Detective: From the Police Academy

Chapter 308 The Murderer

June 1st, 21: a.m.

In the conference room, dozens of people gathered together and sat around the oval conference table. Everyone sat upright, with a solemn expression and no one said a word.

Li Nong pushed open the door of the conference room. As soon as he entered, he saw the criminal police headed by Dong Jianmin from Fukang County sitting on the left, while Lu Peng and Tang Kai, who arrived a step later, sat on the right. At the end of the table, there was a green potted plant as a dividing line, vaguely separating the two groups of people.

These two old foxes were staring at each other. If there wasn't a conference table between them, they would have rushed up and started to bite each other.

Li Nong blinked and murmured to himself.

He had just rushed back from outside and was not clear about the situation, but Zheng Rong behind him knew everything clearly. Although he had been staying in the interrogation room, the news of the two big guys fighting over power had already spread throughout the county bureau.

Lu Kangming, who was sitting at the head of the conference table, nodded slightly when he saw the two people come in.

Li Nong hurried forward, greeted him, and then found an empty seat to sit down.

Unlike before, Zheng Rong's expression was much more relaxed.

He held a large stack of documents in his hands and handed them forward: "Director Lu, Political Commissar Yang, this is Niu Qiangchu's confession from the initial interrogation. He has confessed everything he committed and has signed his name and seal."

Lu Kangming let out a long sigh and nodded, "Old Zheng, thank you for your hard work!"

Zheng Rong also sighed: "This case spans so many years, it is indeed very complicated..."

Before he finished speaking, Dong Jianmin, who was sitting on his left, immediately interrupted and said, "Since you have confessed, can you hand him over to us right away?"

Lu Kangming glanced at him and said, "Director Dong, this is just the initial interrogation. There are bound to be many omissions. We have to wait for Luo Rui to catch Qian Hao and compare the confessions of the two people. If there are no omissions, I will hand him over to you."

When Lu Peng on the right heard this, his face turned very ugly. He had come all the way here with great effort, and during this time, he had used all the connections he needed to find, but he was not as quick as Dong Jianmin.

Two Honda police cars, including a year's gas bill. This boss really spent a lot of money.

Our three counties are located in remote and poor areas. Even second-hand Jetta cars are hard currency. He has several in Pingyang County, but they are all unpainted and stolen cars. They are not easy to transfer.

At this point, Lu Peng accepted his fate and originally wanted to just walk away, but then he thought that if his superiors asked about it, it would be troublesome if he did not actively participate in the investigation of the case.

After all, even if he went back to the county bureau, he didn't get anything and was laughed at. He felt really bad.

Seeing that Lu Peng's face was getting uglier and uglier, Tang Kai asked Lu Kangming very seriously, "Director Lu, where is Luo Da going to arrest the suspect? Do you need any help? Look, the police force in our Pingyang County is idle anyway, so it would be great if they could help you."

Upon hearing this, Lu Peng slapped his knees and thought to himself that this guy was quite smart. He didn't get any benefit from arresting murderer B, so if he could help to arrest murderer A, that would be reasonable!
Lu Peng's eyes were burning, and he quickly said, "Old Lu, do you need my help? Don't be polite to me. Even if the murderer runs to the ends of the earth, we must bring him to justice. In this way, Pingyang County will pay for the gas, meals and accommodation. We will pay for it ourselves. Is this enough?"

Lu Kangming raised his eyebrows, but before he could speak, Dong Jianming said impatiently, "How about this, Lao Lu, we in Fukang County will pay for Luo Da's meal allowance, accommodation, and gas. Just let me send two people to join them! What do you think?"

"Oh!"

Lu Peng slammed the table, stood up, and angrily shouted: "Boss, what do you mean? Are you going to go against me in every way? I tell you, if you try to snatch it from me again, I will never let you go!"

Dong Jianming didn't care and snorted coldly, "I'm against you? Lv Huzi? Last night at the edge of the cave, when we were circling the suspects, you pulled me and left Shahe County alone. You also told me that Lao Lu was a fool who liked to take credit and that we shouldn't bring him along with us in the investigation. Did you say that?"

