Since he didn't know much about the relationship between Hu Shirley and Nie Ping before, Gu Chen could only find out some specific details through the white-haired old man's narration.
But now, when he got on the phone with Hu Xueli, Gu Chen could clearly feel that Hu Xueli's mood swings were a bit big on the other end of the phone.
"We will discuss this matter later. What we want to know now is, what is so special about the button of the eagle totem?"
"But you said there is nothing special about it, but the case we are involved in here seems to revolve around the button of the eagle totem, so..."
"So, what do you want to know?" Hu Xueli on the other end of the phone started to get excited before Gu Chen finished speaking.
"So, I want to know, how did you get this button of the eagle totem?"
As soon as Gu Chen finished speaking here, there was no movement on the other end.
The two sides were in a stalemate.
When Gu Chen saw this, he quickly asked again: "Hu Xueli, are you listening?"
"I'm listening." After hearing Gu Chen's words, Hu Shirley also sighed, and then said slowly:
"I bought the button of the eagle totem in a store in Shanghai."
"Because I felt at the time that both the workmanship and the exquisiteness of the pattern were very good."
"Besides, I know Nie Ping likes this kind of artistic buttons, so I want to buy them for him."
"What's the specific time? When did you buy this button?" Gu Chen quickly asked again.
Hu Xueli on the other end of the phone hesitated for a few seconds and then said slowly:
"I remember it was the first year we met, right? At that time, we met on Wall Street in the United States."
"After that, the relationship between the two of us got better and better. After returning to China during the winter vacation, I invited him to travel to Shanghai, and finally we ended up at this store."
After saying this, Gu Chen clearly felt that the breathing on the other end of the phone had become rapid.
"Then what?" Gu Chen continued to ask.
"Then? Then the two of us walked into the store. Nie Ping took a fancy to the buttons of the eagle totem, and coincidentally, I also happened to take a fancy to it."
"So I decided to buy it and give it to Nie Ping as a token of our love."
"So, no matter where Nie Ping goes, he will always wear the button of this eagle totem on his body."
"So that's it?" After hearing what Hu Xueli said, Gu Chen quickly asked: "So, do you still remember the address of the button shop where you bought the Eagle Totem?"
"I don't really remember." Sherry Hu on the other end of the phone paused and continued:
"Because I stayed abroad for a long time. After I got married, I was sent to Shanghai by the head office for a project in the mainland."
"Because my family lives in Shanghai, it is more convenient to work here, so..."
After a brief pause for a few seconds, Hu Shirley also said with a grudge: "Actually, I don't want to come back at all. I have thought about being with Nie Ping, but the whole family is behind me."
"I know that I can't go against my family's wishes. I married someone I don't love, but I want to return to Shanghai. I don't like Wall Street from the bottom of my heart."
"I know." After hearing what Hu Xueli said, Gu Chen also nodded silently and couldn't help but say:
"I have heard some things about you. Your family is a high-end elite family, and your parents both work in Wall Street investment banks."
"You may belong to Wall Street, but you chose to fight against Wall Street, and you even joined the demonstrations against Wall Street."
"It shows that you are not interested in Wall Street."
"Yes, Nie Ping's father told you, right?" After hearing what Gu Chen said, Hu Xueli was not stupid. She quickly understood that Gu Chen learned everything about herself from Nie Ping's father.
Gu Chen also echoed and said: "Yes, we are now in the shop where Nie Ping was alive, and his father is also here."
"The reason why I'm looking for you is because the button of the eagle totem you gave to Nie Ping was stolen."
"What? Stolen? Impossible, right?" After hearing Gu Chen's remarks, Hu Shirley also looked in disbelief and quickly asked:
"Comrade policeman, this is just an ordinary button. If it has any value? Then the value lies in its commemorative significance, but it itself is not very valuable."
"But such a thing can be stolen? How... how is this possible?"
"How is this impossible? This thing has happened before, but later, the other party let him go again." Gu Chen said.
