Jiang Xueming's right hand did not put down, but turned his fist into a palm, stretched out his five fingers, and closed his four fingers, leaving only one index finger.

Xiang Tianliang understood the meaning of this gesture.

This is one of the hundreds of sign languages that have evolved over the decades by the Binhai County Criminal Police.

Jiang Xueming found out about the situation.

Xiang Tianliang and Zhou Biyang bent on their waists and hurried to Jiang Xueming's side.

Liu Wei, who was behind the palace, stopped at the place where Xiang Tianliang had stayed, holding a sniper rifle on guard.

A line of footprints, descending from the left bank of the creek, disappeared into the grass ahead.

"Investigate immediately." Xiang Tianliang gave the order.

Zhou Biyang searched in the direction where the footprints were going, Liu Wei ran to the shore, Jiang Xueming took out a magnifying glass, rubbing paper and rubbing pen from his bag, found the most solid mud and sand, and got busy.

Ten minutes later, Zhou Biyang and Liu Wei returned, and Jiang Xueming also ended the investigation.

Without waiting for the three of them to speak, Xiang Tianliang's face was solemn, and he gave the order first.

"Advance to the East Bank."

As soon as the words fell, Xiang Tianliang's body had already jumped out.

Zhou Biyang and the other three did not dare to slack off, and followed them away from the dry river.

At the edge of a small dirt wrap overgrown with shrubs, he stopped at dawn and reached out to make a gesture of defensiveness on the spot.

The four of them quickly dispersed, and after a moment of visual inspection, they quickly gathered together again.

Xiang Tianliang sat on the ground and breathed a sigh of relief, "If I remember correctly, we are still two kilometers away from the eucalyptus forest in a straight line, and this is at most a passing place for guests, so our current location is safe, let's relax first." ”

Liu Wei was the first to report, "The footprints are a person, but the left bank of the river is dominated by sand and gravel, there is very little soil, and there are not many footprints left, intermittently, my search distance is about 200 meters, basically a straight line, according to this, the guest came down from the road 500 meters away." ”

Zhou Biyang then reported, "The guest went down to the small river from the left bank, advanced nearly 30 meters along the river, and reached a bush, which should have stayed for a while, and then crossed the bush, because after the bush passed, it was a clean sand area about 200 meters long, and the footprints disappeared, and my judgment is that the guest passed through the clean sand, and the footprints he left on the clean sand were blown flat by the wind. ”

Xiang Tianliang smiled slightly, "People have left their names, geese have left their voices, this time uninvited guests, they have made use of the geological terrain here." ”

Jiang Xueming said: "There has been no rain in the last five days, so I judged that the footprints were left two days ago, but the longest will not exceed four days, it is a pair of footprints left by a pair of liberation shoes, thirty-eight yards, two into a new, the sole is a little flat, it should be worn for more than a month, according to this, the guest is not tall, not more than one meter seventy, but the footprints are deeper and heavier, so the guest is relatively strong, weighing at least seventy-five kilograms, of course, it is also possible that the guest comes with a weight, and there are heavy objects on the body, at the same time, The stride of the guest is narrow, about 50 centimeters on average, and it is relatively even, which indicates two points, one, the guest's legs are relatively short, and two, the guest is very calm and unhurried, like a walk. ”

"He's an old wolf." Zhou Biyang blurted out.

Comprehensively judging the information left by this line of footprints, all of them do not conform to the characteristics of the old wolf.

"It's him." Nodding his head to the sky.

Jiang Xueming and Liu Wei were both refreshed, and their hard work paid off, and they finally grabbed the wolf's tail.

"However, our task now is to rest." Xiang Tianliang said again.

"When?" Zhou Biyang asked.

"Brother Biyang, don't be impatient." Xiang Tianliang's whole body was lying on the ground, "The wolf likes to come out to hunt after the sun sets, so let's do what it likes and wait until the sun sets before playing with it." ”

"What now?" Zhou Biyang asked again.

Xiang Tianliang pillowed his head with his hands and grinned, "Now? Sleep, of course, comrades, if you can't sleep, you can think about your thoughts, get promoted, get rich, beautiful women, do bad things in your heart, the law can't help you. ”

The crowd chuckled.

Jiang Xueming asked: "Xiang County Magistrate, you judge that the old wolf is infested in this area, I have seen the map and understood the terrain around Chengguan Town, I agree with your judgment, but I don't understand, how did you conclude that the old wolf would appear in this dry river?" ”

Zhou Biyang smiled and said, "Good question, I am exactly what I want to know." ”

"Yes, I thought that the old wolf would not dare to walk this dry river." Liu Wei echoed the question.

"Hehe, if I want to play tricks on my teacher's theory of reverse thinking, you will definitely scold me for being tricky."

