Seeing that the little girl seemed to be very familiar with Zhao Deming, and the two were neighbors, Gu Chen decided to have a good communication with her, hoping to find out through the little girl whether anyone had been to Zhao Deming's home during this period.
"Little girl, during this period, who often went to your Uncle Zhao's house?" Gu Chen said.
The little girl scratched her cheek.
Seeing this, Lu Weiwei quickly reminded: "Think slowly, don't be in a hurry."
"It seems like no one has been here." The little girl shook her head.
"Think about it again." Gu Chen felt that the little girl might not have seen it.
After all, if Zhao Deming's words were followed, then someone should have sneaked into his home.
This shows that someone has been to Zhao Deming's house.
The little girl hesitated for a moment and asked weakly: "When are you asking about?"
"Within this half month." Lu Weiwei said.
The little girl hesitated for a few seconds and then said slowly: "I only know that few people go to Uncle Zhao's house."
"Besides, he would only call the leaders of the mine to his home unless he was talking about work."
"Once, I went to ask my dad to come home for dinner and found that many of them were having a meeting at Uncle Zhao's house."
"Where's the time?" In fact, Gu Chen also knew this, so he was very interested in time.
The little girl hesitated for a few seconds and then added: "About half a month ago, I just remember that I went to Uncle Zhao's house half a month ago and asked my dad to come home for dinner. Many of them were crowded in the living room.
"
"Then I ran around Uncle Zhao's house by myself until my dad called me home."
"Well, little girl, at your Uncle Zhao's house, he usually lives there alone, are there others?" Lu Weiwei always felt that what the little girl provided was really limited.
At least they didn't tell anyone who had ever been to Zhao Deming's home alone.
The little girl seemed confused by the question. She scratched her cheek and shook her head: "I don't know. Anyway, Uncle Zhao is usually at home alone."
"Okay." Do you feel that you are a little embarrassed for this child? Lu Weiwei took a deep breath, took out a bag of chocolates from her pocket, handed it to the little girl and said:
"this is for you."
"Thank you, beautiful sister." Seeing that Lu Weiwei gave her a package of chocolates, the little girl was extremely happy. She was about to tear open the package, but suddenly remembered something?
So when Gu Chen and Lu Weiwei were about to leave, the little girl suddenly stopped them:
"Brother and sister, wait a moment."
"Huh?" Lu Weiwei turned her head to look, then turned back again, squatted down, touched the little girl's head, and asked: "What's wrong, little sister? Is the chocolate not delicious?"
"No." The little girl shook her head.
Lu Weiwei was a little hesitant, so she asked again: "Then is there something you want to tell sister?"
The little girl nodded silently and said quickly: "I remember a strange uncle came here a week ago."
"He asked me if Uncle Zhao's family lived here? I said yes, and he gave me a piece of chocolate, which was similar to the chocolate you gave me."
"Unknown uncle? A week ago?" Upon hearing this explanation, Gu Chen immediately became alert, so he immediately squatted down, keeping a parallel line of sight with the little girl, and quickly asked:
"Little sister, when did that strange uncle come here and ask you?"
"It seems...when it gets dark, right? I remember that at that time, the street lights were already on."
"I was riding bicycles here with another friend, and then I met that strange uncle."
"But I've never seen that strange uncle before, so I asked him if he came here to find someone?"
"Then what did he say?" After hearing what the little girl said, Lu Weiwei quickly asked.
The little girl touched her head and said thoughtfully: "I remember, he asked me casually if Uncle Zhao Deming's family lived here?"
"I said yes, and he pointed to Uncle Zhao's house to confirm with me."
"So that's it?" She felt that the man was indeed suspicious, so Lu Weiwei continued to ask:
"So, he just gave you a piece of chocolate?"
"Yeah, but the chocolate he gave me didn't taste very good, but the wrapping paper of the chocolate was quite nice, so I folded the wrapping paper into colorful paper cranes and put them at home."
"Ah? That means the wrapping paper is still there?" Gu Chen was also overjoyed when he heard this.
The little girl nodded silently: "Yes, the chocolate is not delicious, but the wrapping paper is beautiful, so I folded it into a small paper crane and keep it at home."
