Full-Time Public Enemy

Chapter 827 -

In this era, the [Spirit Ring Group] can secretly research humans living in the form of souls, and the [Digital Group] can promote the omnipotent digital life No. 21 on the interstellar network.Human research on the relationship between mind and body has become very advanced.

So if at this time the [Soul Project] exposes some inside information, revealing that the soul existing within Chen Gu's current body is not the original owner, but some unknown entity...

This truth would not be sneered at like in Chen Gu's original era; people would believe it. This is the greatest threat to Chen Gu.

Once this secret is exposed, Chen Gu's situation could become very awkward. Chen Jixian's family would no longer regard him as kin, the principal might also become suspicious of some of his motives, and Aviloya might forgive the "actions" of the original owner back then, but may not continue to trust him in the future.

However, all these risks become insignificant in the face of a certain motive.

Chen Gu wants to understand why he came to this era.

At this moment, Yang Gaoyong excitedly knocked and came in: "Guo Daoqian has spoken, he wants to see you!" Then, he couldn't help but add, "He is the actual manager of the second prison, responsible for many crimes himself. As long as he speaks, the entire case is likely to come to light."

Chen Gu slowly nodded, hesitated several times, and eventually said, "Okay, I'll go listen to what he has to say."

He still needs to understand why he appeared here, and handling these matters personally could minimize the risk of any unfavorable information being leaked.

However, this time, Chen Gu instructed, "I need the interrogation room with the highest confidentiality level, cut off all connections with the outside world, especially with the interstellar network."

"Yes!"

Half an hour later, Chen Gu walked into a special interrogation room. He had worked in this building for a long time and understood that only this interrogation room met his requirements. Yet, he still cautiously activated the [Radiation Field] and confirmed it several times.

Then, Chen Gu sat down in front of Guo Daoqian. Guo Daoqian was restrained and could not use any of his abilities, so he naturally couldn't sense that Chen Gu had used his professional skills.

However, this time, his gaze towards Chen Gu was quite different. When Chen Gu sat down, he intended to shock him: "I remember now, it's you!"

Chen Gu, with extraordinary acting skills, hid all his emotions within, remaining calm on the surface: "Yes, it's me."

"You're that [Soul Imprisonment] prisoner! I found it strange why you looked familiar when I first saw you, hahaha—"

Chen Gu also laughed: "I guess you didn't expect that one day, a prisoner locked up in your prison would sit here interrogating you."

Guo Daoqian examined him for a moment, squinting slightly, and said, "I know some things about you. What can I get in return?"

The [Spirit Ring Group] is finished, Guo Daoqian's belief crumbled, and the part of him that aspired to be a hero quickly began thinking about himself.

Chen Gu's heart skipped a beat, subtly probing, "At that time, my soul was imprisoned; what could possibly relate to me?"

Guo Daoqian shook his head: "Those things, you definitely don't want others to know, and few people are in the know. I'm one, and Fanmier, the project leader of the [Soul Project], is another. Besides the two of us, even the specific executors don't know."

Guo Daoqian thought he held the negotiation's upper hand, spread his hands, and continued, "I'm already in the Bureau of Mystic Security, you don't have time to silence me, but there's still time for Fanmier."

Chen Gu chuckled and replied, "So I need to offer some benefits to ensure you won't speak."

Guo Daoqian did not deny it.

Chen Gu shook his head and stood up: "If these are just empty words, I think you're wasting your scheming—your performance is nothing more than an empty threat."

Guo Daoqian said: "I won't reveal the secrets I know before you give me a concrete promise, I won't accept such bargaining."

Chen Gu curled his lips, turned around to leave, but his heart was extremely tense. He hoped Guo Daoqian would call him back, and at this point, Chen Gu was even relieved that Guo Daoqian was restrained; otherwise, his excessively accelerated heartbeat out of tension would be difficult to hide from Guo Daoqian.

But even as Chen Gu reached the door, Guo Daoqian did not speak. Chen Gu was almost desperate, beginning to consider whether to take a huge risk and find an opportunity to silence Guo Daoqian within the sub-bureau; at the same time, Chen Gu unhesitatingly placed his hand on the doorknob and turned it open.

"Wait a minute!" Finally, Guo Daoqian's voice came from behind. Chen Gu breathed a long sigh of relief and then showed a slightly impatient expression, still holding the door, just turned his head to ask, "What?"

Guo Daoqian gritted his teeth and threatened, "I guarantee you'll regret stepping out of this door!"

Chen Gu sneered dismissively, lifting his foot to step out, and Guo Daoqian finally said, "Fine, I'll tell you part of it first."

Chen Gu retracted his foot and closed the door.

Guo Daoqian said, "I'll tell you a place."

...

