Detective: From the Police Academy

Chapter 453 The secret in the dense forest of the reservoir!

"What are you doing here?"

"ah!"

The sudden sound startled Lin Chen, and she almost dropped the bowl in her hand.

She jumped to the side, turned around and saw that it was Luo Rui, and patted her chest: "I was scared to death, Mr. Luo, could you please make some noise when you walk?"

"It's broad daylight, what's there to be afraid of?"

Luo Rui put the empty bowl and chopsticks in his hand on the stove and asked, "What were you looking at so sneakily just now?"

Lin Chen pointed at the red paper on the mud wall and said, "This is it, Mr. Luo, what do you think this means?"

Luo Rui took a glance and then said nonchalantly: "You really are a city kid, you don't understand this, right?
This is a custom in rural areas. Every December, when the Spring Festival is approaching, there is a custom of sending off the Kitchen God in rural areas.

It means sending the Kitchen God to heaven to ward off evil and disasters and to bless the family with peace and health.

As soon as he finished speaking, the village head's wife, who was sitting behind the stove, stood up and interrupted with a smile: "It's very effective. I spent a hundred yuan to get this talisman."

Luo Rui raised his eyebrows and looked at the village head's wife. The woman was in her fifties, half of her hair was white, and her face was covered with wrinkles. She was a typical rural woman who worked in the fields all year round.

But her eyes were bright and she looked at the talisman with great piety.

The fact that she was willing to spend a hundred dollars to buy a fraudulent item showed how determined she was.

Luo Rui did not comment and smiled at her: "Auntie, thank you for the meal. It's delicious."

The village chief's wife chuckled, and seemed very happy to receive praise from the city people.

Luo Rui walked out of the kitchen. It was noon and there was a little sunshine in the sky.

Lin Chen followed him out and restrained his body with just one sentence.

"By the way, Mr. Luo, I have also seen what is written on that piece of paper on the banknotes."

"Ah?" Luo Rui froze for a moment, turned around and asked her, "Money? Are you sure?"

Lin Chen nodded, she took out her wallet, pulled out a stack of change, and chose the one-yuan bill that the store owner gave her yesterday.

"Here, just this money."

Luo Rui quickly took it and looked down.

[Given by a mother, buried in the ground, the great mother will reincarnate, and there will be blessings in the next life. 】

After reading it, Luo Rui walked into the kitchen again and bent down to look at the red paper on the mud wall.

The content is exactly the same, word for word.

Lin Chen followed in and asked in confusion: "Boss Luo, what do you mean by this?"

Luo Rui did not answer directly, but looked at the village chief's wife.

At this moment, the old woman was sitting on the small stool again, eating with chopsticks.

Luo Rui squatted down, staring at her closely while pointing at the red paper on the mud wall: "Auntie, where did you get that talisman?"

The old lady suddenly put down her chopsticks, held Luo Rui's hand and moved his hand away.

"Brother Hei, don't use your finger. It won't work if you point."

"Well, okay." Luo Rui nodded: "Tell me, where did this talisman come from?"

"Grandmother," the old lady replied, "Grandmother wrote it to me."

"Big Mother? Who is Big Mother?"

"It's the Great Mother!"

Luo Rui was about to ask questions when Qian Boshan and Lu Wenrui walked into the kitchen.

Because Luo Rui was the one with the highest position among the group, and having seen his expression earlier, he naturally came over to check out the situation.

Luo Rui stood up, frowning: "Go, get out."

"Lin Chen, please ask the lady to come out."

"Ok."

Qian Baishan and Lu Wenrui saw Luo Rui's expression and knew that something bad was going to happen.

So, about ten people in the yard put down their bowls and chopsticks and gathered around.

Luo Rui nodded to Lu Wenrui: "Call the village chief."

"No, Mr. Luo, what happened?"

"Call the people over first."

"Okay, I'll go right away." Lu Wenrui ran into the pigsty next to the main house and called out the village chief who was feeding the pigs.

