Detective: From the Police Academy

Chapter 256 The mantis stalks the cicada
At five o'clock in the afternoon, the wind started to pick up.

The wind blew in from the car window, and I could smell a hint of late autumn.

Luo Rui held the steering wheel with both hands, staring at the road ahead.

Cai Xiaojing sat in the passenger seat, glancing at him from time to time.

After a long silence, she finally couldn't help but asked with concern: "You were shot, are you okay?"

"It's okay." Luo Rui reached out and unzipped his shirt. There was a yellow-orange bullet embedded in his bulletproof vest on his chest.

Cai Xiaojing nodded and said nothing more.

Luo Rui looked at her, then looked away and looked straight ahead.

"Um...thank you."

"no need thank me?"

"You always persuade me to stop."

Cai Xiaojing smiled and said, "All police officers need a partner, just to help each other at the critical moment."

Luo Rui also laughed: "Really? Isn't it to supervise each other and prevent a single person from violating the rules when enforcing the law?"

"Of course there are reasons for this."

"If...if I killed Liang Jun, what would you do?"

"I will report you immediately!" Cai Xiaojing answered decisively without any hesitation.

"If that day comes, I hope you can do the same."

"I hope that day never comes."

Luo Rui suppressed his smile and changed the subject: "But Yang Zixiong doesn't have his own partner. He is fighting alone. I am really worried about him.

Look at the wounds on his body. Not only did he break two fingers, but the scar on his arm didn't seem to be caused by a single cut with a knife. From the shape of the wound, it looks like the tip of a knife was inserted and slowly cut through the muscle.

Those people questioned him like this, but he just kept on talking.”

Cai Xiaojing said with deep feeling: "Yes, but fortunately he has gone through the most difficult period and he has now stood firm."

"Director Wei sent Yang Zixiong over there, risking so much, what on earth do they want to investigate?"

"I am not sure as well."

"is it?"

"I really don't know."

Luo Rui nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

His inner thought was that if he had the chance to go to Hong Kong in the future, he would definitely find Ye Fengming to settle this account.

To this day, he has not forgotten that Jiang Dawei and Li Xueming accompanied him on the visit, and he watched them being killed. Although the old Koreans who did it were either dead or arrested, the culprit is still at large.

Ye Fengming's sister, Ye Mei?
Luo Rui remembered the name.

But at this moment, he has more important things to do.

An hour later, Luo Rui sent Cai Xiaojing to see Wei Qunshan, and he drove to the funeral home on the outskirts of the city.

On the stairs leading to the basement dissection room.

Luo Rui felt that his legs were as heavy as if they were filled with lead.

He had never been afraid of anything, but at this moment, he felt terrified.

It felt like there was a huge stone in his heart, pressing down on him and making it hard for him to breathe.

Finally, he mustered up the courage and walked down the stairs.

Hearing the noise, Fang Yonghui and Yang Bo, who were standing outside the dissection room, quickly turned around.

Both of them had red eyes and looked sad.

"Luo Da!"

"Luo Da!"

They walked towards Luo Rui, their bodies looking very stiff.

"Don't be sad, cheer up." Luo Rui patted their shoulders.

Then, Luo Rui looked towards the autopsy room, where the forensic doctor in a white coat was busy. Then, he took a deep breath, gently pushed open the glass door, and walked in with a heavy heart.

Fang Yonghui and Yang Bo also followed behind him.

Qi Lei's body was lying on the metal table, his eyes were closed, his face was pale, and the blood on his neck had turned black.

The clothes he was wearing had been stripped off, and the bullet holes on his neck and arms could be clearly seen.

Luo Rui pursed his lips tightly, wanting to say something, but he couldn't open his mouth.

Finally, he smiled and joked to his two subordinates: "Look, this is probably the quietest time for Lao Qi."

Yang Bo also laughed: "Yes, if Lao Qi could speak, he would definitely ridicule us."

Fang Yonghui nodded, sniffed, and smiled.

Luo Rui sighed and walked to Qi Lei's body.

