I am a super cop

Arriving at the entrance of the store, the couple walked in first. Zhao Xiaochuan's mother also hurriedly asked, "Boss, you said you saw my son walk into this rough house. Please explain this to the police."

The fat boss with glasses was also confused by the middle-aged woman's sudden words.

He looked at the policeman following the couple and asked quickly, "What's wrong?"

"It's my son. Didn't you say you saw him enter that house over there?"

"Yes." Facing Zhao Xiaochuan's mother's words, the fat boss quickly nodded in agreement:

"I did see him walking towards the house, but I don't know if he was inside or not. I just glanced over there."

"Besides, the house is not yet completed and cannot be lived in. Could it be that your son lives in it?"

"No." Zhao Xiaochuan's mother shook her head, also explaining the truth:
"His things were indeed placed inside, but he was not there and the luggage was covered in dust."

"Also, there were several cardboard boxes on the ground, but my son did not sleep on them, and there were no marks on the boxes."

Zhao Xiaochuan's mother also explained to the store owner everything that Gu Chen had just analyzed.

"Oh, is that so?" The shop owner was also a little confused and shook his head, saying:

"Then I have no idea. Anyway, when I saw him, he was walking in here. As for where he went afterwards, I don't know."

"Do you have surveillance here?" Gu Chen asked.

“Yes, but it’s just the surveillance camera at the door,” said the fat boss.

"That's fine. Can you pull out the surveillance footage and let us check it?" Gu Chen continued to ask.

"Of course." Faced with the police's questioning, the fat boss had no choice but to cooperate.

Soon, the surveillance footage on the computer was retrieved and shown to Gu Chen.

Gu Chen also began to investigate carefully based on the date given by the boss.

However, the boss's surveillance system was obviously too narrow, only aiming at the entrance of his store and not completely at the street.

Therefore, there is less to offer.

Lu Weiwei quickly asked, "Has Zhao Xiaochuan ever bought anything in your store?"

"No." The fat boss shook his head and said:

"He's never been in my store."

"Do you know who else saw him that day?" Officer Wang asked quickly.

The fat boss shook his head: "I really don't know about this, because I was playing with my phone in the store that day. It was only when Zhao Xiaochuan passed by the door of my store that I took a closer look."

"I happened to be sitting at the door of the store at that time. You can see from the surveillance video that I just took a casual look and saw him walking into the rough-finished house under construction, so I paid attention to him."

Looking at Zhao Xiaochuan's parents, the fat boss continued:

"Then today, the couple came here to inquire about the news. It happened to be similar to what I saw that day, so I suggested that they go to the rough house to take a look. As for the rest, I don't know."

"Yes, yes, this is the information provided by this boss." Upon hearing this, Zhao Xiaochuan's father quickly confirmed the fat boss's statement.

Officer Wang crossed his arms and said hesitantly, "That's a bit troublesome."

"If you want to say that there are witnesses, then it's easy to explain."

After thinking for a while, Officer Wang asked the fat boss again: "From the surveillance footage just now, weren't you sitting at the door playing with your phone? And you looked over there a few times."

"Then did you see Zhao Xiaochuan come out of the room?"

"Yes." When asked this, the fat boss nodded silently:

"I remember that after he came out, he seemed to be walking that way, and then I don't know what happened next."

"Where is that over there?" Yuan Shasha asked.

"Just keep going over there, and you will find a flour mill in our town," said the fat boss.

Hearing this, Gu Chen also looked towards the end of the road.

Since this place is not a major traffic route, there are relatively few buildings around it.

So there was land here and houses started to be built along the road.

Gu Chen turned his head and looked at everyone, and said, "How about we go over there and ask?"

"Okay." Lu Weiwei nodded in agreement.

After communicating with the owner of the convenience store, everyone headed directly towards the flour mill.

Not long after, everyone found some dilapidated factory buildings. Outside the old iron gate, there was an old wooden sign with the words "Flour Mill" written on it.

However, the inside looked overgrown with weeds, and no matter how Gu Chen looked at it, it didn't look like a flour mill.

