Chapter 240: Pumping Water

Chapter 241 Pumping Water

The next morning.

Several cars went down the mountain again, and the road was bumpy again.

When they arrived at Zifeng Town, it was still the same as yesterday, except that there were fewer people in line, and Xu Taining's white shirt was a little dirtier.

"You didn't change your clothes last night." Even Wang Zhong could use his little brain to infer Xu Taining's condition.

Jiang Yuan glanced at the people in line and asked Huang Qiangmin: "Let's go over and talk?"

"Well, have you thought about it?" Huang Qiangmin said: "I heard that this Director Xu is quite strict in doing things, unlike me, who is more willing to listen to your opinions."

Li Li and Da Zhuang, who were in the same car, looked at Huang Qiangmin with a squint.

Huang Qiangmin's mouth grinned twice, very proud.

Jiang Yuan said: "If he wants to solve the case, he should listen to me."

"Oh?"

"There were thousands of people participating in the search yesterday, and it was also arranged by Director Xu himself. If there is no suitable clue, he should also consider a new plan."

Huang Qiangmin put himself into the role of Xu Taining and nodded.

The most admirable thing about Xu Taining is that he organized a series of high-intensity and high-density large-scale detection operations.

But the most admirable thing about him is also his most vulnerable point.

If such a high-intensity and high-density operation ends in failure, what a shame.

Of course, with Xu Taining's current qualifications, even if he fails once or twice, it is probably acceptable to his superiors.

But can Xu Taining accept it himself?

Organizing an operation of thousands of people, letting so many people invest time and energy, if there is no result in the end, any normal person will be frustrated and self-doubting.

Now, it has been more than 72 hours since Liu Jinghui lost contact.

The three-day golden period has passed, and there is still no news about Liu Jinghui. Losing contact has become missing.

And the difficulty of finding is increasing.

If Huang Qiangmin were in Xu Taining's position, as long as someone under his command put forward a reliable idea, he would most likely agree.

This is not only a problem of decentralization of responsibilities and powers, but also a normal choice under abundant resources.

If Jiang Yuan needs people, cars, or resources, just give them to him.

If resources are not enough, Xu Taining can get more.

Especially when Liu Jinghui is confirmed missing, it is no problem to double the manpower and resources. As long as they are used reasonably, the goal can be achieved.

Huang Qiangmin followed Jiang Yuan and walked over together.

Then, Jiang Yuan did not queue up and went straight to Xu Taining.

Huang Qiangmin wanted to help him and talk to Jiang Yuan about politics and personnel, but he could not keep up with Jiang Yuan for a while.

When he caught up, the unusual movement here had attracted Xu Taining's attention.

Xu Taining saw the tall Jiang Yuan at a glance, gave a shallow smile, waved Jiang Yuan over, and said: "See you keep rushing forward, have you found any clues?"

The people around him also immediately stared at Jiang Yuan.

Everyone now heard the clues, and they all had some inexplicable expectations.

Jiang Yuan shook his head decisively and said, "No, we searched the Sanqing Temple area yesterday, but found nothing, and the police dog didn't find the starting point."

"Hmm." Xu Taining's face was expressionless.

Jiang Yuan continued, "Last night, I had some ideas, so I went to the main peak again, and did some investigations at the place where Director Liu had a car accident and where he had parked his car before."

"Did you find anything?"

"No." Jiang Yuan still answered very directly.

Someone next to him couldn't help it, frowned and said, "If you didn't find anything, just say it directly, don't tell half and leave half."

Jiang Yuan smiled, ignored the people next to him, and continued to follow his own ideas, saying, "I want to focus on this case, the car accident case caused by damaging the tire, and the case that Director Liu was investigating before, and search for the body near the parking place. It's not Director Liu's body."

So far, no one has really brought up the word body.

Although Jiang Yuan clearly said that it was not Liu Jinghui's body, everyone's emotions were still obviously affected.

Xu Taining asked anxiously, "Whose body do you want to search for?"

"I don't know. But I think that if we can find a body nearby and solve the case, it will be very helpful to find the whereabouts of Director Liu."

