Chapter 288 Behind the Case
Six o'clock in the evening.
The rain fell from the low sky, dripping on the police hats, and then dripped along the brim of the hats and onto their faces.
A tarpaulin has been pulled up around the cellar. Because the light is dim, four searchlights have been set up next to it.
Luo Rui wiped the rain off his face and looked at the policeman wearing a raincoat crawling out of the cellar.
Under the tarp lay five boxes, freshly lifted from the cellar.
Kang Bailin squatted on the ground and smoked for a while. There were more than a dozen cigarette butts thrown on the ground.
“Can you estimate how many children there are?” he asked a forensic assistant wearing a raincoat.
"Detachment, we found five heads, all of which were children between the ages of two and ten, including boys and girls."
"What's the cause of death?"
"It's not certain yet. After so many years, the body has long since rotted. The specific cause of death may not be found based on the skeleton alone."
"I understand." Cang Bolin stood up and felt that his body was very cold. , my heart felt cold.
Luo Rui looked at the forensic assistant: "Screen DNA as soon as possible, contact the anti-trafficking office, and find the relatives of these children."
"Yes! Team leader Luo." The other party agreed, and his eyes There is a strong enthusiasm for Luo Rui.
Not only is he a forensic assistant, but since Luo Rui and others caught the two robbers and found the bones of the children, the policemen present looked at him completely differently.
All the police officers in Linjiang City knew Luo Rui, and at first everyone called him "Classmate Luo" affectionately.
But now, they looked at Luo Rui with completely different eyes. In addition to respect, they also had strong admiration.
Kang Bolin sighed and stopped talking.
"Lao Kang, these are just the dead, there are also those who were trafficked, there are probably more."
"Luo Rui, I really didn't expect that there was such cruelty behind this case... …”
Before Kang Bolin finished speaking, Lin Chen walked to the cellar holding an umbrella.
"Team Leader Luo, Detachment Kang, Wang Chu asked you to go to a meeting."
The two people followed her to the roadside. Because the case was urgent, most of the people did not rush back to the city. Bureau, but temporarily requisitioned the Jiuling Town Police Station as the command center for case investigation.
The police station was not far away, but because it was raining, they still drove there.
Lin Chen closed his umbrella and sat in the passenger compartment.
She turned her head, brushed her wet hair around her ears with her hands, and looked at Luo Rui, who was sitting in the back row.
"Captain Luo, you are so powerful. You caught both robbers."
Luo Rui shrugged and said nothing.
"Team Leader Luo, I heard that in your criminal team, there used to be a female police officer named Cai. She was the criminal police captain of Haijiang Division?"
"Yes, she was in a He was injured in action, so he is on long leave.”
Lin Chen blinked and asked eagerly, "Are you still short of people?"
Kang Bolin, who was driving, glanced at her.
Luo Rui smiled: "What? Do you have someone to introduce you?"
"What do you think of me?" Lin Chen said as he leaned forward.
She was wearing an olive green uniform, with shoulder-length hair in a ponytail on the back of her head. She had a fair face, a delicate and slender neck, and especially a pair of big watery eyes, like a pool of clear springs.
Luo Rui raised his eyebrows: "Don't be ridiculous, Officer Lin, you are Wang Chu's disciple and a talent of the provincial department. Isn't it good for the provincial department to stay? The local front-line criminal police are very tired, and they are also very dangerous..."
Lin Chen quickly shook his head, He said solemnly: "I am not afraid of tiredness or hardship. I just want to work on the front line. Although it is dangerous, it also trains people.
In particular, the criminal team of Team Leader Luo is well known in the provincial department. , especially the younger generation All the police officers have heard of your name.
Last month, I went to the Criminal Police Academy, and the students in the school were talking about you, saying that you were the only student in the school who skipped several levels. Not only that, you also use the shortest time After graduating, within a year, he solved major cases and became the deputy captain of the criminal police team.
Especially a professor named Li Mubai, he will mention you every time in class. "
"Oh?" Luo Rui was a little surprised that Teacher Li still kept thinking about him.
