Detective: From the Police Academy

Chapter 527 Capture!

The phone kept ringing. The technician picked up Li Jiang's phone, pointed it at the instrument, and was about to press the answer button.

Luo Rui immediately shouted, "Wait a minute!"

Everyone in the command center held their breath, wondering what he was going to do.

Luo Rui pondered for a moment and said, "Don't answer yet, wait for them to call a second time."

The technician swallowed hard and asked, "What if they don't call back?"

“Then there’s nothing we can do.” Luo Rui frowned. “This Li Jiang is an idiot. When we arrested him, his phone was in the house. Given his personality, he wouldn’t have answered the phone so quickly.”

The technician had no choice but to put down his phone and sit back down in his chair.

The people in the command center gathered around the technical console.

Everyone waited silently, the atmosphere tense.

Ten minutes later, Li Jiang's phone rang again.

"Ding-a-ling-a-ling, jingle-a-ling-a-ling..."

The technician swallowed hard and looked at Luo Rui.

After the phone rang for ten seconds, Luo Rui shouted, "Answer it!"

The technician took a breath and turned on his phone while looking at the instrument.

Immediately afterwards, Jiang Li's voice came: "Li Jiang, where are you?"

A female technician sitting at the end of the technical desk rapidly pressed her slender fingers on the computer keyboard, generating text which was then converted into a voiceprint by the machine and played out from another broadcaster.

"I'm feeding the pigs."

"Didn't my dad call you?"

“I called him, and he asked me to come over.”

"Then hurry up and go! My mother is sick, please drive her to the hospital."

"What should I do about my pig? And there's that woman, she's dying."

"You idiot! Hanbing and I will be back soon. I'll feed the pigs for you, okay?"

"When will you come back?"

"Tonight, stop dawdling and take good care of my mother, you hear me? If anything happens to my mother, I'll kill all the pigs in your pigsty."

"Oh."

Immediately afterwards, a man's voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Li Jiang, tell me, have the police come to the village?"

"No."

"you sure?"

"Yes."

"alright."

The other party hung up the phone, and a dial tone sounded in the receiver.

The officers in the command center breathed a sigh of relief, and Lin Chen patted his chest: "I wonder if the other side will take the bait."

The technician holding the phone said, "Our simulated voice should be fine, but we're worried that their usual conversational habits might arouse suspicion."

Luo Rui sighed, "We're just trying anything, there's no other good way."

He looked at the live broadcast on the electronic screen, where the entrance to the cave was hidden by weeds under the barbed wire fence.

“We can’t exactly cross the border to arrest them. Alright, notify the personnel at the front that Jiang Li and Zhang Hanbing are likely to sneak back at night. Tell them to prepare for the arrest.”

Lin Chen nodded, preparing to call Qian Baishan.

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At eight o'clock in the evening, as dusk settled, the daytime view disappeared.

In the woods outside the two mountains of Litian Village, Fang Yonghui and Pang Peng squatted in a hollow, their heads covered by wild grass, making them completely invisible.

This location is about a kilometer from the border, on the back side of the mountain.

Right above their heads was the place where smugglers crossed the border a few years ago. Hundreds of sweet potatoes were buried there. If anyone accidentally wandered in and stepped on a landmine, they would be smashed to pieces.

The border defense detachment posted warning signs at the barbed wire fences, mainly to remind people walking along the fence not to risk their lives.

But smugglers who know the ropes are no problem; they know exactly how to avoid these landmines.

At this moment, there were still quite a few people in groups like Fang Yonghui and Pang Peng lying in wait, and criminal police officers were ready to make arrests within a mile radius.

Even the special police and bomb disposal team were on standby on the perimeter, ready to surround the target as soon as it appeared.

At this time, there was no moonlight in the woods, and even the stars in the sky could not be seen.

Pang Peng lay on the ground, holding a night vision binocular, staring intently at the hillside.

Fang Yonghui said in a low voice, "Aren't you tired of holding it? What's so interesting about it?"

Pang Peng chuckled twice: "I've never used this before, it's quite novel. Besides, if those two thugs show up and we haven't spotted our target, we'll be in big trouble."

Fang Yonghui shifted to a more comfortable position and lay down: "As long as those two bastards dare to crawl out of the hole, they won't be able to escape."

"Boss Luo said that if they dare to show themselves, even if they cross the border, we'll arrest them."

Pang Peng clicked his tongue: "What if the other side's border guards discover us?"

"What's there to be afraid of!" Fang Yonghui boasted. "If all else fails, we'll just go for it. Let's see if our firepower is stronger, or theirs."

