Detective: From the Police Academy

Chapter 460 Cell No. 12!
"Once suspicion arises, the crime is established."

"Boss Luo, what does he mean by that?" Guo Lexuan leaned over and looked at the contents of the note, then whispered, "Could it be that Chen Fangliang was wrongly accused?"

"is it?"

Luo Rui turned to look at her. Economic crimes were not the type of cases he dealt with, and he didn't have time to learn the details of Chen Fangliang's crime.

"I want to report it!" At this time, a strange voice sounded in the cell.

Luo Rui raised his head. The deputy warden, Lin Chen and others were all far away and did not speak.

He looked at the back of the bed frame in confusion. It was a double-decker bed. Beside the beds stood prisoners with their heads lowered, none of them daring to look up.

Luo Rui walked around the bed frame and saw four prisoners standing side by side against the wall, just below the ventilation window.

One of the older prisoners with a shaved head pursed his lips and wanted to look at Luo Rui, but did not dare to look up.

"...3480, what nonsense are you talking about? You'd better behave yourself!" The prison guard standing not far away shouted harshly.

When he saw Luo Rui coming over with a note, he immediately shut up and turned away.

Luo Rui walked towards 3480 and asked word by word: "What do you mean?"

3480 raised his face, and at the same time, the cellmate next to him immediately pulled his hand, but he blocked it.

Moreover, Luo Rui also noticed that the prisoners standing beside the beds all turned slightly and wanted to look over here.

The looks in these people's eyes were not vicious or contemptuous, but revealed a strong desire to talk.

The most hated thing in the cell is snitching. No matter what conflicts arise between inmates, they usually choose to resolve them privately.

If you report this to the warden and your fellow inmates find out, you'll generally end up in trouble.

Luo Rui had been to prison to investigate cases before. The eyes of prisoners who had just served their sentences and those who had served many years in prison were completely different.

The eyes of those who had just come in were filled with great despair and fear, and some even showed extreme violence.

The old prisoners who have been in prison for many years have humble and resigned looks in their eyes, just like animals that have been locked up in zoos for years. The numbness can be seen at a glance.

3480's expression was like this, his hair was a mixture of black and white, he looked to be in his fifties, and none of the muscles on his face moved.

But what surprised Luo Rui was that his cloudy eyes were glowing slightly.

Just as he was about to speak, Luo Rui suddenly turned around.

Guo Lexuan hurriedly asked: "Boss Luo, don't you want to ask?"

Luo Rui glanced at her and said nothing. Instead, he turned back to Chen Fangliang's bed, picked up the books, and walked towards the deputy warden.

"Please bring the prison guards and doctors from Area C here so we can interrogate them first."

The deputy warden nodded: "Everyone is here. I will take Mr. Luo to the reception room."

"Sure!" Luo Rui agreed and waved to Lin Chen and others, and they left.

Guo Lexuan ran over and leaned against Luo Rui's arm. "Boss Luo, are you really not going to continue investigating? These people eat and sleep together. If there is any problem with Chen Fangliang, asking his cellmates will be the best way to find clues!"

Luo Rui heard the prison guard's scolding from behind and frowned slightly.

"3480, stand still. And the rest of you, don't get close to him! Shut up right now!"

"Talking is not allowed in the cell. If I hear someone whispering..."

Half an hour later, in the reception room.

There are three doctors in Zhangshui Prison, in addition to Huang Fade, there is one old and one young.

The first person to be questioned was the old doctor. He had two pens in his chest pocket. After sitting down across the table, he looked relaxed and happy as if he was about to leave the system.

Before Luo Rui could speak, he crossed his legs and said, "I heard that you are a police officer from the provincial department?"

Luo Rui took a look at his resume and nodded.

"You're pretty quick." The old doctor started talking: "Huang Fade is a good man. He treats all prisoners equally and never shows any vigilance. I remember when he first came, more than 20 years ago, he was still a young man..."

Luo Rui interrupted him: "Did you know that Huang Fade has lung cancer?"

“I don’t know, but I can tell there’s something wrong with his lungs.