“What did he say about me?”
Lin Chen smiled and said, “I can tell you, but you have to promise me to let me work in your criminal team.”
Luo Rui spread his hands: "I'm sorry, Officer Lin, I can't make the decision on this matter."
Lin Chen said confidently: "It's none of your business, you just have to agree. ”
"You let me think about it."
Luo Rui did not agree easily. He did not want to find a vase. It looks good, but if it is not useful, it will be a burden.
Seeing that he did not agree, Lin Chen pouted: "Anyway, you have to agree if you agree, and you have to agree if you don't agree."
As soon as he heard this, Luo Rui quickly thought in his mind Recalling it again, this Lin Chen seems to be a few years older than you. To be able to work in the provincial department, in addition to ability, the most important thing is that there are people behind him.
Luo Rui thought about it for a long time, but he didn't remember any big boss in the provincial or local government named Lin.
Maybe it was from an agency. Luo Rui didn't delve into this matter any further.
Seven p.m.
Jiuling Town Police Station.
There is only a courtyard and a two-story building in the institute.
The yard was filled with police cars and armed vehicles. Those with no space left their cars on the roadside, with red and blue police lights flashing on the roof.
The building was full of police officers walking around, their shoulders wet from the rain.
The director had never seen such a big battle before. He wanted to arrange for his subordinate police officers to arrange food and accommodation, but he was short of funds and was too embarrassed to ask the city bureau for it.
After seeing his embarrassment, Kang Bolin had no choice but to dig out his own pocket and ask the monkey to buy some midnight snacks.
At this moment, the conference room is full of people.
When Luo Rui and his party walked in, Wang Mu quickly waved: "Come here."
That was the top position. It was obvious that Luo Rui would take the lead in this investigation meeting.
After all, he knows the case best, and he also caught the two robbers.
Because there were too many people, including people from the SWAT detachment and the explosion-proof brigade, many police officers stood.
Luo Rui nodded and walked to the conference table. He did not sit down and did not care whether everyone was present.
He picked up a marker and listed the names of the suspects and victims on the whiteboard.
The names of Liu Jiafu and Ding Li are at the top, followed by the names of the five suspects.
“One day ago, we found a large amount of unidentified deposits in Liu Jiafu’s account, and they were deposited into the bank in batches every month.
For more than ten years, this money None of them came to light until their son Liu Yong got married last year. They lied that the money was from a lottery win and won a five million prize.
But. We found that no one named Liu Jiafu won the prize at the Welfare Lottery Center, and his bank account did not have a payment record from the lottery center.
How did we get this money? We continued to pursue our questions until we found clues from Liu Jiafu’s son, Liu Yong..."
When Luo Rui said this, he glanced outside the conference room and saw Chu Yang walking in.
"Team leader!"
He handed the information in his hand to Luo Rui and whispered: "This is Liu Yong's DNA identification report, and there is also a medical report of Ding Li twenty years ago. Report."
His hair was wet from the rain and his clothes were soaked.
After taking it, Luo Rui nodded: "Thank you for your hard work."
Chu Yang shook his head and smiled: "It's not hard."
Yang Bo on the side quickly took off his clothes and threw them to him: "Wear my clothes, or you will catch a cold."
After Chu Yang took it, he quickly walked aside so as not to disturb the meeting.
However, he still asked curiously in a low voice: "When I first entered the yard, those old gangsters said that the team leader led you two to catch the robber?"
Fang Yonghui nodded proudly: "That's right."
Chu Yang punched him on the shoulder: "That's awesome. It's a pity that I'm not here."
Fang Yonghui took a box of tissues and handed it to him: "What are you talking about? This belongs to everyone in our criminal team." You deserve a share of the credit!"
Chu Yang laughed and stopped talking. The three of them looked at the front of the conference room.
Luo Rui lowered his head and glanced at the DNA test report and Ding Li's medical bill.
Liu Yong is indeed not the child of Liu Jiafu and Ding Li, and Ding Li went to a gynecologist twenty years ago, and the medical records proved that she was infertile.
