I am a super cop

Chapter 2964 Collusion
"You mean, when you saw the body, he was already hanging on the tree branch?" Gu Chen asked.

The fishing man also nodded quickly: "Yes, right here."

"Where are the branches?" Gu Chen asked again.

"Well, when I fished the man out, it was already broken," said the fisherman.

Gu Chen suddenly fell silent. Considering the current flow rate of the river, it was a miracle that he could still hang here.

But according to what the fisherman said, he had not come here to fish in the past few days, and this fishing spot was an area that he usually enjoyed alone.

Therefore, if the body is left hanging here for a few days, it is unlikely that anyone will find it.

Gu Chen suddenly felt that the time of Liu Wenjie's death might coincide with the time when he lost contact.

But if that's the case, how can we talk about kidnapping?
Looking back at Gao Chuanfeng, Gu Chen hurried over and asked, "How is it?"

"Gu Chen, the deceased died two days ago." Gao Chuanfeng said.

"Two days ago?" Hearing this, Gu Chen muttered in his heart:
"If it was two days ago, then it doesn't seem to be enough, considering the time of the kidnapping."

"According to the MCN company management, Zhao Xiaomin had just returned home to rest a day ago, and Liu Wenjie had died two days ago, so there was no time for kidnapping."

After a pause, Gu Chen continued to think: "If it was two days ago, then it means that the kidnapper is someone else, but where has Liu Wenjie been for the past three days?"

Looking up at Gao Chuanfeng, Gu Chen continued, "Take the body back for testing. If there is any situation, remember to contact me as soon as possible."

"No problem." Upon hearing this, Gao Chuanfeng reminded his two assistants to quickly put the body into a body bag after taking photos and collecting evidence.

Afterwards, Gu Chen inspected the scene and, after finding nothing unusual, he took everyone away.

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The next morning, in the Furong Branch Office, Gu Chen led everyone to study the map.

"This is the upper reaches of the river. From this, it can be seen that Liu Wenjie was most likely strangled to death in this area and then thrown into the water."

Turning his head to look at He Junchao beside him, Gu Chen also reminded: "Brother He, please help me pay special attention to the road from the Photography House to this area."

"See if Liu Wenjie came from this area to this area."

"Understood." He Junchao nodded silently and said without hesitation:

"I will focus on the situation in this area and see if I can find any trace of Liu Wenjie."

"It's unlikely that Liu Wenjie is the murderer who kidnapped Zhao Xiaomin." Lu Weiwei also said slowly:

"If Liu Wenjie is the kidnapper, the time wouldn't match. This shows that Zhao Xiaomin's kidnapping was most likely done by someone else."

"However, we accidentally investigated Liu Wenjie." Yuan Shasha on the side also reminded.

Gu Chen nodded silently and said without hesitation: "It can be seen that this matter is not that simple. It was Mr. Liao from this MCN agency who gave us a clue."

"Although this clue has led me to some suspicious points, it at least proves that Liu Wenjie, who had a conflict with Mr. Liao, did not kidnap Zhao Xiaomin."

"That's a bit troublesome." Officer Wang picked up the thermos cup, took a sip, and then said:
"Zhao Xiaomin's case has not been resolved yet, and now Liu Wenjie has been murdered. If these are two separate incidents, it will also affect the progress of our investigation."

"But what if these two cases can be combined?" Gu Chen asked again.

Officer Wang hesitated for a moment and continued, "If these two cases can be combined, that would be a good thing. At least when investigating in one direction, the two cases can be linked together."

"If there is a breakthrough on one hand, we can connect the whole case together."

"We still need to focus on checking the interpersonal relationships of these people." Gu Chen also walked to the whiteboard and circled the names of Zhao Xiaomin, Mr. Liao and Liu Wenjie.

After a pause, Gu Chen wrote Zhang Linlin's name and circled it:

"These people are very problematic. From now on, our task is to figure out the complicated network of relationships between them."

"First, we need to find out how Liu Wenjie died. Why was he washed to the shore by the river?"

