Chapter 1 Midnight

One o'clock in the morning, on a highway outside Dragon City.

Under the dim streetlights, a convoy of military vehicles drove out of the city under cover of night.

Jiang Zheng, Lu Guangwei, and Lu Guangwei's mistress, all dressed in military uniforms to conceal their identities, sat in the truck's carriage.

Jiang Zheng looked at his cousin sitting across from him and said softly, "Xiao Wei, this time you leave, you'll probably have to hide for a long time. We'll talk about the ground business later, and it may be handed over to others, but don't be idle after you get out."

As he spoke, Jiang Zheng took out a black leather phone book from his pocket and handed it to Lu Guangwei. "It's inconvenient for me to contact the people on this. After you leave the city, take some time to contact them and build up relationships."

Lu Guangwei took the book, flipped through the names, and couldn't help but say, "Heh, these are all acquaintances."

"That's right!" Jiang Zheng nodded. "Your affair also reminded my dad. He hasn't fought for anything all these years, and he hasn't gained anything good. We don't mean anything else, it's just that we should be maintaining relationships."

Lu Guangwei stuffed the phone book into his pocket. "Alright, I understand."

After finishing the serious business, the two of them took out cigarettes and smoked them in the car.

After a moment of silence, Lu Guangwei sighed, "I really didn't expect that I would have a day where I would have to run away from Dragon City in such a sorry state."

Jiang Zheng gently patted him on the shoulder. "Don't worry, you'll be back sooner or later."

Lu Guangwei couldn't help but ask, "Brother, if I just leave like this, will Ming Chao blame you?"

Hearing this, Jiang Zheng responded softly, "Our big brother is being led around by the Yu family's kid. His mind has changed, he's not the same as before. I don't care what others think, but you're my brother, and I can't hand you over."

The two brothers looked at each other, and everything was understood without words.

Half an hour later, the military vehicle slowly stopped by the highway outside the city.

Not far away, a black SUV was already parked there. Two disguised soldiers got out of the car, waiting for them.

Lu Guangwei, with his mistress, jumped out of the military vehicle and waved to Jiang Zheng behind him. "Brother, I'm leaving?"

Jiang Zheng also jumped out of the military vehicle, looking at his cousin who was about to leave, feeling a little reluctant in his heart. He couldn't help but open his arms and gave Lu Guangwei a tight hug.

The two of them had grown up together and had a very good relationship. Since childhood, Xiao Wei had always listened to him. Starting a company and running the ground business, he did whatever he said, and never did anything behind his back.

After all, they were family, and the emotional foundation was self-evident.

"Pat, pat!"

Jiang Zheng patted Lu Guangwei hard on the back and said with a guilty look, "Ah… I've been too low-key all these years, making you suffer…"

Lu Guangwei smiled. "Brother, what are you talking about? What would I be without you? Alright, you don't have to worry about me, I'm the same wherever I am. I'm leaving, don't see me off."

After speaking, Lu Guangwei pulled his mistress into the SUV. The two soldiers followed into the car and started the engine.

"Swish!"

The car window rolled down, and Lu Guangwei waved goodbye slowly…

…

Three more days passed, and the heat of the Dragon City bombing and the Tibetan medicine case did not diminish at all. As long as you opened Wei Te (Chinese Twitter), seven or eight of the trending topics were all related news. The media in the First District were also repeatedly mentioning this matter, publishing various opinions unfavorable to Dragon City.

Even some protest groups appeared on the streets, occasionally running to the city hall and garrison gates to make trouble, but the scale was not large, and it was estimated that someone was fueling the flames.

After waiting for a few days, the garrison had no reaction, and Tan Ming Chao seemed to have evaporated from the world, giving no response or message.

At this time, Su Tian Yu called An Qiqi, Gu Bai Shun, and two intelligence officers for a small meeting at the General Administration of Unified Affairs.

Everyone sat in the conference room, looking serious.

Su Tian Yu crossed his legs, folded his hands, and turned to ask, "Still no news of Lu Guangwei?"

The chief of the Intelligence Section said with a somewhat troubled expression, "Director Su, there is news. This kid has been hiding in the garrison troops recently. But that is our intelligence restricted area, and we can't find out the specific situation. And he is being protected by the core members of the Jiang family, and he doesn't contact other people at all, so even if there are informants, they can't get close."

Gu Bai Shun interjected, "Yes, this matter is not easy. As long as the garrison keeps protecting him, it will be difficult for us to bring him to justice."

Gu Bai Shun paused, glanced at Su Tian Yu's face, and continued, "Director Su, the garrison is now challenging us! Their idea is very simple: I just won't hand over the person, what can you do to us? They are just dragging us on like this, and we can't do anything."

An Qiqi thought for a moment and added, "Or… should we talk to Tan Ming Chao again?"

Su Tian Yu waved his hand gently. "I don't think it's useful. If this matter could be negotiated, he should have given us news that day. Now three days have passed, and there is no movement at all, which shows that Tan Ming Chao can't push this matter either…"

Everyone lowered their heads in silence, troubled by this matter.

Su Tian Yu thought for a while and turned to Gu Bai Shun. "If that's the case, then let's resort to some off-the-table tactics."

Gu Bai Shun raised his head. "You mean…"

Su Tian Yu said in a deep voice, "Don't worry about face, whatever method is useful, use it! Whether it's insiders or suspected officers in the army, we can move them all!"

Gu Bai Shun thought for a moment and said, "If we do this, it may cause some trouble outside the case."

"The garrison's attitude is so strong, refusing to hand over the person, are they afraid of trouble? Since they don't want to be reasonable, then let's do it this way!" Su Tian Yu frowned and replied.

In fact, Sixth Brother (Su Tian Yu) knew better than anyone else that once this order was issued, it would likely bring about conflicts and cause the administrative side and the garrison to stand against each other in advance.

But at this point, there was no other way. Since they insisted on fighting, then let's fight.

Gu Bai Shun nodded and began to discuss specific plans.

Everyone chatted for a while, and after about half an hour, the meeting ended.

…

After a while, everyone else left the conference room, leaving only Su Tian Yu sitting inside, frowning and smoking.

"Dilingling!"

Just as Su Tian Yu was feeling棘手 (jí shǒu - thorny, troublesome) about this matter, the phone on the table suddenly rang. He picked it up and saw an unfamiliar number. "Hello? Who is this?"

"Hello, is this Director Su?" An unfamiliar voice came from the phone. "Is this a good time? I'd like to talk to you."

Su Tian Yu couldn't help but ask, "Who are you?"

The other party laughed. "Heh, you don't know me."