Nominal: Hou Liangping blocking the door? He was slapped away!

Lu Yike pushed the door open and came in.

She didn't bring many people with her, only a recorder and a discipline inspection cadre.

Du Wenbin looked up at her.

"Director Lu, you conducted the interrogation overnight. Did you complete all the necessary procedures?"

Lu Yike placed the file bag on the table.

Snapped.

A thick stack of blueprints was slapped in front of him.

Where is the actual transit point for the old servers of Haizhou Port?

Du Wenbin glanced down at the scene, his expression remaining relatively composed.

That's a network topology diagram.

The drawings were beautifully done, with clean lines, clear details, and even the red seal of the Port Group Information Center from its early days.

Du Wenbin raised his eyes.

"The equipment left over from provincial state-owned enterprises has been scrapped for many years. I am in charge of the public security network and am not familiar with the port assets."

Lu Yike sat down and put on her gloves.

"You don't understand, but the blueprints are in your office safe."

"The materials delivered by the subordinates come from various sources."

"The people down there are quite busy; they even printed three copies of the fake topology diagram for you."

Du Wenbin picked up his water glass and took a sip.

His hand was still steady.

"Director Lu, investigations require evidence. If you ask me a question with an old port map, I can only say I don't know anything about it."

Lu Yike nodded.

"Okay, let's ask it another way."

She pulled the second page out of the file folder and pushed it in front of Du Wenbin.

Where is this actual relay server located?

Du Wenbin didn't even look at it.

"As I said, I don't know about scrapped equipment."

"Will the decommissioned equipment receive a circuit breaker command 0.5 seconds before the core data center self-destructs?"

Du Wenbin paused for a moment in his hand holding the cup.

Lu Yike looked at him and turned to the third page of the document.

"Would a decommissioned device still have the physical address of a network card that the military just intercepted?"

Du Wenbin's lips twitched.

"I don't understand the technical stuff."

"It's okay if you don't understand, I'll read it to you."

Lu Yike brought the documents closer, her voice steady.

"Network card physical address, 08-37-9A-26-74-19."

The recorder paused for a moment.

The discipline inspection officials looked up at Du Wenbin.

The color drained from Du Wenbin's face.

Lu Yike continued reading.

"Firmware batch, special supply number for front-line coordination, Hengzi line, No. 4 backup chain, Haizhou Port disguised port."

The water in the glass sloshed twice.

Du Wenbin finally put the cup back on the table.

The bottom of the cup hit the table with a thud.

Lu Yike looked up.

"Committee Member Du, are you still going to say you don't understand this number?"

Du Wenbin's Adam's apple bobbed, his gaze fixed on the paper, not lifting it for a long time.

"Where did you get it?"

Lu Yike did not answer.

She flipped to the last page of the fake topology map from Haizhou Port and pressed her finger on the red stamp.

"This set of maps is enough to fool local technicians. But it's not enough to fool the northern route."

Du Wenbin took a breath.

"Lu Yike, you're still young, there are some things you can't handle."

"Whether I can handle it or not is up to Director Qi and Major General Shen."

"They might not be able to withstand it either."

Lu Yike closed the document.

"I will write that sentence into the record. You just admitted that this server involves a higher level."

Du Wenbin's expression changed.

"I didn't say that."

"Even if you tell them, they might not be able to withstand it."

The recorder immediately added that line.

Du Wenbin stared at the recorder, his voice low.

"Don't try to set me up."

Lu Yike turned the notebook towards him.

"You can choose not to say. The northern route has already been locked down. The technical team will trace the power supply, cooling, and maintenance fingerprints and eventually find the location."

She paused.

"By then, you'll only have one purpose."

Du Wenbin looked up.

"What?"

"This proves you've been lying all along."

That's not a strong statement.

It can land on the table, which is more effective than slamming the table.

Du Wenbin sat there, his back still straight, but his shoulders slumped by half an inch.

He looked at the security camera in the corner.

The camera's red light is on.

Qi Tongwei watched from the other end of the ward.

Shenyang, on the northern route, may also be watching.

Du Wenbin suddenly realized that his procrastination, excuses, and feigned ignorance were as flimsy as a paper door in the face of this network card address.

Lu Yike did not urge him.

She pushed the water glass towards him.

"Think carefully before you speak. If you make a mistake, the material on the next page will correct it for you."

Du Wenbin looked down at the cup.

After a while, he raised his hand to pick up the water, but the back of his hand touched the rim of the cup, and a few drops of water spilled.

The discipline inspection official glanced at him but didn't say anything.

Du Wenbin's voice was dry.

"The server... is not in Haizhou."

Lu Yike picked up her pen.

"Place."

"Jingzhou".

The recorder stopped writing.

Lu Yike also glanced at him.

Du Wenbin gritted his teeth, as if exhaling his last breath.

"Cold chain warehouse No. 3, Hengtong Warehousing Company, northern suburbs of Jingzhou City."

Duty Room of Jingzhou Municipal Party Committee.

"Cold chain warehouse No. 3, Hengtong Warehousing Company, northern suburbs of Jingzhou City."

The secretary pushed the encrypted printout onto Li Dakang's desk. There was a note on the paper: "The warehouse under the company's name has a 'bankruptcy liquidation' sign hanging on it. The equipment in the warehouse is suspected to be an old server jump server from Haizhou."

Li Dakang was wearing a black jacket, the collar buttoned tightly, his face burning with suppressed anger. After reading two lines of text, he slammed his hand on the table, causing the teacup to jump.

"Bankruptcy liquidation?"

"That's what it says on paper. The park was sealed off last year, but the access control hasn't been removed, and there are still electricity costs for cold chain logistics at night. The inter-regional cooperation letter from Haizhou is still on its way."

Li Dakang grabbed his coat and headed out. "By the time the letters are all processed, the people inside will have changed every screw three times over. Municipal Economic Crime Investigation Team, Court Enforcement Bureau, come with me to the northern suburbs."

The secretary quickly followed. "Should we consult the provincial authorities first?"

"Make a phone call in the car. Now block the door."

The convoy left the city quickly. Police lights flashed at the intersection, a black sedan led the way, followed by economic crime investigation vehicles and bailiff cars from the enforcement bureau, forming a line and heading straight for Hengtong Warehouse.

The iron gate of Hengtong Warehouse was closed, a faded sign hung above the entrance, and a white sign with black lettering stood beside the door: Bankruptcy Liquidation, No Unauthorized Personnel Allowed.

A group of security guards stood in the courtyard, a dark, imposing line. The person in charge at the front wore a gray suit with the cuffs neatly rolled up and a smirk on his face. Behind him, the group of security guards completely surrounded the entrance to the office building's basement.

As soon as the economic crime investigation team leader got out of the car, the person in charge raised his hand first.

"Distinguished leaders, the warehousing company is cooperating with the Haizhou court in the enforcement proceedings, and the assets involved in the case are being frozen. Isn't it against regulations for the Jingzhou police to enter the premises at this time?"

Li Dakang got out of the car and stood next to the police car. The side door was only slightly ajar, and the person in charge squeezed out, holding documents in his hand, while the group of security guards behind him did not budge an inch.

"Give it to me."

The document was handed over, stamped with a round red seal, and the heading read "Haizhou Court's Letter of Assistance in Execution," with a line attached stating "Please have the relevant units in Jingzhou City recuse themselves from inspection."

The bailiff leading the enforcement team glanced at it, his brow furrowing. "The format looks right, but the font size is wrong, and the name of the court handling the case sounds unfamiliar."

The person in charge snorted. "The official seal is right here. Anyone who tries to force their way in will be held responsible."