I am a super cop

Chapter 2882 Scam
Xu Gong also spoke earnestly and pointed out the difficulties in the mining area.

Logically speaking, as the technical director of the mining area, Xu Gong should not have considered these issues.

However, Gu Chen also took a look at the situation in the mining area. Due to the small number of personnel, the mining equipment was relatively old, and many facilities needed to be improved.

The bald supervisor and Xu Gong are here more like contractors, waiting to make the mine appear to be operating normally so that the director of Yuan Group's investment department will not find any problems when he comes to inspect.

It's like you are running a business and your capital chain is about to break and you urgently need a transfusion.

But at this time, the big financial groups are interested in investing, but they may find various reasons to lower the price. If you have problems again at this time, you can basically close down.

Gu Chen was naturally aware of all this, but when it came to investigating the case, it was impossible for Gu Chen to let these people do whatever they wanted.

Gu Chen squatted down, inspected the open-pit ore here, and held some of it in his hands.

"The particles of this ore are exactly the same as those on the soles of the deceased's shoes."

Taking a deep breath, Gu Chen thought of the two sets of work clothes lost in the mining area, and then thought of the old worker who had told him that he saw the deceased wearing work clothes and walking around the mining area.

Gu Chen suddenly thought, could this deceased person be related to the investment department of Yuan Group?
After all, if the deceased had no connection with the mining area, he would definitely not have run to the mining area wearing work clothes that he got from somewhere.

Because there is nothing valuable in the mining area.

Thinking of this, Gu Chen felt extremely terrified: "Could it be that the deceased did find something here? Or is he an investigator sent by the investment department of Yuan Group?"

Thinking of this, Gu Chen quickly turned around and looked at Yuan Shasha.

At this moment, Yuan Shasha was still listening to Xu Gong's explanations, so Gu Chen pulled her aside and asked in a low voice: "Xiao Yuan, don't you have relatives who are senior executives in the Yuan Group?"

"Yes." After hearing what Gu Chen said, Yuan Shasha quickly asked: "Brother Gu, what do you mean..."

"I suspect the deceased is an investigator from the Yuan Group's investment department, and he may want to know the real situation here."

"After all, mining investment is a big project, and the investment must be huge. If the people in the investment department of Yuan Group don't know the situation here, wouldn't they be taken advantage of?"

After taking a deep breath, Gu Chen continued to express his thoughts: "So I feel that the Yuan Group will definitely exclude investigators from conducting private investigations. Of course, this is just my guess."

"Well, I understand what Senior Brother Gu means. I will call my relatives right now to see if the deceased is an investigator."

Of course Yuan Shasha knew what Gu Chen meant, so she quickly took out her cell phone and walked to the side to make the call.

Seeing this, Gu Chen also breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the bald man and Xu Gong.

Gu Chen suddenly felt that this mine did look complicated.

It can be said that there is almost no management system here. Basically, the bald man and Xu Gong have the final say.

The daily work of these workers is rather monotonous, and there is a lack of professional excavation equipment, so the work efficiency is extremely low.

But if the mine really makes money, why is there no investment?

It is conceivable that there may be a lot of knowledge involved here, but Gu Chen certainly knew that he was originally looking for the missing Zhao Xiaochuan.

But Zhao Xiaochuan didn't find it, but he found the dead person.

So Gu Chen also had some suspicions, suspecting that Zhao Xiaochuan might also be involved, but there was no evidence at the moment.

I looked back at Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha, who were still conducting various inspections in the mining area.

The bald manager, Xugong, and several workers were also present, and they were communicating with each other.

Gu Chen looked back at Yuan Shasha again. It seemed that they had finished communicating and she was walking towards him.

"Brother Gu, my relative said that he will give me a reply immediately after the investigation."

"That's the best." After hearing Yuan Shasha say this, Gu Chen felt that there should be no problem in handling the matter.

After all, Yuan Shasha's relatives seem to have a lot of say in the Yuan Group. They are also senior executives and can handle problems very smoothly.

