Chapter 1 Afternoon

Around two o'clock in the afternoon, Tongji Association compound.

Su Tianyu sat at his desk, briefing Gu Baisun on work matters.

"Dilingling!"

The phone suddenly rang. Su Tianyu glanced at it and saw it was his second uncle calling again. He didn't rush to answer it. Instead, he took out a list and handed it to Gu Baisun, "Take this list to Lao Wu and let him take a look to see if there are any problems."

"Okay." Gu Baisun reached out, took the list, and left the office.

Only then did Su Tianyu answer the phone. His second uncle's urgent voice came through the receiver, "Xiaoyu, what time do they land? When are you going to pick them up?"

Su Tianyu was a little speechless, "My dear uncle! It's only two o'clock in the afternoon. They won't arrive until tonight! Tiannan should be earlier. He and Taotao will get home first, so don't rush me."

Su Zhengcai said with a full voice, "Couldn't you buy earlier plane tickets? Why make it so late!"

After scolding, the old man hung up the phone.

Su Tianyu smiled. There was nothing he could do with this old man. He could only hurry up and finish the work at hand and go back to spend time with him tonight.

He kept busy until five o'clock in the afternoon. Su Tianyu looked at his watch and was about to go out to pick people up.

"Knock knock knock!"

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in," Su Tianyu said softly.

The office door was pushed open, and Gu Baisun walked in. He said to Su Tianyu, "Director Su, Wu Boxin has invited two important figures from the political and business circles who are quite well-known in overseas Chinese communities and have considerable influence. He wants you to show your face and meet them together."

"Now?" Su Tianyu frowned, "Can't you go for me?"

Gu Baisun shook his head, "Director Su, Wu Boxin specifically asked you to go. He must think your rank is high enough."

Su Tianyu lowered his head, thought for a moment, and said, "Okay, I'll go have a meal with them and chat. Then I'll leave first, and you can keep them company. My family is coming back tonight, so I can't stay too long."

"Okay." Gu Baisun nodded.

"Let's go." Su Tianyu led Gu Baisun out the door, walking towards Wu Boxin's place while calling Su Tianbei, "Hello?"

Su Tianbei asked, "What's up, Liuzi?"

Su Tianyu quickly said, "Second Brother, brother-in-law and the others are coming back tonight. Something came up on my end, so I can't go. Can you help me pick them up?"

"No problem," Su Tianbei responded.

...

At seven o'clock in the evening, a small plane slowly landed at Dragon City's private airport.

Su Tianbei, with several guards from the All-System Bureau (Quan Tong Ju), waited at the gate. Before long, Gui Mengjun's family appeared in the passageway.

Gui Mengjun looked much the same, still in a suit, with a steady demeanor. He walked in the front, followed by seven or eight staff members.

In contrast, Su Miaomiao had changed a lot. Her hair was styled up, and she wore a white dress with a delicate little shawl over her shoulders. She was noticeably more mature and no longer looked like the young girl she once was.

In Su Miaomiao's arms was a little girl with a pacifier in her mouth. She looked about a year old, her big eyes blinking as she looked around curiously.

Su Tianbei saw them and happily greeted them, "It's been a long time!"

"It has been a long time." Gui Mengjun stepped forward and gave Su Tianbei a light hug.

"Baby, quick, call out to Uncle!" Su Miaomiao held her daughter with one hand and pointed to Su Tianbei with the other.

"Ah...ah...Unc..." the little girl's big eyes darted around as she babbled.

"What a cutie, she can even call people!" Su Tianbei turned around, approached the little girl, and pinched her rosy cheeks affectionately, "Come on, let Uncle give you some love!"

As he spoke, Su Tianbei reached out, wanting to hug his niece.

Su Miaomiao took a step back and rolled her eyes at him, "Take a break. You're all clumsy and haven't held a child before."

"I'll be careful," Su Tianbei said, rubbing his hands together.

"Have one of your own later and practice," Su Miaomiao teased him.

Su Tianbei chuckled, "I don't even have the slightest prospect of that yet, but my big brother should be getting close."

"You should hurry up too..."

The family exchanged pleasantries and left the airport together.