After reading it, he handed the information to Wang Mu.
"Liu Yong suffers from a mental disorder and is afraid of fire. From his words and deeds, we know that Liu Jiafu and Ding Li want to kill him. In addition, there is also a person named Xiaojie. , we still don’t know who this person is.
Liu Yong was burned by a fire, and his chest is covered with burn scars. The location is the Liu Family Ancestral Hall.
This is why we found the whereabouts of the two robbers by accident.”
“The skeletons of the five children we found in the cellar can now be inferred that Liu Jiafu and Ding Li are related. Eighty-nine are human traffickers. They must be using buses as a cover to abduct children, and they must have been doing this for many years.”
Kang Bolin asked: "After Liu Jiafu and Ding Li abducted the child, they hid it in the cellar of the Liu family ancestral hall?"
Luo Rui did not answer because the other party was not asking.
"But is kidnapping children so profitable? With assets close to five million, how many will they have to kidnap?"
Speaking of this, not only Kang Berlin, but also the policemen present felt chilled.
Wang Mu stood up from his chair and muttered: "No, they not only have one way to make money, I think that so much money must be related to Jiuling Coal Mine."
Luo Rui nodded: "According to the confessions of Kou Tao and Wu Qiang, Nie Lin, who is suspected to be the man in the hood, worked in Jiuling Coal Mine with them. So, if Nie Lin is also a kidnapped child, then can we be suspicious? , Liu Jiafu kidnapped, Nian The slightly older children were sold to Jiuling Coal Mine and used as illegal workers?"
Wang Mu agreed: "It is entirely possible!"
As soon as this was said, everyone There is a feeling of clearing the clouds and seeing the sun.
In this way, the so-called bus robbery and murder case is just a superficial appearance, and the real motive has surfaced.
Wang Mu continued: "If this Nie Lin is really a kidnapped child and once worked illegally in a coal mine, then who else will he target for revenge?"
Luo Rui said: "I think Nie Lin was not the only one who was sold to Jiuling Coal Mine." Hearing this, Wang Mu took a breath of air, and Kang Bailin was also stunned.
They had no idea that this case would involve so many things!
It was another Z bomb, another revenge killing, and the police officer died. Even the bureau chief Wan Mingxia was injured. Now it is also involved in child trafficking, five missing children* died, coal A dirty job...
For a moment, no one spoke.
Wang Mu took out his mobile phone. He had to report the news to the provincial department.
Kang Bolin also walked aside, took out his mobile phone, and reported to the deputy director and political commissar.
Both of them understand that this major case will definitely be regarded as a model, and maybe a group of people will be brought down.
Luo Rui doesn't have as many worries as they do.
He looked down, and the police officers attending the meeting were all looking at him with burning eyes.
These are all Linjiang City police officers. They all know their responsibilities and what they should do.
They can also see the concerns of some people.
But Luo Rui was different. He did not report to the police. He looked at the police with firm eyes.
Luo Rui pursed his lips and hesitated: "In view of the nature of this case, shall I arrange an investigation task?"
He said it very carefully, as if he was soliciting everyone of consent.
"Please give me the instructions, Team Leader Luo!"
What Luo Rui didn't expect was that nearly a hundred police officers responded in unison in the entire conference room, with an excited voice that startled both Wang Mu and Kang Bolin.
The two people put down their mobile phones, looked at each other, and then looked at Luo Rui blankly.
Luo Rui took a step forward and nodded slightly: "Thank you everyone! It is my honor, Luo Rui, to participate in this case with you!
This case has become increasingly clear. But we still lack conclusive evidence and have not caught the main culprit
So we have to hurry up, collect all the evidence, and catch the main culprit.
Even if someone interferes, no one dares to do anything to this case once the evidence is fixed!
First, send someone to visit the personnel list of Jiuling Coal Mine, look up their accounts, and bring all relevant personnel to the Municipal Bureau!
