I am a super cop

Zou Yaohua's words are elusive, but the clues provided by Zou Yaohua can be studied.

For example, Zou Yaohua said that he met the pancake proprietress four times in private, which can be studied in He Junchao's investigation.

But as for what Zou Yaohua said about putting the pancake proprietress down at the ferry bridge in the suburbs, this is doubtful.

However, at the four places where Zou Yaohua and the pancake proprietress met, they treated each other with respect and did not behave too out of the ordinary.

Therefore, it is difficult for Gu Chen to judge the subtle relationship between the two for the time being.

But now, the top priority is to find the whereabouts of the pancake proprietress.

"Can you take us to the Fukou Bridge?" Gu Chen said.

Zou Yaohua was stunned for a moment, but he quickly reacted and nodded in agreement: "Of course, if you want to go, I can take you there."

"Without further ado, let's go now." Gu Chen reminded him not wanting to waste too much time here.

Everyone immediately took action and got into the car with Zou Yaohua.

Later, according to Zou Yaohua's guidance, Gu Chen drove to the suburbs.

After driving on a provincial road for nearly an hour, Zou Yaohua leaned against the window and observed carefully, then pointed to a location and said:

"Did you see the river in front of you? There will be a bridge when the road passes that river. I remember that this is where I lowered her."

After hearing Zou Yaohua's words, Gu Chen slowed down the vehicle and drove slowly towards the bridge.

When driving to the central area of ​​the bridge, Gu Chen turned on the right turn signal and then pulled over.

Everyone immediately got off the car and came to the bridge.

At this moment, everyone began to observe the situation around them.

It can be said that this place is empty, except for the intersection of a river and a road, there are no other abnormalities.

Gu Chen walked up to Zou Yaohua and asked, "Are you sure that this is where you dropped off the pancake proprietress last time?"

"Yes." Zou Yaohua nodded silently and said involuntarily:
"Because the aquatic product base I want to go to happens to pass through this road, so she said I can just put her down on this bridge."

"Did she bring any luggage with her?" Lu Weiwei quickly asked.

Zou Yaohua nodded silently: "I brought some clothes."

"Get off the bus here, where is she going?" Officer Wang stayed by the bridge to observe for a long time, but he still couldn't figure out the whereabouts of the pancake proprietress.

Zou Yaohua walked up to Officer Wang and said helplessly: "I also asked her at that time? Asked her where she was going? She told me to leave it alone and let me go about my business."

"It feels like she should be waiting for someone here, that's right."

After thinking briefly for a few seconds, Zou Yaohua continued: "I remember that after I drove away, I looked at the situation behind through the rearview mirror of the vehicle."

"I found that she was standing by the bridge, waiting quietly. It felt like she was waiting for someone."

"Perhaps, she has made an appointment with someone else, and maybe we can pick her up here."

Looking up at Gu Chen, Zou Yaohua also continued: "Comrade police, this is all I know. I don't know anything else."

"Okay, I understand." Gu Chen listened to Zou Yaohua's explanation, but it was not yet easy to draw a conclusion.

Logically speaking, this place is empty, and even the nearby villages are still a long way away from here.

It can be said that the choice of the place where the pancake boss dropped off the bus was not wise.

The only possible explanation is that maybe someone else is here to pick up and deliver the pancake proprietress.

The pancake proprietress got into other vehicles here and then disappeared.

"However, if the pancake proprietress got into another vehicle by herself, it means that the person who sent the pair of earrings to the pancake proprietor should be the person who picked up the pancake proprietress after Zou Yaohua."

"But if you want to know who picked up the pancake proprietress during this time period, it's not a big problem. You can still check the passing vehicles according to the interval speed measurement method."

“Once a vehicle takes significantly longer to drive on this stretch of road than other vehicles, it means there is something wrong with the vehicle.”

After thinking about it, Gu Chen quickly took out his mobile phone and started to contact He Junchao.

Lu Weiwei, Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha looked at Zou Yaohua and conducted investigations together at the bridge.

