Solving the case: Combining the police dog's olfactory genes at the beginning

I glanced at Chen Xuanran beside me; she was biting her lower lip, her fingers unconsciously twirling a pen.

As the deputy captain of the second team, she knew better than anyone what these unsolved cases meant to us.

"so."

Meng Haonan's voice suddenly rose eight octaves.

"I've decided to combine these three cases for investigation! From now on, all resources in the bureau will be prioritized for these three cases. You must give me an explanation before the Lunar New Year!"

Just then, I raised my hand.

"Luo Fei, what are your thoughts?"

Meng Haonan looked at me, his brows furrowed slightly.

I stood up and cleared my throat.

"Chief, I have a suggestion. How about we have each of the three criminal investigation teams set up a special task force to independently investigate these three cases? The results of solving the cases will be directly linked to the year-end bonus. The team that successfully solves the case will get double the year-end bonus, and the team that fails to solve the case will get half the bonus."

As soon as he finished speaking, a murmur of discussion broke out in the conference room.

I saw several police officers from the first team exchanging glances, while Xu Guangwu from the third team stroked his chin thoughtfully.

Meng Haonan was silent for a few seconds, then suddenly laughed.

"Alright! We'll proceed according to Luo Fei's plan. Each of the three brigades will form a special task force and compete against each other. I want to see who can deliver a satisfactory result before the end of the year!"

After the meeting, the entire police station erupted in chaos.

The members of our second team surrounded me, discussing amongst themselves.

"Captain Luo, that was a ruthless move!"

Deng Yunzhou patted my shoulder and laughed.

"But I like it. When has our second team ever been afraid of competition?"

Zou Xiaowei pushed up his glasses.

"According to statistics, the homicide clearance rate handled by Captain Luo is 93.7%, which is far higher than the overall average."

Chen Xuanran tugged at my sleeve with some concern.

"Luo Fei, won't this drag the entire criminal investigation team into cutthroat competition? What if it affects the resolution of the case?"

I squeezed her hand and whispered.

"Don't worry, solving cases relies on skill, not luck."

Just then, Di Yifan, the newly appointed deputy captain of the team, passed by us and gave me a cold look.

"Captain Luo, don't be too confident. Although Team One just changed its captain, they're not to be underestimated."

I smiled back.

"Wait and see."

Back in the second team's office, I was about to assign tasks when I suddenly noticed Chen Xuanran looking at me with a peculiar gaze.

She wore her hair in a high ponytail today, and the collar of her police uniform shirt was slightly open, revealing a section of her fair neck.

"what happened?"

I leaned closer to her ear and asked.

Her face flushed, and just as she was about to speak, the office door was suddenly pushed open.

Li Ya stood at the door, holding a stack of documents, staring at us in disbelief. I was pinning Chen Xuanran against the desk, the two of us so close we could count each other's eyelashes.

"Ah! I'm sorry!"

Li Ya turned around in a panic, scattering the documents in her hand all over the floor.

Chen Xuanran jumped away from me as if he had been electrocuted, his face turning bright red.

I remained calm and bent down to help Li Ya pick up the documents.

"It's nothing, I can just announce it now. Chen Xuanran and I are officially dating."

The office was silent for two seconds, then erupted in cheers.

"Holy crap! Captain Luo, you finally made your move!"

Deng Yunzhou whistled.

Zou Xiaowei pushed up his glasses.

"Based on my observation, the ambiguous period between you two has lasted for four months and seventeen days, which is expected."

Cheng Yunchuan smiled and shook his head.

"I knew it! Every time we go on a mission, Captain Luo always insists on teaming up with Deputy Captain Chen. It turns out it was all premeditated."

Li Ya blushed as she handed me the document.

"Congratulations. Here, these are the suspect files you requested."

I took the document and looked around.

"Alright, enough gossip. Now let's get down to business. We have three murder cases that we must solve before the New Year. Brother Deng, you're in charge of reviewing all the surveillance footage around the three crime scenes and looking for suspicious individuals."

Deng Yunzhou immediately became serious.

"Understood, I'll go check the surveillance footage right away."

“Zou Xiaowei, go to the forensic department again and ask if there are any overlooked clues, especially regarding the murder weapon.”

Zou Xiaowei nodded.

"I'll go."

"Cheng Yunchuan, you are responsible for collecting photos and information on all suspects and related personnel in the first two cases, the more detailed the better."

Cheng Yunchuan gave an OK sign.

"give it to me."

Finally, I looked at Chen Xuanran.

"You are on standby at any time. Once the suspect is identified, we will make the arrest immediately."

Chen Xuanran has returned to his professional state.

"clear."

I then turned to Li Ya.

"Li Ya, could you please order coffee for everyone? We might have to work overtime tonight."

I took out my phone.

