booktalesy Chapter 56: You Can't Refuse to Accept It
Chapter 56: You Can't Refuse to Accept It
"You're pretty smart, kid."
As he spoke, Wang Weiguo took a document out of the drawer and handed it to Gu Huai.
"Take a look at this."
In fact, this was the real reason why Wang Weiguo had called Gu Huai here.
Gu Huai took the document and quickly began to read it.
This is an internal bulletin summarizing cases of missing taxi drivers.
The list above shows five cases of taxi disappearances reported in Shenzhen and its surrounding areas since October of last year.
Five vehicles and five people are still missing.
Furthermore, the most recent missing person report was ten days ago, and to this day, there has been no news of either the person being alive or dead.
"This is the case you mentioned before," Wang Weiguo said. "Shouzheng's side has been investigating for a while, but there's been little progress. There are too few clues, and they haven't found the source of the body, making it difficult to take action."
Based on what Wang Weiguo had said earlier, Gu Huai had a bad feeling. "What does Wang Zhi mean?"
"I want you to handle this case," Wang Weiguo said. "Although this case is still a tough nut to crack, judging from your performance in the Zhang Zhenhua case, I think you have the ability to tackle it."
Well, it's bound to happen.
It wasn't that Gu Huai was unwilling; after all, this case originated from him, so it was Gu Huai who should handle it.
But logically speaking, if this task had been communicated to the team in advance, Ling Yue should have known about it.
But Lingyue didn't mention this matter at all that morning, which means the brigade didn't know anything about it.
Wang Weiguo took the initiative to come and talk to me, even though he was from a different grade.
This made Gu Huai think more.
Therefore, he didn't immediately agree or refuse, but pretended to think about it for a moment, "I personally have no objection, but..."
"You mean Lao Wu, right?" Wang Weiguo asked.
"Yes," Gu Huai nodded vigorously, "Besides, I'm still a newcomer after all. Letting me handle this case is probably..."
"It's alright," Wang Weiguo waved his hand and said, "I'll handle the follow-up with Lao Wu, and the reason I put you in charge is to do some preliminary work."
"Preliminary work?" Gu Huai asked, puzzled.
"Yes." Wang Weiguo nodded and said, "The situation in this case is very special. If it is as you suspected in the previous meeting, the suspect must have sold the vehicles to various cities and counties in our province, and may even have sold them to other provinces. What I want you to do is to contact people in various places."
"Me?" Gu Huai pointed to his nose.
"Yes, it's you," Wang Weiguo affirmed. "I believe you have the ability."
Gu Huai thought for a moment and asked, "How many men can you give me?"
"For now, it's just you," Wang Weiguo said. "But you can transfer people from the first brigade. Just tell Lao Wu who you need. In addition, the technical department and the forensic department will also fully cooperate."
Looking into Wang Weiguo's eyes, Gu Huai knew he had no choice but to answer the call today, so he gritted his teeth and replied, "Okay, I'll answer."
Wang Weiguo nodded in satisfaction, stood up, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Come on, I'll take you to meet the people from Guangzhou."
"Yangcheng?" Gu Huai muttered to himself before immediately understanding what Wang Weiguo meant.
Fortunately, Wang Zhi wasn't simply trying to use him as a pawn; he still had the case on his mind.
Wang Weiguo's intention was simple: he wanted to introduce people from Yangcheng to Gu Huairen so that Gu Huairen could carry out his work when he went to Yangcheng.
As the provincial capital, there is a very high probability that the suspects will go to Guangzhou to sell the stolen goods.
The lounge for the Guangzhou staff was on the second floor, and the door was ajar.
Wang Weiguo knocked twice and then pushed the door open and went inside.
Upon entering, Gu Huai saw Jiang Fanglong talking to his subordinates.
Upon seeing the two enter, his previously cheerful demeanor immediately transformed into a serious one.
There's no other reason than that he still remembers what happened in Wang Weiguo's office the day before yesterday.
