Chapter 509: Hostages

Lü Village Park.

Since the beginning of the year, the park's own parking lot had never been full.

Today, it was full of cars parked horizontally and vertically.

When Jiang Yuan and the others got out of the car, they only heard that the Fourth Criminal Police Brigade had already gone up, so they could only wait for the results on the spot.

The piece of land he marked out, whether it was a place to bury a body or a place for the murderer to hide, had to be searched by the criminal police before it was suitable for them to check.

Mu Zhiyang swung his shield and followed Jiang Yuan closely. For him, this already belonged to the scene.

"How is the front line? Any reports?" Cui Xiaohu asked Xu Tian.

"No news for the time being, not sure what the situation is." Xu Tian paused and said: "Pang Jidong, the captain of the Fourth Brigade, is very experienced, and the Fourth Brigade is also the elite force of our criminal police detachment. Now a commando team has been organized."

Huang Qiangmin on the side moved his lips and wisely did not express an opinion.

Police officers in different places have different handling plans, and he couldn't take the experience of Ningtai County and apply it to Luojin City.

Cui Xiaohu asked: "Have you arrived at the place? Did you see any exposed plots... or soil mounds or something?"

"Not yet." Xu Tian knew what Cui Xiaohu meant; he was worried that this place was the burial site for the victims.

The volume of a normal person is about 0.06 cubic meters. Adding the two elementary school students together, it can be considered about the same volume as an adult.

Therefore, burying the two elementary school students in the soil means that there will be at least 60 liters of soil more on the ground.

Soil is much heavier than water. The weight of one liter of soil is about 5 jin, so 60 liters of soil is equivalent to 300 jin. It is relatively difficult to transport it away at once, and it is not easy to transport it away in batches—this is also why many people who bury their wives, especially their husbands, in their own courtyards, always leave a small mound of soil. It's not that they are stupid and don't know how to cover it up, but that it takes a lot of time and effort to transport these things away.

Logically speaking, under the current environment, if the three kidnappers choose to bury the body, they will likely not handle it so complicatedly. Because they don't have the need to bury the body for a long time.

Cui Xiaohu breathed a sigh of relief and said: "It's best if it's not burying a body."

Xu Tian said: "They might also transport the soil to a flower bed or shrubbery to scatter it. There are also water wells and the like in the park..."

Only then did Cui Xiaohu realize that he had thought too simply, and his face couldn't help but become more and more serious.

"Xu Ju, Pang Jidong requests to send the commando team up first." The detachment leader came over with a walkie-talkie.

Xu Tian said: "You are the front-line commander, you just command."

"Then I'll let the commando team go up." The detachment leader said, standing beside Xu Tian, pressing the walkie-talkie, and said: "Old Pang, let the commando team go up, pay attention to safety, pay attention to cover."

"Commando team go up. Received. I will reinforce later. Safe." Pang Jidong replied quickly.

As a provincial capital city, the quality of the criminal police team in Luojin City is also quite excellent.

In fact, in recent years, government departments at the provincial capital level have had overflowing demands for personnel updates. It can be said that except for the dozen or so schools in the TOP3, graduates from other schools have to put in some effort to get in. And the elites who can break through from the thousands of troops, their ability to do things and their appropriateness are all countable.

The commando team selected by Pang Jidong consists of six people in total, two experienced old criminal police officers, and four young men who have newly joined the team in recent years.

Pang Jidong let all six people be equipped with guns and go to the destination first, aiming for a surprise attack.

As for the remaining dozen or so people, he didn't put them on the front, some went to the back to block the exit, and some followed behind the six people to reinforce.

Normally, to catch 3 violent criminals, sending 6 people is definitely too few, even if they all carry guns, it will only make people more worried.

But Pang Jidong still made such a choice.

A surprise attack by a six-person team is certainly dangerous, but once successful, the benefits are huge.

Otherwise, twenty-something people rushing up is certainly safe, but the kidnappers are holding the two elementary school students, the case is still in a dripping state, and the follow-up is still complicated.

However, Pang Jidong also has confidence in his subordinates. Especially the few young people, all of them have superb physical fitness and are masters who have practiced grappling and fighting for several years. They have no problem with one-on-two unarmed, and in the case of holding guns, their combat power is guaranteed.

The six-person team cautiously approached the target plot.

At the same time, nearby police officers also evacuated the pitifully few tourists in the park.

In the detachment leader's walkie-talkie, reports from the front line came out continuously.

"There is a power distribution station on the left."

"Can you see the shrubbery clearly?"

"Can see clearly, can't hide people."

"There is a small path on the back, leading to the bushes."

"People have already been sent over."

The detachment leader and Xu Tian behind him were listening without saying a word. Cui Xiaohu, Huang Qiangmin, Jiang Yuan, and others were even less qualified to command over their heads.

