Detective: From the Police Academy

Chapter 415 Your circle is so chaotic!

"I shouldn't say such things. After all, Zhang Guanglu is my husband. But if it weren't for that murderer, I... I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to continue living."

Tang Lerong wiped away her tears, and her grief did not seem fake.

Qiao Xue felt extremely sympathetic and quickly took out a few tissues from the paper box on the coffee table and handed them to her.

"That being said, killing someone is killing someone. Ms. Tang, please answer my next question truthfully."

Tang Lerong nodded and wiped her tears with a tissue.

Qiao Xue asked, "We have read your interrogation record. You said that on the night Zhang Guanglu was killed, you were alone at home and did not go out until seven o'clock the next morning. Has anyone confirmed your statement?"

"You suspect I killed my husband?" Tang Lerong raised her head, her eyes showing no fear.

Qiao Xue's eyes narrowed and she looked up: "Is that you?"

Tang Lerong swallowed and replied, "I thought about killing myself, but I never thought about letting him die."

"Then speaking of the question just now, who can prove your statement?"

"My daughter."

Luo Rui, who was standing aside, nodded: "Do you mind if we ask her?"

Tang Lerong stood up immediately: "She has been under a lot of pressure from studying recently. The college entrance examination is in two months, and her father has had this incident. I don't want you to disturb her..."

Luo Rui waved his hand: "Don't worry, we are just asking a few questions."

Tang Lerong hesitated for a moment: "Okay, I'll go call her."

"I'll go." Luo Rui walked towards the bedroom door and knocked.

But there was no response in the bedroom.

So he took the door handle and pushed gently forward, but the door was locked.

"Dong dong..."

As a last resort, Luo Rui had to continue knocking on the door.

After knocking several times, he thought the other party would not open the door and was about to give up, but the door was suddenly opened.

"What?" Zhang Youer stood in the bedroom, staring at him vigilantly.

When Luo Rui and the others came in, she was wearing home clothes and had her hair in a bun. Now she had tied her hair into a ponytail and was wearing a black and white high school uniform with the zipper on her chest unzipped and a silver cross pendant around her neck.

Zhang Youer is taller than girls of the same age. She is at least 1.75 meters tall. She has a delicate face, a high nose bridge, and a pair of phoenix eyes. When she glares at people, she looks very imposing.

"What are you doing?" She stared at Luo Rui with an unfriendly tone.

Luo Rui raised his eyebrows and did not answer the question directly, but asked: "Do you believe in religion?"

Zhang Youer's expression froze and he looked down at the pendant on his chest.

"We need to ask you a few questions."

Zhang Youer held the pendant and pulled it down. The necklace buckle behind her neck loosened and the pendant fell into her hand. She put the pendant in her pocket and looked up at Luo Rui: "The criminal police asked about it yesterday. I don't have time. I have to go out."

As she said that, she turned around, picked up her schoolbag, closed the bedroom door, and walked past Luo Rui.

Tang Lerong, who was standing in the living room, immediately shouted, "You'er, where are you going?"

"Going to a classmate's house." She walked to the entrance without looking back, changed her shoes and walked out of the house.

Luo Rui spread his hands towards Qiao Xue, looking somewhat helpless.

Fang Yonghui immediately asked: "Luo Da, what should we do now?"

Luo Rui pulled him aside and whispered, "Well, you and Sun Zhihao go follow Zhang Youer and see who she is going to meet."

Fang Yonghui's eyes narrowed: "You are suspicious..."

Luo Rui did not give a direct answer, but instead instructed: "Drive away the car downstairs. Remember, find out who Zhang You'er is in close contact with, especially on the evening of the 4th, whether she was really studying at a classmate's house."

"Okay." Fang Yonghui waved to Sun Zhihao, and the two left immediately.

Luo Rui turned to look at Tang Lerong and asked with a smile: "Ms. Tang, does your daughter often go to her classmates' homes to study?"

Tang Lerong nodded: "She has been like this since the beginning of this semester and doesn't want to stay at home."

"I saw she was wearing a cross around her neck. Does she have faith?"

