Original Sin (IX)

Original Sin (IX)

After Zheng Baochang's death, the Zheng Building was sealed off, with only police officers left on the first floor to guard it.

Gu Fang and Shen Xingyan entered the building and took the elevator to Zheng Baochang's office. The office is very large. Next to the floor-to-ceiling window is a set of mahogany desks with a desktop computer on them.

On the right is a row of cabinets containing certificates, trophies and some large books, and opposite is a filing cabinet.

In the middle was a leather sofa and a coffee table, on which was a set of tea sets.

Gu Fang opened the cabinet door, picked up the certificate and looked at it, then picked up the trophy. The words "Outstanding Entrepreneur of 1995" were printed at the bottom of the trophy base. He put the trophy away, his eyes looking from the top of the cabinet to the bottom.

Shen Xingyan knelt on the sofa and felt around a little bit, but didn't find anything. He then lay on the ground and looked under the sofa. After reading it, I sat on the sofa and stared at the tea set on the coffee table. The tea set is from an official kiln, with lustrous glaze, and it is obvious at first glance that it is very expensive.

She imagined herself as Zheng Baochang and wondered what he was thinking while he was sitting on the sofa. Looking straight ahead, it was that set of cabinets.

11...Does it have anything to do with this cabinet? Shen Xingyan stood up, walked to the cabinet, counted to the 11th book, picked it up and flipped through it, but there was nothing special.

Counting from top to bottom, there are not enough 11 floors. Counting from left to right, there are still not enough.

It has nothing to do with the cabinet.

She looked at the filing cabinet opposite again and shook her head. It shouldn't be there. If it was hidden so obviously, it would have been found long ago.

Where will it be?

Gu Fang sat in his office chair and turned to face the floor-to-ceiling window. Outside the window stood tall buildings, most of which were built by Changbao Real Estate. One of the most eye-catching ones is the landmark building in Nanfu City.

Shen Xingyan walked over and stared at the building. It was an office building located in the CBD area. When the building was completed that year, the city leaders personally cut the ribbon and Zheng Baochang also attended the event.

Shen Xingyan looked at Gu Fang, who raised the corner of his lips and said, "Let's go and take a look?"

Shen Xingyan nodded, and the two left the office.

The next time I saw it, I was in the commercial center. This building was 48 stories high, with glass curtain walls and marble floors. As soon as I entered, I felt like I had moved up several levels.

Gu Fang showed his ID to the front desk staff and said, "We are going to the 11th floor."

"Do you have an appointment?"

"No."

"Then I'm sorry, I can't go. You must have an appointment."

Gu Fang had a headache. These receptionists always liked to stop people. He put on a cold face and threatened her, "You are obstructing the police from handling the case. Do you want to stay in the police station?"

The receptionist's face froze, and she looked like she was about to cry. "This is our rule."

"Call your manager over."

The receptionist ran to call the manager, and a woman in a black suit came out. "You want to go to the 11th floor?"

Gu Fang nodded, and the manager said, "I'll take you there."

After entering the elevator, the manager looked Gu Fang up and down, "Which company broke the law?"

"This is official business, I can't tell you."

The manager nodded, frowning in confusion.

We arrived at the 11th floor. There were three companies: a foreign trade company, a consulting company, and another empty one with a logistics company sign on the door.

Gu Fang: "Is there no one working in this logistics company?"

The manager shook his head. "No one has been working here since I took over, but this family has never defaulted on rent and property fees. They pay them on time."

“Who is the legal representative of this company?”

"I don't know."

Gu Fang stood outside the door and looked inside. There were tables and chairs placed inside. They were very clean without any dust. "Is there anyone cleaning here?"

"There is a cleaning uncle who comes to clean once a week."

Cleaning uncle?

Gu Fang looked at Shen Xingyan, and saw surprise in the other's eyes. Gu Fang said, "Open the door."

"I don't have the key. After the house is rented out, the key is given to the client."

Gu Fang said to Shen Xingyan: "Wait here, I will go and issue a search warrant."

The manager was surprised, "What is this?"

Shen Xingyan said: "It's nothing, go and get busy."

The manager looked at them deeply, turned and left.

After she went downstairs, Gu Fang took out the tools and opened the door.

Shen Xingyan: "Aren't you going to issue a search warrant?"

"Let's see first."

Shen Xingyan rolled her eyes and watched him fiddle with it. After a few seconds, the door opened. "Luckily you are a policeman."

"I learned this because I became a policeman." Gu Fang said, opening the door and going in.

There was a smell in the room because no one had lived in it for a long time. The room is not big, about 100 square meters, with four workstations and two rows of file cabinets against the wall. Gu Fang opened the drawer of the filing cabinet; it was empty.

Shen Xingyan bent down and opened the drawer at his workstation, and it was also empty.

Did you make a mistake again?

She looked up at the ceiling, which was made of gypsum board and had an inspection hole in addition to the air conditioning vents. Her heart moved, and she pointed to the inspection entrance and said, "Why don't we take a look here?"

Gu Fang moved a chair over, stepped on it, opened the inspection port, stuck his head in and looked inside. After a while, a muffled voice came, "There's something." He took it down, and it was a notebook wrapped in a cloth bag.

Gu Fang excitedly opened the notebook, which turned out to be an account book, detailing the people and amounts of bribes Zheng Baochang had given over the years.

Shen Xingyan was overjoyed, "With this, the case is solved!"

Gu Fang was also very happy. Just in case, they checked the room carefully again to make sure there was nothing else before locking the door and leaving.

As soon as the two men left, someone came, pried open the lock, rummaged through the drawers and cabinets, and tossed around in the room. When they didn't find anything, they quickly restored the room to its original state and left in a hurry.