Sitting in the driver's seat of the vehicle, the phone call was also connected at this moment.

He Junchao on the other end of the phone asked directly: "Gu Chen, what's the matter?"

"Brother He, please help me investigate the specific time Zou Yaohua drove at the Fukou Bridge on the day the pancake proprietress disappeared."

"I will send you the specific location now."

"Okay, you can send it over." After hearing Gu Chen's explanation, He Junchao immediately agreed.

Later, Gu Chen sent his location to He Junchao.

He Junchao also began to investigate Zou Yaohua's gray van based on the specific time and location.

Not long after, Gu Chen received a reply from He Junchao: "Gu Chen, we have found out. Zou Yaohua drove into this section that day, and the time was about 11 o'clock in the morning."

"Very good." After getting this result, Gu Chen was very satisfied and said again:
"Brother He, next, you will calculate the distance traveled by these vehicles. How long will it take?"

"Then, we checked to see which vehicles were there after Zou Yaohua's vehicle passed here. It took significantly longer than other vehicles to pass through this road section."

"Help me find the vehicle that is not used correctly."

"I understand, you, Gu Chen, want to use zone speed testing to find the next car to pick up the pancake proprietress, right?"

He Junchao was smart and knew Gu Chen's intentions.

Of course, Gu Chen also said frankly: "Just follow the method I gave you and help me check it out. You must find the car accurately."

"Understood, wait a moment." After receiving Gu Chen's instructions, He Junchao immediately started the investigation mode.

However, as time passed by, there was still no reply from He Junchao, which made Gu Chen inevitably have doubts.

At this moment, Lu Weiwei, who was still investigating near the bridge, also walked from the bridge side to the co-pilot position of the vehicle.

After opening the car door, Lu Weiwei sat directly on it, then picked up her police kettle, unscrewed the cap, took two gulps, and then let out a "ha" and said:

"Junior Brother Gu, I just went to investigate near the bridge and found that you can walk from the bridge to the bottom and there are steps to go down."

"It should be good to swim here in summer. It feels like a treasure place for swimming, but the river is a bit deep and I feel like smaller boats can pass through."

"Really?" After listening to Lu Weiwei's report, Gu Chen's heart couldn't help but wonder, could there be a new possibility?
Just as he was thinking about it, He Junchao called.

Without saying anything, Gu Chen directly opened the answer button: "Senior Brother He."

"Gu Chen, that's strange."

"What's wrong?" Listening to He Junchao's tone, Gu Chen felt that something was wrong.

But He Junchao, who was on the other end of the phone, also replied with a puzzled look on his face: "I have investigated all the passing vehicles since Zou Yaohua passed this bridge, and found that these vehicles, without exception, are all traveling at normal speeds."

"Other than that, no vehicles were found to slow down."

"That is to say, except for Zou Yaohua who parked here for the longest time, no other vehicles slowed down, right?" Gu Chen said.

"Yes." He Junchao also quickly replied: "I checked through the two surveillance cameras of the zone speed test, and found no trace of the pancake proprietress."

"Moreover, I started checking at 11 o'clock until the evening. During this period, there were no abnormalities in any vehicles, and they all passed at a constant speed."

"I think the boss lady cannot stay on this bridge for too long because there is no vehicle to take her away."

"Either, that's another possibility."

"Which one?" Hearing what He Junchao said, Gu Chen also asked curiously.

"That's right, this pancake proprietress probably got off the highway somewhere in this section." He Junchao said.

Hearing this, Gu Chen's thoughts just now suddenly became stronger.

"Yes." Looking at Lu Weiwei beside him, Gu Chen reminded him on his mobile phone again: "Brother He, boats can pass by on this river."

"Please help me investigate, how many docks are there near here?"

"This..." After a brief hesitation, He Junchao suddenly understood and quickly asked Gu Chen:
"Gu Chen, you mean that the pancake proprietress might have left by boat from Zaidukou Bridge?"

"Currently, this is the only possibility." Gu Chen said.