"Awesome." Feeling that she had made a new breakthrough, Lu Weiwei sighed heavily and quickly asked:
"Little girl, that thing may be of great help to the case we are investigating now. Can you show us this wrapping paper?"
"Okay." Seeing what Lu Weiwei said, the little girl was very cooperative and agreed readily.
So he turned around and took Gu Chen and Lu Weiwei with him to his home.
Gu Chen and Lu Weiwei looked at each other, and quickly followed the little girl's footsteps and arrived at the door of the villa.
The little girl threw the bicycle aside and waved directly to Gu Chen and Lu Weiwei:
"Brothers and sisters, come with me."
As soon as she finished speaking, the little girl opened the door with the key hanging around her neck.
Then, he led Gu Chen and Lu Weiwei directly to the second floor.
After a while, they came to a small room.
The little girl's room is decorated in pink, with various hangings on the walls, which looks very exquisite.
The little girl found a transparent glass bottle on the table, opened it, and poured out some trinkets, including the small paper crane made of chocolate wrapping paper.
The little girl held it in her hand and showed off: "This wrapping paper is very beautiful and has colorful reflections."
Lu Weiwei put on white gloves and took the paper crane from the little girl's hand. She also held it in her hand and observed it repeatedly. Then she glanced at Gu Chen beside her and asked:
"Junior Brother Gu, tell me, will that person leave fingerprints on this wrapping paper?"
"It's very possible, if he didn't pay attention." Gu Chen said.
"Yeah, I think so too." Lu Weiwei felt that there might be traces of the mysterious man's fingerprints on the wrapping paper.
So he quickly asked the little girl: "Little sister, have you let anyone else take this wrapping paper?"
"No." The little girl shook her head and said truthfully: "After the strange uncle gave me the chocolate, after I finished eating the chocolate, I folded the wrapping paper into a small paper crane and put it in the bottle.
inside."
"And no one else has touched it?" Lu Weiwei asked.
The little girl continued to nod: "Yes, no one has touched it, this is my baby."
After the words fell, the little girl picked up her transparent glass bottle again and said proudly:
"My precious bottle is filled with my little toys. I really like it."
"Haha." Hearing what the little girl said, Lu Weiwei felt a little embarrassed and went to take away the little girl's paper crane.
It feels a bit unlovable.
But now, the little paper crane was needed to investigate the case, so Lu Weiwei quickly discussed with the little girl:
"What is that? Little sister, brothers and sisters are currently investigating a case."
"Because some strange things appeared at Uncle Zhao's house, we now suspect that it may have been done by that strange uncle."
Glancing at the little paper crane in her hand, Lu Weiwei added: "So, we suspect that this wrapping paper may contain the fingerprints of that strange uncle."
"We want to take it back to the police station for a fingerprint test. Look, if not, you can give us this little paper crane temporarily."
"Later, I'm going to buy you another chocolate that's exactly the same. I can buy you some more, do you think that's okay?"
"Well, okay then." Hearing that Lu Weiwei was about to take away her little paper crane, the little girl was obviously still a little reluctant to let it go.
But when she heard that Lu Weiwei wanted to give her more chocolates, the little girl immediately agreed readily.
"That's great." Lu Weiwei touched the little girl's head and said gratefully:
"Then it's settled, we'll take this paper crane away, and then we'll bring you more chocolates later."
"Then will you come here again?" the little girl said.
"Of course, I'm going to come here to give you chocolates." Lu Weiwei also said seriously.
"Okay then, pull the hook." Upon hearing this, the little girl immediately raised her right little finger.
Lu Weiwei was happy when she saw it, so she happily raised her fingers with the little girl.
After the two of them had a sense of ceremony and asked the little girl about the characteristics of the strange man in detail, Lu Weiwei put the small paper crane into the evidence collection bag and winked at Gu Chen.
The two of them immediately walked outside.
At this moment, after various investigations, Officer Wang also brought Yuan Shasha to Gu Chen and Lu Weiwei.
"Gu Chen, Lu Weiwei, where did you go just now?" Gu Chen and Lu Weiwei were nowhere to be seen, so Officer Wang couldn't help but ask more.
