Lu Chengzhou returned to Yan'an Lane, changed back into his suit, and went back to the dormitory near Gordon Hall to spend the night.
In order to deal with temporary emergencies, the police force requires all patrol officers to stay in the dormitory overnight. Lu Chengzhou has just started working and is a patrol commander, so he usually lives in the dormitory at night.
The inspector who shared the same dormitory with Lu Chengzhou was called Liao Zhendong. He was not tall and had a pointy face, like a monkey.
It has been six or seven years since I joined the police force. I have been following Ruan Jiangong and have a deep relationship with the local gang.
This gentleman will not come back until midnight, and every time he comes back, he smells of alcohol.
Lu Chengzhou has been at the police station for three months and has not met him three times.
And the communication with Liao Zhendong is not as much as that with Yan Hairong next door.
After Lu Chengzhou returned to the dormitory, Liao Zhendong was not back yet.
Lu Chengzhou didn't care either. If Liao Zhendong was in the dormitory today, he would feel strange.
Lying on the bed, Lu Chengzhou couldn't fall asleep for a long time.
He is checking himself!
Zhang Fengxin's behavior was so weird that he never noticed it.
Especially after following Zhang Fengxin, he did not immediately realize that his identity was suspicious, which made Lu Chengzhou feel ashamed.
Ever since he secretly joined the party, Lu Chengzhou has always reminded himself to be cautious in everything and keep his eyes open at all times.
However, when things really happen, I don’t have the due vigilance.
Lu Chengzhou has a relatively regular schedule. No matter how late he goes to bed, he will wake up on time at 6:30 in the morning.
First run outside twice, then come back to wash up, put on official police uniform and patrol the streets.
Last night, he fell asleep very late. In addition to reviewing himself, he was also guessing about Zhang Fengxin's true identity.
Zhang Fengxin is definitely not an ordinary businessman. There must be other identities behind the Guangfa Hotel owner. If Zhang Fengxin is only engaged in illegal business and wants to get himself into trouble, Lu Chengzhou is not too worried.
What Lu Chengzhou was most worried about was that Zhang Fengxin would get involved with the Japanese.
Although he didn't sleep much last night, Lu Chengzhou, who put on his police uniform, went to Road 24 in high spirits.
Lu Chengzhou is the inspector, and his main responsibility is to be responsible for the security of Road 24.
Two patrol officers are assigned to each of the four intersections. The remaining four patrol officers, under the leadership of Lu Chengzhou, are responsible for patrolling the entire road.
If there were no special tasks above, Lu Chengzhou's job would still be very easy.
As the inspector of Route 24, the entire road is within his jurisdiction.
The shops on this road, including hotels, teahouses, grocery stores, businesses, foreign companies, and residences, are all within the scope of his inspection.
In three months, Lu Chengzhou tried his best to get to know everyone on Road 24.
Lu Chengzhou worked very hard when he was studying. After arriving at the police station, he also used this energy at work.
He wanted to write down all the information about the residents and people on Road No. 24, just like he had memorized English words.
Of course, three months was not enough for him to memorize them all.
However, he has an impression of more than half of the personnel files.
When he was about to get off work in the evening, Lu Chengzhou walked from the east end of No. 24 Road to the west end.
Other inspectors usually make two inspections a day, but he makes four inspections.
Sometimes, just having a patrol officer walking on the road can be a deterrent to criminals.
The five hundred policemen patrolling the entire British Concession basically stayed on the streets during the day, and there were people at every intersection.
In the event of an emergency, just blow the whistle and the nearby patrol officers will come over immediately.
As time goes by, police cars from the police department will bring people to support.
Among the four concessions in Haigu, the British Concession has no casinos and is not allowed to openly open opium dens, so public security is the best.
Of course, good public security does not mean there are no crimes.
Because many wealthy people lived in the British Concession, kidnapping cases in the British Concession occurred from time to time.
Ten years ago, there were only more than 200 patrols in the British Concession. Now, there are nearly 500 patrols.
The number of personnel in the entire police force has reached 700.
Lu Chengzhou was only halfway through his last trip and it was already time to get off work.
But Lu Chengzhou still decided to finish the trip.
Lu Chengzhou was walking on the road, his eyes darting around, carefully observing the pedestrians on the road.
It is said that there are some powerful detectives in the Detective Division who can tell whether a crime has been committed just by looking at a suspect.
When Lu Chengzhou was approaching No. 15, he suddenly saw two people sneaking across the street.
He walked over quickly, but the two people suddenly turned around and turned into a small alley.
When most people see a patrol officer, they will only smile humbly, or at most, bow their heads timidly.
Something like this, almost running away, must be problematic.
Lu Chengzhou had been a patrol commander for three months, so he still had some experience.
Lu Chengzhou immediately chased him into the alley, but lost sight of the two people.
This alley connects several streets. Even if Lu Chengzhou had the intention, he would be powerless.
Moreover, he only saw half of the other party's face and did not discover their criminal behavior.
You can't just take them back to the patrol room just because they are hiding from you.
After returning to Road No. 24, Lu Chengzhou originally wanted to call the nearby patrol officer, but it was already past the off-duty time and the patrol officer at the intersection had already left.
After returning to the dormitory, I changed my clothes and had dinner. It was already completely dark.
Lu Chengzhou kept Zhang Fengxin's affairs in mind, so he went to Ren'anli again while it was dark.
