Detective: From the Police Academy

Chapter 273 The Cruel Truth (Case Closed)

On the outskirts of the city, a chicken farm.

Half an hour later, Zhao Ming arrived with his technical team.

Two technical investigation police officers wearing white chemical protective suits went into the chicken coop to collect physical evidence from the murder scene.

In addition to the stench of chicken shit, there was also a sour smell in the air, and the police officers entering and leaving were all wearing masks.

The chicken farm is not large. Apart from the red brick house, there are simple sheds built around it to store feed and tools.

Gao Hongshan attempted murder but failed, and was caught in the act. The law enforcement recorder also captured the scene of the crime, so it was useless for him to deny it.

When the man was brought to Luo Rui, there was no trace of fear on Gao Hongshan's face, but there was a hint of resentment in his eyes.

"Gao Hongshan, we are the criminal police from the Haijiang Division. Do you know why we were able to find you?"

Gao Hongshan glanced at Luo Rui. Earlier, when he tried to kill You Qiumei, it was this young man in front of him who fired the shot, and the bullet injured his shoulder.

He was surprised that the other person was so young, but he also had a deep hatred for the police.

Fang Yonghui picked him up and kicked him on the knee.

"I asked you a question, didn't you hear me?"

If it is an ordinary criminal, in the absence of conclusive evidence, the police officers in charge of the case will naturally have some reservations during the arrest and interrogation.

But everyone saw the scene of Gao Hongshan committing the crime.

He used a sickle to cut You Qiumei's neck repeatedly.

Even though the detectives in the criminal team were used to seeing corpses, they were still shocked by the scene before them.

A corpse is a corpse.

But it was the first time they had seen a victim's neck being cut, or his throat being slit.

What's more, it is cut repeatedly.

This made the detectives present look unhappy.

At this time, Gao Hongshan was kicked. He raised his eyes and stared at Fang Yonghui with hatred.

Tian Guanghan frowned slightly: "What? You still want to retaliate against us? Gao Hongshan, I tell you, you are dead. Whether you talk or not, you will be shot!"

These words had a certain effect, and Gao Hongshan's eyes immediately became more restrained.

Luo Rui saw through his thoughts at a glance: "Are you hoping for the best, thinking that if You Qiumei survives, you won't be sentenced to death?"

Hearing this, Gao Hongshan pursed his lips and said nothing, but that was the expression on his face.

Suspects who have committed crimes all hope to survive, believing that the police may not be able to find all the evidence.

Luo Rui shook his head and sneered: "I asked you before, do you know why we were able to catch you?"

Luo Rui took out a photo of the scene where Xia Bing was murdered and handed it to him.

"See? This is the child you buried alive. You didn't think we wouldn't be able to find out if you didn't tell us?"

Gao Hongshan raised his eyes, and when he saw the photo, his face changed drastically and his pupils immediately dimmed.

Luo Rui said: "Go ahead and explain the cause and effect clearly. Don't fight the law. It will do you no good."

Gao Hongshan bowed his head heavily, then raised his face and said the first sentence: "Give me a drink of water."

Luo Rui nodded to Tian Guanghan, who took a bottle of water from the carton brought by the technical team. After unscrewing the cap, he said, "Look up."

Gao Hongshan raised his face and opened his mouth.

Tian Guanghan poured it into his mouth.

Gao Hongshan's throat rolled, and mineral water overflowed from the corners of his mouth and flowed into his neck.

After drinking half a bottle, Gao Hongshan coughed a few times and shook his face.

"Just ask!"

"How did you and You Qiumei meet?"

"A casino on a construction site."

"She helps you with the accounting?"

Gao Hongshan nodded: "That's right. This woman is too greedy and has slept with many men. At first I thought she was Liang Lutai's girlfriend, but who knew that Liang Lutai was just playing with her.

She was brought in by a man named Sun Baoming, who was also her lover. This woman was married and had a husband. I am very disgusted with this kind of woman.

But since she wants to play, I will play with her.

I had been planning to kick her out after the casino incident was over, but one day at the end of September, after we had divided the bill, this woman started clamoring for money from me.

I had promised to give her 50,000 yuan before, but that was all a lie.

