I am a super cop

Chapter 2983: Indelible Footprints

Listening to Gu Chen's analysis, Zhao Lei seemed unable to refute.

Gu Chen continued to explain: "If the murderer had already killed his employer, then there was no need for him to continue kidnapping Zhao Xiaomin. This is a matter of common sense."

"Because of kidnapping Zhao Xiaomin, he won't get the money, and it will increase the risk of being tracked by the police."

"So logically speaking, the kidnapper was not the murderer of Liu Wenjie at all. According to the kidnapper's statement, he sent Liu Wenjie to the designated location and then left."

"At this time, Liu Wenjie was at that location, waiting for another person to arrive, and that person should be you, right?"

"Haha." After hearing what Gu Chen said, Zhao Lei also lowered his head and smiled, then said:
"Comrade police officer, I think all this may just be a coincidence."

"Coincidence?" After hearing what Zhao Lei said, Officer Wang also chuckled and said:

"If this is a coincidence, it's interesting. You said you went out to relax, but you parked your car on the side of the road early in the morning and disappeared for a long time."

"You didn't return to the parking spot until very late and drove away, which was exactly the time when Liu Wenjie was killed."

"Also, we checked all the vehicles entering the area, including those on nearby roads, and none of them matched the deceased Liu Wenjie. Only you, your car, is very suspicious."

"Besides, you and Liu Wenjie know each other, so the person Liu Wenjie was waiting for there was actually you."

"Haha." Listening to Officer Wang's endless chatter, Zhao Lei seemed very calm and said slowly:

"Comrade police officer, all of this is just your guess. I really don't know why Liu Wenjie would go to that place."

"Of course, I was very sad about his death, but this matter has nothing to do with me."

At the end, Zhao Lei picked up his dumplings and continued to eat.

It seems that he is very dissatisfied with the police for identifying him as a suspect.

Seeing this, Gu Chen also said slowly: "Zhao Lei, you keep saying that this matter has nothing to do with you, then can you tell us in detail the specific places you went that day?"

Hearing what Gu Chen said, Zhao Lei snorted coldly: "I'm just walking around here, what's there to explain?"

“Does the law stipulate that ordinary citizens cannot go to the suburbs to relax on weekends?”

"Zhao Lei, you are trying to change the concept." Lu Weiwei listened to Zhao Lei's sophistry and said unhappily:

"If you don't explain clearly, it will only prove that you are guilty. If you have the ability, then tell us the specific place in the suburbs where you went that day."

"After all, Liu Wenjie was killed by the river, and Liu Wenjie was waiting for someone on a cliff by the river."

"Then this person must be related to the kidnapping of Zhao Xiaomin. When Liu Wenjie went there this time, he even asked the people who participated in the kidnapping to send him there, and even avoided the cameras. In fact, he wanted to hide the person he was going to meet."

"In order to avoid being exposed, Liu Wenjie chose to disappear from the photography house in the city and came to the riverside in the suburbs."

"If another person wants to go see him, they have to drive there because the location is very far from the city and there is no shuttle bus there. It is simply unrealistic to walk there."

"The only possibility is to drive there or take a taxi."

"But on that day, we focused on investigating all vehicles and found no so-called online ride-hailing cars or taxis going in that direction."

After a pause, Lu Weiwei continued, "And the only person who has contact with Liu Wenjie is you, Zhao Lei."

"Haha, but this has nothing to do with me." Zhao Lei was obviously a little guilty when facing the police's questioning. Gu Chen could see this from Zhao Lei's micro-expressions.

But Zhao Lei still insisted at this moment. After all, the police didn't seem to be able to produce much evidence.

But at this moment, Gu Chen continued: "Zhao Lei, since you want to prove that you have nothing to do with the murderer, please come with us tomorrow."

"What are you going to do?" Zhao Lei looked confused.

"Walk the path you have walked again." Gu Chen said.

Zhao Lei frowned: "Is it necessary? I still have to work tomorrow."

"Haha, what time is it? You're still thinking about work? It seems you're really a workaholic." Seeing that Zhao Lei still had to work, Yuan Shasha couldn't help but complain.

