Detective: From the Police Academy

Chapter 373: The great mobilization after approaching the truth!
The atmosphere in the conference room was stagnant. The detectives had serious expressions on their faces. The pens in their hands stopped on the paper and they could hardly write any more.

Everyone was moved when listening to Xiangnan telling his story.

He traveled thousands of miles to search for his son, visited many provinces, overcame many hardships and dangers, encountered danger several times, and almost lost his life, but Xiangnan still did not lose hope.

He took out a dirty notebook from his pocket, the corners of which were torn.

Cai Xiaojing took the notebook in her hand, opened it, and saw that the accounts were recorded stroke by stroke.

A restaurant owner in Guizhou Province: 100 yuan, phone number: ...

A shop owner in Sichuan: A box of milk and a box of instant noodles. The phone number is: ...

Owner of a repair shop in Yunnan Province: Replace motorcycle tires, free of charge, phone number: ...

Homeless man in a place in Hunan Province: 20 yuan in cash, no phone number left.

Breakfast shop owner in Hubei Province: Two bowls of wontons, 50 yuan in cash, phone number: ...

An advertising shop in Anhan City: produced banners with photos of five children for a total of 88 yuan, no fees were charged and no contact information was left.

………………

Xiangnan pursed his lips and smiled honestly, "The total is 5018 yuan. I will return the money to them later, but they all said they didn't want it. I insisted that they leave their phone number, and they said that if I find these five children, I must call them to let them know."

Hearing this, Cai Xiaojing's tears suddenly flowed out. She sniffed and handed the notebook to Lin Chen beside her.

After Lin Chen finished reading, he stood up and said, "Sorry, I need to go out for a while."

After opening the door of the conference room, she walked to the corridor, took two steps forward, then turned around and took a few steps back. Finally, she squatted down and covered her face with her hands.

"Woooo..."

She couldn't hold it back any longer and tears suddenly burst out.

"Woooo..."

Lin Chen cried for a long time until a hand held her shoulders.

"what happened?"

"Team leader!" Lin Chen looked up at him, his eyes red and swollen: "We must find the remaining four children. It's too difficult. It's too difficult for the children's parents."

"I know, we will." Luo Rui instantly understood what was going on.

He helped Lin Chen up and asked, "What's the situation inside now?"

Lin Chen wiped away tears with the back of his hand and sniffed: "Captain Cai is asking, but he didn't get any useful information."

"Okay." Luo Rui patted her shoulder, pushed open the door of the conference room and walked in.

Seeing him coming, everyone stood up.

Luo Rui looked at Xiang Jiajun, then waved to everyone: "Please sit down."

Seeing that the members of the criminal team all pursed their lips with angry expressions, Luo Rui sighed. Cases involving women, children, the elderly and the young are the most difficult and the most difficult to tolerate.

Tian Guanghan handed the account book to Luo Rui. He looked at it for a while and said, "Write down the names and phone numbers of the people above. Call them one by one in the name of the Municipal Bureau to thank them."

"Yes." Tian Guanghan handed the account book to Chu Yang and waited for him to make a record on the computer.

After Luo Rui sat down, he looked at the parents sitting opposite him.

"From today on, we will do our best to solve the [1*23 case] from five years ago. Don't worry, I, Luo Rui, will not leave Fengshui County until the case is solved!"

The parents nodded hurriedly, and Xiang Jiajun said, "Captain Luo, I want to make a statement to you. I know that everyone is somewhat suspicious of me and thinks that Xiang Ke is not my child, so I am a suspect.

But what I want to say is that my wife... Huilan never told me that Xiang Ke was not my son, and I never knew about this. I am not the murderer.

Moreover, even if I knew, I would not harm the child. If Xiang Ke were still alive, I would treat him as my own child."

Luo Rui just stared at him without saying a word. Seeing that he didn't look panicked at all, he nodded slightly.

Xiangnan said at the side: "Jiajun, we know you and you would not do such a thing. Don't worry, we don't doubt you."

The parents of several other children also nodded.

