Detective: From the Police Academy

Chapter 431: A show of hands, who agrees and who disagrees?
The setting sun was as red as blood, covering the western sky.

The hearse slowly drove out of the funeral home, led by two columns of cavalry, and headed towards the Martyrs' Cemetery along the empty tree-lined road.

Criminal police and traffic police stood in neat rows on both sides of the street. People from various units and the public came to bid farewell, either solemnly or with sad expressions.

The uniformed police officers held up their police hats with their left hands and saluted the passing hearse.

There is no special cemetery for fallen police officers. Usually, their families designate a cemetery for burial. However, Sun Zhihao was stabbed several times during a fight with criminals and died heroically. He was therefore designated a martyr and buried in a martyrs' cemetery.

A large black-and-white photo of Sun Zhihao was pasted on the front of the hearse. His eyes were looking at everyone, and everyone was also paying attention to his voice and appearance.

When the hearse passed by Fang Yonghui, he bit his cheeks, his eyes were red, and his back was straight.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, if I could have gotten there earlier, you wouldn't have died..." He kept murmuring in his heart, biting his lips until they bled.

Tears welled up in Zhang Yong's eyes: "We have captured the criminals who killed you, comrade, rest in peace!"

Lin Chen has been crying since the memorial service. Her eyes are swollen. "Sun Zhihao, you are fearless. I wronged you. You are a real policeman..."

Qiao Xue and Chu Yang stood close together, staring at the hearse as it drove away.

After the memorial service, everyone seemed silent and depressed.

Luo Rui stood in front of the flower bed of the funeral home, smoking one cigarette after another, and the ground was covered with cigarette butts.

Cai Xiaojing walked over slowly, looked up and stared at him.

Luo Rui avoided her gaze and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Should we go back?"

Luo Rui shook his head: "In half an hour, we will leave for Linjiang City."

"Are there new tasks?" Cai Xiaojing turned around and looked at the wreaths and elegiac couplets placed in the auditorium with him.

"Captain Zhu and Chief Wang are already on their way to Linjiang City, so my vacation is ruined."

Cai Xiaojing nodded, pursed her lips, then sighed and said, "Luo Rui..."

"Ok?"

"I won't go with you this time."

"Why? Do you have other plans?" Luo Rui threw the cigarette butt on the ground and crushed it with his feet.

"No." Cai Xiaojing smiled and said, "My resignation has been approved. I have to go back to the Haijiang Branch tomorrow to hand over my work."

Hearing this, Luo Rui's eyes widened: "When did you resign? How come I didn't know?"

"More than a month ago." Cai Xiaojing lowered her head: "You were busy at that time, so I didn't tell you."

Luo Rui felt heavy in his heart and looked at her profile: "Are you really willing to take off this uniform? Isn't being a criminal police officer your long-cherished wish?"

Cai Xiaojing shook her head: "It was before, but not now."

"So what are you going to do in the future?" Luo Rui recalled seeing Cai Zhibin at his engagement party not long ago. "You're going abroad?"

Cai Xiaojing nodded: "Yes, but I can't leave for the time being, I still need to undergo investigation."

Luo Rui lowered his head, then raised his face and smiled. "It's good not to be a policeman anymore. At least I have a lot of free time."

Cai Xiaojing exhaled lightly, she stood up, stretched out her hand, and said with a smile: "Officer Luo, we will rely on you to eliminate violence and protect the good and fight crime from now on."

Luo Rui was reluctant to extend his hand. After a long while, he seemed to have made up his mind and held her hand tightly: "Sir Cai, goodbye."

The word "goodbye" made Cai Xiaojing's heart tremble slightly, and her body stiffened.

She already understood what this 'goodbye' meant.

Cai Xiaojing tried hard to force a smile: "Goodbye, Officer Luo."

She let go of his hand, waved vigorously to the members of the assault team standing not far away, and then walked towards the tree-lined path at the door.

The setting sun shone on her back, warm, but her heart was cold...

Seeing Luo Rui looking lonely, Lin Chen bravely stepped over, followed by Qiao Xue, Chu Yang, Fang Yonghui and Zhang Yong.

