When Bai Shuo and his party arrived near Huai'an County, they discovered that the inspections became more stringent as they went toward the county seat. It was completely different from what they heard in the news. It was clear that the inspection was tight inside and loose outside.
Two kilometers away from Huai'an County, the movement was forced to slow down. Bai Shuo saw that several roads leading to the county seat were very congested. It was not that there were many cars, but that they were set up by law enforcement officers at the intersections of the roads.
After passing the inspection checkpoint, all vehicles passing through must be carefully checked one by one. Each car needs to be checked for about three to four minutes. If you encounter some suspicious vehicles, the check will take longer.
Because the road can only allow two vehicles to pass parallel, there are only two checkpoints set up. Although there are not many vehicles on several roads, they are gathered together and let through so slowly, which makes it very congested.
Bai Shuo was a little depressed after waiting, so he took out his phone and contacted Xue Manlin again, but found that the call could not be connected. Could it be that the communication between the city and the outside world had been cut off? But he just talked to Manlin normally yesterday, even if the communication was to be controlled.
It has been implemented a long time ago, and it won’t be at this point where there is no progress or backwardness.
At this moment, Li Fei successfully contacted his internal line in the city. After further understanding of the situation, he found that people entering and leaving the city are now very strictly checked, but the communication has not been interrupted, and everyone can still communicate with the outside world freely.
It seems that the problem still lies with Man Lin. Bai Shuo suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart. He couldn't help but worry more about Man Lin's safety and wished to speed up into the city. But seeing the slow pace of the march, there was nothing he could do...
"Hey... I said, can't you arrange a few more people to check the vehicles behind you at the same time? How long will this take?" Cao An rushed to the front and shouted to the law enforcement officers in a hurry.
Those people were just about to reprimand Cao An for his behavior, but Cao An's shouts resonated with many drivers, and everyone joined in support.
In order to calm down the public anger, the law enforcement officers finally had to follow what Cao An said and sent two more teams to inspect two cars in front of and behind them at the same time. The speed immediately increased a lot.
When Bai Shuo and his car were about to line up at the checkpoint, Cao An winked at Bai Shuo and said, "You guys line up slowly, I'll walk over first and wait for you in front."
Bai Shuo suddenly understood Cao An's intention. He was afraid that because of his behavior just now, the interrogators would make things difficult for him, which would affect his schedule.
Sure enough, when Cao An was about to cross the pass, he was stopped by two law enforcement officers.
"Fat man, how do you walk there? Where is your car?"
Cao An laughed a few times and said: "Who said I have a car? I just came here for a walk..."
This made the two people so angry that they yelled: "Why are you causing trouble if you don't have a car..."
Entering Huai'an County, Li Fei went to look for insider information in the city. Bai Shuo and others arrived at the hotel mentioned by Man Lin first. After learning about it, they found that Man Lin had left the hotel a day ago and never came back.
However, there were still many things he carried with him in the room, and he obviously did not intend to leave for a long time. Bai Shuo tried to continue calling Man Lin, but could not get through. His intuition told Bai Shuo that Man Lin must have encountered some accident.
things.
"How about calling the police?" Cao An suggested.
Bai Shuo looked at Zhong Pengcheng, and Zhong Pengcheng agreed: "We are not familiar with the place, so there is no other way."
Bai Shuo nodded, and Cao An immediately called the police. But it seemed that he had encountered some problem. After a long negotiation, Cao An hung up the phone.
"How is it?" Zhao Yong asked eagerly.
Cao An was a little depressed and said: "Damn it, saying that we just haven't been in contact for the time being doesn't necessarily mean that we are missing. And judging from the time, it hasn't been more than 24 hours now..."
"What are you talking about? Do we have to wait until tomorrow?" Xiao Lin was a little angry and immediately picked up the phone and dialed.
"Hey, it's still about the disappearance just now... What does it mean that the missing person is not necessarily missing for more than 24 hours? Don't you know what the situation is in Huai'an now? According to the regulations, even if the missing person is missing for less than 24 hours, but if there are signs that the missing person is in danger,
That is not limited by time... What is the lack of police force and what are the priorities? Is the safety of ordinary people a trivial matter? I solemnly tell you that there is sufficient evidence that our friends are in danger now, and this matter is very likely
It is related to the recent unrest, please send police officers over as soon as possible..."
