Detective: From the Police Academy

Chapter 304 Her Corpse
In fact, for the old detectives who have been in the police force for many years, just looking at the files and photos of the crime scene is no longer a big deal.

They had seen all kinds of corpses, including extremely horrific cases of dismemberment, corpses charred by fire, corpses with broken limbs and twisted and deformed bodies from falling from high places, and highly decomposed corpses of giants. These were no longer surprising to them.

But at this moment, the woman named Duan Xia, who luckily escaped from the serial killer, did not have peace after surviving the disaster.

She stuffed the corn cob in her hand into her mouth. The direct and heart-chilling image made all the police officers present feel shocked and ashamed.

Fang Yonghui and the others all gritted their teeth and turned their heads away, unable to bear to watch.

"This damn beast!" Chu Yang cursed angrily, but more of it was a feeling of powerlessness.

Even an old man like Tian Guanghan, who smiles all day long, bit his cheek tightly and said, "If I catch this murderer, I will kill him!"

Duan Xia's husband, holding a bowl of rice in his hand, had an indifferent expression. He was used to it.

He said calmly, "She's been crazy for ten years. During these ten years, she's always held that damn corn cob in her hand. Whenever I take it away from her, she screams and bangs her head against the wall until it bleeds. I have no choice but to let her be like this."

At this time, Duan Xia opened her mouth wide, her cheeks bulged, and the exposed half of the corn cob was like a devil's curse, like a shackle on her.

Her eyes were red, her words were unclear, she shook her head gently, and tears fell from her eyes.

Seeing this, Luo Rui's heart turned cold.

The veteran detective Pang Zhong beside him also shook his head: "Every time I come, she is like this. I can't get any clues from her at all."

Lin Chen wiped his moist eyes and took a few cautious steps forward.

When Duan Xia saw her coming, her eyes became even more terrifying and frightened.

She babbled and reached out to continue stuffing corn cobs into her mouth.

Seeing her humility and submission, Luo Rui wanted to stop Lin Chen.

But Lin Chen waved his hands and whispered softly: "Don't be afraid, we are the police, we are here to help you."

She took two steps forward, grabbed the other person's hand, and held it tightly.

She wanted to convey to the other person a sense of courage and a sense of comfort...

But Duan Xia immediately pushed her hand away, then climbed onto the bed, curled up at the end of the bed like a wounded beast, and shook her head pitifully and helplessly.

"Let's go." Luo Rui sighed.

Lin Chen nodded and followed everyone out of the room.

Luo Rui looked at the room. It was completely bare. There wasn't even a decent electrical appliance in the living room. The only smart thing was a very old rice cooker.

Luo Rui sighed, pulled Duan Xia's husband aside, and whispered, "Have you sought medical treatment?"

"I looked for her ten years ago, but she was too crazy and there was no improvement. She had been in a mental hospital for a while, and after she bit other patients, we were kicked out by the doctors. Besides, we don't have the money to treat her now. It's been so many years anyway..." He sighed and smiled bitterly, "No matter what, she is my wife. As long as I'm not dead, I can let her live.

If I get old and can't take care of her anymore, I'll just... I'll just... die with her and we'll be buried together."

Luo Rui shook his head: "Don't think like that. She's not completely crazy, otherwise she wouldn't have the awareness of prevention. It's just that what she has experienced has made her unable to get better. So... pack your things now and go to the city's mental hospital. I will help you find a doctor."

"Ah?" The man frowned and his body froze.

Luo Rui nodded: "Don't worry, I will bear all the expenses for treatment, including your living expenses during hospitalization, until she gets better. Remember, never give up hope!"

Hearing this, Lin Chen and Pang Zhong immediately widened their eyes, especially the latter, who reminded: "Luo Da, this is not a small amount, you'd better think it over before making a decision."

After all, in his opinion, even if Luo Rui was the captain of the criminal police brigade, his annual salary would not be that much.

Lin Chen looked at Luo Rui, with stars rising in his eyes again: "I have saved some money, I can also help..."

"Don't argue with me, you're not as rich as me." Luo Rui replied, then looked at Duan Xia's husband: "Hurry up, I'll ask someone to take you to the city."

"This..." The man's hands were shaking.

Pang Zhong saw that Luo Rui had made up his mind, so he stopped trying to persuade him. If Duan Xia could really be cured, it would not only be of great help to the case, but he would also feel less guilty. So he urged him, "Go, Luo Da is right, don't give up hope."

Duan Xia's husband, whose originally indifferent expression suddenly became tense, and he became a little unsteady on his feet. His knees went weak, and he almost knelt down to Luo Rui.

But Luo Rui quickly held back: "After so many years, we still haven't caught the murderer. We are sorry for you."

