Detective: From the Police Academy

Chapter 476: Firefight!

"The money... the money is hidden in those flower pots."

"You fucking lied to me!"

The sharp tip of the knife pierced into the sole of Liang Yi's foot, and blood gushed out.

He shrank his legs, covered his head with his arms, and begged desperately: "I didn't lie, I told the truth, please, let me go!"

The youngest one padded the dagger in his hand, and placed the blade on his face: "Are you really telling the truth?"

Liang Yi was like a mouse with its tail stuck on a wooden board. He could not stop nodding, tears and snot flowing down. "I... I just want to live."

The second oldest brother standing nearby said, "Youngest brother, I remember now. When we kidnapped this kid, there was indeed a row of flower pots under the windowsill. The soil in the flower pots was fresh."

The youngest stood up, pulled him to a corner, and whispered, "Second brother, what do you think?"

The second child has a round face, broad shoulders, and a thick neck. He is a whole head taller than the youngest child.

"What are you thinking? Call Commander Yang! We have to get the money back. It's five million."

The youngest one smiled and said, "You already said five million, aren't you tempted?"

"what do you mean……"

The second brother frowned and shook his head hurriedly: "Don't do that, Commander Yang is a ruthless man, not to mention the boss behind him, we can't afford to offend him.

Don't ever think about this money. If they knew we were planning to take it, we two brothers would die without knowing why."

"Five million!" The youngest sighed, "It's really hard to accept. We've been mules for so many years, and we only make a few thousand dollars for each delivery. We haven't even got married yet."

The second brother rolled his eyes and said, "You took the money to gamble. The boss gave us a lot. Besides, we are just the middleman. Nothing has happened in these years. It's all thanks to the boss behind the scenes... What's the plan?"

"Planning and strategizing!" the youngest one said.

"Yes, that's the word."

"Okay, I'll call Commander Yang." The youngest walked out of the house.

The red sun was setting in the west, and startled birds took off from the bushes.

"Hello?" The youngest one was holding an old-fashioned mobile phone with a black card inserted in it.

"Is the matter settled?"

The youngest one shook his head: "Not yet, this kid confessed and found out where the money was hidden."

There was silence on the other end of the phone, only the sound of the sobbing wind could be heard.

After a moment, Commander Yang's voice rang out: "Youngest, you've never thought about this much money. If we divide it among the three of us, each of us can get nearly two million, and we won't have to worry about the rest of our lives."

That's what I fucking thought...

Upon hearing this, the youngest brother's breathing became rapid: "How...how do I explain this to the boss?"

"The boss just asked us to deal with the man. He didn't even plan to take the money. The police are investigating closely."

"Uh……"

The youngest one was about to agree when he suddenly felt something was wrong. Commander Yang had worked for the boss for many years and always did whatever the boss said and never dared to disobey. Now he actually had ambitions?
The youngest one pushed his tongue against the roof of his mouth and said, "Commander Yang, stop teasing me. What should we do? You have the final say."

"You're right to think so. The boss treats us well. Don't have any bad thoughts. I'm going to hang up first. I'll contact you after I call the boss."

At the same time, in Shangpo Town, on the bank of the upper reaches of the Longchuan River, Commander Yang was sitting on a fish barrel. He held his mobile phone and squinted at the river surface wrinkled by the wind in front of him.

He gritted his teeth and said to himself, "Damn it, the timid will die of starvation, the bold will die of gluttony, and your wealth and success in life will only come today!"

After a moment, he picked up his phone and dialed a number.

Commander Yang straightened his back and said carefully, "Boss, the person has been dealt with."

……

"Yes, I understand. We can't fight the police head-on. I'll arrange for them to go out and hide for a while. Don't worry, I will definitely get this done!"

After hanging up the phone, he called the youngest brother again.

As soon as the call was connected, Commander Yang immediately said to hide his panic, "The boss said that we earned money from the mules and horses. Now that we know where the money is, we must get it back. Otherwise, the boss will have to pay for it out of his own pocket."

