In fact, Gu Chen's questions didn't stop there. Logically speaking, Zhuang Pei was a recent graduate, but this incident happened a few years ago.
Nie Ping finally found out about the buttons of the eagle totem, but from what Nie Ping said to his father, it is not difficult to see that the problem that Nie Ping was worried about was far from Zhuang Pei's simple rhetoric.
But through the buttons of the eagle totem, Nie Ping discovered some terrible things that were beyond his control.
But now, what Gu Chen heard from Zhuang Pei seemed to be an ordinary thing.
Generally speaking, Zhuang Pei wanted Gu Chen to believe that he was looking for the eagle totem button and wanted to get the secrets in the eagle totem button, all for the sake of the treasure map.
However, this statement seems somewhat unsatisfactory.
After all, what are the facts? Gu Chen still needs to get his friend's father to testify.
Nie Ping seemed to have discovered a big problem, and finally asked his father to keep the buttons of the eagle totem, just to avoid trouble.
Moreover, it is not difficult to see from Nie Ping's father's frightened mood that Nie Ping's father truly believed that the button of the eagle totem might bring him bad luck.
"Gu Chen." Seeing that Gu Chen seemed to be distracted while thinking about the problem, Officer Wang on the side quickly reminded him.
"Oh." Gu Chen came to his senses and continued to ask Zhuang Peidao: "Did you listen carefully to the question I asked you just now?"
"Why did I start investigating the buttons of this eagle totem again after a few years?" Faced with Gu Chen's question, Zhuang Pei took a deep breath and said slowly:
"Actually, the thing is very simple. I heard from my friends that someone is discussing the secret of the eagle totem button."
"After all, there are very few people who know this secret. I was in a bar in Shanghai and heard it clearly."
"Then what did you hear?" Lu Weiwei was quite curious about Zhuang Pei's situation in the Magic City.
The main reason is that Zhuang Pei comes from the Magic City and seems to be very sensitive to the buttons of the eagle totem.
Therefore, he will spend more energy paying attention to these.
Zhuang Pei licked his dry lips and asked proactively: "Can you give me a glass of water?"
After hearing this, Yuan Shasha took the initiative to put down her work, walked to the water dispenser nearby, took a paper cup, poured some water into it, and handed it to Zhuang Pei, who was sitting on the interrogation chair.
Zhuang Pei drank a few sips and then breathed a sigh of relief.
Yuan Shasha, standing in front of him, asked him: "Do you still want it?"
"If you can, then give me another drink." Zhuang Pei was not polite and took the initiative to hold out the paper cup.
Yuan Shasha didn't say much, returned to the water dispenser again, and handed the paper cup to Zhuang Pei.
Zhuang Pei still drank it all in one gulp, and then he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's it, thank you."
"You're welcome." Yuan Shasha had no expression on her face and returned directly to her work station.
Officer Wang banged the table and said as a reminder: "Then it's time for you to talk now, right? What exactly did you hear in that bar in Shanghai?"
"That's right, someone is discussing the eagle totem button." Zhuang Pei said.
Officer Wang frowned: "I know, I'm asking you, what exactly was said? Who were they talking about?"
Zhuang Pei nodded silently and recalled it instantly.
After a while, Zhuang Pei also said slowly: "I remember that a few people sitting at the next table were talking about the eagle totem buttons in the trendy store."
"When I heard it at the time, it sounded very familiar to me, because that trendy store was where those pawn shops sold the eagle totem buttons."
"So I pretended to be drinking there carelessly, and for fear of disturbing them, I could only chat casually with a few of my friends."
"However, my friends were chatting nonsense, and I was pretending to chat, chatting intermittently, but in fact, I was listening to the conversation at the next table."
After a pause, Zhuang Pei continued to explain: "This made me hear something about the Eagle Totem. I heard that someone in the market recently asked about the Eagle Totem."
"From their tone, they seem to know that there is a secret treasure map hidden inside the button of the eagle totem."