"How much? I'll transfer it to you."

Li Ya quickly waved her hand.

"No need, Captain Luo, this time it's on me."

Before she could finish speaking, a childish voice suddenly came from the office doorway.

"mom!"

Everyone turned to look.

A five- or six-year-old boy stood at the door, followed by a tall man.

The man was about thirty-five years old, wearing a casual suit, with a handsome face but a somewhat tired look.

"Sister Li Ya, your husband is here!"

At the office door, Xiao Zhang poked half his body in and called out, his voice filled with undisguised curiosity.

Everyone in the criminal investigation team knew that Li Ya had a mysterious husband, but very few people had ever seen him.

Li Ya was engrossed in organizing case files when she heard this, and when she looked up, her face showed a barely perceptible tension.

She quickly put down the documents in her hand and strode towards the door.

Luo Fei looked up from his computer screen, his gaze passing over the mountain of case files, and saw a tall, imposing man standing at the door, holding a four- or five-year-old boy in his arms.

"Is this Li Ya's husband?"

Chen Xuanran approached Luo Fei at some point and whispered something in his ear.

“You look so young.”

Luo Fei narrowed his eyes.

Indeed, the man named Jiang Xia looked to be in his early thirties at most, with firm skin and no wrinkles around his eyes.

However, according to the information Li Ya filled out when she joined the company, her husband should be 42 years old.

Why is my phone off?

Jiang Xia's voice was low and reproachful.

Li Ya hurriedly pulled her phone out of her pocket.

"Oh no, the battery's dead. I was so busy with the case that I forgot to charge it."

Jiang Xia didn't say anything more, but simply lifted the child in her arms a little higher.

The little boy blinked his big eyes, curiously looking at everyone in the office.

"Ziqi, say hello to your uncles and aunts."

Li Ya said softly.

"Hello, uncle and aunt!"

Jiang Ziqi's voice was clear and loud, and coupled with her adorable face that inherited her mother's big eyes, she instantly charmed the entire office.

Chen Xuanran couldn't help but walk over.

"Oh my god, so cute!"

She reached out to hug the child, and Jiang Ziqi, not shy at all, opened his arms and rushed over.

Luo Fei remained seated, but his gaze never left Jiang Xia.

This man gave him a strange feeling. On the surface, he was an ordinary househusband, but there was something in his eyes that Luo Fei couldn't understand.

"Here are the car keys."

Li Ya took a key out of her bag and handed it to Jiang Xia.

Are you going back to your hometown?

"Yes, my mom isn't feeling well, so I'm taking Ziqi back to see her."

Jiang Xia took the keys, glanced around the office, and finally looked at Luo Fei. Their eyes met briefly before they looked away.

Luo Fei noticed that Jiang Xia's fingers were long and clean, and his nails were neatly trimmed, which was completely unlike the hands of a middle-aged man who often does housework.

"This is our captain, Luo Fei."

Li Ya explained.

"Captain Luo, this is my husband, Jiang Xia."

Jiang Xia nodded.

"I've admired you for a long time."

Luo Fei stood up and extended his hand.

"Hello."

Their hands clasped together. Luo Fei felt that Jiang Xia's palms were unusually smooth, almost without calluses, but her grip was surprisingly strong. "Dad, I need to pee."

Jiang Ziqi squirmed in Chen Xuanran's arms.

Jiang Xia withdrew her hand and took the child from Chen Xuanran's arms.

"We should go."

He turned to Li Ya.

"I'll be back in about three days."

Watching the father and son leave the office, Chen Xuanran sighed.

"Sister Li Ya is so lucky, her husband is so handsome and her son is so cute."

Luo Fei stared thoughtfully at the now empty doorway.

"A man in his forties looks like he's in his early thirties."

"She takes good care of herself."

Chen Xuanran didn't take it seriously.

That's how rich people are.

Luo Fei shook his head and said nothing more.

He turned around and tidied up the documents on the table.

"Get ready, we're going to interview the people around the deceased."

"Finally, a mission!"

Chen Xuanran jumped up excitedly.

"I thought you were going to make me spend the whole day organizing case files."

Luo Fei's lips curled up slightly.

"What, you can't wait to be alone with me?"

"roll!"

Chen Xuanran grabbed a folder and threw it at Luo Fei.

"I want to solve the case, okay? Three victims, the same modus operandi, this case is too bizarre."

Luo Fei took the folder, his expression turning serious.

"Indeed. Stabbed multiple times in the early hours of the morning, his genitals were cut off. This is not just murder, but a ritual, a form of catharsis."

"A revenge killing?"

Chen Xuanran guessed.

"Probably."

Luo Fei picked up his coat.

"Two years ago, there was a serial murder case in Yunnan Province. The killer specifically collected male genitalia; he was a complete pervert."

