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Chapter 309 Cao Zhuo
Chapter 309 Cao Zhuo
"Ok?"
Chen Qing, whose [God] value had increased to around 3, was the first to clearly hear the shouts coming from outside.
The loud shout immediately made him twitch his eyebrows slightly as he was about to get off work.
He was not surprised that the police came to the "Luo's Paper Mill" to investigate the murder case that happened some time ago. After all, it was a case of annihilation of an entire family, and the death was so tragic. Even if the people were migrant workers, the local police would not just ignore it.
Because the impact is really too bad.
What he found strange was the name "Cao Zhuo".
Chen Qing had seen this name several times.
I have seen it before in the bronze-level task folder of the "Yun" organization. Also, after he ambushed and killed Yan Peijiang, the leader of the White Blade Gang, the original gang of the "Three Sheep" in the district, the police stations of the "Tianxin" and "Sanlin" districts jointly issued an announcement on the joint handling of the case.
The name of the organizer on the "Tian Xin" side is "Cao Zhuo".
Isn't the other party a patrolman from "Tian Xin"? Why did he come to "San Yang" to investigate?
Of course, although he was confused, Chen Qing did not show it.
Although he had seen the name "Cao Zhuo" many times, he had never met the other party before and could not act as if he knew him.
"Didn't the police station come here before? Why are they here again now?!"
"That's right. And he didn't come earlier. He came just at the end of the working day, delaying our get off work!"
"Yes, and besides, the family that died was not from our factory. What's the point of investigating here? They really didn't investigate what they should have..."
When Chen Qing's mind was turning because of the name "Cao Zhuo" and many ideas flashed through his mind, Gao Changzhi, Yuan Zhangjie and others in the guard room all had puzzled looks on their faces and complained in a low voice.
They didn't know that "Cao Zhuo" was a patrolman from "Tianxin District". After hearing the other party's shouting, they automatically assumed that the other party was a patrolman from "Sanyang".
After all, people at their level, although they had learned some boxing skills at the Luo family boxing gym, were not yet at the level where they could make friends with the police.
However, despite their complaints, they still walked out of the guard room one after another and greeted the patrolmen who came to investigate.
When ordinary people face patrolmen, one is a civilian and the other is an official, so they are always inferior to each other.
"Uh... Sir, what do you want to know? If we know, we will tell you everything we know!"
After walking out of the guard room and seeing the visitor, Yuan Zhangjie, who walked out first, immediately greeted him with a smile.
The caregiver who came to work today, Gao Changzhi, was not here during the day because he was on night shift last night.
Among the remaining people, Yuan Zhangjie was the most tactful. The other two didn't talk much, so Yuan Zhangjie took the lead and presided over today's work.
As for Chen Qing, of course he was still a hands-off boss as usual.
While Yuan Zhangjie was talking to the people outside, Chen Qing also walked out of the guard room and saw the person coming out of the factory gate, "Cao Zhuo", whose name he had seen several times but had never seen before.
At first glance, the impression that the other person gave Chen Qing was that he was gentle and upright.
This "Cao Zhuo", whose name Chen Qing had seen several times, looked to be in his twenties, with a square face, thick eyebrows, big eyes, a high nose bridge, and a height of about 1.75 meters. He was standing outside the factory gate with his whole body very straight.
Combined with the patrol officer uniform on the other person, it gives people a full sense of security at first glance.
However, immediately afterwards, a look of surprise appeared on Chen Qing's face.
Because Cao Zhuo was the only one outside the factory gate.
This is also the reason why the smooth-talking Yuan Zhangjie couldn't help but say "uh" at the beginning.
Generally speaking, police officers work in groups of at least two, whether they are patrolling or investigating a case.
But there was only one person who came this time, no wonder Yuan Zhangjie hesitated.
If Cao Zhuo had not been wearing a patrol uniform, equipped with a patrol baton and handcuffs, and looked righteous, they would probably have doubted the authenticity of his identity.
"Thank you for your cooperation. I won't take up much of your time."
After Yuan Zhangjie greeted him with a smile and opened the factory door, Cao Zhuo, who walked in, also said with a smile.
"Of course, of course. The patrolmen should cooperate."
Yuan Zhangjie continued to be polite and invited Cao Zhuo to the guard room with a smile, "Captain Cao, please come in and take a seat~"
However, Cao Zhuo waved his hand and said nonchalantly: "Don't be so polite, I'm just asking a routine question, it will be quick, I'll leave after asking, I have to go to the next factory."