Among the four families, Xiang Nan's two children, Xiang Ming and Xiang Tao, disappeared together. He lost two children at once, and his wife could not bear the pressure and divorced him.

Wu Yue and Ren Xiaoyong's parents also went to look for their children, but life has to go on and they cannot always dwell on the past. Both families welcomed new life.

Guo Huilan is also pregnant. At this time next year, a new life will be born to fill the emptiness and regrets in their hearts.

Only Xiangnan has been searching desperately for his children.

His persistence, his dedication and his hard work were all seen by these parents and neighbors.

Hearing him say this, Xiang Jiajun let out a long breath, and the pressure was immediately relieved a lot.

Luo Rui knocked on the table and asked, "Five years ago, on the morning of January 1, the Spring Festival, think carefully about what happened and tell us about it."

Xiang Jiajun spoke first: "This morning, after I had breakfast, we, a family of three, prepared to go watch a play because a stage was set up in the suburbs.

I remember that I went downstairs with Xiang Ke. Huilan was cleaning up the dishes at home, and she came over after she finished.

After going downstairs, Xiang Ke saw Wu Yue and Ren Xiaoyong setting off firecrackers on the street, and he insisted on playing with them, asking me to leave first, saying that he and his mother would come to find me later, so I left first.

Luo Rui nodded: "What was Xiang Ke wearing at the time?"

Guo Huilan replied: "A red coat, bought on the twenty-eighth day of the lunar year, a blue turtleneck sweater, a pair of jeans, and black leather shoes."

After she finished speaking, Luo Rui looked at Wu Yue's parents.

The two looked at each other, and the mother said, "On the morning of the Spring Festival, the child couldn't stay at home after hearing the sound of firecrackers. He kept clamoring to go downstairs to play. I couldn't persuade him, so I had to agree. At that time, I was in the kitchen preparing lunch, and his father was watching TV. The child was wearing a blue down jacket, corduroy pants, and a pair of white sneakers."

Ren Xiaoyong's father also said: "I remember very clearly that our child was the first to go downstairs. He got up before dawn and couldn't help but go out to play. It should have been seven in the morning. During this time, I called him upstairs to eat glutinous rice balls. After eating, he went downstairs to play again.

At half past eight, I looked out the window and saw, in addition to our children, there were also two children from the Wu family and the Xiang family.

Xiaoyong was wearing a black cotton coat, blue jeans, and white sneakers.

Xiangnan said: "Our children Xiangming and Xiangtao were the last to come downstairs. I remember it was after 8:30. My wife had a cold and hadn't gotten up yet.

I was in the kitchen making Chinese medicine for my wife, and the children came downstairs after getting dressed.

Because I have twins, a son and a daughter, both six years old, I went to the city to buy clothes for the Spring Festival, because they were not available in the county. They were one-piece doll clothes, furry..."

Hearing this, Luo Rui's expression froze: "Doll costume? What style?"

Xiangnan gestured with his hands: "It's the kind that wears a hat with two ears on it, and it's brown in color. Yes, it looks a bit like a bear."

"What kind of bear?" Luo Rui asked hurriedly.

His expression suddenly became serious, which made Cai Xiaojing, Shen Huaimin and others feel puzzled.

Luo Rui was not so moved by what the other parents said, but Xiangnan's words made him nervous all of a sudden.

Xiangnan stammered, his speech was a little confused, and he couldn't describe it all at once.

Luo Rui said to Chu Yang: "Take Mr. Xiang to the technical room and ask a drawing technician to draw this doll costume for me according to Mr. Xiang's description!

Director Shen, after the drawing is finished, please find someone to buy this dress for me."

Shen Huaimin and Chu Yang quickly agreed.

Luo Rui looked at the other parents and said, "That's it for today. You go back first. I'll let you know when there's a result."

These parents were not stupid. It was obvious that Captain Luo had grasped the key point of the case. Guo Huilan quickly asked, "Officer Luo, did you find anything?"

Luo Rui shook his head: "I have found something, but according to discipline, I cannot tell you, but don't worry, I believe this case will be solved soon."

After hearing what he said, no one dared to say anything and had to leave.

