Chapter 5 The Big Case
January 1st, 2000, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, conference room of the Municipal Public Security Bureau.
The conference room was filled with a thick fog, and Ouyang Zhen, the director of the Municipal Public Security Bureau, looked at the thirteen small knives made of white gold on the conference table. The knife body was three inches long, thin and light, with the words "Ghost Head" engraved on it.
"Is this the murder weapon?" Ouyang Zhen raised his head and asked Xing Fei, the captain of the criminal police brigade.
"It's unbelievable, isn't it? A small knife and a life gone, and then he says another sentence, 'Even murder is so high-end, using platinum as the murder weapon.' These people are worth dying for." The people below heard this and let out a burst of light laughter.
"Ghost Head" is an old opponent of ours, he first killed someone with a bomb and even played an intellectual game with us, but we lost. I always thought he was not crazy, just a high-IQ criminal genius. The second time he killed, he used a sniper rifle. He told us the target was a high-ranking official in the province, to be killed within three days. We dispatched elite police and armed police for 24-hour protection, but we lost again. Under our multi-layered protection, he still managed to kill him. What's even more infuriating is that the bullet used was also made of platinum. We sent the bullet head for testing and found it didn't match any gun in the world. Clearly, the weapon was custom-made, proving his exceptional talent in researching weapons. Later, we received a letter with evidence of the official's corruption, which turned out to be true, involving a huge amount of money. What does this mean? It means he is showing off to us.
He looked at the female police officer Liu Li who was working below and said, "Little Liu, we know nothing about Gui Shou, only you have some understanding of him, tell us about it."
Liu Li thought for a moment: "I don't know much either, I've been investigating his true identity for three years. But I got nothing, if he didn't deliberately lead me this time, I wouldn't have known that he wears a ghost mask every time he commits a crime, his hair is very long, about 1 meter 7 tall, weighs around 70 kilograms, and has a medium build. After thinking for a moment, she continued to say that he also knows lightness kung fu.
Xing Fei took over the conversation: "Isn't that right, qīng gōng? Really or fake. After all, using flying knives to kill people is still within our understanding, if we work hard and practice for a long time, it's also possible to achieve the effect of killing with flying knives. But qīng gōng, you think it's martial arts."
Liu Li gave a white eye to Xing Fei and continued: "If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed it. We were on the rooftop of the International Trade Building at the time, and we saw him jump from nearly 300 meters high. Can this be fake?"
"I believe that just by using such a thin, light and small knife to kill people with such precision, I believe it. At the time, there was an American gangster holding a gun, but there were no signs of gunfire at the scene, which means he didn't have the chance to fire. There were also no signs of running or hiding, if we were faced with a killer, our instinct would be to find a place to hide, but they just stood still, which means thirteen people were 'killed in an instant', including the driver sitting in the car, the knife pierced through the windshield and accurately entered his throat. You can't achieve this level of skill even if you practice for two lifetimes. This also shows that he possesses a power that ordinary people don't have."
"What's the point of catching him? We have guns but they're useless, if we provoke him, won't he kill us all together?" someone whispered below.
Ouyang Zhen listened and smiled slightly: "You can rest assured that he won't kill police officers. Haven't you studied the kind of people he's killed? Not a single one is a good person. However, through this incident, I've come to realize that he's not only a madman, but also a genius, an expert in making hot weapons, and a martial arts master! Although we don't believe that there are still martial arts masters in this world, we have no choice but to bow our heads to the facts. After saying that, I looked at the surrounding detectives and continued: From a personal perspective, I don't want to catch him, even though he's made us lose face. The people he's killed aren't good people, except for the Tiger Gang members this time - none of us can touch them. He's also doing justice for the people. However, from a legal perspective, in order to maintain national and legal dignity, we have no choice but to make our best efforts to catch him. This is also inevitable. If he were a police officer, I believe he would be China's most outstanding police officer." Ah, after saying that, he let out a sigh.