Xiang Tianliang smiled, took out the map from his jacket pocket again, spread it out and put it on his legs, "Let me talk about the origin of this map first, this is what I got from Xu Xianfeng, the county armed forces minister, it is a military map, a few years ago it was still a first-class secret, I dare to say that this is the only one in the county, and this is just a map of this no-man's land, the scale is one to two thousand, it is very practical, Minister Xu has other regional maps, I suggest you go and get them over and copy them into police maps and field models, It will certainly greatly improve your speed of dispatching police and the efficiency of solving cases. ”

"That's a great thing, but can Minister Xu lend it to us?" Zhou Biyang asked with a smile.

Xiang Tianliang squeezed his eyes, "Hehe, he listens to me, so I'll help you take care of this." ”

Zhou Biyang smiled: "Then we will thank you first." ”

Xiang Tianliang pointed to the map and said: "As you can see from the map, the south of the eucalyptus forest, that is, where we are, although the terrain is not complicated, but it is too vast, even if the police force of the whole county is concentrated, combing it like a comb, I am afraid it will be difficult to find traces of people walking, and we are looking for people, not things, and people can move, even if we find clues, I am afraid it is also a cannon after the horse." ”

After a pause, Xiang Tianliang said again: "What is my way of thinking about looking for the old wolf? My teacher once said that the person who has the least respect for theory is a theorist, and the person who has the most respect for theory is a person who does not understand theory, it is said that the old wolf's cultural level is very low, but he also has a theory, his own theory, his inherent way of thinking and behavior, is his own theory, like the old wolf, a person who is incognito, desperate, hiding in Tibet, living in no fixed place, his performance is often a typical empiricist. ”

"Okay, let's turn ourselves into an old wolf first, think about how we will choose the way in and out after we come here, you know, in this regard, Hong Haijun can't help the old wolf, they are all criminals, but the environment is completely different, Hong Haijun has a legal identity, in terms of survival in the wild, the old wolf can be the master of Hong Haijun, therefore, which road the old wolf chooses in this area is completely his personal decision."

"I'm an old wolf, after coming here, I have to find a safe road, the so-called safety, in the final analysis, the most important point is to try not to leave footprints, then, in this mud and sand half of the place, where is the most difficult place to leave footprints? Obviously, the mud and sand here are particularly sticky, and belong to the rain-deficient area, such a muddy and sandy land, after people walk through, not only the footprints are clear, but also not easy to fade, which is equivalent to leaving indelible traces on the seekers. ”

"So I came to this dry river, and found that the sediment here is particularly soft, and even a large area of pure sand appears, because relatively speaking, there is less water on the bank, and more water in the river.

"Therefore, when the old wolf comes here, he must choose this dry river as the passage in and out, because there is almost no sand and mud here, and the sand mounds are soft, and after people walk by, they can eliminate the footprints after a little wind, and even if they leave footprints up and down the riverbank, it is difficult for people to trace them to the end."

After listening to Xiang Tianliang's analysis, Zhou Biyang and the three of them sincerely admired.

"Xiang County Magistrate, Xiexie, you have taught us a lesson." Jiang Xueming said.

Xiang Tianliang hurriedly waved his hand, "Hey, don't hold me, I have a stinky problem, I will faint when I hold it, if I am dizzy, how can I lead you." ”

"Haha, I still have to say, it's a pity that you're not a policeman." Zhou Biyang said with a smile.

Xiang Tianliang sighed, "Alas, who said I didn't want to be a policeman, if it weren't for the damn old Xiexie arrogant, I would at least be the captain of the criminal investigation detachment of the Shanghai Municipal Public Security Bureau now...... Of course, it's also to blame that I didn't open my mind at that time, I was still an honest person at that time, and I was good at being bullied, if I dared to change my police quota now, I would have to shoot him. ”

Liu Wei said: "When I was in the city bureau, I heard Director Yu Zhonghao mention the county magistrate, he said that when you were in Qinghe, you led him and Director Xiao Jiannan and Director Shao Sanhe, the four of them were born and died together, and faced dozens of armed gangsters several times, not only wiped out the criminals, but also escaped with their whole body, which can be described as elusive. ”

"Hehe, I don't dare to be a ghost, because I almost lost my life." Xiang Tianliang asked with a smile, "However, does he really admit that I led them to do it?" ”

Liu Wei nodded and said: "Yes, before he was transferred to the provincial department, he specially invited a few of our comrades who were transferred to Binhai to dinner, he said it more than once, and he also said that your gun is unbelievably fast, and he can complete a complete set of actions from pulling the gun to shooting within 0.9 seconds, which he can't imagine." ”

Xiang Tian nodded his head and squinted at the sun, "It's been a long time since I've met a real gunslinger." The implication is that it is quite lonely and seeking defeat.

Zhou Biyang asked: "You have already seen Hong Haijun's speed of dialing the gun, how fast do you think he is?" ”

With a slight sigh, Xiang Tianliang said: "If Shao Ju's right arm is not injured twice, Hong Haijun's speed should be about the same as him, so Hong Haijun's shooting speed should be between 1.2 and 1.3 seconds." ”

Jiang Xueming looked into the distance and said in a low voice: "I just don't know how fast the old wolf shoots." ”

Xiang Tianliang smiled and said, "I know." ”