"Uh... Comrade police, I don't understand. Are you saying that the button of the eagle totem was stolen and then sent back?"
"Yes." Gu Chen sighed softly and said slowly:
"Whether you believe it or not, we have caught the suspect who stole that hole."
"Moreover, this suspect was instigated by others to come to Jiangnan City from the Magic City and rented a house opposite the shop where Nie Ping lived."
"The other party also took advantage of Nie Ping's father to go out to buy groceries, sneaked into the store, and then stole the buttons."
"Then, based on the instructions behind his back, he sent it back the next day."
"How could this happen?" Listening to Gu Chen's words, Hu Xueli on the phone became more and more nervous.
When Gu Chen saw this, he quickly asked: "What's wrong? Is there something wrong?"
"I don't know, I don't know what is going on?" After hearing Gu Chen's remarks, Hu Shirley also sobbed and said:
"Obviously Nie Ping is dead, why is this still happening? What kind of trouble is going on?"
"Wait a minute." It seemed that he also heard that Hu Shirley's words on the phone were a little unusual. Gu Chen quickly asked:
"What do you mean by that?"
"I……"
Faced with Gu Chen's doubts, Hu Xueli on the other end of the phone seemed a little at a loss.
"You know something, right? About that button?" Gu Chen said.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "No, I don't know."
"Then why were you so excited just now?" Gu Chen also had something to say.
"I……"
Hu Shirley was speechless for a moment, and the atmosphere instantly became awkward.
"What are you talking about? This is very important to us." Gu Chen also explained the key points to her.
After a few more seconds, Gu Chen heard Hu Xueli on the other end of the phone sigh heavily, and then said slowly:
"Actually, I don't know whether this matter has anything to do with that person?"
"Who?" Gu Chen asked.
"That's it, the owner of that button." Hu Shirley said.
Gu Chen didn't quite understand, so he continued to ask: "Can you explain more clearly what is going on with this button?"
"Comrade police, I can't explain this clearly on the phone. How about this? When you have time, can I come to Jiangnan City specifically?"
On the phone, Hu Shirley also seemed extremely nervous. She seemed to be afraid of something?
This made Gu Chen feel very suspicious.
Nie Ping has been dead for several years, but the button of the eagle totem is just a relic from Nie Ping's lifetime.
However, it can be remembered by thieves.
But the key point is that this thief was ordered by someone to rush to Jiangnan City from the Magic City.
Moreover, judging from the rented house, they came specifically to take away the button of the eagle totem.
Of course, Gu Chen didn't know why someone would go to such trouble to get an ordinary eagle totem button.
But you can get it if you can, but why? You want to send this button back quietly?
Everything seems to make people feel very curious.
Coupled with Hu Xueli's call now, Gu Chen has clearly felt that Hu Xueli seems to be hiding something from him, and he doesn't dare to say it on the phone.
Thinking of this, Gu Chen quickly gave the time: "How about you leave now and rush to Jiangnan City? When will you arrive and when will I pick you up? Do you think that's okay?"
"Okay." Seeing Gu Chen's arrangement, Hu Xueli on the phone quickly agreed:
"Then, I will check now to see what means of transportation can be used to reach Jiangnan City. I will use the fastest means of transportation."
"Okay." Gu Chen readily agreed.
Hu Shirley, who was on the other end of the phone, also said quickly: "Is this phone number your private number?"
"Yes." Gu Chen said.
"Okay, let's use this number to contact you. I will notify you after I check the time."
"Can."
"Okay, let's do this first."
The two also exchanged a few simple greetings before they both hung up the phone.
At this moment, Lu Weiwei, Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha were also surrounding Gu Chen.
Gu Chen looked back at the old man in the corner of the room, and then he looked at each other face to face.
"Is she coming over?" Lu Weiwei asked softly.
Gu Chen nodded silently, "We'll talk about this later. Judging from the current situation, this matter is definitely not simple."