"Oh, Senior Sister Lu and I are going to this little girl's house."
"She said that a strange man came to this community one night a week ago and asked her about Zhao Deming's residence."
"Afterwards, the man gave her a piece of chocolate. The wrapping paper of the chocolate was folded into a small paper crane by the little girl."
"Senior Sister Lu and I went over this time to get this little paper crane and plan to take it back to the City Bureau's Technical Section for a fingerprint test."
"Really?" After hearing Gu Chen's explanation, Yuan Shasha was also overjoyed: "That's great, maybe that man is the person we are looking for."
"This still needs to be tested before we can know the result." Lu Weiwei took out the wrapped paper crane and sighed: "The little girl has folded the wrapping paper into a small paper crane."
"The wrapping paper is quite beautiful, but if it is folded like this, it will be a little troublesome to detect."
"It doesn't matter, Gao Chuanfeng can handle it technically." Gu Chen still absolutely trusted Gao Chuanfeng in terms of testing.
After all, Gao Chuanfeng has inspected even the most difficult objects, so creases do not have much impact on Gao Chuanfeng. Gu Chen also believes that Gao Chuanfeng can quickly perform technical processing.
After communicating at the scene, Gu Chen came to the police car and asked Zhao Deming: "Zhao Deming, did anyone come to your house to look for you a week ago at night?"
"No." Faced with Gu Chen's question, Zhao Deming shook his head directly:
"This week, I have been in the office in the mining area, dealing with various issues."
After thinking for a while, Zhao Deming added: "In total, it has been half a month since I called these managers to my home for a meeting."
"The last time I called these managers to my home was more than half a month ago. At that time, my wife was also at home, making tea and snacks for everyone."
"That means no man came to see you a week ago?" Lu Weiwei asked again to confirm.
Zhao Deming still nodded fiercely: "I definitely don't have it."
"But your neighbor's kid said that a strange man came here one night a week ago and asked about your home address." Gu Chen said.
At this time, Zhao Deming was also stunned for a moment, a little disbelieving, so he hurriedly asked Gu Chen: "Are you sure?"
"We just came out of the little girl's house. We can be sure that someone came to your house to look for you."
"It must be him." As soon as Gu Chen finished speaking, Zhao Deming punched his thigh and said angrily:
"I said that someone must have sneaked into my house, and this person is probably the one who put the things in my house."
"You said that I haven't invited anyone to my home in the past half month. Why would someone come to my home to find me? Instead of coming to the office in the mining area to come to me?"
Spreading his hands, Zhao Deming was also unconvinced and said: "So, there must be something wrong with this person. He must have taken advantage of me working overtime in the mining area office, and then sneaked into my house secretly."
With a heavy sigh, Zhao Deming also looked at Gu Chen and said: "So Officer Gu, I told you that I was wronged, but you just don't believe me."
"This hasn't been investigated yet, why are you excited?" Seeing that Zhao Deming felt like he was whitewashed at this moment, his whole body began to feel refreshed.
Zhao Deming also felt that he was too optimistic, and he quickly apologized to Gu Chen and said:
"Oh, I'm sorry, Officer Gu, aren't I too excited? I always feel so wronged, even though I haven't done anything? How come everything is blamed on me?"
"Also, my friend came here to talk to me and wanted to stay here for a few days, but I didn't notice her and she disappeared."
"But the most terrible thing is that things with blood will appear in my house."
With a heavy sigh and trying to calm down, Zhao Deming said helplessly:
"I can't wash away this even if I jump into the Yellow River."
Looking up at Gu Chen and the others, Zhao Deming breathed a sigh of relief and said:
"Fortunately, I met Officer Gu and you guys. You must make the decision for me and remove the suspicion for me."
"We will seek truth from facts, we will not wrongly accuse a good person, and we will never let a bad person go." Seeing that Zhao Deming was excited at this moment, Lu Weiwei also explained it clearly to him.
After everyone communicated, they were ready to return to the city together.
Later, Zhao Deming and Gu Chen's team came to the Municipal Bureau's Technology Section.
Here, Zhao Deming wanted to take his fingerprints for record keeping, while Gu Chen led everyone to bring the little paper crane to Gao Chuanfeng.
