RBCT Chapter 59 The City Bureau's Olive Branch
Chapter 59 The City Bureau's Olive Branch
"Hey, speaking of which, thankfully we caught the guy last night! Otherwise, he would have killed two more people this morning before stopping, and things would have been much more complicated."
"That's not all." Xu Bin shook his head. "The combined death toll from these two murders is now four. Cases involving more than two people should be taken over by the Municipal Criminal Investigation Team."
"We found the murderer last night, and then found crucial evidence this morning. If we drag this out until this afternoon, it's questionable whether the case is still ours."
This deserves a round of applause for Comrade Wu Song!
Xu Bin led the applause.
"My apprentice has done another great service! You are truly the most honorable apprentice I have ever had!" Cao Dahua clapped his hands vigorously, his pride evident on his face.
"Clap clap clap!"
Everyone else joined in and started drumming.
The applause gradually subsided after Xu Bin lowered his hand, but the focus of everyone's discussion remained on Wu Song.
"To be able to spot Chen Erming's problem at a glance among so many family members of the deceased, to be honest, Xiao Song, this can't be explained by simple micro-expressions or anything like that," Ma Dazhi said with a smile.
"Yes, how did you notice something was off about him? The restaurant owner rubbed his fingerprints with a cigarette butt. Was there any other subtle detail?"
"I just felt that there was something wrong with his crying expression! So I wanted to ask him about it. I can't really explain it in detail. If I had to say, it's just my intuition." Wu Song brushed it off with his intuition.
No one asked any further questions, but simply praised Wu Song for his accurate intuition!
After all, the person has been caught, confessions have been obtained, and the chain of evidence is quite complete.
Once the ballistics analysis results for the gun are available, and the bloodstains are compared with those of the deceased, the case will be irrefutable.
There's absolutely no need to worry about the prosecutor's office requesting further investigation if the case is sent to them.
Does it still matter how this suspect was found in the first place?
Even if it's just a dream, as long as you're not looking for the wrong person, it's a good method.
To borrow a common saying, it doesn't matter if a cat is black or white, as long as it catches mice, it's a good cat.
……
In the following period, no more murders occurred, and everyone resumed their routine work.
Every day, they handle the aftermath of Chen Erming's murder case.
Identifying crime scenes, writing case investigation reports, and so on.
About a week later, the ballistic test results came out, confirming that the bullet casings at the murder scene and the gun found at Chen Erming's place were indeed the same gun, and that this gun was indeed the weapon used in the 8.16 armored truck robbery and murder case two years ago.
The lost gun has finally been found.
Because this case involved four lives, the branch office also allocated some funds for DNA comparison.
The DNA from the blood on Chen Erming's clothes matched the DNA of the deceased.
The proof is like a mountain!
The Third Squadron then sent all the evidence for testing.
"Ah! Being free of cases is so liberating!"
"I've noticed something. Ever since Xiao Song came in, none of our murder cases have been put on hold." Ma Dazhi stretched with a smile. "My team is much more at ease now."
Unlike before, my goodness, take Chen Erming's case for example, which took at least half a month to investigate, now according to Chen Erming, he was waiting to finish the third case and hold the funeral for the deceased before going to another province, and he didn't even plan to come back for the New Year.
How will we find it then?
"It does save a lot of trouble. The main thing is that we can identify who is the prime suspect. We don't have to investigate everyone like headless flies anymore. Often, before we've even finished investigating, a new case comes up. We wish we could split ourselves in half and investigate one case on each side."
"Hey, the city's annual commendation meeting is at the end of the month. Are you ready, apprentice?" Cao Dahua patted Wu Song on the shoulder. "Make sure you look your best. This is a chance to stand out among most of the police officers in the city, and more importantly, to make an appearance at the meeting."
As the only person I've heard of who received a second-class merit and a third-class merit within six months of joining the company, your achievements are quite outstanding. You should leave a good impression on your superiors and strive for advancement. The more you advance, the more you can contribute to protecting the lives and property of the people.
"I haven't seen you make any progress. If you do, you can help Xiao Song out!" Xu Bin teased with a smile.
"I'll improve? My first step in improving will be taking your place."
"Actually, I don't think Wu Song needs to do anything, right? He just stands on the stage, looking like a T-800." Lin Wenshu stared at Wu Song for a few seconds. "No, why does he seem to have even more presence than Schwarzenegger in 'The Terminator'?"
"Don't worry, I won't bring shame to our squadron." Wu Song smiled and continued reading.
I didn't have the chance to study in my previous life.
Looking back on this life, Wu Song wondered if it was because his mind had been tempered by being a monk for so many years, but he found that he actually quite enjoyed reading.
If I were back in my twenties, with this passion, I might very well have been able to sing my name outside Donghua Gate!
With a slight smile, Wu Song continued reading the book "Criminal Psychology" in his hand.
……
Time flies.
Before we knew it, it was the end of the month.
Tuesday, December 30.
This was the day the Gotham City Police Department held its 1997 Annual Work Summary and Commendation Conference and Work Deployment Meeting.
The conference was held in the auditorium inside the Municipal Bureau.
Only two people from the entire Major Crimes Unit 3 participated.
One of them is the squadron leader, Xu Bin.
The meeting was attended by heads of all departments, squadrons, and police stations within the city's system; he attended as the captain of the third squadron.
Another one is Wu Song, who is going up on stage to receive an award.
After putting on his regular uniform and making sure everything was in order, Wu Song rode his motorcycle to the branch office first, then rode in Xu Bin's car to the municipal bureau. As soon as he got out of the car, he heard a hearty voice, "Old Xu!"
Xu Bin and Wu Song both looked in the direction of the sound.
The speaker was a man around 1.8 meters tall with a square face, about forty years old.
"Chief Zhao!" Xu Bin quickly saluted.
"Zhao Zhi." Wu Song also raised his hand in salute.
"Old Xu, look at you, being so polite with me again! I've told you so many times, just call me Old Zhao, or Xilai. We classmates don't need to be so formal."
Zhao Xilai walked over with a smile, shook Xu Bin's hand with one hand, patted it twice with the other, and then his gaze fell on Wu Song. "You must be Wu Song?"
"That's him! Xiao Song, this is Chief Zhao of the Criminal Investigation Division of the Municipal Public Security Bureau."
"I am Zhao Xilai from the Municipal Public Security Bureau!" Zhao Xilai extended his hand to Wu Song.
Wu Song clasped his hands in greeting, "Chief Zhao."
"Hmm!" Zhao Xilai looked Wu Song up and down. "Is this the suspect Chen Erming that you found on the night of the incident? This case was originally going to be in my hands, but I didn't expect you to be able to intercept it. You young man are very capable, a genius at solving cases!"
Within six months of joining the force, one individual received a third-class merit award and the other a second-class merit award, which is extremely rare within the entire police system.
"What do you mean, Wu Song? Would you be willing to work for our municipal bureau?"