◎Chapter 11: The Swallowing Hand

On October 24, 2008, the City News Times published a news article with the following excerpts:

Yesterday, a 73-year-old man drove a donkey cart into the city to sell sweet potatoes. He told our reporter that the sweet potatoes were grown in his own field, and his son was paralyzed in bed, selling sweet potatoes just to earn some medical expenses for his son. The old man drove the donkey cart for eight hours. He had just stopped the car at the intersection of Jiefang Road Market in the development zone in the morning when a city law enforcement vehicle suddenly came. A group of vicious people came down, and cursed and started to throw sweet potatoes.

A crowd of onlookers claimed that the old man was hunching his back and tried his best to protect his cart of sweet potatoes. His wife fell to the ground and cried.

A merchant told our reporter that the old man stepped forward to pull the clothes of a city manager and kept begging. The man looked like a little leader, probably the deputy captain. He turned around and slapped the old man in the face, slapped him. The old man knelt down and begged for mercy. The man still slapped him constantly and scolded, "Get out, don't sell him here, if you sell him again, you will beat you up."

Ms. Zhao, a citizen, also witnessed this scene. She said, "Oh, it's so sad to look at it. The old man is older than her father, how could that person be able to do it! At that time, many people were watching, and some of them shouted "Smash the urban management car." The crowd was angry, and the hitter got into the car and ran away. If it weren't for running fast, I, a woman, would have to go up and overturn the car, which would be too much.

This news was quickly reprinted by domestic media, and also occupied the headlines in the online news rankings, becoming a hot topic of current affairs for a while.

Three days later, the deputy captain of the Urban Management Law Enforcement Brigade of the Development Zone was killed. An early morning practitioner found the body, which was lying on the side of the deceased's office where he usually went to and from get off work. The morning practitioner thought he was a drunk man, but after turning over, he found that the deceased had a hand stuffed in his mouth, which was the deceased's own hand.

There are also rose petals around the corpse, which are blown away by the wind and fall to the ground.

The deputy captain was lying on the street, his hand was chopped off and stuffed into his mouth. This explosive news spread immediately, and people were talking about it on the streets and alleys, and in every corner of the city. The people spread rumors, and finally gave the murderer a literary nickname: Rose Killer!

The common people have a superb literary level, and everyone who talks about this matter participated in the creation. The story version of the market was finally established as this - Rose Killer is very skilled in martial arts. He studied art in Shaolin Temple for 18 years. After going down the mountain, he eliminated violence and safeguarded good people, robbed the rich and helped the poor, and killed only corrupt officials and tainted officials. Every time he killed someone, he would leave a rose.

No one knows who the Rose Killer is.

The local police mobilized a large number of police forces to solve the case, but no clues were found. Everyone in the law enforcement brigade was in danger. The leader held a meeting to offer a reward for arrest and rewarded those who provided clues to solve the case with RMB 100,000.

A day has passed.

Secretary Jiao of the Political and Legal Affairs Committee asked: How many people have called the reporting hotline?

The phone answerer said disappointedly: 0.

In many major cases, as long as the police announce the case to the public, the hotline will be blown up by citizens. However, in this case, no one calls to provide clues, and there is not even a single person.

Secretary Jiao of the Political and Legal Affairs Committee reported to the superior public security organs, and, in a helpless manner, asked the special case team for assistance.

After reading the case file, Professor Liang said: Before the incident, the deputy captain beat someone and someone chopped off his hand. This is a very obvious revenge. The forensic identification report shows that the deceased survived for a while after cutting his arm. The fatal injury was in the chest and the center was stabbed by a sharp weapon. The wound at the cut-off was neat and used. It seems that the murderer was amazingly powerful. He chopped off his wrist and stabbed the victim to death. The murder method was neat. As for why the deceased's hand was stuffed into his mouth, the reason was unknown. Given the deceased's urban management identity, every righteous person in this city may be the murderer. From the photos on the scene, the body was attached.

There are no roses planted nearby, and these roses were indeed left by the murderer.

Su Mei said: This is an advanced rose, also called wild rose, which often grows in the wild in the suburbs and has strong vitality and can bloom until the end of October.

Bao Zhan said: Rose Killer, the name of this murderer is really poetic.

Hualong said: Do we have to take this case? Let the local police go and find them. To be honest, this kind of person is really worthless. I have beaten the urban management manager before. The Rose Killer, to be honest, I think this person is a hero and I want to drink with him.

Bai Jingyu: The state has national laws, and a society ruled by law does not need heroes.

Hualong said: Boss, I want to take leave. Since I joined the special case team, how long has it been since I went home? Please approve it.

Bai Jingyu: No, go immediately!

Secretary Jiao, the Political and Legal Affairs Committee of the Municipal Public Security Bureau, personally drove to the airport to welcome the special case team. Professor Liang originally asked to act in a low-key manner and not to make big fuss, but Secretary Jiao claimed that the bureau had prepared a welcome ceremony and also held a mobilization meeting for the city's public security police officers to limit the date and swear to solve the case.

The vehicle drove into the city, and four members of the special case team noticed that there were no roses planted on both sides of the street.

Su Mei asked: I read the information, Rose is the city flower of this city, why can’t you see it in the city?

Secretary Jiao explained that roses are indeed city flowers. In the suburbs of this city, wild roses are covered with wild roses. If this spreading and climbing plant is planted in the city, it will grow wildly, and the green belt will be occupied by wild roses. This kind of roses is only grown in the wild, and although it is a city flower, it cannot be seen in the city.

