Detective: From the Police Academy

Chapter 412 [Case 718]

As soon as we entered Qingyang City, a drizzle began to fall from the sky.

"When we just passed Yonghe City, the sky was still clear." Lin Chen muttered.

Qiao Xue looked at the case file carefully and replied casually, "It's raining in some areas."

Luo Rui woke up from his sleep and saw a piece of rain mist on the car window. He blinked and asked: "Where are we?"

Cai Xiaojing turned to look at him: "We've arrived in Qingyang City and just got off the highway."

Luo Rui asked: "Then let's go to the crime scene first. I remember we have to pass by, right?"

"Then I'll inform Director Sun." Lin Chen picked up the phone and called Sun Zhihao.

Luo Rui asked again: "How is it? Have you finished reading the case file?"

Cai Xiaojing closed her laptop and replied, "I know for sure. The deceased is Zhang Guanglu, the president of a branch of a state-owned bank. He is 43 years old and a native of Qingyang City. He is married, his wife doesn't work, and he has a daughter who is in her third year of high school."

Qiao Xue, who was sitting in the opposite chair, closed the case file and started talking, "He left home at around 8:00 p.m. on April 4th. His wife Tang Lerong didn't see him until around 8:00 p.m. the next day, so she called the unit where Zhang Guanglu worked and found out that he didn't go to work at all, and his phone was turned off, so she couldn't contact him.

So Tang Lerong called the police, but the local police station didn't take it seriously. After all, it was an adult man who was missing, not a woman or child, so they asked Tang Lerong to wait a little longer, and she waited for two days.

It was not until the night before yesterday that the Qingyang City Criminal Police Detachment discovered that a car caught fire on a remote road in Xiahewan in the early morning three days ago, that is, around 10 o'clock in the evening on April 4th. The car was burned beyond recognition. After investigation, it was found that the fire was caused by arson.

The model of the car matched Zhang Guanglu's car, and there was a body in the driver's seat that was burnt beyond all recognition. DNA identification confirmed that the body was Zhang Guanglu's. "

After Qiao Xue finished speaking, she took the bottle of mineral water handed to her by Chu Yang, raised her head and took a sip.

Lin Chen glared at Chu Yang fiercely. The latter smiled and quickly picked up a few bottles of mineral water from the carton and distributed them to everyone.

After Luo Rui took it, he unscrewed the bottle cap and gave it to Cai Xiaojing first. Then he took another bottle and asked, "Was the deceased burned alive?"

Qiao Xue swallowed the mineral water, screwed the cap on, and shook her head: "The autopsy has not been completed yet, so the specific cause of death is uncertain. However, the Qingyang City Traffic Police Detachment and the Criminal Police Detachment have conducted a detailed investigation into the cause of the vehicle fire. The car driven by Zhang Guanglu was set on fire. Before the fire, a large amount of gasoline was dumped into the car."

Lin Chen frowned: "Could it be suicide?"

Cai Xiaojing took a sip of water and replied, "The Qingyang City Criminal Police Brigade has visited Zhang Guanglu's social relations and family situation. Zhang Guanglu is the president of a bank and his career is going smoothly. He does not have any deep conflicts with his colleagues and leaders.

His family relationships are harmonious and his health is good. He has not been found to be suffering from depression or any major illness.”

Luo Rui pondered and said, "He left home at around 8:00 p.m. on April 4th. It was not until the next night that his wife Tang Lerong discovered that he was missing. He did not return home all night. Did Tang Lerong give any explanation?"

Qiao Xue nodded: "Yes, how should I put it, Zhang Guanglu is usually quite strong at home, and because of work, he often goes out to eat and drink with clients, and it is very common for him to stay out all night, at least several times a month.

Therefore, Tang Lerong was not surprised and did not think there was anything wrong with it. "

Upon hearing this, Lin Chen immediately slammed the table and said, "This is very suspicious. What wife wouldn't care if her husband stayed out all night? If it was Director Luo, Mo Wanqiu would probably skin him alive."

Luo Rui glared at her: "We are talking about the case, why are you bringing me up?"

"No, I didn't say you." Lin Chen smiled: "I was just making an analogy. I think Tang Lerong is very suspicious. There are many cases of wives and husbands being murdered every year in our country."