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At eight o'clock in the evening, Luo Rui, who was busy at the county bureau, received a call from Xie Wanli.

Luo Rui simply couldn't spare the time and had originally planned to ask the other party to come directly, but due to reputation and discipline, he had to give up. After all, Xie Wanli was good-looking and dressed like a female business elite.

The two met in the park outside the county bureau. Luo Rui arrived later and saw Xie Wanli sitting on a bench with her expensive handbag on her knees.

After seeing Luo Rui, she quickly stood up and said, "Boss Luo."

Luo Rui waved his hand to her, then put his hands in his coat pockets and sat at one end of the bench.

His action made Xie Wanli's smile freeze.

It was obvious that Luo Rui didn't want to have any overly intimate actions with her, and even seemed to be reluctant to meet her. He didn't look at her, but at the children running around in the park. He looked like a sneaky underground worker making contact.

Seeing that she was still in a daze, Luo Rui called out to her, "Sit down, don't just stand there like an idiot."

"Okay...Okay." Xie Wanli sat down leisurely, still putting her handbag on her knees. She was wearing a white hip skirt and a professional suit, her hair was carefully combed, and her makeup was also very delicate. But the park was dark, and no one noticed her beauty.

"Mr. Luo, you are too busy. I have been looking for you for several days and finally have a chance to meet you. Why did you choose a place like this?" Xie Wanli chatted for a while, trying to liven up the atmosphere.

According to her imagination, she had to find a cafe or a banquet hall, a relatively high-end place, to match her status.

garden?

It's really interesting, only young couples would go to such a place, not only does it cost nothing, it's also suitable for...

There are just a lot of mosquitoes in the summer and the grass is a bit sharp, which hurts your butt.

Luo Rui sighed and glanced at her: "If you have something to say, please tell me. How are your arrangements?"

Seeing that her boss was not interested, Xie Wanli had to straighten her face and said, "Fifty percent of Taihe Group's projects have been mortgaged to the bank to repay the loan. The remaining assets in Fengshui County are all non-performing assets with little investment value. However, some of Taihe's assets in the city are high-quality projects, and we are striving for them."

"anything else?"

“According to your request, we are going to integrate Taihe Group’s factories and real estate projects in Fengshui County. Although we won’t make much money, we can still guarantee the wages of those workers.

However, according to the county's requirements, we must build the building in Taihe Square, otherwise they will not agree to our Hongguang acquisition and will refuse to cooperate.

In addition, Wanda and Biguiyuan are also preparing to acquire Taihe Group's assets. It's a three-way competition, so these people are fearless and still dream of building that building."

Luo Rui laughed out loud in the dark night: "It seems that I was wrong. If you want to benefit the people, you must benefit the officials. I still don't see through Bai Kangyong."

"Boss Luo, what should we do now?"

"Let's retreat. It's a smoky and foul place. There's no need to waste time."

Xie Wanli nodded: "Okay, then let's fold."

After she finished speaking, Luo Rui stood up and prepared to leave.

At this time, Xie Wanli hurriedly shouted: "Mr. Luo..."

Luo Rui looked at her: "What's wrong?"

Xie Wanli licked her lips, thought for a moment, and then said, "Can you find those children?"

"I will." Luo Rui nodded slightly, looked at her for a moment longer, and then said, "Thank you for your hard work."

Xie Wanli smiled and stroked the hair at her temples.

Seeing Luo Rui's departing back, she sighed and murmured, "Thank you for the hard work, Team Luo."

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At twelve o'clock late in the night, in the conference room of the county bureau, a criminal investigation meeting on the [1*23 case] was about to be held, and the notice had been sent to all departments of the county bureau.

It is not an easy matter for all departments to hold a unified meeting, especially reporting work to leaders, which is even more complicated.

First, there are small meetings to prepare the meeting content and the work that needs to be prepared, so as to avoid being unable to answer questions during the meeting.

Shen Huaimin and Xu Chengzhi gathered the old gang members in the county together to analyze the new clues of the [1*23 case] one by one.

