He Junchao continued to report on the phone: "It's not wrong. They have been living in Chengdu before. As for the magic city you mentioned, I don't know, but at least they have been living there these years."
"You can contact the police in Chengdu later and see if you can find out more details."
"What about now? Are the old couple in Jiangnan City?" Gu Chen asked again.
"Well..." He Junchao hesitated for a moment, and then said slowly: "Judging from the current situation, they have indeed moved away from here, but it seems that they have not left Jiangnan City."
"After all, they have just moved from Rongcheng to Jiangnan City. Even if they are discovered by an acquaintance as you said."
"And they don't want their acquaintances to know that they have returned here, so they should continue living in another place instead of moving back to Chengdu immediately."
"Of course, this is all my own wild guess. Whether this is the case depends on your investigation results."
"So that's it?" Listening to He Junchao's analysis, Gu Chen felt that He Junchao's analysis actually made sense.
At least it shows that the old couple will not leave immediately.
The reason is also very simple. If you move here for a period of time and you are discovered, you move out immediately. If there is no other person to help, it is really difficult to do it.
Thinking of this, Gu Chen asked He Junchao again: "What about Wen Jun, has he found this area?"
"I have looked for them. According to the surveillance, he was indeed wandering around the area last night. It can also be seen that he really wants to find those two old people."
"But you have to know that those two old people had moved away from here at the end of last month. Wen Jun was just trying in vain. He couldn't find them at all."
"Okay." After hearing what He Junchao said, Gu Chen agreed more, so he asked again:
"What happened next? Wen Jun went back to the hotel directly?"
"Yes." He Junchao responded.
"During this period, were there any suspicious persons following Wen Jun?" Gu Chen asked again.
"No, I checked it several times myself. From beginning to end, Wen Jun appears in the picture alone."
"And after I returned to the hotel, I didn't come out until the hotel's power was cut off."
"What about after the power is cut off?" Gu Chen asked.
"That's a bit troublesome." He Junchao hesitated and explained:
"Actually, after the power outage, we didn't find many abnormalities around us, including the moving vehicles."
"As for how Wen Jun was kidnapped, this is indeed worthy of scrutiny. I feel that there should be a mole in the hotel."
"Is there a mole in the hotel?" After hearing what He Junchao said, Gu Chen hesitated and said slowly:
"Wen Jun chose the hotel himself, so if there is an insider in the hotel, the probability is very small."
"However, they are familiar with various circuit problems in the hotel, which shows that these people really know the layout of the hotel very well."
"That's right, Gu Chen, I feel that we still need to start from the hotel. I will continue to investigate the whereabouts of Wen Jun and the two old people, and I will inform you immediately if there is any news."
"Okay, let's do this first."
Gu Chen also decided on the general direction of the investigation after a brief communication with He Junchao.
So I quickly communicated with everyone.
"Junior Brother Gu, do you think Wen Jun's kidnapping has a lot to do with the hotel?" Lu Weiwei asked curiously.
"Yes." Gu Chen nodded silently, and couldn't help but say: "First of all, it must be unusual to be so familiar with the line problem. If it wasn't done by people in the hotel, then it was assisted by people in the hotel."
"Furthermore, when the hotel's lines were destroyed, there were no signs of other vehicles driving around. It can be seen that Wen Jun was not kidnapped and towed away by vehicle."
"What do you mean?" Listening to Gu Chen's analysis, Yuan Shasha seemed to have guessed some clues.
Gu Chen said bluntly: "I suspect that Wen Jun is still hidden somewhere in the hotel."
"The kidnappers may want to create a time lag, that is, take advantage of the time when we relax after the investigation, and then find a way to take Wen Jun out."
"In this way, they may think that we thought Wen Jun was kidnapped and left during the power outage."
"Yes." Officer Wang crossed his arms and thought thoughtfully:
"Actually, I have always suspected that the other party could kidnap Wen Jun away in such a short period of time after the power outage. This is somewhat abnormal."
Shaking his right index finger, Officer Wang continued his analysis: "First of all, the degree of cooperation must be very precise."