"But, this matter has disappeared for several years because of Nie Ping's death. How could such a noise suddenly appear?"
"I felt something was wrong at the time, so I continued to eavesdrop, and then I discovered that someone said that they saw an uncle carrying a beautifully crafted eagle totem button to a watch shop, hoping to dismantle the eagle totem.
buttons."
"And that watch shop is also a time-honored brand. The masters there are all old craftsmen, and the items they repair are all high-end watches."
"So, the watchmaker asked the old man what he wanted to repair?"
"Then the old man took out the button of the eagle totem and said he wanted to dismantle it."
"Remove the buttons of the eagle totem? Did I hear it correctly?" Hearing what Zhuang Pei said, Officer Wang was also quite curious.
But Zhuang Pei nodded fiercely: "Yes, we need to remove the buttons of the eagle totem, because the uncle said that thing belongs to his son."
"But his son has passed away, and he can't figure out what is hidden in the buttons of the eagle totem?"
"So, he wants to know the secret inside."
Hearing this, Gu Chen, Lu Weiwei, Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha looked at each other, and seemed to be very curious.
Especially Nie Ping's father, who has communicated with everyone many times and is quite candid.
However, Nie Ping's father never mentioned this matter to everyone.
If Zhuang Pei hadn't revealed this, I feel like no one would have thought of this at all.
After thinking about it, Gu Chen also curiously asked: "Is this uncle you mentioned Nie Ping's father?"
"It's him." As soon as Gu Chen finished speaking, Zhuang Pei nodded fiercely and said involuntarily:
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "The old man I mentioned is actually Nie Ping's father. If he hadn't brought the button of the eagle totem to the time-honored watch store in the Magic City,
Maintenance shop, I'm afraid I won't hear the news at all, and there won't be anything later."
Taking a deep breath, Zhuang Pei couldn't help but say: "I was listening to the people at the next table, and the more they talked, the more they talked."
"Moreover, it seems that they only regard this matter as a talking point, and they don't take it as the same thing at all. It is just something everyone has seen and heard."
"But they said it casually, but I understood it, because I have looked for the button of the eagle totem many times."
"The clues were interrupted before due to issues with counterfeit products."
"But now that I have received the news again, I will naturally not miss this opportunity."
"Then how did you do it?" Lu Weiwei was very curious.
Zhuang Pei sniffed, stabilized his emotions, and then said slowly: "How did I do it?"
"What I did was very simple. I pretended to be drunk, and then chatted with the people at the next table."
"I saw that they were a little drunk, so I ordered some wine for them, sat in their booths, and started chatting with them."
Lying on the seat, Zhuang Pei also said slowly: "You also know that in the atmosphere of the bar with lights and music, if you invite people to drink and chat, they will be happy to open up the conversation."
"So, just like that, while we were chatting, I figured out the ins and outs of the matter."
"It turns out that Nie Ping's father did bring a real eagle totem button to that time-honored watch repair shop and had it looked at by a professional master."
"The professional masters also tried to dismantle it, but they were a little unable to start. Because they couldn't find the key to the problem, they never started."
"Is it because you don't understand or what?" After hearing what Zhuang Pei said, Officer Wang was also very curious.
Zhuang Pei shook his head: "I just can't understand it and can't start because the structure is very precise and looks like a whole."
"Although the button of this eagle totem looks like a beautifully crafted work of art, you can find it if you study it carefully with a magnifying glass."
"In fact, the fineness of this kind of button is even far greater than that of some precision watches."
"So, ordinary watchmakers don't understand and have never seen it. They dare not dismantle it rashly, and they can't find the entrance to dismantling it."
After listening to Zhuang Pei's explanation, Gu Chen also believed what he said.
After all, when Gu Chen called the forensic doctor Gao Chuanfeng to take apart the buttons of the real eagle totem, he asked the professional forensic doctor to dismantle them.
Even a professional forensic doctor like Gao Chuanfeng has no way to start and cannot find an entry point.
