Detective: From the Police Academy

Chapter 526 Bait!

half a month later.

In a certain place, surrounded by mountains, as far as the eye can see, there are vast stretches of forest.

From a distance, the exposed cliffs are all yellow, like shocking scars.

In a mountain valley, there are walls on all sides, with electrified barbed wire fences erected on the walls.

Towers stand to the east and south, with armed men on them, some smoking, others sleeping in chairs with their eyes closed.

The park has several row houses, but they are all no more than three stories high, and each building is guarded and patrolled by armed personnel.

The site was all muddy, uneven, and covered with tire tracks from cars, making it look ugly.

A moment later, several piercing horn blasts sounded outside the south gate.

Several armed men quickly slung their guns over their shoulders and ran to push open the heavy double iron doors.

A white SUV drove in, followed by an armed pickup truck with several armed men sitting in the back.

After the car stopped, these people jumped out of the pickup truck, laughing and taking out cigarettes to smoke.

A man and a woman were standing below the dormitory building. Upon seeing the license plate of the white SUV, they hurriedly ran to the car.
The back door opened, and a man wearing gold-rimmed glasses and a khaki casual suit got out of the car.

"Boss." Jiang Li and Zhang Hanbing bowed deeply.

Immediately afterwards, the other car door was pushed open, and a woman wearing sunglasses got out of the car with bright red lipstick on her lips.

She saw that the park was full of muddy roads, and there was a row of iron cages installed on the southwest side. She frowned and looked disgusted.

Inside these iron cages are three beautiful black-backed wolfhounds with beautiful fur.

Besides, in the two iron cages next to the wolfhound, two women in tattered clothes were squatting.

Their heads were bowed, their hair was disheveled, their bare feet were covered in blood and flesh, and their broken knees were red and swollen.

Every time the wolfhound barked, the two women shuddered and trembled uncontrollably.

But nobody cared about their situation; for the people here, this wasn't the worst punishment.

Behind the park, there is a row of sheds, and there is a muddy pond where several people are locked in the water.

Over time, these people's muscles become stiff, their heart rate becomes irregular, and when the water temperature reaches 15 degrees Celsius at night, their consciousness becomes blurred and their metabolism slows down.

This can lead to kidney failure or glomerular necrosis.

And that's not even mentioning the infection from sewage, the invasion of pathogens, the deprivation of the senses, and the endless cycle of despair that can drive a person insane.

The woman took off her sunglasses and asked, "Where are they? It can't be those two, can it?"

“Miss Hu, it’s them.” Zhang Hanbing nodded, humbly placing her hands on her chest.

Hu Jing looked at the man next to her and said, "I'm telling you, Mr. Lin, if we're going to sell this for money, how can we sell it if we've made it like this?"

Lin Cong frowned and looked at Zhang Hanbing with displeasure.

The latter quickly explained, "Boss, there's nothing we can do. They've made the trip twice this month."

"Useless thing!" Lin Cong glanced at the guards beside the gate.

Immediately afterwards, Hu Jing, wearing high heels, walked to the iron cage and squatted down.

The others also came over.

Hearing footsteps, the woman in the leftmost iron cage slightly raised her face. Her face was covered in mud, her eyes were bloodshot, and her gaze was filled with utter despair.

She is Han Fei!
She glanced at the people outside the cage, then immediately lowered her head again.

Hu Jing smiled and said, "She's quite pretty. You can't guess what those buyers like. Married women are still asking for such high prices."

As she spoke, she took out two chocolate bars from her Hermès handbag.

She took one of them and handed it to the side of the iron cage.

"Eat something to replenish your energy."

Han Fei hugged her knees with both hands, not daring to reach out.

"Don't be afraid, I won't let you die. Eat something so you'll have the strength to follow me in a little while."

Upon hearing this, Han Fei dared not respond or reply.

"Useless thing! You act all high and mighty over there, but here you're not even as good as a dog!"

Hu Jing stood up, cursed, threw the chocolate in the mud, and stomped on it with her high heels.

Lin Cong glanced at the two women and beckoned a few thugs: "Release them in a bit, don't touch them, feed and care for them for a few days, and ship them out next week."

"Yes."

Before long, Lin Cong led Hu Jing to the largest building. There were armed personnel guarding the ground floor of the building, and Hu Jing was searched after entering.

After seeing them go inside, Zhang Hanbing tugged at Jiang Li's sleeve: "Let's go, don't stand here."

Jiang Li gritted her teeth, turned around, and kicked the iron cage behind her with all her might.

