Detective: From the Police Academy

Chapter 287 Dungeon
Liu Family Ancestral Hall.

2 p.m.

At this time, hundreds of police officers swarmed over, and everyone knew that Luo Yanwang had caught the robber.

The fastest runner was Kang Bolin. His shoes fell off, but he didn't care.

After seeing Luo Rui, he hurriedly shouted: "Luo Rui, where are those two bastards?"

Luo Rui shrugged and looked at Fang Yonghui and Yang Bo.

The two men did not dare to relax and stood on both sides of the cellar, holding guns in their hands.

But the two of them kept glancing at the incoming special police and criminal police, with smug looks on their faces.

Especially Yang Bo, he couldn't suppress the smile on his face.

I saw the technical police limping over, camera in hand, ready to take pictures for evidence.

The two men quickly posed to make themselves look heroic.

Kang Bolin swallowed his saliva and asked, "Is there someone down there?"

"It's not clear how many people are inside. They have guns, so I didn't act rashly."

"You did the right thing!" Kang Bolin patted him on the shoulder.

He looked at Wang Mu who was coming from behind. He was the highest commander on the scene, so of course he had to make arrangements.

Wang Mu also ran over in one breath, after all, he was old and was out of breath.

He leaned on his knees and said to Kang Bolin: "You...you go and shout!"

Kang Bolin curled his lips, took the trumpet from Monkey, and handed it to Luo Rui: "Come on, you caught the man, so the credit is yours!"

Luo Rui didn't hesitate to take it and walked to the edge of the cave.

He cleared his throat and called into the cellar: "Kou Tao, is Kou Tao in there?"

"boom!"

Another volley of bullets fired from the cellar.

Lin Chen on the side quickly pulled Wang Mu aside.

The police officers who had surrounded them also took several steps back. Only Luo Rui stood still with his eyes slightly narrowed.

"You're shameless, aren't you?"

"Kou Tao, we are from the Criminal Police Brigade. We have 300 police officers on board. Don't even think about escaping!
Since we know your name and can find you here, it means we know everything you have done. I will give you one chance. I will only count to three. If you don’t come out, you will stay in there. Let’s see who can afford it! ”

Lin Chen, who was standing aside, put the tablet on his chest, blinked, his eyes full of admiration.

Wang Mu was still in a daze.

Luo Rui walked up to the SWAT captain and asked for something from him.

Wang Mu looked over, but before he could react, Luo Rui shouted, "Three!"

Then a smoke bomb was thrown into the cellar.

In less than three seconds, a cloud of white smoke rose from the cellar. The smoke became thicker and thicker, accompanied by a slight "hissing" sound!
Then a violent coughing sounded in the cellar.

Luo Rui waved to the SWAT captain: "One more, if they don't come out, we'll blow up the moles! Anyway, they like playing with bombs, I'll let them play to their heart's content!"

Upon hearing this, the police officers around smacked their lips, especially the criminal police from the Municipal Bureau, all of them felt a little relieved.

The SWAT captain was not vague either. He took out a bullet from his weapon belt and handed it to Luo Rui, saying attentively, "If it's not enough, I have more in my car."

The police officers present at the scene all knew what had happened in the early hours of yesterday morning. The car explosion resulted in the death of two police officers. Not to mention, Wan Mingxia was also seriously injured and hospitalized. This shows how brutal this gang of robbers is.

During this large-scale manhunt, because the other party had weapons and explosives, everyone was terrified, fearing any accidents might happen.

First, they are afraid that the search is not thorough enough and they might miss the robbers’ whereabouts, which would make them responsible if they were to be held accountable later. Second, they are afraid that if they encounter robbers, their lives would be difficult to guarantee.

There were nearly 300 search and arrest personnel, but not all of them had bulletproof vests or weapons, so they all had to fight on with their flesh and blood.

The same is true for the SWAT team. They are used to big scenes, and many police officers die in the line of duty every year.

