You're supposed to be a security officer, what case are you solving?

Chapter 78 Something's happened!

Fuqing Garden in the eastern part of Annam City.

As night fell, the crisp chirping of crickets echoed from the grass in the residential area.

There was only one street lamp on the road outside the residential area, shining alone.

A group of people were standing at the base of the wall. Liao Guohua was arranging the arrest mission when he suddenly saw a group of people running towards him from the end of the road.

Upon seeing the leader, his eyes narrowed: "Why are they here?"

Jiang muttered, "It was probably Wen Detachment who called them, to prevent our Chengnan Branch from taking the credit."

"Ignore them!" Liao Guohua said coldly. "Old Jiang, take someone to the gatehouse and call the guard over to find out the details."

"Okay." Jiang Bala was very excited and wanted to get revenge. Before leaving, he gave He Jinbo a defiant glare.

He Jinbo, Zheng Kang, and the others arrived just then and immediately asked, "Old Liao, what's going on?"

Now is the time to make the arrest, so even if Liao Guohua is angry with him, he can't vent it.

He patiently explained, "This morning, Lao Chai and I went to Lingmeng County to check those two motorcycles, didn't we?"

I figured it would be enough for Lao Chai and his team from Jiaxing Brigade, so I took a shortcut back to the city and found the ID cards they used at the ticket hall of Huadong Bus Station.

The two brothers, Liang Xiaojun and Liang Xiaobing, worked at a cement factory three years ago. They were fired for stealing cement from the factory and selling it.

At the end of last year, the two men were caught red-handed by the anti-pickpocketing team while they were picking their own clothes at the train station.

Liang Xiaojun served three months in jail, while his younger brother Liang Xiaobing has been hiding outside. It was because he was a petty thief, and besides, we've all been busy for the past six months and haven't had time to deal with him.

I can't believe those two bastards would dare to steal a car and kill someone!

There were several layers of meaning in his words, including what Jiang Jianbing said: Liang Xiaojun and Liang Xiaobing did indeed have criminal records.

Liao Guohua was no ordinary man; he was quite shrewd. He secretly launched a surprise attack and actually managed to uncover the identities of the two thugs.

As for why he acted so quickly, the reason is simple: Liao Guohua's two veteran criminal police officers, Jiang Bala and Fu Yun, had both worked in the anti-pickpocketing squad before.

Liang Xiaojun and Liang Xiaobing must have had a lot of dealings with anti-pickpocketing undercover agents.

Because of the 614 case, the Chengbei Branch arrested the perpetrators, and Liao Guohua lost his position as deputy branch captain. He had been holding a grudge and wanted to make up for the losses.

He Jinbo glanced at Zheng Kang, who frowned slightly and was about to ask something when Jiang Bala ran over crouching down from the entrance of the residential area.

"Team Leader Liao, the security guard is in the reception room. According to him, Liang Xiaojun and Liang Xiaobing live in Unit 5, Building 201 of the community."

"Alright, let's go." Liao Guohua waved to everyone.

He Jinbo also gestured behind him with his chin, after all, it was Wen Mo who called for backup, and the North City Branch couldn't just stand by and watch.

A group of more than a dozen people entered the residential area and headed straight for the gatehouse.

The security guard was forced onto the sofa. As soon as Liao Guohua entered, he asked, "We're from the Municipal Public Security Bureau. Are you sure Liang Xiaojun and Liang Xiaobing live in Unit 5, Room 201?"

Upon hearing this, He Jinbo raised an eyebrow and glanced at Zheng Kang, but the other party ignored him.

Yang Jinwen narrowed his eyes. The words "Municipal Public Security Bureau" were indeed impressive, more intimidating than the "Northern City Public Security Bureau".

The gatekeeper was an old man in his sixties, holding a newspaper in his hand. He nodded and said, "I know those two brothers. They're petty thieves. Last month, during the crackdown, the joint defense team even came to check on them."

Are they home?

The gatekeeper shook his head: "How would I know?"

At this moment, Zheng Kang immediately asked, "What do these two brothers look like? Does one have a 3/7 hairstyle and triangular eyes? Does the other have a buzz cut and a scar on his left eyebrow?" Yang Jinwen's hand-drawn sketch had already been photocopied, and the photocopied portraits were to be given to the TV station, newspapers, and the police station to post wanted posters, so they didn't have them on hand right now.

After listening, the gatekeeper blinked but couldn't say anything.

Liao Guohua turned to Zheng Kang: "Old Zheng, what's this? Are you implying you were in the car when they robbed us?"

This was a sarcastic remark, and before Zheng Kang could retort, He Jinbo said, "Old Liao, to tell you the truth, we've figured out what the two thugs in the car look like, but we're still unsure if they are the same people. If you're going to make an arrest, you'd better think twice."

Our mission is to cooperate with your Chengnan branch; the main arrest operation will be carried out by your personnel.

Liao Guohua chuckled: "I don't care if they're car thieves or not, let's arrest them first and find out what's going on."

"You all just stay downstairs and don't abandon us later."

After saying that, he gathered his men and ran aggressively toward Unit 5.

After finding the place, about ten people rushed into the dimly lit stairwell.

The officers from the Chengbei Branch were all downstairs. He Jinbo put his hands on his hips and looked up at the building.

Then he instructed the others: "Old Zheng, you take Old Jiang and Xiao Yang around to the back of the building to prevent the criminals from jumping out of the windows. Old Xu and Maozi will stay here with me."

Zheng Kang responded and led his men over.

These are row houses, and behind them is an open space with not much greenery.

Jiang Jianbing looked up at the second floor, rested his chin on his hand, and asked, "Which apartment is it?"

Yang Jinwen pointed to the window on the right: "That one, there's a pair of women's underwear hanging in the window."

Jiang Jianbing blinked: "The lights are on inside, so someone's home!"

Yang Jinwen shook his head: "There are probably more than just the two brothers in the house. It's precisely because there were other people home that it's unlikely that these two were the ones who did it."

"That makes sense. After robbing a bus and killing someone, it's impossible for someone to have such a strong mentality. How could they dare to come home and stay? Isn't that just courting death?"

Zheng Kang pulled a pistol from the holster in his pocket: "Whether it is or not, we have to keep an eye on this person. The clues can't point here for no reason."

Seeing him say that, Jiang Jianbing also took out his gun. He and Zheng Kang stood on opposite sides, about ten meters apart.

Zheng Kang glanced at Yang Jinwen: "You don't have a gun, stand back and stand as far away as you can."

The windows of the second-floor residents were not fitted with any security grilles such as aluminum alloy windows, so if the perpetrators were desperate, they might indeed jump out of the window to escape.

Yang Jinwen nodded and stepped back, forming a triangle with Zheng Kang on his left and Jiang Jianbing on his right.

He reached into his pocket, hesitating whether to take out his slingshot.

At that moment, a loud banging came from upstairs, followed by loud shouts from inside the house.

Then, "Bang, bang, bang..."

Three gunshots shattered the tranquility of the night.

"Damn it, something's happened!" Jiang Jianbing shouted, trying to get upstairs.

Zheng Kang raised his gun, his face ashen, and shouted, "Don't move! We'll stay here!"

Yang Jinwen decisively pulled out his slingshot and looked up to see a figure open the window. The person braced himself against the balcony and quickly jumped off the building!

(End of this chapter)