The injured man just wanted to save his life at the moment, but he didn't seem to know much about the situation, so he answered the police's various inquiries one by one.
When asked about his companion, the injured man also took the initiative to explain: "You can take it literally. Everyone likes to call the companion who was strangled to death Lao Ba."
"Maybe it's because he is the eighth oldest among the cousins, right? So, call him the eighth, so others will remember him."
"Then what was his original name? Don't you know it at all?" Lu Weiwei was also puzzled that a member of a team didn't even know the other person's name. This was ridiculous.
The injured man quickly explained for himself: "His name was mentioned before, and it seems quite unpleasant, and he doesn't like it himself."
"So, he likes others to call him Lao Ba, which is more affectionate."
"What about the scar? It's because that person has a scar on his face. Can I understand that?" Gu Chen said.
"You can understand it that way." The injured man nodded silently and said involuntarily:
"That man was a bit ruthless. I heard that he got into a fight with someone and used a knife. In the end, he went to jail for intentionally hurting someone."
"After I came out, I started doing parts wholesale business with my fellow villagers. Anyway, I didn't make much big money, but I still made some small money."
Sighing softly, the injured man said helplessly: "As for where he ran to? I don't know very well."
"It's possible that he has also encountered something unexpected. I even feel that those people are here for him?"
"Are you here for him? Do you think that person has more enemies?" Lu Weiwei said.
"It can be understood that way." The injured man agreed, and continued to explain: "That guy has a lot of enemies."
"I heard at first that I was imitating other people's ruthlessness, so my reputation wasn't very good, and I also made a lot of enemies."
"Later, after he went to prison, he changed his mind and changed his ways. But from time to time, some people would still come to trouble him. After all, he had many enemies, and it was he who had caused them in the first place."
When he said this, the injured man sighed again, looked at Gu Chen and said, "Comrade police, I am really a little unjust."
"I don't have any enemies in the first place, so I just wanted to take advantage of the heavy snow to climb and camp at Centennial Peak."
"I really didn't expect that my companion was strangled to death and the other companion was missing."
"Thinking about what happened that night, I feel a little scared here. I want to go home now."
"You can go home, but your injuries are not good enough and you need further observation from the hospital." Lu Weiwei said.
"Then what if these people find me and come to commit murder?" The injured man was also frightened by the group of people. He was in a trance and frightened.
Lu Weiwei said calmly: "Don't worry about this, we will arrange police officers to protect your safety."
"You can rest assured to recover here, and leave the rest to us."
"That's good, as long as you say this." Hearing such a reply, the man finally let go of his hanging heart.
Gu Chen returned to the topic and continued: "By the way, what's your name?"
"Oh, my name is Zhang Zhi."
"Zhang Zhi? The 'Zhi' of ambition?" Gu Chen asked.
"Yes." Zhang Zhi nodded.
"Where is your home?" Gu Chen asked again.
"Donghai City, I'm from Donghai City."
"Please report your ID number." Gu Chen said again.
"Okay, my ID number is..."
According to Zhao Chen's request, Zhang Zhi immediately informed him clearly.
After finishing recording the basic information, Gu Chen asked Zhang Zhi: "Zhang Zhi, who suggested you come to Centennial Peak this time?"
"Who suggested it?" After thinking about it, Zhang Zhi quickly replied: "Yes...it's the scar."
"Scar? Does he just want to camp here on a snowy day or something?" Officer Wang asked.
"Absolutely. He is a senior outdoor traveler, so he especially likes this kind of extreme weather."
"I often tell Lao Ba that he has an adventurous spirit, and that's not bad at all."
"Scar often said that only by staying in such an open area could he calm down. Because the work pressure was too great, he asked us in the group if we could accompany him here."
"Then what?" Lu Weiwei asked again.
"Then?" Zhang Zhi sighed and said slowly: "Then, he came over."
"Then do you know Liu Yuan?" When he heard this, Gu Chen directly said Liu Yuan's name.
However, at this moment, Gu Chen's sharp hairstyle and Zhang Zhi's eyes clearly showed some surprise, but he soon calmed down and replied:
"Liu...Liu Yuan? Who is Liu Yuan?"