Tang Lerong frowned: "How could it be! She is still so young, I didn't realize she believed in religion."

"Okay, thank you for your cooperation." Luo Rui gave Qiao Xue a look, and the two said goodbye and left.

After going downstairs, Qiao Xue immediately asked: "Director Luo, you don't suspect that Zhang You'er killed her father, do you?"

Luo Rui put his hands in his pockets and walked towards the gate of the community, mumbling: "I don't know, but one thing is certain, this girl is hiding from us."

Qiao Xue thought: "If it was really her who did it, then it can be explained that she is not someone close to Zhang Guanglu, and it is unlikely that she sat in his passenger seat..."

Luo Rui shook his head: "It wasn't just one person who killed Zhang Guanglu."

"Yes, there must be accomplices." Qiao Xue nodded, then frowned: "But Zhang You'er is just a student, a girl. If she killed someone, and it was a patricide, she wouldn't be so calm in front of us police officers, right?"

"Don't underestimate her." Luo Rui thought of Xiaolan, the daughter of the mastermind X, Tao Yanhong, when he was investigating the jewelry store robbery in Linjiang City.

The girl took part of the stolen money from her mother's robbery and her whereabouts are still unknown. Her mental maturity is better than that of an adult.

Qiao Xue nodded. After all, there were many cases of juvenile crimes every year. In their eyes, murder was nothing. Even if they were caught by the police, they pretended to be innocent and had no idea how serious the crime they had committed was.

"Director Luo, where are we going now?"

"Go to Zhang Guanglu's workplace."

"Okay, I'll go call a taxi." Qiao Xue ran out of the community and hailed a taxi on the street.

There was a white Volkswagen sedan parked on the street not far away. The body of the car was dirty and there was a pool of white bird droppings on the windshield.

Yan Wu, who was sitting in the co-pilot seat, whispered, "Master? How about we give them a ride?"

Cao Yang glanced at him and said, "Are you stupid? You have done squatting before. Do you want them to know that we have been following them?"

"No." Yan Wu said a little aggrievedly: "We are all from the same system, and this Luo Chu is very capable at first glance. Do we need to follow him secretly like this?"

Cao Yang let out a sigh of relief. "It's not that I think so. Didn't you just hear that it was Director Sun who specifically instructed us to do so? If this Luo Yanwang really wants to investigate the [718 case], we have to notify Director Sun immediately."

Yan Wu muttered, "It makes us look like the black police. We police are not like this..."

"What are you complaining about?" Cao Yang reached out and slapped him on the back of the head, but his movements were very light, not a real hit.

"Xiao Wu, let me tell you, we are police officers, but have you ever thought that we are innocent, but there are still people who want to mess with us.

Wherever this Luo Yanwang goes, he gets ripped off. Not to mention the faraway places, even in Linjiang City next door, Director Wan Mingxia was forced to resign by him, especially because of the case in Fengshui County last year...

Who wouldn't be scared when a bunch of things are taken off from head to toe?"

Yan Wu curled his lips and said, "You saw it too. Director Luo just arrived in Qingyang City today. He didn't even drink a sip of water and immediately helped us investigate the [404 case]. I feel that he is busy running around, while we are just here doing these meaningless things..."

Cao Yang tapped the steering wheel with his fingers: "If you keep complaining to me, get out of the car and go back to the bureau. I won't be bothered by it if I don't see it."

"Okay, okay, I won't say anything." Yan Wu begged for mercy, then pointed forward: "Master, they got on the car."

Cao Yang immediately started the car and stepped on the accelerator.

Yan Wu said, "Master, I heard from others that Director Luo is a natural detective and can solve cases the fastest. It only takes him a few days to solve a case that takes others several months to investigate. How many days do you think it will take him to solve this [Case 404]?"

Cao Yang curled his lips: "Do you think solving cases is playing games? Let me tell you, although the cases that Luo Yanwang encountered were all major cases, they were all tricks. For example, the case in Fengshui County, if I were to go..."

"What will happen then?" Yan Wu opened his eyes wide.

Cao Yang chuckled: "I might die there."

