The fat boss spoke seriously, and Officer Wang also listened seriously, but there was a look of disappointment on his face.
You know, what the fat boss said was equivalent to cutting off the object of everyone's previous suspicion.
If we want to say who is most likely to be the mastermind behind Zhang Quan, it is obviously Shangguan Wu.
But now it turns out that Shangguan Wu did not call at the specified time.
As for the female receptionist of his pawn shop and suspected confidant, Zhang Lu did not seem to be suspected of making phone calls at the specified time.
As a result, all investigations will reach a deadlock.
"What's wrong? Is there anything else?" Seeing everyone looking at him strangely, the fat boss also asked curiously.
Officer Wang chuckled, waved his hand and said, "It's okay, I'll excuse you."
"Hey, what a big deal. Come to my place to eat often when you have time and take care of business."
"Definitely." Seeing that the boss spoke kindly, Officer Wang also smiled slightly, and then reminded everyone with his eyes.
Everyone consciously left the donkey meat dumpling shop and came to an intersection again.
Lu Weiwei crossed her arms and said thoughtfully: "Zhang Lu is not the same? Then who is this caller? Could it be that the direction of our previous investigation was all wrong?"
"It's possible." Listening to Lu Weiwei's thoughts, Yuan Shasha on the side was also thoughtful: "I feel that, judging from the results of the current investigation, we may have really gone in the wrong direction."
"It doesn't necessarily mean that the boss of Zhang Quan's service is his boss behind the scenes. These are completely two concepts."
"Also, although this Shangguan Wu seems to have a deep conflict with the missing Hu Zhe, after all, he also taught Hu Zhe a lesson and received compensation from Hu Zhe."
"Moreover, that was a mistake Vujicic made while he was in school. Logically speaking, reconciliation should have been long ago."
"However, Shangguan Wu has struggled with Hu Zhe again and again. Doesn't it feel like it's a bit too much? After all, he changes girlfriends very quickly."
"Or is it that he has a deep love for his girlfriend?"
"Who knows?" Officer Wang raised his eyebrows and said angrily:
"But now, we don't even know where Hu Zicic's body is buried, and we don't know who the guy who wanted Hu Zicic's life is. This is very worrying."
After the words fell, Officer Wang looked at Gu Chen again.
Seeing Gu Chen standing there without saying a word, Officer Wang was immediately curious and asked quickly: "Oh, by the way, Gu Chen, what do you think?"
"I think?" Gu Chen raised his eyebrows and said thoughtfully:
"I think maybe our investigation direction is really wrong? After all, how much value does this Hu Zhe have in fighting to Shangguan Wu?"
"Vujicic is just a small person, but with Shang Guanwu's ambition, he is someone who wants to do big things."
Taking a deep breath, Gu Chen continued to analyze with everyone and said: "Think about it, from the time when Hu Zhe and his friends were students, Shangguan Wu was just doing online loan business."
"Maybe it's not popular yet, it's just a small business at most, but now, his business is getting bigger and bigger, and he even opened a pawn shop."
"Of course, I believe that the pawn shop is not his ultimate goal. I seem to see his ambition in Shangguan Wu's eyes."
"He seems to want to show off his talents in more fields, but for such a person, he has to deal with a little person all day long. I can't understand it."
"Yeah, I can't figure it out either." As soon as Gu Chen finished speaking, Lu Weiwei said truthfully:
"Just like Shangguan Wu's mentality of being a person who wants to do big things, there is no need to always be at odds with the little people."
"Besides, Vujicic didn't threaten him in any way. He's just a barbecue vendor at a night market and doesn't make much money."
"Then there's the half-dead metal band in Vujicic's hands."
"And this band, let alone a threat, has nothing to do with Shangguan Wu at all."
"In this case, is it necessary for Shangguan Wu to kill him? Obviously not."
"Is that the case?" Also listening to everyone's analysis, Yuan Shasha on the side suddenly put forward her own opinion:
"That is, the boss behind the scenes that Hu Zhe provoked is not Shangguan Wu at all, and Zhang Quan is also working for the two bosses."
"Because Zhang Quan is not a formal employee for Shangguan Wu. He is just working part-time to settle some debts for Shangguan Wu and earn some commissions."
