Chapter 1314 Traces
Wu Chunyang is good at intelligence acquisition and analysis, and there are many investigation experts among its members. In previous cases, these people have discovered many valuable clues.
Seeing Zuo Zhong's signal, Wu Chunyang stood up and walked to the blackboard. He first drew a schematic diagram of the weather station's architecture, and then started to report based on the schematic diagram.
“Based on the evidence left at the scene and signs of firefights, the number of murderers was more than ten, and they sneaked into the vicinity of the weather station from the northeast, probably after nightfall.
Due to a light rain in the middle of the night last night, the footprints left by the murderer were washed away by the rain. Therefore, it is temporarily impossible to estimate the height and weight of the murderer from the footprints.
All we know now is that the other party stayed in the bushes outside the weather station for at least half an hour, and then found an opportunity to kill the patrolling soldiers at this location. "
Wu Chunyang drew an X on the picture with chalk and kept saying: "This is the scene of the first crime, only 150 meters away from the weather station. The murderer's movements were very neat and made no sound.
After dealing with the external security forces, the other party put on military uniforms and approached the weather station in a swagger. The two guards at the door were too lax and had their necks wiped directly. "
Zuo Zhong and Gu Qi watched Wu Chunyang scribbling on the blackboard, and discussed in a low voice the training of security guards for various government agencies.
In fact, the military commanders had conducted relevant training in the past, but these agencies did not pay attention to it at all. In the words of some people: I have fought more battles than you have eaten.
This sentence perfectly reflects the arrogance, stupidity and arrogance of state officials. The pigs eat more. Does this mean that the pigs are knowledgeable?
In front of the blackboard, Wu Chunyang's voice sounded: "The weather station is located on the top of the mountain and is divided into two floors. The first floor is the personnel floor and the second floor is the equipment floor.
There are five rooms on the staff floor, each with different sizes and uses, including a lobby, temporary rest room, office, information room and toilet.
At night, most of the weather station staff sleep in the rest room, with only a small number of staff on duty in the lobby and the second floor, and the lights are very dim.
The murderer entered the weather station, first killed the staff on duty in the lobby, and then went straight to the rest room without looking at other rooms. "
Song Minghao stood up suddenly and said loudly: "There is a mole!"
Everyone nodded in unison. If there was no insider, the murderer would not have known the internal structure and work and rest time of the weather station, and the operation would not have been so smooth.
This is troublesome. The Sino-US Special Technical Cooperation Institute is an organization led by the military command, and the insider is either a high-level military commander or a close confidant of someone.
The weather station intelligence was leaked, and the suspect must be among these two types of people. It would be okay if the mole is the latter, but it has nothing to do with the military. If it is the former...
Gu Qi and others couldn't help but feel numb when they thought about the terrible consequences of moles appearing at the top of the military command.
"Okay, don't scare yourselves."
Zuo Chong was happy and waved his hands to comfort his men: "There are many people who know the internal structure of the weather station, such as the workers who built the weather station. This is also a direction for investigation."
Having said that, how did the workers know the work and rest hours of the weather station? This question was not raised by Zuo Zhong, and no one asked it.
If there is really a mole in the military command, the investigation must be conducted secretly and cannot be made known to everyone. It can be said that the leaker is a worker to confuse the other party.
The few people who understood the situation no longer struggled with the identity of the mole, and Wu Chunyang immediately introduced the results of the on-site inspection of the weather station.
“When the incident occurred, our people were divided into two groups, one group of two people were protecting the equipment and American engineers on the equipment floor, and the other group of three people were sleeping in the lounge.
The murderer killed the people on duty and rushed into the lounge, killing all the people inside with sharp weapons. He should have acted very quickly, otherwise the three brothers would definitely resist.
After dealing with the first floor, the murderer walked down the stairs and prepared to go upstairs, but was discovered in time by the brothers on the second floor, and a fierce gun battle began.
On the stairs alone, technicians found hundreds of bullet holes. Because the enemy's firepower was too fierce, our personnel had no choice but to retreat.
They fought and retreated, hiding in the deepest part of the equipment room, and eventually died heroically. Six American engineers were also killed. "
Wu Chunyang's tone was low. The five spies who died were newcomers. They had not been in the military command for a long time and they were all young.
Without this incident, these five people would have an extremely bright future. Being sent to protect Americans has proven their excellence.
Seeing that everyone had finished talking, Zuo Zhong made a final summary. Next, the military command should do four aspects of work.
First, contact Ge Lao to verify whether the murderer has appeared along the Jialing River and on ships. Government and navy ships will also be investigated.
Second, complete the search as soon as possible to find traces of the murderer's activities.
Third, determine the order of refilling the gun to determine who the murderer's primary target is.
Fourth, investigate the channels through which weather station information is leaked.
After determining the detection path, Zuo Zhong assigned tasks to everyone.
Wu Chunyang was responsible for the first task, Song Minghao was responsible for the second task, and the third task was naturally handed over to Ling Sanping. After all, autopsy was his specialty.