Two, send someone to investigate the evidence that Liu Jiafu and Ding Li abducted children. You must prove it to me. These two people must have dealt with some people in the coal mine. Find these people for me. Come.
Three: Interrogate Kou Tao and Wu Qiang to pry out more clues from their mouths. All interrogation videos must be backed up and cannot be accessed by outsiders.
Four: Send someone to investigate Liu Jinhan and Zhang Shirong. These two are Nie Lin's accomplices. Why did Nie Lin kill them? Find out his motive for the murder! "
"Understood! "Everyone answered in unison.
"First team, follow me, let's chase the first clue! "The captain of the first team shouted, and a dozen criminal policemen immediately followed him out of the conference room.
"Second team, follow me! Let's check the second clue! "The captain of the second brigade also shouted.
Then the captains of the third brigade and the fourth brigade also responded, accepted the mission and left.
The conference room was empty except for a few people from the provincial office.
Wang Mu swallowed. He clearly felt Luo Rui's prestige in the hearts of Linjiang City and the middle and grassroots police.
Not only him, but even Kang Bailin, the detachment leader, was stunned for a long time.
Ever since Hu Changyu and Chen Hao were transferred, he has never seen the old gangsters in the city bureau so united.
……
At ten o'clock in the evening, the winter rain continued to fall, and the weather became colder and colder.
In the car, the wiper made a clicking sound, constantly wiping away the rainwater on the windshield.
Luo Rui was sitting in the back seat, and the street lights on the street flashed across his face, making his whole face bright, and then fell into darkness, and then the street lights illuminated his face again...< br>
Fang Yonghui drove the car in high spirits He said: "To be honest, I have never seen Luo Da be so awesome. You didn't see just now that the Linjiang City police obeyed our Luo Da as if Luo Da was the detachment leader."
"Don't talk nonsense." Luo Rui scolded him.
But Fang Yonghui was in high spirits and didn't take it seriously at all. He smacked his lips and said: "That's right. Didn't you see that their attitude towards you is more respectful than that of the Kang detachment."
Yang Bo agreed. : "If you ask me, even Wang who came from the provincial department is not as powerful as our Luo. I just heard that Wang After shouting to the robber for a long time in the Four Seasons Building, who knew there was no one inside, the robber was still caught by us."
Fang Yonghui: "That's not possible..."
Luo Rui. He sighed and wanted to scold them, but thought about it, there were only four of them in the car and no one could hear him.
He looked at Chu Yang and asked, "Have you checked clearly?"
Chu Yang had a laptop on his lap. He nodded and held the computer in front of Luo Rui.
"Team leader, these two people are imprisoned in a prison on the outskirts of the city. One is Hong Wei, the production manager of Jiuling Coal Mine, and the other is Wang Guoxiao, the safety director of the coal mine. The sentence was life, and one was sentenced to twenty years in prison.”
“I understand, let’s meet this Hong Wei first.”
… …
Linjiang City, suburban prison.
At this time, it was already half past eleven in the night.
In the interview room, a sixty-year-old man wearing glasses was brought in by the prison guards.
He was wearing a dark blue prison uniform with three white stripes on it, highlighting his identity.
Luo Rui stood up and asked: "Hong Wei?"
"Arrived!" he replied habitually.
"I am a criminal police officer from the city bureau." Luo Rui took out his ID and gave him a look.
Hong Wei shrank his eyes and raised his head to look at Luo Rui.
“Hey, this is the first time I’ve met such a young criminal police captain, but your ID is from Shahe County. The criminal police from Shahe County is looking for me. What’s the matter?”
"Do you think I have no law enforcement power in the city?" Luo Rui stretched out his hand towards the chair, asking him to sit down.
Hong Wei nodded and sat in a chair. He was not wearing handcuffs and his expression seemed a little relaxed.
"Shahe County, I have been there before. There is a lot of ore there. I remember that there was a Wuyuan sand mining factory that was quite profitable. I also dealt with Gu Zhiliang, the owner of this factory, but I heard , He seemed to have been shot?"