But Zhao Lei said seriously: "After all, we have to make a living."

"We will explain this to your General Manager Liao, you don't have to worry about it." Gu Chen also said quickly.

Zhao Lei seemed a little impatient and asked impatiently: "Do we have to go?"

"I have to go." Seeing that Zhao Lei's mood had changed at this moment, Gu Chen knew that Zhao Lei was anxious, so he quickly explained:

"Zhao Lei, you should know that we have now discovered the murderer's actions."

"Because Liu Wenjie asked the hired kidnapper to drive him there that day, he stayed at an open space on the cliff by the river. In fact, he wanted to meet the murderer who killed him."

"During our investigation, we did not find any new footprints along the path Liu Wenjie was walking on at the time."

"This shows that the murderer did not walk from where Liu Wenjie got off the bus, but walked from another location."

After a pause, Gu Chen continued: "We have investigated and found that there is actually another path leading to that place."

"The murderer passed through that path, met Liu Wenjie, and killed him."

"Because the crime scene was on rocky ground, it was difficult for us to find footprints."

"But if you take that path, you also need to walk down the mountain, and it was raining that day, so the soil was relatively soft."

"Even if the murderer wanted to erase the traces, it would be absolutely impossible."

Looking at Zhao Lei, Gu Chen said again: "So, you said you are not the murderer, you said you just happened to go there to relax, I don't care."

"But tomorrow, you must check the footprints with us, because almost no one goes to that place on a rainy day."

"So if your footprints happen to match those of the murderer, you can't afford to lose face, and you can't argue."

"And this is the best way to figure out whether you are the murderer or not, what do you think?"

Faced with the choice given by Gu Chen, Zhao Lei was completely stunned.

He had never thought that Gu Chen would use this trick, but facing the police at this moment, Zhao Lei couldn't refuse and quickly agreed:

"Okay... okay, then tomorrow..."

"See you tomorrow." Gu Chen smiled slightly and continued:

"We will come here to pick you up tomorrow. If you are not the murderer, then you don't have to worry." Gu Chen said jokingly.

In fact, for Gu Chen, he has already figured out how to find the murderer.

Just let Zhao Lei walk the same route he took that day again.

Because it was raining that day, and there was no one else on the cliff except the murderer.

Therefore, as long as we check Zhao Lei's route, we can be sure of it, because these footprints cannot be erased even if Zhao Lei has great ability.

Gu Chen is essentially showing you the truth, telling you that it would be best if you plead guilty now, but if you refuse to plead guilty, I'm sorry, after the evidence is verified tomorrow, you will still be the murderer.

Seeing that Gu Chen had no other requests, Zhao Lei took a deep breath and said slowly:

"OK."……

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The next morning, Gu Chen and his friends had parked their car downstairs of the apartment building, waiting for Zhao Lei to come down.

After Lu Weiwei hung up the phone, she explained to everyone, "Zhao Lei will be down soon."

"It seems that this guy still wants to hold on to the end? He may still hope that there will be some turn for the better. Haha, he is so naive." Police Officer Wang said jokingly.

Yuan Shasha said slowly: "Then tell me, is this Zhao Lei the murderer?"

"Eighty percent of it is true." Lu Weiwei said, "After all, he was the only one who went to the suburbs that day who had a connection with the deceased Liu Wenjie. This is very obvious."

"Zhao Lei must have taken another path to the riverside to meet Liu Wenjie."

Taking a deep breath, Lu Weiwei couldn't help but sigh: "Let's see what that guy says later."

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Not long after, everyone noticed Zhao Lei walking out of the apartment building. When he saw Gu Chen and the others, he also took the initiative to walk over.

Seeing this, Officer Wang also got out of the car from the back, invited Zhao Lei to get in, and then got in himself.

The car door closed, Gu Chen started the car and drove towards the suburbs.

According to He Junchao's previous monitoring of Zhao Lei's vehicle, Gu Chen parked the vehicle close to where Zhao Lei parked his car and asked, "Where did you park your car?"

"Uh, just... around here."