"Okay, I will help you investigate and send you the specific location later." After receiving Gu Chen's prompt, He Junchao immediately started the investigation mode again.

At this moment, Lu Weiwei, who was sitting in the co-pilot, was stunned after hearing Gu Chen’s analysis just now:
"Junior brother Gu, did this pancake proprietress really leave by boat?"

"Maybe, we need to investigate this, get out of the car." As he spoke, Gu Chen quickly got out of the car.

Lu Weiwei got out of the car and followed closely behind Gu Chen.

Everyone came to Police Officer Wang, Yuan Shasha and Zou Yaohua.

"Gu Chen." Seeing Gu Chen walking quickly, Officer Wang also asked curiously: "How is it?"

"The pancake proprietress did not leave in another vehicle. After Senior Brother He left Zou Yaohua, he continued to investigate until night, but he never found any unusual vehicles or traces of the pancake proprietress."

"Can it still be like this?" Hearing Gu Chen's words, Officer Wang was stunned, and then turned his attention to Zou Yaohua beside him.

At this moment, Zou Yaohua was also in a panic. He waved his hands and denied it: "I don't know about this. Anyway, I was responsible for sending her to the ferry bridge. She said so herself."

"Besides, she didn't tell me where she was going? I thought someone was coming back to pick her up."

"Senior Brother Gu." After Zou Yaohua finished speaking, Yuan Shasha did not pay attention to him, but threw the question to Gu Chen and asked:

"What do you think is the problem?"

"She probably didn't leave by car." Gu Chen said.

"What are you sitting on?" Yuan Shasha asked curiously.

At this moment, Gu Chen heard the sound of a motor coming from the distance.

Gu Chen turned his head and looked around. On the river, a small boat was slowly approaching from the front.

The movement of the motor was particularly obvious, and the boat contained some caught aquatic products and some packaged goods.

Gu Chen said casually: "The pancake boss lady probably left by boat at the ferry bridge."

"Ship?" After hearing what Gu Chen said, Lu Weiwei, Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha said in unison, seemingly feeling incredible.

Even Zou Yaohua, who was standing aside, was stunned.

But Zou Yaohua quickly walked to the edge of the bridge and looked at the motor ship in front of him. When he passed under the bridge, his heart skipped a beat and he couldn't help but say:
"Yes, she probably left by the river, not necessarily by road."

Turning to look at Gu Chen, Zou Yaohua continued: "Officer Gu, this is definitely a possibility."

"I remember that that day she clearly asked me to drive to the Ferry Bridge and then put her down."

"This place looks strange to me. You have no control over the front and back of the store. What does it mean to get off here?"

"But she didn't let me ask, so I didn't think much about it. But now that I think about it, I feel like she meant to leave here by boat."

"After all, we have seen this place just now. There are steps to go down, and there is a stone pier below that can dock some small ships."

Turning to look at the small boat sailing into the distance, Zou Yaohua also continued:
"A boat like the one just now can dock under the bridge pier if it stops a little bit."

"Did they really leave by boat?" Listening to Zou Yaohua's explanation, Gu Chen's suspicion became even more profound.

You know, the pancake proprietress has been in a blind spot of surveillance ever since she left home.

Start from the alley where you started, take Zou Yaohua's van and leave, avoiding the surveillance cameras.

Then, Zou Yaohua was asked to place himself near the Fukou Bridge, and there was no monitoring in this section.

If the pancake proprietress leaves from here, she can definitely take a boat to the next location.

Then take other means of transportation to go where she wants to go.

But in this way, the pancake proprietress seems to have been avoiding surveillance, or in other words, avoiding investigation.

Thinking of this, Gu Chen also thought deeply and fearfully: "What on earth does she want to do?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Chen heard the sound of a motor coming from the distance again.

At this moment, another small boat came from not far away.

Gu Chen turned to look at the crowd and reminded, "Let's bring our equipment and we'll get on this boat later and let the boatman take us for a walk on the river to see what's going on around us."

"Well, I'll get the equipment." Upon hearing this, Lu Weiwei immediately walked towards the vehicle.

