Detective: From the Police Academy

Chapter 224 They...

During the conversation, Deng Zhuo noticed Luo Rui's actions. He frowned slightly but didn't take it to heart.

Seeing him walk into the bedroom quietly, he withdrew his gaze and stared at Lan Baorong in front of him.

There were not many people in the room. Besides him and Luo Rui, there were two criminal police officers, one was his subordinate, and the other was someone Luo Rui brought with him, whose name seemed to be Qi Lei.

Others were visiting outside, looking for the driver of bus No. 6 four years ago and the passengers who took the bus at that time.

Lan Baorong remained silent and refused to cooperate.

Deng Zhuo scratched the back of his head in distress. At this moment, he heard Luo Rui's voice coming from the bedroom.

"Lao Qi, get the camera! Quick!"

Qi Lei frowned and strode over.

Lan Baorong suddenly looked up and saw someone breaking into his grandson's bedroom.

He stood up, rushed over, and said, "What do you want to do? You broke into my house without my permission. I'm going to sue you in court!"

Deng Zhuo hurried over, but Lan Baorong had already pushed Qi Lei away and ran into the bedroom.

"Don't move! I now suspect that you are the murderer of Kuang Mei! I have the right to arrest you!"

Luo Rui turned around and quickly took off the metal handcuffs and handcuffed the other person.

"Fuck you, why did you arrest me?"

Lan Baorong was almost seventy years old, but he was still strong and resisted fiercely.

He raised his handcuffed hands and was about to put them around Luo Rui's neck, but Qi Lei immediately held him down.

Another detective who followed him also quickly held down his shoulders.

Deng Zhuo's face turned pale and he looked at Luo Rui.

Luo Rui stepped aside to let Deng Zhuo walk into the bedroom.

He saw the blue butterfly card belonging to Kuang Mei lying quietly in the half-open drawer.

Deng Zhuo's pupils constricted and he felt as if all the blood in his body was flowing backwards.

For four years, a full four years, everyone thought that the high school girl Kuang Mei ran away from home because she couldn't bear the pressure, but no one expected that her personal belongings would appear in the drawer of Lan Hanwen's bedroom.

If it weren't for the K301 train robbery and murder case, if it weren't for Luo Rui, this blue hairpin might have remained covered in dust in this drawer.

In addition, there are two things inside, a girl's bracelet and a colorful key chain. Do these belong to one girl or two girls?
Is this Lan Hanwen’s spoils of war?
Deng Zhuo thought of the question Luo Rui had asked a few hours ago. He asked himself if he had compared it with other unsolved missing cases and homicides...

Thinking of this, Deng Zhuo swallowed his saliva, looked behind him, and shouted: "Take Lan Baorong back for interrogation!"

Half an hour later, in the interrogation room.

Lan Baorong sat in the interrogation chair. His expression had returned to calm, but his eyes were sharp, as if he was thinking about a strategy.

After Deng Zhuo sat down, he read out the suspect's rights and obligations and asked for his name and place of origin.

Then he took out Kuang Mei's photo from a pile of documents, turned over the photo, pinched a corner of the photo with two fingers, and held it in front of Lan Baorong.

"Have you ever seen this girl?"

Unexpectedly, Lan Baorong avoided his gaze, didn't even look at him, and replied, "I don't know him!"

Deng Zhuo was no longer as polite as before. He slammed the table and shouted, "Look carefully, do you really not recognize me, or are you pretending not to know me?"

Lan Baorong narrowed his eyes and stared at Deng Zhuo: "Officer, don't scare me. I have seen more dead people than you have."

Deng Zhuo pursed his lips and said, "I know you were a hero in the past, and you have contributed to the country and shed blood. That is why you should not hide the facts. Lan Baorong, your grandson Lan Hanwen is now detained in the detention center of Shahe County. Do you really intend to disregard the law and protect him?"

"My grandson didn't kill anyone, he has a mental illness!"

"No one?"

Deng Zhuo took out another photo and placed it in front of him: "Then tell me, where did this blue hairpin come from? Don't tell me, he is a boy, why does he need such a thing?"

