Chapter 270 Gambling Money
The next day, early in the morning.
The construction site behind Zhongpeng Apartment has blue barriers erected around it to prevent outsiders from entering.
This area is where a large shopping mall is to be built. The buildings on the left are half-built, and construction safety nets and scaffolding are set up outside the walls.
Beside the building, the freight elevator slowly went up, and building materials were being transported up. Several migrant workers wearing yellow safety helmets were busy at the construction site.
Steel bars, wooden boards and construction debris are piled at the construction site, and several excavators are working on it.
A row of two-story color steel houses were built at the innermost part of the construction site.
The first floor is the collective dormitory for migrant workers, and the second floor is the construction site office.
According to Sun Baomin’s confession, the casino is in the conference room on the second floor.
There are two people who run the casino in partnership with him, namely Liang Lutai and Yue Xiaojun.
Luo Rui had already investigated these two people before coming, and they were both unemployed.
Moreover, Liang Lutai has a history of robbery and was just released from prison five years ago.
Luo Rui and Fang Yonghui walked into the rugged construction site and came to the excavator.
Seeing them, the driver did not stop what he was doing. The plane passed over Fang Yonghui's head, and he quickly took a few steps back.
"Hey, stop, I want to ask you something!" Fang Yonghui shouted loudly.
The driver glanced at him and ignored him.
“I said you pretended not to hear, right?”
Fang Yonghui took out his police officer ID card from his pocket and pointed the police badge on the cover towards him.
"We are criminal police officers. We have something to ask you. Stop immediately."
Hearing this, the driver frowned, flicked the operating lever twice, and then pushed the door open. He asked with a dissatisfied tone: "What's the matter?"
Fang Yonghui waved to him: "We'll talk when you get down."
The driver hesitated for a moment, then jumped from the driver's seat to the ground.
His helmet was crooked. He straightened it with his hands and looked at the two people in front of him warily.
Fang Yonghui took a few steps forward to let him see the certificate in his hand.
“Who is the leader of this construction site?”
"Why are you looking for him?"
Fang Yonghui was a little impatient: "Just answer the question, who is the boss?"
The driver glanced towards the second floor of the Caigang House. : "He is in the office."
"What's your name?"
"Wu Jianrong."
Fang Yonghui lowered his head and glanced at the record book. The driver did not lie.
The record book contains detailed information about this construction site, and the contractor is Wu Jianrong.
As for Liang Lutai, he is Wu Jianrong’s brother-in-law.
Fang Yonghui took out two photos from the record book and handed them to him.
“Do you know these two people?”
The driver glanced at the photo and then looked away.
Luo Rui looked at him like that and said: "Please cooperate with our police investigation and tell the truth. If we find you lying and we question you again, we will take you into the interrogation room. Then Not as polite as now.”< br>
"Uh... can you promise not to tell Boss Wu that I was the one who told the secret?"
When he said this, the driver glanced at the office on the second floor, and then walked behind the excavator. , it seems that he doesn’t want outsiders to find out.
"Okay, I promise you." Luo Rui nodded slightly to Fang Yonghui, who quietly turned on the law enforcement recorder on his shoulder.
Luo Rui is not lying, but it is related to the collection of evidence. Whether it is to fix the evidence later or transfer the case to the court, it is important to supplement and improve the evidence.
Judging from the other party's cautious attitude, he should know a lot of things.
Luo Rui and Fang Yonghui followed him to the back of the excavator and said, "You can talk now."
The driver pointed to the photo in Fang Yonghui's hand and whispered: "This person It's Liang Lutai, Boss Wu's brother-in-law. The man wearing glasses is named Yue Xiaojun.
Two months ago, when the construction site first started, Liang Lutai opened a casino here to defraud nearby demolished households.
Every night, there are luxury cars parked at the construction site, and all the demolition households get is cash. Sometimes, some of my co-workers also go gambling, but all the money is wasted.
