Chapter 1897
"A Zhe?" For this name, Lu Weiwei took a few seconds to get a little impression, and then asked Gu Chen weakly: "Are you friends of Hu Ming, Lu Yuan and Wan Xiaomin?"
"It's him." Gu Chen nodded.
"But didn't Ah Zhe go to the hospital temporarily? Didn't he..." Lu Weiwei was about to go on, but she hesitated.
After a moment of thinking, Lu Weiwei quickly calmed down, and then she suddenly raised her head and looked at Gu Chen: "Azhe? The meeting between Hu Ming and Wan Xiaomin was originally arranged by Azhe."
"But Ah Zhe said that his friend had a car accident and couldn't come temporarily. That's just an excuse. The real purpose is to let Hu Ming and Wan Xiaomin eat alone."
"But how did Junior Brother Gu see that that person might be Ah Zhe?"
"Senior Sister Lu may not have noticed, did the proprietress describe the content of the phone call just now?" Gu Chen asked.
"The content of the phone call?" Lu Weiwei recalled again, and couldn't help murmuring: "It seems to mean that you will come over at night, and I will arrange everything for you. It seems to be a date or something?"
Having said this, Lu Weiwei suddenly raised her head to look at Gu Chen.
The two of them seemed to understand each other, and Gu Chen also took advantage of the situation and said: "Last night, when we were dining in the restaurant, we also heard the same content, almost the same meaning."
"If it's a coincidence, then forget it. If the person the mysterious person called was really Hu Ming..."
"Check, quickly ask He Junchao to check Azhe." Lu Weiwei understood what Gu Chen meant.
But Gu Chen smiled and said: "No hurry, let Lu Yuan send a photo of Ah Zhe."
After the voice fell, Gu Chen directly took out his mobile phone and dialed directly according to the contact information left by Lu Yuan.
Soon, the two communicated on the phone.
Five minutes after hanging up the phone, Gu Chen received a picture message on his mobile phone. When he opened it, it was a group photo of Lu Yuan, Hu Ming, Wan Xiaomin and Azhe.
The photo seems to be of a certain age, and it can be seen that it is an outdoor group photo of the four of them in middle school.
At that time, the four of them still looked immature, all of them wore black pants and white clothes, with a pair of white sneakers, posing a look that looks relatively naive now.
One of them was a tall and thin strange man with a Chinese character face. His face looked square and square, and his height was around 175 by visual estimation.
Seeing the group photo on the phone, Lu Weiwei and Gu Chen looked at each other unexpectedly, and they were suddenly overjoyed.
"It can't be Ah Zhe, can it?" Lu Weiwei said.
"Go to the store and ask." Gu Chen couldn't make up his mind now, so he could only open the car door with Lu Weiwei again and return to the hardware store.
However, Gu Chen and Lu Weiwei only left the store for a while, and three more hams, two packs of spicy sticks, and one pack of potato chips appeared on the fat woman's table, all of which were empty.
When Lu Weiwei looked at the package of potato chips, the fat woman was putting the last piece of potato chips into her mouth, and she couldn't help but get the oil stains on her fingers, but suddenly found that the two policemen who had just left were now standing on their own again. before.
Seeing the two of them staring at the empty snack bag on the counter in shock, the fat woman suddenly smiled and said embarrassedly:
"Why are you back again? Why don't you... have some?"
While talking, the fat woman took out a bag of potato chips from the drawer and put it on the table.
Lu Weiwei shook her head immediately, and reminded, "Your bag of potato chips is a counterfeit product. It was found out by the industry and commerce last month. It's cheaper, but it's not good if you eat something wrong. I suggest you spend an extra one. Money, buy authentic brand potato chips."
After being lectured by Lu Weiwei, the fat woman suddenly looked shocked, and then quickly picked up the packaging bag to observe, and she was surprised and said:
"Is it really a counterfeit product? The letters seem to be arranged differently."
"So, and your taste is not as delicious as the shrimp flavor, I suggest changing to the shrimp flavor..."
"Ahem!"
Seeing that Lu Weiwei couldn't stop talking about potato chips, Gu Chen couldn't help coughing twice, and reminded him, "Senior Sister Lu, get down to business."
"Oh." Lu Weiwei heard the words, and then realized that she quickly took out Gu Chen's mobile phone, pointed to the fat woman in the photo of Azhe in the album and asked, "Does this person look like the one you met yesterday morning?" people?"
"Let me take a look." The woman opened her eyes and immediately began to check.
After a while, the woman's eyes froze for a moment, then she narrowed her eyes slightly, and then said thoughtfully:
"Does it look like it? It looks a bit like it, but is it him? I...I'm not sure, mainly because this person was wearing a hat, mask and sunglasses at the time, so it was really hard for me to tell."
Looking at Ah Zhe, who was still a middle school student, the fat woman felt a little embarrassed: "If I let him wear these things, maybe I can still recognize them."
"That is to say, you can be sure if you let this person wear those things?" Gu Chen asked.
The fat woman nodded silently: "It's about the same, but not necessarily, but judging from the shape of the face, it is indeed very similar."
"Okay, I see."
After Gu Chen confirmed some details with the fat woman, he brought Lu Weiwei back again.
But this time, Gu Chen started to contact He Junchao and tried his best to investigate A Zhe's whereabouts.
According to the information provided by Lu Yuan and the specific situation investigated by He Junchao, Ah Zhe's name is Xu Zhe. Since the family area of the chemical factory in the west of the city was demolished, his family moved to the old street in the south of the city.
"The current Ah Zhe, in partnership with someone, opened a trading company near Chengnan Old Street."
After learning this information, Gu Chen and Lu Weiwei drove to No. 125 Chengnan Old Street without too much hesitation.
The signboard of "Zheping Trading" looks very old at the moment.
However, in a place like Laojie, where every inch of land is expensive, "Zheping Trading" has three stores exclusively, which is considered a relatively proud existence.
The left side of the first floor is mainly engaged in some non-staple food, grain and oil, the middle is daily necessities, and the right side is the storage room, while the second floor seems to be the office area of this "Zheping Trading" company.
When Gu Chen and Lu Weiwei came to the store, several middle-aged men and women in blue overalls were still busy carrying the arrived goods.
Gu Chen randomly found a middle-aged woman and asked her, "Is Xu Zhe your boss?"
"Xu Zhe?" The middle-aged woman put down the merchandise in her hand and said involuntarily, "We have two bosses here, and Xu Zhe is one of them."
"Then is he in the store?" Lu Weiwei also stepped forward and asked.
The proprietress shook her head: "Xu Zhe is not here, but Xu Ping is."
"Xu Ping?" Hearing the middle-aged woman's speech, Lu Weiwei couldn't help but looked up at the signboard of "Zheping Trading" in front of the door, and suddenly realized:
"Xu Ping is another boss here, right?"
"That's right, he's upstairs, but the Xu Zhe you're looking for isn't there," the woman said.
Gu Chen and Lu Weiwei looked at each other, they also thanked each other, and then hurried upstairs.
Through the corridor, everyone came to the second floor.
Unlike what everyone imagined, most of the area on the second floor is also a warehouse.
Various cardboard boxes even occupy most of the aisle area, and some places need to turn sideways to pass through the aisle.
The placement of various items is not standardized, and it looks messy.
But for this kind of old street commercial shops, everyone seems to be in the same boat.
At the end of the aisle, there is an office with a fair size. Unlike other rooms, the decoration of the office is not bad, making it look like a company.
Cabinets, desks, reception coffee tables and sofas are all available.
A tall and thin man was talking on the phone at the moment with a lighted cigarette in his hand.
"Okay, Boss Zhou, this is not the first time we have cooperated. That small amount of money is a drop in the bucket for you, and you have to take care of your brother, right? Please wash your feet some other day, haha, okay , then please brother, okay, okay, goodbye."
After hanging up the phone, the tall and thin man's smiling face disappeared immediately, and he couldn't help cursing "fuck it" into the phone.
