Chapter 402 - 402 369 Conclusion (Vote for Monthly Ticket!)

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402: Chapter 369: Conclusion (Vote for Monthly Ticket!) 402: Chapter 369: Conclusion (Vote for Monthly Ticket!) Evening. All the stores along the street had closed their doors, and Lei Fuhan was lowering the rolling shutters, ready to lock up and go home. Two dark figures emerged from a corner, one in each hand, and directly stuffed Lei Fuhan into their armpits. Pinned by armpits against armpits, the double dose of body odor intertwined, and with the extreme twisting of his neck, Lei Fuhan was about to pass out right there. “What’s your name?” asked a shadowy figure in a low voice, while gesturing with his hand, ushering more shadows to swiftly sneak into the rolling shutter. The anxiousness in Lei Fuhan’s heart began to subside. If it were an ordinary person, being kidnapped in the middle of the night and then asked for their name, they would mostly feel anger and absurdity, even finding it somewhat laughable. But Lei Fuhan had served time in prison, a man who had been incarcerated tends to understand a lot more, realizing in an instant that he was faced with the police. This was a good thing, at least he wouldn’t be stabbed to death in a robbery. “Lei Fuhan.” He whispered, “Everyone calls me Old Lei.” “Do you know why you’re being arrested?” The officer pinning him, Zheng Bing, with the cooperation of his colleague, clicked the handcuffs on Lei Fuhan, and he too relaxed. The one being arrested is nervous, but so is the one doing the arresting. With such a significant case of annihilation at hand, the most crucial lead was right before their eyes. Letting him slip away was unacceptable, and inadvertently suffocating him would be even worse. It wasn’t easy to grasp the appropriate level of force, at least for Comrade Zheng Bing, who was careful throughout the process. Lei Fuhan was chubby with a thick neck, the type who looked robust but was actually very frail. Now, after being fiddled with a bit, he began to gasp for breath: “Is it because I bought something I shouldn’t have?” “Think again,” Zheng Bing snorted. “I... I really don’t know, honestly. The things I pick up in the market can’t be selected like a bank, rejecting this or that. Some people really need the money urgently. If it’s reasonable, I help them out...” Lei Fuhan tried to explain as best he could, as if he were indeed innocent. At that moment, Commissioner Liu walked over and blurted out, “Did you also take the stuff from Ma Zhongli’s house?” Before Lei Fuhan’s mental defenses could be fortified, he faltered. With that, Commissioner Liu was thoroughly convinced that they had apprehended the right person. In fact, the DNA comparison had already been completed. The fingerprints that matched Jiang Yuan’s accelerated their schedule by two hours, which they used to locate Lei Fuhan. By now, the basic evidence was essentially in place. However, the goal of this mission was not just to arrest Lei Fuhan, but to find out the new identities of Xu Yang, Fan Peng, and the rest of the trio through him. To make a second-generation ID card that can take high-speed trains now, or to find a similar-looking ID card, takes a fair amount of time and money. After the crime, Xu Yang and the others spent a few days opening safety deposit boxes, then turned to Lei Fuhan to dispose of the loot, and waited to get forged documents. In total, it would take over a week. Considering the time frame, it was absolutely impossible for them to change their fake identities now, though whether they had the funds or connections was another matter. In short, extracting the trio’s new identities would be most advantageous for the pursuit, potentially allowing them to bring the case to a successful conclusion. Meanwhile, the officers who had searched the shop also came out and whispered to Commissioner Liu, “This guy has just melted down quite a bit of gold. We found five diamonds in a drawer, along with several gemstones and crystals, that resemble the ones from Ma Zhongli’s house.” “Let’s take a look inside.” Commissioner Liu led Lei Fuhan into the store. Several diamonds and gemstones were in a drawer beneath the counter, being photographed by other detectives. Seeing this, Lei Fuhan regretted it. He had melted down the gold he had acquired, and the diamonds and gemstones he took weren’t worth much. If he sold them himself, it would only be for a few thousand yuan. But for a businessman, a few thousand yuan is still profit, and Lei Fuhan couldn’t bear to smash or discard them. “Spill it, where did they come from?” Commissioner Liu took out photos, comparing them beside the diamonds and gemstones. Lei Fuhan was at a loss for words: “I...” “Lei Fuhan, we’re not after you this time. Think carefully, don’t end up in a situation where if we can’t catch the culprits, we’ll just have to free up our hands and deal with you properly,” Commissioner Liu threatened fiercely, which made Lei Fuhan shudder. This wasn’t like watching a movie; Commissioner Liu’s threat was very real. Judging by the items in his shop, he could get anything from under three years to over ten years. “Ah, when I went to buy the stuff, I didn’t know what they were involved in...” Lei Fuhan sighed deeply and began to speak obediently. Soon, the technicians were able to extract photos of the trio’s new ID cards from Lei Fuhan’s computer. “Wang Wei... such a name... you guys did a rough job,” Commissioner Liu said, as he contacted the station without hesitation, initiating a wanted notice, and prompting the cyber police and technical investigators to get moving. Nowadays, unless one lives sequestered away in remote mountains, it is nearly impossible to part with a cellphone. Ordinary people can hardly ever manage to keep their phones switched off