Looking at the calm demeanor of the female receptionist, everyone knew in their hearts that this was a woman who had experienced many storms.
Facing this kind of investigation seems to be commonplace.
Officer Wang didn't talk nonsense to her and said straightforwardly: "Give me your boss's phone number."
The female receptionist did not hesitate, took out a business card from under the counter, and then handed it to Officer Wang with both hands.
Officer Wang didn't hesitate and dialed the number on the business card.
After the phone rang for a long time, there was still no answer. Officer Wang immediately looked at the female receptionist and asked her: "Why is this phone not answered?"
"Maybe the boss is busy, I don't know." The female receptionist shrugged, pretending not to know.
When Lu Weiwei saw this, she was not curious and said: "You'd better not play tricks on us."
"Ouch." Upon hearing what Lu Weiwei said, the female receptionist immediately became angry and said quickly:
"Comrade policewoman, do I need to play tricks with you? I am just a part-time worker, an ordinary female receptionist."
"I have given you the boss's phone number. As for whether he answers the phone or not, that is his freedom and has nothing to do with me."
"It's useless for you to make things difficult for me as a worker. Why are you angry with me?"
"Maybe the boss himself will call later."
"I think you are not simple." Gu Chen had actually been observing the female receptionist's speech and behavior just now.
Judging from various details, Gu Chen concluded that this was a man who had experienced many battles.
Although he may not be regarded as Shangguan Wu's confidant, he is still a capable general.
Hearing what Gu Chen said, the female receptionist immediately smiled and said, "Comrade police, are you kidding me? I'm just an ordinary worker."
"What's your name?" Gu Chen didn't talk nonsense to her, and started to ask the woman's name.
The female receptionist immediately grinned and asked Gu Chen in a deliberately provocative tone:
"Comrade police, you are asking me so openly, are you interested in me?"
"Are you being sentimental?" The female receptionist said something too outrageous. Before Lu Weiwei could speak, Yuan Shasha took the lead and retorted:
"Let me tell you, this is Gu Chen, the deputy director of our Furong branch. If you continue to be so rude, you know the consequences."
"Yo?" After listening to Yuan Shasha's introduction just now, the female receptionist who had previously wanted to tease Gu Chen was a little confused.
She immediately looked up and down at Gu Chen in front of her. She looked like a handsome young policeman.
But being able to hold the position of deputy director of Furong Branch at such a young age surprised the receptionist.
I thought I was joking with a deputy director, and maybe I got involved.
Looking at the two policewomen next to Gu Chen, they both looked at each other with eager eyes, wanting to tear themselves into pieces, and suddenly felt guilty.
After thinking about it, he quickly apologized and said, "I'm sorry, Director Gu, but you just think that I don't have any eyesight and that I can't see Taishan."
"I don't want to tell you this." Of course Gu Chen didn't want to argue with her here, but continued to urge:
"Let me ask you, what is your name?"
"Zhang Lu." The female receptionist said.
"Please report your ID number." Gu Chen continued to urge.
Zhang Lu was a little uneasy now. It felt like she was still investigating her boss just now, but now, in the blink of an eye, she was investigating herself.
Zhang Lu was a little panicked, but she could only agree reluctantly: "Okay, the ID number is..."
"After completing all the basic information recording, Gu Chen also reminded Zhang Lu: "Zhang Lu, let me ask you again, where is your boss Shangguan Wu?"
Picking up the business card in his hand, Gu Chen also raised it and continued:
"Also, is this business card your boss's phone number?"
"Well……"
After what Gu Chen did just now, Zhang Lu didn't dare to slack off at this moment.
Facing police inquiries, he seemed to become cautious.
Seeing this, Lu Weiwei quickly asked: "I want to ask you something."
"Where is our boss? I really don't know this." Looking at Lu Weiwei in front of her, Zhang Lu couldn't help but lower her head.
"What about the phone number on the business card?" Officer Wang asked quickly.
Zhang Lu shook her head: "This is indeed our boss's phone number, but he has several numbers. This number is also used every day."
