Shu Guan wiped the corners of his mouth to clean away the noodle soup stains, then picked up the newspaper and read the report carefully again.
The person who wrote this report is still the reporter whose pen name was Yang Baishui last time. This reporter seems to be very concerned about the "Swallow" matter.
However, his last report about "Yanzi" was full of praise for "Yanzi", saying that "Yanzi" was a chivalrous man who dared to eliminate harm for the people.
But in today's report, Yang Baishui's tone suddenly changed, becoming full of questioning and even condemnation.
"...This 'Swallow' for whom we were once grateful and had high hopes may not be a chivalrous person, but just a cold-blooded killer who can kill for money!!!"
"Mr. Yang Cunguo, eternal!"
At the end of the report, there was such a paragraph full of anger.
It can be seen that reporter Yang Baishui was really angry when he wrote this paragraph. He specifically used three exclamation points to express his anger.
Shu Guan was also very angry after reading the introduction to Mr. Yang Cunguo in the article.
Although he had never known Yang Cunguo, but such a person was assassinated in his own name. This is really what is called intolerable.
Now Shu Guan couldn't help being angry. He held the newspaper in his hand, got up and walked out the door.
He wanted to see Yang Cunguo's body and see who was impersonating him.
But when he reached the door, he stopped and stood silently at the door for a while, then slowly walked back to the long table.
can not go.
Can't go yet.
Shu Guan sat down again, thinking silently.
He reorganized the matter in his mind.
First, he had to think about whether this was a coincidence. The person who killed Yang Cunguo did not intend to impersonate him, but just liked to leave a paper swallow after killing people.
Is this possible?
Of course it is possible, but the possibility is extremely slim.
According to the crime scene described in the newspaper, Yang Cunguo had his head smashed while he was sleeping, and an origami swallow was left in a pool of blood.
This was almost exactly the same as the method he used to kill the four teenagers.
So, is it possible that someone is imitating his own killing techniques, but he is simply imitating them.
This possibility is somewhat greater.
Shu Guan had seen many reports on this in his previous life. A serial killer could easily attract imitators.
But this possibility is still not greater than the other possibility.
That was the person who killed Yang Cunguo. He was not simply imitating him, but specifically targeted him, the real "Swallow", and wanted to draw him out.
Since this is the most likely possibility, Shu Guan has to consider who is doing this.
So who is it?
Who is so anxious to find himself now that he even hesitates to pretend to be himself and kill someone?
Shu Guan thought about the several times he had taken action using the identity of "Swallow".
The first time was to kill those young men and Fan Lei from the Fan family.
Then the Fan family must really want to find themselves out.
The second time was to cleanse the Consulate of the Kingdom of the Rising Sun.
Then the Black Dragon Society of the Kingdom of the Rising Sun should also want to know who "Swallow" is.
The third time was to destroy the Blood Demon Sect.
It's just that the Blood Demon Sect has been completely destroyed, so no one should want to help them take revenge!
In addition, of course there will be other cultivators who want to find out the identity of "Swallow".
For example, the Seven Immortals Alliance.
But the Seven Immortals Alliance would never kill an innocent person just to find themselves.
So is this possible for the Fan family?
People from the Fan family can do this kind of thing, but I just don’t know if they have the guts.
Because once this matter is exposed, the Fan family will be in doom. Even if the Tantai family supports them, it will be useless. The Seven Immortals Alliance will never let them go.
So would the Fan family take such a big risk to avenge a child who is unable to practice?
It seems unlikely.
As for the Black Dragon Society of the Kingdom of the Rising Sun, they have the motive and definitely dare to do so. Moreover, Yang Cunguo strongly supported the Dahua army that resisted the defense of the city during his lifetime. Naturally, he was a thorn in the side of the Kingdom of the Rising Sun. Being able to deal with such a figure by the way was a double benefit.
So looking at it this way, Black Dragon will be the biggest suspect.
The question is, does the Black Dragon Club in Shanghai have such strength?
Since the last time the members of the Black Dragon Society were purged by themselves, according to the paper men left there to monitor, no new batch of members of the Black Dragon Society have arrived in Shanghai yet.