"Old Jiang," Wang Weiguo said with a smile as he walked in, "I've brought the man for you."
Jiang Fanglong stood up, looking at Gu Huai with some surprise, and sized him up.
"This is the person you mentioned who's in charge of the taxi driver disappearance case."
"Yes," Wang Weiguo nodded, "It's him."
As he spoke, Wang Weiguo gave Gu Huai a look.
Gu Huai, with his keen perception, quickly stepped forward and extended both hands to Jiang Fanglong, saying, "Hello, Jiang Zhi."
"Okay." Jiang Fanglong reluctantly extended his hand and shook it, then asked Wang Weiguo, "That case looks pretty big to me. Can this young man handle it?"
"Of course it can be done," Wang Weiguo said with a smile. "As you saw, it was Xiao Gu who solved the Rain Night Butcher case. If he can solve that case, this one will be a piece of cake."
Jiang Fanglong was speechless at Wang Weiguo's words, rolled his eyes and said, "Whatever you say, we're mainly cooperating anyway."
Gu Huai watched with curiosity as Wang Weiguo and Jiang Fanglong bickered.
He was a little confused as to why, even though he was the one asking for a favor, the situation seemed to be reversed.
However, upon further reflection, Gu Huai roughly figured out the crux of the matter.
The reason for this situation should be related to the Luo Zhenbang case.
Although Guangzhou authorities did not contribute anything to solving this case, they sent people to the case when it was finally closed.
Jiang Fanglong, who received the reward without merit, knew he was in the wrong, which is why he was so tolerant.
The two sat down again after their argument ended.
After sitting down, Jiang Fanglong didn't beat around the bush and went straight to the point: "Xiao Gu, how do you plan to investigate this missing taxi case, and what kind of cooperation do you need from us?"
Gu Huai thought for a moment: "I currently have very few clues, only a general direction. These missing taxis all ended up appearing in other cities in the province, which means that the criminals have channels for selling stolen goods. I think I should start with this line, find the cars, and then find the people."
In Gu Huai's memory, the police officers in his previous life started by investigating the channels for selling stolen goods and gradually tracked down the criminal suspects.
Although Gu Huai had a general idea of the suspect's characteristics and profession.
But finding sex workers in Shenzhen in 93 was like finding a needle in a haystack.
It's worth noting that Dongguan is not far from Shenzhen. At that time, Shenzhen was just as good as Dongguan in that respect.
"Good idea," Jiang Fanglong nodded. "Okay, when I get back, I'll have my colleagues in the Economic Crime Investigation Department keep an eye out. If you need any help, just come to me."
"Then thank you very much, Branch Secretary Jiang."
"You're welcome." Jiang Fanglong's expression turned serious. "You've really helped us a lot, so this is just the least we can do for you."
"No, no, I wouldn't dare," Gu Huai quickly waved his hand. "It's all for work."
"Alright." Jiang Fanglong stood up and said, "Let's stop here then. I have a lot of things to do, so I won't bother you any longer."
Seeing that Jiang Fanglong was about to leave, Wang Weiguo also stood up, ready to see them off.
Just as the group reached the door of the lounge.
The door was pushed open from the outside.
A young policeman rushed in from outside, panting heavily, his face flushed. "Chief Wang, something bad has happened!"
Wang Weiguo frowned. "What is it? Tell me slowly."
"The Bao'an branch just reported that a body was found in an orchard near the section of Yangpeng Highway close to Guancheng."
"What's going on?" Wang Weiguo frowned. "Tell me in detail."
"The Bao'an branch said that based on the clothes the deceased was wearing, the deceased is very likely related to the case that Captain Zhou was investigating before."
Gu Huai's mind went blank.
He turned to Wang Weiguo and said, "Chief Wang, we've found the source of the body."
Wang Weiguo nodded with a gloomy expression.
"Let's go and take a look at the scene."