Detective: From the Police Academy

Chapter 177 Starting from 88...

"boom!"

"boom!"

Luo Rui held the Type 92 police pistol and pulled the trigger continuously.

The Type 92 police pistol has a capacity of rounds. It is a semi-automatic firearm independently developed by China. After it came out seven years ago, it was immediately equipped in the police force.

This was the model that Liao Kang recommended when Luo Rui first started practicing shooting.

After the target paper slid over, Luo Rui took off his earmuffs.

Nine bullets hit the red star, and the tenth bullet went slightly off target.

This result was not very satisfactory to him.

You know, Liao Kang never missed a target when shooting at moving targets, and he could draw his gun and shoot very quickly.

Luo Rui had competed with him before, and after he had just fired two shots, the other party had already used up all the bullets in the magazine.

That’s not all. Military shooting competitions also involve running, jumping over obstacles, etc., so you can see how difficult it is!
After practicing for almost two months, Luo Rui could only say that his marksmanship was just at the level of an expert, and there was still a big gap between him and those guys in the SWAT team.

The shooting range in the suburbs is full of various types of firearms, which makes people dazzled.

The pistol was tied to a rope. The instructor took the pistol and saw Luo Rui frowning, so he comforted him: "Don't worry, you are improving quickly. No one can become a sharpshooter after a short period of training."

Luo Rui took off his goggles and gloves and curled his lips: "It seems that it's not enough to spend a lot of money."

The instructor remained silent. He knew the identity of the man in front of him, the criminal team leader of the Haijiang Division. Although he was not on the payroll, he was quite capable.

Besides, this guy has already spent tens of thousands of dollars at the shooting range, and the cost of bullets alone is not a small amount.

It’s already very good to have such results now, but I didn’t expect the other party to have such high requirements.

I have to compare myself with this monster Liao Kang.

Who is Liao Kang?

He won consecutive shooting championships in military shooting competitions. After joining the police system, he started as a SWAT sniper. Because of his outstanding performance and rescued hostages many times, he was later transferred to the anti-drug team. A few years later, he became the captain of the team.

Luo Rui exhaled and looked at the instructor: "Thank you, that's it for today."

The instructor nodded: "For shooting, it's not just about being proficient in the movements, it's mainly here."

He pointed to his heart.

"Be calm and focus 100%. Even if you are in the midst of gunfire and bullets, you must remain calm and rational!"

Luo Rui nodded. Liao Kang had also said this to him.

After leaving the shooting range, he got in the car and drove to school.

It is now seven o'clock in the morning. The weather is clear. The snow from the past few days has melted and the temperature has risen suddenly.

After the beginning of the year, there were not many new cases in the Haijiang Branch, and Wei Qunshan seldom called Luo Rui for help, probably because he was afraid of disturbing his studies.

Luo Rui was also happy to resume his original identity. As a student, of course his priority was studying.

Years ago, Wu Chaoxiong repeatedly urged Luo Rui to complete his studies. This was of course for the sake of his future promotion and career. Luo Rui was not a fool.

Luo Rui spent a lot of money to hire several professors and studied hard, so he just passed every course in the make-up exams at the beginning of the school year.

The school allowed him to skip a grade and advance to his senior year, but senior year was the last semester and students rarely attended classes. Many of them studied in the library.

Of course Luo Rui no longer attended classes with Zhao Xiaohu and Li Ya.

Several professors found an empty classroom and took turns teaching him the theoretical knowledge of four years of college.

Although his progress in shooting skills was average, Luo Rui's academic performance improved greatly. He has now completed all the courses for his sophomore year.

The public security joint examination is usually held in January and ends before the Spring Festival.

Luo Rui plans to study for a year and plans to take the exam in January next year.

After that, he can join the police force and wear a police uniform.

A year is neither long nor short.

Luo Rui is only 19 years old this year. Being able to enter the police system at the age of 20 can be considered a promising young man.

After walking around the school, his appearance immediately attracted some people's attention.