Lu Peng was choked and coughed several times. He glanced at Lu Kangming from the corner of his eye. The latter had no expression on his face. Lu Peng knew that he must have been hated.

Lu Peng exhaled: "Old Dong, you are not particular!"

"I don't care about anything!" Dong Jianmin said with a righteous look: "If I didn't believe you, how could we have ended up in this situation?

This case started in 95, spanning the millennium to now in 09. So many young women have died in succession. Not only that, these two murderers have killed people across our three counties!
We didn't even find a single hair. If it weren't for Old Lu and his team who found the strangeness of Sun Ying's murder based on the testimony of witnesses, her body might still not have been found until now and would have been treated as a missing person!
Not to mention, Luo Rui and his team went to your Pingyang County without stopping, and unearthed new evidence of this major serial murder case and separated out two suspects. Otherwise, we would not be able to lock on to this Niu Qiang!
What are you doing in Pingyang County? Nothing! As far as I know, this who..."

Dong Jianmin vented his frustration, pointed at Tang Kai's nose, and cursed: "This idiot, he mocked Luo Rui's criminal team with a face full of mockery, wanting to see them laugh at him, but what happened in the end? It's all because of them!
Let me tell you, Lv Huzi, if you hadn't been the ones to make trouble, would we have needed to provide two police cars and cover the gas for a year? Our three counties had formed a special task force and solved this case, and everyone would have been proud. Now, it's turned out like this, and you still have the nerve to lose your temper with me!"

Dong Jianmin's face turned red and he lost his composure. He said so many words in one breath that stunned Lu Peng on the spot. Tang Kai next to him also blushed and his heart beat fast. He wanted to refute him, but due to the other party's identity, he didn't have the courage to do so.

Lu Peng swallowed his saliva and was about to fight back, but Lu Kangming stood up at the right time, stretched out his hands, and said soothingly: "Don't quarrel, it's come to this, why bother?

Old Dong, what you said makes sense. This major serial murder case spanned such a long period of time, the murderer committed the crimes in a large area, and there were two murderers. In terms of its complexity and influence, it is unprecedented in our Haidong Province since the millennium.

Since murderer B has been arrested and murderer A is in the process of being captured, there is no need for us to continue arguing..."

At this point, he glanced at the criminal department personnel sitting in front of the computer and said, "Play the video of the interrogation of Niu Qiang. Let's sit down and take a good look at how Niu Qiang committed the crime."

Lu Kangming spoke sincerely and his expression was serious, but he felt so happy in his heart that he wanted to sing a song.

In the early years, the Shahe County Bureau was the least noticeable. However, in just two years, due to the arrival of Luo Rui, Gu Zhiliang's H-trafficking gang was destroyed, and several major murder cases were solved in succession. It can be said that the Shahe County Bureau has become the center of attention.

As a result, the county bureau received many commendations from above, and Lao Lu was also singled out for commendation, which brought his career to a small peak.

Soon, the curtains in the conference room were all drawn, and everyone's face was plunged into darkness, with only a burst of white light coming from the large screen in front.

The camera was pointed at Niu Qiang, who was handcuffed on the interrogation table with his hands and head hung.

Then, Zheng Rong's voice was heard on the screen. He first read out the rights and obligations of the suspect, and informed his own name and the name of his interrogation partner.

When Zheng Rong read Luo Rui's name, the criminal police present in the conference room couldn't help but raise their eyebrows, but the camera did not capture his voice.

"Name?"

"Niu Qiang."

……

After confirming the identity, age and occupation, Zheng Rong asked: "Suspect Niu Qiang, have you committed any crime?"

Everyone thought that Niu Qiang would definitely resist in this place, but unexpectedly, Niu Qiang raised his head. He was wearing glasses, with a high nose bridge and small eyes.

"Yes, I killed someone."

The interrogation was silent for a few seconds, and then Luo Rui's voice rang out: "How many did you kill?"

Niu Qiang sniffed and didn't answer.