"Don't be so pretentious. Lao Er and I will go get the money right away."

Commander Yang nodded and said, "Well, take your weapons with you and be careful. Once you get the money, we will meet up at the fishing village."

"What about this kid?"

"Don't mess with him yet, I'll be right over and I'll look after him."

"Okay!" The youngest said, "It's getting dark soon, we won't wait for you. I'll tie his hands and feet, and you come over early."

Commander Yang wanted to say something, but the youngest brother had already hung up the phone.

He poured the two carps from the fish bucket into the river, put away the fishing rod, put it in his fishing bag, and took out a pistol and magazine from it.

The magazine was filled with orange bullets. He pushed the magazine into the chamber and gripped the handle tightly.

He carried his fishing gear and fish bucket, climbed up the embankment and came to the road.

At this time, it was already dusk.

His motorcycle was on the side of the road. He put the things on the shelf, got on the motorcycle, and drove uphill into the dense forest of the town.

I had been riding for less than five minutes when a red Buick came from the opposite direction.

The car window was rolled down and a hand stretched out of the window, as if waving to him.

Commander Yang immediately turned off the engine, propped up his motorcycle with one leg, and looked at the woman in the driver's seat of the Buick.

"Excuse me, fellow villager, is this the second section of Longchuan River?"

Commander Yang frowned and pressed his fisherman's hat on his head out of habit: "What do you do?"

The woman replied: "We are from the Water Conservancy Bureau, and we are here to test the water quality of the Longchuan River."

"Oh." Commander Yang pointed behind him and said, "Drive one kilometer further. There is a yellow ruler standing by the river. It's not easy to see. That's the second section."

"Okay, thank you."

Commander Yang nodded and drove the motorcycle forward.

After driving less than 500 meters, he stopped and looked back, but the red Buick was no longer visible.

Guo Lexuan held the steering wheel, looked out the window at the vast Longchuan River, and sighed: "If there were no case, this place would be very suitable for camping and relaxing."

Jin Jiahui, who was sitting in the co-pilot seat, was not as leisurely as her. "I wonder how Mr. Luo and his team are doing with their investigation?"

Guo Lexuan patted her shoulder and said, "Sister, don't worry. Mr. Luo and his men are very capable people. They will be able to find out the clues so quickly. I believe that in a few days, the case will be solved."

Jin Jiahui agreed: "That's right."

"We are now trying to find the exact location where the three victims fell into the water, find out the real cause of their death, and find out the murderer's method of killing. So, don't worry about Mr. Luo's progress. You should think about the clues we are looking for now."

Jin Jiahui exhaled: "It's easy to say, but it's hard to do. I haven't done any frontline work. I used to do autopsies."

Guo Lexuan patted his huge pectoral muscles.

"Ahem, don't we still have me? Don't forget, I'm studying traceology. The two of us will definitely be able to find out the specific cause of death of these three people. Then we'll let your city bureau take a look at how powerful Inspector Guo and Forensic Doctor Jin are."

Jin Jiahui was amused by her. She looked out the window and just happened to see the yellow ruler under the breakwater.

"Stop the car, right here."

Guo Lexuan parked the car on the side of the road. After the two got out, they opened the trunk, took out their equipment, and carefully climbed down the breakwater.

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Golden Soup Restaurant.

The streets outside were already lit up with neon lights and the sky had turned a bluish-gray color.

Night has fallen.

In the hall, eight police officers were sitting in front of eight computers, and there were also eight police officers standing behind them.

Sixteen pairs of eyes stared at the fast-playing surveillance footage without blinking, not daring to miss any clues.

While waiting anxiously, a policeman standing on the far left patted his companion on the shoulder and said, "Stop here!"

His companion quickly pressed the space bar, rubbed his aching eyes, and without waiting for instructions, he dragged the mouse back.

The policeman behind him leaned forward and looked at the figure on the screen. This person was Liang Yi.

He was wearing a military green jacket. In front of him was a small alley, and he was facing the entrance of the alley.

Chu Yang walked over and asked, "No. 320 Hongxia Road, what is the name of this alley?"

