Detective: From the Police Academy

Chapter 398: Capturing the Prince in anger!
Five o'clock in the morning.

Within the temporary reconnaissance area designated by Jiashang International Hotel.

Laptop computers were placed on a row of long tables, and uniformed image detection personnel sat in a row, each of them staring intently at the surveillance video on the screen.

There was an empty seat on the far left. After Chu Yang came in, he went straight to this seat, sat down eagerly, then held the mouse and dragged the frozen video on the screen forward.

"Team leader, can I start releasing them?" Chu Yang turned around and asked.

Luo Rui, Qiao Xue and Sun Zhihao were standing behind him, all three of them staring at the screen intently.

The time on the upper left is 7:30, and the scene is the crime scene, the entrance to the bathroom.

Luo Rui said: "Play!"

"Okay." Chu Yang pressed the space bar heavily.

Time began to tick rapidly in seconds, but the surveillance camera hanging from the ceiling could only capture half of the space at the door, and the area near the wall was a blind spot.

In other words, if the murderer slipped in through the wall, the surveillance camera would not be able to capture him at all.

Su Zhihao frowned: "I have fought with the murderer. This person is very cunning. Can the surveillance camera capture him?"

Qiao Xue also had such doubts. She felt that the murderer had carefully disguised himself and dared to kill people in public. After killing the people, he even stayed at the crime scene and watched his "masterpiece" with the attitude of a victor. She had never encountered a criminal with such a strong mentality since she became a police officer.

Chu Yang replied: "Look first, don't be in a hurry..."

Several people were silent, staring at the surveillance video without blinking.

During this time, several women went into the restroom to relieve themselves, but they all came out before 7:40 and did not stay there for a long time.

It was not until 7:41 that a woman in red underwear and shorts trotted into the bathroom.

This person was the victim whose head was cut off by the murderer, Su He.

She went very quickly, and when she entered the restroom, she glanced towards the left side of the venue. However, because of the pillars and the T-stage blocking her view, people in the venue could not see this side at all.

At this time, Luo Rui said: "Pause."

Chu Yang quickly pressed the space bar, then used the mouse to drag the video forward, freezing the picture at the moment when Su He turned his head to look towards the venue.

Luo Rui walked from behind Chu Yang to his left side, looked at the screen, and pointed in the direction Su He was looking.

"What is she looking at?"

Chu Yang had watched the entire video. He said, "She is watching this person..."

"Who?"

Chu Yang immediately enlarged the screen and pointed at a man standing next to a pillar in front of the T-stage. He was wearing a khaki casual suit and had a string of Buddhist beads in his left hand.

When Su He looked at him, his eyes also fell on her.

The two sides were less than thirty meters apart, and the man's eyes looked arrogant and angry.

Luo Rui narrowed his eyes slightly: "Who is this person?"

Sun Zhihao was waiting for him to ask questions, and answered impatiently, "Director Luo, he is the prince of Jiashang International Hotel and Jiashang Media, a typical second-generation rich man. When we came here to collect evidence yesterday afternoon, he asked the staff to stop Qiao Xue and me, not only did he not let us in, he also scolded us...

If we had entered the venue earlier, we might have been able to gain some time..."

Hearing this, Qiao Xue rolled her eyes. She suspected that Sun Zhihao was going to complain to Luo Rui, and she felt that there was no need to say more about things that were not related to the case.

She thought Director Luo would not say anything about this little thing, but who knew that Luo Rui would snort coldly: "Prince? Rich second generation? I like...

No, I think I've heard this name somewhere before."

Qiao Xue wanted to speak, but her throat was aching, so she chose to keep silent in the end, and let Sun Zhihao answer: "Director Luo, ten days ago, when we were investigating the [12*3 case], that is, the murder case of Zhang Jing, this person was listed as a suspect by the Yonghe City Bureau.

His name is Ma Kang, and Zhang Jing, the victim of the [12*3 case], once dated him. "

"Ma Kang?" Luo Rui pondered the name.

Chu Yang said: "Ma Kang's relationship with the victim Su He is unclear. We must question him."

"Oh?" Sun Zhihao looked surprised: "How did you know?"

Chu Yang shrugged: "Well, wait two minutes and you will know."

The video on the computer continued until 7:45, when a woman wearing only underwear and shorts walked into the bathroom, but she came out in less than two minutes.

Then, at around 7:48, Ma Kang walked towards the bathroom from the side of the catwalk, fiddling with Buddhist beads in his hand.