Before Jiang Yuan finished speaking, several senior police officers around him couldn't help shaking their heads.

"How do you know there is a body nearby?"

"What do you mean by solving the case? Do you want to find a body that has not been found yet and then solve the case?"

"You can't find the person, so you solve a murder case first? What a joke."

Various verbal attacks followed one after another.

Huang Qiangmin looked at Jiang Yuan with an expression of "I told you so" and felt a little happy for some reason.

What everyone said was actually what he said before.

Those who are criminal police know criminal police too well, and at the same time, those who are criminal police also know too much about the difficulty of a murder case and a murder case.

Solving a murder case really depends on fate.

If you have been in the criminal case circle for a long time, you will know that some cases are really difficult to solve.

This is still a very euphemistic statement.

To put it a little less rigorously, some murder cases, when they become backlog cases, are no longer suitable for solving.

In the grassroots bureau, solving a backlog of murder cases can be considered meritorious service, and it is definitely not because meritorious service is too cheap.

Xu Taining looked Jiang Yuan up and down and asked slowly: "Are you confident in solving this case?"

"I have some confidence." Jiang Yuan didn't say too confidently.

Even so, in such an occasion, this is a very confident performance.

Several police officers around him fell silent and allowed Xu Taining to make the decision.

Xu Taining said: "Tell me, what do you want to do?"

Jiang Yuan then repeated what he had said to Huang Qiangmin, and continued: "I think Liu Chu must have been close to the murderer, or in other words, close to the murderer's burial place, and maybe he has obtained certain clues. Otherwise, the murderer would not take action.”

"Well, if he doesn't take action, Lao Liu can't even be sure that there is really a murder here." Xu Taining's thoughts were also very straightforward.

He stated his judgment without doubting this or that, which was also a sign of great confidence.

Seeing this, Jiang Yuan looked much more relaxed and said: "Expand Liu Chu's search area and divide it into three areas. The area he searched in the early stages of the car accident, the area he was searching during the car accident, and the areas that may have been searched according to the original plan. The area, I think, is most likely the area that was being searched at the time.”

"That area has been plowed several times." Xu Taining was a little disappointed.

Not only Jiang Yuan saw such an obvious thing, but Liu Jinghui himself could definitely see it.

Jiang Yuan shook his head and said, "There is no thorough search and there are obvious omissions."

"Oh? Bring me the map." Xu Taining had scanned the area before, but he didn't look carefully.

The map is at hand, and it is a high-scale map made by the Bureau of Mines, with quite detailed annotations.

"The most likely ones are the two wells here." Jiang Yuan pointed directly with his hand and said: "Actually, there are other places that have not been searched, such as mountains and forests. If corpses are buried, there are always places that cannot be found. There may be caves inside, but the most important thing is these two wells.”

Seeing that Xu Taining was looking at the map and listening carefully, Jiang Yuan slid his hand on the map and said: "In addition to the mountains and forests, a few hundred meters away from the parking lot, there is a ravine, which is also a good place to bury corpses at a low cost. places. However, these places are of lower priority.”

Xu Taining nodded in approval: "Most of these places have been searched."

"Yes, after several rounds of searches, all the searched places and easy-to-search places should be eliminated. But the mine is an exception."

Jiang Yuan did not discuss the details of the search.

If you think that criminals have the professional ability to hide corpses, then the search requirements are too high.

If that were the case, then searching for the body itself would actually be pointless. The case should be solved in another direction.

It is impossible for one person, a criminal, to cover everything and do everything professionally.

The loopholes the police are looking for are not offensive and defensive drills in a fair confrontation.

Moreover, Jiang Yuan, who had also conducted several searches, knew that as long as there were people available, organizing searches in these places would be a trivial matter.

Only the search in the mine was too difficult and so conspicuous, making it the most suspicious target.

Xu Taining didn't know the specific details and said in disbelief: "Lao Liu let these two obvious wells go?"

No matter how strong a white shirt is, it has its limitations.

