Detective: From the Police Academy

Chapter 234 Join forces
When he first saw a suspicious person, Luo Rui quickly took out his bird, no, he took out his gun.

It is not a good thing to see a group of burly men in this dense forest.

Comparing length or shortness is not as good as comparing who can shoot faster.

But when I looked more closely, I saw a gentle man wearing black-framed glasses walking to the front and sighing, "It's almost dark. I can't find it. I'll have to come back tomorrow."

"Yao Da, we have been searching for a week and haven't found any traces. Could the crime scene be in this mountain?"

……

The sound of conversation drifted in with the wind. Cai Xiaojing blinked and looked at Luo Rui, who smiled and said, "They are from the Pingyang County Bureau. The leader is Yao Quan, the criminal investigation captain of the county bureau."

As he said this, Luo Rui put his gun away, picked up a stone from the ground and threw it at the target.

The stone hit Yao Quan's feet, and he was startled. The people around him drew their guns or batons.

Luo Rui emerged from the thorn bush and shouted, "Yao Da, why are you here?"

Yao Quan was stunned when he heard this familiar voice. Someone beside him with sharp eyes immediately whispered in his ear: "It sounds like Luo Yanwang from Shahe County."

Yao Quan pushed the frame of his glasses on his nose, and Luo Rui had already walked up to him.

These people are most familiar with Luo Rui's name. In the K301 robbery and murder case some time ago, they didn't get anything out of it, and all the credit was taken away by the other party, especially Luo Rui. Not only did he solve the case on his own, he also helped Huining City solve the disappearance case of three girls, which was a complicated case within a case.

Yao Quan also imagined that if he had been the first to catch these criminals, it would have been difficult for him to find out Lan Hanwen's background, not to mention the difficulty of the subsequent investigation of the case.

Yao Quan immediately stepped forward enthusiastically. He first glanced at Cai Xiaojing who was beside Luo Rui, with a suspicious expression on his face. He said with a half-smile, "Luo Da is so elegant. I unexpectedly met you here."

Except for him, everyone behind him blinked meaningfully, as if smiling.

Luo Rui didn't think anything of it, but Cai Xiaojing blushed immediately. She knew exactly what these idiots were thinking.

So, she took out her ID from her pocket, opened it and showed it to Yao Quan, and said, "Hello, I'm Cai Xiaojing from the Haijiang Branch."

Hearing this, Yao Quan immediately straightened his face, coughed twice, and said hurriedly: "Misunderstanding, misunderstanding, I thought... I..."

Cai Xiaojing put away the documents and said nonchalantly, "It's okay."

The people around Yao Quan also opened their eyes wide. It's not like they haven't seen female detectives before, but they have never seen such a heroic female detective who not only had a good figure but was also beautiful.

Suddenly someone remembered that he seemed to have seen her somewhere. Then, he slapped his forehead and said, "Brochure, there is a photo of her in our internal brochure..."

Before he could finish his words, Yao Quan slapped him on the back of his head: "Stop chattering and be more respectful."

"Yes, Yao Da."

Luo Rui stared at the group for a while and asked, "Yao Da, you came to this mountain fully armed, is there a case?"

Yao Quan also looked at him and Cai Xiaojing meaningfully, but said nothing.

Luo Rui knew very well that he was unwilling to say it because he was on guard against him.

Shahe County and Pingyang County are close to each other. The economic conditions on both sides are similar. Both are poor counties. The higher-ups don't think much of it. However, it is inevitable that the two county bureaus sometimes have conflicts and try to compete with each other.

Especially since Luo Rui was transferred to the Criminal Police Brigade and solved several major cases in succession, this competition has become more obvious.

When Lu Kangming saw Lu Peng, he straightened his head and chest and even wanted to stand on tiptoe.

Yao Quan changed the subject and asked, "What are you doing in this mountain? And you even invited outside help?"

Luo Rui was too lazy to argue with him about this little trick, so he said directly: "We found two bodies in the culvert under the Baoshan Tunnel, next to Baoshan Town. We suspect that it was done by poachers in the mountains, so we came up to investigate the scene."

