MM Racing Chapter 1003 The truth!
Chapter 1003 The truth!
Chapter 1003 The truth!
"Can I go and see?"
The old policeman retired and had nothing to do. Moreover, the missing child was a thorn in his heart, which he had not been able to let go for many years.
Although we know the possibility is not high, what if these people really find the answer?
Gu Qingqiu stared at the old policeman for a few minutes before nodding in agreement: "Come up!"
The black man drove the car and took everyone to the vegetable market.
"Which of the vegetable stalls you investigated are still open now?"
Gu Qingqiu asked casually.
"There are still a dozen or so?"
The old policeman recalled:
Lin Baici raised his eyebrows.
The fact that the old policeman could tell the story immediately showed that he was still paying attention to those people.
"How are they doing?"
Xia Hongyao asked and took out a small notebook to take notes.
"After so many years, some people can't continue to work because they don't make money, some have changed careers, and some are too old to take over!"
The old policeman would go to the market at least once a month and say, "The remaining dozen or so shops are either popular or they have skills and can make money, so they are still working!"
"Do you think there are any suspects among these stall owners?"
Questioning about rule pollution.
The old policeman remained silent. It was not good to suspect someone for no reason. Besides, he said that these people would definitely go to investigate the other party.
The old policeman glanced at these people. Judging from their temperament, except for this big bear girl, the others were not easy to mess with. They gave him a strong aura of a wolf in sheep's clothing.
"Little Loach, what do you think?"
Xia Hongyao didn't expect to get anything out of the old policeman, so she had to rely on her two trump cards.
If this old policeman had had more brains, this missing person case would not have become an unsolved mystery.
"Hard to say!"
Gu Qingqiu recalled the transcripts: "You have to read them to know!"
We arrived at Kwun Tong Market at 4pm.
As it was getting close to getting off work, the streets were a bit congested with many people buying groceries.
Gu Qingqiu did not go up to the stall owners directly to ask, but observed each one from a distance, and even pretended to be a customer, bargaining for the prices of vegetables.
After walking around like this, an hour passed.
"Alumni, what do you think?"
Gu Qingqiu wanted to hear Lin Baici's opinion.
"I don't see anything unusual!"
Lin Baici told the truth.
Gu Qingqiu smiled and turned to look at Hoffman and his group: "Don't follow us. There are so many people, they will be scared!"
"no!"
Hoffman refused.
"Then wait until I finish asking, then you can go ask again!"
Gu Qingqiu looked at Hoffman: "If you want to leave here early, don't make trouble!"
call!
The cowboy sister and the black brother whistled because Gu Qingqiu's words were very impolite.
Hoffman's face was gloomy, but he didn't say anything, which was considered as his agreement.
After all, he is a well-known veteran dragon-level boss. Silence is already the biggest concession. He can't just say, "Okay, I won't go."
Don’t want face anymore?
The others had no objection, because from the brief time they had spent together, they felt that this Hong Kong girl and Mr. Lin were probably the two smartest people in the group.
"Can I follow along?"
The old policeman wants to go.
"can!"
Gu Qingqiu started from the east end of the vegetable market and found a roast meat shop.
Before anyone even entered the store, the aroma of braised meat filled their noses.
"Lao Cai?"
The boss was an old man in his fifties wearing a white vest. When he saw Cai Yonghao, he took the initiative to say hello.
Xia Hongyao looked at Cai Yonghao with suspicion.
"I came here to investigate a few times before, and later I found their roast goose and barbecued pork good, so I often buy them to eat!"
Cai Yonghao explained.
"These are..."
The boss was a little confused.
"Hello, I'm a reporter from a TV station. These are my colleagues. We are currently doing a program!"
Gu Qingqiu smiled and made up an identity.
"Oh!"
The boss believed it, mainly because Gu Qingqiu spoke authentic Hong Kong dialect and his looks were a perfect 10, which was a big plus.
As long as you are a man, it is difficult not to have a good impression of Gu Qingqiu.
Gu Qingqiu extended his hand in a friendly manner.
The boss shook his hand immediately.
"Do you remember that more than 20 years ago, a child disappeared in the vegetable market?"
Gu Qingqiu got straight to the point: "We want to do a show on this topic!"
"Remember!"