Just as Gu Chen was thinking, Yuan Shasha's cell phone suddenly rang.

So Yuan Shasha quickly picked up the phone, walked to the side and swiped the answer button: "Hello!"

After a moment, after listening to the other party's explanation, Yuan Shasha just said "hmm" lightly and hung up the phone.

Looking back at Gu Chen, Yuan Shasha took the initiative to walk in front of Gu Chen and said with a serious expression:
"Brother Gu, I asked my relative, and he also asked the director of the investment department, and sent the photo of the deceased to confirm."

"What do you mean?" Gu Chen asked.

"That's right." Yuan Shasha nodded silently and said without hesitation:

"The deceased was an investigator hired by the Yuan Group's investment department."

"The main task is to go to the mining area to verify the specific situation here."

"That is to say, the deceased was an external employee of Yuan Group? But after he came to the mining area, no one saw him, and then he died in the reservoir?"

"Yes, that's right." Facing Gu Chen's question, Yuan Shasha nodded silently.

"Then..." Gu Chen glanced at the bald man and Xu Gong, and suddenly hesitated:

"Then the cause of death of this deceased person could not be due to the investigation of some secrets in the mining area, right?"

"It's possible." Yuan Shasha nodded silently and said without hesitation: "The investment department said that this investment is quite large."

"Several leaders from the investment department have visited this mining area repeatedly and feel that it has great potential and that high-quality iron ore can be mined for many years."

“But because the return cycle for this investment is particularly long, it has been shelved there.”

"But in the past few months, the relevant negotiations seem to have accelerated a lot, so we hired an external investigator to conduct a detailed investigation here."

After a pause, Yuan Shasha continued to explain: "The specific work is that the team from the investment department will come here to discuss the joint venture according to the original plan, and the mining area will provide the corresponding data."

"But privately, the investment team sent out external investigators to investigate whether the data was true."

"Has the investment department received any report about the investigator?" Gu Chen asked.

Yuan Shasha shook her head: "Not yet. The investment department said that according to regulations, the investigators should send them the survey data in the next few days."

"But I haven't been able to get in touch with you these days."

"That's right." After hearing what Yuan Shasha said, Gu Chen also affirmed:
"That proves that the deceased did not commit suicide or drown. He had other tasks to complete. It is impossible for him to choose to commit suicide without sending the data to the investment department." "That means this was a homicide?" Yuan Shasha said.

Gu Chen nodded silently: "The most suspicious ones at the moment are undoubtedly the bald man and Xu Gong."

"The two of them have just revealed their true colors. They just want to facilitate this cooperation and bring in funds from the Yuan Group's investment department."

"In this way, there will be a lot of financial support for mining, which is naturally a good thing for them."

“But for the investment department of Yuan Group, this is not a good thing,” said Yuan Shasha.

"Maybe." Gu Chen crossed his arms and walked back and forth twice, and couldn't help but sigh:
"It seems that the water here is quite deep. The bald supervisor asked Zhao Shun to lie. On the surface, it was to protect the mining area from being suppressed by the Yuan Group. This seems to be no problem."

"But what if the bald man was setting up a trap to deceive people from the beginning?"

"Brother Gu, what do you mean? Is there something wrong with this mine?" After listening to Gu Chen's analysis, Yuan Shasha also started to take it seriously.

Gu Chen glanced at the people in the distance, then turned back and whispered, "If there is no problem with this mine, then after the investigation, this investigator can return to report his work and receive his salary."

"But what happened was that he suddenly disappeared while investigating the data, and then his body appeared in the reservoir."

"Obviously, he must have found a problem, and this problem may directly affect the investment of Yuan Group."

"So he was found and secretly drowned in the reservoir."

"In this way, no one will know the truth, and investment in the mine will come naturally."

"The ones that benefit the most are Bald Management and Xugong. They may have shares in the mine." Yuan Shasha said.

Gu Chen nodded slightly: "That's what I mean."

“In that case, the project in this mining area might be fake?” Yuan Shasha frowned slightly, and she was lost in thought.