"Lao Qi, you don't even want to be a squadron leader, you just want to follow me, what's going on? Are you going to die? I'm so sorry! Don't worry, I will definitely catch these people and help you get revenge. Don't worry, I will definitely take care of your family, I will take care of them for the rest of my life, just go with peace of mind."

Luo Rui grinned, smiled, then lowered his head and tried hard to control his emotions.

Not long after, the double glass doors were suddenly pushed open.

The three of them turned around and saw Lu Kangming and Li Nong rushing over, exhausted.

Seeing Qi Lei's body, Lu Kangming raised his head suddenly, and Li Nong turned his head immediately.

They are all trying their best to be patient.

Luo Rui took a deep breath and said, "Director Lu, Mr. Li, I'm sorry. I betrayed your trust."

Lu Kangming shook his head and patted his shoulder vigorously: "We all know the whole story. This is not your fault. Besides, people in our line of work are already prepared to make sacrifices."

"Have you notified Lao Qi's family?"

Li Nong nodded: "After receiving a call from Director Wei Qunshan, Political Commissar Yang immediately went to Lao Qi's house."

Lu Kangming comforted him, "Luo Rui, don't feel any psychological burden. Just do what you should do!"

"I see."

Li Nong looked at Qi Lei's face and shouted with a smile: "Old Qi, you are so proud. Director Lu and I are here to take you home. Let's go back to Shahe County. The old friends are waiting for you."

……

Six o'clock in the evening, Conference Room No. 1 of the Municipal Bureau.

Zhu Yong and Hu Changyu sat at the head of the conference table with grim faces.

The police officers of the Narcotics Squad all hung their heads. Although this meeting was not about assigning responsibility, the shadow of the failed operation hung over everyone's head.

Especially Liao Kang, he sat in the chair and looked very depressed.

Although Zhu Yong is the chief of the criminal investigation team of the provincial department, he does not interfere in specific cases.

As the head of the bureau, Hu Changyu chaired the meeting.

"Did Liang Jun plead guilty?"

Liao Kang nodded: "He was brought back for interrogation immediately. We also checked his confession repeatedly..."

Hu Changyu interrupted him: "Can you be sure that he didn't lie this time?"

"I'm sure of that!"

Seeing that he answered very straightforwardly, Hu Changyu felt a little relieved. Although Liao Kang made a mistake, he was still able to take responsibility.

"Then tell me the details."

"Okay, Director Hu."

Liao Kang stood up and glanced at Luo Rui, who was looking at Liang Jun's confession with his head down, and he was holding a floor plan of Wanda Shopping Mall in his hand.

The technicians from the Municipal Bureau turned on the projector, and photos of people involved in the case appeared on the screen.

Liao Kang cleared his throat and said, "The failure of this operation is due to me..."

At this time, Zhu Yong, who had been silent, stretched out his hand to stop him from continuing: "Don't say these useless things, talk about the case first!"

"Okay..." Liao Kang sighed. "After we captured Liang Jun, we immediately interrogated him. He confessed Gao Chengyong. Based on his confession, we have drawn a portrait of Gao Chengyong..."

At this time, a sketch of a middle-aged man appeared on the screen.

Luo Rui looked up and saw that the person in the portrait was about forty years old, with long hair, a high nose bridge, single eyelids, and a deep scar on the left side of his eyebrow.

"Liang Jun and Gao Chengyong met four times in total, almost all of which were at Liwan Villa in Qianjiang City. Gao Chengyong agreed to rescue Liang Jun because Gao Chengyong was planning to sell a batch of goods, and Liang Jun helped him contact the Hong Kong society and Sheng..."

When Liao Kang got to this point, Hu Changyu waved his hand and said, "No need to talk about this part."

Liao Kang's eyes narrowed and he glanced at Luo Rui out of the corner of his eye.

Luo Rui did not bring back the two gang members of He Sheng, so he knew that there was something unknown. Now when he heard Hu Changyu stop him from continuing, his doubts were resolved.

“We also interrogated the arrested gangsters and confirmed that there were five gangsters in the mall at the time, three of whom died and two were injured.

