1993, Pengcheng Police Affairs

Chapter 88 Arrest

Gunshots rang out in the back alley, and stray bullets ricocheted and embedded themselves in the wall beside it.

A ding sound.

Juan's knife flew from her hand, bounced against the brick wall, spun around, and finally fell into a puddle.

Gu Huai didn't care who fired the shot at this moment. Before the two people opposite him could react, he pounced and pressed A Juan tightly to the ground.

A-Juan struggled for a moment, but Gu Huai pressed his knee against her lumbar spine, crushing her to death.

She lay face down in the mud, her eyes not yet fully processing what had happened, but her struggling continued.

After subduing A-Juan, Gu Huai finally had a moment to look up and saw that A-Biao had been frightened by the gunshot and had run away.

The next second, with a muffled thud, a figure jumped down from the building.

"Hands behind your head and crouch down, or I'll shoot!"

The person who shouted was Ling Yue.

After being threatened, Ah Biao finally chose to squat down with his hands on his head.

Getting arrested only means going to jail; there's no need to be shot.

Not long after, the colleagues from Dongguan who were lying in wait outside came looking for them, following the sound of gunfire.

When the beam of the flashlight swept over and illuminated the folding knife scattered in the mud, Gu Huai covered in mud, and Ling Yue holding a gun in both hands, the group paused for a moment, then quickly ran over.

"Senior brother, do me a favor and cuff him." Gu Huai called out to the person who came.

Gu Huai finally relaxed after his plainclothes colleagues came to take over.

As the adrenaline gradually subsided, Gu Huai felt aches in his lower back, knees, and his right shoulder, where the luggage had hit him, was also throbbing.

Even his arms began to tremble involuntarily.

He stretched his wrists, walked over and patted Ling Yue, who was still holding her gun with both hands in a firing position.

"Sister Ling, relax, the person is already handcuffed."

Upon hearing this, Ling Yue trembled slightly in response.

Seeing this reaction, Gu Huai quickly reached out and pressed down on Ling Yue's arm to prevent her from overreacting.

The next second, she came to her senses and took half a step back to lean against the wall.

Gu Huai took a step forward and supported her to prevent her from falling.

Ling Yue smiled at Gu Huai, "How was it? My marksmanship was alright, wasn't it?"

Gu Huai glanced at her. Ling Yue usually held a pen more often than a gun. The fact that she managed to hit the knife with that shot in the dim light of the back alley was already an exceptional performance.

"Of course!" Gu Huai gave a thumbs up. "Your hand didn't even shake after you finished. I definitely wouldn't be as accurate as you."

"Who said I wasn't shaking?" Ling Yue raised her right hand, her fingers still trembling slightly. "If I were to fire a second shot, I'd definitely miss."

Gu Huai didn't speak, but instead raised his slightly trembling hand to indicate that he felt the same way.

The two rested against the wall for a while, and Gu Huai took out a cigarette from his pocket and handed one to Ling Yue.

"Give me one."

Ling Yue took the cigarette and lit it with a lighter from her pocket.

"Phew~~~" He exhaled a puff of smoke, finally feeling relieved.

After finishing their cigarettes, the two finally recovered.

Gu Huai then got up and walked outside.

By this time, a crowd had gathered outside the alley, and the commotion from the dance hall and the gunshots had alerted the night market stalls on several surrounding streets.

Some of the bolder ones were peeking into the alley, while the plainclothes officers working with them were herding people out.

Gu Huai found Zhang Limin, the captain of the Dongguan Municipal Public Security Bureau who was leading the team.

Before Gu Huai could speak, Zhang Limin said, "Young man, you've made headlines today."

Gu Huai smiled, without any arrogance. "Captain Zhang, there's something I need to ask you."

"The escort, right?" Zhang Limin said. "Don't worry, I'll arrange for someone to take them to Pengcheng."

In his view, Gu Huai was contacting him at this time to compete for the interrogation location.

"It's not about that." Gu Huai shook his head. "I want you to help suppress the news and prevent it from getting out."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Limin frowned and immediately became serious. "You're afraid your accomplices will run away."

Gu Huai nodded. "Yes, there's no way there could only be two suspects in this case."

To make the people of Dongguan take it seriously, he spoke very definitively.

Zhang Limin glanced at Gu Huai, and then remembered his squad leader's words during the mission, telling him to fully cooperate with the young man in front of him.

"Don't worry, I'll definitely have someone notify them one by one and tell them not to talk nonsense."

After saying that, Zhang Limin looked at Gu Huai with a serious expression, "However, since you just fired a shot, this matter can't be kept secret for long."

Gu Huai's expression was just as grave as Zhang Limin's: "I'll try my best to get them to speak as soon as possible."

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It was already past midnight when I got back to the Yangcheng City Public Security Bureau.

Since the main investigators were all in Guangzhou, Gu Huai did not bring the person back to Shenzhen.

After returning to the police station, Gu Huai tidied himself up a bit and changed into a police uniform.

With the successful interrogation of Luo Zhenbang as a precedent, Wang Weiguo was quite confident in Gu Huai's interrogation skills. In addition, since Gu Huai was the one who captured the man, the task of interrogation naturally fell to him.

Outside the interrogation room, Ling Yue, who had changed into her police uniform just like Gu Huai, was already waiting at the door.

Pushing open the door to the interrogation room, I found Abiao staring blankly at the fire extinguisher in the corner.

Gu Huai turned on the lights in the interrogation room, and the light shone on A Biao's face, making it hard for him to open his eyes.

He tried to reach out to block it, but his hands were already handcuffed to the interrogation chair and he couldn't move.

After drawing Ah Biao's attention back, Gu Huai reached out and moved the lamp to a different position.

After exchanging a glance with Ling Yue, he sat down.

"Name!"

"Chen Yunbiao".

"gender"

"....."

Don't be fooled by the somewhat stiff way this questioning method works; in interrogation, these kinds of explicit questions are exactly what's needed to gain control of the conversation and guide the suspect along the interrogator's line of thought.

"gender"

"man"

"Do you know why we arrested you?"

When asked this question, Ah Biao didn't answer so quickly.

His eyes darted around, and after a moment's thought, he said, "Officer, I'm just a seafood vendor. I really don't know why you're arresting me."

"Aquatic products business?" Gu Huai sneered. "Chen Yunbiao! Don't think we know nothing. We're only asking you questions now to give you a chance to confess! If we wait until I tell the truth, things will turn out differently."

Chen Yunbiao shrank back, startled by Gu Huai's sudden outburst of aura.

Seeing his actions, Gu Huai continued, "Do you want me to remind you of a place, Shangchuan Island?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Yunbiao's expression changed slightly, and his eyes darted around twice: "I don't know what you're talking about."

"It's okay if you don't admit it." Gu Huai moved his chair forward half an inch. "We'll go to Shangchuan Island and ask around; someone there will surely recognize you."

A few drops of sweat appeared on Chen Yunbiao's forehead.

After a moment of silence, Chen Yunbiao finally spoke, "Officer, since you already know, why are you asking me?"

"No." Gu Huai shook his head and said, "I may know, but there are some things you have to say yourself."

"Chen Yunbiao, you need to know that I'm helping you right now."