Detective: From the Police Academy

Chapter 263 Funeral and Luo Yanwang
A week later...

Shahe County, funeral home.

The corridor at the entrance was piled with countless wreaths and elegiac couplets, making it look solemn and dignified.

Hundreds of police officers lined up in a long queue and filed in through the door.

Although Qi Lei was divorced, it was still his ex-wife who organized his funeral.

At this moment, she was wearing a black long dress, holding her son's shoulders, standing at the door, bowing to the visiting guests.

The funeral music coming from the auditorium made the hearts of the police officers present sink to the bottom.

All police officers from Shahe County Bureau were present at the scene, in addition to police officers from Haijiang Branch and Guangxing City Bureau.

Standing at the front of the team were Wei Qunshan, Lu Kangming and Yang Yunqiao, followed by Li Nong and Luo Rui. Behind Luo Rui were Yang Bo, Fang Yonghui, Chu Yang, and Su Mingyuan.

Cai Xiaojing was not present because she was still unable to get out of bed, and Tian Guanghan had not yet reached his discharge date, but he came secretly without telling the doctor.

After the three leaders went in, Li Nong nodded to Qi Lei's wife, then took out a white bag and handed it over.

"Condolences!"

When it was Luo Rui's turn, he didn't dare to look the other person in the eye, nor did he dare to look at Qi Lei's son.

Although they have been colleagues for so long, Luo Rui has never met Qi Lei's family.

Qi Lei would rather give up his position as captain of the county bureau and resolutely wanted to follow him, but the final result was so cruel.

"I'm sorry, I didn't take good care of Lao Qi." Luo Rui bowed to the family members.

Qi Lei's ex-wife had no tears, she just nodded in response, but everyone could see that she was not sad, but was trying hard to suppress her emotions.

Luo Rui didn't know the specific reason for Qi Lei's divorce, but it must have a lot to do with his identity.

Earlier, he complained that he could not balance work and life. Sometimes he would go on business trips and be away from home for a week, which led to family disharmony.

"Thank you for coming."

Luo Rui handed the white bag in his hand to the other party. "This is a small token of my appreciation. Also, if you have any problems at home, you can always contact me. My phone number is inside the white bag."

"I see. Thank you for your concern."

Finally, Luo Rui took a look at Qi Lei's son. The boy was very tall, with handsome features, and looked 60% like Qi Lei.

"You are my father's leader?"

Luo Rui nodded slightly.

"My name is Qi Shi. When you cracked the K301 train robbery and murder case, you and my father appeared on the legal channel, and I saw you on TV.

And the photo my dad brought home also had you in it, you were standing right in the middle of them.

That’s a photo of your Seventh Brigade. My dad asked someone to make a frame for it and hung it on the wall of the living room. He said that because of you, his life has a new direction.”

Luo Rui was speechless and felt extremely uncomfortable. He opened his mouth but could not say anything.

"What was the scene like when my dad got into the accident? I asked a lot of people, but they all kept it from me. Can you tell me? Was he brave?"

Luo Rui raised his head, looked him in the eye, and replied: "He is a hero. He sacrificed himself to save me!"

Qi Shi smiled. "I knew it! He always lies, saying that you shouldn't rush to the front, and that the rear is the safest. If you encounter a criminal, you should choose to protect yourself first. Don't be the first one to die, otherwise you will be the first one to die."

Luo Rui also laughed: "He lied to you. He is a good father and a good policeman. You have to believe this."

"Yes!"

After saying that, Luo Rui bowed to Qi Lei's ex-wife again and then walked into the venue.

A photo of Qi Lei in uniform was hung in the center, surrounded by a circle of white flowers.

His body was placed in the middle of the venue, and the expression on his face was extremely peaceful.

Luo Rui followed the team in front and paid his respects to his body.

"Wow, Lao Qi looks so handsome!" Luo Rui heard Yang Bo muttering behind him.

Fang Yonghui also nodded: "Don't tell me, I've never seen him dressed so neatly."

Tian Guanghan's left hand was bandaged and hung around his neck. He also grinned and said, "If human souls still exist, he would be very proud to see so many people coming to see him off."

Chu Yang: "Don't tell me, he will definitely smile and peek at us."

Luo Rui sighed and placed the white chrysanthemum in his hand among the flowers next to the body. "Old Qi, have a good rest!"

