Chapter 1961

When they heard the words "Bonfire Festival", everyone's heart still skipped a beat. They didn't know what was going on with this festival?

But when they thought of the blueberry picking festival in Wangchao Town, which was probably similar to this one, everyone suddenly became nervous again.

"What's going on at the Bonfire Festival?" Lu Weiwei stepped forward and asked Zhou Zheng.

Zhou Zheng said without hesitation: "Actually, it's an activity in Fuxing Village."

"Fuxing Village?" Lu Weiwei looked around, shook her head and denied, "I've never heard of it."

"It seems to be a new village that has migrated here?" After all, Police Officer Wang is an old comrade, and he naturally knows more about these aspects than Lu Weiwei.

"New village?" Lu Weiwei was stunned, and quickly asked, "What kind of village is this?"

"It is said that people from other provinces migrated to settle here, and then established a new village with the locals, so they have always retained their customs from other provinces."

Officer Wang thought for a few seconds, and said thoughtfully, "I seem to have seen it in a report by Jiang Xiaomi before, and it seems to be introducing Fuxing Village."

"That's right." Hearing Officer Wang's remarks, the director Xu Feng also nodded in agreement: "I also know something. I have a relative who said that I am going to participate in some kind of bonfire festival, but when I heard it, there is no such thing as a bonfire festival here." ?”

"But my relative said, of course there is a bonfire festival here, but it's just held in a small village."

"I don't know what it is that has the characteristics of a homestay. Anyway, I don't know the details. However, I heard that this is not the first time it has been held. It seems that this time it will be more grand."

"Jiang Xiaomi?" Hearing Officer Wang's words and Xu Feng's introduction, Gu Chen suddenly became interested.

So he hurriedly asked Zhou Zheng for confirmation: "Zhou Zheng, how can you be sure that this briquette must be in Fuxing Village? He said it himself?"

"Yeah." Zhou Zheng nodded silently, and confessed frankly: "Because before, he kept telling me that he wanted to contact the people on the other side of Wangxian Valley in Wangchao Town."

"But later, I heard that the mountain torrents caused by the heavy rain over there accidentally made the rescue team discover something tricky in the mountains."

"There seems to be some problem, but what exactly is it? I don't know, I just know that many policemen are fully armed, what are they going to the mountain to search for?"

"Although there is no definite answer, I am very clear that something must have happened at the other end of Wangxiang Valley."

"So during this period of time, I received news from Wangxian Valley that the meeting time was changed to the next event."

"Although the other party didn't say it clearly, in fact, I know that the next event will be the Bonfire Festival. This is the most recent event, and it has been held several times in a row."

"However, it is said that this year, with the support from above, we plan to expand the scale of this event. By then, many tourists will go to Fuxing Village."

"I think the Wangxiangu group will also go. They need cover, and the Bonfire Festival undoubtedly creates the best conditions for them."

"What about the briquettes? Will he go?" Gu Chen asked.

Zhou Zheng hesitated for a few seconds, then nodded silently: "Perhaps, after all, something happened at Wangxian Valley, and the briquettes are actually the most worrying thing."

"So this time I was arranged to go over to find out the specific situation, but in fact I know that every time I communicate with this group of people, the coal ball is actually by my side, and he may have been watching me all the time."

"Do you have evidence?" Gu Chen asked.

"No." Zhou Zheng shook his head: "I don't have any evidence to prove that the coal ball is by my side, but I know he will definitely go to Fuxing Village."

"He needs to personally control the level of risk so that he can make his own next steps."

"What else do you know?" Gu Chen recorded these on the table, and then asked Zhou Zheng.

Zhou Zheng shook his head: "I don't know about the others."

"Where is the chat account of the coal ball?" Lu Weiwei asked.

"I'll give it to you." Zhou Zheng glanced at Xu Feng, and Xu Feng directly took out Zhou Zheng's mobile phone, which was wrapped in a transparent evidence collection bag, and said:

"I confiscated his mobile phone and waited for you to come over."

"Tell me the account number that Briquette used to contact you." Gu Chen said.

Zhou Zheng nodded silently, and began to inform Gu Chen of the account number that he and the coal balls are connected with.