"The staff of Baisui Peak Town." Lu Weiwei said.
"I don't know. We don't know everyone here, and we are not from here." As soon as Lu Weiwei finished speaking, Zhang Zhi quickly denied it.
Gu Chen, Lu Weiwei and Officer Wang looked at each other, and everyone seemed to see some subtle changes in Zhang Zhi's answer.
But everyone knew it tacitly, and no one said anything, so Gu Chen asked Zhang Zhi again:
"By the way, Zhang Zhi, what do you do?"
"I, I am just an ordinary businessman."
"What exactly?" Before Zhang Zhi could finish speaking, Gu Chen asked him again with emphasis.
Zhang Zhi was stunned for a moment, then reluctantly said: "I run education training classes, which are all kinds of art education."
"What about the other old man?" Gu Chen asked again.
"Lao Ba? Lao Ba's family runs a small factory, the kind of food factory that makes spicy food." Zhang Zhi said again.
After Gu Chen recorded these in the case, he also said slowly: "Have you had any conflicts with Scar and Lao Ba recently?"
"If there is a contradiction..." Zhang Zhi paused for a few seconds and said slowly:
"This scar is a bit strange, I guess. I told you that Scar has offended many people before..."
"I don't care about the past, I mean recently." Gu Chen said.
Being directly interrupted by Gu Chen, Zhang Zhi was stunned for a moment, then reorganized his words and said quickly:
"It's not clear recently. The scar was there before, but it's unclear now, and Lao Ba probably doesn't have it. His food business is not very big."
"I haven't heard him say that he had any conflicts with others."
"Are these two people from Donghai?" Officer Wang asked.
"Yes, the three of us are from the same place." Zhang Zhi said.
It was also in the hospital ward that Gu Chen and Zhang Zhi communicated repeatedly and finally determined a general message.
Since a lot of the information was incomplete, Gu Chen planned to use relevant monitoring equipment records to capture Lao Ba and Scar's information, as well as the identity information they used to purchase tickets.
After walking out of the ward, Gu Chen also looked at Officer Wang and said, "What's the specific situation with the old principal?"
"I will communicate with the hospital about this. If they don't call me, there should be no problem." Officer Wang said.
"Yeah." Gu Chen nodded silently and expressed his own opinion: "I don't know what is going on with Liu Yuan right now?"
"Although Senior Brother Lu Qiang is watching over there, after all, if the other party finds out that he has been exposed, he should be cautious."
"Okay, I'll make another call and ask about the situation." Officer Wang also knew whether Liu Yuan had anything to do with the attack? This must be clarified, and it is very important.
So, Officer Wang directly took out his mobile phone and dialed Lu Qiang's phone number.
Not long after, Lu Qiang's call was answered, and he also greeted Officer Wang: "Brother Wang, how is the situation over there?"
"It's okay. I asked for some information, but it's incomplete. He's fine and is still receiving treatment in the hospital," Officer Wang said.
"That's good." After hearing what Officer Wang said, Lu Qiang on the other end of the phone also calmed down, and then took the initiative to explain to Officer Wang:
"I have been secretly keeping an eye on Liu Yuan, and I have also been following people around to get information."
"How about that?" Officer Wang asked quickly.
"Don't say it yet." On the phone, Lu Qiang also said with a look of disbelief:
"I heard from people in the town that Liu Yuan really has a motorcycle. Moreover, Liu Yuan did not stay in the dormitory last night. I asked other people, but no one knows where he has been."
"However, I discovered through some surveillance in Baisui Peak Town that a motorcycle once went to the hidden village."
"Hidden Village, you mean, the hidden village that Gu Chen visited?" When he heard this, Officer Wang narrowed his eyes and seemed to be interested.
Lu Qiang sighed and said: "I don't know the details, but the surveillance shows that there is indeed a motorcycle heading towards the hidden village."
"But, I don't know whether it goes there specifically."
"In addition, there were no other vehicles passing by on the road to Hemu Village. This shows that the murderer is unlikely to have taken the road to Hemu Village to go up the mountain."
