Detective: From the Police Academy

Chapter 189 Confession (Case Closed)
【I want to turn myself in! 】

The young man gestured again, and Luo Rui reacted immediately, his heart jumping into his throat.

He hurriedly pushed the young security guard away, and the latter recognized him and quickly stepped aside.

The young man walked in from the small door with a calm expression. He looked back at Luo Rui with his hands raised flat in front of his chest.

Cai Xiaojing and others have gathered around. They have seen the portrait of the murderer.

At this moment, the real person was right in front of them. The three of them were like petrified, seeming to find it unbelievable that the murderer whom they had tried so hard to hunt down had actually fallen into their trap.

If you didn't see it with your own eyes, no one would believe such a mysterious thing.

After a few seconds of hesitation, Chu Yang and Su Mingyuan immediately surrounded him, held the young man from both sides, took out handcuffs and put them on him.

The moment the handcuffs were put on, the young man grinned and laughed, and his eyes never left Luo Rui.

Chu Yang took off the young man's cap and found that he had a pale face, narrow eyes, and a deep scar on his forehead.

Cai Xiaojing immediately ordered: "Take him to the interrogation room."

Chu Yang and Su Mingyuan nodded, then quickly carried the young man away.

Luo Rui and Cai Xiaojing immediately followed behind and walked up the stairs.

The interrogation room is on the first floor. There are three interrogation rooms in total, but they are all empty at the moment, but there are police officers on duty.

When he saw Luo Rui and Cai Xiaojing, he immediately stood up and asked, "Team Leader Luo, Captain Cai, are you here to interrogate the suspect?"

Luo Rui hummed and replied, "The suspect in the 224 serial murder case."

"224?"

The policeman thought he had heard wrongly, but when he saw the serious expressions of the four people in front of him and they didn't seem to be joking, he was immediately startled.

The suspect in case 224?

He also went to capture the suspect last night and knew how cunning the murderer was.

What? After one night, he was caught?

He swallowed his saliva before his brain could react.

"Take him to interrogation room No. 1." Cai Xiaojing ordered.

Interrogation Room No. 1 is relatively large. The interrogators and suspects are separated by iron bars to maintain a safe distance. This interrogation room is used to interrogate serious criminals.

Su Mingyuan began to search the young man to see if he had anything hidden on him. Chu Yang stood aside and held his shoulder with one hand to prevent him from getting angry.

Seeing that he had nothing hidden on him, the young man was pushed into the innermost single room and then made to sit in the interrogation chair, commonly known as the "tiger bench."

The young man's hands and feet were cuffed and his waist was secured with a belt.

Cai Xiaojing saw that the dust had settled and quickly said, "I'll go inform Director Wei!"

Luo Rui nodded and retreated back to the corridor. He couldn't understand why this man would turn himself in. Did he have a change of heart?

Judging from his facial features alone, this man does not look like someone who has committed a heinous crime. If he were thrown among ordinary people for identification, even the most powerful criminal investigation expert might not be able to find out that he is the murderer.

Earlier, when the young man raised his hand, Luo Rui noticed that his palms were covered with yellow calluses, and it was obvious that he was a man who had done a lot of rough work.

This also explains his strong hands-on ability.

Things were a bit strange, and Luo Rui felt a little uneasy.

Soon, Wei Qunshan ran down from the office. Luo Rui had never seen him so flustered.

Walking into the interrogation room, he took a close look at the suspect, then exhaled and returned to the corridor.

"Where is the victim?"

Luo Rui shook his head: "He was the only one who turned himself in. We haven't had time to interrogate him yet. Song Fanghua and Boss Jiang are currently missing."

"Then hurry up and try it!"

Wei Qunshan realized at this time that Luo Rui was not qualified to interrogate him. He turned around and looked at Cai Xiaojing: "You and Chu Yang go in and find out the whereabouts of the victim. As for the rest, if the suspect doesn't tell us, we won't ask for the time being. Wait for Zhao Ming and Du Feng to secure the evidence, and then defeat him in one fell swoop."

Cai Xiaojing nodded, and he and Chu Yang immediately changed into their uniforms. After getting ready, they took a deep breath and walked into the interrogation room.

