In the Baisui Peak Canteen, Gu Chen had lunch with Mayor Ma for the first time, and the location was just in a corner of the canteen.

Since there are not many staff here, the supply in the canteen is also very limited, which is equivalent to a big family gathering together for a meal.

And everyone seemed very casual.

"Director Gu, I heard that you guys ran all night long and only slept for a few hours. You must have been physically exhausted, right?" Mayor Ma knew Gu Chen's origins and felt that Gu Chen was a person, so he started talking.

Also polite.

Of course, Gu Chen was used to this kind of compliment, and he replied calmly: "Everyone has worked hard, but for now, we still focus on finding people. If we can't find people, all the previous efforts will be in vain."

"Then I heard that your search was fruitful." Seeing what Gu Chen said, Liu Yuan quickly asked.

Gu Chen nodded silently: "I found some clues, that is, the travelers who went up the mountain before were attacked by unknown people at night, and then they hurriedly fled and hid in the mountains."

"We were lost in the mountains and forests for a whole day and night, and we happened to bump into him."

"So that's it?" Listening to Gu Chen's brief introduction, Mayor Ma frowned and continued to ask:

"What happened next? Did you find anything else?"

"Later, we found several old wooden houses in the dense forest and met an old lady inside. The old lady's name was Liu Xiangmei. I wonder if Mayor Ma knows this person?"

"Liu Xiangmei?" Upon hearing Gu Chen's words, Mayor Ma was also stunned and couldn't help but say:

"I've never heard of this. What does this old lady do?"

"Her husband used to buy medicinal materials here, and later he went to open a pig farm." Lu Weiwei said.

"Is that so? Huh? That being said, I am somewhat impressed." It seemed that Mayor Ma was also somewhat impressed by Lu Weiwei's reminder.

After thinking for a few seconds, he slowly said:

"By the way, did Liu Xiangmei have a conflict with her husband before, and then she hid in the mountains alone? This seems to be the case, right? I remember hearing someone talk about it."

"That's true." As soon as Mayor Ma finished speaking, Liu Yuan, who was sitting next to him, quickly agreed.

"Right? I remember this." Seeing Liu Yuan also mentioning this, Mayor Ma couldn't help but said:

"I still remember that she seemed to have gotten together with someone during marriage. Then she got scared and hid in the mountains."

"Her husband was so angry that he left here and went to open a pig farm. Yes, this happened many years ago. We all heard about it at the time. Maybe everyone in Baisui Peak Town heard about it.

Said something."

"It seems that Liu Xiangmei's 'famous' is quite good?" Seeing that many people knew Liu Xiangmei, Officer Wang joked and quickly asked:

"Does Mayor Ma know why Liu Xiangmei has been living in that ravine? She was not originally from here."

"Moreover, the wooden house in the ravine was built by villagers from several previous villages to facilitate access to the mountains to collect medicine."

"I've heard of this." Seeing Officer Wang say this, Mayor Ma slowly replied:

"Anyway, why does Liu Xiangmei always live here? I haven't really investigated this."

"Because the place where she lives is said to be in a ravine. There is no electricity and no mobile phone signal."

"It's hard for most people to endure that kind of loneliness. Another thing is that a plague broke out there before."

"So, few people go there now, and I don't know why Liu Xiangmei stays there all the time?"

"However, someone has been delivering supplies to her. I heard from nearby villagers that they would use a motorcycle to deliver supplies to her every half a month or so."

"This has been going on for a long time, especially when we were going down the mountain, we passed by the wooden house where she was, and even the rice vat was full of rice."

"So, we want to investigate who is the person who helped her transport supplies? I wonder if we can provide help here?" Lu Weiwei said.

"Uh, let's do this." After a brief hesitation, Mayor Ma explained to Liu Yuan beside him:

"Director Liu, please help implement this matter."

"Okay, I'll do whatever you say." Mayor Ma opened his mouth, and Liu Yuan agreed readily.

Officer Wang quickly reminded: "Just to investigate, on the way to the village where you picked us up, who has been riding a motorcycle in the past few days?"

"This should be able to be found by surveillance through the road."

"Okay, leave it to me. Let's eat first, and we'll talk about the rest after dinner." Liu Yuan also had a smile on his face and hurriedly explained to everyone.

Everyone was already quite tired, so when they returned to the town, everyone's tense nerves were relieved.

