The long search made Gu Chen's team suffer a lot in the dense forest, but no trace of Zhou Xiaotong was found.
Seeing everyone searching from day to night, Gu Chen knew that staying in the woods at night was a dangerous thing.
Therefore, Gu Chen could only take everyone back the same way after marking the route.
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7:20pm.
Furong Branch Criminal Investigation Team Office.
Gu Chen, Lu Weiwei and Officer Wang were currently lying on office chairs to rest, while Yuan Shasha was carrying several portions of steaming beef noodles and placing them on the table.
"Senior Brother Gu, Senior Sister Lu, and Senior Brother Wang, your dinner has arrived. Master Kang cooked it himself." After saying this, Yuan Shasha directly brought one of the beef noodles to Gu Chen.
"Thank you, Xiao Yuan." Gu Chen sighed softly, sat up straight and took the beef noodles from Yuan Shasha's hand.
Seeing that Lu Weiwei and Officer Wang did not move, Yuan Shasha could only bring the other two beef noodles to Lu Weiwei and Officer Wang respectively.
According to previous habits, if the two of them saw beef noodles, they would rush to them immediately.
But this time, Yuan Shasha deeply felt the tremendous pressure everyone was under.
There is no trace of Zhou Xiaotong, and there is no way to even investigate, and there is no definite evidence to prove that the mysterious person following everyone is He Xu.
In addition to the four trucks that spent great efforts to guard the scene in the early morning, and even police dogs were called in to assist, there was still no suspicion found.
All kinds of blows have exhausted the team physically and mentally. It's no wonder that Lu Weiwei and Officer Wang have lost their energy.
Especially after Yuan Shasha walked along the way, the other police officers who returned to the police dormitory to rest all looked tired.
"Hiss!" Gu Chen took a mouthful of beef noodles, looked at He Junchao, and asked: "Brother He, are there any unusual movements among these suspects?"
"No." He Junchao drank the milk he cheated from Lu Weiwei, crossed his legs, and said involuntarily:
"It's strange to say that Zhang Da, Zhuang Qiang and He Xu seem to have become very cautious."
"These people didn't go out much at all today. They all stayed in their work areas honestly."
"What about the owner of the spicy strip factory?" Lu Weiwei said casually after taking a bite of beef noodles.
He Junchao continued to shake his head: "The owner of the spicy strip factory doesn't go out much."
"This guy hasn't left his house since you took people to his spicy strips workshop to check the delivery quantity in the morning."
"In short, it seems that these people are becoming cautious now, for fear of getting into trouble."
"It is precisely because these people are overly cautious that it is difficult for us to find flaws." Officer Wang paused with his chopsticks, rolled the beef noodles in his chopsticks, took a bite, and then said:
"In our opinion, these people are quite cunning. It seems that everything they have done before is digging holes for us."
"Especially Zhang Da and Zhuang Qiang, both of whom have been in prison. Moreover, Zhang Da and Zhuang Qiang once had a duel in the woods because of He Xu's incident."
"But later, we went to Zhuang Qiang to verify that it was because Zhang Da had tampered with his master's car in order to seize his master's property, which led to the crash of his master's car and the death of everyone."
With a faint sigh, Officer Wang shook his head helplessly: "But now, so much time has passed, and the vehicle that was involved in the accident has probably been scrapped long ago."
"And if the witness who heard about this incident in prison now wants others to testify, the credibility of his testimony is not high."
"But now I am more willing to believe that Zhang Da and Zhuang Qiang are actually a team." As soon as Officer Wang finished speaking, Lu Weiwei couldn't help but say.
Officer Wang nodded silently: "Maybe, maybe they have been putting on a show for us and treating us like monkeys."
"The most intuitive feeling I have about this group of people is that they have a very strong ability to deal with the aftermath."
"Even if there are some mistakes before, they can use their expertise to quickly eliminate the clues and prevent our police from having a chance to investigate."
"In other words, they want to create some false impressions for us so that we can go in the wrong direction of investigation. This is their real purpose."
"Then is there no other way now besides closely monitoring these suspicious persons?" Yuan Shasha couldn't sit still.