After confirming that the bullet casings at the burial site were important evidence, Shen Huaimin asked the veteran police officers to self-examine, learn, and reflect on why the five truckloads of soil had been stored for several months while the technical police officers from the county bureau did nothing and instead allowed the co-sponsoring police officers from the municipal bureau to discover them?

This is not a very complicated technology that requires a certain level of logical thinking. As long as you put in a little effort, the credit will go to the county bureau, not Director Zhao of the municipal bureau.

In addition, Xiang Ke’s body is also a key. The county forensic report listed more than a dozen exclusions, excluding this and excluding that, but there is no tendency for the cause of death. What is this?
This is a fucking sneaky, irresponsible, and cowardly attitude.

Zhao Chunlai dared to directly classify it as death by suffocation. You are also a forensic doctor, why don’t you dare to write it down?

In addition, there are the confessions of the children's parents, which were recorded very roughly five years ago. They were not as detailed as the questions asked by Luo Rui and his team, so detailed that they even questioned and recorded what clothes the children were wearing.

More importantly, Shen Huaimin and Xu Chengzhi wanted to alert themselves by judging others, which is purely a case of not correcting themselves but taking it out on their subordinates.

If the upper beam is crooked, the lower beams will be crooked. Don’t they understand?
I understand! But criticizing yourself is done in private. Reputation is more important than self-criticism.

In addition to them, Luo Rui and others as well as the Zhao father and son are also identifying and verifying the new clues, hoping to be absolutely sure. No matter the cause of death or whether the bullet shell came from the TT-33 Soviet pistol, they all have to be carefully verified to be absolutely sure.

If you make a mistake in one of the above and go astray, it will not just be a joke, you will have to take responsibility.

It was not until midnight that the door of the conference room was pushed open and nearly a hundred police officers entered one after another.

Criminal police, forensic doctors, trace investigators, and logistics personnel are almost all present.

From the arrival of Luo Rui and others until today, this is the first formal criminal investigation meeting for the [1*23 case].

In the past few days, Luo Rui and the criminal police team dispatched by his municipal bureau have captured Bai Kangyong's criminal gang. This has made Luo Rui's prestige soar. The police officers of the county bureau dare not look at him straight in the eye. Compared with the head of the bureau, Shen Huaimin, he is even more intimidating.

Luo Rui took the seat at the top, next to Shen Huaimin. Behind them was a large electronic screen.
When everyone was present, Luo Rui was about to stand up, but Shen Huaimin got there first.

He coughed twice and said, "Comrades, [Case 1*23], five years have passed, a full five years have passed, and we have been treating this case as a missing persons case.

It was not until March this year that the body of one of the children was found and the case was classified as a homicide. But was it a premeditated murder or a killing of passion? We still don't know.

I am here to thank Captain Luo. Without his arrival, this case might have remained shelved and difficult to solve.

I believe everyone knows that we are holding this meeting tonight because we have made a major discovery. These clues were found by the staff of the Municipal Bureau of Luo's team..."

This is an attempt to flatter me... Luo Rui thought to himself, no wonder Old Shen is so active.

Before he could say anything, Zhao Chunlai, who was sitting next to him, crossed his legs, held the thermos cup in his hand, coughed, and rolled his eyes.

"Hey, Director Shen, what time is it now? It's almost midnight. How long will your opening speech take? I'm old enough, I'm not here to listen to you.

If you really want to say something irrelevant, I'll take a nap first, please wake me up later."

Hearing this, Shen Huaimin's face turned red. He didn't know Zhao Chunlai, but he was a senior forensic doctor in the city with profound skills. He didn't want to offend him, so he said angrily: "Sorry for wasting everyone's time, then let Captain Luo tell the story."

Luo Rui stood up without saying a word.

“The [1*23] case lasted five years, and from the investigation in the past few days, we found several situations.

First: The bullet casings sifted out from the burial site confirmed that the bullet came from the TT-33 Soviet-style pistol model. This gun is a famous gun and few people use it in China. This is the biggest clue!
Next, we need to find the source of the gun and thoroughly investigate those who privately store guns in Fengshui County, especially veterans and gun enthusiasts. Also, interrogate members of Bai Kangyong’s gang to see if anyone has used or heard of this gun..."

