Detective: From the Police Academy

Chapter 394 The headless female corpse reappears!

The pair of black eyes looking down from the ceiling made Qiao Xue feel cold all over.

Winnie the Pooh's two legs were hanging on the closet door, his head was tilted to one side, and there was a five-centimeter scar from his nose to his chin. It must have been torn and then sewn up with red needle and thread, making it look horrible and ugly.

"Sister Qiao, did you find anything?"

A voice sounded behind Qiao Xue, making her shiver with fear. When she turned around, she found that Sun Zhihao was also attracted by the Winnie the Pooh on top of the wardrobe.

“…Is there a human head hidden in there?”

Qiao Xue frowned: "Oh, you forgot who did the on-site investigation in this room. It is impossible for Director Zhao not to find such an obvious thing."

"That's hard to say." Sun Zhihao walked into the bedroom, came to the closet, stretched out his hand and grabbed Winnie the Pooh's left leg, pulling the thing down with force.

"It's quite heavy." Sun Zhihao caught the big thing with both hands and put it on the ground.

"Get a pair of scissors." Qiao Xue saw Zhang Yong appear at the bedroom door and immediately ordered him.

Soon, Zhang Yong found a pair of scissors from the kitchen and said, "Sister Qiao, do you want to do it or should I?"

"Let me do it. I'm wearing gloves."

Qiao Xue took the scissors and carefully cut along the stitches on Winnie the Pooh's face.

Sun Zhihao raised his eyebrows: "If... I mean, if Cao Huanlei's head is hidden in here, do you think we have done a good deed?"

"Forget it." Zhang Yong sniffed and replied, "There's no rotten smell at all, how could there be a head hidden there?"

Sun Zhihao pouted and wanted to sit on the bed, but felt it was inappropriate, so he had to continue standing: "Old Zhang, if we can't solve this case, will Director Luo remove us from the assault team?"

Zhang Yong crossed his arms and sighed, "You and I might be kicked out, but Sister Qiao probably won't."

Qiao Xue raised her eyes to look at him: "Why can't I do that?"

Seeing her expression, Zhang Yong blinked: "Didn't you tell Luo Chu about your relationship with him?"

Hearing this, Sun Zhihao was confused, and then immediately asked: "This... is not the case. What is the relationship between Sister Qiao and Director Luo? Such a big thing, you actually hid it from me?"

Qiao Xue replied without even looking up: "Don't listen to his nonsense."

Zhang Yong retorted, "How am I talking nonsense? Logically speaking, you two are related. Old Zheng Yuan from Shahe County is your uncle, and Director Luo is his apprentice. So, are you two related?"

Sun Zhihao opened his eyes wide: "Hey, hey... I said Sister Qiao always stared at Director Luo, I thought..."

Before he finished speaking, Qiao Xue pointed the scissors in her hand at him and said, "Don't talk nonsense."

"Yes, yes!" Sun Zhihao patted his mouth, and then asked curiously: "Sister Qiao, does Director Luo know about your relationship with him?"

Qiao Xue shook her head, handed the scissors in her hand to Zhang Yong, then stretched out her hands and pried open the five-centimeter gash on Winnie the Pooh's face.

Sun Zhihao sighed: "Even if you and Director Luo don't have this kind of relationship, with your ability, Sister Qiao, it is impossible for you to be dismissed by Director Luo. Zhang Yong and I do have this risk.

Director Luo directly gave up and let us take over this case, isn't it just to let us show our ability to solve the case?"

Qiao Xue rolled her eyes. "Sun Zhihao, is it so important whether you can work in the provincial department? Isn't it all about solving cases? You are the deputy captain of the criminal police in Qingyang City, and you are considered to be outstanding in the local area. Do you really want to stay in the assault team?"

Sun Zhihao waved his hand and said, "That's true, but it's different. Director Luo's ability is obvious to everyone. The [12*3 case] that was solved a few days ago was a small case. It's a pity that we didn't participate in the arrest."

Zhang Yong nodded in agreement: "If I can learn a little bit from Director Luo, it will be enough. Chen Hao, the most awesome criminal policeman in the entire Haidong Province, is not as popular as Director Luo now."

