Detective: From the Police Academy

Chapter 178 Never Give Up!

Qin Provincial Department.

The sky is full of snow and the snow is falling heavily.

Zhao Changgen parked the car quickly. After he and his deputy got out of the car, they saw a middle-aged woman standing outside the gate.

The sign was hung around her neck and read: Please make sure to catch the murderer.

Zhao Changgen knew this woman, she was the mother of the eight-year-old girl.

The girl was murdered in 98. If she were still alive, she would be seventeen years old now, about to go to college and in the prime of her life.

However, her life stopped forever in 98.

She will never grow up!

At the end and beginning of every year, the middle-aged woman would come to the provincial department and beg the police not to give up and never give up on catching the murderer who killed her daughter!
She just stood on the street, letting the snowflakes fall on her head and shoulders.

The traffic was flowing in front of her, but she kept staring at the national flag in the center of the building opposite.

Years of grief and insomnia made the woman look particularly old, and her hair had turned gray.

In such cold weather, she was like a sculpture, motionless.

Zhao Changgen stood inside the gate, staring at her.

His assistant behind him urged, "Old Zhao, let's go! Director Li is waiting for us!"

Zhao Changgen pretended not to hear anything. He walked straight to the gate, then crossed the street, came to the other side of the street and stood in front of the woman.

The woman looked at him in uniform, her eyelids fluttering slightly, she opened her cracked lips but said nothing, still looking straight ahead.

The skin on her face was red from the cold, her fingers were bent, and the backs of her hands were cracked.

Zhao Changgen quickly took off his sheepskin gloves and took her hand...

The woman struggled and was unwilling, but Zhao Changgen forced it to be put on her.

Then he took out a stack of money from his briefcase, some in small change and some in whole, and stuffed it all into the woman's hands.

Because the woman insisted on tracking down the murderer, she often lingered at the place where her daughter was killed and she developed mental problems.

Her husband blamed her and scolded her. He finally couldn't stand it anymore and finally divorced her.

She has no job and makes a living by picking up waste.

She has never given up over the years!
Finally, the woman turned her head, looked at Zhao Changgen coldly, and then threw the money into the snow.

Zhao Changgen picked up the money again, walked to the snack bar at the back, and said a few words to the owner.

The boss looked at him in police uniform and nodded quickly: "Don't worry, she won't starve. Besides you, many police officers are helping her!"

Zhao Changgen nodded: "Thank you!"

After saying this, he looked at the woman deeply again and prepared to leave.

But who knew that in the wind and snow, the woman's voice reached his ears.

"Can you... catch it?"

Zhao Changgen's body suddenly froze. He didn't dare to look back. Although the briefcase contained the important clues he received this morning, his hopes were always dashed.

He couldn't guarantee it, nor did he dare to make a promise!
But facing this mother who stood firm in the wind and snow, he couldn't just walk away indifferently.

So, Zhao Changgen turned around and nodded heavily: "Of course we can! We can definitely catch this heinous murderer! We will never give up!"

There was a glimmer of light in the woman's eyes, but then they dimmed again.

Zhao Changgen sighed and then strode away.

Soon, he and his deputy walked into the director's office.

At this time, the place was already full of people.

Li Hui is very old and is about to retire. He does not have the seriousness and coldness of a superior.

When he saw Zhao Changgen, he smiled and said, "Old Zhao, you two called me so early in the morning. What's the matter that's so urgent that you have to make me wait for you in the office?"

Zhao Changgen greeted everyone, then without saying a word, took out an envelope from his briefcase and handed it to Li Hui.

"This is what I received this morning, take a look."

Li Hui stood up from his chair and took the envelope. He looked at Zhao Changgen deeply, then took out the letter and looked at it carefully.

Like Zhao Changgen, his body froze as soon as he read the beginning.

The originally relaxed cheeks became tense and the pupils constricted.

A group of people in the office noticed his expression and became curious, but due to their status, they were unable to ask.

After reading the letter, Li Hui remained silent and then handed the letter to others.

The snow outside the window was falling heavier and heavier, and now she had turned into a snowman.

After everyone in the office had finished reading the letter, the captain in charge of criminal investigation stood up from the sofa.

"Old Zhao, where did this letter come from?"

