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

"abnormal!"

"Unfortunately, we lack direct evidence."

Luo Fei frowned.

"Liu Shao Cong is very cunning; he always makes Qiao Aiguo take the blame."

Just then, Luo Fei's phone rang.

He answered the phone, listened for a few words, and a glint of light flashed in his eyes.

"Sure enough, I took the bait."

"what happened?"

Wang Hong asked eagerly.

"Liu Shao Cong contacted Li Shang."

Luo Fei quickly put on his coat.

"Let's go, set up surveillance at the hospital!"

The hospital corridor smelled strongly of disinfectant.

Luo Fei and Wang Hong disguised themselves as medical staff and stood guard near the intensive care unit.

"Captain Luo, are you really sure they'll come?"

Wang Hong asked in a low voice.

Luo Fei glanced at his watch.

"Li Shang has already agreed to help Liu Shao Cong find an assassin. Given Liu Shao Cong's personality, he won't wait too long."

As they were talking, a male nurse wearing a mask pushed a medicine cart toward the intensive care unit.

Luo Fei narrowed his eyes.

"it's him."

The male nurse looked around to make sure no one was watching, then took a syringe out of his pocket.

"action!"

At Luo Fei's command, the police officers who had been lying in ambush rushed out from all directions.

The male nurse was shocked and turned to run away, but Wang Hong tackled him to the ground.

"Zhou Xiaohua, right?"

Luo Fei squatted down and pulled off his mask.

"Hiring someone to commit murder, caught in the act."

Zhou Xiaohua struggled.

"I don't know what you're talking about! I'm just here to change my dressing!"

Luo Fei took a syringe out of his pocket.

"Really? What is this?"

"Regular saline solution!"

"Then why not change it openly and honestly?"

Luo Fei sneered.

"take away!"

In the interrogation room, Zhou Xiaohua remained adamant and refused to give a confession.

How much money did Liu Shao Cong give you?

Luo Fei asked.

"I don't know anyone named Liu Shaocong!"

Luo Fei remained calm and pulled up a surveillance video.

“Last Wednesday, you met Liu Shao Cong at the ‘Nightfall’ bar. He gave you an envelope.”

Zhou Xiaohua's expression changed.

"That's paying back the money!"

"Does repaying money require a clandestine transaction in a back alley?"

Luo Fei then retrieved the bank statements.

"The next day, your account had an extra 200,000. The source was a shell company of the Liu Group."

Zhou Xiaohua was sweating, but he remained stubborn.

"That's... labor fees!"

"What kind of labor services?"

Luo Fei pressed him for answers.

"Labor for killing?"

"I didn't kill anyone!"

Luo Fei suddenly changed the subject.

"Did you kill David and Yan Shishi?"

Zhou Xiaohua suddenly looked up, her eyes filled with panic.

"No it's not"

"DNA doesn't lie."

Luo Fei took out a report.

“We extracted skin tissue from David’s fingernails, and it matched your DNA.”

Zhou Xiaohua's face was ashen, and he slumped in his chair.

"Now, let's talk about why Liu Shao Cong killed that girl."

Luo Fei pressed his advantage.

Zhou Xiaohua remained silent for a long time before finally speaking.

He said the girl recognized him.

"How exactly were you instructed?"

"Let me disguise myself as a nurse and inject her with potassium chloride."

Zhou Xiaohua's voice grew softer and softer.

Luo Fei and Wang Hong exchanged a glance, both seeing the excitement in each other's eyes.

This is a major breakthrough!

Just then, the office door was pushed open, and a police officer rushed in in a panic.

"Team Leader Luo, Deputy Director Li from the Sichuan Provincial Department is here!"

Luo Fei frowned.

"Li Qihong? What's he doing here?"

Before the words were even finished, a tall man walked in.

The conference room door was suddenly pushed open, and Li Qihong strode in, his leather shoes making a series of rapid tapping sounds on the floor.

He was in his early fifties, with a robust build, his police uniform impeccably pressed, and the medals on his chest gleaming under the lights.

His square face was filled with displeasure, his brows were furrowed, and his eyes were sharp as knives.

"Is everyone here?"

Li Qihong's voice sounded like it had been pulled from an ice cellar, chilling people to the bone.

Logistics officer Xiao Zhang stood at the door, fine beads of sweat appearing on his forehead.

"Reporting to Director Li, the Director has gone to Kyoto for a meeting, and Deputy Director Lu will be there shortly. Everyone in the Criminal Investigation Team except Officer Luo Fei is..."

"Luo Fei?"

Li Qihong interrupted him, his brows furrowing even more.

"Is that the exchange student from Jiangcheng?"

Xiao Zhang swallowed and nodded.

"Yes, Director Li. Officer Luo is in charge of the gutting case."

"Who's in charge?"

Li Qihong sneered.

"A detective from out of town is in charge of a case in Chengdu? Are you kidding me!"

The atmosphere in the conference room froze instantly.

More than a dozen criminal police officers stood up in unison, but no one dared to speak.

