Detective: From the Police Academy

Chapter 216: Fire, arrests.

Night, eight o'clock.

Lu Kangming poked his head out from the dense forest and looked down the mountain, but he could not see the city lights at all.

Fengya Mountain is said to be the place where the phoenix lived in ancient times.

The phoenix didn't see it, but the pheasant was chased away in a panic.

Half an hour ago, the police discovered a den of piglets, but they did not dare to disturb these indigenous people.

The policemen all wore headlamps on their foreheads and held steel forks, trekking poles, etc. in their hands.

The criminals had pistols, so each team of searching police officers was also equipped with pistols and were allowed to fire back if necessary.

Fengya Mountain covers an area of ​​more than 4,000 acres and is covered with dense jungle, making the search extremely difficult, but no matter how difficult it is, we must move forward.

Li Nong waved away the mosquitoes surrounding him and said, "Director Lu, I just called Yao Quan via satellite, and they haven't found anything yet."

The day is different from the night. During the day, you can judge traces with your naked eyes, but at night you can only rely on police dogs.

Lu Kangming took out a map of Fengya Mountain from his pocket. Seeing this, He Bing hurried over.

He wore a headlamp on his forehead, and many mosquitoes and flying insects gathered around the halo. His face was covered with red bites. He took out a bottle of toilet water, closed his eyes, and sprayed it on his face.

Lu Kangming looked at the map, then glanced at him: "Are you sure that this group of people is to the west of Fengya Mountain?"

Several locations in the west have been circled in red.

And the place where they are at this moment is point A marked on the map.

He Bing scratched his extremely itchy neck and said, "Director Lu, they must be here. It was Xiaomu who led us here yesterday, and we also found their footprints on the road. They must be here!"

Li Nong was very cautious and asked, "Could it be that they are deliberately setting up a trap? They knew someone was chasing them, so they circled around point A first and then went to other places?"

When Lu Kangming heard this, he wanted to scold He Bing, "If you had the ability, would we have to suffer in this mountain in the middle of the night?"
But when he saw the other person's face was covered with red bumps from mosquito bites, Lu Kangming softened his heart.

On the map, from left to right, there are three points ABC marked, forming a straight line upwards.

The higher you go, the steeper the mountain becomes and the higher the altitude.

Moreover, this straight line is also the dividing line of Fengya Mountain, and the other end is the jurisdiction of Pingyang County.

Li Nong glanced at the map and said, “If they want to hide, these criminals must stay at point B, because point C is too steep and full of cliffs.

As long as we surround them, they will have no choice but to jump off the cliff. So the most likely location is still point B. Director Lu, look at this location, they have at least three directions to escape."

"Humph!"

Lu Kangming snorted irritably and ordered, "Call Lu Peng, let's all move forward to point B, tell them not to be too aggressive, it's best to move forward slowly, search carefully, and don't miss a single blade of grass or bush."

Li Nong blinked. He didn't dare to yell at the director of Pingyang County.

After that, Lu Kangming asked again: "By the way, where is Luo Rui's team seven?"

"I just contacted them via walkie-talkie. They are two hundred meters below point A."

Lu Kangming nodded: "Tell them and others not to come up, and search in the direction of point B halfway up the mountain."

Li Nong nodded: "Okay!"

……

Yang Bo put the walkie-talkie into his waist pocket, then took out a bottle of insecticide and sprayed it on his lower body.

Luo Ruigang had already heard Li Nong's instructions, so at this moment, he was looking at the map.

Fang Yonghui came over and said, "Captain Luo, it will be at least after midnight from here to point B. We have to hurry up and leave."

Luo Rui nodded and put the map away.

Qi Lei handed him the trekking pole and said, "Captain Luo, do you think something is wrong?"

"Brother Lei, do you think this group of people will go down the cliff at point C?"

Qi Lei shook his head: "It's unlikely. That's a cliff several hundred meters high, the beak of a phoenix. When we searched the mountain before, those fugitives didn't dare to try, let alone them. If they fall down, there will be no trace of their bodies left."

