Ten Gruesome Crimes: Echoes of Evil

That night, the Ministry of Public Security upgraded this case to the "No.1 Special Major Case". During the meeting, it was decided to establish a special case team. Four outstanding individuals were to be selected from the 1.8 million police officers in the national public security system. These four top - notch cops would replace the four chiefs of the municipal bureau and serve as the case commanders. All departments of the public security were to cooperate unconditionally, and the case was to be solved within a specified time. After repeated discussions, the working principles were formulated. Regarding the candidate for the leader of the special case team, everyone started a heated discussion, but no decision was made. Christophe scott pondered for a long time and then said, "I actually have someone in mind."

The director of the criminal investigation department said, "Just ask him to report."

Christophe scott said, "This person is no ordinary one. I have to go and pick him up in person."

Everyone stayed in the conference room waiting. Christophe scott, accompanied only by a female assistant, left in a hurry. An hour later, they brought back an elderly man in his sixties. He was in a wheelchair, his hair completely white, but he looked extremely energetic, with bright and piercing eyes. The director of the criminal investigation department stood up, saluted, and called out, "Sir." The deputy director of the municipal bureau walked over, bent down, and held the old man's hand, saying, "Professor Liang, when did you return to the country?" Some people started whispering to each other, wondering who this Professor Liang in the wheelchair was.

Professor Liang nodded in greeting, remained silent, and directly wheeled his wheelchair in front of Old Man An, stretching out one finger.

People in the conference room began to whisper, not understanding what it meant.

Old Man An said, "Who are you?"

Christophe scott's female assistant introduced beside him, "This is Professor Liang Shuye, an internationally renowned criminal investigation expert. He was once the chief advisor of the Chinese Affairs Office of Interpol and a special invited expert in criminal behavior analysis for the US FBI. He has participated in the investigation of over 3,000 major cases in various states of the US and seventeen countries around the world. He is an honorary professor at many universities worldwide. He has just retired and returned to the country to enjoy his twilight years."

Old Man An nodded, then wrote out a check and said, "Here's one million yuan for you as case - handling funds. Consider it my sponsorship!"

Professor Liang said, "When I stretched out one finger, I wasn't asking you for one million."

Old Man An asked in confusion, "Then, is it ten million?"

Professor Liang shook his head and said, "One week. I've already learned about the case in the car. I'll solve this case within one week."

Whispers started again in the conference room. Some people thought this guy was really boastful. At present, the police were at a loss and had no clues. Solving the case within a week seemed more difficult than ascending to the sky. Christophe scott told Old Man An that they didn't lack case - handling funds and couldn't accept money against discipline. After several refusals, Old Man An donated this one million yuan to the Chinese Public Security Heroes and Martyrs Charity Foundation.

After the meeting, only three people were left in the conference room: Christophe scott, the female assistant, and Professor Liang.

The female assistant turned on the computer, which showed the profiles of outstanding police officers from various provinces and cities across the country. She asked Professor Liang to select members of the special case team from them. Professor Liang carefully looked at the female assistant. The female assistant was wearing an OL white - collar dress, with an elegant silk scarf around her neck. She was holding a stack of documents in her arms, her hair tied up in a ponytail. Her charming legs were wrapped in black stockings, and she had bright eyes and white teeth, with a charming smile.

Professor Liang asked with a smile, "Is your profile in here?"

The female assistant was stunned for a moment, then smiled and replied, "No."

Professor Liang said, "Then I want you to join the special case team!"

The female assistant widened her eyes and asked, "Why me?"

Professor Liang replied, "It's simple. How could someone who can be the assistant of the vice - minister be an ordinary person?"

Christophe scott introduced the female assistant. Her name was Amy. She had been self - learning computer programming since middle school and knew five foreign languages. She was the vice - president of the International Internet Security Association. The US Pentagon discovered her while tracking the world's top ten hackers and also found a hacker alliance organization she secretly created. Although the number of members was not large, they were from all over the world. Each hacker under her command was capable of becoming a commander in information warfare.

Professor Liang said, "Is it just these pranks? What else has she done?"

Christophe scott said, "Sorry, I'm not authorized to disclose things that haven't been declassified. However, Amy is one of the few hacker experts on this planet who master network wormholes and dead - snail computing. The US Pentagon once had a network battle with her hacker alliance, and it ended with the complete defeat of the Pentagon."

Professor Liang said, "And then, you arrested her?"

Christophe scott said, "To be precise, we hired her. After several years of assessment, she is now a police officer."

Professor Liang lit his pipe, took a puff of smoke, and said, "Hey, girl, why did you become a police officer?"

Amy replied, "Because other departments didn't dare to take me anymore."

There were still two members short for the special case team. Professor Liang didn't select from the computer. Those highly - praised outstanding police officers didn't seem to be within his selection scope. Professor Liang mentioned two names: Matt and Philip Sofia.

Christophe scott frowned and said in a reluctant tone, "Can we change one? I'm quite familiar with this Matt, but - he's currently detained in the detention center!"

Professor Liang said, "You can bail him out on parole, and let him atone for his crimes by doing good deeds."