"This should be the remains of a flour mill, right?" Yuan Shasha couldn't help but be curious.

"Well, it looks like an old factory that has been vacant for a long time." Officer Wang had no choice but to comment.

Zhao Xiaochuan's father quickly explained: "There used to be a flour mill in this place, but now, that flour mill has moved away a long time ago."

"And the old factories here have never been rented out. Those who are setting up factories now will choose to go to the industrial park because it is lively and easier to recruit."

“And the supporting facilities are also very complete, so everyone moved there.”

"Now this flour mill has long been abandoned."

"It's abandoned but not locked?" Lu Weiwei looked at the unlocked iron door and said without hesitation:
"Why don't we go in and take a look? After all, Zhao Xiaochuan is walking this way, but there are no buildings here, just these few old factory buildings."

"Let's go in and take a look." Gu Chen also agreed.

Then he pushed open the rusty iron door and walked straight in.

The others followed closely behind, staying beside Gu Chen and observing the surrounding environment.

This is an abandoned factory, so the weeds in the yard are very tall, especially in the cracks of the concrete pavement, where many weeds have grown.

So walking on the cement road inside the old factory building will give you a very strange feeling.

Surrounded by weeds, the old factory building has a wooden door that can be opened from both sides by sliding rails.

At this moment, the wooden door was already covered with various mosses, making it look quite old.

Gu Chen put on white gloves and pushed open the wooden door of one of the factory buildings.

Because this place had been abandoned for a long time, the pulley of the wooden door was difficult to turn, so everyone pushed together to push one of the wooden doors open.

At this moment, a rotten smell came from inside.

Everyone covered their mouths and noses and quickly fanned the air around them.

There are some old machines inside, which are now surrounded by cobwebs.

"Ahem." Officer Wang coughed twice and said:
"It's obvious that few people come here. The glass on the windows has been smashed, and there are broken glass all over the floor."

While Officer Wang was complaining, Gu Chen was carefully observing the surrounding environment. There was a lot of thick dust and weeds on the ground.

There were spider webs everywhere.

Gu Chen discovered that when he walked in, his footprints would be very obvious.

At this moment, no one had entered the factory, so after looking around, Gu Chen made sure that no one had come in, and then led everyone out of the factory.

"No need to look, there are no footprints." Gu Chen said.

"Let's go to the second factory and take a look." said Lu Weiwei.

So everyone came to the door of the second factory building, and this time, the door seemed easy to push open, but it also took a lot of effort.

When the factory door was opened, Gu Chen quickly discovered the footprints on the ground and immediately became alert, reminding:
"Everyone, please pay attention. There are footprints ahead."

"Could this be Zhao Xiaochuan's footprints?" Lu Weiwei's eyes lit up and she quickly looked at the couple behind her.

The couple looked down and began to think.

"The shoe size looks like it should be size 43, and it's a sneaker." Looking up at the couple, Gu Chen asked again:
"What shoes does Zhao Xiaochuan usually wear?"

"Sneakers." said Zhao Xiaochuan's mother.

"What size shoes does he wear?" Yuan Shasha continued to ask.

"It seems to be...it seems to be a size 43 shoe." Zhao Xiaochuan's mother thought for a few seconds and then said quickly.

"That's right." Gu Chen heard it and said quickly:

"The footprints left on the ground are a pair of size 43 sneakers, which are very likely Zhao Xiaochuan's footprints."

"Ah? Are they my son's footprints?" The middle-aged man became excited when he heard it.

But Gu Chen poured cold water on him and reminded him, "It may not be the case. Just use it as a reference."

Seeing the couple about to step forward, Gu Chen quickly stopped them and reminded them, "Stay here, don't walk around, and don't destroy the traces at the scene."

"Oh, that's right. We can't destroy the traces at the scene." After hearing what Gu Chen said, the middle-aged man nodded quickly and reminded his wife:

"Don't walk around and affect the police investigation."

"I know." The middle-aged woman frowned, feeling very nervous.

