Once, I wanted to be a good person

Capítulo 1171: Chapter 337: The Unexpected Mastermind

Speaking of this, Gu Qing paused for a moment, then said, “Those 13 were merely attendees of the gatherings. Principally speaking, they haven’t violated federal laws. After all, freedom of speech and thought, right?”

“Though their ideas are somewhat extreme, they haven’t impacted the Federation or others. My suggestion is that, after thorough investigation, their detention can be lifted. However, in the report, it is recommended that they stay away from critical positions, and for a certain period, the local Security Bureau and Special Service Department should monitor them.”

“As for the remaining 95 individuals, they are all official members of this extreme ideological faction. They were involved in recruiting members, organizing gatherings, and even cases that violate federal laws, such as the train disappearance incident.”

“During interrogation, they all admitted that Deputy Chairperson Jing was their mastermind.”

Gu Qing sorted the small photos of these 95 people into several categories, drew horizontal lines, and wrote specific levels. Then he pointed to those classifications and said, “However, there’s something very strange about this.”

“These members hold low positions, with the highest being just an ordinary deputy director in the Southeast State Security Bureau. At such levels, they can’t even access federal elders, let alone approach a state chairperson.” ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ novᴇlfire.net

“And according to their confessions, five of them were secretly summoned by Deputy Chairperson Jing during the Federal Congress. During the secret summons, Deputy Chairperson Jing affirmed their ideology of rejecting the Demigods and promoting the Human Race, guiding them to form this secret faction.”

“Deputy Chairperson Jing also promised that when the time was right, he would support their faction. Later, Deputy Chairperson Jing indeed participated in this gathering twice.”

“The others joined this faction through recruitment by these five and saw Deputy Chairperson Jing during meetings.”

“Outside of gatherings, Deputy Chairperson Jing occasionally hinted to these five core members about federal critical events, indicating which Demigod needs to be pressured, or which activity needs to bolster the Human Race’s influence, to guide this extreme faction into action.”

“Generally, these actions are very secretive, so they’ve never been exposed.”

“However, the train disappearance incident is a bit different. The members themselves confessed that they felt the impact of this plan was too big, too embarrassing.”

“But over the years, they have come to completely trust Deputy Chairperson Jing, so they just carried it out.”

“Unexpectedly, we managed to catch them all.”

After analyzing the intelligence gathered from interrogating over a hundred people in the past two days, Gu Qing gestured to Fang Ze, then returned to his seat.

At this moment, Fang Ze, after reading the materials he was holding, also glanced around at everyone present and then asked, “The situation is just like this. Now everyone share your thoughts.”

At that point, Fang Ze directly looked at his former subordinate, Wen Long, Deputy Superintendent of the Judicial Department, and said, “Wen Long, you all have been the busiest these past two days, and you’ve interacted with the suspects the most. Why don’t you start the conversation?”

Upon hearing Fang Ze’s words, Wen Long didn’t refuse. He smiled and then said, “Since the Chairperson has asked us to speak first, I’ll begin with our analysis.”

He said, “We have been continuously interrogating for the past two days, although we haven’t had time to review this summarized report, during the interrogations, we felt there’s something off about this case.”

“While working on many cases in Xida State, we discovered an interesting phenomenon: many times, the front-line personnel have more convenience in doing certain things than the big figures. Surprisingly, many large cases are actually executed by small characters.”

“In relation to this case, we find that its situation matches our direct observations: although participants hold low ranks, they form the backbone of various states and departments, enabling them to accomplish so much effortlessly.”

“This appears very peculiar: because Deputy Chairperson Jing is clearly among the high-ranking federal officials, logically, if he wanted to accomplish something, it should be from top-down, not a bottom-up approach. This doesn’t comply with common sense.”

“Furthermore, what strikes us as odd is: the faction participants hold ranks that make them incapable of reaching Deputy Chairperson Jing. They can’t even communicate through normal channels. It’s as if it’s designed for them not to contact, to avoid exposure.”

“So, we think there are two possibilities.”

“Firstly, someone impersonated Deputy Chairperson Jing to establish this faction. But this person must be part of the federal high ranks.”

“Because that’s the only way he could contact those five core members after the Federal Congress.”

“Moreover, only in this manner could he be aware of significant federal events and arrange disruptions.”

“Frankly… if we follow this line of reasoning, I believe the likelihood of someone from Deputy Chairperson Jing’s inner circle committing the crime is greatest.”

“After all, he handles intelligence work. His inner circle can access cutting-edge federal intelligence and understand his personality, making them ideal for impersonating him.”

Upon hearing Wen Long’s analysis, everyone nodded slightly, then Fang Ze also asked, “And what about the second possibility?”