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Authors: Lei Mi
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certain that Ma Kai was the man who had bought a bottle of mineral water from him on the day of the double murder.
"I'd bet anything!" he said. "He was a little thinner than in the picture, but it has to be him!"
They couldn't hesitate any longer. Tai Wei immediately asked the department to assemble a squad to arrest Ma Kai. When they were ready to leave the substation, Tai Wei asked Fang Mu whether he would rather wait there or return to school.
Fang Mu quickly replied that he would wait at the substation for news of what happened. After telling his colleagues at the station to look after the kid, Tai Wei turned and was about to go when Fang Mu grabbed his arm.
"Be careful," he said. "This guy is extremely dangerous."
8:22 p.m. that night.
It was an old building, built more than 20 years ago at least. According to their investigation, it served as family housing for workers from the Red Light Tractor Factory. Tai Wei looked up at the window of Ma Kai's third floor apartment. Deep blue curtains covered it completely, but a faint orange light could be seen from within.
Accompanying Tai Wei were nine policemen. He had divided them into three groups: attack, rescue and support. The attack group was responsible for subduing the suspect after the room was breached, the rescue group was responsible for saving the girl (if she was still alive), and the support group was responsible for sealing off the corridor and window, so the suspect couldn't escape.
To ensure the operation was successful, that afternoon Tai Wei and another officer had disguised themselves as workers from the gas company and inspected one of the first floor apartments. It was a two-bedroom residence, the layout identical to Ma Kai's. Tai Wei concluded that the girl was most likely being held in the small northern bedroom. He told the rescue team that the moment they entered the apartment, they needed to get inside that northern bedroom as soon as possible and save the little girl. The others would worry about grabbing the suspect.
At 8:25 p.m., the rescue mission began on schedule.
Tai Wei led the attack and rescue teams as they crept up to the third floor. At last they stopped right outside Ma Kai's apartment. There was no peephole. Once the attack team was in position on either side of the door, Tai Wei knocked.
No response. Tai Wei heard soft footsteps from within. Then the light leaking from under the door went out.
Tai Wei knocked three more times. Still no response.
"No one's home," said Tai Wei in a loud voice. "Let's go to the apartment across the hall."
After walking to the apartment opposite, Tai Wei knocked on the door. Almost immediately, a woman's voice sounded from inside. "Who's there?"
Still speaking in a loud voice, Tai Wei said, "We're from Pharmaceutical Plant Three. Recently we've been developing a new product called Happy Blood Enrichment Pills. They're specially made to cure various kinds of blood deficiencies and anemia. To reward our many customers, we're holding a special Million Pill Giveaway. We've come to your house today to present you with some pills, and I assure you that they're completely free."
"Really? Wait one moment." The door opened and a middle-aged woman with a big puff of hair stuck her head out and asked, "They're really free?"
At almost the same time, the door across the hall suddenly opened.
The attack team charged through the doorway and leapt on the man standing there. With no time to react, he was knocked to the ground.
Leaving the woman staring wide-eyed in fear, Tai Wei crossed the hall and rushed into Apartment 302 .
Inside, the man was being pinned tightly to the floor by several policemen. Grabbing his hair, one of them yanked it back and ordered, "Speak. What's your name?"
At a glance Tai Wei knew it was Ma Kai. Without stopping, he followed the rescue team heading to the northern bedroom.
The door was locked. Immediately a member of the rescue team kicked it open. Raising his gun, Tai
"I'd bet anything!" he said. "He was a little thinner than in the picture, but it has to be him!"
They couldn't hesitate any longer. Tai Wei immediately asked the department to assemble a squad to arrest Ma Kai. When they were ready to leave the substation, Tai Wei asked Fang Mu whether he would rather wait there or return to school.
Fang Mu quickly replied that he would wait at the substation for news of what happened. After telling his colleagues at the station to look after the kid, Tai Wei turned and was about to go when Fang Mu grabbed his arm.
"Be careful," he said. "This guy is extremely dangerous."
8:22 p.m. that night.
It was an old building, built more than 20 years ago at least. According to their investigation, it served as family housing for workers from the Red Light Tractor Factory. Tai Wei looked up at the window of Ma Kai's third floor apartment. Deep blue curtains covered it completely, but a faint orange light could be seen from within.
Accompanying Tai Wei were nine policemen. He had divided them into three groups: attack, rescue and support. The attack group was responsible for subduing the suspect after the room was breached, the rescue group was responsible for saving the girl (if she was still alive), and the support group was responsible for sealing off the corridor and window, so the suspect couldn't escape.
To ensure the operation was successful, that afternoon Tai Wei and another officer had disguised themselves as workers from the gas company and inspected one of the first floor apartments. It was a two-bedroom residence, the layout identical to Ma Kai's. Tai Wei concluded that the girl was most likely being held in the small northern bedroom. He told the rescue team that the moment they entered the apartment, they needed to get inside that northern bedroom as soon as possible and save the little girl. The others would worry about grabbing the suspect.
At 8:25 p.m., the rescue mission began on schedule.
Tai Wei led the attack and rescue teams as they crept up to the third floor. At last they stopped right outside Ma Kai's apartment. There was no peephole. Once the attack team was in position on either side of the door, Tai Wei knocked.
No response. Tai Wei heard soft footsteps from within. Then the light leaking from under the door went out.
Tai Wei knocked three more times. Still no response.
"No one's home," said Tai Wei in a loud voice. "Let's go to the apartment across the hall."
After walking to the apartment opposite, Tai Wei knocked on the door. Almost immediately, a woman's voice sounded from inside. "Who's there?"
Still speaking in a loud voice, Tai Wei said, "We're from Pharmaceutical Plant Three. Recently we've been developing a new product called Happy Blood Enrichment Pills. They're specially made to cure various kinds of blood deficiencies and anemia. To reward our many customers, we're holding a special Million Pill Giveaway. We've come to your house today to present you with some pills, and I assure you that they're completely free."
"Really? Wait one moment." The door opened and a middle-aged woman with a big puff of hair stuck her head out and asked, "They're really free?"
At almost the same time, the door across the hall suddenly opened.
The attack team charged through the doorway and leapt on the man standing there. With no time to react, he was knocked to the ground.
Leaving the woman staring wide-eyed in fear, Tai Wei crossed the hall and rushed into Apartment 302 .
Inside, the man was being pinned tightly to the floor by several policemen. Grabbing his hair, one of them yanked it back and ordered, "Speak. What's your name?"
At a glance Tai Wei knew it was Ma Kai. Without stopping, he followed the rescue team heading to the northern bedroom.
The door was locked. Immediately a member of the rescue team kicked it open. Raising his gun, Tai
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