I am a super cop

Chapter 2876 Dark Red Gravel

At the reservoir, Gu Chen had just said that this person might be related to Zhao Xiaochuan, and Zhao Xiaochuan's mother quickly denied it:
"Officer Gu, my son definitely has nothing to do with him. How could he be related? We have never seen this person."

"Yes, Officer Gu." At this time, Zhao Xiaochuan's father also hurriedly said, "We have never seen this person, and no one here has seen him, which means he has nothing to do with my son."

"I understand what you mean." Gu Chen was of course aware of what the two were thinking. They were afraid that this man's death would involve their son, so they began to defend themselves vigorously.

So Gu Chen quickly explained: "The relationship I'm talking about is not necessarily the relationship between the murderer. It's very likely that this person, like your son Zhao Xiaochuan, came here for some reason."

"Yes, yes, yes, I said that this person's death has nothing to do with my son." Although Gu Chen had explained it clearly enough, Zhao Xiaochuan's mother still looked frightened.

Zhao Xiaochuan’s disappearance had already made her feel uneasy.

She had thought that the deceased was her son Zhao Xiaochuan, which nearly brought her to the brink of mental collapse.

But now that they discovered that the deceased was not Zhao Xiaochuan, the tense mood eased a little.

Gu Chen quickly reminded Yuan Shasha and said, "Xiao Yuan, take a photo of the deceased and send it to Senior Brother He. Ask him to help screen it in the system."

"Okay." Hearing Gu Chen say this, Yuan Shasha immediately took action.

Others were also asked to leave the scene and not gather together.

Zhao Qing walked up to Gu Chen and asked humbly, "Officer Gu, what do you think we should do in this situation?"

After all, he had never seen such a situation before, so Zhao Qing, the deputy secretary of the town, seemed a little at a loss.

Gu Chen said slowly: "Leave this matter to us. Our forensic team is already on the way and the body will be transported away later."

"As for this deceased person, please help confirm his identity and find out if he has appeared near the town recently."

"Okay, okay, I'll do it right away." After hearing what Gu Chen said, Zhao Qing took a picture of the deceased's appearance, and then prepared to leave with some people.

According to Gu Chen's request, go and find out the whereabouts of the deceased.

After leaving Zhao Qing's phone number, Gu Chen continued to search the surroundings.

Since everyone had searched different areas before, the deceased was discovered by Zhao Xiaochuan's parents, who were searching along the right side of the reservoir.

So now, Gu Chen asked Officer Wang, Yuan Shasha, Zhao Xiaochuan's parents, and some other people in the town to stay here and wait for the forensic team of Gao Chuanfeng to arrive.

He took Lu Weiwei with him and continued searching towards the right side of the reservoir.

Lu Weiwei said as she walked, "This place is too weird. Zhao Xiaochuan's previous visit here was not normal in itself."

"Now, this deceased person died in the reservoir again, which makes it even more difficult to explain."

"Who knows?" Gu Chen also sighed and explained:

"This matter is in any way related to Zhao Xiaochuan. Logically speaking, he lost all his savings in the few days before the New Year, which is a terrible thing in itself."

"But why would he put all his luggage in a rough house that was still under construction?"

"Moreover, it's not hard to tell from those stacked cardboards that he was going to sleep there."

“But the things are there, but people don’t live there. Instead, they come to this old factory building.”

After a pause, Gu Chen continued walking and talking: "But the surroundings here are all deserted areas, and there is also this reservoir. Why did he come here for no reason?"

"Old Wang said it might be fishing," said Lu Weiwei.

Gu Chen waved his hand: "It's unlikely, because he doesn't have any fishing tools. Fishing here, whether he can catch anything depends entirely on luck."

"However, the time of death of this deceased person is highly consistent with the time of Zhao Xiaochuan's disappearance."

"We can also make such a bold guess that the deceased may have died at the hands of Zhao Xiaochuan."

"Uh..." After hearing what Gu Chen said, Lu Weiwei hesitated and said slowly:

"Actually, I can't really say for sure, but I feel like Zhao Xiaochuan disappeared at a bad time."

"There is another possibility." As soon as Lu Weiwei finished speaking, Gu Chen quickly added:

"Another possibility is that the deceased may have died at the hands of someone else, and Zhao Xiaochuan's whereabouts are currently unknown, but it is very likely that he was also a victim here."

