Detective: From the Police Academy

Chapter 123 Gone with the Wind
There was no movement at the bottom of the hundred-meter cliff.

Luo Rui's mind was always filled with Guo Yun's profile. Her sad smile froze the blood in his body.

Cai Xiaojing and the other two were still in shock and stood on the edge of the cliff, staring down.

Suddenly, Luo Rui turned around and looked at Li Zhifen who was slumped on the side.

She leaned her back against the car, her eyes dull as she stared in the direction where the motorcycle disappeared.

"You did a damn good job!"

Luo Rui wanted to kick her, but Cai Xiaojing quickly pulled him back!

He was still shouting, "Are you fucking satisfied? You fucking killed your daughter! Are you satisfied now?!"

"Do you know how much pain she has endured? She has already escaped!"

"Having a mother like you is the sorrow of her life!"

Li Zhifen's eyes were still empty, but she slowly stood up with the help of the car body.

Luo Rui choked up and covered his face with his hands.

At this moment, Li Zhifen's tears suddenly burst out, endless strength burst out of her body, and she rushed forward.

Chu Yang and Su Ming were far away from her, and they wanted to hold her back, but it was too late.

Cai Xiaojing was the closest and immediately grabbed her hand.

Li Zhifen's body was already hanging on the edge of the cliff.

Cai Xiaojing's steps were unsteady and she was about to be dragged away.

At this moment, Luo Rui suddenly reached out, grabbed Cai Xiaojing's wrist, and pulled her back hard.

As she leaned back, Li Zhifen disappeared from their sight.

Cai Xiaojing looked at Luo Rui deeply, then lay down on the edge of the cliff.

She watched Li Zhifen fall into the dark lake.

The calm lake surface was once again stirred up by waves!
"Call, quick!"

She shouted to Chu Yang, who tremblingly took out his cell phone.

Cai Xiaojing stood up and stared at Luo Rui with angry eyes.

Luo Rui did not avoid her gaze.

Finally, she said, "You should have saved her!"

"Yeah, I should have saved her!"

"If you had grabbed her hand..."

"I'm sorry, I could only hold you back!"

Cai Xiaojing seemed to want to say something but was unable to utter a word.

Luo Rui walked up to her and whispered, "If you think I'm not suitable to be the leader of the criminal team, you can apply to Director Wei to remove me from my position."

After saying this, Luo Rui walked towards Su Mingyuan: "Give me a cigarette."

Su Mingyuan quickly took out a cigarette box from his pocket, and the two of them lit a cigarette for each other.

The cliff is two hundred meters high, and everyone knows that anyone who falls down will not survive.

Now we can only wait for others to come and find someone to salvage the body.

Ten minutes later, Du Feng, Lu Jun and his group arrived.

The two men looked down the cliff, and the latter quickly notified the water police and frogmen.

A group of people drove the car off the cliff, then drove along the lake and stopped opposite the cliff.

The lake is very large, with the distance from the lakeside to the cliff being more than a hundred meters.

It is already early morning, so the salvage operation will definitely not begin until morning.

Luo Rui and the others got into the car. The four of them fell asleep in the car because they had stayed up all night the day before.

Only Cai Xiaojing kept her eyes open and turned to look out the window.

She couldn't fall asleep, and her mind kept thinking about the scene of Guo Yun riding a motorcycle and rushing off the cliff.

That resolute scene will never make her forget it for the rest of her life.

As a woman herself, she could deeply feel Guo Yun's helplessness and despair.

Then, Li Zhifen jumped off the cliff.

As a mother, it was she who dragged Guo Yun into the darkness. When she came to her senses, she even chose to end her own life.

Cai Xiaojing knew that if Luo Rui had grabbed her hand at that time, he would definitely pull her back.

But he didn't!
As a police officer, Cai Xiaojing could not understand Luo Rui's actions.

She turned her head and looked at Luo Rui. He was lying on his back with his head up and his eyes closed, and seemed to have fallen asleep.

……

When the sunlight shone into the car, Cai Xiaojing found that there was no one in the car.

Outside the car, there was a lot of noise.

Many people have gathered at the lake.

The water police and frogmen who arrived have already started to salvage the bodies.

Hong Jiang from the county bureau also came, and Du Feng and Lu Jun were talking to him.

Luo Rui was standing a little far away, but he stared at the lake without blinking.

Cai Xiaojing rubbed her stiff cheeks and came to his side.

Luo Rui pretended not to see her.

Finally, Cai Xiaojing couldn't help herself and said, "I'm sorry."

Luo Rui grinned.

"Sir Cai, didn't you sleep a little longer?"

He was trying to change the subject, not wanting to make the situation awkward.

But Cai Xiaojing did not answer his question. Instead, she said seriously, "I won't tell anyone, let alone report it to Director Wei."

Luo Rui restrained his smile and nodded solemnly.

The two of them continued to remain silent. Not long after, the bodies of Guo Yun and Li Zhifen were salvaged and placed on the white cloth that had been laid out long ago.

Because it was a criminal case, Forensic Doctor Zhao began a preliminary autopsy.

Luo Rui squatted down and saw Guo Yun's face for the first time.

Because she had been soaking in the water for a long time, her face was pale, her eyes were closed, and her wet hair was tangled.

She is very beautiful, with a smile on her face.

It was this woman who wrote in blood on the bathroom wall: If I haven't seen you, please call the police immediately.

But she didn't expect that her final destination would be death.

