I am a super cop

In the office, Officer Wang slapped his thigh and said with a smile: "We made such a big noise, he must know about it. Even the fat guy was arrested."

"Moreover, he took the bus and got off at different locations in order to avoid being tracked. Even if we found him, we couldn't be sure where he had detained Zhao Xiaomin."

"But now, we have ruined all his plans. He will definitely be furious."

"Besides, he is from another place, and here he is seeking refuge with his fellow villagers, which shows that he is isolated and helpless here."

After a pause, Officer Wang took a sip of wolfberry tea and continued, "But I still don't quite understand. He came all the way here to cause trouble, and the first thing he did was to kidnap Zhao Xiaomin. His goal was really clear."

Listening to Officer Wang's explanation, Gu Chen leaned back in his chair and said calmly, "This guy came here with a plan. Also, this guy knew the owner of the scrap yard before."

"He was the first one to turn to this boss, so the relationship between the two must be extraordinary."

"That fat guy said he didn't know anything, so we can't believe him completely."

"I know this." After hearing what Gu Chen said, Officer Wang took out the transcript from his drawer and handed it to Gu Chen.

"Yesterday, Ji Zhe and his team interrogated this fat guy for a long time, and in the end, this guy confessed some important information."

"What's it all?" Gu Chen picked up the notebook and started flipping through it.

Officer Wang also said quickly: "It's information about the kidnapper. In addition, that person came to Jiangnan City to develop many years ago, and then left for some unknown reason."

Hearing what Officer Wang said, Gu Chen was also stunned for a moment, then raised his head and asked:

"When did he come here?"

"About... three years ago?" said Officer Wang.

"Three years ago?" Gu Chen hesitated for a moment and said slowly, "In other words, he came here three years ago, but then he left?"

"Yes, that's what I mean, but the fat guy doesn't know either. What is he doing here?"

"But it is said that he stayed here for half a year, and then disappeared. It seems that he went to some other place."

"Then he came here again recently. But as soon as he got here, he kidnapped Zhao Xiaomin. Something was wrong no matter how you looked at it."

"He should have had some connection with Zhao Xiaomin at the beginning." Gu Chen said slowly as he listened to Officer Wang's analysis.

Afterwards, Gu Chen also picked up the thermos cup, took a sip of tea, and said:
"His goal was very clear, which was to kidnap Zhao Xiaomin. Moreover, there was a certain relationship between Zhao Xiaomin and the deceased Liu Wenjie."

"That's Liu Wenjie's girlfriend. She's a colleague of Zhao Xiaomin. They both work as anchors at the same MCN agency."

"If this person is the one who kidnapped Zhao Xiaomin, then he is very likely the one who killed Liu Wenjie."

After taking a deep breath, Gu Chen continued, "I now suspect that he and Liu Wenjie are actually in the same group."

"Are they in the same group?" Officer Wang raised his eyebrows.

Gu Chen smiled and said, "We can boldly assume that the two of them could be in the same group, or in other words, they could form an alliance for a certain purpose."

"But later, due to certain things, the cooperation broke down, and eventually this guy tricked Liu Wenjie into a remote area and then killed him. This is entirely possible."

"That's right." Listening to Gu Chen's analysis, Officer Wang nodded silently and said without hesitation:
"If Liu Wenjie was willing to follow the murderer to the suburbs, this possibility still exists."

"After all, from the photography house to the riverside in the suburbs, if we say that the murderer kidnapped Liu Wenjie and took him there, this statement is still too far-fetched."

"But if the two of them have agreed that there is something important that needs to be discussed by the river, the possibility is even higher."

"The key is that we don't have much information about Liu Wenjie's recent situation. We only know that he is working as a freelance photographer," said Gu Chen.

Officer Wang crossed his arms across his chest, looking thoughtful: "This guy is quite interesting."

Lu Weiwei, who was standing by, also came over and reminded him, "Could it be that Liu Wenjie filmed something he shouldn't have filmed, and that he has to pay the price for it?

