I am a super cop

Chapter 2199 The Secret of the Invitation Letter

Zhou Kui's words quickly aroused Gu Chen's vigilance.

After all, this is completely inconsistent with what I imagined before, especially the whereabouts of Zhou Xiaotong. Obviously, judging from this invitation letter, it looks more like a trap.

However, with a few short words, Zhou Xiaotong could leave Haidong City and go to Jiangnan City.

If it is not someone Zhou Xiaotong is particularly familiar with, it is estimated that he will not make such a decision.

Gu Chen communicated with Zhou Xiaotong about her departure from Haidong City on the high-speed train before.

At that time, Gu Chen thought that Zhou Xiaotong's departure from Haidong City might be due to emotional frustration.

After all, Gu Chen and his colleagues were aware of the specific situation in the restaurant that day.

After being wronged like this, if she doesn't want her boyfriend Ahao's family to get her money back, then the best way is to disappear in Haidong City.

Obviously, Gu Chen at the time thought that Zhou Xiaotong's reason for leaving was just that, but now it seems that there are other problems.

"Comrade police." It was also Gu Chen who was stunned in place, thinking quietly, completely ignoring the existence of everyone present.

Zhou Kui was a little puzzled, so he asked one more question.

"Ah?" Gu Chen recovered from his trance.

"Then what? Can you find my daughter Zhou Xiaotong?" Zhou Kui asked expectantly.

Gu Chen took a deep breath, and then said earnestly: "Mr. Zhou, please rest assured, if your daughter Zhou Xiaotong is missing in Jiangnan City, then we will definitely do our best to help you find her."

"But, how long will it take?" Zhou Kui was also anxious now, so he asked one more question.

Lu Weiwei on the side hurriedly replied: "Mr. Zhou, this depends on the progress of our investigation? After all, we have just received a report from the police in Haidong City."

"We haven't prepared many clues yet, but please rest assured that we will help you find Zhou Xiaotong."

"Yes, Mr. Zhou, please rest assured." Seeing Zhou Kui's serious expression, Yuan Shasha said comfortingly.

Zhou Kui sighed, but also said helplessly: "That's good, as long as I can find my daughter Xiaotong, even if it takes my life, I will not hesitate."

"Xiaotong has suffered so much for me. As a father, I am really ashamed of her. I am useless and incompetent, but I only hope that she can be well."

In the end, Zhou Kui wiped the teardrops from the corners of his eyes directly, as if he had too many things on his mind that he wanted to tell his daughter.

Since Gu Chen knew about Zhou Kui's previous misdeeds, he also asked one more question: "By the way, Mr. Zhou, after your daughter Zhou Xiaotong helped you pay off these loans, are you still gambling?"

"No, no, I don't gamble anymore. Gambling is harmful." Hearing Gu Chen's remarks, Zhou Kui also knew very well that Gu Chen basically understood his own situation.

Therefore, when Gu Chen asked about this matter, Zhou Kui's reaction was obviously excessive.

Officer Wang nodded slightly: "It's fine not to gamble. You said that this decent family can live a stable life, but once it gets involved in gambling, it will be ruined."

"Yes, what the police comrades said is true." Also listening to Officer Wang's instruction, Zhou Kui nodded in agreement:
"When I was young, I divorced my wife because I was fond of gambling, so Xiaotong became a child of a single-parent family."

"Over the years, although I have also looked for some serious jobs, I just can't quit gambling. In the end, I got heavily in debt."

"Not only did Xiaotong lose her head in front of the neighbors, but she was often discriminated against by her peers, which caused a great psychological shadow on her."

"I know, in fact, all of this is my fault, and I don't deserve to be her father."

Sucking his nose, Zhou Kui choked up a sob, and then said again:

"It's because of me that Xiaotong has become extraordinarily strong. She often takes advantage of her study breaks to work various part-time jobs just to support her family."

"Your daughter is quite independent." Hearing Zhou Kui's complaints, Gu Chen agreed.

Because from Zhou Xiaotong's eyes, Gu Chen could see her sense of powerlessness in life.

After thinking for a while, Gu Chen said again: "That's not the case, you leave a contact information and go back first."

"We will start a search immediately. Once we find your daughter Zhou Xiaotong, we will contact you immediately. What do you think?"

"But...but what if I can't find it?"

"I'll find it." Before Zhou Kui could finish speaking, Lu Weiwei also promised:
"Besides, you can't help if you stay here. I know you're anxious now, but there's nothing you can do about it. Finding someone for this job has to be done step by step."