Now that things have come to this, Yuan Zhangjie can only give up.
Afterwards, Cao Zhuo began to question everyone.
The questions he asked were actually all irrelevant, such as whether anyone had been seen suspiciously in the area before and after the incident.
There are also routine inquiries such as whether the deceased knew the person.
After all, the family that was tortured and beheaded were not workers of the "Luo's Paper Mill" but from other factories, so it was naturally impossible to ask other questions.
Moreover, the local patrol officers from "Sanyang" had previously visited and investigated the "Luo's Paper Mill".
Chen Qing stood by the side the whole time, answering Cao Zhuo's questions like an ordinary caregiver, and did not show any other special behavior.
However, Yuan Zhangjie has developed a habit of subconsciously respecting Chen Qing and fawning on him over the past period of time. He always intentionally or unintentionally sets off Chen Qing in his actions and words and reads Chen Qing's face.
Therefore, his subconscious behavior attracted Cao Zhuo's attention, and he looked at Chen Qing in surprise several times.
But Cao Zhuo didn't say anything.
While Cao Zhuo was questioning, the workshop door of "Luo's Paper Mill" was also opened from the inside by workers.
"Luo's Paper Mill" ushered in the end of today's get off work.
Groups of workers came out in groups of three or five.
When passing by the door, they couldn't help but look at the situation at the door curiously.
Although Cao Zhuo was asking Chen Qing and other caregivers, he was always keeping an eye on the workers coming out of the workshop.
Chen Qing, who saw all this, felt a slight movement in his heart.
It seems that Cao Zhuo is questioning them, but his real purpose is probably the workers of "Luo's Paper Mill".
The other party seemed to want to use this routine questioning at the door to see if there were any suspicious people among the workers.
Most people who have not received professional training have poor psychological quality. If they encounter a situation where the police block the door, if they have done something wrong, they will sneak around as far away as possible and avoid eye contact.
It seemed that Cao Zhuo's purpose was to see if there was any worker who behaved suspiciously after seeing him after getting off work.
With this purpose in mind, the other party chose to come after get off work, which was probably intentional.
It must be said that in this era of crude criminal investigation technology, this is indeed a clever way of investigating. But unfortunately, in Chen Qing's opinion, this method has obvious drawbacks.
Even if some of the workers did something wrong, it does not necessarily mean they are related to the murder case.
Using this method to find suspicious persons will only expand the scope of the investigation, increase one's own workload, cause distraction, and make it impossible to focus on the murder case.
Of course, this method is a good way to "brush up performance".
Anyone found behaving suspiciously will be arrested, and then the memory recovery technique will be used to recover any crime that an ordinary person has committed.
Chen Qing was not clear about Cao Zhuo's real purpose of coming here. In addition, he did not want to have anything to do with the other party, so he did not say anything. He allowed the other party to take the opportunity of routine questioning to screen suspicious people among the workers who were off work at the "Luo's Paper Mill".
This went on for more than ten minutes, and then the workers gradually left.
Cao Zhuo finally finished his questioning and prepared to say goodbye and leave.
"…I have finished asking questions. Thank you for your cooperation. If you find any suspicious persons in the future, you can report them to the police station. If we catch them, we will give the reporter a corresponding reward."
After saying this, Cao Zhuo left "Luo's Paper Mill" and went somewhere else.
After Cao Zhuo left, Yuan Zhangjie and others started rolling their eyes and complaining again.
"Finally they left! These policemen would torment us ordinary people every day!"
"Forget it, Brother Jie. He is an official and we are civilians. We can only accept our fate."
"You are all okay and can go home soon. It's my turn to work the night shift today."
Amidst these complaints, Chen Qing had already put away the water cup he used at work, said hello to Yuan Zhangjie and others, and left work.
At this time, it was just after noon.
The workers at the "Luo's Paper Mill" went home after get off work, but the workers at other factories were just taking a lunch break.
Groups of workers walked out of various factories and came to various roadside food stalls to have lunch.
All of a sudden, the "Guoshan Road", which was originally deserted and deserted, immediately became lively.
Not long after Chen Qing walked out of the "Luo's Paper Mill", his brows began to frown.
Because he sensed that someone in the crowd on this street was staring at him.
