I am a super cop

Chapter 2913 The Mysterious Merchant
Gu Chen had already heard the problem from the phone call, and it seemed that the woman also knew something, so Gu Chen quickly asked again:

"Can you tell me more about this?"

"I'm not sure either." The woman on the phone seemed a little nervous and quickly explained to Gu Chen:

"Zhao Wenli mentioned this to me when we were chatting. She said she met a very strange man recently. This man was always mysterious."

"But the way he dresses makes him look wealthy. His watches cost hundreds of thousands of dollars."

"I didn't quite believe it at the time. I said, if a watch costs hundreds of thousands, then isn't that like wearing a car worth hundreds of thousands on your hand?"

"At that time, Zhao Wenli laughed at me. She said that I had never seen the world, so it was normal for me not to believe it."

"Because she's a model, she can meet a lot of people, so she told me that there are a lot of rich people in their circle."

"Besides, she has met many rich people, but the only thing she felt was that this man was quite special."

"What's so special about it?" Gu Chen asked quickly.

"Well, how should I put it? Anyway, what Zhao Wenli told me was quite mysterious. She said that this person seemed to be rich, but he was very low-key."

"So she told me that, in her opinion, this person should be a hidden rich man, after all, the way he speaks is very unusual."

Lu Weiwei listened to the explanation of the woman on the phone and quickly asked:
"Did Zhao Wenli tell you where she met this man?"

"Yes." After a pause, the woman on the phone continued to explain:
"She told me that day that she met this man in a restaurant in a five-star hotel."

"Because at that time, she participated in a business event and was arranged by the organizer to stay in a five-star hotel with several of her friends who were also models."

"She said that she got up early that morning and went to the cafeteria to eat. At that time, the man was sitting next to the French window. She wanted to sit there too, so she sat opposite the man."

"That's how you met?" Lu Weiwei felt a little strange.

But the woman on the phone quickly explained: "You don't understand Zhao Wenli. She has a good personality and is good at socializing."

"After a few words from a stranger, she can make you feel like you've met her too late."

"So Zhao Wenli also got to know a lot of people thanks to her sociable nature."

"She even had to sort these people into categories on her phone. Anyway, it only took her a dozen minutes, the time it took to have breakfast, to get to know that man."

"Wait a minute." Lu Weiwei became more and more confused as she listened, and continued to ask the woman for confirmation:
"Was it Zhao Wenli who took the initiative to get to know that man, or was it that man who took the initiative to get to know Zhao Wenli? Did Zhao Wenli tell you this?"

"Yes." Seeing that Lu Weiwei wanted to know this, the woman on the phone quickly explained:
"It was Zhao Wenli who wanted to meet this man. Zhao Wenli recognized the watch he was wearing. It cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, and it looked real."

"Because Zhao Wenli told me that she often meets some rich people in the modeling circle, so she can tell which ones are rich and which ones are just pretending to be rich."

"No, she studies these every day?" Lu Weiwei became more and more confused as she listened, and felt that Zhao Wenli seemed to be a bit materialistic.

But the woman quickly explained: "This is normal. They talk about these things every day in their circle."

"And I heard that her model friends have three boyfriends on average. Anyway, their relationships are a bit messy."

Fearing that Gu Chen and the others might misunderstand, the woman on the phone quickly explained:
"Of course, this is only the case for her friends. I know Zhao Wenli well."

"She prefers to make valuable friends. As for those who pursue her, she just interacts with them casually and does not have multiple relationships."

"Because she needed to connect with business, she wanted to meet more friends. And that day she happened to get up early by herself, and she ran into that person in the hotel restaurant."

"So, they are dating?" Lu Weiwei didn't care what the woman said. Lu Weiwei only cared about Zhao Wenli's network of relationships.

At this moment, the woman on the phone also hurriedly explained:
"They just got to know each other briefly. Later I learned that the man was doing foreign trade business. It seemed to be quite big, but he was relatively low-key."

