pertwk Chapter 62 Where the Vehicle Went
Chapter 62 Where the Vehicle Went
Although it was called a meeting, the entire process only lasted for about ten minutes.
Gu Huai's original intention was simply to let everyone get to know each other.
As soon as Gu Huai said the words "meeting adjourned," Xia Wanying immediately picked up her notebook and walked out.
They rushed about without a trace of regret.
While tidying up, Ling Yue said to Gu Huai, "I just chatted with this girl. Don't let her unapproachable appearance fool you, she's actually a very nice person."
Gu Huai shook his head slightly, indicating that he didn't care.
In his past life, he had met many people with strange personalities, so Xia Wanying was nothing special.
For him, no matter how strange a person's personality is, as long as their abilities are helpful to him, he should befriend them.
Doing business has always been a counterintuitive thing to human nature.
After waving goodbye to Ling Yue, Gu Huai and Hou Hao left the archives room one after the other.
After leaving the house, Hou Hao quickened his pace and caught up with him. "Ah Huai, don't take my master's attitude to heart just now..."
Gu Huai glanced at him and shook his head, saying, "I didn't take it to heart."
"Actually, my master..." Hou Hao bit his lip, "He also had his own difficulties."
"I know." Gu Huai patted him on the shoulder, "but as police officers, we still have to put solving cases first."
Hou Hao lowered his head and gave a soft "hmm".
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At this moment, the Second Brigade office was brightly lit, as if it were daytime, and a group of people were gathered together discussing something, seemingly having a small meeting.
Gu Huai stood at the door for a while and looked around. When he didn't see Zhou Shouzhen, he knew that Zhou must be in his office.
Zhou Shouzhen's office was at the very back of the second floor.
Gu Huai walked to the door and gently knocked on it.
"Come in."
Pushing open the door, I saw Zhou Shouzhen sitting behind his desk, with several documents in front of him. His hair was messy, and he had a lit cigarette between his fingers.
Upon seeing Gu Huai, he stood up with a broad smile. "Little Gu? What brings you here?"
Before he could finish speaking, Zhou Shouzhen saw Hou Hao enter with Gu Huai. His smile froze for a moment. "Oh, little monkey's here too. Isn't your master busy?"
When Zhou Shouzhen invited him to help, Hou Hao replied somewhat embarrassedly, "Ah Huai asked me to lend a hand."
Zhou Shouzhen's smile remained unchanged, but his eyes flickered slightly.
"Captain Zhou, excuse me." Gu Huai walked over on his own. "Chief Wang asked me to lead the investigation into the taxi case. I was thinking that you were in charge of that case before, so I wanted to come and get some information from you."
"Oh, that case." He sat down again, gesturing to the chair opposite his desk. "Sit down, everyone sit down."
After sitting down, Gu Huai didn't beat around the bush and went straight to the point, "Captain Zhou, what progress has your investigation made?"
"Not much progress," Zhou Shouzhen flicked his cigarette ash. "Five cars, five people, missing for more than four months, scattered in different districts. We visited their families, companies, and colleagues one by one, but found nothing in common."
He paused for a moment as he spoke.
"The only thing they have in common is that all the missing drivers were on the day shift and all disappeared in the afternoon. But that's what I find most strange. Generally, if someone is kidnapped, they would usually choose to do it at night."
Gu Huai already had the answer to Zhou Shouzhen's question in his heart.
Just as he remembered the case, the taxi drivers were all seduced during the day. It wasn't that the suspects preferred to commit the crimes in the afternoon, but rather it was a matter of the taxi drivers' vigilance.
For a normal person, nighttime is a time when one is more vigilant, let alone a charming and independent woman. Anyone would overthink things under such circumstances.
Choosing to commit the crime during the day solves this problem, since they all lure people into their rooms to kill them anyway, so it makes no difference whether it's day or night.
So Gu Huai chose to bypass that question and went straight to the next one, "Where's the traffic flow?"
Zhou Shouzhen stubbed out his cigarette, took a piece of paper from the drawer, and handed it to Gu Huai.
"I had my men investigate. There were five cars in total, and we found four of them. Two of them had been in Guangzhou, one in Dongguan, and one in Yixian. But when we followed the clues, all the cars had already returned to Shenzhen."
"Are they all decks?"
"Yes." A hint of surprise flashed in Zhou Shouzhen's eyes. "We asked all the car owners, and they all said they bought the cars from the used car market. When we tried to investigate further, we couldn't find those used car dealers anymore."
Gu Huai looked at the piece of paper in his hand, which listed the names of several cities and contact numbers.
"Captain Zhou, these contacts..."
"They're all people I know," Zhou Shouzhen said. "After the incident, I called them one by one and asked them to keep an eye out for me."
Zhou Shouzheng was able to know so many people mainly because the Second Brigade was mainly responsible for property crimes, and in the course of their work, they inevitably had to contact the heads of various cities.
Over the years, I've gotten to know so many people.
Zhou Shouzhen stared at Gu Huai for a while, then glanced sideways at Hou Hao beside him before taking out another piece of paper from the drawer and handing it to Gu Huai.
"That list wasn't complete. This is a list of contact information I compiled. It includes contact information for surrounding cities in addition to the ones I just mentioned. Take this and feel free to ask. I've already contacted them all."
Gu Huai took the paper and glanced at it.
I found that the paper was covered with names, companies, and phone numbers, and some even had job titles written on it.
After reading it, he handed the paper to Hou Hao. "Captain Zhou, thank you so much."
"Don't be so polite." Zhou Shouzhen was clearly not surprised that Gu Huai would give this to Hou Hao. "It's all for work. Besides, Wang Zhi put you in charge, which means he trusts you! Wang Zhi has spoken, so of course I'll help if I can."
Despite Zhou Shouzhen's seemingly sincere tone, he remained silent.
But Gu Huai noticed a detail: when Zhou Shouzheng said, "Wang Zhi asked you to take the lead," he emphasized the words "Wang Zhi."
The meaning behind the words is self-evident.
Just as Gu Huai was thinking about these things, Hou Hao handed the paper back to Gu Huai.
Clearly, he understood what was being said.
Gu Huai pretended not to know anything and stuffed the paper into his pocket.
"Captain Zhou, I have one last question," Gu Huai said solemnly, "Based on your experience, where are these missing cars most likely located now?"
"I'm not sure." Zhou Shouzhen thought for a moment, then shook his head. "But the most likely explanation is that the car has already been dismantled and sold for parts."
As he spoke, Zhou Shouzhen leaned back and looked at the ceiling. "This is the most troublesome part of the case. It's not easy to investigate once it's broken down into parts."
"I understand." Gu Huai did not show the troubled look that Zhou Shouzheng had expected. Instead, he stood up and extended his hand to Zhou Shouzheng. "Thank you for the idea, Captain Zhou. I will report to you and Wang Zhi as soon as there is any progress."
Zhou Shouzhen stood up with some confusion and took his hand.
"Don't be so polite with me," Zhou Shouzhen said politely. "If you need anything, just come to me anytime."
Gu Huai pointed to the case files on the table, "You know what, I actually do have something I need your help with."