Chapter 1 The Island

The Qiandao Islands, Island B11.

"Boom!"

A transport plane flew over the island, followed by hundreds of soldiers descending from the sky, opening white parachutes like blossoming flowers in the air.

These paratroopers were well-trained, conducting a rapid airborne assault, holding automatic rifles, and shooting and capturing the remaining gunmen who were still resisting.

In almost an instant, the battlefield was cleared.

"Tut-tut-tut..."

Several transport helicopters followed closely behind, landing on the shore of the island, their propellers stirring up layers of waves on the water's surface.

Su Tianyu was carried on a stretcher by several soldiers, rushing towards the helicopter. His upper body was covered in blood, and although still somewhat conscious, he was very weak.

"Hurry! Make way, set up the ladder! Clear the cabin!"

The soldiers ran swiftly, clearing the path ahead, and quickly brought him to the helicopter.

"Whoosh!"

The stretcher was carried into the cabin, and the military doctor immediately came over to clean Su Tianyu's wounds.

"Xiao Yu!" (Little Yu)

An Qiqi also rushed out of her hiding place, helped onto the helicopter. Looking at Su Tianyu lying on the stretcher, her heart ached, and tears streamed down her face.

She forced herself to stay awake, holding Su Tianyu's hand, her lips trembling slightly.

Su Tianyu, dazed, saw An Qiqi's figure, and mustered his strength to say, "You give Dragon City a call...tell them...we're out of danger...stabilize the situation there..."

An Qiqi nodded, tears streaming down her face.

Su Tianyu gently squeezed her hand, comforting her, "Don't worry...I'm fine..."

After saying that, Su Tianyu's hand went limp, and he fell unconscious.

"Xiao Yu!"

An Qiqi panicked and quickly turned to ask the military doctor beside her, "Will he be alright?"

"Commander Su's injuries are severe, the specific situation needs to be examined at the hospital..."

"Tut-tut-tut..."

Their helicopter took off from the island first, escorted by fighter jets, heading towards the Hua region.

On the beach, Xiao Ke and several other surviving gunmen were tied up and escorted onto another helicopter, also heading to the Hua region.

...

District One, Washington D.C., the Qingyi Bureau.

Kang Dinghuang, wearing a suit, stood in front of the window in his office, gazing at the city lights outside, smoking a cigarette with a somewhat lost expression.

Kang Dinghuang had carefully planned this assassination attempt, but he was always a step behind in terms of timing.

According to his original plan, he intended to snipe Su Tianyu outside Dragon City as soon as he set off.

To this end, he used a large number of political connections in District One, making arrangements for assassinations in the various warlord regions along the way in advance. As long as Su Tianyu showed his face, whether he chose a plane or a ship, he would be killed immediately, and District One wouldn't even need to take the blame.

But the cautious Su Tianyu didn't even trust his own people in the General Administration, setting off in advance without notifying anyone. Moreover, before leaving, he had Gu Baishun, the An family, the Administrative faction, and even Panama City prepare in advance, giving a lot of misleading information as a smokescreen.

This method of travel directly led to Kang Dinghuang's plan being a step behind, because he simply couldn't find out Su Tianyu's itinerary.

After thinking for a long time, Kang Dinghuang had no choice but to activate his connections in the Hua region's mainland. This move was very risky, and might expose his most important card in advance, but he had no choice. If he didn't assassinate Su Tianyu, Dragon City wouldn't fall into chaos.

So, after waiting for more than ten days, the chess piece in the mainland finally sent news, but Su Tianyu's ship was about to arrive in the waters of the Hua region.

In this situation, he didn't have much time left. The military reach of District One didn't dare to approach the Hua region at all, firstly because they couldn't get in, and secondly because it would easily reveal their intentions.

There was no choice but to temporarily assemble a commando team to board the ship and kill Su Tianyu on the sea, but even though he reacted so quickly, the cargo ship had already entered the waters of the Hua region before the team could take action.

All plans were launched, and Xiao Ke and others urgently carried out the blockade, even forcing Su Tianyu and his people to jump into the sea, but even so, he was still one step away, just one step!!

Seeing that Su Tianyu was about to die in the Qiandao Islands, the people from the Hua region arrived even sooner. They were even willing to ruin their international image for this person.

Thinking of this, Kang Dinghuang felt a deep sense of helplessness.

He always felt that the Old Li team had grown wildly for so many years, and although District One had carried out layers of encirclement and suppression against them, blocking them every time.

But every time at the critical moment, they could always escape from danger.

These past events made Kang Dinghuang feel a little lost. Because he thought of history, and the five thousand years of reproduction of the Chinese nation.

In every era, it seemed that such people had appeared, they were tempered and burned by the torrent of the times, but they could always be reborn from the ashes.

Yes, Kang Dinghuang felt that the mysterious luck was always not on his side.

"Click!"

Just then, the office door was opened.

Kang Dinghuang looked back and saw that it was Lü Zhen who had walked in. He was wearing a black suit, his face was a little grave, and he sat down on the sofa with a thud.

"What did I tell you?" Lü Zhen loosened the tightly tied tie around his neck, his tone carrying a trace of helplessness, "I told you long ago that we should have directly gone all-in on Dragon City from the start! Why did you have to wait? When we were dealing with Bai Hongbo, we could have simultaneously killed several of their key targets. That way, things would have been resolved long ago, why be so passive now?"

Kang Dinghuang turned around, put out his cigarette, and looked at Lü Zhen's expression.

From this old friend, he saw not only helplessness, but also a bit of resentment.

After thinking for a moment, Kang Dinghuang said, "Lao Lü (Old Lü), the biggest difference between you and me is that in solving the Dragon City issue, you always think that this is a political and military game between several big forces targeting a small force."

Lü Zhen looked at him and couldn't help but ask, "Otherwise? What else could it be?"

Kang Dinghuang walked over and sat opposite Lü Zhen, sighing, "Lao Lü (Old Lü) ah...I really hope you can understand that we are not fighting against a political entity, but against tens of millions of wanderers living overseas. Have you considered why the Chi army is getting bigger and bigger? Have you thought about why the Old Li team is getting stronger and stronger despite being suppressed? Think again, why even a slippery politician like Tan Hengqiang is now leaning towards unification?!"

Lü Zhen looked at him, his brow furrowed, and remained silent.

After speaking, Kang Dinghuang looked at Lü Zhen's expression, and his tone softened a little, "Lao Lü (Old Lü), we've been friends for over a decade. Although we have different views, our goals are the same. I just want you to understand that you can't focus on one person or one force. That's not right."

Lü Zhen was silent.

"Key targets are important, but they are not the key to disintegrating these forces," Kang Dinghuang explained patiently. "Let's do this, leave Su Tianyu alone for now. He should have entered the Hua region, and I guess they'll be protecting him layer by layer. Let's focus on Dragon City. Don't rush, wait for my side to ferment."

Lü Zhen looked at him for a long time, and finally replied helplessly, "Okay."

...

At the same time, Dragon City, An family military headquarters.

An Zecheng was sitting in his office, looking at the interrogation report on the female assassin that Liu Hongxu had sent back.

"Dilingling."

Just then, the phone on the desk suddenly rang.

An Zecheng picked up the phone, glanced at it, and found that it was an unfamiliar number. He thought for a moment and answered the phone, "Hello?"

From the phone came An Qiqi's slightly trembling voice, "Dad, I'm okay."

Hearing this, An Zecheng breathed a long sigh of relief, and a huge stone in his heart landed with a crash.