From beginning to end, the young man held his head high, his back straight, and his narrow eyes looking straight ahead.

Seeing someone come in, he smiled slightly.

After Cai Xiaojing sat down, she asked, "Name?"

The young man blinked, lifted the metal handcuffs fixed to the table, and then opened his mouth.

Cai Xiaojing's heart skipped a beat. Is the other party really a mute?
She quickly left and told Wei Qunshan what happened, who immediately made a phone call to arrange for a sign language expert to come over.

Not long after, a middle-aged woman walked into the police station. She was a teacher at a sign language school and had a volunteer tag hanging around her neck.

Cai Xiaojing asked her to sign a confidentiality agreement, but was stopped by Wei Qunshan.

"Change another one!"

Cai Xiaojing exclaimed, "Ah!" The middle-aged woman was also confused: "No, what do you mean?"

Wei Qunshan said, "I'm sorry, I don't think you're suitable. You're facing a serious criminal. I'm afraid I'll hurt you. Please go back."

The middle-aged woman frowned and looked at Cai Xiaojing.

"I'm sorry, I'll reimburse you for your round-trip fare."

The middle-aged woman left in dissatisfaction, and Cai Xiaojing quickly contacted the next person.

Luo Rui saw something. Although Wei Qunshan didn't say anything, his meaning was very clear. Women have a strong ability to empathize. In addition, the other party is a volunteer. If the suspect tells her about his difficulties, she might feel sympathy.

An hour later, an old man wearing glasses came.

Wei Qunshan looked him over and then nodded.

There are many clauses in the confidentiality agreement, and the old man read it very carefully. Moreover, he may also appear in court as a witness when the suspect is tried.

The old man signed his name and put his thumbprint without hesitation.

The suspect was changed into a pair of flexible metal handcuffs. To prevent any accidents, two tall police officers stood behind him, keeping an eye on his every move.

Then the interrogation officially began.

The old man's surname was Huang. He sat next to Cai Xiaojing and looked a little nervous.

Cai Xiaojing calmed down and asked, "Name?"

Without waiting for Lao Huang to translate, the young man immediately started making gestures.

No one could understand these complicated gestures. Old Huang, wearing glasses, answered for him word by word: "I want Officer Luo to interrogate me, otherwise I won't answer any questions!"

Hearing this, Cai Xiaojing looked towards the observation room. Wei Qunshan said into the microphone without hesitation: "Luo Rui will come in right away!"

Although Luo Rui was not qualified, the suspect's request was another matter, and Wei Qunshan was not that rigid.

Cai Xiaojing nodded and whispered a few words to Chu Yang, who then moved a chair from the corner.

Luo Rui didn't expect the suspect to come to him face to face. In fact, he also wanted to have a good chat with this guy.

He had no uniform, so he was wearing civilian clothes. He straightened his collar, zipped up his clothes, and entered the interrogation room.

Seeing Luo Rui coming in, the young man grinned. His smile was very bright and he didn't look like an adult at all.

He seemed to be six or seven years older than Luo Rui.

However, Luo Rui is only 1.8 meters tall, and due to several months of exercise, his body is straight and strong, and he looks much more mature than his actual age.

The young man smiled at Luo Rui from the moment he turned himself in. This made it impossible for him to pretend to be rigid and serious like other criminal police officers. He couldn't remain indifferent. He nodded slightly to the other party and then sat down in the chair.

Without waiting for him to ask, the young man immediately started making gestures.

Old Huang quickly translated: "My name is Zhang Chu... I'm 25 years old... I'm a worker at the Xinhe Slaughterhouse, but I resigned half a year ago. Don't worry, I've surrendered voluntarily and won't commit crimes again..."

While listening, Luo Rui stared at the young man named Zhang Chu, observing his facial expression.

Xinhe Slaughterhouse is the largest slaughterhouse company in Beicheng Street. This place was ruled out during the search early this morning. However, Zhang Chu had already resigned and would not have stayed there at all, so it could not be considered an investigation mistake.

Luo Rui immediately asked: "Where are Song Fanghua and Boss Jiang? Did you kill them?"

Before Lao Huang could translate, Zhang Chu shook his head.

