Chapter 111 Inaction

At eleven o'clock in the morning, Dragon City, Yu Mingyuan's villa.

Inside the living room, Yu Mingyuan sat on the sofa, legs crossed, propping his chin as he pondered.

Beside him, An Qiqi, Liu Hongxu, Kong Zhenghui, and Zhou Tonghui were also present, silently watching Yu Mingyuan.

The curtains in the living room were drawn, and although the sun shone brightly outside, the room was somewhat dim.

Yu Mingyuan sat in the shadows, smoking, and suddenly looked up, saying, "Uncle Liu, contact the Sori Marines. Tell them we have an urgent job targeting the Huagong Association, and we need them to send eight hundred to a thousand men to prepare to enter Saint Paul City."

Liu Hongxu held his teacup and responded softly, "Mingyuan, our relationship with the Sori Marines has never been very deep. It's always been the Huagong Association and the All-System Bureau that handle interactions with them. Without Su Tianyu to connect us, relying on our relationship alone... I doubt they'll agree."

Yu Mingyuan waved his hand. "Whether they agree or not isn't important. What's important is that we do it. Just tell them directly that there might be problems within the Huagong Association, and we need troops to enter. Money is no object. Just negotiate with them."

Liu Hongxu understood Yu Mingyuan's meaning and nodded. "Alright, I understand. I'll contact them."

Yu Mingyuan then looked at An Qiqi and instructed, "Notify the action department of our An Faction intelligence. Assemble a five-hundred-man team to enter Saint Paul City around four o'clock this afternoon. Be quick. If you can't gather enough people, give my uncle a call and ask him to help transfer some from the military."

"Okay." An Qiqi thought for a moment and agreed readily.

Yu Mingyuan then turned to the Shuanghui brothers and instructed, "You two, contact our own forces, gather up our off-the-books personnel, create a team of seven or eight hundred men, and send them all to Saint Paul City. Move now. Don't worry about leaks. Be fast and make a big scene."

"Okay, no problem," Zhou Tonghui replied.

Kong Zhenghui pondered for a long time. "Alright, I'll make contact."

Yu Mingyuan finished his instructions, glanced at his watch, and clapped his hands. "Alright, everyone to your stations. Let's go now."

Everyone immediately stood up, exchanging words as they hurriedly left the hall.

Inside, only An Qiqi remained. She sat on the sofa, her brows furrowed as she looked at her cousin.

Yu Mingyuan paused. "What's wrong? Is there something else?"

"Xiao Yu has already told you not to act yet." An Qiqi, only when facing Yu Mingyuan, no longer held back her words, directly reminding him, "Is it really appropriate to do this so forcefully?"

Yu Mingyuan picked up the teacup on the table, walked to the French window, and responded with a soft laugh, "Heh, you two may have dated, but you don't necessarily understand Su Tianyu as well as I do."

An Qiqi looked at him, emphasizing, "I'm not talking about your problem with Su Tianyu, but your problem with the Hua District!"

Yu Mingyuan took a sip of tea and then slowly said, "Whether I'm in charge or not is not important… What's important is whether you and Su Tianyu can be in charge, and what scale of situation you can be in charge of!"

Hearing this, An Qiqi looked at him speechlessly and rose, wanting to persuade him further.

Yu Mingyuan waved his hand. "I know what I'm doing. Go do it."

...

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Saint Paul City, Huo Dongsheng's villa.

In the spacious hall, Huo Dongsheng was carefully adjusting his suit in front of the mirror.

Behind him stood Huo Jun, Huo Dongsheng's son, as well as his three main subordinates, and overseas faction Chinese executives of the Huagong Association. In all, there were more than twenty people.

These Chinese representatives of the overseas faction were different from those of the Wang family. They had initially joined the Huagong Association and co-founded the organization with their own political ideals, rather than being assigned by the Hua District.

Back then, Su Tianyu's father was also one of the founders of the Huagong Association. Strictly speaking, he was also part of the overseas faction, but his personality was more rigid and his political ideals were more radical, so his personal outcome was not good.

"Chairman, let me go with you," Huang Peishan said softly, looking at Huo Dongsheng's profile.

"No, you all stay here this time. I'll go alone." Huo Dongsheng adjusted his collar, shaking his head. "After I leave, you must continue to maintain contact with the Saint Paul City government and ensure that their police department is ready. If there are any changes on my end, have them arrest people immediately."

"Okay," Huang Peishan nodded.

Huo Dongsheng then looked at Dong Ke and Liu Tao. "The Saint Paul City military is your responsibility. Wang Xiao has five thousand armed men under his command, and these five thousand are capable fighters. The same thing applies: if things go wrong over there and Lao Huang (Old Huang) starts to move, you must contact the military as well, quickly take control of them, and quickly take over these armed men! Then let Xiao Jun take over and come forward to appease them."

As he spoke, Huo Dongsheng looked at his young son.

Huo Jun, about twenty-seven or eight years old, was tall and handsome. "What should I do, Dad?"

"You stay by your Uncle Huang's side and learn. Talk less, listen more!" Huo Dongsheng patted his son's shoulder, turned to look at everyone, and said with passion, "Everyone! The changes have already begun. One wrong step and we could be doomed! But this kind of struggle is necessary, because we must not forget the original ideals of establishing the Huagong Association, and we must not always be led by the nose by others. If I don't come back from this trip, then Lao Huang will preside over the association's work!"

"Yes!"

Everyone replied in unison.

Huo Dongsheng nodded to everyone, said nothing more, and quickly left the room.

Five minutes later, Huo Dongsheng personally led more than twenty security personnel and drove to the airport.

At the same time, in the Huagong Association's armed camp outside Saint Paul City, the atmosphere became tense. Patrols were stepped up, various combat weapons were pulled out, and many officers were walking back and forth in the camps.

Wang Xiao was sitting in an SUV, his face grave, instructing his nephew, "I'll go to Jia City myself. You don't need to follow. Just remember one thing for me: while I'm gone, don't listen to anyone, and don't trust anyone! Keep the guns in your own hands. If there are any changes in military strength in the city, then open fire directly! Break out and go to Jia City!"

"Understood, Uncle!"

...

About half an hour later, the car carrying Huo Dongsheng gradually approached the airport.

"Dilingling!"

A phone rang.

Huo Dongsheng opened his eyes, took out his phone, and pressed the answer button. "Hello?"

"Chairman, something's happened!" Huang Peishan's tone was urgent. "There's movement on the An Faction side."