If Gu Chen hadn't read some of Nie Ping's drawings, he might have had the same idea when he saw this button.
Therefore, Zhuang Pei said that those master watchmakers had no idea what to do, and Gu Chen could sympathize with that.
"Keep talking." Gu Chen stretched out his hand to remind Zhuang Pei that he could continue.
Zhuang Pei also nodded silently and continued thinking:
"At that time, one of the people in this booth was in one of the watch shops."
"He had something wrong with an expensive watch and wanted to see this old master to check it out."
"So, I stayed in that time-honored watch shop for a long time and heard the conversation between Nie Ping's father and the old watchmaker."
"Then he shared the cause and effect of the incident with his friends in the bar."
"Then what are the reactions of his friends?" Lu Weiwei now really wants to know the overall attitude of this group of people.
But Zhuang Pei shook his head and couldn't help but said: "How can these people believe this? I feel like this uncle is talking nonsense."
"After all, it sounds quite fantasy, so no one takes it seriously."
After a pause, Zhuang Pei continued to explain: "Of course, if other people among them have not seen the buttons of the eagle totem, they may not believe it at all."
"But I have seen it, and the person who shared this topic has also seen it."
"So, I started asking around, and finally I was able to find out the specific situation. The buttons of the eagle totem I wanted to trace were almost exactly the same."
"He even told me the specific appearance of the old man, who was very similar to Nie Ping's father that I met back then."
"This gives me reason to believe that Nie Ping's father used his outstanding acting skills to deceive everyone."
"He actually knows where the real button of the eagle totem is? Because it's in his hand."
"But Nie Ping took an impostor and jumped into the river to commit suicide. This smoke bomb also made me miserable."
With a heavy sigh, Zhuang Pei also complained: "So I have no choice but to investigate again."
"However, because Nie Ping's father had met me before, because in order to get the button of the eagle totem, I even acted as an employee of the crematorium."
"So, no matter what, I can't come forward in person. I can only find some reliable people, and people who are not involved in this matter, to help me."
"So? Including Yang Jie, who failed in the stock market, and Zeng Huaqiang at the construction site, you came to do things?" Hearing this, Officer Wang finally believed it.
The mastermind behind all this seems to be Zhuang Pei.
Zhuang Pei also nodded silently and proactively admitted: "Yes, I met that Yang Jie when I was in Shanghai. I felt that this guy was reliable and had a decent job."
"However, because I lost money severely in the stock market and I was unwilling to do so, I continued to borrow money and wanted to make back all I had lost."
After saying this, Zhuang Pei couldn't help laughing and said: "Perhaps it is difficult for you to understand that feeling, that is, your savings that you have worked hard for many years are trapped in the stock market, and then you continue to lose money."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "And you are so confident that you feel that you have mastered certain rules, and you only need to try again to win the market."
"This kind of mysterious self-confidence is sometimes actually a kind of unwillingness to let all the hard work in the past go to waste."
"So, when they don't have money, they borrow money, and they feel like they're completely stuck in it and can't extricate themselves."
"This is why Yang Jie was desperate and did something for me, and I only spent 20,000 yuan."
"It seems that you understand psychology." Seeing Zhuang Pei say this so proudly, Officer Wang also said jokingly.
Zhuang Pei waved his hands, continued to lie on the seat, and said with a smile:
"I don't know anything about psychology, but I know that I needed someone to handle things at that time, but Yang Jie seemed to be the best candidate because he was cruel enough to himself."
"I can get this kind of person to do things for me for only 20,000 yuan. I feel that the price/performance ratio is quite high."
"Twenty thousand yuan is already a lot, and it's given to a stranger." Lu Weiwei laughed and shook her head.
To be honest, Lu Weiwei still admires Zhuang Pei's courage. At least Zhuang Pei really dares to cooperate with strangers.
Officer Wang frowned and continued to ask him: "What about Zeng Huaqiang?"
