Detective: From the Police Academy

Chapter 270 Gambling Money
The next day, early morning.

The construction site behind Zhongpeng Apartment is surrounded by blue fences to prevent outsiders from entering.

This area is where a large shopping mall is going to be built. The buildings on the left are half built, and there are construction safety nets and scaffoldings outside the walls.

Next to the building, a freight elevator was slowly moving upwards, transporting construction materials. Several migrant workers wearing yellow safety helmets were busy at the construction site.

The construction site was piled with steel bars, wooden boards and construction waste, and several excavators were working on the site.

A row of two-story color steel houses were built at the innermost part of the construction site.

The first floor is the collective dormitory for migrant workers, and the second floor is the construction site office.

According to Sun Baomin's confession, the casino was in the conference room on the second floor.

There were two people who partnered with him in running the casino, namely Liang Lutai and Yue Xiaojun.

Luo Rui had investigated these two people before he came, and they were both unemployed vagrants.

Moreover, Liang Lutai had a criminal record for robbery and was released from prison five years ago.

Luo Rui and Fang Yonghui walked into the rugged construction site and came to the excavator.

Seeing them, the driver did not stop his work. The truck passed over Fang Yonghui's head and he quickly took a few steps back.

"Hey, stop, I want to ask you something!" Fang Yonghui shouted loudly.

The driver glanced at him and ignored him.

"You pretended you didn't hear me, didn't you?"

Fang Yonghui pulled out his police officer ID from his pocket and held the police badge on the cover facing him.

"We are criminal police. We have something to ask you. Please stop immediately."

Hearing this, the driver frowned, flicked the operating lever twice, then pushed the door open and asked in an unhappy tone, "What's the matter?"

Fang Yonghui waved at him: "Come down and talk."

The driver hesitated for a moment, then jumped from the driver's seat to the ground.

His helmet was askew, he straightened it with his hand and looked warily at the two people in front of him.

Fang Yonghui took a few steps forward to let him see the document in his hand clearly.

"Who is the head of this construction site?"

"What do you want with him?"

Fang Yonghui was a little impatient: "Just answer the questions I ask you. Who is the boss?"

The driver glanced at the second floor of the prefabricated steel house: "He's in the office."

"What's your name?"

"Wu Jianrong."

Fang Yonghui looked down at the logbook and found that the driver did not lie.

The record book contains detailed information about the construction site, and the contractor is Wu Jianrong.

As for Liang Lutai, he is Wu Jianrong's brother-in-law.

Fang Yonghui took out two photos from the notebook and handed them to him.

"Do you know these two people?"

The driver glanced at the photo and then looked away.

Seeing his expression, Luo Rui said, "Please cooperate with our police investigation and tell the truth. If we find that you are lying, we will take you to the interrogation room when we question you again, and we won't be as polite as we are now."

"Uh... can you promise not to tell Boss Wu that it was me who reported it?"

As he said this, the driver glanced towards the office on the second floor, then walked behind the excavator, apparently not wanting to be discovered by outsiders.

"Okay, I promise you." Luo Rui nodded slightly to Fang Yonghui, who quietly turned on the law enforcement recorder on his shoulder.

Luo Rui was not lying, but it was related to the collection of evidence. Whether it was to fix the evidence later or to transfer the case to the court, it was very important to supplement and improve the evidence.

Judging from the other party's cautious attitude, he should know a lot.

Luo Rui and Fang Yonghui followed him to the back of the excavator and said, "You can talk now."

The driver pointed at the photo in Fang Yonghui's hand and whispered, "This person is Liang Lutai, Boss Wu's brother-in-law, and the one wearing glasses is Yue Xiaojun.

Two months ago, when the construction site was just started, Liang Lutai opened a casino here and specialized in defrauding money from nearby residents who were being relocated.

Every night, there were luxury cars parked at the construction site, and the people being relocated took all their money in cash. Sometimes, some of my co-workers also went to gamble, but all their money was lost.

