Chapter 53 Du Wanxing was arrested, Gu Sheng originally thought...
Du Wanxing was arrested. Gu Sheng initially thought it was Cheng Ruhui's doing, but now that he thinks about it, given the internal division of labor within the bank, if it's related to the bank, especially the organization behind it, then the security department should be the one handling this matter.
In other words, Wenyan is responsible.
Gu Sheng shrugged: "He seems to have gotten something interesting. I've been bored lately, so I wanted to see what it is." Gu Sheng's words were basically true.
Lying now is definitely unwise. One lie requires ten thousand more to cover it up. The people in front of me are all incredibly shrewd; if I lie, there's a high probability I'll be caught.
Cheng Ruhui clearly didn't believe it: "Is that really all? If you're just curious, why don't you just ask Minister Wen? Are you afraid that Minister Wen won't tell you? If it's something that even Minister Wen can't tell you, then naturally it's something you can't know. So why did you still bother to investigate?"
Wen Yan followed Cheng Ruhui's words and said, "Yes, Mr. Gu can come and ask me directly. Why go through all this trouble? You should know that with your people, it's impossible for you to find out the information I have."
Gu Sheng really wanted to say, no, he didn't know. If he had known, he would never have let Xiao Yi investigate.
Wen Yan's words were a test; she might have some doubts about Gu Sheng.
However, Gu Sheng had no intention of going along with him. He said directly, "It would be best if Minister Wen was willing to tell me, saving me the trouble. But could Minister Wen lend me the things that Du Wanxing has to play with for a couple of days?"
Gu Sheng's words left everyone present speechless.
This isn't about telling them or not; they just come up here wanting to borrow the stuff to play with for a couple of days. How can Gu Sheng be so shameless?
Gu Sheng's words immediately silenced Wen Yan's attempt to probe further.
She chuckled and said, "That's a pity, we haven't found what Du Wanxing has yet."
Gu Sheng looked disappointed: "So you haven't found it yet? Then let Xiao Yi continue investigating. What if he finds it? If I find it, I'll play for a couple of days and then send it to Minister Wen."
Wen Yan wanted to say no, but she knew that even if she did, Gu Sheng wouldn't stop, because Gu Sheng always did things his own way. Since he had told Xiao Yi to continue investigating, he would definitely let Xiao Yi continue investigating.
Wen Yan simply smiled and said, "I can't stop Mr. Gu from doing what he wants. I just want to remind Mr. Gu that sometimes knowing too much is not a good thing. Take Du Wanxing, for example. Because he knew too much, no one knows whether he is alive or dead now."
Her tone was soft, but her eyes were as cold as ice.
Gu Sheng sensed the threat in her words.
Cheng Ruhui suddenly chimed in, "Minister Wen is right. There are some things that are better left unsaid." He glanced at Gu Sheng, "However, Executive Officer Gu has always been highly skilled and daring, so I suppose he's not afraid."
Gu Sheng rolled his eyes inwardly; talking to this group of people was exhausting.
Gu Sheng gave a playful smile: "Is President Cheng worried about me?" He deliberately misinterpreted Cheng Ruhui's meaning, "You can rest assured, if anyone comes to me because of this and tries to harm me, then the one who will die will definitely be the one who does so." When he said the last sentence, Gu Sheng's voice suddenly turned cold.
Threaten him? Is he someone who's afraid of being threatened?
Okay, he is indeed afraid of threats.
But Gu Sheng isn't afraid. If you're so capable, kill him. If you can't, then you'd better not close your eyes tonight.
Everyone stopped laughing.
Overall, Gu Sheng's influence isn't the greatest among these individuals, but looking at Gu Sheng alone...
They were well aware of Gu Sheng's abilities.
Previously, Gu Sheng, as a member of the Ouroboros, could steal things from museums or art galleries as if they were his own.
Even Cheng Ruhui was impressed by the security facilities at some of the venues, yet even those security measures couldn't stop Gu Sheng.
No one spoke at this point. They simply went back and upgraded their security measures, added more bodyguards, and incidentally placed Gu Sheng on their list of key surveillance targets.
After a moment of silence, Wen Yan smiled again, but the coldness in her eyes intensified: "Mr. Gu is as interesting as ever," she deliberately emphasized the word "interesting," "I hope you can stay interesting forever."
Gu Sheng had no interest in wasting any more time with them. Now that he knew this meeting was related to Du Wanxing, he was determined to listen in that day.
Gu Sheng said, "Aren't we supposed to have a meeting? Hurry up and start it, it's so stuffy here." He didn't want to stay any longer.
Cheng Ruhui glanced at Gu Sheng and said, "Alright, let's start the meeting. Today's topic is: Du Wanxing is missing, and the position of branch manager in L City is vacant. We will now re-elect a new branch manager."
Cheng Ruhui looked at Gu Sheng with a hint of amusement, and Gu Sheng felt like he had been played.
It is indeed related to Du Wanxing, but it has nothing to do with what Gu Sheng wants to know.
Gu Sheng doesn't tolerate Cheng Ruhui.
Feeling that he had been tricked, he stood up and said, "L City? Not interested. You can have this position. I'll be leaving now."
The others did not stop Gu Sheng and let him leave.
As Gu Sheng walked out of the conference room, he saw the door of a room next to the corridor open. Then, a group of heavily armed men, whose faces were obscured, escorted out a dozen or so people wearing identical uniforms and with their hands shackled.
Those people all looked numb, and followed the person in front of them with their heads down.
As they walked, the last person in the group suddenly slowed down and then, taking advantage of the gunman's inattention, darted towards the elevator.