He smokes too much and has been coughing a lot lately. I also saw bloody paper balls in the trash can on his desk, but he hid them very well, usually hiding the used bloody toilet paper at the bottom of the trash can. "

"You mean he doesn't want you to know he has cancer?"

"Is that so?" The old doctor spread his hands.

"What is his relationship with 3371?"

The continuous stream of questions made the old doctor look somewhat resistant. He pursed his lips and did not answer immediately.

This was mainly because Luo Rui interrupted his desire to talk and cut off the rhythm of his conversation.

This kind of thing is very common. Generally speaking, older people have a natural desire to preach and boss around young people.

This is how society is. The elderly are respected too much, so much so that old men and women who have lived a few more years often take advantage of their seniority.

Why do I eat more salt than you eat rice? I have lived a few decades longer, so I have more experience than you.

The same is true for the old doctor, who is about to retire and can't hide his desire to talk.

But this is a case investigation, a serious matter concerning a prisoner's escape, not some bragging or gossip under the shade of a tree.

Thinking of this, the old doctor put down his crossed legs, because he suddenly realized that the young provincial policeman in front of him had been asking about Huang Fade.

The entire prison, including guards and prisoners, already knew about 3371's escape.

It's very strange that he didn't ask about the prisoners' condition but asked about doctor Huang Fade.

Moreover, since Huang Fade accompanied prisoner 3371 to the hospital for treatment, no one has seen him since then, and the prison has not given any explanation.

If nothing had happened to Huang Fade, would the other party have come to me?

Luo Rui saw the other party's eyes flickering, and continued: "The relationship between Huang Fade and 3371, that is, Chen Fangliang, should not be simple, right?"

The old doctor hesitated for a moment and replied, "We all work in shifts. I dare not say anything about the relationship between the two of them, but 3371 has been sick for the past six months, and every time the prison guards bring him in for a consultation, it happens to be Doctor Huang who is on duty."

"Really? Did he just happen to be on the consultation, or did Huang Fade take the initiative to treat Chen Fangliang?"

The old doctor narrowed his eyes and said, "I don't know about that."

Luo Rui stared at him: "You don't know, or you don't want to say it?"

"Of course I don't know. I'm an old man about to retire. Why should I care about this? If you want to ask, just ask the new intern. He often assists Dr. Huang."

After finishing speaking, the old doctor raised his eyebrows and added: "Officer, if you tell me what happened to Huang Fade, I might remember something."

Hearing this, Qiao Xue, who was sitting next to him, frowned and said, "Just tell me what you know, it's best not to use this to threaten the investigators!"

"No, little girl, what did I threaten?" The old doctor looked unhappy and wanted to cross his legs again.

Luo Rui's words froze his movements: "Huang Fade is suspected of helping 3371 escape from prison. It's okay to tell you about this, but you have to sign a confidentiality agreement later."

"This……"

In addition to the dazed look on the old doctor's face, the deputy warden and a group of prison officials sitting next to him were all dumbfounded.

After realizing what was happening, several people stood up, seeming to want to say something but stopping themselves.

Luo Rui waved his hand, signaling them to talk later.

But the deputy warden couldn't sit still, so he quietly took his leave and ran to inform several leaders above him.

If Huang Fade is really the traitor, then this is a big deal!

He must take remedial measures before being held accountable by his superiors.

The old doctor's expression changed from dull to excited. He put down his legs and clasped his hands together.

"Ha, this little Huang is awesome. He let me see a big show before I retire. Haha... Now, I wonder if these managers are still awesome? Damn, they deducted our performance. I wonder if they can still laugh."

He looked so gloating that made Qiao Xue and Lin Chen and others standing nearby feel a little unhappy.

Luo Rui didn't take it seriously. After he finished laughing, he said, "Now can you tell me about Huang Fade's situation?"

The old doctor patted his knees and nodded, "Okay, okay! Let me tell you about this Huang Fade. He usually works silently and has a rather dull personality.

I have been in contact with him for so many years, but the last time I saw him smile was more than ten years ago. At that time, he was not divorced yet and his daughter was studying in China.