A girl who is too beautiful, born into an unfortunate family, her fate is already determined.

Luo Rui pursed his lips and stood up.

He didn't look at Li Zhifen's body, but he knew Cai Xiaojing was standing there. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw her putting her hands together towards the body.

Hong Jiang was in a good mood because the case had been concluded.

Lu Jun was also very excited, calling his friends and chatting with Du Feng.

Luo Rui had no interest in socializing, so he returned to his car and continued to sleep.

When he woke up again, he was already sitting at Hong Jiang's farewell banquet.

The criminal police from the county bureau and Haijiang branch sat at several tables in total.

Luo Rui was sitting in the corner. He picked up a paper cup and was about to drink Coke when the cup in his hand was suddenly snatched away.

He looked up and saw that it was Lu Jun, the captain of the county bureau.

"Team Leader Luo, what kind of Coke do you want to drink? Come, I'll pour you some white wine."

Luo Rui snatched the cup back and refused with a smile: "Captain Lu, I'm still a student and I don't drink."

In such an occasion, not drinking would mean losing face. Cai Xiaojing had already drunk so much that her face was flushed and her eyes were blurry.

Lu Jun was a carefree person. "No, Team Leader Luo, you are an expert. I have never seen a student as awesome as you. When we entered the village, we came up empty-handed. Only you found Guo Yun's trail. I admire you very much. I must toast you a glass!"

His voice was so loud that it attracted almost everyone's attention.

Having said that, how could Luo Rui not give face? He had to pour a glass and drink it all in one gulp.

This immediately attracted Lu Jun's admiration.

Luo Rui was very confused. It was just drinking a glass of wine. How could it be so awesome?

And gave yourself a thumbs up?

Who would have thought that once this wine was drunk, people would come in an endless stream.

Luo Rui couldn't refuse, and since Hong Jiang was the leader, how could he not give the director face? This was even more unreasonable. If he refused, the Haijiang Branch would be embarrassed.

Luo Rui had never drunk so much alcohol since his rebirth. He felt like a fire was burning in his stomach.

After the dinner, Luo Rui returned to the guesthouse and fell asleep on the bed.

Even when we set out for the provincial capital in the morning, he was still sleeping in the car, as if he didn't want to wake up.

……

Haijiang Branch, in the director’s office.

Du Feng and Li Rui sat on the sofa. Cai Xiaojing held a report in her hand and explained to Wei Qunshan the situation of arresting the suspect in the county town. Of course, she simplified what happened when Li Zhifen jumped off the cliff.

It’s just that everyone was still in shock at the time and without paying attention, the other person rushed over. She wanted to pull him away, but her hand grabbed nothing.

Only Luo Rui and Cai Xiaojing knew about this. At that time, Chu Yang and Su Mingyuan were standing on the other side of the car, and they didn't notice Luo Rui's actions at all.

To be honest, Luo Rui could have saved Li Zhifen at that time.

But if Wei Qunshan knew about this, things would become very complicated.

A criminal policeman should not be a judge. It is not for you to decide whose life or death. Everything must be based on the law.

Although Luo Rui's actions did not constitute a crime, in the public security team, such behavior is a handle and a stain.

If he becomes a criminal policeman in the future, it will definitely affect his promotion.

Cai Xiaojing concealed this matter, and it can be said that she struggled inside.

If we talk about Luo Rui’s own thoughts, if he had to do it again, he would still choose to do so.

Guo Yun was destined to die. After killing so many people, the law would not allow her to live.

She chose to take her own life, so someone should pay the price for it.

Including her mother!

She was going to jump off the cliff with her mother, but in the end, she untied the rope and chose to let her mother live.

Li Zhifen was the source of evil and brought endless suffering to Guo Yun, but in the end there was still a trace of tenderness in her heart.

In fact, Li Zhifen was not far from death. She had been infected with AIDS for many years and was already at the end of her life.

When Cai Xiaojing gave her report, she described in detail what was happening in Longwei Village. She spoke with indignation and anger.

Wei Qunshan quickly reached out to stop her: "Xiao Jing, this matter is beyond our control. This should be handled by their local authorities."

Cai Xiaojing put away the report and said, "But Director Wei, it is precisely because there are many women like Li Zhifen in the village. The industries they are engaged in not only hurt themselves, but also destroy the entire family! Otherwise, this case would not have happened. Especially those children, you have to know that if the children are infected with that bin virus..."

"Okay! I know!" Wei Qunshan interrupted her and sighed, "Well, you write this matter into the file, but we can't talk about it verbally. When the people above see it, they will know it in their hearts. What do you say?"

Cai Xiaojing knew that she was being unreasonable, so she could only nod.

Then, Wei Qunshan looked at Luo Rui: "Why, are you unhappy?"

"I am so glad to see you."

"Okay, you are a good talker. But you don't have to hide it from me. No matter which criminal police investigate what happened to Guo Yun, they will become depressed. So, our police station has psychological counseling. You can go and talk to the doctor if you have time."

Wei Qunshan has a high EQ. He didn’t say he was going to see a doctor, he just said he was going to chat.

Luo Rui nodded gratefully.

"The case has been solved, and it's almost the end of the year. I hope everything will be fine. Luo Rui, Director Hu has approved the second-class individual merit you applied for. You will be awarded a big red flower at the commendation meeting at the end of the year."

Hearing this, Du Feng drooled with envy.

Public security officers from all over the province will attend the provincial department's year-end commendation conference. It would be so awesome if they could show up.

(End of this chapter)