"What?" When he heard this, Officer Wang was a little confused and looked at Gu Chen in disbelief, so he quickly asked Lu Qiang on the phone:
"That means that these murderers probably came up the mountain from another trail?"
"Yes, at present, this is very likely to be the case. They probably passed the road to the hidden village, then climbed up to Baisui Peak and committed the murder on the mountain."
"It's impossible." As soon as Lu Qiang on the phone finished speaking, Officer Wang also said in disbelief:
"How does the murderer know where these tourists are? Could it be that they already knew who was in the mountains?"
Thinking of this, Officer Wang suddenly realized that there seemed to be an insider in this group of people.
And this insider should know the situation in the mountains very well.
Thinking of Liu Yuan, Officer Wang quickly asked: "Are you sure that Liu Yuan was not in the town government dormitory on the night of the murder?"
"Sure, I can still be sure of this," Lu Qiang said on the phone.
"Okay." With a faint sigh, Officer Wang said helplessly: "What about the two travel companions? How is the interrogation going?"
"Oh, Brother Wang, the interrogation is still going on over there. If there is any news, I will notify you as soon as possible. Don't worry."
"Okay." After hearing what his old classmate said, Officer Wang quickly added, "We are here at the hospital and will also record some useful clues."
"But there are still some clues, and we need your Tai City police to help assist in the investigation."
"This is no problem. You send me the information and I will ask my colleagues to help investigate. I will notify you as soon as possible if there is any situation."
"Okay, I'll send it over now."
…
The two of them also ended the call with each other.
Lu Weiwei hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Lao Wang, how are you?"
"Liu Yuan has a problem." Officer Wang shook his fingers and said indignantly:
"This guy is very problematic. He has a motorcycle."
"Moreover, this Liu Yuan was not in the dormitory at all on the night of the murder, but was nowhere to be found."
"In addition, according to Lu Qiang's analysis, no one passed by the mountain road to Hemu Village after that."
"So Lu Qiang judged that the other party probably came up from a hidden village or other small trail, and he seemed to have a very clear idea of who were there in the mountains and where to set up tents."
"Liu Yuan knows all this." As soon as Officer Wang finished speaking, Lu Weiwei added.
Officer Wang nodded silently: "That's why I said that there is something wrong with Liu Yuan, so I feel that I should go to Baisui Peak Town immediately and ask Liu Yuan to find out. At least he is suspected."
"Okay." Gu Chen listened for a long time and roughly figured out what the problem was.
So he decisively agreed: "Senior Brother Wang, please send the information about our interrogation of Zhang Zhi just now to Senior Brother Lu Qiang."
"Ask him to help investigate Zhang Zhi's background and use other investigative methods to find out the true identity and background of Scar and Lao Ba."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "There are also all the things behind them, these must be understood."
"I understand, I'll send it to him right away." After listening to Gu Chen's words, Officer Wang quickly agreed.
Afterwards, everyone arranged for the police officer who was driving the car to stay at the hospital. After looking at Zhang Zhi, everyone drove directly back to Baisuifeng Town.
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When everyone came to Baisui Peak Town again, it was already early the next morning.
At this moment, the office was still deserted. When Gu Chen and others parked their vehicles in the parking lot of the compound, Lu Qiang called.
Officer Wang directly opened the answer button and asked: "What's wrong?"
"Brother Wang, are you here?" Lu Qiang asked on the phone.
"Yes, get ready to go to the office." Officer Wang said.
"Okay, then I'll come right away and we'll see you soon."
"See you later," Officer Wang said.
After hanging up the phone, Officer Wang smiled at Gu Chen and Lu Weiwei and said, "This Lu Qiang must have heard the movement of our car."
"Let's go to the office." Gu Chen said.
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In the office building, because one of the offices is a temporary place reserved for the police to handle cases, the door is not locked.
Therefore, after Gu Chen and others got off the car, they could just push the door gently and walk in to rest.
And just when everyone was sitting on the sofa, there was a rush of footsteps outside the door.
When the office door was pushed open, Lu Qiang walked in directly: "Are you here?"
"Senior Brother Lu, please tell us quickly, what's going on with Liu Yuan?" Gu Chen was also eager to know everything now.