"Boss Luo, the people are here."

Luo Rui nodded, showed the one-yuan note in his hand to the village chief, and asked sternly: "Village chief, do you know what this is?"

The village chief felt a little uneasy when he saw his wife standing aside, and then he thought of the banknotes in Luo Rui's hand.

He screamed, "You damned woman, how many times have I told you not to believe this, don't believe it! You just won't listen. I am a government official after all, aren't you embarrassing me?"

The village chief had a ferocious expression on his face, and if there hadn't been guests present, he would have wanted to beat his wife.

Lu Wenrui quickly scolded: "Why are you so excited? Just answer whatever I ask you!"

The village chief straightened his face, met Luo Rui's stern eyes, and replied: "The words written on the money were specially printed by my mother."

Now everyone understood.

Not to mention senior police officers like Lin Chen, Chu Yang and Qian Baishan, even the police officers under Lu Wenrui immediately understood what these words meant.

If it were just the talisman paper on the mud wall, then it would be nothing, at most it would be feudal superstition and generally no one would pursue it.

But printing these words on a piece of paper money in general circulation is pure X-cult.

Lu Wenrui turned pale with fear. How could such a thing happen in his jurisdiction? How come he didn't know about it?
In order to calm the village chief down, Luo Rui asked him to sit on a bench and sat down himself.

He comforted him with kind words: "Village chief, you are conscious and thoughtful, which is different from ordinary people.

You are a government official like us, serving the people. Please cooperate with our investigation, okay?"

The village chief nodded quickly: "Of course, of course..."

Luo Rui raised his status a little, used words to calm him down, and then asked: "Who is this great mother? What's her name? Where is she from?"

The village chief shook his head: "I have never seen her, let alone her name, but everyone calls her that."

"Then where did the talisman paper in your kitchen come from?"

At this time, the village head's wife replied tremblingly: "I just told you, I bought it."

“Who did you buy it from?”

"The Great Mother's apprentice."

"What's this person's name? Where does he live?"

The village chief's wife looked at her husband and seemed very hesitant.

The village chief sighed and patted his knees: "My sister-in-law believes this. She is the apprentice of the eldest mother."

"Where does she live?" Luo Rui asked again.

The village chief pointed to the other side of the mountain: "Her family lives in Pingshan Village, on the other side of the mountain."

Hearing this, Lu Wenrui hurriedly said, "Boss Luo, I'll take someone to find this woman."

Luo Rui reached out his hand to stop him and continued to ask the village chief: "There are two villages on this mountain, with a total of several hundred households. Do many people believe in this Great Mother?"

The village chief nodded: "Quite a lot."

"How many disciples does the Great Mother have?"

"All I know is my sister-in-law..."

Before the village chief finished speaking, his wife interrupted him immediately: "She is not the only one. There are several disciples of the eldest mother in our village, and even more in Pingshan Village."

Needless to say, the village chief's wife was thoughtful and had good vision. She understood that as long as more people were found guilty, her sister would be fine.

The village chief's face froze, and he obviously didn't know about this: "You want to die, why did you keep these things from me!"

Even more panicked than the village chief was Lu Wenrui, his legs were trembling.

Qian Baishan also opened his eyes wide, thinking that his trip was not in vain.

Before he set off, he received instructions from the captain Huang Weidong to go to Shangyao County, Wucheng, and fully cooperate with Luo Rui in investigating the case.

He guessed that Luo Rui had a rift with the local municipal bureau and was unable to transfer the local special police team, so he transferred people from the provincial department.

After all, Luo Rui's style of doing things is not only known to everyone in Haidong Province, but also understood by everyone in Yun Province. Otherwise, why would those wealthy people run away?
His guess was correct, but he didn't expect Luo Rui to be investigating such a big case!
Although pornography, gambling and drugs are all major criminal cases, the case at hand is much more serious in nature and is absolutely not allowed.