More than ten minutes later, Chen Gu arrived at an ancient bank in Wuzhaoyin City. After giving a password, the bank's manager neither said nor asked anything, leading Chen Gu to a deep underground vault.

Everything here is very old, refusing to use any modern devices; the heavy alloy door required the use of a pulley system to open.

The manager opened one of the safe deposit boxes, gestured to Chen Gu, and then turned to leave.

In the vault, only Chen Gu was left. He opened the drawer of the safe, and inside was just an envelope.

Chen Gu opened the envelope and found a stack of photographs inside.

In this era, such photographic paper pictures were almost unseen, circulated only among a few old-school enthusiasts.

Chen Gu's pupils shrank sharply when he saw these photos, because they were of himself!

However, in Chen Gu's memory, there was no recollection of them whatsoever.

In one photo, "Chen Gu" was wearing a black turtleneck trench coat, standing below a gigantic clock tower building, staring at an elderly man with silver hair in front of him.

In the next photo, "Chen Gu" had forcibly broken into a large house, the wooden door shattered to pieces.

In the third photo, "Chen Gu" was holding a magnetic pistol, looking extremely cold, while the elderly man with silver hair lay in a pool of blood in front of him with a bullet hole in his forehead!

In the other photos, "Chen Gu" was carrying out various "cleansing" actions using different tools and methods—sometimes bombs, sometimes sharp blades, sometimes car accidents...

Chen Gu quickly scanned all the photos, confirming that he had no memory of these "actions." Then he noticed the time markings on the photos and his pupils tightened again: all these actions occurred during the time this body was under [Soul Imprisonment]!

...

After leaving the bank, Chen Gu didn't immediately return to the branch to see Guo Daoqian but went to the Second Prison of Wuzhaoyin City instead.

Because this case was too significant, this prison had been completely evacuated and sealed off.

The management of the prison, from top to bottom, had been detained; prisoners were also transferred to other prisons for solitary confinement. The military was even called in to assist, with at least sixty percent of the prisoners held in military camps.

This was a tremendously complicated and elaborate task that left the Wuzhaoyin City police system and the branch truly overwhelmed.

Now, the entire prison was sealed off by a special task force from the branch and three full operational groups.

Chen Gu entered the prison smoothly, first going to Guo Daoqian's office. After a thorough search, he came up empty-handed, then he proceeded to the [Soul Imprisonment] cells.

"These people's loose ends are really neatly tied up!" Chen Gu once again found nothing, shook his head slightly, then used his authority to pull up the profiles of two other [Soul Imprisonment] prisoners.

He also remotely checked their situations through the interstellar net.

There wasn't anything suspicious, nothing to hold on to as leverage.

Chen Gu then searched the entire prison again before finally leaving to return to the branch.

Guo Daoqian was brought to the interrogation room again, and this time there was a hint of pride in his demeanor: "Didn't expect this, did you?"

Chen Gu asked indifferently, "How did you manage it?"

Guo Daoqian chuckled, "You really don't remember any of those things?"

Chen Gu shook his head.

"What a pity." Guo Daoqian said regretfully, "During that time, you were the best cleaner we had. But suddenly, it was announced that you would be released, catching us off guard, so we had to leak the information about Wei Jiangqi being in our prison to those lunatics from [True Knowledge Sin], letting them attack the prison to erase some traces as a contingency."

So that's how it was, Chen Gu thought to himself.

Guo Daoqian was extremely pleased with himself, speaking confidently: "In ancient times, they say it was safer to put secrets online, but in this era, it's the photos that are safest. Without me saying anything, no one will ever find them.

Alright, enough about that. I've demonstrated my value, now let's talk about what you can offer me."

"What do you want?" Chen Gu asked, as if he was already caught in a bind.

Guo Daoqian said, "Don't think about killing me to silence me. I have several other safes like that one, and when I bought these safes, I also purchased a bank service that will automatically release those photos if I die—you know, the reputation of these old banks has always been good, it's their foundation."

Chen Gu said nothing, and Guo Daoqian, satisfied with his reaction, made a bold demand: "Clear me from the [Spirit Ring Group] case. I was merely an uninformed executor, bribed by money from the [Spirit Ring Group] to do things whose true intent I didn't even know."

"If so, my crime is merely corruption, and the sentence should be less than ten years."

"Arrange for me a comfortable prison environment and get me some life-extending drugs, so I can continue enjoying my life once I'm out."

"Also, during my sentence, you'll be responsible for looking after my family. With your current position, this should be a small favor, right?"

Chen Gu replied casually, "Give me some time."

Then Chen Gu left the interrogation room, and as he closed the door, he let out a long breath, realizing that from Guo Daoqian's performance, he actually didn't know that the current "Chen Gu" was not the real "Chen Gu," making him less of a threat.

But given the gravity of the matter, he decided to wait until they caught Fanmier before deciding how to deal with him.