In the office, Kang Dinghuang finished his phone call with the commander-in-chief of the Chinese Legion. After thinking for a long time, he called his secretary in and told him, "Go and call Kong Zhenghui over."
"yes."
The secretary nodded and left the office immediately.
Lu Zhen had not interrupted until he heard this. He put down the cigarette in his hand and asked Kang Dinghuang, "Are you going to let Kong Zhenghui handle this matter?"
Kang Dinghuang turned his head and looked at him and asked, "Yeah, what's wrong?"
Lu Zhen smiled and said, "Nothing, it's fine."
Immediately afterwards, Lu Zhen resumed smoking and said nothing more.
“Boom boom boom.”
After a while, there was a gentle knock on the office door.
"Enter!"
Following Kang Dinghuang's voice, Kong Zhenghui pushed the door open and walked in: "Director Kang, are you looking for me?"
Kang Dinghuang nodded.
At this time, Lu Zhen stood up and said to Kang Dinghuang with a smile: "I'll go get two bottles of wine and come back to see you later."
As he said this, he greeted Kong Zhenghui and walked out of the office.
The door closed, Kang Dinghuang pointed to the chair in front of him and said, "Come, sit down and talk."
Only then did Kong Zhenghui sit down.
Kang Dinghuang looked at him and asked again, "What are you busy with?"
Kong Zhenghui immediately replied: "Yes, I am perfecting that plan."
Kang Dinghuang got to the point: "Before that, I have something to tell you."
Kong Zhenghui subconsciously asked: "What's the matter?"
Kang Dinghuang looked at his expression and said, "The Military and Political Council and the headquarters have already issued instructions to Zhou Tonghui."
Hearing this, Kong Zhenghui's heart skipped a beat.
Kang Dinghuang continued, "You will preside over the public trial, and I will contact the media. We should proceed with the normal procedures and execute Zhou Tonghui as soon as possible."
Kong Zhenghui was stunned for a moment. He had actually anticipated this result a long time ago, but he definitely didn't want to face it himself.
He couldn't accept Kang Dinghuang's order. Kong Zhenghui stood up suddenly and asked excitedly, "Why me? Anyone can do this. Is there any point in asking me to do it?"
Kang Dinghuang sat steadily in the chair, looked up at him, and said calmly: "Of course it is meaningful, because you are the president of the Security Association. You need to break a lot of doubts and show your due position at the critical moment."
Kong Zhenghui bent down, put his hands on the table, and almost shouted: "You know the relationship between me and Zhou Tonghui, and you also know the relationship between me and Yu Mingyuan. If this matter is handed over to me to handle, will it be..."
"No humanity, right?" Kang Dinghuang replied calmly, "Politics needs humanity. But is your humanity still in Longcheng? Is it still with Zhou Tonghui? Is it still in District 1, between you and me?! Between your colleagues who are fighting in this building?"
Hearing this, Kong Zhenghui clenched his fists and fell silent.
Kang Dinghuang looked at him and said again: "Every choice will lead to a new path. Every choice will lead to two completely different results. Have you ever thought about it? If District 1 loses the war and you protect him, who will protect you in the end?"
The two looked at each other, and the atmosphere in the entire office became a little depressing.
Kang Dinghuang thought for a long time, then slowly stood up, reached out and gently patted his shoulder, and said meaningfully: "Zhenghui, I'm helping you, helping you to stand here!"
At this moment, Kong Zhenghui seemed to have lost all his strength. His forehead was covered in cold sweat. He sat limply on the chair with empty eyes, and no one knew what he was thinking.
…
The next morning, in the Laomo area, at the front-line command position of the Renmin Army.
In the tent, when Su Tianyu was holding a combat meeting with Zhao Weihu, Wang Dingyuan, Fei Pingsheng and other core generals, a guard walked in and saluted Su Tianyu: "Report, Director Gu has an urgent matter to discuss with the deputy commander!"
Su Tianyu stopped talking, knowing that Gu Baishun wanted to talk to him about something, so he stood up and said to the others, "You guys discuss it first, I'll go out for a while."
Everyone nodded, and Su Tianyu stepped out of the tent and came outside.
Gu Baishun was standing outside the door. Su Tianyu greeted him, then walked to an empty tent nearby and sat down. He asked, "Is there something urgent?"
Gu Baishun immediately said, "My insider received news that the Military and Political Council of District 1 and the Commander-in-Chief of the Chinese Corps have ordered the execution of Zhou Tonghui. The order will take effect immediately. A press conference will be held in the next two days to announce Zhou Tonghui's crimes."