"You know, Liu Wenjie died in the upper reaches of the river, and he disappeared in the urban area downstream of the river."

"If the surveillance camera can't capture this part of the journey, then he must have left by car."

"So..." Turning his head to look at He Junchao, Gu Chen also reminded:
"So, Senior Brother He, please help me check all the vehicles that have been heading to the upper reaches of the river from the streets near the Photography House in the past three days, starting from the day Liu Wenjie disappeared."

"Check them all?" He Junchao was also stunned when he heard this task.

"Check them all." Gu Chen replied with certainty, and then circled the upstream area of ​​the river with a pen:
“This area is an industrial zone, but there is only one road leading into the area.”

"What we want to investigate is the cars that drove from the Photography House to this area three days ago. If there are any cars passing by, please help me check and see what the cars were doing there."

"If there is a suspicious vehicle, please help me retrieve the driver's information. Maybe I can find some clues."

"Okay." With Gu Chen's reminder, He Junchao nodded silently and said without hesitation:

"I'll check all the vehicles right now."

Seeing this, Gu Chen also looked at Officer Wang and the others and continued:
"Also, this Mr. Liao is also problematic."

"Is there something wrong with Mr. Liao?" Yuan Shasha expressed her confusion: "This Mr. Liao is obviously using Liu Wenjie's girlfriend to make money, and even let Liu Wenjie's girlfriend sacrifice her body in exchange for benefits."

"But he did provide relevant clues after all, otherwise we might not be able to find the problem with Liu Wenjie."

As soon as Yuan Shasha finished speaking, Gu Chen continued, "It is precisely because Liu Wenjie and Mr. Liao have a feud that the two of them are most likely to have a conflict."

"But after all, when we investigated Mr. Liao, it was Mr. Liao who had the final say. Who knows whether it is true or not?"

Hearing Gu Chen's words, Lu Weiwei suddenly realized: "Yes, all this is what Mr. Liao said. What if the real situation is not like this at all?"

"But didn't Zhang Linlin also confirm that this is the situation?" Yuan Shasha said.

Gu Chen also responded quickly: "But what if Zhang Linlin and Mr. Liao are colluding with each other? What if the two of them have already discussed it and are using this method to fool us?"

Hearing this, Yuan Shasha was stunned for a moment, and said in disbelief:
"But if that's the case, it's too scary. If the two of them colluded with each other, the problem would be much more serious." "That only means that there must be other conspiracies between them, and there may be many things they are hiding from us."

"Isn't this too scary?" Lu Weiwei became a little restless when she heard this, and quickly said:

"But what Junior Brother Gu said makes sense. In this situation, anything can happen."

"Especially Zhang Linlin, I even find what she said a little unbelievable."

"You mean, it's a problem with the cell phone?" asked Officer Wang.

"Yes." Lu Weiwei nodded silently and said without hesitation:

"She said that after the incident, her boyfriend Liu Wenjie put her under house arrest, confiscated her cell phone, and only gave her some cash to buy groceries."

"Is this still modern society? How is this different from imprisonment?"

"But Zhang Linlin said that it was because of her own problems that she felt guilty and was willing to accept such punishment. But she later said that she and Liu Wenjie no longer had any feelings for each other."

“It sounds like a contradiction.”

"Yes." As soon as Lu Weiwei finished speaking, Gu Chen nodded silently and said:
"That's a contradiction, because according to Ms. Liao, Zhang Linlin is actually a very open-minded woman."

"Especially at this dinner with Big Brother Bang, could it be that Zhang Linlin didn't know what Big Brother Bang meant? I think she knew."

"After all, this is a man who often gives her tips, invites her to dinner offline, and it is Zhang Linlin's boss who organizes the dinner."

"Anyone with a discerning eye can see that it was Mr. Liao who was creating opportunities for Big Brother Bang and Zhang Linlin."

"After all, Mr. Liao knows exactly what kind of woman Zhang Linlin is."

"Yes." As soon as Gu Chen finished speaking, Lu Weiwei quickly followed up:

"Especially this Liu Wenjie. He has long been unable to satisfy Zhang Linlin's pursuit of material things."

