Detective: From the Police Academy

Chapter 299: Murder Recurrence
On January 09, 1, there was heavy fog and the temperature was extremely low.

Luo Rui was awakened by a loud noise. He opened his sleepy eyes and glanced at the alarm clock.

It was seven o'clock in the morning. After getting out of bed, he opened the bedroom window and saw a sea of ​​people in the stadium on the left.

There are old men and women who get up early to exercise, young people who run, and a six-month-old child who takes his first steps on the grass.

A person’s entire life, from childhood to old age, is embodied at this moment.

He looked for a long time, let out a breath, then simply washed up and went downstairs.

Because I live very close to the county bureau, I save on gas.

In addition to him, Tian Guanghan, Chu Yang and Su Mingyuan had also gotten up.

Four people, carrying bags, like ordinary office workers, walked towards the county bureau building in the morning mist, with their necks hunched.

The weather is getting colder and colder. If I don’t run a few times, the soles of my feet will be frozen stiff.

Lao Cui's steamed bun shop is already open, and there is a long line in front of the door, all ready to take away their stuffed buns.

Luo Rui and four others entered from the side door. Meng Jun, wearing an apron, immediately stepped forward to greet them.

Luo Rui said, "Four bowls of noodles, two trays of steamed buns, and put some pickled radish in the noodle bowls."

"It's been prepared early in the morning. I'll bring it to you now." Meng Jun replied with a smile.

Luo Rui didn't care. He had breakfast at the steamed bun shop every day.

I eat noodles on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and just two buns and a cup of soy milk on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Today happens to be Wednesday.

Meng Jun brought the noodles. Chu Yang and the others rubbed their hands, took chopsticks from the bamboo tube, and took a sip of the hot soup first.

With a "slurp" sound, my whole stomach felt relaxed and my body became warm.

Tian Guanghan picked up the noodles with chopsticks, picked up a piece of pork liver and put it into his mouth.

He sipped twice and started chewing. "It tastes good. The liver is quite tender. I never ate this pork liver noodle before. I didn't expect that pork liver with noodles would taste so good."

Chu Yang ate very politely. He raised his head and said, "We are taking advantage of our team leader. If we came alone, Lao Cui would definitely not prepare such fresh pig liver."

"Hmm..." Su Mingyuan burned his lips. He exhaled and said, "Who said it wasn't true? Old Cui is really mean. All the ingredients are made fresh for the team leader. The meat fillings in the buns are the freshest. And you see, one bowl is equivalent to two bowls... Tsk tsk..."

"Eat, why are you talking so much nonsense." Luo Rui broke open the disposable chopsticks, lowered his head to drink a sip of soup, picked up a few chopsticks of noodles, and ate them carefully.

He pondered it secretly and felt that the taste was just the same as before, not as exaggerated as they said.

They were almost done eating. Luo Rui had just put down his chopsticks when Cui Wang sat down over him.

Luo Rui made room for him and glared at him: "If you have anything to say, just tell me now. I feel scared just by looking at your face."

Lao Cui rolled his eyes and snorted.

The wound on his face has almost healed, but there is still a Band-Aid on the left side of his forehead.

"I'm telling you, you should be more careful recently."

"Oh?" Luo Rui looked at him puzzledly.

Hearing this, Chu Yang and the other two put down their chopsticks and looked up.

Lao Cui whispered, "You offended too many people with this special operation. Some people say it was because of you. I heard from those people outside that someone wanted to retaliate against you."

Luo Rui shrugged and said nonchalantly, "That's great. I was worried that there were too few people to arrest."

Lao Cui sighed: "Don't take it lightly. Although Shahe County is small, there are many people who don't care about their lives. Don't get yourself into trouble."

"Why? When did you, Old Cui, start to care about me?"

"Tsk!" Cui Wang snorted, "I don't care whether you live or die. I'm just afraid that Meng Jun will be sad."

Luo Rui looked up at Meng Jun, who was packing meals for the diners outside.

"Okay, I got it." Luo Rui responded, "Nothing else, I'm going to work."

"There's one more thing...please wait for me." With that, Cui Wang stood up and walked towards the stairs to the back kitchen.

