saying that Xie Jiayan had already identified him as the one who killed the child, but he didn't believe us at all and wouldn't say anything."
After venting their frustrations, the two looked up at the densely packed words on the whiteboard, then at Jiang Ling standing beside it like a teacher, and asked blankly, "How did your discussion go?"
Yuan Yi stood up with a smile, patted the two men on the shoulder, and said, "Alright, thank you for your hard work. Whether Shen Sanzhuang confesses or not doesn't matter, we have a lead!"
Wang Xuechang and Liao Gang dragged two chairs down and sat down before carefully examining the words written on the whiteboard.
"Profit-driven crime?"
"Men aged 40-50?"
"A native of Qingshi Town, Xinchang County?"
"A convoy?!"
"Are there farmhouses in the suburbs?"
"Go into business?"
The more they looked, the more alarmed they became. Wang Xuechang, Liao Gang, and the others stared wide-eyed: "What? You found the leader of the Hawk gang so quickly?"
Everyone ignored their question and instead asked, "What? The Hawk Gang?"
Wang Xuechang then remembered the task Jiang Ling had initially assigned him: "Oh, right, the gang's name is Hawks, I've managed to find out that."
Jiang Ling asked, "Which two words?"
Liao Gang replied, "A hawk, the kind of hawk that does somersaults, a bird of prey. I don't know why it's called that weird name."
Wang Xuechang added, "It doesn't sound like a good thing at all."
Jiang Ling clearly remembered that the file contained the transcript of Shen Tianyao's interrogation.
After being arrested, Shen Tianyao knew he was doomed to die and arrogantly confronted the police: "My name was given to me by my grandfather, and it was a good one! Hawks in the sky have sharp eyes, are fierce, and are small in size, making them hard for prey to spot. What I do isn't one of the thirty-six trades; it's a shady business. Using hawks as a code word is just right."
Jiang Ling added the word "hawk" to the whiteboard.
"The suspect assembled a car fleet, had acquaintances in police stations, hospitals, and other institutions, dared to start his own business, was eloquent, and was clearly a very confident person. He was engaged in shady and bloody activities, yet he was able to avoid being arrested by the police, which must be because he was high-profile."
After saying that, Jiang Ling got to the point: "From a criminal psychology perspective, the biggest dream of these people is to make a name for themselves."
Everyone agrees on this.
"Actually, we ordinary people also have this mentality. The ancients said that one should return home in glory."
"Haha, wearing fine clothes in the dark, how painful."
"Yes, the more proud you are, the more you want to show off."
However, some people raised objections: "Would he dare to publicize his illegal and criminal activities? Is he afraid the police won't come knocking, or are there too few people in prison?"
Jiang Ling pointed to the word "hawk": "That's why I insisted on asking about the gang's name. Although he can't go around bragging about how powerful he is or how much money he's made, he can use his name as a code word or the gang's name."
Yuan Yi suddenly stood up, his expression excited: "His name has the character '鹞' in it?!"
Zhou Jinliang excitedly slammed his hand on the table and stood up: "His surname is Chen, and his given name contains the character '鹞' (yao). Add to that his age (around forty or fifty), his business ventures, and his extensive network in Qingshi Town, and we should be able to find him in three days at most!"
Li Zhenliang was also quite eager to get started: "As long as we find this person, search the farmhouses under his name, and find the missing children, the chain of evidence will be complete!"
Finally, we have a clue!
Yuan Yi, who hadn't slept all night, was previously so angry at the six stubborn human traffickers that his heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys were all aching. But now, he felt every cell in his body cheering and his whole body was full of energy.
He rushed to the telephone and loudly instructed Zhou Jinliang, "Quickly, find the phone number for the Qingshi Town Police Station."
However, he quickly realized his mistake and hung up the phone: "No, don't call. This guy has too many connections in Qingshi Town, he might be in cahoots with some people in the police station. Xiao Liang, get the car ready, we'll go straight there."
Jiang Ling put down the marker in her hand and said loudly, "Captain Yuan, I request to join this operation."
Yuan Yi waved his hand: "You've already helped us a lot. This three-fixed investigation method is really good. But this time we're going there with a tight schedule, heavy tasks, and many dangerous factors. It's inconvenient for you, a woman, to go alone. You should stay here."