Su Tianyu was stunned for a long time, and asked in an urgent tone: "Tonghui's position is so high, why would they issue such a hasty order?"
Gu Baishun explained calmly, "It's not a hasty decision, because for District 1, Zhou Tonghui's family has been taken away, and the possibility of him being subverted is very small. From the perspective of political value and military value, he is not like Mayor Li or Commander Tan, and he is not qualified for the position. However, his status is much higher than that of ordinary people, so the result he faces is more embarrassing."
Hearing this, Su Tianyu's heart immediately sank. He said urgently: "Contact District 1 immediately and exchange hostages with them! The stakes can be bigger! You must protect Zhou Tonghui at all costs!"
Gu Baishun nodded: "Yes, I am in the process of contacting them."
Su Tianyu controlled his emotions and asked again: "What about Wen Xiaorou? Is she on the list of those to be executed?"
Gu Baishun waved his hand: "She is different, because Yu Mingyuan has not appeared yet, and her relationship with the An family is also unusual, so the top leaders of District 1 will not easily issue an order to execute her. Moreover, she is an ordinary woman without an official position, so executing her has little political significance."
Su Tianyu breathed a sigh of relief, thought for a moment and said, "Okay, go do it quickly! Make sure to rescue the person!"
"yes!"
…
That night, Gu Baishun established several calls with the Qingyi Bureau through the intelligence network of the Quantong Bureau and expressed his willingness to exchange hostages of equal value, but was ruthlessly rejected by the Qingyi Bureau.
Immediately afterwards, Gu Baishun contacted the Qingyi Bureau again and sent them a list of personnel, and said that the other party could choose three people from this list as bargaining chips.
With the stakes increased, the Qingyi Bureau did not dare to neglect it and immediately reported the matter to Kang Dinghuang. But Kang Dinghuang just glanced at it and threw the list into the trash can.
This list includes Jiang Yuanzhen, Shang Yao, and several high-ranking generals of the garrison who were turned against the government but have not been executed, all of whom are at the rank of major general or above.
It’s a pity that this list still failed to impress District 1.
Finally, with Su Tianyu's permission, Gu Baishun directly contacted the headquarters of the Qingyi Bureau through the intelligence network and requested to talk to Kang Dinghuang. He also said that the entire list of personnel could be used for replacement, and the other party only needed to hand over Zhou Tonghui.
During the conversation between the two parties, Kang Dinghuang himself was sitting next to the phone and heard everything Gu Baishun said.
After thinking for a long time, he shook his head and made a gesture of disapproval to the person who was communicating with the other party.
At this point, the call was disconnected.
Seeing this, Lu Zhen, who was sitting next to him, couldn't help but say to Kang Dinghuang: "Old Kang, actually this price is not low."
Kang Dinghuang glanced at him and shook his head gently: "It's not that I disagree, it's the higher-ups who won't agree. The war has come to this point, what's the use of those generals headed by Jiang Yuanzhen, and what's the use of Shang Yao? It's obvious that their value... is not as important as the death of Zhou Tonghui."
Lu Zhen thought about it and nodded: "That's right."
…
In the Laomo area, the front-line command position of the Renmin Army.
After the call was disconnected, Gu Baishun found Su Tianyu again.
In the tent, Su Tianyu took out a cigarette and asked, "How was the talk over there?"
Gu Baishun shook his head: "The other side is determined to use Zhou Tonghui as an example to commend District 1's determination to recapture Dragon City, and put his role in public opinion."
Hearing this, Su Tianyu slowly bent down and sat down, lighting a cigarette with trembling fingers. He tried three times but failed to light it.
"Bang!"
He slammed the lighter on the table, making a loud bang.
Su Tianyu's eyes were red, and he recalled the time when he and Zhou Tonghui first met, as well as the years they had spent together. He couldn't help but clench his fists and said through gritted teeth, "Kong Zhenghui, you deserve to die! You even sold out your best friend!!"
This sentence was filled with Su Tianyu's incomparable anger and a strong sense of powerlessness. He had already tried his best to replace it, but the other party remained indifferent!
Under the current relationship between the two parties, he had no ability to change anything and could only watch his good friend being sent to the guillotine.
…
That night, the official media of District 1 released a piece of news, praising Lao Mo and the war situation in Longcheng. At the same time, they said that they had arrested the thief leader Zhou Tonghui and would announce his crimes within two days...
Once you make a choice, what is coming will come!!