In the lounge, An Zecheng waved his hand and asked Liu Hongxu, who was waiting outside the door, to bring the witness.
After five or six minutes, the office door was pushed open and a young man in his thirties was escorted in by Liu Hongxu.
The young man had obviously been tortured. His body was covered in blood, his face was pale, his hands were shaking constantly, and he looked terrified.
"Go in."
Liu Hongxu pushed him, and the young man's legs went limp and he fell to his knees on the ground.
Gu Baishun looked at the young man and couldn't help but frowned. He had an impression of this man, who was transferred from the dock association before. Although he was just a low-level henchman at the beginning, his work ability was pretty good. He was promoted twice by him, so he could be considered one of his own.
The young man knelt on the ground, trembling and avoiding Gu Baishun's gaze.
An Zecheng looked at him and said slowly: "Say what you said just now."
The young man lowered his head and said in a trembling voice: "It was... that day in the park, when we arrested He Yan, Director Gu told us in person to leave a gap and let He Yan go..."
Hearing this, Gu Baishun's face became a little gloomy and his brows were furrowed, but he didn't say anything.
An Zecheng asked again: "During this period, did Gu Baishun send a message to He Yan to remind him to escape?"
The young man immediately shook his head: "An... Commander An, I really don't know! I only know that Director Gu gave us the order to open the hole, and I don't know anything else!"
That was all the confession this person had to say. After An Zecheng finished listening, he didn't ask any more questions. He just waved his hand and said, "Alright, you can go down."
Liu Hongxu stepped forward, lifted up the young man, and dragged him out.
The young man had a runny nose and blood on his face. He said to Gu Baishun with great guilt, "Director Gu, I have a family to support. I really can't take it anymore! I'm sorry, I'm really sorry!"
The young man was taken away, and his voice could be heard in the corridor, crying and apologizing.
Gu Baishun just sat there and didn't say a word the whole time.
After the door was closed, An Zecheng turned to look at Gu Baishun and asked, "How do you explain this matter?"
Gu Baishun was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "I had two purposes for the action that day. I arrested Kong Zhengqi to ensure that the Kong family could not rebel even if they wanted to. I let He Yan go because he was just a lackey. I wanted to see who was standing behind him."
After hearing this explanation, An Zecheng stared at him with a sharp gaze and asked in a deep voice, "Then did you see who is behind him?"
The two looked at each other. At this time, Gu Baishun could clearly feel the coldness in An Zecheng's words and the murderous intent in his eyes.
Gu Baishun hesitated for a while, but still picked up the paper and pen on the table, quickly wrote two words on it, and directly pushed it to An Zecheng, saying frankly: "This is what I found out."
An Zecheng picked up the note, glanced at it, said nothing, and put it in his pocket.
The two fell silent, and the atmosphere in the entire lounge was very depressing.
After a long time, An Zecheng picked up the teacup, drank a sip of tea, and asked again: "I will only ask you once, what about Mingyuan?"
Gu Baishun looked him straight in the eye and replied without hesitation: "Yu Mingyuan's affairs have nothing to do with me."
Hearing this answer, An Zecheng looked at Gu Baishun with a deep gloom in his eyes.
Gu Baishun glanced at the other person's expression, reached out to pour a cup of tea, and said calmly: "General An, considering the current situation in Longcheng. When dealing with a matter, sometimes it is not necessary to look at the evidence."
An Zecheng asked: "What is that?"
"It's trust." Gu Baishun took a sip of tea slowly.
After a long silence, An Zecheng slowly stood up and said to Gu Baishun: "You killed my brother-in-law, and you are the most suspicious in Mingyuan's case. Now you give me a note and talk to me about trust?"
Gu Baishun put down the teacup and looked at An Zecheng without saying a word.
"If you don't fulfill your promises, it will be difficult for others to trust you." An Zecheng said this and turned to leave the lounge.
Gu Baishun sat alone in the room, looking at the bloodstain on the ground, thoughtful.
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After leaving the lounge, An Zecheng walked towards his office.
Liu Hongxu, who was waiting outside the door, immediately followed and asked in a low voice: "Commander, what should we do next? Should we interrogate Gu Baishun?"
An Zecheng waved his hand: "No need for now, let him stay in the lounge. Prepare food, water, and a change of clothes for him."
Liu Hongxu thought about it and nodded: "Okay, I understand."
"Well, go ahead." An Zecheng gave a few simple instructions, and Liu Hongxu walked in another direction.
After a while, An Zecheng returned to his office and sat on a chair. Recalling his previous conversation with Gu Baishun, he couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
If it was simply a matter of trust, it would be difficult for him to have such feelings towards Gu Baishun.
The only sense of trust that Anze City has comes from Su Tianyu's heavy use of Gu Baishun.
At the same time, An Zecheng could also feel that Gu Baishun did not trust him either. For the acting director of the General Administration Bureau, he probably had no friends in the political arena of Longcheng except Su Tianyu, and they were all enemies.
Therefore, this person was very cautious. And at such a critical moment, Su Tianyu was not in Longcheng, and it was even more difficult to build a bridge of trust between the two.
After thinking for a long time, An Zecheng had some ideas in his mind. He picked up his phone and called Li Mingsheng.
The call was quickly connected, and Lao Li's voice rang out: "Lao An, how is the investigation going?"
An Zecheng said directly: "Gu Baishun gave me a piece of information, but I don't think this alone is enough to convince me. With the current tense situation in Longcheng, I think we should be prepared for any eventuality."
Li Mingsheng pondered for a while, then said, "Then I understand what you mean. How about this? Let Lu Feng take over the work of the General Affairs Bureau temporarily, and you and I will each send someone to assist him. As for Gu Baishun, control him first, and don't make any mistakes."
An Zecheng nodded: "No problem."
Li Mingsheng thought for a moment, then slowly said, "I think there should be some action in Area 1."
An Zecheng's voice was also a little solemn: "Yes, we can't continue to be distracted by internal affairs now. We must take corresponding measures externally immediately."
After a long silence, Lao Li's cautious voice came from the phone: "The military changes in Longcheng may only be caused by the Tan faction."
An Zecheng thought about it and said, "Don't worry, I will talk to Tan Hengqiang."
"Okay, we'll communicate promptly if there's anything."
"Um."
After they hung up the phone, An Zecheng took out the note Gu Baishun had written to him from his pocket, looked at it carefully for a while, and finally took out a lighter to light it.