Another day passed and still nothing.
Difficult, when Yu Zui reached out to touch the cigarette box, it was already empty, he subconsciously opened the drawer, and the sticks of cigarettes were also empty.
Some hobbies are like this. You know that it is harmful but not beneficial, but you can’t quit it. This is one of the biggest bad habits you have developed since you were a police officer. If you don’t use your brain, you can restrain it. I couldn't help but take two sips. What's more, at this time, it is not a brain exercise, but a headache.
There was no heating in the police station, and the briquette stove was still used. Fortunately, Yu Zui had had that kind of life experience before, so he was not stumped. He got up and opened the door, ventilated it, and replaced it with briquettes, wondering if it would be inappropriate to bother the canteen at this time? It's really inappropriate. Looking at the time, it's past ten o'clock in the evening. It's okay in the urban area. Here, most of the villagers have already rested. He sighed, and walked around the yard, still frowning.
I learned detection in school, and most of the time I feel that it is easier than brain teasers, but now I finally have a personal experience, but it is not the case at all. Where the brain can turn around, it may not be able to turn around in reality. For the tens of kilometers of reconnaissance lines, relying on the township police alone is a drop in the bucket. Even if Yu Zui pointed out a few possible locations, but let the township police go there once a day, everyone is tired and complains, riding for two or three consecutive days He was worried that these slobs would not be able to last for a few days due to the high-intensity motorcycle operation.
I just talked to Ma Qiulin at dinner time. Ma Lao and Zhou Wenjuan were investigating outside. Yu Zui tried to capture the suspect vehicle through the police inspection and surveillance in the three surrounding counties. Ma Qiulin also recognized this, and it is almost the first choice of all police officers now. train of thought.
But the result was surprising. It was found out. On the day of the crime and the next day, more than 400 trucks with a wheel width of 2.25 were collected in the three directions of north, south, and west. car. There are many cattle breeding bases in the north of Shanxi Province. Not only cattle, but also live pigs, sheep, poultry and fish are also trafficked. Most of them use trucks that have been modified with roofs. As for the green residue extracted at the scene of the crime, it was confirmed to be alfalfa forage, but there are at least 50 pastures in the whole province that need to be investigated, because all of them may be the source of silage.
This result is very clear, and there is no way to check it down. Even if there is enough manpower and material resources, it may take several months to find out the whereabouts and sources of these trucks.
One path proves to be unfeasible, so there is only one side left to wait for the rabbit. Yu Zui's heart began to hang slowly. If the cattle thief no longer appears, then all the ideas and arrangements will be empty. . Waiting for the cattle thieves to set another trap when their defenses are lax, and lose a few more cows, the township police station should be closed.
Originally, he didn't care much about whether he could catch a few thieves, but he couldn't get rid of the appearance of Li Dazhai's family in Guanyin Village, who almost beat his wife to death because of two cows; Seeing that you are more expensive than a daughter-in-law and a baby is a joke everywhere, but for those who really understand this joke, when you laugh, it must be uglier than crying.
"Director Yu." Someone called out in the darkness. When the hesitant Yu Zui turned his head, he saw a tall, hunched figure coming in from the open door. It was the instructor Wang Bin. He came back to his senses, and greeted him, "Are you still asleep? Uncle Wang."
"Can't you sleep too? Don't be so polite, we are a team, and you are the leader." Wang Bin smiled.
"You can laugh at me, but you can't wait to see my jokes, haha." Yu Zui said, with a bit of self-deprecating taste, "promotion" from the city to this place is itself a huge joke.
"There are many directors who make jokes here, but you are the one who makes jokes that I don't want to see." Wang Bin said, those eyes were particularly bright in the dark night. Yu Zui said casually: "Why?"
"Because you are the only director who didn't try to shirk responsibility, even though you are not competent. Go in and talk, it's cold outside." Wang Bin said, leading Yu Zui into the director's office. It was such a simple place, with a table, a bed and a cabinet, and a rusty briquette stove. When he sat down, Yu Zui poured a glass of water from a thermos bottle and handed it to the instructor. He silently and thoughtfully sat across from the instructor, looking at the old man. At this time, the instructor looked very dignified, and the deep wrinkles seemed to be engraved on his face with a knife. The image of beating people is so out of place.
Wang Bin was also looking at his little partner of the twenty-year-old man. He was not good-looking, his eyes were neither big nor small, he looked like a man when he was big, and he looked like a thief when he squinted. It's hard to believe that this is the temporary director of Yangtouya Township sent by the provincial capital. He smiled, stroked the hot water cup, and asked aloud, "Still thinking about the stolen cow?"
"Yeah, I have to explain to the loser." Yu Zui said, thinking of Li Dazhai's house again, Wang Bin seemed to see through his mind, and asked with a smile: "The way we met is not very good. , are you wondering why I beat Li Dazhai?"
"Well, a little bit. It's pitiful enough." Yu Zui had a complaining tone. Although he was not good at it, he felt that he would definitely not be able to do it.