Qiao Xue said: "After confirming Zhang Guanglu's body, the Qingyang City police immediately questioned Tang Lerong. She and Zhang Guanglu were in a free relationship and they were together during college. After graduation, she worked in an advertising company for a few years. After they got married, Tang Lerong got pregnant immediately, so she quit her job.

At first, the family did not have an easy life, after all, Zhang Guanglu was the only one supporting the family. Later, as he was promoted and his income increased, Tang Lerong stopped working and stayed at home to take care of the children.

In the twenty years since they got married, the two had no major conflicts. Tang Lerong had no income and relied on Zhang Guanglu to support the family, so she usually obeyed her husband.

Luo Rui nodded: "On the evening of April 4th, Zhang Guanglu left home at around 8 o'clock. Has Tang Leru gone out since then?"

"Tang Leru confessed that she had been at home that night and had not left the house. The Qingyang City police checked the surveillance cameras in the community and indeed did not see any footage of her leaving the house."

"Has anyone confirmed it?"

Qiao Xue shook her head: "No, oh, by the way, Tang Lerong's daughter Zhang Youer left home that night at nine o'clock."

Luo Rui narrowed his eyes: "Zhang Youer? What did she say?"

"She said she went to a classmate's house to study together. Since she is in her third year of high school, the academic pressure is quite high. Her classmate's parents also confirmed this statement."

"You're still going out to study at nine o'clock?" Luo Rui pondered for a while and asked, "How is Zhang Youer's academic performance?"

Qiao Xue shook her head: "I'm not sure about that. It's not written in the case file. We can only go and visit the site."

"Write this down and send our people to verify it." Luo Rui instructed Lin Chen, and then asked: "Did you find out anything about Zhang Guanglu's social relations?"

"It's only been a day since his body was found. The Qingyang City Bureau has only done a simple visit and has not yet conducted an in-depth investigation."

Luo Rui frowned and murmured, "It's not right, it's not right..."

Cai Xiaojing looked at him: "What's wrong?"

Qiao Xue then asked, "Director Luo, is there anything suspicious?"

"It's not that there are doubts in the case." Luo Rui looked at the Audi A6 driving in front of him. "Let alone, the cause of death has not yet been found. Even if it is a homicide, why did this old man Sun Kang rush to the provincial department in such a hurry?"

Lin Chen hissed and blinked: "Is there any hidden secret here?"

Qiao Xue thought for a while and said, "I have carefully read the case file. There is indeed only one deceased person. The DNA test shows that it is Zhang Guanglu. The identity of the deceased cannot be falsified. If there is any trick, I really can't think of it."

Luo Rui knocked on the table and said, "Then forget it. Let's see what they say when we get there. Sun Kang, the old man, only said that he had a case to handle and acted so anxious, but he didn't get in the car to talk to us. This was very strange.

Half an hour later, the Audi A6 stopped at a river beach.

The Coaster also stopped, and Luo Rui got out of the car with his men.

Sun Kang and Sun Zhihao came forward and pointed to a muddy dirt road and said, "Director Luo, the crime scene is right here. The wreckage of the car has been transported back to the traffic police detachment."

Luo Rui saw a large area of ​​burnt marks on the dirt road. A cordon was set up around it, but there were no police officers on duty.

"The fire started at 10pm on April 4th. It was drizzling at the time, but then it got heavier. So we didn't find any useful clues during our on-site inspection, such as footprints or hair."

Seeing his father's sad face, Sun Zhihao became a little suspicious. This was not like his usual style. He also wondered whether this case was complicated or not, but compared with the vicious cases that occurred every year, it was nothing special.

Luo Rui didn't say anything, but looked around carefully. Except for him, everyone else also scattered around to see if they could find any useful clues.

This place is indeed very remote, and it is not on the main road. It is behind the main road and the terrain is higher. You cannot see the situation below from above, not to mention that traffic surveillance will not capture this place.

The only thing that could possibly be captured by surveillance camera is a bridge in the front right.

Seeing Luo Rui looking over there, Sun Kang said, "We have retrieved the surveillance footage from the bridge. We can only see the fire in the footage, but we can't capture what happened at the time of the crime."