"Wutong Lane." the police officer replied.

As soon as he finished speaking, another police officer beside him shouted, "I also found this person's whereabouts. The time was 10 o'clock last night. The location was on the north side of Wutong Lane, in front of the stall selling braised dishes at the intersection."

Upon hearing this, Luo Rui and others immediately gathered around.

In front of computer number seven, Liang Yi's figure was indeed on the video screen.

He faced the stall selling braised dishes, bought two pounds of pork head, paid, and walked into the alley on the right.

At the end of the alley are low self-built houses. The tallest one has seven floors, and there are also two or three floors. However, these buildings are lined up one after another, densely packed into a large area.

Li Pinghai said: "This place is full of houses rented by locals to migrant workers, and the alleys are full of small workshops that make buttons and zippers for clothes."

Luo Rui ordered: "Pull up the map of Wutong Lane."

Soon, an electronic map appeared on the computer screen.

Luo Rui pointed to the north side of the map: "Is the crossroads located here?"

Li Pinghai nodded: "It's here."

Luo Rui pointed to the alley entrance of No. 320 Hongxia Road and said, "It's a straight line from here to the intersection. How far is it?"

The police searched and replied: "879 meters."

Luo Rui nodded and looked at his watch: "It's 7:15 pm now, Captain Li, have everyone seal off all the traffic routes outside this area. Only people are allowed in, no out!

Also, send two teams to enter from the intersection and No. 320 Hongxia Road, and conduct a carpet search from both sides. If we find Liang Yi, we may be able to find the murderer behind the scenes through him!"

Li Pinghai nodded: "I'll arrange it right away!"

Zhang Guangxia also said: "I will also call everyone in the institute over."

The two men quickly ran out of the door and saw several police cars parked on the street.

Li Pinghai did not dare to delay and assigned people while making phone calls.

Zhang Guangxia had just gotten into the station's car when a phone call came in.

He glanced at the screen and saw it was a call from his daughter Zhang Yao. He didn't want to answer it, but he was afraid that something might have happened to his wife, so he had to press the call button.

The person on the other end of the phone said, "Dad, where are you? I've prepared the meal. Should I send it to the institute or to the Lotus Community?"

"Is that all?" Zhang Guangxia patted the policeman sitting in the front row on the shoulder and urged him to drive.

"if not?"

"Is your mom okay?"

"What could possibly happen to my mother?"

"Okay, I'm busy first. Don't bring me food. I'm out on a business trip!"

After saying that, Zhang Guangxia hung up the phone.

Just as the car was about to drive out, he saw Luo Rui standing beside the car and nodded to him.

Then, Luo Rui and his men got into the car at the back.

Chu Yang started the car and asked, "Team Leader, where are we going first?"

"The intersection on the north side." Luo Rui replied.

It was a ten-minute drive to the destination, and traffic police and police officers had already set up roadblocks at the intersection.

The traffic lights to Wutong Lane have stopped. Private cars that want to go in are not subject to inspection, but the police will check each car that wants to leave. This is a four-lane road with vendors setting up stalls on both sides, some selling sweet potatoes, some selling shoes, which is a spontaneous night market.

At this time, it was time to get off work, there were many people on the road, and the traffic was also very heavy.

After Chu Yang parked the car, Luo Rui saw a group of uniformed police officers holding photos and questioning the owner of the braised food stall.

After questioning, the group of police officers walked inside and began to question the surrounding merchants.

Wutong Lane, in front of No. 105.

The youngest took out the key and was about to insert it into the lock when his body suddenly froze.

He looked to the left and right. On the left was the corner of a small alley, and on the right was an uphill road. If he went up here and then walked to the left, he would reach the crossroads.

That's where they came from five minutes ago.

The youngest one swallowed his saliva and looked at the second one who was still riding the motorcycle: "Did you hear any noise?"

The second one shook his head: "I didn't hear it."

"It sounded like a police sirens."

"Hurry up, take the money and leave."

