Genius Detective - Chapter 430

Chapter 430

Chapter 430: The First Gun

In the early morning of July 17th, the policemen of the second and third teams were called together to hold an emergency meeting . This case was a bit unprecedented . Last night, a car smuggling guns for a triad gang was knocked over and two drivers had their throats slit . The guns in the car were missing .

The reason that these things were known so quickly was because the rampant criminal left a letter at the scene saying that these guns would be "mailed" to strangers who don’t know each other .

The gang was found to be a triad group in the city . that was already on the police’s blacklist . The first team was currently responsible for cracking them down and had already started acting . They were ready to round up the entire gang to find out how many guns were lost . They also wanted to investigate whether the incident last night was self-produced by their internal members .

Lin Qiupu said, "Everyone, the incident happened very suddenly . All the cases on hand need to be suspended so that we can try our best to find the missing guns . If these real guns fall into the hands of ordinary citizens, something dangerous could happen at any second . So, please do your very best!”

Although two teams were invested into this case at once, everyone still felt helpless . After all, it was the same as finding a needle in a haystack . The only thing that could be done right now was to start the investigation around the crime scene .

Judging from the paint and tire marks left on the scene, the murderer should have driven an off-road vehicle with a high chassis . The police checked the surveillance footage around the surrounding intersections and finally found the owner of the car in the afternoon . However, the owner claimed that his car was stolen a few days ago and had a clear alibi last night .

In the afternoon, the police received a police report saying that a gunshot was heard in a remote neighborhood in the city . Lin Qiupu immediately rushed to the scene . The area was filled with dense, illegal buildings . The owner of the property secretly added more buildings than what was registered and rented to the employees of nearby factories . They hung a taut clothesline between the buildings and clean white underwear as well as children's diapers fluttered against the wind . There was even a field surrounded by broken bricks behind the house . The rain last night washed over the garlic sprouts and vegetables making them look very lively .

Upon seeing the police coming, many residents hurried back into their houses . Lin Qiupu knew that most of the people there didn’t even have a temporary residence permit . He ordered people to question the residents separately . After a while, Old Zhang walked over and pointed to a building and said, "Some residents reported that the gunfire came from that way . "

"Call everyone back . Let's go!"

Lin Qiupu found the landlord and asked about the situation of the residents living there . The landlord said, "It's a young couple . The wife seems to have some sort of sickness . She’s been bedridden and her husband works outside every day . Although they live here, we rarely see each other . . . Ah, yes, they still owe me three months’ worth of rent!"

"Did you just hear the gunshot from above?"

"Gunshot? Are you talking about that loud bang? I thought some car on the road had a flat tire . . . Officers, did these two commit crimes?"

"It’s inconvenient for me to reveal this . Can I trouble you to deceive them into opening the door?"

"You said he has a gun in his hands . What if he shoots me? I won’t go . I won't do it . I won't do it!"

"Then give me the key . "

The landlord handed the key to Lin Qiupu and the police took the narrow stairs to the top floor . In this weather, they could feel the heat before they even entered the house . When they got there, it would definitely be like being inside a bamboo steamer .

For this operation, everyone took out a gun at the gun depot . For safety's sake, Lin Qiupu said, "Wait . Go to the car and put on your bulletproof vests!"

"It's too hot today . If we wear the vests, we might get a heat stroke . " complained a policeman .

"Is your life not valuable? Everyone needs to put on their bulletproof vests!"

Everyone went downstairs again . As soon as the heavy vests were put on, their sweat immediately appeared . Once again, they went to the top floor that was as hot as a bamboo steamer . Most people were already drenched in sweat and their foreheads had visible beads of sweat on them . The air around them was filled with the smell of sweat .

Lin Qiupu was very nervous . He had never experienced this kind of situation since he became a policeman . He knocked on the door but didn’t get a response . He knocked a few more times .

The police officers in the corridor swallowed their saliva nervously . Lin Qiupu took out the key and gently opened the door lock . Then, they burst through the door and rushed in . Several officers pointed the gun in several directions with great teamwork but found that there was no one in the house .

Everyone entered the house one by one . The narrow and messy living room was almost unable to accommodate so many officers . There was no bathroom in this house . A toilet bucket was placed in the corner and the smell was overpowering . Then again, it was a house where they only paid 500 yuan a month .

Lin Qiupu considered how poverty-stricken the tenants would have to be to not even be able to afford to pay 500 yuan a month .

The officers were too hot and started to take off their bulletproof vests . Lin Qiupu pushed the window open and a cool breeze came in . It made everyone feel a lot cooler . At this time, Lin Qiupu found a plastic bucket in the corner of the house with metal objects inside .

He reached out to fish through it . It was a brass bullethead . Then, someone shouted, "Captain Lin, Captain Lin! Someone’s in the bedroom!"

He immediately entered the bedroom . There was an extremely bony woman lying on the bed covered with a thin sheet . She heard the movements in the house, but although her eyes were opened, she couldn't get up .

There were some tinea corporis on the woman's face and elbows, which made people wonder whether she had a skin disease . At this time, Lin Qiupu found a liquor bottle with two straws in it . He picked it up and smelled it . "It’s a flute for smoking crystal meth[1]! The two of them are drug addicts . Go contact the anti-narcotics brigade quickly . "

"No . . . no . . . " As soon as she heard the words "anti-narcotics brigade", the woman struggled to get up . She moved too much and almost fell off the bed . Fortunately, she was held up by a police officer .

The spots on the woman were all due to the drugs . The couple was addicted . The landlord actually thought she was sick .

Lin Qiupu said, "What about your husband?!"

"No . . . Don't catch me . . . Please, I beg you . . . "

"Did you hear a gunshot?"

"I don't know . . . I don't know . . . "

It seemed like there was no way to communicate with her at all . Lin Qiupu gestured for everyone to withdraw and left a person to guard there . Lin Qiupu speculated, "This guy got the gun, tried the gun once and found that it was the real thing . . . He must have gone to exchange it for drugs . "

Old Zhang said, "A real gun on the black market is worth a lot of money!"

"We must find him . Otherwise, the consequences will be unimaginable!"

Lin Qiupu notified the bureau to check the man's number to see who he had just spoken to . He also contacted the anti-narcotics brigade . The anti-narcotics brigade had many informants and might be able to find leads .

After waiting for a while, the police of the information department said, "We located his number . He’s currently on Shengli East Street!"

"Let’s go!"

Half an hour later, their car arrived at Shengli East Street and the police of the information department reported an update . "His location is moving slowly . The speed isn’t fast . He’s probably walking! He went south from the intersection . "

Then, the anti-narcotics team called . "Captain Lin, there is indeed a drug trafficking den over on Shengli East Street . It’s a bar . We’ve been monitoring that drug dealer in order to find his higher ups . "

"Specific address…"

As soon as he finished talking, a gunshot could be heard and pedestrians on the street started screaming .

1 . Ice (Crystal Methamphetamine) can be smoked using a glass pipe that’s often referred to as a ‘flute’ apparently .