But when I looked back, I found Gu Chen and Lu Weiwei in police uniforms standing at the door. They felt quite embarrassed at once, and immediately changed from the serious expression just now to a smiling face and said:
"Yo? Comrade policeman? Is there anything I need to take care of? Please come in."
Gu Chen and Lu Weiwei looked at each other and walked straight into the office.
The tall and thin man immediately ran to the water dispenser, made two cups of tea for the two of them, and said in front of the two of them:
"Drink water, please, please sit down."
It can be seen that the tall and thin man is an out-and-out businessman, and this switch of expression is like juggling.
Gu Chen and Lu Weiwei just stood at the door for less than a short while, and they witnessed the tall and thin man change from a smiling face to a serious face, and from a serious face to a smiling face.
"Your name is Xu Ping?" Gu Chen put the tea on the coffee table, turned on the law enforcement recorder, and took out the notebook to ask him.
The man was confused for a moment, and asked in a weak voice: "Police...comrade policemen, what are you..."
"Is your name Xu Ping? Are you the boss here?" Seeing that the tall and thin man's words were somewhat smeared, and he seemed to be looking forward and backward, Lu Weiwei couldn't help but remind him.
"Yes... yes." Xu Ping stuttered, but still nodded and admitted: "My name is Xu Ping, and I'm also the boss here. I don't know if you two are here, what do you want from me?"
"What's the relationship between Xu Zhe and you?" Gu Chen asked.
"Xu Zhe?" Xu Pingxuan sat on the sofa opposite the two and said softly, "He and I are partners."
"Are you two brothers? Both are named Xu." Lu Weiwei was also quite curious.
But Xu Ping shook his head: "It's just the same surname, but we are not related by blood, just business partners."
While speaking, Xu Ping took out a pack of Soft China from his pocket, and directly took out one and handed it to Gu Chen.
After being politely rejected by Gu Chen, Xu Ping immediately put the cigarette in his mouth again, and was about to light it for himself.
But considering that Gu Chen doesn't seem to smoke, it seems inappropriate to smoke in the office, so he put the cigarette back and threw it to the side, and then continued to explain to the two:
"Our trading company is called 'Zheping Trading'. Xu Zhe and I each contribute 50% of the capital and have been operating here for three years."
"Is your business okay?" Gu Chen said casually.
Xu Ping immediately waved his hand and said, "It's just like that. Doing this kind of business really shortens your life, and you always have a heart that can't be finished."
After thinking for a while, Xu Ping, who was good at observing words and expressions, couldn't help but asked: "By the way, comrades in the police, are you here to look for Ah Zhe? He's not here."
"Then do you know where Ah Zhe went?" Gu Chen asked.
Xu Ping shook his head: "I really don't know. I haven't been able to contact him since early this morning. I'm so busy here that I don't know where this guy went."
"Can't get in touch?" Lu Weiwei frowned slightly, a little hesitant: "You mean, the phone can't get through?"
"That's right." Xu Ping poured himself a glass of water, took a few sips casually, and then said:
"It's just that I can't reach you by phone. There were new products arriving today, and we agreed to come to the store this morning to help. As a result, until now, I haven't even seen anyone. It's a hell."
"Then does he usually turn off his mobile phone?" Gu Chen raised his head and asked while recording.
Xu Ping shook his head: "He is not usually like this, he is very diligent, and you also know that as a businessman, it is most basic for us to turn on our mobile phones 24 hours a day."
"But I just don't know if he had a convulsion today or something? He didn't even see a person, and he couldn't get through the phone."
"The key point is that I told him again and again yesterday that there will be new products today, and the store will be very busy. He also agreed very readily. I really don't know what this guy is thinking?"
"Mr. Xu Ping." Gu Chen raised his head to stare at Xu Ping, and also asked, "When was the last time you talked to Ah Zhe on the phone?"
"Last time?" Hearing Gu Chen's words, Xu Ping turned his head to look out the window, and said thoughtfully:
"The last time I talked to Ah Zhe on the phone was around 7 o'clock last night, right?"
"I remember that there was a document that I didn't know where to put it, so I called and asked."
"Then what was the environment around him?" Gu Chen asked.
"What's the surrounding environment?" Feeling like he didn't pay much attention, Xu Ping still tried to think back for a few seconds, and then said:
"It seemed quite noisy, like it was on the street. I didn't pay much attention to the specifics. I just asked where the documents were kept? Then I hung up the phone in a hurry."
"Wait a minute." As soon as Xu Ping finished speaking, Gu Chen immediately interrupted, "Isn't Ah Zhe usually in the store?"
"No." Xu Ping shook his head, and then said: "Last night, he said he had something to do and needed to go out, so he didn't stay in the store."
"That's why I discussed it with him. I stayed here on duty last night. There are new products arriving this morning, so he has to stay in the store to watch."
Speaking of this, Xu Ping was also full of anger, and said involuntarily: "But this morning, I originally wanted to sleep in at home, but I was woken up by the phone from the shop, saying that there was no one to take over."
"They said that there was no key in the store, and the delivery car was in a hurry, so they piled up all the new goods at the door of the store and left."
"I was dumbfounded when I heard it, so I asked the clerk where Azhe was? They said they saw it, but they couldn't get through the phone."
After a pause, Xu Ping said unhappily, "You should know that only I and Ah Zhe have the key to the store."
"I went home after locking the door last night, thinking that this morning, Ah Zhe went back to open the door, but this guy lost contact with me playing games."
Pointing out of the window, Xu Ping said again: "So now, everyone is still carrying these new goods, just because he lost contact with Azhe, I don't know if this guy's brain was kicked by a donkey or what?"
"That is to say, you and Ah Zhe had already discussed yesterday, and Ah Zhe came to the store early this morning to take over the new batch of goods, and Ah Zhe still can't be contacted, right?" Gu Chen asked for confirmation.
Xu Ping nodded fiercely: "Yes, that's it."
"Then where do you think he will go?" Lu Weiwei asked with raised eyebrows.
Xu Ping folded his hands on his chest, lying on the sofa, and said slowly: "Maybe he went somewhere to fool around last night? Maybe he got drunk at the bar? Who knows?"
"The phone can't be contacted, it may be out of battery, but can he charge it? It feels like he drank too much, and he still hasn't woken up yet."
"Is Ah Zhe drinking heavily?" Gu Chen asked.
"You can drink too much." Xu Ping thought for a while, and said involuntarily:
"We usually drink a little, especially when we are with clients. Although he is good at drinking, he can't get drunk, so today I am also very puzzled, thinking about how this guy will explain to me after he comes back?"
"But I waited from morning to afternoon, and made more than a dozen phone calls, but I couldn't get in touch with this guy, and I don't know what this guy thinks? Do you want to do business?"
As soon as A Zhe was mentioned, Xu Ping seemed to be full of anger now.
But it surprised Gu Chen and Lu Weiwei.
You know, last night, Ah Zhe called Hu Ming and told him about the party he had arranged for Hu Ming and Wan Xiaomin, but Ah Zhe himself couldn't find an excuse to come.
Obviously, Ah Zhe was not with Hu Ming and Wan Xiaomin last night.
But it was just an excuse for Ah Zhe to send his friend to the hospital, so where would Ah Zhe go?
"Is there anyone else in Ah Zhe's family?" Gu Chen suddenly asked again.
But Xu Ping shook his head: "After Ah Zhe's house was demolished, all his family members moved back to their hometown to live temporarily, leaving Ah Zhe alone to do business in Jiangnan City."
"So, in fact, Ah Zhe has no family here."
"Then is Ah Zhe married?" Lu Weiwei asked again.
Xu Ping shook his head: "No, although Ah Zhe invested in business with me before, but he still works in an outside company, and he is often sent out by the company on business trips or something?"
"So, during that time, he was either on a business trip or on the way. Now he quit his job outside and concentrates on running this trading company with me."
"Azhe has always been in charge of dealing with outside affairs, and he still travels frequently."
"Then where does he live now?" Gu Chen asked.
