Special forces soldier demobilization: Starting from the county government compound, a meteoric rise

Although a crucial breakthrough was found in the provincial procuratorate's files, the altered report and the missing core page were not enough to constitute irrefutable evidence that led to Luo Binwang's death.

Liu Ming needs more direct evidence.

For example, the torn-up original autopsy report, or the forensic doctor who "vanished" back then.

The trail went cold again.

Just when Liu Ming was at his wit's end, an unexpected person gave him guidance that was enough to shake the heavens.

……

That evening, Liu Ming used the pretext of visiting a senior leader of the provincial party committee to enter the heavily guarded compound of the provincial party committee's family members.

Instead of going directly to the old leader's house, he strolled casually along the tree-lined path in the courtyard, which was filled with camphor trees.

He is waiting.

Waiting for an old friend who may know the truth, or who may have already gone mad.

"Heh...heh heh...there's a ghost...there's a ghost..."

An old man, dressed in rags, with gray hair and reeking of sour stench, was squatting in a flower bed by the roadside, digging at the soil with his fingers while muttering to himself in a madman-like manner.

He was Wang Hai, one of the secretaries most trusted by his father, Liu Jianguo.

Shortly after Liu Jianguo's "suicide," this promising young man was forced to retire due to "sudden mental illness," and from then on became a madman disliked by everyone in the provincial party committee compound.

Looking at his erratic and delirious state, Liu Ming felt a surge of indescribable sorrow.

He knew it wasn't an illness.

This is... fear.

It's the kind of situation where, after being enveloped by an immense and irresistible darkness, one is forced to choose self-destruction in order to protect oneself.

"Uncle Wang."

Liu Ming slowly walked behind him, her voice very soft and gentle.

Do you remember me?

"I am Liu Ming, Uncle Jianguo's son."

Upon hearing the name "Liu Jianguo".

The mad old man's body suddenly trembled!

He slowly turned his head.

Those cloudy eyes, filled with fear and numbness, met Liu Ming's face, which bore a striking resemblance to the figure in his memory.

Surprisingly, a sliver of... clarity appeared!

"Little...Little Ming?"

His voice was hoarse, like a rusty saw.

"You...how...how have you grown so much?"

"Uncle Wang, you still recognize me!" A surge of joy welled up in Liu Ming's heart!

"Sh-!"

Wang Hai's face instantly revealed extreme terror!

He grabbed Liu Ming's sleeve and pulled him behind a huge camphor tree, his eyes darting around in a panic.

"No...don't call me Uncle Wang...I'm not...I don't know anything..."

"Uncle Wang! Don't be afraid!" Liu Ming pressed down on his trembling shoulders, lowered her voice, and asked urgently, "What exactly happened ten years ago? How did my father die? Where is the original autopsy report?"

"Report... Report..."

Wang Hai kept repeating those two words to himself, his eyes starting to glaze over again.

"It's all gone...gone...all gone...burned...all burned..."

"Burned?" Liu Ming's heart sank!

"No...that's not right..."

Just then!

Suddenly, an unprecedented, dazzling light burst forth from Wang Hai's eyes, which were about to sink into chaos once again!

That was the culmination of ten years of suppressed emotions, erupting instantly upon seeing the son of an old friend—the final, momentary...awakening!

He gripped Liu Ming's hand tightly, his nails almost digging into Liu Ming's flesh!

He leaned close to Liu Ming's ear and spoke at an almost indistinguishable speed, urgently revealing a shocking secret that would make the entire Jiangnan Province tremble!

"It's not finished burning!"

"There's one more copy! One more draft!"

"Your father...he...he had a backup plan!"

"He made a copy of the most crucial original file, which contained all the evidence against Luo Binwang!"

"It's hidden...it's hidden..."

His voice grew more and more urgent and weaker, as if he was exhausting his last bit of life force!

"...The Provincial Political and Legal Affairs Commission! Three floors underground!"

"S...S-class...Top Secret Archives!"

"Only...only Luo Binwang...and a few of his most trusted people...have the key and password there..."

"Hurry...hurry up..."

"It's too late...it's too late..."

After saying this, his eyes, which had been shining with an astonishing light, instantly dimmed.

Instead, there was endless darkness and...death.

"Well……"

A agonizing roar escaped his throat.

His body suddenly arched, and then he collapsed limply like a lump of mud!

His hand was still gripping Liu Ming's sleeve tightly.

But his eyes were closed forever.

A trace of black blood remained at the corner of his mouth.

And a relieved...smile.

—Heart attack, sudden onset.

—Died suddenly.

Liu Ming looked at the person in his arms, the old friend who had just given him his last hope, who had turned into a cold corpse in the blink of an eye.

His heart, which had been burning with excitement because he had found a clue, plummeted into an abyss of ice in that instant!

He slowly raised his head.

Looking not far away, at the Provincial Party Committee Building No. 1, which appeared particularly eerie in the afterglow of the setting sun.

There was no longer any hesitation or... reservation in his eyes.

All that remained was a boundless killing intent, enough to burn the entire world to ashes!

he knows.

This was not an accident.

This is murder!

It was that dark hand, hidden in the shadows, that was issuing him the most direct and cruel warning!

—If you continue investigating, this is what will happen to you!

And at this moment, Liu Ming will respond to this bloody challenge in his own way!