All the students knew that Luo Rui had skipped a grade and reached the senior year. Those who knew about it exclaimed how awesome he was, while those who didn’t thought he got in through a backdoor.

But no matter what, he has become an outlier in the Criminal Police Academy.

Because of the change in his identity, Zhao Xiaohu and Li Ya rarely interacted with him.

This made Luo Rui feel somewhat lonely, but it was different for Qian Xiao, as this girl always pestered him.

He had no choice but to avoid her as much as possible. Although Qian Xiao was very beautiful, she was not his type.

Luo Rui studied for the whole morning, had a simple lunch in the cafeteria, and then went to the library to read. In the afternoon, he returned to the classroom to study "Police Command and Tactics."

Just by hearing the name of this subject, he knew what it would be used for in the future, so Luo Rui had to improve his knowledge in this area.

In addition, he also read a lot of criminal cases. The school library has books on this subject.

The 1990s was a time of high crime rates.

After the economy improved, many vicious and violent gangsters emerged.

In recent days, these cases have been on Luo Rui's mind.

After coming out of school and getting on the bus, he suddenly thought of something.

So much so that he was stunned in the driver's seat and then became extremely excited.

He kept hitting the steering wheel with his hands, and his heart was filled with fear.

Luo Rui gritted his teeth, calmed himself down, started the car and drove to the Haijiang Branch.

When he arrived at the place, he didn't even lock the car door and quickly ran into the criminal investigation office.

Chu Yang and Su Mingyuan were sitting at their desks. When they saw him, they immediately stood up.

"Team leader, why are you here?"

Luo Rui asked them, "Where's Du Feng?"

Chu Yang pointed into the corridor: "The captain is in the office."

Luo Rui walked into the corridor, knocked on the door, and after hearing "Come in", he pushed the door open.

Du Feng was sitting behind his desk with a microphone in his hand.

After seeing Luo Rui, he pointed to the guest sofa.

Luo Rui didn't sit down. After he finished the call, he asked directly: "Captain Du, does our bureau have any files on the serial murder case that occurred in Platinum City in 98?"

Du Feng frowned when he heard this. "Why? Did you learn about this case in school?"

Luo Rui took the opportunity to answer: "Yes, the professor asked me to take a look, but the information in the school is incomplete. I wonder if our police station has the case file?"

Du Feng stood up and said, "There is no detailed file. After all, this case happened in the northwest, which is not under our jurisdiction. However, for such a major case, almost all police stations across the country were paying attention to it in those years. There is a lot of detailed information. I will get it for you."

He walked around from behind the desk and out of the office.

Luo Rui followed behind him.

Du Feng slowed down a few steps and walked side by side with him.

“This case started in 88, with a total of victims. Now that so many years have passed, the local police department reopens the investigation every year, but the murderer has not been caught yet.

I have also been following this case. To be honest, if we can catch this murderer one day and comfort the souls of the eleven victims, it would be a great achievement! "

Luo Rui nodded. This case was the same as the Hwaseong murder case in South Korea. Due to the limited conditions at the time, the murderer is still at large.

Du Feng walked to the archive room, took out a large stack of documents and handed them to Luo Rui.

"Here it is, but..."

"I know the rules. I can't take it out of the police station. I'll just watch it inside the station."

Luo Rui picked up the documents and left the archive room.

At this time, a figure walked out from the innermost part of the archive room.

Du Feng was shocked when he saw him.

"Master, why are you here?"

Wei Qunshan raised the file in his hand and said, "Let me take a look at the old cases we have accumulated. The Municipal Bureau is reopening the investigation of the old cases, and our branch office must cooperate."

Wei Qunshan handed the file to Du Feng: "You have nothing to do, go and investigate. This case is not a big one, and it's not a murder case. Just do it for show."

Du Feng opened the file and took a careful look. This was just a simple theft case, but the amount of theft was relatively large. The thief had looted all of the 200,000 yuan in cash that the owner had left at home. The case had been shelved for two years and the thief had not been caught yet.

"Okay, I'll do it right away."