Normally, only Lin Chen dared to contradict him, so at this moment, she pushed Luo Rui's arm and asked kindly: "Director Luo, are you okay?"

Luo Rui retracted his gaze from the direction where Cai Xiaojing left and glared at her fiercely: "Did you know that Captain Cai resigned a long time ago?"

"Uh..." Lin Chen shrank his head: "I don't know."

She quickly turned around and ran away, exposing Qiao Xue behind her.

Qiao Xue didn't dare to look at Luo Rui's eyes. She smiled, immediately pulled the hem of Lin Chen's clothes, and ran away together.

Chu Yang coughed quickly: "Team Leader, you know me, I am a otaku, I don't know anything."

After he ran away, Fang Yonghui looked depressed and was still in a sad mood.

He glanced at Luo Rui's murderous eyes and said, "Luo Da, let's find a place to drink, okay?"

"Get out!" Luo Rui roared.

Fang Yonghui walked away with his head down. Zhang Yong stepped forward and spread his hands, looking very innocent: "Luo... Director Luo, I just got here. How would I know anything about Captain Cai's affairs..."

Luo Rui nodded: "Don't stutter, let's set off for Linjiang City before it gets dark."

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Late, eight o'clock.

Linjiang City, Municipal Building.

The lights hanging from the ceiling shone on everyone's face, and the participants all lowered their heads and tried to keep themselves in the shadows.

Only Zheng Chuan and Mei Juan showed their expressions, and looked at the leaders sitting at the top with burning eyes.

The meeting held in the city this time was not an ordinary meeting on people's livelihood and economy. The participants were mostly police officers from the Linjiang Municipal Public Security Bureau and the investigation team from the provincial department, represented by Zhu Yong and Wang Mu.

Zhong Mingguo glanced at the remaining empty seat, cleared his throat, and asked, "Who are we waiting for?"

Zhu Yong replied, "Director Luo from our provincial department."

"Ha, he's so generous that he made so many of us wait for him."

Wang Mu leaned forward and explained, "Director Luo just attended a memorial service for one of our comrades, so he was a little late."

"Oh." Zhong Mingguo's expression immediately became serious, but he was still a little dissatisfied in his heart.

Soon, the door of the conference room was pushed open, and Luo Rui strode in carrying a briefcase.

"Dear leaders, I'm sorry I'm late." Luo Rui bent down and apologized.

Wang Mu moved the chair next to him back, and Luo Rui hurried over to sit down.

The members of the assault team immediately stepped forward and sat in the row of chairs against the wall behind him.

"Okay." The old man next to Zhong Mingguo said, "Now that everyone is here, let's start the meeting."

The old man looked at Zheng Chuan and said, "Captain Zheng, how about you start first?"

Zheng Chuan had been waiting to speak, and Mei Juan quickly handed him the document in her hand.

After Zheng Chuan took it, he glanced at Luo Rui and said, "On April 23, a major criminal case of trafficking in human organs occurred in Baishi County, Haixi Province. It was initially a clue that Director Luo found during the pursuit..."

Luo Rui narrowed his eyes. The other party mentioned him in his opening remarks. He seemed to have bad intentions and seemed to want to drag him into the water.

Sure enough, the city government officials immediately looked at him, and several of them had blaming looks in their eyes.

Luo Rui had a blank expression on his face and ignored those murderous looks.

Zheng Chuan continued, "Our Haixi Provincial Public Security Department, Baishi County Police Station, and border defense comrades jointly investigated and arrested 11 criminals and rescued five hostages, two of whom were wanted by Director Luo.

After careful interrogation, we found that these criminals were planning to smuggle the illegally obtained human organs to Laos and Vietnam, and then sell them to Israel, the United States and other countries through the channels there.

The leader of this group of people was a man named Wei Mingyu from Qingyang City. He confessed that his boss was named Jin Hong, from Yuncheng.

I don't need to explain Jin Hong's identity in detail, I believe everyone knows it.

Therefore, all the leaders present here, comrades from the Linjiang Municipal Bureau and the Provincial Department, this is a transnational crime with strict organization and vile nature. If we sit back and do nothing, who knows how many innocent people will suffer from their cruelty!

