At a quarter past four in the morning, in a 24-hour supermarket in the provincial capital.

The cashier stood in front of the cash register and yawned.

The tally clerk sat in the corner, his body tilted, his eyelids drooping, as if he was going to fall asleep at any moment.

The cashier yawned for a moment and looked back at the tallyman, "Hey, man." ”

The tally clerk sat up straight suddenly: "What's wrong?"

"Big brother, what should I do if you fall asleep? Hold on a little longer, and the sky will be dawn. ”

As soon as the words fell, a sudden yell: "Don't move!"

A man wearing a face mask and a camouflage uniform suddenly rushed in.

The cashier didn't react for a while: "You, what do you want to do?"

The tally clerk reacted: "Hit, rob!"

The cashier hurriedly went to close the drawer containing the money.

The masked man yelled, "Don't move!"

The cashier shuddered and hurriedly raised his hands high.

The masked man commanded the tally clerk with a gun again: "Come here!"

The tally clerk came with his hands raised.

"Close the doors and windows!"

The tally clerk trembled and went to pull the roller shutters of the doors and windows.

The cashier raised his hands and stole a sneak look at the masked man.

The masked man was not only wearing a camouflage uniform, but also had a grenade around his waist.

Looks like a professional soldier.

He also looks like a middle-aged man.

The waist and abdomen are slightly thicker, and the movements are not too sharp.

The sideburns are still a little white.

While the cashier was scrutinizing, the masked man turned around sharply, pointed his gun at her, and yelled, "Be honest!"

The cashier raised his hands high again.

After the tally clerk pulled down the roller shutters of the doors and windows, the masked man drove him into the corner with the cashier.

Command them to lie on the ground with their heads in their hands.

The masked man turned off all the lights in the supermarket again.

The supermarket was plunged into darkness.

Listening to the footsteps go away, the tally clerk whispered, "Oh no! he's taking us hostage." ”

The cashier said, "I think he's trying to grab money." ”

"Don't talk nonsense!"

There was an angry shout overhead, and the masked man came back at some point.

The cashier and tally clerk quickly buried their heads again, not daring to speak any more.

The two buried their heads like this, and I don't know how long it took.

The cashier couldn't help but whisper again: "Did you hear that?"

"Don't Talk......"

"The sound of cars on the road. ”

"yes, it's dawn?"

The cashier slowly rolls over, turns left and right, and finally sits up.

"The man is gone!"

The tally clerk turned over suspiciously, and finally sat up as well.

Although there is no light, the doors and windows are closed tightly.

But in the supermarket you can already see things.

You can also see a few rays of morning sun shining in through the cracks in the windows and doors.

The cashier remembered something, got up and ran towards the cash register.

When I opened the drawer, I was shocked.

"He didn't rob the money!"

……

In Qin Yongmei's office, the director is talking to Qin Yongmei about retirement.

The captain of the criminal police walked in, and the chief greeted him.

The two whispered a few words.

Qin Yongmei couldn't help but lean over.

The director smiled: "It shouldn't be a vicious case." ”

"But I heard you say it looks like a serial case?"

The chief nodded at the captain of the criminal police.

Only then did the captain of the criminal police begin to introduce the case: "From before the Spring Festival to the present, there have been three cases in this city. The time of the crime was four or five o'clock in the morning. The location of the crime is a variety of 24-hour shops. There are two supermarkets and a restaurant. ”

"Still saying it's not a vicious case?" Qin Yongmei frowned.

The director smiled and waved at the captain of the criminal police: "Go on." ”

"Strangely, in these three cases, there was no loss of property. There were not even serious casualties. Only one salesperson was so panicked that he fell and suffered a broken arm bone......"

This time, Qin Yongmei was a little confused: "It's quite strange, what are the robbers trying to do?"

"yes, that's what we don't understand. However, Comrade Yongmei, you will retire in a few days, so don't bother anymore. ”

"Even if I am in this position for a day, I am still a member of the bureau. Besides, I have been a police officer for more than 20 years, and this is the first time I have encountered such a strange case. How can you not let me participate?"

Zhai Xiaoming, the captain of the criminal police, also spoke for Qin Yongmei on the side: "Yes, the Qin Bureau still has a few days, and it's a bit cruel to watch others solve the case and not be able to participate......

Qin Yongmei nodded again and again on the side: "Yes, it's not cruel, it's just abuse of the elderly." ”

A few people laughed.

The director waved his hand: "Okay, let's go quickly, comrades are already waiting in the conference room." ”

Qin Yongmei and Zhai Xiaoming walked out together.

Come to the conference room.

Yulin, Li Sanke and other backbone criminal policemen were already sitting at the table.

After a few words of greeting, Guo Yulin introduced the facts of the case and the admission of confessions.

Qin Yongmei listened to him while looking down at the file.

After some recounting, Guo Yulin concluded: "According to the confessions of eyewitnesses, we believe that the criminal should be a middle-aged man, about 1.75 meters tall, with a burly physique, and a little fat. ”

A criminal policeman who came down from the army said: "I feel that the criminal should have been a soldier, you can see these accounts of eyewitnesses. What the posture of the end gun, the action of looking for cover. These look like a man with military training. ”

After everyone spoke, Qin Yongmei also nodded: "There is also the time to commit the crime, it is four or five o'clock in the morning, there is no special meaning in this?"

Zhai Xiaoming said: "Maybe the criminals feel that pedestrians are relatively rare at four or five o'clock in the morning, which is convenient for committing crimes. ”

Guo Yulin also said: "Yes, besides, the service staff in the supermarket and restaurant were sleepy at that time, unable to resist, and their brains were not bright." ”

"This is a question, and there is a question of the motive for the crime, what do you think?"

Everyone talked about it for a while.

Li Sanke said: "Well, I think the criminals have a bigger conspiracy, and they are deliberately using small cases to disturb us at the moment. When we don't pay attention, he will make a big case. ”

Another elderly detective said, "In my opinion, this criminal is worse than the real robbers." He deliberately created panic in a vain attempt to disturb society and people's minds. If this bastard catches him, shoot him for 10 minutes. ”

After everyone talked about it, Zhai Xiaoming concluded: "All in all, this is a middle-aged man, probably a veteran. The time of the crime is fixed, and the motive for the crime is unknown......"

Qin Yongmei nodded: "So, we should mobilize the forces of various police stations and streets to investigate suspicious people." ”

Li Sanke said: "There is also a 24-hour shop. Can we send someone to keep an eye on him, and when the criminal commits the crime again, we can catch him directly. ”

Zhai Xiaoming shook his head: "We have more than 20 stores open 24 hours a day in the city. There are restaurants, supermarkets, pharmacies. We're afraid we don't have that many people. ”