As for the fourth task, Zuo Zhong thought about it and looked at Gu Qi and Gui Youguang: "Youguang, go check on the workers in the construction factory and remember to make a loud noise. It's best to let the whole mountain city know.
Lao Gu, you lead a group of people to secretly screen the senior officials of the bureau. If there is no result, you will go to investigate the official residence of the commissioner, but you must report to me before the investigation. Do you understand? "
"I understand." Everyone promised in unison. Just as they had thought before, the investigation of leaks should be carried out in the open and in the dark, and they should not be alerted.
The most important thing to deal with a professional intelligence officer is patience. If the mole senses danger, he may defect, and it will be difficult to find him by then.
After arranging the work, Zuo Zhong walked out of the tent and came to the outside of the weather station. The place was in ruins, and a group of spies were looking for useful clues in the ruins.
At this time, Gu Qi walked up to him and asked in a low voice: "Do you think the mole is in the bureau or beside the commissioner?"
Gu Qi had no clue about the matter of finding the ghost, so he wanted to hear Zuo Zhong's suggestions so as not to delay the mission.
Zuo Zhong watched a few agents move half of the wall away, and turned around with a thoughtful look on his face: "Actually, it doesn't matter where the mole is. The purpose of the murderer's refilling the gun is the key."
The purpose of refilling the gun.
Gu Qi chewed these words over and over in his mind. The murderer's behavior was indeed a bit weird, and the breakthrough point in the case often lies in the "weirdness".
"Okay, Lao Gu, let's check first. Even if we can't catch the mole, we can still skin someone." Zuo Zhong sneered.
Maybe the previous work was too smooth, which led to the current atmosphere in the military command being extremely abnormal. Those who gossiped, talked about the superiors, went to the technical academy, and made money. These people completely forgot about discipline.
Gu Qi understood what Zuo Zhong meant. He wanted to take the opportunity to clean up the bureau. Only by cleaning frequently can the house be kept clean.
The two of them separated, Zuo Zhong was still watching at the scene, and the others completed their tasks as ordered.
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Five hours later.
Several military trucks stopped near the weather station, and a group of soldiers got out of the truck. The leading officer negotiated with Song Minghao and ordered the search to begin.
This is only the first batch, and more troops are walking to the scene. The garrison headquarters attaches great importance to this case and has not made any discounts on support.
Otherwise, if the friendly troops are in trouble and remain motionless, and the enemy attacks and turns to the wind, the pig generals will have to attack the army no matter what.
With the help of a battalion of troops, the search progress was accelerated, and all the cols, woods, and caves around the weather station that could hide people were searched.
The soldiers walked lazily in the mountains with bayonets in hand. When they saw suspicious places, they would go over and stab them twice, or they would push aside the bushes to check.
The search operation continued until dark, and the agents and soldiers scattered everywhere camped on the spot, preparing to continue the next day.
There is little point in searching overnight. Not only is it easy to miss important clues, but the search personnel also run the risk of falling off the cliff.
In the camp, Song Minghao took out his handkerchief and wiped his forehead and head. Although it was already the depth of winter, climbing up and down in the mountains still made him sweat.
After a rest, the garrison leader was preparing a meal when several soldiers who were out suddenly shouted.
"Come quickly, we've found something!"
Song Minghao jumped out at a speed that was inconsistent with his body size, and rushed to the side of the caller in a few steps, but saw the caller pointing to the ditch under his feet with an excited look.
This ditch is more than ten meters long, about one meter deep, and half a meter wide. It is blocked by bushes on both sides, making it very hidden.
"Flashlight."
Following Song Minghao's words, multiple light pillars lit up, illuminating the surroundings like daylight.
Under the illumination of the flashlight, a series of footprints suddenly appeared at the bottom of the ditch. A rough count of no less than ten people was consistent with the on-site survey results.
"Go and report to the deputy seat." Song Minghao ordered while sending people to set up a canopy to protect the scene.
The mountain city is located in a subtropical monsoon climate zone. In winter, it is affected by the warm and humid air flow from the south. Coupled with the complex terrain and obvious valley wind effects, fog and rain are prone to occur.
Due to the rain last night, the preservation of these footprints was not in good condition. If there was another heavy rain, no evidence would be left.
Song Minghao's arrangement was timely. More than ten minutes later, drizzle began to fall from the sky. Fortunately, the canopy had been set up by this time.
After checking the waterproofing work on site again to make sure that the ditch would not be eroded by rain, Song Minghao sat directly on a fallen tree trunk without holding an umbrella, breathing heavily.
Zuo Zhong, who came after receiving the news, saw this scene and patted the other party's shoulder gently: "Old Song, you did a good job."
"That's right, deputy seat." Song Minghao wiped the rain off his face and replied, his lips turned purple from the cold and his body was trembling slightly.
"Okay, don't hold on, find a place to take shelter from the rain, we can't live without you."
Habitually winning over people's hearts, Zuo Zhong stepped into the awning and stopped in front of the ditch. Looking at the messy footprints, he seemed to see the shadow of a mysterious opponent.
Entering the attack position in advance, lurking for a long time, not moving, and moving with thunderous momentum, this group of people is indeed not simple.