Now is different from the past. We are now in a modern society. Protecting people’s property and safety is our duty and mission, comrades! "

The second half of Zheng Chuan's speech was passionate and righteous, and also contained a hint of dissatisfaction with what had happened in the previous few days.

But except for Mei Juan who was sitting next to him and sympathized with him, everyone else had an indifferent look on their faces.

Seeing this, Zheng Chuan ordered Mei Juan: "Play the interrogation video and let everyone watch it."

"Okay." Mei Juan lowered her head and ran to the logistics staff. With the latter's help, the interrogation videos of the eleven captured criminals were played on the big screen one after another.

After watching for a long time, the old man who had spoken earlier knocked on the table with his knuckles and asked, "Boss Zheng, apart from the confession of Wei Mingyu, I didn't see anyone else identifying Jin Hong. Do you have any other evidence?"

Zheng Chuan knew that the other party would ask, but apart from the confession, he really couldn't produce any evidence.

He shook his head and answered truthfully, "No."

The old man looked at Tang Zhiguo again and asked, "Director Tang, in addition to Deep Blue Biotechnology Company, Jin Hong also owns a private hospital in Linjiang City. Have you checked it in detail?"

Tang Zhiguo nodded immediately: "I sent someone to investigate secretly. Our Linjiang Shenlan Hospital is a Sino-Australian private hospital. There are no problems with the doctors and nurses in the hospital. In addition, the mortality rate of clinical surgeries in their various departments is not high and is below the baseline mortality rate."

The old man looked at Zhu Yong again, and Zhu Yong nodded: "Our provincial department also sent people to secretly investigate the two hospitals of Deep Blue Group in other cities, and the situation is similar to what Director Tang said."

Hearing this, the old man spread his hands and said, "General Zheng, we have already done the necessary investigation. In addition, among the criminals you arrested in Baishi County, only the one named Wei Mingyu's testimony pointed to Jin Hong, while the other criminals confessed to another old Vietnamese named He Wenhui.

Could it be that there is something wrong with Wei Mingyu's testimony?"

"No!" Zheng Chuan rejected it immediately: "We have used a lie detector on Wei Mingyu, his pulse, heartbeat..."

Zhong Mingguo immediately interrupted him: "Polygraphs are not accurate either. General Zheng, I think you should report this case to the Ministry through the Foreign Affairs Office to see if this gang of criminals is from Lao Yue."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Chuan's expression became more and more ugly. He looked at the old man, then at Zhu Yong, and then stared at Luo Rui.

He shouted, "Director Luo, you were the one who discovered this case. What's your opinion?" During the meeting, Luo Rui didn't say a word and didn't even cough.

Now he heard Zheng Chuan pointing at him, and everyone's eyes looked over.

Luo Rui pondered for a moment, raised his head and glanced at everyone, and replied: "The Deep Blue Group has been rooted in Haidong Province for so many years. If it really did commit a crime, it would be impossible not to reveal clues. Since there is no evidence at all..."

"You..." Zheng Chuan wanted to refute, but the words were stuck in his throat.

Luo Rui finished his words: "That means our investigation is not thorough enough!"

Hearing this, Zheng Chuan's eyes widened. He thought Luo Rui had the same stance as the others, but he didn't expect that he meant to continue the investigation.

Zhu Yong and Wang Mu were fine, but the city government officials all looked downcast, especially Zhong Mingguo, who gritted his teeth and asked, "So Director Luo means that General Manager Zhu and the comrades in the Linjiang Municipal Bureau didn't do their job well?"

This statement immediately put Luo Rui in opposition, and also indirectly indicated that Luo Rui was singing a different tune from all parties and was preparing to isolate him.

Luo Rui didn't care: "The only thing I know is that I will never wrongly accuse a good person, never let any bad person go, and never show leniency to any criminal! This is my bottom line as a police officer."

Seeing that what he said was ambiguous, Zhong Mingguo asked anxiously: "Then what do you mean?"

Luo Rui stared at him and said word by word: "I just attended the funeral of one of our comrades. He died heroically in a fight with criminals.