According to their confessions, the leader was named Zeng Mo, but he was killed by us during the exchange of fire.

This person is a repeat offender. He robbed a gold shop in Hong Kong a few years ago. Later, he was transferred to the mainland and spent more than ten years in prison. After he was released, he continued to engage in illegal activities.

A week ago, Gao Chengyong found Zeng Mo, promised him a large sum of money, and provided him with weapons so that they could rescue Liang Jun.

On the big screen was the location of the firefight at that time..."

The floor plan of Wanda Shopping Mall appeared on the big screen, and Luo Rui also raised his head and stared at it.

"Two criminals disguised themselves as customers of the gym. When Luo Rui led Liang Jun and Lao Jin to the elevator on the first floor, they launched an attack... Then, there was another criminal hiding behind the jewelry cabinet on the first floor. When the exchange of fire began, he used firepower to stop the police officers who rushed to reinforce.

There was a gangster on the third and fourth floors respectively. The one on the third floor fired at the elevator on the first floor. When the gangster on the fourth floor tried to rush down, he was shot dead by our police. This man was the leader Zeng Mo.

Then, the two surviving criminals rushed to the west gate of the mall and fled in an off-road vehicle with the mall logo printed on it, and were later captured by us.

At this point, we can actually speculate that Zeng Mo was probably abandoned by Gao Chengyong, because Liang Jun did not escape with them. He escaped from the mall from another exit, and then got on a garbage truck that had been prepared and fled the scene.

We found out that the people who came to support Liang Jun were all Lao Gao’s subordinates, a total of five people, three of whom were killed by Luo Rui, and the remaining two are still alive…”

At this point, everyone in the conference room looked at Luo Rui. Three people were shot dead on the spot?

Police officers all know that most people only fire their guns a few times a year. Even when facing extremely vicious criminals, there is a psychological burden to firing a gun.

Even if they are special police, they usually shoot at the legs to eliminate the opponent's ability to move.

If they were killed on the spot, it would mean they were hit directly in the vital parts, with no intention of letting the other person survive.

In just one week, four gangsters had died at the hands of Luo Rui.

But everyone found that Luo Rui did not feel any psychological pressure at all, and his expression was calm.

Luo Rui raised his head and looked at Hu Changyu: "After the case is over, I will write a detailed report for you."

Hu Changyu nodded slightly.

Liao Kang continued: "There is one more thing. In addition to the five criminals, we suspect Gao Chengyong was also at the scene. Team Chen found the mobile phone number Liang Jun used to contact Gao Chengyong. When we called him, he didn't speak, but the signal was around the mall."

"Have you checked the pedestrians around the mall? Did you find anyone suspicious?"

"There are too many people. Grassroots police are already visiting the area. I have sent them Gao Chengyong's portrait. They will notify us as soon as they have any news."

"Does Gao Chengyong know that Liang Jun has been arrested again?"

"It's hard to say. We found that Liang Jun made two phone calls when he escaped. One was to Xiangjiang Hesheng and a man named Bao Tianqiang, and the other was to Gao Chengyong. Liang Jun told the other party that he had escaped and agreed to meet tomorrow night."

After listening to Liao Kang's introduction of the case, Hu Changyu leaned back in his chair and talked with Zhu Yong next to him for a while.

Hu Changyu took a breath, leaned forward, and asked, "Tell me, what should we do next?"

Seeing that no one dared to say anything, he pointed at Liao Kang and said, "You are the detachment leader, you speak."

"If we want to be safe, I think we can follow the identities of these criminals and track them down. We should be able to find Gao Chengyong's whereabouts, and then catch the snakehead..."

"From your tone, it seems you have another idea?"

Liao Kang plucked up the courage to answer: "Yes! We can use the Liang army to test Gao Chengyong and see if he knows the current situation of the Liang army. If he doesn't know, then at 8 o'clock tomorrow night, we can set up an ambush at the Liwan Villa in Qianjiang City..."