A few people took the lead and walked forward, chatting as they went.

Yang Bo said: "It's hard to say. I think that faceless guy is very familiar with this mountain. He must be a hunter from the surrounding area, or he often goes into the mountain to collect herbs. What if they prepared ropes in advance and fell off the cliff?"

The shameless man that Yang Bo was talking about is the contact person in this group of people. His identity is still unknown for the moment.

Qi Lei glanced at him and said, "Come on, you haven't seen that cliff. Once you see it, you'll know it's impossible."

Yang Bo curled his lips, feeling somewhat unconvinced. As long as one had professional cliff-climbing equipment, one could climb down any cliff. Some rock climbing enthusiasts could even climb up cliffs as steep as knives without any protection.

Although he thought so, he would not argue with an old detective.

He carefully led the Dian horse and followed Luo Rui.

The halfway point of the mountain is the most difficult to walk on, as there is no road at all. If you encounter a dense forest, you have to go in and search before you can go around it.

If something goes wrong and these guys are let out, we'll be doomed.

Whether it is investigation or search, it is a process of trial and error, and everyone understands this.

You may understand it, but once a loophole is found, you will be scolded and may have to sit on the bench for several years.

The roads are steep and the forests are dense, but we need to search carefully and seriously.

Several young criminal police officers from Team 7 had been full of complaints for a long time, but there was no need for Luo Rui to give them any encouragement. Qi Lei held a trekking pole and cursed and threatened them.

He is a seasoned man who knows best when to be lazy and when to be proactive.

After midnight, Luo Rui and his team finally arrived below Point B. The vegetation at this location was sparse, and there was a large upward slope.

There is no dense forest blocking your head, and you can see the stars and the bright moon in the sky when you look up.

Among the group, the Dian horse had the best physical strength. It snorted and shook its tail.

Luo Rui poured water into the instant noodle box, then placed it on the ground, waiting for the horse to drink.

He took the walkie-talkie from Yang Bo and reported his location to Li Nong.

It will take Li Nong and his team another half an hour to reach point B.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, sat on the grass and began to rest.

Luo Rui was also very tired. His neck and face were very itchy. He washed them with mineral water and then applied the ointment he carried with him.

As soon as he sat down, he seemed to smell a scent.

Suddenly, he stood up and looked at Qi Lei.

"Brother Lei, do you smell anything?"

Qi Lei has been wearing a mask since he entered the mountains. It is the kind of mask that a beekeeper wears. He has to lift the gauze when he speaks.

He sniffed the air. "It seems to smell something."

Luo Rui looked at everyone again. Fang Yonghui shook his head. Yang Bo was drinking mineral water with his head tilted back.

Luo Rui turned his head and looked towards the mountain. He had a lamp on his head, and the beam of light shone on the treetops.

In less than a moment, thick smoke that covered the sky rose from the mountain, and in just a moment, flames suddenly appeared.

Everyone was startled and jumped up quickly.

Qi Lei's face turned pale with fear: "Oh my god! This is going to be a disaster!"

Fang Yonghui swallowed his saliva. "What should I do? If it catches fire, it will be the end of us in the middle of the night!"

Before entering the mountains, Lu Kangming repeatedly warned these heavy smokers that it was the end of September and the weather was dry. If they dared to smoke in the mountains, they would be punished with a serious offense and would have to write a self-criticism. If a forest fire was caused, their careers would be over.

Not only that, before leaving, all the cigarettes and lighters in my pocket were handed over, but someone still hid them.

Besides, the team searching the mountain had more than a thousand people, and not all of them were from the county bureau.

Now that this situation has occurred, what is the point of arresting the suspect? It would be great if we can put out the fire.

Qi Lei gritted his teeth and said, "It must be these criminals who did it. Damn it, if I catch them, I will kill them!"

Before he finished speaking, the walkie-talkie in Luo Rui's hand rang.

Li Nong shouted anxiously: "Quick, quick! Everyone rush to put out the fire!"

Luo Rui asked: "What about the fugitive?"

