Midday.

Under the arrangement of Officer He, everyone came to a small restaurant together.

The small restaurant is not big, but it is very clean, and Officer He chatted with the restaurant owner as soon as he entered the door, which shows that he usually takes care of business.

The police officers who came to eat, in addition to Gu Chen, Officer Wang and Lu Weiwei, and some police officers from the police station, were arranged in a private room on the second floor.

At this moment, everyone is also sitting down casually.

After Officer He ordered, he returned to the private room and teased everyone.

The young and beautiful proprietress carried a kettle to pour water for everyone, and casually sent two plates of sunflower seeds: "You eat first, and the dishes will be fine for a while." ”

"Hurry up, then. Officer He said.

The proprietress smiled: "Don't worry, the business in our store is not very good, you don't have to wait for your dishes, I will send them to you when they are ready." ”

It was also after pouring water and seeing Gu Chen that the proprietress was obviously stunned, so she pouted and smiled: "Yo, a new comrade?"

"They are colleagues from the criminal investigation team of the Seremban Branch, and they are here today to handle the case. A comrade from the police station sitting next to Gu Chen said.

When the proprietress heard this, she sent the poured boiling water to Gu Chen, and said with a smile: "I said, we haven't seen such a temperamental policeman in our town." ”

"Look at you, look at the people, the Furong Branch, especially the police of the Criminal Investigation Team, seem to be more energetic than you. ”

"You've won a prize. Gu Chen knew that the proprietress was praising herself, this kind of rhetoric, in fact, Gu Chen's ears were calloused when he heard it.

The proprietress looked at Gu Chen, sighed, and said, "In my small shop, the brothers from the police station often come over to take care of the business, barely making ends meet. ”

"Mainly, our version of the restaurant is also a large number, there are piles, so to make a lot of money, there is still some small money. ”

"But there is an open space behind our store, and we can usually park for customers who eat or something, especially in this area, which is not very good for parking, but our business just can't get better, do you say it's angry?"

Gu Chen knew that the proprietress of the hotel was spitting bitterness on herself, so she asked her: "Boss, your store has a parking lot, how can the business be poor? ”

"yes, I think it's weird, too. She looked at Gu Chen and said, "My husband and I cleaned up the vacant land, and then set up a sign at the door, which read: 15 yuan to eat all-you-can-eat, parking is free." ”

"You think, I've given them free parking, but business has been bad, I think the little brother is very energetic, can you help me with an idea?"

Gu Chen was also stunned, he didn't expect the proprietress to ask himself, so he smiled and said, "Otherwise, you change the sign to 15 yuan for parking, and the meal is free." ”

The proprietress was stunned: "Parking is 15 yuan?

When the other police officers heard this, they immediately became hotly discussed.

"If this is killed by tourist buses, won't it make you doubt your life?"

"You don't need money for food, you have to pay for food. ”

"Haha, you never know how many people will come down from Wuling Hongguang. ”

"Could it be that Wuling Hongguang has a small army when he gets out of the car?"

"Tsk, I'm still young, there is a kind of car called the big passenger knows? ”

"A group of bartenders, can't you limit yourself to only one driver?"

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Gu Chen smiled, took a sip of water lightly and said: "This situation is mainly used to attract customers, anyone who comes to park, you charge the driver 15 yuan per head, and the food in the restaurant is free." ”

"If you don't stop to eat, or if the passengers in the driver's car eat, you will also collect money according to 15 yuan per person, but it is a fixed portion, and the dish is not renewed. ”

"I see. The proprietress nodded, smiled at Gu Chen and said, "You mean that the main thing is to keep the driver, and the driver is not limited to eat?"

"Yes. Gu Chen had noticed that this restaurant had a buffet area before, so he said: "Because I see that there is a buffet area in your store, then you can operate the buffet." ”

"If there is a customer who needs to stir-fry, then it will be calculated according to the price of stir-fry. ”

"Huh?" also heard Gu Chenyi say, Officer He immediately patted his head: "Yes, parking is 15 yuan, and eating is free, why didn't I think of this method?"

