Chapter 6 Section 1
Sun Guiqing died miserably, his brains splashed everywhere.
This violent assault on the police took place at 8:40 on December 11, 1987, on the very night when the Municipal Legal Work Conference was held.
The next day, when Wei Cheng, the director of the Public Security Bureau who hadn't slept all night, walked into the meeting hall later, all eyes were cast on him. Consciously stopped speaking, there was a moment of dead silence in the venue.
One night, just one night, people discovered that the old bureau chief, who had gone through years of war, was rapidly decaying and extremely emaciated like a large luxuriant dendrite struck by lightning.
Wei Cheng is 58 years old, the same age as Song Changzhong, and one year younger than Sun Guiqing. They took off their military uniforms and changed into police uniforms and came to the Gucheng Public Security Bureau together.At that time, the Public Security Bureau of the ancient city was on the south bank of the Tang River. It was a small two-story building left over from the Japanese puppet period, and it was also the old site of the Kuomintang police station. In the early 1970s, a fire broke out in the detention center next to the Municipal Bureau. When the city government decided to relocate the detention center, it also moved the Public Security Bureau from the river bank to the city center, and built it on the same street as the city government, Guhua Street.After more than 20 years, he is only two years away from being the head of the public security bureau.Now, it seems that "glory" is gone. He really seems to be sitting on the crater of a volcano. He simply cannot predict when the magma in the potential depths of the earth will suddenly erupt again.
Wei Cheng didn't know how he sat in his seat through his saw-like eyes.I don't know how that meeting turned to discuss the two cases of violent assault on the police.He sank into deep thinking and self-blame for these two cases.After the Song Changzhong case happened, because the gun was there and no one died, so from top to bottom, from bottom to top, they didn't pay enough attention to it. Although they were trying their best to solve the case, the results were not great, and even he himself had some troubles. It was a fluke idea, hoping that Song Changzhong could provide valuable clues when he woke up. From the perspective of ideology, he seemed to prefer that it was an accidental case caused by a wandering criminal. Faced with the death and injury of two policemen, he I feel extremely sad and regretful in my heart.If Song Changzhong's case was solved in time, Sun Guiqing's death and the robbing of the Type 54 pistol might be avoided.In fact, he thought that those iron objects and bricks were not just smashed on the heads of Song Changzhong and Sun Guiqing. They were actually a blow to him, and there would be no next time! A voice: "Now it seems that the criminals came to the guns on the police. Who knows if the criminals will grab the next one after grabbing this one? Once these guns are in the hands of desperadoes, the whole world will be in chaos. , Therefore, you should quickly take back all the guns in the police's hands." The blood on Wei Cheng's body rushed to his head, his face was flushed, and he had difficulty breathing.At this time, another person echoed and said: "There are still some unstable factors in the society at present. There is a small group of class enemies who oppose the party and the people, hate the society, and are dissatisfied with the government. There have been huge gangs of hooligans in the history of ancient cities. Cases that seriously endanger social security. The Fifth Plenary Session of the Fourth Municipal Party Committee will be held on the 18th. Before that, who can guarantee that similar cases will not happen again? To be on the safe side, temporarily withdraw the guns in the hands of the police. This proposal is my See if it can’t be considered.”
Wei Cheng stood up abruptly.There was a momentary silence in the venue again.
"What do you think of the police? They are human beings, and they have the right to protect themselves. If you deprive them of their guns, you are putting their lives in the most dangerous situation. Don't forget that what is happening now is an assault on the police... If If you want to take their guns, take mine first!" Wei Cheng has never been so excited, his heart is full of guilt for the humble lives of his policemen!
Wei Cheng left the city hall angrily.Just now because of anger and excitement, he couldn't calm down for a long time. He closed his eyes and recalled the scene in the city hall just now. His chest was still heaving together. The driver Xiao Zhang whispered that Director Wei had arrived!
He went to the auditorium alone without saying hello to anyone.The auditorium was empty, and there was still half an hour before the agreed meeting time. He touched the backs of the chairs with his hand, and chose a seat alone to sit in.The driver, Xiao Zhang, was worried about him, and quietly followed him in. The auditorium administrator was at a loss to greet him and was about to speak, but Xiao Zhang stopped him with a gesture.
He has experienced countless ups and downs in his life, and he has never felt so tired like today.After an unknown amount of time, the policemen in police uniforms sat down quietly, and he knew that all eyes were on him again.He looked up and saw that everyone had arrived. This time, instead of going to the rostrum, he got up from his seat and stood among them.He began to speak in a low but majestic voice: "From today onwards, all policemen are not allowed to ask for leave to go home with any excuse or reason. What can be withdrawn is withdrawn as much as possible, and everyone puts the matter at hand aside first, and everything gives way to the detection of violent police assault cases. This is our current overriding task. During the recent extraordinary period, all The police are not allowed to wear police uniforms without permission, and they are not allowed to walk alone at night. Policemen with guns must be highly vigilant, and the guns must not leave their bodies..."
He said at the end: "The Public Security Bureau of the ancient city will not let go of any valuable clues at all costs. Any clues that are helpful to solve the case will be kept secret for those who provide clues, and an 18-inch large color TV will be rewarded..."
quiet.
It was so quiet that even the dust could not fly up.Every policeman knows the meaning of the director's words, and every policeman knows the weight of the director's words. Wei Cheng looked over each face, lowered his head and said: "I don't want to open any more police officers here." A meaningless plenary meeting, next time, I will hold a celebration and commendation meeting for you here..." Wei Cheng didn't know that he didn't see the day he expected until his death.