Chapter 141 The Net Tightens

The next day, eight in the morning.

The Dragon City, Zhanan District, Fenghua Trading Company. This was an industry under the old Changqing Company. Since the establishment of the Huatong Association, it had been managed by Lu Feng.

At eight-thirty in the morning, the company had just opened when it was sealed off by the All-Unification Bureau. The company's top three executives, including middle-level cadres, were all taken away on the spot and escorted to the All-Unification Bureau.

With a few quick strokes, seals were pasted on the company's gate, and some people watched and discussed on both sides.

...

At the All-Unification Bureau, Qiu Ge sat in an interrogation room, looking at a middle-aged man across from him who was a little overweight.

The man was the head of Fenghua Company. He was sweating profusely at this time, trembling, and afraid to look directly at Qiu Ge.

Qiu Ge took a drag on his cigarette, sized him up, and asked, "How many more people are there?"

The man wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and remained silent.

"Call your higher-ups," Qiu Ge said unhurriedly. "If you help us catch one, you can reduce your crime a little. Catch two, and you'll get double credit. But if you can't catch any, you'll take the fall for everything."

The man trembled and stopped being stubborn, nodding and saying, "I understand, I understand. I'll contact them now."

After speaking, Qiu Ge turned to the interrogator next to him and said, "Keep an eye on him."

With that, Qiu Ge left the interrogation room.

The middle-aged man sat in the chair, trembling as he took out his phone. After thinking for a long time, he first called Lu Feng.

But the phone rang for a long time, and no one answered.

More sweat poured from the middle-aged man's forehead, streaming down his face. After thinking for a long time, he gritted his teeth and finally dialed a number.

The phone rang twice, and this time it was connected. A deep voice sounded on the other end: "Hello, Lao Yang?"

The middle-aged man wiped his sweat and said directly, "Get out here quickly, don't make me carry this alone! If I'm not going to get better, no one else should even think about it!"

With that, he hung up the phone with a "ba" sound.

Following that, at ten o'clock that morning, Qiu Ge directly took away more than a dozen people from the Changqing Company.

...

At a little after eleven in the morning, the Dragon City Police Headquarters.

Wang Daolin, wearing the police uniform of the Director-General, came to the police cafeteria. As usual, he took a very ordinary lunch and sat down at a table to eat.

Just then, seven or eight people also wearing police uniforms walked over.

These people all had high ranks, including the Minister of Logistics, the Captain of the Criminal Investigation Team, and the newly promoted Deputy Director-General. They used to be part of the Northeast Gang in the police headquarters. After Wang Daolin rose to prominence, these people's positions naturally also rose, entering the core leadership of the police headquarters.

The crowd, holding their dinner plates, sat around Wang Daolin, their expressions very complicated.

The Deputy Director-General turned to look at him and couldn't help but say, "Director Wang, since last night, police officers from our four districts have been arrested. Just the high-level officials alone, almost fifty or sixty people have been arrested. There are countless peripheral people being summoned; there must be hundreds! Is Gu Baisun making too much of a move? What does he want to do?"

Wang Daolin glanced at him and didn't say anything.

The Captain of the Criminal Investigation Team next to him also said in a low voice, "Director Wang, we can't let them investigate like this! We're in the Dragon City! This is a war-torn area! Who's completely clean? Who can withstand this kind of investigation? If this goes on, no one will have any fun!"

Another high-level official couldn't help but nod and said, "Yes, my brother-in-law has been arrested! He didn't do anything, just had a meal with those rebellious guys, and he was taken away. I heard that after going in, they didn't even interrogate him and just started using torture! My wife cried all night last night, and I didn't get a good night's sleep myself! Director Wang, you probably don't know, but these bastards have built over a hundred interrogation rooms. People go in and get beaten to death; no one comes out okay!"

"Pa!"

As they were talking, Wang Daolin, who had been eating with his head down, suddenly slammed his chopsticks on the table.

Everyone immediately stopped talking and hurriedly looked over.

Wang Daolin frowned and reprimanded them, "You're all old brothers; is this your first day in this business? Starting with Bai Hongbo's case, the entire rhythm has been in the police system. Later, when the rebellion broke out, almost half of the police headquarters in the six districts sided with the rebels and joined in. Now that the storm has passed, what's wrong with them cleaning you up?! Shouldn't they clean you up? Each of you has inadequate control over your subordinates; it would be nice if you weren't held jointly liable. What are you complaining about here! And you, don't you know what kind of person your brother-in-law is? You should burn incense that you weren't dragged down with him!"