"Because Zhao Wenli studied international trade, and she never thought about how long she could continue to be a part-time model. After all, this is a job that requires youth."

"She actually still wants to find a job in a more powerful foreign trade company, so she feels that this man is her benefactor and hopes to have the opportunity to intern in this man's company."

"Then what?" Lu Weiwei asked again after listening to the woman's explanation.

"Then, Zhao Wenli went there once, but only once."

"When she came back, she told me that this man's business seemed quite complicated. I asked her what kind of foreign trade this man was doing? She told me that he did everything."

"Anyway, Zhao Wenli mentioned this strange man to me many times afterwards. He was a very strange person. But what was strange about him? Zhao Wenli never told me clearly."

"But later on, Zhao Wenli stopped chatting with me, and then I received your call."

On the phone, the woman sighed and continued:
"So, when you asked me about Zhao Wenli's network of relationships, I felt that this person was the most suspicious. After all, in Zhao Wenli's words, he was a strange man."

"Moreover, this man was also someone Zhao Wenli met recently, but Zhao Wenli stopped communicating with me and then disappeared."

"So I guess that Zhao Wenli's disappearance might be related to this man. Of course, this is just my guess and I don't know the details."

"Okay." After listening to the woman's explanation, Lu Weiwei confirmed the man's basic situation with her.

The main thing is to determine the exact time when Zhao Wenli met this man.

After receiving a positive response, he hung up the phone.

"What's going on?" When Zhao Wenli's mother saw Lu Weiwei hang up the phone, she hurried over to inquire about the situation.

Lu Weiwei also sighed and said slowly: "Her best friend said that she recently met a strange man, and she felt that Zhao Wenli's disappearance might be related to this man."

"Of course, her best friend also said that this is her guess. Of course, whether it is true or not, we will investigate it. Please rest assured."

"Okay." Seeing Lu Weiwei say this, Zhao Wenli's mother nodded silently and continued:
"I hope you can help me find more clues. I won't be at peace until my daughter is found."

At the end of her speech, Zhao Wenli's mother covered her face with her hands and looked depressed.

Yuan Shasha comforted her, while Gu Chen, Lu Weiwei and Officer Wang gathered together to discuss the next step.

"Zhao Wenli's best friend has given the time when she met the man. Following the timeline, we can check the surveillance footage of the five-star hotel to see who Zhao Wenli met in the restaurant that morning," said Gu Chen.

"Leave this to He Junchao." While speaking, Officer Wang took out his cell phone and started contacting He Junchao.

Everything is going according to plan.

However, there was still no news from the search and rescue team leader, which made Gu Chen worried.

So everyone used the office as a temporary command room.

Not long after, Gu Chen's phone suddenly rang. It was He Junchao calling, so Gu Chen quickly swiped the answer button:
"Brother He, how is it?"

"Gu Chen, I have already traced that man. In the early morning of 12 days ago, Zhao Wenli did communicate for a long time with a man in his early 30s in the restaurant of that hotel."

"Later, when the two left, they should have added each other's contact information." After hearing what He Junchao said, Gu Chen believed that Zhao Wenli's best friend did not lie, at least the timeline matched.

So Gu Chen quickly asked again: "Brother He, can you find out the identity of this man?"

"His name is Du Hai, and he's the boss of a trading company." said He Junchao on the phone.

"What kind of trade is he in? Where is his company's address?" Gu Chen asked.

"It's in the CBD center of Jiangnan City, but there is only an office there. He also has several large warehouses in Jiangnan City, which should be the import and export trade of some bulk commodities." He Junchao said.

"Send me all the addresses. Also, help me check the whereabouts of this Du Hai. I want to go talk to him."

"Sure, I'll send you the address right away. If there's anything else, please feel free to contact me."

……

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

Then Gu Chen quickly reminded Lu Weiwei, Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha, saying:

"We should go back and look for this Du Hai."

"Okay." Seeing this, everyone nodded in agreement.

After comforting Zhao Wenli's mother, Yuan Shasha left with everyone.

