Detective: From the Police Academy

Chapter 464 Gold bars, prisoners, capture!

Xishuang City.

At seven o'clock in the evening, the lights came on and there was a neon glow outside the floor-to-ceiling windows of the large flat.

There is only one hour left to pay the ransom.

The police are putting on stab-proof clothing, earphones, trackers and other equipment for Tang Lan.

Luo Rui solemnly reminded her: "Remember, don't leave our sight, don't take off the headphones on your headset, and don't contact anyone irrelevant to you!"

Tang Lan swallowed her saliva, and for the first time, panic appeared in her eyes.

"Officer Luo, can you not let me go?"

"Sure." She didn't expect Luo Rui to agree so readily.

But Luo Rui immediately added: "Chen Xuan is your son, think it over carefully."

"I..." Tang Lan trembled, "I'm not a cold-blooded person, but I'm really scared. Chen Fangliang is not as gentle as before. He might really kill me."

"Why would he want to kill you?" Luo Rui raised his head and blinked: "You haven't done anything wrong to him, right?"

Tang Lan gritted her teeth and stared at him fiercely.

Su Li behind her comforted her: "Don't worry, my dear, Officer Luo has been through many battles, and he is also the deputy chief of the provincial department. He will definitely ensure your safety..."

"Shut up." Tang Lan scolded, but her voice lacked confidence.

"Okay, time is almost up." Luo Rui returned Tang Lan's phone to her: "Don't lose your phone. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us."

After he finished speaking, Luo Rui looked at the plainclothes detectives in the room and said, "Check their guns. If you find Chen Fangliang, if he resists law enforcement, shoot him dead!"

"Roger that!"

"Roger that!"

The plainclothes detectives in the room pulled out their guns and tapped the magazines with the palm of their hands.

"Let's go!" Luo Rui waved towards the door.

One group of people went out first and dispersed. Then, Tang Lan was escorted out the door by policewomen Zhang Min and Huang Tao.

The group took two elevators to the underground parking lot.

Tang Lan usually drives a red convertible Mercedes, but because the trunk is too small, she chose a black Audi sedan.

Policewoman Zhang Min opened the trunk of the Audi and was about to get in, but was stopped by Luo Rui.

"Don't force yourself, go sit in the back seat."

Zhang Min hesitated and said, "Boss Luo, if the kidnappers find out..."

Luo Rui smiled and shook his head: "It's okay, doesn't Chen Fangliang know that the police will follow him? Why did he appear in the KFC surveillance video?
Don't be stubborn, listen to me, Tang Lan will drive, you go sit in the back seat, don't put yourself in a difficult position."

"Okay." Zhang Min opened the car door, bent down and got into the back seat.

Tang Lan stood in front of the car, hesitating and not getting in.

Su Li opened the passenger door and put the 100 gold bars in his hand into the passenger seat.

As soon as he stood up, Tang Lan grabbed his arm.

“Lidya Su, if I die, will you get what you f*cking want?”

"What?" Su Li looked surprised.

"Stop pretending, I'm telling you, you signed the pre-marital property agreement. If you dare to snatch my assets, I won't let you go even if I become a ghost!"

In front of so many people, Tang Lan's tone was extremely vicious and rude.

Lidya Su’s face turned pale: “You are crazy!”

Tang Lan sneered. As she was about to get in the car, she turned back to look at Luo Rui: "Officer Luo, you must ensure my safety!"

Luo Rui narrowed his eyes and nodded.

The time now is seven twenty.

"Notify Team Liu at the command center. The operation has begun."

Lin Chen responded.

Luo Rui and several others got on the command vehicle at the back, which already had several technical police officers sitting inside, all facing computers and equipment.

Evening, 7:45.

Xishuang City, city center.

A road above the overpass runs across the middle, while the road under the bridge is in an 8-shaped structure.

People cannot get onto the bridge, so they can only go around to the front and then drive onto the bridge.

Tang Lan's Audi drove up and parked steadily on the side of the road.

She didn't get off the bus because the time was not up yet.