Wei Qunshan put his hands behind his back and asked, "I heard a noise just now. Is Luo Rui here?"

"He said he wanted to find information about the Platinum City serial murder case. I guess he wanted to find some material to study."

Wei Qunshan frowned: "Study this case?"

Du Feng nodded.

"Could he have found some clues to this case?"

Du Feng was shocked and blurted out: "How is it possible! We are thousands of kilometers away from Baijin City. Besides, how old was Luo Rui when this case happened? He hasn't even learned to walk yet. What clues would he have? Master, don't be ridiculous."

Wei Qunshan shook his head: "You don't know him yet. Luo Rui is a different person. He can often find clues that others don't notice. He wouldn't come to check this case for no reason."

After saying that, Wei Qunshan strode away. When he passed by Cai Xiaojing's office, he saw Luo Rui already sitting at his desk, looking down at some documents.

Luo Rui does not have his own office in the Haijiang Branch. He shares one with Cai Xiaojing.

Wei Qunshan didn't disturb him, but just stared at him for a while, then returned to his office.

Luo Rui carefully read the information and started from the first case, which happened in the spring and summer of 88 when a woman was murdered at home.

She was stabbed several times, her home was robbed of all its belongings, and she was molested by the murderer.

At first, the local police treated this case as an ordinary home invasion, robbery and murder.

But as time went on, there were continuous cases of women being murdered, and some were murdered after their death.

Among them was a youngest girl who was also brutally murdered.

Due to limited information, there are no photos of the scene, but behind these cold words are the painful cries of each family.

The murderer is extremely cruel and perverted.

The police profile of the murderer is no longer that he kills for money, but that he enjoys killing!
Eighteen years have passed since the first case occurred. During these years, the local police have never given up the investigation and have collected fingerprints from men throughout the city, but in the end they still found nothing.

In his previous life, Luo Rui had heard of this case, but had not learned about it in detail.

But he knew that it would take ten years for the murderer to be caught.

ten years!

For these ten years! It is unjust to let this beast live in this world!

Although Luo Rui didn't know the ins and outs of the case, he knew who the murderer was and how he was caught by the police!

He looked up from the information, his eyes were red and his heart was surging.

He must do something!
At this time, Cai Xiaojing walked into the office from outside with a stack of letters in her hand.

She was surprised when she saw Luo Rui, and then she frowned when she saw the expression on his face.

"Why are you here? You look unhappy." Luo Rui let out a breath and shook his head.

"It's okay, I'm just looking for some information."

Cai Xiaojing walked closer and looked at his desk, and she saw the line of big words on the information.

"Why are you interested in looking into this case?"

Luo Rui quickly turned over the information, looked at her, and changed the subject: "I'm just taking a look. By the way, why are you holding so many letters?"

Cai Xiaojing returned to her desk and placed the letter on the table.

"I took it from the complaint mailbox."

"A letter of complaint?"

Cai Xiaojing opened a brown letter and unfolded the letter paper inside.

"Yes, we have to go and get them every three days. Many of them are anonymous letters, and ordinary people don't dare to write their own names. There are also letters of praise. The most received by our bureau this year are letters of praise. However, there are also pranks, such as this one..."

She unfolded the letter and showed it to Luo Rui. There was a red rose drawn on it.

Luo Rui frowned and stared at the rose on the paper, but his mind was thinking about other things.

Cai Xiaojing said helplessly: "I don't know which idle and bored people would do this kind of thing. I receive one almost every week."

Luo Rui smiled and said, "It's possible that someone in our police station did it."

Cai Xiaojing opened her eyes wide: "No way?"

Luo Rui analyzed: "Let me ask you, have you always been the one to get letters from the mailbox?"

Cai Xiaojing nodded: "That's right. Before Director Wei was transferred here, no one cared about this matter. The mailbox was full and no one cared. From then on, I was the one doing this. I was even laughed at by Yang Qian."

Yang Qian is the former captain of the criminal investigation team of the Haijiang Branch, but he has now resigned.

As soon as she finished speaking, she realized what Luo Rui meant: "You don't mean to say that this letter was sent specifically to me, do you?"

