Everyone looked at Gu Chen with wide eyes, feeling that Gu Chen was joking?

Although Gu Chen could swim, the shipwreck just now still scared everyone a lot, and Lu Weiwei almost jumped down to save him.

"You said you were boating on the lake, why did you sink the boat?"

After Officer Wang helped Gu Chen up, he asked, "What did you say to yourself just now? What do you know? What do you know?"

"I know why Liu Biao sank to the bottom of the lake that day, and why we couldn't see the boat on the river. Gu Chen also took a deep breath and wiped the water stains off his face.

In Gu Chen's opinion, the observation and experience of staying on the boat just now were enough to support his previous judgment.

However, when Gu Chen said this, everyone didn't understand it very well.

In particular, I don't understand why the boat suddenly sinks.

So Huang Zunlong asked, "Gu Chen, what do you mean, is there really something wrong with this boat?"

"No problem, will I sink?" Gu Chen asked Huang Zunlong rhetorically.

Huang Zunlong snapped his fingers and said, "I understand, this ship has been tampered with, right?"

Gu Chen's finger flicked on Huang Zunlong's forehead: "Even if you are smart, this ship has indeed been tampered with." ”

As soon as the words fell, everyone at the scene looked at each other.

Lu Weiwei hurriedly ran to the shore and said to the shipwreck in the lake: "Could it be that Liu Biao rowed to the lake in the first place, and it was also because of a problem with the boat that he fell into the water?"

Gu Chen nodded slightly.

And then ...... He still can't swim?" Lu Weiwei glanced at Xiao Gang.

Xiao Gang was stunned, and then nodded and admitted: "No...... That's right, Liu Biao really can't swim. ”

Gu Chen took off his shirt and wrung out the water before he said, "I have paid attention to every detail of the boat and found that there is an artificially created hole at the bottom of the boat. ”

"But it's a clever design, the hole is covered by a wooden board, and it's some dirt, hay and rags that plug the hole. ”

"That's why, I had no problem paddling in the lake, but over time, the loopholes started to show up, and eventually the hull sank. ”

"Gu Chen. Officer Wang frowned and said with a serious face: "Then according to what you mean, this is completely murder? Did someone deliberately chisel out the hole in the boat, so that Liu Biao died in the lake and eventually became food for the aquatic animals?"

Gu Chen nodded slightly, but did not deny it.

Gu Chen had similar speculations before, but he had been suffering from no evidence to support him.

But just now I personally experienced a boat in the lake, which allowed Gu Chen to find the root of the problem.

According to Xiao Gang's previous statement, the two small boats have not been used for a long time, which means that the probability of using them is extremely low.

But just like that, if Liu Biao is allowed to board the boat in a hurry, no matter which boat Liu Biao gets on, he will eventually die in the middle of the lake.

And those who know that Liu Biao doesn't know water nature, and know that Liu Biao's people are ready to flee, there is no doubt that Xiao Gang is very suspicious.

But Gu Chen didn't immediately expose it, but just proposed: "Now the boat has also sunk to the bottom of the lake, but fortunately, it is sunk on the shore, and it is not difficult to salvage it." ”

Looking back at Ding Liang and Huang Zunlong, Gu Chen said again: "Why don't we go find some people, get some tools, and fish up this small boat together?"

"No problem. Ding Liang glanced at Xiao Gang and urged: "I said Xiao Gang, don't stand stupidly, hurry up, go find someone to come over, and bring some strong rope by the way." ”

"Oh, no...... No problem, I'll call someone. Xiao Gang seemed to have no master of the six gods, and under Ding Liang's urging, he hurriedly led everyone to the direction of the new wharf.

It didn't take long for everyone to arrive at the scene with several staff members of Yangtian Lake Hotel.

There are also some rope tools brought with you......

Everyone put the tools in a row, and a staff member in charge of the water search and rescue of Yangtian Lake said: "The position where the boat sinks is not very deep, I will fix the underwater boat, and everyone will pull it up later." ”

"No problem, then it's hard for you, master. Officer Wang stepped forward and patted the staff on the shoulder.

Soon, the staff in charge of water search and rescue, took off their coats and shoes, wore only a pair of pants, and carried assembled tools, and jumped into the water with a "plop".

