Chapter 32: Tug of War with the Murderer
"That's right." Cao Cang moved closer to Gu Nankai, and then he told him about his investigation.
"Shang Lu was sure that the murderer used something like an electric saw to cut the two bodies, but electric saws are not common in ordinary households. I went to ask hardware stores all over the city, and no one said that the suspect had bought an electric saw. Then I thought of another possibility, that it was a broken electric saw that couldn't be sold anymore."
Gu Nankai seemed to understand what was going on. His eyes lit up and he motioned for Cao Cang to continue. Encouraged, Cao Cang continued, "So what I want to say is that a murderer with that kind of appearance and appearance could hide in Longhai City for ten years without being discovered. So where would be the best place to hide?"
Gu Nankai smiled: "The garbage dump is the place that people are most reluctant to go to. It is also this place that meets all the conditions of the murderer. Although the garbage dump is dirty, it is a treasure for the murderer. It is not a problem for the murderer to find these things from the garbage dump."
"Yes." Gu Nankai approved of his idea, and Cao Cang's face flashed with confidence. Shang Lu also interrupted and said, "That's right, the knitting needles are already rusty, so it's more likely to belong to the garbage dump."
"That's right, but..." Gu Nankai soon fell into a dilemma: "But there are at least seven garbage dumps in the city, and they are very scattered. Where is the murderer? If we rashly send out police forces, it will probably be a wasted trip."
Cao Cang quickly understood what Gu Nankai meant, and he quickly said, "You mean, the murderer is likely to have moved?"
"That's right." Gu Nankai nodded. He had been busy for so long that his mouth was dry. He picked up his cup and drank the tea in it. Then he explained: "Up to now, the murderer's ultimate goal is not to hide from us. In fact, he no longer cares about life or death. His ultimate goal is to expose the true face of the Zheng family. After hiding for ten years, he is no longer afraid of anything."
His voice was heavy: "He has already prepared to perish together with his enemy. He is just completing his final revenge."
This clue was also broken. Cao Cang and Shang Lu were disappointed. Gu Nankai did not want to dampen their enthusiasm. He smiled and said, "In fact, Qian Hao never thought about evading the police from the beginning. He just wanted time for his revenge. Think about it, no matter what he left behind, it would be difficult for us to find out about him. In other words, he is a dead person, what would he be afraid of leaving behind..."
"Yes, combined with our profile of the murderer, it is a monster, not a human being. If a car accident could turn a handsome guy into that, enough to scare two people to death, how could we find out..." Shang Lu also sighed, but this sigh was not full of disappointment, but pity and sympathy.
Just a few seconds after he finished speaking, Gu Nankai's phone rang again. It was Wu Qingluan. Gu Nankai picked up the phone immediately, but his expression gradually became heavy.
"How about this, bring the people back first, and you can take more care to calm them down." Gu Nankai replied to Wu Qingluan after listening to what was said. The other party said a few more words before Gu Nankai hung up the phone.
"How is the situation with Teacher Wu?" Cao Cang asked. Shang Lu also waited for Gu Nankai's answer. Gu Nankai's expression was not optimistic. He said, "Teacher Wu and his team found Qian Hao's wife and children, but his wife did not cooperate."
"Hey, isn't this obvious? How is a woman supposed to survive when her husband has been missing for ten years? Now suddenly the police come to her house and say that her husband is still alive and was almost killed by someone. Which woman can bear it?" Gao Yuan's voice came from the front. His eyes were fixed on the computer screen, his hands were tapping skillfully on the keyboard, and he raised his voice to respond to what Gu Nankai had just said.
Gu Nankai shook his head and said, "Things are not as simple as they say. From what Teacher Wu has learned, Qian Hao's family has had an extremely difficult time in recent years. They were a good family, but the Zheng family broke them up. Qian Hao's wife is emotionally unstable."
"Ah, Zheng Yi's family, when others harm them, they go back to harm others. Do you think they are pitiful? They have so much money, but they are not pitiful at all. Instead, they are hateful!" Shang Lu muttered to himself. His words resonated with everyone . Looking at the whole case, Qian Hao was such an innocent person, and his family members were so innocent too, but they were schemed against by the Zheng family.
"Captain Gu...if..." Cao Cang hesitated and started to speak. He looked at Gu Nankai, who also stared at him: "If what?"
Cao Cang fell silent for a moment. He felt a little uncomfortable in his heart. When Qian Hao's matter came out, many emotions of his own surged in. He thought of his situation over the years and didn't know what to say for a moment. Gu Nankai looked at him, he clearly felt the emotions in his eyes, and waited for him to speak.
"What if our rescue of Zheng Yi fails, will you feel guilty?" Cao Cang finally spoke. This question not only made Shang Lu prick up his ears and look at Gu Nankai, but also attracted Gao Yuan, who was busy working. He turned around and looked at Gu Nankai, wanting to see what he would say.
Gu Nankai was silent for a while. He moved his dry mouth and pursed it to make it look less dry. He did not answer directly, but asked Cao Cang: "What is our responsibility?"
Cao Cang's eyebrows twitched twice, but he still replied: "Catch the murderer, prevent crime, and protect the people."
Gu Nankai smiled slightly and nodded: "Yes, our duty is to catch the murderer, race with the murderer, and cut off their behavior of wanting to continue to harm the public, but in this world, do you dare to say that all murderers are extremely evil?"
He stared at Cao Cang, and Cao Cang also looked into his eyes. He shook his head blankly: "I used to think that the murderer was a bad guy, but since I became a police officer, I have changed my mind. The birth of a criminal is often accompanied by the promotion of many parties."
Facing Cao Cang's statement, Gu Nankai felt a little surprised. It seemed that there was still more to be discovered about this child as the captain...
He nodded and answered him: "Yes, the birth of a criminal is not the fault of the criminal alone, but this statement is not necessarily correct, because some people's crimes seem to be born, but we can be sure that at least in the two cases since we formed the team, the birth of the criminals was a combination of multiple parties, and the criminal was a victim himself. Faced with such a situation." He paused, as if he was revising his wording: "I mean, judging from Qian Hao's case, our duty is to prevent Qian Hao from hurting more people. We will try our best to rescue Zheng Yi, but Zheng Yi must also pay the price for his original behavior. We are police officers. It seems ridiculous to have personal feelings, but we have an iron purpose, which is to do everything we can to rescue the victims."
These words seemed to answer Cao Cang's question, but also seemed not to answer it. Shang Lu did not quite understand. The little girl's eyes rolled around a few times, and she felt that the captain's words were too profound. In the ears of Cao Cang and Gao Yuan, these words caused ripples in their hearts, and they were both confused.
Gao Yuan seemed to still be thinking about Gu Nankai's words. He turned his head blankly to look at his computer screen, but suddenly his expression changed. He widened his eyes and shouted, "Something's going on!"