Luo Rui pondered and looked at Lu Wenrui, whose face was pale. He said, "Notify the Shangyao County Bureau and ask them to send as many people as possible."

Then, he looked at Lin Chen again: "Call Team Xi and ask her people to come here quickly."

"Okay!" Lin Chen agreed.

She and Lu Wenrui each made a phone call.

Chu Yang asked: "Team Leader, do you want to notify the provincial department?"

"I'll call Captain Huang. You notify Qiao Xue and Fang Yonghui and tell them not to act hastily. Tell them to investigate only after they have ensured their own safety." Luo Rui stood up and took out his cell phone.

After a while, several people came over from various corners to meet.

Lu Wenrui swallowed his saliva and replied, "Boss Luo, the call has been made, and all the people from the county bureau have been dispatched. I have also called the police officers from the Daqiaobao Police Station over."

Luo Rui held the phone and said, "Well, your people should not go up the mountain yet. Tell them to block all the intersections leading down the mountain and not let anyone escape."

"I understand." Lu Wenrui had never encountered such a thing before, and his heart was beating very fast.

Qian Baishan asked, "Boss Luo, what did Captain Huang say?"

"He asked me to take full command." Luo Rui nodded slightly.

"Okay." Qian Baishan agreed.

Luo Rui and his friends walked up here instead of driving a car, so they did not alert the villagers.

Furthermore, they were short of manpower, with only a dozen people, and they could not act on their own to avoid alerting the enemy, so they stayed at the village chief's house for the rest of the time.

The Shangyao County Bureau acted quickly. In less than an hour, a large group of people poured into the village chief's yard.

Before this, Xi Juan and the county police were still looking through documents in the office, preparing to conduct an in-depth investigation into Xing Yonghua's disappearance.

She didn't expect that just one night later, Luo Rui would bring up such a big thing.

Although only a clue has been found, no concrete evidence has been found to indicate that Xing Yonghua's disappearance is related to this incident.

But just think of the two shooting incidents in Wucheng and the murder of Wen Jun.

The four criminals did not rob money, had no conflicts of interest, and had nothing to do with pornography, gambling, or drugs. It is easy to guess that there is a high probability that they are involved.

The county bureau sent a director, the criminal police captain, and more than a hundred people.

Before coming, Luo Rui contacted them specifically and asked them to act covertly and not alert the enemy.

But with so many people out there, it was impossible not to attract the attention of the villagers.

So, as soon as Luo Rui saw them, he immediately gave the order. "Seal off all the roads leading down the mountain, and search every house!"

Luo Rui showed everyone the red paper he had torn from the village chief's kitchen.

“Take a photo and send it to every police officer. Anyone with this thing stuck in their kitchen will be detained and questioned one by one.

Tell every police officer not to act rashly or impulsively, not to fight back when scolded, and not to fight with villagers. If anyone commits a crime, their police uniform will be stripped off! "

Qian Baishan was very experienced and suggested: "Mr. Luo, I think if you are not in a hurry, why don't you wait until night to act? It is still afternoon now, and many villagers are working in the fields, so it is not easy to control them."

Luo Rui shook his head: "What you said makes sense, but this is a way to deal with criminals, and it is easy for things to happen at night, and these villagers are not all heinous people.

Even if someone escapes, it doesn’t matter, just don’t cause a major conflict.”

In the current situation, if something goes wrong, Luo Rui will be blamed and it will be easy for others to blame him.

Luo Rui then reminded: "Before the operation, everyone must turn on the law enforcement recorder. Those who don't bring a recorder are not allowed to participate in the household survey."

The director and captain of the Shangyao County Bureau quickly used walkie-talkies to notify the police officers on standby in the car.

Luo Rui and others also walked out of the yard and began to investigate door to door.

Luoyan Village and Pingshan Village have a total population of nearly three hundred households.

The place is already poor, and the poorer the place, the lower the cultural level and the more superstitious people are. Some people don't even know whether what they are doing is against the law or not.