"Slowly you will know that to solve these matters in the village, you have to be simple, direct, and sometimes rough, otherwise you will not be able to convince the public." Wang Bin said simply and directly, without any further explanation, and went straight to the point. Asked thematically, "How are you going to solve the case? I talked to Mr. Ma, and he said that the investigation would not be of great value. Let's find the ruts on the scene and compare the models. There are more than 400 passing vehicles in the three directions photographed on the level road. The grass traces left on the scene can only explain the method of committing the crime, but it is of little value in catching the perpetrator.”
Speaking of this, it is obvious that the embarrassment on Yu Zui's face has increased. The first thing to consider in investigating a case is the cost of an investigation. If a large amount of police force, equipment, and vehicles are used, the funds may not be able to make up for more than a dozen cows. It is obviously unrealistic for Yangtouya, a poor village and a poor place, and I am afraid that the county bureau will not support it. After all, it is not a vicious case with a great impact.
"Then what are you going to do, Uncle Wang?" Yu Zui asked, as if he felt that the instructor had some kind of intention in coming.
"Do you know how I have been an instructor these years?" Wang Bin said, seeing Yu Zui puzzled, he explained with a self-deprecating smile: "It's not that there are no small mistakes in the village, such as small gambling and trouble, but the maximum is to catch Come back, give him a beating, like a father beating his son, just to make him remember. Except for the fire caused by burning wheat stubble last year, there has been no criminal case here for more than ten years. In fact, I am just a display here. You must be wondering why I haven't been around for more than a month since you took office, right?"
Yu Zui was noncommittal, looking at him so strangely, of course it is very strange, the instructor can be regarded as amazing at Wang Bin's level, the management in the institute is sheep herding, and the education of the masses is a belt, I am afraid that you will not be able to find a second one in the whole city . Wang Bin didn't explain much, and proudly and mysteriously took out a receipt from his pocket, and solemnly handed it to Yu Zui, who glanced at it in his hand and was startled.
A check is actually a check. Although a cash check of 50,000 yuan is not much, it is almost a huge amount of property in this poor village.
"I have been away from the institute for more than half of the time in these years. Most of the time I just look for my former comrades-in-arms, chiefs, and superiors to find ways to get some money back. Yangtouya Township is too poor, and there are no resources that can be developed. Most of the All the money was spent on planting and breeding in various villages. After so many years of blood transfusion, it is still a drop in the bucket, and one person’s strength is always too limited." Wang Bin said with a bit of frustration, but Yu Zui He was so shocked that he couldn't be more shocked. Now he understood why the whole town recognized such a policeman. Or not the police, but the parents here.
With a bit of reverence and admiration, Yu Zui gently placed the check on the table and returned it. He asked himself that the two of them were not the same kind of people, at least he didn't have the ability to ask for money, he probably would get the money soon, and he would try to put the big head in his pocket.
Is this the so-called "public servant of the people", Yu Zui re-examined his partner strangely, the deeds that he had heard in the legends before his eyes in the form of examples always made him feel very, very strange . Such people are very rare in this era, even Vietnam veterans.
Ignoring Yu Zui's surprise, the instructor already had a solution. Just listen to him whispering: "This is the road construction fund I got from a beggar. I used to support it from a comrade in arms. Let's make up for the loss of the lost cattle. If it can't be solved, I'm afraid I will force other things." Come."
After saying this, the instructor Wang Bin didn't see the relaxed expression on Yu Zui's face, instead he frowned, as if he was very unhappy about this matter. Wang Bin looked at it strangely, as if he was asking for the opinion of the acting director. Frankly speaking, if Ma Qiulin hadn't communicated with him in private, if it hadn't been for the sake of his wholehearted desire to investigate the case, he would never have recognized this young man as the director of the police station in Yangtouya Township.
"Director Yu, what do you mean?" Wang Bin asked.
"No!" Yu Zui said, Wang Bin thumped for a moment, his face pulled up, and Yu Zui emphasized as if deliberately embarrassing: "Absolutely not!"
"But it's not a good idea for you to sit on the sidelines! With the intensity of tens of kilometers per day, it's easy for you to drive. Do you know how difficult it is to ride a motorcycle?"
"I know it's difficult, but you're simply paying for thieves, are you condoning crime? How many cows can you buy with 50,000 yuan, and what if you lose a few more?"
"Is it possible? Let's tell the villages to strengthen their defenses and make up for it. It can always be guarded against."
"Ah, your side is strictly guarded, and they go to other townships and counties to steal, and drive the thieves to other police areas? Or do you think it can really be prevented? Don't be afraid of thieves stealing or worrying about thieves. You have to do this, It's just opening the door and stealing!"
"You... how can you talk like that?"
"I keep talking like this, what's wrong?"
Wang Bin got angry and his temper came up. Yu Zui was neither hot nor angry, and they confronted each other. The two argued a few words, and the atmosphere suddenly became embarrassing. Wang Bin sighed for a long time, feeling that he was taking off his pants and farting, so he silently put away the check and said angrily, "Forget it, I won't argue with you, but I can't take away all the police force in the station." , in case something happens, I can't handle it."