Although he stayed in the office and provided various technical support to everyone, he did not directly participate in Gu Chen's team's clue collection work.
But from the tired eyes of everyone, Yuan Shasha also knew very clearly that this time she had encountered a tough situation.
Gu Chen shook his head and answered directly: "It's not impossible. For example, Hu Peng, the missing non-staple food distributor in Haidong City, I think this person is the key."
"Because no matter how good these people were at telling lies before, as long as there is something wrong with Hu Peng in Haidong City, all the previous statements made by these people will be overturned."
"As for why vehicles returned from Haidong City frequently come to Jiangnan City these days, I think this secret cannot be kept secret."
"But, there is no news from Officer Xiaoxuan yet," Yuan Shasha said.
"It makes sense." Gu Chen sighed softly and shook his head helplessly:
"Actually, I have guessed this before. I once told Officer Xiaoxuan that it might be difficult for them to find the dealer Hu Peng again."
"Because if I were one of these people, then I would definitely not let Hu Peng see the sun tomorrow."
"Because once Hu Peng is caught, the truth about Jiangnan City's statement and the vehicles shipped by Haidong City Freight Company will be revealed."
"Hu Peng, if he is a dead person, then it is more in the interests of these people."
"So Brother Gu, do you think Hu Peng is dead?" After listening to Gu Chen's analysis, Yuan Shasha asked him out of curiosity.
Gu Chen nodded slightly: "You can understand it that way. At least these people have done a very clean job in dealing with Zhou Xiaotong's issue."
"There are almost no useful clues left for us, the police, to investigate in depth."
"We could only find the empty mineral water bottle with Zhou Xiaotong's fingerprints in the dense forest. Other than that, we gained nothing at all."
"That at least proves that Zhou Xiaotong has been there before, and we haven't learned anything." Seeing that Gu Chen was also pessimistic, Lu Weiwei couldn't help but encourage her.
But Gu Chen didn't answer. Instead, Officer Wang took a sip, sucked the last noodle into his mouth, then smashed his mouth and said:
"In my opinion, these people are really capable of handling the aftermath. Zhou Xiaotong, it will definitely be difficult for us to find him."
"Because from the beginning, they have decided to get rid of Zhou Xiaotong on the boundaries of Jiangnan City."
"This way, it will be safer than getting rid of Zhou Xiaotong in Haidong City."
"However, they were in Haidong City and got rid of the dealers in Haidong City, even the dealer Hu Peng who had communicated with his employees the day before."
"I think they may leave some traces, at least in terms of time. These people may not have enough time."
"So?" Yuan Shasha's eyes suddenly lit up after hearing Officer Wang's explanation.
Officer Wang glanced at Gu Chen and reminded him: "Gu Chen, I think it is better to go to Haidong City and find the dealer Hu Peng yourself than to do useless investigations here."
"You and I both know that all the links in this seem to be interconnected. Regardless of this group of people now, everyone has an alibi."
"In other words, we can't prove that they were not at the scene. As a result, this place has become a dead end."
"No matter which aspect you investigate, a chess game has been arranged for you and a sack has been prepared."
"No matter how we investigate, we are very passive, but it is different when we go to Haidong City. Because we are short of time, we may not be able to cover up the traces of their crimes well there."
"Maybe, with the cooperation of Officer Xiaoxuan and the others, we can find some suspicious clues on our own, what do you think?"
In fact, Officer Wang knew Gu Chen very well, and the reason why he said this was actually speaking out what was in Gu Chen's heart.
According to Zhao Chen's habit, when a period of investigation reaches a dead end, it is necessary to find a breakthrough.
Once clues are found from the breach, it can be said that the dead situation will be revitalized.
After working with Gu Chen for so long, Officer Wang could already guess Gu Chen's intentions.
However, this time I used my own words to tell the story.
As soon as Officer Wang finished speaking, everyone looked at Gu Chen with curious eyes.
After Gu Chen ate the last noodle, he picked up the disposable bowl and drank the noodle soup in one gulp.
Putting the empty bowl on the table, Gu Chen took out a tissue, dipped it in his mouth slowly, and then said calmly:
"If possible, we will leave for Haidong City tonight."
"Leaving tonight?" After hearing Gu Chen's words, everyone was stunned.