"Captain Cai, you are a famous policewoman in Haidong Province, and you are still single. There are at least a whole company of people who are thinking about you, and even the brother-in-law of the Municipal Bureau is interested in you. Tell me, who is this letter sent to?"

Cai Xiaojing blushed and curled her lips. She put the letter away and put it in the drawer. She had received more than a dozen letters like this.

She originally planned to get rid of it, but was afraid that it might be related to the case.

Now hearing what Luo Rui said, she wanted to just throw away all the letters.

But in the end, she held back and glanced at Luo Rui out of the corner of her eye. The latter had his eyes closed, and no one knew what he was thinking.

Seeing that he was in deep thought, Cai Xiaojing had no choice but to continue opening the letters.

There hasn't been much work in the bureau recently, so she has had some free time, unlike the second half of last year when she was busy running around outside.

After a while, Luo Rui finally opened his eyes. He took out a ballpoint pen from the pen holder, opened the notebook on the table, and began to write.

Cai Xiaojing had been paying attention to his actions and knew that he had something on his mind, but since he didn't say anything, she didn't dare to ask.

Luo Rui wrote for a long time before he looked up, tore off two sheets of notebook paper, folded them, and put them in his jacket pocket.

He put away the documents on the desk and stood up.

"Captain Cai, I'm leaving first."

Cai Xiaojing hesitated to speak, but in the end she didn't ask anything, she just said: "If you are tired of studying, you can go to the movies. I have two tickets..."

Before she finished speaking, Luo Rui had already left the office.

She sighed, opened the drawer, took out the letter with the rose picture on it, and stared at it in a daze.

She was thinking about the night she was trapped in the activity room of the amusement park. If she had died at that time, she wondered if Luo Rui would cry at her grave or lay a bouquet of bright roses on her grave.

No white, just red if you can...

……

Luo Rui did not go to find Du Feng, but directly returned the information to the archives room and finally left the police station.

As soon as he left, Wei Qunshan came to Cai Xiaojing's office.

"What about the boy?"

When Cai Xiaojing saw him, she immediately stood up and said, "I just left."

Wei Qunshan frowned, walked around the office, then walked behind Luo Rui's desk and sat down in the chair.

Cai Xiaojing was somewhat confused by him.

"Director Wei, what's wrong?"

"It's okay, just do your thing."

Wei Qunshan looked at Luo Rui's desk and pondered. He didn't believe that Luo Rui hadn't been to the police station for two months and suddenly came here just to check the case.

You know, since 88, there have been eleven victims and the murderer has not been caught yet. This is the deepest pain in the hearts of all local police officers!

In those years, the news newspapers were full of reports on this case, and its impact could be ranked among the top major unsolved cases in the country!

Who is Luo Rui? Wei Qunshan knows him better than Hu Changyu. From Linjiang City Police Station to Haijiang Branch, the two have been cooperating and have never failed.

Therefore, Wei Qunshan carefully watched Luo Rui's every move.

This kid always brings miracles to himself.

However, after so many years, could Luo Rui really find any clues in this serial murder case?

Just as Du Feng said, when the case happened, Luo Rui had not yet learned to walk, not to mention that the two places were thousands of kilometers apart. It was too mysterious to think about.

Wei Qunshan smiled self-deprecatingly, stood up, glanced at the notebook on the desk, and then left the office.

……

Luo Rui drove to the store next to the post office and bought envelopes and stamps.

He put two sheets of notepaper into the envelope, then applied glue to the seal and affixed a stamp.

After thinking about it, Luo Rui became worried, so he asked the store owner for a pen and wrote a line on the back of the envelope.

There is a huge green mailbox in front of the post office.

Taking advantage of the fact that no one was around, he dropped the envelope into the mailbox and finally left quietly.

The next morning, post office workers opened the mailboxes and sent hundreds of letters to the sorting site.

Because this was an urgent letter, the postman rode a motorcycle to deliver the letter to the postal train that day.

