Chapter 233: Be more open-minded
Chapter 233: Be more open-minded
Gwangyang Port is at the southern tip of the peninsula, about a hundred kilometers away from Busan and more than three hundred kilometers away from Seoul. If you drive there, you will have to arrive at least in the early morning. Then you will have to spend time looking for people and interrogating them. It will take at least a whole night to go back and forth.
To be honest, An Rushong really didn't want to go, but the obsession in his heart kept tormenting him, making him finally make up his mind to go on this trip.
At that moment, the group did not delay any longer and quickly got in the car and set off, taking the highway straight towards Gwangyang City.
Fortunately, the Korean peninsula is small enough that the distance from north to south by highway is only three or four hundred kilometers. If it were in China, it would take at least several days to drive from the capital to the southernmost port city by yourself.
The convoy drove south on the highway. When passing Zhongzhou, An Rushong, who had taken a short nap, received a call from Zhao Jingsheng, saying that Lin Zhengchu had gone to Guangyang in person. If nothing unexpected happened, Liu Taihe would not be able to escape.
In addition, Lin Zhengchu also arranged for someone to check the landline number. It turned out to be a public phone, and it was located in a public telephone booth in Gwangmyeong 6-dong, Guro District. The location was very remote, and the caller was not captured by the surveillance camera, and no one even noticed him. Therefore, it was basically impossible to find the other party.
But the same thing goes, it doesn’t matter who made the call. What matters is whether Liu Taihe can be caught. As long as Liu Taihe can be caught, there is no need to check who made the call.
However, having said that, An Rushong always felt something was not quite right in his heart. He always felt that this matter was not that simple.
There was no conversation along the way, and we drove for nearly four hours. At around 1 a.m., the convoy finally entered the city of Guangyang. Soon after, the convoy in front got off the highway and turned east.
An Rushong had never been to Guangyang City and knew nothing about the situation here. Therefore, he didn't know his current location. He only knew that Luo Minzhi had been following the convoy in front.
The convoy drove for about ten minutes and arrived at a place similar to a container terminal. However, with the faint illumination from the surrounding lights, it can be seen that this container terminal has been out of use for a long time. The containers piled on the stacks have been rusted. Most importantly, there is messy snow on the road, which means that there are very few vehicles coming here, otherwise the snow would have been crushed long ago.
The convoy passed through a large number of abandoned containers and finally stopped in front of a dilapidated two-story building. There was not even a light here, and the only lighting was the headlights of the vehicles.
Seeing that the people in the car in front got out one after another, Luo Minzhi stopped the engine and turned off the lights inside the car. With the help of the headlights reflected in from outside the car, An Rushong saw him take out the pistol and put it at his lower back for easy access.
Obviously, although the people in front were "their own people", Luo Minzhi still vigilantly made the worst plan. His task was to protect An Rushong's personal safety, not to judge whether certain people were "their own people".
After preparing his weapon, Luo Minzhi pushed the door and got out of the car. He quickly walked around to the other side of the car and opened the door for An Rushong.
At this time, the people in the cars in front had all gotten off, and An Rusong saw Shen Taian and Zhao Jingsheng in the crowd, who were walking towards the abandoned two-story building. It was not until then that An Rusong saw that there were already three commercial vehicles parked at the entrance of the two-story building.
Accompanied by Luo Minzhi, An Rushong quickly caught up with Shen Taian and the others and walked straight towards the entrance of the two-story building.
He didn't know if it was an illusion, but An Rushong felt that the temperature in Guangyang seemed to be lower. He was already wearing thick enough clothes, but he still felt a little cold.
The group quickly walked into the two-story building. Just as they entered the door, a young man in black, who seemed to have been waiting inside, came towards them. He walked up to Shen Taian and whispered a few words to him. Then, Shen Taian gestured to Zhao Jingsheng next to him.
Zhao Jingsheng turned around and gave orders to the group of his men who had accompanied him, asking them to guard the area around the small building and not let anyone enter it.
Then, the young man in black turned around and walked into the building with Shen Taian and Zhao Jingsheng.
An Rushong certainly wouldn't wait outside foolishly, he took Luo Minzhi and followed directly. The young man in black obviously saw him, but just hesitated for a moment and didn't say anything.
Led by the young man in black, the four men walked into the main door of the small building. Almost at the moment when the main door of the small building was pushed open, a clear scream reached An Rusong's ears. The scream was heartbreaking, and there were occasional begging sounds.