However, Boss Wu was a good man and got our money back.

Later, we found out that this was actually a pig-killing scam, and Yue Xiaojun was a very capable con man.

One night, they were playing poker, and a household that was being relocated lost 500,000 yuan in cash, and also lost the two houses that they had acquired through the relocation.”

Luo Rui smiled and asked, "You know it very well."

The driver's face froze for a moment. "Everyone on our construction site knows about this. They start gambling at 12 o'clock every night. However, more than two months ago, Liang Lutai and Yue Xiaojun made enough money. They probably stopped because they were afraid of retaliation from others."

Seeing how confident he was in his arguments, Luo Rui suspected that this person must have also gambled with them, or else he was a lookout arranged by the casino.

Running a casino like this is bound to require lookouts, who are usually hiding around the casino. Once they spot police officers or suspicious people nearby, they will immediately notify the people in the casino to run away.

The murder case involved a casino, so Luo Rui also notified the public security brigade and the local police station.

However, these two departments were a step behind, and no one knows why.

Luo Rui was too lazy to care about this matter, as he was mainly investigating the murder case.

At this time, Fang Yonghui took out two more photos and placed them in front of the driver.

"Have you seen these two men?"

The driver grinned, but then stopped smiling.

"Isn't this You Qiumei?"

"you know?"

"He was brought here by a friend of Liang Lutai. He served tea and water in the casino, and sometimes helped gamblers buy midnight snacks. Anyway, he just did some odd jobs."

Luo Rui stared at him: "It seems that you are very familiar with him?"

The driver hesitated to speak.

"It doesn't matter if you say so."

"How can I put it? This woman is very (horse flea). She got together with Liang Lutai as soon as she arrived, and she can get hundreds of yuan in commission every night."

Luo Rui was not surprised. Before coming, he had already investigated and found out that Liang Lutai and Yue Xiaojun were not the murderers of Xia Bing based on their height and weight.

But You Qiumei and Xia Bing have been missing for two months, they must know what happened.

The murderer must be among those who participated in gambling.

"Besides the special relationship between You Qiumei and Liang Lutai, have you ever seen her interact closely with other people?"

The driver shook his head: "I don't know about that."

Luo Rui took Xia Bing's photo from Fang Yonghui and showed it to the driver again.

"Please take a closer look. Have you ever seen this young man?"

"I've never seen it before."

"Okay, I see."

After asking the questions, Luo Rui and Fang Yonghui prepared to go to the office on the second floor.

The driver hurriedly stopped the two of them and said, "You won't tell Boss Wu what I said, will you? It's the end of the year now. If he fires me, I won't even have enough money for the New Year."

Luo Rui looked back at him and said, "Don't worry, as long as what you said is true, we will keep our promise."

The driver was relieved and nodded with a smile.

Soon, Luo Rui came to the second floor from the stairs on the side of the prefabricated steel house.

Just as I went up, I happened to meet someone coming out of the office.

"Who are you looking for?"

Luo Rui took two steps forward: "Are you Wu Jianrong?"

"who are you?"

"Interpol."

Wu Jianrong frowned and looked downstairs.

Luo Rui noticed his expression. "Don't look at me. There are only two of us. I need to ask you something."

"I'm sorry, police comrade, I don't know anything."

After saying that, Wu Jianrong walked towards the office with his hand on the door, wanting to close it and lock out the guests.

Luo Rui shook his head and followed closely.

"Wu Jianrong, you allowed your brother-in-law to open a casino and engage in pig-killing scams on your construction site. Don't think you can escape responsibility just because you didn't participate."

"I just said, I know nothing."

"Wu Jianrong, let me tell you, I'm not here for this matter, I have something else to ask you.

If you don't cooperate, I will get to the bottom of the matter of opening a casino. No matter what means you use, I will send you all to jail.

Besides, if the developer knew that your brother-in-law opened a casino on their construction site, you would have to quit your job as a contractor."