The train crossed mountains and rivers, passed through countless tunnels and vast forests, and headed northwest.

On the fifth day, the letter was delivered to the local post office, and a postal worker on a motorcycle brought it to the Platinum Police Station.

On the morning of the sixth day, a trainee policewoman picked up a pile of letters from the mail room and walked slowly towards the office building.

Although it is already February, it is still snowing in the northwest region, and everything is white all around.

The policewoman went upstairs and returned to her desk.

The collection and delivery of letters are usually done by trainee police officers, and female police officers do this job.

While eating breakfast, she sorted the letters and prepared to deliver them to various departments immediately after finishing her meal.

But an anonymous letter attracted her because there was a line of words written on the back of the letter:

[This is a matter of great importance, Director Zhao Changgen writes in person! ! ]

There are two heavy exclamation marks after this sentence, which shows the sender's caution.

The policewoman looked at the stamp and saw that it had the Guangxing City postmark, but the sender and detailed address were not written on the envelope.

The policewoman hesitated for a moment, put down the half-eaten mutton soup steamed bun, picked up the letter and walked towards the director's office.

She knocked on the door, but no one answered.

Then, she went to the meeting room of the Criminal Investigation Team. Through the glass window, she saw Director Zhao holding a meeting inside.

Both sides of the conference table were filled with people, all of whom looked dejected.

As soon as I saw Director Zhao's expression, I knew he was angry. At this critical juncture, it would be better to wait.

The policewoman just stood in the corridor, but Zhao Changgen immediately noticed her and waved to her.

The policewoman had no choice but to push open the glass door and walk in carefully.

Director Zhao ordered her, "Go and call the chief medical examiner for me."

The policewoman nodded and was about to leave, then immediately turned around and handed him the envelope.

"This was just received. There is a line of words written on the back of the letter." The policewoman said and left.

Zhao Changgen sighed, turned the envelope over, and sure enough, he saw the message from the sender.

He pondered for a moment, then tore open the envelope and took out two sheets of notebook paper.

Unfolding the letter, he took a look at the beginning of the letter, then his pupils contracted and he froze on the spot.

It took him a while to react. He swallowed and continued reading.

The more he read, the more his hands holding the letter trembled.

The detectives present all noticed the chief's abnormality and looked at him, but no one dared to say a word.

After a while, Zhao Changgen raised his head with red eyes.

He quickly picked up the envelope, but did not see the sender or the sender's detailed address.

But now is not the time to worry about this, Zhao Changgen stood up suddenly.

"Everyone follow me!"

The deputy director next to him was puzzled and immediately asked, "Old Zhao, the meeting isn't over yet, what's wrong with you?"

"Hurry up, follow me!"

Zhao Changgen took the letter paper and walked out of the meeting room quickly.

The detectives in the conference room quickly stood up and followed him.

In the deepest corridor of the Platinum Police Station, there is a room that has always been a thorn in the side of the local police force.

This thorn has been stuck in their flesh for many years and has never been pulled out!

Zhao Changgen walked to the door, but suddenly stopped. He stretched out his hand but did not dare to push the door open.

At this moment, the detectives behind him had realized something and were all stunned.

No one spoke, but everyone held their breath.

This room has existed for eighteen years.

Time seems to have gone back to 1988...

At that time, Zhao Changgen was still an ordinary criminal policeman. He participated in the investigation of this major case, but in vain in the end.

He suppressed his inner excitement and gently pushed the door open.

This is a room of over 100 square meters, with countless red lines on the four walls, connected to photos of the victims, notes and newspaper briefings.

Photos of eleven female victims came into their sight.

The youngest girl is only eight years old!
Zhao Changgen took a deep breath, turned around, and raised the letter in his hand to the criminal police behind him. With red eyes, he shouted loudly: "We have new clues. We will reopen the 88 case immediately. This time, we must catch the murderer! To comfort the souls of the eleven victims in heaven!"

I dare not speak loudly, but I would like to ask my dear readers, do you have monthly tickets?

I kneel down to thank you with all my heart!
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(End of this chapter)