"I understand." Seeing Lu Weiwei say this, Zhou Kui sighed, then stood up slowly, and shook hands with Gu Chen and the others to say goodbye:

"Then I will trouble the comrades of the police. I have left the contact information to this officer Xiao Yuan. Please also give me a contact information."

"Take it." Yuan Shasha handed Zhou Kui the name card of the criminal investigation team's office, and explained:
"This is the phone number of our criminal investigation team's office. If you want to call us, you can call this number, just ask Police Officer Xiao Yuan."

"Okay." Taking the business card with both hands, Zhou Kui looked up at the crowd, sighed, and walked out of the room.

This time, he didn't say anything to Gu Chen and the others?It seems that the heart has been pressed against the stone.

Seeing this, Gu Chen also told Yuan Shasha, "Xiao Yuan, go see him off."

"Okay." After receiving Gu Chen's instruction, Yuan Shasha didn't waste any time, and directly handed the notebook to Gu Chen, then chased after Zhou Kui, and gradually disappeared at the corner of the hall.

Gu Chen looked at the notebook in his hand, and then said: "Go, go to the criminal investigation team's office."

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In the criminal investigation team office, Gu Chen wrote the time on the tactical whiteboard in the office based on the time when he returned to Jiangnan City from a business trip, and then looked at He Junchao:
"Senior Brother He, this time is the last meeting place for us at the North Station of the Jiangnan High-speed Railway, and the missing person Zhou Xiaotong. Follow up and see where Zhou Xiaotong went next?"

"No problem." According to Gu Chen's explanation, He Junchao immediately called the system monitoring and searched Zhou Xiaotong's trajectory.

Meanwhile, Gu Chen, Lu Weiwei and Police Officer Wang stood around the whiteboard all the time, waiting quietly.

Not long after, He Junchao revealed the details of the investigation:
"Leaving Jiangnan City High-speed Railway North Station, this woman named Zhou Xiaotong took a taxi with a license plate ending in 223."

"Afterwards, this taxi took her to a hotel in the west of the city, named Xinxin Hotel."

"The Xin with three 'gold'?" Gu Chen asked.

"Yes." He Junchao confirmed.

Afterwards, Gu Chen wrote this clue on the whiteboard, and marked the order of the timeline's tips.

"Then what happened next?" Officer Wang asked again.

"Later, that night, this woman named Zhou Xiaotong once left this Xinxin Hotel and entered a small business district nearby. Maybe she was going to eat. I guess so. After all, it happened to be lunch time at this time. .”

"Did she go back to the hotel after dinner?" Lu Weiwei asked.

"Well, wait." He Junchao did not give the result immediately, but continued to search on the computer.

Gu Chen walked back and forth in front of the whiteboard, and said slowly, "This Zhou Xiaotong told us that he wants to come to Jiangnan City to find a job and try his luck."

"If this is the case, then she should have made arrangements long ago, but why did she take a taxi to the west of the city?"

"And this location is close to the suburbs and far from the high-speed rail station."

"If Zhou Xiaotong wants to come to Jiangnan City to find a job, then she should live in the east of the city. There are many companies there, suitable for job hunting."

"The locals in Jiangnan City should be very clear, but even if the outsiders don't know, then the necessary strategies should be done. Living in the west of the city is somewhat unreasonable."

"En." As soon as Gu Chen finished speaking, Lu Weiwei on the side also echoed, "I wanted to say that just now."

"If you want to find a job, then Zhou Xiaotong doesn't have to go to the west side of the city. It's good to live near the old train station. The hotels there are also quite cheap."

"Moreover, the old railway station is located in the center of the city, and the transportation is very convenient, so it is very convenient to go everywhere."

"Generally, those who come to Jiangnan City to look for a job are more reasonable to live here. In addition, there are many companies in the east of the city, and there is a corresponding talent market."

"It's good to find a job and live in the east of the city, but Zhou Xiaotong still has no choice."

After a pause, Lu Weiwei also looked around and expressed her opinion:

"This Zhou Xiaotong, no matter how you look at it, doesn't seem as simple as looking for a job. She must have her own goals."

"In other words, she came here because of the invitation letter, and the person who invited her may live near the Xinxin Hotel in the west of the city."

"Well, this is the most likely at present." As soon as Lu Weiwei finished speaking, Police Officer Wang also agreed.