Chu Yang: "Brother Lei, have a safe journey."

Tian Guanghan: "Old Qi, goodbye. This is the half pack of Huazi you left with me. I'm returning it to you, so you don't come to me in your dreams and ask for it back."

Fang Yonghui: "Old Qi, this is the steering wheel of the broken van of our county bureau. The van is about to be scrapped. I asked for Mr. Li's consent and removed the steering wheel for you. Remember, don't drive so fast in the future."

Yang Bo: "Lao Qi, I don't have anything to give you. These are the Huazi cigarettes that Luo Da gave me before. I can't bear to smoke them, so I'll give you these two boxes. Don't send them to me in your dreams, I'm a little scared. Go find Lao Tian, ​​he secretly smoked several of your half pack of cigarettes."

When they passed Qi Lei's body and could no longer see his face, everyone was overwhelmed.

Lao Bao and Xiao Wu were the first to start crying.

Fang Yonghui and Yang Bo shed tears silently.

Luo Rui's eyes were also red, and his hands were clenched into fists, but he seemed helpless.

He wanted to do something, but what could he do?

The suspects who killed Qi Lei have been arrested and are now being held in the Guangxing City Detention Center.

Although there are laws to judge them, Luo Rui still feels a huge sense of powerlessness in his heart.

Qi Lei, Zhang Xun, and Cai Xiaojing who is still unable to get out of bed.

The price they paid was simply too high.

After working as a police officer for more than two years, Luo Rui thought he had been able to control his emotions, but in the end he found that it was all in vain.

Qi Lei's body will be cremated soon, and his ashes will be sent to the cemetery for burial. By the time this procedure is completed, it will be dark.

Most of the people present were police officers. They had all taken time out of their work schedule to come here, so they all started to leave at this moment.

Seeing Luo Rui standing alone in the corner smoking, Wei Qunshan and Lu Kangming walked over.

Wei Qunshan was very considerate of himself and came to the memorial service in person to pay his respects, which was also an explanation to Qi Lei's family and Shahe County Bureau.

"What? Are you still sad for Qi Lei?"

Luo Rui looked at the old fox and shrugged. "Before I came back from Qianjiang City, I talked to Director Hou. He said that if we can spare some time, they have a few cases that they want to hand over to our criminal team for investigation."

This was obviously an attempt to change the subject. Wei Qunshan knew that people who were extremely upset would ask questions without answering and would start talking about other topics.

Seeing Luo Rui like this, Wei Qunshan didn't want to expose him, so he just followed his topic and asked, "Hou Junlin?"

Luo Rui nodded: "Yes, it's him."

Wei Qunshan rolled his eyes immediately: "What a joke he has."

When Lu Kangming heard this, he immediately shrank his neck. Although he did not agree, Wei Qunshan always gave him a sense of majesty.

Actually, the two men were at the same level, but Lu Kang knew that the other party had held the imperial sword and the secret order before.

There is a lot of water behind such people.

In terms of cunning and means, he is not even as good as Wei Qunshan.

"He wants you to clean up his mess, understand?" Wei Qunshan put his hands behind his back and said bluntly, "In this case involving a single person, the snakeheads hid so deep in Qianjiang City that they didn't get any information at all. Moreover, during the operation, their people were all idiots and didn't cooperate actively.

Now that the criminals have been caught, we are just thinking about picking peaches right away. How can such a beautiful thing be possible?

Not only that, but he also wants to use my people to help him investigate the case. What is he thinking? "

Lu Kangming blinked and wanted to retort, Luo Rui is from Shahe County Bureau, how did he become your man, Wei?
At the beginning, in order to poach Zhao Ming, he sent tea to the other party and flattered him. Unexpectedly, in the end, Luo Rui and others fell into his trap and were calculated by him, and he was licking their faces and doing good things for them.

Lu Kangming sighed in his heart. When it comes to scheming and scheming, Wei Qunshan is indeed one step ahead.

Luo Rui shook his head. "Not really. The criminal team originally wanted to make a name for themselves in Haidong Province. In recent years, there have been more and more current homicides, and old cases are even harder to solve. If we don't solve them and let the criminals go unpunished, that's not what anyone wants to see."