The boss glanced at Cai Yonghao and said, "Old Cai has asked me this several times."
"Did you ever talk about it afterwards?"
"Yeah, but there's nothing we can do about it. This is life. Who let that kid run into this?"
The boss shrugged.
Gu Qingqiu smiled and let go of the boss's hand: "Give me a pound of roast meat!"
Several people came out of the store, each holding a white lunch box in their hands.
"That's all you ask?"
The old policeman frowned and looked at Gu Qingqiu suspiciously, thinking that this woman was not very reliable.
This is too fast!
"No need to ask, just an ordinary person!"
Gu Qingqiu was very sure.
"Don't worry about it. If Xiao Qiuqiu says it's okay, then it's okay!"
Xia Hongyao took the chopsticks and took two bites of the goose meat while it was still hot.
"..."
Cai Yonghao still doesn't quite trust it.
Gu Qingqiu took out a pack of disinfectant wipes, took one, and wiped his hands carefully.
She had just held her boss's hand, with her index finger on the pulse of his wrist.
This is called cold reading.
When Gu Qingqiu asked, the boss had no reaction at all, no sympathy at all, not even the mentality of a spectator.
To put it bluntly, I'm the kind of person who, once I hear about a child going missing in the neighborhood, doesn't have any other thoughts.
Next, Gu Qingqiu visited three more families.
There is a fruit stall, a stall selling cold dishes, and a food stall.
All of them are old shops that have been in business for more than 30 years.
The owner of the fruit stall was not very easy to talk to. He ignored Gu Qingqiu and started to chase them away after being asked a few questions.
"Is this person a suspect?"
Xia Hongyao felt that there was something wrong with the fruit stall owner.
"He is not a suspect, he is just sick, and there must be something wrong at home."
Gu Qingqiu explained.
"..."
The old policeman thought the girl was too arrogant.
"That fruit shop is a popular shop, but look at the way the owner is dressed, it's too plain, and there are unwashed dishes and leftovers on the table, which shows that he is not living a good life and no one is taking care of him!"
Gu Qingqiu said calmly: "All the evidence proves that he has no wife, and his children are most likely unfilial!"
The most important thing is that when Gu Qingqiu mentioned the missing case, the old shop owner was obviously stunned.
It means he had forgotten it long ago.
Gu Qingqiu used cold reading skills to determine that the other party was not pretending.
The fifth store is a seafood shop. It is not small in size and has a large customer flow in this location, making it a popular shop.
It can be said that the shop has been passed down for three generations.
"Mr. Cai, are you here to buy fish again?"
The boss knows the old policeman.
"Accompany some friends!"
Cai Yonghao turned his head and signaled with his eyes to Gu Qingqiu and others behind him.
The seafood boss looked over.
"How many of you are..."
The seafood owner was in his fifties, wearing a brown leather apron. There was a recliner in the store and a radio next to it, which was playing a broadcast.
"We are from the TV station and we are planning to do a program."
Gu Qingqiu stretched out her hand, and when the other party shook it, she continued with her previous words: "Do you remember that more than 20 years ago, a child disappeared in this vegetable market?"
"what?"
The boss was stunned for a moment, seemingly recalling something, and then quickly seemed to remember it again, revealing an expression of sudden enlightenment: "That's right!"
"Has the child been found?"
"no!"
Gu Qingqiu sighed: "After so many years, he must have died a long time ago, right?"
"Oh, the missing child, he must have been abducted by human traffickers, right? He must not be dead!"
The boss let go of Gu Qingqiu's hand.
"Do you understand the situation at that time?"
Gu Qingqiu asked: "We want to use the missing case as the theme, and hope you can add some details!"
"Don't worry, your work won't be in vain!"
Gu Qingqiu took out a stack of money.
"This is not about money. I'm just a fishmonger. I don't know about this kind of disappearance case!"
The boss smiled bitterly.
"It's okay, just tell me what you know and I'll make a note!"
Gu Qingqiu asked.
"I do not know anything!"
The seafood boss saw a customer coming in and immediately greeted her: "Are you buying fish, sister? They just arrived today!"
Gu Qingqiu came out, walked about ten meters, and then stopped. He wiped his hands with a disinfectant tissue while looking around the store.
"has a problem?"
Xia Hongyao looked delighted.