Lu Qiang, on the other hand, took his time and said slowly: "Last night, I stared at him all night. Liu Yuan stayed in the dormitory and did not go out."
"But I wasn't sure before, especially the night the murderer committed the crime. People here said they didn't see Liu Yuan."
"There wasn't even any movement in the room. Everyone thought Liu Yuan went to bed early."
"But, early the next morning, when we were in the town, I saw that Liu Yuan didn't sleep well either. His whole body was wilted and he felt exhausted."
"But I thought to myself, you didn't do anything last night? Why do you look so sick now? I'm also curious."
"But later, I asked someone else that Liu Yuan owned a motorcycle and it was parked in a parking lot in the town."
"However, Liu Yuan doesn't ride much, so he didn't pay much attention."
"Okay." After hearing this, Gu Chen nodded slightly and asked Lu Qiang: "What about the Liu Xiangmei who came later? She is the Liu Xiangmei in the hidden village. I asked people to bring her out for investigation. How is the progress?"
"What, are you talking about that Liu Xiangmei? I know that it was my colleagues who brought her out after you left the hidden village."
"But that Liu Xiangmei seems to have some problems in her head. There are many things that I can't even explain."
"But because you have to investigate the case, we have arranged for Liu Xiangmei to live in the dormitory at the back for the time being, and we have been taking good care of her."
"That's good." Hearing this, Gu Chen nodded slightly and asked Lu Qiang:
"Then have you directly asked Liu Yuan about his situation? Have you ever asked Liu Yuan about his visit to the hidden village?"
"Not at all." Faced with Gu Chen's curiosity, Lu Qiang shook his head and then said:
"Because I'm afraid that there won't be enough clues, and also, I need to understand the situation of your investigation before making a decision, so I don't dare to act rashly. Isn't this just waiting for you to come over?"
"Very good." After hearing this, Gu Chen said again:
"Did you read the information we sent you?"
"I have read it. Your records are very complete. I have sent them to our colleagues for help in the investigation. Don't worry, everything will be taken care of for you."
"Okay." After hearing this, Gu Chen finally felt relieved.
But the current situation on the mountain is still very serious.
At least the murderer hasn't been found yet, and it's not clear who the murderer is in the mountains? And why do they kill these camping travelers?
Of course, Gu Chen also knew very well that Zhang Zhi, as well as those outdoor friends, seemed to have Xiao Jiujiu hidden in their hearts.
But for now, these people don't want to reveal too much. It seems that this secret is not good for everyone.
Gu Chen's main reason was that he didn't have substantive evidence for the time being and couldn't ask too many questions.
Therefore, we need the assistance of the police in Taipei City to focus on investigating the backgrounds of some of these people in order to coordinate the next step.
At this moment, Liu Yuan walked directly from the other end of the corridor with a chicken coop on his head. He opened the door and stuck his head out to take a look. Liu Yuan also had a dumbfounded expression:
"Yo? Are you all here? Why so early?"
"I just came here. By the way, Director Liu, you should also come in and talk." Gu Chen also reminded him.
"Okay." Liu Yuan smiled slightly and closed the office door directly. He also shrank his neck in the cold and said involuntarily:
"You haven't had breakfast yet? How about I bring you some?"
After the words fell, Liu Yuan started to leave again, but was stopped by Gu Chen: "No need, Director Liu, we just have something to do with you."
"Oh?" Upon hearing that Gu Chen was looking for him, Liu Yuan originally stretched out his right hand to hold the door handle. After being stunned for a moment, he took it back again, walked to Gu Chen again, and asked curiously:
"Gu Bureau, what do you want from me?"
"Do you have a motorcycle?" Gu Chen didn't hesitate and said straight to the point.
Liu Yuan's expression was stunned: "You... why are you asking this?"
"Do you own a motorcycle?" Gu Chen continued to ask him.
Liu Yuan looked puzzled, but reluctantly nodded and said, "Yes, I have a motorcycle."
"Where?" Gu Chen said.