……

……

On the way back to Longshan Town, everyone sat in the car with heavy hearts and no one spoke.

Luo Rui and Chu Yang sat in the back seat, while Lin Chen sat in the passenger seat. She turned her head and glanced at Luo Rui, who seemed to be asleep, so she whispered to Fang Yonghui who was driving, "Is the team leader rich?"

Fang Yonghui glanced at her and said, "In the entire Haidong Province, the richest policeman is our Luo Da."

"Huh?" Lin Chen blinked in disbelief. She had no idea how rich a police officer had to be.

"The richest? How much money is that? We policemen get paid so little, how rich can we be?"

Talking about this, Fang Yonghui said with some interest: "The team leader never said how much money he had, but we discussed it privately, and after all the calculations..."

As he spoke, he held up three fingers.

Lin Chen exclaimed: "Awesome, 300,000 is not a small amount. I worked in the provincial department for a year, and my salary and benefits added up to less than 70,000 yuan. For the team leader to earn this 300,000 yuan, I have to work for five years.

Besides, the team leader is so young, but he has saved so much money, he is really frugal..."

Hearing this, Fang Yonghui rolled his eyes: "What are you thinking about!"

He gestured heavily with three fingers.

Lin Chen rolled his eyes and said, "Three million?"

Fang Yonghui rolled his eyes again: "Guess again."

"Oh my god, is it 30 million?" Lin Chen was obviously frightened, covering his mouth and said, "He is indeed the richest criminal police captain in Haidong Province."

Fang Yonghui curled his lips: "How come you don't have any imagination at all?"

Hearing him say this, Lin Chen's expression was completely out of control.

When Fang Yonghui heard the sound of her throat rolling, he looked very proud. He felt very happy to brag about others.

"Don't tell me it's three hundred million!" Lin Chen was a little dazed and couldn't help but look back at Luo Rui. He still had his eyes closed and didn't wake up.

Fang Yonghui made the final decision: "It's three billion!"

Anything that is beyond your imagination is false.

Lin Chen felt the same way, so she controlled her expression and pouted, "Fang Yonghui, you, a man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, actually lied to me. You even asked for 3 billion. If the team leader had this much money, why would he be a policeman? Besides, how old is our team leader? He is two years younger than me. I won't believe that he has this much money even if you kill me."

"If you don't believe me, ask Chu Yang. He won't lie to you, right?"

Lin Chen turned his head and looked at Chu Yang who was looking down at the computer.

He raised his head, his eyes clear: "About that much, that's about it."

Hearing this, Lin Chen's expression froze on her face. She mechanically turned her head and looked at Luo Rui.

He was wearing an ordinary black short windbreaker with worn sleeves, his jeans were washed white, and his shoes were ordinary sneakers, and because of the stairs, the edges of his shoes were a little degummed.

Lin Chen never imagined that the person he planned to follow and learn from looked miserable all day long. Apart from his young age, he was already the deputy captain of the criminal police and was actually a billionaire.

The gap between people is as huge as heaven and earth.

She swallowed several times and asked, "How come the team leader is so rich? He doesn't look like a rich second-generation."

Fang Yonghui smiled and said, "The team leader earned it himself. We all say that if the team leader wasn't a policeman, he would definitely be a business genius and would probably be on the national rich list now."

Chu Yang was also touched and couldn't help but say, "Who said it wasn't true? I even suspect that the team leader was reborn..."

"Corn cobs!"

A sudden sentence interrupted Chu Yang's speech.

The three of them opened their eyes wide, and Lin Chen stuck out his tongue: "Team Leader, you're not asleep?"

Luo Rui opened his eyes tiredly and asked, "How can I sleep when you are talking about me in front of me?"

Lin Chen chuckled and looked down at the pair of sneakers on Luo Rui's feet that had some glue coming off.

Chu Yang's mind worked quickly, and he asked, "Team Leader, what did you just say?"

Luo Rui sat up and said, "Call Director Zhao and ask him to retrieve the corn cobs collected from the five murder scenes. Although the murderer did not leave direct evidence such as fingerprints and hair when committing the crime, the types of corn are different. The murderer used to use this stuff when committing crimes. Let's see if we can trace the type of corn, and then check the seed company and the area where it was planted."

Hearing this, Lin Chen frowned: "This should have been checked, right?"

Chu Yang searched the file on the computer, flipped through it quickly, and shook his head, "It's not in the physical evidence information. I haven't checked it."

"This..." Lin Chen didn't believe it. She also opened her tablet and searched for it: "It's true that there is nothing."

Then she opened the search box and typed in key information such as corn varieties.

"There are many types of corn. They can be classified according to the shape and structure of the kernels, or they can be classified into multiple types according to their functions. There are hard kernel types, dent types, floury types, sweet types, sweet floury types, and popping types... There are so many types. How can we find them?"

