teach me how not to be the police

Episode 02 Hurriedly came to report the case, hurriedly left the bullpen

In June 1996, the weather had already started to get hot. Along with the hot weather, there were also cases of cattle theft in rural areas, and the cases broke out one after another.

On the morning of the 18th, Lei Zhengfeng, a villager from Leijiawan, Xiaoquan Village, Jiangnan Town, hurried to the Jiangnan Police Station to report the case. Soon, Lei Zhengfeng was sitting in the office of our criminal team.

According to the normal procedure, after asking the simple basic information, Lao Lei introduced the case: the two cattle locked in the cattle pen last night disappeared, one yellow bull was three years old, and the other water bull was four years old. They were found this morning. After disappearing, they mobilized their family members to look around along the bay, roads, and cols, but they couldn't find it. They suspected it was stolen, so they came to the police station to report the crime.

Lao Lei was telling me about the situation while tears were streaming down his face. From time to time, he wiped his eyes with his wrinkled hands, and when he finished wiping, he wiped the corner of his clothes again.

Seeing Lao Lei's pitiful and sad appearance made my heart ache; but I know that in handling a case, I can't act emotionally, as this will affect my correct thinking and affect my emotions.Later, this kind of rationality became more, and it gave others the feeling that the criminal police were a little insensitive, but in fact they were wronged.

It was the first time I came into contact with rural cases, and it was the first time I came into contact with cattle theft cases, so I asked more about the situation.

"Master Lei, is this cow very valuable?" I asked, although I am also from a rural area, but I have been studying outside these years, basically not engaged in agricultural activities, and I really don't know the value of cows.

"Comrade Li, it's valuable. A cow costs several thousand yuan, and a larger cow can cost tens of thousands. It's one thing to be valuable, but another thing is that we farmers can't live without cows. You see Ah, this cultivated land, this plowed field, which one can leave the cattle?" Lao Lei replied, continuing to wipe away his tears.

"Oh." I replied.

It looks like I haven't figured it out yet.Lao Lei stopped wiping his tears.continued:

"Now the production is divided into households. Basically, several or even more than a dozen households share one cow. Whenever the farming season is busy, it is because everyone wants the cows to work in the field. And it is urgent. To catch up Seasons, like this, sometimes, when several families meet together, it is inevitable that there will be quarrels and fights.

I couldn't get used to this kind of scramble between neighbors, so I gritted my teeth and borrowed some money from my relatives to buy these two cows.On the one hand, it is convenient for me to catch up on the season of farming when the farming is busy, so as not to delay the season; on the other hand, it is also during this season to rent out the cattle to earn some money. "

"Oh." I continued to answer.

"Comrade Li, aren't you from the countryside?" Lao Lei asked.

"I'm from a rural area, and several of us share the same cow. However, no matter who owns the cow, it is easy to discuss and discuss. There has never been a dispute over the use of the cow." I replied.

"Ah. Our people's hearts are not as good as yours. They can quarrel over using cattle or releasing water." Lao Lei sighed.

I couldn't find anything special about it, so I went to the team leader A Jian and told him about the report.

When team leader Ah Jian heard about the theft of the farm cattle, he immediately rolled out the side three-wheeled motorcycle from the garage without saying a word, let me sit behind him, and gave up my side car seat to Lao Lei, saying that he was afraid Lao Lei sat behind him, and if he accidentally got out of the car, he would be in trouble.

After sitting down, team leader Ah Jian drove a side three-wheeled motorcycle and set off along Jigeng Road, bumping all the way to Leijiawan.

I was surprised. After I reported the 10,000+ RMB stolen hemp storage case on West Street, I didn’t see your team leader A Jian go to the scene to see it in person. Why is this [-] RMB farm cattle stolen case? , is it so urgent?

The two cattle are worth more than 1 yuan. For the farmers, it is a big deal anyway. At the same time, it is approaching the season of summer planting and summer harvest, which is also the season for using cattle. How can farmers lose their cattle at this time? Anxious?Therefore, I think that after listening to the introduction, the team leader Ah Jian set off immediately, and it was for this reason.

