Binjiang Police Affairs-Chapter 1039 - 681: New Unit! (Part 2)

"Where are they?"

"In Ward Three, wearing a plaid short-sleeved shirt and jeans, carrying a black bag."

"Got it, I'm going to take a look."

"Wait." Han Ning kept her eyes on the monitor and said, "There's a woman who looks suspicious, like she's looking for someone. She's already entered several wards. They might be accomplices."

No matter how cunning the criminals operating in the hospital are, they are not as tough to deal with as those stealing on passenger ferries.

Shao Lei, after much effort, finally got transferred from the ship to the shore. Naturally, he wanted to achieve something. Within four days of being transferred to the police office, with Han Ning's cooperation, he had already caught six pickpockets, all caught in the act!

Just like the previous days, he was wearing long sleeves. His walkie-talkie had an earphone attached, the cord was extended, running under his shirt and into his sleeve, all the way to the cuff.

When he raised his arm to touch his face, he could put the earphone into his ear and talk through a small microphone clipped to the cuff. Lowering his arm, he could take off the earphone, and no one would notice anything unusual as long as he was careful during the call.

He walked towards Ward Three, pretending to have a toothache and covering one side of his face, asking, "What does the woman look like?"

"Around thirty, long hair, holding a child, slim build, wearing a white short-sleeved shirt and a floral skirt, carrying a blue bag."

"Understood."

"You keep an eye on them first, I'll have Xiao Liu standby at the door."

"Okay."

To catch a thief, especially in the act, relying on Shao Lei alone wasn't enough.

The hospital had a security team, but most of the guards were old. Han Ning could only select four young ones to form an anti-pickpocket team. They changed into plain clothes to assist with the arrests.

"Xiao Liu, this is Han Ning. There's a suspicious couple in Ward Three. Shao Lei is already there. Go guard the main entrance, the west exit, and the fire escape. I'll be there shortly."

"Copy that!"

When dealing with a woman, female officers are needed.

After giving instructions to the two security officers on duty in the monitoring room, Han Ning quickly went into the next room to change clothes. Then, carrying a bag and holding a plastic bag with X-ray films, she hurried towards Ward Three, pretending to be a patient.

As soon as she entered the main door, she heard a commotion ahead.

"What are you doing? Are you trying to harass us!"

"We're from the police office, behave yourself!"

Xiao Liu and Xiao Gu were holding onto the woman previously seen on the monitors, while Shao Lei was restraining the skinny guy they had been trying to catch but lacked evidence against.

The skinny guy struggled and shouted, "So what if you're from the police office, that doesn't mean you can frame good people..."

"Are you a good person?" Shao Lei skillfully cuffed the skinny guy, and with the help of Xiao Qian, started searching him, pulling out a thin razor blade from his pocket, holding it up and asking, "What's this for?"

"For shaving."

"How do you shave with a blade, where's the handle?"

"Who says you can't shave with a blade? Let me go, and I'll show you!"

The skinny guy was being stubborn.

The woman, even more unreasonable, held her child and shouted, "Help, they're harassing us, they're framing good people!"

Doctors, nurses, patients, and patient families in the ward came out, whispering among themselves as they watched the scene unfold.

Seeing Han Ning arrive, Shao Lei finally relaxed a bit, glanced back at the woman, and said, "Sister Han, this guy did it, and the thing is with the woman."

"What thing?"

"A phone."

Even the cheapest phone costs thousands; a phone is a valuable item!

Han Ning hadn't expected it to be a major case. She immediately walked over, showed her credentials, and said, "What's the shouting about? Look carefully. I'm a police officer from the Changhang East Sea Branch Security Team. Now I need to search you, so cooperate."

"So what if you're police, that doesn't mean you can search people at will? Doctors, nurses, look, the police are bullying people!"

"Keep shouting, and I'll cuff you. Using a child as a cover while committing crimes, what kind of mother are you?"

Han Ning rebuked, put away her credentials, and without hesitation started searching the woman.

But after searching from the upper body to the skirt, she still didn't find the phone. Then she checked her bag, but it wasn't there either.

Seeing the department head and the nurses from Ward Three looking hesitant to speak, Han Ning had no choice but to reach out to hold the child.

The woman panicked, clinging tightly to the child.

"Don't touch my child! Are you trying to kidnap my child?"

"I just want to check something."

"Stay away from us! Anyone who touches my child will have to deal with me!"

She held on tightly. Snatching a child like this would not only look bad but could also harm the child.

Han Ning could only lower her arm and said, "Everyone, I'm a police officer from the Changhang East Sea Branch Security Team. We suspect this woman and that man stole a phone. If anyone has a phone, please check if it's still with you."

The East Sea is not Linghai.

People in East Sea have money; many have phones.

Upon hearing Han Ning, the patients and their families, who had been watching the commotion, quickly checked their phones.

Some took out phones, others went back to their rooms to look.

Sure enough, a short, chubby patient walked out of a room, looking distressed, and said, "Officer, my phone is missing."

"How did it go missing?"

"I left it on the bedside table, and in a blink, it was gone."

"What brand is it?"

"Nokia."

"What's the phone number? Can someone call it?"

...

They were indeed a pair of accomplices.

The man, after succeeding, quickly handed the phone to the woman. Shao Lei acted when he saw the stolen goods were transferred to the woman. They hadn't had time to turn off the phone or remove the battery.

The owner, with the help of concerned family members, just dialed the number, and a ringing came from the woman's child's body!

The female pickpocket was dumbfounded, not knowing how to explain.

The owner, patients, and their families began to curse, while the female pickpocket, holding her child tightly, hung her head and remained silent.

"Kid, don't be afraid, let auntie hold you."

Taking advantage of this moment, Han Ning took the child, found the phone on the child, then handed the child to a nurse, took out the handcuffs, and signaled the security to cuff the woman. Looking at the caller ID on the phone, she asked, "Who made this call?"

"I did!"

"What's your phone number?"

The concerned family member reported the number, and it matched the caller ID. Han Ning finally relaxed and told the owner, "Sir, we'll need you to come to the police office to make a statement."

"Alright, thank you!"

"No need to thank, it's our duty.

Han Ning paused and continued, "Now we've found your phone, but we can't return it yet as it's evidence. Given its value, stealing the phone constitutes a criminal offense, and this case will be transferred to our branch's Criminal Investigation Team. Investigators may need to assess the phone's value to hold them accountable by law."

The owner urgently said, "No need to assess, I just bought it, I have the receipt."

"Even with a receipt, an official assessment is needed, but having the receipt helps. Don't worry, sir, we won't delay you too long. The phone should be returned in two days."

"Alright then."

"Xiao Liu, take them both to the police office."

"Understood!"

Working with Sister Han and Brother Shao was great. Including the two just caught, they'd apprehended eight thieves in recent days.

Xiao Liu and the security team, feeling accomplished, marched the two thieves out amidst the patients' and family members' applause.

The head nurse, anxious, approached with the crying child and asked, "Chief Han, what about this child?"

"Head nurse, I need to report this immediately, and there's still the statement to make. I really can't deal with this right now. Could you please take care of the child for a bit?"

"Alright, but hurry."

"Got it, I'll try to be quick. Thank you."

...

As soon as Han Ning and the others left, the patients and their families started discussing.

"That female officer is impressive!"

"That plainclothes guy is impressive too. I was about to get some hot water when he suddenly rushed over, used his arm to hook that rascal around the neck, and took him down in a flash. I thought it was a fight and got scared!"