I am a super cop

Chapter 2632: Destitute Old Friend

"Teacher Liu? If there is no specific name, as long as the surname is Liu, you can call her Teacher Liu. Looking for someone like this is like looking for a needle in a haystack." Lu Weiwei was a little confused.

At least Xu Yaxuan's statement is indeed too general.

Xu Yaxuan thought about it again, and then said: "I remember that he bought a small villa near Donghu Park in Jiangnan City."

"That was when he was making the most money. It seemed like he was planning to live in that villa after he retired."

"These are all I know. If you ask me about the rest, I don't know either."

  "Donghu Park? Small villa?" With these clues, Officer Wang quickly thought of a place and quickly explained to Gu Chen and everyone else:

"I just remember that there seemed to be only one villa project near Donghu Park, which was Donghu Garden, a high-end commercial community."

"There are not only high-rise buildings, but also villas. Those villas are all distributed along the East Lake."

  "That's easy." Hearing what Officer Wang said, Gu Chen was very satisfied and quickly said:

"Villas are a scarce resource, so we can narrow the search area."

"Also, what are the characteristics of Mr. Liu? I mean his appearance."

"Well, he's tall and thin. He must have looked pretty good when he was young, because he had many lovers. I heard that when he first became successful, he relied on gigolos."

"Later, he relied on the rich woman's resources to gradually reach his current position. However, after that incident, Mr. Liu wanted to make a comeback in the circle."

"But you also know that this kind of business relies on other people's trust in you."

"Once people lose trust in you and your reputation in the industry plummets, your reputation will collapse."

"Moreover, the police later learned about his hiring someone to bury my father alive, and Mr. Liu was sent to prison, where he spent several years."

"All in all, it's been 10 years. I don't know where he is. But you ask me who has a grudge against my father."

"Then I know without any guessing, it's this Teacher Liu. But after so many years, I don't know if Teacher Liu has let go of this grudge."

"But at least it was my dad who sent him to prison, so it must be true that he hates my dad and wants to seek revenge on him."

"Okay." After listening to Xu Yaxuan's words, Gu Chen had reason to believe that Teacher Liu might have been released from prison now.

Therefore, it might be normal for him to take revenge on Xu Tianxia who had left him with nothing.

So Gu Chen quickly said, "Don't go anywhere now. Your father's sudden death is strange."

"Until we investigate the problem, you will temporarily live in our police dormitory for a while. Living outside may be dangerous."

"But……"

"Tsk!" As soon as Gu Chen finished speaking, Xu Yaxuan had his own little idea.

Gao Hu, who was sitting in the back row, couldn't sit still anymore. He also made a "tsk" sound and quickly said:

"Now it's for your personal safety. Your father left in such an unclear way. Do you want it too?"

"I don't just mean that. What I mean is, even if I want to move away from this place temporarily, I should at least tell my sister, right?"

"I'll give you some time now. You can call your sister. Then, take the daily necessities you need to bring with you. We'll wait for you."

"Okay." Seeing that Officer Wang had said so, Xu Yaxuan quickly said, "I'll go back now."

Since Gu Chen and Lu Weiwei had been to Xu Yaxuan's rental house, they knew the address, so they accompanied Xu Yaxuan back to her residence and packed her personal belongings and took them into the car.

Then he took Xu Yaxuan to the police dormitory of Furong Branch.

In the car, Xu Yaxuan talked to his neighbor's sister on the phone, and both of them were crying on the phone.

After arranging accommodation for Xu Yaxuan, Gu Chen and his companions, as well as Gao Hu and He Qian, immediately drove to East Lake Park.

When several people drove to the Donghu Park parking lot, they found that it was not as upscale as they had imagined.

A corner of the park has long been overgrown with weeds, and it seems that it has not been taken care of for a long time.

In this high-end residential area, there are very few vehicles parked on the side of the road, and the occupancy rate does not seem to be high.

Gu Chen and his companions parked the car in a parking space opposite the community. After getting out of the car, they walked directly into the community.