An Rushong could tell that this was Liu Taihe's voice. He was very familiar with this young man's voice.
Walking in from the main entrance, there is a small empty hall in front of you, with some debris abandoned on the floor. On the right side of the hall, there is a corridor that is wide enough for a car to drive, which leads to the depths of darkness, and the screams came from the depths of the corridor.
The young man in black, holding a flashlight, led four people into the corridor. After walking a dozen steps, there was a bend. After turning the bend, light and shadow appeared in front of them. The light and shadow were projected from a door on the right side of the corridor. At this time, the screams also seemed a bit harsh.
When the group walked up to the door, An Rushong discovered that even the door panel had been removed. There was only a tattered doorway, and inside the door was a very spacious room, which should have been a large office where many people worked in the past.
In the past two years, South Korea's shipbuilding, shipping and other industries have been on the decline, and various ports have not been doing well. I wonder if the abandonment of this dock is related to this.
The young man in black led the four people directly into the room. As soon as they entered the room, An Rushong saw four or five people standing in the left corner of the room. In that corner, there were two emergency lights. The light outside the door was emitted by these two emergency lights.
Among the four or five people, one was the skinny Lin Zhengchu. He was not wearing a coat, but a dark shirt that might have velvet lining. He stood there, arms folded across his chest, looking expressionlessly at the man sitting in the chair opposite him.
To be honest, rather than saying that the guy on the chair was a person, it would be better to say that he was a large blood gourd, because when An Rushong saw him, the guy was covered in blood and even his basic appearance could not be seen.
"Director Lin," just as An Rushong was looking at Liu Taihe sitting on the chair, Shen Taian had already taken the lead in bowing and greeting Lin Zhengchu.
Lin Zhengchu withdrew his gaze from Liu Taihe, glanced at him, and said in a cold tone: "Liu Taihe has a lover named Shang Dou Mi Eriko, did you know that?"
Shen Taian seemed to be stunned for a moment, and then said: "We don't have any information about this."
"What a waste!" Lin Zhengchu's expression remained unchanged. He scolded her and said, "Immediately find a way to check whether there was such a woman on the flight from Seoul to Hong Kong at 8 o'clock on the morning of the 10th a week ago."
"Yes!" Shen Taian responded quickly, then walked to the side with his mobile phone.
While the two were talking, An Rusong also carefully looked at Liu Taihe who was tied to the chair. It was not until then that he realized that the current Master Liu no longer had the rebelliousness and arrogance he had in the past. He was very embarrassed. Well, to be precise, it was really inaccurate to describe him at this moment as embarrassed. It should be said that he was very miserable at this moment.
His naked upper body was not only frozen purple, but also had multiple wounds with skin turned outward. In addition, the little finger and ring finger of his right hand were cut off, and all five toes of his left foot were missing. His face, which was still presentable before, was now swollen like a pig's head. If An Rusong was not too familiar with him, he probably would not have recognized him.
There is no doubt that in the past one or two hours, this guy has undergone a brutal torture. His identity as the heir to the Damushan Group cannot protect him at all, and the US dollars he hid overseas cannot save him either. On the contrary, the reason why he has fallen into this situation now is probably not related to the grudge between him and Councillor Kong, but to the money in his hands.
I don't know why, but after seeing Liu Taihe's miserable state, all the hatred and loathing in An Rushong's heart towards him disappeared in an instant. At the same time, he was very clear in his mind that this guy who had never taken him seriously and was used to bossing him around would not be able to survive Lin Zhengchu's hands. For this guy, it would be a blessing to die early.
Looking back, if this guy hadn't been eyeing the profit prospects of the Hanaha website and then used his power and position to take the entire website away from Zhao Chenghao, these things that happened later would never have happened. The poor girl would not have died, the Zhao Jingsheng brothers would not have hated him so much, and Councillor Kong would not have arranged someone to keep an eye on him.
Therefore, even if he was deeply involved in the Liu family's inheritance dispute, he would not end up losing his life. At most, he would just go to jail.
Therefore, people really should not be too greedy and should not always think about how much wealth they have. If the wealth in their hands exceeds their ability to control, perhaps all it will bring is bad luck.
But think about it carefully, what if I hadn't created that damn karuta website in the first place?
(End of this chapter)