"Because Liu Wenjie is a freelance photographer, that means he is a guy who really likes photography. But it is possible that he accidentally took some photos of the murderer, which led to the murderer killing him to silence him."

"What Senior Sister Lu said makes sense." Gu Chen stood up and walked back and forth, thinking:
"If these two people have had an intersection from the beginning, then this intersection should be something."

"For example..." After thinking for a while, Gu Chen said, "For example, this murderer came here three years ago. Although he only stayed for a few months, did he do anything illegal here during these months?"

Before anyone could speak, Gu Chen continued to hypothesize: "I think he could have it."

"And Liu Wenjie should have had some kind of interaction with him during this period."

"So judging from the timeline, the murderer's purpose this time was very clear, which was to find a place to stay first. He did not stay in a hotel in the city."

"Instead, I went to a small town in the suburbs and found a house owned by an elderly widow and widowers to rent out."

After a pause, Gu Chen continued to wave his hands and said, "First of all, there is an advantage. Lonely elderly people have less trouble. With only one elderly person at home, many unnecessary troubles can be avoided."

"The clue provided by the old man in Nan'ou Town here is that the kidnappers came here to do business."

"Secondly, the kidnapper went to seek help from his fellow villager. The two knew each other before. He asked for help from an acquaintance so that he could have a place to hide the hostages after the kidnapping."

"Of course, our subsequent series of actions also illustrate this point."

"This shows that he came here in a very short time, but his efficiency was very high. It is very likely that he had already planned the operation in another place, and then came here to implement it directly."

"But there is a problem with this. He should have other accomplices who can at least provide him with help before he carries out the action."

"And this person is most likely Liu Wenjie."

"Yes." After listening to Gu Chen's detailed analysis, Lu Weiwei also agreed:

"It is very likely that Liu Wenjie knew the kidnapper's specific information, and the two of them may have reached some tacit understanding."

"Moreover, it is very likely that the two of them planned together and discussed the distribution of benefits."

"And most importantly, Liu Wenjie's girlfriend is Zhang Linlin, and Zhang Linlin and the kidnapped Zhao Xiaomin were colleagues."

"Then we can make a bold assumption. Does Zhang Linlin also know about this? Could she be an accomplice?" "If Zhang Linlin is also an accomplice, then she must know many details of this. Then this kidnapper, after the operation failed, was chased by our police and had nowhere to go."

"Will he ask Zhang Linlin for help? Or, will Zhang Linlin be afraid when she finds out that it was the kidnapper who killed her boyfriend Liu Wenjie?"

"Or, could it be that Zhang Linlin is in cahoots with the kidnappers?"

"After all, Zhang Linlin, Liu Wenjie's girlfriend, got together with the top guy on the list."

"And this incident may become the fuse of her relationship with her boyfriend Liu Wenjie. Will Zhang Linlin, who has had enough of Liu Wenjie, use the help of the kidnapper to get rid of her boyfriend?"

As Lu Weiwei finished speaking, the scene suddenly became quiet.

Everyone started to think about it. After all, the views put forward by Lu Weiwei were terrifying when you think about them carefully.

If Zhang Linlin is an ordinary anchor, then there doesn't seem to be any problem.

But judging from Zhang Linlin's series of actions, she does have the element of a scheming woman in her, which makes everyone have to be on guard.

After Gu Chen agreed with Lu Weiwei's ideas, he looked at He Junchao and asked, "Brother He, have you found the information of the car owner you were asked to investigate?"

"I found it. It's an old man. I contacted him today. He told me that he was planning to scrap his van because it was past its service life."

"So I parked it in a parking lot and didn't take care of it. I don't know how it was stolen?"

"Was that car stolen?" Yuan Shasha asked.

"Of course it was stolen." He Junchao nodded silently and said without hesitation:

"The old man is a businessman and he has several vehicles, including cars, trucks, vans, etc. This car has been driven for many years and is parked outside. He plans to sell it this year."