If you don't have the strength to deal with yourself, then what's the point of luring yourself out? It's just to arouse the enemy.
It seems that the person pretending to be "Swallow" this time is not the Black Dragon Society.
Shu Guan thought about it for a long time, but there seemed to be no clear result.
And this is already the limit of his brainpower and logical thinking. Based on what he knows now, he can't deduce anything more.
After all, he is not a reasoning genius like Ouyang Hai or Ye Fan, the number one detective in Shanghai.
But one thing Shu Guan was sure of was that if he went to check Yang Cunguo's body now, he would be targeted immediately, even if he pretended to be an ordinary person, it would be useless.
The person pretending to be "Swallow" will definitely set up a dragnet at the scene of Yang Cunguo's death and the place where Yang Cunguo's body is kept, and will not let anyone who wants to investigate Yang Cunguo's death go.
Otherwise it would be meaningless for him to pretend to be "Swallow" and kill Yang Cunguo.
... Put it this way, the other party is probably not a person, but a force, which can achieve watertight monitoring.
Shu Guan did not dare to step into that trap rashly before he was sure who the opponent was. After all, he was not truly invincible in Shanghai.
Shu Guan thought for a while, then went up to the second floor, took out a green monkey hair from the suitcase under the bed, and lit it.
Then, until the pillar of green smoke completely dissipated, the senior brother did not show up.
It seems that it is not very convenient for Senior Brother at this moment.
Shu Guan sighed helplessly. Originally, if he had the help of his senior brother, such as the magical power that could bring him back with one step, he could go to the scene to find out.
Shu Guan frowned and returned to the first floor.
The senior brother can't come for the time being, so how can we solve this matter and find the impostor by ourselves?
This matter cannot be delayed.
Because the impostor couldn't stop here. If he didn't show up this time, he would definitely continue killing people until he was forced out.
He thought about it for almost a whole day, but Shu Guan couldn't come up with a solution to this matter.
...It seems that I have to trouble that guy again...
In the end, Shu Guan decided to go to Ouyang Hai again and ask him to help him investigate the murder of Yang Cunguo.
This guy's official identity is that of a patrolman, so it is normal for him to investigate a murder case. Moreover, Ouyang Hai's secret breath gathering skills are by no means weaker than his own, and his identity as a practitioner will not be discovered.
Thinking of this, Shu Guan immediately went out.
It was already around four o'clock in the afternoon, and the patrol station was about to get off work.
And once get off work, it will be very difficult to find Ouyang Hai.
Who knows where he might go to drink? Or do some shameful things in the name of drinking.
Of course, these shameful things can be divided into serious ones and informal ones.
The South Branch of the Shanghai Patrol Department was not far from Duolun Lane, and soon Shu Guan's figure appeared outside the gate of the patrol bureau.
Just after walking into the gate of the patrol bureau, Shu Guan found that it was deserted. Except for a patrol officer in the interrogation room, there was no one in the entire hall, and the offices with open doors were also empty.
Shu Guan came to the window of the interrogation room and politely said to the patrolman inside:
"I want to find Inspector Jian Yan."
"Inspector Jian went out to perform a mission. Everyone went out to perform a mission."
The patrolman inside the window replied lazily.
Shu Guan groaned, and then he realized how deserted the patrol station looked.
Then he turned around helplessly and walked out of the patrol station. Since today was an unlucky day, he could only go to Ouyang Hai's house at night to see him, but that guy probably wouldn't go home until early in the morning.
Just when he walked to the door, Shu Guan's footsteps suddenly paused.
...three days...
...that guy wouldn’t do that thing!
Did he drag the entire patrol bureau away?
…
Zhabei Pier.
There are almost no people on the pier on a winter night. The sea breeze in this season is more terrifying than a bone-scraping steel knife. At night in this season, no one will load and unload cargo at this night unless it is absolutely necessary.
Ouyang Hai stood behind a pile of tall cargo boxes, hunched his neck, with the collar of his windbreaker raised high, staring at Warehouse No. 3 not far away through the gaps between the stacked cargo boxes.