Gao Chuanfeng, who was writing a report in the testing room, also saw Gu Chen approaching and dropped a transparent evidence bag.
Looking at the small paper crane in the transparent evidence collection bag, Gao Chuanfeng also chuckled and asked hurriedly:
"Gu Chen, what are you talking about?"
"A chocolate wrapper is probably left by the man who kidnapped the pancake proprietress. We got it from a child. Please help us extract this fingerprint as soon as possible."
"Okay." Seeing what Gu Chen said, Gao Chuanfeng took a deep breath and then said slowly:
"I'll help you extract your fingerprints now, it just takes a little time."
Shaking the transparent evidence collection bag in his hand, Gao Chuanfeng added: "The wrapping paper is wrinkled like this, it's a bit difficult."
"Haha, this may be difficult for others, but for forensic doctor Gao Chuan Fenggao, it shouldn't be a big problem, right?" Officer Wang also said with compliments.
Gao Chuanfeng loved hearing this kind of rainbow fart, and he smiled and said: "Okay, you are right about this, who am I, Gao Chuanfeng?"
"This kind of technical problem may be quite troublesome if you leave it to ordinary forensic doctors, but I, Gao Chuanfeng, have no problem. It just takes a little more time. Just wait."
After finishing his words, Gao Chuanfeng immediately took the transparent evidence collection bag and sat down on his testing table.
Put on your white gloves and use the tweezers in your hands to gently take apart the little paper crane.
Subsequently, after a series of processes, the chocolate wrapper is unfolded and laid flat in place.
After some troubles, Gao Chuanfeng began the next step of testing.
At this moment, Gu Chen also looked at Lu Weiwei and said: "By the way, Senior Sister Lu, I think the wrapping paper of this chocolate is more exquisite. It is different from ordinary chocolate wrapping paper. It is colorful."
"Yes, this kind of chocolate is relatively high-end." Lu Weiwei said.
"Yeah." Gu Chen nodded silently and echoed:
"I also took a look. The brand of this chocolate has three English letters."
"I would also like to ask my parents, where can I buy this brand of chocolate in Jiangnan City?"
"Perhaps we can find people who buy this chocolate through this channel."
"What a good idea." After hearing what Gu Chen said, Lu Weiwei quickly agreed:
"My uncles and aunts are all in the non-staple food business, so they should know best about these snacks."
"Moreover, we can also find the brand of this chocolate through the chocolate wrapping paper. By the way, we can ask my uncle and aunt to investigate, and maybe we can find the origin of the chocolate."
After a pause, Lu Weiwei quickly said: "Junior Brother Gu, please contact your uncle and aunt as soon as possible?"
"Okay, I'll get in touch right away." Gu Chen also picked up the phone and immediately dialed his mother Xiao Xiaofang's phone number.
Gu Chen also walked out of the testing room and came to the corridor.
At this moment, the phone was connected, and before Gu Chen could speak, Xiao Xiaofang's greeting came from the other end of the phone:
"Son, call your mother this late at night. Is there something wrong?"
"Mom, it seems you understand me." Seeing that his mother Xiao Xiaofang already knew that she wanted something, Gu Chen quickly said:
"No further nonsense, Mom, I need your help with something."
"You want my help? What's the matter? Just tell me." Upon hearing that her son was asking for help, Xiao Xiaofang immediately became serious.
So Gu Chen quickly explained: "I am currently investigating a case and found an exhibit. This exhibit is a chocolate wrapper."
"I just want to know, are there many such chocolates in Jiangnan City? Where are they sold?"
"Chocolate?" After hearing Gu Chen's words, Xiao Xiaofang on the other end of the phone hesitated for a moment, and then asked again:
"What's the brand of that chocolate?"
"NTC is an abbreviation." Gu Chen said.
"NTC? Never heard of it?" Xiao Xiaofang on the other end of the phone also hesitated and quickly asked:
"Son, does that chocolate have any characteristics?"
"Yes." After hearing what his mother Xiao Xiaofang said, Gu Chen quickly said:
"The wrapping paper of this chocolate is very beautiful, it is colorful and very delicate."