I only gave her 20,000 yuan. Officer, 20,000 yuan is a lot.

She said she only wanted 50,000 yuan, and she wanted the money to buy a car for her brother.

I disagree, but she said…”

Seeing Gao Hongshan hesitate to speak, Luo Rui asked, "What did she say?"

Gao Hongshan pondered for a moment and said, "She said that she had slept with several men, and none of the men liked women like her.

But as long as I give her 50,000 yuan, she will let me...let me walk on the dry road.

This was also her first time, without being...

I didn’t agree at first, but I couldn’t resist her temptation, so I agreed…”

Fang Yonghui was confused, holding a pen in his hand, not knowing how to write this sentence in his notebook.

Tian Guanghan rolled his eyes, snatched the ballpoint pen from his hand, wrote it down in the notebook, and translated it in brackets.

When Fang Yonghui saw this line of words, his face immediately turned pale and he couldn't help swallowing.

Luo Rui showed no emotion on his face, and pursed his lips: "Keep talking!"

Gao Hongshan said: "Then I took her to my home, and we... after we did that, I pulled up my pants and found that the purse I had hidden under the sofa was missing.

It contained more than one million in cash that I brought back from the casino, and this money was not mine alone.

Although I am a loan shark, I also have suppliers and I have to pay back the money.

I suspected that You Qiumei had set a trap for me. She took advantage of the moment when I was doing that to break into the house and steal the money.

I questioned her and she said she didn't know. I got angry and beat her up.

Later, Xiong Jun and I, by the way, Xiong Jun is mine..."

Luo Rui waved his hand: "You don't need to explain, he has been captured by me."

Hearing this, Gao Hongshan's face became even more depressed. Since all his companions had been arrested, there was really nothing to hide.

At this point, he finally gave up. He realized that the police had already obtained everything they could, and they were definitely not bluffing him.

"That night, Xiong Jun and I chased him out, and I found a pair of Jordan sneakers in the corridor. At first glance, they were basketball shoes for young people. And You Qiumei obviously knew this pair of shoes, and I saw it at the time.

The woman wanted to hide it, but after being scolded by Xiong Jun, she said that these were her son's shoes.

Then I understand, this woman must be working with her son to cheat me!
I quickly asked Xiong Jun to go to You Qiumei's place to catch this child..."

At this point, Luo Rui interjected, "Where did you catch him?"

“This kid is next to the school.”

"How did you find him?"

Gao Hongshan replied: "I asked You Qiumei to call this guy, and he told me his location. So, Xiong Jun and I went up and arrested him."

"You didn't go to where You Qiumei lived?"

Gao Hongshan shook his head: "No, and it only took us ten minutes to catch this guy. He didn't have time to take the money home."

Luo Rui nodded. He had previously inspected You Qiumei's residence and found no signs of intrusion by outsiders.

"What happens after we catch Xia Bing?"

"I asked him where the money was, but he refused to tell me. Xiong Jun beat him, but he still refused to tell me. I had no choice but to take them to the chicken farm."

"You have kept them locked up here for the past two months?" Luo Rui pointed to the chicken coop. At this moment, a group of police officers were standing outside the chicken coop to maintain order.

"Yes!"

"What did you do to them?"

Gao Hongshan kept silent.

"You still want to hide it now?" Luo Rui said in a cold tone, "If you don't tell us, we will accept the confessions of your two accomplices. I believe they are willing to push all the blame on you."

Gao Hongshan swallowed his saliva.

"Officer, I really didn't do anything to them. It was those two bastards Xiong Jun and Yu Zhanfeng who did it. They beat that kid up badly, and they also did that to You Qiumei in front of the kid..."

Believe me, I am telling the truth."

During their two-month detention, Xia Bing and her son suffered inhuman torture.

Luo Rui's heart sank to the bottom, especially Xia Bing, who watched helplessly...

Gao Hongshan continued: "You can check, I really didn't do anything to them and their child, and I wasn't here for more than a month. I went to the hospital to have my appendix removed, and the hospital has my hospitalization record.

Otherwise, I wouldn't have locked them up here for two months.

