"This is a must for investigation, we can't let the suspect get hurt. It's also our mission as police officers to protect people. In fact, making an instant move to protect the suspect is the instinctive reaction we should have," Zhang Xuejun said.
He said that this incident started from a burglary case on December 23.
The first words of the veteran policeman after waking up were, "Are the suspects okay?"
At 11 o'clock, when Wang Junwei was driving 9 kilometers north of Handan on the Jingzhu Expressway, a large truck suddenly stopped in the fast lane. Wang Junwei slammed on the brakes and shouted "Danger!" In an instant, the car collided with the back of the truck.
The female owner had just stepped out of the house when she heard the commotion and was then bound by two men.
Zhang Xuejun said: "I've been a police officer for over 30 years. To be a competent officer, you can't be distracted. Just like during this operation, we had to constantly monitor suspect Zhang. The distance couldn't be too far or too close; too far and he might escape, too close and the suspect waiting to be captured might become suspicious. We could never let our guard down. It's colder in Hebei than here, so when we got hungry, we could only drink mineral water and eat bread to fill our stomachs. The longest stakeout once lasted four or five hours; you have to be able to endure loneliness. No matter how the suspect changes location, we have to patiently lie in wait. Moreover, opportunities for capture are fleeting; most chances only come once. To be honest, we didn't even dare to go to the restroom."
Evening Post reporters asked them: Why did they all make the same reaction - protecting the suspect?
Last night, at the provincial People's Hospital ward, Jinhaiyang's girlfriend fed him.
Yesterday afternoon, the four police officers were brought to Zhengzhou for treatment. At 5 PM, in the ward of the provincial People's Hospital, the leadership of the Municipal Public Security Bureau placed flowers at the bedside of the police officers and highly praised their sense of responsibility in protecting the suspect in a critical moment.
At around 8 PM, in a villa of the Hancheng District Hanlinju neighborhood, nanny Xiao Li (a pseudonym) walked downstairs from the second floor and was shocked by what she saw: two strange men were rummaging through the house.
"Fortunately, the female owner and the nanny were not in any life-threatening danger, but their mobile phones and cash were stolen." Li Fushan said that at the time, two armed patrol officers from the Chengdong police station noticed three nervous-looking men at the entrance of the neighborhood and immediately got out of the car to question them. The three men ran off in different directions, and one suspect, Zhang, was caught.
He said that since he often saw his father go out on investigations and catch many bad guys when he was young, he aspired to become a police officer himself, and more specifically, a detective. Five years of police academy life allowed his dream to come true. Although this industry is very dangerous, he will never retreat.
This time, Ning showed up, and the police immediately arrested Ning.
The analysis by the police was that Ning possessed strong counter-investigation abilities. He was testing whether Zhang had indeed been captured, and the best method was to match Ning's patience.
"On the way, there wasn't time to eat, so we just had some food to tide us over," said Li Fushan, captain of the case investigation team of the Chengdong Police Station, who returned yesterday afternoon from Hebei escorting the injured colleagues.
Four people brought Zhang to the Shijiazhuang train station, but Ning did not show up as agreed. That evening, they found a small inn near the station and spent the night.
All four police officers were injured.
An hour later, the four police officers lay in a hospital in Handan. Zhang Xuejun had a comminuted fracture of the right hand and eye socket, and lost three front teeth; Jinhaiyang had multiple fractures including the skull, right clavicle, and hand bones; Chen Feng had fractured ribs and left hand; Wang Junwei had multiple abrasions on his hands and face. Neither of the two suspects was injured.
Four Zhengzhou police officers were all injured and unconscious. When they woke up, the first thing the veteran policeman asked was, "Are the suspects okay?"
"At that moment, my instinct was that the mission outweighs instinct," Zhang Xuejun said, lying next to Jinhaiyang. His face was severely swollen, with multiple stitches.
Jinhaiyang, 28 years old, had his girlfriend standing by his bedside. "I really didn't expect this to happen, I didn't dare to think about it..." Jinhaiyang's girlfriend said, "We usually meet once a week, his free time is not much. Dating a policeman requires more understanding, and not affecting his work. We've been dating for two years."
In that split-second decision, were you driven by instinct to protect yourself from harm, or did you choose to protect the person beside you, despite being non-related and a recently apprehended criminal suspect?
Jinhaiyang and Wang Junwei are officers from the Chengdong Police Station, while Zhang Xuejun and Chen Feng are officers from the Municipal Public Security Bureau's Criminal Investigation Brigade's Anti-Theft Crime Special Team.
"I passed out, and when I woke up, I asked Haiyang if the suspects were okay. Knowing they were fine, I felt relieved." Zhang Xuejun was lying next to Jinhaiyang, with severe swelling on his face and multiple stitches.
Lying in another room, Jinhaiyang's head was wrapped in bandages, with multiple abrasions on his face. "At the time, I didn't think much. Subconsciously, I just felt that I had to ensure the safety of the suspect. Criminal suspects are also people, and they are also objects of protection by the police. If anything happened to the suspect, I would feel sorry," Jinhaiyang's voice was very weak, almost requiring one to lean close to hear him clearly.
"It hurts whenever I use force!" Lying in bed, Chen Feng could only say a few sentences before coughing. His left hand was bandaged.
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At that moment, Ning and Zhang sat in the middle of the back seat. Zhang Xuejun sat in the passenger seat. To prevent the suspects from being thrown forward, he instinctively swung his left hand to block, and his right hand naturally supported the front of the car body. Jinhaiyang sat on the right side of Ning and Zhang, and Chen Feng on the left. Both instinctively pressed Ning and Zhang down hard...
After several twists and turns, they finally caught the suspect Ning who fled to Hebei.
To protect the suspects, all four Zhengzhou police officers were injured. Yesterday, they were brought from Handan, Hebei, to Zhengzhou for medical treatment.
Chen Feng's wife said, "I knew he was out on a case, and these days I didn't dare call him for fear of affecting his work. Yesterday afternoon, I thought he should be back, but when I called, he was coughing so badly he could hardly speak. That's when I learned he'd been in a car accident."
Evening Post reporter Zhang Yudong / Text Zhou Yong / Photo
For the sake of protecting the two suspects