"I don't know!" Lan Baorong showed an attitude of refusing to cooperate.

Deng Zhuo asked: "On May 2004, 5, it was raining that night, where was Lan Hanwen?"

"I have no idea!"

"Take a closer look at her! Her name is Kuang Mei, and she was a classmate of Lan Hanwen in the same high school. She disappeared a month before the college entrance examination, and her family searched for her for four years! Her parents never slept well for a single day, waiting for her to come back!

We extracted a strand of hair from the blue butterfly hairpin, and after DNA comparison, it was confirmed that the hairpin did belong to Kuang Mei!
Not only that, the bracelet and keychain also came from two different girls!

What on earth did Lan Hanwen do? ! "

"I...I don't know!"

"Grandpa, three girls, three families, the youngest girl is only 13 years old, you really don't think about them? Their parents are still suffering!"

Lan Baorong's eyes quickly swept across the photo in Deng Zhuo's hand, then he closed his eyes and clenched his teeth.

After a long moment, he sighed slightly, opened his eyes, and answered, "I don't know!"

……

In the observation room, Li Nong punched the wall: "You're so damn hard-mouthed!"

Luo Rui really wanted to go in and try the cases himself, but he was a guest soldier, and these cases took place in Huining City, so he had no right to host the case.

The group walked into the conference room, where the director and political commissar of the Daning branch were already waiting.

Unlike the daytime meeting, it was already late at night and the conference room was packed with people.

None of the criminal police officers of Daning Branch could have imagined that the missing case would escalate into a homicide case, and the homicide case would escalate into a serial homicide case.

Of course, everything is based on the premise of finding the body, but everyone understands that although the body may be found, no living person will be found.

After all these years, the three girls’ chances of survival were zero.

Deng Zhuo presided over the meeting, and photos of the three girls appeared side by side on the big screen.

They are Yan Xiao (13 years old), Tian Panpan (15 years old), and Kuang Mei (17 years old).

她们失踪的时间为02年的6月28号，03年的7月1号，以及04年5月3号。

There is almost one missing case every year, but the difference is that the home addresses and living areas of the three girls are not in the same place, but fall under the jurisdiction of other branches.

What is similar is that they are all girls, weak and powerless, and it was raining heavily on the day they disappeared.

As we all know, crimes committed during heavy rain are particularly difficult to investigate because evidence is easily lost, road surveillance cameras are blurry, and there are very few pedestrians on the road. Most people are either holding umbrellas or walking in a hurry, and visibility is poor so no one will notice anyone else.

In other words, if the three girls were really killed and the murderer specifically waited for heavy rain to commit the crime, then the murderer had a certain degree of premeditation and had a strong potential for growth.

After identification in a biological laboratory, the girl Yan Xiao's DNA was extracted from the bracelet, and Tian Panpan's fingerprints were also found on the key chain.

What worried the police the most was that when the parents of the missing girls were identifying their personal belongings, the huge feeling of despair made all the criminal police present have tears in their eyes.

Yan Xiao was only 13 years old when she disappeared. Her bracelet was made for her by her sister. If she were still alive, she would be an adult now and of college age.

When her sister saw the bracelet, she and her family immediately hugged each other and burst into tears.

Tian Panpan was 15 years old when she disappeared. When the police found her parents, they watched the police insert the key into the lock of their home door. The moment the key turned, her parents' hearts were broken!
From 03 to 08, for five whole years, Tian Panpan's parents ignored the dangers and advice and insisted on not changing the locks, just hoping that their daughter would be able to open the door when she returned home one day.

Kuang Mei was 17 years old when she disappeared. The blue butterfly hairpin she was wearing on her head was a birthday gift bought for her by her mother. When her mother saw her personal belongings again, she burst into tears.

The atmosphere in the conference room was heavy. Deng Zhuo calmed himself down and said, "I just came out of the interrogation room. Lan Baorong refused to cooperate. No matter what I asked him, he said he didn't know!"