"What about us now?" Officer Wang asked.
"Go back to the branch and continue interrogating that Yang Jie." Gu Chen said.
"Okay." Officer Wang took a deep breath and said slowly: "It's not too early now, it's time to go back."
"Then I'll go say goodbye to the old man." Lu Weiwei turned around and walked towards the white-haired old man.
After everyone had a brief exchange, Lu Weiwei asked the uncle to go home early.
Everyone also walked out of the store and drove slowly away from the neighborhood in vehicles.
When Gu Chen drove back to Furong Branch, he happened to receive a text message from Hu Shirley.
Gu Chen put the car in order, took out his mobile phone, clicked on the text message, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Xueli Hu has gone to the high-speed rail station now. She said that she can take the high-speed rail now and rush to Jiangnan City. She will arrive at Jiangnan City North Station at 4:30 in the morning. Let's go to the North Station to meet her."
"It was still early then." Officer Wang looked at the time and said slowly:
"How about going back and taking a nap now?"
"I don't think so. Let's go directly to the North High-Speed Railway Station, go to the duty room over there, and borrow a place to rest." Gu Chen said.
Officer Wang couldn't dissuade Gu Chen, so he could only reluctantly agree: "That's okay, but the bed over there is not very comfortable. It's not as comfortable as in our office."
"But since everyone is in a hurry, okay, let's go to the North High-Speed Railway Station now, and then wait for Shirley Hu."
We just left as soon as we could, but everyone hadn't gotten off the car yet, so we started the vehicle again, drove out of the parking space, and started heading towards Jiangnan North High-Speed Railway Station.
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It was already late at night when we arrived at the door of the square duty room at the North High-Speed Railway Station.
Since the duty room here also has a corresponding rest area, after communicating with the two police officers on duty, Gu Chen led everyone to temporarily borrow the rest room in the duty room to recharge their batteries.
When Gu Chen heard the alarm clock ringing again, it was already four o'clock in the morning.
At this moment, everyone was still sleeping soundly during their break.
Gu Chen didn't have time to think too much and quickly woke everyone up: "Senior Sister Lu, Senior Brother Wang, Xiao Yuan, the time is up, we have to set off quickly."
"Huh?" Lu Weiwei, who was lying on the iron bed in the duty room, also muttered, then yawned and said slowly: "Is it already four o'clock? How do I remember that I just fell asleep?"
"Yes, it's four o'clock in the morning, get up quickly." Seeing that Lu Weiwei was still lying in bed, Gu Chen directly pulled her up from the bed.
At this moment, Yuan Shasha had also woken up and pulled Officer Wang who was lying in bed beside her to his feet.
Everyone simply combed their hair, put on their coats, and walked outside the duty room.
As soon as they went out, a chill hit them, making everyone shiver.
"It's so cold. The temperature difference between day and night in Jiangnan City is too big, right? It's quite comfortable during the day, so why is it so cold at night?" Lu Weiwei shrank her neck and couldn't help complaining about the bad weather.
Officer Wang said indifferently: "It's nothing? You just woke up, of course you can't get used to it."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "The key is that our warm coats and coats are all left in the office. Our colleagues on duty also need the coats and coats here."
After shaking his body, Officer Wang said again: "Don't think about anything. Go to the exit and pick up Shirley Hu."
Everyone looked at each other and said nothing more?
Later, according to the train number that Hu Xueli arrived at, everyone rushed to the station exit, which is under the viaduct of Jiangnan City High-speed Railway North Station.
Gu Chen dialed Hu Xueli's phone number. Not long after, Hu Xueli's voice came over the phone: "Hello? Officer Gu, I'm almost there. Well, I think there are still ten minutes left, right."
"Then just come out and we'll wait for you at the exit. By the way, what color are you wearing?" Gu Chen said.
"Oh, I'm wearing a black coat, yes, a pair of Chinese black leather shoes, um, and then, I'm also wearing a black hat, um, okay, okay, that's it for now, we'll see you later, okay
of."