Luo Rui looked at Chu Yang and the others and said, "You go to the bureau first. Oh, and take out all the files of [122] from the archives. They are on the 3th row of shelves in area D15. There are five cartons in total."

"Okay!" Chu Yang agreed. The three of them wiped their mouths with tissues and left.

Not long after, Cui Wang came down the stairs with a black plastic bag in his hand.

"this is for you!"

"What?" Luo Rui frowned. After taking it, he opened the bag and took a look inside. Ten stacks of cash were neatly placed inside.

"This is the 100,000 yuan compensation from Meng Jun's ex-husband. Her ex-husband's parents spit out the money and just returned it two days ago."

"What are you doing for me?"

"Luo Rui, I, Cui, have never been convinced by other people, including my cousin Li Nong, who is also an idiot. But I still admire you very much..." Cui Wang said this with gritted teeth, as if it cost him his life.

"Since Meng Jun and I are married, we can't take the house you gave him for nothing. We have to return the money to you."

Luo Rui threw the black plastic bag into Lao Cui's arms: "Don't give me that, this money belongs to Meng Jun, not you. I gave it to her to ensure a future for her and the two children."

"This is what Mr. Meng meant!" Cui Wang said, his voice a little loud.

Meng Jun, who was standing at the door, heard it. She finished her work, hurried over and wiped her hands with her apron.

"Officer Luo, you must take this money! I can't take the house for nothing."

Luo Rui stared at her: "Why?"

"Because..." Meng Jun lowered his head and murmured, "You have helped us too much, not to mention that you have been implicated because of my wedding with Lao Cui."

Cui Wang sighed and said, "Officer Luo, let me tell you the truth. Now there are rumors about your relationship with Meng Jun, which has caused misunderstandings for you and also caused trouble for us.

Since Meng Jun and I are married, the future lives of the three of them are all in my hands. You should trust me. I won’t let them suffer with me.”

Luo Rui's heart trembled, and he finally understood that they wanted to draw a line between themselves and him.

He shook his head with a wry smile, and after a long silence, he nodded: "Okay, I'll take the money."

Luo Rui stood up and walked out of the shop.

Lao Cui also stood up and looked at his back, his expression slightly relaxed.

Meng Jun wiped his tears and said, "Lao Cui, did I do something wrong?"

Cui Wang shook his head: "If we don't give him this money, if he climbs to the top in the future, it would be bad for him if he is caught. If you want him to be good, let's go to the temple every month, worship the Buddha more often, and pray for him."

……

……

Luo Rui returned to the office, put the black plastic bag into the drawer, and then sat in the chair in silence.

Everyone greeted him, but he didn't hear them.

About an hour later, Luo Rui opened the drawer again and took out an amulet from a black plastic bag.

This red amulet was obtained by Meng Jun from the temple.

Luo Rui put the amulet into his shirt pocket and placed his palm on his heart.

"Team leader, all the files are here." Chu Yang, Su Mingyuan and Tian Guanghan walked in holding cardboard boxes.

Lin Chen followed behind them. She dusted off her hands and said, "Four of the five boxes contain evidence."

Luo Rui nodded: "Put all the evidence aside and wait for Director Zhao to come over and re-screen it."

Last night, Luo Rui had already notified Zhao Ming of the Haijiang Division.

As soon as the other party heard that Shahe County was investigating a perverted serial murder case, he immediately became alert. After reporting to Wei Qunshan, he is now on the way.

"Let's look at the files first."

From 95 to 96, the files of the two cases were in a box, covered with dust.

The sunlight outside the window pierced through the thick fog, and a faint light shone on the table.

Luo Rui found the information of two of the victims.

Golden dust floats in the light.

Photos of the two victims came into Luo Rui's sight.

Name: Huang Yan.

Age: 22 years old.

Birthplace: Shahe County.

Occupation: Textile factory worker.

marital status: Single.

Time of murder: January 95, 1, 22: a.m.

Crime scene: in the shed below the textile factory dormitory.

Cause of death: A sharp object pierced the carotid artery, causing excessive blood loss.

