Chapter 158 Process
When calling the police, Zhang Nianzu did not choose to dial 110. In this kind of situation, two police officers could not solve any problem.
Zhang Nianzu finally called Officer Gao and said to him, "I want to talk to Captain Peng. Is that convenient?"
Officer Gao is the deputy captain of the city's criminal police team. His police rank is high enough, and Zhang Nianzu does trust him. However, Captain Peng knows about the strongmen, so it would save a lot of roundabout ways to tell him some things.
"Uh, wait a minute." Officer Gao handed the phone over, "Captain Peng, this is for you."
"Hello, I'm Peng Zili."
"I am Zhang Nianzu."
"What's the matter?"
"I'll report it to the police."
Captain Peng said coldly, "I am only responsible for special cases. If it is a general case, please contact the local police station first." Captain Peng was not friendly, which was also his consistent attitude towards the strong people: disrespect and stay away from them. If it was not for official reasons, he did not want to have anything to do with the strong people.
Zhang Nianzu said, "Jia Ba's goods are here with me."
Captain Peng was silent for a moment on the other end of the phone, then lowered his voice and said, "I'll be there right away."
Not long after, Captain Peng drove a tattered jeep to the door with a squeak. He came alone.
This actually made Zhang Nianzu's favorability towards him increase a little. Half a ton of drugs was intercepted. How big of a news and hype opportunity is this? Even if he surrounded the place with reporters and armed police, he still followed the procedures. From this point of view, Captain Peng is a pragmatic person.
Captain Peng was not wearing a police uniform and was still sloppy and untidy. As soon as he saw Zhang Nianzu, he asked, "Where is the stuff?" He acted more anxious than a real drug dealer.
Zhang Nianzu opened the trunk of the Ford and pointed to the back seat.
Captain Peng picked up the bags of powder, examined them, weighed them, and asked, "How much is this?"
Zhang Nianzu said: "No, what I saw is all here intact."
Captain Peng closed the trunk and sat at the door facing Zhang Nianzu. He looked at Zhang Nianzu and asked after a moment, "Where did you find it?"
"It's a place called No. 5 Warehouse. If you're not a local, you may not know it."
"Is it the warehouse that caught fire yesterday?"
"right."
Captain Peng said, "I heard that an off-road vehicle was burned inside. I also went to the scene, but it had already been burned into a piece of black iron. I didn't expect it to be Jia Ba's car, and I didn't expect the things inside to be taken by you." He stared at Zhang Nianzu and said, "Why didn't you call the police yesterday?"
Zhang Nianzu said: "My girlfriend was kidnapped yesterday."
Captain Peng glanced at Lei Tingting, who was safe and sound in the room, and said, "Go on."
Zhang Nianzu said, "There was a misunderstanding between me and a few people from my clan, and Jia Ba took the opportunity to form an accomplice with them. At that time, I suspected that my girlfriend's disappearance was related to Jia Ba, so I left a way out. Do you understand what I mean?"
Captain Peng said: "I understand, and I don't understand either - your girlfriend was kidnapped and you didn't call the police."
Zhang Nianzu smiled and said, "Aren't you only in charge of the case? Will you care if I call the police?"
Captain Peng said seriously, "There are many policemen in this world besides me. Let me explain - do you know what I am in the eyes of your local colleagues? I am a plague god! You are a third-tier city with simple folk customs. As far as I know, there have been no serious cases for many years. The years were originally peaceful, but Jia Ba came and everything was in chaos. Even the mayor couldn't live in peace. I am the one who came to clean up the mess. Do you think that with my special identity, I have the energy to take care of things like fights?"
Zhang Nianzu said: "So I didn't want to cause trouble for you."
"You call this kind of thing troublesome for us?" Captain Peng sniffed, lit a cigarette, and frowned, "I have a question for you - if your girlfriend was really kidnapped by Jia Ba, and he asked for goods in exchange, what would you do?"
Zhang Nianzu said: "I understand what you want to say, and I understand the reason. If that's the case, I will save people first, and then take responsibility to the end."