From the picture, the criminal police in the conference room could see that Niu Qiang turned his head and stared diagonally forward, probably looking at Luo Rui.

"I want to ask, how did you catch me?"

"Are you curious about this?"

"Yes!" Niu Qiang grinned and smiled: "I have been committing crimes since 97 and have killed so many people. Moreover, it has been so many years since the incident. I thought you police would never be able to find me."

In the conference room, everyone held their breath, some felt ashamed, some were angry, and some felt deeply guilty.

At this time, Luo Rui's figure appeared in the camera. He stood in front of the interrogation table, looking down at Niu Qiang.

The camera is on the side and can clearly capture the figures of two people.

Niu Qiang raised his head and narrowed his eyes slightly.

Luo Rui's eyes were sharp and keen.

"The wind leaves a sound, the wild geese leave a trace. If you kill someone, you will leave a trace. I see that you don't seem to have any remorse for the crime you committed. Do you think you are very smart?"

Niu Qiang smiled and shook his head: "If you had asked me a year ago, I would have said yes. It's true that I think I'm very smart and strategic, but in the past year, I've been worried every day, afraid that you police would find me."

"Oh why?"

"Because of you, Officer Luo!" Niu Qiang looked directly into Luo Rui's eyes: "This morning, when I saw you in Dean Zhang's office, I knew I was exposed, otherwise I wouldn't have run away."

"you know me well?"

"Of course, Officer Luo, you have to know that the people who are most concerned about the rule of law are those of us who have cases on our hands, especially the suspects you haven't arrested yet.

Officer Luo, since you came to Shahe County, I have learned in detail about every case you have solved, especially the K301 train murder case. Not only did you solve it, but you also uncovered two murderers in other cases. I really admire you.

From then on, I knew that I would definitely be at risk of being caught..."

Luo Rui turned sideways so that the camera could record Niu Qiang's face more clearly.

"Then why don't you run?"

Niu Qiang laughed and said, "You guys are moving too fast. I have been following your movements. I often go to the bun shop next to the county bureau, but I didn't notice you were investigating this matter at all.

You guys in Shahe County have been busy with the special operation for a week, arresting so many people. I thought you would have to wait until after the Chinese New Year before you could be free. Who knew that you caught me in just a few days? I never expected that.”

All the detectives in the conference room, regardless of their positions, were sighing. They had personally experienced the speed of the investigation that Niu Qiang mentioned. From the restart of the investigation on January 1 to today, January 18, only three days had passed, and the murderer of this copycat case that spanned the millennium had been arrested.

Time, time. Everyone was in ecstasy of catching the murderer. If Niu Qiang hadn't mentioned this, Lu Kangming and others would not have remembered it.

Dong Jianming and Lu Peng not only envied and were jealous of Lu Kangming, but they also thought that if it weren't for Luo Rui, they would probably still be wandering in the mountains. "Don't say so much, answer my question just now, how many people did you kill?"

Luo Rui's face turned pale. He was not at all moved by Niu Qiang's flattery.

"Five, I'll kill five."

"Tell me the specific time and process of the crime!"

"On December 97, 12, I committed my first crime. At night, I went to Pingyang County High School to deliver a quilt to my cousin. After delivering the quilt, I saw a woman and a man sneaking to the back of the school.

At that time, I was eager to do something, and then I suddenly remembered that that day was December 12th, Christmas.

I've heard that there's a lot of young couples dating on the hill behind this high school. So I parked my motorcycle on the side of the road and sneaked up to her. After the guy left, I wanted to have sex with the girl.

But I was not prepared at the time. If I had really had sex with her, there would definitely be biological traces left. I'm a doctor, and I knew that I would be found through DNA.

But I still want to play with her.

The woman was very strong and she resisted, so I stabbed her in the neck with the knife I carried with me. After killing her, I panicked and wondered what I should do to avoid being discovered.

So I called my childhood friend, Niu Yu, and asked him to find me two corn cobs. After he brought them, I climbed up the mountain again and stuffed the thing into the woman's body. I also cleaned up the scene. "

Luo Rui waited for him to finish speaking, then reminded him: "The name of the first victim you killed was Zhang Feng!"

