boyutpedia Chapter 14 The Killer Appears
Chapter 14 The Killer Appears
Wu Song frowned, and a possibility popped into his mind.
Is there such a possibility?
What if I investigate the people on the list provided by Zhao Xing this afternoon, and even if I only investigate a portion of them, I happen to pinpoint the murderer?
Wu Song knew that this possibility was probably not high.
But if we abandon the investigation and just wait to stake out the place at night, the possibility becomes zero!
We might be able to catch them while we're lying in wait, but then another person will die at the hands of the murderer.
Thinking about this...
Wu Song felt that it was worth the trip for that small possibility.
He immediately said, "Captain Xu, I'm not tired. I still want to go to the steel plant. Don't worry, it won't delay tonight's operation."
"Okay!" Xu Bin nodded.
Wu Song and his master rushed to the steel plant again.
A list of more than two hundred people.
Because of the need to consider the employees' production, and because sometimes the other party was busy and could not meet with Wu Song immediately, it took Wu Song more than three hours to meet with more than thirty people.
No one was found to be carrying the Black Mist.
But when the time came, and the situation didn't unfold as Wu Song had envisioned, the investigation had to end.
"Have one!" Xu Bin handed Wu Song a cigarette as they walked toward where the motorcycles were parked.
This time, Wu Song did not refuse and accepted it.
He asked his master, Cao Dahua, to light it, then put it in his mouth and took a deep breath.
"How is it?" Cao Dahua asked Wu Song with a smile.
"Hmm! It's not very good to smoke, but it does seem to have a bit of an energizing effect."
"Hehe." Cao Dahua laughed. "Everyone says smoking is bad for your health, but go and see, which veteran criminal investigator doesn't smoke? You simply can't stand not smoking! This is just the appetizer. Smoking and stomach problems are practically two essential things for veteran criminal investigators."
"Stomach problems?"
"You can't eat on time!" Cao Dahua said. "You don't feel it much yet, but you'll know later."
……
Wu Song soon sensed it.
When we got back, the team had already started assigning tasks.
Fortunately, Ma Dazhi had bought two meals for the two of them in advance, so Wu Song and his master Cao Dahua ate steamed buns while listening to Captain Xu Bin assign tasks.
"Dazhi, Jiangyang, you two and an auxiliary police officer, come here, one kilometer east of Yun'an Village."
Xu Bin marked a point on the map with his pen and then immediately moved to another village.
"Old Cao, Wu Song, another joint defense team will be coming later. The three of you, stay one kilometer south of Zhao Family Village, which is not far from the city, and stay there for the night. If anything happens, contact them immediately via walkie-talkie!"
"Documents..."
Soon, the Major Crimes Unit was divided into four groups.
Once the four members of the joint defense team and the auxiliary police arrived, a member of the joint defense team named Dazhuang joined Cao Dahua and Wu Song's group, and everyone began to take action.
There are three people in a group.
There were just enough seats for the sidecar motorcycle, and everyone chugged into the still-heavy rain.
They parked the sidecar in a secluded spot. By then, the corn was taller than a person. The three of them hid at the edge of the cornfield, wearing raincoats, and waited quietly.
"Click..."
A bolt of lightning flashed across the sky, and the rain intensified.
"Captain Cao!" The auxiliary police officer named Dazhuang looked at Cao Dahua and said in a low voice, "This is really tough, especially with the rain. Captain Cao, why don't you tell us your crime-solving stories?"
"Want to hear it?"
"Of course, I'd rather hear how you found a deputy bureau chief to be your wife."
"What are you talking about? What kind of talk is that?" Cao Dahua glared at Dazhuang. "It's because she had good fortune after she started dating me that she was able to be promoted to deputy director."
"Yes, yes, that's right. Tell me how you won over your sister-in-law."
"It was your sister-in-law who pursued me. My story goes like this: that year, she was eighteen, and I was eighteen too..."
……
Rainy nights are hard to endure.
The three of them hid there, chatting in hushed tones.
