In the lounge, Gu Baishun put his hands together and responded softly to An Zecheng's words: "The higher-ups have always trusted me, and I have been trying my best to do my job well."
An Zecheng looked at him expressionlessly: "To be honest, from a personal perspective, I have an opinion about you. If I were working in the administrative faction, I would definitely not use you. Your situation would not be like it is now."
This was very frank. Gu Baishun was silent for a moment, and then replied in a very polite tone: "General An, when it comes to personal emotional issues, I feel the same as you, and even more painful than you."
An Zecheng immediately understood the other meaning behind these words, and he didn't get angry. Instead, he said calmly, "You and I both have emotional pain in our hearts, but having come this far, I think we should let go of this pain. After paying such a huge price, personal feelings are not that important. I also believe that you have helped Su Tianyu for so many years, spent your energy, and even lost your relatives and friends. You definitely don't want the Dragon City ship to sink. I believe more in Su Tianyu's vision. He must have a reason to use you and trust you."
Gu Baishun nodded slowly to show his agreement.
An Zecheng did not talk about this matter anymore, but changed the subject: "What do you think about Bai Hongbo being shot?"
Gu Baishun answered very straightforwardly: "I think the problem lies with the police department. They are the ones providing security at the Foreign Affairs Hotel, and they were able to bring guns in, so this incident must have something to do with them."
Hearing Gu Baishun's idea, An Zecheng nodded gently: "Well, I'll go say hello to Lao Li, and the Quantong Bureau and the An Department will jointly intervene in this matter. I'll let Liu Hongxu and Xiaoqiu cooperate with you to investigate this assassination case and dig out the traitor. If there are any problems, report directly to me."
Gu Baishun replied: "No problem."
"You are a smart man. I won't say more. Just go and get busy." An Zecheng looked at Gu Baishun meaningfully.
Gu Baishun didn't say anything else, he stood up and said, "Then I'll go first, General An, you are busy."
After the two finished talking, Gu Baishun turned around and walked out, but just as he reached the door, An Zecheng suddenly called him: "Director Gu."
Gu Baishun turned his head and looked at him: "General An, is there anything else?"
An Zecheng looked at him and said meaningfully: "When the Tongji Society split up, Xiaoyu Lian Mingyuan and I didn't trust him, but he chose to trust you. I hope you don't let him down."
Gu Baishun paused and said, "Trust is mutual, General An."
After saying that, he turned and left the lounge.
An Zecheng sat on the sofa, looking in the direction of the door, frowning and thinking.
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Gu Baishun quickly returned to the parking lot and got into the car.
Guo Zhengdao turned around and asked, "Director Gu, what does Lao An want you to do?"
Gu Baishun glanced at him and said, "Isn't it obvious? Dragon City is in chaos, and he wants to appease me."
Guo Zhengdao nodded and asked, "Shall we go back to the Anxi military headquarters now?"
Gu Baishun waved his hand: "No, go back to the General Administration Bureau directly."
After thinking for a while, Gu Baishun said, "Brother Guo, notify the people in the security department now and go with you to the foreign guest hotel where the incident occurred. Investigate the surveillance video, as well as the recent police officers and the list of staff, and bring the relevant information back to me."
Guo Zhengdao replied: "Okay."
After saying that, he started the car and left Huarong Hotel.
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Half an hour later, Gu Baishun returned to the Bureau of General Affairs.
He walked into his office and waited for the results of Guo Zhengdao's investigation.
While waiting, he walked to the bookshelf beside him and looked at the rows of two-dimensional cartoon figures on it.
He is a very silent and lonely person. His only hobby in his spare time is collecting these figures. When his father was shot and he was isolated and helpless, he relied on these things to relieve his inner emotions.
Now, he often tinkers with these things in his spare time.
Because I've been very busy recently, many of the figures are covered in dust.
He picked up one of the beautifully detailed cartoon beauty figurines, placed it on his desk, carefully removed the ornaments on it, took out the special tools, and began to clean, wipe, and perform maintenance.
After a long time, until late at night, the office door was knocked open and Guo Zhengdao came back with a pile of information.
He put the information on the table and said to Gu Baishun with a headache: "Director Gu, I checked around and found nothing. The surveillance camera on the floor where the incident happened was tampered with. Especially the one facing the toilet. The camera was lowered the day before the incident, and it couldn't capture anyone coming in and out. I asked the relevant staff of the hotel, and they said that the surveillance camera was a bit old and the screws were loose, so the angle was wrong."
After talking about the cameras, Guo Zhengdao pointed to a pile of documents on the table and added, "Moreover, there are a lot of people related to the hotel these days. There are more than a hundred security personnel alone because they have to rotate and be on duty. Not only that, there are also sixty or seventy staff members who have work permits and can enter the relevant areas."
Gu Baishun reassembled a figurine and gently placed it on the table. He turned to Guo Zhengdao and said, "It's a bit like looking for a needle in a haystack, isn't it?"
Guo Zhengdao nodded, "Yes, the Foreign Affairs Hotel is too big, and there are too many people, and they are very diverse. It will take some time to investigate. However, I also asked about their process for selecting security personnel, and it is quite strict. The most basic requirement is that they must have worked in the Longcheng Police Department for five years, and they must have a good family background. Moreover, I heard that the people in the police department are not very satisfied with this job, because they have to be on duty, and they are on duty for a long time, and many people don't like to do it."
Gu Baishun thought for a moment and said, "Well, you should communicate with the An Department and divide the direction."
Guo Zhengdao hurriedly asked: "How to divide it?"
Gu Baishun told him: "Since they are police officers with more than five years of service, they must be veterans. Check their resumes, divide them into factions and camps, and narrow down the target."
When Guo Zhengdao heard this, his eyes lit up.
Gu Baishun continued, "Check who was brought up by Wang Daolin and who was brought up by Shang Yao. Also, the Kong family, the Zhou family... Who are the people behind these police officers? Find out clearly."
Guo Zhengdao nodded: "I understand, I'll do it right away."
Having said that, he turned and left the office.
After Guo Zhengdao left, Gu Baishun stood up and put the well-maintained figures back on the bookshelf.
Just then, he saw an exquisite watch box on the bookshelf. This was a gift from Su Tianyu before he left. He had worn it for a while and then put it away.
After thinking for a while, he took down the watch box and threw it into the drawer.
Gu Baishun sat back in his chair, looked at the information in front of him, thought for a while, and made a phone call.
The call was quickly connected, and a strange voice came from the other end: "Xiao Gu?"
Gu Baishun said slowly: "You continue to contact the people over there."
The other party replied: "Okay."
Gu Baishun hung up the phone and continued to look through the information.
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Outside the An faction’s military department, Kong Zhengqi drove an off-road vehicle and picked up Kong Zhenghui.
Previously, he was released after a day of questioning by the National Bureau of Statistics, but he is still under internal supervision.
The car drove to the Kong family. On the way, Kong Zhengqi thought for a long time and couldn't help saying: "Brother, Su Tianyu is in trouble. This is a good opportunity for us!"
Kong Zhenghui fell into deep thought and said nothing.