The guard in the hospital corridor took the note and handed it to Gu Baisun.

As Gu Baisun looked at the note, he asked the little girl, "What kind of uncle gave you the note?"

The little girl bit her finger, thought for a moment, and said, "An uncle wearing a mask and a peaked cap... he just told me to come and find you, and he gave me a gift!"

Hearing this, Gu Baisun turned his head and gave Da Xiong a look.

Da Xiong nodded, picked up the little girl, and asked with a smile, "Shall we go to the place where you met that uncle? I can give you a gift too!"

"Okay." The little girl said happily, "Over there, let's go over there!"

Da Xiong took two guards and walked along the corridor to the other side with the little girl in his arms.

Gu Baisun picked up the note, glanced at it, and found that it contained a satellite phone number, nothing else. He frowned, casually stuffed the note into his pocket, and prepared to take people back to the Quan Tong Bureau.

"Dilingling!"

Just as he was about to leave, a phone rang.

Gu Baisun took out his phone, glanced at the caller ID, and found that it was Li Yuan calling. After a moment of hesitation, he answered the phone, "Hello? Secretary Li?"

In the microphone, Li Yuan asked with some concern, "The leader asked me to ask you, how are things on your side? Are you okay? Are you seriously injured?"

Gu Baisun said in a calm voice, "I'm fine, I'm fine. I just suffered some minor injuries."

Li Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good. The leader is very worried about you, but the city is very chaotic, and it's not very convenient to travel now."

Gu Baisun replied, "It's okay, I understand."

Li Yuan asked again, "How is the security force on your side? Do you need us to send you some more people?"

Gu Baisun waved his hand and said, "No need, it was just done by two unregistered personnel. They don't have any background. We are still continuing the interrogation."

Li Yuan nodded, "Okay, then are you coming over later?"

Gu Baisun thought for a moment and said, "I'll skip tonight and go over tomorrow. We'll report together then."

"Okay, then pay more attention to safety, call me if you need anything."

"Okay."

The two ended the call, and Gu Baisun left the hospital expressionlessly.

...

Late at night, Dragon City Quan Tong Bureau.

Gu Baisun returned to his office alone, sat in his chair, pondered for a long time, and finally took out the note and dialed the number recorded on it.

"..."

After a long time, the phone was connected, but no one spoke in the microphone, and it was very quiet.

Gu Baisun held the phone and took the lead in breaking the silence, "Are you going to talk?"

A man's voice finally came from the microphone, "Who are you?"

"Isn't this the number you gave me?" Gu Bai said straight to the point, "Is it useful to play tricks now? Director Kang?"

The other side was silent for a while, and soon Kang Dinghuang's voice sounded, "Hehe, how do you know I was the one who contacted you?"

Gu Baisun walked to the window, looking at the crowd still protesting at the main entrance, and said with a smile, "You're making such a big deal in Dragon City, aren't you just waiting for this day? First, you have someone ambush me on the road, and then when I'm at my most vulnerable, you give me a call. The routine is very old, Director Kang."

Kang Dinghuang said calmly, "If I wanted to touch you, I would never use such a low-level method. After all, we are also military intelligence units."

Gu Baisun was silent for a moment and asked, "What do you want to do?"

"I guess there's no one around you right now, so let's get straight to the point." Kang Dinghuang thought for a while and said bluntly, "You on the inside, me on the outside, let's work together to end this war. That way, everyone won't have to suffer. Most importantly, your heart will be freed."

Gu Baisun asked, "What do I need to be freed from?"

Kang Dinghuang asked back, "What do you think? Do you really want to help your father's killer ascend the throne? What are you after?"

Gu Baisun frowned and did not speak.

Kang Dinghuang quickly added, "You're right, all the schemes against you were orchestrated by me. But have you ever thought about why those people responded? Is it just because they can guess that I'm the schemer? In fact, in their eyes, you have never been one of their own! Remember my words, assuming one day, Dragon City can really be unified. To Su Tianyu, you are just a chamber pot, he will kick you away without hesitation! The reason he brought you up is because you can be ruthless and be a knife in his hand, that's all! But you have the ability, you deserve to be the executioner."

Gu Baisun held the phone and remained silent.

Kang Dinghuang struck while the iron was hot and continued, "As a son, it is understandable if you don't have the ability to take revenge. People always encounter many things they can't do anything about in this world. But now you are using your ability to help your father's killer realize his wish, aren't you being a little too great?"

Gu Baisun was silent for a long time and couldn't help asking, "Are you brainwashing me?"

Kang Dinghuang smiled and said, "You are a smart person, no one can brainwash you. You should also be clear that I have put in so much effort and created such a situation just to have a smooth phone call with you today. Because only at this moment can you understand your current situation and know your position in the Old Li team. I will keep this phone line open to you permanently, and I will give you time to consider. And I tell you, Dragon City will definitely not be able to hold on, we can wait and see. Gu Baisun, the power in your hands can prevent many deaths, which is a meritorious deed. Okay, that's it, think about it carefully."

The phone hung up, Gu Baisun frowned, looking out the window, his heart extremely complicated. In his mind, Kang Dinghuang's words were repeating over and over again like a broken record.

Gu Baisun rubbed his forehead and fell into deep thought.

...

Around two o'clock in the morning, Gu Baisun didn't notify anyone. He only took two of his close intelligence officers, changed into plain clothes, and secretly left the Quan Tong Bureau in an inconspicuous car.

About an hour later, Gu Baisun walked into a dark basement, slowly pushed open a heavy iron door in front of him, and walked in.

Inside the iron door was a dirty and messy small room. There was a lot of leftover food and a lot of garbage on the ground.

A dirty young man was lying on the wooden bed, his hair disheveled, his eyes bloodshot, and a foul smell emanating from his body. His hands were in shackles, there was a wound on his chest, wrapped in gauze, and he was very weak.

Gu Baisun lowered his head and stared blankly at the young man.

The young man slowly raised his head, his bloodshot eyes staring at Gu Baisun, and asked in a hoarse voice, "Now... is it finally time to kill me, right?"

In the dim light, the young man's appearance became clear. He was none other than Yu Mingyuan, who had disappeared before.