I'm not a genius detective

Chapter 2 Within the Rules
Can the rules be broken?

The other five people looked at each other in bewilderment at the bedroom window.

The rules didn't say that suspects could run away, but they also didn't seem to say that suspects couldn't run away. Anyway, none of the other teams' blue team chose to flee. After the evidence was presented to them, they immediately admitted defeat.

"What is Han Ling up to? What's the point of doing this? Just to delay for two hours to gain victory?" Zhang Yunhang was a little unhappy and decisively took out his phone to contact the command center.

In his view, Han Ling's actions were a complete waste of everyone's time and constituted cheating by taking advantage of loopholes.

The drill should end the moment the perpetrator is identified, or at least the perpetrator should not run away.

The call connected quickly, and Zhang Yunhang explained the situation.

The leader seemed surprised that the Blue Team would choose to run away, and asked Zhang Yunhang to wait a moment.

After discussion, the instructions were given: the exercise shall continue.

"Continue?" Zhang Yunhang didn't understand. "But... we've already confirmed that he's the murderer."

The other party countered, "What are the criteria for the conclusion of a criminal investigation drill?"

Zhang Yunhang immediately replied: "Investigate the case thoroughly and arrest the suspect."

The other party: "Have you caught them?"

Zhang Yunhang was speechless: "Uh."

The phone hangs up.

Helpless, Zhang Yunhang informed his companion of the leader's instructions and then prepared to go find Han Ling. He would do whatever the leader said and ask as few questions as possible.

During the exercise, the film and television base was closed off. The area is only so big, and due to objective conditions, there are not many places Han Ling can go, so finding someone is not difficult.

"We must find it as soon as possible."

Zhang Yunhang was getting a little anxious; it seemed that Peng Yao's words earlier were somewhat correct.

……

Outside the film and television base, at the command center.

This year, Qingchang City has recruited a record 710 police officers, covering more than 100 townships in three districts and eight counties. The police types include criminal police, special police, patrol police, traffic police, public security police, forensic doctors, etc., making it a very large-scale operation.

Zhang Yunhang's excellence is evident in his ability to achieve first place in the highly competitive exam.

Qingchang City is a coastal city with a large population of 13 million. For many years, its crime rate has remained high. Therefore, the higher authorities have always attached great importance to the training of the public security force. The selection, assessment and training of new police officers has always been a key task every year.

Therefore, there are police induction drills for new officers, which aim to cultivate their abilities in team command, information transmission, on-the-spot decision-making, and psychological stress resistance, allowing newly recruited police officers to expose their own problems and learn from each other's strengths in a controlled environment.

There are many training scenarios, such as indoor hostage situations, street violence against law enforcement, and handling of certain mass incidents. Targeted drills and assessments are conducted according to different police units.

To this end, many extras were hired to work without a script, striving for the most realistic rehearsal environment.

Leaders from the Municipal Public Security Bureau, its branches, and some police stations attended the police drill to observe the exercise. They were eager to see how the newly recruited police officers would perform and whether any promising candidates would emerge.

One particularly noteworthy candidate is Zhang Yunhang, who applied to the Municipal Public Security Bureau's Criminal Investigation Detachment.

Other police departments are also doing well; some are outstanding, some are excellent, but most are just average. You can't expect too much from recent graduates, as there is still a significant difference between theory and practice.

"This Han Ling is quite resourceful. He found a loophole; the rules don't actually state that suspects can't run away." Someone inside the police tent spoke up, checking documents. "He applied to... Wanglou Police Station. Judging from his grades, he's doing alright."

No leaders from the Wanglou Police Station were present.

Another person said, "Catching criminals is also one of the essential skills for police officers. Since the Blue Team has escaped, let's continue the exercise and see if Zhang Yunhang can catch him."

Without a key, Han Ling has limited access to certain places.

If Han Ling tries to leave the film and television base and stops people, the exercise will be declared a loss and will end immediately.

Each member of the Blue Team only has a key to their temporary residence. This is a consensus reached after discussions between the Municipal Bureau and the film and television base leaders. It is impossible to allow you to run around the entire film and television base without causing unnecessary losses.

