Chapter 435: The Gray Thread of the Grass Snake, Thousands of Miles Down

This will be in Wu Rong's office, with only her and Du Weiguo.

Du Weiguo's subordinates, as well as the comrades from the municipal bureau sent by Tang Wen to assist in the case, have all descended into the motorcade to investigate and interview the drivers and other clues.

Wu Rong had a gentle attitude. She stood up and made Du Weiguo a cup of tea, although it was just ordinary jasmine tea.

However, extra snow-white jasmine flowers are added to give this cup of tea a touch of comfort and elegance.

Wu Rong's voice is also very nice, and she has no Jinmen accent. Her Mandarin is straight and round, very standard, with just a hint of Jiangnan accent.

"Director Du, please have tea!"

Taking advantage of the opportunity to receive the tea cup, Du Weiguo glanced at her hand gently with his eyes, then lowered his eyes again, showed a warm smile, and responded very politely:

"Thank you very much, Director Wu."

It can be seen from the details of his hands that the director Wu Rong in front of him should live a very prosperous life and never touch his fingers.

And she should be a woman with a very interesting story. Judging from her movements, behavior, and extremely beautiful figure, she must have practiced dancing before.

But these are not the point. The point is that Du Weiguo saw a trace of fear in her eyes, which was a deeply hidden emotion in her.

Although she was well hidden, she was still keenly caught by Du Weiguo!

Du Weiguo was thinking to himself at this time: Is she afraid of me? Did she hear my name? Or is there something hidden in her heart? Hey, there is a way! Maybe there will be clues.

Du Weiguo took a leisurely sip of tea. The faint scent of jasmine was very pleasant. He gently put down the teacup and nodded in approval:

“Good tea, fragrant and elegant, Director Wu is a tasteful person!”

Wu Rong smiled faintly, and said in a very soft and polite voice: "Director Du, as long as you like it."

Du Weiguo glanced at the spotless ashtray on the coffee table, raised his head and asked with a smile:

"Director Wu, I'm sorry, can I have a cigarette in your office?"

Wu Rong nodded gently, her smile remained the same, neither impatient nor impatient, just right, and her voice was also the same:

"Of course, Director Du, you're welcome to do so, but I don't have any matches here."

Du Weiguo was not polite. He took out the cigarette case from his pocket, took out a cigarette, then skillfully placed the cigarette holder, struck a match and lit it.

Since he returned from Yunnan Province, he has neither smoked filter cigarettes nor used a lighter in public places.

After all, the special period is approaching, so there is nothing wrong with keeping a low profile as much as possible.

At this time, the morning sunlight shines through the glass window into the room, carving out the outline of Du Weiguo like the most advanced lighting artist.

Wu Rong was quietly looking at Du Weiguo who was smoking. Although she had already passed the age of the young Mu Ai, she faced a man like Du Weiguo.

As for any woman, it would be difficult not to be attracted to him. Not to mention his appearance, he was impeccably handsome and his silhouette was like a statue. In fact, the most important thing was his eyes.

It was so deep and distant that it seemed boundless, and the most fatal thing was that there was a hint of sadness hidden deep in Du Weiguo's eyes.

This kind of look full of stories, for a woman like Wu Rong who has a literary youth in her bones, is a sure way to kill her with a sword.

Green smoke curled up, and Du Weiguo gently exhaled a puff of smoke and said with a smile:

"Director Wu, where are you from? Why do I think you speak with a Jinling accent?"

Wu Rong raised her eyebrows, a little surprised: "Hey, Director Du, you can tell this, I have been away from Jinling for 10 years!"

"Hey, it's a coincidence. I served as a soldier in Jinling City for 6 years. But if you are from other places, I can't tell you!"

Du Weiguo spoke with a smile. Wu Rong also felt very familiar with this topic and asked with interest:

"Director Du, which army were you serving in at that time? Maybe we are still comrades in arms!"

Du Weiguo smiled and told the number of the unit he was serving in at that time. Wu Rong said inexplicably with surprise:

"Yeah, if you put it that way, then we are really comrades-in-arms. I was in the cultural troupe directly under the Jinling Military Region at that time.

It's just that I left Jinling in 1955, and you hadn't enlisted in the army yet. Alas, time flies so fast~"

Wu Rong suddenly sighed at this moment, which made Du Weiguo amused:

"Hahaha! Director Wu, it's a little early for you to express your feelings. You came to Tianjin when you were in your teens, right? You are only in your 20s now, and you are still in your youth."

Wu Rong glanced at Du Weiguo with great interest, and smiled very brightly, feeling somewhat like the scent of a dark room:

"Well, I came to Tianjin when I was 18 years old. It has been 10 years in a flash. I really want to go back and visit~"

I chatted with Wu Rong for a while about the scenery and daily life of Jinling. This comfortable topic successfully opened up her chat box and allowed Du Weiguo to understand most of her past.

She had a similar experience to Du Weiguo. She joined the army directly after graduating from junior high school at the age of 15. The Jinling Military Region was directly affiliated with the art troupe.

In 1955, when she was 18 years old, she was transferred to the Jinmen Art Troupe due to her outstanding professional skills. At the age of 21, she married a colleague of the Art Troupe.

Widowed at the age of 23, he left the art troupe in the same year and was transferred to the Municipal Materials Bureau. After that, he started as a sixth-level clerk and was promoted like a cheat. In only 5 years, he became a full-level logistics director.

