Paper couldn't wrap up fire.
Not to mention it was a raging fire.
On the fourth day after the end of the war, when the Qinling, which escorted the war criminals, left the spaceport on Mars orbit, the news that the Pan-Asian Cooperation had included the Alpha Centauri Colonial Exploration Foundation in the investigation list had indeed spread like wildfire.
Before the sun rose from the horizon, the downstairs of the Alpha Centauri Colonial Exploration Foundation building was already crowded with people.
Unlike in the past, the excitement and fanaticism on the faces of the people who surrounded this building this time had been replaced by uniform anger.
They held signs in their hands and shouted slogans. There was only one word in their mind.
That was —
Pay back the money!
"Gladstone should be thankful." Standing in the office upstairs of the building, Wang Peng, who was in charge of supervising the investigation, looked at the surging crowd outside the window.
"Oh?" Standing next to Wang Peng, Xing Bian raised his eyebrows and showed an expression of interest on his face.
He only arrived here yesterday.
As the director of the Special Operations Office of the Security Bureau responsible for investigating The Spirit of The Universe Foundation, he had the highest authority in the investigation of this matter.
Considering the communication distance, in order to facilitate understanding of the situation at the scene, he rushed here as soon as possible.
But when he arrived here, the investigation work had actually entered the final stage …
After pausing for a moment, Wang Peng continued in a somewhat emotional tone.
"If we didn't control this place and let him face these creditors, I'm afraid he wouldn't even have a complete piece of his body now."
Ten billion credit points.
Converted to the currency of a century ago, the purchasing power could reach trillions.
It was not just the middle-class families who had been cut leeks. The Alpha Centauri Colonial Exploration Foundation, endorsed by the city hall, had cut many banks and investment institutions, including the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, as leeks.
No one expected that after getting their investment, Gladstone would actually buy the unsecured special bonds issued by the city hall. Or simply put, it was war bonds.
Now that the Pan-Asian Cooperation had won, Xiao Hong had been executed. This war debt obviously couldn't be repaid.
The only thing they hoped for now was to be able to get some money back before the Alpha Centauri Colonial Exploration Fund declared bankruptcy.
"The Spirit of The Universe Foundation … was destroyed just like that?" When he said this, Wang Peng still felt a little unreal in his heart.
"Not surprisingly, all the truth has come to light, and the remaining doubts are constantly being dug out." Xing Bian smiled lightly and continued, "Gladstone's identity is Gray Cloak. This ID and that helmet were inherited from his grandfather … And when we searched his ancestral home on Earth, we found something that might interest you."
As he spoke, he turned his wrist and gently pushed a holographic screen in front of Wang Peng.
Looking at the holographic screen suspended in front of him, Wang Peng was slightly taken aback. He subconsciously read the text on it.
"The Aurora Borealis cruise ship, target Academician Lu … Could it be …"
"The previous Gray Cloak, Gladstone's grandfather, was the mastermind of the pirate attack." Xing Bian nodded and continued, "According to the clues we collected, he died fifty years ago."
"Died of old age?"
"Sort of."
The expression on Wang Peng's face was slightly complicated.
After a long silence, he finally opened his mouth to speak.
"I didn't expect him to escape the sanctions of the law in the end."
"I don't think so."
Wang Peng looked up at Xing Bian and cast a questioning look at him.
Xing Bian smiled, looked at the recovering city outside the floor-to-ceiling window, and continued.
"Time has given him the most severe punishment, letting him spend the rest of his life in fear. In this sense, being arrested is a kind of relief. According to the information we have investigated, in the 1930s, in order to avoid the pursuit of the intelligence department, not only did he disfigure his face, but he also sold his company and moved from the city to the remote countryside. It wasn't until the economic crisis of the 1950s that the embryonic form of the regional alliance appeared, and the intelligence department gradually relaxed the pursuit of The Spirit of The Universe Foundation. By that time, there were only a few years left before the end of his life. "
Ace: "This news makes me feel a little better … In any case, regardless of which generation of heir he is … Gray Cloak, this big trouble, is finally caught."
Xing Bian stretched out his fist and smiled as he touched Wang Peng's shoulder.
"Yes, this is all thanks to you. I will remember this great merit for you."
"It doesn't matter if it's a credit or not … What about Lu Zhou? Is there any news? "
Xing Bian shook his head.
"We still haven't found him. Our intelligence personnel have almost turned the entire Tiangong City upside down, but there is still no clue … This guy, did he go to the future alone?"
"How is that possible …"
Wang Peng just wanted to say this, but he suddenly stopped.
Because at this moment, he suddenly remembered that this kind of thing had happened before.
If he really found a dormant cabin somewhere, stuffed himself in it, and slept for a hundred years, it would be useless even if they were here.
"In any case, the mission you brought from the past is considered completed at this moment."
Looking at the silent Wang Peng, Xing Bian smiled to ease the atmosphere and changed the topic.
"Now Gray Cloak's ID has fallen into our hands. According to Gladstone's confession, they don't know each other's identities. From another perspective, our undercover only needs to get the corresponding account or helmet to replace any one of them. Now that we've caught the biggest fish, it's only a matter of time before we catch the rest of them. "
"As for the rest, let's leave it to time to judge."
Speaking of this, Xing Bian suddenly remembered something and continued.
"By the way, the mess of the Alpha Centauri Foundation has not been cleaned up. I plan to send you to Tiangong City for a while to help the people in the economic investigation department. Also, the remnants of The Spirit of The Universe Foundation, please follow up on this matter. "
Looking at Xing Bian, Wang Peng nodded.
"Thank you."
"You're welcome." Xing Bian waved his hand and continued, "Even if I didn't keep you here, I'm afraid you wouldn't want to go back like this."
Wang Peng did not respond to this sentence, but the expression on his face obviously acquiesced to this matter.
Indeed.
Lu Zhou's whereabouts were now unknown, and he didn't know whether he was dead or alive.
A century ago, he had already made a mistake.
This time, he would never let him disappear again.
After leaving Gladstone's office, Wang Peng stood on the elevator, pressed the button for the garage floor, and came to the parking lot.
Just when he was about to make a phone call and assign work to his subordinates, a phone call suddenly came in.
He accidentally pressed the accept button. Before he could see who the person was, just as Wang Peng was about to open his address book to confirm, a holographic beam was already projected in front of him.
When he saw the familiar face that appeared in the video window, he subconsciously froze.
Then, his eyes were filled with excitement.
Looking at his old friend with a dumbfounded face, Lu Zhou spoke in confusion.
"Uh, what's wrong with you?"
"What happened in the past few days when I was away?"
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