The crackdown on organized crime began with the arrest of the mother-in-law.

half an hour ago.

After Qin Chuan finished his tour of the Criminal Investigation Brigade, he returned to his office to rest. Cao Tianrun and the three squad leaders then went to Cao Tianrun's office.

"Captain Cao, you have to think of something. This Qin Chuan... doesn't seem like a good guy."

Sun Haomin, the captain of the second squadron, looked miserable. He and Cao Tianrun were classmates at the police academy. He originally thought that after Song Hui was removed from his post, Cao Tianrun would be appointed as the captain, and he would also benefit from it.

Unexpectedly, a lowly grassroots police officer was parachuted into the bureau.

He's a greenhorn who hasn't even grown up yet, and there are several departments in the bureau that he doesn't even know, but now he's supposed to lead this group of veteran criminal investigators.

I really don't know what the higher-ups are thinking.

"Exactly, I think we should give him a taste of his own medicine."

Lu Zhiguo, the captain of the first squadron, was impulsive. As soon as he heard that Sun Haomin had an idea, he immediately made a suggestion.

"Old Lu, don't be impulsive. This Qin Chuan may be young, but he's no simple man."

Cao Houde, the captain of the third squadron, took out a few cigarettes, distributed them, and lit one for himself.

"What's so special about it? We just got lucky and caught a few wanted criminals."

Lu Zhiguo curled his lip: "If I ran into them, I could definitely take them down too."

Cao Tianrun glanced at Lu Zhiguo: "Then why didn't you win over Zhao Junhao? Why didn't you win over Song Hui? Why didn't you win over Sun Tao?"

"I……"

Lu Zhiguo hesitated for a long time, his face turning red: "He's a leader, why would I take him for granted?"

"Humph!"

"Leaders? Don't forget, when Qin Chuan arrested Zhao Junhao, Sun Tao, and Song Hui, he was just a police officer from a township police station!"

“We’ve spent our whole lives in the criminal investigation team. We can’t say that all of us have clean hands, but… we’ve all lived up to our conscience.”

"We've lived up to our police uniforms!"

"Qin Chuan... Regardless of whether he's a good guy or not, now that he's in charge, we should cooperate."

Cao Tianrun looked at the three of them carefully: "We are different from Song Hui. The reason we got to where we are today is not because of any connections."

"No matter who becomes the team leader, as long as we do our jobs well, no one can take away our jobs."

"Alright, everyone go and get ready for your work. We'll give Captain Qin a proper report later."

The three company commanders exchanged glances, nodded, and prepared to leave.

Cao Tianrun is right; he is different from Song Hui.

While he cannot be described as absolutely honest and incorruptible, he has not been involved in any major scandals.

Who can do anything to me?

Furthermore, although Qin Chuan is young, he has the backing of Director Zhou and County Chief Chen, so who can do anything to him?

In reality, the criminal investigation team has a relatively good work style.

After all, it is the main department for fighting crime.

If Song Hui hadn't been aiming for further advancement, he might not have succumbed to the corrupting influence of Xinhai Mining.

But just as the three of them took a step, Lu Zhiguo's phone rang.

The other person glanced at it and their expression changed drastically: "It's the police station!"

Lu Zhiguo answered the phone while speaking.

"Captain Lu, someone just reported a murder in Huijiayuan residential area!"

Murder!

Cao Tianrun and the others also heard what the operator said on Lu Zhiguo's phone.

"Captain Cao! What do we do?"

Zhulin County is not large, and its population is not very large either.

There aren't many criminal cases, as for murders...

We might not run into each other for a year or two.

Therefore, everyone was on high alert.

"Zhiguo, go and report to Captain Qin immediately. Lao Sun and Lao Dong, quickly assemble the team and prepare to go to the scene!"

……

Qin Chuan was energized upon hearing Lu Zhiguo's report.

What's going on? This is my first day in office, and a murder has already occurred?

"When did this happen?"

"Just now, I received a call from the emergency call center."

"Where are Captain Cao and the others?"

"After receiving the notification, Captain Cao asked me to come and inform you that he, Lao Sun, and Lao Dong are assembling the team and preparing to go to the scene."

