Chapter 187 The Final Trump Card!

The Chu family's old residence.

Every time Old Madam Chu received news of a trusted confidant's arrest, her face paled a little more.

When the third call came in, the phone receiver in her hand fell to the ground with a clatter.

She finally couldn't sit still any longer.

It's over.

It's all over.

The other party must possess that evidence that could destroy everything!

They disdained to confront her directly, but rather, like the most skilled hunters, enjoyed the process of toying with their prey.

They were peeling away her protective shell layer by layer, like peeling an onion, making all her struggles seem so ridiculous and powerless.

She could feel that the invisible net was slowly tightening.

The shadow of death had already loomed over her.

no!

She can't just sit here and wait to die!

She has one last trump card! A trump card that even Gu Zhengfeng has to be wary of!

Late that night, an extremely ordinary black sedan quietly drove out of the Chu family's backyard.

Old Mrs. Chu sat alone in the back seat, her old face appearing sinister and ferocious in the fleeting light of the streetlamp outside the window.

The car didn't head towards any military compound, but instead drove towards an extremely remote area in the western suburbs of Beijing.

Finally, it stopped in front of a sanatorium surrounded by high walls and electric fences.

This place is not open to the public and is heavily guarded; the sign at the entrance only reads "Jingyuan".

Everyone who can live here was once a big shot whose every move could shake the entire capital.

Grandma Chu didn't get out of the car; she simply rolled down the window and handed a specially made card to the guard at the door.

The guard glanced at it, his expression immediately becoming extremely respectful, and he quickly opened the gate.

The vehicle slowly drove in and finally stopped in front of a detached two-story building.

Grandma Chu straightened her clothes, got out of the car, and walked unsteadily but with unwavering determination toward the small building.

The person she wanted to see was her last and greatest supporter.

He is a true veteran of the military, whose influence remains deeply entrenched and pervasive throughout the organization, even though he has retired to the second line.

......

Jingyuan Garden, in the western suburbs of Beijing.

There are no birdsong and fragrant flowers in this typical sanatorium, only towering walls, a strict electric fence, and armed guards every few steps.

The air was thick with a suffocating smell, a mixture of power and drugs.

Under the cover of night, an inconspicuous black sedan silently glided in and stopped in front of a heavily guarded two-story building.

Old Mrs. Chu straightened her expensive brocade jacket and, under the guard's cold gaze, walked unsteadily into the small building.

Inside the building, in a tightly sealed tea room, an elderly man in a Zhongshan suit, with gray hair but a vigorous spirit, was resting with his eyes closed.

He was Old Madam Chu's last trump card, the military veteran—Deputy Commander Zhou—who had already retired to the second line but whose influence could still shake the entire capital.

"Brother Zhou!"

As soon as Old Mrs. Chu entered the door, the mask of composure she had maintained outside shattered instantly. She knelt down with a thud, tears and snot streaming down her face.

"You must stand up for the Chu family!"

"Our Yanran...she's been framed! Now the entire Chu family is going to be ruined by that little bitch from the Gu family!"

She cried her heart out, and while crying, she gave him a venomous look in her eyes.

"That little bitch dug up some old news from over twenty years ago from who knows where... Brother Zhou, they... they probably have something they shouldn't have!"

Deputy Commander Zhou slowly opened his eyes, and a glint of light flashed in his seemingly cloudy eyes.

He didn't help Old Madam Chu up; he simply picked up the teacup on the table, gently blew on the steam, and didn't even lift his eyelids.

"Why are you crying? The sky hasn't fallen yet."

His voice was calm, yet it carried a chilling, sinister undertone.

thing?

Of course he knows what it is!

Twenty-three years ago, the highest-ranking person on that top-secret list containing the code names and names of all the traitors was him!

Chu Huai'an was nothing more than a trusted lackey whom he had personally promoted, who was only there to do his dirty work!

In order to protect himself, he personally made the decision to find Huo Shouzhen, a simple-minded young man with a clean family background, outstanding military achievements, but no background, to be the scapegoat.

I thought this matter had long been buried with Huo Shouzhen's death and the destruction of the files.

Who would have thought that, twenty-three years later, it would be unearthed again by a young girl!

Su Yue... Gu Jia...

Deputy Commander Zhou's knuckles were slightly white from the force he exerted.

He put down his teacup and finally looked at Old Mrs. Chu, who was crying uncontrollably on the ground, his eyes filled with disgust.

"Get up, what kind of behavior is this?"

He said coldly, "The Gu family is currently at the height of its power, and that old fox Gu Zhengfeng is keeping a close eye on them. Directly targeting them would cause too much of a stir."

When Old Mrs. Chu heard this, her heart sank, and she stopped crying.

"Then...what can we do? Are we just going to stand by and watch them torture us to death?"

Deputy Commander Zhou's lips curled into a malicious smile.

“If direct action doesn’t work, we can try another method.”

He said slowly, "Isn't that Su Yue being touted as some kind of medical genius and savior?"

"Isn't her greatest achievement that military medical equipment factory?"

"What if her pharmaceutical factory produced a deadly poison that caused a major medical accident... Would she, this 'hero,' suddenly become a 'sinner' hated by everyone overnight?"

Grandma Chu's eyes lit up instantly!

yes!

Cut off the fuel supply at the root!

They turned what Su Yue was most proud of into the sharpest knife piercing her heart!

Looking at her dumbfounded expression of sudden realization, Deputy Commander Zhou's disdain deepened.

He picked up an encrypted phone on the table, dialed a number, and spoke in a very low voice, like a viper spitting its tongue.

"It's me. I need you to do something for me."

"There's a batch of medicinal herbs on Hainan Island that needs to be delivered to the military medical equipment factory... We need to tamper with it, make it clean, so that their instruments can't detect it."

"I want to turn their dampness-removing and blood-activating patches into deadly talismans!"

...

Meanwhile, a thousand miles away on Hainan Island, a military medical and equipment factory was located.

Chief Engineer He was wearing reading glasses, staring intently at the data on the testing instrument.

The newly arrived batch of medicinal herbs is in perfect condition in every aspect.

However... at the end of the spectral analysis, there is a tiny fluctuation that is almost negligible.

"strangeness……"

He frowned and checked it again.

The fluctuations still exist, but they are so slight that they are well within the normal error range of the instrument.

"It's probably because of the recent humid weather that the equipment got a bit damp."

Chief Engineer He muttered something to himself, but ultimately didn't pay it much attention.

With a flourish of his pen, he signed the word "qualified" on the inspection report.

This batch of seemingly problem-free medicinal materials was quickly sent to the production line.

The seeds of a massive crisis, capable of upending everything, were sown.