I am a super cop

Chapter 2877 Xu Gong
Gu Chen’s idea certainly makes sense. After all, if the shoe prints of the deceased contain hematite, it means that he must have been to places containing hematite before his death.

However, hematite is not found everywhere, so the investigation is more targeted.

Moreover, Gu Chen conducted a preliminary examination on the body of the deceased and did not find any scars.

The deceased died of drowning, which is a bit strange and requires Gao Chuanfeng to conduct further autopsy.

At this moment, the forensic assistant was still operating the instrument according to the operating steps, somewhat unfamiliarly, while Gao Chuanfeng was still continuing the autopsy on the deceased.

Gu Chen was getting impatient waiting, so he walked over to Gao Chuanfeng and asked, "Did you find anything unusual?"

"Not yet." Gao Chuanfeng stood up straight and said without hesitation:

"It is certain that the deceased died of drowning. Moreover, there were no injuries on his body, which indicates that his death was relatively simple."

"But the most important thing now is to determine why he drowned. I need to do further tests on him to see what he took."

"Okay." Knowing that Gao Chuanfeng needed to operate on the corpse, Gu Chen also understood and said:

"Remember to tell me as soon as possible if there is any situation."

"Are you leaving?" Gao Chuanfeng glanced at Gu Chen when he heard that.

Gu Chen nodded silently and said without hesitation: "Time is pressing. I must find out where this hematite is around the deceased's death environment."

After he finished speaking, Gu Chen glanced at the forensic assistant and asked, "Is it hematite?"

"Well, according to the analysis of the instrument's composition, this is indeed hematite." The forensic assistant responded quickly.

Gu Chen nodded slightly: "I understand, thank you."

Glancing at Lu Weiwei, Gu Chen said, "Senior Sister Lu, let's go."

"Okay." Lu Weiwei nodded silently and quickly followed Gu Chen's pace. The two left the testing room one after the other.

After returning to the car, Gu Chen immediately called the town’s deputy secretary Zhao Qing.

The phone rang twice before it was connected, and the man quickly asked, "Is that Director Gu?"

"Secretary Zhao, I have something I want to ask you about." Gu Chen didn't want to beat around the bush, so he went straight to the point.

Zhao Qing on the phone also quickly agreed: "Just say it."

"Are there any iron mines around your town?" Gu Chen asked.

"Uh..." Zhao Qing on the other end of the phone hesitated for a few seconds before asking Gu Chen:
"Director Gu, why do you suddenly ask this question?"

"Just tell me if you have it?" Gu Chen asked again.

"Yes." This time, Zhao Qing said firmly: "We do have a mine here, and it is an iron mine."

"Is it in mining status?" Gu Chen asked.

"Well, it's in a semi-mining state. Due to funding issues, the mining is relatively slow." Zhao Qing said on the phone again.

After thinking for a few seconds, Gu Chen continued to ask: "Is there any hematite in this mine?"

"Oh, Director Gu, I'm not an expert in this area. I only know that there is indeed an iron mine near the town, but what kind of iron ore is it? I really can't help you with that."

"Okay." Although he did not ask about the specific type of ore, Gu Chen already had a strong hunch that the deceased might have been to the mine before his death.

So Gu Chen quickly said, "Secretary Zhao, I'll be here right now. Please wait for me in your office. Let's go to the iron ore area together."

"Ah?" Zhao Qing, who didn't quite understand what Gu Chen said, was stunned for a moment, but soon agreed:

"Okay...Okay, I'll wait for you here."

After a brief conversation, the two hung up the phone.

Gu Chen took a deep breath, looked at Lu Weiwei in the co-pilot seat, and said:
"Sister Lu, let's go."

"Yeah." Lu Weiwei nodded silently, and then Gu Chen and Lu Weiwei drove back to the town.

After receiving a call from Lu Weiwei, Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha also came to the office building in the town to wait.

As soon as Gu Chen's car arrived, Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha got in immediately.

Zhao Qing, who had been waiting in the yard for a long time, greeted Gu Chen, then walked over and said:

"How about I take your car?"

"Okay, get in the car." Gu Chen said quickly.