Captain Peng took a puff of his cigarette and said, "What I feared the most has happened. I don't want you to be the kind of people who ignore the law, but I find that you don't ignore it, but you ignore it. You think you are powerful and want to solve everything on your own. You said you don't want to cause us trouble, but in the process of solving some problems by yourselves, aren't the troubles you bring to us small?"
Zhang Nianzu thought about what he said and felt that Captain Peng's words made sense, but also unreasonable. First of all, from a subjective point of view, Zhang Nianzu did not deliberately ignore or disregard the law. It was normal for him not to call the police when he felt that he was capable of solving the problem. At that time, time was tight, and the police had to ask about the situation and take notes when they came, which might have delayed the best time to save people. The police are the country's violent agency, and there is no problem with strongmen in matters involving "violence". In this case, how could he become an "outlaw" for saving police force for the country out of kindness?
Thinking of this, Zhang Nianzu said gloomily: "Anyway, I have handed the things over to you, so let's just say our merits and demerits are equal."
Captain Peng said coldly: "Achievement? Knowing that this is a drug, you hid it secretly. According to the procedure, do you know how much investigation you have to accept?"
Zhang Nianzu said, "I handed over the stuff because I knew you were not an ordinary policeman. According to the procedure, I should have burned it. This would have saved both of us a lot of trouble."
The two sides were at odds with each other. Captain Peng walked to the front of the Ford and looked at the drugs inside again. Suddenly, he murmured, "Jia Ba will find out sooner or later that you robbed his goods. Maybe he already knows it now. Then he will definitely come to negotiate with you..." Having said that, he returned to his original path and sat down. Looking at Zhang Nianzu, he said , "If you really want to make up for your mistakes, do me a favor."
"What's the matter?"
"The goods have been found, but Jiaba has not been caught yet."
Zhang Nianzu asked, "Are you trying to use me to lure out Jia Ba? Does this conform to your police's procedures for handling cases?"
Captain Peng said: "If it were an ordinary person, it would not be qualified. But you are not an ordinary person."
At this time, Li Changgui said calmly: "Jia Ba is our enemy, but also our clansman. If you find his trace, you can ask us to help catch him, but if you want us to cooperate with you to set a trap, this... we can't accept it."
Captain Peng angrily asked, "Since when has cooperating with the police become shameful?"
Li Changgui said: "There is a limit to killing one's relatives for the sake of justice. Jia Ba betrayed his elders and his clansmen, but we cannot unite with outsiders to deal with him first. This is the bottom line."
Captain Peng said: "Do you know why I hate you?"
Zhang Nianzu said: "Because we ignore the law."
Captain Peng said: "You not only ignore the law, but also ignore life."
Zhang Nianzu said: "I don't agree with this."
"I won't give you a science lesson about the harm of drugs, nor will I preach to you. I will just say one thing: Jia Ba has 11 known deaths. Among those killed by him were drug dealers, and some were passers-by who happened to pass by and saw him killing people. If such a person is left in the world, he will continue to devour the lives of others. Let me ask you, if among those he killed were your relatives and friends, what would you do?"
Zhang Nianzu was speechless.
Captain Peng continued, "Perhaps you will say that you have the ability to protect the people around you, but who will protect those innocent people? I have been a policeman for so many years, and I believe that human nature is evil. Some people are destined to be extremely vicious criminals from birth. Jia Ba is such a person. What about you? You think of yourselves as good people, right? But you watched Jia Ba commit crimes and let him do nothing. Maybe you were even complacent in your heart, just because he is one of your people! If this is not ignoring life, what is it? Yes, you have never killed anyone, but ask yourself, is it because you are kind or because you feel superior to others and think that ordinary people are not even worth your effort? There are unstable elements like you in the world. Who should I hate if not you?!" When Captain Peng got excited, he stood up and pointed at Lei Tingting and said, "You should be glad that it was not Jia Ba who kidnapped your girlfriend. Otherwise, with his cruelty, do you think he would let this girl live until you use drugs to exchange hostages with him?"