Jiang Ling did not back down: "I am very familiar with Officer Jiang Shouxin of Qingshi Town Police Station. He is a good policeman and would never collude with human traffickers. He is trustworthy. I will not alert them in the future."
Yuan Yi hesitated for a moment: "Okay, then Xiao Jiang will go too."
Li Zhenliang panicked: "I...I...I!"
Jiang Ling couldn't help but smile: "I'm going to bring Liangzi along, we'll be partners."
Yuan Yi didn't say anything more and pointed to Wang Xuechang and Liao Gang: "You two stay here and focus on the children. See what they remember and try to help them find their relatives."
Wang Xuechang and Liao Gang stood at attention: "Yes!"
Yuan Yi looked at Jiang Ling and Li Zhenliang: "Can you follow orders in all actions?"
Jiang Ling and Li Zhenliang straightened their chests in unison: "Yes!"
Yuan Yi said, "You two, Xiao Liang, and I will go ahead in one car. If we find the person, we'll mobilize more police to make the arrest."
He looked at Ying Songmao: "Songmao, please tell Captain Lei for me that we'll hear from you."
Ying Songmao hummed in agreement, "Okay!"
At Yuan Yi's command, the anti-trafficking team immediately launched an operation.
Yuan Yi finally understood the "three-fixed investigation method".
He used to prioritize practical experience over theory, always feeling that things like criminal psychology and investigation were just theoretical and that dealing with criminals required summarizing experience and improving skills through repeated practice.
But now, Jiang Ling used the "three-fixed investigation method" to quickly identify the ringleader, accurately sketching out the suspect's profile. Most impressively, he could even figure out his name. His theoretical level is truly amazing!
If the case is solved and the ringleader is indeed as Jiang Ling said, then she will truly make a name for herself in the Yan City Public Security Bureau this time.
Yuan Yi's mood at this moment was so urgent that even he himself found it unbelievable.
He desperately wanted to know if Jiang Ling's "face painting" looked realistic this time.
Yuan Yi ran as fast as he could, but Ying Songmao remained seated in the anti-trafficking team's office. He stared at the whiteboard covered in writing, his eyes gleaming.
Criminal profiling theory is actually quite practical?
The "three-fixed investigation method" is a really good summary!
The last time I saw Jiang Ling use this theory to find the girl who stole the bicycle bell, even my advisor found it refreshing and told me to summarize it and write a paper about it.
I never expected that after only one day of receiving the materials and before I had even written the opening of the paper, Jiang Ling would propose the "three-fixed investigation method." That's amazing!
Ying Songmao felt an overwhelming sense of urgency.
As the deputy captain of the technical team, he also had to take some practical actions and not let Jiang Ling's theory be buried.
Thinking of this, he said to Zhao Jingxin, "Go get the camera and take a picture of the words on the whiteboard."
After taking the photos, he sat down to organize his notes.
After carefully reading all the statements and records from the anti-trafficking team during this operation, Ying Songmao recorded all the important clues and planned to write a high-quality paper as soon as possible.
Jiang Ling's theory must be promoted within the public security system as soon as possible.
Meanwhile, Jiang Ling had already boarded a municipal bureau jeep and headed to Qingshi Town, Changping County, Yan City.
Qingshi Town is about 100 kilometers from the city. Because most of the roads are county roads, the vehicles don't travel very fast. By the time we arrived in the town, it was already 1 p.m., and everyone was hungry.
Zhou Jinliang drove the car directly to the entrance of the Qingshi Town Police Station.
A thin, gray-haired policeman came out of the duty room: "You can't park here."
Jiang Ling pushed open the car door and got out. Looking at the uniformed policeman in front of her, her voice trembled slightly: "Uncle Jiang..."
From the time he was admitted to the police academy to his assignment to the Jinwu Road Police Station after graduation, Jiang Ling never had time to visit Jiang Shouxin. He never expected that Jiang Shouxin would age so quickly when they met again today.
Jiang Ling's eyes were a little red.
Time flies, years pass, she grows up, but he grows old.
When Jiang Ling was sent back to the orphanage, she grabbed the gate railing and cried bitterly as they parted.
She cried and shouted, "Father Jiang, don't go!"