Zhao Changgen quickly replied: "It's an anonymous letter, with no name or detailed address, but the postmark is from Guangxing City!"

"Guangxing City? Why would someone from Guangxing City send such a letter?"

Zhao Changgen shook his head. He couldn't figure it out either: "Could the sender be a police officer? Otherwise, how could he know so much about the 88 case?"

"It could also be some ordinary citizen. Over the years, not only your Platinum Police Department, but our provincial department also receives similar letters every year, swearing that they know the real culprit of the 88 serial murder case, but in the end it was all fabricated!"

Zhao Changgen disagreed: "Captain, I believe the writer. He mentioned in the letter that the murderer was not from our Baijin City, but from the neighboring city. A few years ago, we collected fingerprints from all the men in the city, and none of them matched the fingerprints left at the crime scene. Doesn't this explain why the murderer is not from Baijin City!"

The captain frowned and said, "Old Zhao, the writer is just speculating. He has no concrete and accurate clues. I think we should be cautious. If we collect fingerprints on a large scale again, it will not only waste police resources, but also be in vain. If we still can't catch the murderer, how can we face the families of the victims?

Furthermore, if this is really a waste of time, our police will face a lot of pressure from public opinion!"

Zhao Changgen insisted: "Captain, the letter is very clear. Although it doesn't specify a specific location, it has narrowed the scope of the investigation to a certain county. As long as we collect fingerprints of all men in the county, we will definitely find clues!"

"What if we can't find it?"

Zhao Changgen was anxious. He snatched the letter and pointed at the contents of the letter and said, "Captain, the murderer left fingerprints at the crime scene and also left semen in the bodies of several female victims! The writer has already told us that as long as we can extract biological traces from the murderer's close relatives and compare them through DNA, we will definitely be able to catch the murderer..."

Zhao Changgen looked at Li Hui. "Director Li, our conditions were backward before, but now they are different. I believe that this time it will work! We can't give up. The families of the victims are still looking forward to it, and they are still looking forward to it!"

Li Hui pondered and walked to the window of the office.

Zhao Changgen gritted his teeth and said, "Director Li, if the provincial department does not agree to restart, then I, the Baijin City Bureau, will investigate on my own! No matter what, I will not compromise! If anything goes wrong, I, Zhao Changgen, will bear the consequences alone!"

After these words were spoken, the captain stopped talking and everyone else also fell silent.

It’s not that they don’t want to check, but they are afraid of failure.

"Stab" sound.

Li Hui opened the glass window and the wind and snow outside immediately poured in.

He was standing facing the opposite street.

The mother of the eight-year-old victim was still standing there, the heavy snow covering her body and she had turned into a snowman.

Li Hui stared at her in a daze. At the end of every year and the beginning of every year, this mother would stand there, waking up all the police officers.

Eighteen years!

Eighteen years have passed since the first victim!

We can't wait any longer!
Li Hui turned his head suddenly and looked at everyone in the office with sharp eyes.

"Reopen the investigation! No matter what the result is, we must give an explanation to the victim's family!"

Zhao Changgen's originally tense expression immediately relaxed. He looked at his deputy, who also had a smile on his face.

Li Hui ordered: "Let's go to the conference room and notify the director of the county branch to participate in the video conference!"

Although everyone had many considerations before, once the decision was made, everyone became excited.

……

One day later, the local county town.

The snow was still falling, and heavy snow covered the entire county, making it look like a fairy tale world.

At this time, hundreds of police officers went into thousands of households to take fingerprints and extract biological traces from men.

The police also did this once a few years ago, but the location was in Platinum City. At that time, the police believed that the murderer should be an adult, so males under the age of sixteen were skipped.

But the anonymous letter received this time said that even if the murderer was in hiding, his identity could be found through the DNA of his collateral relatives. Therefore, oral saliva must be extracted from even the youngest children, the oldest people and all women.

The workload is huge and the police cannot complete it alone.

So the street offices and hospital nurses were also mobilized.

Even the local police station went to the countryside to complete this task.

Zhao Changgen has not been idle. These days, he has been staying in the county town and working with the police below.

The fact that the writer narrowed the scope to this county town shows that he must have found something.

