Old Xu squinted his eyes, and hurried forward to check the photo given by Gu Chen.
After thinking for a moment, he nodded slowly: "It seems...is it him?"
"What? You're not sure yet?" Lu Weiwei asked.
"Uh... this..." After hesitating for a few seconds, the white-haired old Xu continued to explain: "I didn't pay much attention at the time, but it looks like it should be."
"Then did this person tell you where he's going?" Hearing this, Lao Zhang hurried forward and asked.
But the white-haired old Xu shook his head: "I really don't know, he just told me that the car might have to stop here for a while."
"Because he gave me 200 yuan for parking, so I don't want to say anything. Anyway, let him park as long as he likes."
After the words were finished, the white-haired old Xu glanced back at his tricycle, and then asked again: "Then what? Besides this, is there anything else you want to ask me for?"
"If not, I'm going to get busy. There are a lot of things going on today. A factory is moving and a lot of things have to be dealt with. It's a big deal, and I don't want to miss it."
Seeing from the white-haired old Xu, it seems that he can't ask too many questions.
Lao Zhang sighed heavily, walked up to Gu Chen and said, "Gu Ju, look...do you want him to go?"
Gu Chen didn't agree right away, but took the initiative to walk up to the white-haired old Xu, staring at his eyes with sharp eyes.
The white-haired old Xu was stunned for a moment, trembling at the sight of Gu Chen's sharp eyes.
"Is what you said just now true?" Gu Chen asked.
"Really...really, of course it is true." The white-haired old Xu nodded in response.
"Did you lie to me?" Gu Chen asked again.
The white-haired old Xu was a little confused, and said with an angry smile: "Damn, comrade policeman, why should I lie to you?"
"I mean, you really don't know that person? Or, you two have known each other for a long time, and you deliberately let him park the car in your debris pile?"
Gu Chen's words immediately alerted the surrounding crowd.
Everyone was busy looking for the vehicle before, but they didn't seem to connect the stop of Hu Peng's vehicle with the so-called suspects.
But now when Gu Chen reminded him, everyone became vigilant again. They felt that this white-haired old Xu, who looked honest and honest, spoke the same way, a bit glib.
At least since I said just now that a tip of two hundred is nothing, I said that I have stayed in a big city.
Between the words, it seems to be very knowledgeable.
And Gu Chen's question seemed to hit the nail on the head.
The white-haired old man Xu blinked, and after a long time, he sneered and said, "Damn, look at what you said, how could I know this person? I don't even know what his name is?"
"As for his car, why is it parked here? Didn't I just say it?"
"Okay." Hearing the white-haired old Xu's speech, Gu Chen didn't think too much about it, and directly took out the notebook, ready to record it.
Looking up at the white-haired old Xu, Gu Chen asked, "What's your full name?"
"It's... called Xu Youzhi."
"Xu Youzhi?" Hearing Old Xu's answer, Gu Chen recorded the information in a serious manner, and then asked casually, "Report your ID number."
"Uh, the ID number is..."
According to Gu Chen's request, the white-haired old Xu continued to report his personal information to Gu Chen.
After completing all the operations, Gu Chen handed the notebook to Officer Xiaoxuan and said, "Officer Xiaoxuan."
"Understood." Officer Xiaoxuan is also a smart person.
Just now when Gu Chen asked Lao Xu like this, he obviously suspected that Lao Xu and this Hu Peng might have known each other for a long time.
It also reminds me that the monitoring of the supermarket at the intersection in Hushan Town was deliberately damaged in advance.
The purpose is very likely to cover the smooth entry of Hu Peng's vehicle.
Secondly, why did Hu Peng's vehicle stop right at Xu Youzhi's scrap yard?
If it is a coincidence, then it is still in the past, but what if it is not a coincidence, but a man-made cover?
Thinking of these, Officer Xiaoxuan was very clear.
Gu Chen wanted to use the resources of the Haidong City Police to help investigate Xu Youzhi's situation.
Especially between Xu Youzhi and Hu Peng, is there any close contact?
It can be said that Xu Youzhi didn't know each other just now, if the investigation finds out that Xu Youzhi and Hu Peng have close contacts, then Xu Youzhi's lies will be self-defeating.
Then, it seemed logical to investigate Xu Youzhi.