The head of the rope has an iron hook, which is used to fix the orientation of the hull.

The crew was skilful and quickly hooked the rope to the iron hook in the bow of the boat.

After making sure that it was stable, he dived out of the water, touched the water marks on his face, and waved to everyone on the shore and said, "It's okay, pull up." ”

"One-two...... Three! One, two...... Three......"

It was also in the chorus of slogans, including the police and the staff of the Yangtian Lake Hotel, who worked together to drag the boat up.

Since the front end of the old pier is a marble stepped into the water, the boarding ship is generally a vertical structure on both sides.

And Gu Chen's shipwreck site is on the edge of the staircase, so even if it sinks to the bottom of the lake, everyone can clearly see it when they stand on the shore.

So everyone dragged the hooked rope together in the staircase-like direction of the pier.

Due to the buoyancy of the lake, it is not difficult to tow the boat to the pier.

After being dragged to the stepped marble, everyone worked together to tow the boat directly to the shore.

"Whew. Gu Chen took a deep breath, then stretched out his hand and said, "It's okay, just put it here." ”

"Oh my mom, it's so heavy. ”

"My waist, this is too tired, isn't it?"

"I didn't expect it to be so heavy for a ship that doesn't look big?"

"If it weren't for the large number of people, we wouldn't have been able to get on the case. ”

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Many staff members are rubbing their muscles and bones, tired batches.

Gu Chen also thanked everyone: "Thank you for your help just now, I am here to thank you." ”

"It's fine. A staff member of the Yangtian Lake Hotel waved his hand, but asked Gu Chen: "But I said, what are you police trying to do with this boat? It was originally a broken boat, and no one usually uses it." ”

"That's right. Another staff member complained, "Wouldn't it be good for you to go to the lake and go straight to the new pier?

"That's not what I meant. Seeing that everyone didn't understand, Gu Chen also explained directly: "The reason why I want to experience this ship is because I think of myself as Liu Biao and thinking about problems. ”

"Think of yourself as Liu Biao?" everyone heard this, but they didn't know why.

Gu Chen walked up to everyone and explained in detail: "I have tried this boat, and if it is used normally, it is very stable and has high safety performance. ”

"Even ordinary people, non-swimmers, can easily operate, there is no improper operation and fall into the water, because they are all sitting and rowing. ”

"But it's strange that Liu Biao sank to the bottom of the lake under this circumstance, and the wrecked boat has not been found so far. ”

Looking at everyone's serious looks, Gu Chen said again: "Normally, in this case, the boat must have sunk to the bottom of the lake, just like I did just now. ”

"It didn't sink immediately, but it had to be paddled for a distance, and then the dirt, hay and rags that plugged the hole, gradually disintegrated, and finally sank to the bottom of the lake. ”

"Is there a loophole?" Lu Weiwei hadn't heard Gu Chen mention it before, but as soon as Gu Chen said this, Lu Weiwei was the first to rush to the side of the boat and began to use her own contraction baton to inspect the boat at the scene.

But this check doesn't matter, Lu Weiwei was surprised to find that in addition to the location of the loophole that Gu Chen said just now, Lu Weiwei also found several other hidden loopholes.

Hit it down with a baton, and soon it was discovered that the dirt, hay and rags that had plugged the loopholes were quickly poked to pieces.

"It's shocking. Lu Weiwei couldn't help but sigh with emotion, stared at the staff of the Yangtian Lake Hotel in front of her and said, "Look at your boats, isn't this fatal?

"Yes...... But that's not what we did. A tall and thin staff member was aggrieved, and he couldn't help but say: "These two ships are just spare ships." ”

"And when we usually go to the middle of the lake, we drive the speedboat on the new pier, who would use this kind of boat. ”

"That's right. Another chubby staff member retorted: "Even if it's a backup, we have no reason to destroy it?" There is no reason to dig out so many holes in the bottom of the ship, it feels like it should be artificial, who is so lacking in morality?"