Jiang Shouxin is already married with children, so he does not meet the adoption requirements and is unable or unqualified to adopt. His wife is in poor health, and his son is also frail and sickly; the whole family relies on his salary for a living.
However, he always kept his promise and would make time to visit Jiang Ling every year. Later, Jiang Ling was admitted to the police academy, and although the two did not meet, they continued to correspond.
Jiang Shouxin's uniform was clean and crisp, but slightly faded from washing. Seeing it was Jiang Ling, his eyes lit up, and he quickly stepped forward with a smile: "Didn't you report for work? What brings you here?"
Jiang Ling said, "I was on a business trip with a colleague and just happened to be passing by. I thought I'd drop by to see you."
After introducing Yuan Yi, Zhou Jinliang, and Li Zhenliang, he said, "We are in the same group."
Jiang Shouxin is the honest and unassuming type of police officer in the station; otherwise, he wouldn't have worked at the Qingshi Town Police Station for thirty years and remained a grassroots community police officer.
Jiang Shouxin warmly extended his hand to Jiang Ling's colleagues: "Welcome, welcome. Xiao Ling just graduated and there are still many things she doesn't know. Fortunately, you all take care of her. Thank you, thank you!"
Jiang Shouxin, based on his experience, concluded that Jiang Ling's colleagues were kind, willing to take care of newcomers, and would be happy to help her with anything.
Yuan Yi smiled and said while shaking hands, "You're too kind. Jiang Ling is very outstanding; we all need her help."
Although Yuan Yi is a bit rough around the edges, after working in the municipal bureau for so many years, he has a good eye for people. If it weren't for Jiang Ling's criminal profiling theory, how could they have found Qing Shi Town so quickly? To be able to create a new theory at such a young age, her future is limitless, and she might even have to take orders from her in the future.
Zhou Jinliang was in complete agreement with the team leader: "That's right! Jiang Ling is exceptionally talented. We all listened to her on this business trip."
Li Zhenliang said sincerely, "Officer Jiang, don't worry, Jiang Ling and I are good partners, I will listen to her in everything."
Jiang Shouxin was a little confused.
This sweet talk caught me off guard.
Although he knew Jiang Ling was a smart and calm girl, how could she have received so much praise from her colleagues after only six months of being assigned to the police station after graduating from police academy? And that they listened to everything she said?
Perhaps she rehearsed the lines beforehand to make him happy?
Jiang Shouxin's smile was sincere, and also carried a hint of eagerness and flattery: "Xiao Ling is rather aloof, so I'm relieved that she's gotten along so well with you all. You must be hungry after driving all this way, right? Come on, let me treat you to a meal."
Yuan Yi didn't refuse. Firstly, it was lunchtime, and secondly, it was a good opportunity to get some information out of him.
The rest of the police station was not alerted, which is good.
Jiang Shouxin led them to park the car in the alley across the street and took them into a restaurant: "Don't let the small size of the restaurant fool you, the food is really good, please, please, please..."
The restaurant was indeed small, with only six tables.
However, as soon as you get close, you can smell the delicious aroma of food, so the taste probably won't be bad.
Li Zhenliang took a deep breath: "Mmm, this aroma... stir-fried pork with fermented black beans and chili peppers, just smelling it makes my mouth water."
Zhou Jinliang glanced at him with a smile: "I heard the food in your cafeteria is pretty good?"
Li Zhenliang was taken aback: "How did you know?"
Zhou Jinliang chuckled and quietly pointed at Yuan Yi: "Didn't Captain Ying eat at your canteen once? Captain Yuan heard about it."
Li Zhenliang was surprised that the reputation of the Jinwu Road Police Station's canteen had reached the Municipal Public Security Bureau. He shook his head and said, "I didn't expect that Captain Ying..." He originally wanted to say that Ying Songmao seemed quiet, but he was surprisingly talkative. But then he thought that Captain Yuan and Captain Ying had such a good relationship, so he couldn't say that.
Zhou Jinliang, however, was clever and understood his implied meaning, laughing so hard he almost choked: "You, you!"
Ying Songmao was a man of few words, but Yuan Yi was a man of many. Whenever the two met, they would put on a show of brotherly love and hate, something that the group of people had long been used to.
Yuan Yi knew that Ying Songmao had eaten at the Jinwu Road Police Station because he had originally planned to invite Ying Songmao to dinner that day, but he missed him.