Gu Chen handed these to Lu Weiwei, and asked Lu Weiwei to contact He Junchao and lock the account.

On the other side, Gu Chen took out his mobile phone and directly dialed Jiang Xiaomi's number in Jiangnan Daily.

The phone was connected quickly, and Gu Chen walked directly to the corridor, and gently closed the office door.

"Gu Chen, why did you think of calling me?" Jiang Xiaomi was quite curious when he saw Gu Chen calling.

Usually, everyone just communicates in the circle of friends, and rarely contacts Gu Chen on the phone.

Therefore, Jiang Xiaomi was quite curious about Gu Chen's call.

Gu Chen didn't beat around the bush, and directly asked Jiang Xiaomi straight to the point: "Xiaomi, I heard from Senior Brother Wang that he had seen a report you wrote about the Bonfire Festival in Fuxing Village. Is there such a thing?"

"Apricot"

"Yes, what's the matter?" Jiang Xiaomi was also confused by Gu Chen's question, and asked him curiously.

Gu Chen hurriedly asked again: "What's the situation at this bonfire festival?"

"Oh, it's actually a demonstration of a homestay activity in Fuxing Village. The specific situation..."

After thinking about it, Jiang Xiaomi hurriedly said again: "Eh? Gu Chen, you suddenly asked this, are you going to participate?"

"There is a eucalyptus..."

"I see." Before Gu Chen finished speaking, Jiang Xiaomi immediately understood: "There is a eucalyptus, which involves the bonfire festival, right?"

"Yeah." Gu Chen echoed, and said: "A certain gang that our criminal investigation team has been tracking will most likely go to the Bonfire Festival."

"But I'm not very clear about the specific situation. Now there is a suspect in my hand who is explaining."

"I'm calling this time, just to get to know you in detail. I don't know what's going on with that bonfire festival?"

"Harm? That's it? It must have something to do with the mission assigned by Director Zhao, right? You've been under a lot of pressure recently, right?" Jiang Xiaomi was not surprised either.

Gu Chen was rather curious, and also asked: "Xiaomi, how did you know?"

"Isn't that simple?" Jiang Xiaomi grinned, and quickly said: "My cousin Wu Meixi, she has been under a lot of pressure recently, saying that your Zhao Bureau requires all departments to actively cooperate with your criminal investigation team. big."

"And I've heard that there was a major incident at Wangxian Valley some time ago, but what exactly is it? I asked my cousin, but she refused to disclose it, which made it impossible for me to write a press release."

After a pause, Jiang Xiaomi said again: "So, I think this matter should be related to a certain case you handled."

"As for the matter at Wangxiangu, I heard that it was also handled by the search and rescue team sent by your Furong branch."

"So, as soon as I guessed, I knew that this matter must have something to do with you."

"Okay." Feeling that Jiang Xiaomi's news sensitivity is still very high, Gu Chen said again: "I can't tell you about this, but I want to know the specific situation about the Bonfire Festival."

"This? It's easy to say. This time, not only our Jiangnan Daily, but also many media in the province and some Internet media will report on it. Anyway, it's right to be lively."

"After all, tourism and cultural festivals are being held now. Fuxing Village also wants to gain popularity and make this place a benchmark for folk activities in the future."

After thinking for a while, Jiang Xiaomi said again: "By the way, I've already written the manuscript, only some pictures and videos of the scene are missing."

"After collecting this information, I can sort it out and publish it."

"You just finished writing the interview? But this hasn't started yet?" Hearing what Jiang Xiaomi said, Gu Chen immediately felt, what is this guy doing?

On the other hand, Jiang Xiaomi on the phone smiled mysteriously: "This is all from the Miejue teacher in our department, oh no, my editor-in-chief said that every activity is similar, let me sort out last year's interview draft , the editor's editor."

"After the on-site interview is over, apply it immediately, and then make minor changes."

"The speed of publishing is fast. After all, you also know how difficult it is to write a press release these days?"

"And it's not just our media that went to the event site this time."

"If after the on-site interview, the article can be published with a little editing, it means that we can publish the article before other media, and whoever publishes the article first will have the advantage."

"In the past few years, we have also been educated by those Internet media, and they often do this, making Miejue Shitai, oh no, making my editor-in-chief very depressed."

