Chapter 1313: Touching the platoon
In a small village more than ten miles away from the mountain city, with the arrival of spies and the banging of the door, the tranquility of the village was broken by the continuous barking of dogs and the crying of children.
At the entrance of the village, Song Minghao waved his hand, and several German wolfhounds, led by a breeder, rushed into a house, causing the residents to scream in fear.
"Deputy, this is a sniffer dog purchased and trained by the bureau from Germany. It can track odors and assist in searches." Outside the village, Gu Qi introduced Zuo Zhong.
Zuo Zhong attended the meeting today, so he wore a military uniform, and with the tall military dog at his feet, he did look like a canine spy.
He touched the dog's head, raised his head and said to Gu Qi: "Lao Gu, as soon as the investigation in Chunyang is completed, we will hold a meeting immediately to exchange our respective findings and clues."
"Okay, Deputy, Dr. Ling's autopsy will be completed as soon as possible." Gu Qi replied looking at the noisy village.
"Yes." Zuo Zhong nodded first, then looked around: "By the way, where is that boy Gui Youguang?"
Gu Qi patted the gun on his waist: "Youguang took the live cartridge cases and warheads to the cooperative. It is said that Americans have a new gun inspection technique that can identify the specific model of the gun and even its age through the cartridge cases and warheads."
Zuo Zhong nodded slightly. Gun and ammunition testing began in the United States. It is normal for Americans to make achievements in this area. In a free America, shootings happen every day.
Then, Gu Qi asked Zuo Zhong in a gossipy manner whether he really scolded Minister Ji during the meeting at the official residence. This matter had already spread among the upper echelons of the mountain city.
Zuo Zhong glanced at Gu Qi and said favorably: "That old guy is relying on his old age to show off his old age. If we don't give him any color, all the cats and dogs will step on our heads."
Gu Qi deeply believed that it might be because the military commanders had been keeping a low profile recently, and some people thought they had really become monks who eat fast and chant Buddha's name, and the Inspector was asking for the scolding.
The two chatted for a while about the situation in the mountain city. Song Minghao led people to quickly search the village and questioned the villagers.
Since the crime occurred late at night and the villagers had already fallen asleep, no one saw or heard anything suspicious, but one detail caught Song Minghao's attention.
According to the confessions of most villagers, the dogs in the village did not bark again after nightfall, which shows that there were no human activities near the village at that time.
Song Minghao reported this discovery to Zuo Zhong and Gu Qi. After listening, Zuo Zhong waved his hand, got in the car and went to the next village.
The search and investigation work must be carried out quickly. Melos is about to arrive in the mountain city. This man is a standard professional soldier. He has been responsible for technical work for a long time and has a relatively old-fashioned personality.
It is conceivable what attitude such a person would have towards the case. If the case cannot be solved, it will undoubtedly cast a shadow on Sino-US cooperation.
By the morning of the next day, the on-site investigation, autopsy and peripheral investigation were basically over.
Zuo Zhong held a meeting in a military tent next to the scene. Song Minghao first made a report on behalf of the Second Division. The results of the investigation and platoon were not very satisfactory. To be precise, they found nothing.
"Brothers have interviewed more than ten villages, and no one has seen the murderer, not even the suspicious vehicle."
Song Minghao had a grimace on his face when he spoke. He couldn't understand that there were many murderers, and it was difficult to hide their whereabouts with so many people, but the other party seemed to pop out of the ground, coming and going without a trace.
Others were also confused. Gu Qi thought for a while and asked whether the investigation was not deep enough. For example, the murderer used mountain paths and avoided villages.
Wu Chunyang raised his hand when he heard this. He disagreed with Gu Qi's opinion. The population density around the mountain city was very high. No matter how secretive the murderer's movement track was, it was impossible to hide it from everyone's eyes during a long-distance march.
Now there are only two possibilities for this situation.
First, the murderer did not arrive at the weather station through common means, and the moving distance was short.
Second, the murderer lurked at the weather station in batches before the incident, so there was very little movement.
When everyone heard Wu Chunyang's analysis, they thought it made sense, including Gu Qi. The military commander's case analysis has always been like this, regardless of the level, only whether it can help solve the case.
"Chunyang said it right, let's start from these two aspects."
Gu Qi raised **** and made a concluding speech: "First of all, the weather station is not far from the Jialing River. We must consider the possibility that the murderer went to the weather station via land and water. We can ask people from the Ge Laohui to help find him.
Most of the ships and sailors in the mountain city are inextricably related to them. Of course, the government and navy ships cannot be ignored. Nowadays, some people dare to transport anything as long as they have money. "
Everyone present smiled. It was nothing new for naval ships to participate in smuggling. These people did not have the courage to fight, but they still had the courage to make money, and they were very big.
Many of the food, weapons, medicines and even spies on the black market enter the mountain cities through this channel. The police department pretended to be deaf to this, because the water inside was too deep, and people could easily drown if they conducted random investigations.
But for the military commander, this is not a problem, especially now that an American is dead, the bosses behind the smuggling must cooperate with the investigation.
"Secondly, if the murderer approaches the scene in batches, there must be a gathering place. I suggest contacting the garrison headquarters to conduct a large-scale search around the weather station to find traces of human activities."