But think about it, this is Gu Chen. At least Gu Chen has clearly defined the direction of the investigation, which is a good thing for everyone.
Although Lu Weiwei was a little tired, she still agreed happily: "Then let's set off tonight. After all, time is of the essence. Being able to find clues as soon as possible is a good thing for everyone."
"If the investigation of Haidong City dealer Hu Peng is simply left to Police Officer Xiaoxuan, they may just be investigating with a cooperative attitude, and there may not be so much sense of urgency in terms of time."
Seeing everyone nodding frequently, Lu Weiwei quickly clarified for herself: "Let me explain first, I don't mean to look down on my colleagues in Haidong City. I just want to say that our investigation here may be the most urgent.
of."
"Don't say anything." Gu Chen took out his phone and said directly to Lu Weiwei:
"Senior Sister Lu, help me book a high-speed rail ticket with Senior Brother Wang, Xiao Yuan, and yourself. I will communicate with Officer Xiaoxuan, and then we will set off immediately."
"Okay." Seeing that Gu Chen had said this, Lu Weiwei felt like what else could she say? She took out her phone and opened the train ticket booking software.
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At 6 o'clock in the morning, exit of Haidong North Station.
When Gu Chen, Lu Weiwei, Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha appeared at the entrance of the passage, Officer Xiaoxuan waved to everyone: "Gu Chen."
"Officer Xiaoxuan, please come and pick us up." Gu Chen took a step forward and took the initiative to shake hands with Officer Xiaoxuan and exchange greetings.
Officer Xiaoxuan also grinned and couldn't help but say: "I didn't expect that we would meet again so soon? It seems that you are really working hard to investigate the case."
"Before, I often heard our Bureau Li often say that your Furong Branch Criminal Investigation Team is very efficient in investigating cases."
"At that time, I only heard about it, but I didn't feel it personally." Looking at Gu Chen up and down, Officer Xiaoxuan also smiled and said:
"Now I finally understand why you, Gu Chen, became the captain of the Criminal Investigation Team of the Furong Branch at such a young age, and now you are the acting deputy director of the Furong Branch."
"With your hard-working work habits, I estimate that most of us in the Haidong City Police Department will not be able to defeat you. If you don't become the acting deputy director of the Furong Branch, who else can?"
"Officer Xiaoxuan complimented her. Let's take us to the dealer Hu Peng's stall first." Gu Chen only had work in his eyes. Faced with Officer Xiaoxuan's compliments, Gu Chen really didn't want to say too much.
Officer Xiaoxuan encountered a problem with Gu Chen and looked embarrassed, but she didn't pay too much attention and explained with a smile:
"The car is parked nearby, I will take you there now."
After the words fell, Officer Xiaoxuan simply said hello to several other people, and then led everyone to the parking lot.
The vehicle was speeding along the early morning streets and soon arrived at the door of a grocery store.
Officer Xiaoxuan parked the vehicle firmly at the door.
At this moment, in the early morning in Haidong City, many middle-aged and elderly people were still dancing in the early morning square dance in the open space in front of the store, and did not pay attention to the police cars around them.
Officer Xiaoxuan also pointed to the stall door and said, "Did you see it? This is Hu Peng's largest non-staple food stall in Haidong City."
"On the day before you called me to investigate, Hu Peng was on the phone with his employees."
"But just one night later, Hu Peng disappeared without a trace, as if he had disappeared out of thin air."
"Not only that, all the stalls have been closed and the warehouses have become empty."
"Does it mean that all the goods in Hu Peng's warehouse and stalls have been evacuated?" Gu Chen followed Officer Xiaoxuan's introduction and couldn't help but curiously asked her.
Officer Xiaoxuan shook his head: "That's not all. In some stalls, I heard that some products have not been emptied out."
"Also, there are still some products piled up in some of his stalls and warehouses, and they have not all been emptied."
"Are these the results of your colleagues' investigation?" Lu Weiwei asked her curiously.
Officer Xiaoxuan nodded silently: "That's about it. This is basically what my colleague investigated."