Wei Qunshan immediately retorted: "Haven't you learned your lesson yet?"

This sounded a bit serious, so Luo Rui immediately threw the cigarette butt on the ground and crushed it with his feet.

"what happened?"

"You didn't hear what I said just now, right? It's not that you can't take the case. First of all, we have to ensure that we..." Wei Qunshan pointed at himself and Lu Kangming, and then continued: "Ensure the crime-solving rate in our two bureaus. Second, we can think about other things.

This case involving independence was an accident, so I won't say more about it. But if you encounter such a thing in the future, hand over the clues to the local police and we won't intervene. If we want to intervene, we have to put forward conditions, we have to ask for benefits, and we have to ensure the safety of our police officers.

I don't want to see our people sacrificed for other people's cases!"

This was stated very bluntly, and Wei Qunshan's tone was unquestionable.

Lu Kangming blinked and said quickly: "Director Wei is right. Luo Rui, I know how you feel. Even if you want to catch all the criminals, you can't catch them all. Murder cases happen every day in Haidong Province, right? There is an old saying that goes, everyone should clean up the snow in front of their own door, right?"

Hearing Lu Kangming say this, Luo Rui let out a sigh of relief and nodded: "I understand! And that, Qi Lei's pension..."

Lu Kangming immediately took over the conversation: "You don't need to worry about this. Political Committee Yang will do it, and it will definitely satisfy Qi Lei's family."

"Okay then, thank you Director Lu."

Seeing that Luo Rui understood, Wei Qunshan's tone improved: "Also... Xiaojing is awake now, but she can't get out of bed yet. It will take a long time for her to recover. I have approved a half-year leave for her.

I will also give you, the people in the criminal team, a week's vacation so that you can have a good rest.

It's almost the end of the year now. After you have rested well, you can work back and forth between Shahe County Bureau and Haijiang Branch to solve our old cases. Don't worry about the major cases for now. Anyway, your reputation has already been established.

If it weren't for you, who knows how many more people would have been harmed by the snakeheads. We will all commend your contributions. You will be the most prominent ones at the commendation meeting at the end of the year."

Luo Rui rolled his eyes and spread his hands: "You are fooling me with this. If you want to make a fuss, just make one for my team members. They will definitely be happy."

"Go to hell." Wei Qunshan laughed. "To be honest, I've already reported the names. Xiaojing won first-class merit, Chuyang, Su Mingyuan, and Tian Guanghan won second-class merit, and their police ranks will be increased by one level."

Lu Kangming immediately followed up, "Our county bureau has also reported to the ministry. Qi Lei was awarded the second-class model hero, Luo Rui the first-class merit, and their police ranks were raised by two levels. Yang Bo and Fang Yonghui were also awarded the second-class merit, and their police ranks were also raised by one level each."

Hearing this, Luo Rui felt better. After all, the brothers who fought with him hard were rewarded for their hard work, and those who were at the forefront should naturally receive corresponding rewards.

Even if Qi Lei's second-class hero model title is not well-deserved, the pension can bring some comfort to that broken family.

Seeing Luo Rui grinning, Wei Qunshan felt a little relieved.

"Come on, don't get in my way. I want to talk to Lao Lu for a while."

"Okay, I'm leaving." Luo Rui blinked.

...Qi Lei's funeral lasted until the evening. The family members expressed their gratitude and prepared a banquet, but the atmosphere was too depressing, so many people did not attend.

Luo Rui was the last to leave. Just as he was about to get into the car, Qi Lei's ex-wife and their son immediately ran over, tightly holding the white envelope that Luo Rui had given him.

She panted and said, "Captain Luo, I'm sorry, I saw the things you gave me, they are too valuable, we can't accept them."

What Luo Rui gave away was nothing but a bank card, simple and direct.

On the back of the card was a six-digit password, followed by the amount: Three Hundred Thousand.

Three hundred thousand is not a small sum in this era, and is worth a house in Shahe County.

Police salaries are not high, and if they are honest police officers, even less.

Luo Rui knew Qi Lei's character well. Not only did he have to support his family with that little salary, but almost all of his time was taken up by work.

It would be strange if his ex-wife was satisfied.

Most of the divorces in families are caused by money.

Being an innocent and upright police officer really means having no money and no time to spend with your family.