But when I arrived outside the guard room, it was empty.

The few people had no choice but to cross the roadblocks and enter the underground parking lot of the community.

"Why are there only so few cars in this place? I remember when it was first launched, this place was selling very well. Why does it suddenly feel so desolate?" Lu Weiwei was walking in the front and couldn't help but sigh at the desolate scene.

"That's because several large shopping malls in the surrounding area were left unfinished, and investors who donated money ran away, leaving them with no money left in their bank accounts."

"As a result, several important supporting facilities in the surrounding area were forced to remain unfinished, which had a great impact on the area."

"In addition, there are many parks like this in Jiangnan City, so Donghu Park is not that competitive. Moreover, it is far away from the city and there are no supporting industries around it."

"For people living here, the commuting costs are high, so they will definitely sell their houses here and move somewhere else."

While Lu Weiwei was still confused, Yuan Shasha gave many explanations.

  "Sure, Xiao Yuan." After listening to Yuan Shasha's detailed explanations, Officer Wang couldn't help but sigh:

"It seems that you are very familiar with the business model here."

"Haha, Brother Wang, thank you for the compliment. I heard it from a relative of mine during a New Year's dinner." Yuan Shasha said modestly.

"Alas, real estate projects nowadays often run away. In the past, the bank's money was spent at high speed, but now the boomerang has finally come to fruition."

Officer Wang shook his head and came to an exit.

So everyone walked in together.

When everyone came to the community garden through the exit of the underground parking lot, they found that the lawn here was even covered with weeds.

"Look, there is no property management, and the weeds have grown so tall." Seeing this scene, Officer Wang couldn't help but complain.

Gao Hu and He Qian looked at each other, and both of them felt the desolation of this community.

Especially when looking up at the windows of each house, there are very few residents drying clothes.

There are even some stray cats and dogs playing throughout the garden.

It doesn't look like a high-end community at all.

"The villa area should be near the lake." While everyone was standing still, Gu Chen pointed to one direction and said.

"Then what are you waiting for? Go over and try your luck." Lu Weiwei said.

So everyone followed Gu Chen and walked towards the lake.

After passing through several buildings, everyone realized that many walls of the villas were covered with ivy, as if they had not been cleaned for a long time.

But there are also some villas that look cleaner.

And these clean villas are obviously inhabited.

So Gu Chen and his companions started asking people one by one along the rightmost side of the villa area.

Seeing a white-haired old lady watering the lawn in the yard, Gu Chen and his companions hurried over.

"Auntie, is there a Teacher Liu living here?" Lu Weiwei said, lying on the guardrail outside the yard.

The white-haired old lady turned her head and asked casually, "Who is Teacher Liu? What does he do?" "I was a lecturer before, giving presentations to companies." Yuan Shasha also said.

"I've never heard of a lecturer here." The old lady walked back to a corner of the yard and turned off the faucet.

After putting the water pipe in place, he took the initiative to walk to the entrance of the yard and opened the small wooden door.

"He bought a house here before, planning to live there after retirement. His last name is Liu. Are there any residents here with the last name Liu?"

"There is one, but he is not a teacher." The white-haired old lady crossed her arms, looking thoughtful.

"Oh, then what does he do?" Officer Wang asked quickly.

"What do you do? I used to be a businessman, but then I heard the market was not good, so I retired early and have been raising dogs and growing flowers every day."

"I don't know if that person is the one you are looking for?"

"Besides this person, are there any other residents with the surname Liu?" Gao Hu asked quickly.

  "No more." The white-haired old lady waved her hand and explained:

"The only person here who is surnamed Liu and still lives in the villa area is the one I just mentioned. No one else has the surname Liu."

"Then which villa is he living in now?" Yuan Shasha asked quickly.

"Do you see that big tree?" The old lady walked out of the yard and pointed to one direction and said.

"I saw it, it looks like a fir tree." Yuan Shasha said.

"It's the house opposite. There are not many people living here right now," said the old lady.