"Just... the neighborhood opposite, because the demolition house of their family has not been built yet, so he temporarily lives in the opposite neighborhood, which is also close to our store."
"But I heard from a clerk in the store that he didn't come home all night yesterday because the clerk shared the room with him."
"What are you doing?" Hearing this, Lu Weiwei also felt a little dizzy now.
Did A Zhe, the co-author, disappear in the family area of the chemical factory in the west of the city just like Wan Xiaomin last night?
Later, after learning about other relevant content with Xu Ping, Gu Chen and Lu Weiwei had no choice but to return to the Furong branch with regret.
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6:40 p.m.
Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha, who finished dinner in the cafeteria, also returned to the criminal investigation team's office.
Gu Chen and Lu Weiwei have been waiting here for a long time.
"Gu Chen, Lu Weiwei, how is your investigation going?" Officer Wang walked over listlessly and asked.
Lu Weiwei said: "We investigated Ah Zhe's situation and found that he disappeared last night just like Wan Xiaomin."
"Missing?" Yuan Shasha heard the words and hurried over and asked, "Senior Sister Lu, Ah Zhe is also missing? What's going on?"
"I don't know either." Lu Weiwei shook her head, and also shared all the investigations by herself and Gu Chen this afternoon with Police Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha.
The two were suddenly bewildered.
Officer Wang also said in a bad mood: "Then according to this logic, Ah Zhe has a Chinese face, which is very similar to the situation described by the proprietress of the hardware store."
"The person who bought the nylon rope and tape from the store may be him, but Ah Zhe suddenly disappeared last night, so he should stay with Wan Xiaomin now. what."
"But Senior Brother Wang, have you ever thought that if Ah Zhe kidnapped Wan Xiaomin, then he himself disappeared, wouldn't we be suspected?" Gu Chen also said something, sharing his thoughts.
Lu Weiwei also quickly echoed: "Yes, we went to his partner's store to ask, and the partner said that it was originally arranged for Azhe to come to open the door early this morning to pick up new products, but he, Azhe, has not been able to contact him until now. "
"You have to know, how long has it been since the morning? Ah Zhe suddenly couldn't get in touch with the things we discussed."
"If Ah Zhe is smarter, then he should know that our police may investigate him, but what does it mean to play missing with Wan Xiaomin? Isn't this clearly making our police suspect him? He is What operation?"
When Lu Weiwei said this, Officer Wang scratched the back of his head immediately, and said speechlessly: "According to what you said, it seems to make sense."
"Since Azhe wants to kidnap Wan Xiaomin, there's no need for him to disappear for such a long time, right?"
"Although I still don't know what is Azhe's motive for kidnapping Wan Xiaomin? But at least it shows that there seems to be a connection between this Aze and Wan Xiaomin's disappearance."
After a pause, Officer Wang said again: "Also, go to the store to buy nylon ropes and tapes. It may not be a big deal if you change it to normal times. These are just tools after all."
"But now that Wan Xiaomin is missing, it's not hard to find out if you contact her. Nylon rope and tape, what else can they do if they're not used for kidnapping?"
Standing up, Officer Wang picked up the thermos cup, went to the water dispenser and poured a glass of water, and then said:
"In my opinion, Wan Xiaomin may have been kidnapped by Ah Zhe, but during the kidnapping process, Ah Zhe encountered some new situations, which made him unable to get out, and the battery of his mobile phone was exhausted, so he was unable to contact Xu Ping. "
After the voice fell, the office suddenly fell silent, and everyone lowered their heads in thought.
At this moment, He Junchao, who was coming to work after eating and drinking, also walked past the crowd. Seeing that the atmosphere was too weird, he couldn't help asking curiously:
"What's wrong with you all? Don't talk?"
"He Junchao, A Zhe who asked you to investigate, has there been any progress?" Lu Weiwei couldn't help asking him.
But He Junchao shook his head: "It's difficult. I investigated many surveillance cameras, but I couldn't determine Azhe's specific movements."
"Besides, the surveillance video of the purchase of tools yesterday was only a small part. Most of the time, the surveillance could not capture this mysterious person at all, Ah Zhe? That would be even more difficult. Who knows if this mysterious person is Ah Zhe? ?”
"It should be." As soon as He Junchao finished speaking, Gu Chen said directly, "Azhe mysteriously disappeared last night, but that mysterious person happened to have been to the family area of the chemical factory in the west of the city."
"And according to the statement of the proprietress of the hardware store, this mysterious man seems to be very similar to Ah Zhe in appearance and figure."
"The mysterious man suspected to be Ah Zhe disappeared after entering the family area of Xicheng Chemical Factory, and the same is true of Wan Xiaomin who came after him."
"From this point of view, these two people may have left through the secret passage at the Chengxi Chemical Plant, so it is difficult to catch them through surveillance."
Taking a deep breath, Gu Chen also said thoughtfully: "But in this way, the whereabouts of Wan Xiaomin and Ah Zhe become a mystery. They may leave along the railway tracks, but where exactly are they going? ? This seems difficult to explain."
"But why can't they go out from the family area in the west of the city in an open and honest manner? They have to take the railway?" Yuan Shasha still didn't understand.
But he was educated by Police Officer Wang: "Does this need to be said? The two sneaked into the family area of the chemical factory in the west of the city. They must have come to discuss some important issue. They don't want to be discovered by each other."
"Exit through the main entrance of the family area of the Chengxi Chemical Plant? That's absolutely impossible, but since that's the case, I can only choose to leave through another secret passage to avoid surveillance and avoid suspicion."
"But later, maybe what happened between the two of them? It's impossible to talk about this, but it is certain that they may have left through the secret passage."
"Because judging from the traces of broken plants at the scene, it happened not long ago, but who would go this way? The local old men and old ladies? Don't they have enough to eat and have nothing to do?"
"So the only thing that can be explained is that Wan Xiaomin and Ah Zhe went out through the secret passage and then disappeared."
"There may be variables." As soon as Police Officer Wang finished speaking, Gu Chen answered directly:
"If Wan Xiaomin and Ah Zhe, after the secret meeting, they can leave through the secret passage, and then go home separately, living in peace."
"But why? After the two met, they just disappeared?"
"Don't she, Wan Xiaomin, know that her husband Lu Yuan will definitely look for her when she disappears?"
"When the time comes, if we call the police, won't the city be full of wind and rain? Is this what Wan Xiaomin needs to see? Or is this what Ah Zhe needs to see?"
"Neither." As soon as Gu Chen finished speaking, Lu Weiwei shook her head and denied, "This is definitely not the result that the two of them need to see."
"If it's just to discuss things, it's okay. The two can leave separately after the discussion, but what does it mean to play missing? Is it necessary? It's not necessary at all."
After walking back and forth for two laps, Lu Weiwei also said slowly: "So the only explanation now is that, as Junior Brother Gu said, the two may have gone to the family area of Chengxi Chemical Factory to discuss things, but found some unexpected situations on the way. , which led to the disappearance of the two."
Thinking of this, Yuan Shasha suddenly covered her mouth and said in surprise: "Could it be that the two started fighting? Then they hurt each other?"
"Xiao Yuan, what are you thinking? The two of them are classmates, so they must have a good relationship, and last night in the restaurant, when Wan Xiaomin talked about Azhe, they seemed to be in a very relaxed tone. How could they hurt each other?" The police officer felt that this guess was unreliable.
But Gu Chen suddenly reminded, "Senior Brother Wang, Senior Sister Lu, Senior Brother He, Xiao Yuan, have you ever thought that Wan Xiaomin and Ah Zhe were really the only ones who met in the family area of Chengxi Chemical Factory that night? ?”
As soon as these words came out, the scene suddenly fell silent again.
Lu Weiwei frowned slightly, and said in disbelief: "Could it be that after Wan Xiaomin sent Hu Ming away, he went to meet A Zhe, but there were other people at the scene?"
"Who stipulates that there can only be two people when we meet to discuss things? What if there are three or four?" Gu Chen also put forward his own hypothesis.