"This location is good, the parking space is tight, many people come to park at noon, parking can also eat for free, and the driver is not limited. ”

"Anyway, it's all about parking, of course the driver is willing, and the boss lady you don't lose. ”

"Okay, I'll try it and see if it works, and then I'll talk about it. The proprietress immediately smiled, patted Gu Chen on the shoulder and said, "Little brother, thank you." ”

"You're welcome. Gu Chen also said casually, that is, he reversed the logic, plus the driver's buffet is free to eat, and the meals are not limited.

In the final analysis, the driver does not make much money on his side, mainly the passengers behind the driver.

Because there are tourist attractions nearby, there are usually some companies or groups that come here to tour group building.

Getting the driver to bring the passengers over is key.

It didn't take long for Officer He to order all the meals to be served, but to Officer He's surprise, today's meals were particularly sufficient.

This made Officer He frown, and said, "Usually the amount of this dish is not so much, what happened to the proprietress today?"

"yes. Another new comrade from the police station said: "Let's just say this green pepper shredded meat, usually just look at a lot of green peppers, but the meat is not enough, today is the other way around?"

Officer He also shook his head, pointed to a wooden barrel and said: "And this rice, I used to think that we had a lot of food, so we only sent us a small bucket, but today I directly skipped the middle bucket and sent a large bucket, this is really treating us as a rice bucket?"

"Hahaha. ”

There was a burst of laughter in the entire private room, but everyone knew that the proprietress was giving Gu Chen face.

The lunch meal was very fragrant, everyone chatted and talked about the ground, and it was rare for police officers from different departments to get together and exchange feelings.

It was also in the middle of the meal that a police superintendent II suddenly received a phone call.

After two sounds, he hurriedly reported to Officer He: "Lao He, there was a call from the gas station, and they said that the night before yesterday, at about three or four o'clock in the morning, a driver did come to refuel, and he used another oil drum to fill the tank. ”

"Huh?" As soon as he heard the report of the second-class superintendent, Officer He immediately swallowed a mouthful of food, and then quickly took a sip of water, and then asked, "Then besides this person, is there anyone else who has problems when they used to refuel?"

The second-class superintendent shook his head: "No, the gas station is also carefully questioning all the officers on duty in the past two days according to the tasks I gave them, only the one the night before was a little suspicious." ”

"What about the investigation over there?" Gu Chen also hurriedly asked.

"A few have been found, but according to what you said, the relevant academic investigation has not yet been carried out......"

"No need. Before the second-level superintendent finished speaking, Gu Chen directly interrupted: "It's him, hurry up and check to see if this person who is refueling is among these suspicious drivers, if there is him, bring it back immediately." ”

"Then ......" The second-level superintendent was stunned for a moment, looked at the fragrant meal, swallowed his saliva and said, "Then can we eat the meal first?"

Seeing that Gu Chen, Lu Weiwei and Officer Wang frowned, Officer He hurriedly said: "Then you still have a fart? The case is important, if you don't finish eating, pack it and send it to the police station, and continue to eat after the work is done." ”

"The hostess. Seeing Officer He speak, the second-class superintendent hurriedly shouted: "Bring me a few bags and pack them." ”

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Halfway through the meal, everyone went back to the town's police station, a small police station with less than twenty people.

Gu Chen, Officer Wang, and Lu Weiwei, the three of them kept walking back and forth outside an office.

It didn't take long for Officer He to walk out of the office after receiving a few phone calls.

"Found it, it's that guy. Officer He was in a hurry.

Gu Chen hurriedly asked him, "Are you sure?"