When he reached the door, he looked left and right and behind him, and seeing that no one noticed him, he slipped into the bathroom.

"Isn't this guy a pervert?" Sun Zhihao frowned and cursed.

But no one responded to him, but stared at the screen.

Time passed minute by minute, and when the clock jumped to seven fifty-one, Ma Kang came out of the bathroom.

He held his head high, straightened his clothes on his chest, walked back to the venue and blended in with the guests as if nothing had happened.

A minute later, a woman dressed as a model walked into the bathroom, shouting something.

She did not fully enter the bathroom, and the video shows her standing at the door for a few seconds before turning around and leaving.

Sun Zhihao thought Luo Rui hadn't read the transcript, so he reminded him, "This woman went to call Su He's colleague, and she was about to go on stage for a fashion show."

Luo Rui nodded slightly and said nothing.

After the woman left, there was no movement at the bathroom door or inside.

Everyone understood that Su He must have been killed during this period of time, so the atmosphere was very tense.

Time passes minute by minute...

It was almost eight o'clock when the woman who discovered the crime scene walked into the bathroom.

She had been in there for less than a minute when she tumbled out of the bathroom and fell at the door. She got up with difficulty and ran towards the venue.

Then, Qiao Xue appeared on the screen. She squeezed through the crowd and rushed into the restroom...

From beginning to end, there was no sign of the murderer entering or leaving the bathroom.

The footage continued to play, but several people looked away.

Qiao Xue endured the severe pain in her throat and said, "He entered from the blind spot of the surveillance..."

Sun Zhihao nodded: "This is the only possibility."

At this time, a technician who had been watching the surveillance video for seven or eight hours turned around and said: "We have roughly checked the surveillance cameras inside and outside the hotel. We paid special attention to the cleaning staff in cleaning clothes, but we didn't find this person."

"How cunning! This person is fearless. He knows the layout of the hotel very well and has strong anti-reconnaissance capabilities."

Sun Zhihao experienced the whole story of the case. He knew how Qiao Xue followed Luo Rui's instructions to identify the murderer. At that time, Qiao Xue found the murder weapon discarded in the trash can according to the blind spot of the surveillance.

At this time, the local police have mandatory requirements for the installation of surveillance in public places, but the operators are not able to cover the entire hotel.

When Luo Rui arrived at the scene, he had already carefully observed the venue on the fifth floor and found that there were indeed many blind spots in surveillance.

Apparently, the staff who installed the surveillance did not care whether there would be any problems or accidents.

At this time, Qiao Xue turned her head to look at Luo Rui. She opened her mouth, but no sound came out.

She thought to herself that if Luo Rui had not been so meticulous and taught her how to identify the murderer, it would have taken her an unknown amount of time to figure out the murderer's appearance by retrieving surveillance footage and looking for witnesses afterwards.

At the same time, she thought she was too inexperienced. If she had been smarter at the time and could quickly determine the murderer's intentions, she would not have let the murderer escape, and the case would not have been in trouble.

What's more, she herself was almost strangled to death by the murderer...

She wondered, if it were Director Luo, would he be able to catch this person on the spot?

Luo Rui seemed to guess what she was thinking. After glancing at her, he comforted her softly, "It's okay. If it were me, I wouldn't necessarily be able to handle this person."

Qiao Xue opened her eyes wide, feeling sad: "Luo... Director Luo."

Luo Rui coughed, took out a tissue and blew his nose hard.

At this time, Li Xu and Feng Jianqiu walked in.

"Director Luo," Li Xu said, "I heard from Officer Lin that you rushed here in a hurry and your clothes were soaked. Is your cold serious?"

"It's okay." Luo Rui waved his hand.

Feng Jianqiu said with concern: "Let the technicians take care of the scene. Director Luo traveled all night. To be honest, we...we are very grateful. You should go back and rest first."

Li Xu nodded quickly: "Yes, yes, there is no rush to solve the case. It's almost dawn. Luo, you go back and have a good sleep. After the scene is settled, we can hold an investigation meeting. Is that ok?"

"Okay." Luo Rui sniffed. Because of the nasal congestion, he said in a muffled voice, "But before that, take Ma Kang back to the bureau first. I'll question him after I wake up."

"Ma Kang?" Li Xu frowned.

Sun Zhihao quickly told them in detail what was captured in the surveillance video. Hearing this, Li Xu said, "Okay, this guy is not easy to deal with. I will go find him myself."