After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Hu Shirley hung up the phone.
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Ten minutes passed quickly, and a wave of passengers walked out of the aisle. Gu Chen stood 10 meters away from the exit of the aisle, so that he could observe the people leaving the station from an oblique position.
Soon, Gu Chen saw the passenger who looked very similar to him based on Hu Xueli's previous introduction.
I saw this tall woman in a black coat, carrying only a small satchel at the moment, walking quickly towards the exit.
Gu Chen saw her and waved to Hu Xueli.
Hu Shirley also quickly discovered Gu Chen, so she quickened her pace and passed the exit gate.
"Are you Officer Gu? I am Hu Xueli." The moment she met Gu Chen, Hu Shirley shook hands with Gu Chen very politely, with a touch of elegance in her behavior.
"Let's go to the duty room first. It's cold outside." Gu Chen also simply communicated.
Afterwards, everyone walked towards the duty room just now.
When they arrived at the duty room, the two police officers on duty stood up when they saw Gu Chen and others.
A third-level police superintendent also communicated with Gu Chen: "Gu Bureau, have you received the call?"
"Yes." Gu Chen nodded silently and couldn't help but said: "I still need to borrow your duty room."
"Hey, look what you said, you can use the duty room as you wish." The third-level superintendent also spoke politely.
Gu Chen looked at the room inside and said, "Let us use the rest area. We need to talk about something here."
"Okay, please do as you please." After hearing Gu Chen's words, another trainee police officer also quickly gave up his position.
Afterwards, Gu Chen brought Hu Xueli to the room where everyone was resting just now.
When the door is closed, the whole room becomes warm instantly.
Lu Weiwei also rubbed her hands and couldn't help complaining: "It's still warm in the room, but standing outside for a while feels like my legs are almost freezing."
"Haha, it seems that the weather in Jiangnan City is similar to the weather in our Magic City. The temperature is also similar. It is also so cold at night over there." After a few simple jokes, Hu Xueli introduced to everyone:
"Hello everyone, I am the Hu Xueli you are looking for. I am Nie Ping's ex-girlfriend."
"Hello, I am Gu Chen from Furong Branch."
"I am Lao Wang from the Criminal Investigation Team of Furong Branch."
"I am Lu Weiwei."
"I am Yuan Shasha."
After everyone briefly introduced each other in turn, it was considered a formal acquaintance.
Later, Hu Shirley also quickly asked Gu Chen: "By the way, Officer Gu, you said that someone broke into Nie Ping's home, and the target was the button of the eagle totem. Is it true?"
"Yes." Facing Hu Xueli's question, Gu Chen nodded silently and said involuntarily:
"Nie Ping's father also briefly explained to us what happened between you and Nie Ping. You met when you were studying in the United States, right?"
"Yes." After Gu Chen finished speaking, Hu Xueli quickly nodded in agreement:
"We met during a demonstration. At that time, some people caused trouble in the demonstration and smashed nearby shops. Finally, the police from the United States were dispatched to arrest people everywhere."
"It was me who pulled Nie Ping out of the encirclement based on my familiarity with the terrain."
"Then why do you want to help Nie Ping?" Officer Wang asked casually.
"Because, I heard him speaking Mandarin. There were a lot of people at the time, but I heard a man talking about our national quintessence to the American police. I knew that he was a compatriot."
"However, he was likely to be caught if he was so reckless, so I pulled him and told him to follow me."
With a heavy sigh, Hu Shirley also said slowly: "In the end, I took him and ran with me. That's how we met."
"Okay." After hearing what Hu Xueli said, it was exactly the same as what Nie Ping's father said, so Gu Chen quickly asked again:
"Then let's get back to the topic. What's going on with that eagle totem button?"
"Yes... I gave it to him." Faced with Gu Chen's question, Hu Xueli didn't seem to let go yet.
The whole person's expression looked a little nervous.