Hearing this, Wu Jianrong turned around and frowned.

"who are you?"

Luo Rui took out his police officer ID and showed it to him.

"Deputy Captain of the Shahe County Criminal Police Brigade, Head of the Haijiang Division Criminal Team."

Wu Jianrong was a little surprised. He didn't pay much attention to Luo Rui before because he thought he was too young. Even if he was a criminal police, he was just a rookie.

But when I saw the documents, it was completely the opposite of what I expected.

At such a young age, he is already the deputy captain of the criminal police brigade, and also has the sign of Haijiang Branch. Wu Jianrong has been in the society for so many years, so he naturally knows that the other party is from a prominent background.

Such people either have a strong background or are too capable. No matter which case, they are people he, a contractor, cannot afford to offend.

If the other party wants to discipline you, it will only take a few minutes.

Wu Jianrong sighed, moved aside and made a gesture of invitation.

"Come in."

Luo Rui nodded, and he and Fang Yonghui walked into the office.

The so-called office is actually no different from a storage room.

In addition to a desk and a few chairs, there were countless tools piled in the corner, including hand grinders, electric welders, welding rods, and water buckets.

"What would you two like to drink?" Wu Jianrong changed his expression and softened his attitude.

"No, we'll just ask a few questions and leave."

"Okay, go ahead and ask, but I don't know anything about casinos."

Luo Rui stared at him: "This is unavoidable!"

Wu Jianrong was anxious. "You just said you wouldn't pursue this matter."

Luo Rui waved his hand: "Listen to me, the situation is like this..."

Wu Jianrong stood behind the desk and didn't sit down. The more he listened, the deeper his frown became.

Only after Luo Rui finished speaking did he swallow his saliva.

"The child was killed?"

Luo Rui blinked: "Do you know him?"

"Yes, I have seen him." Wu Jianrong said, "I also live in Zhongpeng Apartment." "Tell us what you know."

“You Qiumei did come to the construction site, and I saw her. I advised her several times not to hang out with those people, but she didn’t listen.

Xia Bing is a good student, and every time he sees me, he greets me. He is really a good kid..."

Wu Jianrong hesitated for a while, as if he had made up his mind, and said, "Forget it, since a murder has happened, this matter is serious, and I can't hide it from you police anymore.

My brother-in-law Liang Lutai did open a casino at the construction site when I was not there. He was with Yue Xiaojun, a professional cheater.

You Qiumei got involved with my brother-in-law. Because of this, I advised her not to do anything rash, live a peaceful life, and raise her child into a successful person.

But she didn't listen to the advice, not only that, she also maintained an improper relationship with other people."

"Who is this person?"

"I heard Liang Lutai call him a cripple."

Hearing this, Luo Rui and Fang Yonghui looked at each other.

At the scene where Xia Bing was murdered, a suspect with size 41 footprints appeared. This person was a cripple.

Luo Rui asked hurriedly: "What's his name?"

"I don't know. Only my brother-in-law knows. He should be in their group."

Before Luo Rui could ask any questions, Wu Jianrong sighed.

"Forget it. This kid is a perpetrator who specializes in cheating people for ill-gotten gains. I won't protect him anymore. I'll give you an address. You should be able to find him."

After saying that, Wu Jianrong tore off a calendar page from the table, wrote an address on the blank space, and handed it to Luo Rui.

"I heard from his sister that this kid is going to hide in the south for a while in the next few days. If you act quickly, you should be able to catch him."

After Luo Rui took it, he looked down and then handed it to Fang Yonghui.

As Fang Yonghui walked out, he took out his cell phone and called for support.

Luo Rui stretched out his hand: "Boss Wu, thank you on behalf of the child who died."

Wu Jianrong shook his head and sighed.

"I hope you catch the murderer who killed him. It's a pity for this child."

after an hour.

Jiujiu Supreme Club.