A few hours before the ransom was paid, a dozen groups of plainclothes detectives were lying in ambush around the overpass.

More than a dozen vehicles circled the bridge, vigilantly observing the surrounding situation.

In addition, the large screen at the city command center was also closely monitoring the movements on the bridge. As surveillance was not enough, several traffic probes were temporarily set up on the bridge in the afternoon.

The city command center’s electronic screen was shared with the command vehicle.

Luo Rui sat in the chair and could clearly see all the movements on the bridge.

There are still ten minutes until the agreed time.

This is also the most tense time.

News kept coming from the command center.

There were no suspicious vehicles around, and the pedestrians under the bridge were all normal, with no one climbing onto the overpass.

Dong Jianhui asked: "Mr. Luo, do you think this Chen Fangliang will appear here?"

Luo Rui closed his eyes, crossed his arms over his chest, and shook his head: "No."

Guo Lexuan pondered and said, "I think that Chen Fangliang has only two purposes. First, he wants to take the money and run away. Without money, he can't escape.

Secondly, he just wanted to take revenge on his ex-wife Tang Lan. This woman is really vicious. Chen Fangliang was sent to prison by her, and even his son is not his own. He must hate Tang Lan in his heart."

Lin Chen disagreed: "I think it's unlikely to be revenge. We investigated for two days and Chen Fangliang's character is clear. When he escaped from prison, he did not take the guns from the two prison guards.

If he really wanted to kill someone and take revenge on Tang Lan, why didn't he take the gun with him?"

Guo Lexuan smiled and said, "Officer Lin, if that's what you said, then why did Chen Fangliang kill Huang Fade who helped him escape from prison?

How about we make a bet?"

Lin Chen rolled his eyes: "What bet?"

"Let's bet on whether I will die tonight..."

Before Guo Lexuan finished speaking, Dong Jianhui glared at her fiercely: "Guo Lexuan, have you forgotten your identity? Are there some things you can't just say casually?"

She stuck out her tongue and said nothing more.

In the surveillance footage that is divided into several segments, the one in the lower right corner is the law enforcement recorder carried on the chest of policewoman Zhang Min.

Because of the angle, everyone could only see Tang Lan's back as she sat in the driver's seat.

At this moment, she turned her head slightly and glanced at Zhang Min who was sitting in the back seat.

"Officer, are you married?"

Her voice was not loud, and everyone in the command vehicle, except Zhang Min, was listening.

Zhang Min was looking out of the car warily. Hearing this, she nodded slightly: "I have another daughter."

Tang Lan smiled slightly: "I see that we are about the same age, I guess you should get married. Being a police officer is hard, right?"

Zhang Min glanced at her and said, "Not bad."

Finally, Tang Lan expressed her concerns: "Do you think my ex-husband will kill me?"

Zhang Min had no way of answering her question, so she just kept silent.

Tang Lan continued to ask: "If he resists your arrest, will you shoot him dead?"

Zhang Min frowned slightly but still said nothing.

Seeing this, Tang Lan sighed and looked out the car window at the dark night sky.

Her mind was full of thoughts, thinking about many things.

Zhang Min, who was sitting in the back seat, looked at the watch on her wrist from time to time.

Until 7:59, she kept her wrist raised, counting the time silently.

The seconds and the clock moved to the twelve o'clock position together. Suddenly, the cell phone in Tang Lan's hand made a 'ding' sound, and she received a text message.

"Get out of your car, throw the bag of gold bars into the trash can on the bridge, and then get right back in your car!"

This text message appeared on the screen of the command vehicle that Luo Rui was riding in, as well as on the electronic screen of the city bureau's command center.

The technical police officer in the command car took a look at the number and turned back to say, "Boss Luo, the number is Chen Fangliang's!"

"Can it be tracked?"

"After sending the text message, the signal disappeared. I think the SIM card was removed."

Luo Rui narrowed his eyes: "He is nearby!"

Dong Jianhui immediately asked, "Should we expand the search area around us? I see there are buildings on both sides. Chen Fangliang must be hiding in one of them."

