As the footsteps got closer and closer, Gu Chen and others discovered that the person coming upstairs was a young woman in her early 20s.
The woman is gorgeously dressed and has a slender figure. The first impression reminds people of a model on the catwalk.
She also found Gu Chen and others standing at the door, and the woman quickly stepped forward to greet them:
"Hello, are you from Furong Branch?"
"That's right." Seeing that the person coming was the one she was looking for, Lu Weiwei quickly introduced herself and said:
"I'm Lu Weiwei from the Criminal Investigation Team of Furong Branch. I was the one who called you just now."
"Yes, I remember your voice." After hearing Lu Weiwei's words, the tall woman also nodded in greeting.
Afterwards, Gu Chen, Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha also announced their homes one after another. After a brief greeting at the door, the woman took out her designer bag and took out a bunch of keys.
Only then did Gu Chen discover that each of the woman's keys had numbers on them.
And she quickly found the key to the house, and quickly opened the door for Gu Chen and others, saying:
"Our family has several houses, and we usually don't come here very often. Moreover, we collect rent every quarter, and the tenants transfer the money directly on WeChat."
"As for what's going on here? I don't know much about it. I just know that these tenants all rent houses through my mother. I usually seldom care about these things."
"So that's it?" After listening to the tall woman's introduction, Gu Chen quickly asked: "Have you ever come into contact with this Zhang Quan before?"
"No." The woman spoke softly and shook her head:
"I never have contact with these tenants. I own a dance studio and usually teach people to practice dance in the studio. My mother is the one who handles the rent."
"So, as for her tenants, I hardly know any of them."
"Then your family is quite rich. You can own several houses in Jiangnan City, which is an instant advantage for most people." Officer Wang also envied such a wealthy family.
To say that the house I owned back then really cost me my life.
But think about people, they have several houses, and they can live happily just by collecting rent every month.
The woman smiled lightly: "It's mainly because of the foundation laid by my father's business back then. But my father passed away early, and my mother and I didn't have much status in the company."
"So the board of directors decided to simply acquire my family's shares, convert them into cash, and let us exit the company."
After opening the door, the tall slender woman also sighed and said: "So I have no choice but to follow my mother and leave the company with the money from the company's acquisition of shares."
"But because I didn't know what to do? In addition, during that time, the property market in Jiangnan City was very hot, and there were many high-quality properties."
"So, my mother used the money to buy a lot of properties and then rented them to others."
"Even the dance studio I opened after graduation was funded by my mother's help."
"So that's it?" After listening to the tall woman's story, Officer Wang realized that this was also a single-parent family.
Fortunately, the foundation laid by her father during his lifetime allowed the mother and daughter to have food and drink without worries for the rest of their lives.
When Gu Chen came to the living room, he also followed the old rules and asked everyone to put on gloves, foot coverings, headgear and masks.
Let the tall woman stand at the door while everyone went to each corner to check.
However, the originally spacious house now looks chaotic.
Gu Chen heard from the fat middle-aged woman next door that Zhang Quan would often bring some friends over for dinner, and they would often have dinner together late at night, which was a bit disturbing to the public.
But now it seems that these people have made this house a mess.
Various cardboard boxes and garbage are piled up everywhere.
It seems like this is less like a home and more like a warehouse.
"How did it end up like this?" Seeing this scene in front of her, the tall young woman also frowned, feeling helpless.
"These people are really good." Yuan Shasha complained while placing the garbage on the other side.
This is a house with two bedrooms and two living rooms. Gu Chen and Lu Weiwei are responsible for checking the two bedrooms.
Officer Wang is responsible for checking the bathroom and kitchen.
Yuan Shasha inspects the living room and balcony.
Then after a while of fussing, everyone returned to the living room. Everyone looked at each other, but they all shook their heads.
"Didn't you find anything?" Gu Chen asked.
Lu Weiwei shook her head: "Except for some messy things, there is almost nothing abnormal. I feel that Zhang Quan's life is just a little sloppy, but there are no other problems."
