Chapter 56: Extortion Call

Being able to cook late-night snacks for you at home in the middle of the night, perhaps apart from your own parents and lover, it is hard to find anyone else!

Gu Changzheng and Hu Jinquan were undoubtedly lucky. In a city far away from their families, how rare it was to meet such a good family. After eating the dumplings, there were still a few hours before dawn, so the two spent the night on the sofa in the Lu family's living room.

Early the next morning, Xiao Jiang, who almost never got up early, got up early for the first time and rode his bicycle toward the Jiangdong Branch. He didn't know what happened to Xiao Fang, but since it alarmed the criminal police, the matter must not be small! Last night, those two policemen squatted for a long time and didn't wait for the girl and Xiao Fang to appear. He had a kind of excitement in his heart and didn't sleep much all night. In the morning, looking at the time, the Public Security Bureau should be at work. He got up early, put on his new cotton-padded jacket, and rode his bicycle excitedly toward the Jiangdong Branch!

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Early in the morning at the Shizijie Police Station, Chief Gao Jianjun stepped into the office from the cold outside, and a warmth rushed toward him. The winter in their city was particularly awkward because it was located in a position neither south nor north. Winter had the cold of the north but no centralized heating of the north. Their police station had limited funds a few years ago, and turning on the air conditioner in winter was also tightly calculated! It wasn't until he took office that he handled a few major cases, applied for a sum of money from the district finance and the branch, and installed heating from the municipal thermal power plant for the police station.

The office environment was better, and more achievements had to be made. Gao Jianjun had a clear career goal and knew what he wanted, so sometimes he was a bit utilitarian in doing things, but he also did a lot of things in a down-to-earth manner. In short, he was still a good policeman and a good leader!

Sitting in the warm office, he was just about to study the 1.10 case when the phone in front of him rang. He picked up the receiver, and before he could say "hello," a man's anxious voice came from inside: "Chief Gao! We received an extortion call! My brother-in-law was kidnapped!"

After a brief search in his brain, he remembered that this was the sister and brother he met when they came to the station to report a missing person a few days ago. He gave the brother his office phone number at that time.

"What?!" He sat up straight when he heard this! It was almost the New Year, but so many vicious cases had occurred! The dismemberment case had no clue, and there was another kidnapping and extortion case!

This couldn't help but increase the pressure on Gao Jianjun's already tense spirit!

After a shock, he quickly stabilized his emotions and said: "Wu Yuhe, right? Don't be anxious, slowly explain the matter clearly!"

Perhaps it was his steady tone that infected the other party. Wu Yuhe on the other end of the phone took a deep breath and said: "Chief Gao, it's like this. After we reported the case to the police station the day before yesterday, my sister still couldn't let go, so I accompanied her to continue asking my brother-in-law's friends, thinking if anyone had seen him..."

Gao Jianjun listened to Wu Yuhe's rambling about irrelevant details on the receiver, coughed softly and said: "I know, you focus on the extortion call!"

Wu Yuhe finally reacted and said: "Just now, I have been staying at my sister's house these past few days to accompany her. I just got up when I heard my sister shouting my name upstairs! I didn't know what happened, so I hurriedly ran upstairs and saw my sister crying and shouting: 'Yuhe! What should we do! Your brother-in-law was kidnapped! The other party wants 500,000! Where can I get so much money!'"

Wu Yuhe started rambling again. Gao Jianjun listened patiently and inserted when he was catching his breath: "Is the other party male or female? What is the phone number? Is it a landline or a mobile phone? Did they say when to pay the ransom? Where to pay? Is the accent local or from out of town?"

He asked all the information he wanted to know in one breath, thinking that you wouldn't ramble anymore, right?

Wu Yuhe finally didn't ramble this time. He said: "Ah! Please wait a moment, I'll ask my sister!"

Gao Jianjun said helplessly: "Tell me the address in detail, wait at home, we'll be there immediately!" After Gao Jianjun finished, he shouted loudly: "Xiao Wu! Come here!"

After Wu Yuhe explained his sister's address clearly, Gao Jianjun saw Xiao Wu already in front of him, so he hurriedly said: "Go drive, we are going out on a mission!"

Wu Yuxian's house was in a rare commercial housing community in Zizhen City—Citizen New Village.

This was a fresh product in inland cities in the 90s. Wang Heshan and Wu Yuxian were among the first batch of people in Zizhen City to get rich. They bought two sets of houses, one upstairs and one downstairs, and connected them into a duplex.

It is said that this was Wang Heshan's insight when he went to Hong Kong to learn photography technology. Over the years, he made money, and just as Citizen New Village was developed, they bought two sets.

The only car in the station was a Fukang car. Police officer Xiao Wu had already started the engine and was waiting for Gao Jianjun with the air conditioner on. The car soon arrived at Citizen New Village, and Wu Yuhe was already waiting at the entrance of the community.

Seeing Gao Jianjun's police car, he hurriedly came over to greet him. The community was not big, but there were quite a few cars. Those who could live here were considered rich people.

Gao Jianjun entered Wu Yuxian's house. Wu Yuxian, who was sitting on the sofa wiping her tears, hurriedly stood up and cried: "Chief Gao, what should we do?"

Gao Jianjun hurriedly said: "Don't be excited! Come, sit down and explain the situation clearly to me!"

Wu Yuhe went over to comfort his sister and said: "Chief Gao, it's like this. Just now, a man called. The voice sounded like he was in his 30s, and the accent sounded like a local. He didn't say when to pay the money, just said to let my sister prepare the cash today, and he would call again at night. But he didn't say when he would call and hung up. I checked the caller ID, it was also a landline number. Looking at the beginning of the number, it should be from the Jiangdong District side!"

This time, rarely, Wu Yuhe didn't talk nonsense and clearly explained the details Gao Jianjun wanted to know.

Gao Jianjun signaled Xiao Wu to check the phone. Xiao Wu took a look. The most recent incoming call was at 8:27 AM today, with a call duration of 15 seconds! The number showed the Jiangdong District area code. (At that time, Zizhen City had just changed to city-controlled telephones, and the area codes of each district could be distinguished from the beginning numbers.) Xiao Wu called back with the phone, but the phone was not answered! It seems that a coin-operated public telephone was used.

Gao Jianjun said: "Immediately contact the municipal telecommunications department and check the installation address of this number."

He said to Wu Yuhe again: "Are you familiar with your brother-in-law's friends?" He knew that Wu Yuhe had been helping Wang Heshan, and wanted to see if he could find the possibility of a crime committed by an acquaintance from him.

Wu Yuhe said: "Basically, I know all of brother-in-law's friends, um..." Before he finished, Gao Jianjun interrupted: "You answer the phone if the other party calls again. Pay attention to the voice of the other party and see if it is similar to any of Wang Heshan's friends you know."

Wu Yuhe nodded. He also understood a little bit about how the police handled cases, and they would definitely investigate from acquaintances.

Sure enough, Gao Jianjun continued: "Does your brother-in-law have any big business or make a lot of money recently?"

Wu Yuhe thought for a moment and shook his head: "No, our photo studio is a fragmented business, and there is no single order that can collect a lot of money." ===== CHAPTER 57 =====