"Let's go, now that we're here, let's go shopping at the remaining stores!"
Gu Qingqiu hooked his finger at Xia Hongyao and Lin Baici.
The high ponytail passed immediately.
"Alumni, you and Hongyao go check the life trajectory of the seafood store owner."
Arranged by Gu Qingqiu.
"Is there something wrong with him?"
The old policeman immediately asked.
"You'll find out tonight!"
By the time Gu Qingqiu had finished asking about the remaining stores, it was six o'clock in the evening.
By the time Gu Qingqiu came back, Hoffman's patience had almost worn out: "Did you find anything?"
"Sister Cowboy, please find a secluded place nearby!"
Gu Qingqiu ordered: "Don't go too far!"
"what?"
The black guy was very excited: "Kill someone and bury the body?"
"Alumni, take Red Medicine and the black guy and stand guard outside the store, ready to catch someone!"
Gu Qingqiu continued to make arrangements.
Hoffman looked surprised.
No way?
Did she really find the clue?
A bit fast!
……
At 8 o'clock in the evening, the owner of the seafood store packed up and prepared to close the store.
In the distance, an MPV was parked on the side of the road with a van next to it.
"He's leaving!"
The black man's voice was heard from the intercom that Gu Qingqiu bought in the evening.
Gu Qingqiu glanced at his watch: "Action!"
The van started.
Xia Hongyao drove the car to the front of the seafood store and slammed on the brakes. The black man behind her grabbed the door handle and pulled it hard.
Wow!
The car door is opened.
The cowboy lady and the black guy jumped down and rushed straight towards the seafood store owner.
The seafood store owner noticed something was wrong and tried to escape in panic, but it was too late.
Django moved very quickly, grabbed his arm, and pinned him down with a reverse twist.
Sister Cowboy put a hood that she had prepared in advance on his head, and then two people took him and pushed him into the van.
Xia Hongyao started the car and headed to the place that Sister Cowboy had found earlier.
"Let's go too!"
Gu Qingqiu signaled the Korean woman to drive.
"He is just a stinky fishmonger, and he is honored by a group of dragons like us!"
On the intercom, Django was teasing.
Gu Qingqiu asked Xia Hongyao to take a detour on the road for a while, and only drove to the construction site when it was completely dark.
The seafood owner was taken to the top floor of a building that had not yet been topped off.
"Who are you?"
"What are you going to do?"
"I'm just a fishmonger. I have no money!"
The boss kept begging for mercy and belittling himself, and from his tone, he seemed panicked and probably terrified.
"We don't seek money, we only seek revenge!"
Gu Qingqiu said: "Let him kneel down by the building!"
"revenge?"
The boss cried out: "You guys want that popular shop? I'll sell it! I'll sell it! Please let me go!"
"Don't pretend, you killed someone, don't you know?"
Gu Qingqiu snorted coldly.
"I didn't kill anyone, don't talk nonsense!"
"You killed a child!"
"You bullshit!"
The boss refused to admit it: "You said I killed someone, can you show me the evidence?"
No one would admit to such a thing.
Hoffman looked at Gu Qingqiu, wondering how she would identify the murderer.
"Okay, let me ask you a few questions!"
Gu Qingqiu was very calm: "Why are you closing so early today?"
"I asked around, you usually close at 9:!"
It was obvious that the boss was upset when he heard the topic of missing children.
"I'm hungry and want to go home early to eat!"
The boss explained.
"But you have a lot of snacks in your store!"
"Who said you can't eat after you eat snacks?"
The boss quibbled.
Gu Qingqiu smiled and didn't continue to dwell on this topic: "When I mentioned the missing child, you acted like you thought about it for a while before you remembered who it was!"
"But your pulse, your heartbeat quickened the moment I mentioned this child."
"Can you tell me why?"
This was the first time that Sister Cowboy heard Gu Qingqiu say this, and she immediately reacted: "Why is he acting? That means there is something wrong!"
"..."
The boss couldn't think of an excuse for a moment.
"Boss, you took the initiative to let go of my hand!"
Gu Qingqiu smiled: "It's not that I'm arrogant, any man who shakes hands with me will keep shaking hands unless I let go of them first!"
"Don't tell me you're a gentleman, okay?"