Seeing that the staff were all thinking about it, Gu Chen walked directly to Lu Weiwei, took the baton from her hand, and swept away the mud residue from several holes in the bottom of the boat, and then confirmed: "I have checked, there are a total of 4 loopholes." ”

"It can be said that the murderer really took great pains to 'surprise' Liu Biao, and even the traces of the cave entrance are new, so it can be seen that the murderer should not have been preparing for a long time in advance. ”

Glancing at Xiao Gang, who was a little nervous, Gu Chen turned to the others and asked, "Do any of you know that Liu Biao doesn't know water?"

Everyone looked at each other and shook their heads slightly.

Subsequently, a tall and thin staff member took the initiative to step forward and said: "Comrade policeman, whether Liu Biao can swim, we really don't know this, usually the big guys go to Yangtian Lake to swim in their spare time, but I have never seen Liu Biao go into the water." ”

"So?" asked Gu Chen.

"So I feel that Liu Biao should be a landlubber, and no one here knows whether he can swim or not. The tall, thin employee said.

Gu Chen shook his head and smiled: "Wrong, there is indeed someone here who knows that Liu Biao doesn't know water, and that person is Liu Biao's fellow countryman...... Xiao Gang. ”

"Xiao Gang?" Hearing Gu Chen's words, everyone turned their eyes to Xiao Gang.

Xiao Gang was also so frightened that he stepped back, and said with a wry smile: "I...... I do know that Liu Biao doesn't know water, we are fellow villagers, don't you know it's normal?"

"Of course. Gu Chen patted Xiao Gang on the shoulder to tell him not to be too nervous, and then asked: "You are the one who knows that Liu Biao wears shoes when he sleeps, it can be seen that Liu Biao at that time already knew that someone would come to him." ”

"Then I wonder, since you know that Liu Biao is doing this to escape some people, he will definitely break the window and escape when he encounters danger, and he will definitely choose to go to the old dock to row. ”

"So...... Why was it so coincidental that the boat was suddenly manipulated? There shouldn't be many people who know about Liu Biao's situation, right?"

"Huh. Xiao Gang laughed dryly, and said quite embarrassedly: "I am not the only one who knows that he Liu Biao is being troubled and sleeps in shoes." ”

"Yes. Gu Chen nodded slightly, and continued: "Of course it's not just you, but if you escaped from the lake, there shouldn't be many people who know, right?"

"He won't tell others this kind of secret, and you are his fellow countryman Liu Biao, he trusts you, maybe he will tell you. ”

"And once you know Liu Biao's escape route, you have to do something on the boat, so that Liu Biao can die quietly in the lake, I'm afraid you Xiaogang is the most suspicious. ”

"No...... Not me. Xiao Gang was also anxious when he heard this, and quickly clarified for himself: "Liu Biao is my fellow countryman, I ...... How could I hurt him? I didn't. ”

"I'll talk about that later. Gu Chen had clearly seen Xiao Gang's anxiety, which showed that there was still something wrong with this person.

However, if the two small boats were to be chiseled in such a short time, it would take a little effort.

From this, it can be deduced that the murderer did not want to kill Liu Biao directly, but precisely wanted to use the illusion that the murderer wanted to kill Liu Biao to let Liu Biao board the boat and escape.

With the help of a small boat that had already been chiseled, Liu Biao, who did not know the nature of the water, quietly drowned in the center of the lake.

It can be seen that the murderer can be described as thoughtful.

Everything shows that the murderer wanted to eliminate the traces of the crime, so that everyone would think that Liu Biao drowned himself in the center of the lake.

Of course, Forensic Liu's test also confirmed this, but the murderer also knew that the police could confirm this.

This way of killing Liu Biao without contact can be described as killing people without blood, plus the corpse is soaked in the lake for a few days, even if there are slight traces, it will be soaked without a trace.

Gu Chen turned to a staff member of the Yangtian Lake Hotel and said, "Then please go and get the surveillance, the time is a few days before Liu Biao, help me focus on the old dock, has anyone approached?"

"No problem. The tall and thin staff nodded silently, feeling that the situation did not seem to be optimistic.

I just wanted to turn around, but I was stopped by Gu Chen again: "Wait." ”

"What's wrong?, do you have any other orders?" the tall and thin staff member turned his head again and asked Gu Chen.

