In the officialdom, there are quite a few who kick someone when they're down, and many who watch from the sidelines, but those who offer help in times of need are truly rare.

This matter had nothing to do with Lin Hao, yet he still helped Zhang Boqing, showing that Lin Hao is indeed a friend worth having.

Zhang Boqing stood under a large tree on the hillside, watching the police officers searching across the mountains, feeling genuine gratitude towards Lin Hao.

After all, with so many people working tirelessly, even after a whole night of exhaustion, they probably wouldn't find a trace of the murderer, so why bother working so hard?

However, Li Jingyi only gave him twenty-four hours, so he had no choice but to order an overnight mountain search.

Now Lin Hao has stepped up to take all the responsibility, and since this County Magistrate Lin is Secretary Li's trusted confidant, it seems that with him stepping in, the problem won't be too big.

"What you said is true; we are a whole, we share both the losses and the gains." Lin Hao smiled calmly.

"County Magistrate Lin is right, we are a whole, and if something happens, I'll bear it." Zhang Boqing seems to have found solace.

"Alright, let everyone rest, I'll figure out the rest." Lin Hao said before hanging up the phone.

He began searching the maps around the incident site, trying to recall memories from his past life, hoping he could remember which cave it was.

If he went to the locals to inquire, they would certainly know the small local names in the mountains, and maybe they would know which cave it was.

With Lin Hao's promise, Zhang Boqing felt reassured and withdrew all the police officers. Many people ate some dry food and slept in the police cars.

It was because Lin Hao had them come down to rest, avoiding any secondary injuries, and the next day everyone's spirits were different.

Early the next morning, Lin Hao drove to Alliance Village to meet with Secretary Zhang Boqing.

At this time, Secretary Zhang Boqing was with a large number of police officers and special police officers, stationed in the courtyard of the Alliance Village Community Center.

"County Magistrate Lin, why did you come in person?" Zhang Boqing stepped forward quickly, grasping his hand tightly.

"Secretary Li sent me to reinforce you, how could I not come? How's the situation?" Lin Hao asked with a smile, but his eyes looked towards the young lady Ye Min who had bumped into him yesterday.

Ye Min also saw Lin Hao, but only nodded slightly and didn't step forward to greet him.

"Let's go, let's sit in the office for a bit." Zhang Boqing, pulling Lin Hao, headed into the office.

Lin Hao looked towards several elderly gentlemen on the other side and asked with a smile, "You must be the leadership of the Alliance Village Committee, right?"

"Yes, County Magistrate Lin, I am Jiang Zezhong, the old secretary of Alliance Village." The leading elderly gentleman stepped forward.

"Hello, Old Secretary! We're here to capture the criminal, and we need your help! Why don't you all come in as well?" Lin Hao warmly invited.

"Can we also go in?" Jiang Zezhong and several elderly members of the village committee seemed a bit incredulous.

"You're locals, familiar with the terrain and place names; we really need your help!" Lin Hao explained with a smile.

Zhang Boqing interjected, "Since County Magistrate Lin invited you, please join the meeting."

Only then did Jiang Zezhong and a few members of the village committee enter the meeting room together.

Firstly, Zhang Boqing reported to Lin Hao on the previous day's work and the planned search routes and areas.

Lin Hao scrutinized the small map's place names once more, then looked at Old Secretary Jiang Zezhong and asked, "Secretary Jiang, I want to ask if there's any place name around here that includes the word 'cave'?"

"To be honest with County Magistrate Lin, there are many caves in these mountains, like Liangfeng Cave, Yinfeng Cave, Red Cliff Cave, Wild Boar Cave, Wind Shock Cave..." Secretary Jiang Zezhong recounted them as if they were old friends.

Suddenly, a very familiar name flashed through his mind, instantly filling him with delight.

"Secretary Jiang, where is this Wind Shock Cave you mentioned?" Lin Hao suddenly interrupted Jiang Zezhong.

Jiang Zezhong stood up, walked to the map, pointed to a specific location, and said, "County Magistrate Lin, it's right here."

Zhang Boqing also approached and asked solemnly, "County Magistrate Lin, do you think the criminal is at this location?"

Lin Hao did not respond to Zhang Boqing, but instead looked at Jiang Zezhong and continued asking, "Secretary Jiang, is there a cliff opposite this Wind Shock Cave?"

"Yes, opposite the Wind Shock Cave is indeed a cliff, and below it is the Red Cliff Cave." Jiang Zezhong replied.

Lin Hao clearly remembered that the murderer was discovered in Wind Shock Cave, but it couldn't be ruled out that he had been hiding in surrounding caves earlier.

"Secretary Jiang, is there a small stream around here?" Lin Hao pointed at the map once again.

"Yes, County Magistrate Lin, this line here is a meandering small stream that finally flows into the Shattered Stone Slope, and then..." Jiang Zezhong began explaining, pointing at the map.

After listening, Lin Hao nodded slightly, then turned to Zhang Boqing and said in a deep voice, "Secretary Boqing, since the murderer is a police officer, he should know that he needs water to hold out, so I guess he must be hiding near a water source, and this Wind Shock Cave and the opposite Red Cliff Cave are the prime choices..."

"Then I will take people over there to have a look." Zhang Boqing prepared to act personally.

"Secretary Boqing, though the murderer might be hiding here, we don't need to alarm him. If we analyze the terrain as the old secretary described, we can deploy snipers..." Lin Hao pointed at the map to make arrangements.

In fact, this was information he had learned from his past life, along with the positions for placing snipers, which ultimately ambushed the murderer hiding in the cave.

Zhang Boqing understood very well that the murderer was armed; if they wanted to avoid any of their own getting hurt, the best course was to deploy snipers.

"Director Zhang, let me go, I'm a sniper!" Ye Min volunteered.

She was dispatched from the special police squad of Wuning City to support him, her marksmanship was superb, and this was well-known to Zhang Boqing.

This time, a small team from the special police squad had arrived; their combat capability was solid, and with Ye Min as the sniper, taking down the murderer shouldn't be too problematic.

"Captain Ye, you manage the sniping, and I'll take people up front to engage the enemy." Zhang Boqing was not one to shy away from risking his life.

Besides, he was now wearing a bulletproof vest; killing him head-on wouldn't be that easy.

"Alright, I'll coordinate the central command, and I'll be on the mountain top opposite, which is right here..." Lin Hao pointed to the map, beginning the deployment.

Actually, as long as he was on the mountain top opposite, he could clearly observe the situation below and coordinate the entire operation remotely.

Zhang Boqing, retired from the army, still had some fiery spirit, insisting on personally leading a team to approach the cave entrance to investigate the situation.

Ye Min led two snipers, positioning them at three optimal sniper vantage points to provide remote support for Secretary Zhang.

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