Officer Wang snapped his fingers and said, "Gu Chen is right, there is no such regulation."
"If Wan Xiaomin has a good relationship with Ah Zhe, what about the others? It's hard to say."
"Anyway, the mysterious person entered the family area of the chemical plant in the west of the city through surveillance, that's for sure."
"Yes." According to Officer Wang's train of thought, Gu Chen continued to explain:
"If the mysterious person is Ah Zhe, then Ah Zhe must know the secret passage in the family area of the Chengxi Chemical Factory well. He could have entered the family area of the Chengxi Chemical Factory through that secret passage, but he didn't."
After a pause, Gu Chen asked the crowd again: "Then how did he do it?"
"Enter through the main entrance in a fair manner," Yuan Shasha said.
"Yes, I entered through the main entrance." Gu Chen snapped his fingers, and then said:
"But why do you want to enter through the main entrance? If you want to meet Wan Xiaomin secretly, logically speaking, this mysterious person can enter through the secret passage in order not to reveal his whereabouts."
"However, the mysterious man didn't do that. You have to know that even Wan Xiaomin knows that letting Hu Ming go first and bringing Hu Ming to this family area is also letting Hu Ming cover for himself."
"From this point, it can be seen that Wan Xiaomin had a lot of thoughts at the time, and it seemed that he also wanted to avoid overexposure of his whereabouts."
"According to the eyewitness old lady, after sending Hu Ming away, Wan Xiaomin continued to walk back and entered the family area."
"Obviously, she may just want to stay in the family area for a short time, so as not to fall into any trap."
"However, she is missing now, which means that some kind of accident happened inside the family area."
"And this mysterious man did not sneak into the family area through the secret passage. Obviously, the mysterious man didn't think too much. He just felt that this was a relatively easy meeting, but there were some key issues. The problem caused me to disappear."
"There are others." Hearing what Gu Chen said, Police Officer Wang, who folded his hands on his chest, also shook his right index finger, and then said:
"There must have been other people last night, and this person may have entered through the secret passage in the family area of the chemical plant in the west of the city, so our roadside surveillance could not catch it."
"And this guy with the oriole behind may be the culprit who caused Wan Xiaomin and Azhe to disappear."
The voice fell, and the scene became quiet again.
Seeing the weird atmosphere, Police Officer Wang couldn't help asking curiously, "What... what's wrong? Am I wrong?"
"It's not wrong, it's too right, old Wang, your analysis is very good." Lu Weiwei couldn't help opening the conversation, and said with a smile.
Yuan Shasha also echoed, "If Senior Brother Wang explained it this way, it would mean that Wan Xiaomin and A Zhe came to meet in the family area to discuss matters, and another mysterious person was also present at the time."
"And this mysterious person finally kidnapped Ah Zhe and Wan Xiaomin."
"Not one, maybe several." Officer Wang said again.
Gu Chen also let out a long sigh, and then said: "Maybe we misunderstood the direction of the investigation from the beginning, and mistakenly regarded Azhe as the kidnapper. Maybe, he is also the victim."
"And the guy who is really elusive may be the one who really knows the internal structure of the family area of Chengxi Chemical Plant."
"Hu Ming?" Lu Weiwei looked up for a moment, then denied herself immediately: "No, no, Hu Ming returned to Wangjiang Hotel after he left the family area of Chengxi Chemical Factory yesterday, and he never left until we came to investigate , definitely not Hu Ming."
"It's not Hu Ming, who else is very familiar with the secret passage in the family area of Chengxi Chemical Factory? It seems that these people knew it back then? Others will not go there at all now." Yuan Shasha just wanted to complain. But remember something.
Immediately, he quickly turned his head to look at the crowd, and said, "I...I see, there is one more person."
"Who is it?" Officer Wang and Lu Weiwei asked in unison.
"It's Lu Yuan." Gu Chen, who was sitting on the seat, said calmly.
"Yes, it's Lu Yuan." Yuan Shasha also quickly echoed, and said: "Think about it, Lu Yuan, Wan Xiaomin, Hu Ming and Azhe, they must know the secret passage. The periphery, that is, the side of the railway into the family area."
"In this way, everyone can avoid the shooting of the roadside surveillance, but Wan Xiaomin chose to use Hu Ming as a cover. After Hu Ming went back, he didn't come out again, so Hu Ming ruled it out."
"And Wan Xiaomin has Hu Ming's cover, she can use waiting for the bus as an excuse, and she can also give herself an explanation."
"And Zhe, although he is quite similar to the guy who bought nylon rope and tape in the hardware store, let's treat him as Zhe for now."
"Then if he enters through the main entrance, he will definitely be caught by surveillance, so why doesn't he choose to enter through the secret passage on the railway side?"
"Is it because he is overconfident? It doesn't feel like it. If you want to buy these things to kidnap Wan Xiaomin, I feel that he shouldn't have entered through the front door, leaving behind surveillance footage for our police."
As soon as Yuan Shasha finished speaking, Gu Chen answered calmly, "So there is another person left, who is also the one who has the closest connection with these people, and that is Lu Yuan."
"But isn't Lu Yuan working the night shift?" Lu Weiwei had just finished speaking, but remembered something? So he quickly said:
"So... so, maybe Lu Yuan's night shift is just a cover?"
"It's possible." Gu Chen nodded slightly, and said involuntarily, "The most important thing now is to investigate Lu Yuan's whereabouts."
"Especially, did he work in the company last night? This must be confirmed, and there must be witnesses to prove it."
"Let me go to Lu Yuan's work unit." Hearing this, Police Officer Wang couldn't sit still. He quickly stood up and took off the single police equipment from the wall. I will go together."
"No problem." Yuan Shasha heard the words and began to put on the single police equipment.
He Junchao retrieved Lu Yuan's work unit and reminded him: "Lu Yuan works at Feipeng New Material Co., Ltd. in the High-tech Zone. The address is here. Take a look."
"I know this place." Officer Wang just meowed casually, and said with a smile:
"It's so late at night, I hope they still have someone to work. As long as we can find out that Lu Yuan didn't work at the company last night, then everything will be easy."
"I'm afraid it's not him." Gu Chen took a deep breath, feeling that the results of the current investigation seem to revolve around the secret passage in the family area of the chemical factory in the west of the city.
And this secret passage was provided by Hu Ming.
As for Hu Ming, since he has been staying in Shanghai all the time, he has very little relationship with Jiangnan City.
And Wan Xiaomin's disappearance doesn't seem to have much to do with him.
Therefore, Gu Chen feels that the clue of this secret passage provided by Hu Ming seems to be the key to all the clues.
After watching Police Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha leave, Gu Chen walked up to He Junchao again and reminded:
"Senior brother He, continue to help me investigate this Lu Yuan and see what unusual behavior he has been doing recently?"
"No problem." He Junchao took a deep breath, and then clicked on the login interface of the intranet system. After a while, he began to call the nearest street surveillance.
At this moment, the monitoring time came to Sanyuan Lane early this morning.
In the picture, Gu Chen and others appeared, communicating with Lu Yuan in the hamster house in Sanyuan Lane.
So He Junchao continued to reverse the monitoring and began to track Lu Yuan's whereabouts.
As time continues to rewind, and the convergence of monitoring everywhere.
He Junchao quickly located Lu Yuan's starting point, and he indeed came out from home.
So according to Gu Chen's intention, Lu Yuan continued to play the video backwards.
At this moment, it was time for Lu Yuan to get off work. Lu Yuan drove a white car and really parked slowly in the parking space of the community.
The video screen is reversed again.
He Junchao stitched together all the surveillance videos that could be connected, and finally locked Lu Yuan's work unit again.
After locking the license plate, He Junchao repeatedly observed the scene of Lu Yuan driving away from the company several times, and after confirming the time, he took a deep breath, turned his head and said to Gu Chen: "Gu Chen, Lu Yuan started this morning. From Feipeng New Material Co., Ltd., there is no problem."