"By the way, check if anyone has borrowed some tools that can chisel through the hull of the ship in the past few days. Gu Chen said.

The tall and thin staff nodded again: "Understood, I'll come when I go." ”

Gu Chen then said to Ding Liang: "Ding Liang, you go with him." ”

"Howler. Ding Liang nodded slightly and followed directly behind.

The atmosphere suddenly became tense......

Seeing that everyone was gathered together, Gu Chen proposed, "Xiao Gang, there are a lot of people here, why don't we go to your room and talk?"

"Huh?" Xiao Gang raised his head violently, his spirit had been at a high level of tension just now, and Gu Chen's words made Xiao Gang feel even more frightened.

Lu Weiwei also seemed to see Xiao Gang's situation, and couldn't help but smile and said, "Just go to your room to talk." ”

"Oh, of course that's fine, come with me. Xiao Gang hurriedly wiped the beads of sweat from the corners of his forehead, and then took heavy steps and came to the door of the dormitory together.

Opening the door, Xiao Gang walked in directly and sat back on his bed.

Gu Chen and other colleagues were standing around separately, as if they were waiting for news from Ding Liang's side.

The whole room, without the previous relaxation, seems to be filled with tension in the air.

Xiao Gang has been sitting at the head of the bed, pretending to play with his mobile phone to hide his nervousness.

But all this is seen by everyone.

If you don't see through it, everyone understands it, and they all know that Xiao Gang seems to have a problem.

It didn't take long for Ding Liang to push the door in, and he said with a happy face: "Gu Chen, guess what I found?"

Gu Chen smiled: "Don't sell it, let's say, what did you find?"

Ding Liang first glanced at Xiao Gang, then sat back beside Gu Chen, and said with a serious face: "I went to see Liu Biao's surveillance in the past few days, and found that no one passed by on the old dock at all, but there was one person who frequently appeared near the dock during those nights. ”

And according to the records of the materials in and out of the warehouse of the Yangtian Lake Hotel these days, only one person borrowed some tools that could chisel through the bottom of the ship under the pretext of repairing the dormitory furniture. ”

"And the video can also be clear and realistic, the man went to the old dock with tools. ”

"Who is that person you are talking about?" Although Lu Weiwei knew who it was, she still deliberately asked Ding Liang.

Ding Liang glanced at Xiao Gang who pretended to play with his mobile phone: "It's Liu Biao's roommate, Comrade Xiao Gang." ”

"Smack!"

Just as Ding Liang's voice fell, Xiao Gang's hands trembled, and the mobile phone slipped directly to the ground.

Seeing that everyone was staring at him at the moment, Xiao Gang smiled bitterly and quickly explained: "Just ...... Even if your hand slipped, you don't have to look at me like that, do you?"

"What about the video?" Gu Chen stared at Xiao Gang, ignored it, and asked Ding Liang directly with his right hand for a video.

Ding Liang clicked on the photo album on his mobile phone and played the few pictures he took directly to Gu Chen.

In the video, Xiao Gang's sneaky figure kept appearing near the old pier to observe secretly, and he was extremely cautious.

In the first few days, maybe it was because he was not very familiar with the nearby surveillance arrangement, so Xiao Gang in the picture seemed to have been looking for the location of the surveillance.

But after discovering the surveillance, Xiao Gang seemed extremely cautious in the next few days, and every time he passed near the old pier, he seemed to be deliberately dodging.

And the picture of borrowing tools from the warehouse of Yangtian Lake Hotel is also vivid.

Xiao Gang went to the old pier of Yangtian Lake with tools, all of which were captured in several videos.

Gu Chen returned the phone to Ding Liang, and then asked Xiao Gang, "Xiao Gang, what else do you have to say?"

"I ......" Xiao Gang raised his head, and when he saw Gu Chen's sharp eyes staring at him, he quickly withdrew his gaze.

Gu Chen said directly: "I think the people Liu Biao wants to hide from are not you, because you are roommates with him, he won't think it's you, so he relaxes his vigilance against you." ”

"But I don't understand, if someone really wants to kill him, what is your role in this? Are you an accomplice to these people? Or ...... From the beginning, none of this existed, but you were directing and acting yourself?"

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