Luo Rui did not comment, stretched himself, and left the hotel with Chu Yang and others.

As soon as they left the hotel, they saw snow under the gray sky.

The streets and roadside trees were covered with a layer of white. Pedestrians were wearing thick clothes and stepped deep and shallow in the snow, making a "crunching" sound under their feet.

Luo Rui's nose was red. He rubbed his hands and breathed hard, "I haven't seen such heavy snow in many years."

Just after coming out of the bloody crime scene and seeing the vast expanse of white sky and earth, several people felt instantly relieved.

The air was icy cold. Lin Chen took a deep breath and shivered. "I was very sleepy, but when I saw this scene, my sleepiness was driven away in an instant."

Fang Yonghui shrunk his neck, hugged his arms and said, "Why do I feel like we are just staying up all night in an Internet cafe?"

When talking about this, Sun Zhihao perked up: "Don't tell me, I had the same feeling. After playing games all night, I came out of the Internet cafe and it was snowing heavily. It was like the weather had changed."

Lin Chen rolled his eyes at the two of them: "I can see that you were not good students at the beginning."

Fang Yonghui said: "Is this how you judge people?"

Lin Chen curled his lips: "I'm too lazy to talk to you, Luo Chu, shall we go have some breakfast first?"

Chu Yang stamped his feet: "It's so cold, what should I eat? I really want to drink a sip of steaming mutton soup."

Sun Zhihao nodded: "I think it's okay, I'll go drive."

"Don't take the long way around, let's solve it here." Luo Rui turned his head and looked at the Jiashang International Hotel behind him.

Lin Chen followed his gaze and blinked: "Director Luo, are you treating us?"

"Nonsense! Do you think I'll let you treat me?"

"That's great!" Lin Chen was excited, his hands tucked into his sleeves, and he ran and jumped after Luo Rui. Luo Rui turned around and saw that Sun Zhihao and Qiao Xue hadn't caught up with him: "What are you doing? You don't think I'll leave you two behind, do you? You're like idiots, hurry up, it's so cold, you'll freeze to death."

When Sun Zhihao heard this, he rubbed his hands and looked at Qiao Xue with a smile.

They are all smart people. When the leader pretends to be angry and calls you a "fool", it means he likes you.

Sun Zhihao's father often scolds him, how could he not understand?

Moreover, Sun Zhihao could feel that Director Luo treated them, the newcomers, more enthusiastically than before.

When he first went to the provincial department and handled his first case in Yonghe City, he could feel that Luo Rui had a sense of alienation from them, and this feeling seemed to have completely disappeared.

Several people returned to the hotel and took the elevator to the restaurant on the third floor.

The restaurant is managed independently from the hotel and is a very high-end Chinese restaurant.

Luo Rui took out a card from his pocket and said, "Please sit down for a while. I'll go order the food."

Lin Chen said: "Just ask the waiter to come, is it necessary for you to go in person?"

Luo Rui shrugged: "I'd love to."

After saying that, he walked towards the kitchen, but Sun Zhihao kept staring at his back, blinking again and again.

Lin Chen sat next to him and waved his hand in front of his eyes: "What are you looking at?"

"No..." Sun Zhihao rubbed his eyes vigorously: "Am I seeing things? Director Luo seems to be holding a black card from XXXX Bank?"

Hearing this, Qiao Xue frowned and looked up: "You are not mistaken, it is a black card."

Sun Zhihao was shocked: "If I remember correctly, the person who can apply for this kind of card is worth at least..."

He didn't dare to say the billions, because as a public official, it was unlikely that Luo Rui would be so rich!
Sun Zhihao and Qiao Xue raised their heads, wanting to say something to Lin Chen and the others.

But Lin Chen, Chu Yang and Fang Yonghui each held a menu and stared at the dishes on it, not taking the black card seriously at all.

Lin Chen shouted: "This is delicious, golden bird's nest, sweet, very appetizing."

Fang Yonghui smacked his lips and said, "Bird's nests are all fake. Let's eat this Australian lobster. We need a big one with lots of tender meat. It's very springy when you bite it."

Chu Yang shook his head: "How about we eat beef? Kobe beef is pretty good."

Listening to their words, Sun Zhihao and Qiao Xue looked at each other.

These three people don't look like policemen at all. They are all criminal police, solving cases and visiting people outside. It's great for them to have a mouthful of hot instant noodles.

It turns out that these people in front of us seem to be people from other places who are on vacation, and they want to make a fortune by taking advantage of Director Luo.