Seeing this, Lu Weiwei quickly comforted her: "Don't be nervous, let's talk slowly, there's no rush."
"Okay." She took a deep breath, tried to calm down, and adjusted her breathing rhythm. After a brief hesitation, Hu Shirley said slowly:
"Actually, the thing is very simple. Just like what I told you on the phone, we bought the button of the eagle totem in a store."
"To be precise, I bought it as a gift to Nie Ping because Nie Ping likes this button very much."
"Okay." After hearing Hu Shirley's words, Gu Chen asked again: "But, on the phone, you heard me introduce what happened here, that is, the button of the Eagle Totem was stolen and then returned to its original owner.
Why do you look so nervous?"
"That's because I heard you say that the person who stole the button was instructed by others, and you said that the guy behind the scenes came from the devil's capital."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "So, this can't help but remind me of a person, but I can't explain a sentence or two on the phone clearly, and I also want to come and see Nie
Ping, I wanted to visit his cemetery, so I came to Jiangnan City overnight."
"It seems that you are in a hurry?" Yuan Shasha saw that the reason why Hu Shirley had to rush to Jiangnan City overnight was because he was racing against time. It seemed that he was a very busy guy.
But Hu Shirley said without hesitation: "Yes, I am just in a hurry. I really..."
With a faint sigh, Hu Xueli also shook his head and sighed: "Actually, I am very busy every day. The projects I am responsible for every day are a lot of things waiting for me to do, so I have no choice but to do this."
Rubbing her face with both hands to relieve her tired mental state, Hu Shirley continued:
"Let's get down to business. This button had its owner before."
"I don't understand." Gu Chen shook his head and said honestly:
"You said on the phone that you bought this button with the eagle totem from a store in Shanghai as a gift to Nie Ping. But what's going on with the owner of this button?"
"That's it." Seeing that Gu Chen didn't seem to understand the whole story, Hu Shirley quickly explained:
"It's true that we bought the buttons, but that store is a more unique and trendy store with a wide variety of products."
"It was only when we returned to the United States to continue our studies that we received an email from the mainland in our mailbox."
"What did the email say?" Lu Weiwei was also very curious after hearing this.
Hu Shirley hesitated for a few seconds, then tried to think back and said:
"I only remember that the other party seemed to have a bad intention. He talked a lot and looked domineering. It probably meant that the button of the eagle totem turned out to have an owner."
"It was the owner who kept the button in the shop, but later, we took a fancy to it and bought the button. Now he wants to go back."
"Is there such a thing?" After listening to Hu Shirley's explanation, Lu Weiwei also said with an angry smile:
"He co-owned this store, used other people's mortgaged items to sell goods, and then sold them openly like this?"
"Yes." After hearing Lu Weiwei's words, Hu Shirley also nodded slowly and said involuntarily:
"That store is a fashion store. There are a lot of new gadgets in it. Anyway, many of them are some people's personal belongings."
"For example, personal items used by certain domestic celebrities, jewelry worn by celebrities, or some personal collections of celebrities will also be sold here."
"Wait a minute." Hearing what Hu Xueli said, Officer Wang was also very curious and asked quickly:
"So, does this store you're visiting have anything else? Even celebrities' personal belongings are for sale?"
"Yes." Faced with Officer Wang's question, Hu Shirley nodded slowly and continued:
"This store focuses on this feature. Many items cannot be bought on the market, and many of them are unique."
"For example, the store also sells signed jerseys and sneakers of some stars."
"Some are for display in the store, but some are for sale."
After a pause, Hu Shirley continued to explain: "As for the button with the eagle totem, we asked the shop owner before, how much does it cost?"
"The boss said a number, indicating that it can be sold. If we buy it, it will have nothing to do with the previous owner."
"However, when we all returned to the United States to continue our studies, I received a threatening email out of nowhere. I felt baffled."
"Yes, can this kind of thing happen again? Could it be that someone is playing a prank?" Officer Wang felt that the matter was not that simple.