"Instructor Wang, this must be a matter of going all out. I bet that there will be traces of thieves. As soon as they appear, the dead end of the cattle stealing case will be opened. At this juncture, you are stranded by the police. What? What do you mean?" Yu Zui said with a grimace.
"But if you don't show up again, will you just watch it every day?" Wang Bin asked awkwardly.
"You didn't listen to me. They will definitely show up. I know them too well... But the premise is to follow the arrangement, the cattle must be released, and the impact of this incident on the whole town must be minimized. Only then can the thief turn back." Yu Zui said, seeing Wang Bin's face full of disbelief, he also added a little annoyed:
"Instructor, you can doubt my character, but you can't doubt my level."
Hearing this, Wang Bin, who was frowning, was suddenly laughed angrily again. He got up and said: "Okay, then it's up to you, don't blame me for not reminding you, I will take care of other things under your command. The cows in the village are lost, and if the villagers dare to smash our police station, you can figure it out.”
After saying that, he slammed the door and left. The sound of the door was so loud that Yu Zui trembled all over his body. He was a little disturbed and shook off the things on the table. Yan, without giving up, sorted out all the materials and photos one by one, comparing the township administrative village zoning map, and comparing the terrain in detail.
Many cases that he has seen, heard, and experienced flashed through his mind. If you trace back, any seemingly ingenious way of committing a crime has its own uniqueness. Either the technique was weird, or the motive was difficult to find, or the purpose was hidden. He always thought that he had figured out the mystery of this strange cow stealing case, but now it seems that he is not so close.
The key is the difference, where is it
He was carefully reviewing his gains and losses, recalling the bits and pieces he had learned in the police academy. Even recalling the scumbags I saw in the Guangzhou prison, using positive, negative, evil, and various ways of thinking, I can go through the case again, and when I encounter a stuck place, I will change it. Think again.
Those who understand the police best should be those scumbags, because they inevitably deal with the police, but the ones who understand those scumbags best may not be the police, because there are many unbelievable ways of committing crimes, which may leave outsiders wondering for a lifetime without exposure.
Yes, no one can trace back all the details, the problem should be here.
Yu Zui figured it out. The problem was that he thought too highly of himself. What he got now was some fragmented evidence. It is too arbitrary to determine their crime pattern based on this alone. The slightest difference in the details is the result of thousands of miles. . What's more, even if this model is correct, it is still useless if you can't know whether the next crime will be committed and the specific time when it will be committed. Because it is impossible to keep an eye on the target from the livestock traffic vehicles that have already left the province and the city.
Where is the flaw
Yu Zui put the evidence, photos, photos of the crime scene, and accumulated case information on the table one by one. He was thinking about the flaw that could be solved overnight, because he believed that there would be no perfect crime in the world, and those omissions must exist. Ingeniously lost in the complex things.
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Time passed bit by bit, the dark night slowly moved towards dawn. After staying up all night again, when the first ray of sunlight came through the window in the morning, the bleak sky, the cloudy sky, and the heavy frost slowly illuminated Yuzu who was sitting on the chair. The smoke had burned out, his mouth was bitter, and when he could see everything clearly, he was talking to himself in a dark way. In such weather, there will certainly be no thieves today.
It's so fucking cold and so windy. He has been thinking for a long time with the mentality of a suspect. When he thought of this in his heart, he was taken aback by his subconscious idea, and then he was sure that today would not be... Immediately, in the eyes of the rest of the night of meditation, Slowly bursting into a smile, he murmured:
"Climate, terrain... cross-regional crimes must be considered... behavior and habits must be considered, otherwise the input will be blind. Then the input will not only choose a clever location, but also must choose a suitable timing... The amount should be large... that's it , the flaw should be here. Snowy, windy, and cloudy days will definitely not come, and the cows of the common people will not be released if they come. That's it. Only by knowing it clearly can the theft be carried out in broad daylight."
He sat up nervously, pulled the computer, connected to the Internet, looked up the topography, landforms and climate data of the crimes over the years, and recorded all these things in the crimes, and he heard it in a short while. The chief office laughed slyly. Li Yifeng and Datou, who had just woken up, were lying on the edge of the window to watch, fearing that the director would lose his mind and go crazy.
When there was a sound, the door opened. Director Yu came out happily, doing chest expansion exercises. Li Yifeng and Datou looked at each other, not understanding what was going on. Li Dai asked cautiously: "Director, shall we go today?"
"No need, today is a holiday, let's rest." Director Yu looked up at the hazy sky and said carelessly.
"Then we are not looking for cattle thieves?" Li Yifeng asked with concern, mainly because he was afraid of being extorted by the director.
"I don't understand, I'm on vacation, I'll rest, I'll look for it tomorrow... Oh, I have to sleep for a while." Yu Suochang grinned, washed his face indiscriminately, but went to sleep with a yawn.
When all the township police got up one after another, they listened to Li Yifeng's arrangement strangely. Let the police out, I'm tired and afraid of the cold, but the director has given up on the pick, and everyone feels cold again. I feel that the new director is no different from the previous directors. I'm afraid that the case that can't be handled will have to be put on hold. caught...