Chapter 124 Visiting the Toll Booth

Xuanhu Expressway Nanyi Toll Station. Ren Youjun drove Ni Yutong and drove directly to the administrative building of the toll station——

Earlier in the morning, he, Yutong and Xiaodong carefully studied the route distribution map of Xuantong (Xuanhu City-Tongxi County) highway, and analyzed that:

After Ning Yuanfu's van drove through Yaoshan Street, it continued to drive west, and there were several possibilities in the general direction—

One is to open to Xuanhu City?

The second is to drive north to Nanyi County halfway, or drive south to Xuanhu Expressway?

If the car turns onto the "village-to-village" highway, it's a different matter...

In accordance with the principle of tracking from near to far, step by step, he decisively decided:

Let Xiaodong and others continue to collect videos of vans haunting Tongxi County, and stitch together the trajectory of vehicle activities as much as possible?

He and Yutong followed the main highway to the west, hoping to find something?

The first stop of the visit set by the two is the Nanyi toll station!

After Inspector Ren showed his police officer ID and explained his intention, Director Nie of the toll station immediately led the way and entered the video surveillance room.

Ni Yutong started at 3:34 a.m. on January 7 and played back and watched the "hairpin" video.

About half an hour later, he spotted a van that matched the characteristics of the target and slowed down into the toll booth:

The driver stretched out his left hand from the main cab window, took the payment card handed by the female toll collector, and then rolled up the window pane and started to drive onto the highway.

"Inspector Ren, judging from the model and lights, this 'van' is the one we are looking for! But because the headlights of the car are on, you can't see the license plate clearly? Ni Yutong was a little disappointed.

"Hmm...," the leopard said, looking at the video.

"There shouldn't be anyone sitting in the passenger cab-"

Yutong closed his eyes, and after a short rest, he proposed:

"Let's ask Director Nie to help contact: the little girl who paid for work in the early morning of the 7th, and asked her to recall what she saw at that time?"

"Okay, keep looking—get it right? I'll find a way to ask the toll collector..."The leopard said, turning to leave the room.

Ren Youjun asked, and learned:

The toll collector was "working three shifts", and the little girl who worked the big night shift that night got off work at 8 o'clock this morning - and went home to rest.

Is it Ning Yuanfu himself who is driving the van? It's important to move the search forward!

The leopard used Director Nie's mobile phone to call the toll collector twice, but no one answered. He resolutely insisted on dialing, and finally heard a lazy whispered response:

"Director Nie, is there something wrong?"

"Hello, I'm from the criminal police team, and I'm disturbing your rest. I called Director Nie's mobile phone and wanted to know about your work in the second half of the night on the 6th of this month? Inspector Ren politely explained.

"Oh-hello! Speak—" The toll collector's voice immediately became clear and moving.

"In the middle of the night, at about a quarter past four in the morning on the 7th, there was a van to pay - on the highway, do you still have an impression?" The leopard asked very specifically.

"7 4:15—? Van? It's been ten days—I'll think about it..."After almost a minute of silence on the other end of the phone:

"Usually four to five o'clock – there are very few cars, but there are definitely them. Can you ask Director Nie to adjust the surveillance video to take a look? At four o'clock, people tend to doze off and lose concentration - I am not impressed. I'm sorry—"

"I just watched the surveillance and found the 'van'. The car had a characteristic - the right headlight was not lit, and it was a 'one-eyed dragon'. Can you think about it again? The leopard patiently reminded.

"Oh, I remember: there was a car, only one headlight, and it looked like a motorcycle from afar. Was it a van - I didn't care..."The toll collector's voice was visibly lower.

Inspector Ren paused instantly:

He wanted to ask - did you see the "license plate"? Now the other party can't even recall the model, and this problem is only PASS!

"Is the driver who takes the card a man or a woman?" The leopard did not give up and continued to ask for details.

"It's a man. When the car stopped at the window, the driver rolled down the glass, reached out to take the payment card, and immediately shook the window glass up... Maybe it's 'too cold' outside, right? I greeted him and he didn't respond. Most people will politely say it. The cars are weird, and the people are weird - so I still have a bit of an 'impression'! "The little girl seems to be completely sleepy, and her thoughts and expressions are beginning to be active!

"Are men fat or thin? How old is it? What are you wearing? Are there any distinguishing features? Inspector Ren eagerly asked:

This is the second focus of his attention, to identify whether the driver is "Ning Yuanfu"?

"Fat and thin - I can't see it, I only see a profile of him - he shouldn't be fat. It looks like a young man wearing a 'red cotton jacket'. Other... Not impressed. Time is short! I didn't expect it to be so long - someone else would ask? The little girl replied—a little reluctantly and flusteredly.

"Does he wear a hat or not? Is it 'bald'? "The leopard throws out Ning Yuanfu's most significant feature!

"No hat, certainly not - bald!" The answer is also clear.

Obviously, it is not the "target person" who is driving!

Inspector Ren's heart tightened, and he twisted his head and asked:

"Who else is in the car?"

"I—I didn't see - I didn't see clearly... The co-pilot seat is vacant. The little girl stuttered.

"Don't be nervous, you mean: there's only one driver in front, I don't know if there's anyone behind? Right? Lao Ren slowed down the pace of questioning.

"Yes, yes. Time is too short to watch! The little girl was busy.

"Which direction did the car go? To the east or to the west? Inspector Ren asked unhurriedly:

This is the last point of the questioning, to find out where the van is going so that it can continue to chase along the highway.

"I don't know. As soon as the car left the window, I closed the window and returned to its original position... You can ask my little sister in the same class, she is facing the highway, maybe she can see and see the car - in which direction? The little girl took a breath and said:

"There is another way: the car leaves the highway - must pay, you can check our computer system, according to the time of card issuance, find the payment card he took the 'card number', and then according to the card number - find out which toll station the car got off from along the way? This way you know the direction of the car. ”

"Good - I understand! That's all for today, sorry for you. I'll contact you again if there's anything you need; Think about the situation in all aspects of 'that car', and if there is any new news, I will tell you Director Nie in time, okay? Inspector Ren politely advised:

He's going to end the phone interview and go back to the toll collector - to take notes?

"Okay, okay. I'll be more careful next time I go to work—" The little girl was relieved:

I was awakened in my sleep, and I was asked by the old criminal policeman like a cannonball, and I asked about my experience 10 days ago, and everyone felt pressure...

Inspector Ren then contacted another toll collector on duty, but found nothing.

With the help of Director Nie, he successfully found out that the van drove down the toll station of Xuanhu Expressway - "Donghu West" - and the payment time was 6:36 in the morning on January 7!

This means: after about two hours and twenty minutes that day, the van drove east into Donghu City, Zhejiang Province...

Bidding farewell to Director Nie, the leopard drove back to the road.

"Is it to immediately get on the highway and rush to the 'East Lake West' toll station? Or go back to the brigade first? He couldn't make up his mind for a moment, so he braked - stopped on the side of the road, and asked Yutong:

"Are you sure that the van on the highway is 'Ning Yuanfu'?"

"One hundred percent - dare not speak; 90% sure 'yes'! From Yaoshan Street to Nanyi Toll Station - the time coincides; The right headlight of the van is not lit, and the characteristics are also consistent. Ni Yutong said carefully.

"That's OK! I'll report to Cheng Da..."The leopard said, picking up his phone - and starting to dial -