Chapter 324 The Prison Cart is Ambushed

I wouldn't, as described in some novels, stumble upon an old case and decide to solve it if I found any inconsistencies. That's artistic license; in reality, most police officers don't revisit cold cases. After looking through a few files, Liu Yuning knocked and entered. Thinking there was a new case, I said, "Did something happen again?"

"Can't I just come to see you? Honestly, I ordered lunch for you! See if you like it?" Liu Yuning placed a rice bowl on my desk. I don't have many demands when it comes to food; I can make do with anything. So, I quickly opened the package and started eating. Seeing me eat with such gusto, Liu Yuning thought I really liked it. However, I didn't say much. After eating my fill, I stood up and walked out of the office with her. We went to the hallway, where several female officers passed by and greeted us.

We went to the gun room, took our guns, put on ear protection, and shot at the targets. It had been a while since we had practiced here.

It is said that police officers who can maintain patience and calmness while practicing their marksmanship benefit their casework.

Therefore, most police officers enjoy practicing shooting when they are idle.

Gunshots echoed one after another. Liu Yuning and I seemed to be having a competition. Each time one of us pulled the trigger, we would deliberately wait a few seconds for the other person to shoot before continuing. After practicing for about 20 minutes, our bullet holes were almost all in the bullseye of the targets.

Liu Yuning looked at my target and said, "Not bad, yours is almost a perfect score."

"Yours isn't either! Sharpshooter!"

"Uh, we're all even. While our marksmanship is decent, we're still a bit behind Xiao Yuande!"

"He's different. He was in special forces before!"

As we were talking, a person walked into the shooting range, picked up a Type 64 pistol, and vigorously pulled the trigger. This person was none other than Xiao Yuande, whom we had just been discussing.

I walked up to him and said, "Speak of the devil."

"Just a coincidence. I don't know why, but whenever I'm free, I like to come here. It's as if being here calms my mind."

"Me too, Yuande. It seems you've moved on!"

"It's been some time since my brother's incident. In truth, no one could have helped him in that situation. I just couldn't bear to arrest him myself."

"You did the right thing!"

"Thank you. If one day, your own family member were to embark on a criminal path, what would you do?"

"I wouldn't hesitate like you. I'd act immediately." kanshuwu.xia

"If that day truly comes, you definitely wouldn't be able to do that..."

Xiao Yuande seemed to doubt me. He left me with those words and continued shooting, ignoring me.

Indeed, a rift had formed between us. We could never go back to how things were.

Just as I was contemplating this, Xiahou suddenly rushed in, agitated, "This is bad! Everyone, the car escorting Guo Dafu just had an accident. Guo Dafu took the opportunity to escape!"

"What? How could they be so careless?"

"No, it looked like someone deliberately wanted to help him escape. There was a car accident not far away, and then a car deliberately rammed into the police car escorting Guo Dafu. The police car lost control and crashed into a concrete wall on the roadside. Everyone inside was almost knocked unconscious, but Guo Dafu managed to crawl out and was then rescued."

"Damn it! Let's go to the scene first!"

We drove immediately to the scene of the accident and found a police car used for escorting a prisoner overturned on the ground. Paramedics had already arrived and were treating some of the police officers in the car. The rest of us first inspected the scene. I noticed some tire marks near the police car. Judging by the signs, the car that collided with it showed no signs of braking. After flipping the police car, it reversed, turned, and drove away. There were cameras all around here, so the situation must have been recorded.

It was clear that these people's objective was to rescue Guo Dafu from the car. These were likely Guo Dafu's men. I didn't know if he himself was aware of this, but in such a situation, it was most likely premeditated. This Guo Dafu fellow seemed far more terrifying than we had imagined.

Now that he had been taken away, even if we reviewed the surveillance footage to find him again, it would probably be difficult.

We went to the traffic management bureau to investigate the surveillance footage from the time of the incident. We saw that the car that collided with the police car was a red sports car, but it had no license plate. In such cases, even if it had a plate, it was likely a fake one.

After the police car overturned, someone from the sports car emerged and took Guo Dafu away.

Using Sky Eye and dashcam footage, we tracked the sports car to a desolate mountain. Since this area was remote, there would be no surveillance cameras. This was all the footage we could get.

At this point, Gao Mingqiang said, "A sports car managed to flip a sturdy police car? That doesn't make sense!"

"Not necessarily. This sports car appears to have been modified. It looks like it has a lot of horsepower, and its outer shell seems to be reinforced."

"Alright then, we'll have to investigate that desolate mountain."

With that, I asked Director Zhang to apply for a wanted notice. This situation directly warranted an application. We also contacted the special police and armed police. This mission was of utmost importance and absolutely could not afford any mistakes. Li Fan and his men arrived quickly. Including the armed police detachment, we had over 500 police officers and personnel near the desolate mountain.

According to our inquiries, there was a village on this mountain. If those criminals entered the village, it would be very dangerous.

We proceeded into the desolate mountain. We split into groups of about ten people and began to investigate slowly. Liu Yuning and I were together. There were people all around us, but in this desolate mountain, we seemed incredibly small because the area was so vast.

We were like hungry beasts, using our keen senses to search for prey around us. Although my eyesight was sharp, I didn't possess any special abilities like those fabricated in suspense novels. I could only do my utmost to find the suspects.

We went from the foot of the mountain to the summit and regrouped outside the village. No one encountered any issues on the way. As we approached the village, we noticed a faint light inside. Someone seemed to be using a lamp. Li Fan assigned several men to surround the village and breach it from all directions. The special police, armed police, and criminal police formed a huge net, contracting towards the village.

Some of the officers continued to track beyond the village. We moved through the narrow streets and alleyways within the village, knocking on doors. There was no response from inside. I was genuinely worried that they had already been harmed, but when we entered the houses, we found them completely empty.