However, Boss Wu is a nice guy and gave us the money back.
Later, we found out that this was actually a pig-killing plate, and that Yue Xiaojun was a con man, very powerful.
One night when they were gambling, one of the demolished households lost half a million in cash, and also lost the two houses they had demolished. "
Luo Rui smiled and asked, "You know quite clearly. ”
The driver's face froze for a moment: "Everyone at our construction site knows this. They start gambling at twelve o'clock every night. However, more than two months ago, Liang Lutai and Yue Xiaojun made enough money. They were probably afraid of others' revenge." , so I stopped."
Seeing how plausibly he said it, Luo Rui suspected that this person must have gambled with him, or else, he was a lookout arranged by the casino.
In this kind of casino, lookouts are indispensable, and they usually hide around the casino. Once they find police or suspicious people appearing nearby, they will immediately notify the people in the casino to run away.
The murder involved a casino, and Luo Rui also notified the security brigade and the local police station.
However, the movements of these two departments are two beats slower, and I don’t know why.
Luo Rui was too lazy to care about this matter. He mainly investigated murder cases.
At this time, Fang Yonghui took out two more photos and placed them in front of the driver's eyes.
“Have you seen these two people?”
The driver grinned, but immediately stopped smiling.
“Isn’t this You Qiumei?”
"Do you know him?"
"He was brought by a friend of Liang Lutai. He serves tea and water in the casino, and sometimes helps gamblers buy midnight snacks. Anyway, he just does some chores."
Luo Rui stared at him: "It seems that you are familiar with him?"
The driver hesitated to speak.
“It doesn’t matter if you say so.”
"How should I put it? This woman is very (horse-flea). She got together with Liang Lutai as soon as she came here, and she got hundreds of dollars in commission every night."
Luo Rui was not surprised. , before coming, he had already investigated that the height and weight of Liang Lutai and Yue Xiaojun were not the murderers of Xia Bing.
But You Qiumei and Xia Bing have been missing for two months, so they must know what happened.
The murderer must be among these people involved in gambling.
"Besides the special relationship between You Qiumei and Liang Lutai, have you ever seen her interact closely with other people?"
The driver shook his head: "I don't know about that."
Luo Rui took Xia Bing's photo from Fang Yonghui's hand and showed it to the driver again.
"Please take a closer look, have you seen this young man before?"
"I really haven't seen him before."
"Okay, I understand. ”
After asking, Luo Rui and Fang Yonghui prepared to go to the office on the second floor.
The driver hurriedly stopped the two of them: "You won't tell Boss Wu what I said, right? It's the end of the year. If he fires me, I won't be able to earn any money for the New Year."
Luo Rui looked back at him and said, "Don't worry, as long as what you say is true, we will keep our promise."
The driver was relieved and nodded with a smile.
Not long after, Luo Rui came to the second floor from the stairs on the side of the color steel room.
As soon as I went up, I happened to meet someone coming out of the office.
"Who are you looking for?"
Luo Rui took two steps forward: "Are you Wu Jianrong?"
"Who are you?"
"Interpol."
Wu Jianrong frowned and glanced downstairs.
Luo Rui saw his expression. "Don't look, there are only two of us. There are some things I need to ask you about."
"I'm sorry, comrade police, I don't know anything."
After saying that, Wu Jianrong went to the office Go, hand still on the door, wanting to close the door.
Luo Rui shook his head and followed a few steps.
"Wu Jianrong, you indulge your brother-in-law, open a casino in your construction site, and engage in pig slaughtering. Don't think that you can escape the blame because you didn't participate."
"I just said, I don't know anything about it. I don’t know.”
“Wu Jianrong, let me tell you, I’m not here for this. I have other things to ask. You.
If you don't cooperate, I will definitely pursue the matter of opening a casino. No matter what methods you use, I will send you all to prison.
And if you let the developers. If the business owner knows that your brother-in-law is opening a casino on their construction site, you, the foreman, should stop doing it.”