Taking Gu Chen's notebook here, police officer Xiaoxuan immediately walked away from the crowd, began to take pictures of the records here, and then sent them to his colleagues, asking them to quickly search for relevant clues.
On the other side, seeing that Xu Youzhi was a little nervous at the moment, Gu Chen stepped forward to comfort him: "Uncle Xu, don't be nervous."
"Hey! I'm not nervous, why am I nervous?" Xu Youzhi spoke confidently, but he still didn't dare to look at Gu Chen, and his eyes were also erratic.
Lu Weiwei, Police Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha all noticed this small detail.
This is obviously a characteristic of a guilty conscience.
But after all, everyone doesn't have enough clues now, so it's not easy to jump to conclusions.
However, waiting is the most uncomfortable thing. The police's investigation and verification is still going on here, and on the other hand, Xu Youzhi is also required not to leave without authorization.
This made Xu Youzhi complain, and hoped that he could leave.
However, at the same time when both parties were talking, Officer Xiaoxuan received the message, her eyes lit up, she hurried to Gu Chen's side, turned on the phone screen in front of Gu Chen and said:
"Gu Chen, look."
"Sure enough?" Gu Chen began to believe in his own judgment after seeing the surveillance screenshots of Xu Youzhi, who was wearing different clothes at different times, having an enthusiastic exchange with Hu Peng.
So he turned his head and glanced at Xu Youzhi who was negotiating with Lao Zhang.
Xu Youzhi also seemed to see that Gu Chen was paying attention to him, so he immediately shifted his gaze to Lao Zhang, and said in an annoyed way:
"You said how difficult it is to do business now. If there is a job, you have to grab it. It's impossible not to grab it."
"Uncle Xu." Before Xu Youzhi finished speaking, Gu Chen had already come to him.
Xu Youzhi frowned: "What's wrong?"
"You said you didn't know the man who gave you the parking fee?" Gu Chen said.
"Uh... that's right, what's wrong?" Xu Youzhi seemed to have not recovered from his state.
And Gu Chen was not polite at this moment, and directly showed the many photos of Xu Youzhi and Hu Peng's exchange on the phone in front of Xu Youzhi.
Gu Chen kept swiping the phone screen, and explained to Xu Youzhi, "What do you say?"
"Ah, this..."
"So you know each other?" Seeing this, Lao Zhang also expressed disbelief:
"However, you just swore to me that you didn't know this person at all."
"But since we don't know each other, why do you have so many photos of communicating with him? Moreover, you wear different clothes at different times."
Squinting his eyes, Lao Zhang carefully browsed the pictures on the phone, and then said: "Besides, you guys seem to be very enthusiastic when communicating, and you seem to have been friends for many years."
"But if that's the case, why do you say you don't know each other? Or did you arrange for Hu Peng to come to Hushan Town and park his car at your waste collection station?"
"No, no, no, comrade policeman, don't make such jokes with me." Seeing that he couldn't hide it anymore, Xu Youzhi panicked, and hurriedly explained:
"Let me be honest, I...I do know the Hu Peng you are looking for."
"So, why did you lie just now?" Listening to Xu Youzhi's explanation, Yuan Shasha couldn't believe it.
I feel that Xu Youzhi's acting skills just now can be said to have fooled everyone, but only Gu Chen's eyes were not fooled.
This is because Gu Chen is more cautious, or he can see the clue from Xu Youzhi's expression, and then began to investigate Xu Youzhi.
Otherwise, everyone might be fooled by the old man's acting skills.
Xu Youzhi was blushing at the moment, but also lowered his head and sighed, explaining:
"I know this Hu Peng. He runs a non-staple food wholesale supermarket and is a distributor of many products, so his business is pretty big."
"In the early years, I didn't do waste collection in Hushan Town, so I would also buy waste everywhere in the urban area of Haidong City."
"At that time, because Hu Peng's distribution warehouse often had to sell a lot of products, there would be a lot of empty cartons."
"And these things are exactly what I want, so, just like this, the two of us became familiar with each other."
With a faint sigh, Xu Youzhi said helplessly, "Later, because he had a better relationship with him, he didn't sell those cardboard boxes to me, but gave them to me directly."
"So, the relationship between me and him is quite good."
"But why did you lie to us?" Lu Weiwei couldn't believe Xu Youzhi's words.