Although the murderer is not in this county, his family may live here.

This is what Zhao Changgen speculated, so he was extremely nervous these days and couldn't sleep at night.

A week later, all biological traces in the entire county, with a total population of 200,000, were extracted!
During this period, no suspicious persons were found.

Next, the biological samples were sent to the provincial department and handed over to the police officers in the Technical Investigation Section.

Because the workload was so heavy, technical detective officers from all branches put down their work and gathered at the provincial department.

Zhao Changgen also put down his work in the bureau and moved into a guesthouse next to the provincial department.

In fact, as long as there is any discovery, the provincial department will notify him immediately, but he is still worried. Even if Li Hui criticizes him, he doesn't care.

The woman was still waiting outside the police station. She had learned from Zhao Changgen that the police had reopened the 88 case.

Her originally dull eyes immediately regained their brightness, and she was no longer as cold towards Zhao Changgen as before.

The snow was still falling, and Zhao Changgen dragged her into the snack bar next door and ordered two bowls of mutton foam.

The woman no longer refused. She took off the card hanging around her neck and ate it voraciously.

One bowl was not enough, so Zhao Changgen asked the boss for another bowl.

After eating, the woman wiped her mouth and smiled embarrassedly.

Zhao Changgen put down his chopsticks and asked, "Are you full? If not, I'll call you again."

The woman shook her head, then nodded, and said in a choked voice, "Officer Zhao, thank you."

Zhao Changgen also smiled: "After dinner, go home and wait. Don't stand here. It's not good for your health if you get frozen."

The woman shook her head vigorously.

She took out a photo of her daughter from her arms and handed it to Zhao Changgen.

There is an identical photo to this one on the clue wall of the Platinum Police Station. Zhao Changgen has seen it countless times.

But every time he watched, Zhao Changgen bit his teeth, and this time was no exception.

The woman's tears fell silently, dripping onto the tabletop, spreading out.

She said in a hoarse voice: "No, I will wait here forever. My daughter can't die in vain..."

Zhao Changgen's eyes were red and he turned his head away to prevent the tears from falling.

He sniffed, stood up and prepared to go to the counter to pay.

The breakfast shop owner refused: "Officer, I can't accept this money. We have all heard that the 88 case has been reopened. You have worked hard, and there is nothing I can do. It's okay to treat you to breakfast, but please make sure to catch the murderer! Let everyone know the truth!" Zhao Changgen looked at the woman who was still crying. He opened his wallet, took out several hundred-yuan bills and placed them on the counter.

"Help me take good care of her, don't let her get cold or hungry!"

After saying that, Zhao Changgen strode away and walked towards the majestic building opposite.

……

Haidong Province, Provincial Department.

Wu Chaoxiong's office.

Zhu Yong knocked on the door and then took Cao Hua and Wei Qunshan into the office.

Wu Chaoxiong was sitting behind his desk, talking on the phone. When he saw them, he pointed to the reception sofa opposite him.

Several people nodded and then sat down.

After a while, Wu Chaoxiong put down the phone, stood up, walked to the sofa, and looked at Cao Hua.

"Lao Cao, I heard that your city bureau is investigating the backlog of old cases over the years and has solved several cases. You are doing a good job."

Cao Hua's face lit up. Hearing this, he immediately smiled and said, "Thank you Director Wu for the compliment. The work was done by the people below. I was just the leader. Wu Dahao's detachment was very active and worked very hard. It was mainly his credit."

Several people present did not like what was said. Everyone knew Wu Dahao's identity, and he did not get any credit at the commendation meeting. He was holding back to do this, which of course could be considered work performance, but it was mostly out of selfish motives.

As for Cao Hua, he supported Wu Dahao both openly and secretly, and the meaning was self-evident.

The smile on Wu Chaoxiong's face immediately disappeared. A wolf that is not tamed will eventually bite you.

He sat on the single sofa and looked at Wei Qunshan beside him.

"I heard that you have solved a lot of old cases. A few years ago, the owner of a 200,000 yuan theft case sent a banner commending our police to the provincial department."

Wei Qunshan nodded: "It took a lot of effort to catch this thief, but who would have thought that the thief would suddenly become a supermarket owner with a net worth of tens of millions.

