The Dragon City Rises, Headquarters of the Chinese Workers' Association in Saint Paul.

Wu Boxin sat on the sofa, his brow furrowed, not speaking first.

The atmosphere in the entire office was somewhat oppressive, everyone silent.

After a while, Huo Dongsheng finally looked up at Wu Boxin and said, "How about this, Lao Wu? After all, this is also a matter for the Huaxing Business Association, so you should convene the meeting. I'll have the action team cooperate with you, and we'll take care of this matter together. Eliminate Yi Sheng as soon as possible, both as a counterattack against the Central Bureau and as a warning to those fence-sitters, to make them understand that there's absolutely no good end for doing such things."

Wu Boxin was somewhat resistant, and couldn't help but ask, "Is it really necessary to eliminate this person? Think about it, if you get rid of one Yi Sheng, there will be Wang Sheng and Liu Sheng to take his place. Can killing people solve the problem?"

Hearing this, Huo Dongsheng sighed and said with a face full of helplessness, "I don't want to do this either! But this Yi Sheng's influence is second only to yours. After you left the Second District, he took over what you were supposed to do. You're setting up the stage and performing in the front, and he's tearing it down in the back. Most importantly, this person knows the rules of the Chinese business circle too well. He knows how to contact those fence-sitters. If we let him develop, it's likely that the people we've won over will secretly take three or four benefits, appearing united with us on the surface, but secretly engaging in some shady dealings. So, when I say eliminate him, it's a warning to the outside world. If you don't care, then those comrades who were originally steadfast, seeing that the fence-sitters are getting benefits, will have a change of heart."

As he spoke, he picked up the teapot and filled Wu Boxin's cup with tea, slowly persuading him, "I know you don't like doing these things. I don't like them either! But now that the confrontation has begun, it's unrealistic to not get any blood on your hands."

Wu Boxin sat there, not drinking tea, not saying a word.

Huo Dongsheng put down the teapot, thought for a moment, and then said to Wu Boxin, "How about this, the Huaxing Business Association won't come forward for the specific assassination, let our action team handle it. Let's have a meeting tonight to discuss it, what do you think?"

Wu Boxin sat there, his brows furrowed. He didn't like such radical methods, which was why he resisted cooperating with Lao Li's team, and ultimately chose the Chinese Workers' Association. But after thinking about it, Huo Dongsheng's words did make sense.

This kind of infighting with strong political stances is a matter of life and death. It is indeed unrealistic to want to do it without getting any blood on your hands.

"Alright then." Wu Boxin sighed, "It seems this is the only way now. I'll make some contacts, let's have a meeting tonight."

"Good!" Huo Dongsheng patted him on the shoulder, then saw Wu Boxin out of the office.

...

That night, headquarters of the Chinese Workers' Association, conference room.

The conference room was full of people, Huo Dongsheng, Huang Peishan, Wu Boxin, Wang An, Wang Xiao, and Su Tiannan were all there. In addition, there were some high-level members of the Chinese Workers' Association, as well as some of Wu Boxin's direct subordinates.

Everyone sat around the conference table, discussing some matters of the business association.

Halfway through, Wu Boxin took the initiative to say, "There's an urgent matter that needs to be dealt with."

The entire conference room immediately quieted down, everyone looked at Lao Wu, waiting for him to speak.

Wu Boxin hesitated for a second or two, then reached out and picked up a stack of documents from the table.

"Xiao Chen, pass this out to everyone." Wu Boxin instructed, and the secretary sitting next to him immediately stepped forward, picked up the thick stack of documents, and distributed them to everyone present. Everyone took the documents and found that it was a list of more than twenty people.

While distributing the list, Wu Boxin said with a grim face, "Recently, the Central Bureau set up a department called the 'Liaison Department,' which is specifically responsible for confronting our Huaxing Business Association. They supported Yi Sheng, a businessman in the Second District, and have been secretly undermining us. I think you've all heard of this Yi Sheng. He has extensive connections in the first, second, and third districts, and is good at maneuvering. Keeping him is a disaster."

Hearing Wu Boxin's words, everyone couldn't help but whisper to each other.

Wu Boxin pressed his palm down, and the conference room became quiet again. He glanced at everyone present and said, "Lao Huo and I discussed it and decided to use him as a deterrent, to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys... and also to show those fence-sitters that there's no good end for doing this kind of thing."

Wu Boxin's gaze fell on Huo Dongsheng, and Lao Huo nodded, confirming his statement.

Wu Boxin looked at Wang An again and said, "Wang An, you are the leader of the action department, I'm afraid this matter will trouble you."

Although Wu Boxin was the president of the Huaxing Business Association, he did not have any armed personnel under his command. After all, his job was to be responsible for contacting and winning over those dignitaries, and Huo Dongsheng did not propose to form an action department for him either.

"This person is very important to the Central Bureau." Huo Dongsheng interjected, "He must be heavily protected. It won't be easy to assassinate him. Your action team needs to gather more intelligence and formulate a detailed assassination plan. If necessary, I will let Lao Huang help you. The code name for this operation is – 'Street Sweeper'. I'll give you a week to prepare."

Wang An nodded and directly agreed, "Okay, we'll do it."

As soon as he finished speaking, Huo Dongsheng, who was sitting next to him, looked at Su Tiannan and said, "Xiao Su, you go too."

Su Tiannan was listening to everyone's discussion and didn't expect Huo Dongsheng to suddenly name him, and was subconsciously stunned.

Huo Dongsheng said with a smile, "Your confidante and your connections with the National Unification Bureau can all be used. Your intelligence ability is stronger, so help Wang An and them to eliminate Yi Sheng as soon as possible."

"Okay." Su Tiannan nodded in agreement. After all, he was the intelligence director of the Chinese Workers' Association, and he had to do his best to complete the work assigned by his superiors.

...

The Dragon City, National Unification Bureau.

Su Tianyu sat in his office, looking at the intelligence about Sinaloa. With his multifaceted efforts and the large amount of military supplies he had sent to support them, the situation of the young commander of the old Mexican government army had slightly improved.

"Di Ling Ling!"

The telephone on the table suddenly rang. Su Tianyu picked it up and saw that it was An Qiqi calling.

"Hello?" Su Tianyu answered the phone and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Are you free?" An Qiqi asked Su Tianyu with a smile, "If you're free, let's go out for a meal."

Su Tianyu also smiled and asked, "Hehe, why did you suddenly think of treating me to a meal?"

"I'm not just treating you, I've invited someone else too." An Qiqi explained on the phone.

Su Tianyu was slightly taken aback, and then asked, "Who else?"

"Tan Hengqiang's son, Tan Mingzhao."