Chapter 1870 Footprints

Mr. Guo, who was standing beside him, also heard these words. The old man couldn't help but ask, "Secretary Liu, what happened?"

Liu Fusheng said: "Nothing, let's continue walking."

To ease Mr. Guo's nervousness, Liu Fusheng said with a smile: "Mr. Guo, I heard that our country has a very long history of locks. I wonder when did the real locks begin to appear?"

Mr. Guo said: "If we define locks as metal locks with a reed structure, real locks should have appeared in the Han Dynasty. Locks developed rapidly in the Tang Dynasty. Metal locks were very popular in the Tang Dynasty. Gold, silver, copper, iron, and even wood could be used as locks."

"By the Ming and Qing dynasties, our country's ancient locks had already flourished, forming four major categories: Guang locks, Citi locks, jewelry locks, and torture locks. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, foreign low-cost welded hook locks, leaf locks, and pin locks gradually entered the Chinese market, and ancient locks gradually withdrew from the stage of history."

At this point, Mr. Guo sighed and said, "In fact, our ancient locks are not comparable to those cheap, mass-produced locks from foreign countries. Ancient locks are the real crystallization of the wisdom of our ancestors."

Liu Fusheng was a little surprised and said: "So far, it is still our country's ancient locks that have the highest technical content?"

Mr. Guo pondered and said, "This statement cannot be too full. Ancient locks have an extremely exquisite side and contain cultural artistic conception and aesthetics. They are not only practical, but also decorative and symbolic. It can be said that every lock is a work of art. Many skilled craftsmen have carved auspicious pictures, calligraphy, characters, etc. that reflect national customs on the locks. For example, we often say 'Nine Sons Passing the Imperial Examinations', 'The First Rank in the Court', 'Long Life', 'Five Sons and Three First Places', 'Longevity and Health', etc...."

Liu Fusheng's trick really worked.

Mr. Guo was opened to talk and talked incessantly about the knowledge of locks.

While listening, Liu Fusheng observed his surroundings, looking for clues.

Mr. Guo noticed this keenly. He smiled and said, "I'm sorry, Secretary Liu, I can't control myself when I mention locks."

Liu Fusheng said: "It doesn't matter. I really like to listen to anecdotes from a person like Mr. Guo who has a rich cultural background."

Mr. Guo said, "The business is more important. Let's look for Xiao Zhang to see if he left any traces."

Liu Fusheng smiled and said, "Thank you, Mr. Guo."

……

A very shabby van was speeding on the road in Jiangtou City.

Zhang Maocai was somewhat surprised to find that after arriving at the designated location, he was actually taken to another car.

He felt that the voice was familiar and was chatting with the men who kidnapped him.

The man who kidnapped him said: "I thought I had completed the mission once I got there, but I didn't expect that I would have to move to another location."

The person with a familiar voice smiled and said, "Our leader's personality is cautious. He simulated what he should do if he were the opponent. He can only feel at ease if he can't track him."

The kidnappers said: "That's true. As long as the leader is safe, we are safer."

After a pause, he continued, "What is this? It's too hot, isn't it?"

There should be something in the car that can generate heat continuously. Zhang Maocai, who was sitting in the back, could feel the heat from the car constantly coming towards him.

The person with a familiar voice said, "This is a signal jammer. It has a relatively high power. With the jammer, the safe cannot send signals. Even if we make a mistake, we can be absolutely sure."

The kidnappers of Zhang Maocai said: "It is better to be safe than sorry. Our boat will definitely not capsize."

As he spoke, he looked at where Zhang Maocai was, sighed and said, "What a pity."

The other person waved his hand and told him not to continue.

Because they had planned it long ago, whether Zhang Maocai could open the safe or not, he must die.

How could their cautious leader leave behind such a huge hidden danger?

……

Liu Fusheng and Mr. Guo had already reached the place where the signal disappeared.

This is also an old neighborhood, so old that nothing is paved on the road and it still retains the original dirt road style.

On the ground, you can vaguely make out many wheel tracks.

Liu Fusheng looked at the wheel tracks and communicated with Zhou Zhi on the intercom, and came to a conclusion that one of the wheel tracks was the one that brought Zhang Maocai here.

In addition, there are many wheel tracks distributed in front of and behind the building.

It is very difficult to find out the origin of the vehicle.

Zhou Zhi said: "We can probably assume that Mr. Zhang was nearby and was taken to a room equipped with a signal jammer."

Liu Fusheng knew that this was a relatively good assumption. The worse case scenario was that Zhang Maocai was taken away again in a vehicle. In that case, it would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Liu Fusheng said: "The other party went to a fake location and got a fake safe to test Zhang Maocai. After testing whether he was indeed capable, they opened the safe and brought him here. It turned out that this was also a deception. It was really difficult to deal with."

Zhou Zhi said: "It is too difficult to find the exact wheel tracks here. All we can do is to search door to door."

Shi Xingyu listened with some impatience. He really felt like his situation was extremely urgent.

But he knew very well that the more urgent the situation was, the more he should not panic.

Everyone was waiting for Liu Fusheng to take charge of the situation.

Zhou Zhi said, "Sir, shall I gather all the people here, seal off this area, and search every room?"

Liu Fusheng was silent for a moment, then said, "We can't do that. We have to wait until Mr. Guo and I finish our investigation before we can make a plan."

At this time, Mr. Guo suddenly said: "Secretary Liu, look here!"

Liu Fusheng asked: "What did you find out?"

Mr. Guo pointed to a footprint on the ground and said, "Secretary Liu, look at this footprint. Isn't it different from the other footprints?"

"no the same?"

Liu Fusheng looked over carefully.

There were a lot of footprints on the muddy ground. At first glance, the footprint that Mr. Guo pointed out was no different from the other footprints.

After observing for a few seconds, Liu Fusheng frowned and said, "These two footprints, the left foot and the right foot, seem to be reversed?"

Mr. Guo smiled and said, "Yes, these two footprints represent four different meanings."

"Oh? What's going on?" Liu Fusheng asked curiously.

Mr. Guo said: "Look at the left foot of this shoe print. Is the sole part in the shape of a straight line? And the heel part looks like the auspicious Chinese character Ji! As for the right foot, the upper part of the sole looks like the Chinese character Shi (scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans), and the heel part looks like the Chinese character Wang (death). Although the styles of the two shoe prints are similar at a glance, professionals can tell the difference at a glance."