Without any help, Luo Rui was able to find the robbers' whereabouts with only three people, and even trapped them in the cellar.

what is this?
This is ability, this is judgment!

At least, he would not let the police officers fight the robbers desperately. Wouldn't the SWAT captain agree to it? He was not stupid.

Luo Rui took the smoke bomb and was about to pull the ring when the coughing sound in the cellar became louder and louder, accompanied by voices.

"Ah, ahem, don't lose it, we surrender...we surrender!"

Apparently, they heard the conversation above.

Luo Rui acted as if he didn't hear anything. He pulled the ring of the smoke bomb without hesitation and threw it straight in.

This time, it was no longer a cough, but a scream.

Luo Rui took a step back, opened his clothes, pulled out his pistol, and shouted, "Everyone, stand back and get ready. A desperate dog will jump over the wall!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a man crawled out of the cellar with white smoke coming out.

He rolled on the ground while coughing violently.

Fang Yonghui and Yang Bo rushed forward and held him down.

Then, another person climbed out of the cellar. Just as Kang Bolin was about to catch him, the person lost his balance on the ladder and rolled down again.

After a minute, the man endured the pain and finally climbed up, and was dragged to a safe area by Cumberlin.

The two robbers were pulled aside and their hands were handcuffed behind their backs.

"Lie down and don't move!" Kang Bolin scolded.

The two men's eyes were red and swollen, and tears, snot and saliva were flowing out.

A policeman quickly brought two bottles of mineral water, unscrewed the caps, and poured the water on their faces.

"Cough cough..."

"Cough cough..."

The two people struggled, coughing constantly, and could not open their eyes at all.

After a long while, they finally felt a little better and were able to open their eyes slightly.

Luo Rui picked up one of them and made him squat on the ground.

The other person was taken to the other side by Kang Bolin to prevent the two people from colluding with each other.

Why do police officers like to make suspects squat on the ground? It is because if they squat for too long, their blood supply will be insufficient and their feet will definitely become numb. In this way, you can't run even if you want to.

The means of dealing with suspects may seem simple, but they are actually profound. As long as you investigate deeper into any matter or behavior, you can always find the secrets behind it.

"What's your name?"

"Ahem, Kou Tao."

"Do you know why I arrested you?"

"Know!"

Luo Rui stared at him: "Then tell me?"

"robbery."

"Who did you rob?"

"Bus driver."

"anything else?"

"Murdered someone!"

"Did you kill Liu Jiafu?"

"not me!"

"Why did you kill him?"

Kou Tao stopped talking and lowered his head.

"I'm asking you a question!" Luo Rui slapped him on the back of the head.

"Nie Lin killed him."

Hearing this name, Luo Rui's heart sank, and Wang Mu, who was standing beside him, also frowned.

"Who is Nie Lin?"

"he……"

Luo Rui changed the question: "Where are you from? How old are you? What do you do?"

"Uh..." Kou Tao hesitated and couldn't explain clearly.

Luo Rui took the photo of the man in the mask from Lin Chen and held it in front of him.

"Is it him?"

"Yes!"

"What does he look like? Do you have a picture of him?"

Kou Tao shook his head: "No."

Luo Rui pondered: "Do you know where he is now?"

"I don't know. After we robbed the money, we fled separately. He and Liu Jinhan were in another car."

"Didn't this man named Nie Lin come to see you?"

"No, he said it's best to leave Haidong Province, stay out of the spotlight, and never come back."

"Really?" Luo Rui was a little suspicious. This Nie Lin was the man with the mask. Since he had killed the other two robbers, how could he let these two go?

"Have you had any contact since the robbery until today?"

Kou Tao shook his head: "He told us to go to another province and hide, and it would be best if we never contact each other again."

"Then why didn't you leave?"

Kou Tao wanted to say something, but finally shut his mouth.

Wang Mu, who was standing nearby, bent down, took the tablet from Lin Chen, pulled out a newly taken photo, and handed it to him.

"Do you know this woman?"

