In fact, what Officer Wang said was what everyone thought. I felt that the female receptionist was relatively strong before. When faced with the police investigation, she seemed to be instinctively protecting her boss.
This made Lu Weiwei a little unhappy at the time, and she even felt that the female receptionist was a bit arrogant.
But now it seems that this female receptionist may be Shangguan Wu's confidant?
"By the way, her name seems to be Lu?" Lu Weiwei raised her right index finger, thoughtfully.
"Zhang Lu." Gu Chen, who was sitting next to Lu Weiwei, blurted out.
"Yes, it's Zhang Lu. I even asked her name at that time. I feel that this Zhang Lu needs to be investigated more intensively," Lu Weiwei said.
Yuan Shasha took out her notebook, flipped through it a few times, and then said:
"Then do we need to investigate Zhang Lu now?"
"That's for sure." Officer Wang lay on his seat and breathed heavily:
"Zhang Lu, this woman, when I look at her with the eyes of someone who has experienced her, I feel that she is indeed extraordinary."
"I guess Shangguan Wu used her because he was interested in some of Zhang Lu's talents. In other words, there are many connections between Zhang Lu and Guan Wu."
"Otherwise, with so much business in the pawn shop, Shangguan Wu would send Zhang Lu as a female receptionist to handle it, which is obviously not in line with common sense."
"No matter how despicable Shangguan Wu was, Zhang Lu felt that he was used to it, which explains the problem."
After a pause, Officer Wang continued: "Now I even suspect that Zhang Quan, like these Ma Zai who collects debts for Shangguan Wu, Zhang Lu must also know what is going on."
The back of his right hand was clasped on his left palm. Police Officer Wang also reminded him: "Let's do this. Let He Junchao keep an eye on Zhang Lu and see if he was on the phone around 12:30 noon the day before yesterday. It would be best to find relevant information.
monitor."
"It's probably quite difficult." Yuan Shasha said, "After all, we can't be so lucky every time."
"Then we have to investigate." Officer Wang said firmly.
Lu Weiwei snorted and said involuntarily: "I guess He Junchao is screaming again. The investigation he was asked to investigate before is not over yet, and now he is asked to investigate Zhang Lu."
"That's what it should be." Officer Wang said nonchalantly: "He Junchao is good at technical investigation, so it would be best to let him investigate Zhang Lu."
"If He Junchao can't solve it, we will handle it on the spot."
As soon as he finished speaking, Officer Wang took out his cell phone and started to contact He Junchao.
The phone was connected. At this moment, He Junchao seemed to be exhausted. Seeing Comrade Lao Wang calling, he answered the call reluctantly:
"Old Wang, what's going on? I just fell asleep."
"Are you in the dormitory?" Officer Wang asked.
"How is that possible?" He Junchao on the phone yawned, and then said: "I'm in the office, sleeping on a folding bed."
"Okay, you help me investigate a person." Officer Wang said quickly.
He Junchao said helplessly: "Old Wang, what time is it? Can it be tomorrow?"
"This is not okay. We have now investigated clearly that Shangguan Wu is not the person who called Xu Liang at 12:30 noon the day before yesterday. What does this mean?"
"What does it mean? Does it mean there is someone else behind the scenes?" He Junchao said angrily.
"Yes." Officer Wang chuckled, and then said:
"Later, after unanimous analysis by all of us, we felt that the guy most likely to be the mastermind behind the scenes might be Shangguan Wu."
"But this guy is obviously too cunning. He will not let himself be exposed to the sight of our police."
"So we concluded that he must have known that there was surveillance targeting him, but in doing so, he created the fact that he did not make a call."
"So?" After hearing what Officer Wang said, He Junchao on the phone also asked.
Officer Wang grinned: "So? So we feel that this call may have been made by one of Shangguan Wu's cronies."
"And this person must be someone Shangguan Wu trusts. Think about it, if he doesn't trust him, what should he do if he informs him? What should he do if he blackmails him?"
"So this person must be reliable, cannot betray him, and must be absolutely loyal to him..."
"Okay, okay." After listening to Officer Wang nagging for a long time, He Junchao really didn't have the energy to chat with him, so he quickly asked:
"So, who is the person you are thinking of?"
"That's the female receptionist at Shangguanwu's pawn shop. Her name is Zhang Lu. This woman has been working for their boss Shangguanwu before."