"How can they guarantee that Wen Jun will be kidnapped and left without being discovered? This is obviously unrealistic."
"Also, the surrounding surveillance cameras at the time did not capture the movement of any vehicle leaving."
"Generally speaking, when you kidnap someone, you have to take the hostage into a car immediately, and then take the hostage to a secret location, right? But there is no surveillance around to capture it, and the main intersection must not have been taken."
"But if you don't use vehicles to transport people here, it's impossible to take people away."
"So." As soon as Officer Wang finished speaking, Lu Weiwei on the side quickly answered:
"So, it is very possible that Wen Jun is still in the hotel, but is controlled by the robbers. They may want to take advantage of our relaxation and find a way to take Wen Jun away."
As soon as Lu Weiwei finished speaking, Gu Chen couldn't wait any longer, so he also snapped his fingers and said:
"Let's go, we have to go to the hotel immediately, we can't delay for a moment."
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After everyone unified their thoughts, they immediately started rushing to the hotel.
When we arrived at the hotel, some police officers were still stationed here.
Many people had registered. Gu Chen came to Ding Liang and Huang Zunlong and asked, "How is it?"
"Everyone who should be registered has been registered," Huang Zunlong said.
"Send these lists to Senior Brother He later and ask Senior Brother He to help use big data to check and see if there are any suspicious persons among these people." Gu Chen said.
"Okay." Huang Zunlong nodded silently to express his understanding.
Later, Gu Chenyou walked up to Ding Liang and asked, "Where is the manager of the hotel?"
"I guess it's in the office? I'll ask someone to call him," said Ding Liang, who was in the lobby.
"Call him over immediately." Gu Chen also ordered.
"Okay." Ding Liang nodded silently, then found a waiter in the lobby and urged: "Hurry up and call your manager over, the same manager from this morning."
"I know, I'll go right away." The waiter was more obedient and turned around and left immediately.
Not long after, a fat manager came to the door.
Gu Chen quickly asked: "Do you know the situation in your hotel?"
"What do you mean?" The fat hotel manager seemed not to understand what Gu Chen meant.
So Gu Chen said again: "Do you know all the rooms in your hotel, all the utility rooms where items are stored, and all the places where people can be hidden?"
"Well……"
Listening to Gu Chen's words, the fat manager hesitated for a moment, but still nodded and confirmed:
"Yes, I'm familiar with them all."
"Then please take our people and search the entire hotel." Gu Chen said.
"Ground... carpet search?" Hearing what Gu Chen said, the hotel manager was stunned, but still nodded in agreement: "Then... that's okay."
"Senior Brother Wang." At this time, Gu Chen looked at Officer Wang again and said:
"Bring some people with you, seal off all entrances and exits, and let the remaining people join us in a blanket search."
"Okay." After hearing what Gu Chen said, Officer Wang immediately went over to arrange the manpower.
After a while, except for some police officers who blocked the entrance and exit of the hotel, all other police officers were called to Gu Chen.
Everyone lined up in two lines, including Gu Chen's team, a total of 15 people.
Gu Chen also ordered: "Everyone, please pay attention. I suspect that the hostages are still staying in this hotel. What we need to do now is to search the hotel inside and out."
"Every location, any place where people can be hidden, must not be spared. The hostages must be found. Do you understand?"
"Understood." Seeing Gu Chen say this, everyone instantly understood the requirements of the mission.
So everyone took action immediately and started following the hotel manager to prepare for an investigation.
Gu Chen also demanded, "Please prepare all the key cards. We are going to search each room."
"All of them?" Upon hearing what Gu Chen said, the hotel manager suddenly panicked.
Gu Chen nodded fiercely: "Everything."
"However, this will have a great impact on our hotel. After all, there are so many guests staying in the hotel, and you conduct such a large-scale search..."
"But what if the kidnappers and hostages are still staying in your hotel room?" Lu Weiwei asked back.
The fat hotel manager suddenly had a dumbfounded expression.