The director frowned and said, "Can we get any clues from Lan Hanwen's parents?"

"Lan Hanwen's parents are now in Shahe County." After saying that, Deng Zhuo looked at Li Nong.

Li Nong stood up, took out his cell phone and shook it: "I have called the county bureau, and our colleagues over there have already controlled these two people."

Three girls are missing. As Lan Hanwen's grandfather, Lan Baorong is suspected of covering up the case. However, it is not clear whether his parents know about it. It is right to control the people first.

Little do people know that some major suspects, knowing that the police are investigating them, will do something very extreme.

At this time, Luo Rui said in a deep voice: "The girls' personal belongings alone are not enough to convict Lan Hanwen. The most important thing for us now is to find their whereabouts, or... their bodies!"

Everyone present was silent. Deng Zhuo gritted his teeth and said, "Let's first take a look at the circumstances of the other two girls' disappearance. I'll introduce them..."

"We learned from other police stations that Yan Xiao disappeared at 6:6 p.m. on June 28 six years ago, when she had just returned from self-study at school.

She just started junior high school. The distance from school to home is only one kilometer. She usually walks home without any companionship from her classmates.

It was raining heavily that day and she didn't bring an umbrella, so she went home in the rain. During the rain, because it was too heavy, she hid in front of a printing shop for a while. The owner of the printing shop saw her and was the only eyewitness to her disappearance.

Afterwards, Yan Xiao went home in the rain and never saw her again.

The place where she disappeared was only 500 meters away from her home, next to a park with a river below it.

Deng Zhuo paused and picked up another file. These things were all existing and files were kept when the person was reported missing.

"The following year, on July 2003, 7, Tian Panpan disappeared. Her home was in the east of Huining City, and the school was far from her home. She usually had to take a bus for half an hour to get there.

Because the area was being redeveloped at the time, after she got off the bus, she had to walk through a remote construction site to get home.

At this point, Deng Zhuo hesitated for a moment, then continued, “These two cases were also treated as missing persons cases at the time!”

Hearing this, Luo Rui shook his head in disappointment.

If Kuang Mei's disappearance can be barely classified as a missing case, the disappearances of Yan Xiao and Tian Panpan were also classified as missing, which is totally unacceptable.

It cannot be said that there is no possibility that two young girls disappeared, but the probability is very small, and the most likely scenario is that they were murdered.

There must have been negligence and dereliction of duty here. If we had investigated it carefully at the time...

If Lan Hanwen is caught, Kuang Mei may still be alive and Wang Jialing will not die!

But all this is irreversible!
In the conference room, the criminal police from Huining City all looked unhappy. Although the two cases were not in their jurisdiction, they belonged to the same system and they were a little embarrassed.

At this time, an old detective raised his hand and said, "As for Tian Panpan, she was classified as missing for a reason."

The chief nodded slightly, asking him to continue. The old detective said, "If I remember correctly, on July 03, 7, it was raining heavily, and the city was severely flooded. The streets were flooded. I participated in the rescue. The terrain in the east of the city was very high, and many houses were washed away. I think the local police station treated this case as... after the flood receded... then..."

Friends who often commit crimes know that it is normal for people to die in such extremely bad weather.

The director's expression became a little better, and he said, "Then we should look for the bodies first. We should search around the place where the three girls disappeared, and also look for witnesses!"

But everyone knows that the incident happened several years ago, and the three girls disappeared in the city, not in the wilderness. If the bodies could have been found, they would have been found long ago.

The director also knew that this possibility was very small, and added: "In addition, the most important thing is to pry open Lan Baorong's mouth! And Lan Hanwen, he is now in the Shahe County Detention Center. Captain Li, can you see if you can go back in person and interrogate him again?"

This is the quickest and most cost-effective investigation plan. As long as Lan Baorong and Lan Hanwen speak up, a lot of money can be saved and the case can be easily resolved.

Li Nong nodded, and he and Luo Rui rushed back overnight. As for the other members of the Seventh Squadron, they continued to stay in Huining City and participate in the search for the girls' bodies.