"It would be best if we could sell it. If we can't, it might be towed away and scrapped. But as you know, this kind of car can be started as long as it is connected to electricity or something."

"Where is the specific location where the item was stolen?" Gu Chen asked quickly after hearing this.

He Junchao quickly replied, "Isn't there an open space under the Jiangnan Fourth Bridge? There are a lot of cars parked there. They are all used cars that are stored there for sale."

"Then we can start the investigation from this location and find the kidnapper's trace," said Officer Wang.

He Junchao sighed and said, "It's actually useless. I've already tracked what I should track. According to his previous whereabouts, the kidnapper does often appear on the bus in Nanou Town."

"But the situation is different now. He has completely disappeared from Nanou Town. I don't think he will go back."

"And other places might be where that guy is hiding."

As soon as He Junchao finished speaking, everyone immediately started discussing, mainly based on the bus routes and then extending to the surrounding areas.

Many people put forward their own opinions, and many police officers also joined the discussion.

But just when everyone was discussing heatedly, they realized that Gu Chen had been sitting there without saying a word.

Officer Wang also casually asked Gu Chen: "Gu Chen, what do you think?"

Gu Chen turned around and said thoughtfully: "I feel that this kidnapper will not do this. He will not escape according to our idea."

"Then what will he do?" Officer Wang also looked curious.

Gu Chen thought and said: "Perhaps the most dangerous place is the safest place."

"The most dangerous place is the safest place? Senior Brother Gu means that this guy is likely to return to Nanou Town or the scrap yard?" Yuan Shasha asked with wide eyes.

Gu Chen nodded calmly and said without hesitation: "Yes, this is what I think."

"If I were him, I would not have fled along the route of that bus, because all the police know how to conduct such a search."

"Then for a person who is unfamiliar with the place and has few friends here, the kidnapper will definitely be found by us."

"But if he had known this was the case, he would have changed his strategy because this guy is very alert."

"It's not hard to tell from the fact that he rented a house in Nan'ou Town that this person is quite cautious."

"So you're asking him to follow the rules? I don't think that's possible."

After a pause, Gu Chen continued, "Xiao Yuan also said just now that if he did the opposite, he would definitely choose Nanou Town and the scrap yard as his hiding place."

"But there is no place for him to hide in Nan'ou Town anymore, and he can't go back to the house he rented. If we start hunting him down, Nan'ou Town will definitely increase its vigilance."

"Instead of running to a crowded place and falling into a trap, why didn't he run to a secret and safe place? This place is an environment he is more familiar with."

"That must be the scrap yard." Before Gu Chen finished speaking, Lu Weiwei beside him also said:
"First, he must have thought that after we searched the scrapyard, we would seal off this place and then search for his hiding place elsewhere."

"At this time, our police will definitely be deployed on the road to other areas. It is safest to hide in the scrapyard at this time, and there are still many wastelands over there."

"That's right." After hearing what Lu Weiwei said, Officer Wang crossed his arms and said thoughtfully:

"From this point of view, the possibility that he is hiding in the scrapyard is still quite high, but the problem now is that the scrapyard is also very large and contains a lot of debris."

"You all noticed before that the waste is piled up like a mountain. If there is someone hiding in the waste, it would be hard to say. It would be very troublesome to find him."

"Then we can only call in police dogs to help," said Yuan Shasha.

"Okay." Gu Chen nodded silently and said without hesitation: "Go to the rental house in Nanou Town and find some things used by the kidnapper. Let the police dogs sniff out his scent, and then go to the scrap yard together until he is found."

"I'll contact the police dog team right now. Lu Weiwei, you contact the Nanou Town Police Station and ask Lao Xu to take people to find some things used by the kidnappers, including bed sheets and other things. You can bring them here." said Officer Wang.

"I understand." After hearing this, Lu Weiwei nodded silently.

...(End of chapter)