Xiong Jun and Yu Zhanfeng took advantage of my absence, so they did something worse than animals. "

Luo Rui didn't believe what he said at all. The evil of human nature is even worse than that of animals.

Fang Yonghui raised his head and asked, "Which hospital?"

"The city's People's Hospital. I was discharged on November 20th. You can check my hospitalization records."

Luo Rui raised his hand: "Go on."

Gao Hongshan sighed.

"I thought that after I was discharged from the hospital, Xiong Jun and the others would be able to force him to tell me the whereabouts of the money. Who knew that these two idiots tortured the boy beyond recognition, and You Qiumei also became their sex slave.

There was no other way, so I waited until the boy could speak, and then threatened him that if he didn't tell me where the money was, I would kill his mother. Finally, he gave in.

In order to give him the strength to take us there, I asked Xiong Jun to buy some delicious food so that he could fill his stomach.

I planned to take the money and then let this guy and his mother go.

I checked his schoolbag. This kid has good grades. I really don't want to harm him.

However, this guy hid the money in the sewer next to the school, and before we caught him, he burned the money. Fortunately, we only found 200,000 yuan in cash.

I was furious at the time. Nearly one million in cash was all burned. No one would forgive this guy.

Late at night on December 12, Xiong Jun and I rode our motorcycles and took the boy to the woods of Xiahewan. We asked Xiong Jun to dig a hole and bury him alive.

Hearing this, Luo Rui's heart was in a knot. Even though Gao Hongshan said it simply, his words revealed the young man's despair.

"Was You Qiumei present at the scene at the time?"

"When we took her away and buried her son alive, she went completely crazy."

"Did she participate in the murder of Xia Bing?"

Gao Hongshan shook his head and then nodded.

Luo Rui shouted angrily: "Tell me, was she involved?"

Gao Hongshan was startled by the voice. He looked up and saw the young police officer in front of him. His eyes were like those of a poisonous snake.

He couldn't help but shudder and said, "After we dug the pit, we threw the guy in, but he was very strong and broke free from the ropes on his body. Xiong Jun and I tried to hold him down, but we couldn't.

Then I forced You Qiumei to help, threatening that if she participated, I would spare her life.

So she also ran into the pit and helped me hold the boy down, while Xiong Jun was responsible for burying the soil with a shovel.

My left leg is disabled, so I don’t have much strength. At that time, You Qiumei was holding down the boy’s legs.

At first, the boy struggled hard and with great strength, but when his mother came, he stopped struggling.”

He stopped struggling...

As soon as these words were spoken, all the detectives who were listening in the audience changed their expressions.

Fang Yonghui choked in his throat and immediately turned his face behind his shoulder.

Even though Tian Guanghan was a man in his forties and was used to big scenes, he still lowered his head with tears welling up in his eyes.

Yang Bo clenched his fists, his face turned pale, and he couldn't help but kick the motorcycle down.

"Fuck you, you beasts, you beasts!"

Luo Rui swallowed his breath and tried hard to suppress the emotions churning in his heart.

"Take him back to the police station and continue the interrogation later!"

"Yes!" Fang Yonghui and Tian Guanghan escorted Gao Hongshan down the hillside.

At this time, there was a row of police cars parked on the road.

Although Gao Hongshan confessed, there must be major discrepancies in his statement. This needs to be corroborated by the confessions of Xiong Jun and Yu Zhanfeng, as well as the physical evidence at the scene. Once the chain of evidence is complete, the case will be handed over to the court.

All the suspects have been arrested, but Xia Bing's movements at the time have not yet been fully understood.

He is dead now, so the only way to get the truth out of You Qiumei's mouth.

Luo Rui took out his cell phone and called Chu Yang.

After the call was connected, Chu Yang immediately said: "Team Leader, the victim has been sent to the operating room for emergency treatment."

"Can he be saved?"

"When he was brought here, he was still breathing. He can't tell clearly now. We are here to guard him. I will inform you immediately if there is any news."

"Row."

Luo Rui felt very complicated after hanging up the phone.

A woman like You Qiumei, although she was forced to participate in the murder of Xia Bing and the murder of her own son, her death does not deserve a pity.

However, she is also the most important witness in this case and a victim.