Seeing the photo, Luo Rui frowned, realizing that this was another murder case.

Kou Tao's face turned pale and he quickly buried his head.

"Did you kill her?"

"Yes!"

"What's her relationship to you?"

"It's ok."

"It doesn't matter, you killed her?" Luo Rui was furious: "Are you a murderer? Don't play innocent, tell me, why did you kill her?"

Hearing this, Kou Tao lost his balance and sat down on the ground.

"Officer, am I certain to be sentenced to death?"

Luo Rui stared at him coldly: "What do you think?"

"I have one request. If you can let me meet my parents, I will give you everything."

When a death row inmate is executed, his family will naturally be given an opportunity to visit him, which can be regarded as humanitarian care for them.

But Kou Tao didn't seem to know this, so Luo Rui didn't think much about it. He just pretended to hesitate for a while and nodded, "I agree to your request. Before you die, let your parents visit you once."

"Okay! Give me a cigarette, please."

After getting Luo Rui's permission, Yang Bo took out a pack of Hongmei cigarettes from his pocket, took out a cigarette, lit it with his lighter, took a puff, and put it to Kou Tao's lips.

In fact, Yang Boli still had a box of Zhonghua cigarettes in his pocket, but he was reluctant to take it out.

Kou Tao took a few deep breaths, then nodded vigorously as if accepting his fate.

Yang Bo took the half-smoked cigarette from his mouth, threw it on the ground and crushed it with the sole of his shoe.

Luo Rui squatted down again and looked at him: "Can you tell me now?"

Kou Tao sighed and said, "I met Nie Lin at the coal mine more than ten years ago. At that time, I was not very familiar with him and had never spoken to him. Someone bullied him, so I helped him. Later, the boss of the coal mine ran away, the factory closed down, and the guy disappeared.

Until more than three months ago, he suddenly appeared, came to me and asked me if I wanted to get rich.

I owed a lot of money in the past few years and never had a proper job, so of course I was short of money.

But I didn't expect him to say that the way to make money was robbery.

I have committed petty thefts before, but the risk of robbery is too great, so I don't agree. Besides, if Nie Lin suddenly came over, I would definitely be very alert.

But he came up with an idea, saying that we should rob a passing bus. It was almost the end of the year anyway, and if we made a profit, we could live freely for the whole year. I didn't have any money on me, so I thought I might as well take a gamble.

So Nie Lin asked me to find some people, and I found Liu Jinhan and a few others. Together with Nie Lin and I, there were five of us in total.

Originally we were planning to disguise it, but Nie Lin said that the bus would not stop for no reason, and we had to create a car accident scene or something, so he asked us to do it, and I didn't think too much about it.

Who knows, I know the driver of the bus we intercepted..."

At this point, Luo Rui interrupted him and asked, "How did you know him?"

"The coal mine. He often goes to the coal mine. I once saw him in the mine manager's office."

"What is he here for?"

"Then I don't know."

Luo Rui kept this in mind and urged, "Keep talking!"

"I thought it was bad and was about to stop, but the others didn't think so. Especially when Nie Lin got in the car, he snatched the wrench from Liu Jinhan's hand and smashed Liu Jiafu's head. The blows were so strong that I was scared.

Nie Lin was so bloodthirsty that he pulled out a knife and stabbed Liu Jiafu's wife several times. I don't think he was trying to rob her, but to kill her.

Liu Jinhan was no pushover either. He also held a dagger and stabbed a young passenger twice.

After the money was robbed, I was scared.

Nie Lin gave me all the money and told me to take Xiaoqiang and run as far as I could.

Luo Rui asked: "Who is Xiaoqiang?"

Kou Tao looked at the roadside fifty meters away, where Kang Bolin was interrogating another robber.

"It's him. His name is Wu Qiang. He used to work with me in the coal mine."

"He also knows Nie Lin?"

"Yes! We worked together in the coal mines."

"Then why didn't you listen to Nie Lin and come here instead?"

