"Could it be that the man in black is targeting me? But haven't I been keeping an eye on the target?"

Gu Chen felt that this was a bit strange. Liu Tiangui in the room had not made any movement since he entered the room.

He looked sideways at the end of the alley. It was already one o'clock in the morning: "From the moment he appeared here to the time he found the target, this guy has probably been wandering around Xinghua Village at night, right?"

Gu Chen and his colleagues contacted each other every fifteen minutes, and only thirteen minutes had passed since the last contact.

"It's almost time for the next contact, but why don't I feel any fear? Why does the man in black in front of me feel inexplicably familiar? Have I seen him somewhere?"

Gu Chen, who was fully prepared, took out his mobile phone, pressed the voice input button, and said, "The target has appeared, and it's with me."

The man in black at the end of the alley seemed to have noticed Gu Chen's abnormal behavior and suddenly stopped.

The two were ten meters apart, looking at each other.

Gu Chen could clearly see the blade in the hand of the man in black.

He was so confident that he didn't even need to put on an attacking stance.

Maybe he had seen too many frightened victims, but now seeing Gu Chen, who was not afraid of death, standing in front of him, he felt an elusive sense of immediacy.

He was hesitating now, hesitating whether to take action or how to take action.

"Are you the man in black? But what exactly do you want to do?" Gu Chen did not rush to take action, but tried hard to hold on for time and wait for the support of his companions.

Under normal circumstances, it is much more satisfying to deal with such vicious thugs by beating one of four than one on one.

Calling for support when there is support is a normal operation for arresting.

The other party didn't speak, and looked at the surrounding environment very alertly.

When he was sure that Gu Chen was alone, he began to show the blade in his hand and strode towards Gu Chen.

Gu Chen was not a vegetarian either. He was a top student in the police academy, and close combat was no problem.

He immediately took off the retractable baton and swung it outward, holding it firmly in his hand. He moved his legs forward and back, tilted his body slightly, lowered his center of gravity, and assumed a posture ready for fighting.

The man in black rushed up and without saying a word, swung his knife and slashed Gu Chen's chest.

Gu Chen held the baton with both hands, blocked it upward, and directly rubbed against the blade.

Seeing that he had no advantage, the man in black threw the blade in the air, caught it with another hand, and then attacked Gu Chen's bottom lane.

Turning around, the sharp blade slashed towards Gu Chen's ankle.

Gu Chen jumped directly into the air and dodged easily.

The man in black turned his wrist, held the knife in his backhand, and began to show his true skills.

The blade in his hand was as fast as lightning, and it was slashing towards Gu Chen. What could be heard was: clang, clang, clang...

That's right, Gu Chen blocked every attack with ease.

Gu Chen, who had taken energy drinks, could already react sharply and could judge the trajectory of his opponent's attack the moment he made a move.

After two rounds of attacks, the man in black could not gain any advantage at all. He felt that Gu Chen in front of him was not easy to deal with.

And Gu Chen also discovered that the opponent was using the knife too fast, so what the injured Liu Xiaobao said was as fast as lightning and was cut four or five times by the opponent before he could react was not an exaggeration.

If Gu Chen hadn't taken energy drinks, he might have suffered some injuries.

At this time, the sound of running footsteps also began to appear at the intersection of the alley.

Officer Wang, Lu Weiwei and Xu Lang also rushed over from their respective places of surveillance.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the man in black took a few steps back, turned around and ran away. He rushed to the intersection of the alley before several people arrived, and then jumped over the low wall.

There was only a "bang" of porcelain exploding, followed by a scream.

By the time Gu Chen and Lu Weiwei climbed over the wall, the man in black was limping open the courtyard gate and escaping quickly towards another alley intersection.

"Chase!" Officer Wang immediately gave the order.

Several people chased him along the intersection where the man in black fled...

In the room, an old man and an old lady heard the noise and were so frightened that they got up and came to the door.

"Old man, what's happening outside? Go and take a look."

"Look? I don't dare. Go move the table quickly and hold the door open for me."

There were many people who were also frightened by the screams...

It was dark, no one dared to open the door casually, and it always felt like something terrible was happening outside.

The chase ends in ten minutes...

Although Gu Chen was chasing after the escaped man in black, and the man in black accidentally fell and injured himself while jumping over the wall, he still used the familiar terrain to escape cleverly.

Early the next morning.