……

The next day, Shahe County Detention Center.

Zhou Xia glanced at Lan Hanwen who was sitting opposite her, with a distressed expression on her face.

In terms of age, Lan Hanwen is actually her junior. When she was a junior, he had just entered the university campus.

The two met in the school library.

Every weekend, Lan Hanwen always sits quietly in the corner of the library, holding a book in his hand, reading for the whole day.

Zhou Xia was also a frequent visitor to the library. She went to the cafeteria to eat at noon. When she came back, Lan Hanwen was still sitting there, motionless, and had not even eaten lunch.

At first, she thought the other party's family was not well off, so one time, she got a box of food from the cafeteria and gave it to him.

But who knew, when he looked up, she discovered that his face looked very much like her father when he was young.

Zhou Xia was stunned at the time. Her father was also a poor student and couldn’t get enough food to eat.

The two got to know each other in this way, and over time, their relationship became closer and closer.

She liked this junior fellow student, and often asked herself whether she had a romantic complex and whether she was normal.
When she introduced Lan Hanwen to her father, her father was also stunned. The two of them even compared themselves in front of the mirror and found that they were indeed 80% similar.

Lan Hanwen had outstanding academic performance, and Zhou Xia's father gradually fell in love with this boy.

But the two have not confirmed their relationship!
On the eve of graduation, Zhou Xia took the initiative to show her goodwill and booked a hotel room. She even bought aromatherapy and pajamas for the occasion. However, Lan Hanwen did not come, which hit her hard.

She knew that Lan Hanwen's needs were very strong, otherwise he would not have hugged her and touched her all over in the corner of the library.

Zhou Xia was fascinated by that animal-like outburst.

After that, Zhou Xia and Lan Hanwen spent less and less time together because of graduation and work, but the actual step never happened.

Lan Hanwen was a very introverted and quiet person, and he seldom asked her out. Zhou Xia recalled that the only two times he proposed dates were on rainy days.

On a rainy day, do you want to go outside to relax?
Zhou Xia wanted to agree, but due to work schedule, she did not keep the appointment.

This time, Lan Hanwen was imprisoned, and Zhou Xia thought that she had to rescue him no matter what.

"You suffered!"

Lan Hanwen shook his head and said with a smile: "Thank you, Senior Sister."

Zhou Xia also smiled: "Don't thank me. I will help you no matter what! Why didn't you tell me that you have schizophrenia?"

Lan Hanwen tilted his head and said thoughtfully, "I'm afraid you will leave me because of this."

"Fool, how is that possible!" Zhou Xia promised: "When you get out, if you don't want to take the exam to become a prosecutor, come to our law firm."

Lan Hanwen grinned and said, "I still want to be a prosecutor and bring the most vicious criminals to court. This is my ideal."

Zhou Xia frowned: "I know, but..."

Lan Hanwen leaned forward. "Senior sister, believe me, I didn't kill anyone!"

Zhou Xia smiled bitterly: "I know, otherwise I wouldn't be here. Being a prosecutor is also good. As long as I can prove your innocence, there will be no criminal record. But this is not enough. We also have to sue the Shahe County Bureau.

As long as you make things bigger, your dream of becoming a prosecutor will come true."

"That is required!"

"By the way, the court date has been set. It will be in a month."

Lan Hanwen nodded: "Don't worry, I'm waiting."

Zhou Xia took a deep breath and stood up: "Take good care of yourself and keep your body healthy."

"I know, senior sister."

Zhou Xia walked out of the detention center and took back her personal belongings at the counter. When she turned around, she saw two people walking in.

Both men were wearing uniforms, and one of them was a dark-skinned man he recognized.

"Officer Luo?" Zhou Xia walked over and greeted him, carrying a briefcase.

Earlier, Luo Rui and Li Nong returned to the county bureau and explained the situation to Lu Kangming. Then they changed into uniforms, notified the detention center, and immediately rushed to interrogate Lan Hanwen.

I didn’t expect to meet Zhou Xia here.