Luo Rui suddenly realized that this person could read lips. Old Huang also noticed it. Before he could translate with gestures, Zhang Chu started to gesture again.

After the gesture, he looked at Lao Huang.

Old Huang was stunned for a moment, then translated: "He said that I have no grudge against them, I will not hurt them, and I have already let them go."

"Let go?"

Luo Rui looked towards the observation room, and Wei Qunshan immediately ordered the police officers to contact Song Changming and the family of the boss surnamed Jiang.

Not long after, the police officer came back and reported: "Director Wei, I have contacted the families of the two victims. They have indeed returned home and are not injured. The two victims, accompanied by their families, are on their way to the police station."

Wei Qunshan let out a deep breath. The two victims were safe and the suspect had surrendered himself. He felt very happy.

He told Luo Rui and Cai Xiaojing the news through the microphone.

Hearing the voice in the headphones, the two looked at each other. Although their expressions were slightly relaxed, there was deep confusion in their eyes.

Zhang Chu released the hostage so easily?

Early this morning, hundreds of criminal police officers from the Haijiang Branch were mobilized and tried their best, but they were unable to catch the murderer or rescue the hostages.

Before the day was over, there was a sudden turn of events. Zhang Chu surrendered himself and the suspect was released.

What was his plan?
With deep doubt, Luo Rui asked: "Why did you surrender? Why did you release the hostages?"

Old Huang was about to translate using sign language, but Zhang Chu smiled slightly and started making gestures directly.

Old Huang had no choice but to watch him gesture and help translate: "I just said that I will not kill innocent people, and I have achieved my goal!"

"What is your purpose? Is it to kill Peng Li, Qiao Jun and Qiao Dahai? What grudge do they have against you?"

After asking this, Luo Rui saw the hatred in Zhang Chu's eyes. The muscles on his face were tense and his lips were tightly pursed.

Old Huang wanted to use sign language to show Zhang Chu, but Luo Rui stopped him.

"Mr. Huang, he knows lip language, he can understand what I say, you just need to translate his sign language to us."

"Okay, I see."

After a moment, Zhang Chu began to gesture, and at the same time, the metal handcuffs on his wrists jingled.

"Not only these three, there was another person who was also killed by me! His name was Qin Dejun!" Hearing this, Luo Rui sat up straight. Sure enough, if it was Zhang Chu's first crime, it would be impossible for his anti-reconnaissance ability to be so strong.

This series of crimes cannot be committed by a novice.

Zhang Chu said: "These four people killed Xiaojun. I have waited for so many years and finally killed them! I have avenged Xiaojun..."

The sudden appearance of two strangers' names, who might be people related to the case, made Luo Rui and Cai Xiaojing extremely nervous.

Zhang Chu used sign language to continuously describe his motives and process for committing the crime. For a moment, the only sounds in the interrogation room were Lao Huang's translation and the metallic sounds of metal handcuffs colliding with each other.

The story begins in 97...

At that time, Zhang Chu was sixteen years old. He was born deaf and dumb. His family was not well off. His mother abandoned him because she thought the family was too poor.

Zhang Chu and his father depended on each other for survival. Even though they were poor, his father never let him give up studying.

While attending a school for the deaf and dumb, he helped his father set up a stall to sell fruit.

Because only by setting up the stall could his father find time to take care of him.

After Zhang Chu entered junior high school, he would help his father set up the stall after school every day.

Since 96, they have set up a stall in front of the gate of Haihui Middle School, selling products exclusively to students and their parents.

There were many people setting up stalls in front of the school, and that was when he met Ai Jun.

Ai Jun is only 16 years old. Her family situation is almost the same as Zhang Chu's. Her parents go out to work and have not returned for more than ten years. There are no letters or phone calls. They may have passed away long ago.

Aijun lives with his grandfather. Three days a week, they come from the countryside, carrying their own eggs, vegetables and poultry to sell outside the school.

Because he is deaf-mute, Zhang Chu has been discriminated against by many people. Sometimes his father goes back to cook and leaves him to look after the business. Many customers choose fruits, but when they see that he is deaf-mute, they leave without paying. Even if Zhang Chu chases them, he cannot explain clearly.