"Let's see if Senior Brother Wang and Xiao Yuan can investigate the problem." Gu Chen said calmly.
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"It's him." Gu Chen nodded.
"But didn't Ah Zhe go to the hospital temporarily? Didn't he..." Lu Weiwei was about to go on, but she hesitated.
After a moment of thinking, Lu Weiwei quickly calmed down, and then she suddenly raised her head and looked at Gu Chen: "Azhe? The meeting between Hu Ming and Wan Xiaomin was originally arranged by Azhe."
"But Ah Zhe said that his friend had a car accident and couldn't come temporarily. That's just an excuse. The real purpose is to let Hu Ming and Wan Xiaomin eat alone."
"But how did Junior Brother Gu see that that person might be Ah Zhe?"
"Senior Sister Lu may not have noticed, did the proprietress describe the content of the phone call just now?" Gu Chen asked.
"The content of the phone call?" Lu Weiwei recalled again, and couldn't help murmuring: "It seems to mean that you will come over at night, and I will arrange everything for you. It seems to be a date or something?"
Having said this, Lu Weiwei suddenly raised her head to look at Gu Chen.
The two of them seemed to understand each other, and Gu Chen also took advantage of the situation and said: "Last night, when we were dining in the restaurant, we also heard the same content, almost the same meaning."
"If it's a coincidence, then forget it. If the person the mysterious person called was really Hu Ming..."
"Check, quickly ask He Junchao to check Azhe." Lu Weiwei understood what Gu Chen meant.
But Gu Chen smiled and said: "No hurry, let Lu Yuan send a photo of Ah Zhe."
After the voice fell, Gu Chen directly took out his mobile phone and dialed directly according to the contact information left by Lu Yuan.
Soon, the two communicated on the phone.
Five minutes after hanging up the phone, Gu Chen received a picture message on his mobile phone. When he opened it, it was a group photo of Lu Yuan, Hu Ming, Wan Xiaomin and Azhe.
The photo seems to be of a certain age, and it can be seen that it is an outdoor group photo of the four of them in middle school.
At that time, the four of them still looked immature, all of them wore black pants and white clothes, with a pair of white sneakers, posing a look that looks relatively naive now.
One of them was a tall and thin strange man with a Chinese character face. His face looked square and square, and his height was around 175 by visual estimation.
Seeing the group photo on the phone, Lu Weiwei and Gu Chen looked at each other unexpectedly, and they were suddenly overjoyed.
"It can't be Ah Zhe, can it?" Lu Weiwei said.
"Go to the store and ask." Gu Chen couldn't make up his mind now, so he could only open the car door with Lu Weiwei again and return to the hardware store.
However, Gu Chen and Lu Weiwei only left the store for a while, and three more hams, two packs of spicy sticks, and one pack of potato chips appeared on the fat woman's table, all of which were empty.
When Lu Weiwei looked at the package of potato chips, the fat woman was putting the last piece of potato chips into her mouth, and she couldn't help but get the oil stains on her fingers, but suddenly found that the two policemen who had just left were now standing on their own again. before.
Seeing the two of them staring at the empty snack bag on the counter in shock, the fat woman suddenly smiled and said embarrassedly:
"Why are you back again? Why don't you... have some?"
While talking, the fat woman took out a bag of potato chips from the drawer and put it on the table.
Lu Weiwei shook her head immediately, and reminded, "Your bag of potato chips is a counterfeit product. It was found out by the industry and commerce last month. It's cheaper, but it's not good if you eat something wrong. I suggest you spend an extra one. Money, buy authentic brand potato chips."
After being lectured by Lu Weiwei, the fat woman suddenly looked shocked, and then quickly picked up the packaging bag to observe, and she was surprised and said:
"Is it really a counterfeit product? The letters seem to be arranged differently."
"So, and your taste is not as delicious as the shrimp flavor, I suggest changing to the shrimp flavor..."
"Ahem!"
Seeing that Lu Weiwei couldn't stop talking about potato chips, Gu Chen couldn't help coughing twice, and reminded him, "Senior Sister Lu, get down to business."
"Oh." Lu Weiwei heard the words, and then realized that she quickly took out Gu Chen's mobile phone, pointed to the fat woman in the photo of Azhe in the album and asked, "Does this person look like the one you met yesterday morning?" people?"
"Let me take a look." The woman opened her eyes and immediately began to check.
After a while, the woman's eyes froze for a moment, then she narrowed her eyes slightly, and then said thoughtfully:
"Does it look like it? It looks a bit like it, but is it him? I...I'm not sure, mainly because this person was wearing a hat, mask and sunglasses at the time, so it was really hard for me to tell."
Looking at Ah Zhe, who was still a middle school student, the fat woman felt a little embarrassed: "If I let him wear these things, maybe I can still recognize them."
"That is to say, you can be sure if you let this person wear those things?" Gu Chen asked.
The fat woman nodded silently: "It's about the same, but not necessarily, but judging from the shape of the face, it is indeed very similar."
"Okay, I see."
After Gu Chen confirmed some details with the fat woman, he brought Lu Weiwei back again.
But this time, Gu Chen started to contact He Junchao and tried his best to investigate A Zhe's whereabouts.
According to the information provided by Lu Yuan and the specific situation investigated by He Junchao, Ah Zhe's name is Xu Zhe. Since the family area of the chemical factory in the west of the city was demolished, his family moved to the old street in the south of the city.
"The current Ah Zhe, in partnership with someone, opened a trading company near Chengnan Old Street."
After learning this information, Gu Chen and Lu Weiwei drove to No. 125 Chengnan Old Street without too much hesitation.
The signboard of "Zheping Trading" looks very old at the moment.
However, in a place like Laojie, where every inch of land is expensive, "Zheping Trading" has three stores exclusively, which is considered a relatively proud existence.
The left side of the first floor is mainly engaged in some non-staple food, grain and oil, the middle is daily necessities, and the right side is the storage room, while the second floor seems to be the office area of this "Zheping Trading" company.
When Gu Chen and Lu Weiwei came to the store, several middle-aged men and women in blue overalls were still busy carrying the arrived goods.
Gu Chen randomly found a middle-aged woman and asked her, "Is Xu Zhe your boss?"
"Xu Zhe?" The middle-aged woman put down the merchandise in her hand and said involuntarily, "We have two bosses here, and Xu Zhe is one of them."
"Then is he in the store?" Lu Weiwei also stepped forward and asked.
The proprietress shook her head: "Xu Zhe is not here, but Xu Ping is."
"Xu Ping?" Hearing the middle-aged woman's speech, Lu Weiwei couldn't help but looked up at the signboard of "Zheping Trading" in front of the door, and suddenly realized:
"Xu Ping is another boss here, right?"
"That's right, he's upstairs, but the Xu Zhe you're looking for isn't there," the woman said.
Gu Chen and Lu Weiwei looked at each other, they also thanked each other, and then hurried upstairs.
Through the corridor, everyone came to the second floor.
Unlike what everyone imagined, most of the area on the second floor is also a warehouse.
Various cardboard boxes even occupy most of the aisle area, and some places need to turn sideways to pass through the aisle.
The placement of various items is not standardized, and it looks messy.
But for this kind of old street commercial shops, everyone seems to be in the same boat.
At the end of the aisle, there is an office with a fair size. Unlike other rooms, the decoration of the office is not bad, making it look like a company.
Cabinets, desks, reception coffee tables and sofas are all available.
A tall and thin man was talking on the phone at the moment with a lighted cigarette in his hand.
"Okay, Boss Zhou, this is not the first time we have cooperated. That small amount of money is a drop in the bucket for you, and you have to take care of your brother, right? Please wash your feet some other day, haha, okay , then please brother, okay, okay, goodbye."
After hanging up the phone, the tall and thin man's smiling face disappeared immediately, and he couldn't help cursing "fuck it" into the phone.