"I don't have any problems here. The toilets are quite clean, but the kitchen is a bit sloppy. The various seasonings are not arranged properly, and many of them are scattered on the stove." Officer Wang said.
"I didn't find anything here either." Yuan Shasha also came to the crowd and said helplessly:
"The living room is the messiest place. Playing cards, cardboard boxes, and shoes are all scattered everywhere."
"However, Chao Gui Chaan found nothing unusual."
"And there is only one person's clothes hanging out on the balcony, and it should be Zhang Quan's."
"Okay." After receiving everyone's replies, Gu Chen nodded slightly and couldn't help but said:
"It seems that Zhang Quan is rarely at home. He usually stays outside. The room looks like a special place for sleeping."
"well!"
Listening to Gu Chen communicating with his colleagues, the tall young woman standing at the door placed her shoes neatly and couldn't help but sigh:
"This house is the earliest home in my family. I have lived here since I was a child."
"After my father passed away, my mother was very sad because my father died of illness in the bedroom, so my mother could not get out."
"My heart was hurt, and I always felt that it was hard to get over it, so later we got the cash from the company to repurchase the shares, and my mother bought a lot of real estate. I also suggested that my mother move out."
"I originally thought that my mother would feel better after leaving this home, but who knew that the room rented to the tenant turned out to be a mess, like a warehouse."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! With a heavy sigh, the tall young woman said helplessly: "As expected, if it is not your own home, you will not cherish it."
"You don't have to be so sad." Seeing that the tall young woman was a little uncomfortable, Gu Chen quickly comforted her:
"This place can be tidied up. It's pretty good. As for tenants, it's best to rent to people who love cleanliness."
"That's true." Listening to Gu Chen's words, the tall young woman nodded silently and said involuntarily:
"Anyway, this tenant is involved in your case, so he's probably not a good person, right?"
Seeing that Gu Chen and others were silent, the tall young woman asked again: "Comrade police, tell me the truth, is this person a good person?"
Seeing the tall young woman asking such questions, Lu Weiwei hesitated for a few seconds and chose to tell her:
"Then let me tell you the truth, this person is not a good person."
"I understand." Seeing Lu Weiwei being so frank, the tall young woman also nodded silently and said with a smile:
"Looking back, I will ask my mother to change the tenant. Anyway, if there are people with bad behavior in this place, we will definitely not rent it."
Looking up at Gu Chen, the tall young woman's expression suddenly changed again, and she smiled at Gu Chen and said, "Oh, by the way, my name is Gao Xiaoli, you can call me Lily."
"Okay Miss Lily, I'm very glad that you can cooperate with our investigation." Gu Chen shook hands with Gao Xiaoli and thanked her.
Gao Xiaoli also smiled and said: "Then do you still need my help?"
"Not yet, but if necessary, we hope to contact you as soon as possible." Gu Chen said.
"Yes." Gao Xiaoli nodded silently, and quickly took out a writing pen and a palm-sized note paper from her expensive bag. After writing her phone number, she tore off the note paper and handed it to Gu Chen.
:
"This is my phone number. If you need help, please feel free to call me."
"Okay." After looking at Gao Xiaoli's phone, Gu Chen put the note into his pocket and said with a smile: "That's it, we have to go to other places to investigate."
"Okay, then I won't disturb you in handling the case." Seeing that Gu Chen and others were about to leave, Gao Xiaoli also sent everyone to the door and watched them leave.
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When Gu Chen led everyone to the front of the vehicle, Yuan Shasha also said to Lu Weiwei:
"Senior Sister Lu, I think that Gao Xiaoli just now seems to be quite interesting to Senior Brother Gu."
"If we hadn't been present, I estimate that Gao Xiaoli would have written her phone number on the palm of Senior Brother Gu."
"I know. I can see it, which means that Junior Brother Gu's charm is too high, so he is not surprised."
Lu Weiwei was very open-minded. Over the years while working on cases, she had met many women. Some of them were interested in Gu Chen, ranging from one thousand to eight hundred.
For Lu Weiwei, this has long been routine.
Because she believed Gu Chen had no feelings for these people.
