Chapter 20: Back in S City, Gu Sheng organized the documents...
Back in S City, Gu Sheng compiled all the information into a document, but of course, he didn't include the information about himself.
Then he arranged to meet Li Qingyue at their usual spot.
Gu Sheng arrived at the fast food restaurant at sunset. The restaurant was deserted and empty at the moment.
Li Qingyue sat in the same old spot, and Gu Sheng walked over and sat down opposite him.
Li Qingyue watched Gu Sheng sit down and then said, "I trust you to do things properly; you do them very cleanly."
Gu Sheng knew he was talking about Meng Huaxing.
He shook his head and said, "It wasn't me."
Li Qingyue was somewhat surprised, then showed an understanding expression: "That's normal, he has so many enemies."
Gu Sheng remained silent. Only he knew that the one who made the move was not Meng Huaxing's enemy, but the Blue Moon Council that had suddenly appeared. In a sense, Gu Sheng had indirectly taken action.
Gu Sheng suddenly asked, "Have you heard of the Blue Moon Council?" He searched online but only found some legends and stories related to the Holy Lord. He did not find any information about the Blue Moon Council.
Li Qingyue said, "Why are you suddenly interested in these urban legends?"
Gu Sheng said, "Urban legend?"
Li Qingyue hummed in agreement: "Although I've never heard of the Blue Moon Council, when it comes to Blue Moon, it must be related to the Holy Lord. This is a common belief among the people. Some cities allow free association, which has led to the birth of many organizations named after Blue Moon, and thus there are many urban legends related to it."
Gu Sheng hadn't expected this kind of claim, but the Blue Moon Council must be a very ancient organization, and it probably doesn't exist in urban legends.
Gu Sheng had only asked casually, and then he changed the subject back to the main topic.
Gu Sheng sent the compiled information to Li Qingyue and said, "Take a look at this."
Li Qingyue opened the file sent by Gu Sheng and began to read it. As he read, his expression became serious.
There was a lot of information, and Li Qingyue couldn't read it all at once. He just glanced at it and asked, "Where did you get this information? Is it accurate?"
Gu Sheng came today to reveal his identity to Li Qingyue. He said, "There's one person missing from these documents."
Li Qingyue said, "Hmm, there's no 'Raven'." He looked up at Gu Sheng.
Gu Sheng said, "'Raven' is me."
Li Qingyue opened his eyes wide, his gaze filled with doubt, and asked in a tone he had never used before, "What did you say?" He felt as if he had heard something impossible.
Gu Sheng repeated, "'Raven' is me."
Li Qingyue reached out her hand to tell Gu Sheng to be quiet.
He said, "Let me sort it out."
Li Qingyue remained silent for a while, seemingly finding a reason to convince himself. He said, "You killed the real 'Raven' and infiltrated the Ouroboros in its place, is that right?"
Gu Sheng shook his head.
Li Qingyue pointed at Gu Sheng, wanting to say something, but not knowing what to say. He withdrew his hand, still wanting to say something, but still said nothing.
Finally, Li Qingyue managed to squeeze out, "Okay, you are 'Raven'."
After a moment of silence, Li Qingyue said, "Why didn't you say so earlier? How did you become 'Raven'? And in what capacity are you meeting me now?"
With a look of doubt in his eyes, Gu Sheng asked, "Am I not your undercover agent?" He had naturally come as Li Qingyue's informant.
Hearing Gu Sheng's words, Li Qingyue was stunned. Looking at Gu Sheng's matter-of-fact expression, he felt that he had overreacted.
He took a deep breath and said, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have questioned you. So, what do you want me to do? The Ouroboros people aren't in S City right now, and even if we knew their identities, there's nothing we can do."
Gu Sheng said, "Actually, it's not that we don't have any. My family has one."
Li Qingyue doubted his ears and said, "What did you say?"
Gu Sheng said, "Jiang Yong, that's Ashes, he's at my house. Do you know about the case of the armed shootout in the suburbs before?"
Li Qingyue said, "That was the biggest gun possession case in S City in recent years, so of course I know about it. However, the case is still under investigation, and there are many suspicious points..." As he spoke, he seemed to know something.
Li Qingyue looked at Gu Sheng: "Were you there at the time?"
Gu Sheng said, "I was the one who reported the case."
Li Qingyue took a breath and then nodded: "Is that so? That makes sense. The Yong-ge those people were talking about is Jiang Yong. We couldn't find him, so you took him away."
Gu Sheng nodded silently.
Li Qingyue said, "You must have your reasons for taking him away. Can you tell me what those reasons are?" As he spoke, he stared intently at Gu Sheng. Although he used a question, Gu Sheng felt that if he didn't answer, Li Qingyue definitely wouldn't let him go today.
Gu Sheng didn't hide anything; he told Li Qingyue everything he had done and his plans.
Li Qingyue's expression turned serious. After listening to Gu Sheng's account, he said, "Luring Yan Yujin to S City and then arresting him. It's a good idea, but will he really come? A cunning person like him wouldn't put himself in danger."