"For Shangguan Wu, he is at most a temporary worker."
After a pause, Yuan Shasha also looked around, and then said:
"And Zhang Quan may still be helping another boss, and this boss is the boss behind the phone who called Xu Liang."
"Maybe the boss behind the scenes had a conflict with Vujicic, and it seems that Vujicic has a handle on it."
"That's why he asked Zhang Quan to do it for him in order to deal with Hu Zhe."
"In order to shut up Zhang Quan forever, or to prevent his leverage from falling into Zhang Quan's hands again, or he was afraid that Hu Zhe would tell Zhang Quan the truth before he died, and Zhang Quan might
Use this incident to threaten him."
"So, the boss behind the scenes, through his understanding of Xu Liang, instigated him to kill Zhang Quan."
"In this way, Xu Liang, who may not know the secret, may be more valuable to the boss behind the scenes. What do you think?"
Listening to Yuan Shasha's analysis, everyone suddenly fell into deep thought.
After a while, Gu Chen shook his right index finger and said in agreement:
"The situation Xiao Yuan mentioned does not exist, so now we don't need to follow a fixed mindset to investigate."
"Now that it has been confirmed that neither Shangguan Wu nor Zhang Lu was behind the phone call, we can put this clue aside for the time being."
After a pause, Gu Chen continued: "This is just like our other previous investigations on Hu Zhe, we investigated the 'beggar'."
"There are also things from the Musicians Association that night, including those at the East Lake camp, which are enough to prove that there is nothing wrong with everything."
"And all this just shows the cunningness of the other party. If the other party wants to point the conflict at Shangguan Wu, then Shangguan Wu is just confused and became the scapegoat, which helped him divert the firepower of our police."
"However, we cannot always be led by the other party. Since Vujicic must die, this is a key issue."
"Then, we still need to start with the key issues and launch an investigation around Hu Zhe."
"Including the other members of his band, these are Vujicic's best friends. Perhaps through them, we can understand a more comprehensive Vujicic."
"But Junior Brother Gu." As soon as Gu Chen finished speaking, Lu Weiwei also reminded:
"Didn't we investigate Hu Zhe's surroundings before? Including nurse Zhang Ying, who is the person who has the best relationship with Hu Zhe."
"Is there anyone who knows Hu Zicic better than Zhang Ying?"
Hearing what Lu Weiwei said, Yuan Shasha also nodded in agreement:
"Yes, Senior Sister Lu is absolutely right. Zhang Ying should be the person who knows Hu Zhe best, right?"
"This... is not comprehensive." Facing the two people's doubts, Gu Chen also expressed his own opinion:
"After all, Zhang Ying only analyzed the situation around Wu Zicic from her own perspective. What she knew may be one-sided."
"However, it is impossible for Hu Zhe to only contact Zhang Ying. Maybe Hu Zhe will do some things alone without letting anyone know."
"And he may discuss these matters with other close friends without telling others. This is also possible."
"Hmm." As soon as Gu Chen finished speaking, Officer Wang suddenly realized:
"We really cannot listen to nurse Zhang Ying's one-sided words. We need to ask more friends around Hu Zhe so that we can have a more comprehensive understanding of Hu Zhe's condition."
After a pause, Officer Wang looked up at Gu Chen and asked, "This Zhang Ying should be the nurse who takes care of your Uncle Zhang, right?"
"That's right." Gu Chen nodded silently and couldn't help but said:
"When my Uncle Zhang was in the hospital, Zhang Ying was responsible for taking care of him."
"That's just right." Officer Wang touched his chin and suggested:
"Gu Chen, go to the hospital to see your Uncle Zhang, and chat with Zhang Ying by the way. Ask her to invite all the other members of the band to our Furong branch so that everyone can meet together."
"Let's separate these people and ask them one by one to see how much they know about Vujicic's situation."
"Okay." Seeing Officer Wang saying this, Gu Chen no longer hesitated, turned to look at Lu Weiwei and said:
"Senior Sister Lu, how about you accompany me to the hospital?"
"Let's call first and ask if Zhang Ying is there?" Lu Weiwei said.
"Okay." Gu Chen didn't hesitate, took out his phone again and dialed Zhang Ying's number directly.