Not long after, Lu Weiwei held some police equipment in her hands.

The car was then locked and temporarily parked on the side of the bridge.Everyone followed the steps they found earlier and walked from the side of the bridge to the river.

At this moment, the motor boat was getting closer and closer, and Gu Chen and others stood on the shore and waved.

The boatman driving the boat also saw Gu Chen and the others. He immediately slowed down the speed of the boat and slowly floated to the river bank. He hurriedly asked: "What's the matter?"

"Hello, master, we are from Furong Branch." Lu Weiwei quickly took out her police card, showed it in front of the boatman, and then said:
"We are currently investigating a case. I would like to take your boat and take a look below. Is it convenient?"

"Is that so?" Hearing that it was the police, the boatman hesitated, but still asked:
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"You just want to go down there and have a look, right?"

"Yes, I just went to the river to check the situation." Officer Wang quickly replied.

The boatman thought again for a few seconds, and then responded: "Okay, wait until I dock the boat."

"Thank you, master." After hearing the boatman's promise, Yuan Shasha quickly thanked her.

So, the boatman used his skillful skills to slowly move the boat to the pier under the bridge.

This location is a deep water area, so the boat will not run aground when it reaches the shore.

Gu Chen and others walked onto the bridge pier, and then jumped onto the boat directly from the bridge pier.

Although the boat is small, its hull is quite wide. At first glance, it looks like a cargo ship that can transport goods.

Therefore, Gu Chen and others sat on top, which seemed relatively stable.

"Are you seated, everyone? Sit down and let's set off." Following the greeting from the ship's boss, the noisy motor sounded again.

The boat immediately moved forward.

Everyone sat at the bow of the boat and observed the situation on both sides of the strait.

Gu Chen walked to the back driving seat and communicated with the boat boss: "Master, are there many boats passing by this river every day?"

"There are many." The boss of the ship replied to Gu Chen while steering the helm:

"Because this river is a dock connected to Jiangnan Iron and Steel Plant, and this river has a deep draft, and can accommodate larger ships all the way to the river dock in the next county."

"So, the freight between here is much cheaper than road transportation, and it is suitable for transporting some bulk commodities."

"So, there will be more boats traveling on the river here."

"How many ships usually use this channel?" Officer Wang heard this and turned around to ask.

"It's hard to say." The ship boss thought for a moment and said slowly:

"In about an hour, about ten ships will pass by on the river. Because this river was opened not long ago, there are not many ships now. Many of them are transporting some short-distance commodities, which is more cost-effective anyway."

"The upper reaches of the river here is a reservoir, and the aquatic products there are relatively developed."

"It's over at the Jiangnan Lake Reservoir." After hearing the introduction from the boat boss, Zou Yaohua, who was sitting in the middle, also quickly interjected:

"The upper reaches is the Jiangnan Lake Reservoir, and the aquaculture there is really developed."

"However, Jiangnan Lake is a scenic spot, and aquaculture requires various approvals, and the quantity is strictly controlled."

"I often drive there to pick up goods for the aquatic product dealers there and transport them to various aquatic product markets in Jiangnan City."

"Oh, so you are also in the aquatic industry?" Listening to Zou Yaohua's words, the boss of the boat looked like this.

Zou Yaohua also nodded silently: "I just make some money by delivering goods to others, so I know these aquatic product bases quite well."

After finishing his words, Zou Yaohua asked again: "Master, is your boat also for fishing?"

"Yes, but not entirely." Listening to Zou Yaohua's words, the ship boss also smiled and said:

"I pull goods from the downstream to the upstream and transport some raw materials."

"Now it's time to go back and bring some aquatic products back to the dock over there, so you don't have to go back with an empty boat."

"I take some of the specialty fish from Jiangnan Lake and sell them to the downstream counties to those who open hotels. They prefer the specialty fish from Jiangnan Lake. They are big and the meat is very delicious."

"So that's it." After hearing what the ship boss said, Zou Yaohua also nodded silently.