"However, we have not yet learned the specific whereabouts of Hu Peng. We currently suspect that he went to hide from debts. After all, he seems to have lost a lot of money speculating in real estate, much of which he borrowed from others, because banks will no longer give him loans.
Already."
"It's understandable." After listening to Officer Xiaoxuan's introduction, Officer Wang touched his belly and couldn't help but say:
"I've seen a lot of people like them who play with leverage and end up playing themselves in."
"If this had been in the early years, when the real estate market was good, he would have indeed made a lot of money by using leverage like this."
"But it can't be done now. If you keep doing this, you will have to kill yourself."
"Officer Wang." Seeing Officer Wang constantly rubbing his belly, Officer Xiaoxuan grinned:
"Then what? You haven't had breakfast yet? There's a breakfast shop next to this stall. How about I treat you to some?"
"Hehe." Seeing Officer Xiaoxuan say this, Officer Wang said politely:
"Not to mention, last night we worked overtime until very late, and then took the high-speed train to Haidong City in the middle of the night. We have been so busy until now, and we are indeed very hungry."
"Then eat something." Seeing this, Officer Xiaoxuan opened the car door directly, and everyone got out of the car one after another.
After passing the line of square dancing ladies, everyone came to the breakfast shop next to Hu Peng Food Supermarket.
The breakfast shop owners are a middle-aged couple, and the shop is already full of customers, many of whom are enjoying breakfast.
Officer Xiaoxuan took everyone to an empty seat and then asked: "What do you want to eat?"
"Let's fry the rice noodles." Gu Chen glanced at the price list on the wall of the breakfast shop and said curiously:
“Authentic fried rice noodles in Jiangnan City? So the owner here is from Jiangnan City?”
"Yes." Seeing Gu Chen mention this, a middle-aged woman handed two bowls of fried rice noodles to the guests next door, then turned around and looked at Gu Chen and said:
"We came from Jiangnan City and have been doing business in Haidong City for almost 10 years."
After the words fell, the middle-aged woman also stared blankly. She couldn't help but scratch the back of her head, pointed at Gu Chen and said curiously:
"Eh? I seem to have seen you somewhere. Are you a celebrity?"
"Pfft!" Hearing this, Officer Xiaoxuan almost couldn't hold back his laughter.
Gu Chen was a little embarrassed, but he still replied calmly: "I'm not a star."
"No, you must be a celebrity, because I seem to have seen you somewhere. Where was it?"
"Isn't this Officer Gu?" The landlady here was still thinking. She took out some breakfast snacks from the back kitchen and handed them to the middle-aged male boss who had customers at the next table. He also looked at Gu Chen and said:
"I remember, there seemed to be a poster of yours near my neighborhood."
"Is it the community over there in Jiangnan City?" Yuan Shasha then asked.
The middle-aged man nodded silently: "Yes, my home is in Jiangnan City. We go back once or twice every year. Anyway, the anti-fraud poster in my neighborhood seems to be you, Officer Gu."
After the words fell, the middle-aged man looked at Lu Weiwei, Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha again, and his eyes were dumbfounded:
"Eh? You guys look familiar. You all seem to be on that poster, right?"
After thinking for a while, the middle-aged man pointed at Lu Weiwei and said, "You are that Officer Lu."
Seeing Lu Weiwei nodding silently, she responded with a smile.
The middle-aged man looked at Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha again: "You seem to be Officer Wang, are you Officer Yuan?"
"Yes, it's us." I saw that there was someone who knew me in Haidong City.
Officer Wang's vanity was fully satisfied for a while, and he felt happy in his heart.
The middle-aged man also smiled and said: "Oh, I didn't expect that all of our star policemen in Jiangnan City came to my store for dinner today. No, I have to take a photo with you."
As soon as he finished speaking, the middle-aged man wiped his hands on his apron, took out his mobile phone from his pocket, walked to the middle of Gu Chen and others, and started taking pictures with Gu Chen and others.
Gu Chen and others also cooperated quite a lot, gesticulating together to take photos while facing the middle-aged man's cell phone lens.
The conversation between the middle-aged man and Gu Chen and the others quickly attracted the attention of other diners.
Since this is the boundary of Haidong City, many people have never seen Gu Chen.
At first, after hearing what the landlady said casually, I thought it was some celebrity artist who came to the store to have breakfast.