"Brother Hui, that's not true. I heard the patrolmen over there are all carrying AKs..."

"I've played with AKs before..." Fang Yonghui said without any confidence.

So he quickly changed the subject: "Back in the day, when I was fighting with Luo Da and those drug dealers, we were both armed with a gun."

Luo Da stood on the garbage truck, shooting one person after another; his marksmanship was truly amazing!

Pang Peng had already dispelled Fang Yonghui's illusions and asked in return, "How did you two use a gun?"

"Uh..." Fang Yonghui paused for a moment, then laughed, "I misspoke, it was two guns, the one I had was an AK I stole from the drug dealers..."

Before he could finish speaking, the walkie-talkie clipped to his shoulder crackled to life.

Qian Baishan's voice came through: "Fang Yonghui, can you stop bragging? I can hear you bragging from fifty meters away!"

Fang Yonghui chuckled awkwardly twice: "Director Qian, I was just bored. Besides, there are border defense detachments watching us, nothing will happen."

"They have their own things to do! There are sweet potatoes buried in this grove, and nobody knows where they are."

"Once these two people have passed through, the border defense detachment can call in higher-ups to dispose of the explosives, thus completely cutting off this smuggling route."

At this moment, Qiao Xue's voice came through the walkie-talkie: "Director Qian, I have a question. How did the border guards determine the route these two people took? They can't follow them on camera, nor can they keep a close eye on them."

Fang Yonghui also asked, "Yeah, how are these border guards arranged?"

The women's thirst for knowledge inspired Qian Baishan to boast.

Qian Baishan coughed twice, pretending to be nonchalant, and replied, "You wouldn't understand, would you?"

Fang Yonghui: "Stop beating around the bush, if you know, just say it."

"That's right, they sprinkled some chemical reagents near that dog hole, and I don't know what it's made of."

Anyway, as soon as those two depraved thugs crawl out of the dog hole, their feet will be covered in this powder, understand?

Fang Yonghui nodded: "I was wondering why they arranged for us to arrest people here. So that's how they did it."

“That’s right. As long as these two people walk through the woods, the border guards can easily find the path by shining their multi-band reconnaissance lamp on it.” “Awesome!” Fang Yonghui exclaimed.

Qian Baishan smiled and said, "You know, this solution is really from President Luo..."

Before he could finish speaking, the border defense detachment leader's voice came through the walkie-talkie: "Hey, can you guys from the provincial department stop bragging?"

"Sorry to disturb your sleep, Captain Zhang," Qian Baishan said sarcastically.

"Stop joking, our technical team has already located the target."

"The person has appeared?"

“That’s right. About 500 meters from the border, there are two people, each carrying a backpack and a cane, walking towards the barbed wire fence.”

Qian Baishan sat up on a tree branch in the distance and asked solemnly, "Can you recognize the other person's appearance?"

"The footage is not very clear, please wait a moment."

Two minutes later, the border defense detachment leader relayed the message: "Attention all groups, the target has appeared, a man and a woman. Based on their appearance, they have been identified as suspects Jiang Li and Zhang Hanbing."

Listen up, first group! Do not act rashly. But after they cross the border, do not make any arrests. The task of making arrests will be handed over to the comrades from the provincial department.

Secondly, after they cross the border, the first group will guard the border to prevent them from escaping again.

"receive."

"receive."

The responses came from various units.

Then, Qian Baishan used the walkie-talkie to instruct the arresting officers: "Listen up, everyone, make sure to capture them alive, but be careful that the criminals don't have weapons, explosives, or other dangerous items on them. After you catch them, don't ask any questions, search them immediately and remove any dangerous items!"

"clear."

"receive."

Fang Yonghui and Qiao Xue answered at the same time.

The woods were completely silent; not even the sound of breathing could be heard.

Then, the border defense commander's voice came again: "Attention all units, we have crossed the border."

After that sound faded, a long wait ensued.

It seemed like half an hour had passed between the one-mile distance and the faint sound of footsteps and coughs before Fang Yonghui finally heard them.

Everyone's hearts were in their throats, and the safety on their pistols was off, ready to make the arrest at any moment, just waiting for Qian Baishan to give the order.

Fang Yonghui silently counted in his mind: "1, 2, 3..."

When he counted to twenty, Qian Baishan shouted, "Arrest them!"

Immediately afterwards, a flurry of footsteps sounded as people ran toward the direction of the flashlight.

"do not move!"

"Hands behind your head! Hands behind your head!"

"Squat down, squat down!"