If we let those criminals go, we will be sorry for their souls in heaven! I mean we should continue to investigate further!"

As soon as these words came out, Zheng Chuan stared at him with fiery eyes. Mei Juan also straightened her back and wanted to agree, but she had no right to express her opinion.

Zhong Mingguo gritted his teeth and looked at the old man beside him.

The old man's face turned pale, and then he whispered to several leaders around him, including Zhu Yong and others.

Then, he cleared his throat and said, "Since Director Luo feels that this case needs to be investigated further, let's not waste any more time. In order to fully listen to everyone's opinions, let's vote by raising our hands now.

Those who agree to continue the investigation please raise your hands. Those who disagree please do not raise your hands. "

As soon as he finished speaking, Zheng Chuan was about to raise his hand, but he was from another province and was not eligible to vote, so he looked at everyone eagerly.

Luo Rui was the first to raise his hand. The members of the assault team behind him were also not qualified to vote. Those who were qualified were all sitting at the conference table.

Then, Zhu Yong and Wang Mu raised their hands...

There were a total of thirty-six participants in the meeting, the top leaders from various units in Linjiang City. At this moment, everyone looked at each other, and no one dared to vote.

Lu Kangming was the most conflicted. He grabbed his knees with both hands, looking very uneasy.

Seeing that only three people agreed, Zhong Mingguo looked relaxed. He was about to speak when a hand was raised from the corner of his eye.

He glanced over and saw the old man raising his right hand with a serious expression and a determined look.

Seeing that he agreed to continue the investigation, everyone was slightly surprised.

Tang Zhiguo was the first to react. He nudged Lu Kangming with his knee. The two men quickly raised their hands, and then more and more people raised their hands.

Zhong Mingguo didn't dare to insist anymore and also raised his hand.

Seeing that everyone agreed, Zheng Chuan gritted his teeth, his nose felt a little sore, and all the frustration he had felt in the past few days was relieved.

The old man put down his hand, looked at Luo Rui, and said with a smile: "Director Luo, are you here to investigate this case?"

Zhu Yong answered on his behalf: "If you and the Municipal Bureau have no objection, this is how we arranged it."

"That's good." The old man smiled and said, "With Director Luo here, I feel relieved. Let's do this for now. Some of our comrades still have dinner, so I think we should adjourn the meeting first."

"Wait a minute." Luo Rui shouted.

"Oh, do you have anything else to say?" The old man looked at him.

Luo Rui thought for a moment and said, "The meeting we are holding today..."

The old man smiled and said, “I see, we are holding a public security meeting. If anyone leaks the content of today’s meeting and spreads it out, we will have to investigate our own people.

Director Luo, go ahead and investigate. Linjiang City does not allow criminals who commit crimes and harm ordinary people. Our bottom line is the same!"

"I understand." Luo Rui nodded to him.

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Early morning, food stalls at the night market.

Luo Rui and his group sat around a large round table with Zheng Chuan and Mei Juan. The grilled live fish on the table was sizzling, and the fish body was covered with minced garlic and pickled radish. The air was filled with the alluring aroma.

Luo Rui smiled and said, "Boss Zheng, Director Mei, the grilled live fish here tastes good. Although the fish skin looks burnt, the fish meat is very tender. I always come here to taste it every time I come back."

Zheng Chuan did not pick up the chopsticks, but the wine glass: "Director Luo, if you hadn't insisted this time, we wouldn't know what to do..."

Luo Rui smiled and said, "It's not my fault. They are afraid that you will report the case to the Ministry."

Zheng Chuan raised his eyebrows: "Uh...how come."

Mei Juan, who was standing by, lowered her head and picked up the sour beans from the plate, obviously feeling a little embarrassed.

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore." Zheng Chuan drank the wine in his glass, smacked his lips, and asked, "Director Luo, what do you think we should do next?"

Luo Rui accompanied him for a drink and wiped his mouth with a tissue: "Neither the provincial department nor the Linjiang Municipal Bureau has found any clues. It seems that this group of people is very secretive. Conventional methods don't work. We can only investigate secretly.

Don't go to the city police station, find a place to serve as our investigation office."