Now that Qi Lei is gone, this is all Luo Rui can do, after all, he still has a son.

Luo Rui looked at Qi Lei's ex-wife, smiled and shook his head: "This money is not mine. Old Qi asked me to help him invest and earn money. I transferred all the money to this card, plus the interest, it's exactly this amount."

"Qi Lei and I divorced not long ago, and our property has been divided. I know exactly how much savings he has. Captain Luo, you really don't have to give us money. I have a job, and I can support me and my son. Besides, he has a pension."

"I understand!" Luo Rui nodded, looked towards the door of the funeral home, and whispered: "I believe you have the ability, you are a good mother.

But have you ever thought about this? You and Qi Lei are divorced, and the pension is also given to his parents. Qi Lei is not the only son. I have seen Qi Lei's brother and sister in the funeral hall, and they have been pestering our political commissar. "

"what……"

Luo Rui sighed: “Don’t worry, this is really the money Lao Qi earned from investing. If you don’t believe it, you can ask Li Nong. He knows it clearly, and even he asked me to help invest.

That's it, take care of yourself, and if you have any difficulties, you can call me and I'll be there whenever you need me."

Luo Rui nodded to Qi Shi who was standing beside him, then closed the car door and drove out.

Qi Lei's ex-wife looked towards the setting sun in the west, lost in thought.

Qi Shi shouted: "Mom..."

"what happened?"

"That man is just like dad, a liar."

"Yeah, I hope your dad will always lie to me, just like he did when he was alive..."

Hearing this, Qi Shi wiped his tears, took his mother's arm, and walked towards the flower bed of the funeral home.

After Qi Lei's ashes were buried, relatives and friends were saying their final goodbyes. There were two fire basins next to the flower bed, and Qi Lei's parents were throwing yellow paper into the fire basins.

Seeing the mother and son coming, they made way.

Qi Shi picked up a pile of yellow paper, squatted on the ground, and burned paper money in front of the brazier with tears in his eyes.

The sky was getting darker and darker, and the wind started to blow around, blowing through the treetops, making a rustling sound.

After burning the paper, Qi Shi knelt on his knees and couldn't help but kowtow in the direction his father left.

Just then, a gust of wind blew from a distance.

The wind picked up the fire in the basin and turned it into a tornado of fire.

The wind seemed to want to embrace the child.

Seeing this, Qi Shi was stunned for two seconds, then burst into tears...

……

Shahe County Bureau, steamed bun shop outside the door.

Luo Rui pushed the door open and saw Cui Wang standing behind the kitchen counter at first sight.

Speaking of which, the two haven't seen each other for more than a month.

Luo Rui had a good impression of him. This guy was a person with a cold appearance but a warm heart.

At Qi Lei's funeral, Luo Rui also saw him and Meng Jun.

The two people did not enter the auditorium, but gave the white envelopes and left in a hurry.

Qi Lei was an old customer of Cui Wang. He had often boasted and drunk in the bun shop. Now that he was gone, the old man looked very sad.

But he covered it up quickly. When he saw Luo Rui, he immediately rolled his eyes.

"I haven't seen you for over a month. I heard that you killed several people?"

Luo Rui glared at him and held up four fingers.

"Damn, you are worthy of being the King of Hell Luo. Any criminal who meets you is unlucky."

"Why? Stand up for them?"

"Tsk!" Cui Wang turned his head and ignored him.

Luo Rui walked around the kitchen counter and headed towards Li Nong and his group.

He had only taken a few steps when he heard Cui Wang mutter behind him: "Well done!"

The police officers who attended Qi Lei's funeral came back from their shift and naturally gathered at the steamed bun shop after get off work.

The store was full of people. Although they were all in plain clothes, anyone with a discerning eye could tell the identities of these burly guys.

Therefore, apart from the breakfast customers passing by who buy some food, Cui Wang's bun shop mostly does business with the county bureau.

Fortunately, because of this store, the police officers who are off work have a comfortable place to stay without having to worry about other people's eyes.

Except when on duty, no police officer would go home in uniform after get off work. It would be an eyesore and cause a lot of trouble.

Li Nong looked at Luo Rui and sighed.

Many people sighed today, and Luo Rui didn't want to hear them anymore.

He squeezed Li Nong and said, "Sit a little closer."