Upon hearing this, Wu Jianrong turned his head and frowned.
"Who are you?"
Luo Rui took out his police officer ID and gave him a look.
"Deputy captain of the Shahe County Criminal Police Brigade, leader of the Haijiang Division Criminal Team."
Wu Jianrong was a little surprised. He didn't like Luo Rui much before, but he felt that he was too young, even if he was The detective is also a rookie who has just become a detective.
But when he saw the certificate, it was completely opposite to what he expected.
At a young age, he is the deputy captain of the Criminal Police Brigade, and he also has the signature of Haijiang Branch. Wu Jianrong has been in society for so many years, so he naturally knows that the other party has a lot of background.
Such a person either has a deep background or is too capable. No matter what the situation is, he cannot afford to offend him as a contractor.
If the other party wants to correct themselves, it will only take a matter of minutes.
Wu Jianrong sighed, moved his body away, and made a gesture of invitation.
"Come in."
Luo Rui nodded, and he and Fang Yonghui walked into the office.
The so-called office is actually no different from a utility room.
In addition to a desk and a few chairs, there are countless tools piled in the corner, such as hand grinders, electric welders, welding rods, drinking buckets, etc.
“What are you two drinking?” Wu Jianrong changed his face and softened his attitude.
"No, let's ask a few questions and then leave."
"Okay, you can ask, but I don't know anything about the casino."
Luo Rui stared at him: "This is unavoidable!"
Wu Jianrong was anxious. "Then you just said you wouldn't pursue this matter."
Luo Rui waved his hand: "Listen to me, the situation is like this..."
Wu Jianrong stood behind the desk and never sat down. The more he listened, the deeper his frown became.
After Luo Rui finished speaking, he swallowed his saliva.
"The child was killed?"
Luo Rui blinked: "Do you know him?"
"Yes, I have seen him." Wu Jianrong said: " I also live in Zhongpeng Apartment. "Tell us what you know."
"You Qiumei did come to the construction site, and I also met her. I advised her several times not to mix with those people, but she didn't listen.
Xia Bing, this kid His grades are very good, and every time he sees me, he will say hello to me. He is really a good boy..."
Wu Jianrong pondered for a while, like As if he had made up his mind, he said: "Forget it, since there is a murder case, this matter is serious, and I can no longer hide it from you, the police.
My brother-in-law Liang Lutai did take advantage of my absence at the construction site When he opened a casino on the construction site, he was accompanied by Yue Xiaojun, a man who specialized in cheating.
You Qiumei and my brother-in-law got together. It was because of this that I advised her to stop messing around, live peacefully, and cultivate her children to become talents.
But she didn't listen. Not only that, she also maintained an improper relationship with other people. "
"Who is this person? "
"I heard Liang Lutai call him a cripple. ”
Hearing this, Luo Rui and Fang Yonghui looked at each other.
At the scene of Xia Bing's murder, a suspect with size 41 footprints appeared. This person was a cripple.
Luo Rui asked hurriedly: "What's his name?"
"I don't know, only my brother-in-law knows, he should be in their group."
Before Luo Rui asked any questions, Wu Jianrong sighed.
"Forget it, this kid is doing evil and defrauding people of ill-gotten gains, so I won't protect him anymore. I'll give you an address, and you should be able to find him."
After speaking, Wu Jianrong tore off a calendar page from the desktop, then wrote an address in the blank space and handed it to Luo Rui.
"I heard from his sister that this guy is going to hide in the south for a while in the next few days. If you act quickly, you should be able to catch him."
After Luo Rui took it, he lowered his head. He took a look and then handed it to Fang Yonghui.
As Fang Yonghui walked out, he took out his mobile phone and called for support.
Luo Rui stretched out his hand: "Boss Wu, on behalf of the child who died, thank you."
Wu Jianrong shook his head and sighed.
"I hope you catch his murderer. It's a pity for this kid."
An hour later.
Jiujiu Supreme Club.
