For a moment, the conference room fell into a deathly silence once again.
Fear and despair were written all over everyone's face.
They were like a group of insects trapped in a spider web, helplessly watching the web tighten and tighten, unable to break free.
That damned ledger, like a ghost, constantly hovered over their heads, making them lose their appetite and sleep.
Just when this group of parasites was at their wits' end—
"Bang--!!!"
A deafening roar!
The heavy wooden door to the conference room was kicked open from the outside in an extremely violent manner!
A dozen or so fully armed guards, each wielding a submachine gun, surged in like gods descending from heaven!
The dark muzzle of the gun was immediately pointed at the few "big shots" in the room who hadn't even reacted yet!
Immediately afterwards, a young officer in a training uniform, with a stern face and sharp eyes, strode in.
It was Chu Yan!
Wang Jianguo and the others were so frightened by this sudden turn of events that they jumped up from their chairs in unison!
"Who...who are you people?!"
Wang Jianguo was the first to react. He forced himself to remain calm, pointed at Chu Yan, and roared, his voice trembling with fear, "How dare you! Commander Chu! Do you want to rebel?!"
"This is the division headquarters conference room! Who let you in without my permission?!"
However, Chu Yan didn't even bother to give him a second glance.
He simply waved his hand coldly, his voice devoid of any warmth.
"Cuff them! Take them all away!"
"yes!"
The guards rushed forward like wolves!
"Let's see who dares!"
Wang Jianguo panicked completely. He struggled desperately and roared hoarsely, "I am the political commissar of the division! This is a violation of discipline! This is an armed coup! I will report you to the military region and to the headquarters!"
Director Qian, Section Chief Ma, and others were so frightened that they started shouting and yelling.
"It's a misunderstanding! It's all a misunderstanding!"
"We're having a meeting! What right do you have to arrest us!"
Their answer was the click of cold, merciless handcuffs locking!
"Chu Yan!"
Wang Jianguo was pinned to the table by two soldiers. He turned his head, his eyes bloodshot, and glared at Chu Yan.
"This is settling a personal score! It's retaliation! You have no evidence, what right do you have to arrest me!"
"evidence?"
Chu Yan finally turned around slowly, looking down at him with a mocking smile on his lips.
He didn't say anything, but simply took a photo out of his pocket and casually threw it in front of Wang Jianguo.
The photo shows the underground chamber filled with gold bars and US dollars, and the leather ledger that changed everyone's fate!
The moment Wang Jianguo's gaze fell upon that photograph!
The color drained from his face in an instant!
All the shouts, anger, and resentment transformed into boundless, chilling fear and despair at this moment!
His eyes were wide open, his pupils were unfocused, and he looked as if all his strength and soul had been drained from him.
It’s over!
It's all over!
The ghost ledger they had been searching for so long but could never find had actually... ended up in the hands of the Chu family!
How is this possible?!
...
Half an hour later, in the most heavily guarded secret interrogation room of the 74th Division.
The blinding incandescent light shone down from above, illuminating Wang Jianguo's face, which was contorted with fear and despair, making it appear as pale as paper.
Sitting across from him at the interrogation table was Chu Zhenyuan.
He wasn't wearing a military uniform, just a simple gray Zhongshan suit, and his face showed no anger whatsoever, as calm as a bottomless ancient well.
But the more this happened, the more Wang Jianguo felt a deep-seated fear.
"Comrade Wang Jianguo."
Chu Zhenyuan slowly pushed a cup of hot tea in front of him, his tone as casual as if he were having a casual chat.
"Putting aside the years when I was wrongly dismissed and demoted, if you think about it carefully, we've worked together for more than a decade, haven't we? I've always believed that although we have different paths, at least we're both working for this country."
Wang Jianguo's lips trembled, and he couldn't utter a single word.
"Tell me about it."
Chu Zhenyuan leaned back in his chair, his fingers interlaced on the table. "Don't make me look down on you. It's pointless to keep being stubborn now."
"I...I don't know what you're talking about!"
Wang Jianguo, clinging to his last shred of reason, spoke in a hoarse voice, his neck stiff: "Chu Zhenyuan, this is torture! This is a forced confession! I'm going to appeal to higher authorities!"
"Appeal?"
Chu Zhenyuan smiled.
That smile was full of sorrow and disdain.
He didn't say anything more, but took out the leather ledger from the briefcase beside him.
Then, in front of Wang Jianguo, he slowly turned the pages one by one.
"Bang!"
Looking at the familiar cover and the familiar handwriting, Wang Jianguo felt the last thread in his mind snap completely!
He lunged at the chair like a madman, trying to snatch the ledger that could have killed him!
"It's fake! It's all fake! You forged it!!"
However, before he could even touch the corner of the table, two guards grabbed him from both sides and pressed him back into the chair.
“In March 1968, Sun Dahai, deputy director of the military region’s procurement department, falsely reported 30,000 yuan in military expenses under the pretext of purchasing exercise equipment, and you received 5,000 yuan.”
Chu Zhenyuan ignored his clamor and simply read the contents of the ledger clearly in a tone devoid of any emotion, as if he were reading a verdict.
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