Sun Zhihao sighed, "Who says it's not true? If we really talk about seniority and age, we have been in the police force longer than Director Luo. If he wasn't so talented, at most he would be an errand boy in my criminal police brigade."

"Comparing this person with others is really infuriating. We are fine. I heard that Fang Yonghui and Chu Yang are both Luo's seniors. What do you think caused this..."

Sun Zhihao slapped his thigh and said, "If you say so, we have to learn more. The two of them are very upright and follow Director Luo's lead. They don't even regard Director Luo as their junior. They keep calling him 'Luo Da' and 'Team Leader'. Look at them. If we want to make progress, we have to learn more."

Zhang Yong was envious: "There's nothing we can do about it. It's our fault that we met Director Luo so late."

The two were chatting when Qiao Xue suddenly raised her head and interrupted them: "Stop talking nonsense and find me a pair of tweezers."

"Ah? Okay, I'll go right away." Zhang Yong hurried to find something.

Sun Zhihao also immediately lowered his head and saw a small black dot in the gap on Winnie the Pooh's face. This thing was only the size of a little fingernail and was hidden in the plush. If you didn't look carefully, you couldn't find it at all.

"What is this?"

"I don't know." Qiao Xue shook her head, and then asked, "Is this Winnie the Pooh expensive?"

"Looking at the material, it should be worth a lot of money."

Zhang Yong found a pair of tweezers and a transparent bag, then carefully picked out the sheet and displayed it in front of the three people.

"What the hell is this?"

Sun Zhihao shook his head: "Not sure..."

Qiao Xue frowned, "But it's not hard to guess that there must be something hidden in it. So, Zhang Yong, take this thing back to the Municipal Bureau and give it to Director Zhao to have a look."

"Okay, I'll go right away." Zhang Yong threw the piece of object into the evidence bag and immediately rushed back to the Municipal Bureau.

Afterwards, Qiao Xue and Sun Zhihao searched the bathroom, kitchen and other places carefully several times. Qiao Xue was more careful and even checked the floor drain and toilet carefully, but found nothing.

The two went downstairs and returned to the car. Sun Zhihao started the car and asked, "Where are we going now?"

Qiao Xue sat in the co-pilot's seat and said thoughtfully, "Let's go meet Cao Huanlei's parents first."

Cao Huanlei did not buy a house in the city, and her parents lived with relatives. This was something she had already found out about before.

As Sun Zhihao drove, he said, "In general, Cao Huanlei's income does not match her actual spending, which is a big question mark."

Qiao Xue smiled and said, "As expected of you, you are the deputy captain of the criminal police. You even know the income of models?"

Sun Zhihao knew she was teasing him, but he was not angry: "Sister Qiao, although my father is the deputy director, I didn't get to the position by connections."

"Yes, yes!" Qiao Xue did not comment.

"I'm serious." Sun Zhihao sighed.

Qiao Xue looked at him thoughtfully, but said nothing more.

Sun Zhihao coughed twice and changed the subject: "Sister Qiao, now that we have determined the identity of the victim, should we notify Director Luo?"

Qiao Xue took out her cell phone, shook her head, and made a call: "Let's not be conspicuous. Compared to him, the person we should notify the most is Captain Cai."

As she spoke, she told Cai Xiaojing the clues she had found over the phone.

An hour later, after Sun Zhihao parked his car at the Yonghe City Second Market, which is a residential area near the vegetable market, he saw Cai Xiaojing already waiting.

"Captain Cai." Sun Zhihao greeted him eagerly.

Qiao Xue said calmly, "Captain Cai, sorry for the long wait."

"It's okay, I just got here too." Cai Xiaojing said with a smile, "You found the clue so quickly, you're really capable."

Sun Zhihao touched the back of his head in a simple and honest manner: "Captain Cai, you are too kind. This is all because of Director Luo's good teaching. We all learned from him."

Qiao Xue glanced at him and frowned in displeasure.

Sun Zhihao flattered Luo Rui from a distance, and Cai Xiaojing smiled reluctantly: "Let's go in first."

The three of them entered the community and found Aunt Cao Huanlei's house. Qiao Xue knocked on the door.

A middle-aged woman in an apron opened the door, holding a spatula in her hand: "Who are you?"

Qiao Xue showed her her police ID: "We are from the city's criminal police detachment."

"Oh, come in, please."