Hearing this, Yao Quan was immediately stunned. Not only him, but even his teammates were stunned and looked at each other.

Yao Quan swallowed his saliva and said, "Only two bodies?"

Luo Rui suddenly had a bad feeling and subconsciously asked, "How many do you have?"

Yao Quan let out a breath and didn't want to hide it anymore. He stretched out his palm and spread his fingers: "We also found five bodies in the culvert near Baoshan Tunnel!"

……

That night, Pingyang County Bureau.

A line of police cars drove into the yard. Lu Peng, the director of the county bureau, twisted his neck and said to Yao Quan beside him, "Are you sure they only have two bodies?"

Yao Quan nodded: "That's what King Luo said, they shouldn't dare to hide it."

Lu Peng sighed and said leisurely: "Alas, seven people died in total. This case is a big deal. It involves two counties. It seems that it is another vicious dog fighting for food..."

Having said this, he realized that he had made a slip of the tongue and quickly shut up.

Yao Quan gave his leader a shot of confidence: "Director Lu, don't worry. Although they have invited external help, we are also well prepared. We will definitely win this case."

Lu Peng glanced at him and said, "You said so. Don't return empty-handed like last time. Our county bureau should also appear on the legal channel. It's up to you."

"Okay!" Yao Quan gritted his teeth, thinking that the more corpses there were, the easier it would be to solve the case.

After seeing the car parked, a group of people hurried forward.

Lu Kangming jumped out of the car, glanced at Lu Peng with a smile on his face, and stretched out his hand: "Director Lu, long time no see, I hope you are well."

Lu Peng smiled and nodded: "Director Lu, you are in a good mood. During this period, your Shahe County has been in the limelight. I heard that the funds allocated to you by the county party committee have increased by 30%."

"I just did some minor work, but Director Lu is becoming more and more proud. I heard that you have solved a lot of unsolved cases. Although you haven't solved a single homicide case, but..."

There was a knife hidden in these words. Lu Peng frowned, shook off his hand, and said angrily: "Let's go, stop talking nonsense. First, we have a meeting. If we waste time, it will be late at night. Our county bureau is not as rich as you. The electricity bill is expensive."

Conference Room No. 1 can accommodate hundreds of people, and at this moment, more than half of them are already seated.

Li Nong sat next to Luo Rui, and Cai Xiaojing was also next to him.

Li Nong whispered, "See? These people are staring at you."

Luo Rui rolled his eyes: "Li Da, what's that look in your eyes? Are you staring at me?"

As he spoke, Luo Rui moved his chair and leaned closer to him. The old birds from Pingyang County did not move their eyes.

"See clearly, he is staring at the person next to me."

At this time, Cai Xiaojing was lowering her head, taking notes, and didn't care about the looks of these people at all.

She had long been accustomed to it, and had also learned that when others looked at her, it was best not to make eye contact with them, otherwise it would cause trouble.

She once caused a traffic accident while on duty on the street. It was from that time that she began to realize how beautiful she was.

Pingyang County Bureau served as the host, and Lu Peng presided over the meeting. After a few brief remarks, he called Yao Quan and began to explain the case.

They had already held an internal meeting before, so he recounted the process of discovering the murder step by step, and coordinated it with the PPT on the big screen.

The situation was simple. The people who found the body were a few children who went up the mountain to catch cicadas.

The place where the body was abandoned was also in a culvert, but it was not the same culvert as the one in Shahe County.

The five bodies, three men and two women, had turned into skeletons and had been dead for more than three years.

There are several possible causes of death. Two male bodies were shot to death, one male body had his throat slit, and the other female body had a broken skull, which was speculated to be caused by a blunt object. The cause of death for the remaining female body could not be determined.

The autopsy reports and photos of the five bodies appeared in the PPT for everyone to see.

Zhao Chunlai crossed his legs, squinted his eyes, and stared at the female corpse.

