Chapter 320: Enthusiastic Citizens
Gu Nankai and others smiled knowingly when they saw Cao Cang and Gao Yuan starting to play around. The rift between the two guys was finally resolved, and Cao Cang seemed to have more youthful vigor for the success of Cao Mo's operation. He was no longer as heavy as before, which made people happy to watch.
Gu Nankai sneered softly, and then asked Gao Yuan, Cao Cang and Li Meng to go to the security room and the surrounding roads to look for clues. He, Wu Qingluan and Shang Lu went to the surrounding households to inquire about the family's situation.
Everyone quickly split up and set off in two groups.
As the police withdrew, the crowd that was originally chattering outside the cordon gradually dispersed. When Gu Nankai and his friends came out again, there were only a few people outside the cordon. But it was precisely because of this that Gu Nankai felt he could ask something.
First of all, he observed the terrain here when he came. The community where the Zhao family lives is a new community. Although there is a lot of room for appreciation and a new business district will soon be formed here, precisely because it is a new community, there are not many household owners living here. The community is built for middle- and high-income people, and many facilities are not yet complete. It seems that the Zhao family has not moved in for long, and the decoration and furniture inside look relatively new.
The house opposite the Zhao family seemed to be under renovation, so it was certain that no one was living there. Although there were people living in the two houses on the left and right, because of the layout of the small villas, even if something happened to the Zhao family, it would be difficult for the other two families to find out.
Gu Nankai curled his lips secretly. The main feature of this community is to protect the privacy of the homeowners, but this time it was precisely because of this privacy that the Zhao family tragedy occurred. In addition, the community is still being improved, and the construction site not far away is an excellent escape route. In short, everything went according to the murderer's mind.
His brows knitted slightly, and just as he was thinking this, Wu Qingluan beside him nudged him with her elbow. He quickly came to his senses, and immediately heard Wu Qingluan's voice whispering in a certain direction: "Look, there seems to be something wrong."
Gu Nankai and Shang Lu looked at Wu Qingluan at the same time, and soon followed her gaze. As expected, they saw a woman standing outside the cordon, looking at the door of the Zhao family anxiously. Although there were a few people around, the eyes of the others were obviously full of confusion and curiosity, while the woman's face was filled with some anxiety and fear.
Gu Nankai and Shang Lu quickly withdrew their gazes, and the three of them looked at each other and knew that there must be something wrong with this woman. Soon they walked out, but the woman trembled when she saw them approaching, and immediately turned around and ran away in a hurry. Shang Lu immediately chased after her, and when Wu Qingluan was about to follow her, Gu Nankai grabbed her arm.
"What are you doing? Chase after him!"
Being dragged , Wu Qingluan turned around and said to Gu Nankai in confusion, even with a hint of anger. Seeing her like this, Gu Nankai sighed helplessly and quickly said, "You can't catch up with her. That woman looks like she exercises regularly. Plus, the roads in this community are well connected. Shanglu can basically not catch up with her. It will be the same if you go there."
Wu Qingluan didn't believe him at first, but soon she saw Shang Lu running back with a look of disappointment, shaking his head and saying, "Boss, Sister Qingluan, I can't catch her anymore. There are too many roads in this community, and I couldn't see anyone after I chased her."
Wu Qingluan then glanced at Gu Nankai again, feeling resentful that he let Shang Lu follow him even though he knew this was going to happen. Gu Nankai obviously saw the meaning in her eyes and shrugged quickly: "I didn't mean to do that. Our comrade Shang Lu ran too fast, and I didn't have time to speak."
Wu Qingluan rolled his eyes at him, and Shang Lu scratched his head suspiciously: "Boss, Sister Qingluan, what are you talking about?"
Gu Nankai and Wu Qingluan were slightly stunned, and they shook their heads almost at the same time. Gu Nankai said, "Nothing. Did you see the more prominent features of that woman?"
Shang Lu thought about it and shook his head, but quickly added: "But if she appeared in front of us now, I would definitely recognize her."
What Shang Lu said was not nonsense, because when they noticed this woman just now, she covered half of her face with her hand, and they did not see her appearance clearly. The reason why Shang Lu said this meant that she had seen the front of this woman just now.
"That's fine. Right now we don't know what the relationship is between this woman and this family, but you were able to recognize her. If the subsequent investigation is related to her, it can save us a lot of trouble."
Gu Nankai said, "Okay, let's not talk too much for now. Go ask the neighbors if they know the woman just now, and then ask about the Zhao family's situation. Then we can go back to the serious crime team."
Shang Lu and Wu Qingluan both nodded, and the sudden running away of the woman aroused great interest among the people who were still watching the excitement. Several middle-aged women gathered together and chattered about something. While talking, they looked mysteriously at Gu Nankai and the others, and then at the door of the Zhao family, as if they had discovered something incredible.
But as Gu Nankai and the others walked over, several people who had been talking with great interest suddenly stopped, and even looked at Gu Nankai and the others with a wary look. That expression seemed to tell Gu Nankai and the others that they did not say anything extraordinary, and this matter had nothing to do with them. But their eyes also revealed a kind of "I just know something that others don't know, so police comrades, please interrogate us quickly!"
Gu Nankai had encountered this kind of situation many times. Some people clearly knew something but were afraid of getting into trouble and did not want to say more. But if they didn't say anything, they couldn't help but want to tell it. But they were embarrassed to speak out on their own initiative, as they would appear to be gossipy. So at this time it was the turn of Gu Nankai and other police officers to take action.
I beg the sisters and aunties to really think about whether you feel there is anything wrong. This will be of great help to us in solving the case. With your help in finding the truth, you will be the heroes!
Gu Nankai had used this trick many times, and now he could not help but use it. He smiled and blended in with several middle-aged women and said, "Sister, do you know what's going on with the Zhao family? Do they have any enemies? You seem to live near them, have you seen anything special? Think about it carefully, maybe we can find the murderer because of your clues, and then we will thank you very much."
As expected, Gu Nankai's humble and smiling words were very helpful to the older women. When they heard that they could help the police with the case, the eyes of several women suddenly lit up. After a short hesitation, one of them said, "Comrade police officer, what you said is true."
Before Gu Nankai could reply, she said a little embarrassedly: "Alas, we sisters don't like to gossip about others, let alone this..."
She pointed in the direction of the Zhao family with some resistance, looking a little worried: "Not to mention that this family has encountered such a thing, it is even more impossible to say it. You can't make fun of the dead."
When she said this, the remaining women nodded in agreement. Wu Qingluan frowned and thought that she would not be able to get anything out of her after hearing what she said. But before she could suppress this thought, she saw the woman who originally said that one should not seek happiness from the dead immediately changed her tone and said, "But you, police comrade, also said that our clues may help you find the murderer, so we have to tell you."