But when I looked back, I found Gu Chen and Lu Weiwei in police uniforms standing at the door. They felt quite embarrassed at once, and immediately changed from the serious expression just now to a smiling face and said:
"Yo? Comrade policeman? Is there anything I need to take care of? Please come in."
Gu Chen and Lu Weiwei looked at each other and walked straight into the office.
The tall and thin man immediately ran to the water dispenser, made two cups of tea for the two of them, and said in front of the two of them:
"Drink water, please, please sit down."
It can be seen that the tall and thin man is an out-and-out businessman, and this switch of expression is like juggling.
Gu Chen and Lu Weiwei just stood at the door for less than a short while, and they witnessed the tall and thin man change from a smiling face to a serious face, and from a serious face to a smiling face.
"Your name is Xu Ping?" Gu Chen put the tea on the coffee table, turned on the law enforcement recorder, and took out the notebook to ask him.
The man was confused for a moment, and asked in a weak voice: "Police...comrade policemen, what are you..."
"Is your name Xu Ping? Are you the boss here?" Seeing that the tall and thin man's words were somewhat smeared, and he seemed to be looking forward and backward, Lu Weiwei couldn't help but remind him.
"Yes... yes." Xu Ping stuttered, but still nodded and admitted: "My name is Xu Ping, and I'm also the boss here. I don't know if you two are here, what do you want from me?"
"What's the relationship between Xu Zhe and you?" Gu Chen asked.
"Xu Zhe?" Xu Pingxuan sat on the sofa opposite the two and said softly, "He and I are partners."
"Are you two brothers? Both are named Xu." Lu Weiwei was also quite curious.
But Xu Ping shook his head: "It's just the same surname, but we are not related by blood, just business partners."
While speaking, Xu Ping took out a pack of Soft China from his pocket, and directly took out one and handed it to Gu Chen.
After being politely rejected by Gu Chen, Xu Ping immediately put the cigarette in his mouth again, and was about to light it for himself.
But considering that Gu Chen doesn't seem to smoke, it seems inappropriate to smoke in the office, so he put the cigarette back and threw it to the side, and then continued to explain to the two:
"Our trading company is called 'Zheping Trading'. Xu Zhe and I each contribute 50% of the capital and have been operating here for three years."
"Is your business okay?" Gu Chen said casually.
Xu Ping immediately waved his hand and said, "It's just like that. Doing this kind of business really shortens your life, and you always have a heart that can't be finished."
After thinking for a while, Xu Ping, who was good at observing words and expressions, couldn't help but asked: "By the way, comrades in the police, are you here to look for Ah Zhe? He's not here."
"Then do you know where Ah Zhe went?" Gu Chen asked.
Xu Ping shook his head: "I really don't know. I haven't been able to contact him since early this morning. I'm so busy here that I don't know where this guy went."
"Can't get in touch?" Lu Weiwei frowned slightly, a little hesitant: "You mean, the phone can't get through?"
"That's right." Xu Ping poured himself a glass of water, took a few sips casually, and then said:
"It's just that I can't reach you by phone. There were new products arriving today, and we agreed to come to the store this morning to help. As a result, until now, I haven't even seen anyone. It's a hell."
"Then does he usually turn off his mobile phone?" Gu Chen raised his head and asked while recording.
Xu Ping shook his head: "He is not usually like this, he is very diligent, and you also know that as a businessman, it is most basic for us to turn on our mobile phones 24 hours a day."
"But I just don't know if he had a convulsion today or something? He didn't even see a person, and he couldn't get through the phone."
"The key point is that I told him again and again yesterday that there will be new products today, and the store will be very busy. He also agreed very readily. I really don't know what this guy is thinking?"
"Mr. Xu Ping." Gu Chen raised his head to stare at Xu Ping, and also asked, "When was the last time you talked to Ah Zhe on the phone?"
"Last time?" Hearing Gu Chen's words, Xu Ping turned his head to look out the window, and said thoughtfully:
"The last time I talked to Ah Zhe on the phone was around 7 o'clock last night, right?"
"I remember that there was a document that I didn't know where to put it, so I called and asked."
"Then what was the environment around him?" Gu Chen asked.
"What's the surrounding environment?" Feeling like he didn't pay much attention, Xu Ping still tried to think back for a few seconds, and then said:
"It seemed quite noisy, like it was on the street. I didn't pay much attention to the specifics. I just asked where the documents were kept? Then I hung up the phone in a hurry."
"Wait a minute." As soon as Xu Ping finished speaking, Gu Chen immediately interrupted, "Isn't Ah Zhe usually in the store?"
"No." Xu Ping shook his head, and then said: "Last night, he said he had something to do and needed to go out, so he didn't stay in the store."
"That's why I discussed it with him. I stayed here on duty last night. There are new products arriving this morning, so he has to stay in the store to watch."
Speaking of this, Xu Ping was also full of anger, and said involuntarily: "But this morning, I originally wanted to sleep in at home, but I was woken up by the phone from the shop, saying that there was no one to take over."
"They said that there was no key in the store, and the delivery car was in a hurry, so they piled up all the new goods at the door of the store and left."
"I was dumbfounded when I heard it, so I asked the clerk where Azhe was? They said they saw it, but they couldn't get through the phone."
After a pause, Xu Ping said unhappily, "You should know that only I and Ah Zhe have the key to the store."
"I went home after locking the door last night, thinking that this morning, Ah Zhe went back to open the door, but this guy lost contact with me playing games."
Pointing out of the window, Xu Ping said again: "So now, everyone is still carrying these new goods, just because he lost contact with Azhe, I don't know if this guy's brain was kicked by a donkey or what?"
"That is to say, you and Ah Zhe had already discussed yesterday, and Ah Zhe came to the store early this morning to take over the new batch of goods, and Ah Zhe still can't be contacted, right?" Gu Chen asked for confirmation.
Xu Ping nodded fiercely: "Yes, that's it."
"Then where do you think he will go?" Lu Weiwei asked with raised eyebrows.
Xu Ping folded his hands on his chest, lying on the sofa, and said slowly: "Maybe he went somewhere to fool around last night? Maybe he got drunk at the bar? Who knows?"
"The phone can't be contacted, it may be out of battery, but can he charge it? It feels like he drank too much, and he still hasn't woken up yet."
"Is Ah Zhe drinking heavily?" Gu Chen asked.
"You can drink too much." Xu Ping thought for a while, and said involuntarily:
"We usually drink a little, especially when we are with clients. Although he is good at drinking, he can't get drunk, so today I am also very puzzled, thinking about how this guy will explain to me after he comes back?"
"But I waited from morning to afternoon, and made more than a dozen phone calls, but I couldn't get in touch with this guy, and I don't know what this guy thinks? Do you want to do business?"
As soon as A Zhe was mentioned, Xu Ping seemed to be full of anger now.
But it surprised Gu Chen and Lu Weiwei.
You know, last night, Ah Zhe called Hu Ming and told him about the party he had arranged for Hu Ming and Wan Xiaomin, but Ah Zhe himself couldn't find an excuse to come.
Obviously, Ah Zhe was not with Hu Ming and Wan Xiaomin last night.
But it was just an excuse for Ah Zhe to send his friend to the hospital, so where would Ah Zhe go?
"Is there anyone else in Ah Zhe's family?" Gu Chen suddenly asked again.
But Xu Ping shook his head: "After Ah Zhe's house was demolished, all his family members moved back to their hometown to live temporarily, leaving Ah Zhe alone to do business in Jiangnan City."
"So, in fact, Ah Zhe has no family here."
"Then is Ah Zhe married?" Lu Weiwei asked again.
Xu Ping shook his head: "No, although Ah Zhe invested in business with me before, but he still works in an outside company, and he is often sent out by the company on business trips or something?"
"So, during that time, he was either on a business trip or on the way. Now he quit his job outside and concentrates on running this trading company with me."
"Azhe has always been in charge of dealing with outside affairs, and he still travels frequently."
"Then where does he live now?" Gu Chen asked.
"Just... the neighborhood opposite, because the demolition house of their family has not been built yet, so he temporarily lives in the opposite neighborhood, which is also close to our store."
