The person who came was none other than Da Xiong, one of the captains of the riot squad.

His loyalty and capabilities in this area were beyond doubt. Gu Baisun specifically requested him, knowing he was a ruthless blade.

Once Da Xiong arrived, Gu Baisun directly appointed him as the action team leader and had his close aides compile a list of available action team members for him.

At the same time, the entire backyard of the Quan Tong Bureau was put to use. This included the dormitory buildings and two large warehouses, all of which were cleared out. Afterwards, simple wooden boards were used to divide them into many single rooms, ultimately creating over a hundred empty rooms for use.

The Quan Tong Bureau staff worked overtime, forgetting to eat and sleep. All the internal arrangements were completed within a short two hours.

After dealing with matters on this side, in order to complete the work as quickly as possible and achieve the maximum arrest effect, the action team of several hundred people was immediately divided into small teams of ten. According to the personnel recorded on the list, they prepared to launch the arrest operation.

…

In the courtyard of the Quan Tong Bureau, Da Xiong was dressed neatly, checking his pistol before heading out. He inserted the gun into its holster.

Gu Baisun stood beside him, watching him with a solemn expression.

Da Xiong checked the list in his hand again, thought for a moment, and turned to ask, "The people from the... the garrison, are we moving on them too?"

"Of course!" Gu Baisun specifically instructed, "For these people, lure them in if you can. If you can't, go in and forcibly arrest them! Remember, don't notify their respective units in advance, or they'll definitely run!"

"Okay!" Da Xiong nodded.

Gu Baisun looked at him, then glanced at Qiu Ge beside him, and finally said, "Be careful."

"Understood!"

Da Xiong turned to look at the team members beside him, waved his hand and shouted, "Let's go!"

"Yes, sir!"

A burst of dense footsteps sounded as all the team members set off in batches, getting into the cars and leaving the Quan Tong Bureau in the blink of an eye.

…

The Dragon City, which had been gradually quieting down, once again echoed with gunshots and explosions in less than two or three hours.

Many civilians heard these gunshots and felt terrified, hiding back in their homes again. For a time, the huge Dragon City was almost empty on the streets, as if it had become a dead city.

The list of people provided by the suspects was numerous and complex, including those from administrative units, associations, the judicial system, the garrison, the police system, the education sector, and young scholars, among others.

The action teams were scattered everywhere, blooming in many spots throughout Dragon City, constantly arresting these involved personnel.

Since Gu Baisun had used people from the An faction's military department for the arrest operation against the Military Discipline Inspection Department last night, the number of people arrested and who had confessed was still confidential. The peripheral involved personnel were unaware.

Some people had appropriate channels to receive information and tried to run away. Some people didn't have these channels and were still in the dark.

In addition to them, there were many people who remained in Dragon City with a侥幸 (jiǎoxìng) mentality (a fluke), because they simply couldn't leave. The city was under martial law, both internally and externally.

In this way, the arrest operation lasted all night. The various arrest teams were working non-stop, secretly visiting the homes of everyone on the list who hadn't left Dragon City.

At about ten o'clock at night, the action team's first operation was almost perfectly completed. More than four hundred people were arrested one after another, filling the Quan Tong Bureau's detention center and the prepared rooms in the back to near capacity.

At the same time, Dragon City was completely under martial law. All the main traffic arteries, whether on land or water, were set up with a large number of visible and concealed posts for comprehensive blockade.

The Quan Tong Bureau's large-scale operation made everyone feel insecure.

It wasn't just about the internal personnel who were secretly contacting District One. There were also many people who hadn't defected, but had more or less something on their record. Those who were arrested, after interrogation, would lead to more revelations, and no one knew what they would confess, which might expose their old misdeeds!

Many people in Dragon City were sleepless that night. Many people didn't dare to sleep. The slightest noise outside would scare them, fearing that those people in black suits would come to "visit."

Too many people in this city had done bad things.

…

At about eleven o'clock at night, the Quan Tong Bureau began the first interrogation of those who had been arrested.

Gu Baisun was sitting in his office, looking at some of the main confessions submitted by his subordinates.

With the arrests and interrogations, the number of people implicated was snowballing, becoming more and more numerous. Not only were there many people, but their backgrounds were also very complex, including people from all walks of life.

Although Gu Baisun had anticipated this to some extent, he couldn't help but feel a tremor of fear when he saw such a large number.

"Knock, knock, knock!"

Just then, the office door was suddenly knocked on.

"Enter!"

The door was slowly pushed open, and Section Chief Li of the Investigation Section stepped in.

Seeing him, Gu Baisun greeted him, "Xiao Li, any progress?"

"Director Gu..." Section Chief Li stood by the door, looking hesitant, "Are you eating? Maybe I should come back later..."

Gu Baisun glanced at him, "What's wrong? Just say it."

Section Chief Li thought for a moment, then stepped forward to the desk and gently placed a document on it, "It's like this... I got a confession..."

Gu Baisun picked up the document and asked, "What kind of confession?"

Section Chief Li then said, "We dug up someone who was responsible for inciting trouble and creating mass incidents. He confessed. According to his confession, a large group of dockworkers from Zha Nan were also involved in this matter. Although they didn't carry out the plan in the end, they did participate in the previous organization and took a lot of money."

As he spoke, Section Chief Li glanced at Gu Baisun's expression and lowered his voice, "I've temporarily suppressed this confession. The An faction doesn't know yet. What do you think, should we destroy it, or what... After all, Zha Nan is all Wei Ge's people."

While he was speaking, Gu Baisun had already glanced at the confession record. He thought for a moment and asked, "Have you obtained corroborating evidence?"

Section Chief Li nodded, "We have. There are a total of six or seven people's corroborating evidence, including the way the money was transferred, how they contacted the people from District One, how they contacted Shang Shixun, and so on."

Gu Baisun handed the confession back and instructed, "In this way, you personally go to Zha Nan and hand over this information and evidence chain, including the list of involved personnel there, to Wei Ge."

Section Chief Li was slightly stunned, but quickly nodded, "Okay, I'll do it right away."

…

Dragon City, the Lu family.

Lu Feng was sitting in front of the Buddha niche, chanting scriptures piously.

Even the master's heart was in chaos. He was really chanting scriptures! Really chanting!

Since Gu Baisun was released, he hadn't been to the Quan Tong Bureau or the association.

After chanting the scriptures for a while, Lu Feng suddenly put down the prayer beads, turned to look at his wife sitting in the living room, and said to her, "Well, bring all those incense sticks and stuff I bought last month. Let's go to Hongshan Temple."