Of course, they never forgot their mission and kept their eyes on the surrounding area. Every now and then, the three of them would walk around the section of road they were responsible for, and then they would stake out the previous spots.
Time just passed by like that.
There has been no sound from the walkie-talkie for a long time.
I don't know how long I've been waiting during this time.
A figure suddenly emerged from the rain and ran along the road. "Help! Help!"
"That voice sounds familiar? Cat Two?" Da Zhuang frowned. "It really is Cat Two, a member of the joint defense team."
"Walk!"
Cao Dahua and Wu Song immediately went to the road and jogged towards each other. "Cat Two, what's going on?"
"Something happened. They were all injured. They were all injured. My wrist is broken too."
"What happened? Tell me slowly." Wu Song went up and helped him up.
"We were keeping watch at our post when we saw someone riding a tricycle on the road. Think about it! It's raining so hard and so late, and he's riding a tricycle on the road. There must be something wrong with him. So we went up to question him, and he attacked us without saying a word. The other two people were beaten so badly that they couldn't stand up. Only my leg was okay, so I ran over to ask for help."
"Why aren't you using a walkie-talkie?"
"There was only one walkie-talkie for the whole squad, and that guy stole it."
"Where's the gun? Why didn't we hear a shot fired?"
"The first thing that person did was to grab the gun! It was so fast, Officer Zhao didn't even have time to react before the gun was taken away, and then the man broke Officer Zhao's legs in a few moves."
"This is a huge problem!"
Cao Dahua took a deep breath and wiped the rain off his face. "Let's ride the motorcycles over first! Wu Song, go get the motorcycles."
"What's your group number?"
"Number 3".
Cao Dahua immediately picked up the walkie-talkie, "This is Team Four. Team Three has discovered the situation. Two people have been shot and their guns have been stolen. My team is heading to investigate. My team is en route to Team Three's position!"
"Master, it's done!"
Wu Song started the motorcycle, let Mao Er squeeze in, and rode the motorcycle to the No. 3 group's location, which was two kilometers away.
It was dark and the road was slippery, but the situation was urgent, so we couldn't worry about anything else.
Turn the accelerator to its maximum setting.
"Rat-a-tat-tat!"
It only took a little over a minute for the four of them to arrive at the second group's location.
By the light of the motorcycle headlights, a tricycle was seen parked on the road, with one person sitting on the ground and another lying on the ground.
Upon seeing the people approaching, the person who was sitting immediately said, "Don't worry about me, chase after them!" and rode off into the city on his motorcycle.
"Old Zhao!" Cao Dahua recognized the person who spoke.
"Old Cao? Hurry and chase him! He shouldn't have gone far. The killer dismantled the gun and rode off on our motorcycle with the spring inside!" As he spoke, Old Zhao raised his hand and flashed the gun.
"No, your safety is the most important!" Cao Dahua checked the breathing of another officer lying on the ground and immediately picked up the walkie-talkie. "I'm at point number three. The murderer has already escaped on our team's motorcycles. One officer is currently unconscious. I'm on a motorcycle and I'm worried about causing him further harm. Send a vehicle, send a vehicle."
Releasing his grip, Cao Dahua looked at Officer Zhao. "Old Zhao, what's going on? Three of you couldn't handle one person."
"That guy is too good at fighting, and too fast."
"What approach?"
"It seems to be the Black Dragon Eighteen Hands, yes, the Black Dragon Eighteen Hands."
"As expected!" Wu Song narrowed his eyes.
The Heilong Eighteen Hands, officially known as the Heilongjiang Provincial Armed Police Eighteen Hands of Capturing, is a set of boxing techniques for defeating enemies, summarized by the Armed Police Corps over many years of experience and combat.
My guess was correct.
This killer was exceptionally skilled, and he was extremely confident in his abilities.
Clenching his fist tightly, Wu Song went to the back of the tricycle and uncovered the tarpaulin covering it.
Above it was a wooden cross.
A person was huddled beneath it.
He checked his pulse on his neck and then looked at his eyes with a flashlight.
This person is dead.