Liu Dongsheng couldn't figure it out for a while in the face of these situations, so he continued to ask: "Then I want to ask, you release water, no matter how big or small the amount of water is, especially at ten o'clock in the evening on November 5th, who knows about this matter in advance?" ”

The reservoir keeper then replied, "Oh, we don't usually make any announcements about this small release. ”

At this time, the female archivist of the library approached the middle-aged leader and whispered a few words, and the middle-aged male administrator immediately said:

"I'm glad you reminded me of these words, but if you have anything to say, just say it directly to the police comrades, you don't have to hide it like this, it will affect the police comrades' handling of the case."

When Xiao Wu saw this, he was also suspicious, so he asked, "What's the situation?" ”

The middle-aged man said: "Oh, that's the case, just now my colleague reminded me that although we didn't issue any notice for a small amount of water, we have a medicinal material acquisition center downstream, which is said to be a medicinal material center of the Zhang Group, and they have discussed with us, saying that we will give them the water release schedule in advance, and they will use these water release time to open their own medicinal material cleaning pool and let the river water come in, instead of drawing water from below, so that they will pay us the corresponding fees. We consulted the leader, and the leader felt that this was a good construction, anyway, no one would pay for the release of water, since someone was willing to give money, why not do it, so we agreed to the Zhang Group's suggestion, so that there is a small reward, and the bonus of a few of us will be a little more. That's the case. ”

Liu Dongsheng already had some ideas at this time, but it was still a little confused, but he felt that this was all he could understand in the reservoir management office, so he decided to go downstream to take a look, so he asked the reservoir manager:

"Where is the medicinal herb acquisition center you are talking about?"

The middle-aged man replied, "It's not far below the dam, just go around this ridge and turn left across the river, because it's an area where the water is slowing down, and it's easy for them to get water there, and this medicinal herb acquisition center has been around for some years." But from a design point of view, it's really blessed. ”

Liu Dongsheng said: "Thank you to the comrades of the water conservancy department, we also feel very valuable for the information you provided, so we will leave." ”

Xiao Wu also immediately took the transcript and found a few people to sign.

The three water valley managers also said politely: "It should be." You're welcome. After speaking, he sent a few Liu Dongsheng, Fang Zhenyu and Xiao Wu out of the door.

After going out, Xiao Wu asked Liu Dongsheng in a low voice: "Captain, what do you think is the most likely situation in this case?" ”

Liu Dongsheng replied: "At present, it is too early to draw conclusions, but at least there are clues." So far, there have been no reports of missing persons, so there are only two situations, one is that the family of the deceased has some reason not yet known about the death of their loved one; Second, it is a person from other places, who lives here all the year round, and no one will know whether they are alive or dead. ”

Fang Zhenyu also said: "What you said makes sense, so no matter which of these two situations, at least the two deceased should know each other or be relatively familiar, and they don't live with family or friends." ”

Xiao Wu nodded and said, "That's the case." So where do we go next? ”

Liu Dongsheng said: "We should go downstream to see, if there are any clues, it is best to find them." ”

So the three of them followed the comrades from the police station to walk downstream along the Daixi River, and sure enough, when they walked to the bend of the river, they saw a building by the river from a distance, covering an area of almost seven or eight thousand square meters, and half of it was actually in the water. It is supposed to be a pool for cleaning, but it can be moved and adjusted from the bottom of the pool, that is, if the herbs are to be cleaned. They would plug the bottom and draw water from the river, and then wash it back and forth with a blender, and then let go of the bottom mouth and let the water go. The herbs will be left in the nets that have been made in the pool. If the reservoir is put back and the water is drawn, the mixer will not be used at all, as long as the river water is flushed, this force is much better than the mixer, and the amount of water is sufficient, once the river water passes, the medicinal materials are naturally clean.

When they went around to the other side, they saw that there were dried and dried herbs everywhere. Liu Dongsheng can't help but feel that this design is really a whimsical idea, which is not only labor-saving and trouble-saving, but also can use the reservoir to release water every once in a while, which saves electricity and money. How can this kind of low-cost, high-color medicinal material not be competitive in the market?