Luo Rui narrowed his eyes and replied: "Police from the three counties are organizing a door-to-door investigation!"

“This…” Chu Yang said, “Three counties, nearly 100,000 households, do we have to search them all?” If this is true, the time and energy consumed will be enormous.

"What else?" Luo Rui asked back.

Chu Yang nodded. Organizing such a large investigation was not something they could decide, nor was it something that Shahe County could decide on. It would only be up to the grassroots police to work hard.

Luo Rui immediately took out his cell phone and called Zhao Ming first, but the other party did not answer the call.

Afterwards, he contacted Li Nong and told him in detail the clues he had investigated in Pingyang County today, especially the differences between several cases in Shahe County and Pingyang County, and the suspicion that two murderers were responsible for the crime.

Li Nong sighed on the phone: "Okay, I'll tell Director Lu right away. He is in contact with the provincial department. By the way, Luo Rui, we have already started screening the workers in the textile factory. If we find any clues, I will contact you."

"Understood." Luo Rui hung up the phone, and within a few seconds, the phone rang again.

He picked up the phone, and Zhao Ming said directly: "Luo Rui, I asked a professional to look at the murder scene in the reed marsh in Longshan Town, Fukang County. We have made a judgment based on the growth of plants in the corpse pit.

Because the germination period of reed plants is early April, the leafing period is early May, the growth period is early April to late July, the booting period is late July to early August, the heading period is early to late August, the flowering period is late August to early September, the seed maturity period is early October, and the leaf fall period is after the end of October. In Shanghai, buds grow from underground rhizomes in mid-to-late March, a large number of buds occur in April-May, flowers bloom in September-October, and fruits are produced in November..."

Luo Rui felt a headache after hearing this: "Director Zhao, just tell me the result directly."

Zhao Ming is a technician. In his daily work, he is of course committed to excellence and is particularly sensitive to data and evidence. However, his current discovery is not about using physical evidence in court, but about determining a time frame.

He immediately concluded: "That is to say, based on the annual growth of reeds, we estimate that the body was moved around the year 2000."

Luo Rui frowned and asked, "2000?"

"Also, we conducted a very detailed identification of the soil we collected. If the body had rotted and the murderer had dug it up and moved it, there would definitely be traces of organisms left behind, but we didn't find anything.

That is to say, after killing the sixth victim, Sun Ying, the murderer moved the body before it was completely decomposed. I guess the murderer returned to the crime scene within one to three days.

Luo Rui nodded, and then asked: "Is the time accurate? It should have been winter, and the temperature was extremely low, so the decay of the corpse should have been delayed..."

Zhao Ming interrupted him: "You are wrong, the soil has heat, and the burial site is in a sunny location, and it is also close to the swamp. The soil is not only moist, but also exposed to the sun. The microorganisms are very active and the decomposition speed of the corpse is very fast.

The body itself has no acid or alkalinity, but if microorganisms corrode the body, the decomposition of organic matter will produce lactic acid, making it acidic and emitting a sour and rancid smell, which can be detected in the soil. "

"I understand." Luo Rui's heart was moved: "Thank them for me."

Zhao Ming smiled and said, "I spent the whole night with you to come to this conclusion. I hope it will be helpful to this case."

Luo Rui said: "That's really hard work. Just asking, what's the name of the expert you invited? If there's a chance, I'll treat him to a meal."

"That's not necessary. He's very busy. By the way, his last name is Jiang..."

Luo Rui raised his eyebrows and told Zhao Ming the story about the corn cob.

Luo Rui could hear the sound of the other person typing on the keyboard.

Zhao Ming said: "Luo Rui, this is indeed an oversight. I will ask the botanist for help again. I will tell you when there is more information."

After hanging up the phone, Luo Rui quickly contacted Dong Jianmin in Fukang County.

Sun Ying was murdered late at night on January 2000, 1. At the time of the murder, Zhang Xiaolong accidentally witnessed the crime scene.

Nine years later, despite his identification, the police did not find the victim's body at the burial site.

This means that the murderer may have realized that he might be discovered, so he took the risk and returned to the crime scene to move the body.

The time was between January 2000 and January 1, 23. Although Zhao Ming gave an extremely precise time, just in case, Luo Rui still postponed the time by two days, that is, before the 1th.

Dong Jianmin was very enthusiastic after listening to this. Before he could say anything, another voice asked, "Luo Rui, are you sure?"

This is Lu Kangming's voice. Dong Jianmin should be using the speakerphone.

"Director Lu, this is a very important clue. The case has been going on for so many years. We must find Sun Ying's body even if we have to climb mountains and seas."

"Of course."