When Qiao Xue walked in, she saw a middle-aged couple standing beside the sofa, looking a little uneasy.

"Are you Cao Huanlei's parents?"

"Yes." answered the middle-aged man. He had stubble and looked very honest.

After Qiao Xue introduced the identities of her group to them, the man was immediately frightened.

"Criminal police?" The man swallowed and said, "My daughter is just missing. We are looking for the police station, not the criminal police."

Qiao Xue was about to reply, but was glared at by Cai Xiaojing, who then said to the two of them, "Yes, she is missing, but Cao Huanlei's disappearance is a bit strange. The local police station reported it to the municipal bureau, so we are taking over the investigation.

This time, I came to ask you two about Cao Huanlei's specific situation, and I hope you will cooperate."

Cao Huanlei's parents were both honest farmers. Of course, they couldn't guess what these words meant. They thought that letting comrades from the Public Security Bureau be responsible for finding their daughter was better than asking people from the police station, so they nodded immediately.

"Okay, anything is fine as long as I can find my daughter."

Aunt Cao Huanlei brought tea. Cai Xiaojing and the other two thanked them and sat down across the coffee table in turn, but no one touched the tea cups.

If you work as a police officer for a long time, you may encounter all kinds of strange things.

Some people want to disgust the police who are investigating the case, so they mix sleeping pill powder into the cup, and then deliberately frame the police in this way... that way...

This is still considered good. If drug enforcement police are allowed to investigate criminal cases, their vigilance will be much stronger than that of criminal police.

The formal interrogation began and Qiao Xue started asking questions.

"Mr. Cao, when was the last time you spoke to Cao Huanlei?"

"A little after eight o'clock on the evening of October 10th."

Qiao Xue lowered her head to glance at the transcript collected by the police station. There was no discrepancy in the time, and there was also a note on it that the person being questioned did not answer based on memory, but had carefully checked the call records in his mobile phone. The police also went to the telecommunications company to verify it.

Cao Huanlei disappeared on October 10. The surveillance footage retrieved from the community showed that the specific time was 26: p.m. that day.

She walked into the elevator carrying a designer bag and wearing a baseball cap.

About eight minutes later, she left the community from the east gate. After that, there was no trace of her at all, and no road surveillance camera captured her.

From that day on, Cao Huanlei disappeared from this world. Records obtained from the telecommunications bureau showed that her most recent call was at 10 o'clock in the evening on October 26, and the person she called was a close colleague in the company.

The investigation into this colleague has not yet been carried out, and Qiao Xue's current inquiries are mainly focused on Cao Huanlei's family.

Qiao Xue asked, "Does Cao Huanlei have any particularly good friends?"

"We don't know much about my daughter's affairs, but she rarely contacts her old friends."

“Who were your former friends mainly?”

"Leilei came to the city to work. She was introduced to the factory by a junior high school classmate of hers, who is also her best friend. Since Leilei became a model, she has rarely contacted her, and she doesn't contact her colleagues in the factory much either."

"What's this man's name?"

"Ding Shuitao, this child is from the same village as us."

"Where is she now?" "I heard from her father that she is still working in the same factory and living in the factory dormitory."

Qiao Xue nodded and continued to ask, "Does Cao Huanlei have a boyfriend?"

"We asked her about it and she told us to stay out of her business."

Seeing that she couldn't dig out much useful information, Qiao Xue looked at Cai Xiaojing and asked, and the latter pondered, "Uncle, is this phone in your hand bought for you by your daughter?"

The man flipped his phone over and said, "Yeah, she bought it for me at the beginning of this year, and I don't even know how to use it."

"Cao Huanlei's income suddenly increased. Don't you think there's something wrong?"

"She said modeling makes more money than working in a factory."

"Really? Haven't you heard any rumors about her?"

"We don't know this."

Cai Xiaojing sighed deeply: "Uncle, Auntie, there is something I need to tell you."

Hearing her tone, Cao Huanlei's parents suddenly felt their hearts skip a beat.

"We have found your daughter..."

Before she finished speaking, the man immediately stood up and asked, "Where is she? Where is Lei Lei?"

"She's dead."

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"She's dead?"

In the office building of Jiashang Media, Su He was drawing eyeliner in front of the mirror. When she heard these words, her expression suddenly froze, and then she turned to look at the three criminal police officers standing aside.