This kick provoked the barking of three wolfhounds nearby. The woman in the cage, Wu Xue, also screamed. Like a frail little animal, she curled up at the very back, her eyes lifeless, trembling with fear.

Jiang Li pointed at her and cursed, "Let me tell you, you filthy woman, you're lucky you won't die! If I had known, I should have killed you on the other side of the mountain!"
"How did you treat me back in college? You gagged me with your used sanitary napkins, made me do your laundry, and wash your underwear! You bitch, you bullied me just because I was poor!"

Zhang Hanbing glanced at the building and tugged at Jiang Li's sleeve: "Alright, if the boss sees us, we're both in trouble."

Jiang Li glared fiercely at Han Fei: "You're just like me. She bullies me, so you pretend to be a good person. How do you make fun of me behind my back? Let me tell you, don't think you'll have a good life just because you're not dead. Just wait and see!"

Seeing that she was getting angrier and angrier, Zhang Hanbing quickly pulled her away.

After the two returned to the dormitory, Jiang Li was still furious and threw bottles and jars from the room onto the ground.

Zhang Hanbing stood on the balcony, looked at the situation outside, and then drew the curtains.

Then, he closed the door, turned around, and shouted at Jiang Li, "Stop messing around!"

Jiang Li stopped what she was doing and glared at him angrily: "What's wrong with you? How dare you lose your temper with me?"

She pointed out the window: "Damn it, when we were over there, you were all smiles at those three women. When they were taken to Li Jiang's place and the video was being filmed, didn't you take advantage of my absence and sleep with them too?"

Zhang Hanbing let out a breath, calmed herself down, and said, "Jiang Li, calm down, listen to me, okay?"

"Alright, tell me, let's see what you can say?"

Zhang Hanbing pondered for a moment and said, "We've been following that guy surnamed Lin for three years. In these three years, have we saved any money? Are we going to continue working for him? He gets all the meat, while we can't even get the soup."

We took a huge risk, acting as his middleman and bringing him people along. We must have made at least several hundred million. Did we get a share of that money?

Hearing him say that, Jiang Li did not calm down; instead, the fire in her heart burned even brighter.

But no matter how angry she was at Mr. Lin, who wore glasses and was very polite, she didn't dare to show it, not even in private.

She knew the situation here better than anyone. If someone disobeyed, even if they were one of their own, they would still die. The people in the park at least had some value. Once they were no longer useful, they were no different from stray dogs and could be killed without a second thought.

"Then what do you suggest we do?"

Zhang Hanbing thought for a moment and said, "We have to leave. We can't do this anymore. Anyway, you've already taken your revenge, and we've paid off our debt to Boss Lin."

Jiang Li plopped down in a chair: "You make it sound so easy, do we have money? Where do we go for free!"

"Yes!" Zhang Hanbing nodded.

Just as Jiang Li was about to ask him a question, an old-fashioned cell phone she had placed on her bedside table suddenly vibrated.

There were several cell phones on the bedside table, but the only person who knew this particular phone number was her father, Jiang Youcai.

Jiang Li walked to the bedside, picked up her phone, pressed the answer button, held it to her ear, and called out, "Dad?"

An anxious voice immediately came from the other end of the phone: "Lily, where are you? Come back quickly, your mother is dying."

Jiang Li was startled and couldn't help but swallow hard: "Dad, explain yourself clearly, what happened to my mother?"

"She can't get out of bed and hasn't eaten for two days."

Jiang Li urged, "Then hurry up and take her to the hospital! Dad, go to Litian Village and find Li Jiang, and ask him to drive my mom to the hospital."

"Okay, okay, daughter, when will you be back?"

Jiang Li hesitated for a moment before replying, "In the next few days."

"Then hurry up, I'm afraid your mother won't see you again..."

Then, there was static on the other end of the line, and the call was disconnected.

Zhang Hanbing leaned closer to her and immediately asked, "What's wrong, Auntie?"

"She's sick." Jiang Li said somewhat absentmindedly, "Her health wasn't good to begin with. She worked too hard when she was young so that I could study."

No, I have to find Boss Lin, I have to go back right away!

Just as she was about to rush out the door, Zhang Hanbing shouted, "Stop right there!"

"What are you doing?" Jiang Li asked, staring at him.

Zhang Hanbing closed the door: "Listen to me, this is an opportunity. We can't keep doing these things for Boss Lin."

When we took these two women away, I secretly took some of their belongings without handing them over to Boss Lin. Among them was Wu Xue's bank card, and I found out the PIN. There were over two million yuan in it.