all the time or shield them with a Faraday cage for long. Hence, having a phone number greatly increases the chances of finding someone. However, while it’s easy to change phone numbers, IDs aren’t as easily altered. In such a short time frame, any situation requiring the two to be linked is inescapable. On their way back, Commissioner Liu and the others received the latest news: “The target has gone to Pingzhou. We’ve pinpointed his location.” That brief message caused a sigh of relief to ripple through the Chiyong City Criminal Police Brigade, from top to bottom. One of the most heinous cases in recent years had finally seen the light of dawn, a solace to both the participants and the victims. The brigade commander immediately organized a team to go and make the arrest. As the chief investigator, Commissioner Liu, unsurprisingly, was on the road again for a business trip. He didn’t beat around the bush and simply said over the phone, “Jiang Yuan and his team have already departed. Otherwise, at least let the family members meet with them. The families really do want to express their gratitude.” “This time, we did not give it enough attention,” the brigade commander sighed. “You go make the arrest first. We’ll think this over later and try to mend that relationship; we’ll have ample opportunities to rely on them in the future.” For a homicide detective, encountering unsolvable cases is common, and challenging cases are even more so. If it were possible, as the brigade commander, he would rather not experience the tough and painstaking process of solving a case ever again. If he could just relax and solve the case, or if that’s too much to expect, then to have it be just a little tough but not overwhelmingly so. Even if it is overwhelmingly tough, that would be okay, as long as the case could ultimately be solved. What homicide detectives fear most is being completely worn out, yet the case remains unsolved, compounded by the families criticizing them. That’s when they truly feel defeated. Commissioner Liu took more than thirty people with him to Pingzhou. This time they were up against real felons: a trio that coldly murdered a family of four. When it came to arrest, near certain resistance was expected. In such circumstances, even if some policeman wanted to play the hero, it would be irresponsible. It would be unreasonable to bring too few people. For a case they had gone to such lengths to solve—investing time, effort, and money—the last thing they could afford was to give the suspects even the slightest chance to escape. Commissioner Liu felt that even taking a platoon of people with him was not enough. This was an arrest, not warfare. With complex terrain, scattering fewer officers was unavoidable, not to mention being unfamiliar with the area. He felt uneasy, so he reached out to local acquaintances and managed to get support from a company of armed police. Armed police carry rifles, weapons truly capable of inflicting damage—an important contrast to the small firearms carried by the police, which, aside from making noise, can’t even take down a dog. Commissioner Liu did not bother bringing or even borrowing such weapons for this trip, as his thirty-strong unit was prepared to rely on melee weapons. ... Ningtai County. Three days after returning home, just as Jiang Yuan was getting properly rested, news from Chiyong City reached him. “Captain Jiang, we’ve successfully apprehended Xu Yang and the other two!” Commissioner Liu’s voice was filled with celebration. Jiang Yuan glanced at the time—9 o’clock at night. They really were jubilant over there. “Good that they’re caught.” Jiang Yuan’s mood was also buoyed. The case had come to a conclusive end, and he felt happy, but he inquired, “Were they caught following the line from the stolen goods they sold?” “Yes. The three relaxed once they reached Pingzhou and were cornered in a small hostel.” Commissioner Liu did not end up needing the large group of officers he borrowed, but he didn’t mind. In fact, he was even happier for it. Jiang Yuan grew a bit more curious and asked, “Have they confessed to anything? What was their motive for the crime?” “It was Fan Peng who instigated it. He’s ‘Number Two,’ the one with the knife. He had worked construction on houses in Ma Zhongli’s village, like wall building, and later when he went to the city for work, he sought out Ma Zhongli, hoping for some work through their previous connection, but was unsuccessful and held a grudge. As the year end approached, he lost all his wages gambling, and the other two lost their wages as well. The three of them decided to rob someone wealthy and set their sights on Ma Zhongli.” Commissioner Liu spoke with a trace of melancholy. After a pause, Commissioner Liu continued, “They didn’t originally plan to kill anyone, but Ma Zhongli put up a fierce struggle, and Fan Peng was called out by one of his accomplices. That’s when he decided to take it to the extreme.” Jiang Yuan: “But the fatal injury was caused by a hammer.” “Because Fan Peng couldn’t kill the victim. Xu Yang, fearing that Ma Zhongli would get out of control, resorted to using a hammer,” Commissioner Liu shook his head in private. Even though the case was solved, the truth they found was often harrowing. Jiang Yuan too nodded solemnly, casually activated the screen in the room, and checked the domestic surveillance before he could get to sleep peacefully. A break-in robbery that resulted in the annihilation of a family is an offense that the defendants would not survive in the courts of the country. If the proceedings were expedited, the execution of the death sentence could take place in just a few months. Jiang Yuan slept especially well that night.

Chapter 402 - 402 369 Conclusion (Vote for Monthly Ticket!)

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