"Isn't he missing?"

Qiao Xue shook her head and stared at the woman's expression. Seeing that her panic didn't seem fake, she said, "You are Cao Huanlei's best colleague, so we came to you to ask, who does Cao Huanlei have a grudge against, or who does she have a deeper conflict with?"

Su He swallowed and said, "I...I don't know."

"Impossible." Qiao Xue immediately retorted: "Even an ordinary person would quarrel with someone in the company, let alone a modeling company like yours."

"I really don't know, officer. Don't ask me. I have a show tonight."

Cai Xiaojing saw her continue to draw her eyebrows in front of the mirror, but her eyes were evasive and she looked a little absent-minded. "To tell you the truth, Cao Huanlei's murder was not a simple homicide. Her head was chopped off by the murderer and her body was cut into pieces. She suffered too much pain during her lifetime.

Ms. Su, she and you were the best colleagues. As far as we know, you were almost inseparable, and the last phone call she made before her death was to you. If you know anything, I hope you would answer truthfully. "

When Su Hehuamei said halfway, her hand shook violently, and a jade bracelet slipped from her wrist to her forearm, and her body suddenly froze.

She didn't look back, but took several deep breaths and continued to draw her eyebrows.

Half an hour had passed since the questioning, and Su He had said nothing. Although she admitted that Cao Huanlei had called her on October 10, she said that it was just daily work communication and there was nothing special about it.

Moreover, there is a huge gap between Cao Huanlei's income and actual salary, which is obviously not normal. Regarding this issue, Su He only told Qiao Xue and others that she was not aware of it.

Back in the car, Sun Zhihao immediately said: "This woman is lying!"

Qiao Xue had already seen through it, of course. She asked Cai Xiaojing for her opinion: "Captain Cai, what should we do now? Should we continue to investigate Cao Huanlei's social relationships?"

Cai Xiaojing pondered and said, "It's impossible for us to investigate the case thoroughly with just a few of us. We need to send more people. I'll call Captain Li to ask for them."

Qiao Xue nodded: "Captain Cai, how about this? Let the Municipal Bureau take charge of the social relations. Sun Zhihao and I will keep an eye on Su He. I always feel that this woman knows something. If I don't ask her, I will feel uneasy."

Cai Xiaojing thought for a moment and said, "Okay, you guys find a chance to ask her again. I'll go back to the bureau first."

"Okay." Qiao Xue agreed and watched Cai Xiaojing drive away in another car.

The current time is six o'clock in the afternoon. Half an hour later, a white business car drove out from below the office building with the words "Jia Shang Media" printed on the body of the car.

Qiao Xue was sitting in the co-pilot seat. After taking a look, she said, "Let's follow."

"Okay." Sun Zhihao drove out and followed the business car closely.

"Sister Qiao..."

Seeing that he was hesitant, Qiao Xue said, "Just say it if you have something to say."

Sun Zhihao coughed and replied, "Su He is wearing that jade bracelet on her right wrist. Did you see it?"

"I'm not blind, of course I saw it."

"If my guess is correct, the value of that jade bracelet can buy a house in the city."

Qiao Xue narrowed her eyes slightly: "You mean..."

"Su He and Cao Huanlei have similar incomes. It is possible that they have done something illegal in secret."

"Can't you see a woman with money?"

Sun Zhihao smacked his lips and said, "Sister Qiao, you can't always look at me with tinted glasses. I'm analyzing the case with you."

"Oh, really?" Qiao Xue sneered: "Then tell me, what did you analyze?"

"Let me put it this way." Sun Zhihao licked his lips. "If Cao Huanlei's income is abnormal, we can infer that she is a wealthy person on the list. But even her best colleague's income is abnormal, so there are many things going on here."

"Selling silver?" Qiao Xue turned to look at him.

"I don't rule out this possibility, but they are both models. If they wanted to sell it, who would they sell it to? Who was the one who took the lead?"

"It seems that we need to investigate this modeling company carefully."

Sun Zhihao sighed: "It's not easy to check."

"What do you mean?" Qiao Xue asked puzzledly.