External features of the corpse: The victim, Huang Yan, had her hands and feet tied, with corn cobs stuffed in her mouth and genitals. She had been raped before her death, and her body showed bruises from the beatings.

Name: Yu Jiali.

Age: 25 years old.

Birthplace: Shahe County.

Occupation: Department store salesperson.

Marital status: Married with one daughter.

Time of murder: January 96, 1, at midnight, I was attacked on my way home after having supper with my colleagues.

Crime scene: an abandoned house at No. 122 Minsheng Road.

Cause of death: A sharp object pierced the carotid artery, causing excessive blood loss.

External features of the corpse: The victim, Yu Jiali, had corn cobs stuffed in her mouth and genitals. She showed no signs of being violated, and her body showed bruises from being beaten.

Luo Rui compared the two files and found that Yu Jiali's hands and feet were not tied when she was killed, which was different from the first victim Huang Yan. At this time, Lin Chen brought photos of the two bodies, dozens of shocking photos, and placed them on the table one by one.

The tragic deaths of the two young women moved everyone.

Chu Yang gritted his teeth and said, "It's been fifteen years, a full fifteen years, and the murderer who killed them has not been caught yet..."

Fang Yonghui also sighed: "Don't forget, there are not only the two of them, there are three other victims in Pingyang County."

Luo Rui came forward and compared carefully, and found that Yu Jiali had the most beating injuries. The forensic report also stated that her chest was damaged and the fourth to seventh ribs were fractured.

This is obviously an injury caused by violence. The 1st to 3rd ribs of humans are short and thick, and are protected by the clavicle and scapula, so they are generally not prone to fractures; the 4th to 7th ribs are long and thin, and are prone to fractures; the front end of the 8th to 10th ribs are connected to the sternum by the costal cartilage forming the costal arch; the front end of the 11th to 12th ribs are free and have greater elasticity, so they are not prone to fractures.

Lin Chen pondered and said, "It is obvious that Yu Jiali had resisted fiercely before her death, and she was not violated by the murderer. It may be because of this reason that she was not violated. But after her death, the murderer still stuffed corn cobs into her body, which further proves that the murderer has a strong perverted hobby.

Team leader, I think my analysis is correct. The murderer is unmarried, young, and has a strong tendency towards violence."

"uncertain……"

"What?" Lin Chen asked with a frown.

Luo Rui leaned back in his chair, holding two photos of the victim, and analyzed: "It is not entirely accurate to say that the murderer has a violent tendency.

It can be speculated that the murderer is cowardly by nature, has a strong mother, is humble to his own sex, and has a strong desire for women despite his disgust for them.

He was insignificant in life, no one cared about him, and he had no friends."

Upon hearing this, Lin Chen's eyes widened: "Team Leader, do you also understand criminal psychology?"

Luo Rui shrugged and looked at the people in the office.

"Starting today, we will restart the investigation of the [122 Major Serial Murder Case]. Yang Bo and Lao Tian went to the scene where Huang Yan was killed. Fifteen years ago, the police took statements from the workers in the textile factory. You take these statements and re-screen them. It would be best if you can find new clues."

"Yes!" the two answered, but they didn't have high expectations.

You know, more bodies mean more clues. In a murder case, the body can be said to be the most important clue.

With so many clues, the case has still not been solved in fifteen years. You can imagine how difficult it is.

Even Luo Rui didn't hold out much hope.

"Chu Yang and Ming Yuan, go to the scene where Yu Jiali was murdered and revisit her interpersonal relationships, especially her husband. He was the focus of the investigation back then. You should also question him carefully and compare his transcript from that year to see if there are any discrepancies."

"Understood!" The two people picked up Yu Jiali's information and the transcript at that time, preparing to make a copy. The originals could not be taken out.

"Yonghui, follow me." Luo Rui stood up and said, "Find Zhang Xiaolong's confession, and let's go meet this person."

"Okay." Fang Yonghui agreed.

Lin Chen hurriedly said: "Team Leader, what about me?"

Luo Rui blinked: "Aren't you in logistics? What do you want to join in the fun?"

"No, I'm here specifically to learn from you." Lin Chen curled his lips.

"It's up to you." Luo Rui walked towards the interrogation room.