"Just... parked in an open space in the town. There is an undeveloped open-air parking lot over there." Liu Yuan said.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Why don't you stop in the compound here? Isn't there a lot of parking spaces?" Lu Weiwei also seized on the loophole and continued to ask.
Liu Yuan was obviously not prepared. Faced with the questioning from Gu Chen and others, Liu Yuan smiled bitterly and said calmly:
"Actually, it's nothing. There are public buses in the town here. As you know, our Baisui Peak is only a big place. If you go out to do something, you can just drive out by bus. It's very convenient."
"So, there is generally no need to ride a motorcycle by yourself. Besides, the motorcycle is just for fun. It is a second-hand motorcycle and is a bit old."
"It's just that when I'm on vacation, I can ride around and go fishing or something. It's convenient."
After a pause, Liu Yuan looked at Lu Weiwei, and then said: "As for you, why don't you stop in the courtyard?"
"Haha, Officer Lu, you have to know that this is the face of our town. Sometimes, some leaders from above will come to guide the work."
"I parked that old motorcycle in the compound. To be honest, it was a bit of a disgrace to the scenery."
"So after thinking about it, I just stopped in the open space over there. It's not far to walk there anyway."
"Is that so?" Listening to Liu Yuan's explanation, Lu Weiwei nodded silently, but then said:
"By the way, have you ever been to Liu Xiangmei's village?"
Lu Weiwei said this because we had talked about those situations when we were eating in the cafeteria before.
But Liu Yuan's face was obviously a little ugly at this moment, and he smiled bitterly and said:
"Officer Lu, why did you suddenly ask this question?"
"You discussed this issue before when we were eating in the cafeteria, but now, why do you remember that I have been there?"
"Then have you been there?" Lu Weiwei asked directly without talking nonsense to him.
This made Liu Yuan look a little embarrassed, but because of his face, Liu Yuan reluctantly denied it:
"No, I have never been to Liu Xiangmei's village."
"Okay." After hearing this, Lu Weiwei turned to look at Gu Chen.
Gu Chen asked out of curiosity: "Your clothes are nice, where did you buy them?"
"Haha." Hearing the connotation in Gu Chen's words, Liu Yuan gave an embarrassed smile and then said:
"Gu Bureau, if you have something to say, just say it. We are all our own people. Is there anything you can't say?"
When Liu Yuan spread his hands and put on an innocent face, Gu Chen said again: "Okay, let me tell you straight, the deceased we found on the mountain had nail analysis skills and some clothes.
fiber."
After a pause, Gu Chen pointed to Liu Yuan's clothes and continued:
"Yes, it's the kind you are wearing, with a bit of fur."
"You mean this dress?" After hearing what Gu Chen said, Liu Yuan also pointed at himself, and suddenly burst into laughter and said:
"What do I think it is? So that's what it is? Hmm, do you think this matter has something to do with me?"
"Isn't it?" Officer Wang said.
Liu Yuan waved his hand: "I have nothing to do with this matter at all. This dress was bought casually by people going to the market in Baisuifeng Town, and it's not valuable."
"No way? Your clothes..." Lu Weiwei circled Liu Yuan and then said again:
"Your clothes are not cheap, are they?"
"Cheap." Seeing that Lu Weiwei didn't believe it, Liu Yuan directly lifted up the collar of his clothes, brought it to Lu Weiwei and complained:
"You see, it's just ordinary material, but the style is relatively new. This kind of clothes can be bought very cheaply at the stalls."
"Director Liu, you should tell the truth, right?" It felt like Liu Yuandu had said this, and Gu Chen felt that there was no need for him to continue acting with him.
When he saw Gu Chen looking at him with a pair of sharp eyes, Liu Yuan stared blankly, wondering what was wrong with him.
He also asked Gu Chen with a tone of asking for advice: "Officer Gu, what did I say wrong?"
Gu Chen did not answer immediately, but took the initiative to walk up to Liu Yuan, picked up the collar of Liu Yuan's clothes, and examined it carefully.
Afterwards, Gu Chen came behind Liu Yuan and turned up the back of Liu Yuan's coat collar with his hands to check the trademark on the back.
Seeing this situation, Liu Yuan's heart skipped a beat, and he said helplessly:
"Gu Ju, what are you doing? Do you need me to take off my clothes?"