"Zhang Linlin does live streaming, and with the support of the top guy on the list, it's easy for her to make tens of thousands a month."

"But Zhang Linlin's boyfriend is a freelance photographer. His job depends entirely on luck and is extremely unstable."

"This will inevitably lead to unstable income. Once the income is unstable, Zhang Linlin will definitely ignore my status in the family."

"At this time, if you want to maintain this relationship purely through emotion, I think it's quite dangerous."

"Moreover, people like Zhang Linlin face many temptations. If she can resist temptation, she will not attend such a suggestive cocktail party."

"And her participation in this kind of cocktail party just shows that she doesn't care about her relationship with her boyfriend Liu Wenjie at all."

After a pause, Lu Weiwei continued, "But this is a serious problem. Think about it, Zhang Linlin doesn't care about Liu Wenjie anymore, so why should she feel guilty?"

"Will she agree to Liu Wenjie confiscating her phone? She will definitely resist."

"So what Mr. Liao said about being out of contact for 10 days, I feel like it was all staged by them, and the truth of the matter may not be like that at all."

"Lu Weiwei, what you mean is that Liu Wenjie cares more about this relationship, so he is the weaker party?" Officer Wang asked curiously.

Lu Weiwei also nodded vigorously: "Of course, think about it, as a man, your ability to make money is far less than your girlfriend, and you are exposed to the wind and sun outside every day."

"It's possible that you may encounter some rainy days and have no income that day. In this case, it's impossible to hold your head high in front of your girlfriend. You will definitely be in a very weak position."

"And Liu Wenjie must have been afraid of losing this relationship at the time. He should be the one who cares more about this relationship."

"On the other hand, Zhang Linlin has a big brother supporting her, so she doesn't have to worry about income or anything else. Even if she loses her boyfriend Liu Wenjie, she won't care, because she has already lost interest in Liu Wenjie."

"It's not hard to tell from her conversation with us."

"Indeed." After Lu Weiwei finished speaking, Gu Chen also stepped forward and said:
"Zhang Linlin's words are indeed contradictory. Her problem is that she is not the weaker party in this relationship, but the stronger party."

"Will she be willing to compromise in this situation? It's unlikely, so the words she said might just be to cooperate with her boss, Mr. Liao."

"So, this means that Mr. Liao and Zhang Linlin must have reached some agreement?" Yuan Shasha said.

Gu Chen nodded silently: "That's understandable, but have you noticed that from beginning to end, they never mentioned the name of the number one brother on the list."

"Who is the No. 1 guy on the list? Who was the person who had sex with Zhang Linlin in the hotel that night? What kind of relationship does he have with Mr. Liao? Why did Mr. Liao set up this scheme?"

Gu Chen's words seemed to make everyone present fall into positive thinking.

Of course, everyone knows that if there are some necessary connections between these people, then the number one brother on the list who had a relationship with Zhang Linlin must also be one of the suspects.

After all, if we talk about someone who has a direct conflict with Liu Wenjie, then the number one on the list is well-deserved.

But now that Liu Wenjie is dead, everyone must shift the focus from Mr. Liao to the top brother on the list.

"Contact Mr. Liao. I want to know the specific identity of the number one guy on the list and his current whereabouts as soon as possible." Gu Chen said.

"Let me make the call." Officer Wang took out his cell phone and, based on the registered information, directly dialed the number of Mr. Liao from the MCN agency.

Not long after, the call was connected, and Mr. Liao's response came quickly:

"Hello, who is it?"

"I'm Officer Wang from the Furong Branch. I came to your office last time." Officer Wang said.

"Oh, hello, Officer Wang, is there anything I can help you with?" Mr. Liao on the phone seemed calm.

Officer Wang said calmly, "We are investigating the incident in which Zhang Linlin from your company went to the hotel with that top guy on the list. Could you provide me with some information about that top guy, please?"

"Ah, this..."

Hearing this, Mr. Liao seemed to be in a difficult situation.

Officer Wang also said unhappily: "Why? It's inconvenient to provide it?"

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