"Wrapping paper with colorful colors? Wait a minute and I'll ask your dad."
As soon as the words fell, Gu Chen heard his mother Xiao Xiaofang calling his father Gu Baichuan's name on the other end of the phone.
Then, there was a flurry of exchanges on the phone.
Not long after, the person who answered the call was his father, Gu Baichuan. Gu Baichuan also said quickly:
"Son, we rarely have the kind of chocolate you mentioned in Jiangnan City. That kind of chocolate is relatively expensive."
"It's expensive? Could it be that there is a place in Jiangnan City that sells this kind of chocolate? I just want to know the address where this kind of chocolate is sold." Gu Chen also told the truth.
Gu Baichuan also said slowly: "I remember that I have seen this kind of chocolate. There should be a general agent at the Jiangnan City Non-staple Food Wholesale Market."
"I remember, that kind of chocolate was bought as a gift because it was very expensive. Of course, I don't know how it tastes, but the packaging is really good."
"When I went there to purchase goods, I looked at it a few more times. It was also the same brand, with only three letters."
"When you said it was a colorful wrapping paper, I was immediately impressed because I also think the packaging is very good."
"Are you sure you are in the Jiangnan City Non-staple Food Wholesale Market?" Hearing what his father Gu Baichuan said, Gu Chen's eyes suddenly lit up, and he felt like he had found a breakthrough.
Gu Baichuan on the other end of the phone also said with confidence: "Hey, son, don't you still believe your dad? Your dad has been in the non-staple food industry for so many years, what kind of food has he never seen?"
"Isn't it just chocolate with colorful wrapping paper? At the Jiangnan City non-staple food wholesale market, this is the only one that sells it as an agent. It should be the general agent of Jiangnan City."
"What's the name of that store?" Gu Chen asked again.
"What's the name of the store? It seems to be called Laifu Food Trading Co., Ltd.? It seems to be called that. It's located at the corner of the entrance. You should be able to see it if you go over and look for it. It's called Laifu or something like that?"
"Okay, I'll be there right away." After listening to his father Gu Baichuan's introduction, Gu Chen felt that he should hurry up, so he quickly asked again:
"By the way, Dad, when will this wholesale market close?"
"Hey, business people may close their doors late at night. You can go over now and try your luck. Maybe they haven't closed down yet."
"Besides, that place usually closes at mid-eight or nine o'clock, so there should still be people there now."
"Okay, I'll be there right away."
After a brief exchange with his parents, Gu Chen quickly hung up the phone, regardless of his parents nagging him to come back.
At this moment, Lu Weiwei, Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha were all standing at the door of the testing room and heard Gu Chen's call just now.
Officer Wang quickly asked: "Is there only one general agent in Jiangnan City?"
"Yes, at present, it seems that there is only one general agent, so that's good, one can make it easier for us to investigate." Gu Chen took a deep breath and then said:
"I think it's time to go over and investigate without further delay."
"Okay." Officer Wang nodded silently, looked back at the direction of the testing room, and said:
"Gao Chuanfeng is still extracting fingerprints now. We are no longer needed here. We will accompany you to that trading house to see the specific situation."
"Then let's go now." Gu Chen didn't want to waste too much time here.
So everyone immediately went downstairs and drove directly to the Jiangnan City Non-staple Food Wholesale Market.
Since there are several non-staple food wholesale markets in Jiangnan City, one is on the road in front of the old railway station in Jiangnan City. When you turn in, there is a wholesale trading city.
It was the earliest wholesale city in Jiangnan City, and all the non-staple foods in Jiangnan City were wholesaled from there.
However, due to the limited area in the old city, as the industry continues to expand, it is difficult for that commercial city to adapt to the development of the times.
So Jiangnan City built a new large-scale non-staple food wholesale market on the way to the Jiangnan City High-speed Railway Station.
Most of the non-staple foods in Jiangnan City are now distributed there.
Gu Chen's family also has a warehouse over there, but the location that his parents told Gu Chen this time was in the Trade City on the road in front of the old train station.
So Gu Chen drove to this area and encountered road congestion, which also took a lot of time.