"But I heard from a clerk in the store that he didn't come home all night yesterday because the clerk shared the room with him."
"What are you doing?" Hearing this, Lu Weiwei also felt a little dizzy now.
Did A Zhe, the co-author, disappear in the family area of the chemical factory in the west of the city just like Wan Xiaomin last night?
Later, after learning about other relevant content with Xu Ping, Gu Chen and Lu Weiwei had no choice but to return to the Furong branch with regret.
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6:40 p.m.
Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha, who finished dinner in the cafeteria, also returned to the criminal investigation team's office.
Gu Chen and Lu Weiwei have been waiting here for a long time.
"Gu Chen, Lu Weiwei, how is your investigation going?" Officer Wang walked over listlessly and asked.
Lu Weiwei said: "We investigated Ah Zhe's situation and found that he disappeared last night just like Wan Xiaomin."
"Missing?" Yuan Shasha heard the words and hurried over and asked, "Senior Sister Lu, Ah Zhe is also missing? What's going on?"
"I don't know either." Lu Weiwei shook her head, and also shared all the investigations by herself and Gu Chen this afternoon with Police Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha.
The two were suddenly bewildered.
Officer Wang also said in a bad mood: "Then according to this logic, Ah Zhe has a Chinese face, which is very similar to the situation described by the proprietress of the hardware store."
"The person who bought the nylon rope and tape from the store may be him, but Ah Zhe suddenly disappeared last night, so he should stay with Wan Xiaomin now. what."
"But Senior Brother Wang, have you ever thought that if Ah Zhe kidnapped Wan Xiaomin, then he himself disappeared, wouldn't we be suspected?" Gu Chen also said something, sharing his thoughts.
Lu Weiwei also quickly echoed: "Yes, we went to his partner's store to ask, and the partner said that it was originally arranged for Azhe to come to open the door early this morning to pick up new products, but he, Azhe, has not been able to contact him until now. "
"You have to know, how long has it been since the morning? Ah Zhe suddenly couldn't get in touch with the things we discussed."
"If Ah Zhe is smarter, then he should know that our police may investigate him, but what does it mean to play missing with Wan Xiaomin? Isn't this clearly making our police suspect him? He is What operation?"
When Lu Weiwei said this, Officer Wang scratched the back of his head immediately, and said speechlessly: "According to what you said, it seems to make sense."
"Since Azhe wants to kidnap Wan Xiaomin, there's no need for him to disappear for such a long time, right?"
"Although I still don't know what is Azhe's motive for kidnapping Wan Xiaomin? But at least it shows that there seems to be a connection between this Aze and Wan Xiaomin's disappearance."
After a pause, Officer Wang said again: "Also, go to the store to buy nylon ropes and tapes. It may not be a big deal if you change it to normal times. These are just tools after all."
"But now that Wan Xiaomin is missing, it's not hard to find out if you contact her. Nylon rope and tape, what else can they do if they're not used for kidnapping?"
Standing up, Officer Wang picked up the thermos cup, went to the water dispenser and poured a glass of water, and then said:
"In my opinion, Wan Xiaomin may have been kidnapped by Ah Zhe, but during the kidnapping process, Ah Zhe encountered some new situations, which made him unable to get out, and the battery of his mobile phone was exhausted, so he was unable to contact Xu Ping. "
After the voice fell, the office suddenly fell silent, and everyone lowered their heads in thought.
At this moment, He Junchao, who was coming to work after eating and drinking, also walked past the crowd. Seeing that the atmosphere was too weird, he couldn't help asking curiously:
"What's wrong with you all? Don't talk?"
"He Junchao, A Zhe who asked you to investigate, has there been any progress?" Lu Weiwei couldn't help asking him.
But He Junchao shook his head: "It's difficult. I investigated many surveillance cameras, but I couldn't determine Azhe's specific movements."
"Besides, the surveillance video of the purchase of tools yesterday was only a small part. Most of the time, the surveillance could not capture this mysterious person at all, Ah Zhe? That would be even more difficult. Who knows if this mysterious person is Ah Zhe? ?”
"It should be." As soon as He Junchao finished speaking, Gu Chen said directly, "Azhe mysteriously disappeared last night, but that mysterious person happened to have been to the family area of the chemical factory in the west of the city."
"And according to the statement of the proprietress of the hardware store, this mysterious man seems to be very similar to Ah Zhe in appearance and figure."
"The mysterious man suspected to be Ah Zhe disappeared after entering the family area of Xicheng Chemical Factory, and the same is true of Wan Xiaomin who came after him."
"From this point of view, these two people may have left through the secret passage at the Chengxi Chemical Plant, so it is difficult to catch them through surveillance."
Taking a deep breath, Gu Chen also said thoughtfully: "But in this way, the whereabouts of Wan Xiaomin and Ah Zhe become a mystery. They may leave along the railway tracks, but where exactly are they going? ? This seems difficult to explain."
"But why can't they go out from the family area in the west of the city in an open and honest manner? They have to take the railway?" Yuan Shasha still didn't understand.
But he was educated by Police Officer Wang: "Does this need to be said? The two sneaked into the family area of the chemical factory in the west of the city. They must have come to discuss some important issue. They don't want to be discovered by each other."
"Exit through the main entrance of the family area of the Chengxi Chemical Plant? That's absolutely impossible, but since that's the case, I can only choose to leave through another secret passage to avoid surveillance and avoid suspicion."
"But later, maybe what happened between the two of them? It's impossible to talk about this, but it is certain that they may have left through the secret passage."
"Because judging from the traces of broken plants at the scene, it happened not long ago, but who would go this way? The local old men and old ladies? Don't they have enough to eat and have nothing to do?"
"So the only thing that can be explained is that Wan Xiaomin and Ah Zhe went out through the secret passage and then disappeared."
"There may be variables." As soon as Police Officer Wang finished speaking, Gu Chen answered directly:
"If Wan Xiaomin and Ah Zhe, after the secret meeting, they can leave through the secret passage, and then go home separately, living in peace."
"But why? After the two met, they just disappeared?"
"Don't she, Wan Xiaomin, know that her husband Lu Yuan will definitely look for her when she disappears?"
"When the time comes, if we call the police, won't the city be full of wind and rain? Is this what Wan Xiaomin needs to see? Or is this what Ah Zhe needs to see?"
"Neither." As soon as Gu Chen finished speaking, Lu Weiwei shook her head and denied, "This is definitely not the result that the two of them need to see."
"If it's just to discuss things, it's okay. The two can leave separately after the discussion, but what does it mean to play missing? Is it necessary? It's not necessary at all."
After walking back and forth for two laps, Lu Weiwei also said slowly: "So the only explanation now is that, as Junior Brother Gu said, the two may have gone to the family area of Chengxi Chemical Factory to discuss things, but found some unexpected situations on the way. , which led to the disappearance of the two."
Thinking of this, Yuan Shasha suddenly covered her mouth and said in surprise: "Could it be that the two started fighting? Then they hurt each other?"
"Xiao Yuan, what are you thinking? The two of them are classmates, so they must have a good relationship, and last night in the restaurant, when Wan Xiaomin talked about Azhe, they seemed to be in a very relaxed tone. How could they hurt each other?" The police officer felt that this guess was unreliable.
But Gu Chen suddenly reminded, "Senior Brother Wang, Senior Sister Lu, Senior Brother He, Xiao Yuan, have you ever thought that Wan Xiaomin and Ah Zhe were really the only ones who met in the family area of Chengxi Chemical Factory that night? ?”
As soon as these words came out, the scene suddenly fell silent again.
Lu Weiwei frowned slightly, and said in disbelief: "Could it be that after Wan Xiaomin sent Hu Ming away, he went to meet A Zhe, but there were other people at the scene?"
"Who stipulates that there can only be two people when we meet to discuss things? What if there are three or four?" Gu Chen also put forward his own hypothesis.
Officer Wang snapped his fingers and said, "Gu Chen is right, there is no such regulation."