"It's the same thing." Faced with Officer Wang's question, Zhuang Pei continued to explain:
"I said that at that time I needed someone to do things for me. One person was not reliable. I needed to arrange different people to keep each other in check."
"And I hide behind and take command, so that if something happens, I can find a way to escape unscathed."
"Haha, you are so smart." Hearing what Zhuang Pei said, Yuan Shasha couldn't help but complain.
But Zhuang Pei disagreed and continued: "There is no way, I can't take this risk myself."
"Besides, spending a small amount of money can accomplish big things. If I can successfully get the button of the real eagle totem in this transaction, maybe everything will be successful."
Looking up at Gu Chen, Zhuang Pei continued: "Officer Gu, I said, I want to take a gamble and try my luck. What if things really come true?"
"So?" Gu Chen was also very curious after listening to Zhuang Pei's confident narration.
At this time, Zhuang Pei also explained with a smile: "So, I came to Jiangnan City in advance and asked about the owner of the inn. If he wants to transfer the inn, he needs to find someone to take over the business."
"The reason why I value this and tell this matter to Zeng Huaqiang in Shanghai is that I value Zeng Huaqiang and he is also looking for a way to make a fortune."
"At this time, everyone is playing with the information gap. I can still be a favor and push it to Zeng Huaqiang."
"And once he takes over that inn, in fact, if he becomes a pawn in my entire operation, it will be quite cost-effective."
"Because, from the window of this inn, you can directly observe the store run by Nie Ping's father."
"It can be said that from the perspective of the inn, every move of the store diagonally opposite can be completely monitored. It is a very ideal place."
"In addition, I used Yang Jie to come to the inn to rest according to my wishes, and helped me go to the store to find the button of the eagle totem. I think it is not a big problem."
"But I have a doubt." On one side, Zhuang Pei explained seriously, but on the other side, Gu Chen suddenly interrupted Zhuang Pei's conversation.
At this moment, Zhuang Pei was also confused and quickly asked Gu Chen: "Officer Gu, what do you suspect?"
"How did you know there was a hidden light switch under the stairs of the store?"
"As far as I know, there are only a handful of people who know this switch."
"So this is it?" After hearing what Gu Chen said, Zhuang Pei also laughed twice and said involuntarily:
"You are right. Very few people know that there is a light switch under the stairs of his store."
"But who am I? I pretended to be a relevant staff member a few years ago and went to Nie Ping's father's house and also visited that store."
"I clearly remember that Nie Ping's father was going upstairs to get something, so he walked to the bottom of the stairs, found the hidden light switch, and turned on the lights at the bottom of the stairs."
"And all of this was seen by me inadvertently."
After a pause, Zhuang Pei took a deep breath and continued to explain:
"So, after I contacted Yang Jie through virtual dialing, I used voice-changing software to hide my original voice, and at the same time directed Yang Jie to stay at Zeng Huaqiang's inn."
"And according to my request, I started to sneak into the store while Nie Ping's father was not at home, searching for relevant clues and looking for the button of the eagle totem."
"However, because the other party did not know the status of the switch at the stairwell, and it was pitch dark above the stairwell, Yang Jie was a little scared at the time."
"So, I casually mentioned it on the phone and told him that there is a hidden light switch on the wall with animal totem buttons under the stairs."
"Of course, that Yang Jie also found the switch, so he dared to go to the second floor and also found the button of the eagle totem."
"In this way, Yang Jie secretly brought the things back, and according to my request, packed them in red plastic bags and threw them into a designated trash can."
"And in this way, I can order Zeng Huaqiang from the inn to go to the designated location, pick up the red plastic bag, and take it to the ruins of an abandoned chemical plant according to my request."
"Because only in this way can I avoid being directly involved in this operation, conduct counter-reconnaissance well, and create an alibi for myself to mislead your police in handling the case."
"Haha, you have gone to great lengths to deceive us."