There was a sound of electric interference on the intercom, and Li Nong conveyed the message without any other instructions. I guess he was in a hurry to call the forest fire department.

Luo Rui waved his hand behind him, and at this moment, a group of young criminal policemen who had been complaining about their sufferings immediately perked up.

They found suitable branches on the road, cut them down, carried them on their shoulders, and rushed to the fire scene without stopping.

Even though these people were complaining and grumbling just now, when faced with something as meaningful as a fire, no one was slack and everyone was prepared to do their best.

The group worked hard to climb up, and the Yunnan horses followed behind them without the need for a leash.

At first the search party had been searching cautiously, like hounds in the dense forest, tracking the criminals, but now they have all emerged.

The smoke became thicker and thicker, and the fire suddenly broke out, lighting up half the sky red.

Li Nong ran to the nearby area with sweat all over his forehead. He saw that the fire came out from the dense forest, and with the help of the wind, it burned even faster.

There was a crackling sound in my ears and cigarette ash was flying everywhere.

Li Nong rushed forward with his men without saying a word.

At this moment, he didn't think about anything and just wanted to put out the fire as quickly as possible.

On the other side of the mountain, people from Pingyang County also rushed over. Seeing the situation, Yao Quan also led his men to rush in.

They did not participate in firefighting, but instead cut a barrier around the edge of the fire.

Lu Kangming's face flushed, his eyes blazed with fire, and he ran to a high place to give orders.

The call to the Forest Fire Department has been connected, but it will take some time to organize people to go up the mountain.

Luo Rui was carrying a branch on his shoulder. Before he reached the ridge, he saw two people holding flashlights walking down the mountain not far ahead.

The two of them walked while looking back.

Both of them were wearing the uniforms of the Public Security Brigade and their faces were covered in soot.

Yang Bo and Fang Yonghui rushed the fastest and passed by them.

But Luo Rui and Qi Lei slowed down, looked at each other, nodded slightly, and then walked towards the two men.

Just as he got close, Luo Rui didn't expect that the two men turned around and walked back instead.

Luo Rui quickened his pace and shouted, "Hey, those two in front, stop!"

Upon hearing this, Qi Lei was the first to react.

By the time the other party started to run to the left, Qi Lei had already taken out his gun.

"Stop, don't move, or I'll shoot."

The two sides were more than ten meters apart. The pistols were fast and accurate, but the two men were not moved at all and just headed into the woods.

Qi Lei fired a shot into the air. "Bang!"

Yang Bo and Fang Yonghui in front were stunned for a moment. They turned around and saw the two men. They immediately understood what was going on.

Luo Rui also took out his gun. While Qi Lei was still hesitating about firing the second shot, he aimed at the back of the last man without hesitation, moved the muzzle slightly downward, and immediately pulled the trigger.

"boom!"

The man was shot in the thigh and screamed, but he didn't fall down. He was still running forward, dragging one leg.

Fang Yonghui and Yang Bo jumped down the slope, used their hands and feet to crawl forward several steps, and then threw themselves forward with all their strength.

The man was knocked to the ground, with Fang Yonghui riding on his back and Yang Bo holding his hands.

Luo Rui ran forward and grabbed the man's hair, shining the light above his head.

A familiar face appeared in front of everyone.

"Zhong Shuai?"

"Torture him!"

Luo Rui handed the man over to Yang Bo, and took the others into the woods to capture the man who ran the fastest.

Fang Yonghui and Yang Bo handed the person over to their colleagues who arrived later and followed him in.

As soon as the two entered the woods, they heard sporadic gunfire.

After running about twenty meters forward, they saw Luo Rui kick the pistol that had fallen to the ground aside.

A man fell to the ground, crawling forward.

Qi Lei ran forward, pressed his knee against the man's lower back, then took out handcuffs and put them on him.

Luo Rui walked forward, grabbed his hair and asked him to lift his face.

"Run, I tell you to run!"

Qi Lei slapped him on the back of the head.

Luo Rui saw that the man was Ding Zuo, the criminal with a criminal record.