They all got into a spacious van and drove home. In front of them were five All-System Bureau (Quan Tong Ju) vehicles responsible for clearing the way.

Sitting in the car, the little girl was held by Su Miaomiao, her big, curious eyes looking out the window. Gui Mengjun reached out and gently patted Su Tianbei's leg, saying, "I heard about that matter you had with the Wang family. It seems it wasn't very pleasant."

"Yeah, there was no choice." Su Tianbei's tone was somewhat helpless, "The Wang family has some issues with Yu Mingyuan… And so, Yu Mingyuan withdrew from the association, and that's how the matter was resolved."

"Indeed..." Gui Mengjun hadn't finished speaking when the car suddenly stopped.

"What's going on?" Su Tianbei asked.

The driver pointed ahead and said, "Chief, we've been stopped ahead."

Everyone looked out and saw more than a dozen military vehicles parked at the intersection, blocking the convoy's path. Soon, Noah, the regiment commander of the guard regiment, led more than a dozen soldiers, striding toward them.

Su Tianbei immediately recognized the other party's uniform and knew that they were soldiers from the 10th Infantry Division, which had just arrived in Dragon City.

Noah quickly arrived at the car and shouted to Su Tianbei, "I am Noah, the regiment commander of the guard regiment of the 10th Infantry Division of District One. We have received intelligence that there are foreign nationals on board engaging in espionage activities in Dragon City. Get out of the car immediately and submit to investigation!"

More than a dozen soldiers surrounded the car, blocking them with their guns.

Su Tianbei rolled down the car window, his brow furrowed as he asked, "Do you know whose car this is?"

Noah chuckled, "I don't care whose car this is. I am just acting under orders."

Su Tianbei stared at Noah with a grim expression, "What right does a garrison troop have to carry out military intelligence missions?"

Noah directly took out a document and said sternly, "Our regiment has received an order from higher authorities, a notice of assistance from a higher-level military intelligence unit, ordering us to summon Gui Mengjun."

Su Tianbei glanced at the stamp on the document, which belonged to the Second Party faction of District One. His face was gloomy, and he didn't humor the other party, "Wait for me to make a call."

After speaking, Su Tianbei took out his cell phone and prepared to make a call.

Noah didn't waste any time. He waved his hand and shouted, "Arrest him!"

"Whirr!"

The car door was pulled open directly, and a soldier came in to take Gui Mengjun away.

Would Su Tianbei humor him? He went up with three punches, causing the soldier's nose to bleed!

The soldier's face was a mess from the beating, but he didn't dare to fight back. He could only push Su Tianbei away forcefully and pin him on the seat.

The whole car shook. The little niece was also frightened and started crying.

Su Tianbei struggled desperately, while cursing, "Damn you! You try touching me!"

Holding her daughter, Su Miaomiao was noticeably calmer, "Second Brother, calm down, don't be impulsive!"

Gui Mengjun didn't say anything. He just sat there, watching them with a calm expression.

Noah pointed at Su Tianbei, saying with a smile, "If you attack my soldiers again, I guarantee you will pay the price."

Su Tianbei cursed directly, "I'll go to your mother! If you dare touch me today, think about whether your garrison can stay until tomorrow morning!"

"Whirr!"

The doors of all the All-System Bureau (Quan Tong Ju) vehicles around them were pulled open, and more than twenty guards jumped out of the cars, aiming their automatic rifles at Noah.

The soldiers around Noah also raised their guns. Many soldiers also jumped out of the military vehicles at the intersection, aiming their guns at the All-System Bureau (Quan Tong Ju) side.

For a moment, the two sides were at a standoff on the road, a stalemate.

Just then, Gui Mengjun, who had been watching coldly, reached out and gently patted Su Tianbei's shoulder, "Don't get excited. They're just trying to disgust us, deliberately messing with us. I'll go with them. Don't fight back. Go back and call Xiaoyu and let him handle it."

After speaking, Gui Mengjun gave Miaomiao a look, then reached out and touched his daughter's face, "Be good, baby. Daddy's going to take care of something and will be back later."

...

At the same time, in the Su family compound, Su Zhengcai, with his whole family and the newly returned Su Tiannan and his wife, sat happily around a table, waiting for Gui Mengjun and the others to come back for dinner…