I am a super cop

Chapter 2636 The Female Owner of the Cosmetics Store
Gu Chen saw the inner conflict in Xu Yaxuan's eyes. On the one hand, she hated Zhang Qing very much, but on the other hand, she felt that her father had given a lot to Zhang Qing.

After all, no matter what Zhang Qing is like, she is still my father’s childhood friend.

A man's feelings for his childhood friend are as solid as a rock.

What's more, the two missed each other for various reasons, and Zhang Qing was also good to her father, so Xu Yaxuan had this contradiction.

He was mainly afraid of his father. If he was with Zhang Qing, he would definitely be criticized by the neighbors.

Originally a child from a single-parent family, he had already suffered enough from the beatings of society.

What Xu Yaxuan needs is a warm home.

Moreover, she did not object to her father's remarriage. She did not have the conditions before, but now her father was successful in his career.

Logically speaking, remarriage is a natural thing to do. After all, when my father gets old, he will have someone to take care of him.

"As for Zhang Qing, we will try to find her. If you have any clues, I hope you can provide them to us as soon as possible, okay?"

"Yeah." In response to Gu Chen's question, Xu Yaxuan nodded silently, appearing to be very cooperative.

After leaving Xu Yaxuan's room, Gu Chen and Lu Weiwei returned to the Criminal Investigation Team office.

At this moment, He Junchao was still checking Zhang Qing's residence.

As soon as Gu Chen and Lu Weiwei entered the office, He Junchao quickly said:

"Gu Chen, Lu Weiwei, I've found the person you asked me to find."

"So fast?" Lu Weiwei picked up the little bear thermos on her desk and took a sip of water without saying anything.

"It was originally quite difficult to find, but you provided the detailed household registration address, so it is much easier to check," said He Junchao.

"Where does she live now?" Gu Chen stepped forward and asked.

"In... in the Rose Garden Phase II neighborhood. I've lived here for a while."

"Also, the Industrial and Commercial Bureau has her registration information. She bought a store in Rose Garden Phase II. I think she sells cosmetics, right?"

"Selling cosmetics?" Lu Weiwei frowned slightly, and after thinking for a few seconds, she said:

"If we can find this Zhang Qing, then many things about Xu Tianxia will surely be revealed."

"Why do you say that?" asked Officer Wang, who was leaning back in his chair.

"The reason is very simple." Lu Weiwei turned to look at Officer Wang and explained:
"Junior Brother Gu and I just went to talk to Xu Yaxuan, and we learned from her that there are many complicated relationships between Zhang Qing and the deceased Xu Tianxia."

"They were childhood friends and elementary school classmates, but Zhang Qing didn't like Xu Tianxia back then."

"But later, after Zhang Qing went through a love affair, she returned to her hometown and started a small business. However, her affair with her husband's family became known to everyone."

"I finally had no choice but to leave Shonan City and come here to open a store."

"But Zhang Qing and Xu Tianxia have always had a good relationship. It's just that Xu Yaxuan has a problem with Zhang Qing. And Zhang Qing, maybe she is Xu Tianxia's confidante? The two of them must have talked about a lot of private things."

"For example?" Yuan Shasha asked from the side.

"For example, if Xu Tianxia encountered some troubles at work, he would definitely tell Zhang Qing. After all, she is his only friend," said Lu Weiwei.

Gao Hu, who was sitting on the other side, also said slowly after hearing this: "That is to say, if we find this Zhang Qing, maybe we can know Xu Tianxia's secret?"

"Then what are you waiting for?" He Qian couldn't sit still anymore, and he looked down at his phone before he said:

"It's 7pm now. If the store is open, it should still be open. Let's go over and take a look."

"Don't worry." As soon as He Qian finished speaking, Gu Chen quickly looked at He Junchao and said:

"Brother He, please check the information of the stores in Rose Community Phase II. Find the specific location based on the store registered by Zhang Qing and see if that store is open now?"

"Wait a moment." After listening to Gu Chen's instructions, He Junchao immediately started the query mode.

After a short while, the exact location was found.

Seeing this, everyone immediately gathered around.