Hearing Wang Daolin's anger, everyone lowered their heads and didn't dare to say anything.

Looking at these old brothers who had followed him for many years, Wang Daolin sighed, his tone softening a lot as he comforted them, "You don't need to overthink it. Reflect on the problems, don't be paranoid, and don't spread rumors. Rectify the internal affairs and put your hearts at ease. I've been with Lao Li's team for so many years; if I don't have credit, I have at least put in the hard work. The higher-ups will still give me this face."

Just as he finished speaking, there was a burst of noise outside the door.

"What are you doing?"

"Who let you in?"

Several police officers were arguing at the door.

"Get out of the way, All-Unification Bureau on official business!"

Everyone turned to look outside the door and saw the tall and sturdy Da Xiong, wearing a military uniform, leading a dozen people in. Several members of the All-Unification Bureau directly pulled out their guns, pointing them at the heads of the police officers, making them obediently make way.

Wang Daolin was a little dumbfounded when he saw this scene.

Da Xiong led his men over and said to the Deputy Director-General of the police headquarters, "You... you're called Lin Fansheng, right? I represent the All-Unification Bureau to officially notify you that you have been summoned. Get up and come with us."

After speaking, Da Xiong pointed out another three or four names, intending to take them away.

The faces of these high-level police officers turned pale, and they couldn't help but look at Wang Daolin for help.

Wang Daolin was also annoyed and couldn't help but ask loudly, "What are you trying to do?"

Da Xiong turned to look at Wang Daolin and explained, "Sorry, Director Wang, we are also acting in accordance with the regulations."

Wang Daolin looked at him, his face flushed, and said, "Wait a moment, I'll communicate with Gu Baisun."

Just as he took out his phone, Da Xiong reached out and stopped him, saying very seriously, "Director Wang, I think... you'd better not make this call. We've already taken action against the people following the Su family and the Coast Guard."

Hearing this, Wang Daolin was stunned in place and couldn't help but clench his fists.

...

At the Huatong Association, the Association headquarters.

In the conference room, Zhang Taotao, along with more than twenty high-level members of the association, was preparing to hold a meeting to discuss the distribution of subsidies to the major guilds and associations below.

"Pa!"

The office door was suddenly pushed open, and Qiu Ge led a dozen people directly in.

Everyone in the room was startled, and Zhang Taotao couldn't help but frown, "What are you trying to do?"

Qiu Ge glanced at her without directly answering, and instead turned to look at the people in the room and said, "Those who are named are officially summoned by the All-Unification Bureau. Come out with us!"

After speaking, he named more than a dozen people in a row. These people looked at the fully armed Qiu Ge and others and didn't dare to resist, obediently lowering their heads and getting up to go outside.

In the blink of an eye, less than half of the high-level members remained in the room, and everyone on the scene was dumbfounded.

Zhang Taotao hurriedly got up, blocked Qiu Ge, and asked, "Do you have any evidence? Or do you have a formal summons warrant?"

Only then did Qiu Ge explain to her, "We have the procedures, but we can't reveal the specific information to you. Please step aside, I'll take the people away first."

Zhang Taotao bit her lip and finally reluctantly stepped aside.

...

At the same time, at the Garrison Headquarters.

Because the battlefield situation was relatively severe, Tan Hengqiang had just finished a combat meeting, so he ordered the troops to continue to retreat and gather.

"Lao An, wait a moment!"

After the meeting, Tan Hengqiang stopped An Zecheng, who was preparing to leave, and directly asked him, "Are your people following the All-Unification Bureau to arrest people?"

An Zecheng nodded, "Yes, I'm providing them with reinforcements."

Tan Hengqiang slammed the table hard and said sternly, "What exactly does Gu Baisun want to do? More than a dozen officers from the Logistics Department have been lured and captured by them, without even a greeting beforehand! What does he mean by this? We're fighting at the front, and he's sabotaging us from behind? Is this how you conduct internal investigations? Who will work for you in the end if you investigate like this?"