During the time when Zhang Jingde was hospitalized, Zhang Ying was always responsible for taking care of him, so Gu Chen was quite grateful to Zhang Ying.
But he didn't help Zhang Ying find her band partner Hu Zhe, which made Gu Chen feel a little guilty.
The phone was connected and it seemed a little noisy.
"Hello, Nurse Zhang."
"Is it Director Gu?" After hearing that it was Gu Chen, Zhang Ying also stopped laughing and asked quickly: "Is there any news about Hu Zhe?"
Hearing a "bang" on the other end of the phone, Gu Chen knew that maybe Zhang Ying was walking out of the office, so he said again:
"Vujicic's situation is not very optimistic, but we will continue to work hard until he is found."
"Then I'll trouble you." After hearing Gu Chen's explanation, Zhang Ying also sighed, and then said:
"Vujicic is very important to our band. I didn't want him to join the East Lake Music Festival at the beginning."
"If he hadn't gone to the East Lake Music Festival, he probably wouldn't have had so many things happen later."
"It's okay now. We are completely out of luck at the East Lake Music Festival, but Vujicic is also missing."
"There is nothing we can do about it. The other members of the band have discussed it. Our metal band may be just one meal away from breaking up."
"Do you want to have dinner?" Hearing what Zhang Ying said, Gu Chen suddenly had a new idea.
Zhang Ying on the phone also said helplessly: "What can we do? Now that Hu Zhe is gone, our band also lacks the backbone, and the hearts of the people are scattered."
"There's no point in trying to hold on. It's better to disband as soon as possible."
At the end, Gu Chen also heard a sigh from the phone.
Gu Chen also quickly comforted him and continued: "It's easy to get together and part ways. There is no such thing as a banquet in the world, so you shouldn't have too much psychological burden."
"Yeah, it's going to rain and my mother is going to get married, so let's just go with the flow." Zhang Ying seemed to look away, feeling that the band could only be disbanded in this way.
So Gu Chen quickly asked: "When will your band's breakup meal be ready?"
"Uh...this..."
Hearing this, Zhang Ying was a little confused and quickly asked Gu Chen: "Gu Bureau, why are you suddenly concerned about this?"
"We originally planned to wait for Hu Zhe to be found and have a dinner together. Isn't it because Hu Zhe hasn't been found yet?"
"Vujicic may be gone." Gu Chen said.
"What?" After hearing Gu Chen's words, Zhang Ying suddenly turned blue and said in disbelief:
"Gu Ju, what do you mean by this? You mean, Hu Zhe...he is dead?"
She seemed to have guessed this ominous ending, but Zhang Ying still expressed that she was very shocked.
Gu Chen paused for a few seconds, then explained to her in a heavy tone:
"Based on the results of our current investigation, he is likely to have been killed, and we don't know his specific location yet."
"In other words, the body has not been found yet?" After hearing this, Zhang Ying seemed to be a little overwhelmed, and she choked back her sadness and said:
"Gu Ju, please don't make such a joke with me. Hu Zhe, although he has a lot of problems, is a good man. How could he leave so suddenly? This is not true, Gu Ju, tell me
Me, this is not true."
"Please don't be so excited. I can't answer your question now. We have to wait for the results of our investigation."
"Then what is true?" Zhang Ying's emotions seemed to be completely unbearable at this moment, and she also asked Gu Chen:
"Then tell me, what is true?"
"Zhang Ying." The feeling seemed to sting the fragile nerves deep in Zhang Ying's heart, and Gu Chen's tone began to become more cautious.
In fact, Gu Chen had never thought before that Zhang Ying would care so much about Hu Zhe? He would even be on the verge of collapse because of this incident.
Zhang Ying choked and said: "In other words, you have basically confirmed that Hu Zhe may be dead, but his body has not been found, right?"
"That's right." Gu Chen's answer was concise and to the point.
"Who is the murderer?" Zhang Ying asked coldly.
"The murderer is also dead." Gu Chen said.
"The murderer is also dead?" Zhang Ying looked confused and asked: "What on earth is going on?"
"It's very simple." Gu Chen didn't want to hide anything from Zhang Ying. He felt that Zhang Ying needed to know something, so he confessed:
"The murderer may have been killed by his boss behind the scenes after he attacked Hu Zhe. The murderer's body has been sent to the Municipal Bureau's Technical Section for autopsy."