This club is located on the commercial street in Haijiang District, and the entire building is its business premises.

When Luo Rui and Fang Yonghui arrived at the place, they saw three police cars from the police station parked on the side of the street.

As soon as Luo Rui got out of the car, Gu Dayong immediately opened the door and greeted him with a smile.

"You kid, you said you would give me a credit, is that true or false?"

Luo Rui smiled, he hadn't seen Gu Dayong for a while. At first glance, the old guy looked rosy-cheeked and seemed to be living a good life.

"of course it's true."

"You didn't lie to me?" Gu Dayong pointed to the police car behind him and said, "I brought more than ten people with me. If you dare to lie to me, I will definitely fight you."

Luo Rui glanced at the entrance of the club and saw that the lobby on the first floor was empty.

It's not even nine in the morning yet, and nightclubs are usually open in the evening.

Luo Rui whispered, "Captain Gu, this is really a good job. It depends on whether you can afford it or not."

"Cracking down on pornography?" Gu Dayong blinked. He clearly remembered Luo Rui's heroic look when he cracked down on pornography.

"I'm telling you, we're in the provincial city now, so it's better to leave the anti-pornography work to the public security brigade, so as to avoid getting into trouble."

Luo Rui sighed and rolled his eyes: "In your eyes, am I inseparable from the anti-pornography campaign?"

Gu Dayong chuckled.

"Of course you should. Don't forget how we met. Even if you become the director in the future, in my eyes, you are still the young man you once were."

Luo Rui laughed and shook his head: "Chief Gu, stop messing around, this is a case. Let me tell you, you are called here to arrest gamblers. There are several people in this nightclub who are doing pig-killing scams. They have won a lot of money from the people who were relocated. The amount involved may be as high as several million. This is a big case."

Upon hearing this, Gu Dayong's eyes lit up.

For grassroots police officers, their favorite case to investigate is catching gamblers, which is more exciting than cracking down on prostitution.

You are talking about the several million dollars in gambling money...right?
Luo Rui continued: "It's just that this case is not in your jurisdiction, so the procedure is more difficult..."

Gu Dayong waved his hand and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"What are you talking about? Am I here to arrest gamblers? I'm here to cooperate with your criminal police team. The suspect happens to be the dealer who opened the casino, and we just happened to run into him."

Luo Rui was stunned for a moment, then he gave him a thumbs up. "You are still so cunning."

"Same here, same here." Gu Dayong smiled and waved to the three police cars behind him.

A dozen policemen armed with batons immediately opened the car door and jumped out.

Seeing this situation, Luo Rui actually felt a little dazed.

Back then at the Tianlong Hotel in Linjiang City, he led Gu Dayong and others to sweep through the streets and alleys of the place where the crime was committed.

"What are you standing there for? Come on!" Gu Dayong pushed him.

"Okay!" Luo Rui reacted and followed the large group towards the door.

The first floor is just a reception hall, which is very small.

Gu Dayong gave the command with ease: "Two people guard downstairs, keep an eye on the elevator and the door, and don't let the suspect escape."

"Yes!" Two policemen immediately ran to the elevator entrance.

"Everyone else, go upstairs and find the day shift manager. Ask him which room he is in first. Don't alert him."

"clear."

There is a KTV on the second floor of the club. The two glass doors are locked and there is no one inside.

A group of people walked straight to the third floor without stopping.

The third floor is the massage place, with private rooms on both sides of the corridor and red carpet on the floor.

Seeing a group of people coming up aggressively, the waiter on duty was knowledgeable and knew that they were either here to disrupt the place or to cause trouble.

But upon closer inspection, we saw that they were wearing uniforms and holding batons.

In broad daylight, why are these policemen so proactive?
The waiter complained in his heart and quickly hid behind the door, trying to become invisible, but Gu Dayong immediately reached out and pulled him to his side.

"Where's your manager?"

The waiter was startled and stammered, "The manager isn't at work yet."