Li Nong sat next to him and asked in a low voice: "Forensic Doctor Zhao, how do you think this woman died?"

Zhao Chunlai groaned and said, "Just looking at the photos, I can't tell anything. If there are no scratches or injuries on the bones, but the hyoid bone is fractured, then it could be mechanical death. If the hyoid bone is not fractured, then it could be death by suffocation."

Li Nong blinked and said, "Could it be possible that he was poisoned? If he was poisoned, it wouldn't be obvious, right?"

Luo Rui secretly said that it was not good. Sure enough, Zhao Chunlai glanced at Li Nong with surprise in his eyes: "Don't you understand this?"

Li Nong touched the back of his neck and said with an ignorant look, "What do you know?"

"Heh..." Zhao Chunlai glanced at Luo Rui and said, "You answer it, kid."

Luo Rui was too lazy to pay attention to him, so he took out his notebook and started taking notes. Zhao Chunlai rolled his eyes and had to do the popular science himself: "Do you know Emperor Guangxu? He died more than a hundred years ago. After opening his coffin, the technicians took a strand of his hair and verified that he was poisoned to death. Who do you think was the one who poisoned him?"

Li Nong suddenly realized and slapped his thigh: "Look at my brain, how could I have forgotten this. Now I understand, if the female victim was poisoned to death, the forensic doctor would have issued a report long ago."

Luo Rui raised his head and analyzed: "Generally speaking, if someone is suffocated to death, it is usually done by someone close to them, such as a husband killing his wife or a husband killing his mistress. When the other person falls asleep, they cover the other person's face with a pillow and hold it down tightly.

But a wife usually doesn't kill her husband in this way because it requires a lot of strength.

Suffocating someone with a pillow will not fracture the hyoid bone. The female corpse in the culvert died of this cause. She is very likely to..."

Li Nong rolled his eyes, unable to judge, so he asked, "What is possible?"

Luo Rui tapped the notebook with the tip of his pen. Li Nong looked down and saw only two words written on the paper: [强J].

Zhao Chunlai also took a look and nodded slightly.

I thought this guy was quite capable, but the female corpse had turned into bones and it was difficult to tell whether she had been raped. The specific cause of death would only be known during the interrogation when the murderer was caught.

Skeletonized bodies are the most complex, requiring a higher level of forensic anthropology to make the most perfect interpretation of the body.

For example, if the female corpse cannot be matched with a missing person and no one has reported the case, we can only use skull restoration technology to create her appearance when she was alive.

You can also use slightly simpler techniques, such as forensic sketching, but the error may be too large. If the technology is not strong enough, it may lead to irrelevant results and misinterpretation of facts, causing front-line police officers to make mistakes in judgment.

Whether it is forensic anthropology or skull sketching, Shahe County and Pingyang County do not have such talents.

Zhao Chunlai's knowledge of forensic anthropology was not at an advanced level, so he would find it difficult to single out a corpse like this one. Fortunately, there were other corpses to compare with, so the information was not single.

It was precisely because of the existence of Zhao Chunlai and Zhao Ming that Yao Quan invited his mortal enemy to come and discuss joint investigation. Otherwise, they might have to keep the case secret, thinking of investigating it slowly and then making a big move later.

Yao Quan stood on the stage, coughed, and said, "When the five bodies were found, none of them were covered with clothes. It is possible that the murderer took off the clothes after killing them, and no personal belongings of the deceased were found at the scene. Although the time of death is not particularly accurate, it is also an approximate time.

The conclusion is that the two male bodies shot to death were the first to die, and the bodies of the one male and two females that followed died a little later, which means that the murderer killed them twice and chose to hide the bodies in the culvert. "

At this point, someone asked, "Five bodies, several ways of death, were they done by the same murderer, or were there other murderers?"

Yao Quan groaned and said, "We can't come to a conclusion yet. We extracted footprints from the scene, and none of them matched the deceased's. So the culvert was the scene where the body was dumped. We found five different sets of footprints in the surrounding mud, and they were all of different degrees of freshness..."