He Junchao also said calmly: "At present, this store is still open for business. Business seems to be pretty good, and there is still a lot of traffic."

"Okay, then we can set off." Seeing this, Gu Chen quickly said.

"Afterwards, everyone immediately packed up and prepared to try their luck at Rose Community Phase II."

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7:45pm.

Gu Chen parked the business car in a parking space on the side of the road.

Everyone immediately got out of the car and started walking towards the store.

"Madam boss, come again next time."

"Okay, if it works well, I'll introduce my sisters to your store next time."

"Okay, okay. Thank you then."

As Gu Chen and his companions just walked to the door of the store, they found a middle-aged woman with good looks and temperament standing at the door of the store, waving goodbye to a woman who was dressed somewhat elegantly.

Inside the store, there was a clerk greeting other customers.

Just as the middle-aged woman was about to turn around and return to the store, she accidentally discovered Gu Chen and others standing at the door in casual clothes.

The middle-aged woman frowned, not knowing whether to greet him or not.

Those people didn't look like customers, but they were standing at the door and looking at him.

"Come in... come in and take a look?" Seeing this, the middle-aged woman quickly greeted him out of her business instinct.

So Lu Weiwei stepped forward and asked, "Excuse me, are you Zhang Qing? The Zhang Qing from Xiangnan City?"

"Uh……"

When asked by Lu Weiwei, the middle-aged woman was stunned. She looked at everyone blankly and asked, "Who are you..."

"We are from the Furong Branch. Do you know Xu Tianxia?" Gu Chen said.

"Recognize... I know him, what's wrong?" Zhang Qing seemed a little at a loss when faced with Gu Chen's words.

"Have you contacted him recently?" Officer Wang also stepped forward and asked.

"Recently?" After thinking for a few seconds, Zhang Qing immediately shook her head and denied it:

"Not recently. I've been very busy lately and haven't contacted him. What's wrong? Did something happen to him?"

"Oh, he... fell from the building and died." Yuan Shasha said.

"What?" Zhang Qing, who was a little confused just now, frowned when she heard this, and her expression instantly became ugly:

"You...what did you say? Xu Tianxia...he..." "Fell from a building and died." Gao Hu continued to add.

Zhang Qing seemed a little dizzy and held her forehead with her right hand. She was obviously overwhelmed by this sudden news.

"Madam boss, where is this facial cleanser?" At this moment, the female clerk in the store seemed unclear about the location of the goods and asked at the cashier.

Zhang Qing tried to control her emotions, then turned around, looked at the female clerk in the store, and said:

"It's on the second floor, in the cabinet on the far left."

"Ok."

The female clerk replied and immediately went to the second floor.

At this time, Zhang Qing turned around, but her face was already very ugly. She quickly looked up at Gu Chen and asked:
"Police comrade, he...how could Xu Tianxia fall from a building out of nowhere? I remember he came to Jiangnan City on a business trip not long ago, how could he suddenly..."

Covering her face with her hands, Zhang Qing seemed unable to recover from the bad news. She looked extremely painful.

But I was too embarrassed to show it in front of others, so I could only cover my face with my hands and try to control my emotions.

"Do you have time now? Let's talk?" Gu Chen said casually when he saw this.

"Okay... okay." Zhang Qing took a deep breath and tried to adjust her mood. She turned and looked in the direction of the store, then shouted into the store:
"Little sister, I have something to do and need to go out for a while. You can watch the store for a while. Call me if you have anything."

"Okay." The female clerk in the store agreed readily.

Zhang Qing turned to look at Gu Chen and asked, "Where are we going?"

"Uh..." Gu Chen turned around and looked around, pointing at the commercial vehicle on the side of the road and said:

"There's no quiet place nearby, why don't we talk in the car?"

"Let's do this." As soon as Gu Chen finished speaking, Zhang Qing also quickly said:

"I know a restaurant that's pretty good. Why don't we go there and talk?"

"Okay." Gu Chen nodded in agreement.

So, under the leadership of Zhang Qing, everyone walked directly across a street and came to a restaurant across the street.

