Municipal State Security Bureau.
Third Division office.
At Xu Yan's command, several State Security officers hauled Liu Gang to his feet. Liu Gang panicked, flailing his arms and struggling desperately.
"Let go! This is a frame-up! A frame-up!"
"Whether you sold intelligence or not, we'll find out."
"Find out what? I went abroad as a tourist! Contacting foreigners was also required for work! Let me go!"
"It's not whatever you say it is. Starting today, cooperate with our political review."
"This has nothing to do with me! You've got the wrong person! I really never followed you! What do I have to say for you to believe me!?"
"Nothing you say will help. We'll determine the facts bit by bit. All you need to do is cooperate and tell us everything you know and everything you did." With that, Xu Yan gestured with a wave of her hand.
The two officers holding Liu Gang shouted, "Move!"
Turning to the Third Division Chief, Xu Yan said, "Later, confirm the full course of events one last time, then ask who instructed him."
"Understood." The Third Division Chief nodded.
The door opened, and the shouting Liu Gang was taken away.
Liu Gang's legs had gone weak. He finally knew fear. If he had another chance, he would never have gone looking for trouble with Dong Xuebin, not even if it killed him. Only now did he understand that Dong Xuebin was no rootless duckweed. The guy had backing—backing that a minor reporter like him could never afford to provoke. State Security, and the Municipal State Security Bureau at that. Let alone Liu Gang's own newspaper stepping in, even if the district or city sent people, they probably wouldn't accomplish anything. Departments like State Security were extremely independent; even the Municipal Public Security Bureau