Jiang Yuan immediately said:

"As far as I know, Liu Chu sent people to search the mine at that time, but I don't think they could have searched very carefully. Maybe it might have stimulated the murderer."

"Both of these wells were left over from previous mining operations. They were filled in very early and then filled with water."

"There are two problems here. First, the water is very deep, maybe tens of meters. At this depth, it is difficult for water ghosts to go down. Once down, they will not be able to search carefully."

Xu Taining looked at the person next to him and asked, "How deep is the water inside?"

A leader who was obviously from the Bureau of Mines said: "I measured it once a few years ago and found that it was about 50 meters deep. The water ghost really couldn't get down. But this mine is indeed difficult to search. You can also find a more professional team. try it……"

"We need to pump out the water, and then find someone to search. For ordinary water ghosts, it will be difficult to search 10 meters underwater. If the situation below is complicated, it will still be missed." Jiang Yuan has experience in searching corpses in reservoirs. The requirements are very high.

The leader of the Mining Bureau laughed: "Pumping water from the mine is not an ordinary trouble, and the cost is very high, and the effect may not be good. It is better to find a better water ghost..."

"Liu Chu has asked a professional team to look at it before. The water is too deep and we can't draw any valid conclusions. I guess Liu Chu also encountered similar problems." Jiang Yuan interrupted the other party and said: "Liu Chu was The funds are limited, so we may not be able to afford it. This problem should not exist now.”

"Funds are never enough." Xu Taining's face darkened as he said: "But it is indeed necessary. Find someone to pump water, and then go down and search."

The last sentence was said by Xu Taining to his subordinates.

The leader of the Mining Bureau was stunned and hurriedly said: "Such a deep mine can easily cost seven figures."

Xu Taining made a decision, looked at Jiang Yuan again, and said, "Is there any more?"

"Also. I suggest that all those involved in this incident, including police officers, local civil servants, and personnel from industrial and mining enterprises, be registered and kept in good records." When Jiang Yuan said this, he lowered his head slightly.

Xu Taining was stunned, then smiled and said, "Don't worry about the record. I asked them to do it when I came."

Jiang Yuan and Xu Taining looked at each other and understood each other.

The police carried out such a large operation and widely invited the help of the public. Will the murderer sneak in during the chaos?

In the eyes of Jiang Yuan and Xu Taining, this possibility is very high.

Criminals returning to the scene is a psychological state. The frequency of occurrence is not very high because criminals still have fear.

However, if there is a relatively low-cost way to return to the scene, most criminals will consider and try it.

Just like many criminals of economic crimes will actively understand the progress of the case.

Some criminals of criminal crimes will try to ask if there are low-cost channels.

Even spies, if possible, want to know the extent of their investigation.

With such a large-scale investigation and search in the Zifengshan area, the murderer will probably sneak in to help if possible.

In addition, the murderer might be the criminal who punctured the tire. This guy's aggressiveness and initiative are both above the average level.

Xu Taining also reminded Jiang Yuan: "Pay attention to protecting yourself."

Then, as if he noticed Huang Qiangmin, he said: "In the next few days, your team will send two people to protect Jiang Yuan, and the protection work on the scene must also be done well."

...

Back in the team, Huang Qiangmin was still cursing.

Looking at his flat mouth, Da Zhuang lowered his head in sobs, fearing that he would offend the instructor's boss and be bullied.

Liu Wenkai just learned about the situation and asked curiously: "Did Director Xu reject Jiang Yuan's suggestion?"

"No." Huang Qiangmin snorted and said, "Just talking nonsense. Well, Wenkai, pick two strong guys from your team, follow Jiang Yuan these two days, and take protective measures."

"Okay." Liu Wenkai agreed, and after Huang Qiangmin left, he came to Jiang Yuan, laughed twice, and said, "Jiang Yuan, are the protective measures that Captain Huang said the same as the ones I thought?"

Jiang Yuan thought deeply and said, "To be honest, I'm a little confused about what kind of protective measures you are talking about."

"In short, take it easy and don't use people too much." Liu Wenkai laughed again and went to pick people.