Before he finished speaking, Xu Chengzhi said, "We have confiscated all the illegal guns used by Bai Kangyong and his men, and we did not find this gun."

"Use people to find guns!"

Facing everyone's eager eyes, especially Tian Guanghan's eager look, Luo Rui pointed at Chu Yang and said, "Chu Yang and Su Mingyuan, go back to the city tomorrow, and you two will be in charge of this matter!"

"We guarantee to complete the task!" the two men answered immediately, their faces lit up with joy.

Use the person to find the gun, and then use the gun to find the person. The murderer has finally surfaced. This is a great achievement. Cai Xiaojing, Lin Chen, Tian Guanghan and Yang Bo have already made great contributions by catching Bai Kangyong. Luo Rui naturally assigned this task to Chu Yang and Su Mingyuan, and he could not favor one over the other.

Although the people in the county bureau also wanted to get involved, seeing that Luo Rui favored his own people, no one dared to say a word.

Then, Luo Rui nodded to Lin Chen, who operated on the computer and projected the clothes that Xiang Ming and Xiang Tao were wearing on the day they disappeared onto the screen.

This was drawn based on the drawing by the father of the two children. It was indeed as Xiangnan said, it was a brown one-piece doll cotton coat, a deep hat with two erect ears on the hat, and there was also a short tail at the back of the clothes.

As soon as the picture came out, everyone understood what Luo Rui wanted to say.

"Everyone has seen that this outfit is different from the ones worn by the other three children. The two children are only six years old. Once they put on the hat, they hide their faces in the hat, zip it up, and squat on the ground. Do they look like a little bear?"

Hearing this, Shen Huaimin swallowed his saliva and said, "Captain Luo, do you mean that these five children entered the mountain and were then killed by the murderers in the mountain as prey?"

“I don’t think it’s all true, but I don’t deny the possibility.”

"But it was snowing heavily that day, where did the brown bear come from? Bears hibernate. Besides, this is too unbelievable..."

Tian Guanghan took over the conversation: "I agree with what the team leader said!
It is not impossible. For example, the murderer went into the mountains to play with guns on the morning of the Spring Festival to see if there was any prey to shoot. As I said just now, the murderer who owned the TT33 gun was undoubtedly a gun enthusiast.

The two children were squatting in the snow, and the mountains were blocked by trees. If they were a little further away, they might not be able to tell that it was a little bear lying there. He might have thought it was some other wild animal, so he shot and killed the children.

After this, other children heard the gunshots and were frightened.

The murderer then realized that he had made a mistake, but in order to cover up the evidence, he had to kill all the children.

Among them, Xiang Ke was the oldest and ran the fastest, so the murderer must have dealt with the youngest children first, and then quickly chased Xiang Ke, all the way to the South Suburbs construction site, and then killed Xiang Ke!

This makes perfect sense. Otherwise, it is impossible to explain why we haven't found any clues about the child in the past five years. It was not until this year that we found Xiang Ke's body!"

"Is there not a single child alive?" Shen Huaimin murmured. He did not want to overturn this conclusion, but he could not believe it: "Five children, were they all killed?"

His tone was low and he looked distracted, and the others' mood also became heavy.

Luo Rui sighed deeply: "Now listen to my orders, our current focus is to organize a large number of people to search the mountain, starting from the back mountain of Huainan Street and ending at the Nanjiao construction site, search every inch for me!

There are two main search objectives.

First: See if we can find the burial site. Except for Xiang Ke, the other four children may be buried in the mountains!
Five years ago we were looking for living people, now we are looking for their remains!
Second: The murderer must have had more than one gun when he committed the crime. He would not use TT33 when hunting in the mountains. He must have had a rifle as well. Let's see if we can find the bullet shells left behind!

We must dig deep into the ground at any cost to find the clues for me!
I will strip off the police uniform of anyone who dares to be perfunctory, neglect his duties, or shirk his responsibilities! ! "

(End of this chapter)