When we caught him, he thought we were from the Economic Investigation Bureau and that his tax evasion had been exposed. So after we asked him for a confession, we handed him over to the Economic Investigation Bureau.”

Wu Chaoxiong was very satisfied and a smile reappeared on his face.

"That Luo Rui wasn't involved?"

Wei Qunshan shook his head. "These days, he has been busy at the school and the shooting range. I heard that after Liao Kang started working, he hired a retired special forces soldier as his coach. His shooting skills are getting better and better, and he can shoot accurately from a hundred paces."

Zhu Yong laughed and said sarcastically: "This is too exaggerated. Luo Rui is smart, but it is impossible for him to improve so quickly, right?"

Wei Qunshan also laughed and said, "I don't believe it either, but I heard from Cai Xiaojing that it's true. This kid is rich, and he made all his money with money. The professors at the Criminal Police Academy have been teaching him, and his academic progress is also very fast. I estimate that by the beginning of next year, this kid will be officially one of ours."

Wei Qunshan said "our people", not that Luo Rui would be a policeman in the future.

Wu Chaoxiong and Zhu Yong could both hear what was said, but Cao Hua was still smiling foolishly.

Wu Chaoxiong tapped his fingers on the armrest of the sofa, and after a moment of silence, he said, "At the beginning of the year, there were no major cases in the city bureau branch, which is a good thing. Let's follow your path and clean up the old cases.

By the way, I just heard on the phone that Qin Province has reopened a major case from 88."

After these words were spoken, several people were stunned.

Zhu Yong immediately asked: "Did they find any clues?"

Cao Hua was also curious and asked, "If we don't find a definite clue, we definitely won't dare to restart it. If we still can't catch the murderer, we will be cursed!"

Wei Qunshan was suddenly stunned. He looked dazed and swallowed his saliva.

Wu Chaoxiong smacked his lips and replied, "It was Director Li Hui who called me just now. They said that the Platinum Branch received an anonymous letter a week ago. The content of the letter was an important clue about the 88 case. So Director Li and his team immediately decided to reopen the case investigation."

Hearing this, Wei Qunshan's heart was filled with shock.

He grasped two key points: a week ago? Anonymous letter?

A week ago, Luo Rui returned to the Haijiang Branch and reviewed the detailed information of Case 88. He thought at the time that this guy had found some clues, but he did not investigate further.

Is it...

He didn't dare to think further, but who would have thought that Wu Chaoxiong's next words would directly knock him out.

"There's no sender's name or address on the envelope, so Director Li asked us to find out who sent the letter. This person knows a lot about the details of the case and is likely someone within our police department."

Zhu Yong frowned: "Our people?"

Cao Hua also shook his head: "Who has nothing better to do than to meddle in other people's business?"

Wei Qunshan was stunned, but then he came to his senses and could no longer stay there.

But Wu Chaoxiong was still speaking, so he didn't dare to leave.

The conversation lasted for an hour before it ended. Zhu Yong asked him to go for a drink after get off work, but he refused on the spot.

Zhu Yong was puzzled: "Old Wei, what's wrong with you? I felt something was wrong with you just now. It's so cold, why are you sweating so much?"

Wei Qunshan quickly replied: "I think you have a cold, Captain, next time... next time I will drink with you!"

After saying that, he quickly ran away.

His steps were quick and his heart was pounding.

He didn't dare to express his suspicion towards Luo Rui. Don't think it was a good thing.

This matter is too big. Qin Province has spent so much police force. If nothing is found out, Luo Rui will be in big trouble.

Wei Qunshan got in the car and urged the driver to drive faster.

An hour later, it was dark.

He returned to the police station and did not go to his own office, but went straight to Cai Xiaojing's office.

At this time, Cai Xiaojing was just about to get off work, and seeing her leader in a hurry, she felt very nervous.

"Director Wei, what's wrong with you?"

Wei Qunshan immediately closed the office door and asked in a low voice: "A week ago, Luo Rui came to us and reviewed the 88 cases in Qin Province. Did you know about this?"

Cai Xiaojing nodded blankly, not knowing what the leader meant.

"Yes, Luo Rui did read the information about this case at that time."

Wei Qunshan asked again: "What was his expression at that time?"