Huang Fade likes to read books, especially books on philosophy, such as Plato, Hegel, etc. Anyway, I don’t understand the ins and outs of it…”

Hearing this, Luo Rui picked up a few books on the table and handed them to him: "Are these the books?"

"Yes, yes, that's right." The old doctor replied, "Besides Huang Fade, there is another person in Zhangshui Prison who likes this kind of knowledge, and that's 3371."

Seeing that he paused, Luo Rui was obviously keeping someone in suspense, so he sighed slightly. The most feared thing in criminal investigation is encountering these elderly people.

Besides, an old bastard in his eighties who committed the crime of raping a woman will most likely serve his sentence outside prison, and the judicial process will have no way to deal with the old bastard.

"Go on." Luo Rui raised his chin.

The old doctor said contentedly: "Let me tell you, those of us who work in prisons are most afraid of developing feelings for these prisoners and having common topics to talk about.

In this water prison, who is a good person? Not a single one. How many of those who can come here have grievances?

These people never say that they have broken the law, but rather that they have done something wrong or that they are just unlucky.

Shit… sorry for the swear words, my point is most of these people are unrepentant.

Since Huang Fade's divorce, he has become less and less talkative in recent years. He doesn't have any hobbies except reading. He sends all his salary to his daughter and doesn't know how to enjoy himself.

People like him will either remain silent all their lives or explode in silence.

Although Huang Fade is a doctor, I always felt that he would stand on the opposite side of me one day and commit some crime. I didn’t expect it to be true…”

Luo Rui raised his hand to stop him: "Tell me something useful. Why did Huang Fade help 3371 escape from prison?"

"My close friend!"

The old doctor patted the table lightly: "This is the commonality of intellectuals. This 3371 is Huang Fade's soulmate.

3371Every time I came to see the doctor, the two of us would chat for a long time, and the topics we talked about were very profound, such as "I think, therefore I am" and so on. Anyway, I couldn't understand it.

By the way, there is one very important thing I need to remind you. 3371 is very powerful and smart. He has a strong leadership character and is very easy-going.

I can't describe his temperament, but he naturally gives people a kind of affinity. Both prison guards and prisoners seem to have a good impression of him.

Every time he comes to our clinic, he gives me the feeling that he is meeting an old friend and chatting about family matters. He doesn't behave like a prisoner at all." Guo Lexuan, who was standing nearby, crossed her arms and frowned slightly, saying, "No way? Is there really such a person?"

The fifth person to be questioned answered her question.

This man was number 3480 who was brought by the prison guards. He was the inmate who had something to say in the cell.

At that time in the cell, Luo Rui did not ask him any questions in order to reduce his presence.

When you are serving your sentence in prison, remember, never seek a sense of existence!
You have to act as if your fellow inmates have forgotten your existence. This is great wisdom.

After questioning Huang Fade’s two colleagues and several other inmates in the cell, 3480 was brought in for questioning based on this.

The inmates, guards, and prison administrators in the cell will not pursue 3480 alone to find out who said what and how it was said.

Moreover, it was for this reason that Luo Rui previously asked the deputy warden to release Huang Fade to assist the prisoners in escaping from prison, allowing the person in charge of the trial to escape in a hurry.

At this time, 3480 was sitting across the table, his hands and feet shackled, looking uneasy.

Luo Rui carefully looked at the background information brought by the prison guard.

Name: Meng Jingshan.

Age: 55 years old.

Served sentence: October 1990.

The court's verdict: murder.

The death penalty was changed to suspended death penalty, and then to 25 years in prison.

This is already 21 years, plus one year in detention in the detention center, he will be released from prison in four years.

3480. That is, when Meng Jingshan was released from prison, he was almost sixty years old.

This kind of person is a veteran in prison. Even if he is released from prison in the future, the world outside has changed dramatically in 25 years and may not be able to accommodate an elderly prisoner like him.

Luo Rui saw from his background information that the nature of the case committed by 3480 was changed from intentional homicide to accidental homicide, which was also the reason for the suspended death sentence.