As he spoke, he looked at Zhao Ming who was sitting at the end of the conference table. Before entering the conference room, both parties introduced themselves to each other. He knew how powerful the other party was, otherwise the Shahe County Bureau would not have specially invited him.

"This requires Director Zhao to help investigate the scene."

Zhao Ming nodded slightly with a serious look. Haijiang District is in the provincial capital, and every new homicide case has been caught accurately by the newly-equipped road surveillance cameras.

The suspect was unaware that the police station had updated its equipment, nor did he know where the surveillance cameras were. He was arrested within a few hours of the crime, and he looked confused when he was arrested.

Criminals cannot keep up with the upgrading and iteration of technology. The arrested suspects are like fools doing gymnastics on the edge of a cliff, not knowing when they will die.

This requires criminals to upgrade and adapt to the times. They need to know how to avoid surveillance blind spots, know when they have committed a crime, try not to leave fingerprints and cigarette butts, and improve their anti-reconnaissance capabilities.

In the past few decades, DNA technology was not yet mature, and it was an even more barbaric era than it is now. No matter whether you were there on the scene or not, I would just pick up a knife and do it, and then run away, run far away, change my identity, and continue to live.

But with the comparison of DNA samples, the suspects who were later arrested were caught like a big net, not even a small shrimp was missed.

So much so that in those years, prisons across the country continued to expand, but they were simply unable to accommodate so many prisoners.

Now Zhao Ming’s main job is to help collect evidence for the case, and the suspect has already been arrested, so there is no urgency.

Now that he has encountered the seven corpses case in Shahe County and Pingyang County, he has regained a bit of the feeling he had back then. Relying on physical evidence to track down the suspects, Zhao Ming has not felt that kind of great satisfaction for a long time. The only few times he felt that way were when Luo Rui brought him that feeling.

Everyone has desires and ambition. The more high-tech and high-intelligence methods are used to solve cases, the more useless the investigators seem. Will you be promoted?

I might as well spend money to install two more surveillance cameras and maintain the equipment. It is extremely difficult for a police officer without connections and background to get promoted.

Luo Rui was able to become deputy criminal police captain at a young age, but little did he know that this was a height that ordinary police officers would find difficult to achieve in their entire lives.

Yao Quan saw Luo Rui raised his hand and tried to pretend he didn't see it, but Luo Rui didn't let him get away with it. He stood up and asked, "Have you found the crime scene?"

Hearing Luo Rui's question, Yao Quan frowned slightly and shook his head: "This...we are looking for it."

Luo Rui's meaning was very clear, the crime scene was crucial.

But Yao Quan felt that he was being blamed. If he identified the scene after catching the suspect, it would seem somewhat incompetent.

Then Luo Rui asked again: "Have you figured out the identities of these bodies?"

Yao Quan was furious and asked, "Have you found the identities of the two bodies?"

Luo Rui looked at Fang Yonghui, who stood up, holding the information in his hand, and said loudly: "After investigation, we found the identity of corpse No. 32. His name is Mu Wei, years old, the second son of the boss of Blue Light Technology Company, that is, a rich second generation, married, with one son, and his wife is Ouyang Lei.

The owner of corpse number two was named Bi Dade, 48 years old, also from Linjiang City, unmarried, and ran a gym called "Jinba" in the city.

After investigation, it was found that the two were in a gay relationship. They left Linjiang City on July 1st and came to Shahe County to escape the summer heat. They disappeared afterwards. Moreover, the families of the two did not report the case.

As for the reason for not reporting the case, Mu Wei left home in anger after his wife and family found out about his homosexuality, while Bi Dade had no relatives and rarely contacted his living relatives.

In other words, the two eloped and were then brutally murdered in Shahe County.

We have already contacted the families of the two victims and are investigating their whereabouts in Shahe County, hoping to identify the suspect."

Luo Rui was shocked. Fang Yonghui and Yang Bo had just returned to the county bureau when Luo Rui called them to follow the car. He wanted his people to learn more about the situation in Pingyang County so that they could investigate together in the future. But who knew that this rookie only took one day to figure out the identities of the two victims.