"But whether you are willing to accept it or not is another matter. I am not lying to you."
"In other words, he can answer this number if he wants to? But is it right that he usually doesn't answer unfamiliar numbers?" Faced with Zhang Lu's answer, Gu Chen also raised his own question.
Seeing Zhang Lu nodding, Gu Chen added: "Actually, this number is just a fictitious number, used to prevaricate business for your boss."
"Actually, it's of no use at all. What I want now is a phone number that your boss can answer at any time."
Seeing Zhang Lu still standing there blankly, Lu Weiwei couldn't stand it any longer, so she quickly urged:
"You said it so clearly, why haven't you understood it yet? We are not that easy to fool."
"Since your boss has several phone numbers, tell us the number he will answer, right now."
Perhaps because she was suppressed by the momentum of these policemen, Zhang Lu seemed a little helpless.
Moreover, Gu Chen's position was the deputy director of the Furong Branch. She had heard of the Furong Branch and it was considered a large unit.
And the Gu Chen in front of him was obviously someone he couldn't afford to offend.
After thinking about it, Zhang Lu reluctantly nodded, and then blurted out: "The phone number our boss will answer is..."
After reporting the number, Yuan Shasha quickly recorded the number completely.
Just when Yuan Shasha was about to dial the number, she was stopped by Gu Chen: "Wait a minute, little Yuan."
"Ah?" Yuan Shasha was stunned for a moment.
But soon, Gu Chen walked up to Zhang Lu and said, "I'm sorry to bother you, please dial this number."
"But I..."
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Before Zhang Lu could finish her words, Gu Chen made another strong statement.
Feeling that Gu Chen's eyes in front of her were sharp enough, Zhang Lu couldn't help but feel a little scared.
I think the current number has been given out, plus the police's request.
Zhang Lu had no choice but to follow Zhao Chen's instructions and start dialing the number.
But as soon as the call was dialed, Gu Chen snatched Zhang Lu's cell phone and took a closer look in his hand.
A prompt with the word "boss" quickly revealed that Zhang Lu had actually always had direct contact with the boss. Unlike what she had said before, she was not familiar with the boss at all.
Lies often need to be verified before they can be found.
Seeing Gu Chen looking at his mobile phone, Zhang Lu suddenly turned red and did not dare to look up.
Gu Chen also took advantage of the situation and adjusted his cell phone to hands-free mode so that his colleagues could hear the content of the call.
After the phone rang for a few seconds, it was quickly answered: "Hello?"
However, when the other party made a noise, Gu Chen did not respond immediately.
So the person on the other end of the phone spoke again: "Xiaolu, what do you want from me?"
"Are you Shangguan Wu, the owner of the pawn shop?" Seeing that the other party had begun to call out Zhang Lu's name, Gu Chen quickly responded.
This caught the man on the other end of the phone off guard, and he didn't reply for a long time.
Gu Chen said calmly: "I forgot to introduce myself. I am Gu Chen from Furong Branch. I am looking for you this time because I have something to communicate with you. I hope to meet you."
After another long time, it seemed that the other party could find him from Zhang Lu's mobile phone.
Presumably Zhang Lu is also under police control at this moment.
There was no way to hide, so the man on the other end of the phone slowly replied: "Yes, I am Shangguan Wu, the owner of the pawn shop."
"I wonder why Officer Gu came to see me?"
"A case seems to have something to do with you, so I want to ask you to verify something." Gu Chen also said straightforwardly.
There was another brief silence on the other end of the phone for a few seconds, and then Shangguan Wu's response came:
"I do not know what you're talking about?"
"I'll let you know." As soon as the words finished, Gu Chen quickly answered:
"Where are you now?"
"I'm in Jiangnan City." Shangguan Wu said on the other end of the phone.
"Should I come to you, or should you come to me?" Gu Chen gave two options.
The phone was silent for a few seconds, and then Shangguan Wu said: "Are you in my old street pawn shop now?"
"That's right." Gu Chen also said with certainty.
"Okay then, just wait for me there and I'll be right over."