The reason Meng Jingshan killed people was that his only son suffered from congenital cerebral palsy, and he and his wife had only this one child.

In 1989, the wife couldn't stand taking care of a child who couldn't take care of himself all year round. After getting up late one night, she saw that the child was incontinent. She went crazy and wanted to smother the child with a pillow.

When the child was about to suffocate, he overturned his wheelchair, waking up Meng Jingshan who was sleeping.

So Meng Jingshan struggled with his wife, and in a rage, he picked up a kitchen knife and accidentally cut his wife's neck.

This is how people were killed. If Meng Jingshan had surrendered himself at the time, he might not have been sentenced to death, but he chose to hide his wife's body.

At that time, there was no freezer at home and the refrigerator could not accommodate the body. In order to prevent the stench of the corpse, Meng Jingshan bought a large wooden barrel and a box of coarse salt.

He hid his wife's body in a wooden barrel and pickled it with a large amount of salt.

It was more than a month later that the police caught him.

Luo Rui finished reading his prison record and raised his head.

"Meng Jingshan, tell me, is there anything you want to tell me?"

Hearing this, 3480 was slightly stunned.

"I...no one has called me by my name for a long time. I almost forgot my name."

Luo Rui nodded to show his understanding, but he did not feel any sympathy in his heart.

Meng Jingshan pursed his lips and said, "I want to ask, are you police from the Municipal Bureau or from the Provincial Department?"

Qiao Xue showed him her police ID and said word by word:
"We are criminal investigators from the provincial department. This is the deputy chief of our criminal investigation team. Just tell us what you know. Don't worry about your own safety."

"I understand."

Meng Jingshan nodded, then pursed his lips, as if he had made up his mind.

He raised his head and looked directly into Luo Rui's eyes: "It's like this, I know why Chen Fangliang escaped from prison."

Luo Rui put down the pen in his hand and leaned forward: "Why?"

Meng Jingshan did not answer.

Qiao Xue's eyes shone slightly, and she warned: "3480, now it's not a question of whether you want to talk or not. If you don't cooperate with our investigation, we can increase your sentence for the crime of harboring someone. Do you understand?"

"No!" Meng Jingshan immediately retorted: "I will not protect anyone, let alone Chen Fangliang. I said in the cell before that I want to report him, but you have to reduce my sentence!"

"Commutation of sentence?" Luo Rui shook his head: "This is not something we can decide."

"Then go find someone who can decide."

Meng Jingshan said quickly: "Chen Fangliang is going to kill someone if he goes out. If you don't catch him quickly, the consequences will be serious!"

Hearing this, the prison guard standing behind him glared at him unconsciously.

Lin Chen and Guo Lexuan on the side also looked at each other.

Luo Rui stared into Meng Jingshan's eyes and saw that the other party did not seem to be lying.

At this time, Qiao Xue asked: "How do you know so clearly?"

Meng Jingshan said confidently: "Then don't worry about it. Anyway, I know everything about Chen Fangliang. As long as you reduce my sentence, I can tell you everything."

"Take him away!" Luo Rui didn't give him a chance to speak.

Two prison guards on duty stepped forward and Meng Jingshan also stood up.

After the people left, Qiao Xue turned around and asked, "Boss Luo, what should we do?"

"There are 19 prisoners in the cell. Is Meng Jingshan the only one who knows about Chen Fangliang? Ask them one by one and ask them thoroughly."

"Okay!" Qiao Xue responded.

Then, Chen Fangliang's cellmates were taken into the interrogation room one by one.

A man with a tattoo on his forearm just sat down. Before Qiao Xue opened her mouth, he started talking: "Officer, don't believe what that bastard Meng Jingshan says. He's a bad guy. He and Chen Fangliang have always been at odds. They even had a quarrel some time ago."

Qiao Xue asked: "Do you know why Chen Fangliang escaped from prison?"

"I don't know, but Chen Fangliang is definitely not a heartless person. He was imprisoned because he was framed. It was his wife and her lover who tricked him."

Seeing that she couldn't get anything out of this man, Qiao Xue called the second prisoner.