Luo Rui sighed and put his phone in his pocket.

At this time, Zhao Ming was walking out of the chicken coop.

Luo Rui hurried over, took out a bottle of mineral water from the box and handed it to the other party.

"What's the situation at the scene?"

Zhao Ming took off his mask, unscrewed the bottle cap, drank a sip of water, and said, "We found Xia Bing's hair and footprints inside. He was indeed imprisoned here for a long time."

Luo Rui nodded.

Zhao Ming waved to a technical investigation police officer, who came over carrying a metal box.

Zhao Ming lifted a sky blue schoolbag, as well as exercise books, pens, etc. from the metal box.

“These things were found inside.”

Luo Rui saw that these items were all covered with chicken manure. It must be that Gao Hongshan had rummaged through the schoolbag in order to find the lost cash.

Zhao Ming took out a notebook and handed it to Luo Rui: "You should take a look at this."

"What's written in here?"

Zhao Ming sighed and said, "You will understand once you see it."

Luo Rui took a pair of latex gloves from the metal box and put them on, then took the notebook with a torn cover.

Because there were police officers coming and going all around, he walked to a dry old tree with his notebook.

There was a bluestone slab under the tree. Luo Rui sat on it and opened his notebook.

[September 9, cloudy. School started today, I am very happy, finally I don’t have to stay at home all day. During the summer vacation, I stayed at home, and my mother didn’t like me very much. She always thought I was annoying, so I stayed in the bedroom every day to do my homework.

I want to go to the library, but I have to clean the house and cook for myself at noon. My mother is always not at home, and I don't know what she does every day.

I hope my dad can come back, then my mom will be in a better mood. 】

[September 9th, I got out of school early today. When I went home, I happened to see the landlord coming out of my house.

When he saw me, his eyes were a little evasive. He said he came to collect the rent, but the rent was transferred to him by his father every month.

After I got home, I questioned my mother, and she said that my father gave her the money and she would pay the rent from now on.

[On September 9, I finally discovered my mother's secret. She went out to make money every night when I was asleep. It was at the construction site behind the apartment. I sneaked into the construction site while she was out and saw many people surrounding the room. The table was full of money. My mother served them tea and water.

But, I saw my mother being intimate with a man. My mother is cheating on me! 】

[On September 9, at midnight, I went to the construction site again. I wanted to take pictures with my phone to get evidence of her cheating. I wanted to ask her why she betrayed her father. But she drove away with a man, and I didn't catch up with the car.

After returning home, I couldn't sleep at all until she came back at dawn.

When I asked her where she had been, she lost her temper and scolded her father. 】

[September 9th, tomorrow is National Day. No matter what, I must find evidence of her cheating. I hate her, but I dare not tell my father. I don’t want to lose this family...]

The diary only goes up to this point, and the rest are blank pages.

Luo Rui closed the diary and glanced at the low-hanging sky.

Xia Bing and You Qiumei did disappear on September 9th. It is not difficult to infer Xia Bing's movements after that.

He must have followed You Qiumei and found evidence of his mother's infidelity.

He sneaked into Gao Hongshan's residence and took away more than one million yuan in cash.

He understood his mother's character and knew that she was only interested in money.

So, after he got the money, he burned it all without hesitation.

After he was caught by Gao Hongshan, why didn't he tell the whereabouts of the money immediately...

This is unknown.

But it is not difficult to guess that Xia Bing's hatred and despair...

You Qiumei, as Xia Bing's biological mother, actually became an accomplice when he was murdered.

So much so that Xia Bing was completely desperate...

The hand that broke out of the ground might not be his wish to survive, but rather an expression of unwillingness and despair deep in his bones!

He wanted to tell the police that he was here and he died here!

If it weren't for his willpower, the police might not have been able to catch Gao Hongshan and others until now.

Luo Rui sighed and slowly stood up.

At this moment, the cell phone in his pocket rang.

Luo Rui glanced at the screen and saw that it was Chu Yang calling.

"Team leader, You Qiumei has been rescued!"

"The doctor said that it was fortunate that we rushed her to the hospital in time. If we had been a few minutes later, we might not have been able to save her."