Kou Tao hesitated for a while and said, "Two reasons. One is that we want to see our family, and the other is that I want to take this woman away."

He twitched his chin and pointed at the photo in Wang Mu's hand.

"I pursued this woman for several years, but she didn't agree and even found a man behind my back, so I killed her."

Wang Mu frowned and asked, "Aren't you afraid of being arrested by our police, so you killed her to silence her? When we found her body, it was still warm."

Kou Tao sighed and replied, "That's also the reason. We hid in her house for two days and one night. We had planned to drive away after dark today, but early this morning, I opened the curtains and saw the streets were full of police, so I... I had no choice but to kill her."

Upon hearing this, Wang Mu's face darkened. It turned out that his movements were too big and he alerted the enemy, causing this guy to notice him.

In fact, if they had not been hiding in the cellar of this abandoned ancestral hall, Wang Mu was not afraid of their vigilance. He did not believe that the other party could escape from his grasp.

Luo Rui stared into Kou Tao's eyes and asked word by word: "You really don't know where Nie Lin is?"

Kou Tao dodged a glance: "I...I really don't know!"

"Why did Nie Lin want to kill Liu Jiafu?"

"Officer, I told you that it was a robbery and murder. I'm telling the truth!"

"lie!"

Luo Rui shouted loudly, scaring the other party so much that his head shrank.

"You must have a motive for killing Liu Jiafu! Otherwise, explain to me why you knew there was a cellar in this abandoned Liu Family Ancestral Hall?"

"This..." Kou Tao swallowed his saliva.

“I tell you, Nie Lin not only killed Liu Jiafu and Ding Li, he also killed Liu Jinhan and Zhang Shirong!”

Hearing this, Kou Tao's pupils shrank, but he didn't react much.

Luo Rui only took a glance at him and knew that he was not very surprised by the news. Obviously, he knew what Nie Lin had done.

"Kou Tao, you keep saying you want to be frank and tell the truth, but eight out of ten of your words are lies! Let me ask you, do you know Liu Yong?" Luo Rui took out a photo and handed it to him.

Kou Tao glanced at the photo and a look of doubt appeared in his eyes.

"I do not recognize."

"I'll give you another chance, will you tell the truth?"

Kou Tao turned his head away and said no more.

Luo Rui stood up and walked towards Kang Bolin who was walking over.

"Luo Rui, I just interrogated him. The guy's name is Wu Qiang. I only know that the leader is Nie Lin, and he used to work with him in the coal mine. As for other things, he knows nothing. How is the situation on your side? Have you found out where Nie Lin is?"

Luo Rui nodded slightly and walked up to the man named Wu Qiang.

He was also squatting on the ground. He was less than thirty years old and had a handsome appearance.

Seeing Luo Rui coming over, Wu Qiang raised his head, glanced at him, and then lowered his head again.

Luo Rui squatted down and bluffed: "Wu Qiang, as far as I know, you only participated in the robbery and did not kill anyone. You still have a chance to be treated leniently. Tell me, where is Nie Lin?"

Wu Qiang looked at Kou Tao in the distance. "I don't know."

Kang Bolin cursed: "You are so stubborn, do you know what you have done?"

"I really don't know, officer. I also want to make a contribution, but I don't have the chance."

Kang Bolin shook his head and pulled Luo Rui aside: "These two people are not telling the truth. What should we do now?"

Luo Rui pondered and said nothing.

This Nie Lin killed many people and took their lives.

And his motive for the killing is unclear.

Such criminals are too dangerous. If they are not caught soon, who knows what serious crime they will commit.

Both of his companions refused to speak and seemed to be hiding something. There was no doubt that there was a hidden truth in this case.

Luo Rui thought for a moment and said, "Bring them back to the police station first. I don't believe we can't pry their mouths open!"

"Okay! Let's not delay that..."

Before Kang Bolin finished speaking, a technical police officer came over and handed Luo Rui a cell phone: "Teacher Luo...Team Leader Luo, this is the cell phone we found in the cellar. We have checked it. This phone dialed a number an hour and a half ago."