"But everyone who has been in contact with Shangguan Wu knows what kind of person Shangguan Wu is."
"If this kind of scumbag has people who are devoted to him, then our social values will really be distorted."
After a pause, Officer Wang also spoke eloquently: "So we concluded that this guy must be a close associate of Shangguan Wu. We need you to investigate whether this Zhang Lu made a phone call around 12:30 noon the day before yesterday.
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"Okay." It felt like the personnel had been confirmed, and He Junchao no longer hesitated and said immediately:
"Then give me some information and I'll help you investigate Zhang Lu. But I'm just too sleepy now."
"He Junchao." As soon as He Junchao finished speaking on the phone, Lu Weiwei, who was sitting in the passenger seat of the car, said a little uneasily:
"What time do you think it is now? We are all still working outside. Are you embarrassed to hide in the office and sleep alone? Come on, everyone is waiting."
"Oh, my aunt." Lu Weiwei felt that she was really disappointing.
But thinking about how everyone is busy outside and I am sleeping in the office, I feel a little sad.
Thinking about it, I can only compromise: "Okay, I'll give it a try, and I'll let you know as soon as I have news."
"We are about to go back to the branch, please hurry up." Lu Weiwei said.
After briefly explaining a few words to He Junchao on the phone, Officer Wang also hung up the phone.
Gu Chen started the vehicle and drove quickly towards the branch.
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When the vehicle parked steadily in the parking lot of the Furong branch compound, the lights in the criminal investigation team's office were still on.
After Gu Chen and others got out of the car, they walked directly towards the office.
At this moment, in the direction of He Junchao's desk, he was still listening to various mouse clicks.
Even when Gu Chen, Lu Weiwei, Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha walked up behind He Junchao, He Junchao didn't seem to notice. He was still using the mouse to check the surveillance images one by one.
"At around 12:30 noon the day before yesterday, where was this Zhang Lu? What was she doing?"
"Ouch!"
As soon as Lu Weiwei opened her mouth, He Junchao, who was paying full attention, was so frightened that he was like a cat with explosive hair. His whole body trembled and he looked behind him:
"You...when did you come in? Why didn't I hear any movement?"
"Haha, Senior Brother He didn't hear it, which means that Senior Brother He has entered the state of serious work. This is a good thing." Yuan Shasha continued to use her sweet-tongued ability, and she couldn't help but praise He Junchao a few words.
He Junchao also breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's so quiet that it scares a person to death."
"What's the result of the investigation?" Gu Chen didn't have so many ideas and just hurriedly asked He Junchao.
He Junchao also took a deep breath and then said slowly:
"This Zhang Lu has the habit of going out to eat at noon, usually in restaurants near the pawn shop."
"Because it is surrounded by old commercial streets, there is no shortage of food here. She often changes restaurants to eat one after another. She will eat this one today and that one tomorrow."
"Then which restaurant was there at noon the day before yesterday?"
"This donkey meat dumpling shop." As soon as Gu Chen finished speaking, He Junchao clicked on the surveillance screenshot of his investigation to show it to everyone.
Officer Wang narrowed his eyes, leaned forward involuntarily, and asked: "So, Zhang Lu was at this donkey meat dumpling shop that day?"
"Yes." He Junchao nodded silently and said involuntarily:
"But, the decoration of this donkey meat dumpling shop seems to be quite ordinary. So, is there any surveillance in the shop? This... I have no way of knowing."
"If you want to know, you have to go and investigate on the spot. In addition, I don't have Zhang Lu's mobile phone number. I don't know the specific situation. The telecom operator is probably off work now, so it will be very troublesome to check."
"As long as the leader who will be contacted tomorrow is here, I will ask him for authorization based on the phone number to investigate Zhang Lu's call recording time."
"Okay." I feel that there is nothing wrong with He Junchao's investigation. In addition, it is already late at night and everyone is exhausted.
After Gu Chen agreed with He Junchao's words, he also reminded everyone:
"That's it for today. Let's take a rest first. Let's go to that donkey meat dumpling shop again tomorrow morning."
"Okay." Lu Weiwei agreed, yawning and echoing.
It felt like if Gu Chen didn't allow everyone to get off work, he might fall asleep standing here.
Officer Wang yawned, went directly to the corner, took out his folding bed, fell to the ground and slept.
The snoring soon filled the entire office.
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The next morning.