"It's really troublesome."
Frowning and whispering something, Chen Qing walked into the group of workers on the street as if he didn't notice anything, walked along the road, and continued to walk out of "Guoshan Road".
No one had been targeting him during this period of time, but now, after the patrolman named Cao Zhuo came for a routine investigation, he was immediately targeted when he left the factory.
There is no need to think about it, it must be the patrolman named Cao Zhuo.
As for why the other party targeted him, Chen Qing guessed that it was probably because Yuan Zhangjie had intentionally or unintentionally set him off with his actions and words just now.
He originally thought that the other party's screening method would expand the scope of the investigation and increase his own workload.
But now it seems that the other party targeted him first, which, in a sense, did make progress in the investigation and made the most correct choice.
Because of the two brutal murders that occurred in "Tianxin" and "Sanyang", he did know who the murderer was.
However, he did not want to have anything to do with this matter, as it would expose him and Chen Yang and the others.
But if he used anti-reconnaissance technology to get rid of the other party, it would probably only arouse more suspicion from the other party. After all, how could an ordinary person have such a high-level technique to get rid of others?
But if he doesn't shake off the other party and allows him to follow him, he doesn't know how long he will follow him, and he still has to go to West City to practice.
Even if he didn't go to practice today, he didn't want the other party to know that he actually lived in "Sanlin".
For a moment, Chen Qing was really at a loss.
And you can't kill the other person.
The other party was a patrolman. If he was killed, it would only cause bigger trouble. After all, the other party had just finished investigating at the "Luo's Paper Mill" and then he died. All the people in the "Luo's Paper Mill" would inevitably become the target of serious investigation, which would further expose Chen Qing.
Thinking of this, Chen Qing couldn't help but frown even more tightly.
But suddenly, he had an idea in his mind.
He continued to move through the crowd, looking completely unaware that he was being watched.
However, his departure route changed. After leaving "Guoshan Road", he did not wave to stop a rickshaw to go to the ferry as usual, but continued along the road.
After sensing that the eyes behind him were still staring at him, he continued walking along the main road for a while and then turned into another street on the main road.
Just after Chen Qing turned into another street.
In front of a newsstand behind Chen Qing, Cao Zhuo, who had taken off his patrol uniform and put it on inside out, put down a magazine in his hand, and immediately hurried over to catch up, turning into the street.
However, the moment he turned into the street, he ran into two local "Sanyang" patrol officers!
Cao Zhuo, who had conducted an investigation across regions without authorization, was immediately startled. He quickly slowed down and turned to walk into a store at the intersection of the street.
Then, Cao Zhuo waited until the two patrolling policemen left the street corner and turned into the main road ahead before he walked out of the store.
But when he walked out and looked at the street, the paper mill guard who had been following him had disappeared.
"Did he notice it?"
Cao Zhuo stood there, frowning. "That shouldn't be the case. He walked over here calmly and didn't look like he had noticed me. And he couldn't possibly know me. He knew that I was investigating across regions without permission, so he must be afraid of being recognized by the police here..."
Finally, after thinking for a moment, Cao Zhuo shook his head and thought it was just bad luck.
Just as he was shaking his head, a rickshaw slowly drove past him not far away.
On the seat of this rickshaw.
A figure wearing a gray robe and a black top hat was sitting quietly, with his right hand raised to half cover his mouth and nose, leaving only his eyes exposed.
This figure was none other than Chen Qing!
After realizing that it was difficult to kill the opponent, and he couldn't deliberately use counter-reconnaissance techniques to get rid of the opponent, he came up with the current method.
Taking advantage of the fact that he knew the other party was investigating a case across regions, he led them here and directly met with the local patrol officers!
For police officers, handling cases across regions without permission is a serious violation of regulations.
If it is done well, it will make the patrol officers in this area appear incompetent, but if it is not done well, it will make oneself appear incompetent.
When Chen Qing saw that Cao Zhuo came alone, knowing his basic information, he guessed that he was most likely handling the case across regions privately.
So, he took advantage of this and led the other party to this street.
He has been working on Gushan Road for about two months. He is not very familiar with the streets nearby, but he knows a little bit about where the police often appear and where they patrol at this time.
With all the information asymmetry, he finally got rid of Cao Zhuo's tracking with a seemingly "coincidence"!
(End of this chapter)
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