Luo Rui took the phone in the transparent bag and dialed the number.

He hesitated for a moment and did not choose to call. Instead, he returned the phone to the technical police officer: "Check the owner's identity information. It would be best if you can locate it."

"Understood." After the other party took the phone, he continued: "Team Leader Luo, there is one more thing."

"You said."

The technical police officer looked into the cellar: "You'd better go down and take a look yourself."

Luo Rui looked at his somewhat frightened expression and his heart sank.

Wang Mu and Lin Chen also came over: "What's going on?"

"I can't tell you. You'll know when you go down and take a look."

Luo Rui nodded and walked to the cellar.

The cellar was narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, and one could not see what was inside from above.

There was a ladder at the entrance of the cave, five meters above the ground.

If the ladder is removed, if someone is trapped inside, they will not be able to get out.

Luo Rui put on leg and head covers and carefully climbed down the ladder, followed closely by Kang Bolin.

Wang Mu hesitated for a moment and followed him down.

When Luo Rui came to the ground, he felt a warmth enveloping his whole body. There was also smoke that had not completely dissipated, which was slightly pungent. He couldn't help but want to sneeze and quickly covered his mouth with his hands.

He didn't know what this cellar was originally used for. When he saw the yellow mud walls of the cellar, his eyes suddenly froze and he felt a chill in his heart.

There are densely packed words carved on the yellow mud wall!
"I don't want to die!"

"I miss my parents!"

"I am so hungry……"

"Live, everyone must live!"

"Xiao Yong will always protect Xiao Jie!"

……

In addition, there were several dried black stains on the yellow mud wall.

"What is this?" Lin Chen covered his chest, feeling a little panicked.

The cellar was nearly 100 square meters in area. There were weeds and torn cotton wool in the corners, as well as items brought by the two robbers, including a short-barreled shotgun.

The investigating police officer wearing protective clothing answered her question: "It should be blood."

"Blood?" Lin Chen opened his eyes wide.

Xiankan walked to the place where the broken cotton wool was piled. Wearing latex gloves, he pulled out a piece of bone with claws from the soil in the corner of the wall.

"Look at this, this should be a human bone!"

Lin Chen quickly turned his head away and patted his chest.

But when Luo Rui, Kang Bolin and Wang Mu took a closer look, their hearts sank.

The investigating police officer continued, "If my guess is correct, this is a human hand bone. The victim's age is no more than five years old."

"This..." Kang Bolin was shocked: "Five years old?"

"Yes!" Xiankan's tone was very flat.

Although the people present were experienced detectives, they were also deeply moved.

Luo Rui's face turned pale. He tried to connect the clues he had found together, but his mind was blank, as if the computer had crashed and became sluggish.

He raised his eyes and looked upward. There was only a small piece of sky in the three-foot square cave.

The sky was low and there wasn't even a single white cloud.

He felt his body spinning along with the cellar.

He understood. He understood why Liu Yong became mentally ill and why Liu Jiafu had a huge deposit of unknown origin.

All the clues connected.

When Wang Mu asked, "Why is there a child's body here?"

Luo Rui blurted out: "Dungeon! This is a dungeon! This is the dungeon where kidnapped children are detained!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Wang Mu and Kang Bolin were immediately shocked.

The two men were so focused on catching the suspect that they had no idea of ​​the truth hidden in the case.

"Luo Rui, what did you find out?" Wang Mu asked quickly.

Luo Rui only felt a sharp pain in his chest and he needed to breathe. He did not answer, but kept looking at the words on the yellow mud wall.

It was obvious that these childish, crooked words were not carved by just one child.

Luo Rui just felt dizzy and looked up at the small piece of sky above his head again.

Low hanging dark clouds came into his sight.

With a winter thunder, it exploded overhead.

The rain fell without any warning.

Landed on the tip of his nose.

icy!

(End of this chapter)