Chapter 957: Arrest and Return to Justice

Upon seeing the police, Zhang Yongzhi instinctively turned around and fled.

Hu Guojun dared not be careless at this moment!

Bang!

A gunshot rang out.

"Don’t move, or I’ll shoot!"

Zhang Yongzhi, hearing the gunshot, froze and didn’t dare to move. At this moment, Chen Hu, who was behind Hu Guojun, rushed forward with a police baton and tackled Zhang Yongzhi.

Although Chen Hu had never experienced such a violent arrest operation, he instinctively pulled out handcuffs from what he learned at the police academy and firmly cuffed the opponent.

During the whole operation, Hu Guojun immediately fired a warning shot upon discovering the suspect. In the moment of distraction, Chen Hu rushed up, completely subduing the opponent, the whole process took only three to five breaths.

Ah!

The woman who followed Hu Guojun out screamed, but by then, the person was already securely handcuffed.

The gunshot from Hu Guojun also attracted other police officers who were searching nearby.

Everyone knew that a colleague must have discovered the suspect’s tracks; otherwise, they wouldn’t have opened fire lightly.

Lu Chuan and others quickly ran towards the direction from which the gunshot came.

By the time Lu Chuan and Wang Guodong arrived, Hu Guojun had already escorted Zhang Yongzhi out of Kangti City.

Seeing more than a dozen plainclothes officers at the entrance, Hu Guojun smiled.

"Heh heh, caught him!"

Hu Guojun looked at Wang Guodong: "Director Wang, Chen Hu here made a merit! He was the one who captured him."

Hu Guojun’s second remark was to credit his apprentice.

To be honest, at that moment inside, when his eyes met with suspect Zhang Yongzhi’s, Hu Guojun was extremely nervous.

Even though Hu Guojun was already over 50 and had experienced many similar situations, each encounter was a battle of life and death; no one knows who will come out alive in such arrest operations.

In the past, Hu Guojun had lost colleagues who were injured or even sacrificed under such circumstances.

The moment of arrest, when Hu Guojun immediately fired a warning shot, it was a reflex action, from years of experience.

In reality, this so-called experience is actually for survival; it takes great courage to be the first to shoot.

But his apprentice Chen Hu was different. After Hu Guojun scared the opponent with the gunshot, Chen Hu dashed forward in a single step and handcuffed Zhang Yongzhi.

Actually, at the moment when Zhang Yongzhi was dazed, it should have been Hu Guojun who first rushed up, after all, he stood in front of Chen Hu.

Youth is fearless, that’s exactly the reason.

"Are you guys okay?"

Wang Guodong stepped forward to check on Hu Guojun.

It’s important to arrest the suspect, but the safety of his people is also important, especially since Hu Guojun is already in his fifties and set to retire in two years. If something happened now...

"Nothing, I’m fine."

That’s good to hear, Wang Guodong sighed heavily, then walked over to Chen Hu and gave him a heavy pat on the shoulder.

"Good! You’re something else! When I get back, I’ll definitely credit you!"

Chen Hu smiled sheepishly, grinning ear to ear.

"Thank you, Director Wang!"

When Chen Hu dashed forward, he scraped his ankle and had a scratch on his arm.

At the time, the situation was particularly urgent, and Chen Hu didn’t think much about it. Seeing the opponent distracted for a moment, he impulsively charged forward.

It was a kind of professional reflex.

In fact, if Zhang Yongzhi had reacted and tried to escape again, it would have been not easy to capture him, and even if Hu Guojun fired again, it might not have deterred him.

Zhang Yongzhi had killed an entire family of five; if he were caught, regardless of the cause, he would face the death penalty.

So, had Zhang Yongzhi come to his senses, he would have fled, headlong into a desperate escape, which would surely have been hard to arrest.

Both should be grateful that at that moment, Zhang Yongzhi instinctively turned and ran without taking the woman with him as a hostage.

Anyway, with the suspect apprehended, both Chen Hu and Hu Guojun earned merits.

Zhang Yongzhi was not an ordinary murderer; he killed an entire family of five neighbors, causing a significant impact.

Chen Hu’s impromptu action could at least bring a second-class merit, and possibly a first-class merit.

With this achievement, there’s no doubt about Chen Hu’s official promotion, and he might even get a minor position.

Moreover, with this merit, Chen Hu’s path to future promotions will be smoother.

After all, there isn’t an active police officer with first or second-class merit in the entire Donglai County.

In the short term, Chen Hu is quite a rare talent.

Actually, in any police department, there is no shortage of people who want to earn merits, or who can earn merits.

But to earn merits in a local public security bureau, it depends on whether there is such a case.

Crimes like those committed by Zhang Yongzhi may not even occur in ten years.

Chen Hu was fortunate; he captured the suspect without suffering any major injuries, which was quite lucky.

Arrested, Zhang Yongzhi faced interrogation but said nothing, neither admitting to the murders nor denying them.

Lu Chuan immediately sent the news of Zhang Yongzhi’s arrest back to the Haizhou City Public Security Bureau, and Song Jiangguo also breathed a sigh of relief.

A case involving five family members being killed was already considered a particularly serious case. Superiors were highly concerned and had called to inquire two or three times.

After receiving the news, Song Jiangguo immediately called the provincial office.

Lu Chuan didn’t stay long in Donglai County. Without a breakthrough during the temporary interrogation, they directly transferred Zhang Yongzhi to the Criminal Investigation Team in the High-tech Zone.

From the crime scene, the evidence against Zhang Yongzhi was conclusive, the murder weapon was there, and the entire chain of evidence was complete, while the fact of his escape after the murder was also present.

So, from that perspective, even if Zhang Yongzhi kept silent, it wouldn’t hinder his conviction without his testimony.

As for Zhang Yongzhi’s motive for murder, the investigation process had basically clarified it.

Neighborhood disputes are not uncommon, especially in rural areas, where encroachments on home plots are not uncommon.

There was also the issue of Zhang Yongzhi’s farmland being occupied, for which Lu Chuan had received the latest explanation.

Firstly, a strip of Zhang Zhi’s farmland was indeed occupied because Zhang Yongzhi harvested an extra ridge from his neighbor’s field last year during the autumn harvest.

So the neighbor farmed an extra ridge in return.

Thus, the dispute between neighbors wasn’t entirely caused by one side alone; it takes two to tango, and both were at fault.

Zhang Yongzhi felt he had been bullied; while the neighbor’s family was larger and more influential, he was all alone.

In a moment of desperation, he ended up murdering the entire family.

Seven days after the arrest, Zhang Yongzhi finally confessed to the crime.

With this, the case moved into subsequent procedures. After the Criminal Investigation Team completed the filing, the case was transferred.

On the day Zhang Yongzhi opened up, Lu Chuan received a call from the major cases team; there’s another task.