He knew that as a hotel manager, he could not bear this responsibility.
But if the police are allowed to search rooms one by one, it will inevitably bring difficulties to the hotel's operation.
It's a dilemma, but after all, there is a hostage kidnapping incident, and it will definitely not work if you don't cooperate with the investigation.
So the fat manager immediately communicated with Gu Chen: "Comrade police, please let me inform the leader. After all, this also involves searching the entire hotel."
"You can report it now." Gu Chen said there was no problem.
So after the fat manager thanked him, he took out his mobile phone, walked to the corner, and began to report to the leader.
Not long after, the fat manager hung up the phone and came to Gu Chen with a helpless expression.
"How?" Gu Chen asked.
"Uh, no problem, you can go search and I will arrange the room key to open the door for you." The fat manager looked helpless, but he had no choice but to follow Gu Chen's arrangement.
As a result, everyone began to search the hotel rooms.
The hotel manager arranged for staff to assist the police in searching the room.
But Gu Chen did not participate in the search. Instead, he stopped the fat hotel manager and said, "How many utility rooms do you have here?"
"There are quite a few. There are several on each floor, and there are also some on the roof and in the basement." said the fat manager.
"Take us to the basement." Gu Chen first thought that if the kidnappers wanted to take Wen Jun away, they would have to pass through vehicles on the road.
The shortest distance is obviously the basement, and there happens to be a parking lot there, making it an excellent escape route.
Although the fat hotel manager didn't know what Gu Chen meant, he was very cooperative and immediately called a middle-aged man in work clothes:
"Master Liu, do you have the key to the utility room in the basement?"
"have."
"Have you brought it with you?" the fat hotel manager asked again.
"I brought it." Master Liu felt in his pocket and took out a large bunch of keys.
And each key is labeled.
The fat hotel manager quickly reminded: "Take these police comrades and go to the basement to search."
"Okay." Master Liu is an honest and responsible person. He will do whatever the superiors say.
He immediately took out the keys and started leading everyone to the basement.
Everyone first took the elevator and came to the underground floor.
This is a cargo channel.
Usually, the hotel has supporting equipment and materials, which need to be transported to the underground garage by truck, and then moved to the freight elevator entrance.
All items are then moved from here to various corners of the hotel.
There are also many miscellaneous warehouses here, which are used to store some of the hotel's supplies and equipment.
While introducing everyone, Master Liu took out the key and walked to the door of one of the utility rooms.
Then, use the key to open the iron door of the room, and then turn on the indoor lights.
In an instant, the entire utility room was brightly lit.
"This is our largest warehouse on the underground floor. What is stored in it are some of our hotel's supplies and equipment."
Here Master Liu is introducing, over there Gu Chen and others have already entered the warehouse.
The warehouse layout is relatively simple, using letters such as ABCD and divided into several areas.
However, in each area, there will be some multi-layered iron racks, and the materials are placed on those iron racks.
There are many cardboard boxes here, and the other one is in the corner.
Because it is a warehouse, the smell will be a bit strong, so Lu Weiwei fanned the air in her nose with her hand and said:
"The smell here is really bad."
"Hey, there are a lot of things piled up, but there are also vents. If the smell is too strong, the air will be ventilated for a while."
While speaking, Master Liu directly picked up some supplies scattered on the ground, then put them back according to the number, and muttered:
"These guys don't organize their things properly, they just throw them away."
"Do you have a warehouse manager here?" Gu Chen asked curiously when he saw this.
"I am the warehouse manager." Master Liu said with a smile: "When you receive supplies, you need to register at the door. I will check."
"After the materials are confirmed, the recipient will be asked to sign, and finally they will be shipped out of the warehouse."
"Have you always been managing this warehouse?" Gu Chen asked again.
"Yes." Master Liu nodded silently and said with a smile: "Anyway, I do all the dirty work and miscellaneous things. I'm always on call."
"Also, there aren't many things going in and out of this warehouse, so it's not really tiring. It's just that the leaders above thought I was honest and reliable, so they let me take care of it first."