Luo Rui moved aside slightly, and Fang Yonghui immediately stepped forward and took out photos of Liang Lutai and Yue Xiaojun.

"Have you met these two people?"

Wu Jianrong confessed that Liang Lutai and Yue Xiaojun had made such a large sum of money and had been hiding in the city, not daring to show up. They hid in this club a week ago.

If Wu Jianrong was not lying, the waiters here must know these two people.

Sure enough, the other party nodded: "Yes... I have seen it."

Fang Yonghui asked: "Where are they?"

The waiter hesitated and said nothing.

Gu Dayong pulled him forward and said, "Good boy, you still want to be a hero? I see you have just come of age, do you know what the crime of harboring someone is?"

The waiter was frightened by his threat and quickly shook his head, then nodded: "They live in the suite upstairs, but last night, when I was on night shift, I saw them having a massage on the third floor and sleeping in the massage room."

"Which massage room?"

The waiter pointed to the corridor and said, "Box 6 around the corner."

"Take us there!" Gu Dayong picked him up and pushed him forward.

When they arrived, Luo Rui saw that the glass on the door of the private room was blocked.

There are clear regulations for entertainment places such as KTVs, foot massage parlors and nightclubs that the doors of private rooms must be installed with transparent glass.

This is to prevent guests from doing anything illegal inside.

Especially those involving pornography and separatism.

But later on, everyone learned to be smart and was able to avoid the risk of being discovered when working in the toilet.

At this time, Fang Yonghui gently pushed the door, then turned his head and said, "The door is locked."

As soon as he finished speaking, Luo Rui took two steps back, then rushed forward and kicked the door.

"Oh!"

The police officers standing on both sides immediately rushed in.

There were two massage beds in the box. The four people were startled when they saw someone breaking in.

"Police, don't move!"

"Behave yourself!"

"Get down, get down, do you hear me?"

Luo Rui walked into the box and saw that the two men had been controlled, and there were two women curled up on the massage beds, their bodies covered with quilts.

Sure enough, no entertainment venue is simple.

Luo Rui was too lazy to care about these trivial matters. Instead, he walked up to the man who was suspected to be Liang Lutai, looked at his face, and after confirming that he had caught the right person, he asked, "What's your name?"

Liang Lutai was wearing only a pair of shorts, his hands were handcuffed behind his back. He squatted in the corner with his head lowered, muttering something in a low voice.

"louder please!"

"Liang Lutai."

"Do you know why you caught me?"

"No...don't know..."

Luo Rui stared at him and said, "Let me ask you again, do you know why we arrested you?"

Liang Lutai swallowed his saliva and said, "Open a casino?"

Luo Rui pulled up his trousers, squatted in front of him, stretched out his index finger and shook it in front of his eyes.

"Opening a casino and gathering people to gamble is correct, but you cheated and defrauded others of their money, which can also be classified as fraud..."

"No, how could I be a fraud?" Liang Lutai was shocked and broke out in a cold sweat.

If he is convicted of fraud and punished for multiple crimes, he will not be able to get out of prison for decades.

Luo Rui glanced at the massage bed and smiled, "There is also the crime of gathering a crowd for incest."

Liang Lutai's eyes widened and his knees couldn't stop shaking.

Yue Xiaojun, who was squatting on the other side with half of his butt exposed, was also frightened by these words.

"Government, I want to surrender myself and make a contribution!"

Liang Lutai glared at his companion fiercely.

Yue Xiaojun ignored him and said, "The government's money is all under the massage bed. I dare not spend a penny of my share."

Gu Dayong, who was standing aside, touched his chin when he heard Luo Rui's bluff.

A policeman squatted down and dragged out two black travel bags from under the massage bed.

He took it to the coffee table and unzipped it with great force.

I saw that the two bags were full of bundles of cash, which was dazzling.

Not only that, there were also several property certificates and a lot of gold jewelry in the bag.

(End of this chapter)