Searching all the way along the river, Liu Dongsheng still didn't find any relics or clothes or even stumps of the deceased, and when he looked at his watch, it was already noon, so he said:

"Well, let's come back another day."

Xiao Wu couldn't help but wonder: "Captain, we're all here, why do you want to go back?" Why don't you go to this herb acquisition center? Maybe there's a clue? ”

Liu Dongsheng said: "Forget it, even if there are clues, if the murderer is inside, it will have been destroyed a long time ago, if it is not destroyed, it will still be kept, if we don't figure out how to go in today, it will startle the snake." ”

Fang Zhenyu and Xiao Wu felt that what Liu Dongsheng said made sense, so they followed the comrades from the police station back.

When he returned to the unit, before he had eaten, the director called him to the office and said, "Dongsheng, how has your case been handled recently?" ”

Liu Dongsheng said: "Director, we have found a clue, just to ask you, we highly suspect that the two deceased are the people of the Zhang Group in a medicinal material acquisition center near the Mazhuang Reservoir, as for the relationship between the Zhang Group and them, we do not know, but one thing is certain, there must be a relationship." ”

So Liu Dongsheng immediately reported to the director of the bureau the news he had just inquired about at the Mazhuang Reservoir this morning, and the director thought for a moment and said: "According to what you say, there are indeed many suspicious things in this medicinal material acquisition center, but we have no evidence and can only be used as an inquiry to investigate the case, and we can't take further measures at all!" ”

Liu Dongsheng said: "The reason why I didn't startle the snake is because if the deceased is an employee or acquaintance of this medicinal herb acquisition center, if they don't see him for many days, they will definitely come to report the case. That's why I deliberately omitted them during my visit. ”

The director smiled approvingly and said, "Yes, this temptation is good. Anyway, three days have passed since the day of the crime, and there are basically no clues, and if there is, it will be inadvertently destroyed by them when they are working. Or the murderer is among them, and they will be destroyed directly. ”

Liu Dongsheng said: "Yes, Director, I think so too, what do you say I should do next." ”

The Director was silent for a moment. said: "I'll still talk about my advice, as for how you take measures, I still say that I don't interfere, and the implementation of specific measures is yours." My advice is that if someone comes to report the crime these days, then follow the vine, and if not, then we will spy on it. ”

Liu Dongsheng immediately replied: "Yes!" ”

But as soon as he turned to leave, there was a knock at the door. The director signaled to come in, so a staff member stepped forward with a report and handed it to the director, Liu Dongsheng felt that there was nothing to report to the director, so he turned around to go out, but the director called Liu Dongsheng back after reading the report.

Liu Dongsheng didn't know what was going on, and was wondering to himself, but the director took the report and said: "Sure enough, it's here, take a look, the disappearance report has come up." The case was officially reported by the Zhang Group. ”

Liu Dongsheng took the report, and at a glance, he knew that it was reported by the local police station, and the medicinal herb acquisition center by the Daixi River of the Zhang Group reported that it was its own place. Two employees have been missing for three days, and there is no information so far.

Liu Dongsheng said: "Director, it seems that the time has come, we can go directly to the medicinal material acquisition center to understand the situation, and I will continue to take people there in the afternoon, but there is no need to let the local police comrades lead the way." ”

The Director nodded that this could be done. Liu Dongsheng responded: "If there is no problem, I will leave." ”

Saying that, Liu Dongsheng walked out of the director's office, but he looked at the time, and he was afraid that he would not be able to eat lunch, so he immediately called Shang Zhenyu, his old partner, and Xiao Wu to drive off. Follow the original road and drive to Mazhuang in one go.

It was already half past one in the afternoon when they arrived in Mazhuang, so they put the car on a basketball court in Mazhuang and went directly to the Zhang Group's medicinal herb acquisition center by the Daixi River.