Yuan Yi was extremely curious and always wanted to get to the bottom of things. He kept asking Ying Songmao all sorts of questions, but Ying Songmao only replied with two words: "Something's up."
In the end, it was only after Ying Songmao's assistant, Zhao Jingxin, honestly reported the truth that Yuan Yi let Ying Songmao go.
Li Zhenliang and Zhou Jinliang were laughing and joking when Yuan Yi glared at them fiercely.
The two immediately stopped laughing and sat down obediently.
Jiang Shouxin realized that Yuan Yi was a leader, so he immediately focused his attention on Yuan Yi, asking for his opinion on the dishes while exchanging pleasantries with him.
Yuan Yi naturally chatted with Jiang Shouxin and inquired about the situation at Qingshi Town Police Station.
Jiang Ling gave up her home turf to Yuan Yi and sat quietly next to Jiang Shouxin, serving him tea and water.
This was the first time Li Zhenliang had seen Jiang Ling so close to someone, and he was a little puzzled: Wasn't Jiang Ling supposed to be an orphan who grew up in an orphanage? How come an elder suddenly appeared? And their relationship seemed so intimate.
Once the dishes were served, everyone started eating.
Hunan cuisine is never complete without stir-fried pork with chili peppers. The chili peppers are stir-fried until they are charred and fragrant, the fermented black beans are black, there is plenty of minced garlic, the pork slices are tender and soft, and the aroma is rich and irresistible, making it especially good with rice.
Spare ribs in black bean sauce, chicken stir-fried with tea oil, pork intestines stir-fried with white chili peppers, poached eggs with tiger-skin green peppers, plus a dish of stir-fried cabbage with pork cracklings—the group ate and praised the food, almost forgetting their business.
Only after he had finished eating did Yuan Yi ask, "Are there many people with the surname Shen in Qingshi Town?"
Having been a policeman for so many years, Jiang Shouxin could naturally tell that Yuan Yi had come with a purpose. He glanced at Jiang Ling sitting next to him, and Jiang Ling nodded at him.
Jiang Shouxin replied cautiously: "There are 12 villages under Qingshi Town, among which Shuangtang Village, Dahuai Village, and Jiuwan Village have a relatively large number of people with the surname Shen."
Yuan Yi asked again, "How many people with the surname Shen in town are well-known for their business, extensive connections, and eloquence? Do you know any?"
You've really asked the right person.
Jiang Shouxin had worked at the town's police station for over thirty years, serving as a household registration officer, a community officer, and a case officer. He was very familiar with everyone in the area. He thought carefully for a moment and named a few people.
When he uttered the name "Shen Tianyao," Yuan Yi could not hide his excitement.
There really is such a person!
However, he knew he couldn't alert others, so the more excited he became, the lower his voice became: "What kind of business does this Shen Tianyao do? What's his character like?"
Jiang Shouxin frowned: "You want to investigate him?"
Yuan Yi nodded: "Yes, but please keep it a secret."
Jiang Shouxin glanced at Jiang Ling again.
Jiang Ling sighed inwardly. Uncle Jiang had been honest his whole life, yet he had no hope of promotion. This was related to his personality, as well as the complex web of relationships within the Qing Shi Town Police Station, and the deliberate suppression of veteran police officers without connections.
How could a place that has been able to survive and thrive for more than a decade tolerate an upright old policeman as the leader of a police station?
Jiang Ling said softly, "Uncle Jiang, just tell us what you know. Even if it causes a huge uproar in Qing Shi Town, we're not afraid."
A small flame suddenly ignited in Jiang Shouxin's eyes.
He understood!
The people Jiang Ling brought this time are definitely influential leaders from the Municipal Bureau. Does this mean that the higher-ups are serious about cracking down on the unhealthy practices in Qingshi Town?
Jiang Shouxin was a little excited.
Over the years, he has witnessed many injustices. Within his capabilities, he truly fulfilled his responsibilities.
When he was young, he had thought about fighting against bad people and bad deeds, but as soon as he emerged, he would be ostracized, suppressed and retaliated against, and he became afraid.
But today, the opportunity is right in front of us.
If he backs down again, he will really be letting down Jiang Ling, whom he watched grow up.
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