Wang Zuhui, director of the Chengnan Branch of the Shencheng Patrol Department, also raised his collar and stood beside Ouyang Hai, rubbing his hands in the cold air and jumping up and down from time to time to resist the biting cold wind.
"Speak softly."
Ouyang Hai said something disgusting to his immediate superior.
Wang Zuhui showed no sign of anger. He chuckled and walked closer to Ouyang Hai. He glanced at Warehouse No. 3 through the gap between the cargo boxes.
"Inspector Jian, is your information accurate? Is there really a large-scale opium trade here tonight?"
Ouyang Hai glanced at him and said:
"Tell me, when have I ever made a mistake? Are you doubting my ability now?"
Wang Zuhui quickly laughed and said:
"No, no, I'm just asking casually, can I still distrust you, Inspector Jian!"
"...It's just that this cigarette arrest matter is generally not under the jurisdiction of our patrol department, and this is not the jurisdiction of our south city branch. I'm just afraid that if something unexpected happens, I won't be able to catch up with the patrol department." explain."
Ouyang Hai took out a pack of "Beautiful" brand cigarettes, lit a cigarette slowly, then looked at Wang Zuhui jokingly and said:
"Then how about we go and notify the Tobacco Control Bureau now, ask them to send someone over, and then notify the brothers in the branch here, so that we can all launch a joint operation?"
"As long as you don't care if everyone shares your credit."
Wang Zuhui's smile suddenly froze, and then he muttered:
"Forget it, we will handle this matter ourselves today. If something goes wrong, I, Wang Zuhui, will be responsible for it."
"Wang Ju is courageous!"
Ouyang Hai praised him with a smile, then patted his director on the shoulder and said:
"Don't worry, according to the information I got, the volume of the goods traded today is very large. If we can capture them all, the credit will be enough for you, Director Wang, to be directly promoted to deputy director, and all the brothers will be able to make some money. "
"If I'm not sure, can I bring all my brothers to the river to enjoy the breeze on such a cold night?"
Wang Zuhui's eyes lit up, and he said with gratitude:
"If today's operation succeeds, this bureau will never forget your contribution, Inspector Jian. If I am promoted to deputy director, the position of director of the Chengnan Branch will belong to you, Inspector Jian."
Ouyang Hai smiled noncommittally, thinking that if you know what is being traded here and the identities of both parties, I hope you won't be scared to death.
Of course, if everyone can really benefit from the stolen goods, Wang Zuhui will not only be promoted to deputy director. I am afraid that the mayor of Shencheng City will come to personally commend him, and the brothers in the bureau will also be able to make a small fortune. .
Therefore, Ouyang Hai did not have any psychological burden for bringing almost all the brothers in the bureau here.
At this moment, a light in the distance approached quickly. It was a car driving over quickly.
At the same time, on the other side of the dock, on a cargo ship that was parked quietly, lights suddenly turned on, and then a gangway was lowered from above, and several figures appeared on the gangway.
"coming."
Ouyang Hai threw the cigarette butt on the ground, stamped it out with his toes, and took out a gun from his waist.
"Let brothers prepare."
Wang Zuhui quickly turned around and whispered the order. Behind the stack of cargo boxes as high as a hill, there were dozens of uniformed patrol officers hiding.
Under Wang Zuhui's order, the patrol officers all grabbed their guns and were ready to rush out of the cargo box area at any time.
At this moment, outside the gate of Warehouse No. 3 not far away, the black car stopped at the door. Four people got out of the car and stood beside the car waiting.
The few people who got off the freighter also strode towards this side.
Soon the two parties met at the gate of Warehouse No. 3.
Then one of the young men got off the car and seemed to have a few words with the people who got off the freighter.
Behind the cargo box, Ouyang Hai narrowed his eyes.
He looked at the handsome young man not far away and the men in kimonos opposite. The words of the conversation between the two parties came to his ears clearly.
...The information that guy gave was indeed correct. These people were indeed trading tungsten sand ore...
