GBP Chapter 1179 Major Case
Chapter 1179 Major Case
At the entrance of a unit guarded by armed police in the suburbs of Beiping, a sentry was stretching his slightly stiff legs when suddenly a crisp sound rang out not far from his post.
The sentry tensed up and immediately raised his Type 56 semi-automatic rifle, pointing it at the source of the sound.
After waiting for two minutes without any further sound, the sentry assumed it was a night owl out and didn't pay any attention, slung his rifle over his shoulder, and continued his post.
Half an hour later, another sound of something falling was heard. This time, the sentry did not continue to watch from his post, but instead walked down to the direction from which the sound came from.
Just as he walked into the shadows and looked down to examine the sentry, a burly man suddenly appeared behind him. He glanced at the sentry looking down, swung his shovel, and struck the sentry on the back of the head, knocking him to the ground.
The burly man bent down, picked up the sentry's rifle from the ground, and disappeared into the darkness of the night.
"Chief, last night, someone attacked a camp. The sentry was killed, and a Type 56 semi-automatic rifle was lost!" A policeman from the Shijingshan branch rushed into the chief's office and said anxiously to the chief.
"What? The sentry was attacked? And his gun was lost?" The chief was so shocked by his subordinate's report that he stood up from behind his office and walked up to the police officer, asking in surprise.
“That’s right, and there are still bullets in the gun!” The police officer added, seeing the chief’s expression.
Upon hearing his subordinate's words, Director Wang of the Shijingshan Branch felt his head spin. Oh no, something terrible had happened!
These days, guns haven't been completely confiscated, and many shops still sell them. Especially air rifles, which are a source of pride for many young people. Anyone who can take an air rifle out and shoot a sparrow or something is guaranteed to be the coolest kid on the block.
But this is different; it's a standard-issue rifle, loaded with bullets! Although there are now better Type 81 automatic rifles, they haven't been issued to the entire army. Many armed police units, factories, and even security departments of government agencies still use Type 56 semi-automatic rifles, so it's easy to get bullets for this gun, not to mention that the sentry's gun already has bullets in it!
"Immediately set up checkpoints on main streets and highway toll stations! Thoroughly check all passing vehicles and personnel!" The chief knew that the person who stole the rifle might have already fled, but such a search was essential; what if that person was still in his jurisdiction?
As police and armed police set up roadblocks, many people heard the news and were curious about who would dare to steal a sentry's gun.
However, it was clear that the police operation was doomed to failure, as the real criminals had already escaped.
However, a week later, another attack occurred at the armored corps garrison. A man wounded a sentry and tried to steal his Type 81 rifle, but due to poor marksmanship, he only managed to wound the sentry's thigh. The sentry ran back to the barracks to call for backup.
When the platoon leader on duty led his men out to chase after the shooter, the person who fired the shot had already fled. Since it was already late at night, the platoon leader did not rush out to pursue him, but instead strengthened the guard and put on double guard duty!
"Dad, something happened today!" Wei Yun said to Zhao Cheng when he returned home in the evening after going out for a stroll all day.
"What could possibly happen in Beiping? How come I don't know?" Zhao Cheng asked, looking at the newspaper with a face full of curiosity.
"I heard that a tough guy has appeared recently. Last week, he robbed a Type 56 rifle in Shijingshan. Last night, someone even attacked the armored corps' garrison post and injured a sentry. They used a Type 56 rifle!" Wei Yun said.
"What? Someone has been attacking the sentries one after another? How come I didn't know? How did you find out?" Zhao Cheng put down his newspaper, looked up at Wei Yun and asked.
"This matter has spread throughout Beijing today. I was out for a stroll and heard many people talking about it! According to them, it's because of our exercises in the southeast coastal area that the spies have come out to sabotage us again!" Wei Yun said with a smile.
"Bullshit! Do you think a few spies could stop such a large-scale exercise by just causing some sabotage? Don't believe those rumors!" Zhao Cheng said irritably.
“I know! I don’t believe in those things, but it’s true that someone injured a sentry and stole his gun. I heard that if the sentry at the garrison hadn’t been lucky enough to run back to the barracks and call for backup last night, he might have really lost an 81 rifle!” Wei Yun said.
"Injure a sentry and steal his gun? This sounds so familiar!" Zhao Cheng muttered to himself.
"Dad, what sounds familiar? Has someone else done something like this before? I've never heard of it before. Could it be something that happened during my time in Mingzhu these past few years?" Wei Yun asked curiously.
"Is this the Beiping Municipal Public Security Bureau? This is Zhao Cheng. Have your Captain Tian answer the phone!" Zhao Cheng ignored Wei Yun's curiosity and instead picked up the phone to call the Beiping Municipal Public Security Bureau.
"Director, this is Tian Feng!" Soon, a steady male voice came from the other end.
"Tian Feng, I heard that two major cases have occurred in Beiping in the past few days? Someone actually attacked a sentry and stole his gun? What is your city bureau's plan for this?" Zhao Cheng asked with a serious expression.
"Chief, I investigated this matter today. The sentry at the armored corps garrison who was attacked didn't see clearly who fired the shot. He only knew that it was a man who fired it with a Type 56 rifle. There are no other clues," Tian Feng said somewhat ashamed.
"Didn't you combine the previous cases in Shijingshan for investigation? Didn't they lose a Type 56 rifle there?" Zhao Cheng asked.
“Old leader, there are too many units using the Type 56 rifle now, and bullets are readily available on the market, so there’s no way to determine whether the person who attacked the garrison last night used the one that was lost in Shijingshan! After all, the two cases are a week apart, and one is in Shijingshan and the other is in Fangshan, so we can’t directly combine them for investigation!” Tian Feng replied with some difficulty.
"This person dared to attack two sentries, clearly aiming for their guns. One Type 56 rifle wasn't enough; he also wanted to steal an Type 81 rifle. So you can combine these two cases for investigation! In just one week, no one but a local would be so audacious as to do this! Tell your chief right now that this thug must have committed crimes before! Otherwise, he wouldn't have the guts. Have him issue a directive this afternoon to thoroughly investigate all recently released individuals involved in major cases who have returned to Beijing!" Zhao Cheng said sternly.
"Yes, old director! I'll go and inform our director right now!" Although Tian Feng didn't understand why the old director had such a judgment, since the old director said there was such a possibility, he still had to take it seriously. After all, the fact that the old director was alarmed meant that the case had become a big deal!