"Zhang Feng." Niu Qiang smiled and said, "It's been so many years since the incident, but I just know this woman's name now. Thank you for telling me."

Luo Rui stared at him, not seeing a trace of guilt in his eyes: "On December 97, 12, Zheng Yuqing from Pingyang County was murdered. Was it you who killed her?"

"You are talking about the second person I killed. I don't know her name, but I remember the time very clearly. She was a sanitation worker. I killed her in the early morning, before daybreak, behind a garbage can on the street.

This woman should be in her thirties, she is pretty and still has some charm. I usually choose younger women, but I couldn't help myself...

At that time, I found her alone and knew that it would be easy to be discovered if I did this, so I stabbed her first and then started to take off her clothes..."

Hearing this emotionless confession, the criminal police in the conference room could not help but clench their fists, especially Pang Zhong from Pingyang County, who was the criminal police in charge of the case at the time. His eyes were bloodshot and he punched his knees one after another.

Luo Rui picked up two photos of the scene where Zheng Yuqing was murdered. She was stripped naked and lying behind a trash can. Her hair was disheveled and her eyes were open. Under her, white snow and scarlet blood were mixed together.

When she was killed, her work partner was clearing snow in another neighborhood, less than fifty meters away.

Niu Qiang glanced at the photo, and there was no regret in his eyes either. He nodded and said, "Yes, it's this woman."

Luo Rui put down the photo and picked up the photo of Sun Ying when she was murdered.

Niu Qiang looked at it and nodded: "This is the third person I killed, because the first two cases were committed in Pingyang County. I thought that if I killed people in the same county, the police would definitely find me at all costs, so in 2000, I changed the place where I killed people.

The woman in the photo, if I remember correctly, is her name Sun Ying? "

"You are familiar with her?"

Niu Qiang shook his head: "I'm not familiar with her. I won't attack women I'm familiar with. Because it was close to the Spring Festival that day, I had a dinner with several classmates in the town. After the meal, I found that this woman was alone, so I followed her all the way.

I followed her all the way to the reed marsh, and when I saw that there was no one around, I stabbed her and dragged her into the reed marsh. She resisted. Officer Luo, you know that when you are doing that kind of thing with a woman, the more she resists, the more excited you will be.

I had no choice but to kill her. Since I didn't have a motorcycle at the time, I stole a shovel and buried her on the spot."

"Why did you move the body later?"

Niu Qiang replied: "Because someone in our village knew Sun Ying's parents, when they came back from the market, they said that the Sun family's daughter was missing. What I didn't expect was that this woman lived near the reed marsh. I was afraid that her body might be found one day, so I had to move the body."

"Did your childhood friend Niu Yu help you?"

Niu Qiang raised his head, looking as if he had realized something. "I was wondering how Officer Luo could catch me so quickly. It turns out Xiaoyu was also caught by you. Was it him who betrayed me?"

Looking at the images on the big screen, Dong Jianming and Lu Peng gritted their teeth.

Luo Rui captured Niu Qiang without any pointing clues. It was too shameful for them. If Luo Rui had been a step later, Niu Qiang would have been in the interrogation room of Fukang County or Pingyang County.

However, Lu Kangming had already explained to them earlier that Luo Rui accidentally discovered Niu Qiang's suspicion based on the situation of murderer A.

Lu Peng thought about it for a moment and understood. Luo Rui had called him at that time. The environment was very noisy, and there were many villagers watching the excitement. Moreover, these people were talking about Niu Qiang's name without restraint. This must have been heard by Luo Rui. In addition, the murderer A, that is, Qian Hao, had a connection with Niu Qiang, so he locked on Niu Qiang and caught him in time.

Lu Peng sighed inwardly. On the one hand, he regretted answering the damn call, but on the other hand, he was glad that Luo Rui reacted quickly. Otherwise, if Niu Qiang escaped, it would have been a lot of trouble. At least he saved a lot of police force and funds.

In fact, after calculating this way, Lu Peng suddenly felt that the two Honda cars Dong Jianming gave him were not expensive...