At this time, Zhang Zhengguo's entire company's funds had finally stabilized, his body had recovered a lot, and his mood was much better.

"Mr. Zhang, there is a person who said that he wants to see you, he said that his foreign partners, I looked at the list of our cooperation partners, and the foreign partners have terminated the contract with us during this period of financial crisis, and we currently have no overseas partners. But he said, "You will see him when you hear it," and he said his name was Donald. ”

When Zhang Zhengguo heard this, he really got momentum and said, "Okay, let him come in." ”

The female secretary nodded, and then exited Zhang Zhengguo's office, and after a while, the secretary came to Zhang Zhengguo's office with a yellow-skinned and black-eyed person, Zhang Zhengguo motioned for Donald to sit down, and then the secretary closed the door and left.

Zhang Zhengguo smiled and said, "Your Excellency is Donald?" ”

The man said, "Yes." ”

Zhang Zhengguo was puzzled: "Are you Japanese? ”

The man: "No, I'm an American?" ”

Zhang Zhengguo then asked, "Are you of Chinese descent?" ”

The man then replied, "Yes, I am half Chinese, but many Chinese think I am a Chinese." ”

Zhang Zhengguo laughed and said: "It's true, the general bloodline looks exactly the same as the Chinese, and it is also a double eyelid, which is indeed a miracle!" However, your facial features are still a bit white, but your Chinese is still good. ”

But the man said, "Yes, you are very careful. My father is Chinese and called me Chinese since I was a child, and I also gave me a Chinese name. ”

Zhang Zhengguo smiled and said, "I would like to hear Your Excellency's honorable name." ”

The man also smiled and replied, "My Chinese name is Qin Chi, and this passport was registered with this name." ”

Zhang Zhengguo was startled at first, and then instantly regained his calm expression, but Qin Chi saw this temporary change in Zhang Zhengguo, so he asked, "Mr. Zhang, do you have any questions?" ”

Zhang Zhengguo smiled: "Oh, it's nothing, it's just a lot like a friend of mine......"

Qin Chi smiled and said, "Friend, as far as I know, this friend of yours has made you very wolf." If I'm not mistaken, this friend of yours is called Qin Xiao. ”

Zhang Zhengguo no longer dared to underestimate the person in front of him who claimed to be Qin Chi, or Donald, so he asked solemnly, "Who are you?" How do you know these things about me? ”

Qin Chi smiled and said, "Don't be surprised, Mr. Zhang, my boss will definitely know something about your specific situation when he cooperates with you, and my name is this, and I am planning to compete with that Qin Xiao again!" ”

Zhang Zhengguo sighed and said: "I see, it seems that your boss still doesn't trust me!" ”

Qin Chi said with a smile: "I can't hide it, my boss is also afraid that you will misunderstand him like this, so he specially told me before I came, if you say so, then there is really no need for cooperation, because my boss really has to understand the specific situation of the partner in this way, otherwise he has ten lives, and it will not be enough." Besides, the wind is very tight now, and the American police are also following him closely, so he should be cautious, and I hope Mr. Zhang doesn't mind. ”

Mr. Zhang laughed twice and said, "How could I mind? I like to deal with a partner like this, because he can be trusted, and he doesn't give me an account of some of his mistakes. ”

Qin Chi said with a smile: "Since Mr. Zhang can think so, then I think our cooperation is still very promising." ”

Zhang Zhengguo said: "Yes, I can cooperate with Your Excellency's boss this time, in fact, to be honest, it is because my funds have been flowing poorly, and if I don't take measures, I'm afraid I won't have a place to ask for food." ”

Qin Chi smiled: "We know this, otherwise I wouldn't dare to come to see you alone, otherwise I wouldn't be able to leave?" ”

Zhang Zhengguo said: "Since our conversation is so pleasant, then I will not hide it, let's be clear, I have many channels to get antiques, but I don't know if you can or dare to buy it at a high price, if you can, it will be a very pleasant cooperation." (To be continued.) )