Chapter 1644 What Happened These Days when I Was Away?
Paper cannot contain fire.
What's more, it was still a raging fire.
On the fourth day after the end of the war, when Qinling, which was escorting the war criminals, left the space port in orbit around Mars, the news that the Pan-Asian Cooperation had included the Nanmen II Colonial Exploration Foundation in the investigation list had indeed spread like wildfire.
Almost before the sun rose from the horizon, the downstairs of the Nanmen II Colonial Exploration Foundation Building was already crowded with black crowds.
The difference from the past is that the excitement and fanaticism on the faces of the people surrounding this building have been replaced by uniform anger.
They held signs in their hands and chanted slogans in their mouths. The core idea after the cocooning was only two words.
That is——
Pay back!
"Gladstone should feel lucky." Standing in the office upstairs of the building, Wang Peng, who was in charge of supervising the investigation, said with a little emotion as he watched the crowds outside the window.
"Oh?" Standing next to Wang Peng, Xing Bian raised his eyebrows with an expression of interest on his face.
He just got here yesterday.
As the Director of the Special Operations Office in the Security Bureau responsible for investigating the Universal Spirit Foundation, he has the highest authority in investigating this matter.
Considering the reason of the communication distance, in order to facilitate the understanding of the situation on the scene, he rushed here immediately.
But when he arrived here, the investigation had actually entered the final stage...
After pausing for a moment, Wang Peng continued speaking in a rather emotional tone.
"If we hadn't controlled this place and let him face these creditors clamoring for refunds, I'm afraid he wouldn't even have a complete part on his body now."
10 billion credit points.
According to the gross national product converted into the currency of a century ago, the purchasing power may reach trillions.
This wave of leeks is not limited to middle-class families. The Nanmen Second Colonial Exploration Foundation, endorsed by the city hall, has cut off many banks and investment institutions, including the AIIB, as leeks.
No one expected that after receiving their investment, Gladstone would actually purchase unsecured special bonds issued by the city hall—or, to put it more clearly, war bonds.
Now that the Pan-Asia cooperation has won, Xiao Hong has already surrendered. Obviously, this war debt cannot be honored.
The only thing they expect now is to get back a little money before the Nanmen Second Colonial Exploration Fund declares bankruptcy.
"The Universal Spirit Foundation...is it destroyed just like that?" When Wang Peng said these words, he still felt a little unreal in his heart.
"It's not surprising that all the truth has been revealed, and the remaining doubts are constantly being unearthed," Xing Bian smiled lightly and continued, "Gladstone's identity is gray. The cloak, this ID, and that helmet are inherited from his grandfather...and we found something that you might be interested in while searching his ancestral home on Earth."
As he spoke, he turned his wrist and gently pushed a holographic screen in front of Wang Peng.
Looking at the holographic screen floating in front of him, Wang Peng was slightly stunned, and subconsciously read the words on it.
"Northern Light cruise ship, the target is Academician Lu... Could it be..."
"The previous Gray Mantle, that is, Gladstone's grandfather, was the mastermind of that pirate attack," Xing Bian nodded, and continued, "According to the clues we collected, he had died."
"End of life?"
"That's right."
Hearing the news, Wang Peng had a slightly complicated expression on his face.
After a long silence, he opened his mouth to speak.
"I didn't expect him to escape the legal sanction in the end."
"I don't think so."
Wang Peng looked up at Xing Bian and cast him a questioning look.
Xing Bian smiled, looked at the recovering city outside the floor-to-ceiling windows, and continued.
"Time has already given him the most severe punishment, allowing him to spend the rest of his life in fear. In this sense, being arrested is a kind of relief. And according to the information we have investigated, this is indeed the case, probably in the In the 1930s, in order to avoid being hunted by intelligence agencies, he not only disfigured his face, but also sold his company and moved from the city to a remote countryside. Until the economic crisis in the 1950s, the embryonic form of the regional alliance appeared, and the intelligence The department gradually relaxed its pursuit of the Universal Spirit Foundation, and he ended his life of seclusion. By then, there were not a few years left before the end of his life."
Ace: "This news makes me feel a little bit happier... Anyway, no matter what generation of successor it is... The big trouble of the gray cloak has finally been caught."
Xing Bian stretched out his fist and touched Wang Peng's shoulder with a smile.
"Yeah, it's all thanks to you, and I will remember this great achievement for you."
"It doesn't matter whether you are credited or not... Where is Lu Zhou? Any news?"
Xing Bian shook his head.
"It still hasn't been found. Our intelligence personnel almost turned the entire Tiangong City upside down, but there is still no clue... This guy, he must have gone to the future alone again."
"How can it be……"
Just as Wang Peng wanted to say this, he suddenly stopped.
Because at this moment, he suddenly thought that this kind of thing hadn't happened before.
If he really found a hibernation pod somewhere and stuffed himself in it, and slept for a hundred years, it would be useless for them to worry about it here.
"...In any case, the mission you brought from the past has been completed at this moment."
Looking at the silent Wang Peng, Xing Bian smiled to ease the atmosphere, and changed the topic.
"Now the ID of the gray cloak has fallen to us. According to Gladstone's confession, they do not know each other's identities. Thinking about it from another angle, our undercover agent only needs to get the corresponding account number or helmet to be able to Replace any of them. And now that we've caught the biggest fish, it's only a matter of time before we bring the rest of the pack to justice."
"As for the rest, leave it to time to judge."
Speaking of which, he suddenly remembered something, Xing Bian continued.
"By the way, the mess of the Nanmen Er Foundation has not been cleaned up. I plan to send you to Tiangong City for a period of time to help the people of the economic investigation. And the remnants of the Universal Spirit Foundation, Please follow up on this matter."
Looking at Xing Bian, Wang Peng nodded.
"Thanks."
"Thank you, you're welcome," Xing Bian continued, "Even if I don't keep you here, I'm afraid you don't want to go back like this."
Wang Peng did not respond to this sentence, but the expression on his face clearly acquiesced in this matter.
Indeed.
Lu Zhou's whereabouts are unknown now, and he doesn't know whether he is dead or alive.
A century ago, he had already made a mistake.
This time, he will definitely not let him disappear again.
Turning around and leaving Gladstone's office, Wang Peng got on the elevator, pressed the button for the garage floor, and then came to the parking lot.
Just when he was about to make a phone call to distribute work with his subordinates, a phone call suddenly came in.
He accidentally pressed the connect button, and before he could see who the caller was, just as Wang Peng was about to open the address book to confirm, a holographic beam was projected in front of him.
Seeing the familiar face appearing in the video window, he subconsciously froze for a moment.
Afterwards, the excitement instantly filled his eyes.
Looking at his old friend in a daze, Lu Zhou said in a daze.
"Uh, what's the matter with you?"
"During my absence...what happened?"
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