Time passed slowly, during which time the walkie-talkie in the county bureau chief's hand kept sending out messages to let everyone know the progress of the search.

Luo Rui and his group also asked several villagers. On average, one out of every five households had red paper pasted on their doors.

And it's not just red paper, there's also gold foil paper, but it's more expensive, costing three hundred yuan per piece, and these are sold by Grandmother's apprentices.

In addition to the talisman paper that "ensures safety", there are also bracelets, Buddha amulets and other items, all of which are very valuable.

As the evening came, the news came together.

In the two villages, the mother developed a total of five apprentices, two men and three women, including the village chief's sister-in-law.

The people were controlled in the home of the richest villagers in Pingshan Village. The old couple in this family were both apprentices of the eldest mother, and they were also the richest in the two villages.

When Luo Rui and his men arrived, the five people had already been handcuffed and were sitting side by side on two benches.

By this time, it was already dark.

A dim light bulb burned beneath the front door of the two-story building.

The yard was filled with uniformed police officers, a sea of ​​black, and the oppressive feeling was quite scary.

After Luo Rui arrived, the police officers automatically made way for him.

What Luo Rui didn't expect was that the two men and three women were not all older. Among them was a couple who were particularly young, looking to be in their twenties.

Chu Yang found a chair and placed it opposite these people.

Moreover, the chair was found to be very high so that Luo Rui could sit on it and look down at these people.

After Luo Rui sat down, he spoke directly: "Raise your head."

The five of them lowered their heads, as if they didn't hear what he said.

Luo Rui didn't waste any words. He opened his executive jacket, took out his police officer ID from his pocket and showed it to them.

"I am Luo Rui, a criminal investigator from the Yunnan Provincial Public Security Department. I am questioning you in accordance with the rights granted to me by law."

After these words were spoken, the other three older people showed no expression, but the young couple looked up in surprise.

Obviously, they understand the law and know what kind of administrative unit the Public Security Department is.

Besides, the police in this yard had already scared them out of their wits.

The owner of the house, a skinny old man, raised his head and asked tremblingly, "Officer, what have we done wrong? Why are you arresting us? Why are there so many police officers?"

Luo Rui took the red and gold paper handed to him by Chu Yang. These things were all searched out from their home.

"What is this?"

"It's not against the law," the old man argued.

"Isn't it illegal?" Luo Rui snorted coldly and looked at the young couple.

The two men avoided each other's eyes and their legs were trembling.

"What are your names?"

The man raised his head and answered hesitantly: "My name is Shama, and her name is Shaduoduo."

"You have been to school and understand the law. You should know the seriousness of this matter. I ask you questions and you answer them."

Shama nodded and pursed his lips.

"Where do these things come from?"

"Grandmother asked us to buy it."

"Did you buy it?" Luo Rui noticed the way he spoke: "From where? Where does Grandmother live?"

Shama hesitated for a moment and replied, "It's in the mountain opposite the reservoir. Grandmother lives in the forest."

"How many people are inside?"

"More than twenty people, all disciples of the Great Mother."

Luo Rui looked at Lin Chen, who quickly called people from the county bureau and brought a map of the reservoir.

Luo Rui handed the man a pen and said, "Mark it for me, the exact location."

Shama held the pen and seemed to have difficulty reading a map.

Luo Rui pointed to the location on the map: "This is where we are now. Below is the Shangyao Reservoir, and across from the reservoir is this location."

"The upper reaches of the reservoir should be here." Shama drew a circle to the west: "The road over there is not easy to walk on. I always rowed there."

"Besides you, who else has been here?" Luo Rui pointed at the other four people and asked, "Have they been there?"

Shama shook his head: "Only Duoduo and I have been there. Grandmother doesn't allow outsiders to go in."

"What do you mainly do in there?"

"We sell paper talismans and talisman water, which are used to treat illnesses."