…

Gu Fang handed the diary to Zhang Changming. After reading it, Zhang Changming's expression became gloomy.

Gu Fang said: "Now that we have evidence, we can arrest people."

"I have to report it. There are some people here that I can't touch at my level."

"What if they run away?" Gu Fang looked at him inquiringly, "Or something unexpected happens on the way."

Zhang Changming laughed and scolded, "Can't you just hope for something good from me?"

"If this account book is handed in, how many people will lose their jobs? I have to think about it."

"That must be paid as well." Zhang Changming put on his clothes and prepared to go out.

"Who are you going to give it to?"

"Of course it's the director."

"I'll go with you."

"I will go by myself."

"No!" Gu Fang pretended to take back the account book, but Zhang Changming slapped his hand, "What are you doing?! This is disobedience! This is against the rules!"

Gu Fang blocked the door, "If you don't let me follow, I won't let you go."

Zhang Changming sighed, "Okay, let's go together."

…

A black jeep drove out of the municipal bureau and headed towards the provincial department. The car was driving very fast and seemed to be in a hurry. As the sky gradually darkened, the street lights lit up one after another.

The jeep turned on its headlights and weaved through the traffic. There were fewer cars on the road, and when passing an intersection, a large truck suddenly rushed towards us.

The jeep turned hurriedly, but because the truck was going too fast, the jeep couldn't dodge and collided with the truck, with the entire hood of the jeep dented. The car glass was shattered and the driver was lying on the airbag on the steering wheel with blood flowing from his forehead.

The truck driver staggered down from his vehicle, opened the door of the jeep, and was stunned when he saw the person in the driver's seat. Just as he was about to pull him, a wooden stick suddenly hit his head.

The truck driver slowly turned his head and saw a tall man with blood on his face and murderous eyes.

The driver raised his hand and looked at him warily, "I just wanted to see how badly you're injured."

Qiu Ming snorted coldly, took out handcuffs from his waist and handcuffed the driver.

On the other side, Gu Fang and Zhang Changming had already arrived at the provincial department and handed the account book to the director Yu Jingyuan. Yu Jingyuan was shocked after reading it, "I didn't expect so many people to be corrupt and accept bribes. Changming, you did a good job. Let me handle this matter. You go back first and don't make it public."

"When will the arrest be approved?" Gu Fang interrupted. Zhang Changming glanced at him, thinking he was talking too much.

Gu Fang ignored him and just looked at Yu Jingyuan.

Yu Jingyuan looked at him and said, "You must be Xiao Gu, right? Don't worry. Some of the people here are in important positions. If you want to touch them, you must be absolutely sure. If you don't believe me, you can ask the inspection team."

Gu Fang laughed, "What are you talking about, Director Yu? I'm just anxious."

"Be patient, some things need to be done slowly."

Gu Fang and Zhang Changming came out of Yu Jingyuan's office. Gu Fang whispered, "Shengyu and Qiu Ming's car had a traffic accident. Shengyu was sent to the hospital and is still being rescued. Qiu Ming was also injured."

Zhang Changming was shocked, "What's going on?!"

"Zheng Junliang was assassinated in the bureau, so I suspected there was a traitor in the bureau. If I hadn't temporarily switched the car, we would be the ones in the hospital." Gu Fang's face was clouded with dark clouds. He actually killed someone in public. It seemed that the man was anxious.

Zhang Changming's back was covered in cold sweat. Fortunately, he listened to Gu Fang's advice, "If he knew that we gave the account book to Director Yu, then Director Yu..."

"He wouldn't be bold enough to attack the hall."

"No one can guarantee that a desperate dog will jump over the wall. No, I must remind Director Yu."

Gu Fang held him back, "Can you completely trust Mr. Yu?"

Zhang Changming looked at him deeply and hesitated.

Gu Fang: "Director Zhang, were you involved in Shibang's incident back then?"

Zhang Changming shouted in a low voice, "Where is this place?! Go back!" He walked forward, Gu Fang stared at his back and followed him. The two walked very fast and got into the car. Zhang Changming looked and touched everywhere in the car.

Gu Fang:? ?

Zhang Changming made a gesture to keep quiet, and after confirming that there were no eavesdropping devices in the car, he said, "Like you, I hope to find out the truth about Shibang as soon as possible... Drive, don't stop here... But once someone touches the clues, an accident will happen. Du Zhenhai is an example. I warned him, but he didn't listen, and he is still lying in the hospital.

I know you have a good relationship with Shibang, but you have to protect yourself before you can find out the truth. I don't want the people around me to leave me one by one.

I am old and less courageous. I just hope you are safe. As for Shi Bang, I know he died unjustly and I want to seek justice for him, but the time is not right, so I can only let him suffer for now. ”

Gu Fang gripped the steering wheel tightly, veins popping out on his hands, "Why did Shi Bang steal the evidence back then?"

"He was an undercover agent, but just when he was about to get important evidence, his identity was suddenly exposed and he was killed. I wanted to restore his identity, but they said they were afraid that doing so would expose other people, so I had to let Shibang suffer for now."

Zhang Changming slammed his fist on the back of the chair. "Back then, I never agreed to Shibang going undercover, but he actually accepted the mission without telling me. Sometimes I wonder if someone deliberately let Shibang go undercover."

Gu Fang tried his best to calm down, "What case is Shibang investigating?"

"Shibang discovered a clue to the black organ trade."

Gu Fang suddenly stepped on the brakes and nearly collided with the car behind him. The people in the car behind cursed a few words, and when they saw Gu Fang's murderous expression, they drove away.

Gu Fang looked at the rearview mirror, "Organ trading?!"

"Yes, it is very likely related to the case in Beijing."

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