"Tsk." Yan Wu muttered softly: "Then do you think Director Luo can solve this case as soon as possible?"

Cao Yang thought about it, and then shouted: "I'm not a god, how would I know, but if he can solve the case in a short time, I would be more than happy. It would be best if he leaves quickly and doesn't stay in Qingyang City to harm us."

Yan Wu held up three fingers: "Three days, I think he can solve the case in three days."

"Heh, you kid! I didn't realize that you are just like the other rookies, and you are also a little fan of Luo Yanwang. Well, Master, I will make a bet with you. If he can solve the case within three days, I will call you Master."

"Really?" Yan Wu immediately perked up.

Cao Yang smiled crookedly: "What if you lose?"

"Then I will give you one Chinese taro, no, two."

Cao Yang smiled and said, "Okay, it's a deal."

"It's a deal!" Yan Wu looked at the taxi in front of him with great interest and waved his fist: "Director Luo, come on, whether I can turn things around depends on you."

Cao Yang rolled his eyes and scolded with a smile: "You are a traitor..."

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In the taxi, Luo Rui was about to take a nap when the phone in his pocket rang. He took out his phone and looked at the screen. It was Lin Chen calling.

He answered the phone immediately, and Lin Chen kept talking on the phone until the taxi stopped in front of a state-owned bank. Qiao Xue got out and paid the fare, but Luo Rui was still on the phone.

While answering the phone, he looked inside the bank. It was already time to get off work, but the staff inside had not left and were still at their posts. People who wanted to handle business wanted to go in, but were stopped outside by security guards and told that it was time to get off work.

Luo Rui waved to Qiao Xue and let her go in first.

Then, he said into the phone: "It doesn't matter if you can't get the file. Thank your old classmates for me."

He hung up the phone, stood there holding the phone for a while, then looked up at a white car parked on the side of the road in the distance, with a smile on his face.

Before entering, Qiao Xue should have informed the security guard of his identity, so Luo Rui was not stopped when he entered the bank.

This bank is very large, with three floors, and there is a VIP channel on the wall at the staircase.

The first floor is the business hall. In addition to rows of metal chairs, there are also a dozen windows that are temporarily closed.

At this time, all the staff members were sitting in the chairs behind the window. Those who could not sit still gathered in twos and threes, whispering to each other, with serious faces and solemn expressions.

Zhang Guanglu was the branch manager of the bank. He was suddenly murdered. His colleagues must have known about it. Now that the police came to his house, people were inevitably panicked. Qiao Xue didn't stay on the first floor. She must have gone to the second floor to find Cai Xiaojing.

Luo Rui had nothing to do, so he walked past the window one by one.

The staff member at the window also raised his head, glanced at him briefly, then looked away and continued chatting with his colleagues.

Because they didn't know his identity, they didn't seem nervous.

But when he passed by the innermost window No. 9, he saw a female employee sitting in a chair, staring at the computer screen absentmindedly.

Because she was sitting sideways, Luo Rui couldn't see her face clearly.

He didn't care, walked around several rows of metal seats and went straight to the second floor.

As soon as Luo Rui went up, he heard Cai Xiaojing's voice.

"President Gong, does Zhang Guanglu really not have any good colleagues of the opposite sex at work?"

President Gong sat across the table, his hands on the table, crossed, and nodded: "Officer, I really don't know."

Cai Xiaojing stared at him closely, her tone unquestionable: "Isn't that right? As the vice president, how can you not know who your boss likes and who he doesn't like at work?"

President Gong raised his hand and pushed the frame of his glasses on his nose: "So, do you know your leader well?"

Cai Xiaojing was confronted and narrowed her eyes slightly: "Of course, I know what he likes and what he doesn't like."

At this time, footsteps were heard on the stairs. Everyone looked towards the stairs and saw Luo Rui walking up to the second floor.

Cai Xiaojing blushed, then looked at the person being questioned sitting opposite her: "President Gong, I hope you understand that Zhang Guanglu's murder is not an internal matter of your bank. If you refuse to cooperate and let the murderer go unpunished, you will also be responsible. You are obligated to cooperate with our police investigation."