The man wore glasses and looked very gentle.

"Do you know why Chen Fangliang escaped from prison?"

"do not know."

"Who is he most familiar with in the cell?"

"He is familiar with us all. No, except for that old bastard Meng Jingshan, we all have a good relationship with Chen Fangliang.

Chen Fangliang is very knowledgeable. He tells us stories and often teaches us the principles of life. We all admire him very much. "

"Did Chen Fangliang tell me about his family? For example, who does he hate? Who does he want to kill?"

Glasses smiled and said, "This is what Meng Jingshan told you, right? Don't believe him, he's an old bastard. Last month, this old bastard even peed on Chen Fangliang's bed. If Chen Fangliang hadn't had a good temper, the two of them would have fought a long time ago."

Qiao Xue pondered and said, "You all said that Chen Fangliang was harmed by his ex-wife. Didn't he escape from prison to settle accounts with his ex-wife?"

"Officer, Chen Fangliang is not that kind of person. In his own words, his imprisonment is actually a form of spiritual practice. His heart is calm."

"You escaped from prison without causing any trouble?" Lin Chen on the side couldn't help but said something.

"Believe it or not, this is what I know."

Throughout the day, Luo Rui and his colleagues sat at the interrogation table and questioned all the prisoners in cell No. 12, but they did not get the desired results.

Moreover, these prisoners were very eager to talk. Although they did not know why Chen Fangliang escaped from prison, they also had great respect for him and acted very familiar with him.

On the contrary, Meng Jingshan knew Chen Fangliang's purpose, which was a bit confusing.

In addition, these prisoners also complained bitterly, telling Qiao Xue and others that during holidays, could the prison authorities extend the time for playing cards by half an hour, or that it was boring to always watch the news, so could they watch sports events, and so on.

Some prisoners also think that there are only male doctors in the prison, and wonder if a female doctor could be transferred to treat them.

Qiao Xue's head was about to explode from asking so many questions, and Lin Chen was also not interested, thinking that these people all had special skills.

Chu Yang's hands were sore from recording the statements for a whole day. He stretched his wrists and asked, "Team Leader, what should we do? Should we call Meng Jingshan to ask him again?"

"Okay!" Luo Rui pinched his brow, closed his eyes and nodded.

After a while, Meng Jingshan was brought in again.

As soon as he sat down, Luo Rui opened his eyes and saw that the left side of Meng Jingshan's forehead was purple and red, and there were slap marks on his face.

Qiao Xue narrowed her eyes and pointed at his forehead: "What's wrong with your injury?"

"It's okay, I just bumped into it accidentally." Meng Jingshan lowered his head.

"Really?" Qiao Xue didn't ask any more questions.

"Officer Luo, have you thought about it?" Meng Jingshan asked, "Commuting my sentence will tell you everything.

Chen Fangliang had a plan before escaping from prison. The words he wrote on the piece of paper were accidentally seen by me. When I tried to snatch it away, he swallowed it.

Guess what the first thing he did after he got out was?"

Luo Rui stared at him closely: "If the information you provided is accurate and can help us catch the person as soon as possible, we will consider reducing your sentence."

"Okay then." Meng Jingshan smiled, leaned forward, and said word by word: "If Chen Fangliang is not afraid of my betrayal and still insists on following his plan, then he is going to kidnap his ex-wife's son!"

Qiao Xue frowned and asked, "What do you mean?"

"After being imprisoned, Chen Fangliang always suspected that the son he had with his ex-wife was not his own, which was the main reason for his escape from prison.

If he could successfully escape from Zhangshui County, he would be in Xishuang City now.

Officer, you must not believe those who say good things about Chen Fangliang. I know what kind of person Chen Fangliang is. His behavior is all disguised. He is a very cruel and ruthless person.

Even if someone has helped him and hinders his plan, he will be ruthless.

Everyone said that he was in jail because of his ex-wife. It was not his style if he didn't kill a few people when he got out.

I've been in prison for so many years, and I'm used to seeing people like him who are good at disguising themselves. I know who he is better than anyone else!"

(End of this chapter)