Leijiawan is located at the junction of Dongyang and Zhening. Although it is said that the area belongs to Jiangnan Town, in fact, it is a place that does not care. I can’t go to the police station once a year, and it is the first time for me.One reason is that there is no reason to go to the police station because there are very few reports from the villagers.This may be due to the fact that there are fewer cases and fewer reports are reported, or it may be because the distance from the township is relatively far, and it is closer to Xiaoxi Town, Zhening County; moreover, the masses are too lazy to report the case. It's tiring, and you have to take notes and accept seven or eight questions from the police station, which is quite annoying.In addition, the police station may not necessarily be able to solve the case, and it is useless to run away.

The second is that even if there is a public security case, it is still a dispute between neighbors. It is a trivial matter. Either you occupy my house foundation, or I release the water in your field. Being digested by the village cadres, there will be no troubles at the police station, and the police station will be free and relaxed.In that far place, a village party secretary is equivalent to the executor and representative of the law, and the villagers have to listen to the village party secretary in everything.

Two hours later, when we arrived at Leijiawan, team leader A Jian took me to check the residence of the two cows—the cow pen.The bullpen is located on the edge of the village, next to Jigeng Road, on the west side of the road, standing there alone, away from Leijiawan.

It was a low house, a little over two meters high. The roof was covered with straw, and the surroundings were made of earth bricks. There was no window, and there was only one door, without even a door panel. The door frame was empty and isolated there. Full of traces of wind and rain.

As soon as I entered, the light immediately dimmed. The damp smell, the unpleasant smell of cow dung, mixed with the smell of straw, formed a mixed breath, which quickly filled every part of my clothes, mouth, nose and so on. The space stimulated my senses, I only stayed for three or five minutes, and then ran out of the cowshed, bent down, gasped for breath, kept swinging my hands in front of my nostrils, fanning the wind, driving away With the taste, I really can't stand the smell inside!Besides, it's dark inside, so what can you see?

Team leader Ah Jian came out a few minutes later than me, and obviously did not react as strongly as I did. Seeing that I was still panting and waving my hands, he said to Lao Lei:

"When did you bring the cow in?"

"After six o'clock last night, I was dragged in." Lao Lei replied.

"Then when did you find out that the cow was missing?" the team leader A Jian continued to ask.

"After getting up at five o'clock in the morning, I was going to lead the oxen to plow the field. As soon as I entered the cowshed, I found that the two oxen had disappeared." It was Lao Lei's voice again.

"Is there anything suspicious?" Ah Jian asked deeply.

"I was looking for cattle today, and I ran into A Xue in Wanzi. He said that when he came home at twelve o'clock in the evening, he passed the cattle pen and heard the sound of cattle grazing inside." Lao Lei replied quickly.

I think, basically, it is certain that the crime occurred in the middle of the night, that is, in the early morning, and the specific time is from 0:5 to [-]:[-].

"Why can't it be said that the cow escaped?" Ah Jian asked.

"This is impossible! Team leader Ajian, this is absolutely impossible!" Lao Lei was anxious, "The rope on the cow's nose is tied to the iron ring on the ground, and the iron ring is still there, but the rope is not found. If you break free from the rope, at least half of the rope should be left on the hoop.” Lao Lei repeatedly emphasized that he was the one who tied the cattle rope last night, and after tying it, he pulled it, tried it, and left after confirming that it would not fall off.

It seems that the cow was really stolen, and it is not like the situation of escape, I thought to myself.

"Then you call Ah Xue, and I'll ask about the situation." I said.

A Xue came soon, and what he said was basically the same as what Lao Lei introduced.

I looked at Ah Xue from head to toe, from foot to head, and looked again and again. He was a thin and weak person who could fall down when the wind blows, and he didn't look like a thief.If this kind of person is a thief, how can he run away if he is discovered or meets someone!

"What did you do in the middle of the night?" I was still worried, so I asked.

"I am releasing water in my field. I am afraid that others will release my water, so I will go and have a look." Ah Xue hurriedly explained.

"Then did you see anything suspicious?" I wanted to find some clues.

"No, I didn't see anything." Ah Xue answered truthfully.

"Oh." I said weakly.

Seeing that I couldn't find anything to ask, I didn't bother to talk to Ah Xue, so I looked at Ah Jian, and he signaled Ah Xue to go.

After Ah Xue left, Ah Jian took me, accompanied by Lao Lei, to visit several houses near the cattle pen.

The villagers are relatively honest, and they can answer whatever they ask. If we don't ask, they don't take the initiative to say anything.I visited more than a dozen people and questioned many passers-by. However, I didn't know anything about the case and couldn't provide any good clues. (To be continued..)