This is a Western restaurant, and Zhang Qing seems to be a regular here.

As soon as we entered the door, the uniformed waitress came up to us and asked, "Sister Zhang, why are you here to eat so late?"

"I brought a few friends here to discuss something. You can just serve us a few cups of coffee. There aren't many people here right now," said Zhang Qing.

"Okay, then just do whatever you want first, and I'll bring the coffee over later." said the female clerk.

So Zhang Qing led everyone directly to a corner.

It was already past dinner time, so there weren't many customers in the store, but there was soothing music playing, which made people feel relaxed.

Perhaps Zhang Qing needs such an environment at this moment to calm herself down.

After everyone found a corner seat and sat down, Zhang Qing covered her chest with both hands, trying to calm herself down, and then asked:
"Comrade police, what's going on with Xu Tianxia?"

"We are still investigating the specific circumstances. He fell directly from a high-rise building in the downtown area of ​​​​Shoonan City on the night his daughter finished the college entrance examination," said Gao Hu.

"So what happened? Did he jump down by himself? Or was he pushed down? How could someone fall from such a high building out of nowhere? Why did he climb so high?"

Zhang Qing asked many questions at once.

He Qian, who was standing by, also explained seriously: "We still don't know what his specific motive is. But judging from the situation at the scene, he went up to the roof alone, and no one else had been there at the time."

"Besides, it happened on the night after my daughter's college entrance examination. So, we have been investigating, but Xu Tianxia usually keeps to himself."

"He has very few friends to begin with, and he doesn't keep in touch with his daughter very often, so we want to find some people who are close to him to find out what's going on with him."

"So you found me? Do you think I have a close relationship with him?" Zhang Qing asked curiously in response to He Qian's explanation.

He Qian nodded silently and said without hesitation: "You can understand it this way, because we found Xu Tianxia's daughter Xu Yaxuan."

"We know from her that you and Xu Tianxia were classmates in elementary school. You have been close since childhood, and you are still on good terms now."

"So, we think you should be very familiar with Xu Tianxia."

"You are right, but we only contact each other occasionally." Faced with He Qian's words, Zhang Qing seemed a little embarrassed.

He also scratched his hair with both hands, looking very helpless.

"What kind of person is Xu Tianxia in your mind?" Gu Chen asked curiously when he saw this.

Zhang Qing calmed down for a few seconds before slowly saying, "Xu Tianxia is a man with a strong will and has been working hard since he was young."

"Because his family conditions were not good when he was young, he worked very hard and tried to learn new things whenever he had the chance."

With a deep sigh, Zhang Qing continued, "Plus, Xu Tianxia later divorced his lover and raised his daughter alone, which exhausted him mentally and physically."

"So, deep down, he is a very strong person."

"When was the last time he contacted you?" Lu Weiwei asked quickly.

"The last time you contacted me?" Zhang Qing thought for a moment before saying:
"It was the last time he came to Jiangnan City, he said he had several projects."

At this point, Zhang Qing quickly explained to everyone: "I guess you should also know his occupation, right?"

"I know." Officer Wang nodded silently.

"Yes, he is a motivational lecturer for the college entrance examination. He has been doing this job for many years."

"So the last time I came to Jiangnan City, I came to attend the college entrance examination oath-taking ceremony of several middle schools."

"It was during this time that we contacted each other."

"Have you met before?" Yuan Shasha asked.

"Yes, I found a restaurant, and then we got together to eat and chat."

"What did you say?" Lu Weiwei asked.

"What else can I say?" With a heavy sigh, Zhang Qing said helplessly:

"We just chatted about everyone's recent situation. I talked about my cosmetics store and those weird customers, and he talked about some interesting things that happened when he had dinner with those school leaders."

"We just chatted about this and that. We always chat like this. There is nothing to be too reserved about since we have known each other for many years."

"Did he behave abnormally that time? Did he talk to you about some inexplicable things? Did he?"

"Something strange?" Faced with Gu Chen's question, Zhang Qing hesitated for a moment, and then fell into deep thought.

After a moment, she snapped her fingers and said, "Oh, yes, it seems so."

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