While everyone was still awake, Gu Chen had already bought breakfast from the cafeteria and placed it in front of everyone, reminding them: "Everyone, wake up. We will go to Lvyou Dumpling Shop later to ask about the situation."
"Junior brother Gu?" Lu Weiwei, who was lying on her side on the folding bed, also raised her head and glanced at Gu Chen, as well as the steaming soy milk and meat buns in front of her.
Lu Weiwei glanced at Roubao, who was also half asleep, said thank you to Gu Chen, and then fell back to sleep.
Officer Wang does have his own biological clock. As soon as he said this, he woke up naturally. Then he glanced at Yuan Shasha and Lu Weiwei beside him, and slapped them awake:
"Get up, Gu Chen has brought you breakfast. Are you still sleeping?"
"Huh?" Yuan Shasha muttered in her sleep, looking at the breakfast next to her with her somewhat messy hair, feeling full of happiness.
After all, when you wake up and open your eyes, you can see food, and most importantly, it's still warm. Who can bear this?
Seeing that Yuan Shasha had regained consciousness and Lu Weiwei was still lying there, Officer Wang was not polite and kicked the folding bed directly, reminding him: "Lu Weiwei, get up quickly."
After Lu Weiwei got up and was irritated for a while, she saw He Junchao still sleeping soundly beside her, and she pointed at He Junchao and said, "He Junchao hasn't even woken up yet."
"He Junchao doesn't need to go out on the field." Officer Wang, who had already eaten the steaming meat buns, said casually:
"Well, this meat bun is so delicious. I'll finish my own later, so I might as well eat Lu Weiwei's. She didn't get up anyway."
"Ah?" Upon hearing that someone was about to eat her breakfast, Lu Weiwei raised her head reflexively, glanced at Officer Wang next to her with her messy hair, and then looked at the breakfast in front of her.
It was also an action like a tiger guarding its food. He took the breakfast in front of him and kept it for himself, without forgetting to mutter:
"Junior Brother Gu bought this for me, where will it be your turn, Old Wang, to allocate it to me?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Lu Weiwei picked up the bun and took a bite.
In this way, even if he leaves to go to the toilet, it is impossible for Lao Wang to secretly eat the remaining steamed buns, right?
Seeing Lu Weiwei's embarrassed appearance, Officer Wang shook his head and smiled, and quickly finished the breakfast in his hand.
After a while, Gu Chen looked down at the time and said as a reminder:
"It's getting late, let's leave now."
"Yeah." Lu Weiwei wrapped the last half of the meat and swallowed it in one gulp.
Then he sucked up the steaming soy milk until every last drop was left, then twisted the package into a twisted state and threw it into the trash can.
Following Gu Chen, everyone took off their individual police equipment and rushed downstairs.
Since we have been to the old commercial street last time, when everyone comes here again, it will not seem so strange.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Shangguan Wu’s pawn shop sign is still hanging in the most conspicuous place in the entire commercial street.
However, this time Gu Chen came to see not Shangguan Wu, but a nearby donkey meat dumpling shop.
This donkey meat dumpling shop also makes some wonton breakfast in the morning.
Various measures are taken to increase turnover based on local conditions.
When Gu Chen and others walked into the store, a middle-aged fat man smiled and said directly: "Do you guys want something to eat?"
"No, we've already had breakfast." Gu Chen didn't waste any time. He took out his police card and reminded him:
"We are from the Furong Branch and would like to find out some information from you."
"Oh, so it's a comrade from the police?" Although he didn't know why the police came to find him.
But the fat boss still received him politely and couldn't help but said: "I don't know why you are looking for me?"
"Do you know this woman?" Lu Weiwei came from behind Gu Chen, took out her mobile phone, and showed the screenshot of the surveillance captured by He Junchao in front of the middle-aged fat boss.
The fat boss recognized the person in the photo at a glance and said with a smile: "Isn't this the woman who works in the pawn shop? She often comes to my store to eat, what's wrong?"
Faced with the fat boss's inquiry, no one answered immediately.
And Gu Chen was also observing the surrounding environment.
I found that there really wasn't even a monitoring device installed here.
Gu Chen, who had held on to a glimmer of hope before, now sighed and asked hurriedly:
"Don't you have surveillance cameras installed in your store?"
"Hey, why are you installing that thing? I don't have anything valuable in the store. Installing that thing is indeed a waste of resources."