"Team Leader, did you hear what I said?"

Luo Rui held the phone tightly, his heart trembling: "Okay, I heard it. Did the doctor say when she can wake up?"

"That's not necessarily the case. If we want to take a statement from You Qiumei, we'll have to wait for a long time at least."

"I understand. Thank you for your hard work."

After Luo Rui hung up the phone, he was overwhelmed by a huge feeling of powerlessness.

The sky was getting darker and darker, and it looked like it was going to snow.

……

One month later, in the detention center.

Xia Lijun signed his name on the document and returned the pen to the police officer on duty behind the desk.

"Xia Lijun, tell me what you did again!"

"Report to the police officer, holding a controlled knife, attempting to murder others!"

The police officer glanced at him and said, "Remember, if you do it again next time, you won't be detained for just one month.

Moreover, this time someone interceded for you, so you were able to get out so quickly.

Otherwise, based on your criminal record, a year or two wouldn't be too long."

"I understand! I will definitely learn from my mistakes and start a new life!"

"That sounds nice, but remember, practice what you preach. Take your stuff."

Xia Lijun took back his coat and wallet.

Before leaving, he asked, "Excuse me, who helped me?"

The instructor rolled his eyes at him and said, "Who helped you? You know better than me, and yet you come to ask me. You are so funny. Get out of here."

"Okay, thank you!"

Xia Lijun put on his coat and walked out of the detention center.

As soon as he got outside, his whole face changed.

Looking at the snowflakes slowly falling from the low sky, he took a deep breath and boarded the bus to the hospital.

Half an hour later, we arrived at the hospital.

After getting off the car, Xia Lijun did not go directly to the hospital, but wandered around for a long time.

He bought a fruit basket and a bouquet of flowers.

After asking in the hospital lobby where the inpatient department was, he took the elevator upstairs.

Xia Lijun came to the nurses' station with flowers and a fruit basket.

"Excuse me, which ward is You Qiumei staying in?"

The nurse looked up at him and asked, "Who are you to her?"

"I am her husband."

"You, as a husband, are here just now? The person has been in the hospital for more than a month." The nurse obviously knew You Qiumei's situation very well.

Xia Lijun said with a smile: "Something happened to me recently."

The nurse took one look at the flowers and fruit basket in his hands, and her attitude became slightly better.

"She is in Ward 5. She hasn't fully recovered yet and can't talk too much. Since you are her husband, I advise you to come to the hospital and take care of her more. Don't think that just because you are married, you can stop taking your wife seriously."

"I understand, thank you." Xia Lijun thanked him and walked straight to Ward No. 5.

He stood at the door for a long time and didn't go in.

After a long time, he seemed to have made up his mind, pushed open the door and walked into the ward.

This is a double ward, but the innermost bed is unoccupied.

You Qiumei was lying on the bed with a bandage around her neck.

When she saw the person coming in, her pupils shrank and she shouted hoarsely, "Husband..."

Xia Lijun placed the flowers and fruit basket at the end of the bed and walked over to her side.

You Qiumei was still mumbling but couldn't utter a complete sentence.

Xia Lijun had a blank expression on his face. He dragged a chair over, sat down, and took out a photo from his wallet.

In this photo, three-year-old Xia Bing is riding on her father’s neck, happily pointing at the red lanterns in front of her.

You Qiumei snuggled on her husband's shoulder.

Xia Lijun has always carried this photo with him. As he has been working away from home for so many years, he and his son have been apart for very little time. Whenever he misses his son, he will take out this photo and look at it carefully.

This is his hope to survive.

But the hope is gone!
Xia Lijun held the photo in front of You Qiumei and said in a trembling voice, "Is he very well behaved? He looked a lot like you when he was a child..."

You Qiumei continued to make unclear sounds...

Xia Lijun laughed miserably.

"Since our son is dead, what's the point of us living? Right? As a mother, you feel sorry for him. I can only send you to see him and say sorry to your son.

Don't worry, I will go down to accompany you!"

After saying that, Xia Lijun pulled out a fruit knife from the fruit basket.

He clenched his hands, cried bitterly, and stabbed You Qiumei's chest hard...

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