Luo Rui shook his head: "No, the surrounding buildings are too dense, and it will take a while to find anyone."

After that, Luo Rui picked up the microphone and told Zhang Min on the overpass: "Let Tang Lan do it!"

"Okay!" Zhang Min responded.

Tang Lan also heard these words, and she also had an earphone in her ears.

She knocked on the car door, picked up a black handbag on the passenger seat, and got out of the car.

The night wind blew up her skirt, and the dim street lights on the bridge lengthened her shadow.

Tang Lan looked around while walking towards the trash can ten meters ahead.

At this time, there were few vehicles on the bridge, and most of them were driven by plainclothes police officers, but there were also private vehicles passing by.

Tang Lan walked to the trash can safely, but did not throw the bag in immediately.

The bag contained 33 gold bars, worth more than yuan.

Finally, she took a breath, threw the bag into the trash can, and quickly retreated.

She had just returned to the car when her cell phone rang again.

A text message popped up on the screen: "Do you remember where we camped before? Drive there in an hour. If I don't see you, I will kill Chen Xuan!"

Tang Lan gritted her teeth, reached out to touch the steering wheel, and dialed the number directly.

"Sorry, the number you dialed is turned off!"

When the prompt sounded, Tang Lan gritted her teeth and cursed: "Chen Fangliang, you bastard!"

In the command car.

Luo Rui narrowed his eyes and sent a message to Tang Lan's headset: "Where is the place he mentioned?"

Tang Lan panted and said, "There is a wetland park under the Third Bridge. When Xuanxuan was two years old, we went there to camp."

Upon hearing this, Chu Yang and several technical police officers immediately unfolded the map.

Luo Rui looked at him, but he didn't say anything yet. Liu Fuze, who was in the command center, said, "We have sent someone over!"

Luo Rui nodded and instructed the police officers who were lying in ambush nearby: "Leave a group of people to stay here. Don't get close to the trash can. If anyone comes to take the gold bars, arrest them immediately! Everyone, set off for Sanqiao!" It was 8:50 p.m.

Tang Lan drove the car to the bank of the Lancang River, but because the camping area was shallow, the car could not reach the destination.

It would take ten minutes to walk there.

Time was running out, so Tang Lan had to get off the car and walk quickly, carrying a small bag in each hand.

There were about sixty-seven gold bars left in the bag, and it still felt heavy in my hands.

Zhang Min did not get out of the car because she had received information in advance that a large number of police forces were deployed in the wetland park and if Chen Fangliang dared to show up, he would be arrested immediately.

Moreover, the locals are familiar with the environment around the wetland park. There is no place to hide and it is impossible to conceal one's whereabouts.

In the command vehicle, Luo Rui and others felt the same way.

Tang Lan also carried a micro camera on her body, and her every move was under the control of the police.

Her chest kept rising and falling and the camera was shaking in front.

At this moment, the voice of the first group of people suddenly came: "There is a car approaching the trash can! There is a car approaching the trash can!"

The technical police officer quickly enlarged the surveillance footage of the overpass.

I saw a silver Wuling van drive onto the bridge and stop ten meters away from the trash can.

Then a man opened the car door and jumped out.

He first looked around vigilantly, then slowly approached the trash can. Seeing that there was no one around, he reached into the trash can and then picked up a small black bag containing 33 gold bars.

The police officers lying in ambush on the bridge kept saying, "A suspicious target has been found. The target has the package in his hand."

Luo Rui narrowed his eyes, looked at the man's figure, and said nothing.

Liu Fuze, who was far away in the command center, stared at the electronic screen nervously and sent a message to Luo Rui: "Boss Luo, are you going to arrest him or not?"

"Catch!" Luo Rui nodded.

Then, the two cars that were originally driving slowly on the bridge turned back quickly and drove to the side of the trash can at almost lightning speed.

The man holding the bag was originally planning to walk towards the van.

But when he saw five or six people getting out of two cars, he immediately squatted on the ground.

A group of plainclothes detectives drew their pistols, ran forward and immediately pinned him down.

"Don't move!"

"police!"

