I am a super cop

Chapter 2833 The Disappearing Driver

Gu Chen knew very well what to do next, which was to find the two truck drivers as soon as possible.

It can be said that this is a breakthrough in the case. As long as the two drivers are still in Jiangnan City, He Junchao will have a way to find them.

After completing the report to Zhao Guozhi, Gu Chen returned to the general office.

At this moment, He Junchao is investigating the clues about Wang Wenhai based on the clues provided by Gu Chen.

Seeing Gu Chen approaching, He Junchao also hurriedly reported: "According to the surveillance, Wang Wenhai walked through a wide area. He followed the crowd to the square."

"Later, based on his movements, I locked onto his location and indeed found a truck unloading goods. That place was actually where food vendors unloaded goods."

"Aren't they unloading the goods at the food wholesale market? Why are they in this place?" After seeing the specific location, Gu Chen felt that it was an empty space.

He Junchao immediately explained: "I didn't know the situation at first. Just like you, I thought this was just an ordinary open space."

"But then I checked the surveillance videos for many days in a row and found that every night, several trucks would drive here."

“Then there will be a lot of small vendors driving their trucks here to unload their goods.”

"Some are small trucks, some are small tricycles, they seem to be distributors, and they usually come here to unload the goods at night."

"I feel like this should be the unloading location they agreed on. Maybe it's just because it's easy to park here, because it's in the city, it's more convenient for small vendors."

"Also, the open space here is very suitable for large trucks to park. I think that's the reason."

"Which car did Wang Wenhai get off from?" Lu Weiwei walked over and asked curiously.

"This car." He Junchao pulled up the surveillance footage and said, "It's this truck from the Northeast."

"Is the car still here?" Officer Wang at the side also asked quickly.

"It is currently parked in a nearby parking lot, but the whereabouts of the two drivers are unknown because that area is a surveillance blind spot."

"It was a piece of land that was going to be developed into real estate before, but the real estate project was left undeveloped because of a lack of funding."

"Then it became a simple temporary parking lot. It will take some time to identify the two drivers."

"We can go there and investigate. After all, the monk may run away, but the temple cannot. Their truck is still there." Yuan Shasha stepped forward and said.

"Yes." He Junchao nodded silently, and said without hesitation: "The best and fastest way is to conduct an on-site investigation."

"Let's go now." Gu Chen said directly without any hesitation:

"Time is very important to us now, especially with the information provided by Wang Wenhai. This is likely to involve a large criminal gang. We must find them as quickly as possible."

"Then what are you waiting for? Let's go now." Lu Weiwei couldn't wait any longer.

Everyone hit it off and immediately decided to head to the parking lot.

When Gu Chen, Lu Weiwei, Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha drove to the parking lot, the large truck that drove from the Northeast to Jiangnan City was still parked there.

There were several other trucks and cars around.

This place looks rather desolate, and there is a roadblock at the entrance. However, there is no guard on duty, but there is a contact number left.

"There are no security guards here." Lu Weiwei, who was sitting in the passenger seat, rolled down the window and checked the situation on the roadside.

Since there is no security booth here at all, the roadblocks were locked manually.

A simple device, locked with an iron chain.

Lu Weiwei got out of the car and walked around before returning to the car. She then took out her cell phone and explained to Gu Chen:

"There should be no one guarding this place. If you want to park and pick up your car, you will probably have to call."

"But the person who left his phone number should live nearby. I'll call and ask."

"Okay." Gu Chen nodded silently and sat in the car waiting quietly.

Not long after, Lu Weiwei's phone call came through, and an old man responded from the other end of the line.

"Hello, could you please tell me how to park in this parking lot? Should I call you?" Lu Weiwei asked politely.

The old man on the phone also responded perfunctorily: "Yes, do you want to stop the car?"

"We are the police. We have two truck drivers to investigate, but their truck is parked in your parking lot. Can you come over?"

"Then wait a moment." Upon hearing that it was the police, the old man on the other end of the phone just said something perfunctorily and hung up.

"How is it?" asked Officer Wang in the back row.

Lu Weiwei shrugged: "He told us to wait a moment, who knows? Wait a moment?"

"Let's go check out the car first. Park it at the door first," said Gu Chen.

"That's fine." Everyone agreed when they heard it.

Then everyone got out of the car and walked directly to the truck.

Everyone walked around the truck several times and performed various inspections. Since the truck compartment was locked, everyone could only check the chassis of the vehicle.

After finding nothing, I saw an old man walking towards the door.

Seeing this, Gu Chen and others immediately went over to greet them.

"Hello, we are from Furong Branch. Do you have the contact information of the driver of that car?" Gu Chen also stepped forward and said.

"Yes." The old man didn't seem to say much and immediately started taking out his cell phone.

Everyone gathered around.

Soon, the old man found the number and dialed it directly, but found that the other party's phone was turned off.

The old man looked at Gu Chen and the others helplessly and explained, "That person turned off his phone."

"This is the number they called me when they stopped the car, but it's turned off now."

"Did they only leave one number?" asked Officer Wang.

"Yes." The old man nodded silently, holding a cigarette in his mouth:

"There were two of them. They only left a phone number. I charged 40 yuan for a large truck to park here for one night. They said they would park for a day, but they still haven't come yet. They have exceeded the time limit."

Speaking of this, the old man seemed a little unhappy.

So Yuan Shasha quickly asked again: "Did they say they would only park for one day?" "Yes, these two people often park here, usually for one day and then leave the next day."

"I don't know what happened today. No one came and the phone was turned off. What's going on?"

"What about these two people, do you know them?" Officer Wang asked again.