After all, Haidong City has a developed economy and there are many film crews who come here all year round to shoot scenes.
Especially the campus of Haidong University is so beautiful that it is an excellent filming location for many youth campus idol dramas.
Therefore, it is nothing new to occasionally meet celebrities here.
Seeing that the couple bosses were too enthusiastic and attracted all kinds of attention from the surrounding diners, Lu Weiwei also whispered:
"Boss boss, that's it. Hurry up and bring us some authentic fried rice noodles from Jiangnan City. Let's see if it tastes like the ones we had in Jiangnan City?"
"Hey, wait a minute, you all eat fried rice noodles, right? Then I'll make it for you right now."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! After the words fell, the landlady went directly to the kitchen to prepare breakfast for a few people.
The boss also wanted to chat with Gu Chen and the others, but now is the busiest time for business.
Suddenly, the student parties who needed to go to school also began to come here in groups.
After busy for a while, Gu Chen and others finally waited for the fried rice noodles. Everyone no longer cared about it, put the disposable chopsticks on the table, paused, and started eating directly.
After a short breakfast, the business peak has passed.
Seeing that the store was starting to become less busy, Gu Chen called out to the middle-aged man: "Boss."
"How's it going?" Seeing that Gu Chen and others seemed to want to pay the bill, the middle-aged man hurriedly came over from the kitchen and asked:
"The fried rice noodles in my shop are pretty authentic, right?"
"It's pretty authentic. It tastes exactly the same as what we had in Jiangnan City, and even better." Yuan Shasha dipped her mouth in a tissue and praised it.
Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man immediately became proud: "I'm not bragging, but many fried rice noodles in Jiangnan City are not authentic."
"I was also thinking that there are too many breakfast shops that make fried rice noodles in Jiangnan City, and the business there is too seriously involved."
"So, ten years ago, I thought about coming to Haidong City to start a breakfast shop business with my wife."
“I didn’t expect that our authentic fried rice noodles from Jiangnan City would be very popular here.”
"Even some breakfast restaurants, seeing that our business is doing well, want to imitate us and make fried rice noodles, but they just don't have the same taste. Hey, do you think this imitation can be delicious?"
"That's right, we are well-known in this area. Many neighbors like to come to our restaurant to dine." The proprietress took out the packaged fried rice noodles from the back kitchen and handed them directly to the customers at the door.
asked:
"Child, is my fried rice noodles delicious?"
"It's delicious, very delicious." After receiving the packaged breakfast, the little boy carrying a schoolbag at the door responded in a very cooperative manner.
When everyone heard this, they also grinned.
Gu Chen nodded silently, and then asked: "The neighbors in this area seem to like eating your fried rice noodles, so the owner of the non-staple food supermarket next door also likes it, right?"
"Ah?" Gu Chen turned the corner too fast, and the couple didn't react for a while.
Yuan Shasha also laughed and quickly explained: "That is to say, the owner of the non-staple food store next door to you seems to be called Hu Peng, right? Does he also like to eat your fried rice noodles?"
"Oh, Hu Peng? He also likes to eat, and often comes to my shop to eat, because he often stays in this shop, and my breakfast shop is next door, so he often comes here to take care of business." The middle-aged man heard this.
He also responded casually.
Officer Xiaoxuan raised his head and asked again: "Then you should be familiar with him, right?"
"Familiar." Seeing that there was no business at the moment, the landlady moved a stool, sat across from everyone, and explained:
"Ever since our couple came here to open a store, Hu Peng's store has been opened here."
"Before, he only had one store here, but then his business grew bigger and bigger, and then he opened stores in various places in Haidong City."
"He does both retail and wholesale here, and his business is pretty good. His warehouses are everywhere."
"It's no exaggeration to say that when you make money, sometimes you can even count the money you count."
"Especially when his store holds events, there is a stage tent in front of the store. It is extremely popular. The surrounding residents come here to spend money, and they make a lot of money."
"So what's going on now?" Listening to the boss lady's story, Gu Chen asked knowingly.
"Now?" The middle-aged boss came over and waved his hand:
"It can't be done now. Didn't you see that the store next door has closed?"
