In the open space deep in the woods, a Wuling Hongguang van parked there quietly. The license plate number was clearly Zhang Guifu's "Jiang A-2G309".
Su Le and Xiao Li walked around the car and found nothing unusual about the car. They took pictures of the car with their mobile phones. There was no one in the car and there was no debris. The rear seats had been removed and it seemed that
It was to load more cargo. Su Le put on gloves and pulled the door handle, and the car was locked.
"Let's search the situation around the vehicle separately," Su Le said to Xiao Li.
Ten minutes later they returned to where they were.
"Did you find anything? Brother Su." Xiao Li asked.
"A few dozen meters further from here, there is a stone step leading up to the river embankment. I guess the driver parked his car here and climbed up to the river embankment on foot." Su Le replied.
"Then let's go up and have a look?" Xiao Li asked.
"Okay, let's go."
Su Le and Xiao Li climbed up the river embankment one after another. This section of the river embankment is an area that has not been developed or greened. The width of the river embankment is only about 3 meters, and it basically maintains its original style. There is no moon in the sky, and the scenery in the distance is
The lights standing on the river embankment look like fireflies. The wind covered with water vapor blows from the center of the river, pouring into people's necks on a June night, bringing bursts of coolness. Weeds are growing on the river embankment.
Under the bright light of the mobile phone, the traces left by people's walking could be vaguely seen. The two of them carefully walked back and forth on the river embankment several times, but did not find anything suspicious.
"It's impossible. If someone comes up to fish, there will always be some traces left behind." Xiao Li muttered in confusion.
"Look, look here, Xiao Li." Su Le squatted down and pointed to a place with few weeds on the inside of the river embankment.
"What's wrong, what did you find?"
"The weeds on both sides grow relatively evenly, but there is less grass in this area. It should be the trace of people walking here frequently." Su Le said, looking at the dark river in front of him.
"Is it possible to go down from here? But I can't see anything. It's pitch black ahead." Xiao Li also pointed the light of his mobile phone here.
"You stand here, I'll go to the side and take a look." Su Le said to Xiao Li.
"Be careful! Watch your step!"
Su Le held up his mobile phone and walked slowly to the edge of the river embankment. The sound of the river pouring down could be heard in the distance. Not far upstream here, there seemed to be a drop in the river surface. The edge of the river embankment was bare because it was impossible to see far away.
The scene here makes every step you take feel like you are heading towards the abyss.
Su Le squatted down and tried his best to let the bright light of his mobile phone shine on the ground in front of him. He walked forward step by step, and the ground in front of him was cleaned step by step. At the edge of the bare ground, a piece of artificially carved stone appeared.
Su Le took another step forward and found that there was a stone staircase leading down.
Su Le called for Xiao Li to follow them. They walked down the stone steps for more than thirty steps. At the end of the stone steps was a huge boulder that protruded into the center of the river. The boulder was very flat, as if it was an artificial viewing site.
The platform is the same. The boulder extends about 3 meters forward from the bottom of the stone steps. The width on the left and right is about 5 meters. The entire boulder covers an area of more than ten square meters. There is a circle of artificial railings and wooden railings on the edge of the boulder.
A little worn, but still solid.
There is no light around at night, so you can't see any scenery in the distance from the boulder. If you came here during the day, stand on this boulder that protrudes into the middle of the river, and look at the rushing river, what would it be like?
It's so refreshing.
"Xiao Li, come and see." Su Le pointed to the edge of the boulder near the railing and said.
"Fishing rod! It turns out there are really people fishing here. The old man was right." Xiao Li said with surprise on his face.
The two fishing rods were leaning against the railing, with a bracket fixed below each. Su Le knew a little about fishing and recognized that these should be sea rods. From this position to the water surface, it is at least ten meters, and ordinary fishing rods cannot be used.
of.
A folding chair is placed behind two sea poles. A fixed frame extends from the legs of the chair. On the top of the frame is an LED light, which should be used for lighting. There is a canvas bag next to the chair, and the canvas bag is open.
, there are some fishing equipment inside. There is a plastic bucket on the other side of the chair, with some bait in it. There are fish guards and nets thrown randomly on the outside of the plastic bucket. The fish guards are empty, it seems that the fishermen have not started fishing yet.
"Brother Su, come and see." Xiao Li had reached the edge on the right side of the boulder at some point.
There is a smooth stone standing in front of Xiao Li. On the stone are carved the majestic three characters "Guanjiangtai". The red paint in the strokes of the three characters has almost peeled off, but you can still feel it.
The shocking feeling that calligraphy brings to people.
"Guanjiang Terrace, I seem to have heard of this place, but I have never been there." Su Le said to himself.
"Brother Su, what should we do next?" Xiao Li asked.