Because they received a new task, the criminal police team members from Ningtai County were actually relaxed. Taking advantage of the time when other teams were leaving, they quickly went into the dormitory provided by the Mining Bureau and slept.

Don't worry about whether there is anyone in the bunk before, just get enough sleep first.

Who knows if there will be a chance to sleep when it's night.

Only Li Li, a policewoman, and with a dog, could live in a real guesthouse.

The small room, which is not worth 100 yuan on weekdays, is almost a luxury at this time. Even Da Zhuang, who got a cardboard box to sleep in, seemed a little grateful.

Jiang Yuan didn't care about so much, and went to sleep first.

Whether it was pumping water from the mine or sending water ghosts down, they had to be specially dispatched from outside, and it was estimated that it would be difficult to get them in one day.

When Jiang Yuan woke up from a nap, it was only afternoon. He felt a little hungry and called Li Li again. Sure enough, she was preparing dog food for Da Zhuang.

"Wait for me to do it." Jiang Yuan said, walked out a few steps, and arrived at the guesthouse.

Li Li borrowed the kitchen of the guesthouse and was busy inside.

There were several other police dog trainers working with her.

At this time, with such a busy level, those wearing white shirts may not be able to eat on time, but police dogs can't wait, and they have to eat every day, not a little less.

Jiang Yuan greeted and went forward to work.

There are only a few dozen police dogs in Shannan Province, and the trainers all know each other. Seeing Jiang Yuan, a stranger, they were all observing.

However, as Jiang Yuan operated, several trainers were dumbfounded.

"Is it so delicate for the dog?" A trainer couldn't help but asked in a low voice.

"It's mainly for nutritional balance." Jiang Yuan said casually: "It's more delicate to accurately balance the amount of various nutrients. Da Zhuang consumed a lot of physical energy yesterday. He took a little rest today, and he has to adjust."

"This... is too much." The trainer who spoke was a little difficult to accept.

He treats dogs better than himself, but he can't be so good.

What kind of family is this? The dishes cooked for dogs are still handled the same way?

Jiang Yuan didn't care so much. DuangDuangDuang operated, and a pot of dog food with good color, fragrance and taste came out.

The extra food, plus some seasonings, he and Li Li each had one, and the distribution was extremely even.

The other trainers didn't know what to say, so they just stared blankly, and then went out to feed the dogs together.

"Squat down!"

"Good luck! Sit down."

"Heizi, come and eat."

Everyone called their own dogs, and the police dogs ran over excitedly, and then lined up in a row in front of the trainers.

Each dog held his own food bowl and looked at the trainers eagerly.

The meritorious dog Heizi held two stacked stainless steel food bowls, looking down on the crowd.

At this time, the trainers began to signal the police dogs to put down the bowls and scoop the dog food they had just prepared into them.

At this time, no matter whether they were big or small dogs, they were all trying their best to hold back their saliva and dared not move.

At the same time, each dog was observing the food bowls of other dogs, just like workers peeking at each other's pay slips.

One spoon, two spoons, three spoons...

Each dog's food bowl was full of food.

Recently, it was the time for police dogs to work hard, and the food quality and quantity had been greatly improved. This is also the welfare that police dogs value most.

In front of the meritorious dog Heizi, there were two bowls of food.

Heizi raised his chin proudly, but the fragrance from his nose made him turn his head unconsciously.

In fact, all the police dogs' eyes fell on the food bowl in front of Dazhuang.

We are all dogs, and we all have dog noses. We can tell what's delicious in the food bowl by shrug.

Normally, everyone eats about the same.

Except for dogs like Heizi who have won second-class merit, everyone has an average food allowance of 45 yuan, with a fluctuation of no more than 10 yuan.

It's about two pieces of chicken breast.

But today, Dazhuang's food is obviously over the standard.

Woof!

Another Ronawei barked in dissatisfaction.

We are all black, fat and wrinkled, why do you eat so much?

Woof woof!

All the dogs in the yard barked.

Even Heizi was no exception.

Woof!

Dazhuang also barked, with contempt.