As the two walked out of the office, they could still hear other colleagues in the corridor discussing the Jiang Xia father and son who had just appeared.

"This time, the killer is different."

Luo Fei pressed the elevator button.

"He has a specific goal, I guess it might be an emotional entanglement."

"You mean, the deceased slept with the murderer's woman?"

Chen Xuanran raised an eyebrow.

The elevator doors opened, and Luo Fei stepped inside.

"It is no coincidence that all three victims had extensive extramarital affairs."

Half an hour later, Luo Fei's car stopped in front of a massage parlor called "Shuxinge".

This is the shop run by the third deceased, Zhu Mingwei.

The shop door was half open, and the interior was dimly lit.

As I pushed open the door, the wind chimes hanging on it rang crisply.

"Welcome Light"

A woman in her thirties came out of the inner room, and when she saw Luo Fei's police ID, her voice stopped abruptly.

"Ms. Li Xiaofeng?"

Luo Fei put away his identification documents.

"We have a few questions for you regarding the death of your husband, Zhu Mingwei."

Li Xiaofeng's eyes flickered for a moment, then she stepped aside.

"come in."

The massage parlor looked more spacious inside than from the outside, but the decor was sparse.

Several massage beds were arranged in the center, and the air was filled with the pungent smell of cheap essential oils.

"Please grief."

Chen Xuanran said it in a formulaic way.

Li Xiaofeng twitched the corners of her mouth, revealing a strange smile.

"There's nothing to grieve about; for me, it's actually a relief."

Luo Fei narrowed his eyes and activated his "Genius Eye." Above Li Xiaofeng's head, he expected to see red characters representing lies, but nothing appeared. This meant she was telling the truth.

"Can you tell me more about it?"

Luo Fei took out his notebook.

Li Xiaofeng lit a cigarette and took a deep drag.

"Zhu Mingwei is a good-for-nothing. I built this shop from scratch, and he can't do anything except collect money. He also often takes half of my income to gamble."

Do you have children?

Chen Xuanran asked.

"A daughter, eight years old."

Li Xiaofeng exhaled a smoke ring.

"He doesn't even care when his child is sick; all he does all day is gamble and play around with women."

Luo Fei noticed the disgust in her tone when she said "playing with women".

"Does your husband have many extramarital affairs?"

"Too many to count."

Li Xiaofeng sneered.

"The female customers at the massage parlor, the owner of the barbershop next door, and I even heard that he had affairs with several married women."

Luo Fei and Chen Xuanran exchanged a glance.

This is exactly what they speculated.

Do you know exactly who these people are?

Luo Fei pressed for an answer.

Li Xiaofeng shook her head.

“I don’t care. As long as he doesn’t bring the disease home, he can do whatever he wants.”

Where did Zhu Mingwei go on the night of the incident?

Chen Xuanran asked.

"They said they were going to play cards."

Li Xiaofeng stubbed out her cigarette.

“He often doesn’t come home all night, and I’m too lazy to ask.”

Luo Fei closed his notebook.

"Thank you for your cooperation. Please feel free to contact us if you recall any important clues."

Leaving the massage parlor, Chen Xuanran took a deep breath of fresh air.

"Oh my god, it smells awful inside."

"Go ask next door."

Luo Fei pointed to a barbershop next door.

"Let's see if Zhu Mingwei and the boss's wife are really having an affair."

The barbershop owner was a woman in her early forties, heavily made up, and she looked visibly flustered when she heard Zhu Mingwei's name.

"He and I are just ordinary neighbors."

She kept fiddling with the scissors in her hand.

"We just play mahjong together occasionally."

Luo Fei did not expose her clumsy lie, but simply noted her reaction.

After leaving the barbershop, they found the mahjong parlor that Zhu Mingwei frequented, following the address provided by Li Xiaofeng.

The mahjong parlor was hidden in the basement of an old residential building. The moment you pushed open the door, a strong smell of smoke hit you.

A dozen or so mahjong tables were crammed into a small space, and almost every table was full of people.

"police!"

Luo Fei showed his ID, and the noisy mahjong sounds immediately subsided.

A bald, middle-aged man walked briskly over.

"Officer, this is a recreational area for seniors, we don't gamble."

"We're looking for Zhu Mingwei's card-playing buddies."

Luo Fei interrupted him.

"He used to come here to play cards often when he was alive."

The mahjong parlor owner breathed a sigh of relief and turned around to call out.

"Old Liu! The police are looking for you!"

A man in his sixties reluctantly stood up in front of a mahjong table located at the back of the room.

"What is it?"

Luo Fei and Chen Xuanran walked over, and the other card players tactfully gave up their seats.

"Zhu Mingwei often played cards with you guys before he died?"

Luo Fei got straight to the point.

Old Liu nodded. (End of Chapter)