In the picture, Luo Rui's voice sounded: "Did Niu Yu kill anyone?"

Niu Qiang said: "In fact, Xiaoyu has known what I did for a long time. In 97, when I asked him to come to Pingyang County to deliver corn cobs to me, he had read the news during those days and knew that someone had died in the back hills of Pingyang County High School, but he didn't know the specific circumstances.

He mentioned this matter to me intentionally or unintentionally, and his intention was obvious, which was to ask for money.

Later, when we were moving Sun Ying's body, I gave him money and asked him to help dispose of it.

In order to prevent him from reporting me, I killed another person right after that. However, this woman was a street prostitute from another province. Before I killed her, I called Xiaoyu over and asked him to play with me. This guy was illiterate about the law and he did whatever I said.

After the woman was killed, her body was thrown into the cave as usual.

You should be able to find three bodies in that cave. One of them is Sun Ying, and the other is this woman. As for the third body, I did it on December 2001, 12.

This woman had just given birth to a child..."

After Niu Qiang finished all the cases he had committed, Luo Rui pressed him, "Except for these five victims, you didn't continue to kill people after 2001?"

"No."

"Why did you stop suddenly?"

Niu Qiang raised his head calmly and replied, "Officer Luo, I am a doctor. I know how far criminal science and technology have developed since the millennium. If I continue to commit crimes, the risk of being caught by your police is very high."

Luo Rui did not let him go because of this: "Really? If a dog eats meat, it will no longer eat shit. Besides, as far as I know, you and your wife are divorced. How do you meet your physiological needs?"

"Girlfriend! What can I do?" Niu Qiang said, "Officer Luo, since I have admitted to killing five people, I know I will not survive. There is no need for me to lie to you."

"Tell me about Qian Hao, how do you know him?"

Niu Qiang thought about it, then shook his head: "If I didn't know him, it wouldn't have aroused the devil in my heart. No, this Qian Hao is the real devil.

At that time, I remember it was at the end of 96, he was my patient. In addition to suffering from a very rare disease lupus erythematosus, he also suffered from sexual dysfunction. This person was very good at chatting and looked harmless.

His symptoms are actually closely related to lupus, a disease that can cause slow organ failure in the body, with his kidneys being the most serious.

I told him at the time that this disease was incurable, especially lupus erythematosus, which would slowly erode his body. But he still ran to my department every day to find me and chat and brag to me.

After he and I became familiar with each other, he joked that he had killed people, several women, just to prove that he was good in that aspect.

He said that in that atmosphere, he could lift it up and insert it, and he described it vividly, as if it were real. I didn't believe him at all and just thought he was talking nonsense.

But later I read the police notice and saw that two women died successively in Shahe County, in 95 and 96 respectively. At that time, the police even offered a reward for clues.

But he didn't kill her, I doubted it, so I found him and asked him in a roundabout way. I remember that was the day he was discharged from the hospital.

At that time, he admitted that he had killed the two women, and described the details very clearly, including how he killed the first woman and how he killed the second woman... If it weren't for physical reasons, he would have continued to commit crimes.

I asked him if he wasn't afraid that I would report him, and he said it didn't matter. He could see that he and I were the same type of people, both with perverted tendencies. Of course, I took this as a joke.

However, I didn’t expect that I would become the same person as him later…”

At this time, the criminal police in the conference room could clearly see that Luo Rui's brows were furrowed in the picture.

"Did he tell you that he kills people on December 12th every year?"

Niu Qiang nodded: "That's right, he not only killed people, but also used corn cobs to humiliate those women."

"So that's why you want to kill people on December 12th every year, imitate this case, and interfere with our police investigation?"

Niu Qiang did not deny: "Yes."

At this time, the criminal police in the conference room opened their eyes wide. They only heard Luo Rui on the screen sneer, and then said sarcastically: "I tell you, Qian Hao commits crimes on January 1 every year. He is teasing you."

Upon hearing this, Niu Qiang's expression froze...

His confidence and calmness were instantly shattered.

(End of this chapter)