Lin Chen immediately caught up, leaving Fang Yonghui behind. She even turned around and made a face at Fang Yonghui.

Seeing this, Tian Guanghan smiled and said, "Yonghui, your position is in jeopardy."

Fang Yonghui rolled his eyes at him and said, "Go to hell!"

There are three interrogation rooms in Shahe County Bureau, all of which are occupied.

Zheng Rong's interrogation team consisted of six people. All of them had been in charge of preliminary investigations before. They were all very old and were the old darlings of the county bureau.

They have an easy hand over new suspects, and as for repeat offenders, they scare them while speaking warmly, not afraid that these people will not speak.

Everyone imagines that if they have committed a crime, as long as they grit their teeth and refuse to admit their crime, the police will be unable to do anything to them.

But this is just your own imagination. If you have friends who have committed crimes, you can ask them. When facing the police interrogation, it is considered very kind if they don’t strip off your underwear.

If you don't say anything, there are plenty of ways to make you speak, and afterwards, you will have to thank others with tears and snot.

Half an hour later, Zhang Xiaolong was taken to interrogation room No. 1.

Since he was the one who interrogated Zheng Rong before, he was also in charge of this interrogation.

Before entering the room, Luo Rui carefully looked at the previous transcript.

Zhang Xiaolong was arrested for organizing prostitution, and the matter was originally handled by the Public Security Brigade.

But in addition to this, Zhang Xiaolong is also suspected of arson. A year ago, he set fire to a private house, causing a young woman to suffer extensive burns.

Because there was no physical evidence, only eyewitnesses, and the witnesses' testimonies were not very accurate, the police never caught him.

Taking advantage of this special operation, the police arrested him on charges of organizing prostitution in order to force him to confess to the arson.

However, the trial was interrupted because a major case from fifteen years ago was discovered during the interrogation.

After Luo Rui and Zheng Rong entered the interrogation room, Zhang Xiaolong raised his head and grinned.

"Officer, I am innocent. I really didn't do the arson last year. If I had done it, you wouldn't have arrested me now."

Hearing this, Zheng Rong's mouth twitched. This guy was obviously scolding the police for being incompetent.

Zheng Rong glanced at him and yelled, "Behave yourself! Don't say anything unnecessary unless I ask you!"

If it weren't for the fact that we couldn't pry open his mouth, or if it weren't for the clues to the big case [122], this guy would have been sent to the detention center long ago.

Luo Rui sat down and stared at Zhang Xiaolong.

This man is 45 years old, but he looks young, like he is only in his thirties. His hair is neatly combed and he dresses himself very smartly.

Zheng Rong took a look at his notes, looking for a way in.

"Zhang Xiaolong, according to our investigation, you have been suspected of organizing prostitution since 2000 and have been arrested five times by the public security brigade. You are a repeat offender and have refused to change despite repeated admonitions.

Not only that, according to those young girls, you tricked them into coming here under the pretext of dating, bought them gifts and other things, and gained their trust. Then you used violence and coercion to force them to do this illegal work. Is this true?"

Zhang Xiaolong was wearing movable handcuffs. He raised his hand and touched his nose.

Luo Rui folded his arms and looked at her with narrowed eyes.

The action of touching the nose indicates that the other person is planning to lie.

Sure enough, Zhang Xiaolong coughed and replied, "Officer Zheng, I am innocent. We have known each other for a long time. You should know me well. I have never coerced anyone, nor have I organized any prostitution.

These women like me, want to be friends with me, and ask me to buy them gifts. Of course, I am willing to spend money on them, that's right.

But when the money is gone, do I need to go out and earn some money? I have no income, and neither do they.

Everyone needs to eat, and no one can starve to death.

What does it have to do with me if they engage in prostitution? "

Upon hearing this, Zheng Rong got angry. He picked up several pieces of information and showed them to the other party.

"Look carefully, there are eight girls in total, five of whom were deceived by you. This is their transcript, every word is written down! Zhang Xiaolong, don't resist in vain. You can't say that these five girls are all your girlfriends, right?"