"Okay! Let Chen Hao handle the investigation, and you will be in charge of tomorrow night's operation. I will contact Qianjiang City and ask them to cooperate with us, but you have to make sure it succeeds this time, and there can be no casualties or losses."

Liao Kang didn't expect Hu Changyu to agree so readily and trust him so much.

He nodded gratefully: "Director Hu, I promise to complete the task!"

Hu Changyu turned and looked at Luo Rui.

"Team Leader Luo, what do you think?"

Several hours have passed since he entered the conference room, and Luo Rui has been looking at the materials in his hands without saying a word.

Both Hu Changyu and Liao Kang were a little puzzled.

Luo Rui shook his head: "I have no objection."

Hu Changyu was stunned for a moment. This was not Luo Rui's style. No matter what the case was, he could always see the clues and grasp the suspicious points that others could not detect.

This drug bust resulted in a shooting and murder case involving many people and complicated clues. Luo Rui was sure he could see something, but he said nothing.

Was it because his team members died? Or was it because Luo Rui wanted to take command?

But Luo Rui's position was not enough to command such a large operation.

He is just a deputy captain of the criminal police. Although he is very capable, the organization will not assign him particularly important tasks based on his ability.

Luo Rui must have some emotions in his heart. Hu Changyu was complaining in his heart. He sighed: "Well, you guys go down and prepare. Especially you, Liao Kang, you must arrange this operation well and don't make any mistakes."

……

Ten p.m.

Two police cars were parked at the entrance of Wanda Shopping Mall.

Because the shooting occurred during the day, there were few pedestrians around the mall and the shops closed early, but you could still see grassroots police officers visiting the neighborhood and traffic police patrolling the surroundings.

After Luo Rui and his group got off the car, they walked towards the door that was cordoned off.

After Cai Xiaojing showed her police officer ID, the police on duty raised the cordon and let them in.

In addition to Qi Lei's sacrifice and Tian Guanghan's serious injuries in the hospital, all the members of the criminal team followed.

If nothing had happened during the day, the mall would still be brightly lit with people coming and going, but at this moment the light inside was very dim, with only technicians surveying the site walking around inside.

The elevator on the first floor opposite Exit A is where the most intense fighting takes place.

Fang Yonghui asked: "Luo Da, what should we do now?"

At this moment, everyone was full of energy. They knew that Luo Rui had his own direction of investigation in mind, so everyone had an expectant look on their faces.

Luo Rui remained silent. The purpose of his coming to the mall was to recreate the scene of the firefight.

Liang Jun has been spreading the message that Gao Chengyong embezzled a batch of goods from the human traffickers and wanted to sell them through Liang Jun's channels.

Because of this, Gao Chengyong made up his mind to rescue Liang Jun, but at the same time they were afraid that the snakehead would find out. Liang Jun said that the snakehead was very cruel and acted very secretively, and for so many years, no one knew who he was.

If that was the case, how could Gao Chengyong dare to go against the police? He even hired professional killers, provided heavy firepower weapons, and engaged in a gunfight with the police?

He made such a big fuss, isn't he afraid that the snakehead will find out?
Maybe there is something fishy going on here.

Luo Rui and his group took the elevator to the third floor.

Zhao Ming was squatting on the ground, collecting traces from the scene. When he heard footsteps, he quickly turned around.

Although Zhao Ming is a technician, he is also a policeman. Especially when doing a job like theirs, if the murderer returns to the crime scene and he concentrates on collecting physical evidence, he will be easily attacked from behind without any precautions, and he will not be able to fight back.

Zhao Ming let out a breath, stood up, then staggered and almost fell.

Luo Rui quickly supported him and asked, "Are you okay?"

"It's okay, just stand for a while, I've been squatting for too long and my feet are numb!"

Luo Rui looked at the white line drawn on the ground. The white line drew a figure of a fallen person, and there were two yellow number plates placed on the right side of the figure.

He carefully observed the positions of the criminals during the firefight, and it was Zeng Mo who fell here.

Luo Rui asked: "Have you finished the survey?"

Zhao Ming held onto the corridor railing and stretched out his left leg. "It's not that fast."