Amy started reading: "Matt, a martial arts instructor in the armed police. He was the national martial arts champion in 1989, the first place in the International Police Freestyle Kickboxing Competition in 1991, the Sanya Sanda King in 1994, the winner of the 60 - kg gold belt in the Thai King's Cup in 1995. In 1997, he went to Japan to participate in the K - 1 International Fighting Competition without permission and was ordered to come back without getting a ranking. He has violated discipline many times, illegally used police equipment, extorted confessions by torture, drank during work, gambled after work, and has an unseemly lifestyle... He has a long list of bad deeds."

Christophe scott asked, "What about the other one, Philip Sofia? I've never heard of this person. Is he in the armed police?"

Professor Liang said, "No."

Christophe scott asked, "Is he a SWAT?"

Professor Liang shook his head.

Christophe scott asked again, "Then he must be a criminal police, right?"

Professor Liang said, "No, he isn't either!"

Christophe scott ordered to bring these two people here by helicopter before dawn.

One night passed. Professor Liang specially selected a round - table conference room to receive these two people. The meaning of a round - table conference is that there is no distinction in position or rank, and everyone can talk on an equal footing.

Matt arrived first. He stood in the round - table conference room, smoking a cigarette and gloomily said, "Boss, I want to go back to the detention center."

Christophe scott said with a smile, "Matt, long time no see. Everything okay? We called you here because there's something up. Why so pessimistic?"

Matt said, "Last time, you needed some undercover agents. I stood with them. Later, they all fell down and never got up again. I want to live a few more days."

Christophe scott asked, "This time, why were you detained?"

Amy handed a file to Professor Liang, which was a criminal case file about Matt's fighting and brawling, suspected of intentional injury.

Matt said, "I beat up the leader of the police team."

Christophe scott said, "Fighting and brawling, if serious, is intentional injury. If more serious, it's manslaughter. Is this the path you want to take, or do you want to join the special case team?"

The special case team was established by the highest department of public security and has the right to command and dispatch police stations across the country. The members of the special case team are one - in - a - million top - notch cops, which is the dream glory for any police officer. The special case team is responsible for solving major criminal cases across the country, and local police stations must unconditionally and fully assist the special case team in solving cases. The procedure is that the local police station applies for intervention, reports the case files, and then we decide...

Matt interrupted Christophe scott's introduction and said, "Okay, what does this 'fully assist' mean?"

Christophe scott said carefully, "All local police officers have to follow your commands and obey your dispatch. If necessary, you can even ask the leader to shine your shoes, and he must obey unconditionally!"

Matt's eyes lit up. "Boss, I'm in. That means, even if they invite the special case team to assist, we may not necessarily go."

Christophe scott said, "Yes. Good steel should be used on the blade. The cases taken over by the special case team are all major and special cases, each of which is earth - shattering."

Matt said, "What if those police officers don't listen to us? If they don't cooperate, it'll be hard to handle the case. Like me, for example..."

Christophe scott said, "You can rest assured about that. If every case file they submit can't be solved, it may cause the local police chief to resign. The local public security director will regard you as saviors, and the local police will line up to welcome your arrival. All the funds will also be their responsibility. All I can do is send the best police officers, not throw fools at them."

Christophe scott said, "Your performance in the first case you take over will be written into the assessment report."

Matt said, "What do you mean?"

Christophe scott said, "I've faced unprecedented pressure in establishing the special case team. I hope the special case team won't let me down and won't disappoint my trust. If the first case can't be solved, the special case team will face disbandment."

Professor Liang said, "Is this an order?"

Christophe scott said, "No, this is a request."

Professor Liang said, "What if the first case is solved?"

Christophe scott said, "There will be the next one."

Professor Liang sighed and said, "I've fallen into your trap."

Christophe scott burst into laughter!

Everyone was particularly interested in the last member of the special case team. This person was neither a SWAT, nor in the armed police, nor even a criminal police. Amy retrieved Philip Sofia's file from the computer. His qualifications seemed mediocre, with nothing remarkable. Judging from the file, this person seemed to have an IQ problem. He spent seven years in primary school and five years in high school. He had just graduated from the police academy's detective department and was currently doing an internship at a rural police station. He wasn't even a full - fledged police officer yet.

Matt said, "Oh, so you found a fool even stupider than me?"

Amy retorted, "Maybe he's a genius!"

Professor Liang briefly introduced that Philip Sofia was an orphan, both of his parents were dead. He was raised by the villagers. Since primary school, he had been working part - time while studying. He had been an apprentice in a restaurant, a welder, set up a bookstand, sold vegetables, and delivered newspapers. He had worked his way through to graduate from the police academy. At the police academy, Philip Sofia had been corresponding with Professor Liang. According to the family tree, Philip Sofia was a direct descendant of Bao Zheng (an ancient judge).

Matt said, "That's nothing special. There are probably tens of thousands of descendants of Bao Gong (ancient judge). An antique - style sacrificial ceremony is held every year in Anhui (a place name)."

Professor Liang said, "I chose him, which means he must not be an ordinary person."

Christophe scott said, "I'm really curious to see what makes the descendant of Bao Zheng (an ancient judge) extraordinary."

Just then, the door opened, and a person walked in.