"Who called the police?"

"When the car caught fire, someone called the police right away. The person who called the police was a driver passing by on the bridge."

"Didn't the driver see anything?"

Sun Kang shook his head: "You saw it too. It takes time to get here from the bridge. The driver said he only saw the fire and nothing else."

"Okay, let's go back." Luo Rui turned and walked towards Coaster.

Sun Kang followed him and asked eagerly, "Director Luo, how do you want to investigate this case?"

Luo Rui stopped and turned back to stare at him: "Director Sun, how do you want to investigate?"

"Uh..." Sun Kang's expression froze.

Luo Rui smiled and said, "Tell me when you've made up your mind."

After saying that, he walked towards the off-road vehicle behind the Coaster. Fang Yonghui quickly opened the door of the cab: "Luo Da, where are we going now?"

"Of course we'll go to the funeral home," Luo Rui replied, and then looked at Cai Xiaojing and the others, "You guys go to the Municipal Bureau first. If Director Sun wants to hold a meeting, ask him to prepare all the materials before I go back."

Cai Xiaojing nodded and led people onto the Coaster.

Qiao Xue opened the passenger door of the SUV, and Sun Zhihao quickly got in.

"Well, you've returned to your own territory. Why are you joining us instead of reporting back with your father?"

"I'm not going back." Sun Zhihao said gloomily, "Why should I go back? If I follow Director Luo, I'm a criminal police officer. If I follow Director Sun, I'm his son."

Qiao Xue pouted and had to nod to Luo Rui in the back seat and squeeze next to him.

Lin Chen also wanted to get in the car, but Luo Rui closed the door suddenly.

"Hey, I haven't come up yet." Lin Chen went to knock on the car door.

Luo Rui rolled down the car window and said with a smile, "Officer Lin, you have other things to do."

"Me?" Lin Chen pointed at his nose and said, "Am I not your clerk? If I don't follow you, how can I write reports in the future?"

Luo Rui waved and whispered something to her.

After listening, Lin Chen blinked and said, "Director Luo, shouldn't Captain Cai be the one to investigate this?"

Luo Rui warned him earnestly, "Go when I tell you to. Remember, bring Chu Yang with you. Don't go alone. Be careful and don't let Director Sun know."

"Okay." Lin Chen puffed his lips and looked at the SUV driving away. For a moment, the atmosphere in the car was a little stagnant, and several people were silent.

Luo Rui whispered to Lin Chen, but the last few words were spoken out loud, so that Sun Zhihao became a little restless in his seat.

What does "don't let Director Sun know" mean?
Sun Zhihao didn't know what Luo Rui and the others talked about in the car, and it was obvious that this matter involved his father Deng. He wanted to ask, but he didn't dare to.

Fang Yonghui just concentrated on driving and didn't care about Luo Rui's thoughts. After all, the two of them had been partners for a long time, and he had long been accustomed to Luo Rui's behavior.

On the contrary, Qiao Xue felt as uncomfortable as a cat's paw. She looked at Luo Rui from time to time with an expression as if she wanted to say something but hesitated. However, because of Sun Zhihao, she had no choice but to shut up.

Sun Zhihao timidly glanced at the rearview mirror and saw Luo Rui closing his eyes to rest. He cleared his throat and said, "Uh, Director Luo..."

He thought he couldn't wake him up, but he didn't expect Luo Rui to suddenly open his eyes and asked with a smile, "What's wrong?"

Sun Zhihao held back what was in his heart, not daring to speak it out loud, and changed the subject to say, "Thank you for what you did this morning."

"You're welcome." Luo Rui said nonchalantly and closed his eyes again.

Sun Zhihao felt embarrassed, but he still turned around and looked at Qiao Xue seriously: "Sister Qiao, I apologize to you for what happened this morning. I'm sorry."

Qiao Xue shrugged: "It's not a big deal, don't worry about it. Besides, Sun Zhihao, your dad is too much..."

Sun Zhihao immediately replied: "He is strong and mean. He doesn't like me and always thinks I am holding him back."

"Not really." Qiao Xue retorted: "No matter what, you have become the deputy captain of the criminal police team. A good father will have a good son. How can you say you are a drag? If so, I am still an ordinary criminal policeman in Yonghe City, not even as good as you."