Gu Chen hesitated for a moment, then looked at He Junchao: "Senior Brother He, how is your situation?"

"Zhou Xiaotong returned to Xinxin Hotel at around 10 o'clock that night," He Junchao said.

"10 o'clock in the evening? So late?" Gu Chen's heart skipped a beat when he heard the result.

If a woman who came from a different place, or in other words, a woman who has never been to Jiangnan City, after getting off the car, she would take a taxi to a small hotel in the west of the city.

Then I went out at dinner time and went back around 10 o'clock. The time I stayed outside in the middle seemed to be a bit long.

Therefore, Gu Chen became suspicious: "She has been outside for so long, is she shopping or something?"

"This... I don't know, the monitoring over there can't catch it, and many of them are monitoring blind spots."

He Junchao also had a helpless expression.

Officer Wang hurriedly said, "Eh? Tell me, this Zhou Xiaotong, going out for dinner, could he be meeting someone? Like the person who sent the invitation letter?"

"It's possible." As soon as Police Officer Wang finished speaking, Gu Chen agreed with this statement:
"If Zhou Xiaotong really came here because of the invitation letter, then she will definitely meet the inviter."

"But, who is that inviter? Why is there no signature and no specific time in the invitation letter to Zhou Xiaotong? Even the content is pitifully small."

"It can be seen that there are some secrets between this mysterious person and Zhou Xiaotong."

"And these secrets, it seems that the two of them don't want others to see them."

"I agree with Junior Brother Gu." Just as Gu Chen finished speaking, Lu Weiwei also expressed her opinion:

"From this point of view, this Zhou Xiaotong may have actually met that person during dinner time."

Looking back at He Junchao, Lu Weiwei asked again: "He Junchao, how is Zhou Xiaotong doing after returning to the hotel?"

"Go out at two o'clock in the morning, and then, it seems that I haven't come back." He Junchao also replied coldly.

"What? Out at two o'clock in the morning?"

Also listening to He Junchao's remarks, Gu Chen, Lu Weiwei and Police Officer Wang all spoke in unison.

But He Junchao remained calm, and after repeated confirmation, he also nodded in agreement:
"That's right, this Zhou Xiaotong left Xinxin Hotel after two o'clock in the morning."

"This time, she walked directly to the back of Xinxin Hotel. You know, Xinxin Hotel itself is a small hotel next to the highway, and its location is quite remote."

"Behind the hotel is a forest, but this Zhou Xiaotong went around to the back. I guess, he was heading for the forest."

"Computer." Hearing what He Junchao said, Gu Chen stretched out his hand and said.

Lu Weiwei quickly handed the tablet on her desk to Gu Chen.

Gu Chen also clicked on the map at random, and began to investigate based on the specific location of Zhou Xiaotong's stay.

Not long after, Gu Chen found the Xinxin Hotel, and said involuntarily:
"This is the junction of urban and rural areas. On both sides of the road, there are some hotels, auto repair shops, and some small shops."

"I really don't understand why Zhou Xiaotong came to this place?"

"Besides, there is a forest behind, and this forest is very large. If you enter from here, you have to search the mountains to find Zhou Xiaotong."

"Could it be that Zhou Xiaotong has entered the mountain?" Officer Wang said in disbelief.

Gu Chen couldn't make a judgment either, so he said again: "Why don't we leave now, go to the Xinxin Hotel in the west of the city to see the situation, and see what the boss over there has to say?"

"Also, you can go and investigate. Where did Zhou Xiaotong go at dinner time on the night that Zhou Xiaotong disappeared? Who was he in contact with?"

"As long as you find these clues, I think it shouldn't be difficult to find Zhou Xiaotong's specific location."

"Then what are you waiting for? Hurry up and leave?" Lu Weiwei was also a little impatient.

Since Gu Chen arranged for Yuan Shasha to send Zhou Kui off, Gu Chen could only drive to the west of the city with Lu Weiwei and Police Officer Wang.

And this Xinxin Hotel is also located in the urban-rural fringe, so the journey is a bit far away.

Gu Chen drove for 40 minutes, and finally parked the car at the entrance of Xinxin Hotel.

Several people got out of the car quickly and ran directly to the front desk of Xinxin Hotel.

But as soon as I walked into the lobby, there was no one at the front desk.

Gu Chen looked around and found that the place was as quiet as before, and there didn't seem to be too many human fireworks.

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