Lu Kangming had a bright face as he sat in the chair, raised his neck, and glanced at Lu Peng who had a gloomy face beside him.

Li Nong was also very surprised and couldn't help asking, "Amazing! Xiao Fang, how did you find out?"

Fang Yonghui coughed twice, his face a little excited, and so did Yang Bo. However, he was the one who had just reported, and he had already shown off, so he couldn't forget his comrades, so he nodded to Yang Bo.

Yang Bo stood up and flattered him: "This is all thanks to the good leadership of Director Lu and Director Li. In addition, Fang Yonghui and I followed Director Luo's instructions and called all the gyms in the city to find out the identities of these two people."

Luo Rui quickly explained: "This is not my credit. It was forensic doctor Zhao who determined that the deceased's bones had serious exercise injuries, so the direction of the investigation was relatively clear."

At this time, the leader's encouragement was indispensable. Lu Kangming pretended to knock on the conference table with such force that it seemed as if the table was not his.

"Ahem, everyone, don't be modest. Forensic Doctor Zhao is a master of technology, Luo Rui's judgment ability is also very strong, and as for Xiao Fang and Xiao Yang, your execution ability is also worthy of praise! Our county bureau cannot function without any of you. Once this case is solved, rewards will be inevitable."

Lu Peng's face darkened on the spot. He was slapped in the face on his own turf. He felt so aggrieved, just like when he is constipated, unable to move up or down.

The forensic doctor in my own county bureau is also terrible. He doesn't even know the basic knowledge of forensic anthropology. Five bodies were placed on the stainless steel table in the funeral home, and the bones haven't been put together yet.

If Yao Quan hadn't urged them so strongly, I'm afraid we wouldn't even have figured out the cause of death yet.

Lu Peng looked up and saw Zhao Chunlai leisurely drinking tea, not paying any attention to the meeting in front of him.

Lu Peng quickly stood up, left the main seat, and ran to Zhao Chunlai.

"Forensic Doctor Zhao, as for tea, the weather is cold, so I think black tea is better. I have some in my office. I'll make a pot later. Would you like to try it?"

Seeing this, Lu Kangming shook his head in disdain, but he couldn't bear it in his heart, so after thinking about it, he followed.

Although Zhao Chunlai will retire next year, he can be re-employed. If Shahe County catches this old bastard, there will be no need to worry about Ji Mao's murder.

At this time, Luo Rui moved his chair, stood close to Zhao Ming, and whispered, "Director Zhao, I just looked at the five sets of footprints, and three of them seem to be the same as the footprints found in our county."

Zhao Ming was holding the document in his hand. The footprints he copied were not very clear because too much time had passed. If the murderer had not been carrying a heavy object, causing the footprints to be deeper in the mud, the next heavy rain would have disappeared long ago.

"Yes, they should be from the same group of murderers. As for the other two sets of unfamiliar footprints, we need to see them on the spot to determine the height and weight of the suspects."

Hearing this, Li Nong quickly came over and asked, "So you plan to go to the scene?"

Zhao Ming nodded: "If I don't go to the scene, I can't make an intuitive judgment. Besides, it's difficult to extract trace evidence. I think it's better for me to go there in person."

Li Nong actually had some plans on his side. The clues on his side were more clear and the identity of the deceased had been found out. It was only a matter of time before the murderer was caught. If he could be captured right away, that would be even better.

Luo Rui guessed what he was thinking, but he did not agree with this approach and directly poured a bucket of cold water on him.

“Li Da, this case is not only a major criminal case involving the deaths of seven victims, but it also involves a gun. Our county bureau cannot handle it.

Furthermore, there are now two more suspects, a total of five criminals. If they all have guns, can our county police's bulletproof vests withstand them?"

What Luo Rui means is that we should wear pants that fit the size of our buttocks. Don’t you have any idea at all?
Li Nong was speechless and answered honestly: "I can't stand it!"

(End of this chapter)