Hearing this, President Gong leaned back in his chair and wanted to cross his arms, but after thinking about it, he put them down and said, "I have made it very clear. I don't know about President Zhang's affairs."

Cai Xiaojing let out a sigh of relief and was about to say something when Luo Rui walked up behind her, looked at President Gong and smiled, "This is very suspicious. Your boss was murdered, and not only did you cooperate with our police investigation, but you are also suspected of helping the murderer escape legal sanctions. President Gong, you are also in the system, and you should know that resisting judicial investigation is a serious crime."

"I... am not, who are you?"

Cai Xiaojing quickly introduced him. Upon hearing Luo Rui's title, President Gong was slightly surprised: "You are from Hongguang Capital..."

Luo Rui quickly waved his hand: "President Gong, let's talk about the case, not other things.

I know you must have concerns, and some things are difficult for you, but we are investigating a murder case. You should know that if we can't solve a murder case, we will not be able to get through this stage and will bite you to death. The things you are worried about will also be exposed by us, or should we choose to cooperate and minimize the impact? It's up to you to decide?"

Upon hearing this, President Gong pursed his lips and thought for a long time. He raised his head and said, "Mr. Luo... Officer Luo, I have two conditions."

"Okay, you say."

"This..." President Gong looked at Cai Xiaojing and the others and seemed to find it difficult to speak.

He stood up and said to Luo Rui: "Let's talk in private..."

"Okay." Luo Rui followed him into the innermost office.

After seeing the door closed, Cai Xiaojing felt a little relieved and looked at Qiao Xue: "What? What did you find out?"

Qiao Xue nodded: "There are several suspicious points. First, Zhang Guanglu has been abusing his wife for a long time. In addition, Zhang Guanglu is a person with unruly behavior. He may have two or three mistresses."

"If that's the case..." Cai Xiaojing held the ballpoint pen and pointed downstairs.

Qiao Xue nodded: "It's possible."

Zhang Yong, who was standing by, also understood what was going on and immediately said, "No wonder this Gong refused to cooperate. If something like this happened inside the bank, is he afraid that it would get out and damage the bank's reputation?"

Qiao Xue nodded slightly: "That must be the case. Think about it, Zhang Guanglu was killed. If he, as the vice president, handles this matter properly, will he have a chance to get promoted?"

Zhang Yong smacked his lips and said, "I was just trying to figure out what Director Luo meant by that. It turns out it's all about profit."

Cai Xiaojing asked, "What about Zhang Guanglu's previous mistresses? Didn't anyone go to investigate?"

Qiao Xue replied, "We had already informed Director Sun before we came. After all, we are here to help them solve the case. Let them investigate. They can't always treat us like slaves."

Cai Xiaojing nodded: "That's right, I just received a call from him, urging us to go to the Municipal Bureau for a meeting."

Qiao Xue shook her head. "I think Director Luo wants to find out the whole story of the [718 case] first before attending the criminal investigation meeting of the Qingyang City Bureau. After all, Director Luo will not be led by them by the nose..."

Before she could finish her words, the door of the office opposite was suddenly pushed open, and Qiao Xue quickly stopped talking.

President Gong leaned aside, made a gesture of invitation with a smiling face, and asked Luo Rui to go first. His respectful attitude was completely different from before.

Luo Rui was not polite. After he came out with a smile, he straightened his face and instructed Qiao Xue, "You and Zhang Yong go to window number nine downstairs and bring up the female employee at the window, named Wu Sisi, for questioning."

Qiao Xue immediately cheered up, nodded quickly, then stepped on the stairs and went downstairs.

President Gong had already cooperated as much as he could and smiled at Luo Rui: "Director Luo, do you think I should step aside?"

"That's the best."

"That's fine." President Gong pointed to the office and said, "I'll stay inside. If you have any instructions, just call me."

Luo Rui nodded, and after seeing him walk into the office, he walked around the table and sat in the chair next to Cai Xiaojing.

Cai Xiaojing tilted her head and looked at him: "I questioned this Gong guy for more than an hour, but he didn't say anything. How come he became a different person after you went in for a while? What did you do?"

