District 9

Inside the Governor's Office.

Gu Tai'an sat on the chair and replied with sharp eyes: "Call He Yu back at the garrison headquarters and tell him that they don't need to take care of this unit. Ask the garrison headquarters to allocate some new tents and logistics supplies to Fatty Teng. We will send the division and clear a part of the defense area on the north side of Yanbei for them to camp."

"Understood!" The chief of staff nodded.

Gu Taian stood up with a stooped figure and tried to walk a few steps in the house with a cane, but suddenly found that the sleeves of his military uniform were worn and turned white. He was stunned for a while, and then suddenly said: "Get me a new military uniform... I have worn this clothes for too long..."

When people get old, whether they are walking or making other body movements, the whole person looks very slow.

Under the bright light, Gu Tai'an hunched over and looked at the cuffs of his military uniform, the scene seemed to be frozen.

…

Yanbei, inside the government affairs building.

Gu Zheng sat on the sofa and narrated softly: "My people found out some information in Zangyuan. At least four or five waves of people were involved in the fight in Lao Sanjiang that day, and the wave of people who finally captured Qin Yu There were also many wounded people inside. After they withdrew from the experimental field, they urgently needed to treat the wounded as soon as possible, and their logistics unit, without corresponding medical equipment, could not treat the seriously injured... Therefore, they were in hiding Through the people on the ground, I found some black doctors and treated the injuries."

"Keep talking." Gu Shouten nodded.

"I found out about this line through my connections in Zangyuan. At first, the people on the ground were unwilling to disclose the information. It was because I promised them a lot of benefits that they told me in a very vague way that the group of people who were treating the injuries, They are all soldiers." Gu Zheng continued: "One of the platoon leaders is a fellow soldier of this person on the ground, so he knows the identity of the other person."

"What identity?"

"This platoon-level officer is from Huo Zhenghua's army." Gu Zheng replied in a low voice.

When Gu Shouchen heard this, he frowned unconsciously.

"I asked our people here in the Eighth District to inquire again. Three days before going to Laojiao, this platoon-level officer was fired from the army for exposing a prostitute. He is no longer in Huo Zhenghua's army, and he can't be found. We're here." Gu Zheng continued: "And this also proves that our investigation is in the right direction. Qin Yu is probably in Huo Zhenghua's hands."

"Huo Zhenghua's son Huo Ran died indirectly at the hands of the Sichuan government, right?" Gu Shouchen suddenly asked.

"Either indirectly, or he was beaten to death by people from Sichuan Mansion." Gu Zheng said with a clear mind: "I also checked this line. Huo Ran went to verify the situation of Wu Feng Tuan, but he didn't expect that he just arrived. It started over there, and he was accidentally shot to death."

Gu Shouchen paused and asked, "Has the body been found?"

"I also have doubts about this matter." Gu Zheng opened his leather bag, took out a document from it, and continued to add: "After the news of Huo Ran's sacrifice spread back to the Eighth District, photos of the scene were also circulated. Dad, you Looking at this document, the third picture is of Huo Ran’s body, he was burnt, and the officer identified him based on his watch.”

"This is unbelievable." Gu Shouchen glanced at the information and replied: "A burnt corpse with a watch, what can it mean?"

"Look further!" Gu Zheng pointed to the information and said: "I got a piece of information from the investigation team at that time. It showed that after Huo Ran's body was initially confirmed, in order to verify the information about the dead officer, I asked Huo Zhenghua for the hair and did a DNA comparison with the corpse. The results were consistent, conclusively proving that the dead person was Huo Ran. There were many people involved in this link, and the possibility of fraud... was not very high. And there was no It's necessary, because Huo Zhenghua himself is a neutral faction and he has no connection with the Sichuan government itself."

Gu Shouchen took a look at the DNA comparison report, thought for a long time and said, "In other words, Huo Zhenghua may have the possibility of revenge on the Sichuan government."

"Of course, if the only son died in the hands of the Sichuan government, no one would take revenge." Gu Zheng nodded: "The logic line is basically clear. Huo Ran died, and Huo Zhenghua had the possibility of revenge against Qin Yu, so he was There is no question about Lao Sanjiang’s motive for cutting off Hu. Now I am at least 70% sure that Qin Yu is in his hands!"

Gu Shouchen thought about it for a long time: "So, you want to take action in advance?"

"That's right. We have always been afraid to act rashly because the old governor is still alive, but now the facts have proved that even if we don't move, we are still in the passive defense stage, and the price we have to pay is huge." Gu Zheng replied with a serious face: "Wang Zhou has been killed, which is a huge military loss for us. At least he will not play any role at this critical moment of the army."

"Yeah." Gu Shouchen agreed with his son.

"The Chen Department in the Seventh District has also completely broken up with the Sichuan government." Gu Zheng continued: "Now that we have a decisive battle, it will be a 50-50 situation at best. What are we afraid of?"

"This matter needs to be discussed with everyone during the meeting."

"If you decide to do something, you can't hesitate." Gu Zheng continued in a low voice: "If you miss the opportunity, it will be a big mistake. While Qin Yu has not yet escaped from the predicament, and the old governor's energy is limited, he is no longer able to preside. Overall, we might as well just replace Wang Qi and start a new era. With my sister's side and the core strength of the Gu family in the Alliance, Gu Yan can only compromise after his father's death... Listen everyone If so, then obediently become the next governor."

Gu Shouchen lowered his head and glanced at his watch: "Let's do this. I'll ask someone to hold a video conference tonight to discuss what to do."

"Okay!" Gu Zheng nodded.

…

After the father and son finished their discussion, Gu Zheng left the government building and strengthened the security force around him. He was also afraid that if the news of Zhang Hongjing's murder was leaked, the superiors would suddenly move against him.

At about eight o'clock in the evening, Gu Shouchen hid in the study room with a military signal interceptor, lowered his head and turned on the computer, preparing to communicate with the people of the Alliance.

"Dip Lingling!"

Just then, a phone rang.

Gu Shouchen picked up the phone and pressed the answer button: "Hello? Hello."

"I am Huo Zhenghua."

"...!" Gu Shouchen froze on the spot after hearing the sound. He didn't expect that the other party would take the initiative to contact him: "Haha, it's Lao Huo. It's been a long time. Is there something wrong?"

"I have a big card in my hand, let's talk about it?" Huo Zhenghua replied very directly.

"Haha, what do you mean? I don't understand."

"Stop pretending. The murder of Zhang Hongjing can no longer be concealed. All forces can target you through this matter." Huo Zhenghua said bluntly: "You and I have the same appeal. For Why not work together as a team?"