"Why are you rushing us!" the youngest one retorted, hurriedly opened the lock and pushed the rusty iron door open a little.

The second brother rode the motorcycle, twisted the handlebars, and rode the motorcycle into the yard.

The youngest turned around, closed the door tightly, and put the bolt on it.

As soon as the second brother stopped the motorcycle, the two of them hurried to the window on the right side of the red brick house.

There was indeed a row of flower pots next to the corner. The pots were old, but the soil inside was fresh, and not a single weed grew.

The youngest took the flowerpot, turned it over, and poured soil onto the ground.

Unable to pour out the water, he simply lifted the vase and smashed it to the ground.

With a "bang", the ceramic flowerpot broke.

The flowerpot is covered with only a thin layer of soil, and a transparent bag is placed inside.

The bag contained more than a dozen stacks of brand new hundred-dollar bills.

"Damn, this kid really hid the money here." The youngest one cursed, picked up the bag, brushed off the dust with his hands, and threw it into the woven bag he carried with him.

Immediately afterwards, a dozen flower pots were smashed and a total of thirteen bags of cash were found.

A woven bag was too heavy to hold the money, so the second brother found a sack from the house and put the money in it separately.

The youngest one took a quick count and said in confusion, "The number is wrong."

Second brother: “Did you count carefully?”

"That's really not right. There's only two million here at most. Where's the other half?" The youngest one gritted his teeth and said, "Damn it, this guy lied to us!"

"Call Commander Yang and ask him to ask this kid again."

The youngest nodded. Just as he was about to take out his cell phone, there was a knock on the door.

The two men froze, their hearts pounding.

"Is anyone home? Police, please come out and cooperate!"

Upon hearing this, Lao Er lifted up the hem of his clothes and pulled out a pistol from behind.

The youngest one quickly made a gesture to him to keep quiet.

"Hello, is anyone home?" the police officer outside continued to shout.

The two people in the room didn't dare to breathe, and fortunately the lights were not on. The police shouted twice again, but when no one answered the door, it seemed that they had left.

The second oldest waited for a while and whispered, "Youngest, what should we do?"

The youngest was about to answer when the cell phone in his pocket suddenly rang.

The shrill ring of a telephone exploded in the empty yard. The youngest child's pupils froze and he immediately took out his cell phone and hung up.

But it was too late, the knocking on the door started again.

"Listen, everyone inside. We are from the local police station. We are tracking down the fugitive. Please open the door."

The two men were sweating profusely and looked at each other.

The youngest nodded to the second oldest, and the two of them carried the bags and walked behind the door.

The two men carefully placed the bag in the corner.

"I'm warning you. Cooperate with our police investigation. Open the door quickly. We'll ask about the situation and then leave!"

The police officer outside the door raised his voice and his tone became increasingly stern.

The youngest one glanced at the second one, who was hiding near the crack of the door and had already raised his gun.

"You hear me? Open the door!"

The youngest one coughed twice: "Here it comes, here it comes, we just went to bed, why are you knocking!"

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the second brother pulled the safety bolt of the pistol and pointed the muzzle at the iron gate.

The youngest brother's palms were sweating. He took several deep breaths, removed the bolt, and opened the door a crack.

There were four uniformed policemen standing outside the door. One of them, an old veteran, reached out and pushed the door open.

"Do you live here alone?"

"Yes." The youngest wanted to stop him from pushing the door, but after thinking it over, he put down his hands that were supporting the iron door.

"Why aren't the lights on in the house?"

"I had just fallen asleep when you knocked on the door. I didn't have time to turn on the light."

"Yes." The old policeman nodded, took out a photo from his jacket pocket and handed it to him: "Have you seen this person?"

"No." The youngest just glanced.

"It's pitch dark, how can you see clearly? Take a closer look." The policeman took out a flashlight and shone it on the photo.

The youngest pretended to lower his head and shook his head, "I've never seen it before."

"Thank you for your cooperation. If you have seen him, please give the station a call."

The old policeman put the photo into his jacket pocket and glanced at the crack in the door when he lowered his head.