"However, if Hu Zhe was really killed by a murderer, then only the murderer would know who handled Hu Zhe's body. But the murderer is dead, and we have no whereabouts of Hu Zhe for the time being."
"Then you called me just to tell me this?" Faced with Gu Chen's explanation, Zhang Ying asked with a choked voice.
"Yeah." Gu Chen agreed softly and said slowly:
"We suspect that the murderer may have a deep conflict with Vujicic, or that this conflict has reached an irreconcilable point. The murderer must make Vujicic disappear, so this incident happened."
"However, I think there may be some omissions in the relevant information about Vujicic that you provided me."
"To put it simply, Hu Zhe may have other things that he is hiding from you. Do you understand what I mean?"
"Understood." Zhang Ying on the phone sniffed, and then asked Gu Chen again:
"So, Gu Bureau, what do you want me to do?"
"Invite the other members of your band out and get everyone together. I want to know a more comprehensive Vujicic."
Gu Chen explained the matter clearly, and Zhang Ying on the other end of the phone instantly understood what Gu Chen meant.
So he quickly replied: "In other words, you want me to invite all the other members of the band out, and then let everyone share the specific situation of Hu Zhe, right?"
"That's what it means, but we just want to know more about Hu Zhe, that's all." Gu Chen said.
On the phone, there was a brief moment of silence.
It seemed that after hesitating for a long time, Zhang Ying's belated reply came from the other end of the phone:
"Well, tonight, we will have dinner at the Wangji Food Stall at the east gate of the People's Hospital."
"You can bring your people and come to participate."
"Can we ensure that all band members are here?" Gu Chen asked.
"Yes, this is no problem. I can't guarantee it during the day, but at night, everyone has time." Zhang Ying also replied affirmatively.
Gu Chen was very satisfied and echoed: "Okay, around 6:30 to 7:00 in the evening, I will wait for you at the Wangji Food Stall at the east gate of the People's Hospital."
"good."
…
After a brief communication, the two hung up the phone.
Seeing this, Lu Weiwei hurriedly came over and asked, "How about Junior Brother Gu? Is the deal settled?"
"From 6:30 to 7 o'clock in the evening, we went to the Wangji Food Stall at the east gate of the People's Hospital to wait for them," Gu Chen said.
"That's okay." Before Lu Weiwei could say anything, Officer Wang hurriedly said: "All of us will go, and so will Xiao Yuan. We will eat ours, and they will eat theirs."
"At that time, if possible, we can even get together at a table and investigate all these people to see how many secrets this Vujicic is hiding from everyone."
"Okay, after all, it's the 'Wang Ji Food Stall'. Lao Wang's family, of course it's Lao Wang's treat, right?" Lu Weiwei seized on the key loophole and hurriedly made trouble.
Officer Wang narrowed his eyes, and after a moment of sluggishness, he also waved his fingers and said to Lu Weiwei:
"I asked you, Lu Weiwei, why are you trying to trick me? Don't you know what my old Wang's financial situation is? Your sister-in-law is in charge of the financial power."
"I'll invite you." Feeling that Comrade Lao Wang was scared, Yuan Shasha hurriedly said:
"I'm here to treat you all to a meal. I haven't treated you to a meal in a long time."
"Xiao Yuan." Seeing that Yuan Shasha was going to be taken advantage of, Lu Weiwei also felt distressed and said:
"Among us, your salary, Xiao Yuan, is the lowest. Why don't you save some private money? It's not easy to make money."
"But, I..."
"Alas!" Before Yuan Shasha could speak, Lu Weiwei quickly interrupted: "I'll treat you to this meal, that's it, so that Lao Wang won't call me stingy again."
"It's better that I come to invite you." Gu Chen said.
"No." As soon as Gu Chen finished speaking, Lu Weiwei immediately waved her hand and refused:
"Junior Brother Gu, I have to pay for this meal. I have to make Lao Wang owe me a favor. After all, this meal was originally for Lao Wang."
"Okay, okay, just Lu Weiwei, please, Gu Chen, don't be polite to her." Officer Wang had long wanted to trick Lu Weiwei.