Wang Hong stood in the front row, his fingers unconsciously rubbing the edge of the notebook, his knuckles turning white from the force.

Just then, Lu Wei hurriedly pushed open the door and entered, his police uniform collar askew, clearly indicating that he had been called in at the last minute.

"Director Li, why did you come in person? You could have just given me a call if you needed any instructions."

Li Qihong raised his hand to interrupt him.

"Deputy Director Lu, please have a seat. I'm here today to discuss the case of the disembowelment."

Lu Wei's smile froze. He glanced at Wang Hong, who was staring at the table with a gloomy expression.

"Liu Haotian has been arrested?"

Li Qihong went straight to the point, his eyes fixed intently on Wang Hong.

"Who gave the order?"

Wang Hong raised his head, his voice steady yet firm.

“It’s me, Director Li. Liu Haotian is suspected of bribing investigators, and we have solid evidence.”

"evidence?"

Li Qihong scoffed.

"What evidence?"

"A recording."

Wang Hong took his phone out of his pocket.

"Liu Haotian attempted to bribe Officer Luo Fei, promising him five million if the investigation was stopped."

Li Qihong's face grew even more gloomy.

"Has the recording undergone forensic examination? Does it have legal documentation? No, right? This kind of illegally obtained evidence is worthless in court!"

The conference room door was pushed open again, and Huang Xiao and Luo Fei walked in one after the other.

Luo Fei was wearing a simple black jacket, his hair was a little messy, and he had obviously rushed over.

His sharp gaze swept across the conference room, narrowing slightly when he saw Li Qihong.

"Who is this?"

Li Qihong pointed at Luo Fei, his voice suddenly rising.

"Who allowed unauthorized personnel to attend internal meetings?"

Huang Xiao quickly explained.

"Director Li, this is Officer Luo Fei, the officer in charge of the gutting case."

"go out!"

Li Qihong slammed his hand on the table, causing the teacup to bounce.

"It's not up to an outsider from Jiangcheng to interfere in the internal meetings of the Chengdu police!"

Luo Fei smirked, said nothing, and turned to leave.

Huang Xiao wanted to chase after him, but Wang Hong stopped him with a look. After the door closed, Li Qihong's anger seemed to intensify.

"Are you out of your minds? You put an outsider in charge of such an important case? You couldn't solve it after months, and in the end, the murderer had to turn himself in. Aren't you ashamed?"

The conference room was completely silent, except for the hum of the air conditioner.

Li Qihong pulled a stack of documents from his briefcase and slammed them on the table.

"Wuzhou Group is the largest taxpayer in Chengdu, contributing 27 billion yuan in taxes annually, accounting for 2% of the city's total tax revenue! Do you know what this means? It means that out of every 50 yuan in Chengdu, one yuan is contributed by Wuzhou Group!"

Wang Hong couldn't help but interject.

"Director Li, but this cannot be allowed."

"What can't it become?"

Li Qihong interrupted sharply.

"Is that a reason for you to arbitrarily arrest entrepreneurs? Who is Liu Haotian? He's the vice president of Wuzhou Group! You just arrested him so casually, did you even consider the consequences?"

Lu Wei stood to the side, bowing and scraping.

"Director Li is right; we didn't consider this thoroughly."

Release them immediately!

Li Qihong gave the order.

"Also, why is the case report on the disembowelment case still pending? Qiao Aiguo has already surrendered himself, the chain of evidence is complete, what are you waiting for?"

Wang Hong clenched his fist.

"Director Li, there are still doubts in the case. Qiao Aiguo's testimony has loopholes, and we have our suspicions."

"What do you suspect?"

Li Qihong sneered.

"Doubting the provincial department's ability to handle cases? Doubting judicial fairness? Wang Hong, do you think you're the only one who knows how to solve cases?"

Wang Hong's face turned ashen, but he didn't say anything more.

Li Qihong looked around, his tone softening slightly.

“I’m not here to make things difficult for you. But this case has too much impact; the higher-ups are watching it closely. I need to see the case closure report and the notification of Liu Haotian’s release by noon tomorrow, understand?”

No one answered.

"Do you understand?"

Li Qihong raised his voice.

"clear."

Sparse and disorganized responses.

Li Qihong snorted coldly, picked up his briefcase, and strode away.

Lu Wei quickly chased after him to see him off, and before leaving, he turned back and glared at Wang Hong.

There was dead silence in the conference room.

After a long while, Huang Xiao asked in a low voice.

"Captain Wang, what do we do now?"

Wang Hong rubbed his temples wearily.

"What else can we do? Release them and write a report."

"But what about Luo Fei?"

"I'll go talk to him."

Wang Hong stood up and suddenly felt dizzy. He steadied himself by holding onto the table.

"Everyone, go back and rest first. We'll talk about it tomorrow."

The detectives left the conference room dejectedly, their footsteps heavy as if they were made of lead.

Li Qihong stood at the door of the detention cell, his fingers unconsciously stroking the gold thread on the cuff of his police uniform.