"Junior Brother Gu, do you mean that Zhao Xiaochuan's body might be nearby, but has not been found yet?" Lu Weiwei asked.

"Yes." Gu Chen nodded silently, and then said without hesitation: "That's why I asked Ding Liang and others to send more people to help."

"Because this matter is too strange, it is not realistic to rely on the help of these people in the town. If some of them are involved in this incident, it is very likely to disrupt the search."

"Junior Brother Gu." Hearing Gu Chen's words, Lu Weiwei hurriedly asked:
"Are you suspecting that the murderer is someone from this town?"

"It's very likely." Gu Chen nodded silently and continued to explain:

"Now, until we find other clues, we must remain suspicious of everyone here, including Zhao Xiaochuan's parents."

"Zhao Xiaochuan's parents? Junior Brother Gu, you also see the problem?" Hearing Gu Chen say this, Lu Weiwei quickly agreed.

Gu Chen nodded silently and continued, "Yes, Zhao Xiaochuan's parents, on the surface, seem to have no problems."

"When I saw the body, I cried so hard, but I always felt something was wrong."

“Although I can’t really explain it, it just feels weird.”

"Yes, I feel the same way." As soon as Gu Chen finished speaking, Lu Weiwei quickly echoed:
"Zhao Xiaochuan's parents, from the beginning, I felt something was wrong."

"Senior Sister Lu, can you tell me what's wrong?" Gu Chen said as they walked.

Lu Weiwei said without hesitation: "Zhao Xiaochuan didn't go home for the New Year, and he didn't call home, so they couldn't get through on the phone."

"But they felt that this was because Zhao Xiaochuan was angry with him."

Shaking her head, Lu Weiwei continued to explain: "This statement itself is absurd, because no matter what, we must contact each other during the New Year."

"And Zhao Xiaochuan's phone was unreachable, and his parents acted as if it was natural."

"Especially when we went to their homes to inquire about the situation, they didn't seem to feel anything was wrong."

"Well, that's one aspect." After listening to Lu Weiwei's explanation, Gu Chen nodded slightly.

So Lu Weiwei quickly said, "Also, the reaction of Zhao Xiaochuan's parents after seeing the body was too intense..."

"What does Senior Sister Lu mean..." Gu Chen asked.

"That's right, she looks very sad, but her emotional reaction is a little abnormal. It gives me the feeling that she cried too much."

After a pause, Lu Weiwei continued, "Although I understand that the pain of losing my son might turn me into what I was like back then, I always feel like something is wrong."

Waving her hands, Lu Weiwei continued, "Of course, this is just my personal guess, and maybe my guess is not very accurate."

"Yeah." He saw that the question Lu Weiwei raised was also the question he was thinking about.

Gu Chen nodded silently and said without hesitation: "I have the same feeling, but for now, let's quickly find Zhao Xiaochuan's whereabouts."

"The reservoir is so big, we have to speed up."

"Okay." With Gu Chen's words, Lu Weiwei also quickened her pace, and the two of them searched along the edge of the reservoir.

During this time, he received calls from forensic pathologist Gao Chuanfeng and Ding Liang. Gu Chen just communicated with them and asked them to follow Officer Wang's work arrangements, while he continued to circle around the reservoir with Lu Weiwei.

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Two hours later, when Gu Chen brought Lu Weiwei back to their previous position, Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha were still standing there waiting for him.

So Gu Chen hurried over.

"Senior Brother Gu, how is it?" Yuan Shasha asked quickly.

Gu Chen shook his head: "Senior Sister Lu and I walked around the reservoir and didn't find any other problems."

After looking at Officer Wang, Gu Chen asked again: "What's the situation with Gao Chuanfeng? Have you found any problems?"

"Gao Chuanfeng and his team checked the body by the reservoir, and the time of death was basically consistent with your judgment."

"He has now taken the body away and is preparing to take it back to the city bureau's technical department for further testing."

"Also, I have arranged for Ding Liang, Huang Zunlong and others to search the area around the factory. We are waiting for you now."

"Okay, let's go." After hearing this, Gu Chen also suggested returning to the factory.

