"What should we do here? It's easy to leave. Don't let the police think we ran away after leaving." While packing up his personal belongings, Ning Chi seemed to suddenly remember this and asked with concern.
Thinking of the current situation, Mei Qian couldn't help but have a headache. After thinking about it, he dialed Zhang Yu's mobile phone number first.
The call was quickly connected, and I had no idea what the person on the other end was doing. There was a lot of noise in the background.
Mei Qian first asked him if it was convenient. After a short while, there was a sound of closing the door, and Zhang Yu's voice became clear.
Mei Qian then told Zhang Yu that Maomao was missing and sent text messages asking for help, and explained his predicament, hoping that the other party could communicate with the Yanshi police and allow him to leave.
Finally, I asked him to check Maomao's detailed itinerary in the system for the past few days.
After listening to Mei Qian's words, Zhang Yu said: "I will take care of Maomao's matter right away. As for the restrictions imposed on you by the Yanshi police..." He hesitated for a moment and then said: "We cannot participate in the case over there, let alone.
I don’t know how far we’ve gone, don’t worry, I’ll find out first.”
"Just ask for help. I'm such an old person, are you still afraid that I'll run away?"
After saying this, Mei Qian hung up the phone and continued to pack her luggage.
In fact, regardless of whether the Yanshi police agree to his leaving, tonight is a done deal.
But the result was pretty good. When they went downstairs to check out, Zhang Yu's phone call came.
I don't know how they communicated with each other, but the local police readily agreed to Mei Qian's return to Xiadu and only asked him to turn on his phone for easy contact.
Officer Ma Cheng even helped contact a long-distance taxi to come over.
It was already quite late at this time, and there were not only no direct flights, but also no high-speed rail flights.
Originally, Mei Qian planned to rent a car for him and Ning Chi to drive back in shifts, but now that he could rent a car, it would be great.
Therefore, without much effort, Mei Qian and Ning Chi embarked on the road back to the summer capital overnight...
In today's society, population density is high and mobility is high. If someone is determined to hide, it is very difficult to find the person in a short time without staying in a hotel, taking a bus, or conducting transactions on a mobile phone.
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On the contrary, for a person who is used to mobile payments, posts to Moments every day, and cannot do without her mobile phone everywhere, her movement trajectory is too easy for an experienced criminal police officer like Zhang Yu to track.
"En County?"
"Yes, although Maomao and her friend Duan Yunxin did not post on WeChat Moments before they disappeared, based on the sunlight angle, plants, background mountains and architectural analysis in recent photos, they were last seen in Lexiang, En County.
They probably entered Wushan from there."
"Is it accurate? But I still think it is more reliable to retrieve the consumption records of Maomao Weiwei. If I make a mistake, it will be a waste of time."
"Haha! What do you mean? Don't trust the judgment of professionals? Before you arrived, I got confirmation from a local colleague. Besides, their disappearance was just filed this morning, and you need to apply for a record adjustment. Do you think this is a good thing?
Do it? Don’t worry, I’ll have someone follow up after we set off.”
"Wait, are we?"
"Li Chen and I will go to En County with you."
"Aren't you the captain? Can you walk away?"
"The captain can't handle the case? Why do you think the Yanshi police let you go so readily? Because I promised to keep an eye on you personally."
"Okay, I need an errand boy anyway, it should be more convenient with you here, remember to bring a gun!"
"...Come, let's go through the procedures of calling the police and filing a case..."
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Because the matter was urgent, Mei Qian could only be described as working non-stop.
After meeting Zhang Yu and Li Chen at the police station, the four took the earliest flight and spent three hours arriving at the nearest airport to En County.
With no time to rest, they rented an off-road vehicle and drove straight to En County. Their destination was actually a long way away.
From the time checked on the map alone, even if the first half of the road was in excellent condition, it would take more than four hours. Since last night, Mei Qian had not had much rest.
They all felt tired.
He originally planned to take a nap, but after Zhang Yu answered a phone call next to him, he immediately cheered up.
"Any clues?" he asked hurriedly, because he knew that Zhang Yu had contacted the En County police before setting off.
While they were on their way, an investigation had already begun on the other end.
"Maomao and the others did enter the mountains in Lexiang, but the police dogs and the local police lost track of them after they were halfway through the chase."
"What do you think? Two girls dare to run into the mountains?" Ning Chi, who was driving in front, also heard the conversation and couldn't help but turn around and complain.
"Drive your car well." Mei Qian glared at him angrily.
He has corrected Ning Chi's problem many times, but this guy just doesn't have a long memory. Now, he is too lazy to say more. "Of course it's not just the two of them." Zhang Yu glanced in front of him, and then handed over the phone.
To Mei Qian: "This is from En County, take a look..."
Mei Qian quickly took it and saw several personal information on the phone screen. She couldn't help frowning: "Peng Xuezhen, Liang Qian, Yao Jincai? Are they together?"
"Yao Jincai was the guide they hired locally, and except for him, the other four were college classmates and studied archeology. Among them, Duan Yunxin joined the Xiadu Archaeological Bureau after graduation and has been working with Professor Mao as an assistant. Peng Xuezhen is a Ph.D.
As a graduate student, Liang Qian took the civil service exam and works in the En County Environmental Protection Bureau."
"Good guys, there are five of us, four archeology students. Didn't they go to visit the tomb?" Li Chen complained.
"According to eyewitnesses, none of the people were carrying big bags, and they seemed to have no intention of spending the night in the mountains. They probably really went to the mountains to play." Zhang Yu shook his head.
"Are there any historical monuments in the mountains?" Mei Qian asked. Those who study archeology will definitely be interested in historical monuments, so it is normal for them to want to take a look.
"No one knows their purpose after entering the mountain, and they are still investigating." Zhang Yu turned to Mei Qian: "The En County police did not receive Maomao's alarm call. You should think about why they sent you a distress text message at the end.
Don't you choose to call the police?" Mei Qian was silent. He had actually been thinking about this issue since last night.
"Isn't it because Maomao and eldest brother are the closest?" Ning Chi actually turned around and interrupted.
There was no need for Mei Qian this time. Zhang Yu kicked him first, causing the driver's seat to clank.
"The possibility of simply getting lost is unlikely. Not to mention that there is a guide in the team. Since text messages can be sent, it means that there has been a signal for a period of time. It cannot be that the mobile phones of the five people have run out of battery, right? Something must have happened.
It was too late for them to call the police." Pulling back his foot, Zhang Yu continued to look at Mei Qian: "What Ning Chi said makes sense. It is very likely that Maomao took advantage of the last chance and the first thing he thought of was you, but I personally prefer that she find you
It would be more beneficial for you to seek help than to call the police."
Seeing that Mei Qian remained silent, he sighed: "Either they were trapped somewhere unintentionally, and the signal was unstable, so the rest of the information could not be sent. Or all five people were controlled, and they only had time to send one message.
I have information, and you are the most suitable person. Or maybe the information is not trivial at all."
Having said this, he patted Mei Qian on the shoulder: "Thinking about what happened recently, I hope I guessed wrong..."