Wu Rong has no children and has not remarried. She has been single for 5 years now. Although Wu Rong speaks impeccably, there are no obvious flaws.

But after all, she was not a criminal investigator, so she didn't know how terrifying reasoning could be. After hearing her story, Du Weiguo probably already had a conclusion in his mind.

Putting aside everything else, there is an obvious problem just talking about her rank! You know, she was promoted from level 6 clerk to full department level.

Especially since she is responsible for logistics work, which is only at the junior high school level, and she has no apparent background, this is almost impossible.

Not even the slightest possibility!

The answer is obvious, she is a canary, someone's caged bird.

Du Weiguo is not a moral defender. This is her private life. As long as she has nothing to do with the current case, he doesn't care about it. He can't control it and he doesn't care about these trivial matters.

However, since the truck driver Li Zhedu has been identified as the perpetrator or at least an accomplice, and she happens to be the director in charge of the fleet, the first person in charge.

Du Weiguo instinctively felt that this kind of coincidence should not exist. If he wanted to dig deeper for clues about Wu Rong, there might be unexpected gains!

However, Du Weiguo cannot directly interrogate him now, nor can he even test him with words. This Wu Rong is also a smart person.

First, Du Weiguo does not have any evidence. Second, it is very easy to alert the enemy by doing this.

After chatting for a while, Lei Qianjun and Tang Ahong had concluded their investigation work, and Du Weiguo stood up and left very politely.

Returning to the Municipal Bureau's office, Du Weiguo and Lei Qianjun sorted out some of the clues in the investigation, and two of them immediately attracted his attention.

First, the team leader responsible for Li Zhe's shift work led a team to the Northeast on the 20th. It was said that he was transporting a batch of important supplies.

Li Zhe fell ill unexpectedly that day, so he did not catch up with the collective action and stayed alone. On the 21st, he did not have a clear transportation task, so driving out was a personal act.

Second, a colleague from another team of Li Zhe’s team accidentally said that Li Zhe is actually a bad gambler.

Even his wife died because of this incident, but he just said a few words when he was interrupted by the team leader.

Lao Lei explained that according to the situation at the time, the team leader did not want to hide the facts, he was just more cautious.

Even the cautious team leader of the team explained this. Li Zhe was not from his team, and he was not a local. He came from Gaoyi County.

He was transferred to Tianjin in 1962. When he came, he was already a widower, so what happened before was just hearsay, and there was no conclusive evidence.

Du Weiguo's slender fingers were tapping the tabletop of his desk gently at this time. The rhythm was very unique. This was the rhythm of the automatic rifle switching between single-shot bursts and three-point bursts.

In terms of action style, Du Weiguo has always been vigorous and resolute. Whenever there are clues, he will definitely investigate them. He would rather kill the wrong one than let it go!

And there was no delay. He suddenly stopped the small movements of his fingers, his eyes condensed, and his tone became serious:

"Old Lei, you should take Jian Sheng and Ge Mancang's team to set off immediately and go directly to Gaoyi County to dig out all Li Zhe's heels! It must be detailed, and the sooner the better!"

"yes!"

Lei Qianjun immediately stood up, took the order solemnly, and then took Gou Shengzi out. He called on Ge Mancang's team who were repairing and waiting outside.

Soon, the two jeeps left Jinmen and headed all the way towards Juechen in Gaotang County.

Du Weiguo has determined one thing at this time, and he dare not say anything else. At least there must be something fishy about this convoy of the Bureau of Materials.

Otherwise, it would make no sense. Just one day before the incident, Li Zhe's team leader suddenly led the team out, and he happened to be sick.

Although this arrangement seems to be seamless and leaves no effective evidence, there are too many coincidences, which itself is a flaw.

The gray line of grass and snakes runs thousands of miles. Whatever you do, you will definitely leave traces.

The question now is, how to investigate this Wu Rong?

To be honest, it is not easy to find Wu Rong. Not to mention her role as the owner behind the canary, her apparent identity cannot be underestimated.

After all, Du Weiguo was not a local. As the saying goes, a strong dragon cannot suppress a local snake, and he could not directly interrogate Wu Rong in an open and fair manner.

But if you want to conduct a secret investigation, it is simply impossible without the help of local people.

So far, although Tang Wen is quite credible, he is still in the system after all, and he pulls out the carrots and brings out the mud.

They usually stir the pot in an iron pot. Who can guarantee that they are not inextricably linked? This kind of thing is ambiguous.

Moreover, Wu Rong's clue is extremely important and must not be touched lightly. Otherwise, it will be very easy to be silenced like Li Zhe, and then the clue will be really cut off.

I have to admit that this "immortal" has a lot of energy, and he is very ruthless and decisive in killing!

The progress of Du Weiguo's work has temporarily come to a standstill. This is the difficulty of handling cases in other places. In the past, there was Zouping's refusal to cooperate, and later there were various constraints in terms of manpower and information.

The case reached a deadlock. Just as Du Weiguo was deep in thought and thinking about countermeasures, Kong Nan suddenly knocked on the door and walked into the office.

She no longer follows Du Weiguo today. After all, he is a face-bearing person, but she is still responsible for the logistical support of Du Weiguo's team.
To be continued...