...This batch of goods must not flow into the Kingdom of the Rising Sun... Well, in the end, we have to find a way to get it to ourselves. Liangzhou still needs these things...
Various thoughts were spinning rapidly in Ouyang Hai's mind.
Wang Zuhui quietly came over.
"Can we let the brothers rush over?"
"Wait a minute, the goods haven't appeared yet."
Ouyang Hai said calmly.
"By the way, who are the two parties to today's transaction?"
Wang Zuhui suddenly remembered something and asked.
In such a dark night, although Warehouse No. 3 was not far from their hiding place, it was impossible for ordinary people to see the appearance of those people clearly.
"You'll find out later."
Ouyang Hai responded casually.
If Wang Zuhui is told now that there is a son of the governor and several people from the Rising Sun country opposite him, with the courage of his own director, he may immediately order the cancellation of the operation.
While talking, two of the people who got off the car walked to Warehouse No. 3 and opened the door of the warehouse. Then those people walked into the warehouse, and then the lights in the warehouse came on.
"Do it!"
Ouyang Hai shouted softly and issued the order on behalf of Wang Zuhui, and at the same time rushed out of the pile of cargo boxes like a cheetah.
The patrols behind him followed suit and rushed into Warehouse No. 3.
Several gunshots rang out inside the warehouse.
After about ten minutes, the entire operation was over.
The operation went extremely smoothly. Except for a few people from the Rising Sun Nation who resisted for a while, and then Ouyang Hai raised his gun and shot two of them to death, everyone else was captured without a fight, and the batch of tungsten steel ore prepared for trading was also seized.
Soon after, Wang Zuhui and Ouyang Hai appeared at the door of the warehouse.
Wang Zuhui's face was a little pale, and his burly body was trembling slightly.
He was scared and excited.
Because after he had just captured those people and asked about their identities, and found out that the main culprit was the son of the Yuezhou Governor, he was so frightened that he wanted to let them go as soon as he scolded them.
"What they are trading is not cigarettes, but tungsten sand ore. Do you think it will be fine if you let him go? I dare say that even if you let him go, they will kill you and all the brothers who are here today." Silenced."
Ouyang Hai said something so lightly at that time, which made Wang Zuhui finally understand that when he rushed into the warehouse, there was no way out.
He glanced at Ouyang Hai with resentment, then gritted his teeth and asked his patrol officers to tie up the governor's son and carefully check the amount of tungsten sand ore they traded.
As for himself, he was going to take Ouyang Hai to meet with the Director of the Shencheng Patrol Department immediately. This matter was beyond his ability to handle given his rank.
The two walked out of the warehouse door.
When he walked out of the door, Ouyang Hai was still thinking about how he could secretly transfer this batch of tungsten sand ore.
And the moment he stepped out of the warehouse door, he suddenly felt something in his heart.
That was his sixth sense, which had always been extremely effective, and it was suddenly touched.
Ouyang Hai was suddenly startled and looked up towards the riverside of the dock.
I saw an iron pipe sticking out from between the guardrails on the deck of the freighter where the Rising Sun people had just come off.
...That seems to be a gun barrel...
…And it’s the barrel of a tank…
...Why is there a tank on this freighter...
Ouyang Hai immediately identified what it was and was a little confused at the same time.
Subconsciously, he pushed Wang Zuhui into the warehouse.
"careful!"
At the same time, the huge hull of the freighter on the river shook suddenly.
There was a flash of fire in the barrel.
But there was no sound of cannon fire.
...Do you want to take this cannonball yourself?
At this moment, a thought flashed through Ouyang Hai's mind.
Of course he could take the next shot, but that would blow his cover.
But if you don't catch it, although a shell is unlikely to cause much damage, it may also cause injury or even death to people in the warehouse.
Ouyang Hai only hesitated for a moment, and he didn't need to hesitate anymore.
Because the next moment, the entire No. 3 Warehouse exploded and collapsed.
The body of Wang Zuhui, who was pushed into the warehouse by him, melted silently and turned into a ball of dust.
All the people in the warehouse turned into dust.
(End of chapter)