Half an hour later, the dishes were served. Looking at the table full of exquisite dishes, Sun Zhihao swallowed his saliva. Director Luo actually ordered the dishes that Lin Chen and the other two wanted.

Not to mention, there was a pot of casserole porridge specially made by the kitchen in front of Qiao Xue. Her throat could not take hard food, so Luo Rui asked the kitchen to make some liquid food.

"Well..." Sun Zhihao smacked his lips and said, "Director Luo, aren't we ordering so much? Besides, eating so much so early in the morning..."

Fang Yonghui took a bite of the lobster meat, raised his head and said, "Get lost, you don't need to feel sorry for Luo Da's money."

Lin Chen put the bird's nest in the spoon into his mouth and said with satisfaction: "It's delicious!"

Then, she glared at Sun Zhihao and said, "That's right, you have so much to say when you have something to eat."

Chu Yang was a little more polite, and looked at Qiao Xue, saying earnestly: "Officer Qiao, eat. The porridge won't taste good if it gets cold."

As he spoke, he picked up the spoon and scooped a bowl for Qiao Xue, then gently placed it on her table.

Luo Rui picked up his chopsticks quickly, chewing his food with big mouthfuls while looking at the stunned Sun Zhihao and Qiao Xue: "Why are you standing there? I don't want you to pay for it. Let's finish this meal, and then have instant noodles."

"Uh..." Sun Zhihao picked up the chopsticks.

At this time, Lin Chen smiled and said, "Don't make a fuss. Since you are one of us, I will tell you the truth. The assets of our Luo Division can buy several hotels like this, and more than that, tens of billions."

Hearing this, Sun Zhihao froze and his chopsticks fell onto the table.

Qiao Xue also widened her eyes, extremely shocked, and looked as if she wanted to say something but was hesitant.

Lin Chen looked at the two people's funny appearance and said with a smile: "Eat it, don't worry about Luo Chu's money."

"I... Damn, I'll eat it!" Sun Zhihao quickly changed his words, picked up the chopsticks, and reached for the most expensive dish. His movements were no longer hesitant, but resolute.

After eating and drinking, Luo Rui touched his belly. Just as he put down his chopsticks, he smelled a strong scent of perfume passing by.

He looked up and saw a man in pajamas lazily passing by him. He had a string of Buddhist beads on his wrist and messy hair. As he walked, he exuded a unique fragrance of the hotel.

After he passed by, Qiao Xue immediately whispered in a hoarse voice: "It's Ma Kang!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Luo Rui stood up and shrugged: "It seems that I can't sleep this sleep."

At the same time, Lin Chen, Chu Yang, and Fang Yonghui put down their chopsticks together and followed Luo Rui, appearing to be in perfect harmony.

Qiao Xue and Sun Zhihao looked at each other and hurried to follow.

Ma Kang sat comfortably in front of the floor-to-ceiling window. The restaurant waiter had already prepared breakfast for him. A glass of milk, two fried eggs, bacon and other foods were placed on the table.

Obviously, Ma Kang often stays in the hotel and the waiters serve him on time.

This kind of rich second generation, as soon as he stretches out his hand, someone will hand him a cigar, as soon as he goes out, someone will put a coat on him, and he lives a luxurious life with everything he needs provided for him.

Ma Kang glanced at the snow scene outside the window, and just as he picked up the fork, suddenly, a figure sat in the chair opposite him.

Ma Kang looked worried as he raised his eyes to the tall, thin, dark-skinned man in front of him who was younger than him. Seeing several people gathered behind him, he became alert.

"Who the hell are you?"

Before Luo Rui could speak, Fang Yonghui shouted, "You'd better keep your mouth shut!"

Qiao Xue wanted to take out her police ID, but Lin Chen was one step faster than her: "Listen carefully, we are from the police department."

Ma Kang's pupils shrank, he put down the fork in his hand and leaned back: "The Police Department is so great? You better not be so arrogant!"

Then, he looked at the table where Luo Rui had eaten before: "When did you policemen afford such a sumptuous breakfast? Oh, let me see, bird's nest, Australian lobster, and Kobe beef. This meal must cost more than 10,000 yuan, right?"

"You..." Fang Yonghui was unable to refute him and wanted to curse a few words, but because of his status, he could only swallow his words.

At this time, Luo Rui narrowed his eyes and stared at Ma Kang with a sneer: "Are you so arrogant?"