"Okay." Seeing that Shangguan Wu was finally willing to cooperate, Gu Chen also said slowly: "Then I will wait for you here."
"Okay, then please ask Officer Gu to return the phone to the front desk." After listening to Gu Chen's answer, Shangguan Wu also reminded him.
Gu Chen smiled slightly, then handed the phone back to Zhang Lu, and reminded him with lip language, which meant that Zhang Lu was not allowed to turn off the hands-free, and must answer in front of everyone.
Zhang Lu was also panicking at this moment, standing there blankly, not daring to make the slightest move, and could only cooperate with Gu Chen's wishes.
"Hello, boss."
"Xiao Lu, please entertain these police comrades. I will come over later."
"Okay." After listening to boss Shangguan Wu's explanation, Zhang Lu also agreed.
Immediately afterwards, everyone heard the phone being hung up instantly.
She put away her cell phone, and at the same time she also put away Zhang Lu's arrogance just now.
After she put her phone away, she politely said to Gu Chen and others:
"Comrades from the police, please come in."
After finishing her words, Zhang Lu walked directly into the pawn shop.
Gu Chen and others looked at each other, and then followed Zhang Lu in.
Zhang Lu took everyone to the innermost compartment, which was decorated luxuriously and looked dignified.
The combination of various objects in the room gives people a sense of stability.
A golden lucky cat is waving its arms on the shelf.
After a while, Zhang Lu made tea for several people and said politely: "Everyone, please take a seat. This is our premium Longjing. It is usually used to entertain distinguished guests. You might as well have a drink."
"Thank you." Seeing that Zhang Lu was now polite and polite, Lu Weiwei was still a little uncomfortable and said to herself, "I just like your unruly look just now."
But now that she was honest, Lu Weiwei had a strange feeling.
After entertaining several people, Zhang Lu continued to return to the front desk.
Yuan Shasha was about to speak, but Gu Chen reached out to stop her.
Yuan Shasha was puzzled, but after seeing Gu Chen's eyes as a reminder, Yuan Shasha used the corner of her eye to follow the prompt given by Gu Chen and cast a casual glance.
Only then did I realize that there were surveillance devices everywhere around this room.
There are some monitoring devices, and they are set up very secretly.
Yuan Shasha immediately understood what Gu Chen meant.
Officer Wang and Lu Weiwei also understood it and felt that there might not only be surveillance equipment but also listening equipment in this small room.
Shangguan Wu, on the other hand, might be able to know all the situations in the room with just a mobile phone.
After learning about this situation, Gu Chen and others did not say anything, but quietly sat there tasting Longjing, waiting for Shangguan Wu to appear.
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…
About 30 minutes had passed before Gu Chen heard some footsteps at the top of the stairs.
Not long after, I heard a small conversation at the door.
Then, a middle-aged man wearing a Tang suit and a bracelet of Buddhist beads on his wrist walked in from the door.
Seeing Gu Chen and others, the man was stunned for a moment, and then asked cautiously: "Are these friends from Furong Branch?"
When Gu Chen heard this, he immediately stood up with everyone.
Gu Chen took the initiative to step forward, shook hands with the man and exchanged greetings: "Yes, I am Gu Chen, the deputy director of Furong Branch. You must be Shangguan Wu, right?"
"Yes, I am Shangguan Wu." After listening to Gu Chen's self-introduction, Shangguan Wu also quickly announced his family name.
But considering that Gu Chen is already the deputy director of Furong Branch at such a young age.
Generally, police officers of this level would be extremely cautious when dealing with Shangguan Wu.
Then he continued to confirm: "You are already the deputy director of Furong Branch at a young age? It really makes my eyes shine."
"Is this nothing?" Seeing this, Gu Chen quickly followed Guan Wu and introduced him:
"This is Captain Wang from the Criminal Investigation Team of Furong Branch, this is Lu Weiwei, the deputy director of the Criminal Investigation Team, and this is Yuan Shasha from the Criminal Investigation Team."