This club is located in the commercial street of Haijiang District, and the entire building is its business premises.
When Luo Rui and Fang Yonghui arrived, they saw three police cars parked on the street.
As soon as Luo Rui got out of the car, Gu Dayong immediately opened the door and greeted him with a smile.
“You kid, you said you would give me a credit, are you really lying?”
Luo Rui smiled. He hadn’t seen Gu Dayong for a while. Now, at a glance, this The old guy's face was rosy and he seemed to be living a good life.
“Of course it’s true.”
"Didn't you lie to me?" Gu Dayong pointed to the police car behind him: "I brought a dozen people with me. If you dare to lie to me, I have to compete with you."
Luo Rui glanced at the door of the club, The lobby on the first floor was empty.
It is not yet nine o'clock in the morning, and nightclubs are usually open at night.
Luo Rui whispered: "Gu Suo, you are really a fat guy. It depends on whether you can afford to eat or not."
"Anti-pornography?" Gu Dayong blinked. I clearly remember Luo Rui’s heroic appearance during the anti-pornography campaign.
"Let me tell you, we are in a province or city now. It is better to leave the anti-pornography work to the public security brigade to avoid getting into trouble."
Luo Rui sighed and rolled his eyes: "In your eyes, am I inseparable from the fight against pornography?"
Gu Dayong chuckled.
"That's necessary. Don't forget how we met. Even if you become the director in the future, in the eyes of me, Lao Gu, you will still be the young man you once were."
< br>Luo Rui laughed and shook his head: "Gu Suo, don't There's a fuss, we're working on a case. Let me tell you, I've called you here to catch gamblers. There are some pig-killing dealers in this nightclub. They won a lot of money from the demolition households, and the amount involved may be as high as several dollars. Millions. This is a big case.”
Upon hearing this, Gu Dayong's eyes lit up.
For grassroots police officers, their favorite case to investigate is catching gamblers, which is more exciting than fighting against pornography.
You are just talking about these millions of gambling money... right?
Luo Rui continued: "It's just that this case is not in your jurisdiction, so the procedure is more difficult..."
Gu Dayong waved his hand and raised a smile at the corner of his mouth.
"What are you talking about? Am I here to catch gamblers? I'm here to cooperate with your criminal police team. The suspect happened to be a bookmaker who opened a casino, and we happened to meet him."
Luo Rui's eyes were stunned, and then he gave him a thumbs up. "You are still cunning."
"Each other, each other." Gu Dayong smiled and waved to the three police cars behind him.
A dozen policemen holding batons immediately opened the car door and jumped out of the car with a cheer.
Seeing this situation, Luo Rui felt a little dazed.
At the Tianlong Hotel in Linjiang City, he was the one who led Gu Dayong and others to sweep through the streets and alleys of the places involved in the case.
"What are you doing standing around, let's go!" Gu Dayong pushed him.
"Okay!" Luo Rui reacted and followed the large troops towards the door.
The first floor is just a reception hall, which is very small.
Gu Dayong's familiar command: "Two people stay below, watching the elevator and the door, don't let the suspect escape."
"Yes!" The two policemen immediately ran to the elevator entrance.
"Everyone else, go upstairs and find the day shift manager. Ask him which room he is in first. Don't alert the snake."
"Understood."
Second floor of the club It was a KTV. The two glass doors were locked and there was no one inside.
A group of people walked straight to the third floor without stopping.
The third floor is a massage place, with boxes on both sides of the corridor and red carpets on the ground.
Seeing a group of people coming up aggressively, the waiter on duty was well-informed and knew that the other party was either here to cause trouble or to cause trouble.
But at a closer look, these people were wearing uniforms and holding batons.
In broad daylight, are these police so active?
The waiter cursed in his heart and hurriedly hid behind the door, trying to become invisible, but Gu Dayong immediately stretched out his hand and pulled him forward.
"Where is your manager?"
