The Life of a Son-in-Law in a Courtyard House

After the leaders discussed it, Yang Dalin was sold out.

Oh, it wasn't sold, it was borrowed.

It was lent to the Railway Public Security Bureau.

They borrowed the car and the person together.

Anyway, the branch office will reimburse the fuel costs, which will be much more convenient if we ever need to use the vehicle.

Yang Dalin followed the car to the Public Security Bureau.

Captain Dou Xiaolong and Deputy Captain Wu Tiejun briefed the master and apprentice on the case.

In the month surrounding the Spring Festival, there have been over a hundred theft cases at the train station.

Only a dozen or so cases were solved.

The number of cases has increased many times compared to previous Spring Festivals.

After the surge in cases, the local police station also made a few scattered arrests of petty thieves in the area.

Apart from those dozen or so cases, he denied committing the others.

Many of them were registered at the branch office, and their skills weren't that advanced, so it was impossible for them not to be detected.

Therefore, Captain Dou suspected that this was a group of criminals from outside the area.

The methods are superb and the techniques are skillful.

They're a tough bunch.

In order to mitigate the impact, their superiors ordered them to solve the case within a week.

Time was of the essence, which is why Wu Tiejun sought Yang Dalin's help.

What attracted them was Yang Dalin's amazing hearing and eyesight.

Previously, Yang Dalin had been tracking the spies' daily lives without being discovered.

I also learned from today's meeting that Yang Dalin has arrested quite a few people in other places.

There were spies, robbery gangs, and theft gangs on trains.

Since Yang Dalin is so capable, Wu Tiejun and Dou Xiaolong are naturally not afraid of losing face and want to invite Yang Dalin to help them.

After hearing the details of the case, Yang Dalin did not look at the registered police report documents.

He wouldn't be able to glean any useful clues from the police report.

He went straight to Dou and Wu, saying, "I want to go directly to the train station square to take a look."

Let's see if we can find any clues.

"I haven't really studied how to solve cases, so I can only help you in my own way."

Dou Xiaolong said directly, "Okay, how do you need us to cooperate?"

Yang Dalin thought for a moment: "I'll change my clothes and go over there. I might pretend to be a peddler who resells grain coupons. Otherwise, it'll be too obvious if I keep wandering around like this."

Captain Dou told everyone who has seen me or knows me to treat me like a stranger outside the bureau and not to greet me.

If anyone discovers that I'm reselling grain coupons, they should arrest me if they should, but if they do, they should just give me a warning and then let me go.

Since I won't be dealing with very large amounts, I'll just be dealing with very small denominations.

That way, if you arrest me and then release me, it won't seem so abrupt.

Team Leader Dou replied directly, "Okay, that's easy, I'll arrange it right away."

Yang Dalin added, "Team Leader Dou, make sure the message is communicated to everyone, especially to the newly recruited officers."

They're inexperienced; don't let them slip through.

"What about your brother Tian?"

"Just wait for news at your station. When you have news and need to make an arrest, just arrange for my brother Tian to drive and help you make the arrest."

His appearance and gait were so striking that experienced soldiers could immediately tell he came from a military background and would avoid him.

Upon hearing this, Tian Xueyi was about to object, but then he realized that his apprentice was right.

Captain Dou and his team have been unable to catch anyone, probably because their men have these distinctive features, making them easily recognizable even when dressed in plainclothes.

That's why we haven't been able to catch them.

Yang Dalin changed into a plain set of patched clothes, put on a hat, wore a scarf, and tucked his hands into his sleeves.

With his back hunched and neck tucked in, he strolled over to the square.

At this time, the daily passenger flow at the Beijing Railway Station had reached more than 20,000.

More than thirty trains depart every day.

Therefore, the train station still has a large flow of people.

Relying on the limited number of people in the Public Security Bureau is really not enough.

Yang Dalin strolled to the exit, sensing several pairs of eyes staring at him along the way.

They were all plainclothes police officers from the branch office; they were far too easily exposed.

How can we catch anyone like this?

An experienced person can sense it as soon as they arrive.

They're definitely all avoiding them.

Yang Dalin pretended to have missed picking up the person and left after a while.

He strolled around the square, and when he saw someone dressed well, he pretended to be a food coupon seller and struck up a conversation with them.

He hasn't sensed the gaze of the theft gang yet.

Either they haven't arrived yet, or they're probably hiding somewhere else.

Yang Dalin didn't pretend to be a grain coupon vendor; he just wandered around aimlessly, which would have made him too conspicuous.

Even if he resold grain coupons, Captain Dou's plainclothes officers wouldn't be able to detect it.

He disguised himself as such a peddler so that he could observe others.

After wandering around for a while, there was one person he was a little suspicious of.

However, this is not yet confirmed.

That was a beggar.

He was dressed in tattered clothes, and one of his legs appeared to be lame.

I don't know if he's really lame or faking it.

But he was leaning on a stick.

He appeared to be begging, but when he chased after a mother and child and got half a black cornbread from the child, he secretly threw it away.

What era is this? A time when many people are starving to death.

You beggar, you actually threw away the black cornbread you got?

Although no one around noticed when he threw it, Yang Dalin was also far away from him.

However, Yang Dalin happened to see his action.

That would be highly suspicious.

You're a beggar, why are you being so picky?

If someone gives you some food, even if it's not good, it's still something they saved from their own mouth.

You can throw this away? If I don't suspect you, who else can I suspect?

Yang Dalin had thought it through. If this was a gang, there must be a leader.

The leader would definitely need to find a place to observe the surrounding situation.

There are also those who specialize in transferring money.

There are specialists who do it, etc.

Yang Dalin discovered that the beggar's location was quite good.

It allows you to observe your surroundings and also helps you escape.

Don't be fooled by the cane he's using; it might be fake, and he might not be lame at all.

Pretending to be lame might be a way to reduce suspicion from others.

Because who would suspect that a thief is lame?

The beggar's hair was messy, making it difficult to see his face, but he must be quite old, at least in his thirties.

He's not a greenhorn.

Yang Dalin also noticed that he looked at him several times.

However, the only time he saw himself was when Yang Dalin was secretly selling grain coupons to people.

From a distance, to an ordinary person, the two people looked like they were talking and chatting, but one of them left after only a few words.

I didn't see Yang Dalin and that person exchange anything.

But the beggar had sharp eyes; he realized that Yang Dalin must be selling something.

He stopped several people and even took money from them.

After a while, Yang Dalin moved to another place.

He certainly can't stay within the other person's sight all the time.

He wanted to use the crowd to find a place where he could spot the other person but they couldn't see him.

Otherwise, if this person were truly part of a theft gang, they would have moved to another location.

Because suddenly a person reselling goods appeared within his line of sight.

He must be on guard.