In fact, if Jiang Yuan hadn't decided to come to the scene, Xu Tian and the others wouldn't have felt nervous and anxious because of this. Because they weren't sure if this place was the criminals' hiding place, burial place, or some other clue.

However, Jiang Yuan's attitude, especially his decision to come to the scene, made Xu Tian and the others truly feel a sense of urgency.

Sss...

The detachment leader's walkie-talkie rang, immediately attracting everyone's attention.

"There is no one near the plot, there is a manhole cover, we are preparing to open the manhole cover..." The police officer in the walkie-talkie was panting heavily.

Even for old criminal police officers, this moment was very tense, let alone the 6 people in the commando team.

At this time, Cui Xiaohu on the other end of the walkie-talkie was even holding his breath unconsciously.

"Hostages found. Hostages found in the well, the hostages are intact, no, in good health... No kidnappers found, repeat, no kidnappers found!"

The voice coming from the walkie-talkie was tense and exciting.

The detachment leader couldn't keep silent this time, picked up the walkie-talkie and said: "Pay attention to safety, protect the hostages, the Fourth Brigade enter the scene..."

After speaking, the detachment leader looked at Xu Tian and said: "Xu Ju..."

"Let's go over too." Xu Tian waved his hand and walked forward.

Everyone then moved forward collectively.

When they arrived at the target plot, they saw the two elementary school students already sitting on the bench by the roadside crying, but they couldn't make a sound, and there were almost no tears left.

Both of their clothes were dirty, blue marks from being tied could be seen on their wrists, and their faces were also dirty and blue. Fortunately, their limbs were complete, their facial features were all there, and there were no signs of excessive blood loss.

Looking at the grass in front, in the middle of the messy wild grass, a manhole cover had been pried open, someone had already gone down to check, and more than a dozen other police officers had already dispersed to the surroundings, starting to look for whether there were similar situations.

Pang Jidong trotted over, saluted and said: "It's a dry well, the passage below has been blocked, there is nowhere to go, only the two hostages are in the well, in a tied state, and their mouths are also stuffed. Our team members asked, they were hung down from above, and they don't know how long they stayed."

"Good! Good!" Xu Tian nodded repeatedly. Although there were still many questions that had not been solved, finding the hostages was a great merit, equivalent to 80% of the case being solved.

As for the rest, catching the three kidnappers, he thought it was not difficult, and even thinking a little more openly, what if they couldn't be caught in the short term!

"Send the children to the hospital, pay attention to confidentiality. Also notify the participating personnel, must pay attention to confidentiality." Deputy Xu Ju suddenly felt a little regretful at this time. If he had known that Jiang Yuan's deduction was so accurate, he should have arranged these things in advance.

Xu Tian thought of this, then looked at Jiang Yuan, couldn't help but be full of smiles, and sighed: "To tell the truth, I was shallow. Ningtai Jiang Yuan, it is really well-deserved. It is unimaginable, unimaginable!"

"It's good to find the hostages." Jiang Yuan had solved many cases, but rescuing hostages was still quite rare. Especially the two elementary school students, crying like rain on pear blossoms, which was quite heartwarming.

"I think the kidnappers put the two hostages here, it should be for running away." The detachment leader was calmer, analyzing the situation, and said: "It is very likely that after the next ransom demand is successful, the kidnappers will tell us the location of this dry well. In this way, we found the hostages, and we will not chase them closely, and even if they are caught, the sentence will not be too heavy."

"Then if I were the kidnapper, I would separate the two children." Li Haochen, who had been silent, suddenly spoke and said: "Two dry wells, it shouldn't be too difficult to find. In this way, whether a family pays the ransom or uses one child to prove it, it will be more flexible. After all, for the kidnappers, the next focus is how to demand ransom a second time."

Several people couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

The detachment leader slowly said: "We have been asking to talk to the hostages in the past few days, perhaps this is the reason, forcing them to put the two hostages together."

"Even if it's remote here, frequent entry into the park is also becoming more and more dangerous for the three of them." Li Haochen paused and said: "Moreover, if I were the kidnapper, after kidnapping, I would definitely not want to move the hostages again, unless..."

"Unless what?" The detachment leader didn't keep up with Li Haochen's train of thought this time.

"Unless I live nearby, can freely enter and exit here during non-opening hours, and ensure that I won't be filmed by surveillance, won't be caught by security..." Li Haochen closed his eyes and pondered: "If it were me, waiting for the ransom, I could indeed choose this kind of place with very few people and where I am familiar with it myself. It can be considered a very good choice."

Li Haochen looked around: "There are many road networks near the park, and there are many small paths to choose from, so it is very convenient to escape. Not going directly out of the city is mainly because I am worried that I can't escape that far after kidnapping. Here, I can attack and defend..."

"I'll call people over." The detachment leader looked at Li Haochen and nodded heavily at the same time. ===== CHAPTER 510 =====