"Do you need our help?"

"Huh?" Zhao Ming looked at Luo Rui in surprise: "You're not that kind, are you?"

Luo Rui smiled and said, "I want to recreate the scene at that time."

"That's perfect. I haven't made the ballistic trajectory yet. With your help, I will work overtime and try to finish it tomorrow morning." Zhao Ming put down his left leg and felt that the numbness was no longer there.

Luo Rui glanced at the window behind him and said to the team members behind him: "Go find all the models in the clothing store and put them where the criminals were standing. Let's simulate the scene at that time."

Fang Yonghui and Yang Bo agreed and hurried to do it.

Zhao Ming frowned: "It's not good to do it without the boss's consent, right?"

Luo Rui didn't care: "It's okay, we won't touch the things in the store, we're just borrowing them temporarily."

After saying that, Luo Rui looked at Zhao Ming's hand. He was holding a transparent bag with two bullet shells in it.

Zhao Ming saw his look, raised his hand, and said, "The gangster on the third floor was shot three times. I only found two bullet shells at the scene. They were all dropped by our police after they fired bullets."

The doubt in Luo Rui's eyes became more and more intense: "Did they all come from the same gun?"

"No!" Zhao Ming shook his head: "From two guns... Come with me."

Luo Rui followed behind him.

"Judging from the bloodstains at the scene, this criminal..."

Luo Rui reminded: "This man is called Zeng Mo, the leader of this group of criminals."

"He was shot at the entrance of the game hall." Zhao Ming pointed to a game hall in front.

"After a bullet hit his shoulder, he probably fired back. I found the shells of the gun he was carrying at the scene. Then he ran all the way to the elevator, and the police officer who was shooting at him hid.

Then, he ran more than ten meters, and a bullet shot from the side hit his left waist. "

Seeing the direction Zhao Ming pointed, Luo Rui took out a laser pen from his pocket and shot a purple light towards the corridor opposite.

Zhao Ming nodded: "Yes, that's the location. The dropped shell was also picked up on the opposite side."

"Didn't he get shot three times?" Luo Rui asked, "I've seen the photo in the file. Zeng Mo was shot in the head."

"That's right." Zhao Ming pointed to the fourth floor. "I've seen the body. The bullet in his head must have been shot from the fourth or fifth floor."

Luo Rui moved the laser pen to the fourth floor, and the green light stopped at the railing.

Zhao Ming continued: "But I didn't find any shell casings on the fourth and fifth floors."

"Director Zhao, what is your judgment?"

"The autopsy report hasn't come out yet, how can I judge? Once we take out the bullet from the criminal's body, we will know the situation."

Luo Rui understood the meaning of his words, and Zhao Ming also felt that the shot was very strange.

Zeng Mo was the leader, but he did not escape. Instead, he was killed in the first place like a little brother.

Although he was shot twice by the police, he did not die immediately.

Moreover, Luo Rui knew very well that when he and Liang Jun were about to leave the mall, the police officers who were lying in ambush in the mall had already begun to evacuate, and it was impossible for any police officers to stay on the fourth and fifth floors.

Moreover, Zeng Mo was also the murderer of Qi Lei. The place where he fell was exactly where he shot at the first floor.

Then he was shot in the head by a bullet from a high altitude.

The captured criminals confessed that they did not know who their employer was, they only knew that their boss had contacted the other party to plan and carry out the attack.

Then this is a complete murder to silence the witness.

At that time, this person had been staying on the fourth or fifth floor, observing the situation downstairs from a high vantage point.

As for why Zhao Ming did not find the bullet shell, this is very simple. After the revolver is fired, the bullet shell will remain in the cylinder and will not fall out.

This can be proved by opening Zeng Mo's head and taking out the bullet.

Afterwards, the members of the criminal team placed the puppets in designated locations and each stood in the shooting position.

They took out the laser pens they were carrying and pressed the buttons. The green light was like a ballistic trajectory, crisscrossing and corresponding in the mall, like a woven web.

(End of this chapter)