I am a super cop

Chapter 2873 Looming
In the office, Gu Chen was still reasoning about various possibilities.

But after all, I have never met Zhao Xiaochuan, so it is difficult for me to evaluate what kind of person Zhao Xiaochuan is.

However, it is not difficult to see from Zhao Xiaochuan's parents that Zhao Xiaochuan does have a strange temper, but these oral statements can only be used as a reference.

After all, what Zhao Xiaochuan's parents said might be exaggerated. Judging from their reaction, they didn't seem to be too surprised that their son did not return home for the New Year, which was itself very unexpected.

Of course, it is not ruled out that Zhao Xiaochuan's parents are more open-minded.

"Junior Brother Gu." Just as Gu Chen was thinking, Lu Weiwei reminded Gu Chen:

"It's already noon time, and Zhao Xiaochuan's parents haven't called yet, which means Zhao Xiaochuan hasn't turned on his phone."

"Yeah." Hearing Lu Weiwei say this, Gu Chen picked up the form and dialed the phone number on the form again.

The final result is still a prompt that the other party has turned off the phone.

"Huh!" Gu Chen sighed and handed the form to Lu Weiwei.
"Senior Sister Lu, just calculate Zhao Xiaochuan's amount based on the amount we deducted directly."

"Okay." Lu Weiwei took the form and started calculating immediately.

After completing the procedure, Lu Weiwei began to prepare to have the finance department transfer the money according to the bank card numbers provided by the victims.

After completing the operation, Lu Weiwei also reminded Gu Chen: "Junior Brother Gu, it's time to go eat."

"Okay." Gu Chen didn't think much about it. After simply organizing the information on the table, he walked towards the cafeteria with Lu Weiwei.

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At two o'clock in the afternoon, when Gu Chen was sorting documents in the office, the office phone suddenly rang.

Seeing this, Yuan Shasha hurried over to answer the phone.

Not long after, she immediately reminded Gu Chen: "Senior Brother Gu, they are Zhao Xiaochuan's parents."

Upon hearing this, Gu Chen immediately put down the documents in his hand, walked quickly to Yuan Shasha, then picked up the phone and asked:

"Hello, are you Zhao Xiaochuan's parents?"

"Yes, is that Officer Gu? I am Zhao Xiaochuan's mother." It was the voice of the middle-aged woman on the phone.

Gu Chen quickly asked: "What's wrong? Is there any news about Zhao Xiaochuan?"

"No." On the phone, the middle-aged woman seemed a little frustrated and choked up as she said:

"I was in town today, looking for news about my son Zhao Xiaochuan. Someone in our town said that he did see Zhao Xiaochuan walking around the town alone a few days before the New Year."

"But now, my son has disappeared. I suspect he must have run into some trouble. I am calling the police now and begging you to help me find my son. I beg you."

As she spoke, the middle-aged woman's sobs became more and more obvious.

"Don't worry." Gu Chen first comforted the middle-aged woman, and then asked:

"You said you ran into an acquaintance in town, and he said he had seen Zhao Xiaochuan a few days before the Chinese New Year. Can you tell me the details?"

"Yeah." After sniffing, the middle-aged woman on the phone continued:
"Because you said my son was playing cards in that town, so I went to that town with my husband early this morning to look for my son."

"Then I ran into an acquaintance and explained the situation to him. He said he seemed to have seen my son in that town a few days before the Chinese New Year."

"I thought it was strange to see him walking around town quietly."

"I asked him if he had seen it wrong. He said he couldn't have, because the man was from our town and was very familiar with my son Zhao Xiaochuan."

"And the place where my son was found is the town where you mentioned he was arrested."

"So my husband and I kept looking for it in town, but we couldn't find it."

"I thought that my son would not go home for the New Year, but would stay in the next town, so where should he live?"

After sniffing, the middle-aged woman continued to explain: "So we keep looking, keep looking."

"Then we heard someone say there was an unfinished rough house and someone seemed to have climbed up there, so we rushed over there and actually found my son's things."

"You mean, you found your son's luggage?" Gu Chen asked.

