Chapter 3316
The few methods Qu Deren mentioned are actually just standard methods, and they don't sound like anything new.
Shi Diwen said noncommittally: "We are also implementing these methods mentioned by Qu Baotou, so if you do it, will it be any different?"
Qu Deren responded: "This little guy has no other talents, but his familiarity with the inside and outside of Nanjing City is far superior to that of ordinary people. Which places in the city are easy targets for thieves, where is the safest place to set up a card, and where to go." Chasing stolen goods and looking for information are all trivial skills, but they may not be what your army is good at. ”
Qu Deren had been a policeman in Nanjing for thirty years, so he was indeed confident to say such a thing. However, Shi Diwen would not trust him just based on his few words, and immediately asked him to indicate the location of the interrogation checkpoint on the Nanjing city map that was displayed.
Qu Deren was not afraid of the stage. He immediately walked to the map, pointed out several locations on it with confidence, and explained his reasons.
These locations are either located in luxury areas where large households are concentrated, are home to various shops and warehouses, or are connected to docks for water and land transportation. They are all high-risk areas for thieves and bandits. Setting up checkpoints and strengthening patrols at these locations can effectively alleviate the security problems in the city.
However, Qu Deren seemed to have forgotten to mention the details of cracking down on channels for selling stolen goods and raiding dens of thieves, and did not take the initiative to mention them again.
But Shi Diwen has read countless people, so how could one imagine what Qu Deren had in mind. He knew that he was probably worried that if he lost all his housekeeping skills, his value to Haihan would be greatly reduced. This new The errand may also be on hold.
Shi Diwen would not care about the minutiae with little people. He only cared about Qu Deren's professional ability.
Since Qu Deren spoke clearly about the map, he didn't mind giving this man a chance to prove his ability.
"Qu Deren, if you are asked to come back to your old job and specialize in arresting bandits in the city, do you have any requirements?"
Qu Deren responded quickly: "Come back to the commander-in-chief, the villain still has a few capable men. I hope to recall them to help the villain handle the case."
Shi Diwen nodded and said: "That's right."
Qu Deren continued: "When we hunt for thieves in the city, we inevitably have to run around. But now the city is still under martial law, and we still need the commander's special permission to pass."
Shi Diwen said to Shi Chengwu next to him: "Get him a pass later and make it as convenient as possible."
After Qu Deren thanked him, he continued: "The villain has one more request, and I hope the commander will grant it."
Shi Diwen said: "But it doesn't matter."
Qu Deren said: "Nowadays, among the gangs of bandits causing trouble in the city, there are many defeated Ming troops. These bandits carry swords and bows, have fighting skills, and are good at collective action. If they only rely on the villain's arrests, they will not be able to catch them." I’m afraid it will be too much. ”
Shi Diwen said: "This matter is easy to handle. I will issue you an official document. When you capture the thief, you can request reinforcements from the Haihan Army nearby. I will issue an order in the army and ask the garrison troops to cooperate with your actions."
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"But the authority I give you is not indefinite. Starting tomorrow, within five days, we will see how many cases you can handle. If you handle it well, you can continue to have public meals in the future. But if the result is not satisfactory, I am satisfied, then your errand ends here.”
Qu Deren responded solemnly: "The villain must try his best not to let the commander down!"
After a brief interview, Qu Deren got the result he hoped for. With Shi Diwen personally making the decision, the pass and related documents were quickly processed and handed over to Qu Deren. But Qu Deren knew that the operation of this matter was not simple at all. In the current chaotic situation in Nanjing City, if you want to arrest all the bandits in the city, even with the assistance of the Haihan Army, you may not be able to achieve immediate results.
Shi Diwen only gave him five days, which seemed like a lot of time, but when it was actually used to handle the case and get people, it was not enough time at all. If you don't hurry up, these five days will fly by and you might not even finish a single case.
The first thing Qu Deren did was to recall his old troops.
Although he was just a head catcher, he had been on duty in Nanjing for so many years, and his number of disciples, disciples, and close friends was at least three figures, and many of them had close acquaintances.
To investigate the major and important cases designated by Shi Diwen in a short period of time, Qu Deren alone is not enough. A group of capable assistants must be summoned as soon as possible.
When he was taken to meet Shi Diwen, Qu Deren had already drawn up a list of personnel in his mind.
This list is almost all the elites of Nanjing's public sects. Some are good at tracking, some are familiar with black market transactions, some are outstanding in swordsmanship, some are good at disguise, and there are even coworkers who are responsible for autopsy.
However, the city of Nanjing has been in chaos recently, and Qu Deren is not sure whether all these people are still in the city and have not evacuated with the Ming army.
Just gathering people took Qu Deren more than a day. Fortunately, most of the people on the list are still in the city, so the team formed by Qu Deren is not much different from the list he expected.
At this time, the credibility and prestige that Qu Deren had built up over the years played a key role. He did not spend much effort in convincing these people to continue to work with him, and very few declined politely.
Qu Deren added a few more people based on the actual situation. The entire team consisted of more than thirty people, which was more than enough to arrest ordinary criminals.
But Qu Deren knew that his target was not a petty thief. He wanted to catch big fish to prove his ability. These manpower alone were not enough, so he applied to the Haihan Army to open the government office's ward and put the people inside All kinds of weapons, shackles, nets, ropes, wound medicine and other tools were taken out and distributed among his men to make complete preparations.
After getting ready, Qu Deren took people to check several pawn shops in the city that were not very clean.
Extraordinary times used extraordinary means, and he was not polite to the other party. When he entered the pawnshop, he immediately closed the shop and took down the boss, shopkeeper and assistants. Then he looked through the pawnshop records and inquired about the situation.
Whether thieves in the city steal or rob, as long as what they get is not gold or silver, they always find ways to exchange the stolen goods for money so that they can divide them up or hide them. Pawn shops for these items are undoubtedly the most convenient place to go.
According to the records of the pawn shop, the recent large transactions with unknown origins are the targets that Qu Deren wants to trace. For example, there are piles of famous people's calligraphy and paintings, and a large number of porcelain from the old dynasty. These items, which can be easily seen as collections in the homes of officials and gentry, were most likely stolen.
The pawnshop owner may not know the true identity and whereabouts of the robber, but he can provide some useful information, such as the person's appearance, accent, etc., and can even deduce the specific origin of these things and which wealthy family they come from.
After checking several pawn shops, Qu Deren obtained some useful clues.
(End of chapter)