Before Luo Rui could say anything, two more people ran in from outside the door.

Zhou Xia narrowed her eyes slightly and saw that it was the prosecutor in charge of this case, Jiang Gang and his partner.

As a result, her brows furrowed and her eyes became alert.

"Inspector Jiang, what are you doing?"

Luo Rui took over the conversation and said, "Interrogate Lan Hanwen!"

Zhou Xia's eyes flashed with doubt: "Looking at your display, are you planning to use force?"

Luo Rui smiled slightly: "Lawyer Zhou, I think you're overthinking it. We are trying Lan Hanwen because of another case!"

"Other cases?" Zhou Xia was surprised and took a few steps forward.

"I tell you, Lan Hanwen is innocent. If you force him to confess, I will sue you!"

Luo Rui stared at her and asked, "Have you ever gone out on a date with Lan Hanwen on a rainy day?"

After hearing this, Zhou Xia was stunned, her eyes filled with confusion. She didn't understand why Luo Rui asked this question.

Only she and Lan Hanwen know the relationship between the two of them best, and this is not related to the case. How did Luo Rui know about it?
Seeing Zhou Xia stunned, Luo Rui looked directly into her eyes and said word by word: "You are so lucky to be alive now."

After that, the group presented their IDs and documents at the counter, and then, led by the prison guard, walked into the interrogation room.

When Zhou Xia came to her senses, she could no longer find them.

Half an hour later, Lan Hanwen was taken into the interrogation room.

When he saw Luo Rui, his body stiffened slightly, but immediately relaxed again.

Because Lan Hanwen had a mental illness, the walls of the interrogation room were padded and his feet, hands and waist were bound.

If something unexpected happened to him here, things would become difficult to predict.

Luo Rui did not change his handcuffs to a new pair as he did during the first interrogation. He was kind enough to give him a glass of water to help him relax.

If it weren't for the disciplinary requirements and his status, he would have wanted to walk up and punch Lan Hanwen twice.

He believed that people without faith would never be able to endure.

But this is not legal!
Besides, how dare you do this when the facts are not clear? What if the suspect is innocent?
You know, no one understands this better than Detective Nie.

In addition to the recorder, Luo Rui and Li Nong sat at the table, and Jiang Gang and his partner each took a chair and sat behind them.

Four people sat upright, with the police and prosecutors interrogating together. It was quite a big scene.

Lan Hanwen's eyes were filled with doubt and he stared at Luo Rui and Li Nong.

But both of them were preparing the materials on the table, and they didn't say anything or look up at him.

Moreover, there was no eye contact between the two of them, and they seemed to be busy with their own things.

Luo Rui was writing something with a pen, and Li Nong was answering the phone, nodding from time to time. After talking about important matters, he stood up, walked to the corner, and discussed something with the prosecutor.

Time passed slowly and the interrogating officer didn't ask a single question.

Lan Hanwen was getting more and more annoyed. He licked his lips and couldn't help asking, "What... do you want to ask?"

Luo Rui raised his head and glanced at him, but still said nothing.

Lan Hanwen clearly saw that the other person's eyes were like he was looking at a death row inmate, disgust, hatred?
Neither, but indifference.

Lan Hanwen swallowed and tried to calm himself down.

Half an hour later, the temperature in the interrogation room became hotter and hotter, and his mood became more and more irritable.

He couldn't help but speak again: "What on earth do you want to do? I am innocent! I am wronged!"

But still no one paid any attention to him.

Just when sweat broke out on his forehead and he was becoming increasingly anxious, the door of the interrogation room was suddenly opened.

Luo Rui shouted something outside, and a police officer ran over and handed him a stack of documents.

Then, Lan Hanwen saw two detention center guards, holding a man, passing by the door.

The suspect, who was being escorted by the guards, had a calm expression on his face, but when he glanced into the interrogation room...

After the two looked at each other, Lan Hanwen's pupils suddenly dilated and his face turned pale...

And Luo Rui gently closed the door of the interrogation room.

He turned around and looked back at the devil's face...

(End of this chapter)