"Okay, I can understand." Gu Chen also chuckled twice, and then asked again: "Oh, by the way, what is the process like?"

"It's probably like killing pigs and sheep in the morning, and then preparing a table and banquet in the afternoon. After the banquet, it will be the bonfire festival in the evening. There will be many folk performances and so on."

"Of course, don't have too much hope. After all, there were not many people who participated last year. Although it is said that the publicity will be increased this year, I don't know how much it will be."

"Is the event only for one day?" Gu Chen asked.

"Of course, it will start tomorrow. There may be a rehearsal or something today. If you want to go, I can take you to meet the village chief, and we will stay together for a banquet or something."

After thinking about it, Jiang Xiaomi said again: "Oh, by the way, will Lu Weiwei go? She's a big foodie."

"Yes, but we went there, not to eat..."

"Aren't they all the same?" Before Gu Chen could finish speaking, Jiang Xiaomi immediately interrupted, "Well, if you need my help, just say so."

"Anyway, I can help you with the food. The village chief knows me very well. I guarantee that you won't go hungry."

"Okay." Listening to Jiang Xiaomi's mouth full of running the train, Gu Chen knew clearly that Jiang Xiaomi's career as a reporter these years was not for nothing.

At least he has evolved from a newbie in the workplace to a veteran in the workplace.

Speaking of the campfire festival, with Jiang Xiaomi's help, many problems could indeed be solved.

Especially Fuxing Village, Gu Chen needs to find out about the specific situation of this village.

So after Gu Chen and Jiang Xiaomi had a short communication, they both hung up the phone.

Not long after, Lu Weiwei also came out of the office.

Seeing Gu Chen put down the phone, she asked, "How is it? What did Jiang Xiaomi say?"

"She will arrange everything. This time, she will go to the bonfire festival for on-site interviews, and she also went there last year."

"That's the best." Hearing Gu Chen's words, Lu Weiwei also nodded silently, and then said: "I don't know if Bai Xiaolan and the others will go?"

"Call and ask." Gu Chen said.

"Yeah." Lu Weiwei was not idle, and quickly dialed Bai Xiaolan.

"What's wrong, Lu Weiwei?" When the video call was turned on, Bai Xiaolan was eating snacks.

Lu Weiwei saw her favorite shrimp-flavored potato chips at a glance, and said in shock, "Hey, Bai Xiaolan, when did you become a foodie? Isn't this my favorite potato chips?"

"Ah? You're talking about this?" Bai Xiaolan, who hadn't realized it yet, quickly picked up the potato chips to observe, and said with a smile:

"Oh, this is what Liu Jingru sent to everyone. Liu Jingru has stored a lot of snacks in the drawer recently, and I will send you snacks if I have nothing to do."

"Is she trying to fatten you up or something?" Hearing what Bai Xiaolan said, Lu Weiwei also looked curious.

Bai Xiaolan smiled diligently and said, "Isn't it okay to have snacks? I still want to be your colleague? You, Lu Weiwei, never lack snacks in your drawer. I envied Gu Chen and the others back then."

"It feels like they have a treasure colleague like you, that must be a blessing from the previous life."

"Haha, look at what you said." Hearing Bai Xiaolan talk about snacks, Lu Weiwei immediately threw important matters out of the blue.

Gu Chen quickly coughed twice, and reminded, "Senior Sister Lu, it's serious business."

"Oh." Lu Weiwei, who reacted a little slower, recovered from the joking just now, and said quickly:

"By the way, Bai Xiaolan, do you know about the bonfire festival at Fuxing Village?"

"I know." Bai Xiaolan said.

"Then will you go there?" Lu Weiwei asked again.

"You should go back. I'm going to let Teacher Wu and Liu Jingru go there. After all, we need some press releases on our official account, so we should let them go."

After thinking about it, Bai Xiaolan asked again: "What's the matter? Are you going too? Also, last time you were in Wangchao Town, did you find the mysterious person you need to investigate?"

"I found it, but he is just a small character. The real behind-the-scenes boss may show up at the Bonfire Festival, and they may make big moves."