Luo Rui shrugged: "I helped him improve his business."

Cai Xiaojing blinked: "How much did you save?"

Luo Rui stretched out a hand and moved his five fingers.

Cai Xiaojing smiled and said, "It's incomparable. No wonder people always say that money makes the world go round."

Luo Rui curled his lips: "I am using a millstone to push the devil."

After saying that, he leaned towards Cai Xiaojing and asked, "A few days ago, I saw your little brother come back. He was doing well in Korea, why did he come back?"

Cai Xiaojing pursed her lips, as if she wanted to say something but stopped herself. She glanced at Luo Rui and saw him blink. She was about to speak when Qiao Xue and Zhang Yong had already brought the person upstairs.

Luo Rui quickly straightened his sitting posture and watched Qiao Xue and the other person bring Wu Sisi, who was wearing a uniform, to the other side of the table.

Wu Sisi's face was pale and she didn't dare to raise her eyes.

As a woman, Cai Xiaojing was more comfortable dealing with the other party. She glanced at the nameplate on the other party's chest. After seeing that the name was correct, she confirmed: "Are you Wu Sisi?"

"Yes, I am."

"We have a few questions for you. Please take a seat."

Wu Sisi carefully pulled out the chair, and when she stretched out her hand, the jade bracelet on her right wrist was just revealed.

Luo Rui narrowed his eyes and looked at it, but said nothing.

After seeing her sit down, his first words frightened her.

"Wu Sisi, did you kill Zhang Guanglu?"

Is there anyone who asks questions so directly? Cai Xiaojing and Qiao Xue were both shocked, especially Zhang Yong, who had a blind confidence in Luo Rui. He opened his clothes and took out the handcuffs, ready to take the first credit.

When Wu Sisi heard this, she was so frightened that her face turned pale and she was about to cry: "No, it's not me... How could I kill him!"

Luo Rui sneered: "If it's not you, who else could it be?"

Wu Sisi tried her best to defend herself: "How would I know? I really didn't kill anyone, officer, you must believe me..."

"What's your relationship with him?"

"I..." Wu Sisi bit her lip.

"Even if you don't tell us, we know it." Luo Rui seemed indifferent and said to Qiao Xue, "Take her back to the interrogation room."

"No, don't do that!" Wu Sisi shuddered with fear and said quickly, "I said, Zhang Guanglu and I... I was with him before."

"Together?" Luo Rui narrowed his eyes, "Isn't that right? Zhang Guanglu has been married for more than ten years, and you just got married last year, right?"

Wu Sisi lowered her head: "Yes."

"How long have you and Zhang Guanglu maintained this relationship?"

"It's been several years. I've been with him since I started working..."

"Where were you on the evening of April 4th?"

"at home."

"Who can prove it?"

"My husband's relatives were staying at home that night, and they can all testify to that."

Luo Rui stared into her eyes and saw no signs of lying, and he could find someone to confirm it later.

He then asked, "Besides you, do you know who else is close to Zhang Guanglu?"

Wu Sisi thought about it, then raised his head, a little hesitant: "I don't know whether I should tell you or not."

"If you want to clear yourself of suspicion, just tell the truth. No matter what you say, we will verify it. We will not wrongly accuse a good person, nor will we let a bad person go."

Wu Sisi pursed her lips and said, "Deng Mowei, who was transferred from another branch three months ago, seems to be getting close to the president."

"Oh, why do you say that?"

"Because Deng Mowei used to work as a teller in a company in the county, her husband works in our company, and her child is still young, so she always wanted to be transferred back. So Deng Mowei and her husband asked our president for help.

Deng Mowei was transferred to our company three months ago. Every time she sees the president, she looks like..."

"Like what?"

Wu Sisi took a breath and said seriously: "I have seen her licking her lips in private with the president several times..."

Luo Rui narrowed his eyes slightly: "Where is she now?"

"She's downstairs. She's in charge of window number five."

Upon hearing this, Qiao Xue and Sun Zhihao immediately went downstairs...

(End of this chapter)