Lost and Spy

Chapter 3431 I am the Gunner
Li Zhifeng actually felt that there were many doubts about this case.

And now, Meng Shaoyuan handed the task of investigation to him. In Li Zhifeng's view, this was an absolute trust.

He was not a professional spy. Before this, he was just a soldier.

But these men stayed by Meng Shaoyuan's side, even though he was still unwilling to use his brain most of the time, even though he himself might not be aware of it, his progress was visible to the naked eye.

Li Zhifeng even discovered that he had learned to think.

You may not care about it, but you must complete the tasks assigned by your boss without fail.

He arrived at the scene again.

He always felt that when the assassination happened, his investigation was a bit hasty and he did not check many places carefully.

There must be something missing.

"There is no such thing as a perfect crime."

Li Zhifeng remembered what Meng Shaoyuan had said: "No matter how well a crime scene is disguised, there will definitely be useful evidence left behind. The reason why there is no gain after the so-called meticulous investigation is nothing more than a lack of careful observation."

Li Zhifeng remembered that he had specifically asked his boss what constituted careful observation. Those who were handling the case must have searched every corner of the scene, so, was that not considered careful observation?
"Not counting."

Meng Shaoyuan answered: "What is careful observation? Not just relying on the eyes, but relying on here..."

He pointed to his head: "From the first second you enter the scene, you must put yourself in the roles of the murderer and the victim. How did the murderer get here? Did the victim resist? How did the murderer commit the crime?
All of this must be done in your mind first. Once you have a rough outline, you can start the on-site investigation. At that time, you will have a clear direction of what you should check and where to start, which will achieve twice the result with half the effort. "

This is the most valuable treasure that Meng Shaoyuan brought to Li Zhifeng.

And now, Li Zhifeng appeared at the scene.

If I were the shooter.

Almost immediately, Li Zhifeng changed his identity.

What would I do?
The angle was chosen perfectly, but it was just a shooter's professional instinct.

The gunman must have been here early.

As a professional shooter, there are some qualities that must be possessed:

patience!

I am the gunman, Li Zhifeng kept telling himself in his heart.

I'm in this position now.

Li Zhifeng fell to the ground.

At this moment, he had completely put himself into the morning of the shooting.

He was lying on the ground with what appeared to be a gun in his hand.

It was still early for Japanese prisoners of war to enter the city.

The shooter is also a human being, and will also undergo psychological and physiological changes while waiting.

No matter how much patience you have, during a long wait, all kinds of psychological activities will occur.

If it were me, maybe I would light a cigarette?

The question is, does the murderer smoke?
No cigarette butts were found at the scene.

Li Zhifeng really lit a cigarette.

While smoking, he kept looking through the scope in the direction where the Japanese prisoners of war were entering the city.

A cigarette, slowly finished.

When Li Zhifeng put out the fire, he deliberately chose an angle.

Choosing this position, most smokers will be able to easily put out the cigarette butt at this angle.

However, Li Zhifeng did not really pinch her.

But after he chose this angle, he began to look carefully at the area around him.

here!

With almost no effort, Li Zhifeng found a cigarette holder.

Well, if this was left by the gunman, then Li Zhifeng already had a general idea of ​​the situation at the scene.

The gunman smoked a cigarette just like himself, and when he finished, he put it out.

Moreover, he was about to wipe off the traces. He should have wiped it with his hands or a handkerchief.

But despite this, the traces of pinching the cigarette are difficult to completely eliminate.

The gunman didn't really care. It was just his professional instinct:

Destroy any possible evidence at the scene!

Li Zhifeng then measured it.

Judging from the point where he suffocated his cigarette, the murderer's arm should be longer than his own.

What happens after you put out the cigarette?

What did the gunman do with the cigarette butt?
Put it in your pocket?
Or just throw it away?
Li Zhifeng was not particularly sure about this.

He leaned out and looked for a while, and soon made a discovery.

On a raised spot beneath his hiding place he saw a cigarette butt.

Li Zhifeng couldn't be sure whether the cigarette butt was thrown away by the gunman.

He immediately stood up and tried his best to get the cigarette butt from the bulge.

Marlboro!
Li Zhifeng recognized the brand of cigarettes at a glance.

There is something very particular about this.

During World War II, the cigarettes specially supplied to the US military were mainly Lucky Strike, Camel, and Marlboro.

Lucky Strike is a special cigarette supplied by the U.S. military and is distributed to soldiers along with field rations. Each U.S. soldier consumes 7 packs of cigarettes a week, most of which are Lucky Strike. Lucky Strike is also the most frequently seen cigarette in World War II, and its mellow taste is also loved by frontline troops.

Camel cigarettes had more exposure in China and the Pacific than luck, mainly because most of the cigarettes the United States supplied to the Pacific and East Asian theaters were Camel. Therefore, the expeditionary forces fighting in Burma and the troops stationed in India were able to smoke well-packaged Camel cigarettes. After the war, a production line was even set up in China to specialize in their production.

And what about Marlboro?
It is not a special cigarette supplied to the military, but because of its good advertising effect, it is also called private goods brought by many American soldiers. However, its supply is far less than the above two.

In Manila, it is rare to see Marlboro!

But here, Marlboro appeared?

Assuming it belonged to the shooter, where did he get it?

Did you get it in exchange from American soldiers?
The US military's standard for distributing cigarettes to ordinary soldiers was 7 packs of cigarettes a week, equivalent to one pack of cigarettes a day. This standard was the highest among the countries involved in the war at the time. Moreover, cigarettes were also "hard currency" in the military camp. Many soldiers liked to exchange their unfinished cigarettes for other supplies such as coffee, cola and ice cream.

But that's limited to the lucky cards.

If you have Marlboro cigarettes, you won't exchange them for anything.

Li Zhifeng found that he had gained the most.

What we need to do now is to determine whether this cigarette butt was left by the murderer.

Li Zhifeng has his own way.

He returned to his hiding place again.

A group of Japanese prisoners of war appeared.

The one walking in front was Colonel Ishiwatari.

"Snapped"!
Li Zhifeng "pulled" the trigger.

Colonel Ishiwatari fell to the ground.

Then, Li Zhifeng evacuated immediately and left here quickly along the gunman’s evacuation route!
(End of this chapter)