Also under Gu Chen's introduction, Shangguan Wu shook hands with everyone in turn and exchanged greetings.
Later, under Shangguan Wu's arrangement, everyone sat on the sofa again.
Shangguan Wu also picked up the small teapot and refilled tea for everyone. Finally, he filled a small cup for himself, held it in his hand, took a small sip, and said:
"Gu Bureau, I wonder what happened when you came to my pawn shop this time?"
"Do you recognize this person?" Gu Chen didn't waste any time talking to him. He took out his phone and opened the photo album.
Then, the surveillance screenshot of the red-haired man was shown in front of Shangguan Wu.
When he saw the photo of the red-haired man, Shangguan Wu was stunned for a moment, but soon he calmed down and grinned at Gu Chen:
"I don't know this person."
"You don't know him?" After hearing what Shangguan Wu said, Officer Wang also smiled angrily and said:
"Mr. Shangguan Wu, please look carefully. You said you don't recognize this red-haired man?"
"I really don't know him." Faced with Officer Wang's question, Shangguan Wu lay on the sofa and answered leisurely.
Officer Wang laughed and said angrily: "Mr. Shangguan Wu, it's boring for you to talk like this. According to our investigation, this red-haired man is actually a debt collector at your pawn shop."
"I have participated in many debt collection operations of your pawn shop. I even had conflicts with people and injured people and sent them to the hospital."
"You're saying now that you don't know this person. Isn't it a bit ridiculous?"
"Haha, what's this?" Listening to Officer Wang's words, Shangguan Wu didn't seem to mind, but talked eloquently:
"You also know that I run a pawn shop. Of course, a pawn shop will have some disputes with its business partners."
"Sometimes, my friends can't stand it in private, and then talk to their business partners. Is it normal?"
Glancing at the photo on Gu Chen's cell phone, Shangguan Wu added, "Just like this red-haired man, I don't even know who he is?"
"He may just be friends with some of our company's business staff."
"have to……"
Seeing that Shangguan Wu was obviously going to act rogue, Officer Wang was not used to it, so he immediately interrupted:
"Mr. Shangguan Wu, don't pretend to be like us. If we hadn't done on-site investigation, we wouldn't have said that."
After tapping the table, Officer Wang continued: "This person has appeared in your pawn shop for a long time, and according to the reports of many people who have had disputes with your pawn shop."
"This red-haired man is the debt collector at your pawn shop. He is responsible for the violent debt collection business here."
Seeing Shangguan Wu drinking tea with an expressionless expression, Officer Wang added: "Also, we have evidence that you and this red-haired man went out to spend money together. Do you think we need to take out this evidence? Maybe we can
prove yourself?"
"Haha." Shangguan Wu, who felt that Officer Wang was trying to unite himself and was a little helpless, also grinned and immediately changed his expression and said:
"Oh, I'm just kidding you, why do you still take it seriously?"
Putting down his tea cup, Shangguan Wu also said meaningfully: "Comrade police, you actually need to know that every industry has its own difficulties."
"You know, those of us who work as pawn shops are actually victims sometimes. Those who take out mortgages always use various reasons to cheat us out of our money."
"If we don't take the initiative to collect debts, then we will suffer losses in vain."
With a faint sigh, Shangguan Wu said again: "You also know how difficult it is to make money nowadays? No one's money comes from the strong wind."
"I can't help it. Sometimes, some social friends will take the initiative to help me share these worries."
"Then, after the work is completed, I will distribute some benefits to them as a reward. This is tacitly understood by everyone."
"As for what methods they used? I can't control that, and I didn't let them do it."
"If something happens, I won't help them. It's just such a simple thing."
"Then you just said you didn't know this red-haired man." Lu Weiwei took advantage of every opportunity and retorted.
Shangguan Wu was a little embarrassed, but he smiled and said: "I can't help it. Sometimes, what these people do is indeed a bit excessive."
"I have never asked them to help me violently collect debts, but once there is a problem, they like to dump the blame on me."
"But these things have nothing to do with me in the first place, so sometimes, if I can distance myself from these people, I try my best to distance myself from them."
