Zhao Guozhi has always been accustomed to the excellent performance of Gu Chen's team.
But this time it was Li Muyun, the first brother of the Haidong City Police Force, who called specifically to commend him. This special significance is self-evident.
Of course, as for the strength of Gu Chen's team, Zhao Guozhi has long known that solving the case is only a matter of time.
Especially Gu Chen, during his tenure as the acting deputy director of Furong Branch, he seemed more mature in his work and had quite a leadership attitude.
Moreover, his leadership skills have also been greatly improved, which makes Zhao Guozhi secretly happy.
After chatting with everyone, Zhao Guozhi asked about the case: "By the way, I just came back and I don't know much about this case. Gu Chen, please briefly report the specific results to me."
"Yes." Gu Chen returned to his desk, took a document in his hand, handed it to Zhao Guozhi and said:
"This is our case file. Judging from the current situation, all the main members of this cross-regional criminal gang have been captured."
"At present, the closing work of various cases is still being carried out, but the problem is not major."
"Very good." Although Gu Chen's answer was brief, the file was very detailed.
After rolling up the file in his hand, Zhao Guozhi put his hands behind his back and continued:
"This case was handled well. Bureau Li of Haidong City also chatted with me on the phone for a long time."
"He expressed his great gratitude to our Jiangnan City police for their assistance this time, and also shared a lot of experience in handling cases with me."
"Generally speaking, our Furong Branch has made another very important progress this time in jointly combating criminal gangs in sister cities."
After a pause, Zhao Guozhi regained his composure, and then said: "This case can be brought to a temporary end here, but I still have an important task to give you this time."
"Important mission?" Upon hearing what Zhao Guozhi said, Lu Weiwei's eyes lit up and she quickly asked:
"Director Zhao, what's the important task? Tell me quickly."
"Yes, Director Zhao, what important task do you have?" Officer Wang on the side also couldn't wait.
Zhao Guozhi smiled slightly and said slowly: "Don't worry, all of you. Let me ask you, how many of you know about our first Jiangnan Food Festival?"
"Me." Before anyone else could speak or even react, Lu Weiwei took the lead and raised her hand.
In an instant, everyone turned their attention to Lu Weiwei.
Lu Weiwei was stunned for a moment, glanced left and right from the corner of her eye, then slowly put down her right hand and said with a smile:
"As you all know, I usually like food, so I have actually paid attention to the news about the first Jiangnan Food Festival for a long time, and it was Bai Xiaolan from Jiangnan TV who told me about it."
"She said that I, Lu Weiwei, usually love eating delicious food, so for this kind of festival, you must tell me in advance."
"Yeah." Seeing that Lu Weiwei's explanation was quite candid, Zhao Guozhi nodded slightly and continued:
"Actually, the important task I want to talk about this time is the Jiangnan Food Festival."
"Jiangnan City Food Festival?" Yuan Shasha was stunned and asked weakly:
"Director Zhao, do you want us to participate in the security work of this food festival?"
"Ahem." After hearing Yuan Shasha's words, Zhao Guozhi also coughed twice and quickly explained:
"This... is also one aspect."
"Ah?" When everyone heard this, they also sighed.
He Junchao also wondered: "Is this also called an important task? Let me tell you, the security work of the food festival must be an important task for Lu Weiwei, because the food festival is basically all her favorite food."
"Pfft, haha!"
Just when He Junchao finished speaking, there was a burst of suppressed laughter in the office.
Lu Weiwei frowned slightly and couldn't help but glance at He Junchao and said: "I said He Junchao, can you shut up?"
"Okay, I'm just kidding." He Junchao waved his hand and quickly found a step for himself.
Gu Chen seemed to have noticed something fishy, and quickly asked Zhao Guozhi: "Director Zhao, logically speaking, food festival security work, this kind of work, you can just say hello and arrange the tasks."
"But this time, you came here in person and said it was an important task. I feel like it's not that simple, right?"