Zhao Qing sighed and sat in the back row, then instructed Gu Chen:
"Our mine was actually developed not long ago and is of a small scale."

"Is it far from here?" Gu Chen asked.

"It's not very far. If you drive, it'll probably take about half an hour," Zhao Qing said.

"Okay." Hearing Zhao Qing's words, Gu Chen immediately started the car and began to drive towards the mining area according to Zhao Qing's instructions.

After passing through several township roads, the vehicle turned into a small road.

The path is not very wide and the road is very dilapidated, as if it had been damaged by heavy trucks.

However, white lines have been used to mark out redundant areas on the ground on both sides of the road, and it is obvious that the road here needs to be widened.

"Just keep driving forward and you will reach the mine," said Zhao Qing.

"Are they going to build a road here?" asked Officer Wang.

"Yes." Zhao Qing nodded silently and said without hesitation:
"A group of geologists came here before and conducted a survey of the surrounding geological conditions. They found that there is iron ore here, and the reserves are considerable."

"So the exploration took about three years in total, and mining has only just begun."

“However, since the initial investment was not very large and funds were relatively tight, only a small scale of development was underway.”

"However, according to experts' estimates, the iron ore reserves here should be very large, so the road needs to be widened to facilitate the passage of heavy trucks."

"No wonder the road here is damaged like this." Yuan Shasha couldn't help but complain when she saw this.

Zhao Qing grinned: "That's for sure. Vehicles passing by, the road is a small road in a town, it will definitely be damaged."

"But in a few months, I guess road construction will start here."

Everyone chatted along the way, and Gu Chen finally drove the car to the entrance of the mine.

The entrance to the mine here is just separated by some barbed wire. There is a big iron gate in the middle with several flags on it.

The temporary office and residential area built with mobile houses is not far from the door.

Gu Chen drove to the door, and the security guard opened the door immediately when he saw it was a police car.

It was natural for Gu Chen to drive the vehicle to the two-story mobile house.

After parking the car, Gu Chen got out with everyone and walked towards an office on the first floor.

Pushing open the office door, a bald middle-aged man was sitting with his legs crossed while talking on the phone. Seeing that Gu Chen and the others were wearing police uniforms, he immediately put his legs down and quickly explained to the person on the other end of the phone:

"Let's do this for now. I have a few guests coming over. We'll talk later. Okay."

After hanging up the phone, the middle-aged bald man quickly stood up, walked up to Gu Chen and the others, and asked:
"Police comrade, what can I do for you?"

"Do you have hematite here?" Lu Weiwei asked.

"Hematite?" After a moment of confusion, the middle-aged fat man quickly agreed: "Yes, we are originally an iron ore area, so we have hematite."

After thinking for a while, the middle-aged fat man continued to ask: "No, police comrade, why are you asking this?"

"Do you know this person?" Gu Chen showed the photo of the deceased.

The middle-aged bald man was stunned for a moment, looked at him a few times, but shook his head and said without hesitation: "I don't know this person."

"Why? What's wrong with this person?"

"Oh, this person drowned in a reservoir near the town." Zhao Qing quickly explained.

Only then did he notice the middle-aged bald man standing behind Zhao Qing. He immediately came forward and said with a smile:
"Hey, isn't this Secretary Zhao? Why are you here too?"

"Can I not come? The police comrades are handling the case here." Zhao Qing also gestured.

The middle-aged bald man quickly took out cigarettes and wanted to distribute them to everyone.

Zhao Qing took one casually, but both Gu Chen and Officer Wang refused.

The middle-aged bald man had no choice but to take back the cigarette and asked:
"What does the drowned person in this reservoir have to do with us? You think that person is a worker here, right?"

"But I tell you, we don't have this person here, and I don't know this person either."

"Just because you don't know him doesn't mean the workers here don't know him." Lu Weiwei also gave her own opinion.

The middle-aged fat man was stunned for a moment, and also smiled and said: "Comrade policewoman, maybe you are right, but I definitely don't know him."

After thinking for a while, the middle-aged fat man asked again: "Oh, by the way, why are you asking about the hematite you mentioned?"