"How can a man who listens to late-night radio, frequents nightclubs and hair salons, and usually looks at the thighs and bears of people walking on the street be a gentleman?"
Xia Hongyao nodded. Gu Qingqiu was very charming, especially after he absorbed divine energy and strengthened his body. He was no longer sickly and his temperament was amazing.
"You are slandering!"
The boss was anxious.
"When I said the child was dead, you said he was not dead. Do you know that? This is your self-protection mechanism at work!"
Gu Qingqiu suddenly pulled off the boss's hood: "This is the answer given by your instinct!"
"You don't want people to think that the child is dead!"
Gum!
The seafood boss swallowed his saliva and his head and face were covered with sweat.
"I still have evidence, do you still want to listen?"
Gu Qingqiu asked with a smile.
"want!"
Xia Hongyao raised her hand.
"When guests came in while we were here, you went straight to greet them!"
Gu Qingqiu looked into his boss' eyes.
“Is this wrong?”
The black guy scratched his head, unable to understand.
"The way that female customer was dressed and the fish she was eating didn't make her look like someone who eats fish often. You've been selling fish for over 30 years, so you can see that, right?"
Gu Qingqiu said calmly, "But you still left the TV station's reporters behind and went to greet them!"
"Don't tell me you cherish every customer."
"I've observed that you're not very welcoming to some customers. Besides, given your family's financial situation, you can still make a lot of money from a single fish!"
"So to sum it up, you instinctively 'dislike' me and want to escape."
In fact, the boss didn't need to answer. This guy's psychological quality was not good. Just looking at his sweaty and panicked look, the people present could see the clues.
"He is the murderer, there is no escape!"
Xia Hongyao was very sure.
I originally thought that the child was abducted by human traffickers, but I didn't expect that he was killed.
"I believe you wouldn't kill a child for no reason. There must be something hidden behind this!"
Gu Qingqiu put his hand on the boss's shoulder: "Tell me!"
"..."
The boss was silent.
"We are not the police and we don't seek justice. We just want to know the whereabouts of that child."
Gu Qingqiu comforted: "Tell us and you can go home!"
The boss didn't believe it.
"If you don't tell me now, I'm going to torture you. If you force me to confess, you'll have to take the blame!"
Hoffman's patience was running out.
"..."
The boss remained silent. We are all adults.
Who are you lying to?
"What if I tell you that the child is not dead?"
Gu Qingqiu suddenly spoke.
"what?"
"what?"
"WHAT?"
Gu Qingqiu's words shocked Sister Cowboy and the others.
Gu Qingqiu glanced around and saw that except for Lin Baici, everyone else looked confused.
As expected of my schoolmate, he is so thoughtful.
"What did you say?"
The boss was stunned.
"You've been taken advantage of!"
Gu Qingqiu smiled faintly: "If I guess correctly, you thought the child was dead, so you threw the 'body' into the sea, right?"
"..."
The boss's lips were trembling.
"Tell me, and you'll be free. Let me catch the real 'man behind the scenes'!"
Gu Qingqiu patiently coaxed: "He made you think you killed someone, and you blamed yourself and felt guilty, and lived in fear for twenty-seven years. Are you willing to accept this?"
"Don't you want her to be punished?"
The aquatic product owner was shaken, raised his head and looked at Gu Qingqiu: "Are you sure that the child is not dead?"
Everyone present, including Xia Hongyao, who had an intelligence level of D, laughed.
"Ha ha!"
Hoffman couldn't help but laughed out loud.
Because of what the seafood boss said, the subtext was that he admitted that he had committed murder.
"I am sure!"
In fact, Gu Qingqiu was not very sure. She still needed to see the testimony of the seafood boss.
"That night, I was going to the dock to pick up goods. In the evening, I had a few drinks and set out a little late. I was in a hurry to get on the road. When I arrived at the dock, I opened the truck's cold storage and saw a child inside. He had frozen to death."
The seafood boss drooped his shoulders and recalled the past. Even though twenty-seven years have passed, what happened that night is still vivid in his mind.
There's no way I can help it. That was murder and dumping of the body. I can't help but remember it.
"I was terrified and instinctively threw the child into the sea."
"I really didn't mean it!"
"By the time I wanted to get him back, it was too late!"
"real!"
"I jumped down and looked for him, but I couldn't find him!"