"If you are relied on by these people, oh, sometimes it's really hard to explain."
"Why can't you explain it clearly if it's reasonable? I'm afraid it's unreasonable." After hearing what Shangguan Wu said, Yuan Shasha also exposed it directly.
Shangguan Wu was a little embarrassed, but he seemed to be unable to offend the policeman in front of him, so he put on a cunning look and said with an apologetic smile:
"Yes, yes, sometimes, if someone takes advantage of you, you can only blame yourself for your misfortune."
"It's really hard to do business now. Whose money is not hard-earned money?"
"Mr. Shangguan Wu." Seeing that Shangguan Wu continued to hide everything in front of everyone, Gu Chen did not hide it and said straightforwardly:
"As far as I know, although you are doing a pawn shop business on the surface, you are doing an illegal online loan business behind the scenes. Don't pretend to be like us."
"Actually, we are all clear on all these things about you. If we want to investigate you, you won't be able to escape."
"Haha." It felt like Gu Chen's tone suddenly became tougher. Shangguan Wu knew that this young deputy director seemed not to be trifled with.
So he agreed with a smile on his face and said: "Oh, Director Gu, what you said is serious. We are just doing some serious business."
"Don't tell me these things." I feel like this is an old fool. If he doesn't talk about the key points, sooner or later he will be deceived by this old fox's words.
So Gu Chen didn't plan to practice Tai Chi with him here, and asked directly: "Where is this red-haired man now?"
"The red-haired man? Where is he?" After hearing what Gu Chen said, Shangguan Wu suddenly became stunned. He looked around and said with an innocent face:
"Comrade police, I'm not his parent. Where is he? How do I know?"
"He is your salesman, of course you know where he is." Lu Weiwei did not give in and continued to urge.
Shangguan Wu chuckled, waved his hand and said: "Comrade police, you are making things a little difficult for me. To be honest, although he helped me collect debts and earn some commissions."
"But where does he go? That's completely his freedom."
Picking up the tea in front of him, Shangguan Wu took a small sip and then said:
"I also tell you that this red-haired man has nothing to do with our company. He just earns some commission."
"Moreover, we have not signed any employment agreement. He is just a casual temporary employee who helps me with some business."
"Our interest relationship is just that he helps me recover the debt and I pay him some commission."
"As for the connection, it's not that deep."
After a pause, Shangguan Wu looked in the direction of Gu Chen, and then asked: "But, you always want to associate him with me, I don't know what you mean?"
"Obviously there is no relationship, why do you insist on imposing this relationship on me?"
Seeing that Shangguan Wu seemed to have the nerve to retort, his attitude began to become tougher.
Lu Weiwei did not accept his trick, and she replied forcefully: "Mr. Shangguan Wu, to tell you the truth, this person may be involved in a murder case."
"We have now investigated some clues, and anyone related to him needs to be investigated by us."
After a pause, when she saw Shangguan Wu lowering his head, teasing the tea in front of him, deliberately pretending to be deaf and dumb, Lu Weiwei said again:
"You and this red-haired man have a very deep relationship. You said you didn't know, but we can't be sure."
"However, if you are related to this suspect, we need to investigate you."
"If you don't know, it doesn't matter. We will let you slowly remember where he is. But during this period, you may need to go back to the branch with us to accept investigation."
Shangguan Wu had never thought of seeing a female police officer being so tough in front of him.
But when several policemen mentioned the murder case, Shangguan Wu still showed a hint of frightened curiosity and asked hurriedly:
"Comrade police, you just said that this red-haired man might be involved in a murder case. What's going on?"
"That's it." Seeing Shangguan Wu ask about this matter, she thought that Shangguan Wu might be pretending not to know, but sooner or later, she would have to explain this matter clearly to Shangguan Wu, so Yuan Shasha volunteered to explain to Shangguan Wu:
"A member of a metal band was once in a bar, looking for a musician."
"But that night, he searched several bars with no results, but what was very suspicious was that in the bars he entered, there were people following him closely, watching the band member's every move."
