Imperial warlords: Cannons are the only truth

Chapter 337 Taking Over Ahead of Schedule

Twenty minutes later.

Min Wenyao watched Qiu Bingrui, Zheng Tong, and others' reactions on the monitor screen.

"Director, Zheng Tong and his group should be a breakthrough point."

"Several members of the 'Aurora X All-Round Assistive Robot' project team, including Zheng Tong, showed varying degrees of unease and anxiety after learning that they were about to be transferred to the General Intelligence Agency."

Even Zheng Tong, who had always been stubborn, was no longer as calm as before!

Lu Yunshan said excitedly, "It seems that some of them are finally about to give in to the pressure of being transferred to the Intelligence Bureau!"

"Don't get too excited yet."

Min Wenyao crossed his arms and shook his head: "It's perfectly normal for a normal person to feel emotionally agitated and anxious when they hear they're going to be sent to the Intelligence Bureau for interrogation."

"After all, who doesn't know how unpleasant it is to be invited for 'tea' by the General Intelligence Agency!"

"Therefore, the reactions of Zheng Tong and others are actually quite normal."

"On the contrary, Qiu Bingrui's still calm reaction only makes people more suspicious..."

"It seems that Fang Zhengkang was right about one thing!"

Min Wenyao frowned and said, "Qiu Bingrui is definitely not as simple as she seems!"

"This woman is complicated..."

"Now I think—Qiu Bingrui is the most suspicious among these people!"

"Director, you mean...?" Lu Yunshan began, "Qiu Bingrui has another trick up her sleeve?"

"Otherwise, it's truly puzzling that she remains so calm and composed even now!"

"Director, Chief Chen from the Intelligence Bureau has arrived."

Before Min Wenyao could speak, his subordinate came in and reported to him.

"Director Min, how is it?"

As they were talking, Chen Guyan led a team of people from the Intelligence Bureau in.

"Commander Chen, it's not time yet, why did you come in person..."

Min Wenyao greeted him with a helpless expression: "I was just about to personally deliver the person to you when the time came..."

"So the interrogation isn't going very smoothly?"

“It’s more than just not going smoothly…” Min Wenyao pointed to the surveillance footage and said with a wry smile, “It’s more like the more we interrogate, the more chaotic things get, and the more we ask, the more damn confused we become!”

"If this continues, I think I'll go insane!"

"Commander Chen, it just so happens that you've brought your men along too."

"Let's just stop waiting!"

"Just take them all away now, and let your intelligence agency take over this matter ahead of schedule!"

Min Wenyao no longer cared about saving face: "I'll go to the palace right now to apologize to His Majesty—if I should resign, I will; if I should go to jail, I will."

"This matter really needs to be handled by your Intelligence Agency!"

"What? Is Director Min just going to quit?"

Chen Guyan smiled and said, "It can't be that bad..."

"Fine! I'll avenge you!"

“Well then…” Chen Guyan raised his hand to check the time: “The agreed handover time hasn’t arrived yet.”

"I arrived earlier."

"Isn't there still time?"

"I'll warm up here first and borrow your space to ask around on your behalf."

"If you find out the answer, then it's still yours."

"At that time, we will not recommend anyone to the General Intelligence Agency."

"Old Chen! It has to be you again!" Min Wenyao immediately clasped his hands in a fist and said to Chen Guyan, "If you help our Security Bureau regain face this time, I will definitely arrange a proper reunion afterward!"

"When the time comes, we must drink until we drop..."

"I'll remember what Director Min said."

Chen Guyan smiled and said, "I'll go through your interrogation summary first, and then I'll personally go and meet this beautiful chairwoman!"

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After a while.

"Chairman Qiu, I never expected our first meeting to be in this kind of setting."

"You are...?"

“This is Director Chen of the Intelligence Bureau.” Min Wenyao looked at Qiu Bingrui and smiled. “Old Chen, I’ll leave this to you. You two can talk privately.”

"We won't bother you any longer."

“Okay!” Chen Guyan nodded to Min Wenyao, then looked at Qiu Bingrui, who was clearly surprised: “Chairwoman Qiu, let’s talk.”

"Isn't it time yet?" Qiu Bingrui asked in surprise. "Didn't they say the Intelligence Bureau wouldn't take over until two hours later?"

"Oh? Chairman Qiu has been keeping track of the time all along?"

Chen Guyan sat down opposite Qiu Bingrui: "Chairwoman Qiu seems quite surprised by our early arrival?"

"I am somewhat surprised." Qiu Bingrui quickly composed herself. "I just didn't expect you to take over so early..."

Are we just going to continue questioning them here?

"What? Chairman Qiu, do you want to move the venue?"

“No…” Qiu Bingrui shook her head slightly: “No scene change is naturally the best.”

"After all, I heard that your Intelligence Agency's interrogation rooms and torture chambers are right next to each other..."

"It's best to avoid places like that if possible..."

"If that's the reason, then Chairman Qiu is probably overthinking it."

Chen Guyan smiled and said, "Our intelligence agency doesn't really care about the environment when interrogating criminals."

"Torturing doesn't necessarily have to be done in the Intelligence Agency's torture chambers."

"For us, this restriction does not apply anytime, anywhere."

"If you want to use certain methods, it's common to use local materials."

“Chairman Qiu, I have read all your testimonies just now.”

"Now I'm here..."

Chen Guyan looked at Qiu Bingrui and said slowly, "Do you have any new testimony to change or add?"

"If so—you can tell me right now."

“I’m an impatient person,” Chen Guyan smiled. “I’m definitely not as calm as Director Min.”

"Old Min is just too good-natured..."