At this time, Gu Chen took out his cell phone, opened the photo album, showed the photo of the pancake proprietress in front of the boss, and asked, "Do you know this person?"

"This person?" He squinted his eyes. While steering the helm, the ship's boss also took a glance and asked hurriedly: "Who is this?"

"The proprietress of a pancake shop disappeared a week ago where we boarded the ship." Lu Weiwei explained quickly.

"Is that so?" The boss of the ship was stunned, and finally understood the real purpose of these policemen on board the ship.

"Have you seen it?" Upon seeing this, Yuan Shasha also walked from the middle of the boat to the stern.

The boat boss thought for a moment and shook his head: "I've never seen it before. People who run boats on such a waterway rarely meet women."

"Moreover, most of our ships are cargo ships, some are big or small, but generally speaking, we encounter very few women, and they are all men."

After a pause, the boat boss continued: "Besides, our waterway here is not a passenger ship. We have not yet developed tourist ships, so most people will not take our ships."

"Even if there are very few family members?" Lu Weiwei gave another explanation.

But the boat boss also shook his head: "Which family member is willing to ride on a small boat like ours? It rocks badly and is also very dirty."

"As long as you don't mind, take my boat by the way."

"So, there are usually very few women on this waterway, right?" After hearing what the ship boss said, Gu Chen suddenly had a new idea.

The boss of the ship nodded fiercely and couldn't help but said: "Yes, the people who run the ship are all men anyway. There is only one person on a ship, and occasionally two, and the rest is the cargo on the ship."

"Yeah." Gu Chen nodded silently, took it to heart, and asked the ship boss again:

"So, you often run boats on this waterway. Do you all know these boatmen who run boats together, right?"

"Uh, that's right? Most of them are acquaintances," the ship boss said.

So Gu Chen asked again: "Then you people usually run boats from the Jiangnan Lake Reservoir upstream to the county dock downstream?"

"Some of them will travel long distances. For those that require larger ships, such as transporting materials such as steel, it is more cost-effective to transport them by waterway."

"These ships are generally larger and can be transported all the way to the river mouth. They can also be transported down the river to the seaport."

"After all, we have a developed water system here in the south. As long as the waterway is clear, we can go anywhere."

"Yeah." After listening to what the ship boss said, Gu Chen also remembered it, so he asked again:
"If, I mean if, if I ask you to help me find this woman in my mobile phone album, do you have any good ideas?"

"This?" After hesitating for a few seconds, the ship boss said truthfully:
"Let's do this. You send me the photo, and I will forward it to our ship group. I will help you ask which shipman has ever taken this woman?"

"If anyone has seen this woman, I will reply to you as soon as possible. What do you think?"

"This is the best." Thinking that these boatmen who run boats on the waterway every day should often meet each other.

Moreover, such ships are generally cargo ships, so people on board can usually see each other from passing ships.

In this way, Gu Chen can use the resources of these ship bosses to help find out the whereabouts of the pancake proprietress, which is indeed a good idea.

Later, Gu Chen sent the photo of the pancake proprietress to the boatman, who quickly opened his WeChat.

Quickly forward this photo to several of your ship groups, and send relevant texts to the groups one by one.

The general situation is that this woman has been missing for a week, and the last place she appeared may be near the Ferry Bridge.

The police are currently searching for this woman. If any boat owner has seen this woman, please reply immediately.

After sending the last message, the boss of the ship at the helm also asked Gu Chen: "Comrade police, do you think this is okay?"

"Okay, that's great, thank you." Gu Chen shook hands with him gratefully. The boss of the ship was also very polite and briefly communicated with Gu Chen.

During the subsequent voyage, Gu Chen also went down the river and came directly to the first larger pier.

Compared with getting on the boat from the pier of the Ferry Bridge, this pier has a parking area.

On the pier, there are also related crane equipment.

The sparrow is small, but it has all five internal organs.

The boatman docked the boat at an area of ​​the pier and reminded Gu Chen:
"I'm going down to the pier to buy some things. I won't be leaving for a while. Why don't you guys go down for a walk?"