The waiter was startled and hesitated: "The manager hasn't gone to work yet."
Luo Rui stepped aside slightly, and Fang Yonghui immediately stepped forward, Take out the photos of Liang Lutai and Yue Xiaojun.
“Have you met these two people?”
Wu Jianrong confessed that Liang Lutai and Yue Xiaojun had made such a large sum of money and had been hiding in the city, not daring to show up. They were there for a week He hid in this club before.
If Wu Jianrong didn't lie, the waiter here must know these two people.
Sure enough, the other party nodded: "I've seen... I've seen them."
Fang Yonghui said: "Where are they?"
The waiter hesitated and said nothing.
Gu Dayong called him forward: "Good boy, you still want to be a hero? I see you have just grown up, do you understand what the crime of harboring is?"
The waiter was frightened by him and quickly shook his head, then nodded: "They live in the suite upstairs, but last night, I was working the night shift and saw them having a massage on the third floor and sleeping in the massage room."
"Which massage room?"
The waiter pointed to the corridor: "Box No. 6, just around the corner."
"Take us there!" Gu Dayong carried Hold him and push forward.
When they arrived, Luo Rui saw that the glass on the box door was blocked.
Entertainment places such as KTVs, footbaths and nightclubs have clear regulations. The doors of the private rooms must be installed with transparent glass.
This is to prevent guests from engaging in illegal hookups inside.
Especially involving pornography and independence.
But later, everyone learned to be smart, and they could still avoid the risk of being discovered when working in the toilet.
At this time, Fang Yonghui pushed the door gently, then turned his head and said: "The door is locked."
As soon as he finished speaking, Luo Rui took two steps back, then rushed forward and kicked the door.
“Bang!”
Police officers standing on both sides immediately rushed in.
There were two massage tables in the private room. When they saw someone breaking in, the four of them were startled.
"Police, don't move!"
"Be more honest!"
"Squat down, squat down, do you hear me!"
Luo Rui walked into the box and saw that the two men had been controlled. There were two other women, huddled on the massage table, covering their bodies with quilts.
As expected, no entertainment venue is simple.
Luo Rui was too lazy to care about these nonsense, but walked up to the man suspected to be Liang Lutai, looked at his face, and after making sure he had arrested the wrong person, asked: "What's your name?"
Liang Lutai was wearing only underpants. His hands were handcuffed behind his back. He squatted in the corner, lowered his head and muttered softly.
"Louder!"
"Liang Lutai."
"Do you know why you arrested me?"
"No...I don't know..."
Luo Rui stared at him closely: "I ask you again, do you know why you were arrested?"
Liang Lutai swallowed: "Open a casino?"
Luo Rui lifted his pants. , squatted in front of him, stretched out his index finger, and shook it in front of his eyes.
“It’s true that you open a casino and gather people to gamble, but if you cheat others out of their money, it can also be classified as a crime of fraud...”
“No, why did I commit fraud? "Liang Lutai was startled and broke into a cold sweat.
If he is convicted of fraud and punished for several crimes, he will not be able to get out of prison for decades.
Luo Rui glanced at the massage table and said with a smile: "There is also the crime of gathering a crowd (Y) to cause chaos."
Liang Lutai's eyes widened and his knees couldn't stop shaking.
Yue Xiaojun, who was squatting on the other side with half of his butt exposed, was also frightened by these words.
“Government, I want to surrender, I want to make meritorious service!”
Liang Lutai gave his companion a fierce look.
Yue Xiaojun ignored him and said: "The government's money is all under the massage table. I don't dare to spend a cent of my share."
Gu Dayong stood aside. , hearing Luo Rui's bluff, he not only touched his chin.
A policeman squatted down and pulled out two black travel bags from under the massage table.
He took it to the coffee table and opened the zipper forcefully.
I saw two bags full of bundles of cash, which was really dazzling.
Not only that, there are several real estate certificates and a lot of gold jewelry in the bag.
(End of this chapter)