The armed men did not rush out as Gu Sheng had expected. Only one of them slowly followed, while the others continued to walk forward.
The person who ran out of the line reached the elevator and froze. There were no buttons next to the elevator, and he had no idea how to open the elevator door.
Seeing that the person behind him was catching up, the person started to forcefully pry open the gap in the middle of the elevator with his hands, but it was no use.
The man with the gun walked up behind him, knocked him unconscious with the butt of his gun, and then carried him back to the group.
As the man with the gun passed by Gu Sheng, he slightly bent down towards Gu Sheng, clearly indicating that he recognized Gu Sheng.
Those people came out of this door and went into another door. Gu Sheng looked at the open door and found that there was a corridor behind it.
As the door closed at the beginning, Gu Sheng glimpsed a corner inside. The space was much larger than he had imagined, and paints and unfinished paintings were scattered everywhere.
It was a counterfeit workshop. It seemed that Cheng Ruhui had captured a group of people who could draw to help him make counterfeits. Once these people were captured, they would never be able to leave alive.
There are many places like this underground in the park, where they engage in counterfeiting and other businesses, none of which are good.
I wonder how many innocent people are being held captive underground in this seemingly peaceful park.
Gu Sheng walked towards the elevator. He looked up at the surveillance camera next to him. The red light on the camera flashed, and then the elevator doors slowly opened.
After leaving the park, Gu Sheng stood in front of that building.
Just the whole building doesn't feel enough; let's add some other things.
After leaving headquarters, Gu Sheng called Shen An:
"Could you help me prepare something?"
"No, they are all things that are easy to buy."
"Just make sure no one finds out."
"I'll send you the list."
After hanging up the phone, Gu Sheng wanted to find Xiao Yi, but then he realized that he didn't have Xiao Yi's contact information.
Gu Sheng was thinking about how to contact him. Just as Gu Sheng was thinking, he arrived at the city center of City A. City A has the world's largest slum, as well as the world's most prosperous city center.
This is where the world's largest advertising screen is located.
Then Gu Sheng saw his own face on the screen, with the caption: "Shocking! The latest hit web series, [Echoes of the Night], the best supporting actor actually acted like a diva on set."
Then a video played on the screen. The video had no original sound, only a strange piece of music. The video was very short, and it showed Gu Sheng throwing a bottle of water at a girl.
Putting aside the fact that Gu Sheng could tell at a glance that the video was filmed using a camera angle trick, the bottle of water was definitely not aimed at the girl.
The problem now is that it's time for him to film a TV series.
Gu Sheng called out "System" in his mind over and over again, but no one responded.
Because of the system's silence, Gu Sheng could only swallow back the foul language that followed.
One wave subsides only for another to rise. He still has important matters to attend to, and suddenly he inexplicably gains another identity.
Moreover, his previous identities—undercover agents, members of secret organizations, detectives—were all very low-profile. Few people knew him; he could fool those who did. Now, he's an actor, and judging from what's on screen, he's a minor celebrity now.
As if to confirm Gu Sheng's guess, a couple who were passing by him suddenly stopped, and the girl in the couple looked at Gu Sheng with a surprised expression.
Gu Sheng's first reaction was: Are we going to fight?
After all, he had just seen his own scandalous information on the screen.
However, the girl still excitedly ran over to ask Gu Sheng to sign his autograph for her.
Gu Sheng did not take the pen offered by the girl; it was just that the polite girl had mistaken him for someone else.
The girl clearly didn't believe her, but she didn't press the issue. She said to Gu Sheng, "I believe you. Those videos circulating online are obviously fake. Don't let them influence you."
Gu Sheng hadn't expected the girl to say that. After a moment of silence, he said, "Thank you."
The girl smiled and left.
Gu Sheng refused to sign for two reasons: firstly, his handwriting was terrible; secondly, he was now the executive officer of the Development Bank of City A, and he couldn't just sign anything carelessly, lest something go wrong.
Gu Sheng is having a headache right now. He just hopes that Cheng Ruhui is too busy to go online and read this useless information, otherwise he doesn't know how to explain it.
Just then, Gu Sheng's phone rang; it was an unknown number.
Gu Sheng answered the call, and to his surprise, it was Xiao Yi on the other end.
Xiao Yi's first words were: "Do you want me to kill them for you?"
Gu Sheng looked puzzled: "Who?"
Xiao Yi said, "I saw that video. It's obviously fake. Someone must have done it on purpose. Once I find out who it is, I'll go and get him..."
Before Xiao Yi could speak, Gu Sheng interrupted him. Gu Sheng had a lot to say, but at this moment he only had one thing to say: "No need, I will handle this myself, don't interfere."
Xiao Yi was silent for a moment, then reluctantly said, "I'll do whatever you say."
Gu Sheng spent a long time organizing his thoughts before asking, "What do you think about filming a TV series?" He wanted to know what Xiao Yi thought about him filming a TV series.
Xiao Yi said, "You acted very well. I have never seen an actor with better acting skills than you."
No, that's not what he's asking. Besides, Xiao Yi doesn't even blush when he lies, how can you praise him for that?
Then Xiao Yi added, "I support your new interest," at least it's safer than before, "but Cheng Ruhui might use it as an excuse to make trouble, so I still hope you can keep a low profile, also for your safety."
Interest is such a versatile excuse, but can this really be considered an interest?
But at least it's a way of smoothing things over, Gu Sheng thought. This must be a patch the system applied to different identities.
The system finally turned out to be reliable for once.
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