"Really?" As soon as Luo Rui saw the look in his eyes, he knew that this boy was hiding something in his mind.

Luo Rui ordered Xi Juan, "Take this girl for questioning."

Then, he looked at the two men and said, "Whoever of you takes the lead will have the least problem. Do you understand?"

Xi Juan nodded quickly and asked two female police officers to bring Sha Duoduo into the house.

Shama looked at the girl's background, biting his lips tightly, and his eyes looked particularly panicked.

Luo Rui turned his face and said, "Don't look at her, look at me. Let's continue talking. What are you twenty people doing in the woods?"

"I really didn't do anything!" Shama swallowed his saliva and was about to cry out.

"Really?" Luo Rui shook his head: "What's the name of the great mother?"

"I do not know."

"Who are these twenty or so people? Do you know their names?"

"I……"

Luo Rui comforted him, "Young man, you even told me the location, but now you choose not to tell me. This is not good for your future. So, as long as you tell the truth, I will turn you into a witness and let you identify these people. Then the crime you committed will be minor."

Shama's throat rolled, hesitating for a while, then raised his head and said, "I'll tell you. I'll tell you."

"Very good." Luo Rui stretched out his hand and patted his shoulder gently.

Shama got the assurance and nodded. He pursed his lips and said, "I really don't know what the great mother's name is. I only know that she is not one of us. She came here three years ago.

I heard that the Damu Sect started with just a few members, but gradually grew to include many people, and some wealthy people in the county also believed in them.

These people live a secluded life there, growing some herbs and vegetables, saying that they are leading a pastoral life.

And, they...they..."

After saying it several times, Shama still couldn't say it.

Luo Rui encouraged: "What are they doing?"

"They are messing around in there!" Shama's face turned pale. "These people are all core disciples of the Great Mother. People like Duoduo and I cannot participate, nor can we stay overnight there."

Hearing this, the people around Luo Rui were shocked.

Especially several people from Shangyao County Bureau, their legs could not stand steadily.

Luo Rui narrowed his eyes and continued to ask: "Besides this, what else do they do?"

"Sacrifice, sacrifice to the earth god. They have a sacrifice on the fifteenth day of every month."

"What do they use as sacrifices?"

"I wasn't involved, so I don't know."

Luo Rui nodded: "How do you develop members?"

Shama rolled his eyes and said, “The disciples that Grandmother accepted are all from the surrounding villages, as well as those who fish in the reservoir.

People in the forest would come out every few days to look for believers near the reservoir.

They can tell whether fishermen are rich or not by looking at their fishing gear, the clothes they wear, or whether they drive a car.

Then, the big mother would ask the young girls to subdue these people, saying that she could find a good fishing spot for them, but they had to row a boat to the other side, which was actually what she was doing. "

"What does that mean?" Luo Rui didn't want to get to the bottom of it, but the law enforcement recorder was on, so he had to ask clearly.

"It's just a flesh trade!"

"I understand." Luo Rui nodded and asked Lin Chen for a tablet.

He opened the photo album on his computer, crossed out a few photos, and handed the screen to Shama: "Do you know this person?"

Shama shook his head: "I haven't seen it."

"What about this?" Luo Rui took out another photo of Xu Jie.

Shama still shook his head, and he didn't know the third victim, Wen Jun.

Luo Rui then pulled out photos of the four criminals. Although they were all disguised, Shama recognized them at a glance: "I can't see their faces, but they look like people from the forest."

"you sure?"

Shama nodded: "They are the Great Mother's people, they are all her skirts."

"What is a skirt?"

"Yes, that's the one who slept with Big Mother."

"Okay!" Luo Rui nodded and glanced at the people around him.

Chu Yang, Lin Chen and Qian Baishan were relatively calm, but Lu Wenrui's local police officers all looked panicked, with turbulent waves in their hearts.

Luo Rui withdrew his gaze and took out the photo of Xing Yonghua.

"Look carefully, have you seen this person?"

(End of this chapter)