And Hu Shirley also said slowly: "Yes, at first, I also felt that the other party was crazy."
"Because we buy things in stores through formal channels, they can be sold."
"But now, the other party said in the email that the button of the eagle totem was stored in the store by the other party and was not for sale."
"So, I felt that the other person was being ridiculous, so I ignored him."
"But in the following days, the other party sent me emails again and again, asking me to send the things back."
"And he asked me when I would return to China? I felt that the other person might have a mental problem, so I never paid attention to him."
Sighing heavily, Hu Shirley said nervously: "But, just when I thought that this matter would just go away, suddenly one day, I received a call from an unknown person."
"Who called? Is it the person who sent you the email?" Gu Chen asked.
Hu Shirley nodded silently: "That's him. Is the other person a boy or a girl? I don't know, because the other person seems to be reluctant to let me know his identity."
"So, when I called me, I used voice-changing software to process my voice. It sounded weird and a little scary."
"But after all, I bought something through formal channels, so how could I return it to him? Moreover, I gave this thing to Nie Ping."
"It's strange." Listening to Hu Shirley's words, Lu Weiwei also said in disbelief:
"What's the point of storing this person's things in the store? Is it for display? But if it can't be sold, why can the boss still ask for a price?"
"This shows that the buttons of this eagle totem are for sale."
"Isn't it? And it still cost me a lot of money." Hu Shirley said.
"Then how much did you spend to buy it?" Officer Wang asked.
Hu Xueli looked up and thought, and said slowly: "It seems...it cost more than 5,000, right?"
"How much?" Listening to Hu Shirley's words, Officer Wang was stunned:
"More than 5,000? This broken button is worth more than 5,000? Is it such an exaggeration?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "It's normal." Seeing Officer Wang's expression of having never seen the world, Hu Shirley also calmly explained:
"That store sells all trendy items, and any item costs several thousand yuan."
"Moreover, it is unique in the market. Just like the necklace you are wearing, as long as it is bought from that store, it is basically difficult to encounter another identical style."
"In addition, many celebrities' personal belongings are sold here, so it is quite famous in the circle."
"It's normal that things are expensive. For 5,000 yuan, I can buy this kind of button that both Nie Ping and I like. I think it's worth it."
"Okay." After hearing Hu Shirley's words, Officer Wang also sighed softly and said helplessly:
"I really can't figure out what you rich people think."
"Let's continue chatting. The person who called you, did he call you later to harass you?"
"Yes." After hearing Officer Wang's words, Hu Shirley also continued to explain:
"Ever since I received the first phone call, this person seems to have been harassing me constantly, with a very clear purpose, asking me to hand over my things to him."
"But I am also a person with a temper. I bought the things, not stole them. Besides, Nie Ping likes them very much, why should I give them to him?"
"So, I told him clearly on the phone that I would not give him my belongings, and blocked my number."
"What happened next?" Gu Chen adjusted the angle of the law enforcement recorder and continued to ask.
"Later? Later, the harassing phone call never came again. Although he could have changed his number and continued to call me, he didn't do that. It felt like he disappeared out of thin air."
"And this incident has been in the past for a long time. It wasn't until I broke up with Nie Ping due to my parents' reasons and returned to Shanghai to prepare for my husband's wedding that I realized that I had received another phone call out of nowhere."
"And the voice on that phone is still a voice processed by voice software."
"I knew it was that guy. He came to me again. It felt like he was right next to me this time. I started to get really scared."
Looking up at Gu Chen and the others, Hu Xueli also hesitated and said:
"In the past, when I was in the United States or abroad, I was not afraid of the other party no matter what. After all, he would not necessarily dare to come across the ocean to find me."
"However, when I returned to Magic City later, that guy might be in Magic City, but I don't know how he knew I was back? And how could he accurately judge the time of my return?"
"He called me almost the day after I returned to China. The timing was very coincidental, as if everything was under the control of the other party."