Luo Rui nodded: "In addition, I have another guess. The reason for moving the body, in addition to the murderer realizing that he was seen committing the crime, may also be related to the victim Sun Ying..."

"Is it someone I know who committed the crime again?" Lu Kangming asked.

Luo Rui guessed that Li Nong should have told him his analysis of Huang Yan's murder.

"No, what I mean is that the scene where Sun Ying was murdered was in the reed marsh, very close to her home. It is also possible that the murderer did not know her home address when he killed her and buried the body in front of the victim's home.

However, after the murder, Sun Ying's family thought she was missing and called the police, so the police must have conducted an investigation and visit at the time. After the murderer knew about this, he was afraid that the burial site would be discovered, so he moved the body.

If this is possible, how did the murderer know the news first? This means he had been paying attention to the police's actions, so the murderer stayed in Longshan Town for a long time around January 2000, 1."

After hearing this, there was silence on the phone for a while, and then Dong Jianmin asked, "Is it possible that the murderer is from Longshan Town?"

Luo Rui groaned and said, "That's a possibility."

There was another silence on the phone. The serial murder case that occurred at the end of the century and the beginning of the century was so difficult to investigate and the circumstances were so complicated that they had never encountered anything like it. Not only that, but there were two murderers, which really gave the investigating police a headache.

It is better to have a headache than to be at a loss. Dong Jianmin made a decision: "I will immediately organize people to check for suspicious persons from that year, especially those who appeared near the reed marsh."

"Okay." Luo Rui agreed and hung up the phone.

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It was already evening when we returned to Longshan Town.

Dong Jianmin mobilized almost all the police forces in Fukang County, hoping not only to find the suspicious person who appeared in the reed marsh around January 2000, 1, but also to find Sun Ying's body.

With the reed marsh as the center, hundreds of police officers, with a dozen cadaver dogs, have been searching outward for a whole day, but still have found nothing.

Luo Rui's criminal team also joined the search for the body.

The murderer must have needed a means of transportation to move the body.

Either a car, a motorcycle, or a tricycle is used.

The case happened in 2000, when cars were not yet popular in rural areas, so motorcycles and tricycles were the focus of the investigation.

The murderer either had his own motorcycle or tricycle, or borrowed it from someone else.

This is a key area of ​​investigation.

There is a muddy dirt road outside the reed marsh, running east-west. To the east is Longshan Town, and to the west are the villages under the jurisdiction of the town.

Dong Jianmin judged that the murderer must have gone west. After all, the area was sparsely populated and remote, providing good conditions for burying or dumping bodies. As for sinking the body, that was certainly possible, but there were no rivers in the village, only ponds. However, during the dry season every year, the ponds would dry up and be easily discovered.

A well is a possibility, but if the water from the well had a strange smell, the body would have been discovered long ago.

At this time, Luo Rui stood on the muddy road, looking at the reed marsh below.

There was a cordon in the reed marsh, and no unauthorized personnel were allowed to enter, but outside the cordon, three figures were squatting.

They turned their backs to the swamp and faced the burial ground, and built a fire in front of them.

In the light of the fire, the faces of Sun Ying's parents and younger brother seemed to be covered with a layer of bright golden color.

The sky darkened, the fire burned more and more fiercely, and the dust rushed into the evening sky and drifted far away.

Lu Kangming came over and pursed his lips: "It's Sun Ying's family, they are burning paper money for her."

Upon hearing this, everyone felt heavy-hearted.

Lin Chen stared blankly at the fire and the pit of corpses not far away.

"If she is still alive, I hope you can help us find her."

Lu Kangming smiled and said, "Xiao Lin, we as police officers are not allowed to believe this. If it is really like what you said, the murderer should have been punished for killing so many people."

Lin Chen curled his lips: "Director Lu, this is not superstition. The body itself points to the suspect. What if Sun Ying's soul can really lead us to catch the person?"

As soon as she finished speaking, a policeman stumbled over and fell because the road was muddy.

He didn't even bother to brush the dirt off his knees. He just limped over, shaking the flashlight in his hand, and found Dong Jianmin standing beside him.

"Director Dong, we have discovered something."

Dong Jianmin was stunned, then asked hurriedly: "What did you find?"

The police officer gasped and replied, "The body, the body has been found!"

Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned.

Lu Kangming swallowed his saliva and asked, "Where did you find it?"

"According to the search team, it was found by a police dog from Shahe County in a cave two kilometers away, but we don't know if it is Sun Ying's body. The news that came back is that there are three bodies in the cave!"

Lin Chen opened his eyes wide and looked at the fire in the reed marsh...

She couldn't help but shiver and unconsciously leaned closer to Luo Rui.

The fire burned more and more fiercely, and the rising air lifted a piece of burning yellow paper up, and with the wind, it floated to the wider swamp...

(End of this chapter)