Listening to Zhuang Pei's explanation, Lu Weiwei didn't feel that happy. Instead, she felt a little ridiculous.
At least some of Zhuang Pei's actions caused everyone to search for clues, causing a lot of trouble, wasting a lot of time, and spending a lot of energy.
Fortunately, with the guidance of Gu Chen, everyone was able to find the clues and follow the clues, finally finding Zhuang Pei.
Zhuang Pei smiled bitterly and said slowly: "My idea at the time was very simple. Since Nie Ping's father knows some secrets about the eagle totem button."
"And he went to the Magic City to seek dismantling. This is already violating my bottom line. That thing was originally mine, and he should have returned it to me a few years ago."
Taking a deep breath and trying to adjust his mood, Zhuang Pei continued:
"But this old thing, which should have been mine a few years ago, has been hiding it from me until now."
"I guess he is greedy and wants the secret in the eagle totem button to find the secret of the treasure."
"That's why I went to the Magic City to start deciphering the secrets in the eagle totem button."
"I don't think so." After listening to Zhuang Pei's explanation, Gu Chen shook his head:
"We also contacted Nie Ping's father, but we found that he didn't care about the money."
"What's more, they demolished the house, sold the land, and replaced it with more than a dozen apartments."
"He is considered a thoroughly wealthy man in Jiangnan City. Moreover, Nie Ping's death left Nie Ping's father childless. He even planned to donate all his inheritance after his death."
After a pause, Gu Chen also said meaningfully: "For such a person who has no desires and desires, do you think he will be greedy for wealth?"
Gu Chen's words indeed left Zhuang Pei speechless and even unable to refute.
But after thinking about it carefully, Zhuang Pei continued to explain: "Maybe, maybe it was Nie Ping's father who wanted to find out what was inside the eagle totem."
"Maybe Nie Ping told his father when he was alive, so after his son passed away, he left this eagle totem button as a relic."
"One day Nie Ping's father figured it out and wanted to know the secret in this button?"
"Okay, your argument may be valid." Listening to Zhuang Pei's explanation, Lu Weiwei also felt that there didn't seem to be anything wrong with her.
So Lu Weiwei continued to ask him: "What happened next?"
"Later?" After thinking briefly for a few seconds, Zhuang Pei also said slowly:
"Later, I asked Yang Jie to go to that store to search for the buttons of the eagle totem, and he did find them."
"Moreover, I used the phone to control Yang Jie, wrap it in a red plastic bag, and throw it into a designated trash can."
"Let Zeng Huaqiang come forward again, take the things to a ruined corner of the abandoned chemical factory, and complete the transaction with me."
"Then what do you think of that thing? After all, you got it before." Officer Wang also asked casually based on Zhuang Pei's own story.
At this moment, Zhuang Pei seemed to be unable to suppress his inner anger, and could only sigh and said:
"I've seen the button with the eagle totem, and it's still fake. It's a counterfeit."
"But I also know that the button of the real eagle totem is indeed in the hands of Nie Ping's father."
"This makes me a little helpless. I know that this old man has something. He knows how to change a civet cat for a prince."
"Externally, I look honest and responsible, but inside I have a lot of tricks up my sleeve."
With a faint sigh, Zhuang Pei shook his head helplessly: "So, I have no choice but to avoid disturbing the situation."
"So I decided to ask Zeng Huaqiang to put the stolen eagle totem buttons back into the designated trash can."
"Then, I mobilized Yang Jie again to retrieve the items and return them to their proper place in the store."
"In this way, I have been looking for opportunities to strike again, and I am even preparing to use various means to have direct contact with Nie Ping's father."
Zhuang Pei seemed a little unwilling to look at Yaoyao's head, and continued:
"So, just when I was planning my next move, it was like, what did you find? And you've already started taking action."
Looking up at the people in front of him, Zhuang Pei also couldn't laugh or cry and said: "And then, you brought me here like this."
With a faint sigh, Zhuang Pei continued: "To be honest, your efficiency is indeed very fast, and your grasp of this clue is quite good."
