Shen Quanwu glanced at He Xiuze and took out his work badge, giving He Xiuze a light chuckle, "Hello, I am Shen Quanwu, and the higher-ups have decided to let me take over the 319 case from years ago. We found out that Mr. He is a survivor of the 319 case, and we need you to come with us to assist with the investigation regarding that incident if you could."
He Xiuze stood up politely, "Hello. I returned this time precisely to cooperate fully with the investigation."
"Thank you for your understanding, let’s go. We have some questions we need to ask you."
He Xiuze nodded, "Okay."
"Xiuze," Haige, upon seeing He Xiuze about to leave with them, stood up anxiously, "You...."
"Gege, I’m just a survivor, not the traitor from back then. You have to believe that I will definitely come back. When I do, let’s get married, okay?"
Haige nodded incessantly, "Xiuze, I’ve been waiting for these words my entire life, you must keep your promise."
"Okay, you wait for me to come back."
Shen Quanwu took He Xiuze away.
According to He Xiuze’s recollection, the elder Gu had been in close contact with a foreign individual and had even brought that person to the laboratory.
Not long after that foreign individual visited the laboratory, a lot of data leaked. At that time, suspicion fell on an internal staff member, but it wasn’t made public, and before long, the laboratory exploded.
"I can confirm that elder Gu was indeed close with the foreign personnel, but as for the explosion at the laboratory, I’m unclear on how elder Gu was involved."
"Are you suggesting that elder Gu could very well be the mastermind?" Shen Quanwu looked at him.
He Xiuze lowered his head and after a while raised it, "Regarding this matter, I am not very clear either. I just occasionally heard elder Gu saying to the foreign personnel that the data would be useless in the future, ’Just destroy it.’ At that time, I thought, how could the data that we researchers worked so hard on be useless? Now that I reflect on it, there was something greatly wrong with what elder Gu said then."
"When did you hear this sentence?"
"It was when elder Gu brought a foreign individual to the laboratory. At that time, only the two of them were in the office, and I went back to fetch something midway, and then I heard this sentence."
This was a key piece of information, and Shen Quanwu instructed the clerk to record these words quickly.
"He Xiuze, you said someone saved you back then, I want to know, who saved you at that time, and how did you manage to go abroad these years? After so much time, what made you think of coming back?"
"It was a security staff member from the laboratory. After the explosion occurred, he disregarded his own safety and made every effort to push me to a safe place. Later, I inquired about him and heard he died in the explosion. Afterwards, I changed my name and managed to go overseas with some connections. Recently, I heard that the mastermind of the case had been apprehended, and that’s when I thought of returning to reveal the truth. Mr. Shen, some people, for their own interests, disregard the benefits of the Gu family, which is truly detestable."
Shen Quanwu was very interested in, and also very pleased with, what He Xiuze had said, "Mr. He, rest assured, we will definitely give an explanation to those victims from that time. As for the pests from back then, we will certainly nder out and bring them to justice."
When the Gu Family received the news, Yan Junmei nearly fainted.
The Prime Minister took a temporary suspension due to the incident involving elder Gu.
The appearance of He Xiuze confirmed the charges against elder Gu, asserting his role as the main conspirator in the case.
Being accused of conspiracy in such a major case meant, of course, the death penalty.
When this news came out, the Imperial Capital was in an uproar.
Yet, much of it was schadenfreude.
With the Gu Family in trouble, many great families behind them were eager to take their place and become the top-ranking noble house in the Imperial Capital.
Quan Sifang, Gu Yecheng, and the Prime Minister were all in the study together, and the expression on each of their faces was very serious.
"Acheng, it seems we don’t have much time left. After a unanimous decision, it was agreed to execute your grandfather by firing squad in half a month," said the Prime Minister, looking as though he had aged overnight.
It was clear that this was a case of framing someone, but the opposition had found complete human and material evidence, and they had no immediate solution for solving the case.
"Acheng, we only have half a month. In this time, are you confident you can overturn the case for your grandfather?" Quan Sifang looked at Yecheng, his eyes equally filled with worry.
Currently, Acheng was utterly unable to directly handle this case, not just Acheng. She and the Prime Minister were also barred from directly inquiring into the case, excused from it with the rationale of avoiding conflict of interest and being told to trust in the impartiality of the other investigators.