"That's not necessary." After finishing the inspection, Gu Chen turned back his collar and smiled at Liu Yuan and said:
"Director Liu, how much salary do you usually get per month?"
"Ah?" When asked by Gu Chen, Liu Yuan looked a little confused.
"I'm just asking you, how much salary do you usually get per month?" Seeing that Liu Yuan didn't understand, Lu Weiwei quickly agreed.
"Oh, it's only a few thousand yuan, not much." Seeing this, Liu Yuan could only smile bitterly to resolve the embarrassment.
"Then you are really willing to spend money on yourself." As soon as Liu Yuan finished speaking, Gu Chen said sarcastically.
Of course Liu Yuan could hear what Gu Chen was saying, and asked Gu Chen with a wry smile: "What's wrong, Gu Bureau? Is there something wrong?"
"Your clothes are not bad, really." Gu Chen didn't explain too clearly, he just said it in a flattering way.
But the more Gu Chen didn't explain clearly, the more Liu Yuan felt uneasy and uncomfortable. He smiled bitterly and begged Gu Chen:
"Hey, Director Gu, stop joking with me. If you have anything to say, just say it."
"Okay." Seeing that Liu Yuan didn't seem to understand the situation, Gu Chen simply didn't follow him around the bush and said straightforwardly:
"Tell the truth, this dress of yours is the latest style for this winter."
"Besides, your clothes must cost at least 3,000 to 4,000 yuan."
"But you can use your monthly salary of several thousand yuan to buy a piece of clothing worth three to four thousand yuan. I have to say, Director Liu, you are really willing to spend money on yourself."
Hearing what Gu Chen said, Liu Yuan was frightened. He shrank back and quickly clarified:
"Hey, Director Gu, are you kidding me? I just bought something from a roadside stall while I was at the market, and you praised me to the heavens."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Liu Yuan shook his finger at Gu Chen, and Liu Yuan also smiled awkwardly:
"Oh, you young people sometimes like to exaggerate. You can make even a piece of clothing fly to the sky. It's true."
"Director Liu." Seeing that Liu Yuan seemed to be confused, Gu Chen also smiled slightly and continued:
"Your brand is a foreign brand, and this brand generally only has stores in provincial cities."
"Even in our Jiangnan City, we only have one. I don't know about your Tai City, maybe there isn't one yet."
After a pause, Gu Chen continued: "So I'm curious, how willing are you to spend money on yourself?"
"If you say that you bought this dress in a specialty store, maybe I still believe it, but you insist on saying that you bought it at a market in the town. Does it make sense for you to lie like this?"
"Or are you just trying to cover up the true value of this dress?"
"this……"
Liu Yuan felt awkward when asked by Gu Chen.
At this time, in the office, Lu Qiang, Officer Wang and Lu Weiwei all looked at each other and then all looked at Liu Yuan.
It seems that Liu Yuan's false personality is showing signs of collapse at this moment.
Lu Qiang also smiled lightly and said: "Director Liu, it's just a piece of clothing, why do you have to be so modest?"
"It's true that men should be kind to themselves, but the key point is that in a place like Tai City, people who can be so wealthy and buy such clothes must be very rare, right?"
"Especially, why are the fibers on your clothes similar to the fibers in the gaps between the deceased's nails?"
"Or is it that when you were strangling the deceased, the other party grabbed his clothes?"
Listening to Lu Qiang's words, Liu Yuan was stunned for a moment, then pointed at Lu Qiang and laughed:
"Hahahaha, Officer Lu, you are really good at joking, but this joke is not funny at all. Why should I kill someone? I don't know them?"
"Who knows?" As soon as Liu Yuan finished speaking, Gu Chen directly answered:
"What if you know these people?"
"No...impossible, I don't know him at all." It seemed that Gu Chen was also making him anxious. Liu Yuan sighed heavily and said in a bad mood:
"Director Gu, I know it's hard for you to handle the case. It's reasonable to have doubts about this and that."
"However, I also ask you to note that I am innocent and you should not make such jokes on me. It is not funny at all."