At this moment, Gu Chen and his colleagues put on foot covers and other protective equipment, and then began to walk inside along the footprints.

Since it is an old factory, there are many old machines left here.

In addition, the cracks in the ground here are full of plants, giving people a very strange feeling.

Gu Chen continued to walk forward along the footprints, and then he found an old wooden chair placed in the middle of the old factory building.

There seemed to be traces of wiping on the wooden chair, so Gu Chen and others immediately gathered around and began to observe the condition of the wooden chair.

But upon closer inspection, I realized that the dust on the wooden chair seemed to have been wiped off.

And when the footprints got here, they seemed to become very obvious.

"Zhao Xiaochuan may have rested here, but he seemed to have left again," said Gu Chen.

"Then what should we do? Just keep following the footprints and keep looking." The middle-aged man standing at the door was close to collapse at this moment.

But compared to his wife, the middle-aged man is obviously calmer.

"Don't be anxious." Gu Chen comforted and continued to walk forward along the footprints.

While walking and searching, Gu Chen also kept observing the situation on both sides of the factory, and finally found himself at another exit of the factory.

But when you push open the old wooden door, there is still a wasteland in front.

All kinds of weeds are even more lush than those growing at the door.

But the footprints disappeared again here.

At this moment, the layout of the footprints in the factory began to appear repeatedly in Gu Chen's mind.

"Junior Brother Gu, what are you thinking about?" Seeing that Gu Chen looked serious and even thinking about something, Lu Weiwei hurried over to ask.

"I was thinking that after Zhao Xiaochuan entered the old factory, his footsteps seemed to be random and he walked randomly."

"Maybe he is thinking about something in the room?" Officer Wang guessed.

Gu Chen said slowly: "He must have been in a bad mood at the time."

Pointing to the direction of the footprints in front of him, Gu Chen continued: "He was sitting here to rest before, but later, he began to walk around the room aimlessly."

"Finally, he decided to leave and walked out from another door in the old factory building."

"Then where did Zhao Xiaochuan go?" asked Officer Wang.

Gu Chen shook his head and said without hesitation: "The footprints disappeared when we left the factory. Let's go out and look for them again."

"Okay." Seeing Gu Chen found the clue, Lu Weiwei followed closely.

After everyone pushed open the door, they returned to the weed-covered yard again.

Not long after, when everyone was still searching for Zhao Xiaochuan's footprints, Gu Chen discovered that there was a large reservoir outside the factory, just across the wall.

"There is a reservoir here. Could it be that Zhao Xiaochuan went to the other side?" Gu Chen thought to himself, and hurried forward, opened the back door of the factory, and walked out directly.

At this moment, Gu Chen looked at the large reservoir in front of him and fell into deep thought:
"Could it be that Zhao Xiaochuan has been here?"

Feeling that it was very possible, Gu Chen continued walking towards the reservoir.

At this time, the road surface began to change from concrete to the current mud.

Because it is close to the reservoir, the weeds here are more lush, and the road between the factory and the reservoir has been completely occupied by weeds.

But Gu Chen found a man-made path among the weeds.

"Come here quickly." Gu Chen quickly reminded everyone to get closer to him.

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately turned around and came to Gu Chen.

"What's wrong, Junior Brother Gu?" Lu Weiwei asked.

Gu Chen pointed to the ground and said, "There are footprints here, very similar to Zhao Xiaochuan's."

"Yes, these footprints are similar to the ones we saw in the factory, and there are no other people's footprints here." Yuan Shasha also explained based on what she saw.

Officer Wang crossed his arms and couldn't help but sigh, "Then what is Zhao Xiaochuan doing here? There's a reservoir in front of us, so he's not fishing here, is he?"

"Eh? Don't mention it. You're really not saying it. Zhao Xiaochuan was swindled of all his money at that time. Logically speaking, he was in need of money the most at that time."

"So he doesn't even have a place to live. Besides, he has to eat. If he doesn't have money to eat, he can go fishing."

...(End of chapter)