“…The situation outside.” Gu Yuxiao’s voice deepened, with an imperceptible murderous intent at the end.
Ying's face instantly turned as dark as stone. He switched the tablet to the real-time monitoring interface. Several split screens displayed images of the Gu family's old house, the group's headquarters, and his second uncle Gu Yumou's residence.
"As you expected, Mr. Gu. After the news of your 'coma' was released by the special assistant, the Great Elder and the Third Branch of the family convened an emergency meeting. Under the pretext of 'acting on behalf of others,' they attempted to seize control of the keys to the overseas energy project."
He enlarged one of the split screens, and the picture showed the meeting room of the Gu family's old house. The elder with white hair and beard was tapping his sandalwood cane and talking with saliva flying.
"Second uncle Gu Yumou is the most active." The video switches to another set of audio files, which contain conversations that have been processed with noise reduction.
"He attempted to enter the third underground floor four times under the pretext of visiting, but was stopped each time by the outer secret guards. At the board meeting the day before yesterday, he hinted that you had 'central nervous system damage' and proposed that he temporarily take over the position of head of the family, a proposal seconded by all five directors."
Gu Yuxiao listened to the hypocritical sigh of his second uncle in the audio, and a dark vortex surged in the depths of his pupils.
He recalled that in his childhood, his second uncle always loved to coax him with candied plums, and there was always a mixed smell of tobacco and ink in the cracks of his nails.
"There's something more important." Ying's voice was low and metallic.
"The voiceprint sensor you placed in Second Uncle's study captured key conversations 48 hours before the explosion."
He played a technically restored recording, mixed with electrical noise.
But the words "Ye Linyuan," "C4 explosives," and "Gu family transportation channels" are clearly identifiable. "Second Uncle used the Southeast Asian 'Viper' mercenary group's channels to provide Ye Linyuan with three military-grade EMP pulsers as a 'token of allegiance' to his deal with Chao Zhenshan."
boom--
Gu Yuxiao felt a fishy-sweet taste rising up his throat, not because of the injury, but because of extreme anger.
He once suspected that his second uncle coveted the position of head of the family, but he never thought that he would dare to collude with foreign enemies and use the Gu family's weapons in exchange for his own death.
The wound on his right shoulder suddenly felt a sharp pain, which made his vision go black. The heart rate curve on the monitor suddenly jumped to 65 beats per minute, and a "beeping" alarm sounded.
"Boss Gu!" Ying immediately pressed his shoulders, "Calm down!"
Gu Yuxiao took a deep breath and forced himself to swallow the blood.
He closed his eyes and quickly reviewed the situation in his mind - when the Star exploded, he was standing on the port side of the deck, and the metal fragment that was shot at him accurately was at an angle as if it was tailor-made.
At that time, he thought it was caused by the impact of the explosion. Now, he thought that his second uncle might have bribed someone on the ship and calculated his location.
“…The assassination three days ago, details.” When Gu Yuxiao opened his eyes again, his gaze had returned to its icy calmness.
The video played an encrypted video, which was a screenshot of the surveillance camera in the corridor on the third underground floor. Two "doctors" in white coats were using access cards to swipe open the door to the intensive care unit, their movements as skillful as if it were a daily routine.
"The killer used Viper's signature poison needle, which was laced with poison from the South American poison dart frog. One milligram of it can cause respiratory failure in an adult."
He zoomed in to show the syringe the killer had discarded in the trash can. "But the most important thing is this—"
The video switches to the security system background log. An account named "Zhang Kui" modified the permission records of three access control gates and turned off the thermal imaging surveillance in the corridor 15 minutes before the assassination.
"Zhang Kui, the security supervisor of the third underground floor, has followed you for eight years and is responsible for the security of the core area." Ying's voice was filled with incredible pain.
"He was bribed. An anonymous remittance of $30 million was added to his account, and the source was traced back to my second uncle's secret account in the Cayman Islands."
Gu Yuxiao's fingers slowly tightened under the quilt, and his knuckles turned white due to the force.
"Where are the people?" he asked. His voice was as light as the wind, but it made Ying feel a chill rising up his spine.
"The killer was killed on the spot and his body has been sunk into the Huangpu River."
The screen showed a real-time picture of the interrogation room. The man on the screen was tied up with his hands behind his back on a special interrogation chair. His face was covered with bruises, but there was still a hint of luck in his eyes.
"Zhang Kui was imprisoned on the fifth underground floor. He refused to confess for the first two hours until..."
"Until you slammed the loan sharking bill his son ran up from gambling in his face."
Gu Yuxiao took over the conversation, a cold smile on his face. He knew Zhang Kui too well; that man valued his gambling-addicted son more than his own life.
"Yes." Ying nodded. "His son owed 12 million in gambling debts in Macau, and the debt collectors broke one of his legs. Second Uncle used this to threaten him."
“…trial.” When Gu Yuxiao uttered this word, each syllable sounded like an ice spike breaking.
"I want to know, besides my second uncle, who else is involved? How many people from Viper are here this time? Where is their base? And... has he touched... the Black Sea files?"
"Black Sea" is the core armed force of the Gu family. If the files are leaked, the consequences will be unimaginable.
"Understood!" Ying stood at attention, turned around and was about to leave.
"Wait." Gu Yuxiao stopped him and picked up an encrypted USB drive from the bedside table. "Give this to the interrogation team. After Zhang Kui has read it, we can start the torture."
Ying took the USB drive and saw the label "Zhang Lei's Broken Leg Video" on it. She instantly understood Mr. Gu's intention - this is a weapon that can destroy a father's will more than torture.
He saluted, turned around and disappeared behind the secret door.
Gu Yuxiao was the only one left in the room.
He leaned against the head of the bed, listening to the monotonous "beeping" sound of the monitor, feeling the pain in his chest gnawing at his nerves like a living thing.
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