"Okay." The youngest smiled and said, "We will definitely cooperate with the police in their investigation."

"Okay, you take a rest." The old policeman waved to the three young policemen behind him.

The group of four walked toward the slope on the left, and after a moment, they disappeared around the corner.

The youngest let out a breath and quickly closed the door.

The second man standing behind the door put down his gun and whispered, "What should we do now?"

"How come these policemen are so fast?" The youngest said with lingering fear: "No, we have to leave immediately."

The second brother asked, "How can we leave? Haven't you seen the police's presence? They are checking every household."

The youngest brother pondered, "If we don't run quickly, we will be caught. These policemen can find out that this kid rented this yard just by asking around. Second brother, quickly push the motorcycle out. Even if we can't run away, we can't stay here."

"Okay, I'll listen to you!" The second brother nodded.

At the same time, at the corner of the alley.

A young policeman who was behind the old policeman said, "Lao Lin, you didn't even leave your phone number, how can they contact you?"

The old policeman turned around and put his finger to his lips: "Shh..."

"what happened?"

"There's something wrong with that guy."

"No way? The person we are investigating looks different from that person."

The old policeman walked back, leaned against the wall at the corner, and looked towards the gate diagonally opposite.

Seeing that there was no movement at the gate, he turned around and said, "There's a person standing behind the gate, didn't you notice it?"

"No way?" The young policeman was shocked.

"That short guy lied. He must have seen the guy in the photo. Besides, the door of the bungalow at the back of the yard is locked. Don't you think it's strange?

Most importantly, I saw the tip of the toes under the crack in the door."

"How did you tell?"

"Then we have to go in and check, why are you hiding?" asked another policeman.

"I've been a local police officer for 38 years. How do you think I could tell that? Are you risking your life by rushing in to investigate? You are really stupid!"

The old policeman glared at him and said, "There was something strange about that man just now. Hurry up and notify the others to come over and surround this place."

"Row."

The young police officer turned on the walkie-talkie and whispered, "We are a group, we are a group, No. 105 Wutong Lane, there is a family that looks suspicious, please send another group to support us."

"Group Two, we're only 300 meters away from you, come right over!"

As soon as the voice on the walkie-talkie fell, the old policeman who was looking out shouted: "Oh no, they are trying to escape!"

Before the three young policemen could react, the old policeman pulled out his baton from his waist and swung it hard into the air beside him, extending the baton a little.

The old policeman stepped out and ran up the slope.

At the gate of the yard, the second brother was pushing out the motorcycle, and the youngest brother was standing on the roadside carrying two bags.

Suddenly they heard a scolding and their pupils froze.

"Damn it, we've been discovered!" The youngest threw the two bags into the second oldest's arms and pulled out the pistol from his waist.

The old policeman didn't see his movements clearly at all, and the distance between the two people was only more than 20 meters.

Just as three young policemen ran out behind him, the youngest one had already pulled the safety bolt and raised the muzzle of the gun.

"Get out! If you don't, I'll shoot you to death!"

The old policeman immediately stopped in his tracks, his pupils shrank, and his eyelids twitched.

"Okay, don't shoot, just go your way." The old policeman raised his hand and forced a smile.

But at this moment, a young policeman who had just joined the job behind the old policeman ran up viciously.

"Put down the gun, you are so damn brave, who are you!?" As he said this, he was about to rush over.

The old policeman secretly cried out in alarm and reached out to stop him.

"boom!"

The old policeman turned around quickly and protected the policeman who ran forward.

The two men fell to the ground, and the old policeman realized that the gun did not fire at all, it was just the man shouting.

"Haha, you are afraid of death too!" a joking voice came.

The old policeman looked up and saw that the man had already got on the motorcycle in the dark.

The young policeman reached out and grabbed the old policeman's back, trying to turn over, but the old policeman held him down tightly.

"You're fucking going to die!"

The latter part has been changed. The original text was that the gun was fired and hit Min J.

The editor notified me that it needed to be modified. I had no choice but to change it.

Forgive me.

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(End of this chapter)