[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-chasing-the-criminal-case":3,"chapter-chasing-the-criminal-case-chasing-the-criminal-case-chapter-60":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Chasing the Criminal Case",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2328828,4554,"Chapter 60: Butcher He Jian","chasing-the-criminal-case-chapter-60",60,"\u003Cp>Xiao Wu and the others who had just formed the encirclement were the first to notice this sudden change! Gao Jianjun, directing from afar, also realized something was wrong, and Wu Yuhe, shielded behind Xiao Wu, cried out: “Brother-in-law!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then they saw He Jian kick over the white iron box on the tricycle, and with a dull rustling sound, cakes and bread spilled all over the ground! In his hand, a gleaming boning knife had appeared out of nowhere!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gripped Wang He Shan’s neck with his left hand and pressed the tip of his right knife against Wang’s carotid artery, shouting: “Wang Heshan is here!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the moment he dragged out Wang Heshan and overturned the box to his loud declaration, no more than five or six seconds had passed—yet all around him were students who had just left school and hadn’t yet dispersed. They had been drawn to the fallen box, and now, seeing a man holding a gleaming dagger against a gagged captive, they reacted like hot oil poured with water—exploding in panic!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The timid screamed instantly. The bolder shouted: “He’s going to kill someone! He has a knife!” Suddenly, students on the other side of the gate, unaware of what had happened, were thrown into chaos. Students fled in all directions—some turned back toward the school, others rushed toward the gate. The school guards and on-duty teachers panicked too: some rushed to protect students, others grabbed weapons to hunt for the armed assailant…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Jianjun saw the scene spiraling out of control. He no longer cared about exposing himself—if any students or teachers were harmed now, his political career as chief would be over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He acted decisively: he ordered every detective on-site to immediately abandon their ambush positions, reveal their police identities, and rush to the school gate to restore order. He himself sprinted across the street at top speed, grabbed a handheld loudspeaker, and stood at the gate, shouting: “We are police! Students, stay calm! This is a drill against an armed assailant! Non-participants, follow my command—drop to the ground immediately!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Jianjun’s brilliant on-the-spot response not only quickly regained control of the situation—it also saved his police career.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing his words, the inexperienced students gradually fell silent. When he ordered them to drop to the ground, they all knelt down in perfect unison!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here one must marvel at how excellent our basic education is—students are taught from childhood to trust the police and obey government orders!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the students dropped to the ground, He Jian and his hostage Wang Heshan stood out like a sore thumb. Xiao Wu and the other three, already in full encirclement, had drawn their pistols and locked their sights firmly on He Jian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Jianjun assigned other detectives to communicate with school officials and arranged for more officers to organize the orderly evacuation of students. He stepped forward to Xiao Wu’s side, stared sternly at He Jian, and shouted: “You’re surrounded! I order you to drop your weapon and surrender immediately! Don’t harbor false hopes!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Jian chuckled: “If you want him dead, just shoot! Why waste time talking?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Jianjun said: “Put down your weapon now, and a clear path lies before you. Given your crimes, you’ll serve only a few years—your life can still be bright. We’ll document in our report that you surrendered voluntarily. But if you refuse and are captured by force, it’ll be classified as resisting arrest—completely different consequences! Think carefully: do you really believe you can escape?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Jian, gripping Wang Heshan’s neck, leaned against a large pine tree. Shooting him now carried a high risk of hitting Wang Heshan, and since students still hadn’t fully evacuated, Gao Jianjun dared not fire rashly—he still hoped to break him psychologically, to win his surrender.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Gao Jianjun had known what this hostage-taker had done, he would have abandoned all hope of persuasion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Jian seemed to be considering negotiation. After a moment’s pause, hiding behind Wang Heshan’s bulky frame, he asked: “Who are you? How do I know your word means anything?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Jianjun, sensing an opening, exhaled in relief. He deliberately slowed his speech: “Yes, you can know who I am. I’m Gao Jianjun, deputy head of the special task force. Everyone here is my colleague—they’ll hear our conversation. If you surrender, I guarantee I’ll record in the report that you laid down your weapon voluntarily. Agreed?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Jian stared at him, then suddenly asked: “What time is it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Jianjun froze, unsure of his intent. Instinctively, he glanced at his watch: “9:45.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Jian turned his head slightly to the right, his expression twisting—half-smiling, half-crying. Then he tightened his grip on Wang Heshan and roared: “My name is He Jian! I alone kidnapped this pig! HAHAHA! Take your life!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he swung the dagger toward Wang Heshan’s carotid artery—in that split second—“Bang!” A gunshot rang out. A spray of blood exploded from He Jian’s right upper arm. The searing pain made him lose his grip—the knife clattered to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other detectives, finally reacting, lunged forward and pinned He Jian down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shooter was Gao Jianjun—the bullet struck He Jian’s upper arm. Gao Jianjun shouted: “Quick! Call an ambulance!” Then he turned back to the black backpack beneath the pine tree—it was still there. But when he opened it, he found only a few tattered books inside, the cash gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five hundred thousand yuan had vanished right under the police’s noses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Jianjun recalled how He Jian had asked the time, then glanced to the right just before his outburst. He’d assumed the man was just nervous—but now he realized: He Jian had an accomplice. Everything he’d done was a diversion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of accomplice would make him sacrifice his life to protect? A blood relative? A lover?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the ambulance arrived, students were safely evacuated through coordinated efforts by police and school staff. The hostage, Wang Heshan, and the wounded kidnapper, He Jian, were rushed to the hospital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after, Deputy Director Guo Shuqing of the municipal bureau, Police Brigade Commander Wang Feihong, and forensic technicians arrived to survey the scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white iron box on He Jian’s tricycle was, in fact, a metal cage—Wang Heshan had been bound and stuffed inside it and dragged to the scene. But the cage held more than just Wang. The faint lingering scent inside, and a long female hair found by forensic expert Ye Lin, drew immediate attention.\u003C\u002Fp>",1076,"2026-06-20T19:35:30.807Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","5036c804b93df79b7cdcc13af128880e93881845e6e9145e56d0453499af6eac","chasing-the-criminal-case-chapter-61","chasing-the-criminal-case-chapter-59",276,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fchasing-the-criminal-case-cover.jpg"]