No matter what kind of provocation he faced, Gu Chen still had his determination. Lu Weiwei also enjoyed being able to go on field trips with Gu Chen, especially when she saw those women who couldn't love her, she even felt a little happy in her heart.
"What are you talking about?" Officer Wang, who had already got into the car, saw Lu Weiwei and Yuan Shasha still standing outside whispering, so he couldn't help but lower the window and asked one more question.
Lu Weiwei frowned and said with a smile: "Nothing, just talking about women's topics."
"Get in the car quickly, it's important to handle the case now." Officer Wang also urged.
Lu Weiwei nodded silently and quickly got into the car with Yuan Shasha. Then, based on the message sent by He Junchao, everyone started to go to a football stadium.
On the way, Gu Chen also informed everyone: "According to the investigation results given by Senior Brother He, the trajectory of Zhang Quan's departure that day has also been locked."
"This motorcycle has been with another man in recent days, and that motorcycle is currently parked at a football field near the Wetland Park."
"I estimate that this person should be a football enthusiast and should be playing games with others at this time."
"I hope I can find this motorcycle." Lu Weiwei lay on the seat and said lightly:
"Being able to find a motorcycle means that the relationship between the owner and Zhang Quan should be very good."
"Through this guy, maybe we can find Zhang Quan."
"It's best like this." As he spoke, Gu Chen directly increased the accelerator, and the vehicle drove directly to the right at a fork in the road.
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After 40 minutes' journey, Gu Chen drove the car to a parking space in the Wetland Park.
Since this is a national wetland park, the scenery is beautiful, and the scenery along the river has attracted many citizens to exercise and relax here.
In another gentle area of the Wetland Park, there are some fitness venues for all.
There are football fields, basketball courts, some tennis courts, and some niche sports venues.
Especially croquet, a sport that is popular among the elderly. Gu Chen is not sure whether it is popular in other places, but in Jiangnan City, it is definitely one of the favorite sports among the elderly.
When Gu Chen arrived near the place where He Junchao arrived, he soon discovered that a brand new motorcycle was parked outside a football field, not in a specially designated parking space.
"Why is this motorcycle parked at the entrance of the football field? Isn't it blocking the road?" When Yuan Shasha saw this motorcycle lying across the entrance of the football field, she couldn't help but complain.
Officer Wang smiled and said: "Xiao Yuan, don't you understand this? If you drive such a cool car and play football here, of course you need to attract other people's attention."
"So, parking the car here is naturally for installing the forklift. Generally speaking, it must be to attract the girl's attention, but this little idea is, to be honest, a bit outdated."
"You, Lao Wang, are the only ones who understand?" Seeing Lao Wang preaching here again, Lu Weiwei couldn't help but make a few jokes.
But Gu Chen had already reached the entrance of the football field.
The venue here is surrounded by steel wire mesh, and there is only one entrance.
At the edge of the football field, some male and female spectators were already sitting.
Gu Chen pointed to the motorcycle at the door and asked, "Whose car is this?"
Also attracted by Gu Chen's voice, several women turned their heads and looked. One of them, wearing denim overalls, replied:
"The guy wearing white No. 10 on the field, this is his car."
Following the reminder, Gu Chen quickly saw the number 10 in white who was lazily playing football on the field, so he quickly walked to the woman in denim overalls and asked:
"do you know him?"
"I don't know." The woman in denim overalls shook her head and said:
"But he did strike up a conversation with me and asked me if I wanted to take his car for a ride in the evening."
"I said I had a boyfriend, and he said he wouldn't mind having another boyfriend? Anyway, he's smooth-tongued and feels like playing football is just average."
The woman in denim overalls was sober and told the man's intention directly.
When Officer Wang heard this, he also asked out of curiosity: "Does your boyfriend also play football here?"
"That's not true." The woman in denim overalls shook her head: "He is in another city. I came here with my best friend to see the handsome guy, but I feel like..."
Glancing secretly in the direction of Gu Chen, the woman in denim overalls also smiled and said:
"But I feel like those people on the field are not handsome guys. Most of them are greasy men."