It felt like I had an opportunity, but how could I just miss it.
My heart said that at night, we Laowang will order whatever expensive dishes we see. If I don’t let you, Lu Weiwei, bleed, maybe you still don’t know the price of showing off?
What else did you want to say when you saw Gu Chen? Officer Wang immediately covered Gu Chen's mouth, pointed at Lu Weiwei and said, "That's it."
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6:30pm.
East gate of People's Hospital, inside Wangji Food Stall.
Gu Chen, Lu Weiwei, Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha almost walked over and quickly requested a private room that could accommodate 10 people for dinner.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Just wait for Zhang Ying to call the other members of the band over for questioning.
But as time passed by, Officer Wang, who was standing by the window of the box and closely watching the situation downstairs, still saw no trace of Zhang Ying, and he couldn't help but wonder:
"Why hasn't Zhang Ying come yet?"
Turning to look at Gu Chen, Officer Wang also reminded him, "Gu Chen, why don't you make a call to urge me?"
"Let's wait a little longer." Gu Chen picked up a cup of tea leisurely, took a sip, and then said:
"Zhang Ying is quite busy with work, so it doesn't matter if we wait for her. Moreover, she said that the other members of their band may not be available during the day, but they will definitely be available at night. I believe she can arrange this."
"Really?" Seeing that Gu Chen had said so, Officer Wang simply stopped standing by the window and sat directly on his seat. He picked up the melon seeds in the small plate and started eating them. He muttered:
"Since you, Gu Chen, have said so, fine, just wait."
Just a few seconds after Officer Wang finished speaking, Gu Chen's cell phone suddenly rang.
Gu Chen picked up the phone and took a look and found that the caller was Zhang Ying, so he quickly opened the answer button and asked, "Where have you been?"
"I have arrived at the lobby of Wangji Food Stall, where are you?"
"Second floor, box 3." Gu Chen said.
"Okay, I'll bring the members of our band over."
After the words fell, Zhang Ying took the initiative to hang up the phone.
"Is Zhang Ying here?" Officer Wang also felt that he had stood by the window and observed for a long time without gaining anything, but as soon as he sat down, a call came to Gu Chen's mobile phone.
Did you think that standing for so long just now was in vain?
Gu Chen nodded silently and said, "Zhang Ying has already gone upstairs."
…
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Not long after, the door opened, and Zhang Ying, wearing a long white dress, walked directly in from the door with a tall man with long hair and beard.
The man's appearance is sharp and angular, like a model, but his appearance is slightly vicissitudes of life.
But Gu Chen's team knew the situation. Zhang Ying's metal band was formed by music lovers from major universities during their college years.
Therefore, they are not much different from Zhang Ying in age.
But now it seems that this man's appearance seems to be a bit older than Zhang Ying.
This made everyone murmur in their hearts, thinking who is this person? Could it be Zhang Ying's family member?
But before anyone could ask questions, Zhang Ying took the initiative to explain to everyone: "This is Liu Jinwen, a member of our band."
"Hello." Liu Jinwen spoke weakly and nodded casually.
Officer Wang was stunned and asked quickly: "Is this a member of your college days?"
"Yes." Zhang Ying nodded silently and said truthfully:
"We have been partners since college."
"But..." Officer Wang frowned, and instead of asking Zhang Ying directly, he asked Liu Jinwen directly: "Liu Jinwen, I would like to ask, how old are you today?"
"Haha." After hearing what Officer Wang said, Liu Jinwen turned to look at Zhang Ying beside him and quickly explained:
"I am in the same class as Zhang Ying, and we are in the school next door to her, and we are also the same age."
"No way?" After hearing what Liu Jinwen said, Lu Weiwei said in disbelief: "But you look like you are at least 10 years older than Zhang Ying?"
It seemed that she spoke too fast, but it was indeed the case, so Lu Weiwei quickly explained:
"I don't mean to offend, but judging from your appearance, it's really hard to tell that you are the same age as Zhang Ying, right?"
"Haha, it's okay." After hearing what Lu Weiwei said, Liu Jinwen also flipped up his long hair and said with a nonchalant smile:
"The main reason is that my appearance looks a bit dated, and I still have a beard, so I look a bit slovenly, right?"