Gu Qi said and retracted both fingers. His thinking was very clear. The activities of a large number of people will inevitably leave clues such as footprints and garbage. This is the key to solving the case. The only problem is that the terrain around the weather station is complex, mostly mountains and bushes, and there are many places to hide people. The search requires a considerable number of personnel, which cannot be completed by military commanders alone.
Zuo Zhong, who was at the top, did not hesitate and immediately asked someone to report to the headquarters and the attendant's room. Dispatching troops was not a piece of cake and required someone's warrant.
After the little agent who went to report the news left, Gui Youguang took out a few documents and handed them to Zuo Zhong. They contained the identification conclusions of American technical experts on the warheads and shell casings found at the scene.
After inspection, it was found that the "Bergmann portable mechanism" used by the murderer at the scene was not an original product produced in Germany, but a counterfeit from the Jinling Arsenal.
Zuo Zhong took the appraisal report and silently recalled the information about Bergman's portable weapon. This gun was actually an improved version of the MP18, the MP28 submachine gun.
Jinling Arsenal and Shanghai Arsenal began to imitate the MP28 in the 15th year of the Republic of China, and produced approximately 6,000 units. This is only recorded. As for the unrecorded ones, no one knows how many there are.
In addition, arsenals in Gong County, Hanyang, Guangdong Province, Daocheng and other places also made a lot of MP28. Except that the Daocheng arsenal changed the position of the magazine, the only difference between the Republic of China replicas and the German originals was the bullet caliber.
The MP28 of the Republic of China all used Mauser pistol bullets. This kind of bullet can be used with the box guns equipped in large quantities in the Republic of China, which facilitates ammunition supply.
The original German MP28 uses 9×19 and ×21 mm Luger pistol bullets. Although there are also a small number of Mauser pistol bullets, the rifling imprint of its warhead is clearer than that of the Republic of China-made MP28.
American technicians determined that the murderer's gun came from the Jinling Arsenal based on the difference in bullet caliber, warhead, and bullet casing marks.
However, more than ten years of counterfeiting has resulted in an alarming number of private MP28 submachine guns in the Republic of China. Both black and white are used, and there is little hope of using the gun to detect people.
Speaking of Gui Youguang, after he handed over the documents, he changed his usual carelessness and his expression was very serious: "Deputy Chairman, everyone, I want to remind everyone that these murderers are very powerful."
Everyone was shocked. The words "very powerful" came from Gui Youguang's mouth, which is enough to prove the extraordinaryness of the murderer.
Even though the big bald man usually looks like he is the best in the world, he never underestimates his enemies at work, he knows both the coarse and the fine, and he never talks nonsense.
The murderer was obviously not an ordinary person for Gui Youguang to take him so seriously. Zuo Zhong ordered Gui Youguang to explain why he said so. Any conclusion must be supported by evidence.
Gui Youguang didn't waste any time and took out a few photos to explain: "Deputy Master, look, the wounds of all those who were shot and died were concentrated on the chest, including the two brothers who died for their country.
During the fierce exchange of fire, the murderers were able to maintain such a hit rate, which shows that their training level and actual combat experience are quite high. "
Zuo Zhong looked down and found that it was indeed the case. Those who were shot were all shot on both sides or in the center of the sternum, which were the heart and lungs.
Contrary to what ordinary people think, it is difficult to hit the head in a melee because humans subconsciously protect their vulnerable parts.
Everyone pondered, the Republic of China's weapons, strong action ability, and careful work, how come this looks a bit like their military commander.
"Okay, everyone, please stop thinking nonsense." Zuo Zhong knocked on the table and looked at Ling Sanping, who was silent: "Doctor Ling, please tell me about the autopsy."
Ling Sanping stood up, took the autopsy report and read: "A total of 38 corpses were found at the scene, 30 of whom had their hearts or arteries pierced by sharp objects and died of blood loss.
Most people's wounds have neat edges, are oval or fusiform in shape, and the surrounding skin is slightly indented, with a depth of about 7-8 centimeters. The murder weapon should be a dagger.
There was a large amount of splattered blood at the scene, which proved that the deceased's heart was still beating a short time after being stabbed. The murderer was very professional and brutal.
As for the deceased who was shot, there is nothing to say. The captain just said that the wounds of the deceased were relatively concentrated, but! "
At this introduction, Ling Sanping suddenly paused for a few seconds, leaving everyone enough time to think, and then continued to speak.
"But there is a phenomenon that deserves attention. All of these dead people were re-shot. The order of re-shot needs to be determined after an autopsy."
Everyone frowned. If the murderer came for the equipment, there was no need to refill the guns one by one. At least there was no need to refill the guns for the people from the Republic of China. This was a waste of time.
So, the murderer attacked the weather station to kill people? But what's the reason?
Hatred?
No, no one would attack a heavily guarded important institution out of hatred, and the same would apply outside a weather station.
Silence?
That's not right. For the same reason as above, if the murderer really wanted to silence him, he could have found another time and another place.
Zuo Zhong thought for a while and came up with no idea. He turned to look at Wu Chunyang and asked him to tell him about the on-site investigation results, which might contain clues to solve the case.