So everyone came to the factory entrance together.

At this moment, many police officers were standing there waiting to be dispatched.

When they saw Gu Chen’s team coming over, the other police officers who were scattered around also quickly gathered around.

"Brother Gu."

"Director Gu."

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Everyone surrounded Gu Chen.

Gu Chen quickly asked: "Did you find anything?"

"No."

Everyone shook their heads.

A middle-aged policeman also said slowly: "This looks like an abandoned factory. We didn't find any suspicious traces around."

"Zhao Xiaochuan has been here, he must have left traces nearby."

After Gu Chen finished speaking, he crossed his arms across his chest, walked back and forth twice, and asked:

"Have Gao Chuanfeng and the others left?"

"Yes." The middle-aged policeman nodded silently: "He left not long ago."

"Like this." Gu Chen flicked his right index finger and instructed:
"You stay here and continue to expand the search area around you and search all the suspicious locations."

"I'm going to the Municipal Bureau's Technical Department now to check out Gao Chuanfeng's test results."

"Okay." When the police officers heard this, they all said they understood.

Afterwards, after Gu Chen arranged some personnel dispatch on the scene, he took Lu Weiwei and drove to the Technical Department of the Municipal Bureau.

Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha continued to stay at the scene to coordinate the search mission of other police officers.

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After the vehicle arrived at the Municipal Bureau compound, Gu Chen and Lu Weiwei rushed to the testing room of the Technical Department.

At this moment, Gao Chuanfeng's team has already lifted the body of the deceased onto the testing table.

A group of people gathered around the body and conducted a detailed examination.

After Gu Chen and Lu Weiwei changed into protective clothing, they also came to the testing table.

Gao Chuanfeng, who was performing an autopsy at the moment, glanced at Gu Chen and Lu Weiwei who suddenly appeared beside him and said, "You're here?"

"How is it? Have you found any new problems?" Gu Chen asked.

"Not yet." Gao Chuanfeng shook his head and continued:
"There were no injuries on the deceased's body, but the cause of death was drowning."

"But I have also looked at the reservoir at that time. The water around the reservoir was still relatively shallow, and there was no fault topography."

"Besides, it's winter, it's impossible for this person to walk into the reservoir and commit suicide. It must be very cold."

"What if he really can't get over it?" said Lu Weiwei on the side.

Gao Chuanfeng nodded silently: "This possibility does exist, but it is undeniable that the possibility is still relatively small."

"Did you find anything on the deceased's shoes?" Gu Chen continued to ask at this time.

Gao Chuanfeng pointed to the testing table on the other side and said:
"The deceased's shoes and clothes are all over there. We found some gravel from the soles of his shoes and are still sorting them out. You can go over and take a look."

After hearing what Gao Chuanfeng said, Gu Chen and Lu Weiwei walked directly to the testing platform.

At this moment, a forensic assistant was still sorting the sand and gravel on the soles of shoes.

Gu Chen walked to the side of the forensic assistant, bent down, and observed carefully.

"Director Gu, there is a lot of silt on the soles of this person's shoes. I've been sorting it out and found some gravel," said the forensic assistant.

"Were these also found on the dead?" Gu Chen pointed to some of the small red grains of sand.

The forensic assistant nodded silently: "Yes, they were all taken from the mud on the soles of the deceased's shoes."

Gu Chen frowned upon hearing this and said, "These red grains are gravel. They seem to be very different from other gravel, like minerals."

"Then what kind of mineral is this?" Lu Weiwei was also very curious.

Gu Chen moved his head closer and said slowly, "This dark red gravel looks a bit like hematite."

"We can test the ingredients." Lu Weiwei said.

Gu Chen nodded silently and reminded the forensic assistant: "Take these dark red gravels and test their composition first."

"Okay." After hearing what Gu Chen said, the forensic assistant also used tweezers to extract these dark red small sand particles onto the sampling plate, and then took it aside, preparing to use instruments to detect the components.

Gu Chen and Lu Weiwei stood there, waiting quietly.

At this time, Gu Chen also fell into deep thought: "The soil around the town does not have this kind of dark red gravel at all, and these things are all extracted from the mud on the soles of the dead."

"That means these dark red gravels were attached to the deceased shortly before his death."

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