Ding Zuo's eyes were red and his lips were dry.

Although his body was subdued, his arrogance did not diminish in the slightest, and he cursed: "F*ck you, let me go, let me go!"

"Fuck you, you're still so arrogant. You've caused thousands of us to come after you."

Qi Lei's knee hit his lower back hard.

This place is dark and it's not an interrogation room. Injuries are very common during a manhunt. As long as teammates don't say anything, no one will use this to make trouble.

Ding Zuo felt as if his lower back was poked by a fire poker, causing a burning pain.

He bared his teeth and roared, "Fuck you, if you have the guts, let me go, one on one, one on one!"

Qi Lei wanted to hit him again, but Luo Rui punched him directly in the face.

"I made you proud, didn't I? What did you yell at me for?"

Qi Lei was surprised. When Ding Zuo fired back, Luo Rui only fired one shot and hit the guy's wrist.

In such a dark and dense forest and on steep mountains, he was able to hit the target with every shot. I have nothing but admiration for him.

But he didn't expect that Captain Luo, who was not a talkative man, would attack without hesitation and hit the man so hard that blood came out of the corner of his mouth.

Fang Yonghui and Yang Bo were also stunned for a moment, then looked around, fortunately they didn't see anyone else.

Luo Rui straightened Ding Zuo's face. "I don't want to waste any more words with you. Tell me, where did the other two people escape to?"

Ding Zuo stared at him fiercely with his mouth tightly closed.

Luo Rui looked him straight in the eyes: "I'll give you five seconds. After that time, I won't ask you again. The two people who died on the train are your fault!"

Ding Zuo hesitated and was about to speak when Luo Rui stood up and said, "Okay, you're being stubborn!"

At this time, the other members of Team 7 came up. Two criminal police officers named Xiao Wu and Lao Bao held Zhong Shuai and dragged him over.

Luo Rui came up to him and said the same words as before.

Zhong Shuai did not hesitate at all. Before Luo Rui could finish his words, he shouted, "I confess. I didn't kill anyone! My uncle and Sun Xinghan went to Fenghuangzui! They wanted to get down the mountain from the cliff!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Ding Zuo started shouting from the side.

"I also said that I didn't kill anyone. It was Zhong Daming who did it! He killed my girlfriend! The fire was also set by these two old bastards. Sun Xinghan hid gasoline in the mountains and was waiting for you police to come up. He set fire to the mountains so that you couldn't take care of us!

We were fooled by him, damn it, I just realized now, he asked us to go down the mountain this way just to attract you!"

Luo Rui left them and took out the walkie-talkie to notify Li Nong, but there was no one on the other side. He contacted He Bing again, but couldn't find anyone either.

Even in the dense forest, you can see the fire on the mountain.

At this time, they had no time to care about anything else.

Luo Rui looked at the ten people in Team 7 and ordered, "Leave four people behind to keep an eye on them, and the rest of you follow me!"

Upon hearing this, everyone became excited and started to get ready.

……

Phoenix mouth.

Standing on the edge of the cliff and looking down, Zhong Daming felt his legs trembling. The white moonlight shone on the cliff, giving off a cold light.

Sun Xinghan kept lowering the rope downwards, holding a flashlight in his mouth.

Zhong Daming took two steps back and said fearfully, "Old Sun, are we really going to go down from here?"

Sun Xinghan hummed, and Zhong Daming took the flashlight out of his mouth.

"Daming, we can only escape from here. Don't worry, as long as we get out of the dense forest below, we will reach the national highway. I have hidden a motorcycle over there. Let's ride to Haixi Province and then stay in the Bian J area for a while. When the storm is over, we will sneak back. If these police chase us, we will cross the Bian J County."

"It's easy for you to say. I don't think we can even get down from this cliff."

Sun Xinghan glanced at him and said, "Daming, we are childhood friends. How could I lie to you? Others can't get down this cliff because they don't have the courage. When I was picking herbs last year, I was able to climb down with just a rope."