Su Le looked at the dark river surface, then looked at the cell phone with the battery already alarming, and said to Xiao Li:
"We tracked it all the way. Zhang Guifu should have come here to fish. But why did he disappear out of thin air? Fishermen would not leave fishing gear here and leave. There were no signs of a struggle at the scene. Could it be that Zhang Guifu slipped and fell in?
Did you fall into the river? Or did you jump into the river yourself?"
"No way. It looks like you are fishing well. How could you fall into the river? Besides, the railings here are very high and dense. It is very safe for people who are familiar with this place. We just didn't know it because we were not familiar with it.
Because of the situation, I came down cautiously." Xiao Li seemed to be regretting their caution.
"Let's do this. I'll call Team He and ask her to send someone over. Maybe we can find some clues from the vehicles and fishing gear. You go to the roadside and wait for them. I'll take care of the scene here."
20 minutes later, He Xiaohui, the criminal police captain of Dongcheng Police Station, arrived at the scene with his men and technical staff. After the emergency lighting equipment was set up, the entire scene was illuminated like daylight.
After He Xiaohui's people arrived, Su Le became idle. He stood by the stone wall with the river viewing platform carved on it, watching his colleagues from the criminal police team carry out their work in an orderly manner.
"Team He, I found a bunch of keys in the bag." Someone reported to Team He.
"That's great. Maybe there is a key to the van inside. You can take it down and have a try." He Xiaohui was pacing outside the scene, lowering her head and thinking about something, and ordered without raising her head.
The person who found the key quickly climbed up the steps and went under the river embankment. People at the scene were still busy taking photos, registering evidence and taking fingerprints.
"Su Le, what do you think?" He Xiaohui suddenly walked up to Su Le and asked.
"I remembered!" Su Le said excitedly to He Xiaohui.
"What did you remember?" He Xiaohui asked puzzledly.
"The name of that dumpling restaurant, I know why it's called Hongqu Dumpling Restaurant!"
"Why?"
"Fishing in red canals in the autumn water, and immortals waiting for plain calligraphy." Su Le said proudly.
"Oh, this also has a poem attached to it."
"Yes, it's a poem, "Fishing Poems" by Li He of the Tang Dynasty. I just checked it on Baidu, and it's really Li He's fishing poems."
"What is Su Shu?" He Xiaohui asked.
"Su Shu refers to fish in this poem." Su Le explained.
"Oh, that's it. It seems like Zhang Guifu is a person of good taste."
"But..." Su Le hesitated.
"But what?"
"Judging from the information on the ID card, Zhang Guifu is a farmer from a remote city or county in Jiangbei Province. His style of knowing Tang poetry and also liking fishing doesn't quite match," Su Le said thoughtfully.
"Well, it sounds reasonable, please continue." He Xiaohui answered.
"I saw the fishing rods on site. They are all expensive. If you are not a fishing expert, you will not have such high-end equipment. A person who comes here from Jiangbei Province to open a dumpling restaurant, even if he likes fishing, is willing to buy it.
Such an expensive fishing rod? Doesn’t he want to send his hard-earned money back home? Unless..."
"Unless he has no family or relatives?" He Xiaohui asked.
"Well, this may be consistent with what Lao Suntou said. Lao Suntou said that he has never heard Zhang Guifu talk about his family in the past ten years. Even during the Chinese New Year, Zhang Guifu's dumpling house is open as usual."
"Oh, it's really unreasonable to look at it this way." He Xiaohui continued what Su Le said.
"Team He, the key in the bag successfully opened the van under the river embankment. The site below has been surveyed." Colleagues from the branch came up to report to He Xiaohui.
Looking at his colleagues who were packing up their tools on the boulder, He Xiaohui said:
"Okay, let's close the team and get the van below back to the bureau."
After arranging the work on site, He Xiaohui turned around, with an imperceptible smile on her lips, and said to Su Le:
"Okay, Lele, your analysis is very clear. It seems that putting you in the police station is really unfair."
Hearing what He Xiaohui said, Su Le quickly came to He Xiaohui and whispered:
"Sister Hui, please transfer me over."
"Okay, tomorrow morning you and Director You will go to the branch for a meeting, and we will study the disappearance of Zhang Guifu." He Xiaohui agreed readily.
"That's it! When will I receive the official transfer order?" Su Le quickly asked.
"Transfer order? I'm going to find your mother!" He Xiaohui said something and strode towards the river embankment.
"well!"
Su Le sighed helplessly, glanced at the dark river surface, and followed He Xiaohui to climb up the river embankment. However, Su Le was very satisfied with the harvest tonight. The disappearance of Zhang Guifu was finally solved.
If there is progress, he can also participate in the work of the criminal police team. Compared with the boring life before, Su Le is very contented.