"The requirements are quite high." When the woman in denim overalls said this, Officer Wang also smiled lightly, pointed directly at No. 10 in white on the field and shouted: "That No. 10 in white, yes, that's you."
Seeing that No. 10 in white was looking at him, Officer Wang raised his fingers at him and said, "Come here."
"Wait for me." After greeting his teammates, No. 10, dressed in white, walked up to Officer Wang in small steps.
Looking at Gu Chen, Lu Weiwei and Yuan Shasha standing next to Officer Wang, No. 10 in white looked confused and asked:
"Who are you? Do I know you?"
"Of course you don't know me, but do you know this one?" Officer Wang didn't talk nonsense to him. He directly took out his police card and showed it in front of No. 10 in white.
Man No. 10 in white's eyes lit up. After learning that the other party was a policeman, his tone was not as tough as before, and he asked softly:
"It turns out to be a comrade from the police. I wonder what the hell you are looking for me for?"
"Is the motorcycle parked at the door yours?" Gu Chen asked, pointing to the motorcycle at the door.
The man No. 10 in white glanced at him, nodded silently, and said involuntarily:
"Yes, that motorcycle is indeed mine."
"Is it yours or Zhang Quan's?" Lu Weiwei also continued to ask.
When he heard Lu Weiwei mentioning the name "Zhang Quan", the man No. 10 in white, there were obviously some emotional fluctuations in his eyes.
All this was seen by Gu Chen and others.
"Let me ask you a question? Is this car yours or Zhang Quan's?" Yuan Shasha continued to urge.
The man in white No. 10 reacted and responded with a smile:
"Oh, a few of us pooled our money together to buy the car. We usually ride alone for a while. During this time, it happened to be my turn."
"A few days ago, was it Zhang Quan's turn to take this car?" Gu Chen adjusted the angle of the law enforcement recorder and asked again.
The somewhat embarrassed man No. 10 in white also scratched the back of his head, nodded and admitted:
"Yes, it was Zhang Quan who was riding a few days ago. So you all know Zhang Quan?"
"We don't know Zhang Quan, but we are looking for him now, but we can't contact him. I wonder if you can help us contact Zhang Quan?" Lu Weiwei asked.
The atmosphere instantly became tense. When the man in white, No. 10, saw the police's fight, he immediately understood the police's intentions.
After thinking for a short time, the man No. 10 in white also smiled and said: "No, comrade police, what about that? Did Zhang Quan commit something?"
"You don't have to worry about this. Just tell us, can Zhang Quan be contacted?" Officer Wang didn't want to hear the man's slander, so he continued to urge.
Man No. 10 in white seemed to feel that if he did not contact Zhang Quan, he would be taken to the police station, so he compromised and said:
"Then wait for me, I'll go get my phone." After saying this, the man No. 10 in white walked directly to the side of the court.
Then, he took out his mobile phone from a bag, found Zhang Quan's mobile phone number, and dialed it directly.
While dialing, the man No. 10 in white looked at Gu Chen and the others from time to time, with mixed feelings in his heart.
After a moment of waiting, the man No. 10 in white put down his cell phone helplessly, spread his hands to Gu Chen and others and said:
"Sorry, I can't get through to his cell phone. Maybe it's out of battery."
"Then do you know how to find him?" Gu Chen asked.
"This...I'm not very clear." Man No. 10 in white shook his head.
Lu Weiwei didn't give up and said: "You can all spend money to buy a car, which means you have a good relationship. Where does he usually go? Don't you know?"
"Um...I really don't know." Man No. 10 in white felt that he seemed to be in trouble, and for a while he lost the confidence he had before.
But Officer Wang talked eloquently: "Don't be nervous, let me ask you, what does Zhang Quan usually do?"
"He...he doesn't have a serious job. He usually helps people collect debts and stuff like that."
"So what do you usually do?" As soon as the man No. 10 in white finished speaking, Officer Wang threw the question again.