"And I really didn't expect that you could find me in such a short period of time and confirm that I am the one behind the scenes. I can only say that you are really powerful."
"If it's a compliment, you can skip it. Now I want to know, where is the missing Zhang Zhiqiang? What did you do to him?"
"Zhang Zhiqiang? What did I do to him?" Listening to Gu Chen's story, Zhuang Pei was stunned, but he quickly came to his senses and could only chuckle a few times before continuing to explain:
"Officer Gu, I think you really misunderstood, Zhang Zhiqiang, that guy? It was also the first time I met him here."
"To be honest, before this, I didn't know what he did at all. I only knew that he contracted some guardrail security work outside the concert."
"Then you got into this work team, didn't you want to kidnap Zhang Zhiqiang?" Officer Wang became more and more confused as he listened.
After all, it is true that Zhang Zhiqiang disappeared, and Zhang Zhiqiang was so mysterious that he went to a small processing factory and ordered 10 imitations of the eagle totem.
If it is said that Zhang Zhiqiang had nothing to do with this incident and just disappeared inexplicably, it would be somewhat unjustifiable.
But listening to Zhuang Pei's explanations, they seemed unconvincing.
Seeing Officer Wang say this, Zhuang Pei also strongly objected: "I am really wronged for this."
"How do you say that?" Lu Weiwei raised her eyebrows, also very curious.
Zhuang Pei continued to explain: "I sneaked into that team and became a volunteer, just to hide my identity."
"I know that if I come here to do this kind of thing, I might get into trouble if my identity is exposed."
"So, in order to counter-reconnaissance, I have to give myself a persona, that is, I come to Jiangnan City to meet my idol Jay, and my identity is indeed a student who has just graduated."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "I need to come here to find a job, and I am still poor and don't have much money."
With a sigh, Zhuang Pei said helplessly: "I can only use this identity to cover myself up and create the contrast of a poor student."
"In this case, even if you want to track me down, I'm afraid it will be difficult."
"Haha." After hearing what Zhuang Pei said, Yuan Shasha, who was responsible for recording and inputting, also said with a smile:
"When you say that, I think it's a bit ridiculous."
"You have to know that your anti-reconnaissance techniques are indeed smart, but you are not rigorous enough."
"In other words, no matter how smart you are, you will still show your flaws sometimes."
"As long as you have been to some places and come into contact with some people, we can learn all about you from the places you have been and the people you have come into contact with."
With a sigh, Yuan Shasha continued: "You should never underestimate the strength of our police in handling cases."
"Haha, I've seen it." After listening to Yuan Shasha's narration, Zhuang Pei was like a deflated rubber ball. He began to feel depressed and slowly shook his head:
"Maybe, I really underestimated your strength."
"What did Zhang Zhiqiang say?" Seeing Zhuang Pei looking sick, Gu Chen continued to ask him.
But this time, Zhuang Pei still shook his head and denied: "I said, I really don't know what's going on with Zhang Zhiqiang? I don't know him at all."
"You said he was missing, but this guy's disappearance has nothing to do with me."
"No way?" Seeing Zhuang Pei at this moment, his face seemed serious and he didn't look like he was lying.
But Gu Chen still wanted to confirm, so he added: "Zhang Zhiqiang is closely related to the buttons of the eagle totem."
"Because, he once went to a small workshop with an eagle totem button and ordered 500 imitation eagle totem buttons."
"Of course, the sample he gave to the owner of the small workshop was itself an imitation."
"But why does he need so many buttons from the Eagle Totem? Why does he, a contractor who does security work on the guardrail outside the concert, have anything to do with this button from the Eagle Totem?"
"We must understand these things clearly, and he must also know the secret in the eagle totem button."
After a pause, seeing Zhuang Pei in front of him with a confused look on his face, Gu Chen also said meaningfully:
"So, this missing Zhang Zhiqiang must be consistent with what you want to achieve."