"Okay, thank you." After receiving the reply, Gu Chen and others hurriedly expressed their gratitude and immediately rushed to the building again.

Compared with the exquisite little courtyard of the white-haired old lady, the courtyard of this villa has almost become a wasteland.

Except for the small path leading in and out of the courtyard gate to the villa, it is barely spacious and clean.

The rest of the yard looked a bit overgrown.

The pool in the yard has long dried up, but the ivy on the wall looks very similar.

The whole yard looks old and seems to have not been taken care of.

But looking at the other corner of the yard, there seemed to be some men's clothes drying there.

From the clothes hanging out to dry, we can judge that it seems that only one person lives in this household.

"Knock knock knock! Is anyone there?" Lu Weiwei stood at the door and started knocking.

Seeing no movement inside, Lu Weiwei immediately increased her strength and continued to knock on the door: "Is anyone there? Is anyone there?"

It was also due to the continuous knocking on the door that some noises could finally be heard inside the house.

So Lu Weiwei took a step back and began to wait for the owner to open the door.

"Click!" With the sound of the door lock loosening, a haggard middle-aged man stuck his head out and asked:

"Who are you looking for?"

"Your last name is Liu?" He Qian asked.

"Yes, what's wrong?" Feeling a little puzzled, the man asked another question.

"Were you a speaker before?" He Qian continued to ask.

"Why are you asking this?" When the middle-aged man heard the word "orator" from He Qian's mouth, a trace of panic flashed in his eyes.

Everyone who saw this scene seemed to have confirmed that this was the Teacher Liu they were looking for.

"Have you ever been a speaker? Did you end up in jail for a few years because of some illegal things?" Gao Hu seemed to be very unwilling to give others face and started to expose their shortcomings.

The man frowned slightly, trying to control his emotions, and then asked, "What do you want from me?"

"It seems that you are the person we are looking for." Seeing that the man had confessed, Gao Hu was certain that the person standing in front of everyone was Xu Tianxia's teacher.

"We want to know something from you. Would you mind coming in to talk?" Gu Chen also took the initiative to step forward and explain.

"Sure." The middle-aged man opened the door without hesitation and led everyone into his villa.

However, compared to the messy and uncaring yard outside the villa, the interior of the villa is relatively clean and tidy.

After the man invited everyone to sit in the living room, he began to pour tea for everyone.

Gu Chen took the tea, said "thank you", and continued to ask the man:

"Can we talk now?"

"Okay." After the man handed the last cup of tea to Lu Weiwei, he nodded silently and took the initiative to sit on the recliner opposite everyone.

"Are you the only one living here?" Lu Weiwei asked hurriedly after carefully observing the surroundings.

"Yes, I live alone."

"What about your family?" Lu Weiwei asked again.

"We're divorced, and the children are with their mother." The man spoke weakly, seeming to feel very helpless.

  "Okay." Seeing this, Lu Weiwei returned to the topic and continued to ask:

"Do you know Xu Tianxia?"

Just this casual question caused a flash of fear in the middle-aged man's eyes.

He looked at everyone in a daze, and then quickly began to try to control his emotions.

After a long while, he slowly said, "What is Xu Tianxia? I have a bad memory and don't know much about this person."

"He used to be your student. Before becoming your student, he worked as a field clerk in an advertising company. Do you still remember him?" Lu Weiwei asked again.

But the middle-aged man still waved his hands and denied: "I'm not sure, I may remember, or I may not remember."

"Then I said he was the one who put you in jail, do you still remember him?"

Gu Chen didn't bother to beat around the bush and spoke directly to him.

But now, the middle-aged man sitting on the recliner seemed to be touched.

His eyes were dazed, as if his thoughts had returned to the previous state.

"Mr. Liu, can you tell me now, do you know this Xu Tianxia?" Gu Chen had been observing the changes in the middle-aged man's expression.

When Gu Chen said this, the man's expression changed clearly.

Even if the man didn't say it, Gu Chen already had the answer in his heart.

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