Everyone got in the car and returned directly to Jiangnan City.

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At 4:40 p.m., Gu Chen drove to the Jiangnan City CBD Center parking lot according to the address provided by He Junchao. After parking the car, he went directly to the Zhengbang Building.

After taking the elevator to the 28th floor, I found the front desk of Du Hai Trading Company not far away.

Gu Chen led everyone over and went straight to the front desk.

The receptionist was a middle-aged woman. Seeing this, she quickly asked, "Excuse me, who are you..."

"We are from the Furong Branch of Jiangnan City." Officer Wang showed his police ID.

The middle-aged female receptionist took a look and quickly said, "Oh, what are you doing here?"

"Du Hai is your boss?" Yuan Shasha asked.

"Yes, Mr. Du is our boss." The middle-aged woman nodded silently.

"Then where is he now?" Lu Weiwei asked knowingly.

"Uh..." The middle-aged woman thought for a moment and seemed to be hesitating whether to take everyone in.

Lu Weiwei continued to ask: "Is Du Hai in your company?"

"Well, I'm not sure about that either."

"You don't know? Aren't you the receptionist?" Lu Weiwei felt puzzled.

The middle-aged female receptionist also smiled and quickly explained: "Sometimes I'm not here, so I'm not sure. Let me call and ask."

As she spoke, the middle-aged female receptionist picked up her phone and dialed the number.

She also covered her mouth with her hands and whispered to everyone. Then the middle-aged woman nodded slightly, hung up the phone, stood up, and smiled at everyone:

"Our CEO Du is in the company's office. I've already greeted him. Let me take you in."

Before Gu Chen and the others could speak, the woman took the initiative to walk out of the front desk and led everyone inside.

Everyone looked at each other and followed behind.

After passing through a large integrated office area, everyone was led to the door of an office.

The middle-aged woman pushed open the door and exchanged a few words in a low voice. Then she turned back to look at everyone and explained:

"Our President Du is inside, you can go in."

"Thank you." Seeing this, Gu Chen also thanked him and walked straight into the office.

As soon as I entered the room, I saw a man in his early thirties sitting at his desk, looking at the desktop computer screen seriously, without looking towards the door.

Seeing that the other party was still concentrating on his own things, Gu Chen didn't say much and took the initiative to walk to the man's side.

Seeing that the man had not responded at all and his eyes were still fixed on the computer screen, Gu Chen walked behind him again, wanting to see what the man was looking at.

Seeing that the man was looking at stocks, Gu Chen also teased: "Do you like to trade stocks?"

"Well, I started trading stocks when I was in college." The man just said it lightly, and didn't seem to care whether Gu Chen was around or not.

Seeing this, Gu Chen continued, "We are from the Furong Branch of Jiangnan City, and we want to talk to you."

"What do you want from me?" The man put down the mouse in his hand and turned to look at Gu Chen.

Gu Chen also smiled faintly and asked, "Do you know Zhao Wenli?"

"Zhao Wenli?" Hearing what Gu Chen said, the man narrowed his eyes slightly. After a brief thought, he nodded and replied, "I know her. She's a girl who studies international trade."

After a pause, the man asked Gu Chen again: "What's wrong with her?"

"She's missing, but before she disappeared, I heard she was very close to you, so we wanted to come over to understand the situation and see if we can get some clues from you."

"Oh." Seeing Gu Chen explain the reason, the man only reacted slightly, turned around and said:

"I haven't had much contact with Zhao Wenli. To be precise, I've only known her for about ten days."

"She was working that day and staying in a five-star hotel. Then she came downstairs to eat in the morning. I happened to be in the restaurant, so we got to know each other."

Seeing the man take the initiative to explain how he met Zhao Wenli, Gu Chen just nodded slightly and continued:

"So, you guys have been dating all this time, right?"

"Dating?" The man adjusted his glasses, smiled slightly, and asked Gu Chen: "Comrade police officer, do you think Zhao Wenli and I are dating? At most, it can be considered communication, right?"

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