"Yes, they are all my girlfriends, what's wrong with that? Is it the law that prohibits me from having five girlfriends?" Zhang Xiaolong laughed and said, "Besides, you said I organized prostitution, well, did I provide a place for these women? Did they give me money?"

Zheng Rong smiled and said, "Every failure makes you wiser. You, Zhang Xiaolong, have been arrested so many times and have learned a lot. Do you really think we can't do anything to you?"

Seeing Zheng Rong's malicious smile, Zhang Xiaolong felt a little uneasy. He quickly replied, "That's not the case. You just wronged a good person like me."

Zheng Rong pulled out a document from among the pile of information and waved it in front of him.

"Since you don't admit to organizing prostitution, let's talk about the arson case last year. The victim was one of your 'girlfriends'. She said that she had hidden money, so she suspected that you were looking for revenge. In the middle of the night, you set a fire in her bedroom and wanted to burn her to death.

At that time, she was sleeping and did not notice you. Moreover, the eyewitness only saw your back as you left and did not see your face. Therefore, the case has never been solved and we have no evidence to arrest you.

Guess what I have in my hand now? "

Zhang Xiaolong swallowed, blinked wildly, and shook his head in doubt.

"On the day before you set the fire, did you go to a gas station in Pingyang County to refuel your car? And you also asked someone to fill up an extra five liters of gasoline for you in a barrel?"

"No I didn't! You were bluffing me!"

"I'm not bluffing you." Zheng Rong said, "That gas station has surveillance cameras. Boy, the scene of you buying gasoline was recorded. Moreover, the accelerant used at the arson scene was the five liters of gasoline you bought. If the victim hadn't discovered it in time and jumped out of the window, you would be charged with murder now!

But it doesn't matter. The prosecutor will definitely charge you with attempted murder. I calculated that you will have to stay in jail for about ten years.

Oh, the organization is selling sex? Boy, I don't care about you. "

"No! I don't admit it, you lied to me!" Zhang Xiaolong shook his head like a rattle, his face turned pale with fear.

Zheng Rong looked at the one-sided glass, and the police officer in the observation room understood and operated the computer to play the surveillance video.

On the side wall of the interrogation room, a large screen showed the scene of Zhang Xiaolong at the gas station.

It was August 8th last year. He took the oil barrel handed to him by the staff and put it in the trunk.

Zheng Rong asked sternly, "You told the staff at the time that you bought a separate barrel of gasoline to refuel your motorcycle, right? There are all the witnesses and evidence, as well as your relationship with the victim. The chain of evidence is complete. You are not wrongly accused, right?"

Zhang Xiaolong's chin trembled and he raised his head with a pale face. His eyes moved left and right as if he was preparing to struggle.

Luo Rui sat aside and didn't say a word. He looked at Zheng Rong, who nodded slightly to him and grinned.

Every year, hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of criminal cases are solved not by one person alone, but by the cooperation of many police officers who ultimately bring the suspects to justice.

Luo Rui could imagine that the police officers who visited and investigated must have searched countless gas stations before they finally found the physical evidence to convict Zhang Xiaolong.

Although it was Zheng Rong who broke through the suspect's psychological defenses, other people also contributed.

At this time, Zhang Xiaolong narrowed his eyes slightly, leaned forward, and placed his hands in metal handcuffs on the table.

"Officer Zheng, I said before that I had clues about the [122 Major Case]. If I tell you about it, I wonder if I can get a chance to reduce my sentence?"

Luo Rui was waiting for this sentence. He nodded slightly and said, "It depends on what kind of clues you can provide."

Zhang Xiaolong grinned: "People outside don't know about the [122 Major Serial Murder Case], but it's well-known in our county. Your police have never caught him. And he hasn't committed any more crimes since 2000, right?"

Luo Rui narrowed his eyes slightly: "You know it very well, it's not you who did it, right?"

"How can I do that?" Zhang Xiaolong smiled, then his face turned serious. "You are all wrong. After 2000 years, this demon is still killing people!"

These words immediately shocked Luo Rui, and Zheng Rong also stood up from his chair suddenly, staring at the other person.

The muscles at the corners of Zhang Xiaolong's eyes twitched, and he said word by word: "I know where the victim's body is..."

(End of this chapter)