At this time, it was Ai Jun who helped him, chasing after those customers who didn't pay, questioning them loudly, and helping him get his money back.

Over time, Zhang Chu and Ai Jun became familiar with each other.

Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, Aijun and his grandfather would carry their backpacks and take a two-hour bus ride to the city.

Because his family conditions were so poor, Ai Jun dropped out of school after elementary school.

Grandpa is old and needs someone to take care of him. He is also illiterate. If it weren't for Ai Jun, an illiterate country old man would not come to the city to sell things. However, the cost of living in the city is higher than in the towns, so he can sell at a higher price. So Ai Jun acted as a guide for Grandpa.

Ai Jun helped his grandfather farm and bought some vegetables grown by himself, because at that time the fields could not be left idle and grain had to be paid every year, which was a large sum of money for a rural family.

Since his grandfather didn’t have enough physical strength, Ai Jun could only work in the fields like an adult.

She plans to save the money and continue her studies later.

Ai Jun was a girl with a pretty face. She had two big braids, wore a plaid shirt, rolled up her trouser legs, and a pair of muddy Liberation shoes.

Knowing that Zhang Chu was deaf and mute, Ai Jun did not despise him, and every time they met, she would teach herself some sign language to communicate with Zhang Chu.

Zhang Chu was very curious and asked where she learned sign language. Ai Jun told him that there was a TV at home and whenever the news was on, there would be someone translating in sign language in the lower right corner of the screen. She learned it by watching TV.

Zhang Chu was surprised and moved.

He could imagine Ai Jun studying sign language seriously in front of the TV just to communicate with a mute he was not familiar with.

As time went by, Zhang Chu began to develop some vague feelings for Ai Jun.

Whenever Ai Jun came to the city that day, Zhang Chu didn't even want to go to school and would run to help his father.

Of course the father knew what his son meant and was secretly worried about him.

A deaf-mute person is not qualified to fall in love with a normal person. Even if Zhang Chu gets married and starts a family in the future, he can only find a disabled girl.

But as a father, he couldn't say this.

Until one day, after school, Zhang Chu came to help his father and found that Ai Jun was not there, and only her grandfather was left in front of the stall.

Grandpa said that Ai Jun helped customers carry local chickens and vegetables to their homes.

Zhang Chu had no choice but to wait, and after waiting for a long time, Ai Jun still didn't come back.

Grandpa was anxious because the last bus from the city to the countryside was about to leave. If he didn't go back, he would have to stay in the city for only one night.

Moreover, he didn't dare to leave. He was not familiar with the roads in the city and was afraid that Ai Jun would come back and not be able to find him.

His father also closed his stall and asked Zhang Chu to go home with him, but Zhang Chu disagreed and stayed with his grandfather waiting.

But it was getting dark and Ai Jun hadn't come back yet.

So Zhang Chu went to look for Ai Jun in the direction she left.

But where could I find that person? There were no mobile phones at that time.

Zhang Chu searched for a long time but couldn't find anyone, so he had to go back to the school gate and continue waiting with his grandfather.

It was almost dawn when Ai Jun came back with dishevelled hair and dirty face.

At that time, Zhang Chu saw her carrying a backpack, her face was pale, her hair was messy, her clothes were torn, and her pants were covered in blood.

Seeing the man coming back, Zhang Chu's father knew something had happened and took his son home.

But Zhang Chu disagreed. Being young, he knew that Ai Jun was bullied, and his eyes were filled with tears.

His father slapped him, held him down and tried to take him home.

Zhang Chu screamed loudly. He was unable to speak. He could only free his hands and keep gesturing to Ai Jun.

"What happened? Did someone bully you? Call the police, go find the police!"

"Go find the police!"

Ai Jun didn't answer and could only stare at him blankly.

Zhang Chu struggled hard in his father's arms, but couldn't break free. He could only watch Ai Jun carrying the backpack and supporting his grandfather as they walked away.

This was the last time he saw Ai Jun.

A month later, Zhang Chu took a bus to the countryside and found out that Ai Jun had committed suicide. She drank a whole bottle of pesticide and died in pain lying on the bed.