"The deceased's shoes contain hematite, but there are no mining areas around us, and only your place has it." Gu Chen also explained the situation.

The middle-aged fat man was stunned for a moment, and also touched his bald head, and couldn't help but sighed:

"Oh, there's hematite on the shoes of the deceased? This..."

"What is this?" Zhao Qing smiled and said:

"You are the only place with hematite in this area. The police must come over to investigate."

"But you don't have to worry. We just want to find out why there is hematite on the soles of the dead man's shoes? Or has he been to your place before?"

"Uh……"

It seemed a bit difficult, but the middle-aged bald man still reluctantly said:

"How about this? I'll show this person's photo to the employees in our mine area and see if any of them know him. What do you think?"

"This is best." Lu Weiwei said.

"Okay, then send me the photo." said the middle-aged bald man.

So Gu Chen sent the photo to the middle-aged bald man, who enlarged the photo on the screen with his mobile phone. After taking a closer look, he explained to everyone:

"You can come with me, too."

"it is good."

Everyone followed the middle-aged fat man without hesitation.

The middle-aged fat man first led everyone to walk along the interior of the mining area.

Both sides of the place are filled with various rough ores that have just been mined, and in the middle is a road for traffic, but the road is not flat.

Going further ahead is the core area of ​​the mining area.

There were many construction vehicles there, and the workers were busy at their respective posts.

Although mining is being carried out in an orderly manner here, the scale is not large, and only a small area is being mined.

"Mr. Xu, Mr. Xu." The middle-aged bald man walked up to a tall, thin man wearing glasses, quickly showed him a photo on his phone and asked:
"Do you know this person?"

"Who is this?" The man named Xu Gong, probably an engineer, quickly put down the drawings in his hand and observed them carefully with his mobile phone.

"Someone drowned in the reservoir over there in town. It was this man," said the middle-aged bald man.

"There's drowning in the reservoir over there, how did you bring the photos here?"

"Just tell me whether you know him or not?" The middle-aged bald man was a rough guy and he continued to ask.

"I don't know you. I'm busy here. What are you doing?" Mr. Xu seemed a little impatient.

But the middle-aged bald man used his eyes to hint at his back.

Xu Gong raised his head and saw Gu Chen and his companions approaching.

Seeing that the other party was a policeman, Xu Gong immediately put away his temper, looked at the middle-aged bald man, and asked:
"What's going on?"

"It's the deceased. There is hematite on the soles of his shoes. And isn't this an iron mining area? That's why the police came here to investigate." said the middle-aged bald man.

"What the hell is going on?" Mr. Xu seemed a little confused, so he walked around the middle-aged bald man and took the initiative to walk up to Gu Chen and the others.

Since Gu Chen and the others were all strangers, only Zhao Qing was a familiar face, so Xu Gong quickly greeted Zhao Qing: "Secretary Zhao, you are here too?"

"Yes, Mr. Xu, let me introduce him to you." Zhao Qing agreed and quickly introduced Gu Chen to him, saying:

"This is Gu Chen, deputy director of the Furong Branch of the Jiangnan Public Security Bureau."

"Deputy Director?" After hearing this title, Xu Gong was stunned for a moment, quickly adjusted his glasses, and said:

"You're already the deputy director at such a young age? Director Gu is young and promising."

"Thank you." Gu Chen took the initiative to shake hands with Xu Gong.

Before Zhao Qing could introduce himself, Xu Gong introduced himself and said, "I am an engineer here. People usually call me Lao Xu or Xu Gong. You can call me Lao Xu too."

"Then I'll still call you Engineer Xu." Gu Chen smiled slightly.

Engineer Xu nodded silently and agreed, "It's all right, but you brought the photo with you to investigate this time. I have no impression of this person and I have never seen him before."

"But the soles of the shoes of this deceased person were covered with a large amount of hematite." Lu Weiwei did not give any explanation.

"Oh, is that so? Then maybe he has been here before? Or maybe he hasn't been here before. I can't figure it out. So how do you want to investigate?"

"Call all the workers here and check to see if anyone knows this person?" said Gu Chen.

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