Chapter 1789 There is something to talk about

The two of them visited the City God Temple and Paifang Street, and Gu Hongcheng even introduced to Liu Fusheng the origin of each archway.

Afterwards, the two came to the city wall of Chaojiang Ancient City.

Liu Fusheng said, "I heard there is a Guangji Bridge in Chaojiang River, and the bridge body is made of small boats. I guess it must be here?"

The direction he pointed was exactly where the Guangji Bridge was.

Gu Hongcheng nodded and said, "Yes, that's the Guangji Bridge over there. Shall we go over there too?"

Liu Fusheng smiled and said, "That's exactly what I meant."

Zhou Xiaozhe and Gu Hongcheng's secretary bought tickets for the two. The two walked onto the Guangji Bridge, stepping on a row of small boats. Liu Fusheng said with emotion: "The boats look shaky, but they are connected by chains, forming a solid bridge for people to walk on. This is just like the situation in the entire Chaojiang area."

Gu Hongcheng knew very well that Liu Fusheng must have some ulterior motive by asking him to go shopping in Chaojiang Ancient Town.

Gu Hongcheng thought for a while and said, "Boats are indispensable to a bridge. Without any boat, Guangji Bridge will cease to exist. Chaojiang area has been united for thousands of years to withstand the storms, just like Guangji Bridge. No matter how windy or rainy it is, the boats will not separate."

Liu Fusheng said: "If a ship leaks and sinks, what should we do? Will the other ships also sink to the bottom of the water along with this ship under the shackles of this strong chain?"

The two men were talking about the bridge, but they knew very well that they were actually talking about the Chaojiang clan.

Gu Hongcheng frowned and said, "Secretary Liu, these ships are made of iron. How could they sink so easily? This has never happened before in all these years."

Liu Fusheng sighed, "Mayor Gu is too confident. The ships didn't sink before because there were no strong winds and waves. Now that the winds and waves are strong, these ships will inevitably collapse."

Gu Hongcheng said: "Secretary Liu has already figured out which ship is about to collapse."

Liu Fusheng smiled and said, "Yes, the ship under Mayor Gu's feet seems to be unable to hold on."

At this moment, the two had already walked to the other end of the Guangji Bridge. Naturally, there were no boats under their feet. It was obvious that what Liu Fusheng was pointing at was the Gu family.

Gu Hongcheng's face darkened when he heard this: "Secretary Liu, do you have any basis for saying this?"

Liu Fusheng nodded, but did not continue. Instead, he said, "I want to go to Han Gongci again to take a look. I wonder if Mayor Gu is interested?"

Gu Hongcheng took a deep breath and said, "Okay, I can go with you, but I hope you can tell me what happened to the shipwreck!"

Liu Fusheng said: "Of course, if I didn't want to talk, I wouldn't have bothered Mayor Gu to come with me to Chaojiang Old Town."

The two walked slowly towards Han Gong Temple, where the person enshrined was Han Yu, the leader of the Eight Great Masters of Tang and Song Dynasties, a famous writer, thinker, philosopher, politician and educator.

Gu Hongcheng strolled among them and said in a deep voice: "I have heard that Secretary Liu compared himself to Han Wengong. I really admire his ambition. Now that he has come to Han Gong Temple, I wonder what Secretary Liu thinks? Compared with Han Wengong, does Secretary Liu feel that there is a gap, or is he still full of confidence?"

Liu Fusheng said: "The predecessors have become monuments. We, the descendants, can only look up to them. How dare we compare with them? Mayor Gu's words are a bit heartbreaking."

Gu Hongcheng said: "I just admire your ambition, but I don't mean anything else."

Liu Fusheng looked at Zhou Xiaozhe and said, "Xiao Zhou, leave your backpack here with me and help Mayor Gu and me get some water."

Zhou Xiaozhe and Gu Hongcheng's secretaries immediately understood and left to buy water.

There was no one around, so Liu Fusheng opened Zhou Xiaozhe's briefcase, took out a file bag, handed it to Gu Hongcheng and said, "Mayor Gu, take a look at this."

Gu Hongcheng frowned and asked, "What is this?"

Liu Fusheng smiled and said, "Shipwreck."

Upon hearing this, Gu Hongcheng hurriedly opened the file bag, took out the information inside, and after glancing at it, his face turned very ugly.

"Gu Dayong, he's dead?"

Gu Hongcheng said in a trembling voice.

Liu Fusheng sighed, "Yes, I just received this news. Mayor Gu, please check down. This Gu Dayong is involved in many cases."

Gu Hongcheng knew that someone in his family was suspected of smuggling, which was the way many people in Chaojiang area made their living. No matter what position Gu Hongcheng held in the government, it was not a good idea for him to interfere in such matters. Otherwise, cutting off someone's financial resources would be like killing his parents. Even people from the same clan would gossip about him.

When he first read the information, Gu Hongcheng thought that Gu Dayong was killed because of an accident caused by a smuggling case or unequal distribution of the spoils.

But later, as the introduction and analysis of the case slowly unfolded, Gu Hongcheng's expression gradually became solemn, and sweat began to appear on his forehead.

Liu Fusheng said: "Gu Dayong used to be an informant for Han, the head of the special case team of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. After the arson case, he fled the Chaojiang area overnight. Unfortunately, he was brutally murdered in a neighboring province... Mayor Gu should understand what I mean, right?"

Gu Hongcheng nodded with difficulty: "Secretary Liu has obtained enough evidence to prove that Gu Dayong is related to the incident at the Guest House."

Liu Fusheng nodded and said, "I have reason to believe that Gu Dayong's death was the result of the arson conspiracy. They wanted to kill people to silence them. Such a big case must have many people involved. Hong Haotian, who committed suicide a few days ago, was also proven to be involved in the arson."

"This..." Gu Hongcheng thought quickly about Liu Fusheng's meaning and did not speak for a long time.

Liu Fusheng said to himself: "Hong Haotian committed suicide, while Gu Dayong was murdered. Why didn't the mastermind of the arson case kill Hong Haotian? There is only one answer, that is, Hong Haotian was a lackey and knew too little, so there was no need to silence him. However, the role played by Gu Dayong in the arson case and the secrets he knew were so important that he had to be silenced."

Gu Hongcheng's body was shaking a little. He understood the meaning of Liu Fusheng's words—Gu Dayong was very likely one of the masterminds of the arson.

Liu Fusheng was clearly warning himself that your Gu family was involved in the arson case, and was deeply involved.

After the case is solved, what awaits the Gu family may very well be special rectification at the national level. Can you, Gu Hongcheng, a mere mayor of Chaojiang and a small official, save the entire family?

Gu Hongcheng did not speak immediately, but rolled his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking about.

Liu Fusheng said: "There are only a very few people who know about this matter. Even those members of the special case team of the Ministry of Public Security in Jiangtou City have not received this news."

Upon hearing this, Gu Hongcheng immediately felt relieved. He knew that since Liu Fusheng said so, the matter could be discussed.

This parachuted-in municipal party secretary is indeed very capable. He actually got the information that even the Ministry of Public Security couldn't get?

It is obvious that Liu Fusheng's backers are more powerful than the special task force of the Ministry of Public Security.

Gu Hongcheng has realized that Liu Fusheng wants to negotiate with him. If the negotiations fail, these materials will appear on the desk of the special task force of the Ministry of Public Security, and the special task force will then formally report it to the relevant state departments.

What awaits the Gu family is the most severe investigation and punishment.