The man No. 10 in white had a dumbfounded expression on his face. He secretly glanced at the women who were just sitting on the edge of the court, then turned his head and whispered:
"I'm a chef in a hotel."
"What? Louder? You haven't had enough to eat?" Seeing the man No. 10 in white, he talked about his career in a submissive manner, as if he was whispering.
Lu Weiwei deliberately raised her voice and asked the man to say it again.
The man No. 10 in white was a little embarrassed, but when faced with the police's questioning, he did not dare to hide anything. He could only raise his voice and said: "I... I work as a chef in a hotel."
"Are you a chef? You won't be working today?" Yuan Shasha asked.
"Yes, I have a day off today and will go to work tomorrow."
"Did Zhang Quan say anything when he handed this car to you?" Yuan Shasha asked again.
"What did you say?" Man No. 10 in white looked up at the sky and said thoughtfully:
"He seems to have said that he might have to go out for a while during this period, right?"
"I asked him what he was going to do. He didn't elaborate. He just said he was leaving for a while and would leave the car with me first."
"Originally, it would be a week before it was my turn to take the car, but he handed it over to me in advance. It seemed like he was going to do something urgent, right?"
"Is there anyone else sharing this car?" Gu Chen asked again.
Man No. 10 in white also nodded and replied: "Yes, this motorcycle costs more than 10,000 yuan. In addition to me and him, there are three other people. The five of us pooled our money to buy it."
"Five people, pool money to buy a motorcycle?" Listening to what the man No. 10 in white said, Lu Weiwei also looked surprised and asked:
"What are you trying to do by spending so much money to buy a car?"
"Well……"
It felt like Lu Weiwei was asking the question knowingly. The man No. 10 in white, who wanted to find a hole in the ground at this moment, also said obediently:
"Police...comrade police, this doesn't seem to be a question you need to know, right? Can I not answer it?"
"But I still want to know, maybe it has something to do with our investigation?"
Lu Weiwei didn't want to rely on him.
When I feel like asking you something, you answer honestly? How do you pretend?
At this moment, the man No. 10 in white felt that the color of his underwear was about to be known to the police. He also lowered his head and whispered back:
"That is, looking at those people riding high-end motorcycles, there can be girls sitting behind them, so we are very vain, but we don't have much money."
"So, everyone is thinking about pooling their money to buy a motorcycle, and then everyone can ride it for a while."
"It's convenient to go out and take girls on dates, so..."
He secretly glanced at Lu Weiwei, the man in white No. 10, and then said slowly: "So I just collected the money to buy it."
"So that's it? It's okay to say no earlier, there's no need to hide it, right?" Listening to what the man No. 10 in white said, Lu Weiwei probably knew the details of this man.
So he asked again: "Then let me ask you, where does Zhang Quan usually go?"
"This... is just... a bar. It's just some entertainment place anyway."
"What about other than these places?" Officer Wang asked again.
"Apart from these places?" After hesitating for a few seconds, the man No. 10 in white also shook his head and said involuntarily:
"Besides this place, I really don't know where else he can go?"
"Is there such a place?" Listening to what the man in white No. 10 said, Gu Chen took a step forward and said:
"For example, every time you encounter some trouble, do you have some place where you can hide? Like a secret base that only you know?"
Hearing what Gu Chen said, this made the man in white No. 10 look a little panicked.
It was not difficult for Gu Chen to see from his eyes that there really was such a place.
"No...no?" Man No. 10 in white hesitated again and again, but lowered his head in denial.
But the tone of his voice betrayed him. Gu Chen smiled faintly and then said:
"Tell me, where is it?"
"I...I don't know." Looking up at Gu Chen, the man No. 10 in white continued to deny.
Gu Chen became serious this time and scolded in a stern tone: "I tell you, this Zhang Quan may be involved in a murder case."
"We are now launching a comprehensive investigation into him. I don't know how deep the relationship between you and this Zhang Quan is? But if I know that you are covering up Zhang Quan, then you should know the consequences."
"If this matter has nothing to do with you, but you knew about it and didn't report it, you should bear some responsibility."