"Who? What's your name?"

The man threw the small bag in his hand at his feet, held his head with both hands, and his face turned pale with fear.

"I...I'm just a pimp."

A criminal police officer pressed his shoulder and pointed the gun in his hand at the small black bag on the ground.

"Do you know what's in there?"

"I, I don't know." The man swallowed his saliva. "Someone gave me fifty dollars and asked me to help him get a package from the trash can on the bridge at nine o'clock in the evening."

At this time, another detective unzipped the small bag.

There are thirty-three gold bars inside, not one less!
When the man saw this thing, he was so scared that he sat down on the ground.

"Oh my god, it's all gold!"

"What does that man look like?"

"I can't explain it clearly..."

In the command car.

Luo Rui waved his hand: "Switch the screen to the Wetland Park."

The technical police officer did as he was told. At this time, Tang Lan was already standing still.

The location is in the wetland park, in the shallows near the river.

A text message appeared on the mobile phone screen that she shared with the command vehicle.

"You get on the boat by yourself and row it to the center of the river!"

And at the shallows under Tang Lan's feet, there was an inflatable speedboat docked.

The blue speedboat kept rising and falling with the swaying of the river water.

Tang Lan gritted her teeth and called Chen Fangliang again, but the phone was still turned off.

She swallowed her saliva and shouted into the microphone on her chest: "Officer Luo, what should I do?"

Luo Rui's voice came into her headset: "Can you swim?"

"What?" Tang Lan's face was pale and her lips were trembling.

"Ms. Tang, I can't give you any effective advice in this situation."

Luo Rui's voice was neither bland nor salty: "If you want to save your son, just do it. If you think your son is not important, you can choose to come back and we will think of other ways!"

Upon hearing this, Tang Lan immediately hit back: "Are you police officers? My son has been kidnapped and is still missing. Not only did you do nothing, but you also took risks with me. Fuck you, bah!"

Luo Rui's voice was extremely calm: "Ms. Tang, please don't confuse cause and effect. You should know the reasons that led to Chen Fangliang's escape from prison better than us!

He was in prison for eight years and he would have been released in three years. What was the reason that forced him to take such a risk? Don't you understand?"

Tang Lan was so angry that her face turned pale: "I'm afraid of water, I can't swim, I don't care, do whatever the fuck you want!"

She carried two heavy small bags and turned around and walked back.

In the command car.

Luo Rui's face was expressionless, but Guo Lexuan cursed fiercely: "This woman is really something!"

Lin Chen nodded: "Who said it wasn't true? First she harmed her ex-husband, and now she doesn't even care about her own son!"

"Mr. Luo, what should we do now?" Chu Yang asked.

"Wait a moment." Luo Rui nodded towards the screen. He had been staring at the image captured by the miniature camera on Tang Lan's chest.

After several minutes, the shaking camera suddenly stopped.

Tang Lan's voice rang in everyone's ears: "Damn it, I really owe you a debt, you little bastard!"

There was a cry in her throat, and the camera in front of her chest turned, and the originally dark picture brightened slightly.

The camera captures the neon night scene across the Lancang River.

Tang Lan turned around, returned the same way, and ran away.

Breathing rapidly and with a flushed face, she came to the speedboat, threw the two packages of gold in her hands into the boat, then took off her shoes and climbed up carefully.

She was so scared that she shouted into the microphone: "Officer Luo, how does this boat operate?"

Luo Rui exhaled slightly: "Don't you know how to swim?"

Tang Lan said: "Hurry up and tell me!"

Luo Rui nodded to himself and told her the principles of using the air mattress.

Tang Lan panicked and drove the boat into the center of the river.

It is December now. Although the weather in Yunnan Province is not too cold, the night wind still makes me feel chilly when it blows on my body.

Moreover, the river water was flowing very fast, and the air mattress was shaking like a balloon blown by the wind in the sky.

Tang Lan looked at the dark river surface and was frightened out of her wits.

She held the side of the boat tightly with one hand and held the cell phone with the other, calling Chen Fangliang.

But the phone was turned off and I still couldn't get through.