When Gu Chen parked his car in a nearby parking lot and walked to the entrance of the Trade City, the time had already reached 7:15 pm.
Seeing that everyone was hungry, Gu Chen suggested: "How about we go to the Trade City to have something to eat later?"
“The most important thing here is food.”
"That's good." Looking at the various snacks at the entrance of the Trade City, Lu Weiwei swallowed her saliva and said with a smile:
“I’ve eaten a lot of the food here before, and it tastes pretty good.”
"But, now we are still focusing on handling the case. Let's collect the evidence first and then have dinner. How about that?"
"Agree." Seeing what Lu Weiwei said, Yuan Shasha also agreed:
"Anyway, we don't have to miss a few minutes. Let's go to the Trade City first."
"Let's go then." Seeing that everyone had this intention, Officer Wang said nothing more.
So everyone entered the trade city together and began to search internally for the trading house that Gu Baichuan mentioned.
Because this trade city has a circular structure inside, you can enter from the left, go around in a circle, and exit from the right.
The location Gu Baichuan told Gu Chen was at a corner, so it was very easy to find.
Not long after, Gu Chen saw the signboard of Laifu Trading House hanging at the door, and immediately reminded everyone: "This should be the place, the boss should be called Laifu."
"Haha, the name is quite interesting." Looking at the sign, Officer Wang chuckled and walked forward quickly.
At this moment, inside the store, a middle-aged woman was sorting products with a young clerk.
The young clerk is responsible for returning goods to their seats, while the middle-aged woman is responsible for keeping accounts and warehousing them.
I also saw Gu Chen and others coming from outside. They looked like unfamiliar faces. The middle-aged woman didn't say hello and just kept recording the accounts.
However, when the young female clerk saw this, she quickly put down the goods in her hand and stepped forward and asked, "Hello, what would you like to order?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Do you have this brand of chocolate here?" Gu Chen opened the photo album on his phone and highlighted the English letters on the chocolate wrapper.
The young female clerk took one look and nodded immediately: "Yes, this is one of our chocolates, and it is a chocolate for gifts."
As soon as she finished speaking, the young female clerk skillfully found a box of chocolates from the product shelf, took out the gift box and handed it to Gu Chen.
Seeing this, Lu Weiwei on the side was also amazed and said: "This packaging is very beautiful, but the chocolate inside... why is there only such a small amount?"
"Haha, this is for a gift. The chocolates are all high-quality chocolates, high-end goods, and the gift boxes are also very exquisite."
“It’s the New Year and it’s a holiday, and it would be particularly classy if you give chocolates packaged like ours as gifts.”
"Are you the only one selling this brand of chocolate in Jiangnan City?" Officer Wang on the side saw this and asked casually.
The young female clerk nodded fiercely: "Yes, we are the general agent of this brand of chocolate, the general agent of Jiangnan City."
"This kind of chocolate sold in Jiangnan City is sold by our family."
"In other words, you are a wholesaler?" Yuan Shasha asked.
The young female clerk smiled and said: "Yes, in our food wholesale trading town, we only do wholesale, but we can also retail."
"However, the wholesale price is cheaper and the retail price is a little more expensive, but it is still cheaper than the retail price in stores outside, because we are the general agent here."
"I understand." After listening to the young clerk's explanation, Yuan Shasha nodded silently, and then looked in the direction of Gu Chen.
Gu Chen hesitated for a few seconds, and then asked again: "Do you sell more wholesale products here? Or do you sell more retail products?"
"Uh..." After hearing Gu Chen's words, the young female clerk hesitated for a moment and looked at the middle-aged woman in the direction of the counter involuntarily.
At this time, the middle-aged woman who was doing manual accounting and warehousing subconsciously glanced in the direction of Gu Chen, and then said slowly:
"Our chocolate sells very well, and many people buy it wholesale. If you want to give it as a gift, you can definitely buy this chocolate."
"Sister, I think you have misunderstood." Seeing that the middle-aged woman seemed to be selling melons, Lu Weiwei quickly took out her police card, showed it in front of the middle-aged woman and said:
"We are from the Criminal Investigation Team of Furong Branch. We are currently investigating a case, which involves your chocolate."