"It can't be said that the internal monitoring of the hotel is actually a kind of protection for the restaurant."
"Of course, the images shown in the surveillance can also help the police find some clues about the suspects."
"So, according to you, the female receptionist before was also the object of your suspicion?" The middle-aged fat boss knows this.
Hearing what several police officers said, he must have felt a sense of panic.
But soon, Gu Chen came to him and said truthfully: "Hello, we are currently handling a case, but some clues involved in the case are related to the female receptionist of the pawn shop."
After a pause, Gu Chen added: "Moreover, that woman often comes to your store to make purchases, and she plays a key role in the investigation and handling of our case."
"I understand, I already understand." After listening to Gu Chen's various explanations, the fat boss was also a sensible person. He immediately understood what Gu Chen meant and quickly nodded in agreement:
"The woman at the front desk of the pawn shop must be not simple, right?"
"If you want to know something, if I know it, I will tell you. If I don't know, I can't tell you."
"We only need what you know." Gu Chen didn't want to be verbose and went straight to the point:
"This female receptionist works at a pawn shop, do you know her?"
"We know each other, how could we not know each other?" Listening to what Lu Weiwei said, the fat boss also grinned.
So Gu Chen asked again:
"Then let me ask you, this guy, every time she comes to your restaurant to eat, what strange behaviors does she do?"
"Strange behavior?" After hearing what Lu Weiwei said, the fat boss suddenly fell into confusion.
After thinking that it would be easy to deal with, the queen shook her head and expressed her ignorance:
"I'm not very sure about this. Every time she comes to my restaurant to eat, she is alone. Moreover, when she meets us, she will take the initiative to say hello to us."
"I'm very busy every day, and I don't pay too much attention to customers. So, what kind of weird behavior do you think she has? Sorry, I really don't know about this."
"Do you usually only eat at your restaurant? Have you met anyone?" Gu Chen quickly asked again.
The fat boss frowned, and after thinking hard for a while, he waved his hand and denied, "I'm not very clear about this."
"Then did she come to your restaurant for dinner yesterday?" Lu Weiwei asked.
"Yesterday?" He raised his head and thought. After a long time, the fat boss replied honestly:
"I came here last night and ordered a plate of donkey meat dumplings. She loved it, so she eats donkey meat dumplings every time she comes. This is our signature here."
"Understood." Gu Chen nodded silently as he listened, and then asked: "What about the day before yesterday? Did the female receptionist come to your store the day before yesterday?"
Gu Chen knew how to make rounds gradually, but it seemed that the owner of the donkey meat dumpling shop didn't have a good memory.
So Gu Chen decided to help him regain his memory.
It was also under Gu Chen's constant reminders that the owner of the Donkey Meat Dumpling Shop slowly remembered what happened the day before yesterday, so he nodded silently and couldn't help but say:
"I came here the day before yesterday. I came here at noon the day before yesterday."
"Yes, I came to your store at 12:10 noon the day before yesterday and left at 12:55. I stayed in your store for a total of 45 minutes," Gu Chen said.
"You know all this?" It felt like Gu Chen's memory was a bit scary, and the fat owner of the Donkey Meat Dumpling Shop also felt a little nervous.
Gu Chen waved his hand and continued: "You don't have to worry about this. You just need to tell me, did the female receptionist pick up her cell phone to make a call around 12:30 noon the day before yesterday?"
"Well……"
Facing Gu Chen's inquiry, the owner of the Donkey Meat Dumpling Shop seemed to have a short-circuit in his mind and instantly fell into a state of stasis.
Officer Wang raised his eyebrows: "What? I don't know?"
"Me? I...I..."
After thinking briefly for a few seconds, the fat boss sighed and said: "What the hell, why am I paying attention to this? Is this very important..."
"It's crucial, and very crucial." Just as the owner of the Donkey Meat Dumpling Shop turned his head, Gu Chen suddenly appeared in front of him.
He also took a step forward and directly forced the fat boss half a step back.
The two of them looked at each other at such a close distance, and Gu Chen's sharp eyes seemed to have a kind of magic power.
In an instant, the fat boss was obviously thinking seriously.
After a moment, the fat boss looked away from Gu Chen's eyes and suddenly realized:
"I remember, this female receptionist..."
"how?"
After hearing what the fat boss said, Lu Weiwei, Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha all asked in unison.