He already had doubts about Zhang Fengxin's identity, and of course he wanted to get to the bottom of it.
However, he stayed outside the Guangfa Hotel until midnight and found nothing unusual. Except for the occasional sight of Zhang Fengxin through the glass at the door, he found nothing else.
Lu Chengzhou didn't think that he could find out Zhang Fengxin's identity in one night. But if he didn't get anything tonight, he would try again tomorrow night. He had plenty of time and was very patient.
When he arrived at the patrol room the next day, Lu Chengzhou received a notice that someone came to report this morning. Sun Baoquan, No. 12, No. 24 Road, was kidnapped from his home yesterday evening.
When Lu Cheng heard about the case on Monday, his mind immediately recalled that he saw the two people on No. 15 yesterday afternoon. No. 15 is diagonally opposite to No. 12, which is an ideal place to observe No. 12.
But at this time, Lu Chengzhou no longer had the mind to think about this matter.
He rushed to the big house at No. 12, No. 24 Road, as quickly as possible.
Sun Baoquan was an employee of Jardine Matheson, while his brother Sun Zhuling was a comprador of Jardine Matheson.
This courtyard is a three-story Western-style house, and Lu Chengzhou passes by the door four times every day.
When I arrived today, the door was open and a group of people were asking questions inside.
Lu Chengzhou walked in and was about to greet the leader when the other party suddenly saw him.
Lu Chengzhou noticed that the other party's eyes were full of contempt.
"Inspector Lu, just leave the matter here to us." The leader was Wen Xiufeng, the detective in charge of the case. Before Lu Chengzhou could speak, he waved his hand and said impatiently.
Wen Xiufeng has a handsome appearance, and people in the detective unit do not need to wear police uniforms. He likes to wear suits and top hats, and sometimes he even holds a civilized stick.
Wen Xiufeng admires Western detective skills and is said to have studied the police profession in the UK.
When he interrogates prisoners, there must be a typewriter next to him to type down the key points of the questioning on paper.
People from the police station called him a fake foreign devil behind his back.
"You don't need our help?" Although Lu Chengzhou couldn't stand Wen Xiufeng's attitude, he still asked.
The case occurred on Road No. 24, which is under the jurisdiction of Lu Chengzhou.
At the same time, the victim was Sun Baoquan, the younger brother of Sun Zhuling, the comprador of Jardine Matheson Company.
Lu Chengzhou was in the patrol room and had received an order from his boss, Ruan Jiangong, to go all out to cooperate with the investigation of the detective unit.
"Whether you cooperate or not, it won't help solve the case. Rather than causing trouble, it's better to do your job well." Wen Xiufeng glanced at Lu Chengzhou and said lightly with contempt on his face.
"Can I tell Inspector Ruan the exact words?" Lu Chengzhou said in a neither humble nor overbearing tone.
The "Inspector Ruan" he refers to is named Ruan Jiangong, and he is the patrol leader in charge of this area.
Lu Chengzhou has twelve patrolmen under his command. Above the patrol chief there is a deputy inspector, and above the deputy chief there is an inspector. The ranks of inspectors and detectives are the same.
The reason why Wen Xiufeng bossed around Lu Chengzhou was not only because the case occurred on Road 24 and Lu Chengzhou had unshirkable responsibility, but also because the two people were not equal in level. He was two levels higher than Lu Chengzhou.
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"Don't use Mr. Ruan Jiang to pressure me. Your mission is to patrol. If you had done your job well, there would be no kidnapping case like this." Wen Xiufeng was angered by Lu Chengzhou's attitude and said with a sneer.
The law and order in this area is originally the responsibility of the patrol.
Now that a case has arisen, we can only say that Lu Chengzhou failed to fulfill his responsibilities.
Of course, the patrolmen can only pretend to do it. If we really want to handle the case, we still need detectives like them.
"Tigers always take a nap. Besides, before committing the crime, who would have known that a kidnapping case would happen. We patrol, and we don't know what to do." Ruan Jiangong suddenly came over from behind and took over Lu Chengzhou's words.
Ruan Jiangong is tall and tall, with a Chinese character face, thick eyebrows and bright eyes.
He has been working in the police force for ten years, starting as a Class C patrol officer. Although he has not read much, he is older than Wen Xiufeng.
"Inspector Ruan." Lu Chengzhou heard Ruan Jiangong's voice and immediately saluted him and said respectfully.
In fact, he had seen Ruan Jiangong a long time ago, otherwise, he would not have said such words to Wen Xiufeng.
No matter what Ruan Jiangong thinks of himself, he will only target Wen Xiufeng now.
Ruan Jiangong did originally intend to blame Lu Chengzhou, but after hearing Wen Xiufeng's words, he immediately sided with Lu Chengzhou psychologically.
Can't a patrolman handle cases? He dare not tell others, but he has handled several beautiful cases in his hands.
Otherwise, you will not be promoted to inspector with merit.
"This case has been handed over to the detective unit from above. I will be responsible for it. You don't need to interfere anymore." When Wen Xiufeng saw Ruan Jiangong, there was no trace of guilt on his face. Instead, he said plausibly.
"In this case, we don't want to get involved in this case yet. Lu Chengzhou, you can take your men and go on duty." Ruan Jiangong said coldly.
"Yes." Lu Chengzhou said in a deep voice.
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