"Yeah!" Ma Kang crossed his legs, his eyes sharp, not afraid at all: "What do you want?"

"It's really a headache." Luo Rui shrugged: "I'm thinking about how to arrest you."

"Oh, you are so arrogant! You really don't know how many eyes the Horse King has..."

Before Ma Kang could finish his words, his left wrist was suddenly grabbed and Luo Rui pulled him hard, causing his body to fall directly onto the table, knocking over the milk bottle in front of the table and spilling milk all over the table.

"What the hell do you want to do?" Ma Kang's face turned red and his neck became thick with anxiety. He tried to break free, but his wrist seemed to be locked in a vise and he couldn't exert any strength.

"Let me go, fucking let me go!"

Luo Rui stood up with a cold face and said nothing, then pulled up the sleeve of his left hand.

Ma Kang was wearing white winter pajamas, the sleeves of which were easily rolled up.

"You've done this a lot, right?" Luo Rui said sternly.

"You...what do you mean?" Ma Kang used all his strength to break free from the restraints, but he couldn't move his shaved head.

While Sun Zhihao and Qiao Xue were still confused, Fang Yonghui had already taken out the handcuffs and put them on Ma Kang with a "snap".

Chu Yang and Lin Chen walked around behind Ma Kang and held his shoulders tightly.

"This..." Sun Zhihao was stunned. Ma Kang was already so arrogant, but Director Luo was even more arrogant than him. He arrested people for just a disagreement?
Isn't this illegal?!

But Qiao Xue had already seen through it, so she pushed Sun Zhihao and looked under Ma Kang's arm.

"See, below the elbow..." She didn't finish the sentence.

But Sun Zhihao already understood that there was a bruise under Ma Kang's left elbow.

"Do you fucking know who I am? I am..."

Luo Rui glared at him fiercely: "I don't care who you are, but you have to remember my name, my name is Luo Rui, no matter if you have heard of me or not, you are in my hands this time!"

"You..." Upon hearing his name, Ma Kang's eyes widened: "You are..."

He was speechless. Luo Rui was too lazy to pay attention to him. He turned to look at Sun Zhihao and Qiao Xue and said, "Now go to the hotel where this birdman is staying. This guy must be hiding a lot. I have confirmed the charges. If he doesn't stay in jail for a few years, damn it, I will never be able to vent my anger."

"Yes!" Sun Zhihao replied quickly.

Luo Rui looked at Fang Yonghui: "Take him back to the Municipal Bureau and start interrogation immediately!"

Fang Yonghui grinned and mentioned Ma Kang: "Please..."

Ma Kang's face turned pale. Fang Yonghui and Chu Yang grabbed his shoulders tightly and pushed him towards the elevator.

At this time, many people in the restaurant were alarmed and the security personnel also came up. They had planned to intervene, but when they saw the handcuffs, they understood the identities of Luo Rui and his group, so they did not dare to act rashly. If it were someone else, these people would have rushed to rescue them long ago.

Ma Kang felt as terrified as if an ant was crawling in his heart. He naturally knew Luo Rui's name. The name Luo Yanwang had long been spread throughout Haidong Province.

God knows that he would actually offend him. He looks ordinary and nothing special, but his sharp eyes make Ma Kang feel scared.

He turned around quickly, looked at the group of security guards, and shouted, "Call the chairman, quickly, and ask my dad to save me!"

"Stop talking nonsense!" Luo Rui patted him on the back of the head and said with a smile: "I'm telling you, Lord Horse has three eyes!"

After the person was taken away, Luo Rui followed Qiao Xue and Sun Zhihao into the elevator, ready to search the hotel where Ma Kang was staying.

"Qiao Xue, you know someone from the Narcotics Squad. Call them and ask them to come over."

Qiao Xue nodded. Sun Zhihao on the side hesitated to speak. Luo Rui saw him and encouraged him, "What do you want to say?"

Sun Zhihao smiled and asked, "Director Luo, how do you know there is something wrong with this Ma Kang?"

Luo Rui blinked: "Remember this, the more people who hate you scold you, the more it means you must have done something right..."

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Farewell, fireworks every year

Chiyu wishes you all a happy new year, good health to your family and great fortune!

Happy Chinese New Year, brothers and sisters!

In the new year, I wish you all the best and smooth sailing!
The end of the year is approaching, peace and joy to you, to me, and to everyone!
Take a knock!!!
bang bang bang...

Be happy forever!
(End of this chapter)