When the vehicle drove to the intersection of Jiefang Road in the development zone, Professor Liang asked the driver to stop the car. This was the intersection where the deputy captain slapped the old man selling sweet potatoes. Vehicles and people were passing by. Small vendors gathered here, shouting and selling, and it looked like a prosperous scene.

Professor Liang: How long has it been since you bought vegetables?

Secretary Jiao: It’s been a long time since I’m usually very busy, haha, how can I buy groceries?

Professor Liang: Okay, let’s go buy vegetables now. Xiaomei went to inform the bureau that the welcome banquet was cancelled and we would cook our own meals at noon.

Professor Liang, Hualong, Bao Zhan and Secretary Jiao got out of the car. Professor Liang said that this was the first crime scene and that this was the source of the crime. Bao Zhan pushed Professor Liang in the wheelchair and walked into the middle of the street occupied by hawkers. But he saw the fruits and vegetables fresh and the vegetables were green. Secretary Jiao suddenly felt a feeling of a secret investigation in his heart. A small matter like buying vegetables was very friendly and rare for an official.

Rose Killer may be a hawker at this intersection.

The driver brought Su Mei to the Municipal Public Security Bureau. Su Mei walked into the hall, a little confused: there were many people in the hall, not only those wearing police uniforms, but also those wearing urban control uniforms. There were even young women holding children walking around in the corridor leading to the conference room, and the public security bureau was in a mess.

Next to Su Mei was a young policeman, very short and fiddling with his cell phone. The little policeman looked like he had just worked, and he was still childish, and there were acne on his face.

Su Mei: May I ask, where is the reception office of the special case team and who is responsible?

The little policeman looked up at her: The special case team arrived soon, you also want to see the special case team, you are new, why haven’t you seen you before?

Su Mei realized that the little policeman regarded her as a colleague in the police station and was about to reveal her identity, the little policeman lowered his voice and said: I am.

Su Mei didn't understand and asked: What are you?

The little policeman said: There are four members of the special case team, selected from the police in the country. In fact, I am the fifth one, but it has not been made public now and is confidential.

Su Mei couldn't help laughing and asked: Have you ever seen four police officers from the special case team?

The little policeman continued to bow his head and fiddle with his hands

Ji: Che, I am too familiar with them: Old Man Liang, Brother Hualong, Brother Bao, Meimei. Brother Hualong is good at kung fu. I had a few days ago to compete with him in Sanda. Wear boxing gloves and protective gear. In fact, I gave in to him. After all, I had to save face when I first joined the special case team. I will repair him next time so that he won’t be arrogant. Brother Bao’s skin is very dark, like charcoal, as if he had just run out of the chimney, but he is so powerful that he can’t escape his eyes. Old Man Liang, we all call him old man.

Su Mei could no longer hold it back and burst into laughter: What do you think of Su Mei?

Little policeman: Hacker knows some computer technology, but a vase is useless, but...

Su Mei asked curiously: But what?

The little policeman shrugged and said: Who said Meimei is my girlfriend?

This little policeman who pretended to be a member of the special case team is the son of Secretary Jiao. He likes to eat fruit pudding so much that no one calls his real name. Friends, colleagues, and his father call him pudding. Pudding has been determined to be a heroic policeman since he was a child and admires the special case team very much. In his eyes, the four special case teams are like stars.

After the special case team arrived, the welcome banquet was cancelled, and Professor Liang specially summoned Pudding in Secretary Jiao's office.

Pudding opened the door and saluted in attentively. He looked very nervous and felt nervous because he pretended to be a member of the special case team.

Hualong moved his wrist and said: Boy, aren’t you going to repair me? I am Hualong.

Little Pudding kept standing attentively, with fear on his face, and squeezed out a smile and said: Brother Hualong, I'm joking, don't take it seriously.

Su Mei walked up to him and said with a smile: Are you eighteen years old? You are a little bitch and you still want to fuck me? Why do you say Meimei is my girlfriend?

Little Pudding felt very embarrassed and said hesitantly: I, I, I, twenty-one years old.

Professor Liang said: Take off your police uniform.

Little Pudding began to sweat on his head and said hurriedly: I was wrong, forgive me, I shouldn't have pretended to be a member of the special case team.

Secretary Jiao next to him also advised: The dog son is ignorant, I apologize for him.

Professor Liang: Taking off your police uniform is not to ask you not to be a policeman, we don’t have this right, but to be an investigator.

Little Pudding was a little confused and confused.

Bao Zhan said: During the investigation, you can’t eat pudding.

Professor Liang specifically reminded him: You can’t eat it secretly.

The special case team initially analyzed that the Rose Killer is a small vendor who killed him because of a conflict with the urban management. Because no people were willing to provide clues, the special case team decided to send an investigator to investigate secretly. In criminal investigation, the police need to play various roles to obtain useful detection information. In TV series, police often see police acting as prostitutes, pretending to be customers who buy drugs, including undercover investigations, are very effective detection methods.

Little Pudding is about to play a hawker.

Professor Liang said: We will arrange people to put tricycles and some fruits in a storage room in the family compound of Jiefang Road Police Station. You set up stalls before dawn and close them at 8 o'clock in the evening. You should integrate with those real vendors and inquire about information. Your work is very important for solving this case.

Little Pudding nodded and said: I understand, I guarantee to complete the task.

Bao Zhan said: Always remember this, you are not a policeman, not Secretary Jiao’s son, you are a fruit vendor.

Professor Liang said: There are only four people in the special case team, and now, we have decided to add one.

Little Pudding was overjoyed and opened his mouth wide and said: Ah.

Professor Liang said: You are now officially appointed as the temporary police officer of the special case team.
Chapter completed!