"Of course I'm sure, I'm very sure that one of the vehicles that night was most likely to be the vehicle that caused the accident, and one of them was him, but because it was a big night, the light was not too good, the camera was not high-definition, and I couldn't see which car had traces of impact. ”

"But if we look at the people who buy gasoline, we can find that this person is a businessman, a college student, and a very good drinker. ”

"I was investigated once before because of drunk driving, but that time he and his companions switched positions in advance before we arrived, and we didn't catch him, so we could only let him go after warning. ”

"So I'm particularly impressed with him, absolutely. ”

Listening to Officer He's very affirmative tone, Gu Chen and Lu Weiwei looked at each other, feeling that it should be right.

So Gu Chen hurriedly said, "Then can you take us to him now?"

"Okay, let's go now. Officer He waved his hand, even more anxious than anyone else.

Several people drove and according to the guidance of Officer He, they came to a small western-style building on the side of the road.

The small western-style building is lofty and magnificent, and it is incompatible with other buildings built according to the standards of the new countryside around it, giving people an alternative forced style.

Officer He pointed to the small western-style building and said, "This is it, this boss is a bit powerful, and he started from rags before." ”

"What?" As soon as he heard that collecting rags was so profitable, Officer Wang was directly stunned: "This college student collects rags? Can he still receive gold? Can this small western-style building be built so magnificently?"

"And you take a look, look at this yard, there are rockeries and flowing water, this ...... How could this really have found gold?"

"Don't believe it, Wang. Officer He also saw Officer Wang making a fuss, so he explained: "This person is quite smart, and he buys some high-value things." ”

"For example, those computer circuit boards or something, I don't understand the tattered ones, but he understands, the second-hand computer market was hot a few years ago, and he integrated it, hired some skilled workers, and began to sort them in his own backyard. ”

"The key components of the discarded computers are refurbished on a large scale and then sold to shops that specialize in assembling second-hand computers. ”

"Because there weren't many people who knew this business in the early years, and there weren't many people who did it, he tasted the sweetness and made a lot of money in those years. ”

But now he's changed careers and has opened a couple of hotels in the city, as well as a restaurant and lodging chain. ”

"Then let's go in and have a look?" Gu Chen was not very concerned about this kind of family history.

Officer He nodded: "Suspicious, then let's go and find out." ”

After everyone got out of the car, they pushed open the gate of the yard, and a small wolf dog was barking at everyone.

But as soon as he entered the door, a pungent smell of gasoline hit his face, and Gu Chen couldn't help frowning.

At this time, I also heard the barking of the little wolf dog in the courtyard, and a middle-aged man walked out of the balcony on the second floor.

Seeing the police visiting, the man was directly stunned and asked weakly, "May I ask what you are doing here?"

Gu Chen didn't answer directly, but turned around and asked He Warning: "Is it him?"

"That's right, it's him. Officer He nodded, took the initiative to step forward and asked him, "Are you Zhao Qiang?"

"That's right, what's wrong?" said Zhao Qiang, who was standing on the second floor.

Officer He immediately beckoned: "Then you come down first, we have something to look for you." ”

Zhao Qiang frowned, a little resistant psychologically, but he still nodded and responded: "That's okay, you guys wait here first." ”

It didn't take long for Zhao Qiang to come to everyone wearing a pair of slippers.

Before Zhao Qiang could speak, Gu Chen asked him directly: "Mr. Zhao Qiang, may I ask why your house has such a strong smell of gasoline?"

"This ......" Zhao Qiang was stunned for a moment, his eyes were a little dazed, but he quickly calmed down and answered: "I bought it a few days ago, and you also know that the price of gasoline has risen sharply recently, so you can save a little." ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Qiang also smiled embarrassedly.

"Huh. Officer Wang also snorted coldly with the psychology of hating the rich, and then said: "You are a local tyrant, do you still care if the price of gasoline rises or not?

"You can't say that, comrade policeman. "Zhao Qiang is a businessman, and he can obviously hear some hatred of the rich from Officer Wang's tone.