"Comrade police, what...what's this?" Hearing what Gu Chen said and thinking of Gu Chen's sharp eyes, the man No. 10 in white suddenly looked a little panicked.
Lu Weiwei also said angrily: "Just tell me, why are there so many?"
"If you don't tell me now, when we find Zhang Quan, you won't be able to escape the relationship."
"But if you have nothing to do with Zhang Quan, and you are not involved in the case we are investigating, why don't you say anything? Or are you related to this murder?"
"No, I didn't. Don't talk nonsense." Also startled by Lu Weiwei's approaching words, the man No. 10 in white also retorted emotionally:
"This murder case I told you has nothing to do with it at all. My relationship with Zhang Quan is not as good as you think."
"We just met in a bar. Everyone happened to like motorcycles, so we were thinking about pooling our money to buy one? That's all."
"That's it?" Officer Wang asked, raising his eyebrows.
"That's all." The man No. 10 in white continued to nod, feeling his whole body trembling.
Gu Chen and his colleagues looked at each other, feeling that the man in white No. 10 didn't look like he was lying.
But Gu Chen still knew from the look in the eyes of the man No. 10 in white that this so-called "secret base" should actually exist.
So Gu Chen took two steps forward and came to the man No. 10 in white.
Looking at Gu Chen's tall body, the man No. 10 in white instinctively took two steps back, seemingly overwhelmed by Gu Chen's strong sense of oppression.
Gu Chen also said calmly: "Since it has nothing to do with Zhang Quan, tell me, if you encounter trouble, where will you hide? Or, where is Zhang Quan most likely to go?"
Listening to Gu Chen's questions, the man No. 10 in white seemed to be on the verge of collapse, but he never spoke.
Upon seeing this, Yuan Shasha quickly reminded: "The reason why we were able to find clues about Zhang Quan was entirely due to the information revealed to us by Zhang Quan's current boss."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Even Zhang Quan's current boss has drawn a clear line with him, but you are still defending Zhang Quan. I don't know what you are thinking? Do you want to
What if Zhang Quan gets involved with you?"
"I?"
As if being awakened by Yuan Shasha's words, the man No. 10 in white was also struggling at this moment.
Officer Wang stepped forward, patted the shoulder of man No. 10 in white, and said with a smile:
"Tell me, where is it?"
"I wonder if he will go there?" Man No. 10 in white lowered his head and seemed to want to relax.
Officer Wang raised his eyebrows: "Where?"
"Jiangnan Lake Grassland, an abandoned hut in the middle." Man No. 10 in white said.
When everyone heard this, they also looked at each other in shock.
Lu Weiwei also said angrily: "I have never heard of this place?"
"Of course you don't know very well." Looking up at the crowd, the man No. 10 in white also explained:
"This place is on the edge of Jiangnan Lake. During the dry season, there is a large piece of exposed river bed."
"The aquatic plants there will be exposed during the dry season, forming a large green pasture. It is a good place for Internet celebrities to take photos and check in."
"And in the central area of that place, which is exposed on a high ground, there is a broken hut."
"Normally no one lives there. Even during the dry season, people can go to the grassland, but that place is still uninhabited."
After a pause and trying to calm down, the man in white No. 10 continued:
"However, there is a village nearby. It should be an uninhabited village now. The previous residents have now moved there, leaving many empty houses."
"Zhang Quan and I, as well as some other people, have been involved in gang fights before. In order to avoid getting into trouble, we would hide in that uninhabited village for a while to avoid the limelight."
"We will only go out once the weather is calm outside. However, usually we go out to fight in groups and then hide there."
"There will be some food we prepared there. Anyway, sometimes we go out to watch the stars. It's also a good place."
After the words fell, the man No. 10 in white seemed to be relieved, and he let out a long sigh of relief.
Gu Chen clicked on the map on his mobile phone, and based on what the man in white No. 10 said, he started looking for the uninhabited village he mentioned on the map.
After searching for a while, Gu Chen handed the phone to the man in white, No. 10, and asked: "Where is the uninhabited village you mentioned? Help me find it on the map."