After Xiao Lin hung up the phone, Cao An looked at her blankly: "You are so good, little girl. I didn't realize that your mouth is so powerful."
"How is it?" Bai Shuo ignored Cao An and the others and quickly asked Xiao Lin.
Xiao Lin: "I gave them the address, and they should send someone over soon."
Hearing the news, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Zhong Pengcheng said mockingly to Cao An: "Don't tell me, I am indeed much better than you."
Cao An: "Well, the person who answered the phone sounded like a little beauty. I can't be too aggressive, right..."
"How long have you been thinking about beautiful women..." Bai Shuo slapped Cao An hard on the head.
"Oh, um... I'm also concerned about little beauty Manlin..." Cao An muttered, covering his head.
Everyone waited in Man Lin's room for about twenty minutes. A man about 40 years old, with messy hair, stubble on his face, and wearing a black jacket came into the room.
"Which of you called the police?" The man took a deep puff of the cigarette in his hand, then threw the butt of the cigarette casually on the floor of the room, and stamped out the sparks with his foot.
"Are you a policeman?" Zhong Pengcheng was closest to the door and looked at the person with confusion.
"Am I not, are you?" the man in the jacket asked disdainfully, and then scanned the people in the room with blurred eyes. When he saw Anna and Xiao Lin, he obviously stayed for a while longer.
"I called the police, buddy, can I see your ID?" Cao An greeted him.
The man in the jacket fumbled impatiently for a long time before taking out an ID, opened it and waved it in front of Cao An.
"Oh, it turns out to be Officer Fan. Why are you here alone? Cao An said respectfully after seeing the ID.
"Everyone has been busy recently. Several things happened in your hotel at the same time. Others are dealing with it in other rooms."
Cao An still said with a playful smile: "Oh, it turns out that you are really different from other police officers."
"What's the difference? You want to say that I don't look like a policeman, right?"
"Oh, no, no, it doesn't mean that. In fact, the more different you are, the more special abilities you have, right? I think the fact that the police department allows you to take charge of this case shows that it attaches enough importance to this matter." Cao An
Further flattery to.
Officer Fan smiled coldly: "Don't do this to me. To tell you the truth, if it weren't for the fact that the bureau couldn't send more people, I wouldn't want to take care of this shit. There's nothing I can be responsible for."
It’s important. Let’s follow the procedures first.”
Cao An was stunned: "Oh, okay, follow the procedure, follow the procedure."
Then, Officer Fan took out a crumpled notebook and a pen. He found that he couldn't write anything, so he breathed with his mouth and scratched a few times on the notebook, and then ignored the page being stained.
Okay, so I just recorded it.
After a round of procedural questioning, Officer Fan looked around the room and checked the things left by Man Lin. Then he said: "Okay, I understand everything. When I go back
The bureau will arrange the matter, you just wait for the news. Hey... that... that fat man, oh, the person who called the police, come here and sign."
"Is this the end?" Bai Shuo finally asked with some doubts.
Officer Fan: "Ah, what else would happen?"
Bai Shuo: "Don't we need to conduct an in-depth investigation? For example, ask about the hotel's situation, check the hotel's monitoring and so on."
Officer Fan smiled: "I'm very familiar with this hotel. Their staff are all indifferent. Who knows what could happen to you as a guest? As for the surveillance cameras, they are just decorations. They have been broken for a long time and cannot be used.
What does it do?"
Xiao Lin became a little anxious and asked: "But now a little girl has disappeared inexplicably in such a chaotic situation. She may be in danger at all times. Don't you think of ways to find her as soon as possible?"
Officer Fan: "Why can't I come up with a solution? I need clues to handle the case. Aren't I just looking for clues now? How can I solve the case without clues? Well, I have to rush back to deliver the work. I will call you if there is any news. Please stay tuned.
The phone is open.”
After saying that, Officer Fan took the signed record from Cao An and turned to leave.
"That's unreasonable... Stop." Xiao Lin rushed forward and grabbed the corners of Officer Fan's jacket.
"Hey, you little girl, what are you doing? Your friend is gone. I can understand your feelings, but if you hold me like this, your friend will never come back."