So he teased and said: "This money didn't fall from the sky for no reason, it was all earned by my hard-working hands, dime by dime." ”

"I know your family history. Officer Wang clasped his hands to his chest and looked at him with a slight nod.

Zhao Qiang said with a smile: "Since the police comrade knows, he also knows that it is not easy to make a fortune, and I usually retain the habits of the first time I started my business, and I can save as much as I can, and I ...... what I can squander."

Glancing at the mansion behind him, Zhao Qiang pouted and smiled: "The place that can be squandered may be my house." ”

"Don't talk to me about these useless things. Gu Chen passed directly by Zhao Qiang, looked left and right for a week, and said, "Don't you know that the price of gasoline in the whole country will fall again tomorrow?

"Uh!" was also scolded by Gu Chen, Zhao Qiang's whole person was stunned for a moment, and then he hurriedly forced a smile and said: "Maybe it's because I've been staying at home these days, and I haven't learned about the situation outside." ”

Gu Chen nodded and came to him, his sharp eyes staring at Zhao Qiang.

But soon, Zhao Qiang's eyes didn't dare to look directly into Gu Chen's eyes, and quickly moved away and said, "Comrade policeman, you ...... You don't have to look at me like that, just ask if you have something to say. ”

"You really just bought gasoline to hoard, didn't you?" Gu Chen asked.

Zhao Qiang shook his head, and said with a smile: "It seems that I can't hide it from the police comrades, that's right, I don't just buy gasoline to refuel, because my building is built according to European and American standards." ”

"In order to authentically restore the taste of European and American country houses, I specially put the architect in the guest ** fireplace, the kind that you often see suspiciously when watching American dramas. ”

"I know. Gu Chen nodded, indicating that he understood.

So Zhao Qiang said again: Therefore, in this house, you must prepare some wood, but now I don't advocate this, saying that it is not environmentally friendly, and I can't help it. “

"In the past few days, you also know that the spring is cold, cold, and there is no heating in our south, and my new house has not yet been equipped with air conditioning, so I want to use the most primitive and most European and American way to heat up. ”

"So I purchased a batch of wood and chopped it for firewood, but the quality of this batch of wood was not good, so it was not easy. ”

"So I wanted to buy some gasoline and pour it on the wood. ”

"You're really dead. Lu Weiwei listened to Zhao Qiang's words, and the whole person was not angry: "You used gasoline to light it at home, are you crazy?

"If this is not done properly, won't your entire house be burned down?"

"Also, you buy gasoline for this purpose, which is itself a violation, do you know?"

"I know, comrade policewoman, don't be angry, we don't pay so much attention to the countryside, and many people do it at home. ”

Zhao Qiang also saw Lu Weiwei glaring at him, and quickly explained: "I am in the yard first, with wood poured with gasoline, and then take it to the house, really, very safe, there will never be the situation you said." ”

"That's not going to work either. He Warning directly said angrily: "Do you know that you are violating the fire fighting? And look at what kind of mess you have in this yard? All kinds of messy things, once ignited, the consequences will be unimaginable." ”

"Yes, yes, what the police comrade said is, I know it's wrong, I must change it next time, I won't burn it in the future, I'll go buy an air conditioner tomorrow." ”

Zhao Qiang used his skillful communication skills to communicate with Officer Wang and Lu Weiwei and other warnings, while observing Gu Chen's movements.

Because from the moment he entered the gate, Zhao Qiang obviously felt that this seemingly young policeman, with a focused gaze, seemed to be investigating everything around him from beginning to end.

Just when everyone Zhao Qiang's words fell, Gu Chen said: "Mr. Zhao Qiang, you said that your fireplace is in the hall, can you take me to see it?"

"This ......" Zhao Qiang hesitated a little, but still agreed: "Suspicious, then...... Then come with me. ”

Snorting, Zhao Qiang turned around three times, led the police in the courtyard, and walked into the house step by step.

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