"Then what's going on?" Lu Weiwei took the opportunity to ask quickly.
The middle-aged man sighed and explained helplessly: "What else can I do? Just speculate in real estate."
“Before, I saw people making money quickly by speculating in real estate, but I opened my own supermarket, which was exhausting and all I made was meager profits.”
"So, during the years when real estate was booming, Hu Peng was determined to throw money into it."
"As a result, all the money earned from the business and the working capital were invested in real estate."
"I followed those people in the real estate speculator group and learned how to use leverage, and then bought and bought in various ways. Now, I am losing money and losing money in various ways. I almost lost all my pants."
"Some time ago, in front of each of his stores, there were cargo owners coming to collect debts, which made the place noisy."
"Is there such a thing?" Officer Wang had already guessed that it would happen, but he still showed a surprised expression and said:
"So, Hu Peng really lost money by speculating in real estate, and then he could only close the stores he distributed?"
"Absolutely." The middle-aged man took out a pack of cigarettes and handed them to Officer Wang and Gu Chen.
Seeing that Officer Wang and Gu Chen both refused, he took one out and held it in his mouth.
Then he took out the lighter from his pocket, lit it for himself, took a deep breath, and then said slowly:
"What is the specific situation? I don't know very well. After all, although we do business next door, many of their business matters are confidential and will not be disclosed to us easily."
"However, some time ago, many suppliers came to him asking for money. Most of them were tobacco and alcohol suppliers, as well as some non-staple food manufacturers."
"He lost a lot of money in real estate speculation, and then he was unable to pay the customer's payment for the goods."
"With no choice but to do so, many manufacturers came to us to demand debts. If they didn't come back, they would return the goods..."
Here, the two couples also gave various explanations, and Gu Chen and others also listened attentively.
It can be said that this is basically consistent with what the boss of the Jiangnan City Spicy Tiao Factory explained before.
It is basically certain that this dealer named Hu Peng did encounter operational difficulties during this period.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Gu Chen nodded slightly and said casually: "What about now? Do you still have contact with this boss?"
"No." The middle-aged man took a puff of cigarette and puffed out the smoke:
"This boss named Hu Peng often comes to my store to have breakfast and chat with me."
"But recently, I haven't seen him for a long time. However, the workers in his trading house can contact him, but I heard that they can no longer be contacted now."
"I also called him once and wanted to ask him what's going on recently."
"After all, people come here every three days and ask for money, which makes a lot of noise in front of our store. It's quite annoying to me, so I want to contact him and ask how this guy is doing lately."
"The phone can't go through, right?" Gu Chen said.
The middle-aged man nodded fiercely: "Yes, we would contact each other on WeChat before. He had something to do, such as the arrival of goods in the store, or some other matters."
"When he is away, he will ask me to help him handle it. Therefore, the relationship between the two of us is still good in private."
After the words fell, the middle-aged man took out his mobile phone, opened WeChat, showed it in front of Gu Chen and said:
"You see, Hu Peng used to send some inspirational chicken soup links, but now, there has been no movement for several days."
“I know he’s been under a lot of pressure lately, so he’s been sending a lot of chicken soup links to his Moments.”
"But now, there is no movement at all. It's like disappearing out of thin air, and no one can be found."
Gu Chen took the middle-aged man's mobile phone, opened Hu Peng's WeChat Moments, and began to roughly check Hu Peng's updates.
Just as the middle-aged man said, Hu Peng's circle of friends seems to have lost all activity.
But before, Hu Peng would post at least three updates every day.
This is very intriguing.
"Could it be that Hu Peng has encountered unexpected events these days?" Gu Chen thought to himself.
What happened to Hu Peng? Gu Chen could guess it based on the people involved with Hu Peng.
If Hu Peng gets involved in the disputes between these gangs, it will be difficult for Hu Peng to stay alone.
This group of people, in order to cover up the truth so that their lies can not be exposed, then Hu Peng can obviously be their victim.
Hu Peng's disappearance is also in their interests.
Therefore, for Hu Peng's sudden disappearance, Gu Chen could understand that it was possible that these people controlled him in a certain place or killed him.
But now, everything needs to continue to be investigated.
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