"Okay." Gu Chen and the others had been sitting on the boat for a long time and felt the need to go down and stretch their muscles.

Everyone here was getting off the boat one after another, but when Zou Yaohua got off the boat, his legs went weak and he almost collapsed on the ground.

Officer Wang, who got off the boat behind him, immediately picked him up and asked hurriedly: "What's wrong with you?"

"I...I'm a little seasick." Zou Yaohua frowned and tried to restore himself.

"Get up." Officer Wang lifted him up and said angrily:

"I said Zou Yaohua, you are a driver who transports aquatic products. You run around these aquatic product bases every day, and you actually get seasick?"

"Yes." Zou Yaohua nodded silently and said with a haggard look on his face:

"I'm from the north. There are few rivers in the north, so my water quality is not good."

"Although I have been dealing with aquatic products dealers, I am usually responsible for transportation and will not go to the reservoir with them by boat, so I get dizzy when I get on the boat."

After waving his hand, Zou Yaohua said with a haggard look on his face: "I can't do it anymore, I have to slow down."

"Drink some water." Seeing Zou Yaohua's ugly face, Officer Wang took off his police water bottle and handed it to Zou Yaohua.

"Thank you." Zou Yaohua thanked him, immediately took the kettle, unscrewed the lid, and drank a few gulps.

On the other side, Gu Chen was still near the dock, actively asking the dock staff about the whereabouts of the pancake proprietress.

"Have you seen this man a week ago?"

"No."

"Have you seen it?"

"I haven't seen it either."

"Thank you."

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After some questioning, Gu Chen came to a canteen on the pier.

This is a mobile tuck shop, which is actually a tricycle with a parasol and a tuck shop sign, parked near the pier.

Due to the small size of the wharf, it became the only center for commodity exchange.

As long as you park your car here and play with your mobile phone, customers will automatically come to your door.

"Hello." Gu Chen walked up to the vendor owner and flashed his phone in front of him:
"Did you see this woman on this dock a week ago?"

The middle-aged man lying on the tricycle playing with his mobile phone just glanced at it casually and immediately shook his head in denial: "I haven't seen it before."

As he spoke, the boy's mobile game finished scoring, and the corners of the man's mouth suddenly showed an upward curve.

"Take a closer look." Gu Chen felt that the man's reply was a little perfunctory, or that he didn't look carefully at all.

"I'm busy. What are you doing with this woman? Who is she to you?" The man was focused on playing with his mobile phone and never took his eyes off the screen.

At this time, Gu Chen directly took out his police card, showed it in front of the middle-aged man and said: "I am from Furong Branch. This woman disappeared near the waterway a week ago."

"We suspect that she was hijacked near the waterway, so we want to ask you. If you have seen her, please be sure to tell us."

After hearing what Gu Chen said, the middle-aged man who was still playing the game hard just now raised his eyes and his tone became polite:

"So he's a comrade from the police? OK, I'll tell you as soon as I see him."

After the words fell, the man's eyes returned to his mobile game. His eyes suddenly lit up and his expression became extremely excited.

Seeing this, Gu Chen could only give up and nodded silently: "Okay, if you have seen her, please remember to call us."

While talking, Gu Chen took out the criminal investigation team's business card and placed it directly next to the payment QR code of the middle-aged man's canteen together with the colorful missing person notice from the pancake proprietress.

Seeing that the middle-aged man was still immersed in his game, Gu Chen sighed softly and turned around to leave.

At this moment, the man's game seemed to have finished scoring again. The man clenched his fists excitedly to cheer up. Only then did he see the name on the QR code of the payment and a missing person notice.

The man suddenly frowned, looked up at Gu Chen, who was about to leave, and suddenly shouted: "Wait a moment."

When Gu Chen heard this, he also stopped and turned to look at the middle-aged man at the canteen.

"This woman..." The middle-aged man took the missing person notice in his hand and looked at it, then looked at Gu Chen and said lightly:

"I may have seen her a week ago."

... (end of this chapter)