"Are you afraid that Jin Hong's people will know?"

"They already know it. Otherwise, the people from the Municipal Bureau would not have returned empty-handed." Luo Rui replied, "But we can't let them know who is investigating them. I have to ensure the safety of my people."

"That's right." Zheng Chuan knew that one of Luo Rui's subordinates died in the line of duty. He was in Baishi County trying to capture the two gangsters who killed Sun Zhihao.

He looked at the people sitting at the table. Everyone was silent. Some were eating, some were drinking, and no one expressed any opinions.

Moreover, Zheng Chuan also saw that Luo Rui's mind was not on the case at the moment.

He clinked glasses with a subordinate next to him and said, "Yonghui, didn't you ask me to drink with you? Come on, let's not go home until we are drunk tonight."

Fang Yonghui nodded heavily, picked up the wine glass and poured it down his throat without saying a word.

"Let me make it clear first. This meal is delicious. Cheer up tomorrow morning and focus on your work." Luo Rui warned with a smile.

"Of course." Fang Yonghui burped and said to Zhang Yong, "Come on, Old Zhang, let's have a drink!"

Zhang Yong rolled his eyes and ignored him, instead raising his glass to Luo Rui: "Director Luo, I toast to you."

"Okay." Luo Rui clinked glasses with him and drank.

Then, Zhang Yong continued to pour wine, and then he raised a glass with Fang Yonghui.

Lin Chen shouted from the side: "You can't drink like this, it's easy to get drunk, you have to drink slowly while eating."

"What do you care about me?" Fang Yonghui glared at her, and then had a drink with Chu Yang.

Lin Chen curled his lips and said, "Old Fang, I didn't realize that you are still a drunkard."

Fang Yonghui's cheeks flushed. He pursed his lips, poured a glass of wine, and raised the glass to Lin Chen: "Come on, Officer Lin, shall we go?"

Lin Chen waved his hand and said disdainfully: "I don't drink at all, go find Qiao Xue."

Fang Yonghui helped her pick up the cup and forced it into her hand: "No, you must drink a cup today."

"I won't drink!" Lin Chen said, "What do you want?"

Fang Yonghui's eyes dimmed: "I'm just afraid that I won't have the chance in the future..."

Before he finished speaking, Lin Chen took the glass and drank it all.

Because she drank white wine, her throat was burning and her stomach felt like it was on fire.

Even so, she still endured the physical discomfort and said, "Don't say anything unlucky. I'll drink with you guys."

After Lin Chen left, Qiao Xue did not refuse anymore, and Chu Yang also joined in.

After several rounds, everyone was drunk and started talking nonsense.

Luo Rui was not much better, his face was red and his neck was thick from drinking. He looked at his subordinates and kept grinning foolishly.

Zheng Chuan and Mei Juan also drank a lot, but they were relatively restrained. At the moment, they were the most sober.

Luo Rui stumbled to pay the bill, and just as he returned to the table, he was hugged by Fang Yonghui, Chu Yang and Zhang Yong. The four of them walked towards the road side by side, hugging each other's shoulders.

Lin Chen was supported by Qiao Xue and walked unsteadily.

"Sister Qiao, there are stars in the sky."

"Yeah." Qiao Xue smiled and exhaled the smell of alcohol.

"People say that after drinking, people become bolder. Sister Qiao, why can't I speak my mind?"

"Do you have anything to say?" Qiao Xue blinked.

"Yes, I want to curse."

"Who are you scolding?"

"Who else could it be, Luo Chu? I want to call him a bastard."

Qiao Xue laughed and said, "Why don't you try scolding him?"

"Just try it!" Lin Chen broke free from her hand and covered his mouth with his hands.

Qiao Xue waited for her to start scolding, but what she got was a line of lyrics:
[In bustling towns and quiet valleys, the figures of the people’s police accompany the setting moon and the rising sun...]

When Lin Chen started singing, Luo Rui and others all turned around.

They immediately looked up to the sky and sang: [The sacred national emblem radiates the light of justice, the golden shield guards thousands of households...]

Start writing the case tomorrow
The atmosphere should be more cheerful, violent and exciting

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(End of this chapter)