"Be more specific." Gu Chen said.

Zhao Lei also said deliberately: "It doesn't seem to be here."

"Stop pretending. There are plenty of surveillance cameras on this road. The place where you parked is between this place and the place in front." Officer Wang directly exposed Zhao Lei's lie.

Seeing that he could no longer hide it, Zhao Lei reluctantly responded: "Okay...it seems so, it seems to be this road."

"Get off the car." Gu Chen also reminded.

Afterwards, everyone put on their equipment and got out of the police car.

Gu Chen called Zhao Lei over and asked, "Where did you go after you got off the bus?"

Zhao Lei looked around, seeming to be still thinking.

"Is it over there?" Since Gu Chen knew that the only way to get to the edge of the cliff was to take a small path over here, he also asked Zhao Lei.

Zhao Lei nodded silently and said without hesitation: "Okay...it seems so."

"Lead the way." Gu Chen didn't waste time talking to him.

After all, if Zhao Lei wanted to pretend, Gu Chen felt that he could accompany him to the end.

Zhao Lei's face looked heavy and he was reluctant to lead the way.

But since Gu Chen and the others already knew the route in advance, they could only follow behind Zhao Lei and watch his performance quietly.

Zhao Lei brought everyone to a village, then turned around and looked at Gu Chen.

Gu Chen also urged: "Go on, didn't you say that you wanted to go outside and see the nature? This place should be the most familiar to you."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Lei said nothing and could only continue leading the way.

Soon, everyone came to a path outside the village, and there was a path with many footprints.

Zhao Lei walked in front, and Officer Wang followed behind him and said slowly, "Did you walk past here that day?"

"Yes." Zhao Lei lowered his head and said slowly: "I just wanted to breathe fresh air, so when I saw a village here, I walked here unconsciously."

"Okay, you continue to lead the way." Officer Wang urged upon hearing this.

Afterwards, Zhao Lei followed the path and kept walking forward.

No one knew how long they had been walking, but soon they arrived at another road.

And this road was the one that Xu Guang drove Liu Wenjie to before.

It’s just that Xu Guang drove the van into the forest near the river from another location.

At this time, Zhao Lei led everyone to another path.

And after crossing this road is the starting point of the path.

Gu Chen and a few others also followed Zhao Lei and crossed the road.

Everyone stopped by the roadside. Seeing Zhao Lei not moving, Yuan Shasha asked curiously, "Zhao Lei, why don't you leave?"

"I... I'm just walking along the road." Zhao Lei said guiltily.

Officer Wang snorted and laughed: "You took a breath of fresh air in nature, went for a walk in the suburbs, and then you walked here?"

"Then your walking route is quite unique. What are you doing here in the middle of nowhere?"

Looking around, Officer Wang said, "Besides, this is a road next to the river. So where are you going next?"

"I... I don't remember." After hearing what Officer Wang said, Zhao Lei was obviously a little panicked.

But Officer Wang didn't give up. He pointed at the mud on the side of the road and said, "Are you going this way? There are obvious footprints here. It must be yours."

Everyone followed Officer Wang's gaze and looked towards a muddy spot on the side of the road.

Because of the rain, the soil is softer, so it is easy to leave footprints when you step on it.

It happened to be sunny these past few days, so there was no water on the ground. But although the soil was no longer moist, the footprints were still very obvious.

Zhao Lei walked forward, not knowing what to say.

At this moment, Gu Chen also reminded: "Walk over and take a look, follow the footprints."

Zhao Lei had no choice but to do as he was told. But as soon as Zhao Lei stepped on it, everyone immediately discovered that it was a perfect fit.

"This should be your footprint, right? There is no one else here, only you come here to relax." Lu Weiwei also said quickly.

Yuan Shasha agreed, "Yes, this is in the wilderness, no one else would come here, only you have been here."

"Moreover, if you come from that path and cross the road, you will definitely reach this place."

"So this footprint is left by you, and the facts also prove that your footprint is just right, right?"

"This..." Zhao Lei was speechless after hearing what everyone said. He even wanted to die. After all, what everyone said was the truth.

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