Fang Yonghui lagged behind, and when he saw two dark figures, he turned around and tried to run away.

"boom!"

Qian Baishan fired a shot into the night sky.

Then, Qiao Xue led her people to surround them from the front. She, along with Zhao Yan and three other plainclothes officers from the Dafosi Police Station, all had their guns raised high, blocking the two men's escape route.

"Raise your hands, quick!"

Immediately, more than a dozen flashlights lit up and shone on the faces of the two men.

Jiang Li and Zhang Hanbing were pale-faced, turned to the side, and raised their hands.

"Take their backpacks! Quickly!" Qian Baishan approached with a pistol, giving the order.

Several plainclothes detectives surrounded them and immediately pinned the two men to the ground. Fang Yonghui and Pang Peng quickly removed their backpacks, while the others began searching them.

Only then did Qiao Xue breathe a sigh of relief. She turned her head and saw that Zhao Yan, who was following her, was covered in sweat.

Jiang Li, her face pressed to the ground, stared wide-eyed in terror.

Zhang Hanbing struggled continuously, shouting angrily, "Who are you? Why are you arresting us?"

Two plainclothes police officers lifted him up and made him kneel on the ground.

Qian Baishan walked over, and thinking of the innocent people who died in the pigsty, a surge of anger welled up in his heart, and he slapped the other person directly.

"You think we're border guards? Let me tell you, listen carefully, we're criminal investigators from the Yunnan Provincial Public Security Bureau. You should think about why we arrested you, you beast!"

After saying that, Qian Baishan looked at Jiang Li, this female devil, and said viciously, "Cuff them all, blindfold them, and take them back to the Municipal Bureau immediately!"

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The police command center of Ruijiang City Public Security Bureau.

The capture footage transmitted to the electronic screen was very shaky.

As the hoods were put on the two murderers, body cameras were pointed at their faces.

After confirming that it was Jiang Li and Zhang Hanbing, enthusiastic applause erupted in the police command center.

After clapping, Liang Weihua leaned on the technical table, exhausted.

Ever since Luo Rui came to investigate this case and discovered its heinous nature, he has been unable to sleep at night and has been too busy to sleep.

In the past two weeks, he has lost a lot of weight, but he still manages to stay energetic every day, sorting out the case details and supervising its progress.

He thought it would be difficult to catch the two murderers after they fled beyond the border. Even if he could catch them, he would have to ask Interpol or foreign affairs departments to cooperate in the arrest, which would take forever.

To his surprise, Luo Rui came up with this method to lure the person back.

This plan is not perfect and has significant flaws.

But that's the weakness of human nature. Jiang Li killed so many people, calling her a female demon wouldn't be an exaggeration, yet she still had some conscience when it came to her own parents.

Now that the culprit in this case has been caught, the victims can finally rest in peace!

Liang Weihua was not the type to curry favor with his superiors. His first thought was for the innocent victims, not for how to answer to those above him.

The piles of white bones in the pigsty, the women imprisoned there—how could one not hate these murderous demons?

Liang Weihua glanced at Luo Rui, who was standing below the electronic screen. Luo Rui's hands were behind his back, so his face was not visible.

While everyone else was celebrating, he stared at the electronic screen without moving, not feeling particularly happy. It's unclear what the other person was thinking.

Liang Weihua walked over and stood next to Luo Rui, glancing at his face.

"President Luo, we owe this case to you. If it weren't for you, who knows how many more people would have fallen victim to these two devils."

Luo Rui squinted and shook his head: "It's all thanks to everyone. I was wrong."

Seeing his ashen face, Liang Weihua was puzzled and cautiously asked, "President Luo, how can I blame you? What did you do wrong?"

After he finished speaking, he chuckled twice.

"On my flight back to Yunnan Province, I met Wu Xue's father. If I had agreed to his request to investigate the case immediately, I might have been able to save those two women."

"This..." Liang Weihua couldn't accept this, so he could only say, "Since things have come to this, don't blame yourself. Once we bring these two people back, we'll interrogate them properly, and there might still be room for redemption."

"Yes." A cold glint flashed in Luo Rui's eyes. "We need to interrogate them. We have to think of a way to catch the mastermind behind them!"

what?
Liang Weihua thought he had misheard. They were going to arrest someone? Who?

We can't exactly run over to the other side to arrest that guy surnamed Lin, can we?
Liang Weihua didn't voice his surprise. For the first time, he felt that the nickname "King of Hell" was well-deserved!
Is he trying to take over someone else's base?

(End of this chapter)