The corridor overhead light cast a shadow on his forehead, obscuring the unease flickering in his eyes.

"Open the door."

His voice was deep, as if it were squeezed out from the ground.

Xiao Wang, the police officer on duty in the detention room, was taken aback.

"Director Li, this is not in accordance with procedure."

"program?"

Li Qihong sneered and pulled a document from his inner pocket, slamming it on the table.

"Is the special approval from the provincial department sufficient procedure?"

Xiao Wang opened the document, and the bright red official seal on it stung his eyes.

He swallowed hard, the keychain rattling in his hand.

The moment the iron gate opened, a smell mixed with rust and disinfectant wafted out.

Liu Haotian was sitting on the hard bed with his legs crossed. He didn't even lift his eyelids when he heard the noise, as if he had expected someone to come.

"Mr. Liu, there's a misunderstanding."

Li Qihong forced a smile, his face wrinkled like a crumpled newspaper.

Liu Haotian slowly dusted off non-existent dust from his suit before looking up at him.

Those eyes were eerily dark, like two bottomless ancient wells.

"Director Li has quite the airs of an official."

He stood up, his leather shoes making a crisp sound on the floor tiles.

"I, Liu Haotian, have been in Chengdu for so many years, and this is the first time I've ever been handcuffed and taken away in the street."

Fine beads of sweat appeared on Li Qihong's forehead.

"My subordinates are ignorant, I've already..."

Snapped!
A slap echoed in the closed detention cell, the reverberation making one's eardrums ache.

Xiao Wang and another policeman stared wide-eyed, like two fish starving of oxygen.

Liu Haotian flicked his wrist and sneered.

"This slap is on behalf of my father. He raised you for twenty years, and this is the ungrateful dog he raised?"

Li Qihong's left cheek was burning with pain, but he dared not raise his hand to cover it.

He knew all too well Liu Jianye's methods. That seemingly kind-faced richest man in Chengdu had photos and recordings locked in his study drawer that could ruin his reputation.

"Go away."

Liu Haotian straightened his tie and strode towards the door.

He suddenly stopped as he passed two stunned police officers.

"What happened today."

"We didn't see anything!"

Xiao Wang reacted extremely quickly, even changing the tone of his voice.

Liu Haotian smiled with satisfaction, and his figure disappeared around the corner of the corridor.

Li Qihong then slumped into his chair as if his spine had been removed, glaring fiercely at his two subordinates.

"Keep your mouths shut, unless you want to wear this uniform to guard the reservoir!"

The criminal investigation team's office was a mess, as if it had been hit by a typhoon.

Huang Xiao slammed the folder on the table, startling the sparrows on the windowsill.

Where is Luo Fei?

She looked around.

"Could it be that they really went back to Jiangcheng?"

Wang Hong scratched his hair, which he hadn't washed for three days.

"I just checked my high-speed rail ticket purchase records, and his name isn't there."

"Find them! We'll search even if we have to turn Chengdu upside down!"

Before Huang Xiao could finish speaking, his eyes suddenly widened.

On the swivel chair behind the desk, a pair of mud-splattered leather shoes swayed slightly with the snoring.

"Luo Fei!"

Huang Xiao rushed over and ripped the newspaper off his face.

"The whole team is in a panic, and you're sleeping here?"

Luo Fei squinted to adjust to the light, drool still clinging to the corner of his mouth.

"Is the meeting over?"

As he stretched, his T-shirt lifted up, revealing a faint scar on his waist.

"Liu Haotian has been released."

Wang Hong leaned closer, his voice extremely low.

"The order was personally given by Director Li."

Luo Fei chuckled and pulled a crumpled cigarette case from the drawer.

Huang Xiao noticed that there were fresh abrasions on the web of his right hand.

"You already knew?"

She narrowed her eyes.

"Guess."

Luo Fei exhaled a smoke ring, and his outline suddenly became blurred in the smoke.

"However, I plan to use a different alias and continue playing."

The thermos cup in Wang Hong's hand clattered to the ground.

"You...you're not a regular detective?"

Luo Fei didn't answer; he simply stubbed out his cigarette in the Coke can.

Suddenly, the sound of urgent police sirens came from outside the window, followed by the sound of hurried footsteps.

"Oh no!"

Trainee police officer Xiao Zhang burst through the door, his face ashen.

"The hospital just called, Zhang Xiaohua is dead!"

The office fell into a deathly silence.

Wang Hong's fist slammed against the wall, making the bulletin board rattle loudly.

"She was perfectly fine an hour ago! How could this have happened?"

"Myocardial infarction."

Xiao Zhang swallowed.

"The doctor said it might be due to excessive fright."

Luo Fei suddenly laughed, a laugh as cold as a knife scraping against glass.

"What a shock!"

He grabbed the jacket from the back of the chair.

"Captain Wang, can I borrow your computer?"

While Wang Hong was still in a daze, Luo Fei had already pulled up a surveillance video. At 3:17 AM, a man wearing a baseball cap slipped into the hospital ward elevator. (End of Chapter)