People in the village began to talk about it.

"Have you heard? The man in black appeared again yesterday."

"I also heard some noise. There seemed to be a lot of fighting outside. I don't know what the situation was."

"Stop talking, I was hiding under the quilt yesterday and didn't dare to poke my head out. I wonder who else got hurt?"

"We can't survive this day. What's going on in our village? It feels like we're not messing with anyone."

"I think the police are useless. It's been so many days and they still can't catch him. If the man in black is angered, won't our village suffer as soon as the police leave?"

"Why are the police so weak today? They all rely on cameras to handle cases. Without cameras, they can't handle cases?"

"Are we still going to be forced to install cameras in the whole village?"

"Shh, don't talk, the police are coming."

Several middle-aged women who were whispering at the entrance of the village stopped talking quickly when they saw Gu Chen and others appearing, and looked over blankly.

The old village chief and Director Guo also followed.

"Comrade police, did you really fight with the man in black yesterday?" Director Guo looked in disbelief: "Were you injured?"

Gu Chen rolled up his sleeves and said, "During the arrest, my skin was scratched and there was some blood. It's not a problem."

"Then you are really awesome." When the old village chief saw that Gu Chen was safe and sound, he couldn't help but give a thumbs up: "Those people in our village and the crew, whoever is not seriously injured, just scratch your skin."

"What's the matter? You still hope that my Junior Brother Gu will be injured?" Lu Weiwei's face turned dark when she heard what the old village chief said.

The old village chief waved his hands hurriedly: "That's not what I meant. Don't get me wrong. I mean your police officers are really bad at it."

"How can I become a policeman after a while? How can I protect people's safety?" Officer Wang was also quite proud.

In fact, if the road hadn't been too dark at night yesterday and the man in black was very familiar with the terrain, the four of them would have definitely been able to capture him.

But it was not without gain. At the very least, the man in black fell and injured his right leg while escaping. Judging from the scream, it was probably that the injury was not clear.

Gu Chen watched him limping away...

At first, Gu Chen targeted four suspects who were good at using swordsmanship, but after yesterday's investigation, he found that none of the four had ever gone out.

Although the choice failed, this cannot belittle Gu Chen's judgment.

Even if judged by extremely harsh standards, it would be difficult for them to find shortcomings in Gu Chen's operation.

Of course, it is not impossible to forcefully find faults. Some old comrades in the third group often do this. This is understandable, but using the highest standards to judge a trainee police officer has no practical significance.

To talk about Gu Chen's mistakes, it would be better to say that Gu Chen was so outstanding in some aspects that he seemed less than perfect in other aspects.

Just like this arrest, Gu Chen performed all operations properly and was even able to block the murderer's sharp knife.

This alone should make the old village chief look at him differently.

At the very least, it shows that the man in black is not as scary as imagined.

As for Director Guo, he was not optimistic about Gu Chen's ability to catch the man in black at first. He just felt that the arrest was too thrilling, but he was worried that the man in black would come back again.

"Then Officer Gu, is there any way to find this man in black?" Director Guo said suddenly.

"Yes." Gu Chen suddenly stopped, looked at him again, and said softly: "The murderer injured his leg, we can start from this point, and we have blocked the road leaving Xinghua Village yesterday, so the man in black can't escape at all.

Go out, so he should still be in Xinghua Village now."

"As long as we can find those lame people, we will definitely find the murderer." Lu Weiwei also followed Gu Chen's wishes.

"I can help with the crew." After knowing this clue, Director Guo regained his energy and said, "Then the villagers of Xinghua Village can only trouble the old village chief."

"Oh, okay, no problem." The old village chief was also a practical person and agreed quickly.

The old village chief has authority in the village, so finding a lame person is not a problem.

"We should check everyone carefully. We can't let the murderer get away with it anymore, which will make it even more troublesome to find him again." Officer Wang not only supported Gu Chen, but also cheered himself up.

Xu Lang said: "The situation is very clear now. We are the police. If we cannot catch the suspect based on this clue, then we can only be mediocre."

Lu Weiwei knew that Xu Lang was trying to comfort the village chief and Director Guo, so she smiled and said, "Don't worry, it won't take long."

In fact, why did Lu Weiwei dare to say this?

Because how many people in a village are lame? You can count them with your toes.

The murderer fell so badly yesterday, it's a miracle that he can walk normally today.
To be continued...