Li Nong pointed to the opposite side and said, "There are so many seats, but you have to squeeze into my side."

"You have a big butt, so you take up two seats."

Li Nong rolled his eyes: "This is called a strong lower body. Damn, you have never seen how I catch criminals. Two people can't knock me down!"

"Just bragging." Luo Rui retorted.

At this time, Meng Jun came over with a bowl of beef noodles in his hand and placed it on Luo Rui's table.

"Lao Cui just braised beef today. He knew you would be coming back today, so he went to the market to pick the freshest one."

Luo Rui nodded gratefully. He looked around and saw that his bowl had the most beef slices, and the meat was already overflowing from the bowl.

Cui Wang quickly raised his voice and shouted, "Don't listen to her nonsense. I just happened to pass by the vegetable market and the boss was selling beef at a discount. I saw that the pile of beef was attracting flies, so I bought some and cooked it for him."

"Really?" Luo Rui retorted: "Li Da, you heard it, your uncle's shop is a black shop, opened in front of the county bureau, specifically to harm us, if you don't report it, I will report it."

Li Nong: “Ah?”

Cui Wang's face also darkened.

Hearing Luo Rui's joke and Li Nong feeling embarrassed, the criminal police present all laughed.

Fang Yonghui and Yang Bo laughed the happiest. After being away for more than a month, they were still most familiar with their own territory and felt most comfortable there.

Chu Yang, Su Mingyuan and Tian Guanghan also laughed. Now that the case was being handled in two places, they also had to integrate into the Shahe County Bureau.

A few people were chatting with each other, and Luo Rui finished all the noodles in his bowl.

It must be said that Lao Cui’s braised beef is really unique, soft but not mushy, and still very chewy.

After eating, Luo Rui put down his chopsticks and told the members of the criminal team about his achievements.

Everyone cheered immediately.

Yang Bo counted his fingers happily: "In less than half a year, I won a third-class merit and a second-class merit. Damn, half a year ago, I was still a small police officer in Wuyuan Police Station. I never dreamed that I would have this day."

Fang Yonghui said: "Me too!"

Chu Yang and Su Mingyuan had followed Luo Rui before and had won several medals, but this time their achievement was of extraordinary significance. Moreover, they and Fang Yonghui all graduated from a formal police academy, so their future prospects were limitless.

Don't underestimate this achievement, it will accompany them throughout their lives. In addition to having a generous pension after retirement, they can also brag about it for the rest of their lives.

Tian Guanghan looked at Luo Rui gratefully, raised his beer glass, and said, "Team Leader, I used to follow Yang Qian. You know the people in the Haijiang Branch. I won't say anything else. You can order me around in the future."

"I understand." Luo Rui picked up the beer glass and drank it together.

"Team leader, I toast to you too!" Chu Yang also followed suit to toast, followed by Su Mingyuan and others.

"Damn it, I was just eating noodles and it turned out to be a social gathering." Luo Rui complained, but still accepted everyone who came.

Cui Wang, who was standing behind the kitchen counter, glanced at Luo Rui, who was drinking so much that his face turned red and his neck became thick, then quietly took out a notebook from under the counter.

He looked through it for a while, picked up a pen, and drew four strokes on the unfinished character "正", just enough to fill in the whole character.

His action was seen by Li Nong who had just returned from the toilet: "Uncle, what are you doing?"

"Oh, it's okay. I'll keep track of how many lives were lost at the hands of King Luo Yan."

"Ah? Why are you remembering this?" Li Nong was shocked and immediately became alert.

Cui Wang spread his hands, looking somewhat innocent.

"It's not me who wants to remember it, it's your aunt who asked me to remember it. She goes to the temple every month to pray to the Bodhisattva to bless this Luo Yanwang. He has killed too many lives and she is afraid that he will be retaliated against."

Li Nong understood. It turned out that this was the reason why the bun shop had invited a statue of Guan Yu not long ago.

He immediately became curious: "So how many lives have you recorded?"

Cui Wang nodded with the tip of his pen: "Let me count, uh... maybe not accurate, ten lives? Then there are ten little ghosts haunting him?"

Hearing this, Li Nong shuddered.

The two of them looked at Luo Rui at the same time. He was laughing, but there was a deep sadness hidden in his smile...

(End of this chapter)