"I don't know them. Anyway, I just collect money. Come here to park your car. Pay for the number of days you park. Call me when you leave and I will come here to open the door."

After a pause, the old man pointed to a place not far away and said, "Then I opened a small shop over there and usually stay in the shop."

"There's no one guarding this place. I just charge a parking fee, which is not expensive. Besides, this place is in a good location in the city."

Glancing at the truck, the old man said, "These two people come here two or three times a month. I don't know them, but I have their phone number."

Having said that, the old man picked up the phone again and continued to dial, but the result was still that the call could not be connected.

Gu Chen came over, wrote down the phone number, and then asked: "When they left, do you know which direction they went?"

"I don't know." The old man shook his head and said:
"After they drove in, I locked the roadblock. People can get through anyway."

"Then I walked back to the store and ignored them. As for where they went? I really don't know."

"Okay, if you know their whereabouts, please contact us as soon as possible." Officer Wang also handed his business card to the old man.

The old man took the business card and asked curiously, "By the way, what exactly do you want to see them about?"

"We can't tell you this, but they may be involved in an important case. If they show up again, you should calm them down first and then call us," Officer Wang also explained.

"Okay." Seeing that the police had their own principles in handling cases, the old man didn't want to dwell on it anymore and could only agree.

Afterwards, after everyone explained a few words here, they returned to the police car and left.

After leaving, everyone did not return directly to the Furong Branch, but drove the vehicles to the place where trucks often unloaded goods.

This is also the place where Wang Wenhai got off the car. At this moment, it is not yet night, so there are no vehicles to be seen here.

But after Gu Chen parked the car, he went to look for nearby shops.

Generally speaking, while truck drivers are unloading and moving goods, people here usually go to nearby places to buy water or cigarettes, and store owners are usually more familiar with these people and know the most about their situations.

So as long as you find this kind of store, you can usually get some clues.

"There is a small shop over there, let's go and take a look." Gu Chen discovered a small supermarket not far away and reminded everyone.

So everyone went to the store together.

The shop is not big and looks a bit crowded, but the shelves inside are filled with all kinds of side dishes.

There is not even room for chairs in this small shop. It is just some boxes of goods stacked together, and then some folded cardboard boxes are placed on top, which creates a sofa-like space.

A middle-aged man wearing glasses and a beard was half lying there, reading an online novel on his mobile phone.

"Hello, bring four bottles of water." Gu Chen walked forward and said.

"Oh." Seeing that they were four policemen, the middle-aged man quickly stood up, took four bottles of water from the counter and handed them to Gu Chen: "Eight dollars."

After Gu Chen scanned the code to pay, he handed the water to everyone and asked the boss, "By the way, boss, are you familiar with the drivers who unload the goods here?"

"Are you talking about the driver who unloads the goods outside?" the shop owner asked for confirmation.

"Yes, they are the drivers who unload goods here late at night." said Lu Weiwei.

The shop owner smiled and said, "I can't say that I'm familiar with them, but they often come to buy water and cigarettes from me. Because outside is where they often unload goods, they usually stay busy here for a long time, usually at night."

"There's no one here during the day, so what do you want to know?"

The boss seemed to realize that Gu Chen and his companions were here to investigate a case.

Gu Chen didn't say anything more. He took out his phone and showed the photo of the truck where Wang Wenhai got off to his boss, and asked:
"Do you know the driver of this truck?"

"This car?" The boss took Gu Chen's phone, looked at it carefully, and said without hesitation: "I have seen it before. They are two people driving a car and often come to my store to buy things."

"Will you chat with them?" Lu Weiwei asked.

"Yes, I sometimes chat with them when they are smoking at the door," said the boss.

"So what do you usually talk about?" asked Officer Wang.

"Nothing." The boss thought for a few seconds and said slowly: "I just asked where they are from. These two people are from Northeast China."

"Usually, I bring some non-staple foods produced in Northeast China and come here to unload them."

"Because there are many wholesalers here, they gather here at night and divide the goods they bring in, because many of them are ordered by them."

"Before, these people unloaded the goods in the parking lot of the food store, but the management fee there was too high, so they were reluctant to do so."

"Later, some vendors contacted the manufacturers and asked them to bring their goods here in the future, because it is relatively empty at night, there is no management fee, and it is also relatively close to the city."

"So for convenience, they started unloading here, and over time, more and more dealers chose to come here."

"After all, everyone wants to save money and it's convenient."

At this point, the shop owner also chuckled and continued, "Originally there was no small shop here. A friend of mine told me that there are many vehicles unloading goods here at night, and you will definitely make money if you open a small shop here."

"So, I rented this small house nearby and started a small shop. The people who unloaded the goods would sell me a few boxes at a low price. I sold them here and also sold water and cigarettes. It was actually not bad."

“It’s a little small, but the monthly income is still good.”

"What do you usually talk about with the two drivers of this car?" Lu Weiwei continued to ask.

"Well, let me think about it." The shop owner thought for a few seconds and continued:

"They just talked about things in their hometowns, saying that their local specialties are not easy to sell in their hometowns, but are very popular here."

"Anyway, that's what we usually talk about. Besides, these two guys are brothers. They've been driving together for a long time, almost ten years. They're brothers together, so they're pretty united."

"What else?" Gu Chen continued to ask.

"Anything else?" After thinking for a few seconds, the shop owner continued:

"Oh, and also, they both have bad tempers. Sometimes, they would quarrel with the dealers, and they would get pretty fierce."

"Although they are from other places, they have never lost in terms of momentum. They are also very loud in quarrels and often use their fists. The locals are a little afraid of them."

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