Sun Zhihao immediately shook his head: "That's not the case, Sister Qiao, you are more capable than me, you are all better than me, I am not worthy of the title of deputy captain of the criminal police."

Fang Yonghui looked at him while driving: "Your father's relationship?"

Sun Zhihao didn't want to talk about this question at all, but he had to answer: "Not really. How should I put it? Anyway, I participated in the cases that were easy to solve, or those major cases with clues, so..."

Fang Yonghui curled his lips: "If this isn't a relationship, then what is it? Xiao Sun, if it were someone else, at your age, he would still be carrying shoes for his master. You have a good father."

"I don't want to be like this either." Sun Zhihao lowered his head: "When I was a child, I thought my father was tall and mighty, and he was a glorious policeman. My classmates envied me and took him as a role model. I was no exception. I wanted to be a policeman since I was a child, but after I really joined the police force, I found that it was not what I thought.

If you want to participate in solving criminal homicide cases, it is harder than climbing to the sky. It is not the turn of ordinary police officers. You need to have ability and connections. Not to mention that, others will squeeze you. "

"Have you ever been bullied by others?" Fang Yonghui asked curiously.

"Yes!" Sun Zhihao nodded.

"Oh, this guy is quite courageous." Fang Yonghui said with a smile: "What's your name? Tell me your name. I'll come to your unit later and I'll help you vent your anger."

Sun Zhihao remained silent and kept his mouth tightly shut.

Seeing his frustrated face, Qiao Xue comforted him: "Sun Zhihao, believe in yourself. Don't listen to what others say. Just do your own thing well."

"Thank you, thank you, Sister Qiao." Sun Zhihao smiled and cheered up: "But it's okay now. It's better to follow Director Luo than to stay in my previous unit..."

Before he finished speaking, Luo Rui opened his eyes, leaned forward, and stared at him: "Tell me, what is the name of the person who squeezed you?"

"Uh..." Sun Zhihao was speechless.

Qiao Xue looked at Luo Rui in surprise, not understanding what he was up to. Did he really want to stand up for Sun Zhihao?
Fang Yonghui was of course aware that Luo Rui was somewhat protective of his people, but he had never encountered someone who was protective to this extent. In order not to embarrass Sun Zhihao, he said, "Mr. Luo, this is Sun Zhihao's private matter, let him handle it himself..."

"Stop talking nonsense, I didn't ask you!"

Unexpectedly, Luo Rui didn't buy his account at all. Although his tone was stern, he looked at Sun Zhihao with a smile.

Sun Zhihao didn't dare to look him in the eye, nor did he understand what he was thinking. After blinking several times, he replied, "It's okay, Director Luo, these things are in the past..."

"Tell me, what's this person's name? I want to hear it." Luo Rui refused to give in.

The atmosphere suddenly became tense. Fang Yonghui sat up straight, pretending he heard nothing.

Qiao Xue became more and more curious and wished Sun Zhihao would answer quickly.

"Kong Zhijie, his name is Kong Zhijie!" Sun Zhihao blurted out all at once.

"Wait..." Fang Yonghui almost let go of the accelerator when he heard the name: "I seem to have heard this name somewhere before."

Qiao Xue also frowned and tried hard to recall this person in her mind, but she just couldn't remember.

She looked at Luo Rui, but saw that he was leaning in the back seat as if nothing had happened. He did not respond to Sun Zhihao's answer and did not say a word.

At this time, Sun Zhihao said: "Kong Zhijie is the deputy captain of the Qingyang City Criminal Police Detachment. I took over his position."

Qiao Xue asked assumingly, "He was transferred?"

Sun Zhihao shook his head: "No, he...he was executed."

"What?" Qiao Xue suspected that she had heard it wrong.

Fang Yonghui let go of the steering wheel with one hand and slapped his thigh hard: "I remember now, your father was the investigator of the [718 Major Case] ​​three years ago, right?"

"Yes!" Sun Zhihao nodded heavily: "I also participated in the investigation of this case at that time."

Qiao Xue became more and more confused and shouted, "Don't be a riddler, what is going on in this case?"