"Commander Chen, I have already made everything clear to the people at the Security Administration."

Qiu Bingrui said seriously, "Although I am the person in charge of Aurora Company, I know nothing about the so-called 'black bug' program that Fang Zhengkang mentioned."

"I had no idea that someone would secretly implant the 'Black Bug' program into the 'Aurora X All-Round Assist Robot' without the company's knowledge!"

"This is simply unimaginable..."

"Commander Chen, to tell you the truth—when I first heard about this, I even thought I must have misheard!"

"It's hard to believe—that someone would dare to do something like this!"

At this point, Qiu Bingrui looked still shaken: "And what's even more unacceptable to me is that this actually happened to our Aurora Company..."

"If you want me to say it, I still stand by my opinion."

"This must have happened within the 'Aurora X All-Round Assistive Robot' project team."

"Our company, Aurora, will not shirk this responsibility."

"No matter what, Aurora Company must take responsibility for such a terrible thing that happened in our company."

"As the chairman of Aurora Company, I am even more responsible."

"We and Aurora Company will absolutely not shirk the responsibilities that are ours to bear."

"However, I only hope that the imperial court can investigate the truth of the matter."

"We will not shirk the responsibilities that are ours to bear, but we also do not want to take the blame for criminals who have committed such audacious acts!"

"Actually, whether or not we take the blame is no longer the most important thing."

"The most important thing right now is that none of us want the real villains to get away with it!"

"Commander Chen, what do you say?"

“Chairman Qiu is absolutely right.” Chen Guyan nodded. “I came here personally precisely to find out the truth.”

"So, let's all cooperate with each other."

"Chairman Qiu wouldn't want me to have made this trip for nothing, would he?"

"So............"

Chen Guyan changed the subject: "Does Chairman Qiu have any new testimony to add?"

“New testimony?” Qiu Bingrui shook her head: “Commander Chen, everything I have to say has already been recorded by the Security Bureau.”

"Didn't you just look at those materials?"

"If Commander Chen would like to hear anything more from me......"

Qiu Bingrui said seriously, "I can give Commander Chen a very pertinent suggestion."

I would like to hear the details...

"Commander Chen, I think you should personally interrogate Fang Zhengkang!"

"If there really is a mole in the 'Aurora X All-Around Assistive Robot' project team, I think it's most likely Fang Zhengkang!"

“I will naturally inquire with Fang Zhengkang as well.”

Chen Guyan looked at Qiu Bingrui in front of him, then gestured to his subordinates: "Get ready, we'll start by greeting Chairman Qiu."

As he spoke, Chen Guyan smiled and said, "After I finish asking Chairman Qiu, the next one will be Zheng Tong."

"Fang Zhengkang was the third one to come."

"By the way, Chairman Qiu should know about this, right?"

Chen Guyan pointed to several subordinates who had already started working on the scene: "We in the Intelligence Bureau like to use some methods when interrogating criminals."

"There's no other way; using some methods will greatly improve the efficiency of interrogation."

"We at the General Intelligence Agency strive for high efficiency in everything we do."

At this point, Chen Guyan walked to the lift bed that had just been carried in: "Chairman Qiu, the conditions are a bit basic, so we'll just have to make do with it for now."

"We'll have to trouble Chairman Qiu to lie down here for a while."

Then, Chen Guyan pointed to his subordinate who was mixing medicine with a medical syringe: "This is an interrogation drug used exclusively by our Intelligence Agency."

"The effect is very good."

"Within our intelligence agency, this drug is usually called the 'Truth Potion'."

"This injection will take effect within three minutes of being administered."

"If Chairman Qiu can get through this hurdle, then we can basically eliminate any suspicion against him."

"By the way, the 'Truth Potion' we are using now is the latest upgraded generation product."

Chen Guyan explained to Qiu Bingrui in detail: "The effect is better than the previous generation product."

"However, the side effects might also be greater..."

"However, in order to obtain more accurate and truthful testimonies, these minor issues can generally be ignored."

"Chairman Qiu doesn't get dizzy from needles, does he?"

Chen Guyan very "thoughtfully" suggested, "If Chairman Qiu is afraid of needles, he can turn his head away when the injection is given."

"By the way, double the dosage from the normal dose."

Chen Guyan then instructed his subordinates who were preparing the medicine: "Doubling the amount should still be within a safe range."

"Although it may increase discomfort, the effect will definitely be better."

"Chairman Qiu should be able to understand, right?"

"I'm not deliberately targeting Chairman Qiu—it's purely to find out the truth as soon as possible so that I can clear Chairman Qiu of suspicion!"

"Commander Chen..."

Seeing the scene of medicine being prepared, Qiu Bingrui finally showed a hint of panic: "What did you mean by the side effects you mentioned earlier?"

"Won't the side effects of this medicine cause irreversible and permanent damage to the body?"

"Chairman Qiu can rest assured about this."

Chen Guyan smiled and said, "Our 'Truth Potion' has undergone many improvements, and the technology is now very mature."

"Previous generations of the 'Word of Truth' potion could indeed cause permanent neurological damage to the user."

"In cases of severe side effects, it can even cause sudden death or serious damage to the nervous system, turning the user into an idiot or insane..."

"Therefore, we used to be very cautious about the dosage of 'Truth Potion'."

"However, the current generation of 'Truth Potion' has already solved this problem."

"What I mean by 'significant side effects' is the possibility of severe headaches or body aches."

"Moreover, if the side effects are severe, the headache can be quite unbearable."

"But that's only temporary. Once your body has metabolized the medication, these symptoms will disappear."

"It is unlikely to leave any permanent aftereffects..."