Xiao Lin: "You are the police, and you have to take care of the safety of the people. You must give us an explanation on how to handle this matter."
Officer Fan was being pulled tightly by Xiao Lin and could not break free. He said angrily: "Why are you so unreasonable, little girl? The police are not omnipotent. After understanding the case, you have to go back to collect information and analyze the case.
, this is not something I can accomplish by myself. If you continue to do this, you will be wasting time to save your friend."
Xiao Lin didn't seem to listen to the explanation at all, and had no intention of letting go.
"If you keep doing this, I have the right to take coercive measures." Officer Fan angrily scolded Xiao Lin.
Seeing this, Bai Shuo stepped forward, took Xiao Lin's hand, and let go of Officer Fan.
Officer Fan straightened his clothes, stared at Bai Shuo and others angrily and said, "I think you guys are quite capable. If there is any good way to find your friends, you might as well try it. Anyway,
If you have any news, keep in touch at any time. That’s it..."
Seeing that Officer Fan was about to leave again, Xiao Lin was still a little dissatisfied and immediately wanted to break away from Bai Shuo. Upon seeing this, Officer Fan immediately turned around and quickly slipped out of the room in three steps and two steps. Then there was a sound of stumbling running in the corridor.
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"Damn it, this policeman ran really fast." Cao An said depressedly.
The hotel attendant who had just brought Officer Fan to the room from outside the door walked into the room and said: "I actually let 'annoying' take charge of this case. It seems that this case is really annoying..."
"What's so annoying?" Bai Shuo asked.
Waiter: "The policeman just now, his surname is 'Fan' and his first name is 'Ren'. He is a community policeman in this area. He usually acts like a fool and has no serious business. He basically just hangs out in name and has never done anything. He is a member of the bureau.
He is known as a 'very poor person', but I didn't expect him to be able to handle the case. It seems that there is really no one available in the bureau."
After hearing this, everyone was depressed, and the waiter seemed hesitant to speak.
"Well, is there anything else?" Zhong Pengcheng asked.
Waiter: "Hey, well, your friend probably won't be able to come back for a while now. The room fee for her room..."
Zhao Yong became angry when he heard this: "What are you talking about? Why can't you come back..."
Zhong Pengcheng comforted Zhao Yong and said: "Okay, okay, it's none of her business." Then he turned to the waiter and said: "We are all here, and this room will continue to be reserved for us. Our friend's
The expenses will all be charged to us, so you can go about your business first."
The waiter was overjoyed when he heard this. He was worried about the room fee just now. Now that so many people want to stay, it is considered a big business at this time. He was happy to arrange everything.
"Damn it, it turns out that the Public Security Bureau sent such a waste to deceive us. I'll call them again and ask them..." Cao An said angrily when the waiter left.
Bai Shuo waved his hand: "Forget it, I guess all the police in the county have been sent to maintain stability at this time. This kind of mere disappearance really doesn't attract enough attention."
Cao An: "Is it possible to do this in a hurry?"
Bai Shuo thought for a while and then said: "But the sentence 'really annoying' just now is quite right."
Everyone: "Hmm...?"
Bai Shuo: "He told us that if there is any good way to find Man Lin, we might as well try it. This reminds me that it seems that it is impossible to quickly find Man Lin through normal methods and channels."
Zhong Pengcheng: "What do you mean?"
Bai Shuo looked at Cao An and asked, "Fat man, do you remember the county magistrate we met last time in Huai'an County accompanied by the Bagui Provincial Economic Committee?"
Cao An: "Oh, yes, that man seemed quite down-to-earth. We even had a meal together at that time. You wanted to ask him to help with this matter, right? Didn't you keep his phone number at that time?
"
"Uh? Didn't you leave the phone number at that time?" Bai Shuo asked awkwardly.
"Me? Why do I remember that you left it? You were sitting next to him when we were eating." Cao An's face was full of black lines.
"Um, really? No matter who left it, you should look for it quickly. By the way, what is the name of the county magistrate..." Bai Shuo quickly took out his mobile phone and started browsing.
Cao An: "It seems like your surname is Wu?"
Zhao Yong: "No, I remember that the surname should be Hu..."