Chapter 58 Foreshadowing

Zhang Ming's anesthetic hadn't worn off yet. Lying in the hospital bed, he replied with blurred consciousness, "...He shouldn't have any direct evidence against me...but we can't rule out a mole. It's very likely...Gu Baishun guided Su Tianyu."

"Get well soon." Kang Dinghuang patted Zhang Ming's shoulder, then turned and walked outside.

In the corridor, Kang Dinghuang walked briskly, saying succinctly, "Get Zhang Ming a special appointment certificate from the Seventh Bureau. His identity is a special consultant for the intelligence team in the Old Mo region."

"Protect him?"

"Yes, we don't know how far Su Tianyu has investigated. Let's give him some protection first." Kang Dinghuang frowned and instructed, "Before things officially start, Zhang Ming can't be taken down by the other side. I said, he's very important."

"Okay, I understand."

"Bring the informants from Group Two over." Kang Dinghuang instructed again, "Old Li reacted faster than I thought, and his shots were accurate. We might have to make our move ahead of schedule."

...

Coast Guard Headquarters.

Su Tianyu instructed his officers, "Supervise Dong Pengyu more strictly, but be more lenient with his living requirements, but not too excessive."

"Understood!"

"Well, give him an independent space and let him play by himself." Su Tianyu instructed, taking his car keys and leaving the unit.

A little after 12:00 a.m.

On a street in the Longkou District, Gu Baishun turned his head to scan his surroundings, yanked open the door and got into Su Tianyu's car, "Quite a haul?"

Su Tianyu glanced at him, expressionless, and asked, "We just finished arresting Dong Pengyu, and gunshots rang out at the market."

"What do you mean by that?"

"I asked my informant at the dockworkers' association, and he told me that Zhang Ming was shot while escaping, and his right hand was broken." Su Tianyu took a drag of his cigarette and said in a low voice, "Help me analyze, is someone trying to use me to get rid of Zhang Ming?"

Gu Baishun paused, looking shocked, and asked, "You don't suspect me, do you?"

The two looked at each other, and Su Tianyu chuckled and replied, "I said, I want you to help me analyze."

"I don't want Zhang Ming to fall right now." Gu Baishun replied simply and directly, "Why? Because his existence can divert Jing Yan's energy. Only when the two of them fight internally and deplete each other, will Wei Xiangzuo and I have a greater chance to move up. Why would I want him to die now? What good would that do me?"

Hearing this, Su Tianyu fell silent, feeling that what he said made some sense. Because Zhang Ming had a new backer, he definitely wanted to compete, and Jing Yan wanted to protect his position, so the conflict between the two would become deeper and deeper, which was indeed in line with the offensive strategy formulated by Old Li and Gu Baishun's personal demands.

However, Su Tianyu always felt that Gu Baishun's scheming was unfathomable. It was difficult to judge his true inner thoughts from his appearance or behavior, so Gou Liuzi wasn't sure if what he said was a lie.

Gu Baishun looked at Su Tianyu and continued, "If it's not me, it's Jing Yan. Judge for yourself."

Su Tianyu took a deep drag of his cigarette, "Forget it, anyway, Zhang Ming didn't die, he's just a one-armed man, let's not talk about this."

"What do you want to talk about?"

"Two things." Su Tianyu paused and replied, "First, although we successfully captured Dong Pengyu, and we can say that we've taken down Zhang Ming's number one henchman, it's still difficult to continue pushing the matter forward. Dong Pengyu confessed that he doesn't have any direct evidence of Zhang Ming's crimes in his hands, and with the protection of that new department, it will be difficult for us to lock him down through the Donggang line."

"Dong Pengyu is really an idiot." Gu Baishun commented with disdain, "He's the most trusted person under Zhang Ming, and they've been in close contact for more than a year, but he didn't get any dirt on him. With that kind of IQ...why did he come out to do this kind of work?"

"Perhaps it's not that Dong Pengyu is too stupid, but that Zhang Ming is too cunning." Su Tianyu corrected.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this person." Gu Baishun waved his hand, "What's the other thing you wanted to talk about?"

"It's about you."

"Me?" Gu Baishun was a little confused, "Did he guess that I was the one who sent you the information?"

"It's not just that," Su Tianyu looked directly at Gu Baishun and replied, "Zhang Ming wants to use Kang Dinghuang's hand to take you down."

"Expected." Gu Baishun replied lightly, "I have ways to protect myself."

"Does your mother have a way to protect herself?" Su Tianyu asked abruptly.

As soon as he said this, the car fell silent. Gu Baishun was stunned for two or three seconds before he asked in a very uncharacteristic tone, "What rumors did you hear?!"

At this moment, the calmness and confidence in Gu Baishun's eyes were all gone, replaced by ferocity and sharpness.

"You don't have any flaws yourself, but that doesn't mean your family doesn't either." Su Tianyu added again, "Dong Pengyu said that he secretly heard Zhang Ming talking to his secretary, Kang Dinghuang's intention is to control you and grasp the movements of Jing Yan's side. The method is...to attack your mother."

"Damn it!"

Gu Baishun loosened his collar and directly pushed open the car door.

Su Tianyu turned to look at him and asked simply and directly, "Do you need my help?"

"No, I can solve it myself." Gu Baishun frowned and replied.

"Wait a minute!" Su Tianyu shouted.

Gu Baishun turned around, "What's wrong?"

Su Tianyu thought for a moment and said, "Your position is very important, if you can't handle it, just say so. After all, we're working together! Also, Old Li and the Tongji Association, only have one chance to trust you."

Gu Baishun understood what Su Tianyu meant, reached out and closed the car door, and strode away.

Two minutes later.

Gu Baishun dialed a number, "Brother Yang, you need to take people to a place right away. Forget it, I'll go myself, you arrange some brothers."

"Okay!"

After the two finished communicating, Gu Baishun called his mother again.

...

One day later.

In the First District, the Chinese Legion Headquarters publicly announced the latest personnel changes internally.

An Qiqi's father, An Zecheng, was appointed as the commander of the 77th Army of the First Army Corps, changing from a main cadre in the political affairs department to a military commander.

At the same time, more than a dozen major generals from the two parties in the First District also had changes in their positions.

The headquarters claimed that the personnel adjustments were due to the complex military situation in the Old Mo region, so they were preparing to increase troops to the border to protect the safety of Dragon City.

But everyone with a discerning eye knew that the upper echelons of the First District were trying to contain the development of the Old Mo People's Political Auxiliary. Everyone knew that the most fundamental purpose of transferring troops to Dragon City was to support the rebels.

An Qiqi's father, An Zecheng, seemed to have been promoted on the surface, but in reality, he was extremely unwilling to lead his troops to Dragon City. But he had no choice, because this was the result of the upper-level game.

A personnel appointment that had been planned for a long time, a conspiracy that had been brewing for who knows how long, slowly unfolded after An Zecheng received the transfer order.

At the same time.

Kang Dinghuang met with the person in charge of the action team below and said with a light smile, "Something good is going to happen in Dragon City, let's get involved too!"