The fat boss waved his hand: "I didn't answer the phone."
"How do you say that?" Gu Chen heard this and continued to ask.
In Gu Chen's view, this requires evidence, and this confidence is very crucial.
The fat boss also laughed and quickly explained: "This is nothing? I didn't pay much attention to it before, but when I looked into the eyes of this police comrade just now, it instantly reminded me of it."
"Haha, what does this have to do with looking at my Junior Brother Gu's eyes?" When Lu Weiwei heard what the fat boss said, she also felt that it was a bit nonsense.
But the fat boss retorted: "Because I saw the reflection of the TV in the eyeballs of this police comrade."
After finishing his words, the fat boss turned around and pointed at the LCD TV hanging above the door, and continued:
"Did you see it? It's that TV."
Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha took two steps forward and stared at the TV on the wall for a few seconds. They seemed to have no idea what the TV had to do with the female receptionist.
Seeing that no one seemed to understand and looked at him with doubtful eyes, the fat boss also smiled and said:
"Oh, you may not know something. The female receptionist at the pawn shop seems to be very concerned about financial knowledge, especially the news about current affairs."
"So, every day when she comes over, she will choose to watch the news in my store for 30 minutes."
"watch the news?"
Hearing these remarks, Officer Wang also smiled angrily and said: "So, does this have any key to the answer we want to get?"
After working on it for a long time, I still felt that I still didn't understand what the fat boss meant, and Officer Wang suddenly became a little anxious.
But the fat boss said calmly: "You may not have this habit, but I do."
"Because every day at the end of the news, there are weather forecasts for some tourist cities."
"Every time this time, she would look at it very seriously. I heard her talk about it. She said that her job was relatively free and she didn't have to stay in the pawn shop every day."
"Moreover, she said that her income is not bad, at least better than that of ordinary white-collar workers."
"So, she is often in Jiangnan City, but her mind has long flown to tourist cities in other provinces."
"She always told me that she likes to watch the weather forecasts of tourist cities in various places."
"In this way, when she thinks about wanting to go out and let herself go, she will take action immediately."
"So, around 12:30 noon every day, she always watches TV without taking her eyes off it."
After taking a deep breath and trying to calm down his emotions, the fat boss continued: "So, just for this reason, I also have a subconscious mind."
"Whenever I am in the store or working in the kitchen, around 12:30 noon, I will habitually watch the TV in the living room."
"Although I don't travel, I have been influenced by her in a subtle way. I don't know why. My eyes will look outside from time to time."
"Do you still remember what happened at noon the day before yesterday?" Yuan Shasha seemed to understand what the fat boss meant when she heard this.
That is, every day at 12:30 noon, the fat boss will look at the TV at the door from time to time, even if he is in the back kitchen or in the dining hall.
The fat boss nodded silently and couldn't help but said: "Remember, I remember that at noon the day before yesterday, when the news was over, the female front desk was still chatting with a male customer at the next table."
"What did you say?" When Officer Wang heard this, he immediately became serious.
The fat boss sat on the seat, holding his big belly, and wiped the sweat from his forehead with the towel hanging around his neck, and then continued to explain:
"I remember that the male customer seemed to think that the female receptionist was pretty, so he struck up a conversation with her."
"The general meaning is, why is she interested in those weather forecasts on TV?"
"Then I remember that the female receptionist told him that she likes to travel, so she habitually pays attention to the weather conditions of tourist cities on TV."
"But the male customer also had a very awkward conversation. He couldn't talk together, but he insisted on talking. He said that he also liked traveling, and asked the female receptionist when she would be free. She said that she was in need of a travel partner."
"He also said that he covers all travel expenses, as long as the female receptionist is there."
After saying this, the fat boss also laughed and couldn't help but said: "We are all adults. What does the male customer mean? The female front desk must know."
"So, the female receptionist was a little disgusted and said no need, and then hurriedly finished her lunch."
"When I came to scan the QR code to pay, the female receptionist complained to me that this man is really greasy."
"I told him with a smile that this guy was the owner of a nearby clothing store. His clothing store had just opened a few days ago, but he was eloquent and glib."
"What happened next?" After listening to the fat boss's various explanations, Gu Chen quickly asked.
The fat boss hesitated for a few seconds and then said slowly: "Then? The female receptionist left later. Anyway, she didn't touch her phone the whole time. I remember it very clearly."