"Son of a bitch!" She cursed harshly, feeling very nervous.

The police officers lying in ambush on the riverside have already boarded the speedboat, ready to deal with any emergency at any time.

In the command vehicle, everyone looked at the shot of Tang Lan's chest and looked at each other.

Guo Lexuan couldn't help but ask, "Boss Luo, what on earth is Chen Fangliang trying to do?"

Lin Chen touched his chin and said, "This is weird. If he wants to take these gold bars, how can he do that? Could it be that Chen Fangliang is sailing a boat over here?"

Dong Jianhui sighed, "He didn't even think about taking the ransom tonight! I think Chen Fangliang knows that our police have deployed manpower, so he definitely won't dare to show up. Just wait and see, he won't call again."

Guo Lexuan asked, "So what you mean is that Chen Fangliang's main purpose tonight is to test our police's control capabilities?"

Dong Jianhui nodded: "What else? Chen Fangliang escaped from our Zhangshui. This guy is a bit difficult to endure. Let's not underestimate him."

As soon as he finished speaking, Luo Rui shook his head thoughtfully: "Director Dong, it's not that mysterious. This prison escape case and the kidnapping case in front of us are different from the cases we routinely investigate and solve. Chen Fangliang is not doing it for money."

Guo Lexuan asked, "Why did he do that? Did he want to murder his ex-wife Tang Lan? That doesn't seem likely. I don't believe he has a sniper and can just shoot and kill people!"

"Sniper?" Lin Chen sneered, "Do you think you're acting in a movie?"

"I already said it's not true!" Guo Lexuan rolled her eyes: "Don't you understand?"

Just as Lin Chen was about to fight back, Chu Yang turned his head from the computer screen and said, "Boss Luo, Tang Lan's phone is ringing!"

Hearing this, everyone's expressions tensed and they leaned forward.

Chu Yang took off his earmuffs so that the sound of the two people's conversation could be played and everyone could hear it.

Tang Lan hurriedly answered the phone and turned on the speakerphone while kneeling on the boat.

"Chen Fangliang, where is my son? Where is my son? Give the fuck back to me!"

"Are you in Jiangzhong Center?" Chen Fangliang's voice remained calm.

Tang Lan gritted her teeth and said, "What the hell are you talking about! I'm asking you, where is Xuanxuan?"

Then, her tone suddenly lowered a few degrees, and she cried out in tears: "I tell you, although Xuanxuan is not your child, you have lived with him for three years, and you have feelings for him. You must not do anything stupid!"

Chen Fangliang sighed and did not respond to her words. Instead, he said, "I remember that you have always been afraid of water."

Tang Lan's expression froze for a moment, and she was slightly stunned.

"Well, if you want Xuanxuan to live, that's fine, but you put me in jail..."

Tang Lan's pupils immediately shrank: "What do you want? Let me die? Let me go to jail?"

Chen Fangliang replied: "I have already served five years in prison. I cannot overturn the verdict. Besides, I killed someone when I escaped."

Hearing this, Tang Lan hunched over and her body began to stiffen.

"Listen, throw all the gold bars in your bag into the river, one by one. If you do this, I will release your son immediately!"

"You..." Tang Lan took a breath and suppressed the anger in her heart: "Do you mean what you said?"

"I have never lied to you." Chen Fangliang's voice was neither hurried nor slow.

"Okay, I'll throw it away!" Tang Lan put down her cell phone, unzipped her small bag, and took out a heavy gold bar.

She held it tightly in her hand, made up her mind, and threw the gold bar into the river.

With a "plop", the gold bar sank into the dark river surface.

"I owe you this, I'm paying you back!"

Tang Lan stood up from the wobbly air mattress, grabbed a handful of gold bars, each one a finger wide, and threw them into the river one by one.

Far away in the bushes on the other side of the river, there were two figures, one big and one small.

Chen Fangliang touched the child's head: "Look, mom loves you..."

I originally wanted to write about a different case, but I didn’t do it well... Things haven’t been going well at work recently, so I apologize to everyone.

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