"Haha, what if you, Gu Chen, are the only smart one?" After hearing what Gu Chen said, Zhao Guozhi nodded with satisfaction and couldn't help but say:
"Actually, the food festival security work is just a cover. This time I went to the provincial department for a meeting, and the leaders of the provincial department have already given us tasks. There may be "important people" visiting this Jiangnan City Food Festival."
"Important person? Could it be a big leader?" When Lu Weiwei heard what Zhao Guozhi said, she felt that it should be a big leader who came to inspect, and then the security work needed to be strengthened?
But looking back, I thought there was no need for the provincial leaders to go to such great lengths for inspection. They must have come from the capital.
So Lu Weiwei quickly added: "Is he a big leader from the capital?"
"If so, then security really needs to be strengthened."
"Haha, you're wrong, it's not what you imagined." Hearing everyone express their opinions, Zhao Guozhi didn't show off at all, but explained straightforwardly:
"Actually, he is a person we have been tracking for many years. Recently I heard that he frequently appears at food festivals in some places."
"And behind this person, there is a big fish."
Hearing this, Officer Wang seemed to have guessed something, and quickly said: "Bureau Zhao, is this fish the one that slipped through the net when the crime was committed?"
"That's right." Zhao Guozhi nodded and continued to explain: "This big fish is called Huang Zhigang, and he still owed several lives to him back then."
"Director Zhao, you'd better sit down and explain it to us in detail slowly." Gu Chen also felt that this mission seemed unusual.
Zhao Guozhi took the chair from Yuan Shasha and sat down casually.
The other people quickly gathered around, ready to listen to Zhao Guozhi's arrangements.
Officer Ding wisely closed the office door.
"Actually, this Huang Zhigang worked in the coal mines all year round in the early years. At that time, he followed some friends to work in the black coal mines, but his friends always had accidents."
"Later investigation revealed that this Huang Zhigang, followed by his best friend named Xu Peiwen, often made small moves underground, plotting to kill his colleagues, and then deliberately pretending to be a mining accident."
"Thereby blackmailing the owners of small coal mines and defrauding them of their pensions, because every time they come to work in these small coal mines, they call them relatives from the same hometown."
"So, many small coal mine owners also think that they are all relatives. But when a relative dies, many small bosses will give them some pensions in order to calm the situation."
"And that's how they murdered several of their co-workers by defrauding them of their pensions."
"This incident also happened a long time ago. Later, the local police also discovered the problem, and after investigation, they found that these people were involved in gang crimes."
"This Huang Zhigang and his best friend Xu Peiwen are the masterminds of the crime."
"Of course, there are several other minor characters, but these minor characters were all arrested and sent to prison in the end."
"But then, these two people disappeared from view, just like they disappeared from the world."
"However, decades have passed. Not long ago, colleagues from the provincial department were surprised to find that this man named Xu Peiwen often appeared at food festivals in some places and became a mobile food vendor.
"
"That's the kind of little boss who pushes a cart and cooks delicious food everywhere, right?" Yuan Shasha asked.
Zhao Guozhi nodded silently: "Yes, it's the kind of person who usually stays in some places to do business."
"Then wherever there is a food festival, they go there."
"This Xu Peiwen was also a retired policeman who handled this case. He accidentally took his grandson to buy food at a food festival and suddenly discovered it."
"Because of this case, many of the accomplices from that year have been arrested, but only these two principal criminals disappeared."
"So, this old policeman kept thinking about this case until he retired."
"I always feel a little regretful that the two masterminds were not caught and brought to justice."
"But decades have passed, and the retired policeman can still recognize Xu Peiwen who slipped through the crackdown at a glance."
"Although there are traces of time on my face, my appearance will not change."
After saying this, Zhao Guozhi also sighed heavily.
Others looked serious and seemed to admire this retired policeman.
Gu Chen said: "So Director Zhao, this Xu Peiwen, has now become a mobile food vendor and has been participating in food festivals in various places."
"Then, he will also come to our first food festival in Jiangnan City, right?"