Moreover, I also stole the jade bracelet that Wu Xue was wearing on her wrist and buried it in a crevice in the rocks along the border.

When we get back, we'll take these things, withdraw the money, change our identities, and then go abroad whenever we have the chance—to Australia, to Canada, anything.

In short, we can't stay in either of these places any longer, or we'll be in trouble sooner or later!

Jiang Li hesitated and said, "What about my mother? And my father?"

Zhang Hanbing replied, "If we go back this time and cure your mother's illness, then we'll run away together, okay?"
Lily, we need to think about our future; we can't continue like this.

If the police find Li Jiang's pigsty, we'll never be able to go back. Besides, you saw it yourself, this industrial park isn't a place for humans!

Jiang Li took a deep breath: "I'll listen to you, but you have to promise me you'll marry me!"

Zhang Hanbing nodded hurriedly: "You've done so much for me, if I don't marry you, who else should I marry?"

"Should I go and tell Boss Lin now?"

Zhang Hanbing pondered for a moment and said, "Don't say your mother is sick. Just say there's another woman you didn't bring. You're thinking of bringing her along so you can make some money."

Jiang Li nodded: "Okay, I'll go talk to him right away."

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at the same time.

In the conference room of Ruijiang Municipal Bureau, everyone present breathed a deep sigh of relief after the technicians hung up Jiang Youcai's phone.

Liang Weihua asked first, "Can we trust the other side?"

The technician pointed to the laptop and some unidentified devices on the table and replied, "Director Liang, we've tested it before, and the simulated voiceprints can reach 90% accuracy, but whether the other party will believe it or not, I can't say for sure."

Luo Rui sat at the conference table and said, "Whether Jiang Li believes it or not, we must be on guard against her coming back. If she dares to come back, we will arrest her immediately."

“Okay!” Liang Weihua nodded: “I will immediately notify the border defense detachment to have them lie in ambush inside the border line, ready to arrest people at any time. Whether we can avenge these victims or not depends on God.”

Afterwards, Luo Rui and others arrived at the police command and operations center in Ruijiang City.

They saw on a huge electronic screen that hidden cameras had been set up in the mountains and forests near the border in Litian Village and Yanshui Village.

The most important location is near the previous opening in the barbed wire fence, where border patrol officers are lying in ambush.

The video shows several locations, one of which is on top of a barbed wire fence, covered by a piece of cloth, but the dense forest and slopes on the other side of the border can still be clearly seen.

In addition, there are multiple hidden cameras inside the border line, so even if a rabbit runs across, it will be spotted by the border patrol.

Whether this operation will succeed is uncertain.

If Jiang Li and her accomplices were here and knew about the Ruijiang City Bureau's search operation in Litian Village half a month ago, and then notified Jiang Li, then their efforts might have been in vain.

However, based on the clues gathered from various sources and the statements collected after the personnel were taken into custody, this operation seems to have some feasibility.

Right now, everyone is in the command center, eating boxed meals they brought from the canteen.

Seeing that Luo Rui had been staying here, Liang Weihua advised, "President Luo, we have done what we should do. You don't need to stay here with us. Go and rest."

Luo Rui shook his head: "I'm just resting here. There's air conditioning, and they even bring me food. I'm fine with it. I'll just stay here. I want to see this female demon arrested with my own eyes!"

Liang Weihua smiled and said, "Alright, I'll have someone make you a pot of tea."

After he left, Lin Chen moved his chair closer to Luo Rui and whispered, "President Luo, if you don't go to rest, how can Director Liang rest? Are you pretending not to understand, or do you really not understand?"

While staring at the big screen, Luo Rui ate his boxed lunch and said, "You've learned a lot from your dad."

"That's right, otherwise how could I be your secretary?" Lin Chen pouted and wiped the rice grains from the corner of his mouth with his thumb.

Luo Rui swallowed a mouthful of food and asked, "Where are Qian Baishan and Fang Yonghui?"

"They've all gone to the scene and are staying at the border."

Luo Rui nodded, seemingly lost in thought, and said, "Whether the bait will be taken or not depends on fate."

He had barely finished speaking when a piercing phone rang from the other end of the line.

The ringing was abrupt; it wasn't a call from the command center.

Suddenly, a technical officer stood up and reported to Luo Rui, "Boss Luo, Li Jiang's phone is ringing. The number is from overseas!"

Luo Rui quickly handed the lunchbox to Lin Chen, instructing, "Answer the call immediately!"

(End of this chapter)