"Well, although I want to give you a few compliments, the fact is that it is indeed the case. You look very old. What have you experienced?" Yuan Shasha also felt that Liu Jinwen's appearance did not seem to match his age.
He is obviously a young man who has just graduated from college, but he looks like an old man who has gone through many changes.
Liu Jinwen shook his head, smiled slightly, and said quickly:
"I study art, and I mainly make a living by painting oil paintings. Maybe art students always have some weirdos, and I am that weirdo."
He raised his eyebrows, picked up the tea in front of him, took a small sip, and then said:
"Actually, I just don't like to take care of myself, and my family always talks about me, but our metal band needs a role member like me."
"How do you say it?" Gu Chen didn't quite understand, so he asked one more question.
Liu Jinwen grinned, and then added: "We play in a band, everyone has a clean look, but everyone has an ordinary face, so it is difficult for the audience to recognize them."
"Only if our styling is weird enough and makes people feel cool, then people will naturally remember it in their minds, oh, so this person is a member of this metal band? It feels pretty cool."
"In this way, when these audiences see me next time, they will have a natural sense of familiarity."
"After all, the music aspect is really complicated. The songs are all similar, so what everyone will work hard on will be all aspects of the band, especially the appearance of our band members."
Taking a deep breath and continuing to push the long hair out of his eyes to one side, Liu Jinwen said:
"So, I am the weird representative of our band, which means we are cool enough."
"Okay." After hearing what Liu Jinwen said, Officer Wang also smiled knowingly and explained:
"Although I don't quite understand these things in your band circle, I am positive about your style. You have indeed subverted my perception. At least, you hide your age very well."
"Thank you." Knowing that Officer Wang was just teasing himself, Liu Jinwen still showed a polite side.
Gu Chen looked at the door, then turned his attention to Zhang Ying, and asked: "Zhang Ying, are these the only people in your band? Is there anyone else?"
"There is another fat man." She lowered her head and glanced at her watch, and Zhang Ying added: "It may be coming soon. Every time we have a dinner, the fat man is always the last one to arrive. We have long been used to it. Let's wait."
"Okay." Seeing Zhang Yingdu say this, Gu Chen no longer hesitated, so he introduced himself to Liu Jinwen:
"Hello Liu Jinwen, I am Gu Chen, the deputy director of Furong Branch and the person in charge of investigating Hu Zhe's disappearance."
"Are you the deputy director?" Listening to what Gu Chen said, I felt that Gu Chen, who was not much different in age from me, actually had such an identity?
Liu Jinwen couldn't help but feel a little thump in his heart, and he instantly laughed and shook his head.
Lu Weiwei looked confused and quickly asked: "What's wrong? Do you have any questions?"
"No." Liu Jinwen shook his head and smiled self-deprecatingly:
"It feels like we are all of the same age, but you have become the deputy director of the branch, while I have become a poor painter."
"Even my favorite metal band is facing disbandment. Looking back on these years, I feel that comparing people to others is really annoying."
Taking a deep breath, Liu Jinwen continued: "While you are still decadent, your peers are advancing at rocket-like speeds to a position that is beyond your reach."
"Sometimes when I think about it, I feel that all these years have been in vain."
"It's not that exaggerated, is it?" Yuan Shasha couldn't help but joke after hearing that Liu Jinwen was so disappointed.
Seeing the awkward atmosphere, Zhang Ying quickly explained to everyone: "Don't be offended, Liu Jinwen is a sentimental person."
"His inner world is actually very rich, and his understanding of philosophy is at a higher level than ordinary people."
"Perhaps he knows too much, so he has his own feelings about all the strange things."
Turning her head to glance at Liu Jinwen beside her, Zhang Ying couldn't help but said: "Sometimes, I always like to get crazy."
"This guy was in the school's model team before. He also worked as a street model and modeled for some self-media public accounts."
"Anyway, in our opinion, he is a decadent artist."
Speaking of this, Zhang Ying also lifted up Liu Jinwen's long hair beside her and couldn't help but said jokingly:
"Otherwise, he wouldn't have made himself look like an uncle, but in fact he cut his hair short and trimmed off his edges and beard. He is still quite handsome."