"That's right." After hearing Gu Chen's words, Zhao Guozhi nodded silently and said involuntarily:
"The holding of this food festival is actually very particular. The holding time in each city needs to be staggered."
"Because in this way, the mobile food vendors at the venue can go to other cities to participate in food festivals."
"Usually, we hold a food festival in this city this week, and then go to another city to hold a food festival the next week."
"Mobile food vendors tend to follow the time of the event. Last week, Xu Peiwen appeared at the food festival in the city next to us, and last week, he was also at the food festival in another city.
Appeared."
"As for the weekend this week, our first municipal-level food festival in Jiangnan City will be held at the Sports Center."
"At that time, mobile vendors from many places will also come here to participate in the festival, including Xu Peiwen, who has also registered."
"Is that so?" After hearing this, Lu Weiwei also vowed:
"Then if this is the case, it will be much easier to handle. Once we capture Xu Peiwen, it shouldn't be difficult to find the other murder mastermind Huang Zhigang, right?"
"After all, the two of them disappeared together. Now that Xu Peiwen appears, Huang Zhigang shouldn't be too far away, right?"
"Yes, the leaders of the provincial department think so too." Zhao Guozhi nodded silently and continued:
"This Xu Peiwen, the current situation is that he has changed his name and his identity must be false. His current registered identity information is Zhao Pei."
"Changing the name will not change the appearance, but the appearance will not change. We have repeatedly confirmed and compared this through the retired policeman, and indeed found that the identity of this person named Zhao Pei is abnormal."
"So, Director Zhao wants to use this food festival as a cover to conduct an in-depth investigation of Zhao Pei, or Xu Peiwen, right?"
"That's right." Zhao Guozhi nodded slightly and couldn't help but said:
"Actually, Xu Peiwen's appearance did turn the previous case around, but after all, Xu Peiwen has several lives in his hands."
"We need to be patient enough with this kind of madman, and we cannot confront him head-on."
"In particular, we have not yet learned the whereabouts of Huang Zhigang. If Xu Peiwen is arrested rashly, we may not be able to know the whereabouts of Huang Zhigang."
"In other words, Huang Zhigang's information may never be known."
With a faint sigh, Zhao Guozhi looked at Gu Chen and said calmly:
"So, this mission was assigned by the provincial department. Alexander, we must pay enough attention to it."
"On the surface, your team is responsible for one of the food festival security tasks, but in fact, I want you to closely monitor Xu Peiwen."
"It is especially necessary to use Xu Peiwen to find out the whereabouts of Huang Zhiqiang."
"Generally speaking, this Xu Peiwen is still not aware that his identity has been exposed, so you need to stay calm when approaching him."
"Even if you are communicating, you need to maintain enough concentration to avoid being discovered by him."
"Understood." Listening to Zhao Guozhi's arrangement, Gu Chen probably knew what he needed to do next.
So Gu Chen asked Zhao Guozhi again: "By the way, Bureau Zhao, can you send me a copy of more information about this Xu Peiwen?"
"Take it, there is something you want here." As soon as Gu Chen finished speaking, Zhao Guozhi took out a mobile USB flash drive from his pocket, handed it to Gu Chen and said:
"The specific information is in it. You should study it carefully today and start taking action at the weekend. Remember not to alert the enemy."
"In the past few days, I will also arrange manpower to pay close attention to Xu Peiwen's movements."
After a pause, Zhao Guozhi stood up, also with his hands behind his back, walking back and forth in front of everyone, and continued:
"In general, this mission is extraordinary, and the cases involved span several decades."
"For decades, the families of the deceased have lost their loved ones, but these masterminds are still at large. This is something we will never allow."
"Of course, this is also related to the lack of some necessary monitoring equipment back then, but it is different now. We can monitor Xu Peiwen around the clock, from all angles, and 360 degrees without blind spots."
With a sigh, Zhao Guozhi said with emotion: "This time, we can't let this big fish slip through the net again."