"Is that so?" Before, I didn't feel so much sense of urgency, but upon hearing Lu Weiwei's tone of voice, Bai Xiaolan guessed that things might not be that simple.

So he quickly lowered his tone and asked Lu Weiwei, "Lu Weiwei, do you need our help this time?"

"I don't need it yet, and don't tell anyone." Lu Weiwei said.

"Well, don't worry, I, Bai Xiaolan, am my own after all, and I won't reveal it."

"This is the best." Lu Weiwei glanced at Gu Chen beside her, and asked Gu Chen again: "Junior Brother Gu, do you have anything else to say to Xiao Lan?"

"Give me the phone." Gu Chen took Lu Weiwei's phone from him, and said solemnly:

"Xiao Lan, ask Teacher Wu and Liu Jingru to cooperate with me tomorrow. I need to investigate suspicious people in Fuxing Village. However, we can't show up as police officers here. It's easy to scare the snake."

"Gu Chen, how can we help you?" Bai Xiaolan understood Gu Chen's meaning in seconds. This is the difficulty of the investigation.

Gu Chen hurriedly said again: "Get some press cards for me. Tomorrow's bonfire festival, I will go there with Teacher Wu and Liu Jingru under the guise of a reporter."

"In addition, I have already greeted Jiang Xiaomi, and she will come over tomorrow."

"She said that she is very familiar with the village chief and can help us, so I need your cover tomorrow."

"This is no problem." Bai Xiaolan thought for a while, and then asked Gu Chen: "But, Gu Chen, you are quite famous here in Jiangnan City. I'm afraid you won't be able to pretend to be a reporter?"

"Please don't worry about this, we will have our own way. Regarding the press card or work card, I need you to prepare it for us now."

"Yes." Hearing what Gu Chen said, Bai Xiaolan immediately responded: "You just need to send a photo of your ID, and I will take care of the rest for you."

"Well, I'll contact you later, as long as it can be settled today." Gu Chen said.

"Okay, I'll help you with it today, and you will go there with Teacher Wu and Liu Jingru tomorrow." Bai Xiaolan said.

The two sides also reached a consensus on the phone, and then both hung up the phone.

Lu Weiwei hesitated and said: "Junior Brother Gu, it's okay to go to other places as a reporter, but this is in our Jiangnan City, and there are many people who know you, how do you pretend?"

"Make up." Gu Chen said.

"Makeup?" Lu Weiwei hesitated for a few seconds, and then said: "I understand, but this requires a makeup artist? I remember, when it comes to various makeup techniques, Master Xi is definitely good at it."

"Just find Master Xi." As soon as Lu Weiwei finished speaking, Gu Chen hurriedly replied: "Master Xi has gone abroad to handle eucalyptus and is also good at makeup. Let's ask her for styling and change the specific appearance. I think , she should be able to handle it."

"Is that so?" After thinking about it, Lu Weiwei also sighed, "It's not a big problem, but I don't know what Master Xi can do to us?"

After thinking about it, Lu Weiwei said again: "How about I call her first?"

"Okay." Gu Chen nodded in agreement.

Soon, Lu Weiwei came to the meeting room, closed the door, and actively communicated with Master Xi.

At this moment, Officer Wang also came out of the office, and Gu Chen immediately told him what he thought.

So the three of them came to the conference room together.

At this moment, Master Xi was on a video call with Lu Weiwei, and seeing Gu Chen and Police Officer Wang also came to the camera, Master Xi said: "The problem is that there is no problem, but the key is, how many people are you going to?"

"Only four for now." Gu Chen said.

"Me, Gu Chen, Lu Weiwei, and Yuan Shasha." Officer Wang hurriedly introduced.

"Okay." After the audience said it, Master Xi said again: "After lunch at noon, I will come to the branch office, and by the way, I will ask the colleagues in the material room of the branch office to sort out the disguise props for me, and I can do it in the afternoon." Come in handy."

"Okay, I see." After a brief communication with Master Xi, Lu Weiwei hung up the phone, but suddenly, Lu Weiwei felt that she had no idea.

The main reason is that I don't know that Master Xi would make himself into that kind of monster?

And in the face of the upcoming Bonfire Festival, what will happen specifically? Everyone has no idea.

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