But Xu Youzhi sighed, and said lightly: "Why else? Isn't it because Hu Peng's business is in trouble now."
"Because of Hu Peng's real estate speculation, now the capital chain has been broken, and many products cannot be paid for, so they can only be returned in large quantities."
"But no matter how much you return the goods, you can't stand the toss. There are still a lot of payments that are still not clear."
"That's it, he told me that day that he might come to Hushan Town to take refuge, and asked me to help find a place to hide."
"Go on." Seeing that Xu Youzhi started to tell about Hu Peng's situation, Gu Chen also continued to remind him.
Xu Youzhi nodded slightly: "So, I told him that if he comes to Hushan Town by car, he can park his car in my waste collection compound."
"After all, my place is relatively open and remote, so it is difficult for ordinary people to pay attention to this car."
Listening to Xu Youzhi's explanation, Gu Chen narrowed his eyes, and continued to ask him: "So, in the supermarket at the intersection of Hushan Town, you deliberately damaged the camera outside the intersection?"
"Ah?" It was also Gu Chen's sudden question that made him a little at a loss. Xu Youzhi was flustered and his expression was surprisingly embarrassing. He didn't know how to respond for a while.
Police Officer Wang coughed twice, and continued to ask: "What can I ask you? Did you break the surveillance camera at the intersection supermarket in Hushan Town?"
"No...not." Hearing Officer Wang's words, Xu Youzhi shook his head directly.
But Gu Chen didn't intend to give up, and continued to remind Xu Youzhi: "Uncle Xu, raise your head up."
Hearing Gu Chen's words, Xu Youzhi obeyed.
"Look at me." Gu Chen continued to remind.
Xu Youzhi continued to obey, but this time, Xu Youzhi and Gu Chen's sharp eyes met again.
Gu Chen's eyes seem to have a strong sense of oppression, as if under the gaze of these sharp eyes, all his little secrets will be clearly seen by the other party.
Xu Youzhi subconsciously dodged his eyes and looked at him.
Gu Chen continued to remind: "Did you break that surveillance?"
The voice fell, and the scene became quiet again.
At this moment, everyone turned their eyes to Xu Youzhi, and Xu Youzhi's eyes seemed to be tired.
After a short pause, Xu Youzhi also nodded slowly, and voluntarily admitted: "That's right, I was indeed the one who broke the surveillance in that supermarket."
"Why?" Old Zhang asked.
"Because I have to cover Hu Peng." Xu Youzhi stopped pretending now, and directly said:
"Hu Peng's current situation is very bad. If the creditors know that Hu Peng is hiding here, it will be over."
"So, based on my understanding of the situation in Hushan Town, I broke the monitoring of the supermarket at the intersection of Hushan Town in advance."
"Because in this way, no one can find out when Hu Peng's car drove into Hushan Town."
"Hehe, you are really cunning." Listening to Xu Youzhi's remarks, Lu Weiwei couldn't help but joked.
At this moment, Xu Youzhi was so ashamed that he directly lowered his head slightly, and blamed himself angrily:
"I know that doing this will help Hu Peng for a while, and help him stay quiet for a few days without being found."
"But you drove us crazy." Old Zhang's lungs were about to explode when he heard these words, and he also pointed at Xu Youzhi's anger and said:
"Xu Youzhi, Xu Youzhi, what do you want me to say about you? How can you do such a thing?"
"Also destroying the surveillance system, you are very capable, you? Why don't you go and tear off the roof of the supermarket?"
"It's because of you that we are very passive. You are such a weirdo."
"I'm sorry." Feeling that he might have made a big mistake, Xu Youzhi quickly bowed his head and apologized:
"I actually don't want to do this, but Hu Peng is my good friend. He helped me a lot back then, and I should repay him."
"So, in order to help him avoid the harassment of creditors, I can only do this, but I didn't hurt anyone. I just damaged a surveillance camera and asked Hu Peng to park the car in my debris pile."
"Okay, let's ignore these things for now." Knowing that Xu Youzhi has revealed his secrets now, Gu Chen's focus is not on this, but continues to ask:
"I'm asking you now, where is Hu Peng? You should know."
"I...I don't know." Facing Gu Chen's question, Xu Youzhi shook his head, and continued: "I really don't know where he went, really, I won't lie to you."
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