Gu Sheng said, "He cares a lot about Ouroboros and won't easily give up this organization. If he wants to lure Jiang Yong out to retrieve the gem, then he will definitely come."
Li Qingyue nodded: "You've had a lot of contact with him, so your reasoning shouldn't be wrong."
He continued, "Basically, all cities are hunting down Ouroboros. Only places like City A allow them to move around freely. So, as long as they leave City A, everything will be fine."
Gu Sheng hummed in agreement. He didn't know much about these things, and asked, "What do you plan to do?"
Li Qingyue had already come up with a plan: "Apart from Yan Yujin, the others are not in City A. I will contact those cities to conduct joint law enforcement operations, and once Yan Yujin leaves City A, we will arrest them all in one fell swoop."
He looked at Gu Sheng and said, "To prevent their retaliation, you will be arrested along with them. As for how we found out about this information, since Jiang Yong has already taken the blame for stealing the gems, we can just pin it all on him."
Then, under the pretext of Jiang Yong's meritorious report, Jiang Yong and the others will be separated and detained. As long as they have no chance to communicate, they will never know the truth.
Li Qingyue said, "Once the verdict is handed down, you will be detained separately as the perpetrator of the theft. After that, things will be the same as before." Gu Sheng will secretly regain his freedom.
Although Gu Sheng knew exactly what it was like before, he could roughly guess, so he nodded and said, "Okay."
Li Qingyue felt very motivated. The case that had troubled him for many years was about to be solved. He stood up and said, "Now, I'm going to meet the legendary Ashes."
When Gu Sheng took Li Qingyue home, he handed over the gems and the cards to him. Li Qingyue would be responsible for returning the gems to a distant place. As for the cards, they were all stolen money. Unfortunately, because they were anonymous cards, they could not be used as evidence to prosecute the members of Ouroboros.
After that, Gu Sheng felt much more relaxed. He no longer had to outwit and outmaneuver others. Li Qingyue had arranged everything, even the phone call between Gu Sheng and Yan Yujin was designed by Li Qingyue.
During this time, the most nerve-wracking thing for Gu Sheng was that Li Qingyue pointed to the strangely shaped computer and asked Gu Sheng when he had become interested in it.
Gu Sheng replied that he saw something interesting online and bought it. Fortunately, Li Qingyue had a strange bias towards Gu Sheng, believing that Gu Sheng would never lie to him, so he didn't investigate further.
Everything went smoothly from then on. Yan Yujin really did come to S City, but not as the leader of Ouroboros. He came as Yan Yujin, ostensibly to hold an art exhibition in S City.
If you didn't know beforehand that he was the leader of the Ouroboros, you would only think of him as a highly respected painter just by looking at him at the opening ceremony of the art exhibition.
Li Qingyue has secretly contacted other cities and located all members of Ouroboros.
When Yan Yujin went out alone under the pretense of taking a walk and came to Gu Sheng's house, Li Qingyue arrested both of them at Gu Sheng's house.
When he was arrested, Gu Sheng used all his skills to feign surprise and disbelief, successfully deceiving Yan Yujin.
During the subsequent trial, Gu Sheng learned why Yan Yujin had him leave a mark after the theft and why he had so conspicuously returned the stolen goods.
When Ouroboros was on trial, the courthouse was packed with their fans, who stood outside holding up signs and chanting for the court to acquit them.
Under pressure from the public, the court trial proceeded with great difficulty. First, for the theft charge, according to normal procedure, since they would return the stolen goods, they should be given a lighter sentence. In addition, a large number of people pleaded for them, and at most, they were sentenced to a few months in prison.
Then there's the issue of counterfeit artwork. The verdict in this case can fluctuate greatly. If no outsiders intervened, Li Qingyue would definitely have ordered a severe sentence. But now, so many people are surrounding the court, and many have come from other cities. They are all shouting for the release of the ouroboros.
Severe punishment in such situations could incite riots.
Therefore, the judge ultimately sentenced him to only one year in prison and confiscated his illegal gains.
At this point, the cases that City S could handle were all closed, and the Ouroboros members were sentenced to a little over a year in prison in total.
When Yan Yujin walked out of the court, he appeared calm and composed, and even had the mind to greet the people surrounding him.
Li Qingyue smiled as he watched Yan Yujin leave from afar. They had finished their verdict, but this was a joint enforcement action; the verdict against Ouroboros was not yet over.
So the next day, all members of Ouroboros were transferred to City C.
City C is a city where you can almost avoid any legal responsibility as long as you have money. Why almost? Because as a city dominated by finance, if you commit a crime related to finance and the economy, that's a different story.
The money laundering case, which wasn't mentioned in City S, was being tried in City C. This time, Yan Yujin wouldn't be able to relax as much.
Although there were some people gathered outside the court this time, there were far fewer than in City S. After all, the security guards at the City S court would not shoot at ordinary citizens, but it was different in City C. They would not only shoot, but they even had snipers stationed on the rooftops.
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