Luo Rui smiled and leaned forward: "You know There’s a lot to tell.”
Hong Wei curled his lips and said, “We prisoners will be organized to study for half an hour every night. Of course I know what’s going on in the Wuyuan Quarry in Shahe County.”< br>
“Then do you know who caught him?”
"Isn't it you? Officer Luo, Luo Rui, if I remember correctly, your name is this?"
Luo Rui raised his eyebrows: "I didn't expect you to know me."
Hong Wei smiled and said: "Of course! I have a cellmate who fights with you But he was lucky, at least he was not sentenced to death. I heard that many gangsters died at your hands."
"Really?"
"Do you remember Gao Yang?"
Luo Rui didn't answer. Gao Yang, of course he remembers every case he investigated and the people involved in every case.
Gao Yang was the person suspected of kidnapping Wang Tianlong's daughter, but the masterminds behind the scenes were his father and his daughter, Gao Wenjuan.
"Is he okay in there?" Luo Rui asked out of curiosity.
"It's not bad. When he first came in, he was bullied by other reform-through-labor prisoners, but I bailed him out later." Hong Wei looked at the wall clock on the wall of the interview room. It was almost early morning.
So, he asked: "Officer Luo, come to me in the middle of the night. It's not a trivial matter. Is there anything you want me to help you with?"
Luo Rui didn't say a word, but looked at him.
Hong Wei’s eyes were burning, as if there was a strong sense of expectation hidden inside.
Luo Rui thought for a while, then said: "Did illegal workers be used in Jiuling Coal Mine more than ten years ago?"
"Ha!" Hong Wei laughed.
“Why are you laughing?”
"I have been waiting for eleven years. For eleven years, ever since I was arrested, sentenced, and later sent to prison, I have been waiting for someone to ask me about this matter, but they seemed to have discussed it, and no one Come and ask me."
"Oh, really?" Luo Rui narrowed his eyes slightly.
Hong Wei praised: "You are indeed a good policeman!"
"Don't say flattery, say conditions." Luo Rui bluntly exposed his thoughts.
“Smart!” Hong Wei nodded and said, “I ask for a reduced sentence!”
"What I said doesn't count!" Luo Rui refused.
“You know, I was sentenced to life. I originally thought that when the court sentenced me for my crime ten years ago, I would expose this matter and make meritorious service, but I was also afraid of being retaliated by some people, so After so many years, I have kept this matter in my heart. Don’t dare to talk nonsense.
I am taking a risk to talk to you. If you don’t agree, Officer Luo, then we have no choice but to talk.”
Luo Rui hates others threatening him. He leaned back in his chair and pointed to the next room.
"Hong Wei, don't think that an insider like you is locked up in the prison. My colleague is talking to Wang Guoxiao. I believe that even if you don't tell us, we can find out!"< br>
"Security Director Wang Guoxiao?" Hong Wei laughed when he heard the name. "Officer Luo, do you believe in a prisoner sentenced to life or a prisoner sentenced to twenty years in prison?"
Is this better? Fang Yonghui, who was standing aside, rolled his eyes.
Sentenced to life, you are amazing! He cursed in his mind.
Luo Rui had a cold face and said nothing.
Seeing his appearance, Hong Wei stood up and patted his knees.
"Officer Luo, I have been waiting for this opportunity for eleven years. If you want to know what happened back then, go to the court and prosecutors and ask them to commute my sentence. If my sentence is commuted, I will tell you everything I know. Otherwise, there is no need to talk!"
After saying that, he looked at the prison guard standing aside: "Prison guard, I request to go back to the dormitory to rest."
The prison guard looked at Luo Rui and saw that he was motionless. , and then nodded to Hong Wei.
When Hong Wei was about to walk out of the door, he suddenly turned around.
"Officer Luo, I would like to remind you that on August 5, 1998, a landslide occurred in Jiuling Coal Mine, resulting in six workers being buried underground, but the death toll was far more than that. You just said that black people were used Workers, those black workers are all underage children, how many of them are there now? Only I know..."
(End of this chapter)