So, everyone started to use chopsticks to solve the lunch problem.

During the lunch break, Mayor Ma asked Liu Yuan to arrange a rest area for the police officers. Many police officers chose to stay in offices and conference rooms to rest.

Gu Chen and others have their own dormitory, so they all rest in the dormitory.

At this moment, Gu Chen, Officer Wang and Lu Weiwei were sitting in a room, discussing with each other the next task arrangements.

The two senior travelers were handed over to the police in Tai City for interrogation.

"Senior Brother Wang, see if we can get in touch with Senior Brother Lu Qiang. According to normal circumstances, they should be able to walk out of the forest and return to Hemu Village today."

"Yeah." Seeing that Gu Chen couldn't wait any longer, Officer Wang nodded slightly, picked up the phone again, and called again.

But this time, unlike the previous times, it was directly connected.

When Officer Wang saw this, he didn't say anything and quickly asked on the phone: "Brother Qiang, what's going on over there?"

"Oh, Brother Wang, I'm just about to report to you." Lu Qiang's hasty response came from the other end of the phone.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! When Officer Wang heard this, he felt confused and quickly asked: "What's going on, Brother Qiang? Why are you so nervous when I listen to you?"

"Have you found the three outdoor friends I asked you to find?"

"A body was found." As soon as Officer Wang finished speaking, Lu Qiang on the phone explained.

Officer Wang's eyes were stunned and he said in disbelief: "You... what did you say? Found a body?"

"Then this corpse is one of the three people we met last time?"

"That's right." On the phone, Lu Qiang also sighed heavily and said angrily:

"Last night, our team traveled all night and walked on the ridgeline in various ways."

"We were searching for traces of those three people along the way, and finally we found a camping spot."

After a pause, Lu Qiang continued to explain: "Oh, by the way, that camping spot was the place where the two outdoor hikers first pitched their tent when we met that day."

"I know there, you mean, in that place, you found the body of one of the people, right?"

"Yes." As soon as Officer Wang finished speaking, Lu Qiang on the phone replied affirmatively:

"It's really surprising. We even checked the condition of the body and found that the man was strangled to death."

"Especially on the neck, there is a very obvious rope mark."

"Strangled to death with a rope? Is it so cruel?" When he heard this, Officer Wang felt more and more that things seemed to be developing out of control.

He glanced at Gu Chen beside him, picked up the phone, and quickly asked: "Then, Brother Qiang, where are you now? Have you checked all the roads?"

"It's been checked. It must be checked. I took the same path we took to the waterfall that day, and kept walking along the ridgeline."

"I didn't pay attention. Why did a guy die in the campground?"

"What about his tent?" Officer Wang thought of the two travelers he found camping near the waterfall, so he quickly asked.

Lu Qiang sighed and said: "The tents are all here. The most important thing is that all the tents on the top of the mountain are here."

"But the strange thing is that except for the deceased, the other two people are missing."

"We also tried to trace it at the scene, but found that there were very few traces found at the scene."

"In addition, the other two men wearing black jackets are currently missing. We mobilized manpower and tracked them nearby for a long time, but there were no clues."

"I don't think there is any signal on my mobile phone, so I might as well go back to the village for the time being and then make further plans."

When talking about this, Officer Wang could also feel the hard work of his old classmate on the phone.

So Officer Wang quickly comforted him and said, "Old classmates, it's hard for you this time. We also encountered many things during the big operation here."

"Oh? Really?" Listening to Officer Wang's story, Lu Qiang was also confused.

Officer Wang said unhurriedly: "Don't worry about this. Anyway, I will go to Hemu Village to find you next time, and then I will tell you what happened last night."

"Okay, then I'll wait for you in Hemu Village."

"good."

…

After finishing the call with Lu Qiang, Officer Wang lay on his back on the bed and said listlessly:

"This Lu Qiang, he actually found a corpse. Compared with the two senior travel companions we found, those three people seem to be very suspicious."

"Especially, Lu Qiang discovered that there was a deep strangulation mark on the neck of the deceased."

"So, they don't know what the situation is at the moment. But they are currently stationed at Centennial Peak and are on standby at any time."

"Go to Hemu Village." As soon as Officer Wang finished speaking, Gu Chen said directly that he wanted to leave immediately.

Officer Wang's expression was stunned: "Now?"

"Yes, that's right now." Gu Chen didn't hesitate and explained the situation:
To be continued...