Full-Time Public Enemy

Chapter 820 - 359: Prison Corruption Case (2)_3

Yang Gaoyong nodded, not continuing the conversation. When it came to professional skills, he admitted that he wasn't as good as Chen Gu, but in terms of investigative abilities, he felt he was not inferior to anyone.At over fifty years old, he had been in this line of work for more than twenty years and didn't think that the young Chen Gu had the qualification to lecture him in this aspect.

However, since Chen Gu was a young achiever in a high position, Yang Gaoyong felt it was inappropriate to show his emotions.

Chen Gu stood up and walked out: "Let's go see Yu Maosheng and Bardes."

Yang Gaoyong felt a slight hope: among Chen Gu's multiple professions, one was a , and he was at the Sixth Energy Level, perhaps he could find some useful information from Yu Maosheng's chaotic mind.

The branch office also had a , but the energy level was too low.

If they used technology to read and rearrange Yu Maosheng's memories, it would cause irreversible damage to his brain—Yu Maosheng's sister absolutely disagreed; she continued to unrealistically hope her brother would awaken.

Even in this era, the brain remains one of the most mysterious areas humans face.

The hospital where Yu Maosheng was located had a high level of security, with four police officers guarding the entrance, and Chen Gu could also sense two special agents from the Bureau of Mystic Security monitoring in secret.

Chen Gu looked at the young man on the bed, seemingly asleep, and extended his hand, enveloping him with his mental energy.

Yang Gaoyong watched expectantly from the side.

After ten minutes, Chen Gu withdrew his hand, nodded to Yang Gaoyong: "Let's go, and see Bardes."

Yang Gaoyong rushed to follow, full of hope: "Captain Chen, how was it? Any discoveries?"

Standing by the bedside earlier, he clearly felt the enormous energy of the surging secretly, like lightning ready to strike from storm clouds.

Chen Gu gently shook his head: "At least an Eighth Energy Level is required."

Yang Gaoyong was greatly disappointed, but Chen Gu immediately followed with: "There's no need to despair, though. The headquarters has a senior Eighth Energy Level I'm close with; I'll ask her to come to Empire River Star as soon as possible."

This made Yang Gaoyong envy him greatly, giving a thumbs up!

Look, in the same case, someone like him at Third Energy Level is already the "key player" of the task force, working under extremely tough conditions.

And then look at others, an Eighth Energy Level, one word and they can get help!

How could our case-solving rate compare to theirs?

...

Bardes's situation was much better than Yu Maosheng's. After all, he had the protection of a high-ranking official in the Ministry of Internal Affairs as his father.

But at the first meeting, Chen Gu felt the oppressive emotion emanating from Bardes.

Although Bardes stubbornly found new leads again and again, he always ended up with dead ends—many in the police system took pleasure in his misfortune; those were people who were jealous of him before.

So Bardes, in front of everyone at the bureau, still behaved as usual: strong, indomitable, unyielding, and acted as if he still tenaciously pursued the prison case, but deep down he felt defeated.

It always seemed, no matter how hard he tried, he could never win public approval; they viewed him with outdated, inherent perspectives, and he couldn't produce tangible results to refute them.

Bardes, in front of Chen Gu, looked young; his beard had been carelessly trimmed a few times, his eye sockets sunken, and there were a few bloodshot lines in his eyes.

"I actually opposed my father handing over this case." Bardes's first words reflected his stubbornness and his forced confidence: "If I can find new breakthroughs twice after they severed the leads, I can find a third time!"

"Believe me, I can do this! You, the big shot from Capital Star, as long as you're willing to give me a chance, I assure you, in three months at most, you won't have to do anything, and can return to Capital Star with the credit for this case!"

"No, it won't take three months, one month, just give me one month..."

Chen Gu interrupted him: "Your father is correct. This involves some forces you wouldn't originally encounter."

Bardes channeled all his energy into persuading Chen Gu, completely missing the implication in Chen Gu's words: "You won't believe in me either? Like those narrow-minded ones in this backward city, who judge people with preconceptions..."

But standing beside Chen Gu, Yang Gaoyong comprehended the other nuances in Chen Gu's words, and with a cold expression, he snapped: "Bardes, mind your status!"

You said it yourself, he is a big shot from Capital Star. Don't you understand that to such a person, even your father is merely a minor bureaucrat from a small place? In a place like Capital Star, just speaking to the relevant departments can affect your future prospects.

Chen Gu said: "I value your abilities, but this case can't be entirely entrusted to you—I mentioned, this involves forces you wouldn't normally encounter, and the current you doesn't have the capacity to handle such a case, follow me."

Bardes's eyes brightened: "I can still be involved?"

"Of course, I need your skills." Chen Gu slightly nodded, and this subtle gesture in Bardes's eyes was like a biblical promise. He snapped to attention with all his might, saluting loudly: "Bardes is willing to follow your orders and pledge allegiance to you!"