Zhang Chu learned the whole story from his grandfather. After Ai Jun returned home, he went to the township police station, but...

Justice was not served...

Zhang Chu learned from his grandfather who harmed Ai Jun.

That afternoon, Qiao Jun asked Ai Jun to carry the things and deliver them to his home, under the pretext of buying vegetables and chickens.

At that time, besides him, there were also Peng Li and another little hooligan Qin Dejun.

Ai Jun followed them to Qiao Jun's house, carrying a backpack. She thought she could just put down her things and leave, but Qiao Jun stopped her.

He said he was giving her money so she could play with his grandfather.

Ai Jun struggled desperately, but was grabbed and beaten by them. Afterwards, Qiao Dahai, the cripple, pounced on him.

……

Eight hours had passed since the interrogation, and the sound of the metal handcuffs colliding had never stopped.

Luo Rui listened quietly to Lao Huang's voice while watching Zhang Chu's expression.

At this time, he was already crying profusely and gesticulating with his hands.

"I wanted revenge then, I wanted to kill them, but I couldn't beat them! I have been studying hard, living up to my father's expectations, holding my head high, and living an upright life, but why are these people so malicious towards us?
I have been bullied a lot, and every time someone bullied me, I took out my resentment on Qiao Jun and others.

In order to make a living, I did a lot of things. I was a construction worker, an electrician, and a sewer worker.

I thought I would forget Ai Jun, but she always appears in my dreams.

I knew I couldn't wait any longer, I had to avenge her!
I first found Qin Dejun, tied him up, and then acted without hesitation. You can't find his body.

He was used as pig feed!

After killing him, I started planning revenge on Peng Li, Qiao Jun and Qiao Dahai.

But I can't let them die so easily. I have to tell you, I'm going to kill people. If you can save them, then they're lucky! I gave the USB drive of the video I shot to a deaf-mute like me and asked him to put it in the reporting mailbox of the Municipal Bureau.

But, I kept waiting, but I didn’t get any response from you, just like Ai Jun did back then…”

Luo Rui took a breath, and Wei Qunshan in the observation room also had a cold face.

Zhang Chu continued to gesture: "I can only change a police station to deliver the USB flash drive. I thought you would take a long time to see the video like the Municipal Bureau, but I didn't expect that you would find it so quickly and find him in time. I admire you very much!
But Qiao Jun must die! He is the culprit. If it weren't for him, Ai Jun wouldn't have suffered... I can't tolerate this person living!

The same thing happened with killing Qiao Dahai. I was planning to chop this old beast into pieces, but he begged me..."

Luo Rui wanted to nod, but his body froze immediately. He couldn't agree, let alone sympathize.

So he asked, "Then why did you kidnap Song Fanghua?"

Zhang Chu stared at Luo Rui, then pointed at him.

Luo Rui blinked, and Lao Huang translated uncertainly: "Because of you?"

Zhang Chu continued to point at Luo Rui.

Old Huang said: "It's because of you!"

Luo Rui frowned and asked, "Me? Why?"

Zhang Chu gestured, "I know you. I've studied crime. You're a detective. You've solved many cases. You were able to find Qiao Jun in time because of your thinking, right?
So I wondered, are you as smart as I am?
I followed you and I knew that girl lived in the same neighborhood as you, so I kidnapped her. I wanted to see if you could find her in time like you did last time!"

"Is that why?"

Zhang Chu gestured: "Yes, that's right! I want to see how smart you are."

Luo Rui was speechless. After a long silence, he said, "I'm not as smart as you."

Zhang Chu shook his head and gestured, "I have many flaws. If you give me enough time, you will definitely be able to catch me! And... I turned myself in, not to seek leniency, I know the death penalty is waiting for me. But I want to tell you, please be a good policeman and don't let girls like Ai Jun be treated unfairly again...

In this world, crimes are happening all the time. They kill and harm others. They are guilty of heinous crimes. I am that kind of person now!

Please catch them!"

Luo Rui pursed his lips, looked back at him, and nodded solemnly.

Zhang Chu placed his hands, which were in metal handcuffs, on the table.

He grinned and laughed again, but tears kept flowing down...

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