She replied uncertainly, "After reading the case, he seemed a little distracted?"

"Absent-minded? Did he write anything at the time? Like a letter or something?"

Seeing her leader's anxious look, Cai Xiaojing thought something must have happened. She hesitated and did not dare to answer the question.

Wei Qunshan immediately urged, "Xiao Jing, tell me, don't hide it for him!"

"Well, he did."

Cai Xiaojing looked at Luo Rui's desk: "After he finished writing, he left, but I don't know if he wrote a letter."

Wei Qunshan walked behind Luo Rui's desk and saw a notebook on the table. The notebook was still open, with nothing on it.

An idea suddenly occurred to him, so he picked up his notebook and walked out of the office.

Cai Xiaojing quickly followed behind him.

The two came to the forensic office. Wei Qunshan grabbed a police officer who had not yet left work and ordered, "Look, two pages have been torn off this notebook. Help me make a copy of the pen print on the bottom page. I want it now, right now!"

The police officer immediately put down his backpack, took the notebook, and started working on the machine.

During this time, Wei Qunshan waited anxiously.

In order to relieve himself from the anxiety, he pulled Cai Xiaojing to the corridor and whispered the whole story to her in detail.

Cai Xiaojing was also frightened after hearing this.

No wonder Wei Qunshan was so impatient and seemed particularly anxious.

After a while, the police officer handed the copied notes to Wei Qunshan.

After he took it, he immediately lowered his head and looked.

Cai Xiaojing was also watching from the side, her brows growing darker.

After reading it, Wei Qunshan put away his notes and reminded her, "Xiao Jing, this matter is between you and me. You must not reveal it to anyone. Do you hear me?"

Cai Xiaojing exhaled and nodded: "Director Wei, don't worry, I will definitely not tell. But what if the clue Luo Rui found is true? You know, he has never let us down."

Wei Qunshan thought for a while, exhaled, and replied: "It would be great if it's true! But I'm afraid we can't catch the murderer..."

……

Sunrise, sunset, and then sunrise...

Outside the Forensic Science Department office, Qin Provincial Department.

At this time, the police officers were standing in the corridor, crowded together, and looking into the office.

Fingerprint matching had been done a few days earlier, but no suspects were found who might be the murderer.

Fingerprints are ruled out, and now only DNA screening remains.

The entire county has a population of 200,000 and 200,000 DNA samples, all of which have been screened.

The results will be out today.

Zhao Changgen stood outside the corridor, feeling very nervous.

Li Hui and several senior leaders were in the office of the Forensic Science Department. Because the noise in the corridor was too noisy, the doors were closed.

Countless police officers have been busy for half a month, they are all looking forward to it...

Eighteen years of waiting, just for this moment!
The murderer must be caught!

must!

Zhao Changgen clenched his fists and dared not breathe.

Last night, he stayed awake all night, staring at the ceiling.

Because as soon as he fell asleep, the faces of the eleven victims would appear in his dreams.

Time passed second by second, and the corridor became quieter and quieter towards the end.

Hundreds of police officers held their breath, and in the corridor, you could hear a pin drop.

The snow was still falling outside the provincial department. The mother stood in the wind and snow, also looking forward to it and waiting silently.

Finally, the door of the forensic department was pushed open.

Li Hui's face appeared in front of everyone. His eyes were red and he was holding a report high in his hand.

Veins popped up on his face, and he announced loudly and excitedly: "Comrades, we found it, we found the DNA that matches the murderer, and this DNA comes from the murderer's collateral relative!"

Instantly, hundreds of police officers in the corridor cheered.

Zhao Changgen also cheered with the crowd. He blinked his eyes to prevent his tears from falling.

Although he knew the result, he still found it hard to believe, as if he were dreaming.

Then he turned around and ran downstairs, not caring if he fell down the stairs.

He quickly got up and ran out the door.

He crossed the street and came to the woman. After taking a deep breath, he said word by word: "We found it. We found the murderer who killed your daughter!"

When the woman heard this, her eyes froze.

She hesitated for a long time and couldn't say a word. Her whole body was shaking and all her strength was drained away at once.

She squatted down in the snow and cried bitterly!
(End of this chapter)