Gu Chen nodded slightly: "If there is no problem with the mine, then there should be no problem with this investigator."

Looking around, Gu Chen continued to whisper: "I think there is something wrong with the mine here."

"That's a problem too." Yuan Shasha looked around, approached Gu Chen, and asked in a low voice:

"Brother Gu, did you see what the problem is?"

"Ore." said Gu Chen.

"Ore?" Following Gu Chen's prompt, Yuan Shasha quickly looked at the area where the ore was piled, then looked at Gu Chen and asked:

"Brother Gu, you see where the problem is."

"I suspect these ores are not produced here at all," said Gu Chen.

"Senior Brother Gu, why do you think so?" Yuan Shasha was also a little surprised at this time.

But Gu Chen didn't explain it too clearly, and just whispered back: "Based on directness, after all, I don't have any actual evidence right now."

"But I always feel that there is something wrong with these ores. After all, judging from the specific quality of these ores, it feels like the other party must have been here for a long time."

"But if it is a high-quality mining company, these ores should be taken away as soon as possible after being excavated."

After he finished speaking, Gu Chen took a few steps forward, picked up a piece of ore nearby, walked up to Yuan Shasha, and said:

"Look, the quality of this ore shows that it has been stored for a long time, at least several months, right?"

"Eh?" Yuan Shasha's eyes lit up when Gu Chen reminded her, and she said without hesitation:
"Indeed, it looks as if it has been stored for several months."

"Right?" Seeing that Yuan Shasha agreed with his opinion, Gu Chen pointed to other areas:

"Look at these areas. All the ores are in these areas. Judging from the quality, I feel like they have been piled up for a long time."

“And the further you go in, the longer it seems to have been piled up.”

"But the strange thing is that on both sides of the road, the ore looks like it has just been mined, and there are vehicles constantly coming here to transport goods."

"Then I have a question. Why don't we take away the things that are already stored there, but instead take away the things that have just been mined? This doesn't make sense."

"Yes." With Gu Chen's reminder, Yuan Shasha also realized the problem and said slowly:
"It's just like the products sold on the shelves in a supermarket. Those that are about to expire are usually placed at the outside for customers to choose, while those that are far from the expiration date are placed in the back."

"But the current operation of the mine is obviously the opposite, which is equivalent to putting the products that are about to expire at the back of the shelf, and putting those that are far from expiration at the outside of the shelf."

"And..." Yuan Shasha briefly looked at the vehicles heading in the direction of the ore and continued:
"Besides, these ore-carrying vehicles are also used to transport the ore back and forth. Are these old ores needed?"

"Could it be that they are piled here for show?"

"Maybe it's just for appearance, maybe the benefits are not good, so there are few customers."

"As for the ores on the outermost layer, I feel that they might have been transported here from outside to serve as a facade, because the traces of tampering are obvious, and the volume of the ores is much smaller than those hidden at the back."

"Yes." Yuan Shasha looked at the ores and couldn't help but sigh:
"Why didn't I think of that? These ores piled on the outside do have traces of being moved around. Ah, could it be that..."

Thinking of this, Yuan Shasha suddenly covered her mouth, and then said with horror:

"Could it be that there is no such high-quality iron ore here originally, and these so-called mined high-quality iron ores are most likely purchased from outside and then piled up in the mine as mined ore?"

"There is such a possibility." Gu Chen shook his right index finger and said without hesitation:

"Because in this way, the investment delegation can see the products directly when they come."

"If the ores mined are of high quality, then the mineral experts in the investment group will be able to tell easily."

"This greatly increases the possibility of Yuan Group's capital investment."

"But if, I mean if, if these people committed fraud, then they were deliberately trying to trick the people in Yuan Group's investment department into investing money."

“But in fact, this money may not have been used for mining, or was this a Ponzi scheme from the beginning?”

When Gu Chen mentioned the scam, Yuan Shasha's face had become very ugly, as if everything was developing towards the situation that Gu Chen said.

Yuan Shasha took a breath and said without hesitation: "If this is the case, it would be too dangerous. This kind of investment requires a large amount of money."

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