"If Wan Xiaomin has a good relationship with Ah Zhe, what about the others? It's hard to say."
"Anyway, the mysterious person entered the family area of the chemical plant in the west of the city through surveillance, that's for sure."
"Yes." According to Officer Wang's train of thought, Gu Chen continued to explain:
"If the mysterious person is Ah Zhe, then Ah Zhe must know the secret passage in the family area of the Chengxi Chemical Factory well. He could have entered the family area of the Chengxi Chemical Factory through that secret passage, but he didn't."
After a pause, Gu Chen asked the crowd again: "Then how did he do it?"
"Enter through the main entrance in a fair manner," Yuan Shasha said.
"Yes, I entered through the main entrance." Gu Chen snapped his fingers, and then said:
"But why do you want to enter through the main entrance? If you want to meet Wan Xiaomin secretly, logically speaking, this mysterious person can enter through the secret passage in order not to reveal his whereabouts."
"However, the mysterious man didn't do that. You have to know that even Wan Xiaomin knows that letting Hu Ming go first and bringing Hu Ming to this family area is also letting Hu Ming cover for himself."
"From this point, it can be seen that Wan Xiaomin had a lot of thoughts at the time, and it seemed that he also wanted to avoid overexposure of his whereabouts."
"According to the eyewitness old lady, after sending Hu Ming away, Wan Xiaomin continued to walk back and entered the family area."
"Obviously, she may just want to stay in the family area for a short time, so as not to fall into any trap."
"However, she is missing now, which means that some kind of accident happened inside the family area."
"And this mysterious man did not sneak into the family area through the secret passage. Obviously, the mysterious man didn't think too much. He just felt that this was a relatively easy meeting, but there were some key issues. The problem caused me to disappear."
"There are others." Hearing what Gu Chen said, Police Officer Wang, who folded his hands on his chest, also shook his right index finger, and then said:
"There must have been other people last night, and this person may have entered through the secret passage in the family area of the chemical plant in the west of the city, so our roadside surveillance could not catch it."
"And this guy with the oriole behind may be the culprit who caused Wan Xiaomin and Azhe to disappear."
The voice fell, and the scene became quiet again.
Seeing the weird atmosphere, Police Officer Wang couldn't help asking curiously, "What... what's wrong? Am I wrong?"
"It's not wrong, it's too right, old Wang, your analysis is very good." Lu Weiwei couldn't help opening the conversation, and said with a smile.
Yuan Shasha also echoed, "If Senior Brother Wang explained it this way, it would mean that Wan Xiaomin and A Zhe came to meet in the family area to discuss matters, and another mysterious person was also present at the time."
"And this mysterious person finally kidnapped Ah Zhe and Wan Xiaomin."
"Not one, maybe several." Officer Wang said again.
Gu Chen also let out a long sigh, and then said: "Maybe we misunderstood the direction of the investigation from the beginning, and mistakenly regarded Azhe as the kidnapper. Maybe, he is also the victim."
"And the guy who is really elusive may be the one who really knows the internal structure of the family area of Chengxi Chemical Plant."
"Hu Ming?" Lu Weiwei looked up for a moment, then denied herself immediately: "No, no, Hu Ming returned to Wangjiang Hotel after he left the family area of Chengxi Chemical Factory yesterday, and he never left until we came to investigate , definitely not Hu Ming."
"It's not Hu Ming, who else is very familiar with the secret passage in the family area of Chengxi Chemical Factory? It seems that these people knew it back then? Others will not go there at all now." Yuan Shasha just wanted to complain. But remember something.
Immediately, he quickly turned his head to look at the crowd, and said, "I...I see, there is one more person."
"Who is it?" Officer Wang and Lu Weiwei asked in unison.
"It's Lu Yuan." Gu Chen, who was sitting on the seat, said calmly.
"Yes, it's Lu Yuan." Yuan Shasha also quickly echoed, and said: "Think about it, Lu Yuan, Wan Xiaomin, Hu Ming and Azhe, they must know the secret passage. The periphery, that is, the side of the railway into the family area."
"In this way, everyone can avoid the shooting of the roadside surveillance, but Wan Xiaomin chose to use Hu Ming as a cover. After Hu Ming went back, he didn't come out again, so Hu Ming ruled it out."
"And Wan Xiaomin has Hu Ming's cover, she can use waiting for the bus as an excuse, and she can also give herself an explanation."
"And Zhe, although he is quite similar to the guy who bought nylon rope and tape in the hardware store, let's treat him as Zhe for now."
"Then if he enters through the main entrance, he will definitely be caught by surveillance, so why doesn't he choose to enter through the secret passage on the railway side?"
"Is it because he is overconfident? It doesn't feel like it. If you want to buy these things to kidnap Wan Xiaomin, I feel that he shouldn't have entered through the front door, leaving behind surveillance footage for our police."
As soon as Yuan Shasha finished speaking, Gu Chen answered calmly, "So there is another person left, who is also the one who has the closest connection with these people, and that is Lu Yuan."
"But isn't Lu Yuan working the night shift?" Lu Weiwei had just finished speaking, but remembered something? So he quickly said:
"So... so, maybe Lu Yuan's night shift is just a cover?"
"It's possible." Gu Chen nodded slightly, and said involuntarily, "The most important thing now is to investigate Lu Yuan's whereabouts."
"Especially, did he work in the company last night? This must be confirmed, and there must be witnesses to prove it."
"Let me go to Lu Yuan's work unit." Hearing this, Police Officer Wang couldn't sit still. He quickly stood up and took off the single police equipment from the wall. I will go together."
"No problem." Yuan Shasha heard the words and began to put on the single police equipment.
He Junchao retrieved Lu Yuan's work unit and reminded him: "Lu Yuan works at Feipeng New Material Co., Ltd. in the High-tech Zone. The address is here. Take a look."
"I know this place." Officer Wang just meowed casually, and said with a smile:
"It's so late at night, I hope they still have someone to work. As long as we can find out that Lu Yuan didn't work at the company last night, then everything will be easy."
"I'm afraid it's not him." Gu Chen took a deep breath, feeling that the results of the current investigation seem to revolve around the secret passage in the family area of the chemical factory in the west of the city.
And this secret passage was provided by Hu Ming.
As for Hu Ming, since he has been staying in Shanghai all the time, he has very little relationship with Jiangnan City.
And Wan Xiaomin's disappearance doesn't seem to have much to do with him.
Therefore, Gu Chen feels that the clue of this secret passage provided by Hu Ming seems to be the key to all the clues.
After watching Police Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha leave, Gu Chen walked up to He Junchao again and reminded:
"Senior brother He, continue to help me investigate this Lu Yuan and see what unusual behavior he has been doing recently?"
"No problem." He Junchao took a deep breath, and then clicked on the login interface of the intranet system. After a while, he began to call the nearest street surveillance.
At this moment, the monitoring time came to Sanyuan Lane early this morning.
In the picture, Gu Chen and others appeared, communicating with Lu Yuan in the hamster house in Sanyuan Lane.
So He Junchao continued to reverse the monitoring and began to track Lu Yuan's whereabouts.
As time continues to rewind, and the convergence of monitoring everywhere.
He Junchao quickly located Lu Yuan's starting point, and he indeed came out from home.
So according to Gu Chen's intention, Lu Yuan continued to play the video backwards.
At this moment, it was time for Lu Yuan to get off work. Lu Yuan drove a white car and really parked slowly in the parking space of the community.
The video screen is reversed again.
He Junchao stitched together all the surveillance videos that could be connected, and finally locked Lu Yuan's work unit again.
After locking the license plate, He Junchao repeatedly observed the scene of Lu Yuan driving away from the company several times, and after confirming the time, he took a deep breath, turned his head and said to Gu Chen: "Gu Chen, Lu Yuan started this morning. From Feipeng New Material Co., Ltd., there is no problem."
"Let's see if Senior Brother Wang and Xiao Yuan can investigate the problem." Gu Chen said calmly.
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