Zhong Daming's legs were shaking. He held the black briefcase in his arms and swallowed.

"That's you! I'm a coward..."

Sun Xinghan let down the last section of rope and then tied the end of the rope to the tree trunk behind.

"Let me tell you, what you and Zhong Shuang did is a capital offense. I heard that you killed the flight attendant. You have no way out now.

I deserve it, I brought you into the mountains, and now it’s too late for me to regret…”

Zhong Daming immediately retorted: "Who told you that I killed someone? He killed that woman himself. I didn't do it! If I had to kill someone, it would be that bastard Wu Zihui."

"I don't care who killed you! Look behind you. You should be sentenced to life imprisonment for that fire. It was you who set it, right? If you don't leave now, the police will catch up with us!"

Zhong Daming gritted his teeth and nodded, "Okay, you go down first, I'll follow you."

Sun Xinghan shrugged and said, "Okay, I'll touch the dry soil with my hands to prevent them from slipping."

As he spoke, he squatted down and rubbed his palms in the soil.

Zhong Daming looked down the cliff again, but he could not see anything at the bottom. It was like a dark bottomless pit.

"I said……"

As soon as he said this, his vision flickered.

Sun Xinghan held two fist-sized stones in his hands and smashed them hard on his forehead.

Zhong Daming only felt his ears buzzing and blood flowing from between his eyebrows.

"you……"

Sun Xinghan raised the stone and hit him a second time, this time, between the mouth and nose.

The briefcase in Zhong Daming's arms fell to the ground, and he tried to block it with both hands, but his movements were too slow.

There was a "bang" sound.

His nose and mouth were all sunken, and his front teeth were all knocked out.

Then he fell to the ground and his body began to twitch.

"If I hadn't lost my axe, I would have killed you long ago. Why would I have lied to you for so long?"

Blood bubbles kept coming out of Zhong Daming's mouth and his eyes were fixed on Sun Xinghan.

The other party picked up the briefcase from the ground, unbuttoned it, pulled out a wad of cash, and shook it in his hand.

"Brother, don't blame me. My son is already over 30 years old and still hasn't found a wife. I really need this money!"

Sun Xinghan put the money back into the briefcase and threw the bag aside.

He squatted down, stretched out his hand, turned Zhong Daming's body over, and rolled him down the cliff.

When it was almost over, Zhong Daming lay there stiffly, grabbed the ground and threw a handful of green grass to Sun Xinghan.

"Brother, we have been friends for a lifetime, so I have a piece of advice for you. Remember this. In your next life, don't go hiking with people you know well!"

As he spoke, Sun Xinghua lifted the man's body and flipped him down the cliff with force.

Zhong Daming's body did not fall vertically, but hit the cliff and then rolled down along the cliff.

Sun Xinghan pricked up his ears until he heard a slight sound from the bottom of the cliff, then he clapped his hands in satisfaction.

Picking up the briefcase on the ground, he poured out all the money and threw the briefcase off the cliff.

He took out a cloth bag and put all the 200,000 yuan in cash into the bag. Then he tied the bag tightly and tied the rope at the mouth of the bag around his waist.

Then he picked up the flashlight and put it in his back pocket.

Looking at the fire on the ridge behind, Sun Xinghan grinned.

He untied the rope from the tree trunk, then passed the end of the rope through the buckle at his waist and tied the rope back.

Sun Xinhan spat into his palms twice, grabbed the rope, and walked towards the edge of the cliff.

"Birds fly and move the roots of clouds, while lines hang down from cliffs."

He muttered something, held the rope tightly, and started to go down the cliff.

Sun Xinghan did not look down like Zhong Daming. He went down several meters easily and casually.

The wind from the cliff blew his gray hair, and bats flew out of the cave, heading towards the moon...

Sun Xinghan calmed himself down and suddenly felt that the taut rope above seemed to shake slightly.

He looked up and saw a head popping out from above.

"If I cut the rope, will you die without a burial place?"

The man who spoke was grinning, like a ferocious wild ghost.

(End of this chapter)