"In the last bar, the band member spotted the red-haired man who had been following him. He seemed to be very afraid of seeing him, so he chose to enter the bar's toilet."
"Then he chose to escape through the ventilation duct above the toilet. When the red-haired man noticed something strange, he also chased him out of the bar."
"Then the band member disappeared and was never seen again."
"And on the night of the incident, this red-haired man happened to also appear at the scene."
"What does this mean?" After hearing what Yuan Shasha said, Shangguan Wu opened his arms and looked confused.
Yuan Shasha continued to add: "We suspect that the red-haired man attacked the other party and then hid it in a nearby trash can."
"Then I won the prize by swimming and fled the scene."
"Then we contacted the driver of the garbage truck that disposed of the trash can and towed the trash can to Wutong Road. On Wutong Road, we directly transported away the body hidden in the trash can."
"And we investigated the garbage truck driver and proved that he charged the other party a favor fee of 4,000 yuan."
After a pause, Yuan Shasha added: "So we suspect that the instigator is the red-haired man and the gang behind him."
"After all, according to the garbage truck driver's oral statement, there were two people who appeared on Wutong Road at that time."
"So, we have reason to suspect that these people are in the same group as the red-haired man."
"And this red-haired man is the debt collector of your pawn shop. We have reason to believe that this matter is not only related to the red-haired man, but also to you, Shangguan Wu."
"After all, it was a gang crime, so the focus of our current investigation naturally needs to be on you."
After hearing Yuan Shasha's introduction, Shangguan Wu, who was lying on the sofa, suddenly laughed and waved his hands:
"I really don't know, what do you think? Based on this alone, you conclude that all the actions of that person have something to do with me?"
"You think too highly of me, Shangguan Wu? You can't blame me for everything they eat, drink, and drink, right? I'm not their parent, so I can't control so many things."
"But that missing person had a deep conflict with you." Before Shangguan Wu could finish his words, Gu Chen blurted out what he heard from nurse Zhang Ying.
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Gu Chen didn't follow him in vain, and continued bluntly: "That person's name is Hu Zhe, and he formed a metal band on campus."
"Members of their band often participate in competitions in major universities and often get good rankings. They are also often active in some commercial activities near major universities."
"Furthermore, as far as I know, Vujicic in this band was entangled with one of your girlfriends for a while."
Speaking of this, Gu Chen looked at Shangguan Wu's expression changes.
Seeing Shangguan Wu's serious expression at this moment, Gu Chen slowly said: "I don't know, is this the case?"
"Haha, where did you all hear that?" After saying this, Shangguan Wu also picked up the water glass and drank directly to cover up his embarrassment.
Lu Weiwei replied with a faint smile: "It seems that many people knew about this matter at the beginning. After some small investigations, we found that the original Hu Zhe had a deep conflict with you."
"Moreover, you beat him up because of this incident and forced him to write an IOU of 150,000 yuan as compensation."
"In the end, it was the other members of their metal band who pooled their money together to settle the matter, right?"
"Haha." It feels like the police have investigated very clearly. Even if they deny it now, it seems that it will not help.
So Shangguan Wugan laughed twice and could only nod silently: "Yes, this happened at the beginning."
"He asked me to be a cuckold. What's wrong if I beat him up? What's wrong if I want compensation?"
"Besides, I spent so much money on that woman, and she got mixed up with this pretty boy in the blink of an eye."
"I have suffered mental losses, as well as various material losses. I want compensation, which is not excessive at all."
"This is not the issue we are talking about now." Shangguan Wu's mood seemed to start to fluctuate significantly.
Gu Chen didn't follow him and said directly:
"I heard that because of this incident, you caused trouble for Hu Zhe everywhere, so much so that it spread among many colleges and universities."
"Moreover, your debt collectors often use various reasons to make Hu Zhe suffer. Therefore, when Hu Zhe sees your people, he will try his best to avoid them."
"And this is why Vujicic saw the red-haired man and wanted to escape through the ventilation duct of the bar toilet."