"Yes, some of his luggage and a coat, but these luggage and coat are covered with a lot of dust, which means my son has not been here for a long time."

"I am really scared now. I am afraid that something might happen to my son. Police officers, please help me. You must help me."

"Okay, don't worry, just wait for us there, we'll be right over."

Gu Chen also quickly calmed the middle-aged woman's emotions.

At least as parents, the couple has been trying hard to find their son's whereabouts, but now they have found his luggage but not his son, which is indeed very strange.

So after a brief conversation, Gu Chen hung up the phone and said to Lu Weiwei, Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha:

"Let's go to the town where the gambling is being cracked down. Zhao Xiaochuan's parents said they saw Zhao Xiaochuan's luggage, but they didn't see him."

"And the luggage is already covered with a lot of dust, which means Zhao Xiaochuan hasn't been back for a long time."

"So strange?" After hearing what Gu Chen said, Lu Weiwei immediately stood up.

Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha also hurried to get their police equipment.

After some simple preparations, everyone went downstairs immediately and drove to the scene.

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When the vehicle arrived at the town where the incident occurred, Gu Chen made another phone call to confirm the specific location.

So Gu Chen continued driving and drove the car to the edge of the town.

There are some houses under construction here, but only the frames have been built. The doors and windows have not been installed yet, and even the walls have not been painted.

Various scaffolding and protective nets are also built outside.

After Gu Chen and his companions got off the car, the middle-aged couple also stood there waiting for a long time.

When she saw Gu Chen, the middle-aged woman hurried forward and said to Gu Chen with red eyes: "Officer Gu, my son's luggage is upstairs."

"Come on, take us over there to have a look." Gu Chen said.

We walked through the scaffolding and entered the rough space inside the house.

Then he walked up the stairs and arrived at the second floor.

At this moment, Gu Chen discovered that there were several pieces of cardboard on the ground in the corner, which looked like a simple plank bed.

And around the cardboard, there is a suitcase.

Gu Chen walked forward to check and found that there was a thick layer of dust and many hand prints on the suitcase.

Gu Chen hurriedly asked the couple: "Did you move the suitcase?" "Yes, we wanted to know what was in my son's suitcase, so we opened it and took a look." Zhao Xiaochuan's father said quickly.

"What's in there?" Gu Chen asked again.

"Just some clothes and daily necessities," said Zhao Xiaochuan's father.

"Before this, were there any other traces on the suitcase?" Lu Weiwei asked quickly.

Zhao Xiaochuan's father shook his head and denied it: "No, we found this place based on the clues provided by those people, and then we discovered that there was a suitcase here."

"But when we found the suitcase, it was all covered in dust, but there were no hand prints."

"These marks were made when my wife and I opened the suitcase."

"Okay." After learning the news, Gu Chen put on white gloves and began to open the suitcase.

There were indeed some spare clothes and several packages of daily necessities inside, including a toothbrush and toothpaste.

"Your son put his toothpaste and toothbrush here, but he hasn't come here for a long time. This is very abnormal," said Gu Chen.

"Isn't it? I'm really worried that he'll get into an accident. He's been stubborn since he was a kid. This time, he was probably cheated out of all his savings, so he's a little upset and embarrassed to go home."

Sniffing, the middle-aged woman choked up and said, "I guess he just can't get over it, so he might do something stupid."

"The person hasn't been found yet, so it's too early to draw any conclusions." Lu Weiwei also hurried to comfort her.

Although judging from the scene, there was a high possibility that Zhao Xiaochuan had done something stupid, Lu Weiwei could not tell the truth at this time.

The middle-aged woman wiped her tears and choked up as she said, "Police comrades, you must help me find my son. I only have this one son. I really beg you."

Seeing that the middle-aged woman was about to kneel in front of him, Gu Chen quickly held the middle-aged woman's arm and pulled her up:

"What are you doing? We will definitely help you find your son. You don't have to do this. Get up first."

"I beg you, I beg you." The middle-aged woman seemed to be a little emotional, but still wanted to kneel down to Gu Chen.

So Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha quickly pulled the middle-aged woman up from behind and handed her over to her husband.

The middle-aged man supported his wife and hurried to comfort her.

The scene was also filled with a sad atmosphere.

Gu Chen looked around, no longer caring about the middle-aged woman's emotions, and began to search the surrounding environment.

This is a self-built house, but construction has been temporarily suspended due to the Chinese New Year period.

But judging from the situation at the scene, Gu Chen felt something strange.

He turned his gaze towards the cardboard boxes, then walked over, squatted down and took a closer look.

Gu Chen soon discovered the problem, and his eyes lit up: "That's not right, Zhao Xiaochuan didn't sleep here at all."

"What?" The middle-aged man who was hugging his wife turned his head and asked Gu Chen:

"Officer Gu, how can you say that my son didn't sleep here? His luggage is all here?"

"I know, but he didn't sleep on the cardboard." After Gu Chen finished speaking, he stood up.

The middle-aged couple hurried over to Gu Chen, somewhat curious.

The middle-aged woman also quickly asked: "Comrade police, what is your judgment?"

"There are no signs of sleeping on the cardboard." Gu Chen pointed to the cardboard on the ground.

These were three cardboard boxes that had been taken apart, flattened, and folded together. The couple was stunned at what they saw.

Seeing this, Officer Wang also understood what Gu Chen meant, so he quickly explained to the couple:
"If your son slept here, the shape of the cardboard box would not be like this. There would be some marks left, but there are no signs of sleeping on it."

"So that's how it is?" Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man imitated Gu Chen's actions just now, and quickly squatted down to check.

Then, he wanted to sit on it to try it out, but Gu Chen pulled him back: "What are you doing?"

"I'm going to give it a try and see if that's the case," said the middle-aged man.

Gu Chen quickly stopped him and said, "Don't touch these things yet."

After the words fell, Gu Chen reminded Yuan Shasha: "Xiao Yuan, take a picture of the scene."

"Okay." Hearing Gu Chen say this, Yuan Shasha also began to record the scene.

Gu Chen walked around the cardboard and said as he walked:

"The cardboards are relatively flat, and it is obvious that they were unpacked and stacked here. There is no sign of squeezing."

"And the top of the cardboard is very clean. If you look closely, you can easily see that no one is sleeping here."

"Then where will my son go? His luggage is all here." said the middle-aged man.

Gu Chen shook his right index finger and explained, "It is very likely that your son temporarily left his luggage here and then went somewhere else."

"That means he doesn't live here at all?" Upon hearing this, the middle-aged woman's eyes suddenly lit up with hope.

Gu Chen nodded silently and said without hesitation: "There are no windows here, and the wind blows in from all sides. During the New Year period, the temperature is also relatively low. Living here will be too cold to bear."

"So Zhao Xiaochuan definitely won't live here. He must choose to live somewhere else."

After he finished speaking, Gu Chen looked at the couple again and asked, "Does Zhao Xiaochuan have any good friends in this place?"

"Well..." The middle-aged woman hesitated for a moment, shook her head, and said:

"I don't know about this, but if my son wants to go home, he must pass through this town first."

“I guess he was targeted by those scammers when he came to the town, so they tricked him into gambling,” said the middle-aged man.

"That means he doesn't have any acquaintances in this town?" Gu Chen asked again.

The couple looked at each other and shook their heads, indicating that they were not quite sure.

Officer Wang also said without hesitation: "The things are all here, but no one lives here."

"If that's the case, then your son should have disappeared on the day he left his luggage here. After all, even the towels, toothpaste, toothbrush, etc. are still here."

After a pause, Officer Wang asked again, "Did you just ask who saw your son appear here?"

"A supermarket owner." said the middle-aged man.

"Take me to see him." Gu Chen said quickly.

"Okay, follow me." The middle-aged man couldn't wait any longer, and quickly led Gu Chen and others downstairs.

After walking out of the unfinished house that was still under construction, the middle-aged man took Gu Chen and walked diagonally across the street.

There is a convenience store diagonally opposite the house, and the store is not far from the house.

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