Therefore, Han Ling's room for maneuver was not as large as imagined, which indirectly reduced the difficulty for the Red Team to "catch the culprit" and increased the difficulty for the Blue Team to "escape".

If you want to leave the film and television base, it's tantamount to cheating, so there's no point in continuing. Han Ling will inevitably criticize and educate you then.

To prevent unauthorized personnel from approaching, the entire film and television base was surrounded by police. There were officers on duty at the main gate, and guards every twenty steps outside the fence; anyone leaving would be spotted. The other leaders, smoking and drinking tea, remained silent; to them, this was merely a trivial incident in the drill.

……

On the other side, Han Ling, who had left, randomly found a relatively safe alley, half-squatted against the wall, and looked thoughtful.

I never expected to have the chance to become a policeman. It sounds good, at least I'm still alive.

"The film and television base is about the size of two football fields. It's not big, but there are many buildings. Although the activity space is limited and most of them are locked, it's impossible for Zhang Yunhang and his six men to find me within two hours."

"However, even if you win after hiding for two hours, you will inevitably be ridiculed by bored people and labeled as stubborn and cheating."

Given Han Ling's restless nature, at this new starting point in his life, he wants to do something different.

The rules did not mention that the blue team could run away, nor did they mention that the blue team could not run away. The other teams all chose to surrender, which basically meant that the blue team could not run away. After Zhang Yunhang found out that he had run away, he was probably stunned and speechless.

It's likely that the command center didn't expect the Blue Team to run away, as this wasn't part of the planned exercise.

The new police officers were all quite obedient, and no one dared to do anything outside the rules.

Zhang Yunhang will most likely contact the command center.

Thinking of this, Han Ling got up and leaned against the wall, revealing half of his face to observe.

In the distance, Zhang Yunhang and his six men had already come out, and judging from their behavior, they were preparing to search for someone. It seemed that the command center had given the order to continue the exercise.

"Catching the murderer is the end of it all; Zhang Yunhang doesn't understand that."

If Zhang Yunhang hadn't shouted loudly outside the door, but instead chosen a more subtle way to knock and lower his guard, he might have opened the door the moment he woke up.

"The command center probably thinks the same way, waiting to see how long it takes Zhang Yunhang to find me, just to add a manhunt drill."

"Also, if I try to leave the film and television base, that would be cheating, and if it's discovered, I'll lose immediately, and the exercise will end. That's for sure."

"But... what if it wasn't discovered?"

Rather than dealing with Zhang Yunhang and his group of six in a confined environment, he preferred to leave the film and television base directly.

Leaving the film studio undetected seems like a very difficult task.

There were police officers at the gate, and guards every twenty steps outside the fence. If I were truly a criminal, I would be trapped like a turtle in a jar, and even the smartest person would find it difficult to find a way out.

However, this is just a drill.

The drills do not involve any real crisis. However, if a small, real crisis, such as a fake fire, is artificially created to cause some chaos and divert the attention of the gate guards, it is possible to deceive them by acting as an extra.

After all, it was just a drill, not a real arrest of suspects, so the police officers on guard at the gate wouldn't be that vigilant.

This is the only feasible solution; it's worth a try.

Extras.

A fake fire.

They used black smoke to disguise their appearance.

Three key points.

Some drills did not require uniform attire, such as the current one, which reduced the difficulty of camouflage.

Thinking of this, Han Ling touched the lighter in his pocket. It was convenient since his predecessor used to smoke and always carried it with him.

still have a question.

From the time the fire started to the time it was extinguished, to the time the police arrived, and then to the time it took for me to leave the film and television base, it took a certain amount of time. The place was too small, and I had to be careful not to attract Zhang Yunhang and the others.

The police officers on guard might not be familiar enough with him, but Zhang Yunhang and his group of six would most likely recognize him, so it's not worth taking a gamble.

"We need to keep them confined somewhere, restrict their movement, and keep them as far away from the gate as possible to buy them time to leave. Ten minutes should be enough."

"What's the best way to do it?"

(End of this chapter)