"Didn't you see that during the criminal investigation meeting this morning, when Jiashang Media was mentioned, neither Captain Feng nor Captain Li said anything. Besides, the case was originally handled by the Yonghe Municipal Bureau. Why should we be the lead investigator of this case?"

"Don't forget, I'm also from the Yonghe Municipal Bureau."

"That's different. You are now in the provincial department's attack team, and you are considered a subordinate of Director Luo."

Qiao Xue said seriously, "You mean to say that the Municipal Bureau is playing tricks?"

Sun Zhihao shrugged: "Who knows? I'm just guessing."

"Okay, just focus on driving. When Su He gets off work, we'll ask her about the situation. If she continues to resist, we'll apply for a subpoena and bring her back to the police station."

"Sister Qiao is still good at what she does." Sun Zhihao flattered.

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The show hosted by Jiashang Media was on the fifth floor of a high-end hotel. After taking the elevator up, Qiao Xue and Sun Zhihao were immediately stopped by the staff.

"Excuse me, do you have an invitation card?"

"No." Qiao Xue shrugged.

"I'm sorry, but you can't go in..."

Before he finished speaking, Qiao Xue took out her police ID: "I wonder if this ID will work?"

The staff member frowned, but was not scared: "Please wait a moment, I will go and ask the boss."

Qiao Xue and Sun Zhihao stood outside the red isolation zone and saw that the venue was packed with people. Almost all the important figures in Yonghe City were there, looking respectable, holding red wine glasses, and gathered in groups of three or five, talking and laughing.

Qiao Xue saw the staff member walking towards a man in a khaki casual suit. The man had a string of Buddhist beads on his left hand. He was winding the beads while looking towards the elevator.

He had sunken eye sockets, a stubble on his chin, and a dull look in his eyes.

Sun Zhihao smacked his lips and whispered in Qiao Xue's ear, "This man is Ma Kang."

"I'm not blind."

"I bet that the fact that Cao Huanlei and Su He are able to wear gold and silver is definitely related to him."

"Need I say more?" Qiao Xue sneered, "This guy looks like a second-generation rich man who has been drained of money and alcohol, sex and power."

"Hehe..." Sun Zhihao stopped laughing when he saw a staff member walking towards him.

"I'm sorry, both of you. If you have any questions, you can only ask them after the show. Please go back."

"Are you sure?" Qiao Xue stared at him intently: "We are investigating a murder case."

The staff member smiled and said, "I'm really sorry, our boss said he doesn't welcome people who are dogs."

Upon hearing this, Sun Zhihao cursed loudly and wanted to grab the man's neck: "Fuck you!"

Qiao Xue quickly grabbed him and pointed at the staff member's extremely arrogant face: "You..."

"Someone's dead, someone's been murdered..."

Just as Qiao Xue opened her mouth, she suddenly heard a shrill scream coming from the innermost part of the venue.

At this time, the guests in the venue were still a little confused and didn't know what was going on. Qiao Xue and Sun Zhihao immediately rushed in and caught the woman in underwear: "What's going on?"

"Someone's dead, call the police, call the police quickly..." the woman shouted with a dry mouth and terrified eyes.

Qiao Xue took a look at her and guessed that she was probably a model, as she was hosting an underwear fashion show tonight.

"Where? Where did the person die?"

"Restroom, staff restroom."

"Keep an eye on her!" Qiao Xue instructed Sun Zhihao and ran towards the bathroom alone.

Although there was a green sign hanging from the ceiling, it still took Qiao Xue a while to find the women's restroom.

As soon as she reached the door, she smelled a strong smell of blood. After running in, she saw a woman slumped on the toilet, her body slightly tilted. The white porcelain wall behind her was splattered with a large amount of blood, which was still flowing down.

The woman's head was placed between her legs, and her eyes were fixed on Qiao Xue!

The broken head below her head continued to ooze blood, which flowed down from her legs and knees, dripping onto the floor and gathering into a large pool of blood.

Sun Zhihao also ran over, and when he saw this scene, he felt like all the blood in his body froze.

"This..." He swallowed his saliva and said tremblingly: "We have to notify the Municipal Bureau immediately."

Qiao Xue immediately stopped him from dialing the number, panicking: "No, call Director Luo! Call him right now, the murderer hasn't gotten far, seal off the scene, seal off the scene..."

(End of this chapter)