Sun Zhihao looked in the rearview mirror and saw Luo Rui's brows were furrowed. Through the rearview mirror, he happened to meet his eyes. He was so scared that his eyes shrank and he quickly lowered his head.

Fang Yonghui recalled that when he was investigating the case of twins who swapped identities and served their sentences, Chu Yang had discussed the case with him privately. At that time, Chu Yang had revealed that the case might be a wrongful conviction.

If it is really a wrongful conviction, will the case be reopened?

Restarting is so difficult.

You should know that Kong Zhijie has been executed, and he had already pleaded guilty and accepted the punishment before the court sentenced him.

Do not underestimate the four words "admit guilt and accept punishment". As long as you admit it, don't even think about overturning the verdict. It is equivalent to killing your own chance of overturning the verdict.

Sun Zhihao did not answer Qiao Xue's doubts, and Fang Yonghui did not dare to say anything.

Luo Rui, however, looked out the window with an indifferent expression and no longer paid attention to this issue.

Qiao Xue did not ask any more questions. She knew that she should not ask too many questions when faced with such a problem.

The group came to the funeral home on the outskirts of Qingyang City in silence.

Places like funeral homes are usually surrounded by many green plants, and this place is no exception.

Two rows of fir trees stand on both sides of the yard. In addition, there is a large area of ​​lush cypress trees behind the funeral home.

This is during the day. If it were at night, it would have looked dark and scary no matter how you looked at it.

When the wind blew at night, there was a whistling sound, and there were also the cries of two wild cats. The scene was really scary.

After passing the auditorium where the memorial service for the deceased was held, and walking up a slope at the back, you will reach the autopsy room.

The dissection room was built halfway above ground, and not completely underground in the shade like other places.

Luo Rui and his three companions walked down a flight of concrete stairs and arrived at the glass door of the autopsy room.

In the corridor diagonally opposite the door, there was a metal bench where two people were dozing off. One of them had his head lowered with his forehead almost touching his knees, while the other had his head leaning against the wall with his mouth slightly open, snoring loudly.

Seeing these two people, Sun Zhihao's face lit up, and he quickly introduced them to Luo Rui and the others: "Director Luo, the man sleeping with his head tilted back is the captain of our Qingyang City Bureau's serious crime team, Cao Yang, and the other one is his apprentice. They should be waiting for the autopsy report here."

Luo Rui nodded, and Sun Zhihao took a few steps forward and pushed Cao Yang's arm: "Captain Cao, wake up, wake up..."

The man slept so soundly that he kept snoring. He rubbed his nose with the back of his hand, uttered something muffled, then turned sideways, clasped his hands between his thighs, and continued to sleep.

Sun Zhihao was a little embarrassed and smiled at Luo Rui, "Captain Cao must be exhausted. He handles cases the fastest, and he is also very meticulous and hardworking. He has a good relationship with me and always takes me with him..."

Luo Rui smiled and felt a liking for the man when he saw that he had an untidy beard and the zipper of his jacket was dirty.

Suddenly, he shouted mischievously: "The autopsy report is out..."

As soon as he said this, Cao Yang suddenly opened his eyes, and before he could even spit out the saliva on his lips, he stood up and asked, "Was it homicide or suicide?"

As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw the strange man in front of him, his eyes fixed: "Who the hell are you? Why are you fooling around here?"

Then, he turned around and saw Sun Zhihao's face, his eyes lit up: "Haozi? Why are you back?"

Luo Rui was scolded, and Sun Zhihao was feeling annoyed and ashamed. He quickly pushed Cao Yang and said, "What are you talking about? You still have such a bad temper? Let me introduce you. This is my leader, Director Luo, the captain of the Criminal Police Brigade."

"Luo Rui?"

Cao Yang was stunned for a moment, staring at the dark-faced young man in front of him who was younger than Sun Zhihao: "King Luo?"

Sun Zhihao quickly coughed twice to cover up his embarrassment. Cao Yang was just being rude.

However, Luo Rui didn't care at all. He stretched out his hand and said with a smile: "Captain Cao, I have heard a lot about you."

Cao Yang did not extend his hand, but looked at him warily: "Are you here for the [718 case]?"

(End of this chapter)