Lu Zhiguo looked anxious and spoke very quickly.

To be honest, Qin Chuan was also caught off guard.

In his previous life, Qin Chuan worked as a police officer at the Changning Town Police Station and had never been involved in any major criminal cases.

Therefore, I am not particularly familiar with the investigation process for murder cases.

However, he knew he couldn't panic at this moment.

On his first day in office, he encountered a murder case.

It's a test, but also an opportunity!

The Criminal Investigation Brigade is different from some other county-level bureaus.

Because Zhulin County is small in area and has a small population, some of the agencies within the county's public security bureau were merged as much as possible.

For example, the criminal investigation team is responsible for investigating eight types of criminal cases.

Drug enforcement and economic crime investigations are also handled by the Criminal Investigation Division.

Neither of these branches even had a separate squadron.

Lu Zhiguo's squadron also serves as a narcotics enforcement officer.

Dong Houde's Third Squadron also serves as an economic crime investigation unit.

It can be said that the criminal investigation team of Zhulin County has combined the functions of investigating all major cases.

In this place, there's only one standard to gain a foothold: solving cases!

Qin Chuan was new to the area and didn't yet understand the internal workings of the Criminal Investigation Brigade.

However, these are all minor details.

As long as the case is solved, Qin Chuan will be able to gain a foothold in the shortest possible time.

Of course, the risks are also very high.

If the case remains unsolved, it will be difficult for Qin Chuan to establish his authority.

In that case, it might even become a handle for others to attack.

It should be noted that his promotion this time was exceptional.

The reason is that he is highly capable, young and promising, and has won numerous awards.

It was Chen Mingguang who strongly supported it.

If this case doesn't yield a good result, Qin Chuan can be sure that Gao Qingshan's faction will use it as an excuse to cause trouble.

In the end, outstanding ability will become a flash in the pan, and youthful promise will be seen as impulsiveness and ignorance.

The barrier between heaven and hell can be broken with just a lick, without much effort.

Cao Tianrun is quite capable.

When Qin Chuan ran downstairs, five police cars were already on standby, and three squads of field criminal police officers were getting into their cars one after another.

Compared to the used Santana at Changning Town Police Station, the police cars of the Criminal Investigation Brigade are much better.

There are at least two off-road vehicles.

However, compared to the cars in the bureau's compound...

Alright, let's go!

Unit 2, Building 7, Huijiayuan Residential Complex.

When Qin Chuan arrived, a large crowd had already gathered at the entrance of the building.

"Captain Lu, arrange for people to set up a cordon, prohibit photography and videography, and seal off the scene!"

After assembling the team at the bureau, Cao Tianrun did not set off with the convoy.

Instead, they volunteered to stay and watch over the house.

Qin Chuan, of course, wouldn't say anything.

He was well aware that his sudden appointment was blocking Cao Tianrun's path to promotion.

He can understand the other party's current attitude.

That means Cao Tianrun will not be involved in this case.

Captain Qin, you're amazing that you could break this.

If it can't be broken, it has nothing to do with me, Cao Tianrun.

In fact, Qin Chuan was already quite satisfied that the other side was able to regroup with the team immediately.

Who called the police?

"I...I am..."

Where is the deceased?

"Upstairs... upstairs... 301..."

The person who called the police was a middle-aged woman. She was pale and her speech was not very coherent, clearly she was very frightened.

Qin Chuan led his men upstairs. When they arrived at the door of room 301, Qin Chuan looked around and his expression changed drastically.

"Forensic Doctor Chen, come inside with me."

"Captain Lu, please arrange for someone to take a statement from the person who called the police and find out what happened."

"Captain Sun, go upstairs and downstairs, and also check with the neighbors across the street to find out what's going on."

"Captain Dong, check the surveillance footage in the community to see if there's anything unusual."

Qin Chuan's arrangements, while not particularly outstanding, were still quite well-organized.

The three men and their team began their investigation.

On the sofa inside the room lay the body of the victim who had just caused Qin Chuan's expression to change drastically.

A headless, bloodied corpse!